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THE LESSONS OF THE TESTS.

ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA AT THE WICKET.

TEAM WORK AND ITS REAL SIGNIFICANCE.

[BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF **THE OBSERVER"]

the

16TH, 1929

CANTON NEWS.

(FROM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT=]| GUNBOAT'S CHANGE OF NAME.

CONSTABLE IN TROUBLE.

MAN WHO WAS TOO" FOND OF.. HIS BED.

LADY'S SUICIDE AT DOVER. VICTIM OF JAPAN EARTHQUAKE, “

Tragic experiances which had befallen

At the Central Magistracy yveler. Mrs. Olive May.. the lady who on March 14th. was found shot in the Grand Hotel, Dover, were related at the inquest two · The Chinese gandat.dwig Fang, the day beform Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, days later by her brother-in-law. dr. only ship of the First Squatson of: the Wei Hai Wei police constable, was Walter Matthew Max. of Friera-rond, East Dulwict M May identified the Chinese Navy which, in 1917, deserted in karged with misconduct, namely parad- body as that of the widow of his brother,order to follow the late De San Yati Sening åfteen minutes late for duty, who was killeil in grent Yokohamia

ASP Kerr stated that this was the earthquake of

in July last, Mr. Movement against Northern Militarisin '67th: occasion on which the constable had There is a traveller's tale, believed to returning to ptewher, 101 Since to Canton to start thu Constitutiouslist]; be well founded, that when the cannibals May said his sister-in-law bad suffered of the Fiji Islands where converted to from neurasthenia and insomnia, which but returned northward in 1933, to remain been guilty of similar offences, to this cricket, matches were played between he atributed to the shock she experienced faithful to the Kuomintang leader, a me. The man would have been deals which with 200 players on each side, and one out with. har husband, after the first changed her name.to. Chang, Shaon, this with departmentally, but when he wAR towas, or villages, or tribes one forgets when her husband was killed. She had that the strugge endured for a whole month before one game was decided led to his business with blessrs. Kelly and Yat Sen. The change of namin, took place it.. The man wanted to get away from Clearly, this was a. Bight to a finish. On. a much less expensive scala Australia and England have concluded their tourna ment, but their rubber of five matches bave been crowded into a month of thirty une daya.

toil.

shock of earthquake, and he had proceed being another name of the late Dr. Sun

in Canton Harbour, April 12th, when Walsh, publishers, while his wife went to shop. In the great earthquake shock stroyed,, and. Mr. May was killed. The paid formal respect to their late chief: at noon the publisters' building was de- the Kantointang throughout the World wife was sitting in a road with building The Chung Shan win the late Dr. Sun's{ collapsing all around, and tres breaking

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out. She got to her husband's office to ship of refuge in the summer And. it heap of ruins, and although fire when he was forced to flee from, lös. had broken out she twice attempted to get amongst the ruine.

had been taken on

TAKE A PEG before the pustie, lament the defeat of stead, a brother of Mrs. May, said bie

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Defendant was fined $10, or in default tavo weeks' imprisonment.

Each of the first three encounters ex- tended unto seven days, and the last two

She was only Presidential Palace at the foot of the proof that the man did not oversleep, i into five days. Of course, this is rather over six days for each match; not quite persuaded to go away at last by being Goddess of Mercy Hill in Canton City, seemed as if this sort of thing was being so time-consuming, so soul-destroying as told that her husband the practice was in the Fiji Islands, but a refugee ship. She was taken on another Dr. Sun remained on board this gunboat done persistently. These offences looked quite long enough to decide even anship, but for many months she refused for 55 days in Canton before he departed:mewhat deliberate. Imperial Championship at cricket's manly to believe that her husband was dead.

on board a British gunboat for Hongkong She was fairly comfortably off, and had

en route to Shangha never threatened suicide.

Clarence Randall, of Rona-road, Hamp- THE BUTCHERS. GRIEVANCES..

The hutcheries in Canton are sent sister seemed quite cheerhil latterly. rived at the Grand Hotel on March 12th,

Other evidence showed that the lady ar-petition to the Civil Governor, asking, for and two nights later, when to reply could the dismissal and punishment of the be got fram her room, the door was Cautan Municipal Health Commissioner. forced, and she was found shot. Richardson, police surgeon,, stated that and his food inspirectóra-who, in spite of he- found Mrs. May dead in a chair, with the recent protest against their abuan ofi A wound in her forehead and a loaded power, are, it is allogedy.still- acting ind revolver, from wirich one shot bad been ared,. on a table close by.

There are those who, placing the prize England. Well, let them weep if they can comfort themselves. The team sent out by the MC. and captained by Arthur Gilligan, have lost four matches out of live. Hence the wailing of the Jeremiahs and the tears of the weaker brethren. Let R congratulate Aus- tralia and nurse the hope of completely reversing these figures aext year if we must play for prizes; for results above All things..

Without special. pleading or many in- ventions to excuse the English eleven, it is well to examine the situation with some minuteness.. When Arthur Gilligan was responding to a toast at the fan chean given by Lord Forster, the Gover nor-General, after the rubber had been decided at Adelaide, the English captain was credited with this remark: "I hope. the next two matches will be good, strug- gles, but I hope they will not last seven lays.*

ORDEAL. BX TESTS-

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Here was the very Mark Tapley of cricket, betraying a sign of weariness of the flesh. In Australia our men have SOLE AGENTS. imposed upon them Australian conditions -Bghts to finish regardless of the flight of days, eight balls to the over, as well as all-local conditions of wicket and weather, which are, of course, in evitable, Bur matches of this character an pot games. This is not quite cricket as we understand it. This is ordeal by Tests.

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The first Test lasted 20 hours minutes (average time per innings hours 9 minutes), the second 28 hours 57 minutes (average hours 14 minutes er innings), the third bhare 56 minutes (average 6 hours 44 minutes per innings), the fourth 15 hours as minutes Yaverage hours 16 minutes per innings), and the fifth 15 mars 20 unrates (over nge 4 hours 38 minutes per innings)

These statistics, which are, unfortu tately, necessary, show the gradual diminution of time over each struggle as nervons strain and physical fatigue slowly but surely exhausted the players Be fore a ball was bowled we recall that both Warwick Armstrong, and Herbert Collins assessed the rival forces as-nearly equal. and suggested that the matches

would become tests of endurance.

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ANTI-DAZZLE. LIGHT TEST. EFFECTIVE DEVICES. SHEWN IN LONDON.

DETECTIVE WOUNDED...

SEQUEL TO" EARLY MORNING.

CHASE.

Before Mr. B. W. Hamilton. it the.. Kantoor Magistracy yesterday,

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a very unsatisfactory manner. The pati. Chinese were charged with the theft of: The coroner returned a verdict that she tion adds that recently more than $9,000 three planks of wood from a contractor's. met her death by shooting herself, not

was collected from some 13 Intelieriosted in Chu Yan Street,

It was stated that defendants werk being of sound mind.

in fines by the inspectors, but no receipts. were issued by the. Public Health. Depart. being chased by two watchmen in the ment. The butcheries-ure asking for the early-bours of Tuesday morning, when. privilege of being allowed to appoint a they ran into three Chinese detectives. board of examiners who shall have the who were on search duty in the street. right to review, all findings of: the Health They refused to stop, whereupon, tha

police opened are, with the result that... Department... TAX ON A FOREIGN PROPERTY. 90% of the defectives was wounded in Mr. An To Sheng;-of Tiên. Wir tomthe left hand. One of the detectives out> No fewer than 40 enra, pach Atted with a different kind of an-dazzic device, pany, 30% Wai:Or Road, Canton City, stripped the others and caught the man parade in processión past a crowd of is being detained by the Police for having when a shot fired by one of his fellow. Totoring, enthusiasts. As each var passed failed to pay the many war imports on which was aimail at the fugitives, bit him it was possible to measure the access

A demonstration of anti-duzzie motor beadlights and devices, took place re- cently in lichmond Park under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club,

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its device by the volume of applause. his premises, upon the advice of his fan-in the band. One driver whose,lamps did not meet with approval was greeted with a cry of

9 hour

lord, who is a foreign aulject now pro-Accused were remanded for testing. against Chinese taxation of for for the production of wikace for the sign properties for which he claims there defenen,

Pet them out! Most of the lamps were based on the proposed Ministry of Transport Bill, for

are no-treaty, sanctions. Mr. Au pro dealing with the dazzle problem, that is,

RESIDENT MISSING..

the beams of the lights were controlled testing the as a tonant, he is not respon- so as to come below the vision of apsible for payment of the tax, on the prMYSTERY OF MR. E., H. GUBBAY, proaching drivers and pedestrians. The perty, while the Polluc contend that a result was arrived at in a variety of ways, mechanical, and by the arrangement of resent: order, has made it obligatory on reflectors.

It was possible to gain some idea of the effect of motor at lighting under such regulations.

As the cars approached the crowd the result was quaist. All que could soC WAS. a mass of people eut off at the waist-line. Heads and the upper parts of the body were almost invisible. Tree trunks in the park were brightly illuminated. Branches were qut off.

On March 3rd. Mr.. Ezekiel Harry

the tenant; to lance the tax and then Grubbay, a member of this Jewish Cari- set it off, against the rental payable to munity, of Elgin Street: was nigeria? the landlord..

missing

THE SINGAPORE BASE.

·THE. ***TINES * ON HONGKONG'S GIFT.

Following investigation sex to the inim ing man's movements, sincs last seen in Hongkong, Mr. Gubbay was traced to Macua. From there, it, anpuans, he took passage on the 5.8. Hang, Cheung from

Macao to Canton. A three o'clock in

The idea of the demonstration was to show that there are in existence a number-The Times, referring to. Hongkong's of inventions which mitigate the dazzle gift towards the Singapore buse: the morning or the 14th inet, a salcon--

steward knocked at. Mr. Gubbay's cabin

a very large extent this is what they have light evil and to encourage inatorists und debate in the House of Lords yesterdaş, door for the purpose of taking him in

been, and the conditions have never been the same for each side,

enr makers to use them.

Ministry of Transport officials and chief constables from many counties, were present.

(March 4th) afternoon and a friendly question in the Commons revealed the cup of tea. Receiving no reply, be notable fact that the little colony of pushed open the door and was startled to The first three Tests answered the ques

Hongkong has offered a quarter of a find that the occupant of the cabin had tion that had to be settled. Australia

million sterling towards the construcnished. Mr. Gubhay'a clothes werk it is presumed that Mr. left behind and. batted first on each occasion. Their open-

tion of the naval base at 'Singa ing innings passed through 15 hours and

to have excelled "all bowlers by the num pote This spontaneous and generous Gubbay either fell, wi jumped overboard. 30 minutes, 3 hours and 38 minutes, and

ber of bis victims in muy set of Eve mat act shows.

could. nothing els The smallest ches. S hours and 45 minutes.

England's aged wicker keeper, has how strongly a British Fowession in total of Collins and his comrades was disposed of as many men behind the the Far East feels on this matter and

W. A. OM-

of

went to bat for the last innings

а

LOCAL SPORT:--

BILLIARDS,

430-to lead of with, and England never stumps as his youngers never have how readily it takes it for granted that

with field. That Strudwick

the present Government will proceed with wut having to make as least 372 to win- forfeited a bys in one innings of the project which its predecessor dison- and only, two byes in another venture of and this was a total two runs in exorða

ing tinued." According of the previous record in the fourth 459 stamps him as a wonder.

to the Australians Mr. Gilligan is the The Times, of course, did not know CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY. innings established at Adelaide in 1991. Well might one grona escape from finest mid-off England has ever had-and that the general public in Hongkong Gilligan.

Had he written on his but they have wen George Hirt Aul again wore in complete ignorance of the fact kie labor bar opus ext he would merely our fielding has been described as superior that the offer had been made by the Gor

to that of the victors.

ernment until after its acceptance had have proved that he was human.

been announced in Parliament!

RT BRITISH TRADITIONS. It was one of cricket's little ironies that when the rubber had been lost

These successes are not negligible; not) "heads" came up and England batted of minor account. It is wise to place first. Then the Australians were fielding this tour in its right perspective and quel that for 8 hours and 38 minutes, with ask what were the points upon which the Australia followed-on for the first time we could congratulate ourselves after for 20 years and were beaten By merit1920-21 and after 1921 at Home? When we look back and think of the arrival according to impartial eye-witnesses. In

SCOTS EVERYWHERE.

A SURPRISE FOR SIR ROBERT · HORNE IN BURMAH.

AT V.R.C.

REAULE OF FIRST SEMI-FINAL.

In the first of the serai-finals in, the hilliards tournament for the Champion- ship of the Colony, played at the Victoria Recreation Club last night, Mr. S. C Kwok defented Mr. E. W. Spry by 1,000- 730.

CHIEF BRÉA KB.

The chief breaks were: Mr. Kwok: 91, 41, 32, 24, 21, 50, 28, 25,

the last match, when the process of ex- of men like, Sutcliffe and Tate, who have to the best tradi- could raise an individual century and

of English tions wearing quality of suck

A men an proved the weaker went to the wall.

Hobbs and Strudwick, and of the com-

haustion was nearly complete, no player lived and played het, of the good related some experiences of his trip: to Mr. Spry: 36, 25, 34, 35, 33,

A WARNING EXAMPLE.

Never bus there been a series of Test

matches comparable with.t

this. tournment,

and those belots in England, who have with desired to intoxicate themselves with fights to a finish when the Australians are After devoting 123 hours, or thereabouts

Sir Robert Horne at Glasgow recently Burmah.,

He said he met Scots, wherever he

ing of Kilner and Whygall, there is not weat, and even spent Christmas Day with ore of his constituents, whom he met in the least justification for despondency.

the Kather let us be hopeful that 1926 will Mandalay

restoration of English complete cricket-so nobly commenced,

FOOTBALL

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HAPPY; VALLEY OBOUNDS CLOSED.

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with us have had a warning by example. major, and the lack of a bowler' to got here, but it will probably be to this afternoon, the LK.F.C. will be at

vanquished. but our men have broken the causes of 28th Day

to this argument with Australia, we are. render effective. to Tate have been expensive for ye.

The Australians have man

But records and not been able to win. have had more

yet not That is a tribute to the team strength of for man attained a the foe, but also to our capacity under ed excellence |p.] "foreign conditions. It feat, to concentrate upon the buildius

to encourage au

Engli

CRICKET.

R.N. UNIVERSITY.

He went into a shop in an Eastern city

some shirts. The man behind to buy The unevenness and unreliability of the the counter showed him various articles

of our batsmen, a weakness never

and said. "There's anither line I BaOn the Hongkong Football Club ground Six home to the R.A., in the first division of (Laughter.) bir Robert asked, the shopman how long he the Longue. Kick-off at 5.15 p.. had been out of Scotland, and got the rom today all the grounds in the level of sustain answer Jist thirty-four years, bat inside of the race-course, Happy Valles it if for England to how did ye ken on ? Being told that will be closed to footballers and at the

am- his decent team added

bad betrayed him, the man full service of golfers. Man, I thought I'd lost it." have scored 411 in the fourth inning power and

(Laughter.) for Hobbs to have surpassed all men with who have gifts for the game.

He went on to my that the grant nine centuries in Tests (and three such cricket was of higher quality when the scores in consecutive matches during this rival counties were fewer in number and tragedy to-day was that British boys were no longer coming up for the Indian last series), For HP. Sutcliffe to have more on the plane of equality. We can

Civil Service. A distinguished Gover The following will represent the Hong- reached an aggregate which exceeds that learn from Australia, for in Sydney and nor bad told him of the last lot of kong University 1st XL in the postponed Melbourne they are inclined to reduce Indian Civil Servants to come into his League match against the Royal Navy the

province

Nine were patives and one C.C. on Saturday at 2 pm, on the Uni inning, for Sutcliffe to have

then, more carefully for for more was British. If that rate of progression varsity ground-H. N. Baihutchet Warren, Bardsley of his splendid isola groups Their, Lion in making two centuries in the gulat cricket of the best class obtainable. went on the great work they had

Qaick, F..A. Relipond, A. S. Het W. out any conversion, revolution, or up same Test Match, for Hobbs and Sutcliffe The character of Australian commitices in India would disappear entirely with (apt.), A. A Rumjahn, Rev. E. K

more than 100 on the is that they never seem satisfied, they scoreboard belare the first wicket fell in are always working for improvement and rising of Indian people demanding for Gittins, TO. Yeow. J. L. Young- three consecutivo innings, and for Tate for ever looking to the 1958 We will af native government. That was a, process are, C., W. Lam, W. H, Bling, and B. P.

that must stop." (Continued on nest Column). ***** | say no more.:

of any player in any rubber, for

to

ako three hundreds number of their clubs and to grow

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