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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, Thursday, OCTOBER 15, 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 TSE:-In fond memory of Mary Doreen Tre, who passed pence»

arrived in Australia carry ing a fully away on October 15, 1935.

team of English "And Jesus sold to her. I am cricketers, whose objective is to the Resurrection and the Life, return next April with those IIa that believeth in Me although he be dead shall live" (St.mythical Ashes, the honoured, John: Chapter 11, verses 11-25.5 reward for the winners of a Test series between England and Australia.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 1938.

TOO MANY HAWKERS

The public generally will wel- 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 16,000; that is. licensed hawkers, to which must be added the big army of the unlicensed, whose numbers it would be difficult to assess. Then there are the 1,700 hawker stall-holders. At the moment, the Council is deal- 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- gible to determine whether more drastic measures are advisable. Our own view is that the pro-

It matters little to them that the rent Ashes repose in safety in a little earthenware jar in a plass ease at Lord's. These players, the pick of English cricket, go to match their skill against the pick of Aus- tralia, and our good wishes go with them.

They will be something more than mere cricketers striving to win matches on the field of play. They will be ambassadors of good-. fellowship and comradeship, a team that must uphold the true traditions of English sportsman- slip and better the relationship between the Commonwealth and the old country.

YET we cannot forget the

last tour made by English cricket- ers in Australia. It began in just the same manner as this one that starts to-day, yet it finished in a

welter of controversy that threat- ened to end the cricket encounters between Australia and England.

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

purpose can be served by resur- recting that squabble, but, at the same time it should be pointed out

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 the Australian Board of Control have striven to pre- pare the way for thia 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 Australia's-of the new ib.w. rule?

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

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USTRALIA were simi- Iarly 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- mittecmen 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 sides,

Even in the selection of the actual team, its captain and manager, the selectors, I am sure, did not forget the acceptability of the individual when making their choice. Yet all these gestures, all

field, the good name of cricket must be upheld, and only upon that standard will the team in- dividually and collectively bo Judged upon their return.

English captains in Australia have had to protest repeatedly against barracking, which has at times gone far beyond all reason, and unless the Austra- llan Board of Control has really taken drastic steps to reduce this, all the months of " peace" work may be so much wusted 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-lit- ercasing, and while no figures are actually published of the Aus- tralian tour. It is possible to ob- tain some iden of the amount by the share-out to the counties,

Last time wo went there, the trip was so successful that each first- class county received £350, and from the last visit of the Austra- Hans in 1034 each first-class county received approximately £1,500,

There are 17 first-class count es In this country, and in addition the Minor countles and the Club cricket conference receive - 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 nna spend so much money in coaching and generolla expenses to players selected to represent Aus-, tralia on overseas tours,

INCIDENTALLY, it is in

teresting to note that on

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

here in 1834, were classed as ama-

teurs, and each received £600, just double the amount being paid to

these efforts on both sides, will this trip thirteen of the seventeen our professionals, and they, too,

come to naught if they are not no- cepted and apprcelated by those English players are professionals, and had all their travelling and living

expenses paid for them. who in their tens of thousands will will receive, In addition to having For the good of the game, in watch the coming Testa.

their travelling and living expenses both-countries, these Tests must ga So now it is up to Australia. For paid for them, £300 plus a bonus ut on. And Australia must see that our part, we are confident that this the end of the trip, which might be this coming tour is a happy one team, under the captaincy of ɑ. O. Allen, Australian born himself, whi-muchas £50. The amateurs for the English team. On the field of play cach side is out to win, but receive only their expenses.

barracking such as that which has play is part without fear or favour. On the field and off the The Australians, when they came been experienced by English aldes

THIS MORNING'S POSTBAG

recent trial leads me to re-

flect that there must be very 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 casos, will agree that the non- English speaking jurors must standing what is said by Coun have great difficulty in under- sel and judge.

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

blem needs tackling along more A vigorous lines. There are suffi- cient shops of all types in the Colony to warrant steps for the speedy eliminution 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 on restaurants and eating 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 typhold is. attributable to this circumstance. On this point, we are glad to see that measures are to be taken prohibiting the sale of ice-cream

in the streets unless it is obtain ed from an approved source, for it is beyond question that school children are exposed to consider- able risk from the ice-cream sold

understand

very fur

CORRESPONDENTS

are

requested, when for- warding letters for publica- tion, to arrange whenover 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 air their views on subjects of public interest.

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

CRICKETEN.

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Shorts On Sundays

I submit that your correspondent

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

A final 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 tucky to be selected; others are deemed

equally unfortunate not to have

been chosen.

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

HOWEVER, it is gena-

who insists that those of us who go to church in "shorts" do go out of a

rally agreed that from these spirit of bravado are grossly unfairt seventeen players G. O. Allen at any rate, it is a criticism thut should be able to select a team for the Tests which should has the ring of the cynie rather than

The batting of the Christian.

not be disgraced. from saying, however, that they advertising-it should do the same An impulse when on a ramble to strength is tremendous, and the up to 15 arise in most court cure and which thing with the screen. The proportion, or perhaps to join with others not surpass, the example of

the intricacies that

spend a while in prayer or medita- Belding should live

are threshed out in English: If papers and hourdings where, if in singing praise, is not unnatural to

the last M.C.0. team that won the prisoner is a Chinese an inter- you're not interested, you don't have those who but seldom experience the the series against Australia in preter acts for him and I have no to read them.

pleasure of a Sunday hike.

1033-34. doubt that the Chinese jurors are

Might not the Friend of our child-} very thankful to go on what the demonstrate every time these screen hood days he hurt it wo disobeyed interpreter says or what they hear advertisements were shown they an impulse to enter His House be- of the Chinese evidence, rather than would be quickly withdrawn. try and follow the English.

cause our clothes were Inappropriate?

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audiences would

FED-UP.

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Squawking Hawkers

Urban

The bowling may prove our weakness, but in the words used by

. O. Allen, the captain, to me some weeks ago, "They've got to got us out as well."

It should be a happy party, A I am not trying to state that ull}

nice balance of experienco and our Chinose jurors are Incompetent English speakers but I am sure that

youth, for seven of the seventeen have done the Australian tour even the best of them have difficulty Impatience

before, and they will be more in following the Judge's summing up

to the notice that a correspondent who THE President of the

I which is not interpreted

to iniliate Council, in his speech on the than anxious

the complained of being compelled howking probleni, made no reference "recrults." court and is of necessity o long and to drive comprehensive

survey

couched

slowly for many milea Inrgely, in legal phraseology.

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Kowloon theatres which inflict

Arens,

in

prohibited

behind an elderly: motorist arrived to the annoyance caused by hawkers safely at hla destination. Had he crying their wares not been restrained by a cautious,

It may be that the hawkers have driver this might not have happened, though it is to be regretted that he confused ideas as to the streets in therefore, be a good idea to display, Journey spend a little longer on the which this is illegal. Would It not, alongalde the street names, a notice

y hawkers. On the question of Pills For Patrons unlicensed hawkers, we doubt the statement that these people I want to air a grouch against the

The besetting sin of the motorist regard the calling as a tempor advertisements on their audiences. ary expedient rather than a re- Personally, I am forever prejudiced is impatience, and impatience plus arc the cause of a great gular profession. There has against the products advertised in speed

this manner, and niso against the percentage of accidents. been considerable evidence of theatres, because constant repetition screen

late that unlicensed hawking in advertisements has sickened me of

the same monotonous

this Colony is carried on along organised lines and. what is the very name of the products. I

Budiences feel the same way

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C. G. K.

more, that it is facilitated by the think most members of cinema Zip For Zbw receipt of "squeeze" in certain surely the agents for these producte NOW that most of the fleet is buck from the North, wouldn't it be

CRAWFORD, LTD. quarters. This is an evil which must realbe that you can't rum aa geod idea for ZBW. to get in touch

should be vigorously uprooted; thing down

It can only be done by systema- tic action on the part of the police and sanitary authorities.

a man's throat Cinema

and radio advertising are the only with the Naval people, in order to menns whereby advertisements are arrange for some decent programme

for the water. forced upon people. The Gover- ent has wisely banned radio

G, N

R. W. V. Robins will be the arch- humorist and fun-maker, well supported by Duckworth, Leyland. and Hammond, who are never far away when there is soms"

leg- done. The quaint Cockney humour of pulling to

Bims, too, will no doubt be much in Chineze stating that "Crying of in evidence, and in the captain wares is prohibited in this street the team will have one who will At any rate, there, no question- share the pleasures as well as the ing the annoyance which these how trials of the trip. kers create, right in the Heart of the city, by adding to the already _excessive volume of street noises.

OLD RESIDENT,

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Victorians

the paraging remarks about

is annoying to hear dis

Victorians and their times and cus- (Continued on Page 4)

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

--To-day's Thought-

RIVALRY is good for

--HESIOD.

mortals,