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men at about in the directors' board-room, smoking cigars.
BRAVE NEW WORLD
Twenty Two Years Ago And To-day
that
Escaped nuns are going from
London, August 4. house to house, asking to be taken Few people remembered in as maids. Groups of two or this day was the anniversary of three of them, dressed as servants, the beginning of the "brave new are to be met continually in the world." yet it was twenty-two atreets. Their hair, obviously long years ago on such a full-moon covered from the sun, and the night as this that Britain entered paleness of their faces in a land of the Great War. Had that war swarthy skina. make disguise al-ended in the peace that the world most useless, and most of them are homeless.
MOB'S MADNESS
The morbid taste of the crowd is being catered for by an exhibition of dead muns in the yard of the burned-out convent of Monte Sion, In the Rambla Cataluna. A dozen corpses are exposed in their coffins, their shrouds pulled away.
One of the coffins is Miarked 1624. but, although the skins are almost! black and exposure to the sun is rapidly speeding-up the process of decomposition, they are still re- cognisably women.
The guide proda them with a stick and informs the crowd that they were murdered by the priests so that their condition should not be known. The obvious explana- tion, that centuries ago the con- vent had its private burial ground. is Ignored.
The spectacle of these dozen poor women, disturbed from their graves and exposed to the amuse- ment of the crowd, did more than anything else to make me realise the extent of the madness of the crowd,
hoped for this would have been a day that people would have re- membered and celebrated. Instead the mind of Europe to overhung | with thoughts of the future, and August 4, 1914. is forgotten. Who would have thought on Armistice Day, 1918. that in 1936 England would be trying on gas-masks and organising gas-proof shelters for civilians?
This year one thing turned the thoughts of many of us back to the eary war years: she Cann- dians in their mustard-coloured berets who were here last week after the unveiling of Mr. Allward's memorial on the Vidy Ridge-surely the most passionate of all the memorials of the Great War?
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 24. 1936.
The magnificently executed figurehead of Lady Yule's S.Y. Nahin, in which the King is taking a cruise.
HOME CRICKET
Maurice Leyland Hits A Century
G.O. ALLEN INFORM WITH THE BALL
The
London. August 22.
cricket matches County commenced to-day provided and many features. The following were some of the outstanding batting performances:-
182
Mitchell-Innes (Somerset) John Langridge (Sussex) ....... 156 Leyland (Yorkshire) ......... 117 O'Connor (Essex)
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The following were the scores: Kent 85 (G..D. Allen 8 for 391 v. Middlesex at Lord's.
Middlesex 232 (Cale 5 for 83). Kent 14 (for no wicket). Yorkshire 315 (Leyland "107)" v. Surrey" at the Oval
Northamptonshire 144 (Capson 4 for 24) v. Derbyshire 167 for 7 wickets, at Chesterfield.
Somerset 401 (Mitchell Innes 182) v. Worcestershire, at Kidder
Minster.
Leicestershire 210 ««Graham 75, Hughes 5 for 10) v. Glamorgan (57) for one.wicket.
All-India 192 (Merchant 78, RETURN OF CANADIANS
Kennedy four for 29) v. Hamp- crowds in the London streets re-
The sight of these men in their shire (106 for two wickets).
Bussex 405 for seven wickets called vividly the war London. (John Langridge 156) v. Glouces with its darkness and rumours.tershire, at Eastbourne. they are middle-aged now and
EARLIER RESULTS
At Trent Bridge, Notts took first innings points from Leicester." Notta: 223 (Geary 5 for 71) and 171 for 7 dec. (Keeton 87). Leicester: 175 and 149 for 7.
Essex 300 (Wilcox 81, O'Connor had Nttle of the soldier them except the medals they all wickets) at Clacton-
about 111) v. Nottinghamshire (40 for no
wore I saw several with six--and Reuter IF the look of men who had come through a lot. One remembered RADIO RIVALRY-
that it was the Canadians who While all this is going on the withstood the Arst gas wircices is continually broadcasting tack in the war
at and how their the announcement that all is com-
'herolam thrilled England at the pletely "normal and tranquil. time. Many of them had'a puzzled The antlyGovernment broadcasting look in their eyes as they went station at Seville reports uncheck- about the new monumental London ed victories and the Government that had replaced so much of the also has nothing but successes to homely London that was in their report.
memories, Some of them were As news the wireless la com taking their sons to hotels and pletely valueless. As a study, in restaurants that have long since, pante propaganda it is most in disappeared, such as the Tavistock "Hotel in "Covent Garden and the Golden Cross, at Charing
structive.
In point of fact the Fascists have held their own in Seville, Cordova. Segovia, Burgos, Saragossa, Morocco
Cross.
They were relieved when they could show their sons St. Paul's
"and the Balearic and Canary and the Cheshire Cheese.
At Portsmouth, Hampshire toox first innings points from Gloucester.
422 Hampshire:
(Pothecary 86. Manner 91; Sinfield 7 for 138) and 108 for 3 dec. (R. H. Moore 79).
Gloucester: 298 (D. A. C. Page. 80. not out; H M. Lawson 5 for 91) and 98 for 4.
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CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES
London, Aug. 21. The County cricket season is drawing to its close, and although the leaders each have three more matches to play Derbyshire, which
Islands... The Government hold" Now, the Canadians have vanlah- Madrid and Barcelona,
ed too back to the land whence Until Madrid is taken by the they had come so, manfully, and anti-Government forces, or Sarra- hopefully in 1914. The thing that goas by the Government, there many of them took back in their seems little chance of any real minds was that the men here still at change in the situation.
take off their hats as they piss the Cenotaph.
NEW HEAD OF AIR MINISTRY
the head of the county table with a percentage of 58.4, has a sunscient lead over last year's champions, Yorkshire,
with 51.11, to be He is vice-chairman of the Fast generally expected. to become, the Office Board, which was created in champion county--a position, which 1934 further to modernize the or- Derbyshire has secured only once, Sir Donald Banks Appointed year ago he was appointed a mempionship, in 1874-
ganization of the Department. A before in the history of the cham-
ber of the "Council of Action" for British Wireles the development of civil aviation
London, Aug. 3. The Prime Minister has approv¦ in the United Kingdom. The task ed the following appointments: of the council was to take into ac- Colonel Bx Donald Banks. count the requirements of the Post KGB, D.B.O., M.C.. Director- Office for air mails. He was a General of the Post Office, to be member of the delegation which Permanent Secretary to the Air conferred at Ottawa with the Ministry; and
Canadian Government last” Novem-
Bi Thomas Gardiner, K.BE..ber on the question of a transat- Deputy Director-General of the lantic air service.
Post Office, to be Director-Gene- Bir Thomas Gardiner, who enter-
em
ed the Post Office as an assistant
rar
KIEL REGATTA CONCLUDED
America Secures Four:
Major Prizes
Berlin, Aug. 22. * Sir Donald Banks, who is 45, has | surveyor in 1908, is 52 For some, The final races in the Kiel re- been Director-General of the Post years he was private secretary to gatta week, were.. completed onA Office since 1934. He entered the Bir Evelyn Murray, a former Secre- Saturday, under· ideal weather Civil Service in 1909. He has been tary to the Post Office. After he conditions, America, securing four private secretary to several Post-ing employed at the Ministry of major prizes. In addition to the masters-General, and for some Reconstruction, where he was en- gold cup the prize of the: German years, was, Controller, of the Post gaged on transport and allied pro-Chancellor. the internationally, Office Bayings Bank Department. blems he returned to the Fortiamous Felca prize of the Awedah He served with distinction in the Office in 1910 as an Aaslatant Con- "Royal Yachting Club and the Hor- War Starting as a trooper in the trailer in the London Postal Ser-mann: Goering::prizą: also; went to- sharpshooters: Teomaxiry, he rose vice. In 1926: he succeeded Sir the USA. bost Indian Bomit. This Charles Banderson as Controller, of yacht won decisively from all other the London Postal Service, and in competitors Italy being her 1934 was appolated Deputy Direc-closest rival. tor-General;
tr the command of the 10th Bat talion, The Essex Regiment, and the 8th Battalion, The Royal Berk,
Realment.
British Wireless
U.S. BASEBALL
Cardinals Blanked
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By Indians
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New York, Aug. 22.
St. Louis Cardinals secured three hits. against the pitching of Allen but falled to score. The Cleveland outfit got away with a clean six-run victory.
The Yankees beat the Boston; Red Sox by an odd run, an error committed by the losers making much difference in a close game. The following were the results:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis Cleveland
HOME FOOTBALL
Scottish League Results
London, August 22. Celtle, Scottish Football League champions, easily defeated South, white 'Rangers Motherwell Aberdeen, all recorded convincing victories.
Results were as follows:--- Arbroath
0 Hearts
Celtic Dundee
and
5 Queen O'S
1
3
St. Johnstone
1
R. H. E T. 0 3 3
Dunfermline Falkirk Hibernian Motherwell
Kilmarnock
5
0 Rangers
2
4 Clyde"
Partick
2 Hamilton
6 9 1
St. Miren
Averil homered and Allen pitched for Cleveland.
Boston
New York.....
77 1
3
9 0
Foxx homered for Boston and Lou Gehrig for New York.
Thirteen innings played.
Chicago
Detroit
9 15 I 3 6 3
Hayes homered for Chicago and Walker twice for Detroit.
Washington
Philadelphia
B 8 1 7 8 2
Kuhel homered for Washing- ton and Johnson for Philadel phia.
.. NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati
Chicago .........
R. H. E. 6. 12 2 4 10 1 Riggs and F. Herman homer- ed for Cincinnati and Hartnett for Chicago.
Pittsburg ....... 36 3 St. Louis
4.6 0 Martin homered for St. Louis.~ Beuler,
CHINA SOCCERITES IN PARIS
Draw With Red Star Olympique Team:
soccer
The Chinese Olympic team, led by Lee Wai Tong, China soccer ster. drew with the Red Star Olympique team in Paris.
6
2 Queen's Park" 3
3
1' Aberdeen
Third Lanark 0 Albion
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NEXT OLYMPIC MEETING
Germany To Despatch Large Contingent
Berlla, Aug. 22. Chancellor Hitler, made import- ant statements regarding Ger. many's participation in the next Olympic games in Tokyo ng a re- cent reception to the victorious German Olympic team here.
"We intend to send the largest team that has ever left these shores," said the Chancellor, “and shall begin preparations for the next games inmediately. Not only our athletes but a large number of German visitors will participate in the Japanese games, as our “Kraft Durch Freude" ships will be ready by then and we can also send the largest number of spectators.
"Every German factory should begin to save so that it can send one or two workers to Toyko'.'-- British Wireless
after an exciting game each side scpring two goals.
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JAPANESE SUCCESS The Japanese further enhanced the Far East status in sports by defeating the combined" French team, by 45 pointsșto 34, at basket- ball-
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