1946-02-20 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1946

New County Cricket

Dr. Sun Fo

QUEENS Championship Scheme Due To-Day

LAST 4 SHOWS At 2,30, 5.16,7.15, 9.15 p..

Always In

My Heart'

A NEW WARNER BROS. BIT

Starring KAY FRANCIS WALTER HUSTON and Intreducing globus GLORIA WARREN with BORRAH MINEVITCH & HIS RASCALS

Showing To-Day

"

QUMMENUING TOMORROW

ABBOTT AND ÖUSTELLO

in

"SOCIETY,"

KING'S

(By Vernon Morgan).

LONDON, FEB. 19. COUNTY CRICKET CLUBS ARE CLEARING DECKS READY FOR ACTION FOR THE FIRST SERIOUS' COMPETITION SINCE BEFORE THE WAR WHEN, STARTING NEXT MAY, YET ANOTHER CHAM- PIONSHIP SCHEME WILL BE TRIED OUT.

IN THE PAST, ALMOST EVERY NEW SEASON HAS SEEN A NEW CHAMPIONSHIP SYSTEAI BEING TRIED OUT AND USUALLY FOUND D'INTING.

PLAN THE IDEAL

WOULD BE FOR EACH. COUNTY TO PLAY EACH OTHER ON A HOMA AND AWAY BASIS DURING THE SEASON, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE TOO MANY CLUBS, 17 OF THEM, FOR THIS TO BE DONE IN THE TIME AVAILABLE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE NEXT BEST PLAN HAS BEEN RESORTED TO #THEREBY EACH COUNTY DOES MEET EKERY OTHER COUNTY AT LEAST ONCE EACH SEA- SON.

The mesen schere is for games, and the rugger interna- each county to moet ten others tionul, Wilfred Wooller, also on home and away basia and hopes to aasist frequently. play one game this season with Reuter.

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the VUBIC for these single games will be reversed. In the coming season there are also three Tests to be played against. In fia, caes of three [days' duration.

HIGH clase "Parker" and "heal fere" fountain-pans, "Ronson" lighter, cigaretto cases, watches, curlos and sundry goods wanted. Apply Ah Mong Store, 1, Stanley Street.

Middlesex will be led by R. W. V. Robins, while an fanova- tion is the appointment of G. O. Allen, their former fast bowler bender and Test Caplain,

talen spotter." Mild'enex are taking a leaf out of Yorkshire's bok by running a nursery in the Club and Ground side for the first time,

Allen, who has not announced his retirement from first-class cricket, may assist the county from time to time, but hie groin trouble may prevent assis.ance

with the ball.

OVAL RECONSTRUCTION

Dr. Sun Ro, Chairman of the Legislative Yuan, is arriving inį the Colony from Canton by apecial plane this morning, and will stop over for a few days native before proceeding to his village in Chungshan to vlait his mother.

It is understood that nocom- panying Dr. Sun will be his son. Sun Chi-ping. Dr. Wan Yuen-! ning, Dr. Chung Kai-fai and Mr. Tsang, his secretary.

the

Dr. Sun Fo may slay nt Government House as the guest of His Excellency

Cn-C. Vice Admiral Sir Ceell Harcourt. and the Chinese community pinti to give a dinner party in his! honour at the Hong Kong Hotel on Feb. 21,

SOVIET RECORD

London, Feb. 19. The Moscow radin said that the Soviel athlete Talyana Kare- inn had set a new world's record. for the 3,000 moters at Hammer, Norway. Her time was given as) 5 minutes 37 seconds-Associated] Press,

Readers' Letters

Z.B.V.

worda

Sir, -May

shy a few through the medium of your es teemed paper re renders' criticism of Z.B.W. brondeistä.

It is no easy task to prepare radio programmer for 6 hours each day, and under the circum stances I think Z.B.W. have-done well.

MODERN POETRY

Sir, When I see a criticism of my work or that of another 1 ask for details concerning the quali tentions of the critic. May your readers accordingly have the pri vile of seeing some examples | of verne written by Philosophis and Mr. Hopkina?

As one of the parties concerned erudite discussion in the

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There is however ample onnor.

fur

"live" brand- He tunity casts, and I for one feel there is! a definite demand for them. For commencing in your column on example,

Weekly Hour" would provide a chance the above subject, perhaps for both the services and civilian should add a few remarks in ex-

planation-not defence. to air their talents. Moreover 1 convinced there exists

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"Amateur

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Why not a talent Rolling com petion?

In the first place all my verses' written for Come

E. R. T. Holmes, former Sur-abundance of talent in the Colony, have been

viven the opportunity special, occasion or as the result rey captain, also has a job for and if

For, ex- his county which is unlikely to could provide many a "live" turn of a sudden suggestion.

umple, the Brooke inspired" leave him much, if any, time from the studio. for the game.

series was not inspired by Brooke He been ap

at all hut by one of my friends" fritter in pointed organiser of the £100,000

at home who asked Centenary Fund to reconstruct he Oval and make it on: of the

whether or not he should write of Grantchester and neighbouring finest Test grounds in the world

aluces because when the position in This is a fulltime job.

was reversed and he Gibraltar it made him homesick to receive letters from myself in' the same vein.

The Glamorgan County side will be captained by J. C. Clay' next season. He will have the of Hadyn -regular assistance

P. F. H. Dyson, Davies, A. Judge, W. E. Jones, G. Davica and A. D. C. Matthews,

A testimonial funds is to bal raised for G. Smart, who is ex- pected to play in a number of

Smart Work By Police

In passing I feel 1 must SAY thank you to Z.B.W. for "Radio Rythm Club" on Monday nights, and the relay from ENSA Star Theatre on Saturday nights, two brunderts I enjoy very much.

.

LISTENER.

MYSTIFIED

Was

There is therefore, no need to bring Rupert Brooke into the dix- acquainted cussion. I am well with his poetry and only wish own efforts were one Sir,In the light of the evident that my

But I concern and discontent raging in hundredth marta mood.

M.V. "Aorangi,' and now have lived near Grantchester for the

longer than the poet and the vil becoming manifest in the series Church, the Mill and the of correspondence appearing in your Paper,

it would seem those responsible for

-this- 17.000 ton -ilner 30

impotent in Hong Kong

that

chestnuts belong equally to every one who can appreciate them.

It is assumed that both your correspondents are familiar with does my were optimists indeed if they ex- the places mentioned:

picture in pected that the continual pursuit description raise any

policy concerning the their minds? If of their

consider object of the Armed bandits who committed vessels, would not

able criticism. Any

achieved. argument in support of the con- that her services here are

a hold-up in Caine Road

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the main verges has been

In the meantime

some odd

o'clock Just night had a short"

me that is in my opinion so versos rather unhappily entitled

with an

car

as to be completely and overwhelmed by of ovidence clamour-

this

evidence

are

lived freedom, smart work by the resulting in the arrest of a inse in connection

with

the

"Nostalgia" (not in reference to the famous horse of that name)! that expect case just over two hours later.

haye appeared. I

rendered Victims of the hold-up were a the clerk, Lee Kwok-wing, and a lady ins for

Mr. Hopking has been ora livid by these but as they were A friend. Miss Chan. car,

originally intended to NO. CSALUTshing

apruse my to them hand- 147, drove up to

in Caine

but it should only be children aged 6 and 8 respectivel Road and Chinese, with

thinking to remind

Task him for

a simple anyone kerchief over his face, alighted. necessary

British people, that the present may automatic!

call mental approach? Does He was armed

day plight their

of

country,

see Derbyshire in them? and spoke English. A wrist for the marshalling of every watch and $200 were taken from, ounce of onerev if disaster is to In the second place, when 1;

the have completed verses in respect Lee $235 from biss Chan, be avoided. As

and

the past. At about 10.30 the

calls for was merchant ships of Britaiving the them. I pass them to the Edit

of the occasion which which challenged by a Naval patrol near made her great by the 0.S.K. wharf and refused to ed Ensign of her commerce into of your contemporary in a spirit h's "Poet's stop. A squad of pollee under the far corners of the earth and of assistance for Inspector R. Mackenzie eventually bringing tome the vital food- Corner." If in his iugement the stopped the car near the Empress stuffs and raw materials, will appeal to renders is wide enough

allowed) play an ba Hotel and arrested the Chinese (if they are

publication pr proceeds to aumably battle

give u to

certain amouns driver.

Integeral part in the hard

of pleasure to A The car had been stolen from for recovery.

proportion of course that any such Statue Square,

readers. Some It is clear, therefore,

the verses and other: in merchant ship that is retained for like

i_mec view-this any purpose other than one which the opposite can be pro

Most of them. .being! be proved to to completely nected.

no interest in troon English, have such KA indispensable. carrying ele should be "libe- poetry and feel neither outraged rated" with the utmost dispatch, nor insired for the simple reason Te facilate this being done, the that they never read verse. This of certain Nava! Is moro sensible abdude thun employment vesels. (which are of course un- to cead works which would cause suitable for commercial purposes) Irritation. would appear a sound move. The

see no reason to defend

Manila. Feb. 19 A resolution demanding the immediate withdrawal of soviet forces fram Manchuria as in perative for the sake of protect ing the territorial integrity and ANYTHING & everything for sovereign rights of Ching, was calculators, Also Calculating ma-passed yesterday. by n

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use of escort carriers for troop form of the versos. The Tried To Bribe

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terrying purposes illustrates much charge brought against poetry of a course is fensible Why then to-day is that of obscurity. Two at home "Artifex, critics, my Publisher have the "Montelare," "Pioneer" and

to and the Poetry Society have "Resource," to and name the most prominent, all Judged my work to be free from been

allowed to

to leave this port this fault. In justice, however it

on two charges, bwo for the UK. where they will should be said that my versos Summoned before Mr. W. H. H.K.$100 REWARD presumably be more or less idle written in England were better Chinese were found guilty and ems than the ones produced here, fined $260 and $50, respectively. until the next war? It seems

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