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will sail from
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6.00 a.m., Friday, February 19th, 1926.
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₫ŤAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
SHINYO MARU
From Hongkong
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REDUCED FABE TO EUROPE,
March Oth.
March 22nd.
April 20th.
First Class 1120 Cabiri Class on Atlantic £112 Second Clays £80
CABIN CLASS STEAMERS
REDUCED FARES
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FIRE AT TAIKOO' DOCKYARD,
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"Many
of an suggestions absurd nature are being put for- ward in England with a view to Honolulu G$215, San Francison G$290, Europe £110, £102. £100 Ashes of cricket. One of the paving the way to regaining the SIBERIA MARU........... (Cmjf N'saki....From Hongkong... Feb. 20th. latest is conveyed in the follow. like to point out, is incorrect, the was insolliefent. This, we would AKOREA MARU (Omit N'suki & Honoj -
April 6th. ing cablegram from London, on fire being extinguished by the (SIBERIA MARU (OmilN'waki,& Hono) ..
May 4th.
Ship's hose and hoses from the Saturday: #KOREA MARU.. (Omit N'suki & Hrino) „
June 15th.
"P. G. H. Fender, the Surrey mains alone, without baving to re- Proceed from San Francisen to Los Angeles with cargo only.
County captain, supports A. E sort to pumps for extra pressure. KOBE via Amoy & S'hat Hoang Wod 10th Feb. at R. Gilligan, who seeks the aboli. In case of need the pumps on the TSIN, 3'hai, T'tau. Onofoo Tingsang Thurs. 11th Feb. at 7a.m. Proceeds up River and borth alongside Manteau wharf at Shanghain of the County cricket chain-salvage tug Talkco. together HAIPHONG via Hoihaw Mangsang Thurs. 11th Feb. at 10 s.m. pionship in Test match years. with other salvage pumps, cok KOBE via Amoy & Moji... Laisang Wed 17th Feb. at 7a.m. "The authorities," says. Fender, have been called into requisition
but this was found to be un- HAIPHONG via Hoihow
Leesang Wed. 17th Feb. ab iú a.m. "ought to decide which is more
We trust you will give BANGKOK... necessary,
Hopsang Wed. 17th Fob. at advantageous
SANDAKAN prominence to this so as to cor
Hisang Wed 17th Feb. at 3 p.m. upon, county cricket or the Tests.reet what may have been a serious STRAITS & Calcutta... Kutsang Wed. 17th Feb. at 3 p.m. They cannot do both, and it will misunderstnding of the facts. KOBE Biv Moji
Suisang Fri. 19th Feb. at 7 a.m. be impossible for players to be in Yours etc,
STRAITS & Calcutta...... Yuensang Wad 24th Feb. at 3 p.m. condition for the Teets aftor daily
KOBE via Yokohama... Kumsang Bun. 28th Feb. at 7am. county engagements."..
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W. M. Tate says: "The Aches must be recovered, but the aboli tion of county cricket would be a hardship on the professionals. Some counties perhaps will not
THE TAIKOO, DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO., LLD. Hongkong. February 9, 1926.
have a single ropresentative in England to show that she has the Tests, but I whole-heartedly not forgotten how to select and agree with Gilligan that the origanize a great and successful members of the England team aide. But Australia should be should have an intimate know-materially stronger all round for the coming Tests than she was a ledge of each other's game."
"What England needs is to season back." find a first-class captain who is
ENGLAND'S GOOD CHANCE, also a great cricketer, and then give him a place on the com- The history of International mittee that select the team. In sport for a century embracOS the very many years when Eng-nothing to parallel the prasent land was successful in Tests, sug- desire of sporting England to re- gestions of this character were cover "The Ashes of cricket road about, but were never and the prestige that goes with adopted. England had very such a consummation. Perhaps able captais who knew their sportsmen in the Old Country are men and were able to get becoming too serious in contem- the best out of them. Tho plating the possibilities. Their Australians just now are not watch word should-be to leave no super-cricketure by anyatone unturned to build up a per-j means, and there is no reason fect team; and, having created whatever for the signs of panic in to give that team their moral somo quarters in England. One support, minus destructive very regrettable fact in Englend criticism.
these times is the hard, destruc- Wook by week something in. tive criticism levelled at the teresting is wafted over the players, as though they wore cables rolative to opinion in Eng- inere mochanical mon. Unfort- land on the coming Tests with unately at these times many Australia. The Hon. Mr. T: S. writers in the Press are not in G. Calthorpe, captain of the sympathy with the players or the M.C.C. English team which sot game itself, and superficial opin-out for the West Indies last ions from such men got into print, weak, at a farewell luncheon in London, said that any team going only, to disgruntle the players.
"If England, fails to win the abroad should be at least 25 por Ashos next year, why should it cont, better than its opponents in be deemed a calamity? England order to compensate for climatic missed a golden opportunity last differences. He said that there season, when the Australians was a good chance of regaining waro, bayond any question, in the "Ashos," particularly if the furior to many Ashos teams of season was wet. He did not the past. If the lessons of last think, if the weather was fine, season's Test matches be lost on that the matches would be won the Australian selectors, the op-in three days. He would profer portunity will be ripe again for them played out to four days.
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