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AIR - VIEW OF THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE

kilometers distant In the neighbourhood of Doeberitz, 14 from the Reichs Sport Field, the Olympic Village has been bullt and is nearing completion. It is going to be the living resort of the Olympic combatants

PERSONALITY IN CRICKET

Too Much Preoccupation To-day With Figures And Records

not help him to hit a break-back: If he were taking a catch he must! depend on himself to hold it; if he were bowling the others could hit the wicket. not help him to

the in- game of Cricket" was a dividua).

London, May 1. Mr. Neville Cardus. in a speach in Manchester yesterday. attacked the preoccupation of modern cricket with figures and records and urged that the game should be an expression of personality. Mr. Cardus. who was the guest at a

The president of the club, Mr. crowded luncheon meeting of the w. D. Marsden, sald in thanking Rotary Club of Manchester, said. Mr. Cardus for his speech: "I sup- in protesting against the assump- pose that you have been listening tion that he talked in the past. to the greatest contemporary writer that he made no claims to an on English cricket."

memory. extravagantly long

Ha could not go back to the days of Julius Caesar. (Laughter). He re- ferred, of course, not to the obscure Roman Emperor of that name, but 10 Julius Caesar the bowler, who played for Surrey. Laughter).

"Cricket is different." he went on, as you go to different parts of the country, and yet in the surn total we know what cricket should be. There is, alstyle. There has been' same change in the past ten years. Cast your mind back ten or twelve years to when Woolley was in his prime. Hobbs was in his prime, and Duleepsinhji would come to Old Trafford and score a hundred in two hours. What one

ANGLO.FRENCH TENNIS

Auteuil, May 18. France is leading Great Britain by 12 matches to Tas the result of the second day's play in the annual tennis encounter between the two countries here.

Yesterday's results were:- Fred Perry beat P. Destremeau 0-3, 6-3.

C. Boussus beat H. W.-Austin 7-5,

7-5.

J. Borotra and M. Bernard beat

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936.

PIRATES BEATEN

BY GIANTS

Cardinals In From

BASEBALL RESULTS

New York. May 17, The following were the results of the League baseball matches played to-day:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh

R. H. E.

8 11 2

Vaughan hit a home run, New York............ 8 11 Dick Bartell homered.

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CHINA'S NEW MONETARY SYSTEM

BANK OF CHINA'S REPORT

tions

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BENNETT RELICS WILL BE SOLD

Auction Of Letters And Manuscript

!!

I.CI. EARNINGS OUTLOOK

A CONFIDENT:

FORECAST

FINANCIER DIES IN HAVANA

GERARD LEE BEVAN

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London, April 25. Gerard Lee Bevan, whose death is reported from Havana (Cuba) to-day, was at one time a promin- ent financier in the City of Lon- dor. Bevan was 66...

Then he was discovered living in an hotel in Vienna under an as-

London, Apr. 28. London, Apri., 30. "My estimate last year that 1935 London April 37.

Arnold Bennett's maneser pls might be looked forward to as a The best account yet written of and correspondence ate to be sold reasonably successful year, with monetary events in China in 1933 at Sotheby's on May 25, in par. By neither any abnormal setback, nor is given by Mr. T. V. Soong, the order of his executor and in part any outstanding extension of our Ine collapse of the City Equit- chairman of the Bank of China, | by Mrs. Dorothy Cheston-Bennett. manifold activities, has proved cor- able Fire Insurance Company, of in his report of the bank's opera- The manuscripts of his novels reci. I can only hope that 1936 which he was chairman, in 1922 shows that China's and tales are known beyond their will yield us similar conditions and was followed by the issue of a war- monetary troubles began with the Hterary fame as the finest call similar results." This confident rant for his arrest on a charge of abandonment of the "gold stand graphic works by any hovelist. Ben-forecast of Sur Harry McGowan at fraud.

Bevan led the country by air. ard by Great Britain, India, and nete decided at the beginning of yesterday's meeting of Imperial Japan towards the close of 1991, his career to form a "hand" suit-

Chemical Industries will be inter-plane. For five months he was a and that they were accentuated by able to himself.

preted favourably in view of the fug.tly the subsequent devaluation of "the

uncertainties of the international United States dollar in 1933 and

position. and still further by the American silver purchase programme which came into operation in the middle of 1934. All these events had the Medwick effect of bringing about a subs- tantial appreciation of the Chinese dollar in terms of foreign curren- cles even though there already existed an unfavourable balance of international payments. sharp were the deflationary conse- quences in China of these devalua- tions and the American silver pur- chases is proved by the fact that the Shanghai commodity index

Cincinnati.

3 +

1

Handley hit a home run.

Brooklyn

2 12

0

St. Louis

10

14

0

J. Martin and

Joe

homered.

Philadelphia

3

.6

Dolph Camill hit a home run.

2.

The game between Chicago and Boston was postponed on account of rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York

Cleveland

Washington

11

2.

盏

9

2

7 11

2

B 11

0

Aress hit a home run.

Detroit

Simmons hit a home run.

Philadephia

5 10

St. Louis...

8

11

1

10

Solters hit a home run,

8 11

3

7 B

2

Boston

Weber hit a home run.

Chicago

-Reuter.

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CRICKET IN SCOTLAND

A WEEK EARLIER

London, April 27, The fact that cricket begins in Scotland at least a week earlier than in England is a tribute to the enthusiasm of the Scottish player, and no less to that of the Scottish spectator. Such eagerness to en-

dure the rigours of what must

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How

number fell from 129.2 in Septem- ber, 1931, to 99 in December, 1934. In 1935 the actual disparity be tween the London silver price and the Shanghai exchange rate be- cams progressively wider; silver dollara disappeared in increasing quantities because their bullion value was rising more and more above their exchange value. A for serious shortage of funds financing normal business require- ments was the inevitable result. Day to day loans in the Shanghai real estate market which used to be regarded by the banks as first- class security, could not be re- pad. Eventually a large number

He evolved his own method of script and wrote The Old Wives' Tale" in it, a little malter of 200.000. words.

He could write it as fast as an

ordinary hand and he wrote an average of a thousand words a day without a break for eigh; months, unough each letter seems separ- ate, and he designed large orna- mental initial letters at the be- ginning of the chapters,

That manuscript is in the sale and should prove its chief inter- est. "Claybanger." "Hida Less ways." These Twain." "Ricerman

Steps." "Eisle and the Child." and any other of his novels in the original holograph manuscript are also in the sale.

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LAST NOVEL

The greatest curiosity of the col. lection is his last novel, unprinted, untitled, and unpublished, consist logo 31,780 words, dated at the beginning in h methodical way at the "25.11.30" (for 1930) and end 26.12.30." It ends with this Passage:

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"See you soon," Tommy called in a very audible whisper from the foot of the stairs. The front door banged. Roland switched off the Chinese banks Stairlight and re-entered his par- of the smaller found themselves in difficulties, lour. Despite the open window the while even the three private note-atmosphere in there was intoler- issuing banks had to be supported able. by the Government.

REMARKABLE EFFECTS OF

With that page Arnold Bennett switched off the Ught that had played so brifiantly and with such human penetration in English literature for thirty-four years.

Bennett was surely the most do

world has curented author the seen. He seemed to have kept everything, including coptes of his own letter's.

MANY NOTES

THE CHANGE Although convinced that a new monetary standard was necessary the Chinese Government delayed action until November 4 in the hope that a foreign loan might be secured which would reduce the risks " involved in introducing it. Mr. Scong points out that in spite of the conservatism of the Ohi-

Besides the manuscripts of his nese people and their monetary surely be the chilliest of sports at

books there are notes for the mentality the new plan was so well

leather. this season of the year suggests an

received that within three days its novels, mostly bound in aptitude for the game which, alas, success was assured. But he ad- With the "Imperial Palace" manu- is not supported by the facts, mits that it was successful partly script are notes on the novel, a There are a good many reasons because the preceding conditions dictionary of characters, and a why cricket is played less success had become so chaotic that almost partel of material collected for the fully in Scotland than in England. any change would have been wel-writing of the novel, including pa- but one cannot be sure that when

come. Since then the exchange pers relating to hotel organisation. are made for has shown remarkable steadiness. menus, technical lectures to wine all allowances vagaries of climate and the little Chinese exports have been stimu-waiters, and exambation papers time the average player can de-lated and imports discouraged. set for hotel laundrymen.

Other Hems are the original vote to the game the standard of with the result that since Decem-

ber, according to Mr. Soong, for manuscripts of all his articles for play is as high as it should be. A few weeks ago it was suggested the first time in 60 years the trade magazines and papers, his journal

IN DISGUISE

He had disguised himself wearing a black beard and dyeing his hair

On the home front, Sir Harrysumed name. disclosed, trade so far this year was ahead of last, and recent employ- ment Agures gave every hope of continuing steady progress. In foreign markets, however, the in fuence of economic nationalism

Bevan is stated to have fought still persisted, with the result that

with the armed detectives who ar the company had been compelled rested him and then to have swal- to adopt a policy of establishing lotowed the contents of a phial. A cal factories wherever the demand stomach pump was applied. was sufficiently large.

Broug back to London be was Last year's results, achieved in sentenced to seven years' penal face of these handicaps." are 1 servitude alter a trial lasting 12 hopeful augury of the success de which may be reasonably anticipar- ed this year, provided no further adverse developments take place.

STRONG INTERNAL POSITION.. It was made clear, meantime, zn

Bevan earned full remtention marks in prison and was released In 1927.

Afterwards he lived to France. There he married Mile. Marie Per-

tuisot, a French women, who had accompanied him when 70 f

Sir Harry's survey, that the Imper- lal Chemical combine has built up a position of considerable interna!ed in 1922. strenga. In steadily writing very large sums off the book values of manufacturing and other assets of the wholly-owned subsidiaries, he

explained, the board had followed policy of writing down any values which fell below the latest stan- dard of knowledge. Apart from the central obsolescetice and depre-

very large free reserves. clation fund, the company had

In his references to the African Sir and Industries, Explosives Harry threw an interesting side light on the parnings position of Consolidated Mines, of the

De Beers which holds 50 per cent. capital. The Explosives undertak- ing. he stated, had had a good year, production of explosives regching a new high record, while in the fertiliser branch of the business the position had been well main- tained in face of keen competition.

WORKING MODEL OF GREAT WAR

Berlin Exhibit

Berlin, April A new war exhibition in which a model of a sector of the Western Front is shown in continuous ne- tivity was opened to-day in the lobby of the old Reichstag build- port, catalogues of his books, all abled ex-Servicemen and is run by his correspondence with Pinker, seven electric motors. his Hcerary agent. Including several thousand letters with carbon coples of Berheit's own letters.

Gotices now is a lack of esthetie G. P, Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckay by correspondents that the in- balance as shown by the Customs kept in several years, his war passing. It was constructed by dis

morality in the game. These are 6-4, 9-7-

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MOTOR RACING

Mr. Edward Garnett's letter to

Quence of the professional on the ngures has been favourable. A not my words, I was in conversa- Neuter.

game is not for its good. There is tribute is paid to the assistance ion with C. B. Fry last year, and

much to be said for this point of given by the foreign banks, est he said: I do not want to say any-

view. In the West of Scotland, at ablished in China, to the action of thing about skill. since there is

all events, the professional is the British Ambassador in prohi- always a lot of skill in first-class

usually a bowler of more than biting British nationals from mak- cricket; but there has, it seems to

Hong Kong Jally Press Special) average skill, who is expected to ing payments in alver, and to the Bennett saying that he had read 'rue, been a decline in the westhet'c

bowl out the opposing side each purchase by the United States for Duckworth "Anna of the Five morality of cricket. There were

Tunis, May 17.

Saturday afternoon for next to no

Government of 50.000,0000C of Towns' (Bennett's first novel) and some things that we would not do.

Another brilliant victory was runs. In his capacity of hired silver at the price of 65c an had been struck by it and was ad- We would not, for example; have

assassin he is eminently success-ounce, which provided the Govern- vising Duckworth to publish it. put our pads to a breikback when added to the series of German vic-

The most important letters to We could have put our bats to it."tories in automobile racing, when, ful, but as a coach he is less use- ment banks with additional hold-

under boiling sun and in the pre- ful, if indeed he is capable of mings of foreign currency with Bennett are a series from Shaw, 1930, 1910 and which to protect the new mone-written between Mr. Cardus described how Relf.

Governor- parting the tricks of the trade. sence of the French

and coples of Bennett's replies, the Sussex bowler, apologised to General of Tunis, the Grand Prix The terras on which, the average tary system

and eighty-seven letters from Wells Ranjitsinh; for having bowled him de Tanis was won by the European professional is engaged hardly en-

written between 1889 arid 1930. a long-hop. If people nowadays champion, Rudolf Caracciola in courage him to foster the talents

Wells's first letter gives his own im- began to apologise for the long-Mercedes Benz. The Italian Pints

Dressions of the Five Towns dis- hops, they bowled it would be like Cuda in Alfa Romeo Anished sec-

trict, in which he had spent three months. would ever occur.

2. Geneva conference: nothing ond, two whole rounds behind

THE MANIA FOR RECORDS

He wanted, cricket again to be

an expression of personality by the

Caracciola,-****

Transocean News Service.

people who played it. Much de- ROUND-WORLD FLIGHT primarily as a coach. He would

pended on the attitude the public. took; if we wanted men to play cricket like adding machines, we would get them; he, personally, did not mind, because in that case he could write about them without going to see them. (Laughter). But we must get back to the time when. every stroke expressed a point of view, and the point of view was that cricket' was a game. News- papers were giving too much atten- tion to cricket, and. In particular, too much attention to it as a con- test and a matter of breaking re- dbrda, One - did not

Bee go to cricket in order to see a contest;

Much was heard about cricket as

NEW SWIMMING RECORD

seconds.

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of other players. He is hired as the spearhead of the side's attack, and should he couch the amateur members of the club too success-

Asterdam, May 18. fully he will find he has made

Tine Wagner of Holland created himself the less necessary to the

a new women's world record for 440 Bide. It would be another matter.

yards freestyle swimming, covering if the professional were engaged

the distance in 5 minutes and 22 then be less concerned about his

The previous figures were own prowess as a player, and minutes and 29-1/3 seconds for the would welcome rather than fear record held by Mastenbrook of the improvements in the play of those whose talents he has, de- veloped. But it may be. dificult to persuade club committees that the public is willing to watch cricket without the performance of the professional to give a drab Miss Amelia Earhart (Mrs G. P. display some life and colour. On Putnam), the only woman to fly the other hand, it may be fairly solo across the Atlantic, is planning argued that

Planned By Miss Earhart, Who Has Bought New Plane Haviation

London April 24.

Holland.- Reuter

THE KING AS RUGBY UNION PATRON

London, April 25. It was announced at yesterday's unless the general of cricket improves, meeting of the committee of the nothing, not even the services of Pugby Union that a letter had been

a round-the-world fight from Etandard east to west.

Almost every writer of note seems to have written, and kept up writing" to Bennett.

OIL IN SCOTLAND

London, April 25,

Up till now the Anglo-Iranian Company has confined its oll pros- pecting in this country to the South and East of England, but I understand that geologists "en- gaged by this concern are to un- dertake a Scottish survey in the near future, commencing with a small area just south of the Forth. It is thought that this shale re-

the most brilliant professional, received by the President from Lord gion is more likely to produce off Friends of the airwoman in Los will make the game, tolerable; for Wigram intimating that the King in marketable quantities than any one went in order to see persona-Angeles say that she has already spectators, for whom there are had been gracious'y" pleased to other district in Central Scotland. acquired a twin-engined all-metal many rival sports to enlist their grant his patronage to the union. "Drilling rights in respect of some lity expresses.

plane for the flight, The machine: Interest and support. It is posat Mr J. E. Greenwood has been 7000 square miles in Britain have a Lockheed Electra, will be equipped ble, of course, that the new leg- re-elected president of the union been acquired by the company, th all scientific aids to aerial before-wicket rule may enliven and Major General B. A. Hill and and boring is already in progress batsmanship, but there is also the Mr, G. C. Robinson vice-prezidents near Portsmouth. No potential oll navigation and blind flying.

Miss Earhart will make several fear that it may enrich the bowl with Mr. M. F. Waters as honorary field is to be left untapped by the considerable sum of nou-stop dashes across the Amerers harvest. That is a question treasurer. A donation of £100 has pospectors, who are prepard to money on the preliminary surveys. batting Ican Continent as test flights be- which only the practical test can been made to the National Playing spend a

decide.

Fields Association. against Tarwood the team would fore she begins her world fight.

a form of moral instruction this view was elaborated by members of Parliament at innumerable bazaars He did not se cricket as the good team game that many people took "It to be. If he were

In the front Tie a rank attack is shown in progress. Infantry are being hurried up through the communication trenches, to streng then the defence. Further back anti-tank guns and other artillery are in action.

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Bevan, says Better, bad ived in Cubs as a British subject for the He had been engaged there as past five or six years. manager for a distillery firm.

It was often rumoured that be was returning to business in the City.

ONCE A BANK, CLERK

Gerard Lee Bevan, with an Eton and Oxford education, first be- came a bank clerk in London, his

family being friendly with the principals. His talents for finance were soon recognised. He became a partner in a big stockbroker's business, and a few years later was senior partner.

In 1915 he became Interested in the tre company whose crash later was to be the cause of his impri- sonment.

Soon after this he was consider- ed to be a millionaire, living at the rate of £50,000 a year. He had a luxurious house in the West End, which contained rare books, paint- ings, glass and, china worth small fortune. He possessed also n big shooting estate in the coun- try.

£

Bevan's home in Kent, "Little- cote," an historical Tudor house

contained near Hungerford, magnificent collection of antique furniture. Chinese porcelain, and pictures. tapestries, armour acres and were within three miles The grounds extended to 5000 of the best fishing in the county.

His collection of art treasures was sold for £13,582: while he was

He owned also. two, farms and a small herd of pedigree scottish shorthorns, founded in 1920 at an. average rost for each animal of

in hiding on the Continent...

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