10%
BAN ON DOPED WICKETS..
PLAIN SPEAKING BY LORD HAWKE.
CHINESE FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
EXTRALITY TALKS WITH AMERICA.
PLAYERS OVERWORK. | king Foreign Minister, Mr. C. T.
game.
Lord Hawke, Yorkshire's most famous Captain, and now Preat dent of the County Cricket Club, made trenchant criticism on cur rent
cricket
problems at the club's held at Leeds. annual meeting. "From what I hear, there are many what are called 'doped wickets," ho aid "which, unless we are very careful, are going to break the heart of the bowlers and ruin the rhaps some of you do not know what 'doping means it means putting a liquid manure- In some cases, fish oil-on the pitch during the process of preparation. believe it in a fairly easy manner of assuring the groundaman that he will have a perfect wicket from the batsman's point of view, and as the bowler has 'no earthly' chance the ball never gets wicket high it is assured of being as true for last ball as for the first. If it rains, the preparation prevents the water percolating through, and consequently delays the restart of play.
We
want to say that this specially manipulated wicket must be stop- ped, and
in Yorkshire are going to set the example, and give
the stricted order not to use unfair 'dopes.'"
groundsmen
Bribery for a Win.
Nanking, Feb. 25. An Interview between the Nau- Wang, and the U.S. Minister to Peking has been arranged for Saturday, when the extrality issue will be discussed. Minister left Peking on Monday, but as he may stop at Tientsin it is expected that he will not reach Nanking until to-morrow morning. Recently, the Chinese Minister to Washington, Dr. C. C. Wu, has had several conferences with U.S. officials on the extrality question and with the arrival of the U.S. inter the Nankine til with the negotiations at Washington simult
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1931.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Christianity & Christian Science.
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
KOWLOON JEWELLER
ROBBED.
WOMÈN SHOP-LIFTERS
SUSPECTED.
CIVIL
SERVICE RECRUITING."
EXAMINATIONS NOT THE BEST TEST.
"Height-of-hand, practised, it is believed, by a trio of shop-liftors, who included two smartly-dressed MEN OF THE WORLD. women amongst their number, was responsible for a rather substan- suffered by Mosers. til fors Windsor Brothers who have a jewellery store at No. 58, Nathan Road, Kowleon.
Sir-In "Fundist's" platle in your yesterday's Issue becurs the statement that the writer asserted in his previous letter that God is The U.S.omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent, and that he argues, therefore, that there can be no
According to a report received place or space for evil.
Since God Is omniscient, by the police, two gold bracelets, omnipotent and omnipresent Good, valued at $84, and two gold and since God created everything watches, valued at $60, wore dis- Good, according to the first chap-covered to be missing from ter of Genesis, it does not seem showense when a check of the to be outside the bounds of logic stock was made at & fim. yester Government as Christian
does declnre, that evil, which is and
acknowledged to be the opposite of good, has neither place nor The Turkish Minister to Chinn space in real existence. Had man arrived from Shanghai this morn-continued to hold steadfastly to ing and Interviewed Mr. C. T. this concept of God and of crea- Wang on the procedure of draw-tion, the absolute ideal, there ing up a Sino-Turkish Commer-would have been no error or evil, which are but manifest mistakes concerning Truth.
cial Treaty.
Mr. Chang Tao-ping. Nationalist Minister to Berlin, has asked the Ministry of Foreign Nanking
for leave to returst te Affairs
The rumours that China suoa. the Chinese Malster muned back by Marshal Chiang Kai-bok for political have been officially denied.
Wan
Shanghai, Feb, 25. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister to Pelting. arrived here this morning and will proceed to Sanking on Saturday to Interview Mr. C. T. Wang on the extrality question.
PAWNED WATCH
QUERIES.
YOUNG CHINESE CHARGED
he
Teries
I was then recalled that some
"Sometimes I get a fellow who in bursting with brains when I would rather get a man who had passed
little lower in the written ex- minetions and had higher figures for the personality test."
This statement was made by Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary of Statu for the Colonies, evidence be- cooled, when giving evisie sou bu Civil Service at the House of Lords.
time in the afternoon, a Chinese, accompanied by two women, had come into the shop and made au
Sir Samuel, who was referring extensive examination of the con- tents of the showcase. They had to the entrance examinations to bargained for A number of the Civil Service, added that he articles, and then made a pur-attached great importance to per- chase before going away. They sonal Interviews with candidates. aro suspected of having stolen the missing articles.
CONSTABLE'S TEETH KNOCKED OUT.
INDIAN WATCHMAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT.
The Christianly Scientific con- cept of the Bible is that it gives a correct account of the real crea- tion and also an account of the followed difficulties that Hum-
have upon man's false notions concern- ing God and creation. reasona
Our Lord certainly CANL out devils; he also healed the sick and raised the dead, proving that such things have no connexion with God or the God-image and thus
A private watchman. Pushwan Green have no real existence. work was the demonstrating of Singh, employed at the this to be present fnel, not impos- Island Cement Co., appeared before sible theory. He also said: "And Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Speaking of the decision to in-
greater works than these shall ye Magistracy this morning on
an charge of assaulting Indian do," showing that it is man's duty eroase the number of points in the
of his county championship to fifteen for
and privilege to carry on his work constable in the execution
believed a win, Lord Hawke anid: "It is.
now. Hnd Jesus
sin. duty. disease and death to be real. In applying for a short remand, sad to have to use such bribery to go out for a win. It is these
because God-given, would inspector Lane mentioned that the first innings points which to our
scarcely have gone against the complainant was in hospital. The mind, and also of nearly all the
will of God by attempting to defendant, according to the officer, larger counties, and I believe I am
destroy theat
Was slightly intoxicated and be One Justified in adding a majority of
respectfully calls "Fundist's" came involved in a aquabble with A young Chinese, charged with cricketers of experience, which are
attention to an article reprinted a Sikh, who ran away. He then the ruination of county cricket to. Klving a false address while pawn-
In a temporary some weeks agochaned two other men and when when theying a watch in a shop at Wellington headed Modern Selener and the the Indian constable interfered he day and since 1911,
Creation: Great Professor's Bark was struck with a stick across the In its favour Street, when questioned regarding were frat alarted. It is said with two days' rain and the nature of his employment by
Genesis Theary." giving a head and back, while the defendant Williams 4t the Central only play on the third day, there Mr. would be no interest in the match, Magistracy this morning. stated part of a lecture delivered in ulso knocked out & couple of teeth
Cambridge by Sir James Jeans, with his st Well, that being so, I would call that he made a living by buying the famous Selentist. who seems okt watches from second-hand to think that there might, after dealers and pawning them after he all, be some truth in the descrip
tion of creation given in the first had overhauled or repaired them.
Two other pawn-tickets' uiso in chapter of the Bible, and thus
bearing respeel of watches, and
same definite connexion between false names and addresses, which science and religion. One para-
of this article reads thus:- were found on him. had not yet an
found ounted, and the pre-The concepts reduce the whole been
universe to EL world of light, recuting Police Officer.
potential or existent, so that the whole story of its creation can be told with perfect accuracy in the six words: God said, "Let there be light Yours, ete..
11. a one-day match, and win or Jose on the one Tanings. That would produce the gate which all the small counties are naturally zo anxious not to lose.
"There is no doubt, with these first innings points, batsmen will still sit on the splice from the first ball bowled, and we shall never get the brighter cricket the public so much desire until we revert to ane point for a win and naught else.
"We can only hope for the best and these large number of points for a win outright look a tempting bait. It will, at any rate, be in- teresting to see whether, with that marsol dangling before them, eer- tain leopards can, or will, change their pots."
Umpires and the Light.
In a reference to the decision
THIS MORNING,
The defendant gave the name of a shop at West Point as reference, and he was romanded for twenty four hours to enable the police to make further enquiries.
WOMAN AGAIN
REMANDED.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT IN AMERICA.
Jang Shee, a married Chinese not to allow appeals against the light, Lord Hawke said: "Um-woman, formerly of California, who pires have always been judges of was arrested on a provisional war- fair and unfair play and us they rant on a steamer on Monday, for
alleged cannot now be appealed to, the
embezzlement of greater responsibility will be laid G$25,000 in the United States of
upon them. Without hesitation America, was again before Mr. May they are quite capable of Schofield at the Central Magistracy accepting it. To even hint, as has this morning.
Mr. T. been done, that they will allow
Murphy (Assistant play to continue in an impossible Director of Criminal Intelligence)
asked for another remand of light is an insult to them.
48
can we!! remember when hours. He said he had not yet Yorkshire played at the Oval and completed his enquiries nt the lamps were lit in the streets. American Consulate.
I guess that will never occur again, The woman was remanded
the
10
BREARLEY, A. Christian Selence Committee an Publiention for Hongkong
and Canton,
The defendant Was remanded until Saturday on $250 ball.
VAGRANT SPANISH
SUBJECT.
TO BE EXPELLED FROM
COLONY.
As a rule, he said, the examina- tions produced a very Huitable type of man for the administra tive services. Sometimes, how- ever, they got young men from the Universities who thought they know better than anyone else. Those with personality were not
like that.
Women Candidates.
He did not regard women na suitable for the administrative. staff of the Colonial Ofee. He attached great importance to the system of tours abroad and the frequent Interchange of officers within the various departments of the Office itself.
Lord Tomlin (the Chairman) If a woman is sent to you, do you think you could frighten her off! Sir Samuel-I should have no means of doing so, but perhaps I could do it by sending her to the Gold coast for a two years" tour to
(Laughter.) service.
Later Sir Samuel said: "I would like to moke Civil Servants more:
a rule. They are wonderful man men of the world than they are as -conscientious, loyal, disinterest- ed. But I should say they are ton conscientious. That is perhapa a dreadful thing to say, but it is, in a sense, likely to make them a little unpractical. That is why i am so keen on getting my officers out to the colonies.
Lord Tomlin-But you cannot send all Whitehall out to the Bush. A Life Sentence.
of
On his discharge this morning Sir Samuel-No, I cannot make from prison, where he had served any suggestions to remedy it, 1 a month for lacking proper pass in afraid. But I picture to my.
self a man of twenty-two ports, Alfredo Lopes, described as
Spanish subject, was brought twenty-three, having gone through before Mr. Williams at the Central the University and passed the ex- Police Court this morning as a amination, sentenced for the rest vagrant and recommended by the of his life to Whitehall, coming up police for dus carrying out of the and down on the same trains every order for expulsion which had ac-day from Woking, always secing? companied the prison sentence. the same people, always doing the Detective Sergeant Whant appli- same work! It only requires a
little imagination to realise ed that the man be committed on
what that man will become the vagrancy charge to the House of Detention while he arranged twenty to twenty-five years. January 21, 1562 (now on view at for the man's release and his con-
On a strip of parchment dated with the Superintendent of Prisons does not see the world,
"I think it a wonderful they the exhibition of MSS. and books sequent expulsion on steamer
are as good as they are." on the Art of Good Living) is pre- which had been arranged.
Samuel added.
MENU OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
A £150 BILL,
served one day's household account The order for committal to the of the Chatenu of Amboise, where House was given by the Court. Mary Queen of Scots lodged when, betrothed to the Dauphin.
No milk is mentioned in the day's dietary, but the six Royal children (including three future Kings of France) had 26 pints of red wine
26
to
pints of white wine; a further
26 pints of a cheaper red wine for their attendants of gentle birth;
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He
Sir
Questioned by Dr. Daille (a member of the Commission) about the suitability or otherwise of women for administrative work in the Colonies, Sir Samuel said: "If I were the governor of a colony. I would not allow a woman to go into the bush."
Dr. Baillie In the interests of the woman or of the service?—
Both.
Not even if she wanted to go?-- One often sees women doing things one does not like to see them do- ing..
THE ANGLIC LANGGWIJ.
NUE SPELING.
Sir George B. Hunter. of New-
London 25/2/31.—-Plan reported castle-on-Tyne, forwards to the j to be functioning satisfactorily in London papers documents con- Cuba. Chadbourne leaving for cerning the simplified English Europe: shortly. Market firm.
spelling which a Swedish pre- feanor has invented and to which the name "Anglie" is given..
yet I can assure you there were Saturday morning in police cus-
The following cable at the close no complaints, and bowlers were tody.
and 35 pints of cheap claret for of the sugar markets yesterday faster in those days than they are
their staff. The day's account has been received by Messrs. Pen- to-day."
shire and just to the youngster if shows also that no fower than 75 treath and Co. Lord Hawke said some of our he wished to leave the county. dozen loaves were paid for. best players got too much cricket Two years were short enough in The day was one of abstinence. in these days. "Take, for instance, which to judge a player's capa-Meat was banned, but there were Tate, England's stock bowler. Bybility, but one year was "absolute-pike, roach, carp, gudgeon, craw- the end of next season he will ly ridiculous" unless he was a fish, a sea turtle, oysters, soles, cod, have been playing or travelling young Bradman.
white and red herrings and, for cricket purposes continually Referring to Yorkshire's bowl-strangely enough, four vipore. The from May, 1928. to September, ing, Lord Hawke regretted that total bill for this was $149-19, 5d. 1931, except for one period, Octo- for the second year no one obtain The 200 books and MSS. in this her 29 to April 30-thus practi- ed 100 wickets in championship exhibition, which will remain open cally he will have been playing matehoa. He mentioned that for a month, are from the collection und thinking cricket far four years Dennis had told him he was handi- of M. Andre L. Simon. an end.
capped by a weak leg, and that "A bowler's fingers and shoulder during this winter he hoped to muscles cannot fail to become less turn himself into a slow bowier
PRINCES IN CHILE. supple under such treatment. He paid a speciul tribute to Wilk do not believe there was ever afred Rhodes. Followers of the howler, who could stand such a Yorkshire eleven," he said, "Will
London, Feb. 25, strain and give of his best.“
miss his cheery countenance, but The Prince of Wales and Prines Lord Hawke said that as are- when I tell you he has scored George spent to day in the neigh- sult of so much cricket our men 40,000 runs for an average of 30:80 bourhood of Valparaino.. Accom became "absolutely stalo.”
and taken-nearly 4,200 wickets for panted, by the Chilean Minister of In my opinion, a halt should 16.70 in first-clues ericket, no one Marine, they visited the Port be speedily called to this inter-
course of minable programme of tomater can grudge him his well-earned Works and inter
rost. Next summer he goes to inspection, boarded a destroyer.- this is considered impossibic, then coach the Harrow boys, and, with British Wireless. the only alternative is that dif- George Hirst still at Eton, it will ferent players should be chosen be interesting to see if he can turn and not always the same. By em the tables on his brother Tyke," ploying this alternative England for Harrow has not won the match Drives being organised by would find and train more repre- since 1908." sentative players than she at pre- sent possesses. We may not be so successful as we have been, but aa long as we play the game, win or lose, what does it matter?"
A Tribute to Rhodes,
NANKING OFFICIAL
BUILDINGS.
In his letter Str George says the papers are sent at the request of Professor Zachrisson, of Upsala, and adde: "Anglie has been ap- proved by loading spelling refor. mera in England and America aga scientific and practical method The construction of the new of simplifying English spelling,
WORK COMMENCED ON A BIG PROJECT.
Nanking, Feb. 26.
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(British Staff) Sergeants Mosa, H. K. and the State Council has com- The professor begs us to "be Lord Hawke instanced York- S. Brigade R. A., took place at Gun menced here, the work having sportamen, and give Anglie a faer shire's luck in having Perl to auc- Club Hill on Friday. It was agreed been assigned to Mr. Kwan chaans!" Examples of Dickens, ceed Peste, and Rhodes to suc- by all concerned that it was a most Chung-sing of the Ministry of Shakespeare and Galsworthy are cood Pool. Now, upon the retire. enjoyable evening and if this is an Railways who will act as super-In the new spoiling.
indication of the drives and socials
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mont of Rhodes came Verity. "All to a given during the seal visor in the construction. Some Professor Zachrisson writes:
hope," added Lord Hawke, "is who attend will go away happy, even of the buildings are expected to "Mony n rcedr, auftr having spel difrently from what I have says that he desires to "pas your that Verity, will keep his head and without prizes. The winners of be completed within three months. Referring to the altered county not lose his length, and then he, prizes wore.Ladies-1st, Mrs. Colossal sums are involved in qualifying rule to one your, Lord with Howes, will be the bright Hunt; 2nd, Mr. Mitchel. Gentle the construction. These will be Hawke 'said it was going to be spots of the future for Yorkshire monist, Sgt. Russell; End, Bat provided from the Ministries of terribly hard-to-bo-fair-to-York and England."
Finance and Railways, a
Beoth
do? What biznes langgwij the hiest kompliment glaanet at these spasimenz, will been used to probably poot doun the book, oxk has he to interfeer with our bouti-possible by, ondevering to mask it moen, uxed; luvd, and apresakiest aoming: Who in this impurtinent ful English speling" "
And we are disarmed when he fed aul ove the world." Scandinavian who wants me to