THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1926
Autumn is near
With the colder season just ahead, may we not invite and direct your early thoughts to the re quirements of your season's wardrobe ?
Our exclusive stock from the most famous mills, distinguished in pattern and quality, awaits your early inspection.
A most satisfactory feature of the garments tailored by us is that with all their distinction and fine workmanship they are reasonable in price
WE ALLOW 10% DISCOUNT FOR CASH
MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS. Alexandra Building. Des Vœux Road.
-GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE & LIFE
By Appointment ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. By Appointment
BE PREPARED!
INEVITABLE
in
одг
ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS ARE but why be unprepared when such exceptional terms
being offered as those embodied
“NEW ORIENT" policy?
are
ALL ACCIDENTS COVERED. LIBERAL BENEFITS FOR SICKNESS. WORLD-WIDE BENEFITS. NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION..
A.P.B.
Agents:
JAMES H. BACKHOUSE, LTD., 1a, Chater Road (JRD FICCH).
Just Received A Big Assortment of Egyptian Cigarettes
of All Sizes and Shapes..
Price From $1.20 to $5.50 per box 50s. Also a Big Shipment of Fashionable Pipes Price From $200 to $10 each.
YOURS TRULY TOBACCO STORE, (OPPOSITE NEW F. & O. BUILDING),
NEW ARRIVAL
LYSOL
THE ONLY GENUINE QUALITY.
SEE TRADE MÅKE ON KVEBY HOTTLE.
PRONE C, 1856.
SE TRADE MARK OF ETRIT BOTTLE,
MANUFACTURERS AND PATENTEES
(The Original Makers)
SCHULKE & MAYR A-G., HAMBURG, GERMANY.
OSTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING DISPENSARIES.
THE CANTON
TRADING ASSOCIATION, LTD.
SOLE AGENTS:
ΓΙ
5TH FLOOR, CHINA BUILDING.
[3895
Un the best inki" Swan"
Pens for every purpose
The "Swan" Self-Filler is essen- tially the Pen for everybody. There is a model and nib to suit every purse and every hand:
For authors, business men and other prolific writers, there are "Swing **. with extra large pibs and capacious ink reservoirs.
For ladies, the size one Self-
Filler, with its sierider holder,
makes a special appeal.
For you we have a model with a nib to suit your hand exactly, choose,
ir and you have a
pen for life.
SOLD BY STATIONERS AND
· JEWELLERS
SWAN PEN
Catalogus post Eens
18.
Manṛk, Torn & Co., Lai, Swan Honas, 117 & 135 Ozfərd Street, London, Wil, and at Manchester, Brusnih kad Ziskoke. Depota as tape town, Johannesburg, Bydney, Wellin Pare,Int
18
THE K.C.C.
ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT.
PUNGENT CRITICISMS.
down of the value of Cluby gear such as įtennis nets, etc., which though still in ae are only worth perhaps a tenth of their original value. The expenditure on cricket gear is up by $200. Bad debts are up by about $230 but considering, the difficult times of the past year and the size of our membership I think you will
NO MORE STOCKS FROM 'CHINESE agree that $449 is not high.
FIRMS.
Children's Sports.
The children's sports again which had At the annual meeting of the Kowloon in previous years been self supporting Crickea Club held at the Club pavilion owing to the generosity of subscribers this year cost the club 8450 an expendi- last evening, some pungent criticism was ture which I feel that no one will grudge, directed against the officials and com-At the same time it is regrettable that mittee of the Club by Mr. A. O. Brawn the 1920 sports should have cost us so much and I would appeal to members to and other members. Mr. Brawn charus subscribe more liberally in order to en- terised the statement of accounts as very able us to continue our annual treat to unsatisfactory.
the kiddies on the same lines us hereto- fore. Against these and other increase the committee have saved $200 on genera! expenses and over 8300 on stationary and have not found it necessary to allow sO. much for depreciation of club house ladies pavilion and furniture.
The dact that the Club bought stocks from Chinese firma was severely criticised, It was unanimously decided that hence forth stocks should be bought from Euro pean firms: It was also decided that pink chits" or entertainment expenses should be entirely abolished and it was arged that wages should be lessened.
Value of Practice.
The Chairman, in his review of the activities of the past year, addressed the meeting as follows:
Turning to our balance abeet I need only remark that our reserve still stands at over $33,000.
He then proposed the adoption of the report and accounts and Mr. E. Abraham seconded.
Unsatisfactory I
Mr. A. O. Brawn said he last criticísėd the Club' balance sheet in 1910, 16 years ago, and regretted to have to do so again. He hoped it would meet with the same beneficial result. Under the heading of finance the committee considered the working of the Club satisfactory. He entirely disagreed. In 1921 and 1992 he was Vice-President of the Club and Chairman of Committee. In 1921
Despite the difficulties of hard times I think we may congratulate ourselves on another very successful Club year. Ar cricket our teams played a large number of most enjoyable matches and in the 1st League our 1st XI ought to have finished in the 2nd place but for a most infortunate lapse in their last match. In this connection, I should like to say, one word
No about practising.
KLMC, whether it be cricket, bowls or tennis, can be played consistently well without constant practice, and 1 desire to make an earnest appeal to all players to make a point in the coming season of getting some practice during the week. But for $500. faulty fielding our place in the League would have been higher. I am glad to say that several new members are showing considerable promise have joined us dur ing the year and our prospecta for the coming season are very "bright.
Bowls and Teanis.
As regards Bowls, we can congratulate ourselves on now having about the best green in the Colony and our team on having tied with East Point for 1st place in the End League and I trust that they will secure the championship in the play off to-morrow. We wish them fuck (Applause.)
At tennis, our 1st team did very well in losing two matches only in the 1st League and the annual tournament at- tracted an excellent entry. There was,
however, unnecessary delay in playing off ties and this has unduly prolonged the
tournament.
bad
an excellent secretary and they showed a profit of 83,500. In 1999 they made $7,000 Last year the profit was 31,800- and this year there was a loss of nearly It was really about $1,500 in one sense because they had spent $1,000 on past savings.
The
He agreed that 1921 and 1999 were boom years and that last year was one certain of depression. There waa amount-in fact a lot of truth in that but it did not affect the Club much. New members flocked to this club 'every year, paying members increased, subscriptions- increased so that he thought it a poor excuse that the former years were boom years.
Stock From Chinese Firms,
Dealing with income be said bar profits. showed a big turnover, bigger than last year, showing in fact 92 per cent. on Purchases. It should show about 28 per cent. instead of 13 per cent. on sales and 32 per cent, instead of 23 on pur-
chases. That would have increased their Profit to well over 88,000. He had been informed that the club bought ita stocks from Chinese firms but when he was in With regard to membership, the mum charge they always hought from well bars in the report might be taken at first established European firms and they gave glance as indicating a considerable de- aresse "but the list has been carefully every satisfaction. When they thought "shrofied" and a number of members of of building a clubhouse then they issued debentures and these firms took up wads whom nothing has been seen for a number of years have been crossed off. The Ast of them. He thought the policy of bur- was foolish. before you to-day represents more accuring from Chinese firms
(Hear hear.) ately than at any time before the netual
Pink Chits. membership of the Club.
On the question of expenditure the fret itein of $1,000 for entertaininents hit him in the eye. He thought it was far too much. It equalled their entrance fees for the year. He thought the committee had been grossly extravagant and he te-a commended them to wash out pink chits. They were abused, some members using them to pay for their own drinks. He had seen them do it. (Laughter.)
Five Moro Years.
1
The Club should only pay for tens. II a man was playing for the club and was a sportsman he should look after the visitors nà his guests. (Applause.)
So far as the Club house was concerned we all, of course, realise that it is not large enough for our needs but I am afraid I can bold out no hope of our getting anything very much better for some years to come. Several months ago I interviewed the Colonial Secretary on the subject" of the tenure of our ground and learned from him that' while so far as could be foreseen we should probably be left in undisturbed occupation for another ve years so soon as prosperity returns to the Colony the Military Lands question will come up again and that the settlement of that question would involve Wages he saw took 8450 a month which our departure to fresh fields and pastures was too much. They ought to do it on new. Hence it would be obvious folly, to 8300 Bad debts were deplorable. Pre- thing of building a 50,000 or $60,000 sentations cost 8563 and he thought they club house on any site on this ground should be squashed. He could not con- which we might have to vacate, without gratulate the officials and committee on compensation in five years time. I might the work for the past year.
Wages Too Much,
add, however, that a scheme of building The Hon. Treasurer (Mr. F. G. Her- A new temporary club house to the Northridge), said the presentation account in- of the cricket ground is in the air and claded a bonus to the Chinese staff at will receive the earnest consideration of the. New Year and holders for bouquets the incoming committee. As an alternato ladies who 'presented prizes. ive extensive repairs will soon have to be put on hand to this buliding and pos sibly an extra wing built.
In connection with the concerts and dances held during the year a vote of. thanks is due to the Entertainments Com- mittee. During the year we have los several old members whose deaths deeply deplore.
we
Bar Profits.
Mr. C. Bond said he thought the bar profits should be at least 40 per cent. The committee this year must have been very slack. What was 8291 strike con-
cession'?
י
The Hon. Treasurer said this was paid to the Club servants because they stayed during the strike.
Mr. Bond replied that they did in other clubs and got no gratuity.
Loss on Working Account. Turning now to the accounts your com- mittee regrets this year to have to show The Chairman said there had been some a small loss on working. Our income for pungent criticisms which were undoubted- the year is some 2500 less than in the ly largely justified. As the President he previous year while our expenditure has was partly responsible and took his share increased by over 81.500. On the income of the blame. He put the motion to the aide the bar has not shown an altogether | meeting and it was carried unanimously. aatisfactory return although our turnover The Chairman said careful note of the was actually larger than in 1925. In this criticism would be taken for the guidance connection. I will only say that the job of of the incoming committee. convener of the Bar Committee is an oner- ous and thankless-and should not be taken on by anyone who is not prepared to
Mr. Brawn's Proposals,
Mr. Brawn then proposed that in devote a great deal of time and trouble future the Club should deal entirely with to it. The only other items on the income European firms. This was seconded and
side which show an increase is the Christ-carried unanimously. He also proposed mas draw on which we made 8124 profit as compared with 8471 in the previous year.
that pink chits be abolished and this also was seconded, and carried unanimously. A third motion from him was that the incoming committee should consider means by which they could reduce wagea. This was also carried.
Increases In Expenditure, On the expenditure aide a large num. her of items show increase "Entertain
Oncials For The Year. ment" is up by dearly $400 owing to the greater number of matches, especially Officers for the year were then elected cricket matches, played and the decision as follow: of your committee that the Club should President, Mr. R. E. Lindsell; Vice- bear the cast of visitors fiffins. But I President, Mr. E. Abraham; Captain, think that no one will grudge this increase Mr. J. C. Lyal; Vice-Captain, Mr. F. which has merely enhanced he Club's Goodwin. Hon. Secretary, Mr. S. E. reputation for hospitality. But at the Green; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. F. G. Her- same time care should be exercised by ridge. those in charge of pink chits. Wages are also up by nearly $400, a sign of the times. And the necessary disbursements on repairs, fluctuating item, have been' heavier than in 1925. Expenditure on
General Committee, Messrs. Goodwin, Overy, Lammert, Gibson, Roe, Tacchi, Goldenburg and Robinson.
Ballotting committee, Messrs 8. W. Ramsay, Hirst, Lyon, Forbes, Stapleton,
gear is up by over $600 but the high figure Brown, Fraser, Jer, Hamblyn and
of $1,714 is due to the heavy writing Labrumi
Hongkong Weekly Press.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, PUBLISHED
TO-DAY, IS AGAIN FULL OF THE REPORTS ... OF EXCITING HAPPENINGS IN ALL PARTS OF CHINA.
Every week tha demand for this popular journal grows greater. It is recognised as the WEEKLY which gives the best summary of Far Eastern News. Letters received from Home provide evidence that it is welcomed there. See that your friends obtain copies.
The situation in Canton is slowly changing. In order to follow the various developments in the position details from all sides are necessary. These are given in the WEEKLY,
The resolutions passed by the Strike pickets at Swatow in secret conference, are also published in full. These resolutions show, perhaps more plainly than anything else will do, the forces which have to be overcome before perdianent peace em bé restored.
32 Pages--Price 30 Cents.
The Paper with the Familiar Yellow Cover.
[Ohio by all Regular Newsboys.]
A NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY.
ORCED
CENTRIFUGAL CONCRETE PIPES
MADE BY HONGKONG ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD.
Ask for full particulars and detailed price list of the above, from the Head Office of the Company, St George's Building, Chater Road, Hongkong. Telephone: Central 4581 (two lines).
USE GAS
IN
YOUR HOMES.
For Particulars of all kinds of Gas Fittings.
Apply to the Showroom of the HONGKONG & CHINA GAS Co., Ltd. 18a, Des Your Road Central.
Shaving is a necessary evil, but reduce that evil as much as possible by using
COLGATES SHAVING SOAP.
For Your Teeth's sake me
A COLGATES RIBBON ́ ́ DENTAL CREAM
SOLE AGENTS:
HONGKONG TRADING CO., LTD.
[AP.2]
11