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AFRICA'S LURE FOR EUROPE

COLONIAL POSSESSIONS OF GREAT POWERS

ITALY'S NEED FOR EXPANSION KEY TO PRESENT CONFLICT

(By Shepard Stone)

Though Duce has declined to pushing his plans for war in Ethiopia Benito Mussolini is define the reasons behind his East carrying out an old European cus-African adventure and the goal at tom. During the last half of the which he is aiming, his ambitions nineteenth century the nations of have become partly known He Europe "scrambled" for Africa, wants land for Italy's growing pop- when top hats were indispen- WANTED, AN ENGLISHMAN

to get the largest, Julation; he wants the increased sable and who did great execn- This year's final of the Mitropa each eager

and most strategical power which comes with Imperial tion with his underhand lobs Cup, which may be called the richest

Italy did not come out possessions; he wants whatever before the bowler was allowed championship of Continental foot- share. to raise his arm above his ball, will be fought out between very well in that scramble Te mineral resources and riches' are BARKER At Much Hadham shoulder. He played against a Czech team and a Hungarian day 11. Dace is trying to make up to be found in the land; he wants

for lost time.

new markets for Halian goods. England, on 7th. instant, Paul several generations at the old team England Barker beloved hus-Hambledon. Club, when there It is a curious competition. In pointing his gums at Addis - Duce would also like to avenge cor is in-the Italian defeat at Adowan band of Mary Barker. was no cricket but local cricket. Each team plays the other on It Ahaba the Italian dict

and "single-wicket was often own ground, and, as the home volved in a struggle with Africa's 1896 when Ethiopian warriors. the medium of heavy wagers team invariably wins, victory is last real independent nation. Li- under their ruler, Menelik, ronted Hong Kong, Friday, November 8, 1935 Not only did he play longer than decided on the total scores of the beria, on the west coast of the con- Italian troops who were attempt- tinent, is controlled by foreigning to conquer the country. With anyone else on record. but he two matches.

The encounters are bitter. They rubber interests. er independ-the conquest of Ethiopia Signor Fived to be several years more than a centenarian, hale and players are dominated by the ence is more formal than real Mussolini would be able to units hearty.

spirit of the old adage. "Though Egypt is essentially from the in-geographically his East Africani this may be play to you, 'tis ternational standpoint, a part of poss sions- Halian death to us.”.

the British Empire Ethiopia and Eritres. This year both teams, having alone of the nations on the Afri

The Interport

What the result of the Inter-

may be seems to be a mat-

part discussion which is car--CORRESPONDENCE wrangled for ten days over the can continent, is sovereign. Should

Silver Situation

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choice of a Continental referee. Signor Mussolini win the struggle have agreed to the appointment he apparently plans to ware, the of an Englishmaan.

entire map of Africa will be marked out in European

They have not yet applied for the services of Mr. Anthony Eden. They have left the choice, to the Mitropa committee.

Your Daily Smile!

Hundreds turned up.

walk.

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WIDE AWAKE

Somaliland

esent Possessions. Italy's present ssessions

in as

ried on without a trace of that

neither large "myopic aloofness" of which accused by Hong Kong is

possersions. go-nor partî- productive. Libya, on the critics who are more interested The

ees olives, lemons, al- in politics than in sport.

Owners Of Africa prophecies depend much more!

monds, figs and sponges. Eritrea The African continent is three on the east, is relatively unimpor on general allegiance than on

Sir, Both the Government

times the size of Europe; yet the tant from the economic standpoint, any other influence, and that is as it should be, for cricket is not and the people are being asked

nations of Europe control most of though it is strategically located cricket unless it can be affected to focus their attention on The

its vast area. To-day France and Italian Somaliland is somewhat by a casual shower of rain, a bit pitiful plight of helpless Hong

Great Britain are the great Afri-more fertile cattle and camel of Joss, the inspiration of the Kong being denuded of her si A competition was recently held at can land-owners, with other raising are chief industries along captain, and half a dozen other ver by focal money-changers, south coast resort to see whe chances that cannot be reduced the subtle remedy hinted being possessed the most beautifal nose. European nations far behind. Ee with incense of which Italian latively few Europeans have Somaliland supplies half of the to mathematical calculation. an embargo -

I world's consumption." migrated to Africa: With two drawn games, fifteen Let the Government and pub-

The climate has been the bar- Outside the Italian colonies Shanghai wins, and seventeen lie however beware of swallow-

Then there's the opportunist whose rier.

Africa offers its white owners Hong Kong wins, the series is ing everything dished up for

"Africa's approximately 11,160,- great resources in gold and rab- one of those ideal competitions their consumption Let the furniture was put out on the side-

So he started an open-air 000 square miles are divided ber, cotton and diamonds, fruits that keeps its excitement. "hot bluff of our banker friends restaurant

lamong the nations as follows:.

and timber, the less precious min- called be

•Let them *x- and hot"

erals and other commodities. Mar- One of the best features is plain what in the name of

Sa. Mi. Population chants and diplomats have worked that, as the figures show, the scrupulous honesty is prevent-average has passes a stationary per-

3,967,610 35,440,500 hand in hand to get the most out- games get finished. A reasoning them from raising the ex-son in three fifths of a second. Es- France

3,409,692 47,251,900 of the land and the natives, who able care of the pitch is all to change rate they are offering pecially if he has his hand up to stop Great Britain

946,734 2,210,000 form a cheap labour supply. the good, but when it comes to for our dollar in hard cash to

922,083. 11,500,000 Though Britain's African pos- preparing a billiard table pitch correspond with the rate they

787,608 6,604,950 sessions make up only one part of which is covered in to defeat themselves are actually getting

784,300 the empire upon which "the sun- the sporting efforts of the for its contents elsewhere, and

350,000 15,000,000 never sets.” they are nevertheless elements, there is much to be this with one sure swift blow

350,000-10,000,000 of great importance in London's said for the dictum of Jessop, smash speculators and deprive

45,000 1,750,000 scheme of things: To guard the who profited by such wickets money changers of any prospect A Spokane woman spent her last Liberia

dollar on rouge so she could enter other bitter, of gain through the shipping prison with her chin up.

Reasons For Campaiga sea route to India and the Far more than any

should have had her face lifted. The annexation of Ethiopia by East, Londen has progressively that marl and the roller have of silver? been the greatest enemies of the Let our revered bankers, pill-

Signor Mussolini would mean the taken charge of strategic spots With one State after another out-addition of land three times the from Saer to British Somaliland game. Given a natural wicketers of integrity, stick to their there is no need for the new creed of righteous dealing-awing heart balm suits, it won't be

sessions of that country. lby rule to help people to get their dollar for a dollar, and not long before a man can court without size of Italy to the colonial pos- to Cape Town. out within three days, or to seventeen pence for twenty-ending up in one. prolong the game for a week... four!

One of the best things that has happened in the cricket world recently was the winning of the rubber by the South African team. The whole team consisted of genuine amateurs

OBSERVER.

A Rare Piece

To the Editor. "Chitta MaiF*]. Sir, — I have in my posses who rely for their practice on sion a silver dollar, elegantly Saturday afternoon club games chased with a design showing with practice on grounds hard Britannia and her shield on one and soft, and pitches turfed or side, and a pleasing and intri matted. The result is the cate design incorporating two encouragement of enterprise languages, enclosed in a scroll- and the use of the bat instead like border, on the other. It is of the pads. This was the bur-dated 1911, and its pristine den of the fierce outbreak of loveliness has not been marred the Kent captain some months by any blot or blemish. ago against professionals, whom he accused of ruining the game to save their own

averages.

Whatever the initiate may

Any offers?"

·NUMISMATIST.

say about the finer points of CRIMINAL SESSIONS

the game, all of which may be

true, most of us sympathise with

the old Yorkshireman who said TEN CASES TO BE "Ike them as its 'ard and igh

and haften," and there is no

TRIED

are to be held Court next Tuesday

The

preme.

most of

rainst

Pei-li, alias

doubt that he is the player who in 10 cases will be tried at enjoys life-not to mention that the next Criminal Sessions, which in the technical sense he fre quently enjoys many “lives." There are two ways to avoid being caught. One is not to lift the ball, the other is to hit it too hard for anybody to hold In a Varsity match of near forty years ago, when the Dark Blies needed runs to avoid draw, the Captain,

an older generatio recent captain of

in Australia) Fend

than

Chan

the

Humorist: It is estimated that the

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