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Hitler's and Mussolini's peace talks coincided with the publica- tion of two books by two Ameri- cana, who are both writing war,

Mr. H. R. Knickerbocker's book "Will War Come in Europe" was published in London recently. Its tille might very well be "When Will War Come?"

"IT IS NOT CRICKET"

AUSTRALIANS' ATTITUDE TO LARWOOD

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SOME PLAIN SPEAKING ON LEG THEORY

(By Tom Clarke.)

ET us have some plain speak, would say that fast leg theory is

ing.

not physically dangerous to bate- Cricket is (one thing. Imperial man.... and it behoves a captain

to see that his bowlers are not de-.

Mr. Hamilton Fish Armstrong, friendships are another. the editor of the America "For- Larwood has spoken. In his liberately aiming to injure their eign Affairs," has also been tour-statement, published recently in opponents. If the captains cannot ing the capitals of Europe. In- the Sunday Dispatch, he announc-control the game in a sporting way evitably, too, he has written a ed his refusal to play in another I am afraid all is lost." book. It bears the title "Europe Teat match.] Jardine has spoken:

Bash About Bradman Between Wars."

Others have spoken. The Austra-

It Is on the captains that the are 43- Here are the dividends paid lians are mute. They from 1920 to 1930 by Skoda, the tonished that the question of Australians and all right-thinking cricket enthusiasts in this country Creusot-controlled armaments firm "body-line" should be revived. of Czechoslovakia:,

They have been given to under-rely.

The Australians are "saying

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1920, 5 per cent.; 1921, 8% per stand that this dangerous and in- cent.; 1922-23, 10 por cent.; 1924, (timidating form of attack by a fast now in this revived discussion. 12% per cent.: 1926, 18% per bowler is no longer accepted as Not that there has not been pro- voeation bordering on insult. They cent.; 1926, 154 per cent.; 1927, cricket. 17% per cent.; 1928, 22 per cent.;) Our county captains have decid-are a fine body of modest men who (1929-30, 28% por cent

ed by a majority that it is not have come here to play cricket. I *cricket.

hope that I shall not be misunder Wisden's, the cricket Bible, says stood if I say they are as much "the Gentlemen of Australia" as the that it is not cricket.

of responsible mon they are facing this week at is a fascinating study. Its not cricket authorities in England say Lord's are "the Gentlemen of Eng- able omissions are more striking that it is not cricket.

land." than its notable entries.

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The London telephone directory The majority

For example, while Sir Herbert Samuela private house (Padding-i

Two of England's county cap- I have been much in their com- tains are said to have decided to pany, in ship from Colombo, and

Jardine, with that relentless,

bon 1040) and Sir John Simon't walk off the field if it is played on shore here in England. When (Park 8877) are in the book, Mr. against them.

That is precisely what the Aus- Napoleonic gesture, set the cables. Lloyd George's is not.

going with the pronouncement that he had neither the desire nor the

I have heard tales repeated that

The "private index" of London tralians would do.

And they would be right. subscribers who object to their if Larwood played in the next intention to play against them they in 1932 (the latest for which names appearing to their directory

¡Test, and if his form of attack was were stung, but remained silent. totals 22,000, and is growing statistics are available), imports,

like it waa on occasions in Aus-The past, for them, was buried. rapidly. had risen to £981.143 and ex-

All they wanted to come to Eng- It is obviously a convenient trolia-whether under captain's Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 18, 1934. ports to 1,142,146, an aggregate

annual trade equalling £2,123,289. thing for public men, whose home-orders or not they would refuse land for was to play cricket. For transmission of bullion the life might otherwise be subject to to go on with the game or the

Make no mistake. The Austra-the Australians objected to Lar- Women And Aviation. air is rapidly growing in favour, constant interruption, to keep out series.

the combined inward and out-of the directory. This accounts

not squealers. They wood because he "rattled" their ward specie shipments by aero-for the absence of Lord Rother-lians are

to mere's number. Lord Jellicoe is want Larwood to play. There is champion batsmen and had got Miss Jean Batten's recent plane in 1932 amounting

directory, nor Mr. no personal feeling against him. Bradman hypnotised flight from England to Australia, £25,038,801. In the same year not in the

As for Bradman, that is bosh. He has many admirers of his has arrested the attention of the British civil aircraft on regular Arthur Henderson.

Lord Trenchard, on the other match-winning capacities among Bradman loves cricket as a part of them. There is no reason what-his life, but not all of it Now excited world of the present day. uir routes flew 2,090,000 miles

ever why he should not play if he that he has his business career and Miss Batten is the second woman and carried 56,683 passengers, as hand, is (Barnet (806).

plays within the terms of the other things to think about he does to accomplish this journey alone against 104,000 miles flown and

Your Daily Smile! in her own aeroplane, and she 870 passengers carried in 1919.

understanding which was thought not like cricket except as a game. DEFINITION has done it in considerably These figures are for the com-

to have settled once and for all The possibility of getting knock- A pessimist is any 'optimist who' faster time than her predecessor,mercial branch of Great Britain's

last year's controversy.

ed out for life through a deadly Miss Johnson. But Miss John-air service only. But other na- takes a look around nowadays.

It was on that understanding and unorthodox ball does not ap- aon lost four days through re- tions are developing this branch

that the Australians came over peal to him or anyone else. That. pairs to the aeroplane, while at a proportionate rate, and in Modern Necessities

here. If it is broken, they will be is the only measure of his aversion Miss Batten lost one through military aviation many of them being forced down by a storm, are outstripping Great Britain. passenger carrying rocket propelled right to walk off the field. The from the intimidating and deadly so that luck was an important With aviation growing in the by radium could reach the moon fered them the precedent for that.

English county captains have of-leg-trap. factor. In each case the endur- manner that these facts indicate, with ease. We doubt if these trips ance, nerve, and skill displayed it is, to say the least, curious would ever achieve wide popularity M.C.C. Attitude Wise were remarkable, and would go that while Australia is still unless it is definitely established to show that in the new science waiting for its promised weekly that there are plenty of lunar road-

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A French scientist says that a

of aviation women are destined mail service to London via Singa- houses.

to play a by no means insignifi-pore, a girl in her own 'plane,

the way.

Back Chat.

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cant part. As to the part that and with no Government re- Conference Of Sunbathers aviation itself is to play in shap-sources behind her, should show ing the future course of history,

Different people may attempt Britain Refuses to Pay US. no one can tell. But that the "flying machine," which was the to interpret this sign, if it be a Oh. Debt where is thy sting?

Con- joke of the past generation, is sign, in different ways. about to mark a new departure sidering the much greater facili-That's It

a selence," in the path of social evolution is ties that men have for following "Wicketkeeping is ja matter now beyond doubt. up the wondrous and yet to be says writer. Bye-ology? What but a few years ago was explored path of progress that

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I knew a little of what was go

The Australians do not want to win by not playing against our beet.

Neither does England want to

ing on behind the scenes during win by not playing cricket, those dificult days last year. We do not want a "Roman holl Many of us felt that the Austra-day" at the expense of good rela- lians had not been fairly dealt tions with our people over-seas,

And we do not want anything to with and that they had a justika-

happen that would send them back.

Bishmen:

ble feeling of resentment.

The attitude of the M.C.C. has contemptuous of the word of Eng- been wise and correct throughout. It has been dominated by a desire to promote not only the best in- terests of the Empire.

They saw the danger. By a master-piece of diplomacy that

part of the stock-in-trade of the the invention of the aeroplane As It Were professional humorist, is to-day has opened, does the prominence A police chief's advice to detec-avoided it. filling all the nations of the that is being attained in the tives searching for crooks is to They applied to a cricket con- world with fear of its terrible po-science by women suggest watch any big dance. Keep their troverey certain well-known prin- tentialities as an instrument of that they have a superior air eyes on the ball. war, and at the same time inspir-sense? There are authorities

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ing them with hope as a means who predict that the nation] WHERE CRICKET IS PLAYED of levelling the territorial bar which has command of the air Lord's and Commons. riers that are amongst the chief will have command of the world. causes of war.. It used to be And to prevent any from getting None Other

ciples which we English have a

way of applying when there is trouble in other spheres.

It is not cricket.

TYPHOON EAST OF FORMOSA.

Hong Kong Not In Present Line.“

The upshot was to leave it to the

According to a warning issued captains, in the confident know by the Manila Observatory, receiv ledge that they too agreed that "a ed through the American Consul

against the spirit of the game." west-north-west.

said that the hand that rocked that advantage is one of the chief "What would be your key to hap-form of bowling which is obviously General, a cyclone, or typhoon, the cradle ruled the world. But objects with which the advocates piness if you could get it?" asks a a direct attack by a bowler upon was situated east of Formosa át women are getting the use of a of international disarmament correspondent. The key that locka the batsman would be an offence 8 p.m. yesterday, moving west or hand for controlling what pro-are now concerned. Were mill the piano next door. mises to be amongst the greatest tary aviation abolished for all]-. mechanical forces placed for time, the civil air fleets would Irresistible good or evil at the disposal of still remain and continue growing. "I can never resist the attrac-jone obvious thing. civilised man. For it is abun-And their potency for war is tion of a really pretty girl," says dantly proved that in the navi-only less terrible to contemplate a cricketer. Always out for a duck gation of the air a woman can do than that of specially designed all that a man can do.

bomb-carriers. Who is going Nature Note

The Australians, and everybody Only a considerable change of lelse, understood that to mean only direction of this typhoon would produce any material effect on

present direction it would pass England had, in effect, said, over Formosa, and strike the "Not guilty-but It won't happen China const between here and.

It was to be cricket a game, not Hong Kong. Continuing in. It's

warfare.”

Is this about to open a new to control them? If air piloting Among the frogs," I read, "it again." career for women, and if so, is to become an avenue of female is the female which does the woo- It is a pity that Larwood has fol, what does it portend for the industry, and women can do the ing With these creatures, of lowed Jarding in this business" of future of our civilisation? work as well as men, maybe bet

Within the next few years avia-ter, and for less money, into course, every year is leap year. tion will be offering employment their hands may pass the instru- Facts You Did Not Know to people in numbers that as yet ment which will give to its own

can only be guessed at The er the last word in International

Shanghai. -

TYPHOON WARNING- According to the weather report, ebullitions cannot stampede public issued by the Royal Observatory

burning boats; but temperamental

opinion away from what is right. this morning, a typhoon is altuated

It is a special pity in Larwood's about 100 miles east of central. For

only humanly sure thing is that as well as other disputes. Per- Blowing 12 inch Steam whistle case that he refuses to play in the mosa, moving slowly westward. ja great proportion of those em:haps it could not be in better. In consumes 400 horsepower,

ployed on the earth to-day will, the past, the progress of evolu-

as aviation develops, transfer tion has sprune many strange of Hall is engaged in agriculture. their activities to the air. For surprises on the world, and the

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This, apparently, is the same - next Test, for he has been showing us these past few days that he can typhoon concerning which warne

About: 80 per cent. of the population play orthodox cricket, and being was received from Manila Ober

equally effective with his attack. Boryatory earlier in the day.

It fe not credible that anything] TWO TYPHOONS REPORTED approaching "political pressure Advice has been received from was brought to bear on the situa- the Manila Observatory, through the tion. I certainly do not believe American Consul General, that a typhoon is located in about 122

as air transport increases, land future may have some equally, if A motor that is operated by a flash- transport and sea transport may not more, wonderful in store. At light battery cell has been developed be expected to decrease. Apart any rate, the aviatrix has ar- for toy boats.

from passenger and postal serrived, though the science of ap- More than one half of the type that it was. vices, the commercial uses of plied aviation is not yet as old writers Imported into Greece last I have been reading a book by degrees east longitude and 23 de aeroplanes are growing In all as a middle-aged man. If this year, were American: machines. that famous Australian bowler, grees north latitude, moving west parts of the world. In 1919, is its infancy, what may we ex** Great Britain imported by air pect its adolescence to be? In the three months ending with Arthur Mailey. I think, he has a Another typhoon in located in goods to the value of £59,889, Should the future woman's work June Italy superseded the United soft, spot for Larwood Yet in his about 181 degrees east longitude and while the exports totalled be up in the air, who will take States in second rank among ship book ("And Then Came Larwood) 18 degrees north latitude.

building nations and was only 100,000

says:Nobody but a fool west-north-west. £31,097. Thirteen years after her place on earthi

toas bahind Great Britain and Ireland.

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