In the Public Eye

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 21

In the Public Eye

The cricket public dearly loves a hitter and A. W. Carr, the Notts captain, whose statement on behalf of his county this week is liailed'as meaning virtually the end of-body-lino bowling in cricket.in England, is nothing if not a man to hit. . Whenever he goes from the pavilion there is a thrill of expectation and fieldsmen are scattered to tho-edge of the boundary. For Carr is as fierce a person as ever wielded a bat and laughter ripples round the ground at what this stir In the field portends. The first ball comes .. . and Carr mildly pats it back. There is renewed laughter, for the-public oyerlooks the fact .that here, is no mere slasher, but an accomplished batsman who is able to use force more than most people but knows upon-what-ball-it should, be used. . Every hitter is always expected to begin his innings tvith a slog, for o'. , There is command and concentration in everything that Carr does upon a clieket field. He is a strong man both in physique and character; a. man who will stand no nonsense, and while.he has not the genius for captaincy, perhaps, of a MacLaren or tho command of the field which has been displayed by a Fender, he is unquestionably an experienced and an able leader. Carr has captained England, he has made big scores in important matches, he sets a great example to his field for he is ever alert and rarely does he miss a chance. When he is at tho .crease, he punishes loose bowling without mercy arid'when ho, lays into an over-pitched ball his shot is made so swiftly that unless the spectator has good (iy.es he may not be ab'lo to follow th.c bajl as it flies. Canmay not have the. personal popularity that fell to his predecessor in the captaincy, A. E. R. ■Giliigaii, but there was never any question that when it choso him the M.C.C. made a solection which was very popular with the public. Mrs. A. B. Edols. Refusal to disclose her assets has been the cause of much trouble for Mrs. Aimec Belle Edols, the Sydney woman who was in the new's again this week.. Mrs. Edols, it 'is^reflorted, received £56,000 between the years 1926 and 1931, more than half this money coming from her husband. • She is now in prison. Mrs. Edols, well known in social circles in Sydney, has been the central figure in one of tho most sensational bankruptcies that Australia, has known. . Last year she went to Long Bay prison in Sydney for refusing to answer questions relating to her Victorian assets, "' set down as about £45,000. For months she evaded arrest and after her hiding place was discovered, according to the Registrar of tho Bankruptcy Court, "she placed, every possible obstacle in the path of invests gationof her affairs." Mr. Justice Lukin warned her that unless she answered the questions put to her she would go to prison and when she remained stubborn and the Official Receiver received no information, the Judge passed sentence of three months' imprisonment. It was believed that she had invested her money in Victoria, with one man alone. She appealed for release on the ground that her health was not good, but declared that if sho revealed what she had .done with certain sums of money which'sho had received,, including or.o,amount of ,£920, it would be a breach of faith; : ';wit;h two men to whom she had given hoi- word of honour. Tho Judge'was'frankly sceptical, even of the existence' of the two men who, "if they existed'- were not men of honour at.all, but "a- pair of swindlers." He declared that it was obvious ; nonsense to say' that the investment would be lost if it we're1 ma,sii public. "The idea of telling mo-Vthls;, is ridiculous," said the Judge.i; "•''liUiiless she is under the hypnotic 'iMueti^e':' of these men.; She is .not going,'tof^get, out of the penitentiary until'she'-'makes a full disclosure^, and-purges; her .contempt of Court:"-' ■■"■ - ■'■:■ v:;/7 /<■;■—- Sir J. S. Aliens *■ '■ A visitor.to; New Zealand, in the near future will'be; Sir John-S.'.Allen, MJV Mr. Allen is well known in Britain for his work in marine insurance in Liverpool. He was born 68 years ago, and. educated in, three countries, first at Brighton, then at Edinburgh, and finally iv Germany. When seventeen years old he 'entered the marine, insurance, business, and ten .years later_ had worked, his way up to the position of secretary of the Union Marine Insurance Company. By 1908 he: was general manager of this., important finny and subsequently became vice-chairman. He retired in 1921. Ho was chairman of the r Liverpool Salvage-Association,' chairman of the Liverpool-Chambers of. Commerce1 for five years, chairman of a committee on Technical and Commercial Education in Liverpool, lecturer on foreign trade at Liverpool University from 1923 to 1924, and a member of the committee of "Lloyd's Register." The International Chamber of Commerce also knows him; he is.a member of the council and-chairman of the Transport Section. His confreres at Liverpool showed their appreciation, of his. w.ork by electing him to tho chair of the Liverpool Underwriters' Association, and in 1919, lie was also cha'inriaif-of the Liverpool Insurance Institute. . His keen interest in general commercial affairs has led him to occupy many posts in other organisations.- He is a member of the executive committee and a vice-president of tho Pilgrims, the East Africa Board, the Association of the British Chambers of Commerce, the Royal Empire. Society, and the West Lanes' Association ..for Mental' Welfarei His interest in New Zealand is very real for his first wife came from Christchurch, being formerly Miss Amy Spencer. They had four sons and two daughters. Sir John Allen entered Parliament in 1924 as a Conservative member for Liverpool, West Derby Division, and has represented, the con- ! stituency ever since. He is a J.P. of i the City of Liverpool,' and has.published a number of papers on foreign trade and marine insurance.

] Everyone who has read of the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge should know the; name of Dr. John J. C. Bradfield, the- chief engineer of the bridge on behalf of the Government of New South Wales, whose intention to enter private practice is announced. Dr. Bradfield went to Ipswich Grammar School when a boy, the one graduate of Sydney University who has taken the three highest engineering degrees each, with first-class honours and medal.: He is a Doctor.of Science in Engineering, a Master of Engineering, member of the Institute of Civil Engineers of London, member of the Institute ■of Engineers, of Australia, and a member of the , Council of the ■ Institute. In 1903 ■ the proposal to connect by bridge or other means tho northern and southern divisions of Sydney took definite1 shape pi ter discussion ■ for years. Tenders were called for and one was actually recommended for acceptance. The financial depression of the time prevented progress of the work, but Dr. Bradfield received excellent training by carrying out the technical work in connection with the tenders. _ The question of the mode of connection of the two shores had long been argued. In 1909 a' Royal Commission had recommended a r schemo ; for, subways in place nf a bridge. : Thero. was a change of Government, however, and the new administration reverted to the bridge idea'and decided that the bridge should carry tramways, road traffic, and pedestrians, but not a railway. Dr. Bradfield was then principal designing engineer. He did not think that either the subways, or the bridge then recommended were really suitable and he was asked to submit his own design, tho condition being attached that tho new structure should be nOjCbstaclo to navigation. Dr.. Bradfield did this. . His bridge was to cross, the water in one. clear But there were those who held that such a bridge must- destroy - the beauty of one of the world's most beautiful harbours and the campaign for a subway-went on. Eventually the Bradfield recommendations triumphed and September 30, 1921, was an important data in the history of Sydney for on that day advertisements appeared all over the world inviting tenders for the erection, of the link that Dr. Bradfield had conceived. Tho doctor went to the-- United States, Canada, and Europe to give information on ... the .financial, technical, : and industrial matters involved, and the tenders came! in. Tho firm which gained the contract was Dorrnan, Long, and Co. Dr. Bradfiold is a. man of modest demeanour and simple tastes, and he has a great love of. nature. .He finds his principal recreation in his garden and is happier still when roaming tho bush. The doctor is short and sturdily built, and an altogether remarkable figure. His head, is extraordinarily large; .and has led to the jest that: 'Bradfield's head is bulging with brains." No hatter can supply him; his-headgear is made to order. A tremendous worker, he is also extremely and delights in parties. He has- lectured many times on the bridge, speaking in a soft voice.; he is genuine aiid unaf,fected and very practical. Miss ,Betty Nuth'all. / There was a time when Miss Betty Nuthall was considered, to be one of the chief, hopes of English' tennis.. It was. a time, when the hard-hitting powerful young player who at fifteen years of age had Stanley Doust writing that "her strokes are almost perfect" and who is still only twenty-two years old, seemed likely' to injure many,' established reputations.. For three years ending in 1925 she had- been junior champion of her- country, she had gone on to win the British, hard court singles, 'defeat" Mrs. Mallory, ' the' American champion, at Wimbledon, and. represent England against France, and had climbed up to a ranking of "No. 4- in the world's first ten: Those were the days when she was seriously discussed as an adversary to Miss Helen Wills and the time was set for the end of the reign of this ''incomparable Helen." But somehow, Miss JSTuthall did not get quite to the top, She won important events, but she failed in'the biggest of all. After those early years when, she did so well she suffered reverses until 1930, when she suddenly won both singles and doubles' of America, the first time that the title had gone out of, the country. But the "incomparable Helen did riot play that year,.. and Miss Nuthall's. finalist opponent was Mrs. L. Harper, the Californian, who had come into prominence during the season. One thing which .kept, Miss; N~uth.aH back was her service-. A second was her real dislike of grass-'pourts or;liking for hard courts,, whichever, way it may be put. ' She likes.: a! high- bound and on a slow court she is beaten before the match starts. Sho has the right temperament and plenty of courage, but she lacks in discretion. It is the penalty of using forcing tactics at the wrong moment that the player is not able to apply pressure at times which really pay. He dissipates his strength, like a horse which, spurts too soon. . This is one explanation of Miss Nilthaii's failure to, stay;, at the very, top of her class,,. for which feat, she has the ability. Another reason is her. showmanship. Like most young players .she is acutely conscious of the onlookers and this, leads heivto/try.:to achieve the difficult at times- when- it is not wise. The penalty of such rashness is defeat. -.■•; "; ■ ■. Behind Miss Nuthall's speed of-shot, which gained her a win in another important invitation tournament-,-', thisweek, there is much.study and practice. She ban play a very effective drop-shot across court, interspersing it in a flow of fierce, drives. Her vigorous muscles make hitting easy for her. She is, no Lenglen,' flashing, alert, delicately poised, perfectly equipped. Miss Nuthall's game gives, the.impression of immense reserves of energy, sheer rugged persistence without any attention to the graces, hitting first and all the time.