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STAMP DUTY PETITION.

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4.)

1. That the proposed legislation will fundamentally affect the pro- prietary interest of shareholders. It will prevent auch shareholders from exercising their vested and legitimate rights of dealing with their own properties in the way they please. It will, in short, en- tail consequences on shares which can fairly be described as revolu tionary in their effect and dis astrous in their operation. And it will, Sinally, necessitate the creation by the Executive, for the purpose of carrying out its provisions, of two entirely new, privilaged and arbitrary classes of persons it. "Authorised Bankers and '* Au- thorised Dealers.”**

16. That, entirely apart from, and irrespective of, the practical- difficulties referred to above, Your. Petitioners humbly but earnestly submit that such legislation cannet b supported unless an overwhel ming case of necessity, and in the interests of the well-being of the community as a whole, could be made out by the Government. Your Petitioners humbly submit that mere evasion of Duties em- phatically cannot constitute such case, for it should be the duty of the Government to devise some means, in accordance with constitu- tional principles, to prevent such evasion, without resorting to "the simple but unfair expedient of punishing the innocent with the guilty.

19. That Your Petitioners sub- mit that, in fact and in truth, there is no substantial evasion of Duties in either case, and beg leave to deal with each case in turn.

Extate Duties.

(1) That Shares belonging to a deceased person, which were, hia at the time of his death. and although accompanied by blank transfers signed be fore his death, of course con- stitute property of which the deceased was at the time of his death competent to " and are liable as dispose such to Estate. (Estate Duty Ordinance, 1915, section 8 (1) (B)), (2) That whatever might have

been the practice in the past, Your Petitioners understand that the practice is, and has for some time been, for the. Estate Duty Commissioner to notify all the local companies of the death of any person, representation to whose estate is being applied for. (3) That in any case such a prac tice could easily be introduc ed. Under such a practice, on receipt of such a hotica tion, the company concerned would inform the Estate Duty Commissioner of any transfers which had already taken place, and such com pany would hold up any ap plication for transfer sent in subsequent to the notification, until the Estate Duty Com- missioner had been communi- cated with and his auction had been obtained,

Existing Safeguards.

(4) That Your Petitioners under- stand the following cases are merely examples of numerous similar case within the ex perience of local legal practi tioners:

(a) "A well-known Chinese gen- tleman, a few months prior to his death, took out from his bank some Union shares which be sold to meet some business obligations. The pur. chaser took possession of the scrips and blank trans fers, but did not send them to the Company for regis tration until some time after the seller's death. What happened? The transfer was held up: it Was only after-the-Estate. Duty Commissioner had been completely satisfied by the clearest evidence of the bona fide wale prior to the seller's death, and that the shares were according ly not liable to duty, that the purchaser could per fect his registration. Another Chinese gentle- man, who bad purchased certain shares and had them transferred to his name, sold them years be fore his death. He died insolvent. There was no "'estate" to be administer ed, and no application for legal representation to his estate was necessary.

true Before the could effect, the necessary transfer, the Estate Duty Commissioner had to similarly satisfied. (5) Having-regard to auch enfe guards Your Petitioners aub mit that evasion of Estate Duty must be rare. If any evasion still exists, it must, it is conceived, be confined to the cases where the death is unknown to the Estate Duty Commissioner, and the estate consists of property of such a nature that, as matter of practical necessity, no op plication for legal representa tion need be made. Cases of this kind would probably be More- few and negligible. over, even de regards such cases, and, indred, other

ches of evazion possible

OWEET

a cogent answer to the sug gested desperate remedy is

a follows:-

(a) If the death takes placé

in Hong Kong, the Gov- ernment should experience no difficulty in ascertain ing such a death and act- ing on it, on the fair se sumption that there businesslike co-operation between the Estate Duty Department and the. Re- gistrar of Births and Deaths.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th, 1928.

(b) In any event the Bill ean be no more efficacious in preventing cases of wilful evasion, since care would naturally be taken to get the parson to sign the blank transfer before his death, and to obtain due registration, under the sug- gented provisions. Indeed, in the realm of crimino-

dan logy, forging the ceased's signature to * transfer for the purpose of evading duty is of course not unknown. (6) That application for legal re

.•

presentation involves the making of an oath or affirma- tion verifying the account which has to be filed with the Estate Duty Commissioner, and in which is set out all the property in respect of which Estate Duty in payable upon the death of the de ceased (Estate Duty Or. dinance 1915, Section 10): and a false declaration ren- ders the person making the name liable to the severe sanction of the law of pes jury. Moreover, heavy pennl ties are imposed by the Or dinance for inter-meddling" (Section 19) and for delay in lodging the account with the Estate Duty Commis sioner (Section 19).

(7) That Your Petitioners submit'

that the existing inw abould therefore furnish a sufficient deterrent to evasion. Your Petitioners venture to suggest that if it is not effective in stopping evasion in toto, it is because, human

nature

being what it is, no law can abolish crime in its entirety. (8) That having made their hum- ble submissions that the pro- posed legislation cannot be Justibed by the plea of pre- veating, the evasion of Duties, even if such evasion in "fact exists, but that, in practice, there is, and can be, no sub- stantial evasion of Estate Duties, Your Petitioners beg leave to deal with the other avowed object of the Bill, namely the prevention of the evasion of Stamp Duties.

21. Stamp Dutice.

(1) That Your Petitioners respec- tifully contend that there can of course be no question of unless there is " evasion "

some subsisting legal liability which is being evaded." (2) That the Stamp Duty OI". dinance 1021, Section 29 (1) provides:-

Where, the consideration, or any part of the con- sideration, for a convey ance on sale consists of "any shares or marketable securities, the conveyance is to be charged with ad valorem duty in respect of the value of the shares of securities on the day of the date of such convey ance.**

(3) That Heading 40 of the Schedule to the Ordinance says:

(1) Transfer of shares 20 cents for every $100 or part thereof the value of the shares on the date of stamping. Period within which the Instrument must be stamped: Before de

the livery by

broker.

(4) That in their preliminary ob- servations Your Petitioners

have already submitted that a trapafer of shares is not legally complete until the same has bech registered with the Company, and that the practice of dealings in shares by means of blank transfers, and without completing the ja of bistoric .transfers,

origin, and is well-known The and well established. stamp on the transfer is pay- able in respect of "the com- plete conveyance";

not in respect of any intermediate dealings with the mere right of ultimately calling for the completion of the transfer by,

the ultimate purchaser other party entitled, eg, a mortgagee.

English Practico.

(5) That that this is the position recognised and acted upon in England is show-by-the- following quotation :—

The transfor, in the cast. of a purchase on a Stock Exchange, contains the price payable by the ulti- mate purchaser. Whore the transaction has passed through intermediate pur chasers, this price differ from that to be re ceived by the transferor, and a note to this effect is to be found upon mat transfer used by

MDY

stock-brokers. Where this LOCAL FOOTBALL

form of transfer is used, the transferor is bound by custom to execute

the

transfer notwithstanding the difference in price." (Halsbury's Laws of Eng- "land, Volume. 97, page

245).

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KIU.

An-

YESTERDAY'S MID-WEEK

GAMES.

The following are the results of yesterday's games in the Mid-week League

Lam Long Wan. 6 Hung Kui

School 0 China Athletic.. 3 Ewa Chinese, e South China.... 2 P.W.D.

Chinese 0 League Table To Data.

P. W. D. L Pts:

8. China Athletic.. 10 1 1 17

1 2 13 South China

23 Lam Long Wan. 10 P.W.D. Chinese 10 Ewo Chinese... 10 H.K. Police... 10 Hung Kui

3 3

(6) That Your Petitioners ven

ture to assert that this prac tice was not unknown to the Government of Hong Kong as is shown by clause 15 of the learned Attorney-Gen eral's observations la the

Objects and Reasons nexed to the original Stamp Bill 1021, which is as fol- Town:

29 i "Clause

tempt to deal with the problem of blank trans. fers, c., transfera shares executed by the re gistered owner in which the name of the transferee

School 9 1 ir left blank. These trans- fers pass to successive pur

South China . P.W.D. ChineEO," chasers before finally com-

South China entertained "P.W.D. pleted and registered and thus many transfers escape in the mid-week league. yesterday, paying duty.

The quer and had no difficulty in annexing tion of making all blank

very transfers illegal was ton both points. P.W.D. were

tive in the early part of the sidered but it was thought that such a prohibition game but South China defended would interfere undaly with a common practice strongly and Chan Hing Chaw play- which has been found to ed a polished game in goal, one, be useful and convenient. Blank transfers are there fail length save from Chu Ping Fai fore not made illegal, but being particularly clever. an inducement to prompt

Half-time: South China 0; P.W.D. registration of transfers is offered, or, perhaps it should be said, a penalty is placed on late registra

tions..

The home team re-started in ag gressive style, and soon opened their account through Yau. Ting

AUSTRALIA'S GREAT

STAND.

BRILLIANT - SECOND WICKËT PARTNERSHIP.

RYDER'S FINE HITTING.

(THROCON REUTEK'E AOKNOT.}

CRICKET.

'TARSITY AND XI. e. I.R.c.

The following will represent the *Varsity 2nd XI. in a League match. against the LR.C. on Saturday, at 2 p.m. sharp at Sokunpoo, Caure- way Bay

F. Hiptoola (Capt.), Dr. M. B Osman, A. Baker, A. Chan Fook. A. R. Sulieman, H. T. Barms, G. E. Yeoh, F. Fernando, D. Rai, C. Candish, and H. E. Adams.

Scorer: Otani,

H.K.C.C. e. C.R.C.

FANLING HUNT STEEPLECHASES.

CAPITAL ENTRIES

RECEIVED.

GOOD SPORT ASSURED.

[BY EARLY BIRD.1

Steeplechasing is being resumed

SYDNEY, Dec. 19th. A crowd of 2,000 were present to wee Australia continue her uphill fight this morning in brilliant wes- ther. Woodfull (17) and Hendry (21), the overnight not outs, showed some excellent batting against a steady attack. Hendry reached his 50 in S8 minutes and later put up. Hayward, O. Moor, H. Owen Maidens which is the curtain raiser

the 100 with a single, when Chap man misfelded the ball. This was when the innings had been in pro gress for 123 minutes. Just before Funch Woodfull put up a ball ever Geary's head-almost a chance.. and reached his 30 in 138 minutes. The interval was taken with the score at 129 for 1; Woodfull being 32 and Hendry 83.

in carnest at Kwanti Racecourse on Saturday afternoon when five very down, for On C.R.C. ground on Saturday at interesting events are

decision. The Erst race' will com- 2p.m

H.K.C.C.-H. R. B. Hancock mence at 3 p.m. sharp and as there are entries in the Christmas (Capt.), J. L. Bonnar, A. C. I Bowker, Capt. A. G. Dobbie, "A. Hughes, TE. Pearce, HV. Parker, Rev. E. E. Quick, and C. D, Wales.

there is sure to be an interesting contest as there are some handy. customers in this event if they go to the post. I hear Mr. Bjuke will be sending his nomination Solitaire down from Canton for this race On H.K.C.C. ground on Satur-and although it is early to pradict day, December 2nd, at p.in.:

H.K.C.C. 2ND XI. . E.C.C. 2ND XI.

ho will win he is going to take H.K.C.C.-E. J. R. Mitcheli (Capt.), E. J. Armstrong, T. L lot of beating after his performances Christie, G. E. Dinett ER at the last meeting. My Lady is Duchitt, A. N. Evers, C. P. James, also a handy customer and should G. P. Lammert, A. Reid, W. I. Tait, and E. R. West.

Great Partnership. Hendry reached his hundred soon after lunch, his first century in Test Match cricket, made in 209 minutes, and 90 minutes later 900 was put up on the board full, who was placing them cleverly to leg and showing a fins defence, I.R.C. D XI. reached his hundred after £38 minutes, and the pair together had achieved the second highest second

Wood-

have a chance of collecting a little place money bere. As You Like It' should run very well and I hear his stable connections are very con-. fident that he will win, I believe he

("That Your Petitioners besi wah. Play improved and became wicket partnerskrip in the history to represent the I.R.C. in the above is a great fencer and is. " trier

effect between the

leave to observe, parentheti cally, that they could see no very interesting, with P.W.D. striv-of the Teat Matches. Soon after appreciable difference ing hard for an equaliser. The warde Hendry was out in trying to aplendid turn a ball to leg. His prohibi- tion" of a practice, and a home defence held out, however, innings, in the course of which he statutory enactment contain and five minutes from the close a hit seven 4's, had lasted for 233 ing requirements which ren clever movement, in which all the minutes. der the continuance of such

a practice impossible from South China forwards participated, the point of view of everyday led to Lo Chai Wan Anding the nettes interval was taken: At this busincas transactions, and

Result:-

South China ***** P.W.D.

ព

that the proposed legislation with a well directed shot, will undoubtedly have the jatter effect upon the practice of Blank Transfer, which was recognised by the Govern ment to be, in the words of the Government's authorita- tive spokesman

which practice

a common has been

found to be useful and can venient, and in regard to which the same spokesman expressed the Government's

tin-

Referee: Pte. Farmsworth, Queen's Begiment.

Chinese Athletic r. Ewo,

TUES

Kippax then joined Woodfull. and the total stood at 228 when the point Woodfull had scored 109 and Kippax 4. After tea the crowd, which had swelled to 14,000. B&W Woodfull run out when he had only to his scOTE. added two The Woodfall called for a run, but Kippax refused and sent him back just too late. He had shown a magnificent defence throughout the 258 minutes of his innings in the course of which he hit six 's.

Kionax soon fell & victim to Tate, but Ryder indulged in some power- fal hitting of the tired bowlers on the on side. "He made 50 in 36 minates and had raised his score to 77 before the close of play. Australia are the left only 44 runs their second innings.

Score:-

Playing before à large crowd of Chinese "fans" these teams put up a fast and interesting display. victory going to the Athletic by three goals to nil The result some- what flatters the winners, for Ewo did a considerable share of the at-

laudable desire not to duly interfere with." (5) That, in regard to the old clause 29, Your Petisioners desire respectfully to refer to

able to slacken up

E. UNIVERSITY 2ND XI. The following have been selected League match on Saturday on the on the flat. Lieut. Col. Comyn who recently purchased Grey Eyes will I.R.C. Ground at 9 p.m. sharp...

Birdar Khan (Captain), M. Pendeavour to place his blue and Madar, A. S. Suad, N., B. white and cross belt under the eye. Kitchell, A. M. Rumjahn, J. M. A.

A. R. of the judge with his new acquisi- Ramjahn, R. Nazarin, Sufiad, D. Mohomed, A. Butt, Htion and believe me if this nervy R. Abbas and Reserve: F. M. little customer can only be induced Arculli.

VOUNTEERS' MATCHES.

to take more kindly to his job he has the makings of a real good steeplechaser.

The following teams will repre

Officers of His Majesty's Forces sent the Volunteer in matches as below on Sunday, December 23rd:- and members of the H.K.V.D.C. 1st XI v. Royal Navy on Navy will have an opportunity of showing Ground at King's Park at 1.30 p.m. us how it's done in the second race sharp-A. W. Hayward (Captain), and looking the ponies over there H. Owen Hughes, H. V. Parker, A.

some crackerjacks amongst Reid, O. S. Moor, E. C. Fincher, are

Pigg, G. A. V. Hall, S. Jex, H. L F. them. Ewis, R. H. D. Wade, S. V. Gitsins Car, Graigsved, Mis of War

"A" Team . C.R.C. on C.R.C. Ground at 2 p.m. sharp-E. J. E. and Durham are the best. I honest- Mitchell (Captain), 8. J. Jordain, ly think this event will be one of the most interesting on the card. R R. Davies, J. A. Summers, E. R ER. Divett, V. W. L. Stanion, Banks, J. J. Hirst, E. Zimmern.

Dumbell,

James

the opinion of the late Mr. tacking, and Athletic were never behind with four wickets down in West, G. Buxton, S. C. Major Lake has a likely contender

A miskick by

A G. Stephen thereon as ex pressed by him in the Legis-an Ewo defender let in Wong Hing lative Council on the 25th Cheung whose centre led a to a mix April, 1981, as follows:-

Hon. Mr. Stephen-Am I in order in referring to cause 291. I think the clause unworkable and has been wisely abandon ed.

(Hansard

1921, page 51). (8) That the amount of duty payable on Share Contract Note," which was introduced by clause 27 of the said old Stamp Bill, and which was entirely new to Hong Kong WES:-$200 for all amounts up to $10,000 and 85.00 for all amounts above that figure. (10) That the underlying idea of

the old clause dealing with Blank Transfer, above refer-

up in the Exo goal mouth. A faulty clearance gave Leung Tat Wing possession, and the centre forward scored with a quick drive which took the Ewo goalie by surprise..

Ewo retaliated but shortly before the interval Athletic came back, and the Ewo goal had a series of mar- vellous escapes.

Halftime: Chinese Athletic; 1; Ewo, 0.

Play continued fast and even, but Athletie were the superior finishers, and in Leung Tat Wing they

red to, is the same as the new possessed a centre forward of real

Australia-1st Innings.

W. M. Woodfull, 1.b.w. b

Geary

V. F. Richardson, b Lax-

wood

A. F. Kipoar, b Geary.... W. H. Ponsford, retired

burt

H. L. Hendry. b Geary"... J. 8. Rvder, 1.b.w. b Geary 25

41:

O. E. Nothling, b Larwood W. A. Oldfield: not out.... CV. Grimmett, run out... D. D. J. Blackie,' b Geary H. Ironmonger. Duck.

worth, b Larwood

Extras

Total

953

Fall of the wickets: 1/81; 2/65; 3/75; 4/152; 5/133: proposed legislation. The old ability. This player was indirectly6/171; 7/1998/999; 9/251; 10/253. clause, after due considera-responsible for the second goal tion of representations made,

Chinese Athletic Ewo Referee: Lee-Corp). Grieve, Zad K.O.S.B."

BOWLING ANALYSJA.

Larwood Tate

White

Geary

England-1st Innings.

...O. M. R. W

26.2 4 77 3 21 9 20

30 10

D 70 0

195

Harmonil

& 0 18

Holabs, Oldfield, b Grim-

mett

Sutcliffe, c Hendry, b Tron.

monger "Hammond, b Ironmonger... 95!

D. R. Jardine run out Hendren, e Richardson, b

Blackie

A. F. F. Chapman, c'Ryder,

b Blackio

Larwood, e Ryder, b Grim-

mett

Geary, 1.b.w. 6 Blackie

Tate, 1.b.w. b Blackie

Lam Long Wan v. Hung Kül

School."

was dropped in its entirety which was scored by Kit Sang, and by the Government. At the following a hot Athletic attack the same time the duty payable former put his side three up with a for "Share Contract Note was raised to a maximum of clever first time effort.

Result: $10 (double of the original amount), varying with the amount of the consideration. Government Compensation." (17) That it is therefore clear-

that the increased Duty on "share contract note" (from 85.00 to $10.00) was introduc

Played at Happy Valley yester- "the day this match resulted in an easy ed

compensate Government for the "escape" win for Lam Long Wan by six goals of Duties in respect of un- to nil The School were completely completed transfers. Indeed, outplayed throughout, and, but for this was officially stated to a good display by their diminutive be the position by His Excel-goalkeeper, defeat would have been lency the Officer Administer-still-heavier. Play was only in pro- ing the Government, Mr. greas a few minutes when Young Po Claud Severn, who stated in opened the scoring from a corner Council"... we have kick off... Before the interval further raised the rate on share con- points were added by Yeung Po tract notes, at the instance of and Bo Kar Kwon, the brokers themselves. It is an expression of their great relief in getting rid of this section" (ie. old clause 29). (Hansard 1921, page 51) Your Petitioners submit that, on this ground alone, it would be unfair for the Goy by Chan Yan Kwai as the result of to proceed with the a smart solo effort. There was little of interest in the closing

ment Bill.

Half-time: Lam Long Wan, 4 Hung Kui School, 0.

The School broke away and at-

Duckworth, not out

J. C. White, at. Oldfield,

Hendry

Extraadimi

Total......

636

Fall of the wickets:- 1/37; 2/65; 1/148; 4/293; 5/341:

CRICKET LAWS.

IS THERE NEED FOR

REVISION

[BY P. F WARNER.]

in this race but I am afraid he is a little too fresh for chasing.

Ace of Spades is, in my opinion, about the best steeplechase pony we have at the moment and I fail to see how he is going to get beaten despite the fact that there are two other very, decent challengers in the

race.

Mowgli is king amongst ponies and is liable to upset the best of good things. And another handy entrant from the same stable is Lock Rannoch who is not so dusty The heavy scoring last summer over the big course. Mr. Bjuke may in first-class cricket-414 centuries start Solitaire again and providing were made has led to a discussion he does not expect this game little as to whether the laws of cricket, chaser to carry his colossal weight aad especially that relating to of 200 pounds or over the pony may 1-b-w, should be altered or not. possibly get one of the place prizes.

I have received much correspon- Loch Rannoch looks an easy thing dence on the subject, and I have for the fourth гасе providing had conversations with cricketers Durham is not reserved for this. of all generations, and with um- I do not think that the connections pires and groundsmen, and after of Mowgli will accept his handicap careful thought, and viewing our of 162 lbs. as I fancy the little national and imperial game from variegated chap would find the every angle, the only changes weight too much over this distance. should make are that a batsmen Caviare may be sent out here but should be given out 1-b-w to a ball judging by nis none too impressive pitched on the wicket and which was

not sufficiently snicked with the gallop at the last meeting he is sure to be the back cloth of the bat to have missed the stumps, and stage setting which will be reveal- that the words "or any part ofed when the judge ticks them off the ball should be added, after at the finish. Siang River should the word "ball," to the present run handily as he has been over the law (24) relating to 1-b-w, which course regularly, and can with cer

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tainty be depended on to stand up "Or, if with any part of his for the distance. person he stops the ball, which,

It is a very hard matter to in the opinion of the umpire at nominate the winner of the last race the bowler's wicket, shall have

been pitched in a straight lines it is a forced entry and most of from it to the striker's wicket the ponies entered will not start here. I would, however, advise my and would have hit it."

renders to wait till later on before: Such an alteration would seem deciding on a fancy for this event. unnecessary, but an umpire has I shall have some news for punters known to give a bataman not out in the Daily Press next Saturday............ been because a part of the ball

pitched off the wicket "I

The game is good enough as it is; it is the turf on which that game is played that is in need of reform.

Top-Dressing Evil. Wickets are over-prepared. The

tacked for a spell after the change 8/432; 7/490; 8/523; 9/50; 10/036. top-dressing which is used on most over, but were soon forced back, and a further goal was contributed

(12) That Your Petitioners-sub-stages, Lo Chi Yin scored the sixth.

Result

Lat Long Wan....... 9 Hung-Kui-School-

Referee: Ptc: Lamb, R.A.M.C.

mit that the Share Congoai. tract Duty" raised by the Amended Bill of 1921 from 85.00-to-the maximum of $10.00, is payable in respect of every sale:" it is, in' essence, alevy" on every transfer," in the popular sense, of shares. (13) That having regard, there- fore; to the well-known sys- tem of blank transfer, and to the history of the Hong Kong legislation indicated above, Your Petitioners sub- mit that there is, and can be,

HOCKEY.

UNIVERSITY-BEAT-Y.M.C.A.

The University 1st defeated the Y.M.C.A. "A" in an interesting

no possible question of evad-hockey match at King's Park on ing Stamp Duties.

Tuesday by 0 clear goals.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

"O. M. R. W.

42 15 60

Nothling Grimmett Ironmonger Blackie

Hendry

Ryder

84 14 191.2

68 21 142

3910148-

23.14 52

... 11

D 3 22 3 11 Australia-Zad Innings.

Kippax, ......

W. M. Woodfull, ran out'. 111 V. Y Richardson, o Hen-

dren, b Tate

H. L. Hendry, 1.b.w. b Tate 112. AP, Kippax, bw. b Tate fo J. S. Ryder not out. 77

O E. Nothing not out-20-

Extras

Total (for 4 wkts.) Tall of the wickets:

·1/0; 9/215; 3/234; 4/248,

330

grounds takes all the life out of them, and even after rain and a hot sun one seldom sees a really sticky wicket. The wicket is mere- ly slow and easy after rain; the ald "glue-pót ' is practically

never seen..........

No one advocates a return to the dangerous wicket, but surely s

There are bowlers almost as good

as any in the past, such as Tate. Larwood, J. C. White, Freeman. &c., but the general level is not so high and this is shown by the fact that there are few counties. which can point to more than one really first-class bowler.

Faat bowlers do not thrive on a programme which begins on May 1st and ends about September 12th, and over-preparation does not en- courage either them or the slow left-hander.

We believe that Australia would »

happy mean in to be found and be the first to welcome a return to discussion concentrated on the over the days when the wicket was not preparation of wickets and the so elaborately prepared as

necessitate even the taking of ita laws of the game, with the excep

temperature!

tions mentioned above, left alone.

Mr. G. A. Faulkner, most famous The high scoring is due to (1) the super excellence of the wickets, (2) of all South African cricketers the enormous amount of cricket good enough in his prime for an played, with the natural result that imaginary World's XL-has writ the bowlers become worn out, (3) ten words of wisdom on this mat- the general improvement in batter in "The Cricketer Annual ting, and (4) the deterioration; as which I would commend to all who Fare interested in cricket.-London whole, of bowling, due to 2 (Dontinued on neil Column). Morning Post.

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