WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932.
EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A.
Governor Opens New Wing.
PRESIDENT'S REVIEW.
The new wing of the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, was formally declared open by His Excellency the Governor yesterday afternoon. In asking Sir William to per form the ceremony, the Hou. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, President of the Association, said:-
Your Ex- Mr. Shenton eaid: cellenties, lailies and gentlemen:
On May 7 last I had the privilege of presiding at the ceremony when Your Excellency graciously laid the foundation stone of our new west wing-to-day I am happy to be oc- to cupying a similar position, and witness a further demonstration of Your Excelleney's goodwill towards and continued interest in our Asso-, ciation..
we are
Before giving you a short de scription of the new wing and the accommodation
providing for our members and their friends, It is the wish of all of us interested in the Y.M.C.A. work, that I should state how much we appreciated Your Excellency's kindness in com- ing over to Kowloon last May and laying our foundation stone, and how much we are indebted to you to-day for performing the opening ceremony. We know only too well How much of your time is taken up with your official duties, and how little is left to you for relaxation consequently we consider it a parti- cular honour that you should be with us again to-day.
I will not dwell on our past his tury-I dealt with it at considerable length last May, and will confine myself to the present.
As I look around I am glad to see with us our old friend and past President the Honourable Sir Henry Pollock. It is just about two years ago that Sir Henry went down the gangway of the Y.M.C.A. leaving me at the helm, I am glad to say
Sir Henry is now about to return, and will shortly be at the wheel
again.
We shall all be delighted to see him back in his old place, and we offer him our centínued support. Cost Of The Wing.
.
The cost of the new wing will be $158,000 and the furnishing $12.760, of which I am glad to say we have
already been able to pay $22.635, leaving $148,115 still owing. It is interesting to note that the cost of the building is within $4,000 of the original estimate, and that Messrs. Lam Woo's bill for extras does not exceed $1,000. I think we can say that the costing was distinctly accurate.
THE
CHINA
Swimming.
rooms, heating and filtration plants. Y.M.C.A. buildings on the Island. The bath is 75 feet in length, 25) Having completed our scheme la feet in width, and with a depth connection with the weat wing, and varying from 3 to 8 feet. Its having already found a real demand capacity is upproximately 60,000) for all the facilities at our disposal, gallons. For the purification of thejour thoughts naturally turn to an water and the heating of it for east wing our policy must always Winter use an elaborate scheme is be one of conservative progress, for being installed,. It consists of a nothing is static-if we don't go on back, and surely an centrifugal pump, alum apparatus, we shall go
should boilers (Cunday pattern), Association such twin boiler, chlorinator, air compressor have a couple of wings.
The world is suffering not so and zerator, the whole with the
bad design as from capacity of eirculating 8,000 gallons much from per hour. The highest medical au-drift. The urgent need in large thorities assure us that this method affairs, and in small, is for men who of water purification is quite satls-can and will stop the drift, who will factory, and I may say that there take charge, whe, instead of accept are many similar systems alreadying circumstances and waiting for the inevitable" will control events in operation.
The bath will be available for the to a desired result. use of civilian members, members of the Services and a ladies' section, Particulars can be obtained at our Association's office.
as ours
MAIL.
I especially congratulate the on erecting a suit- Association
I have swimming bath, able never lived anywhere where bath- ing and swimming forms such an essential part of the life of the All the world and community. his wife seem to want to bathe and swim.
Government is often criticised if there is any rumour
of the closing of a bathing beach, but Government is not really the callous brute that it is sometimes pictured to be. It is only reason- able to point out that Hong Kong is not primarily a watering place, and that while suck facilities are desirable, and Government is an xious to help, it is sometimes un- avoidable that they should be es- tablished further out, and not in the busy industrial centres, Gov- crnment has under consideration the question of affording facilities in place of those which may have
For in to be done away with. stance it is hoped that it will be possible to develop Laichikok Bay, which is already on one of the bus route. Meanwhile this swim-
will be a boon, es ming bath
of the Ser- pecially to members
Personal Compliments. We have such men in our employ ment. Mr. John Hunt, O.B.E., our Secretary, Mr. A. W. Ingram, our The First Floor.
Assistant Secretary and I believe recently joined The first floor consists of a din-Mr. Selk who has ing room, and a lounge hall; the us as an extra Assistant Secretary, amuse- latter will be for the use of mem-particularly in charge of
Mr. J. L. bers, and for the Navy, Army, andments. There is also Air Force section, for lectures, MacPherson who has been in control new west wing from its dances and other forms of entertain-of our ments. It will also be available to inception, and who has year after the new ladies" section in the morn-year assisted us with our undertak-vices.
ing without reward ing and afternoon.
Perhaps I should have explained tion, and whose life-long work has been a labour of love for the earlier that the
Directors, having.M.C.A., and the principles for provided the Association's building with such valuable equipment and which it stands. facilities, thought it but right that these should be made available for to be so good as to declare the new west wing open. After this bas as large a use as possible, and with bean done the buildings can be in- this object in view and in deference to many requests, they have decided spected by our visitors, and there will be a display of diving and to form a ladies' section.
swimming in the new swimming bath. (Applause).
Governor's Address.
The second and third floors eon-i sist of 30 bedrooms: 26 of these new rooms are already occupied, and the remaining four have been re- so it would served for transients,
or remunera-
I will now ask Your Excellency
•'.
I now have very great pleasure in declaring this wing open, and in wishing it a prosperous future. Bishop Duppuy dedicated the building in a short prayer.
His Excellency was presented with a key as a memento of the occasion.
GUSH ABOUT GAMES.
(Constaned from Paeb 4)
do not
The ethics of Rugby football are beyond the comprehension of every
Indeed, they foreigner. always restrain the fists of Eng- descended to the feet of Scotsmen. lishmen, and they have never
are now
OB
Let us drop all this rot about! decadence. In teaching games tol the rest of the world we have given them a valuable lesson which they In process of abusing. Let them continue to abuse it to their heart's content, but for good- nora' anke let us keep our games in their proper place.
If America chooses to acgregato her athletes, to feed them
to produce long special diet, jumpers, who are all legs and no body, and golfers who live, dream, breathe and steep golf the whole round of the clock, by all means let her do so.
Our Chance To Work. Let us abandon the Walker Cup, the America's Cup, the Westchester Cup, the Olympic Games, the der grading football matches with Con- tinental nations, and all the sense- less expenditure which these inter- national contests entall.
·BOUT
It is
a question of Trat grapes, but of sound common effort sense. The more time and foreign nations waste on interna After the ceremony, the new tional sport the better chance for swimming bath was inaugurated us to put our national affairs in with an exhibition of diving and order. The day when Germany de- a water polo game between the eides to close her Stock Exchange Royal Artillery and the Y.M.C.A.
on Saturday in order to play games) will be the day for our golfing stockbrokers to get down to work.
LIFE IN 1950
Sir H. Allen's Whimsical Predictions.
As for "the patience, fortitude and courage of thought" taught by bridge, cannot we acquire these! qualities in plenty from our daily work without prating about the international virtues of painted pasteboards?
His Excellency said in part:- I congratulate the Association really be correct to state that all on the successful completion of are already occupied. The demand this wing, and I also congratulate architecta and contractor. for these rooms is proof that the the
not overbuilt, and The design is simple, and utility Directors have
Whimsical predictions of life in that we are able to fill all the ac- has been the main objective. As
have at our dis-I stated when laying the founda- 1950 were made by Sir Hugh commodation we
tion stone, the building possesses Allen in a speech at a conference posa).
In addition to the new facilities character of its own, and can of the Incorporated Society of which I have already mentioned, we not be said to be really over- Musicians in London. He suggest have provided two squash racket shadowed by the large neighbour-ed that in future everything would we believe will being structure. That remark is be run by corporations similar to still more true to-day. The Young the B.B.C. People will be cradled The ground floor of the old Men's Christian Association sets by a British brains control, nam- building will be almost entirely out to cater for moral, mental anded by a British baptism company, married under a bride and bride- given over to the services, the mem- physical requirements,
groom convention and buried by bers' billiard room having been re- there is no doubt that a combina-
to the first floor. These tion of the three gives the great British burial company. They moved arrangements will provide a billiard eat contentment, the principles of will have baths from a British only empty frames. Press a but- are undoubtedly bath company and go to work by ton and these frames will be fill- room, a reading room, and a much the Association
These principles have the British bus company. "Tele-ed with pictures desired at the better dining room than is now sound.
been observed in the scheme of
vision will let us see the world. | moment. It would be a jolly lite this building.
There will be no pictures on walls, | —but essentially' lazy."
courts, which much appreciated.
provided for the Services.
Attractive Design.
The building is now an accom- plished fact, and here for every one
I desire to take this oppor-į to see. tunity of expressing our apprecia tion to our architects, Mesers. Leigh and Orange, for their attractive design and the excellence of the and in doing so 1. work executed. wish to include in the encomiuma our contractors, Messrs. Lam Woo. The building has four storeys. It is interesting to know thatį The ground floor consists of a swim- Messrs. Lam Woo are not only res- ming bath with the necessary ad- ponsible for the whole of our build-1 juncts, such as showers, dressing ings, but also for the two Chinese
We have been able to carry out our scheme because of the generous treatment we have received from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and we tender them our sincere thanks.
and
Let us be honest with ourselves. | Above all, let us abandon this foolish talk about the international brotherhood of sport. It is all!
Games in their bunk any way. own place are a healthy recreation. International contests are an un healthy excitement, which will take the place of war only because they have become more dangerous.'
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