The first game played by the English women cricketers in their Australian tour ended in a draw, though the visitors undoubtedly made very good showing. Knocking up 210 runs for three wickets against West Australia, the latter were dismissed for 82'in their first innings and had made $9 for three in the second when play ended. It is, of course, rash fo prophesy what will bbe the final result of the tour, but it is certain that the English women have made a most promising start, pecially when from the very commencement Miss "Hide goes calmly Out to the wicket and knocks off a cool century including eleven boundaries. 'The feat will warm the cockles of the average English male cricketing heart, for no matter how for why the men's teams have or have not failed in the past, it is being abundantly proved' that the tight little island has a powerful second Une' of defence. And not only in batting is England sound, but bowling too, for Miss Maclagen, possesser of a fine old English name, took five wickets for just over three Fung apiece. Te io evident from the telegram that the marked superiority of the English team necessitated no Fecourse {0 Teg theory, except when making. speed between creases. But ju it all there is ground for a sad thought or two. Since the invasion of women into the more strenuous forms of sport, there have been few fields for men' to enter, though with more or less confidence it may be expected that In the not too distant fature, England may be able to serape together another Test team to take Australia on at knitting. tment was involved. Similar arransements were also made by him for a) member of the Montevideo police force {n'visit this country. 1 welcomed this hetlon as. promoting useful co-opera tion between the police forces of these two countries and of the United Kina~ dom. "the proposal was an, entirely fanocent and. proper one and had no! Indirect move: whatever to make tt quite plain th question of his Majesty' this matter has. no connect Whatever, as is implied inthe hon.
Tember's question, with the into hnatfonal trade in arms. the Foreign Secretary concluded by suggesting to his questioner that in {uture questions should not be put such a form as to lead the House to Imagine that evidence ha given on matters of fact when the) Fecords showed that the witness hi merely spoken from hearsay. would seem that before judgment can be formed on this undoubtedly serious issue It is highly Important that facts should be separated from conjecture and rumour. That Is where the proposed inquiry will be most opportune. As Mr. Baldwin pointed out the other day, the private manufacture of arms has merits which are not generally recognized. 'Many competent observers consider that, provided such manufacture is under' proper Government super~ vision, the abuses Ukely to accrue from it are infinitely less than those which could quite readily arise {rom general system of stale monopoly. On that and other points the forth. coming inquiry should prove a use-{ul source of information.
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