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"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1936.

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, Oct. 16, 1936.

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G. O. ALLEN, leader of seventeen' cricketer - adventurers in search of "Ashes.' O-DAY a great adventure begins. A good ship has arrived in Australia carry ing a team of English cricketers, whose objective is to return next April with those mythiol Ashes, the honoured reward for the winners of a Test series between England and Australia.

It matters little to them that the real Ashes repose in anfety in a little earthenware jar in a glass case at Lord's. These players, the pick of English cricket, go to match their skill against the pick of Aus- tralla, and our good wishes go with them.

They will be something more than mero cricketers striving to

They will be ambassadors of good- fellowship and comradeship. a team that must uphold the truc traditions of English sportsman- ship and better the relationship between the Commonwealth and the old country.

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The public generally will wel-win matches on the field of play. come the announcement of a planned policy by the Urban Council in regard to the hawker problem. That there are far too many hawkers in this Colony is beyond dispute. The figure for itinerant hawkers was given at Tuesday's meeting as 15,000; that is, licensed 'hawkers, to which must be added the big army of the unlicensed, whose numbers it would be difficult to

are Then there Assess.

the 1,700 hawker stall-holders. At

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.the moment, the Council in deal-

York-Building.

Chator Road,

TONE UP YOUR SKIN AFTER THIS TRYING SUMMER

WITH

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ELIZABETH ARDEN'S

PREPARATIONS

WHATEVER YOUR TROUBLE ELIZABETH

ARDEN HAS A PREPARATION SUITABLE

SEE OUR

PERFUMERY DEPT.

LANE,

ing only with those who are con cerned with the sale of food, and, even so, is not going further at present than refusing to grant any new licences. This experimental policy will be tried for a year, when it will be pos- sible to determine whether more drastic measures are advisable. Our own view is that the pro-

YET we cannot forget the

at tour made by English cricket- ers in Australia. It began in just the same manner as this one that starls to-day, yet it finished in a welter of controversy that threat-. ened to end the cricket encountera between Australia and England.

Never will it be decided which side was to blame. We think it was Australia, and Australiana will always contend it was us. No use-

ful purpose can be served by resur- recting-that-zquabble, but, nt-the- same time it should be pointed out

very

CRICKET

Follows the

When it's football over here it

will be Test Time "Down Under," and the prospects of the M.C.C. team that sails to-day are here analysed by

CHARLES BRAY

how both the M.C.C. and tho Australian Board of Control 'have striven to pre- pare the way for this series of Tests, and to pre- vent any repeti- tion of that unhappy" body- line" episode.

To some of us it may have seemed a process

of bargaining, "You agree to this and we will agree to that." How else the acceptance on our part of the eight-ball over, and on Austraila's of the new ib.w. rule?

We do not like the eight-ball over, believing that it entails too great a strain on our bowlers, working in a climate to which they are not accustomed.

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aimi-

USTRALIA were larly not impressed by the new 1.b.w rule, but agreed. And so the work of peace went forward.

The Australian Board of Control invited a number of M.C.C. com- mitteemen to visit the Common- wealth for the tour and see for themselves the steps that had been taken to deal with the barracking problem, which was part of an- other bargain, And the invitation was accepted in the spirit in which it was offered. More gestures from both aides.

feld, the good name of cricket must be upheld, and only upon that standard will the team in- dividually and collectively be. judged upon their return."

English captains in Australia havo had to protest repeatedly against barracking, which has at times gone far beyond all reason, and unless the Austra- lian Board of Control has really taken drastic steps to reduce this, all the months of "peace' work may be so much wasted labour.

It would be as well for all to remember that the Tests between Australia and England have be- come an important financial factor in the game in both lands,

Profits from the Tests go on in- creasing, and while no figures are actually published of the Aus~ tralian tour, it is possible to ob- tain nome idea of the amount by the share-out to the counties.

Last time we went there, the trip was so successful that each Arst- class county received £350, and from the last visit of the Austra- lans In 1934 each first-class county received approximately £1,500.

There are 17 Arst-class count es in this country, and in additi

the the

and Minor, counties Club cricket conference receive n grant.

Similarly; in Australia, State cricket associations take a hand- some share of the net profit, anc without it, would not be able to make the ground improvements and spend so much money in coaching and gencrow expenses to players selected to represent Aus- tralla on overseas tours.

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D. G. BRADMAN is to the English team the "Great Barrier Reef" of Austra- lian cricket.

Even in the selection of the actual team, its captain and. manager, the selectora, I am sure, did not forget the acceptability of

INCIDENTALLY, it is in- here in 1934, were classed as ama- teurs, and each received £600, Just the individual when making their cholco. Yet all these gestures, all

teresting to note that on double the amount being paid to these efforts on both sides, will this trip thirteen of the seventeen our professionals, and they, 100. come to naught if they are not ac-

expenses paid for them. copted and appreciated by those English players are professionals, and had all their travelling and living For the good of the game, in who in their tens of thousands will will receive, in addition to having watch the coming Testa..

their travelling and living expenses both countries, those Tests must go So now it' la up to Australia. For paid for them, £300 plus a bonus at on. And Australla must see that dur part, we are confident that this the end of the trip, which might be this coming tour is a happy one for the English team. On the field team, under the captaincy of 0. 0.

much as £60. The amaleurs

of play each side is out to win, but Allen, Australian born himself, will

barracking such as that which has play-Its-part without fear or receive only their expenses.

The Australlans, when they-came-been experienced-by-English aides. favour. On the field and off the

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THIS MORNING'S POSTBAG

recent trial leads me to re-

flect that there must be serious flaws in the British jury system as it is applied in this Colony, for I am sure that all who have listened to jury cases, will agree that the non- English speaking jurors must have great difficulty in under- atarding what is said by Coun- sel and judge.

far!

CORRESPONDENTS

Aro

requested, when for- warding letters for publica- tion, to arrange whenever possible to limit the text to not more than 100 words. These columns are open to 'all readers of the "Tele

graph" who desire to àir their views on subjects of public interest.

I

trust you will bring to the notice of ZBW. the fact that some Tesl matches will be played in Australia shortly. If memory serves me aright ZBW made no effort whatever to relay the last series of Tests played in Australia.

CRICKETER.

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Shorts. On Sundays

submit that your correspondent who insists that those of us who go to church in "shorts" do so out of spirit of bravado are grossly unfair; at any rate, it is a criticism that has the ring of the cynle rather thank of the Christian.

There are invariably Chinese on the jury and I suppose they know enough English to hold an intelli- gible conversation with their Euro-1 pean friends. This is very

An impulso when on a ramble to from saying, however, that they advertising-It should do the same the intricacies that thing with the screen. understand

The proper spend a while, in prayer or medito- arise in most court cases and which place for advertisements is in news- tion, or perhaps to join with others are threshed out in English. If papers and hoardings where, it in singing praise, is not unnatural to the prisoner is a Chinese an inter- you're not interested, you don't have those who but seldom experience the

pleasure of a Sunday hike. preter acts for him and I have no to read them.

Might not the Friend of our child- doubt that the Chinese jurors are

on what the demonstrate every time these screen hood days be hurt if we disobeyed very thankful to go

shown they an impulso to enter His House be- cause our clothes were inappropriate? interpreter says or what they hear advertisements were of the Chinese evidence, rather than would be quickly withdrawn.

Rix. try and follow the English.

cinema audiences would

blem needs tackling along more A vigorous lines. There are sufti. cient shops of all types in the Colony to warrant steps for the speedy elimination of most of the hawkera, who not only compete with establishments which have considerable overhead to carry and which contribute to the rates, but also infringe on the market limits. There is the fur- ther point, which the authorities recognise, that it is illogical to enforce fairly strict conditions

and eating on restaurants houses in regard to food prepara- tion and storage, whilst at the same time these hawkers are free of such control, Much of the food sold both by itinerant hawkers and street stallholders must be of very doubtful quality, It is quite conceivable that the present outbreak of typhoid Is attributable to this circumstance.

Squawking Hawkers On this point, we are glad to see

President of

the Urban THE that measures are to be taken

Council, in his speech on tho prohibiting the rule of ice-cream

notice that a correspondent who

complained of being compelled hawking problem, made no reference drive slowly for many miles to the annoyance caused by hawkers

In couched, behind an elderly motorist arrived crying their wares in the streets unless it is obtain

prohibited ed from an approved source, for it is beyond question that school

safely at his destination. Had he arcius. not been restrained by a cautious

It may be that the hawkers have children are exposed to consider-

driver this might not have happened, able risk from the ice-cream-sold

though it is to be regretted that he confused Ideas as to the streets in which this is illegal. Would It not, halvkers. On the question of Pills For Patrons unlicensed hawkers, we doubt want to air a grouch' against the bid to spend a little longer on the therefore, be a good idea to display,

journey.

alongside the street names, a notice Kowloon theatres which infilet the statement that these people

The besetting ain of the motorist in Chinese stating that "Crying of regard the calling as a tempor- advertisements on their audiences.

are the cause of a great At any rate, there is no question- ary expedient rather than a re- Personally, I am forever prejudiced is impatience, and Impatience plus wares is prohibited in this street"?

against the products advertised in speed

ing the annoyance which these haw- the percentage of accidents. has this manne gular profession. Thera

and also againston

kers create, right in the heart of C. G. K.

the city, by adding to the already been considerable evidence of theatres, because constant

excessive volume of street noises. late that unlicensed hawking in of the same monotonous screen this Colony is carried on along advertisements has sickened me of

OLD RESIDENT. cinema organised lincs-and, what is more, that it is facilitated by the

I am not trying to state that all aur Chinese jurors are incompetent English speakers but I am sure that even the best of them have difficulty Impatience in following the judge's summing up to the which is not interpreted compreliensive court and is of necessity a long and inrgely, in Icgal phraseology.

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the very name of the products. Zip For Zbw

of think most members thin

CRAWFORD, LTD. receipt of "aqueeza'r in certain surely the agents for these products NOW thist most of the fleet is back

quarters. This is an evil which should be vigorously uprooted; It can only be done by,systema- tic action on the part of the police and sanitary authorities.

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from the North, wouldn't it be Victorians. must realise that you, can't rom a

with the Naval people, in order to thing down a man's throat. Cinema A good idea for 2BW to get in touch and radio advertising are the only arrange for some decent programmes means whereby advertisements. Ar for the water. forced upon people. The Govern-

G. N. ent has

radio wisely banned

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18 annoying to-hear dia- paraging remarks about the Victorians and their times and cus

(Continued on Papa. 4.).

in the Commonwealth on previous occasions is contrary to the spirit of the game as it is played in this country.

A anal word about our team. It would be idle to suggest that it meets with the whole-hearted ap- proval of everybody. This player or that player is considered lucky to be selected; others are deemed equally unfortunate not to have

been chosen.

It is all a matter of opinion, but the committee made ita choice and no criticism or comment can alter its decisions.

Howe

OWEVER, it is gene- these rally agreed that from seventeen players G, O.. Alien should be able to select a team

the for

Tests which should not be disgraced. The batting strength is tremendous, and the Delding should live up to, i

the example surpass, the last M.O.C. team that won the series against Australia in 1933-34.

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The bowling may prove our weakness, but in the words used by G. O. Allos, the captain, to me Bome weeks ago, They've got to get us out as well."

It should be a happy party, A nice balance of experience and youth, for seven of the seventeen have done the Australian tour before, and they will be more anxious to initiate the than

* recruits."

R. W. V. Robing will be the arch- humorist and fun-maker, well supported by Duckworth, Leyland and Hammond, who are never far away when there is some "leg- pulling" to be done,

The quaint Cockney humour of Sims, too, will no doubt be much in evidence, and in. the captain the team will have one who will share the pleasures as well as tho trinis at the trip.eht

Many thousands of miles will be covered before the team returns to England, and a lot of strenuous cricket will be played. But it is a great adventure,

-To-day's Thought- RIVALRY is good for

mortals.

→IESIOD.