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ANNUAL MEETING OF
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SATURDAY, MARCH 31,
1928
In raing to thank the meeting, Mr. CHANGE FOR BETTER. Wylie said that it gave him great pleasure to accept the post. Mr. Wylle then proposed the name of Mr. D. F. for the K.BG.Warren, as Vice-President
year
and sald that for Mr. Warren they held chey,
affection, particular: Wylie recalled the day when Mr. The first step towards an effort Warren was first elected a member
to limit the number of seafaring mem- of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
Me
chairman were other
Vico-Proaident: ..
RETURN TO CONFIDENCE. AT HANKOW.
Hankow, Mar. 20.
re-opening of the plants, even on
a scale, is of a
The most convincing example ex- bers of the Kowloon Bowling Green Since then he had been a very on-perienced this year of the decided Club, was made at the annual meet-thusiastic member of the Club. He change for the better in local labour ing which was held in the Club house did not think that they could do bet-conditiona la supplied by the almost evening, under the chair-ter than to have Mr. Warren as their simultaneous re-opening a few days of Mr.
Bond (President).
ago of the plants of the British Mr. Warren, returning thanks for Cigarette Co. and of the Internn- members of the general committee. hia election, said that it was a verytional Export Co. While as yet
Prior to commencing
usual then leasant surprise to lilm to have been neither organization will function business, the chairman
elected Vice-President of the most to the same.extent as formerly, the. meeting to stand in silence as a mark important Lawn Bowls Club of of respect to "our dear departed Colony. He remarked that he would "C. W. Alex-conduct himself so that the members comrades," the Inte
Mr. B. would Capt. R. Turnbull,
not regret their choice. Afr. return to confidence on the part of ander, and Mr. W. G. Gerrard.
the big foreign employers of labour that he had a great Cooper,
Roviewing the activities of the your,ften sald
for the Kowloon Bowling in the port.
Despite the fact that there are the chairman said that the net fier for 1927 were $1,465.9%, which, Green Club and its members as that
was the first organisation that had ex- no outward indications of the long- into consideration the tended welcoming hand to him on threatened communist rising in heavy
penditure, such as the addi-his arrival in the Colony. tions, alterations, etc., to the Club house, could be considered gutte antis- factory, and he trusted would meet with the approval of the members.
Continuing, Mr. Bond enld that on
after
The Ground.
༔་
Hankow, the authorities continuo
In proposing the election of Mr. D. their campaign of arrests and ex- Kelth as a life member of the Club,ecutions. Over the week-end, Vrom Mr. L. Guy sad that the committed Thursday, March 15, to Monday, desired to put forward for the life March 10, the garrison firing squad membership a very old member of added another 34 to its already blg the suggestion of the Club's auditors, twenty years standing and one who the committee had deemed it ndvian-had done yeoman service for the club roll of victims. The opinion is ble to take out further insurance both by representing it in fawn bowls belt by thinking. Chinese that these policy
of $10,000, which gave them and by his work in connexion with wholesale executions will de more to forward than to hinder the com- total of $30,000 in insurance against the erection of the new Club house. all damages, excepting damages by
All the members were no doubt munist cause for, with the killing Typhoon. Against typhoon damage there was a policy to Um amount of ware that Mr. Keith had also done of each individual, there. ariac much before the erection of the new scores of potential communists. int $19,000.
club. Mr. J. T. Dobble seconded, and the persons of his friend and re- doubt that said that he thought they could not latives. There is no Referenec was made to the condi-have another member moro, entitled many of the alleged communists tion of the ground, the chairman reto became a life member than Mr. are convicted on the most trivial marking that the Clubs had been very Keith. His services ought to be em-evidence-Reuter. unfortunato during the past year phasized by the honour proposed by The sand and mud from the road Mr. Guy. practically destroyed the greens,
In returning thanks, Mr. Keith re- which were not in n fit condition for marked that to any he was taken by play. The greens committee started retarding and patching, but owing to surprise was to put it but mildly. There were other perhaps not their continous use the greens were
with such a long membership as his, ut in the same condition as in pre who had done s
TEA PARTY OF THE C.R.C. much work if not vious years. However, the club had
Ho In honour of the Malayan Chinese managed to conclude the season, and more for the club than he had. so soon as the year's play had finish-expressed appreciation for the honour football team, a very pleasant tea conferred upon him, and remarked party was given by the Chinese Re ed, it WAB recommended that the cons grounds should be closed, and on the that what he had done had been a creation Club, Causeway Bay, yester advice of the greens committed the pleasure. He assured the meeting day, there being a good attendance drastic measure of closing the greens that he would continue to give of his of members and friends.
best, na Tong as he remained in thr After refreshments had been serv... was adopted.
Colony.
ed, Mr. Ng Sze-kwong, chairman of The chairman remarked that the
Mr. Wylie then commented upon the Chinese Recreation Club, deliver- greens and tennis courts would be
the large increase in the number of ed a short speech, in which he declar- open again in the near future,
that
him It
tho gave During the past year, the committeoen-going members, and proposed that
series of whist drives in the the Club should limit their numbers greatest pleasure to welcome in la a ratio of 1 in 3. He pointed qut Hongkong the Malayan Chinese foot- club, and these proved to be most that last year, there were fifty-one ball team, especially when this marked enjoyable and were appreciated by
of whom twenty were the first occasion of such a visit to
started
ed
MALAYAN VISITORS.
the ladies and members who took part now me members and thirty-one sea-Hongkong or China
in.
ordinary
He said that the management of
Canton
Mr. Ng Introduced Mr. Yau Kay- cheong, chairman of the Canton Chi- the club would become more difficult nese Amatear Athletle Federation, if the number of sea-going members who had come down from continue to increase. He then posed that the membership fee for specially to make arrangements for
Malayan sportemen. A-going members be increased from the visit to the latter city of the $3 for half a year to $5, and that extraordinary general meetings should lie held to consider the two points, raised.
They were discontinued for the winter months, and would be recommenced going members...
due course, The chairman said he wished to record a hearty vote of thanks to the Secretary and Treasutor for the way they carried out their duties during the past year. These two posts were no sinecures, and he was pleased to see that both had done their utmost during the past year. Their services were much appreciated. The chair. man then proposed the adoption of the
report and balance sheet,
The proposal was duly seconded;
and carried unanimously.
The usual honoraria of $200 cach were approved by the meeting for the Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and convener of the bar committee.
New President.
After much discussion, it was decided that extraordinary: general Mr. Wylle's proposals, meetings should be held to consider
Mr. Ng concluded by asserting that he did not want to speak too much as he would epoak again on the coming Friday night, during which the Malayan tourists would be enter tained by the Hongkong Chinens Amateur Athletic Federation, adding that he wished the team every success in the field of contest during their President, . . Wylie: Vice Pre-brief stay in Hongkong and Canton. Aldent. Mr. D. F. Warren; Hon, Becre- tary
Mr.
R. Lapsley; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. E. F. Thompson: General Com Mr.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Mr. Yee Check-wah, Captain of the Malayan team, replied, and thanked the chairman and the club for the re-
Mr. Ng's kind efforts in making ar rangements for the team's visit to Canton. He added that practically
In proposing the name of Mr. B.mittee: Messrs, D. Gow, H. Nish, ception extended the visitors, and for Wylie as president for the ensuing Guy, W. Russell, D. ICafti, R. Dunean your, the chairman said it would be and T. Ferguson; Ballot Committee: useless for him to culogise the capa-Capt. Branch, Mesars. E. W. L. Hag- blties of Mr. Wylie, as they all in, D. Harvey, P. Farrell, C. At-ull the members of his team were knew him so well. After sitting onkinson and J. T. Dobbie. the committee together for two years, the chairman sald that he could assure the meeting that if Mr. Wylie was Kiven this high honour, the latter would do his utmost for the Club, he had always done in the past, and membera could rely on him.
1
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Mar. 30 Sixteen bodies, irrecognisably burned, have been recovered from the ruins caused by a disastrous Mr. Wylie was unanimously elected fire yesterdayReuter's American president.
Service.
newcomers to Hongkong, and they found the people and the place highly interesting.
Mr. Yee concluded by humorously saying that the appreciation of the Malayan players of the tea party was evidenced by the empty cups and plates on the table.
Mr. Wong Kum-ying and Mr. Yau Kay-cheung, also spoke a few words.
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