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KING'S THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 p.m.

The merry, mad stars of "The Coconuts" are back again in the roaring Big Bertha of Mirth.

THE MARY BROTHERS

"Animal Crackers

a Garamount Picture

With Lilian Roth

laughter's leading Indy

and a cast of gorgeous

girls.

"THE FUNNIEST THING WHICH

LONDON HAS KNOWN.-Daily Mail

Now Breaking Records in London,

"IF ITS A PARAMOUNT IT'S THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN!"

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15 minutes before the Show. No reservation can be

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Majestic

IN

THE CHINA MAIL.

WEST INDIAN CAPTAIN IN COLOMBO

G. C. GRANT'S IMPRESSIONS

OF AUSTRALIA,

+

BRADMAN

PRAISED

"CONSTANTINE BEST ALL ROUND FIELDSMAN IN THE WORLD."

NOVEL SOUVENIR

Ceylon, March 20.

G. C. Grant, captain of the first Leam of West Indian cricketers ever to visit Australia, was in Culombo for only a few hours yes- terday. In that short while I had the privilege of meeting him on board and having a long chat with him about the recent tour, besides discussing other matters relating to English, South African. Austra lian and West Indian cricket, writes "Onlooker" in The Ceylon Observer,

Grant who is only 24 years of age and a Cambridge cricket and soccer Blue is small of stature, hut perfectly proportioned. With a very pleasant countenance he strikes you at once, when you see him, as an athlete. Rather nerv- ous in his manner be displays a temperament that denoles "action."

"It was the greatest day in my cricketing career when We suc⚫ ceeded in beating Australia, the holders of the 'Ashes,' by 30 runs Yet In the last Test match." when I spoke to this charming young Briton I Was most im- pressed by his modesty. 'He would cleverly evade questions referring to his own doings and side track to the performances of his men, to whom he gave all the credit,

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Interesting Souvenir.

Before 1 detall some of the con- versation I had with Grant on the P. & O. Narkunda and later nehore I should like to say some- thing about an interesting gou- venir of the tour that he is carry- ing with him from Australia.

Grant is a strict teetotaller and a non-smoker. Lady Astor would find in him and several members of his team more proofs of her argument in favour of temperance.

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silver plate. Australian wood has been used in making the plaque for this souvenir which is altogether a novel and most inter- esting one,

A Son of the Mange.

"What did you think of Brad- MAN ?"!

What could any one think of him after seeing him bat as he did against us. To me he is the world's greatest and most mar- vellous batsmann. When he got his hundred you were still not sure you would get him out. Other batsmen grow careless after passing the century. Not so Bradman. He makes for the second hundred. We were al- ways in fear of Bradman. He has the most amazing shots and what a temperament! As a out fieldsman 1 have never seen his equal."

Grimmett's Greatness, "Who were Australia's best bowlers 7"

"Grimmett was as good as he had been in England and a thora in our side. Next to him Iron- I found out that Grant's grand- father, a Presbyterian Minister monger was the best we met. He had gone out a long while ages, I think, better than Hornibrook. The bowling on the whole was from Scotland to Trinidad to serve.

The length was ex- as a missionary among the Indiana ever poor.

cellent and the bowlers were al working on the plantations.

Of the ways trying their hardest. new men I think Waite of South Australia is the best.

G. C. Grant, like his father, was born in Trinidad and edu cated int

school on that Is land. Before him, many years ago,

two famous England cap- tains, Lord Harris and "Plum" Warner, had been barn in Trini- dad.

Impressions of the Tour. "Were you satisfied with the re- sults of your tour?" I asked the West Indies captain.

Of the younger batsmen Loner- gan is easily the best. I think he has a big future."

It may be remembered that Arthur Richardson also singled out Lonergan for special praise.

"How did you like the Austra- lian grounds and the crowds?"

Excellent Grounds.

"I think they are hard to beat "Yes and No," was hla reply.

do better B far as grounds and stands are "We exported to against the States even if we did concerned. The crowds were very fair to us and we liked them. not hope to win the rubber. may tell you that we were given There were not the usual large to understand that the wickets of crowds associated with England- Australia were

faster than any-Australia Tests, and I am sorry to

thing we had

This was not Ro.

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Ray some money was lost on the ever played on.

They were hard-tour. We were hoping on the con- ly faster than the fastest English trary to make something out of wickets. With three such last this tour and use it for getting bowlers on our side as Francis, out coaches to the West Indies," Constantine and Griffith we could

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An Australian Admirer.

"What do you think of the South Africana prospects of success in Australia?"

have done with faster pitches that had more "Ozz" in them,

to feel "Still we have reason

"I shall not venture an answer pleased with our doings. on the

to that. You see

I have not whole seeing that the conditions were new to us. We beat Queens-enough of experience of the South land, New South Wales and final- Africans to express an opinion

about them. ly Australia."

Their Best Batsman. "Who was your most successful batsman?" I asked Grant,

"Headley, of course. He play- ed well up to expectations, ex- cept during one spell early in the tour. The Australian cri.

tics were enthusiastic about him and his batting delighted the crowds and made them enthu- Blastic.

"I think, however, that after a rest of several months the Aus tralians' will be stronger than ever when they next come to grips in the Tests. With. Brad- man, Grimmett, Woodfull, Pone- ford, McCabe and Kippax avall- able they have a very powerful backbone."

Grant discussed many other things relating to the game св

At times Constantine was bril-pecially about English cricket, but liant, but he was not consistent. did not wish to express an opinion; There were others who batted on several debatable points. well without rising to Headley's English cricket will soon be where "He is an optimist and thinks

heights.

I mentioned this to the West Indles Captain as we sat in the smoke-room of the Narkunda sip- ping Schweppe's ginger-ale. Sud- denly he left me for a minute with an "Excuse me." rushed over to the man in charge of the bar and returned with a souvenir that Wisden's In Australia had given him. This souvenir is in the form of a wooden holder for ink-standa. In the middle of the plaque la a miniature stand holding the ball that was used in the last stages of the First Test match in Austra lin. The ball-is suitably mounted with a silver band and is ingerib- ed with a record of that game.keeper, On one side of the wooden pedes- tal is the inscription-"Presented to G. C. Grant, captain of the West Indian cricket team by Wis- den's as a souvenir of the first Test ever played between Austra- lin and the West Indies."

On the reverse is a list of the names of the team inscribed on a

"Our fieldsmen at times let us down with expensive let-offs. But on the whole our fielding was satisfactory. Barrow our second wicket keeper turned out trumps and became in turn our Test match.

Constantine the Grent.

it was namely, on top.

Coached by Faulkner. Grant, I should add, was coach- by the late G. A. Faulkner af

his school.

He was emphatic about the use of the but in off-side play and thinks that there are few finar

"In Constantine wo had the strokes than the cut-square or beat all round fieldsman in the late and the drive through the world. In the slips, in the gully, covere

in the covers, in the long field or wherever else he was placed he was magnificent.. They called him "Constantine the Great and he deserved the title.

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1931 INTERPORT SWIMMING.

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LOCAL DECISION.

A meeting of the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association was held in the V.R.C. last night, when the following representa- tives of the various clubs were present:-

Mr. W. Logan (Chairman), Mr. J. Stewart (Hon. Secretary), Mr. E. Railton (Hon. Treesurer), Dr. D. Laing (V.R.C.), Mr. J A. Victor (V.R.C.), Lieut. Roper Caldbeck (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders). Mr. Wong Kar-ying, (C.A.A.), Lieut. Wolfe Barry (I.A.), Com- mander Morris (Royal Navy), and University representative.

On the proposition of Mr. Logan, seconded by Lieut, Roper Caldbeck, Mr. J. A. Victor was unanimously elected Hon. Secretary to take the place of Mr. J. Stewart who will shortly be leaving the Colony, Commander Morris and Dr. D. Laing were elected representatives for the Royal Navy and civilians, respectively.

It was the unanimous decision of the meeting that every effort, be made to send a side up to Shanghai for an interport contest and a Sub-Committee will be ap pointed to discuss the financla! side of the question. It is hoped to raise the necessary funda by holding Night Fetes and Interport trials and in this respect the V.R.C. will afford the Association every facility. The Chinese ro presentatives have been asked to co-operate by holding, if possible, one two night rates at North Point

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