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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1936.
Last Race Meeting
ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB Craigengower Cricket
Annual General Meeting
HON. MR. S. H. DODWELL ELECTED LIFE MEMBER
The election of the Hon. Mz. 8. H. Dodwall so an honorary life membership came as a surprise to those members of the -Royal Hồng Hồng Golf Club who attended the annual meeting: of the Club held in the board-room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son, and Company, but which they expressed their wholehearted and unanimous approval.”"
CHAIRMAN'S SPRICH
After the Secretary had read the notice convening the meeting, the out-going Captain. Hon. Mr. ‘8, xL. Dodwell. addressed the members as followa:--
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scribers shown on the report is Navy 50, Army 56, a total of 106. To-day the number is more than
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Club
ANNUAL MATCH
The Annual Married Versta Singles Cricket Match will take place at the Club on Saturday, Dec. 26th, commenclig at 11.00am.
A Tea Dance will follow the match, commencing at 4.00: pim Music will be provided by the Selma Orchestra
Whist
The Fortnightly club Drive will not take place on that date"
Mrs. Morse chatting with a friend while Mr. Morse, at right,. is interested in sortething other than the camera.
CAPTAIN'S CHAIR
will express the measure of their double, approximately 225, ac- | satisfaction or dissatisfaction on counted for, of course, by the large the special forms provided for the number of H. M. ships which have | purpose with the Cladle mkater. The report and accounts having returned to the Colony. It is These forms, if filed in to the been in your hands for the pres- | rathes remarkable that in spite of caddles advantage," "are 'virtually cribed time I will, with your per- the few ships on the station last cumshaws, for every month prizes the eye, but also the cause of Inission. take them as read. Be-whter, subscriptions are only down are awarded on the strength of much that was offensive to the fore dealing with them it is cus- | by '$644. Entrance fees as you them to about 20 caddies." A com- ear. (laughter). tomary at this meeting to mention know are credited to the Fanling plete record of all the caddies' re- the names of members we have rebuilding fund which benedited ports is kept and carefully studied lost by death during the year, the
from them this year to the extent and it is rather curious how con- list of which I deeply regret to guy of 30.750 (nett). In this connec-sistently unfortunate certain mem- is all too long: Mr. C. E. Anton,tion it may interest you to know beta seem to be even with caddies Mr. P. E. Barter. Mr. J. W. C. Bon- that under the rule permitting re having many first class chits from nar. Col. Dumbelton. Mr. E. O. fund of half entrance fees to other members. (laughter). Ac- Drake. Mr. C. EL Grist, Mr. F. C. members transferred within
tually everyone from the Captain Jenkin. Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson, year, we made refunds of $75 each down to the most recently joined Mr. E. S. Jones, Mr. A. Keith, to four members between July member secures the next caddle Major F. G. le Gros. Dr. A. J. Low- and September 1835 and to eleven for duty; there is no earmarking son. Mr. R. J. Paterson and Mr. W. between October 1935 and Septem-of any kind whatsoever, and if I Sanderson.
might venture to give a little. Working account receipts are fatherly advice based on my own. down by $2.455 but the expend experience in the matter of, hand- ture is, also down by $3.322 large-Ing the Faniing caddie, it would ly due to the up-keep of the Fan- be this a pound of encourage- ling courses costing us some $3.155 ment is worth more than a ton of less than in 1935. The compari-abuse if you want to get the best son perhaps a little unfair be out of him. I mention this mat- cause very heavy expense was in- ter because there are a large num- curred in 1935 in levelling the en- ber of member who never fil tire fairway of the No. 3 Hole on these caddle chits either way. It the New Course. Nevertheless I may be that they do not realise am sure that all members will that by doing
so they would agree with me that the manner in be helping the executive very which the many improvements de materially in a department of the cided upon by the Committee has Club's management which re- been carried out does a great quires extremely careful handling.
Mr. Hitchina, who
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Considering all things the year under review must be considered " very satisfactory one! Our liquid assets are much the same as they were a year ago in spite of the rather heavy extra expenditure on Fanling Clubhouse alterations. Our working profit was $18.084.23 #gainst $16,895.67 in 1935. which has enabled us, in addition to making the customary provision for depreciation. to entirely write off the cost of the new bar in the Liens Bang Clubhouse,
ber 1936
ALL "EITTING.DÓWN" There has in the past been such a. rooted objection amongst mem-credit" to bers to building on to our present thoroughly deserves the congratu- Daylight saving has again" come Mens' Clubhouse in any shape or
lations I am sure he has already to the fore and curiously enough form, that I certainly did, not 'ex-
received from many of us on the jin quite a number of quarters. J pect the mggestion I made at last result of his work on the Courses. am being accused quite unjustly year's meeting, build on a new bar,
(hear, hear). Before the dry of having incited His Excellency would be taken as it were "sitting weather set in. I have never seen to start up this hare again. Why. down." It is apparent now that I the Fanling courses in better con- cannot conceive; for in my Poo entirely omitted to take into condition and even now, after more Bah-like capacity in the Colony I sideration the fact that there are than two months drought, there is am placed in a very awkward st a few things the Hong Kong | more grass on the fairways, es- ¦ position indeed vis-a-vis daylight community like to take sitting pecially on the New Course. than saving. As a Dairy farmer I am down, and one of them is gin. we have ever had before.
afraid it may inconvenience the (laughter). Consequently. at, the
SURVEY OF OLD COURSE cowa; as A purveyor of Electric comparatively small cost of $5,400 During the year a survey of the current I don't like the idea at all; the old Clubhouse has been adapt-Old Course was made by Protesso: as a Ship builder and Wharanger ed to permit us to indulge much Redmond, who put in a lot of hard | f am afraid it would necessitate more comfortably in th's old time work in the hot weather for which my Chinese labourers getting up honoured custom (hear, hear). he deserves our very best thanks. and starting work in the dark; as The alterations to the Ladies (applause). This survey is now a citizen of this small colony I Clubhouse, passed at last year's ava'lable should it later be decided hesitate to advocate anything annual meeting, have been carried to consult a golf architect at that might "inconvenience" our out, and I belleve have met with Home with a view to improving great neighbour China, but thank universal approval, A great deal some, of our more characterless Heaven, Gentlemen, as Captain of of the supervision of this work, in greens and their bunkering. The this Club I can say without much the absence of the Becretary, tell outgoing Committee had this in fear of contradiction that half an upon Major Walker, and, without mind. but investigations made by hour more daylight in the winter in any way wishing to detract the Secretary while he was at months would be a godsend to the from the work of our architects, I Home disclosed the fact that ex- Golfer (applague). It would en venture to think that the time pert advice is a much more exzen-able us to get down to Happy and trouble he gave to the job is sive matter than anticipated, so Valley and Deep Water Bay of an -largely responsible for its turning they decided to pass on the idea evening much more often than
out so successfully.
for consideration by the Incoming we can now, while at Fanling the Committee.
late starters could finish their afternoon rounds In daylight and eatch the second train home.
Besides a much more present able and comfortable dining room, the ladies now have a spacious and airy dressing room, or per- haps I should have said that they had a spacious and airy dressing room, for I understand they have insisted upon its being partitioned off into little cubbholes for dress- ing purposes. The longer man lives the less he seems to under- stand the fair sex, and we certain Jy cannot blame Major Walker for not having foreseen a requirement which even I family man as I am. find very dimeult indeed to re- concile with the fact that, as the years. go by, shorts get shorter and shorter, and we see so much more of the ladies on the courses than we used to. (laughter).
I am pleased to say that under the heading of what we call our Trading Account, receipts were up On behalf of the Club"I thank $8.250. Meals everywhere produced the members of the General Com- more revenue as also did the sale mittee, the Secretary, Acting of liquor in all the Club Houses, Secretary, the various sub-com--| The sale of clubs
mittees and their conveners, upon doubled and golf balls produced whom, during the Secretary'z $3,000 more than last year, but home leave, a great deal of extra how much of this is due to work fell. They have
more
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all co- the difference in the dollar operated to make casy for the value between the two years is Captain a post which otherwise a'mcuit to assess. The welcome would be quite an arduous one, Increase in our trading receipts Our special thanks are due to Mr. and the fact that our Bad Debts W. A. Butterfield, who for many only amounted to $25.43 are pro- years has devoted a lot of his time bably more reliable signs of econo-to the Deep Water Bay course and
His mic recovery than any other m buildings.
careful supervi- the Colony, ↑
sion of repairs and alterations com- During the latter part of the bined with his experience has sav 'TIFFIN' PRICES
year special arrangements havej ed the Club much money and en- Turning again to the accounts, been made
Hong sured good work. (applause).
·COURSE “PIMPLES" GONE comparison with fast year's ren Kong Travel Association whereby dered difficult owing to the very tourists can use the Club's courses Finally Gentlemen, whatever else large difference in the rate of ex during mid-week. I would like it may have been accomplished dur change between the two years as widely known as possible that ing my term of office there 15 one What this variation means is per- they can obtain from the Travel thing in which the outgoing Cola- haps best exemplided if we turn into Association's office, coupons with mittee and I take special pride. sterling the charge of $1.80 for a which to pay their accounts, for it The pimples which for so long dis- hot tiffin which charge has beer is rather surprising that up to the figured the fair face of the Old In force for many years. In April présent, this facility has only been Course, have gone for ever. I can 1935 we were paying 3/94 for this utilized twice. despite the fact recall nothing more trying than tiffia while to-day Mrs. Hitchins that it was supposed to be a very the unequal punishment so often giving us what I think must be long felt. want,
meted out by those pimples. generally considered a very good
Whenever I used to fop my tes umn, for about 1/100 The lower Interport Matches have by mu-shot and my opponent followed exchange has so increased the tual consent been dropped for the sult, his ball would invariably be price of provisioris that it is ques- time being, because it has been found sitting up sweetly on the Lonable whether there may not almost impossible in the depres have to be some small increase in sion, to get together; representa-
INTERPORT MATCHES.
the price for meals, and this mat- tive teams. It le to be hoped that ter la one which will come up for at no far distant date these en
upward slope of a pimple and zoltis. buried at the bottom of the down- ward sinpe of another. The concealed smirk of satisfaction
the early consideration of the injoyable fixtures, may be resumed which accompanied the opponent's coming committee, qu
You will notice that the report shows payin, members present in the Colony at 30th September, as 534, to-day the number la increas- red to 564, The number of sub-
I would like to take this oppor-2 words of sympathy called forma tunity of saying a few words about goldug temperament far too per- the Caddle system at Fanling, fect for this trying dimater and I The Committee trust that mem therefore feel that, in removing bers, whether they are satisfied the pimples, we have pot only re- or dissatisfied with their Caddies moved much that, was offensive to
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claim has both beautified - and. purified the old Course.
CRITICISM AS STIMULANT The Captain then proposed the adoption of the report and ac- counts for the year ending Sept. 30, and which was seconded by Mr Young in the course of which ha said:
To commemorate their disup- pearance I ask the Club to accept from me a chair for the new bar to be called the Captain's Chair. This chair will not differ very much from any of the others, but I have studied the accounts It has been engraved with the Club which are in, your bands very care- crest and earmarked for the Cap-fully, because my view is that good tain. I present it on condition that it be not always placed at the same table, and that whenever the Captain is out at Fanling and any other member or subscriber sits in his chair by mistake, the penalty will be one round of drinks, to all at that particular table in memory of the departed pimples, (Laugh- ter). The danger of inadvertently sitting in this chair should tend to keep before members and subs cribers for all time; one of the
main achievements of the 1930 Committee, which we modestly
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healthy criticism at a general. meeting can only act as a stimplant to those responsible for conducting the financial affairs of a club. Unfortunately, even as the Captain, has had the pimples removed from the courses, it appears to me that our finance committee, and Secretáry, and Auditors, have re- moved all the pimples from the ac counts and I can and nothing to criticise.
I hope I am voicing the feeling or everyone present, therefore, when I say that under present day
ARMY HOCKEY SIDE
The triangular hockey tourmia- ment match between the Army and the Navy will be heu "this afternoon 'on the Marina ground cat 4 pm, whẹn the following wilt-
represent the Army team:--
FRIENDLY FOOTBALL
ENCOUNTER
· Local Indian Team Against The Kumaone
The following will represent team drawn out from local Indian
Howlett (RE); Kisshin Singh (H.KARA.), Burcock (East Lan-footballers in a friendly football cashire); Brown (RE), Staple match' against the Kumaon Regi- bon (Kumaons), Para Singh ment at Chatham Road on Friday, (EKSRA)); Robinson (East play commending at 4 p.m. Lancs). Kuddsbyx (HESRA Marain Singh (Kumaons). Pataub Bingh (Kumaons) 'and' Corner
(RE)
8. Bux (St. Joseph's), "A J. Hus- gain (86. Joseph's). D. el Arcult (St. Joseph's), A. Bakar (31)
Omar Joseph's), O. M
(Bt. Joseph'), 8. Hamet (Eastern), M. 11. Hassan (8t. Joseph's), M. R. Abbas (LR.C.), A. M. Omar, Capt. 18 Joseph's), R. M. Azim (Radio) and A. A. Rumjahn (St. Joseph's).
conditions in Hong Kong there are quite a number of Items disclosed in the accounts which call for po- thing but praise, dr, Dodwell, in his remarks, pas drawn four 41- tention to the most welcome -
There is no denying proved facilities which have been that quite spart from provided in both the clubhouses tain's campaign of purity and at Fanling, and I think we are beauty the Old and the New particularly fortunate, that Hot Courses at Fining are improved only was the greatly improved bar | out of all recognition, and I trust accommodation paid for dut of you will not consider if out of revenue, but it was put through { place on my part adding a further without inconvenience to the re- gular attenders at Fanling. [.
It is also satisfactory to note that the Building Fund has now reached $38,000 and is still mount ing as a result of new, members, because I am sure we all look for- ward to the day when the Club can have a modern Clubhouse in keeping with our excellent courses, and cur large membership.
The Captain has also commented on the fact that the improvements, with which we are all familiar | have been made to the Fanling Courses during a year which has showed an Increased proat on working, and it strikes me as high- ly creditable that these results have been obtained white Wages, Main- tenance and Upkeep costs have actually been reduced.
word of praise and of thanks to Mr. Hutchins on this account. We are very lucky in our professional and. the only regret we can have about him, is that we did not have him sooner.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS The following elections were ap- proved by the meeting:-
Hon. Life Member: Hon. 8. H. Dodwell.
New Committee: Messrs. David- san. Mackenzie, Morrison, Red- mond, Robertson Walker, Lissa- man. Röbb and Young.........."
Auditors: Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming
`in concluding the meeting, the Chairman called for a vote of thanks to Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son and Company for the loan of their Boardroom for the meeting.
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