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OTARY CLUB AND PLAYGROUNDS.
SCHEME PROPOSED: TWO MORE GROUNDS.
MATTER DISCUSSED AT XESTERDAY'S MEE
the Clus
At yererende meeting of the Botary Club, the members of them the pressat playgrounds implatained by the Club should be continted. The question of extending the scheme was the subject of an interesting discution.
Sir William Hornell presided and there was a large gathering of members at the meeting. Visitors included. Captain Hopkins and the Yatshing. Rev. I. CH. Tribbeck, Rotarian G. J. MaCarthy of Shanghai and Rotarian Yinson Lee of Shanghai,
After the discussion on playgrounds, Professor Shellabear gave, interesting talk on "The Pre History of Hong Kong.
PRE-HISTORY OF HONG KONG."
The Chairman suid:--On August
the Club carried the following tesolution unanimously application be made to the Govern ment for the tee of Blake Gardens and an ares opposite the Railors and Boldiers' Home on the Praya "East Reclamation; that the Gov. eroment be asked to enclone and level these grounds, and that the Rotary Club equip them with games apparatus and pay the salary of a play director by a levy on each member of the Club and that the Chinese YMCA he in: vited to secure the director and supervise his “work.””
Go On As Before.
It would of course be possible for the Club to reject the second raption altogether, in which case, if the first be adopted, we shall simply go on with what we are now doing.
Bhil, but my
exactly how to proceed in this mat bar It the Club authorinus fphe directors.com ascertain how much members would be willing to subse Noribe, it could be dealt with in that way and when we got the informa tion, we could come to you again and explain what the position in You see we have agreed to carry on our existing work as a cost of $1,360, and if you like L. can now ndireus gach member and ask how much he will be prepared to sub- scribe and on their decision de pendu how much we can do.
CASE FOR THE CROWN
CLOSED
Further auidenog, was recorded at the Criminal Sessions voterday in she trial of three men on a charge of murder. The Court sat later than usual in order to close the evidence for the Crown befor the adjournment.
DR.
RITY
WING BY 936 VOTES
HUGE INTEREST IN SANITARY
BOARD ELECTION.
The slention foe the seas on the Sanitary Board resulted in a win
A police Interpreter gave evi-by Dr. Li Shu Fan oven Mr. I. C dood of reading the charge to aach Mow Fung by 986 votes to 161. tonused individually and of record! Ing statements made in answer, which were road to the jury.
The majority of voters, it was noticed, wars Chinese, but Euro posne also showed a very great in
rest in the fate of the candidates and several hundred out of the total number must have been Euro-
left nothing to chance. As stated Dr. Shu Fan and His followerS
in yesterday's issue, tramcars and "busss bore reminders to the public to vote for Dr. Ia while notices
The election created tremendous interest and members of the com Hon. Mr Bell We now know exactly how much we will be com
munity
the Registrar' mitted to pay If we accept thã
Mr. Kin Shing Lo, defending the office throughout the hours whole programme but none of un
frst, accused, suggested in oroi.high voting was permitted to
Ballot the their candidate. know how much the man on his examination that certain sontonces right or the man on his left or the appearing in the statement, of, the man in front of him is going to prisoner were answers to questions subscribe and before committing put by the interpreter v cursclver to the Government, we replied that he was not entitled to should know at any rate how much put any questions to sa accused money, we are going to get. We are person after he had been cautioned practically certain of getting in the regular form enough to ourry on the existing Answering further questions in playground, but how much more wa | urosa-examination, witness said that It might also be possible for the are going to got to cover the cost the charge was read out to the ac- Club to decide that they will take of the additional up one playground more and not which many of us want to take on familiar with certain podate in the wars sprinkled all over the city.
playgrounds used on February, 204, but he was
two, in which case I understand remains to be soon?
cass as he had acted as interpreters the entrance to the Court on a from Mr. MacPhorson that he
the previous day when voluntary huge sheet of paper, in pink letters, would profer the Mongkak playway sir, that tho mesting might ex-statements were made by people re- was an appeal to vote for Dr. L press their opinion of these pro-garding the disappearance of the while in the corridor of the Court, posals provided sufficient sums are deceased
cadlog Kong Mesara, M. E. Lo,, 8, M Churn and forthcoming by voluntary subscrip tione
Translations of the various doen.
other supporters of the successful monta in the osse and the record of the Folies Court proceedings were sing. A notice was put up in the candidats continued their canvasTM yut in as evidence, before the case corridor just outside the Registrar's for the Crown was closed. The Offee to the effect that anyone translations of the documents and voting for Dr. Là sould obtaja any statements made by the acoused beinformation: he liked concerning the fore the Magistrate were then read election from helpers who wore die. to the jury,
tinguishing badgeston
ground to be taken up rather than the additional playground in Blake Gardens.
However, having certained by the rosolution 1 shall put to you, You will notice that the Rotary what the wishes of members are in Club's undertaking to equip the the matter, as to whether only the playgrounds with games apparatus present work be maintained or the and pay the salary of a play direo whether it shall be extended and if ator, was not limited to any specifion to what extent, I shall then put period. However on writing pri rially to the Club whether the rately, as I did, on August te last cost involved in running the work to the Hon. Colonial, Secretary, which you, by your resolution will said that the Rotary Club's have accepted, should be met as it antee to find the cost of the satial is met at present, by dividing the apparatus and the salaries of a total cost, by the number of mem play director and groundsmen war for a year. I added I had no doubters, or whether it shall be met by
that if the experiment was suOCEIS- ful, and I was sure it would be successful, the Rotary Clubs would nasume preotically: Permisfent; re- "apanibility for this work, which in 'would almost certainly try to extend.
Committee's Proposals, You have before you, in The Bulletin, certain picposals of the Community Service Committee, The first recommendation is that The bresant work be maintained The third recommendation is that
voluntary subscription.
If anyone seep any difficulty, haps they would say so
Perhaps you might put it in this
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The Chairman: That is what was proposing to do.
Rev. T. G. Powell: If the amount for running all the grounds cannot be raised by voluntary subscrip- tions, would it not be possible for the Club to make some kind of effort to raise them. Other soie- dies do it, so why cannot. the Club get together and put thean play- grounds on their feet? It simply wants organisation. We can do SMUGGLERS AT BAY. ing campaign, outside the entrance
what we can in the Club and if we
fail to raise the amount necesarý. par-inside the Club itself, perhaps we
can get it outside
Hon Mr., W. H. Bell: Can you tell me what is the total membər. ship of the Club 7
The Chairman; 119:
Motion Carried"
$4,000
400 Required.
The Cours adjourned until this morning.
OPEN FIRE ON CUSTOMS
LAUNCH.
WOUNDS.
The Chairman: I think the PORI SUCCUMBS TO GUNSHOT wishes of Rotarian Boll can be met and we can proceed in a practical After a brief interval, the Chair-likely to be able to raise about way to find out whether the Club.is man aid: "I will put the first motion: That the present play-playgrounds will amount to. If I $4,000, because that is what the four ground work of the Rotary Club be might have an expression of the maintained, is being understood Chub's opinion as to whether in that we shall continue to make use the event of our not going beyond of the services of the Chinese the maintenance of the present two
Folie Regulate Crowd. Mr. Mow ung had the biggest postar used in all the electioncor-
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to one of the corridors of the Supreme Court. It Bore the words: "Vote for Mow Fung and cer- thinly caught the cyp
Special police were on duty to keep the crowd in check Long be foxe 10 a.m. people began to attend at the Court and just on time the door of the Registrar's Office was
Both candidates were present a
tween an armed smugglers' junk among the first to register bis vote.
A brief account of a battle be-thrown open and a local doctor was
launch was contained in a police few minutes before the polling was and a Chinese Maritime Customs. report issued yesterday. One of the pored bad each was the recipient members of the crew on the launch their supporters. Mr. Mow Fung. sustained gunshot wounds in his however, left shortly after the poll- of congratulatory handshakes, from
arms and chest to which he succumbing had commenced whilst Dr. Li
the present arrangementa with the Y.M.C.A. and that the cost will be playgrounds, we would continues tood while on the way to Hong Kong, stayed on for the whole morning
and maintained on the same basis,
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Chiness, YMCA be continued appears in the estiradto, namely raise this money by lovin The second recommendation is that
"Sir Shoa-son Chow was one of $1,300.
Mr D. Cock would like to
It was stated that the launch, the first persons to vote while short- two new grounds be applied for
The motion was carried unanim-support Rotarian Bell and I would while engaged on a preventively after 10 am. Sir Henry Tollock and fourthly that the amount reously with applause.
like to call your attention to the patrol in Chinese waters, was intended the polling and regis quired be raised by voluntary sub-
fact, that the subscription which you the vicinity of Mong Chau, to the heads of business, forks and sasiet- Bis, vote. Professional men. The Chairman will now putare going to nak from each mem- riptions from members of this
to the Club whether the present ber is practically double that callsouth of Macao, proceeding to auta, all showed an interest in the Club.
undertaking shall be extended by the Boy Scouts. I feel, therefore, a small junk which had some tenure somewhat slacked off after the
ed for from any vice-President of warda "Hong Kong,
election and registered their votes They sighted during the day, although the pres Now, I hold that the Club has applying to the Government for the that we raight, without rushing into to twelve men on board, all "at first hour or so. Tita hour was committed itself to running na or pse of two more Playgrounds, name-this matter, consider whether we then being named with rifles. The signal for more voters and there ganised playgrounds tim existing ly the second half of Blake Gardens should pay so much, when such a junk also carried dargo which the were not & few who arrived at the grounds at Wanchai and that which and the playground at Mougkok. Scouts, with the tremendous oppor attempt to avoid duty.
great organisation as the Boymen were trying to smuggle in an Court after office hours to register ccupies half of Blake Gardens. I If anyone feels that the Club should tunities it gives to boys should note the Customs walt approached support for their candidate. propose, however, to put it to the take one playground and not two, he hupported also.
the junk the men on the latter Would-be Voters Club whether the existing play he can indicate so, by proposing an
Disappointed. ▲ Stipulation.
vessel at onces opéried ire and it was ground work should be maintained amendment to the motion.
during, the "fight that ensued that "Many" of those who attended to The Chairman added, before put the man, Lo Fuk, was injured and that their names were not on vate yesterday were surprised to Hon Mix Belly Tim varying the resulution for extending Thar smugglers Jumped overboard, that is to say at a cost, as per the strongly in favour of the move-ing, that the idea of the Communi- their escape.
the playground scheme to the mest serambled ashore and made goods Jurors List while quite ni len fothers, who were exempted” for ostimate in The Bulletin, of aboutment to supply playgrounds to the Service Committee was that When the launch arrived in Hong various reasons from the Jurors $1,300, and also that the present poorer quarters of the town, but members would be asked to sub- Kong, the body of Lo Fak was to List, lost their votes by failing to arrangement with the Chinose.
I feel we should go very slowly in scribe and that if any one of them moved to the Kowloon Mortuary.register as potential voters within
felt that they did not mind, sub
the time limit, specified, by Y. M.C.A. be continued.
this matter and I would like to scribing 850 or 800, that the money
The votes were counted by clerks There is also before the Club a suggest as an amendment that be might be raised quietly without and were fory old and were similar of Mr. E. P. Lang, and in the *** | at 1,30, p.m. under the supervision proposal that the playground work fore going any further whatsoever, people, who could afford less, being to some of the oldest cultural in presences at four scrutineers from should not only-pa-maintained, but in appen, should be sont round to had agreed to the scheme of exten- Professor Shelf heat said that these The resulb was announced at 6:17 hothered at all, and if the meeting plemente kawa in Indo-Chins, each of the two contesting parties. extended. I sincerely hope there in members to see how much they are sion, they would have proceeded on stone implemente gave the impres pia and there was a goodly gather. no one here who would wish to close prepared to subscribe. When you that basin. down the work which the Club has know how much they are prepared sion of the playgrounds was then bronze implements of the time Dr.La Bau Fon. M.B., Ch. B.,
sion" that they were imitations of ing waiting for the namKA Vzh The motion regarding the extens already taken up. There may be to subscribe, then you can go ahead put to the meeting and earriedy on Kong Professor Shell hear said thus become the new member of the Speaking of recent finds in Hong D&TMRH and F.R0.8. (Edin) embers who feel the existing work as far as the funds would allow the understanding that the Club that when a busch in Aberdeen was Sanitary Board and cazzies with be maintained, but not ex: I do not feel it would be right for until it has ascertained how much building of the Aberdeen, Dem a good wiskes of his many support
would not proceed with it further du for and required, for the bim to as a appointdien tended. Both those who feel this us to say Yes and then when money could be raised by voluntary bronze burial ground a loungers to the work should be maintained and we get our funds by voluntary sub subscription, đi Đo lường họ
and such things, as propte axes,
Dr. Ed Interviewed." those who feel that the work should scriptions, find they fall short
What do we propose to do then I
and swords came to light, u be extended, should vote for the re-feel therefore we should and out
Profesor Shellshearer commenting on the excele accesful candidate was the solution which I shall shortly put how much money we can get first. History of Hong Kong was then the French, and by the authoritie Frem prmentative after 16 re An interesting talk of The Pre-lent work done in Indo-China by recipient of congratulations from all sides. Interviewed by the Daily to you, that the playground work (Applause)
given by Professor Sheilshear, who in the Phil
Professor Shelby of the Rotary Club be maintained.
Voluntary Contributions.posal, had to curtail his address, Jedi lay in finding bat connection loved to the extraordinary result
to the limited time at his dishbar Badd
sule was annotinned, Dr. Tamnidə interest in the subs All I can say is that I am over- The Chairman. I have already and was only able to give a very.. thought of that but it seems to me brief sketch of the subjectRACT ONE PORNO 7 Ind expectedra Very keen contest Chin, the Philippine Indo-China and owe it to my supporters to to the meeting a further resolution little difficult for the directors of Professor Shellpherr stated that and Jara that two new grounds be applied the Club or myself to approach the subject dealt with the cult
thank them for the manner in which ture hai for and if the Government agree to members unless we knew they 470 of tarly man
they have yaliod round and voted -enclose the grounds and preparo genuinely in favour of the scheme: aböjt 20,
CalArvulli for me, them for play, the Rotary Club I was going to add that even if we Neolith would equip them and provide a accepted these proposes for exten Hang caretaker for anch, is sbeing under- sion and if we netej
should
Having got this resolution accept.
ed, if it is accepted, I shall put
stood that the additional cost of basis of voluntary contribution, we meat had boom work on two new playgrounds will should have to decertain whtKOP H nob exceed 83,000 annually"s shown these contributions were forthcom" mens of in the estimate prepared by the ing before we could ronch 486 Castle Peak, ind Community Service Commit
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disos, knives, and axes which
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Mr. ker, the Chairman.
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