THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COY,
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Owing to Delay in Arrival
of
STEAMER
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CLUB DE RECREIO.
largo
MONDAY, FEBRUARY
1928.
mediately offered us the choice of the kindly interest you take in the affairs of our community. To a few sites in Kowloon but nou Your Excellency we are indebted was found to be suitable for the CLUBHOUSE OPENED BY
purposes; and we had to bo con- for the special favourable terms tent with the promise that as of tenure of these grounds and for permission to erect this building. H.E. THE GOVERNOR.
soon na tiny convenient site was which I hope will stand for all available the Government would In the presence of a
will of Your Excellency towards communities in Hongkong, His decided in 1922 on the recomm: the Portuguese Community of this gathering representing the various bear us in mind. Wibn it was ages as a monument to the good- mendation of the Town Planning Sir Excellency the Governor,
Committes to turn Kinga Park Colony. On behalf of the men fully tendór to Your Excellency varnment, true to ite promise and the Government of Hongkong into recreation grounds, the Go-bers of this Clus I beg to respect. offered us the choice of a theresh for om Club House and acts of kindness to us, the remem
Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., perform Club de Recreio's new Club-house ed the ceremony of opening the at King's Park on Saturday after
noon.
our heartfelt thanks for so many
His Excellency was accompanied recreation ground, a similar offer brance of which, will forevor ba by Captain Whyte, A.D.C., and being made to four other Clubs engraved in our hearts.
which together with ourselves another car arriving at the same were the only Clube, existing in Ume brought the Hon. Mr. H. T. Kowloon at the time. We chose Creasy and Mrs. Creasy together this site and the Government very with Mr. Justice J. R. Wood and kindly laid it out according to our Mrs. Wood. Others present were: requirements. Hia Lordship Bishop H. Valtorta, We witness to-day the culmina- Mr. A. L. d'Albuquerque e Castro,tion of our most ardent aspira- Consul-General for Portugal, tions. I have the feeling, at this of the Consular Body, Lieut. Abreu, come immeasurably great inherit representing H. E the Governorance and has every reason to of Macao, Mr. F. P. de V. Soares, rojoice and be perfectly pleased representing the Municipal Coun- with the world at large.
Wo very much regret the absence of His Excellency The Governor of Macao, Senor Tagmanini Bar bosa whole unable to ba prosent owing to the exigencies of his guberatorial duties at Macao. His Excellency has written to say how much he regrets his inability more so as he would have avalled himself of the opportunity to per sonally thank Your Excellency for the many favours you have scen
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ell and the people of Macao, Capt. say that that is also the feeling fit to bestow upon his nationals in H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Chev. J. M. of every member, of this Club thia Colony. He has, however, Alves, Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. whose spokesman 1. have the W. Schofield and many others.
honour to be. And the thought On his arrival His Excellency that occurs, to me in the midst of was welcomed by Mr. E. V. M. R. our rejoicings is "To whom do de Souza, president of the club, we owe this good fortune?" And and members of the committee, the decisive answer comes to mo and on their reaching the main almost at the same time as the To the entrance the Portugueso Philhar question is formulated: monic Society's orchestra played Government of Hongkong." the British National Anthem,
Mr. de Souza then handed the main, key to His Excellency, who opened the door and entered the building, being followed by those present.
sent bis Aide-de-Camp, Lt. Abreu, to convey to his best wishes for the prosperity of the Club de Re- croio, and I take this opportunity to ask Lt. Abreu to convey to lis Excellency the expression of our sincere thanke and our great feel- ing of disappointment at his in- ability to honour us with his pre- sence on this auspicious occasion.
The site on which this bullding stands and the beautiful and ex- We are also very sorry that Lady tensive grounds adjoining it were Clementi in not well enough to do placed at our disposal just a few us the honour of being present to- days before the departure of your day. We rejoice however to hear Excellency's predecessor, Sir Re that she is making good progress The gathering assembled in theginald Stubbs, and at such short towards complete recovery of her main hall, and for a time the notice we could not, adequately récent illness and I would ask orchestra discoursed muse under convey our thanks to him and the Your Excellency to kindly convey the direction of Mr. S. Pinna. Government of Hongkong and we to her our most sincere. wishes for After refreshments had been did the only thing that was pos- speedy restoration to perfect served, Mr. de Souza spoke ansible under the circumstances and health... follows!
that was to hurriedly express our sincere thanks through our worthy Consul, Mr.Cerveira de Albuquer que,
We are assembled to-day under the roof of an institution which had a very humble if somewhat unorthodox beginning. Strange though it may seem to you, we began as a Co-operative Savings Society with only 19 members some 23 years ago, but we did so wall that 15 months thereafter we were able to return the capital subscribed and it was then decided
Government Thanked,"
The Ollers Present.
On behalf of the members of this Club I wish also to extend a vory credial welcome to all our other guests and to thank them This was done, but it is only to- very sincerely for the honour they day that the occasion has present-have done us by being prosent at ed itself to us to show in a public this ceremony and taking part with manner our gratitude and deep apus in our rejoicings. I see pre- prociation of the kindness and sent here to-day representatives of liberal mindedness of the Govern- practically every nationality resid- to wind up the Co-operative Be-ment of Hongkong in allocating ing in this Colony and I wish to Such mag-assure them of a hearty welcome ciety and apply the accrued pro- those groinde to us. Ats and the furniture towards the nanimity conspels not only our at this Club at all times. formation of a Club properly, con- gratitude but also our admiration. I wish also to extend a hearty stituted, and the name chosen for The value of these grounds cannot welcome to Mr. F. F. de V. Soares it was "Club de Recrcia" which in be computed only in dollars and English means "Recreation Club" cents. If we are to recognise the who is here to-day as the repre The membership then registered truth of the saying "Mena Sana in sentative of the Municipal Coun- ell and the People of Macao. I was 35 and with the prospect of Corpore Sano," and I am sure no
am extremely obliged to the Mun!- more candidates coming in we one contests it, these grounds are cipal Council of Macho for thie looked around for a suitable piece of considerably greater value to of ground for our Club House and us than their monetary value. We act of courtesy on its part and for the very kind wishes they have We have had these grounds for only conveyed to us, and I will ask Mr. were extremely fortunate to obtain two years, a comparatively short Soares to kindly transmit to them va lease from the Spanish Domini- period and we can already
our sincere thanks. can Procuration for our purposes their incalculable value in the a vacant piece of land splendidly improved physique of our younger situated at the corner of Kimber-members. This is an undeniable sincere thanks and deep apprecia ley and Nathan Roads.
fact which has arrested the attention of every member of this Club Fr. Noval, the head of the local tion of every member of our com-to those who have so kindly and willingly assisted us in the con- Spanish Dominican Procurationmunity.
Those reasons are mare than etruction of this building. and Honorary President of this Club, was kindness itself and sufficient to compel our gratitude Our special thanks are due to gave us every facility that we but, what is it that compels our our Architects, Mesgra. Raven & required, with the result that admiration? It is the solicitude of Basto, but more especially to Mr.. within a very short time we had the Government of Hongkong for Basto who was the Architect ree- built thereupon the Club House the welfare and contentment of the ponsible for the plans. Without which we have just vacated to inhabitants of all races of this claiming any great architectural
Colony. come into these new premises,
Confining myself to effects, he has nevertheless instill- King's Park alone we have here ed beauty into this building by the five Clubs of alien, nationalities very simplicity of its internal fca- with separate recreation grounds tures.
one or two tennis courts..
Growth of Membership.
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I would be failing, in my duties were I to omit to convey the very
Our membership increased 38 placed at their disposal by the Similar thanks are duo, to the more Portugueae familles moved Government of Hongkong for their Public Works Department. From over from Hongkong to the Penin-sale" use and delectation. One the Chief Executive and every sula and it became evident that cannot help admiring such other member of this Department. the time had arrived to make pro-liberal policy and friendly gesture we have received nothing but kind- vision for, the expansion that was on the part of the Government of nesajand every possible assistance. beginning to make Itself felt. Hongkong. This policy is unique I also wish to express our in- Nine years ago, our late lamented and I believe has no rival in any debtedness to the contractor Mr. President, Mr. E. J. Noronha, other country, and if it is coupled Tak Lee, to Messrs. C. E. Warren aproached the Government of this with the well-known fact that the & Co. Ltd., for the sanitary ar Colony and laid before it the administration of justice in this rangements and to Messra. William urgent need of recreational facili- ties for the members of this Club. Colony is above reproach and that C, Jack & Co., Ltd., for the elec
equal opportunities in businesstrical Installation and fittings, It was urged by him that the Por- are offered to overyone irrespec- We thank all and each one of them tuguese community, the third tive of nationality, one no longer for work well done. largest in the Colony and consist-wonders why the population of ng as it did, and still does of Hongkong, Increases every day.
permanent residents, was the only
one that did not have any recrea-
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And Inst, but not least, I wish to say how thankful we are to our Bankers, the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Ltd., tion ground. I need hardly state | By consenting to formally open without whose kindly assistance it that the Government was most our Club House to-day your Excel would have been rather difficult sympathetic and, through our lency has not only conferred upon for us to carry through our build- former Colonial Secretary, Mr. us a signal honour, but has add-ing programme. A. G. M. Fletcher, now holding a ed brilliancy to the ceremony and similar position in Ceylon, im- has thereby given a fresh proof of
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