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On this subject the Straits Times has the following comments :—.
CHINESE DETECTIVES
RELEASED.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR COMMUTES SENTENCES.
PROPOSED "STADIUM FOR HONGKONG
A
VIEWS, OF THE CLUBA.
The Chairman; My idea was to get the views of the different representatives of the Clube,
Mr. W. Logan said that the Victoria Recreation Club, with its 520 members, backed up the proposal, ·
The Chairman at this stage · looked
SCHEME OUTLINED TO CLUB REPRESENTATIVES, The Captain Superintendent of Police DIFFICULT QUESTION OF A SITE. In the half year ended June there was Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe), interviewed by a
A meeting of representatives of athletic] exported from the parts of the Malay representative of the Daily Press, statedganisations was held at the Hongkong rather silly at the meeting and unid. Peninsula 27,026,100 lbs. of rubber, mora last evening that the two Chinese detec Hotel yesterday afternoon to consider a None of you seem to want to say any. than in the correspouling period of 1992, tives, who were sunt to prison fast Satur- The gross value of the exports increased day by Mry J. R. Wood, for seven days suggestion for the establishment in the thing at all. I propose that we form by slightly over 100 per cent. from and 14 days respectively for assaulting a Colony of a Stadium-or (to adopt the a Committes to draw up a scheme to put 74,800,000 in 1929 to $148,932,000 in 1993, cu! merchant of Yaumati, had been redescription suggested by the Hon. Mr. before the Goverùment.”
Mr. Logan sconded and this was car get, sometimes Iwar it wail that eased in view of the extenuating cir.A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G.) "An Euclosed, restriction" has been a failure. Roumily cumstances of the case the Captain Super Recreation Ground with Suitable Build-¦ ried unanimously.
Capt. Neville submitted three points three quarters of the export is rubber intendeng approached H. E. the Governorings Thereon." grown in the Malay Peninsula, and about to examute the sentences. His Excellency Mr. R. J. Wilton, President of the against a Stadium on the Polo Ground, $50,000,000 is Malaya's share of the after consultation with the law offers if Football Association, was in the chair Enclosing the ground would reduce the invita are available for playing 'polo and only the improvement in price. Naturally, no the Crows, decided t P
powers and Mr. Fletcher accepted an
The Chibs and be encouraging people to look on at doubt, "recent" set Back in price his vested in him and ordered the release of tlon to be present produced some considerable anxiety and the two detectives. This order was carries Associations of the Colony-British, games. It was quite impossible to play pold depression One hears that there are few out on Tuesday afternoon, the imprisoned American, Chinese, Portuguess, Japanese on grounds on which other gardes were played; the surface was made too slippery. buying orders from America, because the men being released at 2.30 p.m. They and Indian-were well represented." consumers there are well stocked, and a bad reported for duty and were on duty In opening the proceedings, the Chair for the ponies and the goal post boles very simple explanation can be given of yesterday.
man' suggested that, as good players made could not be blocked up satisfactorily. the present position. When restriction The case, which resulted in the area being good citizens, it was to the interest of the Third, the Chinese used the Polo Ground" camo into force, one or two people in set to pris, was one in which four Government and the community" to provide as an open space and, with their soft. America started a shortage scare, and the detectives bourdial the steam hunch, Tung facilities for games. The Football League shoea, did no damage to the ground for result was heavy" buying which sent the Fat, for the parques of making gambling was experiencing great and increasing if this ground were no longer available
pol purposes. It would b price higher for a time than was warrant arts. Their presence was discovered on difficulty in finding necomadation for the
to the people of Wanchai. board and when they attempted to arrest matches arranged, and provision might be ed by the facts. It used stucks toj
Mr. Tacchi anggested that cricket and accumulate in the haly of consumers, and the alleged gamblers it was stated that very well be made on one site for varian bowls teams played on. one another's as soon as these consumers found that the coal merchant put up a strong resist interport fixtures and even for the Far, grounds and would have no use for
The coal merchant was injured and Eastern Olympiad, which at present could | Stadium. DRESS SHIRTS they could get all they wasted they began
Mr. E. Cock suggested that the Com-. to''acken off, and the price began to fall had to go to hospital for two days. The not be invited to Hongkong. The projet mittes just appointed should report to If there had ber no shortage senre, the defendant stated during the bearing of he had in mind waga reinforced concrete another meeting before proceeding furs the case that the coal merchant was in building, capable of neommodating at her. It should be a gine qua hơn that rige in price would have been slower, if
jured by falling against a stanchida on the administration here had been more the launch. They denied assaulting him least 1.300 people, seated; and beneath the the scheme should not interfere with au
other sport, or the ground of any other efficient, the quantity going out would due of the four defendants was discharged saratory accommodation for the spectators an area, at present undefined, must be
staml, a gymnasium, dressing rooms, and Club, which was as much as have been less, and the rengtion would not and another was-ordered to pay compensa The ground should.contain football pitches, chosen. The scherne was too much in the
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say that
have beer No severe. When wo alyse
chrysalis stage. be put before the Gor- the figures for the half year we find that
tennis and bowls grounds, a 300 yards ernment in any form at present. Prob taking the standard production 270,000
track with a 20 yards straight, in front ably a large number of Clubs would be of the stand, and a cycle track outside represented at a meeting which had `a tous annually, and the rate of restriction Buring the first four mouths at 10 per cent, JUDGMENT AGAINST STEAM- the playing grinds. In summer, baseball definite scheme before it,
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CONT OF THE SCHEME
** STILL ABOFK "OF THE MILITARY LANDS,
Mr. Fletcher concurred with Mr. Cock 48 to "no interference with existing.
Justice." yesterday morning, the Yuen It is going to cost a good bit of interests." He added. We still have a eng Fat firm sued the E Woo Stramques," continued Mr. Wilton. We want hope that the military will move out of ship Company for $15,792, and costs, the favour to find out what the Government which should release Sookumpoo Valley, to hear your views, and if you are in the centre of Victoria and it that occurs very extrusive sites will be available; value of a quantity of rice and sex olive will do to help us. I think the Hongs, though I can give no promise to that shipped to plaintiffs by defendant's ship too should be willing to contribute. effect."
Mr. F. T. James said that whether Cheng, from Quinbou and Tournné in Other possible uses of the site, which Mr.
Wilton etaphasised, should be for the 50tennis and bowlss players wanted an November, 1931, which failed to arrive,
of all and not be controllest by any single Plaintiffs were represented by Mr. C. organisation, were: Opon air boxing, band enclosed ground or nos the Football "Deacon, Harstou and Shenton). G.. Alabaster, K.C. (instructed by Messrs.converts and ceremonini military parades. Association did. Ten thousand spectators
The
and for May and Jang at 33 per cent, our legitimate export for the half year would bave been 83,250 tons.. Actually it has been 100,248 tons or roundly 17,000 tons bove the authorised amunt. That is taking the net export of rubber produced in Malaya. Com-i pared with last year there has been an increased export of over 15,000 tons from the Datch Indies, and there is absolutely no doubt in our minds that a considerable part of it is rubber amuggled out of Malaya. To check that dishonest trading, certificates of origin are essential, and the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, given for the plaintiffs. chreless of all interests except those it thinks its own, opposes them. The net result is that we have exported over 33,000 tons more than the quoia legitimate to us ou a very high basis of standard
yards long and over 100 yards wide, and At this, several representatives hasten the Harbour ride would be the place for ed to speak. An American representative production. It is no wonder that the
C. A. Hilje, mäster of the Mo Hon, the Stand. There was no reason why of baseball assured the meeting of the marki--has been shaken--the marvel Obuyasht, master of the Nishiyama Murs, polo should not continue to he played. sympathy of players of that game. that it has not been shaken much more and T. Matsunaga, agent of the Kiri. Three football pitches and one cricket Cock said that subject to the qualifien- severely, and that price, keeps as high as time Maru, came before Commander pitch could be marked off there. tion's already mentioned he supported a Mr. Bartholomew objected that the general movement for an increase of re The short table we printed Beckwith, at the Marine Court, yester-ground was already below the proper size creational facilities: a permanent struc showed that the rate of export of day, charged with a breach of the con- for polo and if a cycle and running track,ture was desirable na mataheds were i Malayan rubber is diminishing. It was 414,802 centals in January, 415,254 in ditions regarding Government banys by and Stadium were put there, the TCL source of danger.
available for polo would he still further March, 417,077 in April, but in May it not shifting away during daylight to an reduced. fell to 338.123, and in June to 308,074. In
it does.
Is it the unanimous view that we should watched football every Saturday and a large proportion of them would be have a Stadium1" the Chairman naked. case was undefended and judgment was Silencs reigned supreme-not, as
willing to pay to watch under comfort. it
able conditions. He did not think any afterwards appeared from lack of in athletic ground in the Colony should terest, but rather because no one wished accommodate a scheme such as that out. to be the first to speak. So the Chair-lined by the Chairman. The speake man, metaphorically, dropped a stone concluded: "Unless
more definite. which broke the ice. He suggested that opinion is forthcoming from those present the Polo Ground would make an ideal I think the matter of a Stadium must site for the Stadium; it was nearly 300 fall through."
TYPHOON INCIDENT/
SHIPS' CAPTAINS BEFORE THE COURT.
all probability the earlier months were Anchorage for the night after the typhoon considerably influenced by clearing off old signal was hoisted, on the 22nd. The stock, but we rather fear that the May defendants were cautioned and the casei and June figures are influenced in the opposite direction and that a good deal of dismissed.. rubber is being held back in the hope of better, prices later in the year.
These may cume, but apart from the unsoundress of hoarding, we advise against it. The future is uncertain." The enormous figure of 270,000 tons taken as "standard production," means really that our actual rate of restriction is not much more than 25 per cent, if as much and it is not enough. There is, too, the general uncertainty of world business,
THE "HAITAN" IN THE
TYPHOON....
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Mr. W. Logan suggested Morrison Hill as a suitable site, when cleared.
· COMMENTS BY THE-HON, MB, A. O, M.
FLETCHER.
Mir:
Representatives of the South China, Recreation Club, the Lusitanio Recreation Club and the Chinese Recreation Club' said their organisation, all supported the proposal..
The representative of the Kowloon Cricket Club reiterated his dissent' and' The Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, who remarked that it would not pay to pro was then invited to speak, said he would vide a cricket pitch specially for inter much prefer, before putting his personal port matches which only occurred about views, to hear more discussion from the every third year. A-representative of the representatives present. What was a game of hockey mentioned that this game. Stadium? naked Mr. Fletcher. He under could not be played conveniently on a A BADLY BATTERED SHIP.
stood it to be an area about the size of football ground as the marking of the a football ground, entirely enclosed by aren was different; nor was hockey suf
a special The steamer Haitan (Captain E. Jones) stands for spectators Any concrete fciently popular to claim now in port, experienerd the full force of ground would cost an enormous sum.
structure completely encircling a football ground.
A Mr. Cocks suggestion was adopted and' the typhoon last week end, while on the very much smaller scheme would provide 2 representative committee was then voyage from Hoihow to Hongkong. Three a better beginning. He thought new formed with instructions to examine the
comers to the athletic field-Chinese and practicability of the scheme and to: of her lifeboats were carried away on Sunday and later heavy seas carried awayers were apt to cast envious eyes on port to another meeting of representatives:
the very limited accommodation of the of athletic organisations. The Compagnie de Commerce et de part of her bulwarks, and a quantity of Polo Club, prepared by the very heavy Navigation d'Extreme Orient, in their livestock on the afterdeck. Another pade work of past generations. Ho report dated Saigon, July 18th, state :--
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"Good Women.
suggested must be a central. one. The" The cost of rice in local currency is heavy sea on Sunday evening carried agreed that the site of such a ground as still the same, the variations of prices away two boxes containing life belts and allocation of Morrison Hill had not yet in foreign currencies being due to the port rails for the full length of the fluctuations of the rates of exchange bridge deck, In the small hours of Mon- been decided, but if it should be added to a most central site. Another alternative Business has been at a standstill during day morning the starboard forward life. the Happy Valley ground, it would bo
bout was carried away and the No would be to enclose part of Happy Valley, Many questions that are to-day absorb the past few weeks, and the enquiry i inboard lifeboat was smashed. An hour which he imagined was possible without ing the minds of thinking people are practically wil.
The total amount of rice exported from or two afterwards the weather began to encroaching unduly on the space allotted answered in the Robertson-Cole super- January 1st to July 2nd, 1993, is 735,273 moderate, and the ship was able to to golf. The Government was in full special production
ceed on her voyage. She entered port sympathy with the iden of giving facilities directed by Louis J. Gasnier, who tons against 6014940 in 1922,
We quote to-day-White Saigon rice, with a heavy list and, as may be sup for recreation and in the Town Planning pently started the film world by his No. 2 sifted, Japan' quality, Hongkong, posed, all on board were glad to be safely Scheme had laid out large areas for all masterly work as director of the Robert- 85.40 per pieul fo.b. Saigon, for July in port after such a trying experience,
forms of sport. Mr. Fletcher suggested son-Cole production. "Kismet," featur August shipment."
that the questions to consider were ing Otis Skinner. Good Women Type of structure, cost, and ways and opened yesterday at the World Theatre. menn, of providing capital cost Any The photoplay was adapted from no THE METHOD OF MOUNTING
proposal of this kind would be submitted original story by C. Gardner Sulliva by the Government to the Recreation famous screen writer, and is based upon spectacic glassce is of the greatest im.
The following communication was sent Grounds Committee. He would ask the the spirit of domestic unrest which is portance," writes Dr. U. Hartbridge, to the Singapore papers last week by Chairman to define his proposals more prevalent to-day. In a frank maduer FRC.S., Ophthalmic Surgeon and 4. M. Dugnin, the local manager of the fully. Something in the nature of a this drama shows the trend of modern
country clids would probably meet. & thought which would fly in the face of: Baoque Industrielle de Chine:
time-honoured convention and establish o Lecturer on Ophthalmic Surgery to the The voting of creditors of the Banque wider demand.
"The Chairman: My idea is not an world which, although utopian in its Westminster Hospital, "they must be industrielle de Chine on the scheine. for t
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Light, strong and fit well, otherwise the them by the Faris Receiver and based on endlosed piece of ground spproximately the testharacters who move through this the Boxer Indemnity was closed in Indo-half-mile round. The stand would be good effect of the most carefully chosen China and Yunnan on June 30th. The on one side of the ground only and the drama were drawn by Mr. Sullivan from correction may be entirely frustrated by Saigon manager, Mr. P. Durnerio, in other side would be banked so that the life. His handling of them and the forms us that the official results for French poorer people could see the game for an situations in which he places them show faulty position of the glasses, or even Indo-China and Yunnas are as follows: admission charge of about five omts, an understanding of human frailties nud a fresh source of gysetrain may be intro. For the scheme : 5,585 creditors with claims Mr. Fletcher: I think your idea, as charme. Their counterparts can be seón, duced." The Hongkong. Opden! Oo, amounting to Fr. 50,311,631.11; against you define it, is a very good one, but it either, in the fashionable salons of society
the scheme 75 creditors with claims takes the form rather of a proprietary or the workshops of the masses. aucoesagre to Clark & Co. Refracting amanting to Fr. 1,415,880.08 Procced club. It might be well to get the people Good Women", deals with life in its and Manufacturing Opticians. located to ings are being taken with a view to lay interested to draw up a definity every pham, and particularly, as the 53, Queen's Road Central, have the equip ing before creditors the same offer us was scheme. I don't know how far ground name of the production would imply, its
accepted at, Saigon, and it is expected that in Kowloon would suit; there will be effect upon women. ment and Instrument to adjust your a meeting will be convened to consider this grounds there which will not encroach on added now inurels to his time by his spectacle to a nicety ADFY. [562 offer within the next fow wecks,
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