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the whole, prevented his policemen .. from becoming a bully. The com-
It is understood that the wreck mon Englishman's distrust of the
of the "Attenburg" has been repur- policeman is the palladium of chased by a Dutch Syndicate from fish liberty. Lazy-minded people the purchaser at the auction, and may like to confort themselves with the pretence that the English will, if it is possible, be salved
shortly. policemanis, as someone, has called him, a moral miracle in blue. But every man of common sense knows that he is simply an ordinary huraan being like you, and me, and that, if he were not strictly dis- ciplined and reqonsible to public opinion, a certain proportion of men in the force would he bullies. blackmailers, and enltivators of a
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1920.
SPECIAL
CABLES.
ENGINEERS' INSTITUTE;
ANNUAL BILL
SHIP SINES.
- ENTIRE CARGO LOST.
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ARRANGEMENTS DISCUSSED.
SPORT.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
LR.C. v: RGA.
The above teams will meet'on the A meeting of the members of the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuik-Seokumpoo Valley ground on Satur ers to consider the date of and today afternoon, starting at 2. p.m. make arrangements for the annual sharp.
The following wiff represent the ball, was held in the reading roan of Indians A. H. Rumjan, G.C.Earde, the Institute's headquarters yesterdays. H. Ismail, S. K. Baksh. A. A. evening.
members present. »
BILLIARDS.
FALACE HOTEL TOURNAMENT.
SALVAGE IMPOSSIBLE.
The battleship "Malxyz" has [China Mail SPECIAL] been in the floating dock at Ports mouth, undergoing an overhaul before
SHANGHAI, Nov. 17: coming to India and the Malay States The "Hain Tal," the latest addition this month. The "Malaya" still bears traces of her share in the great Bat-to the China Merchants fleet and
among their Boest vessels, which Mr. W. Badge, who presided, was Rumjahn, K. Khan, S. D. Ismail, D. tle of Jutland
grounded near Chefoo on the night supported by the committee and air. Weerzpul, S. & Ismail, S. R., Cur-
reem and A. N. Other. In spite of In announcing that the General of November 7 has foundered and P. Farrell (Hon. See.). good many of the other favourite Dyer Fand now mounts to over dunk. - The passengers and crew the rain, there was a good number of vices of the man with a free hand." £21,000, the Mort Post points out were transferred to the "His Fune
Now if we are to be civilized that another indi don of the wide and landed on Sunday. Salvage is The entire people, we must legally serve the spread interest in the cruse of General out of the question. civilized ideal, which denounces Dyer is the amount of £24 89. 48. cargo was lost... all barbaric ways "of violence. If contributed by Europeans of the you give it lip service," but re-Kedah district, Malay States. serte a free hand to reit the
At the Legislative Council meet- League of Nations idea usin practically sentimental, where ateing in Singapore. the Hoa, Mr. W.F. you and what are you? If you Nutt drew attention to the fact that assume your civilized superiority in planning vagt schemes of expen fo barbarous people, and yet vote diture on Singapore buildings the for-reprisals in kind when they point should be borne in mind that do barbarous dvds, what becomes it is the F.MS. which will eventually of your moral superiority? It you be the centre of interest in Malaya.
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whatever can exeuse a policy of
SERIOUS FIRE.
THREE FIREMEN INJURED.
IRACULOUS ESCAPES FROM DRATE,
[China Mail SPECIAL}
SILASGHAL, November 14. A serious fire broke out in a native
believe that ang ciremstances Mestre. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., dwelling containing cotton. A grable frightfulness," why should you | Govan shipyard, Glasgow, the new/collapsed' Several firemen were buried i
launched on Sept. 30, from their and wall fell on the cotton which
You
NOTORIOUS GERMAN.
ARRESTED IN SHANGHAL
The Chairman said: Gentlemen,— This meeting was called for the pur- pose of discussing the date of and haking necessary arrangements for Last night's match in the Palace All the principal Hotel Handicap Billiards tournament. resulted in Mr.A. Tse (xx.) defeating Mr. J.E. Clapham (125) by 250-30.
our annual ball. details have already been prepared by the Committees appointed, and it only remains for you to confirm or amend them as may be thought fit.
G.
ziel, T. Petrie, J. W. Paton. A. Wil kinson, J. Parsons, T. W. Robertson, C. V. Brown, M. M. Murray, G. M.
Tse compiled breaks of 18 and 17, while Clapham had 18 to his credit.
Tonight Mr. J. Snook (200) meets Mr. Ho Saïman (scr.) at 8.30.
GARRISON TOURNAMENT. Last week the following matches
LEAGUE TABLE Following is the league table show
Shaw. D. McMurray, G. W. Cing the position up to Saturday last Barnett, J. B.. Chapman, S. Baker.
A. Davidson, and Dixon.
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Matches Games
P. W. L. D. F. A.Pts
The Chairman then read the names of the Committees as follows ----
Invitation -Messrs. K. E. Greig (Convener), R. M. Dyer, J. Reid, J. W. Grabem Robert Hunter, J
Mess Billiards League: Garrison Mess McCubbin, W. Russel and W. Budge were played in the Garrison Inter- Wine-Messrs. T. G Patterson beat R.GA. Mess (Kowloon) by 5 (Hon. Sec.
beat Royal Engineers Mess 6-0; object to such a palier when
(Convenci), G. Herman, L. J. Black games to 1: RGA Mess (Victoria) ployed against yourselves? to the order of the Glen Line, Ltd, One foreign and two Chinese firemen burn, A. M. Simpson, T. G. Stokes. Petty Officers Mess beat Warders cannot expect to have it both ways. The vessel, which is 502 ft, in length, were seriously injured and were re-Senr. T. Brayfield, R. Hall, W. & Mess 5-1; Wilts. Sergeants Mess beat Police Mess 4-2, and R.G.A. Supper :-- Messrs. Harman Mess (Stonecutters) beat R. G. Mess Ltd Either you are homo sapiens, and has a gross tonnage of about moved to hospital. Six natives were Oswald, and R. V. Cameron.
slightly injured. It was a miracle reasoning, moral, civilized man. or 9,300, will be employed in the Eastern that there were no deaths. Several (Convener D. Templeton, J.Dal- | (Lyemun) 4-2, you are merely anthroid. har trade.
foreigners had närrow escapes. less when unprovoked, but beastly savage" when annoyed. A man who
Considerable stir was caused in Isreals only on the first Thursday of Fenang Chinese business circles on jevery month is a thiri: he has no Nov. 5 by the news that the well- right to boast that he is an honest known manager of a large firm of man.. A man who sins only when traders in Beach Street, Mr. Ng Tek he is tempted is a sinner. The Chee, bad committed suicide. He templation is no excuse. Yet some left his shop giving a letter to the o: us plead provexation" as not clerk for his wife purporting to say only an excuse but a justification he had been losing heavily in specula- of our outbreaks of primitive savation. The body was recovered from gery. Please think of this neat the harbour. tip you find yourself discussing either the Teague of Nations of the According to the Jiji, foreign Irish Question. Let our clergy. I competition is already making itself please, dwell on the che corre felt in the markets in the Far East spondence between true civilization and in the South Sea Islands. [ and the grace of God," and tell Japanese-industry_is_not_afraid_of us when our excesses of patriotic legitimate competition, continues the ardsur amount to backslidings on paper; what Japan fears is dumping. the road to the Devil. Let all men If foreign goods were dumped on the of good will toward the progress 10 Oriental markets, Japan fears she civilization, up hilt iron barbarism would be compelled to dose her Hami savagery, help us to spread small-scale industries.
these simple and helpful thoughts.
SPÉCIAL SHOW THIS WEEK,
INFANTS CLOAKS,
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CHILDREN'S FROCKS-COATS, AND
MILLINERY.
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The hazy idea of the precise where abouts of the FMS. possessed
by most Home people is well-known,
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When one of the Canadian
EVADING ENEMY REGISTRATION.
Decoration-Messrs. W. David R. G.A.
son (Converter). G. H. Bannerid,
Victoria. 5 5.0 0 27 3 10
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cutters...... 4 4 0 0 13
S. Gray, J. M. Ramsay, Madden, P. O's Mess 6 4 0 2 27 9 10 [China Mail Special] ·
Nash. Langson, and V. F. Ferguson. R.G.A. Stone-
DanceMASSTS. R. J. Vilton SHANGHAL, Nov. 17.
(Convener), C. C. Nelson, J. Parkes," Warders Mess 5 3 1 1.18 21 Police Mess. 6 2 1 3 19 17 Sinbecker, a Gargan who was a G. Grott, W. Brown, D. McLaren, wilts S. Mess 5 2 1 2 17 13 potorious figure during the war has A. Stalker, Farthing. Day, Stokes, Garrison Mess 6. 2 2 2 18 18 been arrested and handed over to Jaar., J. B. Hamilton, and DoniRE. Mess... 6 1 4 1 13 23
enemy registration. the Chinese Authorities for evading thorne
-M. CLEMENGRAU,
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R. G. A.
Lyemtin ....6 1 5 0 11 25 2 FRAMC... 5 0 4 1 4 26 1
R. G.A.
Kowloon --- 5 0 6 0 8-28 0
INTERPORT TENNIS.
·Card:-Messrs. J. Ormiston (Convener), J. McCormack, Dubois, D. Neilson, PW. Ramsey, T. Wright.-J. B. Spiers, and Madden. F. M. S. TOUR ABANDONED.
Cloak Roam-Messrs. B. L. Frost (Convener), D. B. Bone, T. B. Mor DEPARTURE FOR BANGOON TO-DAY-rison, D. L. Liye, and W. Weir.
Mr. Frost proposed that the ap- pointments be confirmed by the meet- ing.
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SINGAPORE, Nov. 17. Owing to the shipping arrange- ments M. Clemenceatt has been com-carried unanimously. pelled to abandon his tour of the
Mr. Wilton seconded. Put to the meeting, the motion was
The Chairman then read a letter
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for the supper.
PLAY POSSIBLE TO-DAY.
If the weather improves and the ground is in condition, the Interport Doubles match Ng Sze Kwong and W. Locke Wei (Hongkong) v. Car-
Later.
The Singles match Ng Sze Kwong (Hongkong) v. Tanaka.(Shanghai) will be given preference on Friday owing to Carnavarro's departure for Macao on that day.
M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIL
PLAY GAME AT PERTH,
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We read in a London paper dem JERSEYS-JERSEY SUITS-and KILTIES. Dest forge: Kipling's
famous phrase was a mockery, for Visitors to the Zoo will miss seeing a his gospel was one we are in norare bird of paradise, which escaped danger of forgetting. We need no from a collection of Malayan birds maeinanic aids to be as beastly as when the vessel bringing it home was a civilized man and find a bar-we are all naturally inclined to be. at Singapore. It was a diving bird of Federated Malay States. He leaves from Mr. Denman Fuller stating that navarro and Tanaka (Shanghai) wil a rare species, with yellow feathers for Rangoon to-morrow. M. Clemen owing to the advanced bookings of be played on the H.K.C.C, ground barian." Had it really been tree. No man forgets what it is his its head, red ones on its breast and ceau attended the laying of the theatrical companies, the City Hall this afternoon. Otherwise the match fas some of the vulgar journals said, nature to remerüber. The things ELITE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE”
that the Germans were wild beast that are hard to remember are the two black ones making up the tail. foundation stone of the Singapore will be vacant on January 7 and 21 will be played on a date to be fixed
It was valued at about $50. It either war memorial by the Governor. and a race apart, then we had no educational and morally uplifting forced its cage open or was stolen.
It was decided, after some discus- BLOGIING, TECESDAY, Nov. 18, 1920 logical right to hold them morally things, the lessons.of the teachers
sion, that January 7 would be unsuit responsible for their crimes..or to of civilization, the ideas that pro-
able as it would clash with the Dock Late them because of them. Wemote us from beasthood to man-
Co.'s ball which has been fixed for "WHAT A BEAST YOU ARE."
do not blame the tiger or the scor-hood. if we do but remember and
ion for acting naturally. The apply theur.
but the London firm who addressed According to the Tokyo Asahi, January 6, and there would be no suggestion was false, and we might
A member said that from what he a post card to "Kuala Lumpur, Fids the amalgamation of all Japanese time to arrange decorations, etc. atrocities, some of us were reluct excesses. There, but for the grace WITNESSES TO OUR IRISH valid Malay States, Kuala Lumpur, S. Seamen's Associations has been could gather from letters from absent
Nigeria," deservee the palm. It is to summated, making a total member. ant to believe theart because we of fiod, go we." We see now that
the credit of the Postal authorities ship of 100,000. The journal fore members, it was doubtful if it would did not believe that civilized men unkler the provocations of the Irish)
ary. February would suit many could be so beastly, and we knew we are less richly endowed with It is not as if you were listening that the card was delivered without casts that one result of the amalga be preferable to hold the ball in Janu
a day's delay. The senders also mation will be unification of wages,
In any case, he would pro-
Perth, (West Australia), Oct. 30th, which.. it anticipates, will entail better. that the Germans were highly the grace of God than we ought to a prejudiced party politician or
Our reprisals there show a notorious crank. There is a cloud asked for a remittance in Nigerian serious consequences for the smaller pose that the date of the ball be notThe MCC, team played a West" Cilized. When we heard of Bol-to be.
Rx definitely until they had received Australian team to-day, the result shipping companies,
being a draw in favour of the visitors. the opinion of the absent members. sistic atrocities, we thought of what a thin veneer of civilization of witnesses to our shame in Tre: stamps, adds the Malay Mail, 1. saying, "Scratch, a Russian ours really is. General Macready.land. It is not only the Manches-
Three strange passengers landed The Chairman enquired how long The wicket was in perfect condition and find a Tartar," and were less admitting the reprisals, said it was ter Carlin, but the Times, 2nd steamers reached the Liverpool wharf at Southampton from the Red Star they would have to wait, and was told when the M.C.C. opened their innings sceptical. When undeniable atro-only human nature." That is the Obserter and papers of dissimi- canes are committed by our own our point. It is even so with the lar political views, that are con- recently a saloon passenger created finer Lapland," which has arrived that a cable might reach Hongkong with Hobbs and Russell, in the pre- sence of 8,000 spectators. Russell kind, such as Crippen's or Jack Chinese, whom we credit (or used fessing our wrong-doing there. It some stir by refusing to produce his there from New York. One was Ana at any time now.
passport. He did so as a protest Bevan, whose bome is at Deptford, ..Mr. Frost proposed that in view of did not stay long, but when Make- the Ripper's, we assume that to) with a rmly civilized scorn of is then that the tuoet single-minded against the continuance in peace-time the winner of the recent competition the difficuity of not being able to peace joined Hobbs, a delightful
We patriots must listen to. General of passports for British subjects pass- these men are abnormal, and en-soldiering and of violence.
scoring freely all round the wicket. tirely different from ourselves have seen how their mobs can be Gough, for instance, has published ing from one part to another within at Madison-square Gardens for the secure the City Hall at any time, the partnership ensued, both batsmen When 63 was made Hobbs, however, We like to think that Lorubrossery cruel and beastly under pro- a letter saying that no truthful or the Empire. The Liverpool passport ugliest woman in the world. The meeting fix the ball for January 21.
Mr. Neilson seconded.
fell to a nice cafch by Howard, hypothesis of a criminal type, vocation. In this matter not one sane person can avoid the conclu- offices, however, were adamant, and others were Les Goudins, the tiniest
The motion was carried next con. man is 37 inches high, and is 43' set apart from the rest of men, is of the civilized races can afford totion that the authorities are en declared that the ship would be held husband and wife in the world. The
Te Chairman then read a tender and it was left to Makepeace a scientific fact, although some of censure another. When profoundly couraging as well 38 screening up until the passport was produced years old, and his wife stands three from Mr. Taggart of the Hongkong to make the first century in the tour.
counter murders." He protests But on learning that the objector us now know that it is not and moved, deeply in earnest, and en-
cricket, but Fender, Rhodes, Douglas never was. It helps us to shut our countering persistently imitating against the indiscipline, which is was an English M.P., the officialscher taller. They are Brazilians, Hotel submitting terms for catering Hendren contributed 60 by pretty eyes to the distressing and alarm- opposition, we are all apt to be creating a most dangerous de- were mollified and further trouble but speak fluent English.
The terms were thought to be and Strudwick could only get four frightfulness and in moralized armed force which will was avoided. ing fact that in any civilized man lieve in
The wreck of the Dufch Steamer favourable. On the proposal of Mr. runs between them, Fender being out ruuch of the brute beas: still abides." reprisals." We must admit that be a terror not only to the people
stumping by Borthwick off Nurse. Forgetting our experiences at the we are all naturally. savages, and of the country but eventually to its
Mr. Oscar Asche's new spectacle, San Francisco Bay has awakened the Frost, seconded by Mr. Ormiston, it in the first ball to a smart piece of kinema or the drama, or in read that our civilized restraints and self Government." He says: "I have Mecca, the London first night of shipping men of the Californian port was unanimously decided to accept With 276 runs on the board, Douglas
Mr. Taggart's terder.
applied the closure: ing novels that include a typical suppressions are acquired culture. some evidence which I am not at which has been deferred owing to to the fact that the salvage material
A letter was read from the Band-
The West Australians batted feebly. villain," we like to think that We must guard against atavism.liberty to quote which makes me the continuance of Cha Chin Chow on their coast is so poor that heavy we are incapable of brutality. We all may claim to have the civil strongly suspect that actual murder at His Majesty's Theatre, was pro- losses are likely to result. London master of the 2nd Wilshire Regiment against the M.C.C. bowling. "The Howard, who made an unfinished 33, Such entertainments have accus-ized ideal, and that means the is organized as a method of Irish duced at the Century Theatre, New underwriters will welcome the decision offering the full orchestra for $200 only determined effort was made by
He characterises York, recently, Beauty of colour in of the San Franciscan interests con- and half orchestra for $120. tomed us to rely on the usual existence of a public opinion, which government. ́*
Mr. Frost proposed the full or played out time, and saved the situa tion. For the M.CC. Howell took 1 nemesis, and have taught us to of itself would act as a restraint on the present British policy in Ire-an extraordinary number of Oriental cerned to fit out a salvage vessel in
scenes was a striding feature. Amid as up-to-date a manner as can pos-chestra:
Mr. Wilton seconded.
wicket for 24 runs, Fender 3 for 32, expect punishment fitting the our barbaric impulses. But when land as disgraceful."
The Observer says that there has pillars reminding one of pictures of sibly be managed, and to keep her crime. Moved by the sufferings of an audience or 3 mob is stirred to
Put to the meeting, this motion was and Parkin 3 for 22.
The scores the hero or heroine, we are inpati-passionate resentment, public opin-bean undisciplined and indis- reconstructed Thebes or Karnak, the ready for instant service. The initial
2. ent for the villain to get his de-ion itself has given way before the criminate reprisals by the new youths and maidens danced until and upkeep costs will be shared by carried unanimously..
swooned. Great applause the various shippers, shipowners and The question of the dance pro- serts, and our notion of his deserta inflow of primal impulses, and we police, sacking and counter-mur- they
followed this and other tableaux, but underwriters who might be expected gragame was then brought up, and a Hobbs, c Howard, b Nurse.... 69. is as dramatic (and unlawful) as need the restraint of law. When dering at large."
member suggested that they must have Russell, b Christian....... at least one reel dance on each half Makepeace, e Christian b Nurse...117 might be supposed from the nature law. is not (for "martial law" They are punishing the innocent the audience waited in vain for any to benefit.
"Messrs. Harland and Wolf, Ltd. of the programme.
Hendren, e Pacicham, b Christian : of the happenings that have more means a martial free-hand and the for the guilty, just as the Germans superlative dramatic thrill. us to this passion of revenge. In suspension of law) the last restraint did in occupied territories during
After some discussion, it was de-Fender, st. Borthwick, b Nurse ( Apparently the Japanese Ad-launched on Sept. 30 from their short, we are sincerely, if vicarious is gone. Think a while about the the war..
The Times speaks of indie miralty has committed itself to the Govan shipyard, Glasgow, the new cided to leave the matter to the Dance Rhodes, Law, b Nurse
Douglas, b Christian save 17, brutal in our desires. If we free band." Here is a quota-
With regard to subscription pircu- Strudwick, Nursesnissä? ✪ were all together as we are at such tion from The New Statesman criminate retaliation and says building of a fleet of very big sub-twin-screw vessel "Glengarry, built Committee.. affairs, and together saw actual which will help you to arrange and that the new police have been en marines, or submersible cruisers, for by them to the order of the Glen
service in the Pacific, where such Line The new vessel is about 502 Jars, Mr. Frost pointed out that last Parkin, not out pri rastead of fictitious offences like farder your thoughts:
couraged in it. that, we should probably take to The man with a free hand is The Star has published similar craft will have ample room for feet in length over all by feat year, there was a deficit of $400 after Waddington, not out manoeuvring. It is understood that beam, and the gross toumage is about paying all expenses, and the Institute Howell, did not bat. tynch law. We may think we are a man we cannot trust. The world protests. not like the American lynching has long ceased to trust a king with Journelists (to adopt a figure eng- these projected monster under water 9.500. She will be employed in the mobs, because we have no negro a free band or a clergyman with a gested in this week's lecture by ships will have a displacement of Eastern trade, and have some pas-nadto make good the deficit... He did anything up to 3,000 tons, a cruising senger accommodation. The arrange pot think this was fair. (Applause.) roblem, and no Wid West con- free hand. Strongly as we may Mr. Teesdale Mackintosh, who is wash radius of at least 20,000 miles,ments for working the ship and cargo the ball should be made, to pay its lions, but we have indications believe in the innate love of good doing good work in giving Shake a speed of 13-19 knots and as arms are devised to give the utmost own way, he said, and with this in that we are every bit as capable in our fellow-men, we dare not speare as an antidote to Dunsany ment sufficiently heavy to try conclu efficiency. The steering gear, winches view, he would propose that this year as they of explosions of mob pas-trnst any of them with unchecked are more often Calibans than Promont with the verse light croise and windlass are all electrically the subscription for members be $10 119,
on. We recall incidents connert. and irresponsible power. The Eng-speros; but we have found sufficient. two Glach quin addition to the driven. Electric light is installed and for visitors $7.50.6 m ed with pro-Boers, con- Uish genius above, the genius of any in the papers from Home to en-usual torpedo equipment of half-a throughout the entire vessel, which The Chairman: Of course, these schics, Chinese in east London, other people, perhaps, has been a courage us to believe that morals dozen taber Each boat will be has aho a wireless telegraph equip fees include, as last year, the lady the meeting decided to leave it to the of Mr. Frest, seconded by Mr. Ban? Chinese in Liverpool, and the genins for the discovering of checks are no longer wholly decided on minted by 100 officers and men ment. The vessel will be classed by members of the member or visitor's Invitation Committee, on the motion
Suffragettes to say nothing of on power. England is the country Party lines. A despatch from Japan states that Lloyd's. There will be two sets of Bamily.
Mr. McCubbin : proposed a vois of the attacks on ladies who first rode of a limited monarchy, of a national Caliban, says Coleridge, has the the old battleship, which did good engines, constructed by the buliders M Wilton seconded Mr. Frost's herman
With regard to the question of O. thanks to the Chairman, and the meet. - bicycles, and wore" bloomera church, of army oficers, who dress dawnings of understanding without service in her day, is to be filted out at their Glasgow engine works. All motion, and it was carried nem con We must enlarge the Russian-in mufti, of policemen against reason or the oral sense. What as a depot ship for the new fleet of the auxiliaries in the engine room are
electrically driven.
cial Guests raised by the Chairman, Jing terminated. Tartar adage, and say, Beratch whom common civilians have a beast he is." Bee fret leader.
"Arakan" close to the entrance to
M.CC.
Extras
To:nt (for 8 wkts.) ........276-
West Australia, total (for 7 wickets)
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