BIG BLAZE

Northern Advocate, 14 March 1929, Page 5

BIG BLAZE

HEAVY DAMAGE. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 11.26 a.m.) MELBOURNE, March 13, More than £30,000 damage was caused-to the building and stock of Messrs W. Wood and Company, wholesale Melbourne, by lire last night.

Larwood was disposed of for 11, England having only 19 on for two wickets (Hobbs 4). Later score.—Two for 66 (Hobbs 35, Hammond 14). PLAY TO FINISH POLICY. , MOSTLY STONEWALLING, (Australian Press Assn, —United Service,) (Received 1.50 p.m.) LONDON, March .13. 'The slew-motion picture now being shown at Melbourne .in an open-air cinema is as different from cricket as chalk from cheese,” said Mr M. D. Lyon, speaking at Bury St. Edmunds, where he is Liberal candidate at the general election.

“I have been trying for months, with Lord Ullswater’s assistance, to persuade the M.C.C. .to play six trial matc-hes among county sides, with the innings fixed to a time limit, whereby every game shall be finished in reasonable time. The batsmen ■would bo enabled to show their old courage. I was taught at school that the Australian method of playing a match to a finish can only result in stonewalling and. doing nothing, in which both sides in Australia are successful.”

SLOW PLAY SATIRE.

' TIME TO GROW WHISKERS.

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 13

Prom contents of bills and news headlines, the slowness of the fifth test has now become the butt for cartoonists. Lance Mattinson, an Aus-. traliau, depicts players with cobwebs linking up batsmen, -wickets and wicket-keeper. Other cobwebs are spread over the faces of the sleeping pressmen. The only occupants of the vast expanse of seating accommodation arc depicted as a child asking his father: “What did you do in the great test, Daddy?” to which the father replies: “I grew these whiskers. ’ ’

The ‘'Evening Standard,” on the other hand, depicts the effects of Major Se,grave’s record upon test batsmen, bowlers and fieldsmen dashing round at breakneck speeds. Clem Hill cables) ‘‘Fairfax has a good defence, but he needs to cultivate more strokes and put ginger into his shots. I feel that he going to remain in the test team. ‘‘Duckworth’s wicket-keeping was an outstanding feature. I have never soon anything finer than his saves on the leg side.” WHEN WILL IT END? PROPHECY BAFFLED. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 3 p.m.) LONDON, March 13. P. F. Warner commenting on the tost, says; “The boldest prophet would hesitate to predict the ■winner. Australia is fighting with all her tradition al grit.” He asks: ‘‘Will the match end this tfeok?” and adds; ‘‘lt looks as though all records for duration will be beaten.”