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Scottish Air-Mail Letter ACCIDENTS

Scots In Australia: Conference Between Churches: Memorial Chapel At Glasgow: Scottish Unemployment: Civil Air Services: Lieut.-Col. Colville

"And Trade

i

Safety First Campaign

Hong Kong

(1) Privite motor car No. 116 licensed in the name of T.AG. Brayfield, Queens Buildings, wa being driven in Connaught Read West from West to East near the Cheung Chau Ferry Wharf at 11.10 hours on the 33.34 at a speed of approximately 18 miles per hour, when a woman with a child strap subsidy, other compardes providingped to her back suddenly ran out air transport services in from the left hand side of the road, inland

She imene- other parts of the United Kingdom and was knocked down by the front should receive similar initial assis-near-side mudguard. tance.

(Special Air-Mail Service) Edinburgh, January 17. A brief analysis of the Scottish unemployment position was given by Lleutenant-Colonel Colville, M.P.. Secretary of the Department for Overseas Trade, when he addressed a meeting in Galashiels last night. The meeting was held under the the Roxburgh, and auspices of Selkirk Unionist Association, and was presided over by ex-Provost Rutherford, Galashiels.

patriots

CRICKETERS OF THE

SECOND RANK

Good Men Who Just Missed

Greatness

The other day a fine cricketer | lief that D. J. Knight missed, his footing an the upper slopes of dled, and outside his own county few tributes were paid to his greatness, slipped by accident in- character and quality, "Lol" Cook to the vold. He was a beautiful was one of the honourable com- batsman, one of the few stylists pany of

those players who just of th post-war period. He-play- ed for England a Trent Bridge missed greatness. Cricket history is at written too much in terins against Australla in 1921. In the

second of the kings and dynasties; after all, the geniuses are only the sum total of the vast anonymous ac- tivity that, so to say, tills the field. There is fascination in any study of frustrated taleht, of skill and effort which missed the summits.

innings of England he faced Gregory and McDonald with composure; he dicked delicious- delicious strokes here and there by

wrist work as lissom as Spooner's. His scored reached the thicles; he seemed set for a cen- Then tury of grace and felicity suddenly he was run out through no fault of his own. A hundred runs that day" could have given Knight the confidence he needed. (But there's the point!-does any- the secondrater need such a gift?)

body but and a Hay-

An alternative suggestion,diately go up, and on examina the Imperiation both the woman and infant I gather, is that Airways might consider including were found to be unhurt,

(2) Kam Kwan licensed motor the existing aeroplane service in

driver No. 4740 was driving motor the Highlands within the ambit of No. 6 at 18.25 hrs. on the their international organisation..

3.2.34 in Morrison Gap Road from

On his day Cook was one of the SCOTS WHA HAC DOWN UNDER West to East. He signalled he

was going to stop near the junction finest medium-paced bowlers who Trade in Scotland, said Lieute-

Fdom, Melbourne comes the stir of Morrison Hill Read, when sud- ever lived; why did his way, not come to him nearly every day? nant-Colonel Colville, had centred

the denly a private motor car No. 560 ring news that "units of around certain main basic heavy Australian Militia forces organised driven by Badea Singh licensed What is the quality which marks industries, and prominent among f as Scottish units" have just receiv- or driver No. 6819 came round the difference between a Cook and them was the shipbuilding trade.ed permission to wear kilts-which the bend from Wong Nei Changa Macaulay a Cuttell and a J. T. The Scottish unemployment figures showed that the number of insured sounds like another triumph for load, and drove in between the bus Hearne a Sandham

Nor and a private car driven by Mr. ward; a Charles Hallows and a. that picturesque garment. persons recorded na, unemployed

up: in G. Pilcher, which was overtak- Warren Bardsley? can aggrieved at December: 1931, was 362,058; at

"N.B.." who would like to keeping the bus, causing damage to the December, 1932, 330,480; at January, the kut copyright to themselves, near-side rear mudguard of the 1933, 396.127; and at December,

mplaint private car. The off-side rear mud- CI any lament 1933. 339,691.

about unjustled infringe. .ents of guard of the bus damaged to pri- vate motor car No 560 handle of design. Since Australia is part of

Empire it follows the off-side door broken and the British the

benar-side front hub cap. automatically that it must thoroughly well sprinkled with authentic Scots" and it house are not entitled to wear the kilt, who As to their presence is?

"down prevalence

મૈં under." famous story establishes the fact Sald an English in playful form. tourist in Australia to his host, "You seem to have a good many Scotsman in these parts." payments "Lots."

Thus unemployment amongst Insured persons in Scotland at the end of December, 1933, was over 40.000 lower than a year earlier, and about 23.000 lower than in

December, 1931.

The latter comparison, but not the former, might be affected by the elimination of persons who ceased to register at the exchanges following the disallowance of their claims for unemployment benefit under the anomalies regulations,

or the

transitional

scheme which came into operation

in the autumn of 1931,

SEASONAL FACTORS

Litter

W3S

and

the reply. "But that's not the real trouble, you know-the real plague's rabbits."

whs

wag

Cuttell and Webb,

age, of

Willis Cuttell is practically for- gotten now; yet his bowling was amongst the best of its kind dur- ing the years 1898-1904; and that was the golden

cricket. cause the ball to Cuttell could break back and., beter skill, he could cause the next ball to break away; his length was accurate, and he knew how to disguise his

he worried the greatest batsmen pace and fight. Year after year of the country; he was also a good But he never batsman himself.

even played for England, never played for the Players. His trou-

was

ble

lack of imaginative energy the indefinable force which enables a man to see an oppor- unity and grasp it the moment it hall-shows itself. It is a sort of

faith

Cutteil usually hoped for the best, but feared the worst; he

-superb bowler who played for same notable was in temperament like another Lancashire in the

Knight failed ingloriously in the subsequent Test match at Lord's; i the butterfly was smashed on Armstrong's grim wheel None the less, the bats manship of D. J. Knight in the seasons of 1910- 21 will not pass out of memory: a bloom which perhaps it had was too gentle for the rough-and- tumble of modern Test cricket.

. V. F. S. Crawford.

One of the greatest bátamén of all time was V. F. S. Crawford- when he found his form. FILS drivingh ad a-glory of movement and power all his own; he was a creative hitler who could make a sad mess even of the attack of Barnes. In 1902, at Old Trafford, Vivian Crawford came out to bat when Barnes had broken the spine of Surrey's strength on a perfect Abel, Hyyward, Brockwell wickt.

all the famous heroes of the

been Oval-had

Jald low by Barnes. Vivian Crawford attack- ed the greatest bowltr of the day from his first ball; he scored ninety in round about an hour. Four outfelds were reduced to period: I mean Sydney

imm.oblity. Crawford could bat On a sticky wicket Webb could exploit one of the deadliest off that way, whentver he felt in the Webb mood, against all living bowlers, breaks ever

But seen. seldom trusted his rare art. He one down, t'other come on.

in poise- of cricket, a strokes were classical torn creature, who obviously felt upright, free, brave, mighty. things more than mos tpeople, You could see Webb's very soul wilting whenever a batsman and the crease jumped out of thumped a good ball from him for four, Ah yes," he seemed to

50. I'm pole, say: "I thought

really in form to-day-didn't think I was when I got up this

(3) Chan Yua Kam, Tramway Inspector, reports that a about 10.54 hours on the 3rd February, 1934 a Chinese male named Chow Yuk Sau, 37 years, residing at Number unknown, Elgia Street, End. Bloor jumped off a westbounti tram car No. 66 from the 3rd, class compartment at Queen's Road East near Murrey Barracks, sustaining light injuries on the head, The released. The treated and jured man was sent to G. C. tramear was in motion but going to stop. NOTED CAPTAIN DEAL

(4) Li Chuen, licensed motor driver No. 5743 of Taxicab No. 567 The death has occurred in Since January of this year unem-

Matthew reports that whilst driving taxi Clasgow of Captain. ployment amongst insured persons

but the Boggan. D.S.C. formerly of the No. 567 along Seymour Road from had fallen by 56.000, comparison between November and Burns and Laird Lines, Ltd. who East to West at the junction of January was not entirely valid had the distinction during the Castle Road and Seymour Road a owing to the influence of seasonal war of conveying to France the private instor car No: 1211 which In the past two months staff of the Commander-in-Chief was coming up Castle Road collided factors.

with my taxi, damaging the right unemployment in Scotland had of the Expeditionary Forces."

rear muilguard. No damage to the increased by about 10.000. In Captain Boggan,, who resided at private bar. No person injured.

Novar Drive, - some of the principal industries, 27

Hyndland. At 18.50 hrs. on 4.2.34. mainly mining, general engineer- Glasgow, had a long career as

(5) Wong Yui Ki, licensed bus Ing. shipbuilding. ship repairing, master of various eross-Channel

driver No: 0478, residing at 19, and fron

and steel. employment steamers trading between Scotland Lee Garden Str. 1st. Bloor, reports had continued to improve during and Ireland, and for many years that at about 21.00 hrs. fo-day that period. The improvement in was in command of the R. M. S. whilst driving China Motor Bus these industries and in the indus- Tiger belonging to the Burns, and No. 622 along Queen's Road E. trial districts where they were Laird Lines, Ltd. He later com- from W. to E. and when near the carried on had been offset by manded the Ermine. which was Main Gate of R-N.D. an unknown Increases in

who unemployment in transferred to the Mediterranean Chinese male was walking public wops, contracted due to as a fleet auxlitary.

along the road in the same direc seasonal causes, and in the smaller The Ermine played a significant tion carrying two tins on industries.

part during the Gallipoli cam-suddenly shifted the pole from one There had been substantial im- paign, and at the historic evacua-shoulder to the other, and in so provements in some industries in tion she was the final vessel to doing the side of the bus, near the the past year. Unemployment in leave, carrying the last of the front entrance caught it but did general engineering had fallen by staff in charge of the operations. no damage. No person injured. about 9000..or nearly one-third; in' shipbuilding and ship repairing by over 7000 or between onefifth and one-sixth...

MAKING SOME HEADWAY

The Ermine was sunk later in On 4.2.34.

the Mediterranean. by an enemy submarine.

Fof his gallantry Captain Boggan was awarded the Distin guished Service Cross.

Therefore, In spite. of very CHURCH UNITY CONFERENCE

In difficult world conditions, we this country were holding our own and making some, headway. We could only do that, however, if we were willing to have sane and Government and no wild sourd experiments. The National Gov- ernment had по intention 01 quitting its job until it had seen It through. It was going ahead in the bellef that we could keep our

ROUND THE COURTS

(Continued from Pare. 6)

SAILOR RESENTS SOLICITING

Struck Woman in Wanchai

The fourth conference between representatives of the Church of Scolland and the Church of England. on the possibilities of fuller unity is to

I am bound to convict you for be held at

You Lambeth on February 16 and 17. Striking the complainant. A meeting will take place each day, had no business to do it. I ac- and these will form the sixth and cept your story that complainant seventh meetings between the two was soliciting, as an extenuating

If you had fact.

atruck the Churches since the Churt of country straight and bring it back Scotland, in May, 1932 accepted woman without any reason you to prosperity again.

the Anglican Invitation to discuss would have got into very serious The punishment would trouble. Lieutenant-Colonel Colville then the matter in a free and unres-

heavier dealt at some length with a review tricted manner." The first con-have been very much

that you admitted the ference took place in November, except election of the National Govern- ment. One source of revenue which and in April and November, 1933, soliciting you. You seem to have had greatly assisted was the Cus-at each of which there were two toms duty" on foreign goods en- tering this country. That method of taxation had been helpful to our home industries, and had placed the 'Chancellor in funds well over £7,000,000. Trade with the Empire as a whole was how beginning to

of the progress of trade since the 1932, when one meeting was held, charge, and the woman was

meetings

THE REPORTS..

It is not expected that any more than a brief statement of the composition of the conference

second meeting as the represen-

very good character, and as I understand your civil "conviction obtains penalties on board your ship, I shall caution you.

Thus Mr. E W. Hamilton to

woman

Was

a Gummidge

Webb.

not

morning. And if he can hit my best ball, what will he do with my 'sticky. It's getting betler every Worst? And the pitch is not really minute. And the glass is going up. The chances, are that there'll And be no more rain for months. of course, I can't possibly bowl on

a hard wicket. Ah me, mind; I suppose it'll be all the same in a hundred years. I hope so. There he goes again-another four OC my off-breaki" (Poor

ever Webb, does Old Tranoré think of his oppressed spirit nowa- days?

never

D. J. Knight. Some of us will die in the, be-

Mr. Hamilton xesterday of three Chinese of separate charges.

Chan Pun, unemployed, was sen- tenced to two months for the larceny of a radiator cap from a private car at Pokfulum Road.

Defendant pleaded, He picked the cap up in the street.

A Chinese detective said he ar- rested defendant in Queen's Road West, and found the radiator cap

stoker Jack Shaw of H.M. Orpheus in his waistband.

The driver of the car, Leong who "admitted striking a Chinese

who was soliciting at Chong, gald, he had parked the he ear in Pokfulum Road, and when Wanchal Shaw said that

found the radiator cap missing.

Fung Ping Kwong, also unem- was sentenced to three

•

*

•

improve. In India we were begin-will be made available after the ignored the woman at arst, but he returned after ten minutes he ring to get a higher percentage of tatives of both Churches hold that that she kept pestering him. United Kingdom goods going their views should not be express- and he believed that with better ed until their reports are presented

Before Mr. Balfour in the Cen-ployed, condition in India he would begin to the two Churches. The report tral Police Court yesterday, In months on a similar charge, the to reap our results In better trade of the Scottish representatives may spector Stimson made application complainant being Professor Fald,

be made pubile about a fortnight for the confiscation of 22 taels of of the Hong Kong University." before next General Assembly,raw

for his country.

-

"PRINCEA FOR ST. ANDREWS

I

oplum found' unclaimed

the... 8.5. Tai Shan on but it does not seem to have been aboard decided whether it is to be incor- February 1. The contraband was Porated with a report from the found by an Indian watchman: English representatives DT will The order was granted, stand by itself.

It is believed that the Prince of Wales will be a competitor in the Army Golf Championship which will be held at St. Andrews at the end of April. The Prince will THE UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL probably represent bls

giment of Guards.

own re-

CHAPEL

Magistrate's Suggestion

2.

The car was left unattended in Lyttleton Road, and defendant. Bix Chinese were charged before was arrested in Queen's Road with Mr. Hamilton, at tre Central the radiator cap in his possession. Magistracy yesterday, with solelt- Chan Bap, unemployed, was re- ing for immoral purposes at Wan-maxded for 48 hours, for the As captain of the Royal and Оп Sunday morning four chai Five of them were fined Ancient Golf Club, the Prince has memorial windows will be dedicat- $150 or three months each in delarceny of a radiator cap from a

car parked in Chater Road become an ardent devotee of St. ed in the Memorial Chapel of the fault, while Zip Shiu Kan' was

The Inspector said he traced Andrews. He paid it three visits in University of Glasgow. Two small sentenced to six months' imprison- the summer.

lights are in memory of the Iatement without the alternative of the car to Major Griffen, but on Lord Newlands, a munificent & nne. He admitted having been ringing up the Shamshulpo camp, benefactor of the University; one sent to Canton three months ago. He was informed that Major Griren had left the Colony a long window is in memory of Mrs. Barr,

while ago, He, therefore, wished wife of the late Professor Barr,

to have a remand to trace the

AIR BERVICES IN THE NORTH

I undherstand that the Secretary of State for Scotland has received and their son, who was killed in representations for a State subsidy the war, and the other window is for the development of the civil in memory of the late Professor Professor of Hebrew. air services in the North of Scot- Robertson. land. It is submitted that as the The "artish is "Mr. Douglas Stra- Imperial Airways, Ltd., receive a chan, In

STEALING RADIATOR

CAPS

Two Men-Sent To Frison

Theft of motor car radiator caps led to the appearance before

owner,

"Mr. Hamilton suggested that it would be a very good idea 'If whees stamped their numbers on the radiator cap..

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