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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1935.

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UNKNOWN MILLIONAIRE:

The late Albert Whitim, under whose will: various. British "art galleries and private citizens, in- cluding Lord Howard of Penrith, are to benefit, to the extent of sp- proximately $5,000, was the least

| known of all the American million- taires.

TOO MUCH MEDDLING IN GAMES

ARBITRARY RULES AND

DISTINCTIONS

SPORTING SPIRIT BEING

FORGOTTEN

(By J. H. Freeman)`

He never figured in "Who's WhoHOULD there be class dising, he has a higher and wider. in America." He had a villa at

tinction in the fundamental wicket to defend. Whitinsville. in New England. laws of our national sports?

Earl.

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AMBASSADORIAL FRIENDSHIP

Lord Howard, who

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Unhappy, Precedent

During the last few days I have

It handicaps his style from where the family factory was, but The question appears ridica-the beginning, and before he has he paid little attention to business-lous on the face of it. But the bad time to become accustomed Most of his life was spent in principle has been recognised to the new conditions, the county France. Spain and Italy looking at already by that most conserva committee have decided that he pictures, old cathedrals and castles.tive of bodies, the M.C.C. and the is not good enough for a county

At one time he went frequently danger of its spreading is becom-cap- to London, where he had a small ing very real

But the danger that lurks be circle. of friends. including Lady In the cricket season that has hind the experiment to be made Berkeley and the late Lady Carnar- just opened. an experimental in the coming season is even ron, the second wife of the fourth leg-before-wicket law is to be greater. It is the danger of an tried out by the counties, and if upheaval in the cricket world: in the opinion of the Advisory parallel to the split,that led to County Cricket Committee (a the formation "of the Rugby receives body representative of the coun-League by former adherents of £2,000 under the will and whose ties with a leavening from the Rugby Union sons benefit to the extent of £1,000 Lord's) it is successful. the I am wholeheartedly in favour MC.C. will be asked to make it a of any new law, or revision of each, first met Mr. Whitin at thew of the game for county and any existing law, which can rid Richard Wallace Hospital in Paris Lord Howard was then a boy, M

minor counties championship the glorious game of cricket of Whitin, liked him and followed his purposes only.

the pest of pad-play- But it would be infinitely preferable to career with interest.

put up with the present drab When Lord Howard was Ambas- They will be following a pre-ness of county cricket than to sador in Madrid, Mr. Whitin would cedent that was unhappily estab-alienate from the sound and leave his Spanish castles to visit lished four years ago, and which experienced government of the him. He was the first man to wel has led to unexpected and un-game the hundreds of thousands come Lord Howard

on American fortunate results.

of men who are the backbone of soil on his appointment as British The insistent demand for cricket. of thinking of men who lived Ambassador in Washington. The greater help for the bowler in

Stiffing Loyalty eight thousand years ago. in friendship was intermittent. Mfirst-class cricket led to experi what our soldiers familiarly Whitin, erudite and widely reads in 1929 and 1930 with heard the frankest talk of oper

we can was something of a recluse called "Mespot" and Hong Kong. Tuesday, May 21. 1935 trace many of their thoughts in

higher and wider stumps and what was known as the "nick" rebellion against the authority.

of the MCC. la “continuous line of influence

rule. The latter rested on the Your Daily Smile! down to our own day. It was a

"Do you know," said one, "we opinion of the umpire in regard are getting away from that in- fine field of exploration for an

to a variation of the Lhw. law herent feeling of admiration and Said a facetious but well-meaning if the batsman imaginative young scholar who gentleman to

"snicked" the Gentlemen. meet my wife-a

a group of friend ball with his bat before it struck everence which the magic let- The sad death by accident of was a misfit in suburbia..

Professor Fliriders Petrie, one thing but mine own.****

his body when in line between in every part of the British ters MCC. seemed to conjure up Aircraftsman Shaw or Colonel

Whereupon Madam, also facetions, wicket and wicket, he could be TE Lawrence, or Private of the pioneers, has pointed out

countered with; "Gentlemen, my hay out.

Empire? Club cricketers "are Ross,

what other names be the peculiar self-delusion that band; a poorer thing, but mine owner!""

asking, who are the Marylebone to these investigators.

The experiments were made may have used does not seem to

land approved, and the bigger half our loyalty and respect are Cricket Club?and put that way matter, removes one of the Digging, alongside of simple and

Still Counting few men who have had the dis Primitive men En lonely places,

The woman had asked a policeman laws of the game for countyAs far back as 1922 the MCC

wicket has become part of the (stifled." tinction of becoming, as Hobson they come to think of themselves the best way to get to her destination of Hobson's Horse did a legendas living a simple and primitive and was advised to take the 412 bus championship purposes only.

life, whereas in reality their work Later in the day the policeman found

The "snick rule, after a pre-Australia only which gave them

consented to special laws for during their lifetime. Whether

carious existence, has disappear the right to an eight-ball over in some sandy and secluded is on the outside margin of cul- her stil standing in the same place.

"What, haven't you got your based from the recordsTM

rather corner of Arabia. he ever achiev-ture. Lawrence at any rate, was yet?” he asked.

and a margin of '200 · rung" (as "It's all right, constable,”

mysteriously. ed divine honours, as Hobson did captured by the delusion, and

But its absence said the

against 150 in England) before in India, we are not told; but by became in one sort an Arab in cheerful sonl This one is the four will not be mourned.

the right of declaring an innings his tastes and thought. His hundredth, so it will only be twelve

The higher and wider wicket could be exercised. The changes being made a Prince of Mecca he adventures in the war were the buses from now."

was opposed very strongly by may have been permissible be achieved as high an honour as adventures of a nomad; but it is

thousands of club cricketers, for he could be granted by Salso true that in his methods he'

"Well, George, how do you like my whom it is now a

cause of the special conditions of severely a unitarian community had imbibed much of the Arab

matter of new house?"

Australian cricket, but they have as the Muslims of the orthodox individualist assertiveness

option and not of law. "I like the house, very much, but has been the effect?

What had an influence on the minds of The un- that what a queer name on have chose foreseen and very disastrous one school of Mahommedanism. It is

our cricketers at home who are has prevented that gifted race for it-Thistledome.” quite certain that he never

That's not, the way to pronounce in of drying up the supply of getting into the habit of speak- sought any recognition; he took from ever reaping the harvest of

It's "This' do me.**

amateur cricketers at its source contracting out."

ing glibly of local option" and more trouble to avoid it than success that their mental capa- city and courage would, seem to

Amaten's Reaction others take to secure it.

Spokes

We do not in cricket want Ta have deserved. The secret of his personality could have done what he did in ride a biegele.

Nobody elsel Two boys were teaching a friend to the psychological effect on

It is not difficult to visualise Dublin and a Belfast, a Rugby will be more clearly understood the famous march of Damascus; the saddle, they started him off down-good-class club cricketer who is although I would disclaim any

After getting him into

& Union and a Eugby League- in a year or two. He spent some but by promising a great Arab hill. As he didn't return, they went invited to play for his county and intention of being disrespectful Years in writing up a personal state to add Iraq and Palestine in search of him, and asked an old who goes out to bat with the to either. Above all, we want to diary, of which only twenty fiveland Syria to Arabia, he ignored lady they met if she had seen a boy knowledge that against presum-see no diminution in the flow of copies were published at a pro-completely pledges to Zionistsve seen no one except a boy siting ably, better-class bowling than good-class carefree

on a bicycle. "No," was the answer. hibitive price. The least that and to our French Allies, and in

The has been in the habit of fac-from our schools and clubs to cricketers one can expect is that this may contributed to the unfortunate be issued in a more accessible sight of the French by which the

our first-class counties. form. But he also left a 'manu-Emir Feisul was turned out of

We want to hasten the time script record in the custody of Damascus

when the sharp line of distinc with severe loss. Magdalen College which elected Quaintly enough our more re- him to a travelling scholarshipgular diplomatists were repre- in Archaeology, which is under-sented by a Yorkshire squire, stood to contain his reflections on Mark Sykes, who was the very

Unmanifested cargo found on the A dimmer dance will be held at life in general as they occurred antithesis of Lawrence in tems. Hai Lee by Sergeant Grainger, Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow. The sympathetic and considerate to to him in the silence of the de- perament, but who also in the consisting of 12 packets of matches, last bus will leave Repulse Bay at the rightful claims of each. All sert when he was engaged in his wartime chaos made very free 300 catties of sugar, and 160 cat-1 am early work of excavation.

special legislation for à particu One promises. The promises made ties of sulphur, was ordered to be rnay conclude that he was a com-by these two men and by

lar class of player is wrong in: the confiscated by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfad-} Appearing before Mr. W. Schofield plete rebel against all the "bour-staider Foreign Office men

įprinciple. in yen at the Central Police Court this at the Central Police Court this geois" ideals that he set out to London made a complicated net morning.

Another "Example morning on two charges of theft, an rethink the foundations of our of conflicting obligations that

memployed Chinese youth, Chan country is now alking its clubs The Football League of this civilisation; and that he never inevitably left much suspicion of The 3.5. Tin Yat, which had her Hon-kam, was sentenced to a total succeeded in arriving at any new deplicity both of our Arabic and bows badly buckled in collision of 12 months hard labour. Defen-advisability of

to express an opinion on the conclusions sufficiently satisfac-our European Allies. The ten with the Tang On on Sunday dant pleaded guilty to all the plan for matches under its juris- a two-referees tory to warrant him in trying tolyears of negotiations following night, was yesterday put into dock charges and stated that he owed diction next season. In this case explain them to the outside and had to be conducted in cold blood in Kowloon The full extent of rent for several months and critical world..

was there is no recommendation to by cooler heads; and practically the damage is at present unimown. starving.

alter the fundamental laws of His whole career was shaped all those concerned, including

the game, but the same idea of Pun Ying, a 32-year-old female, piecemeal or distinctive legisla

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amateur and the professional în sport is erased; we should give. an impetus to that growing "body" of opinion that would be more

by that characteristic choice of Lawrence himself, retained the The Harbour Office has issued a the Archaeology of the Near impression that they had been notice to shipping that owing to was this morning sentenced to nine tion is present. The argument East as the sphere of his work let down..

Friday, May 24, having been de-months imprisonment by Mr. QA in favour of exempting the great

this year.

after taking his degree. Within After all, even the most adven-clared a holiday, the Merchant Macfadyenat the Central bulk of the clubs and players in the lifetime of men not very old turous guerrilla requires a sup- Marine Office will be closed all Magistracy for returning to the England from the operation of the chain of exact and recorded ply of rifles and rations and day. The entry and clearance of Colony before her term of banish the plan is the same as that history has been pushed back by cast, and it is easy but not quite fice will be open from 10 am. -ment had expired. She was banish-which is being applied to cricket a longer term than was includ-fair to make drastic criticisms til noon, and the junk office will be ed for 10 years as recently as April-that the difficulty of finding an ed in the span of the history on the men who have to supply open from 11 am. until noon.

adequate number of qualified and known when the Greeks and these things. It is only human

competent referees or umpires Romans were called "Ancient" nature if they are inclined in re- A Meeting of the local branch The EMS. Empress of Russia would be insuperable. The most fascinating revelation turn to belittle those who give of the EO.CA will be held on leaves Vancouver for Hong Kong on Which means, in effect, that jis the continuity of civilisation them much trouble and Do May 30 at 6.30 pm in the Dining Saturday, June 1, and is due bere the laws which govern our sport Europe's debt to Rome has never recognition. There have already Room, Wellington Barracks, to dis-on me 19 She will lea farlare becoming as complicated as been in doubt, but Rome's debt been some accounts of the cam-cuss the reorganization

of the Manila the next day.

the laws which to Greece has been clarified and paigns in the desert which have Branch and its establishment on an

govezn our- private lives. enlarged; the torch is now known shown some eagerness to reduce active basis. All persons residing The EMS. Empress of Canada, (Continued on Page-10) to have been handed to Greece the legend to more credible pro in Hong Kong who have served in which left Vancouver for Hong by Crete, which was indebted to portions. But it is the legend any branch of the Royal Engineers Kong, vis Honolulu, “Japan porta Egypt and Babylon, and behind that will survive, for genius is are invited to attend and it is and Shanghai, on Saturday last, typhoid fever, and one case of meningi Babylon were the Sumerians, always

COPY than hoped that a way as possible will will arrive here on June 7- We know quite a lot of the ways efficiency

will leave for Manila the same day.

do ao.

One case of diphtheria, two cases of Sheth were reported in the Colony during

the 48 horis ended on Sunday.

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