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MORE KOWLOON FLATS.
A BLOCK OF EIGHTEEN.
Within a very short time there should be a little further relief to the housing problem in Kowloon.
KOWLOON CRICKET
CLUB.
SCHEME FOR NEW
PAVILION.
An extraordinary general meet. ing of members of the Kow. loon Cricket Club was convened We learn that the very large at the Club-house last night to plot of vacant land lying between discuss the question of a new Carnarvon Road and Chatham | Pavilion, the present building be- Road will soon be developed by ing considered inadequate for the its owners. Already a start has needs of the members, been made in the corner bordered by Hart Avenue and Cameron Road. Plans have been prepared and approved for six lots of flats, and building will start in a very few days.
HOCKEY
STAFF AND DEPARTMENT v. HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB.
Mr. A. O. Brawn, the Vice- President of the Club, was in the chair, and he was supported by Messrs. R. E. Lindsell (retiring, Vice-President). J. P. Robinson, (Captain), and L. J. Blackburn' (Hon. Secretary.) There was a good attendance of members.
new
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1919.
Seconded by Mr Blackburn and carried.
2. That in order to provide the necessary funds the Сацета! Cmmittee be authorized to issue debentures to the value of Dollars Twenty five Thousand. bering- interest at 65 per annum piyable Yearly on the 31st August, and redeemable within 15 Years by annu draw,
That the value of such deben- turas be Dollars Ten sach.
That the interest, on and re demp ion of sneb debentures be a first charge on the asse's of the Club
1
Serded by Mr H. Overy and carried...
3. that i crier to meet the in- terest and redemption of such de bantures the rules of the Club be amand d as follows:
(The amount required in the firt year being estimated at $3 166 crassing to $1.766 in the 15 b
yer).
Rule 16.-Ordinary members shall pay 87 entrance fee of Dallas Twenty-five, and a half- yearly subscription of Dollars Twelve.
Secided by MrJ. P. Robinzon. Mr G. H. May moved an amend- ment that the entrance for be $10
The fats, totalling eighteen, will be of the three-roomed type with outbuildings. Instead of the The Hop. Secretary having read usual staircase serving six flats, he notice convening the meeting, Pach three flats will have their the Chairman said: Ihis meeting own flight. The buildings will be assembled to discuss, and, if very substantial-in fact, the it thinks fir, to pase, some import scheme. when carried out in its ant proposals. The first and entirety, will prove to be a valu-sin proposal to erect a able addition to the housing Club House-one that shall be accommodation of the Colony. second to none in the Colony.
(Hear-bear) The other pro
Seconded by Mr J. Hyde and posals are subsidiary to the fentcrried. in that they are intended to pay Rule 1-3e going members, the way for the same. Before wee. men of the merchant service proceed with mar business trading outside the waters of the want to advertise, not only to the Chinny, stali pay an entrance fee sounger members who have late of Dis bifteen and a half-year- ly been looking to the Club, buy subscription of Dollars Six 9:50 to our Patron. H. E. the Governor and to the members of This game, played at Happy the Legislative Council and to the Valley yesterday, resulted in a heads of firms what an incalcul- victory for the Club by seven ble amount of good the Clubh is The Club fielded doing for the commoly. I need goals to one. some good players, particularly not dwell on the recreation it pro J.T. Braga, Edmonds and Evans, vides, cricket, tennis, golf, lawa On the Military side Larcom Bowls and croquet, nor na the playei the best. During good comradeship it is the means the first half the Club of providing for hundreds of young succeeded in keeping the ball in and middle aged men together with their opponents' province. Evans their sweet hearts and wives and scored two goals and Braga added children. "What I wish a similar number. Edmonds carry emphasize is that the Club has ing the score to gosis. Fortune relieved the Government of some continued in favour of the Club of its responsibi ities in the way after the interval. for Evans added
f providing recreation for its another by a splendid drive, people. (Hear hear). It has reliev Larcom for the Military maded the strain on Happy Valley. the first goal for his side. Piercy Bookaappo Valley, Fanling, and, added another goal for the Club other places where the Government to add the words "but every just before the finish.
to
Mr J. H. Oxberry seconded, bu! the amendment we lost. The rule was passed.
Rul 18.-Officers and Warrant Officers of His Majesty's Navy and Army shall be exempt from payment of an entrance fee bur that piya half-yearly subscrip ion of Dollars Twe're:
Seco ded and carriad.
by Mr D. Hrvey
Rule 20All ball yearly sub scriptions shall be payable in ad vance on the first day of Septem ber and March respectively.
Seconded by Mr R. E Lindsell. Mr J. Hyde' moved an amend-,
ment has endeavoured to cope member shall have the opportun with the demand for tecreationty of paying $2 monthly it be By levelling, draining and pro
82 desires" viding means of access to these
ASIA BANKING CORPORATION. | places. Then ag in I want to
STOCK HOLDING COMPANIES.
The Asia Banking Corporation advise receipt of a letter from their New York Office giving a list of their stock holding Banks with their Capital. Surplus and Deposit as follows:
Angl
aud London.
Paris
National Bank, San Francisco.
Capital. G$4,000,000; Surplus G$2.521.370; Deposits. Profits.
mphasise that this Club har elieved the taip ins--perhaps I -hould say heads of firms-1 heir duties in providing recrea. ion for their employees. This
a du is
which is acknow. Indzed by such firms Whiteway Laidlaw's, Harr d'
H5
This was seconded by Mr Blackburn and carried rule as
mended being adopted.
Rule 21- memb-re joining shall pay a proportiouste amount As from the date of their election, Sconded by Mr. F. F. Saref and carried,
4. Od members shall become subject to the new scale of sub
Cadbury's and many other firmscrip is as from the 1st Septem-
ho maintain their own recrea ber. 1920. I think some of the on clube.
i fem here might take a leaf books
は twa
nut
of
the
f these frms. Then again the Tub has been a sort of heme to G$73,459, 419.
Bankers Trust Company, Newmany. It has made life worth York. Capital. G$15,000,000 sing to many a min away from Surplus Profits. 6817.766.700 kith and kin. It has with the as- Deposits, G$329.801.900.
Continental and Commercial National Bank, Chicago, Ill. Capital. G$21.500.000; Surplus Profits, G$15.490,741: Deposits, 08307.437,672.
New members joining after the present date shall be rubject to the new scale of subscriptions.
Seconded by Mr. G. H. May and carried.
This concluded the business.
dying
istance of the P.W.D converted
DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA. what was once a swampy wilder London, Oct. 10.-The Bituation ness into a fiae expanse of exowing to the drought is grave cellent turf with fielities for al: throughou; the Transvaal, the ind of sports, and in additions Orange River Colony, and the Bower -rden that takes its toll Cape. The stock are First National Bank of Port-st every Horticultural Show. Now wholesale and the
we bave to lok forward to the land.Oregon, Capital.G$2,500,000; Sürplus Profits, 081.247.967: Coming years. In the next ten or twenty years instead of bei g Deposits. G630,208,736.
in the outskirts we may bela he heart 4 the population.
Guardian Savings Trust Co. Cleveland, Capital. G$3,000,000; Surplus Profits, G$3.723.990: De posits, G$59,360,922.
Mercantile
the Bank of Americas, New York, Capital.' (7$5,000,000: Surplus Profils. G$2,976 506: Deposits. ($8,615,
201.
imperilled.
crops, are
ABOUT YOUR RHEUMATISM.
We sbl bave hundreds of resid- The joints and muscles of -nts all Around us and a great and people suffering from Rheuma- ever increasing demand for re-tism and Lumbago are like the cresting. It is up to us to cater binges of an old neglected gate. for that demand. We want to s'ar When the gate is being opened right in by building a far larger the hinges show their bad con- Club House and we alan want to dition by creaking and refusing Guaranty Trust Co. of New improve the undeveloped portion to swing easily because they are When the York, New York.
of our ground into tennis, bowls, clogged with rust. Capital, G$25,000,000: Surplus Profits and crrquet laws. To do this we Rheumatic-stricken joints and $29,479.900: Deposits. ($685 shall need a little assistance ard muscles are moved they work .434.100.
we hope the Government will help only with difficulty and pain be- National Shawmut Banks. We hope the taipans will take cause they are clogged with
We poisonous deposits of uric acid. Hoston, Mass, Capital, ($10,000.. up some of our deboutures.
This poison is carried to the 900; Surplus Profits, G$10,316.247:18sure them that they will be gilt.
edged securities (Applause). We joints and muscles by impure 0 Deposits, G$134,640,000.
National Bank of Commerce, expect the co-operation of every blood. To find relief and cure it Seattle, Wash, Capital, G$1.000,- member is our undertaking. A is absolutely necessary to cleanse 000; Surplus Profits, G5595,721; thing like this cannot be done by and enrich the blood, for so long a few. If must be done by all, and, as the blood is poor and poisoned Deposits, G$1,591,113.
Totals: Capital, G$87,000,000; we expect that every member at so long will the Rheumatism or least will take one debenture. He Lumbago remain in your system, Surplus profits, G384,719.142
mill get good interest and if he growing more and more severe as Deposits, G$1,648.549,063.
The Company has been granted ants to leave the Colony the time goes on.
By their rapid purifying yet the use of the Guaranty Trust Co. Club will never hesitate to refund of New York's Foreign Trade him his money. (Applause). Now tonic action on the blood, by mak- Bureau's files, so is prepared to the Committee during the last few ing new, rich, red blood at every
weeks. have spent
a lot of dose, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills put in touch ali interested Hong-
causes of kong firms with American Manu- time and trouble in framing these have cured more facturers and Exports.
proposals. They do not pretend Rheumatism (even in its worse The Com- and most chronic forms) and of they are infallible.
other mittee will welcome any criticism Lumbago than of any
Any inquiries will be reported regularly to the Foreign Trade Bureau of the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, through the medium of our New York Office. and shall receive due attention.
or amendments you wish to make maladies excepting Anaemia. (Applause).
For Anaemia-bloodlessness- The Chairman than mov.d the they are the natural remedy, as resolutions fr. med:
Thas been proved by their number-·
1 That in the opinion of this less cures in all parts of the meeting the present Club House World.
A MONK OF MERTON ABBEY. is inadequate for the needs of and Let Dr. Williams' Pink Pills During excavations the other unworthy of the prestige of the for Pale People begin their work weer near Merton Abbey a stone | Club; that the Commitée he em of dispelling your Ebebmatism, coffin was discovered containing powered to proceed forthwith | of purifying and building up your human remains which are sup with the erection of a new Club blood, NOW. Obtainable from posed to be those of one of the House according to the plane medicine venders everywhere, monks living in the Abbey over already submitted by Mr W. L. and the Dr. Williams' Medicine thousand years ago. The King Wesser or as may he bereafter | Co; 96 Szechuen Road, Shanghai; ston Coroner did not consider an amended by the General Com-1 battle for $1.50, 6 bottles $8., inquest necessary.
mittee or Government.
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