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ENGLISHMEN AT PERTH. (Sun Special.) LONDON, October <5l. Nothing more cordial could be imagined than the luncheon at the Perth ground on Friday week, when both teams were guests of the Association, on behalf of which Mr Gardiner, the President, extended a welcome to the ground to the Englishmen. Cricket was practically taboo, the Chairman remarking on the great benefit of the rain, and the need for filling the empty spaces if we were to keep our land. Messrs Gilligan and Toone responded formally, and then the fun began, as each member of the team was called on, and in most cases it was merely a matter of endorsing thanks for the good time provided by the people of Perth. The chief feature of the gathering was the variety of dialects, and the absence of frill. While many of the Englishmen do not claim any qualifications as orators, there are others, beyond Messrs Gilligan and Douglas, who,can express themselves concisely. Both Sutcliffe and Sandham are speakers well abo’ e the ordinary, and their enunciation is excellent.
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Southland Times, Issue 19396, 10 November 1924, Page 5
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179VARIETY OF DIALECTS Southland Times, Issue 19396, 10 November 1924, Page 5
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