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FUTURE OF FANLING HUNT.
AGREED TO..
tion of the
OCTOBER 16, 1929.
le also provided in the Memorandum services of the ex officio members of that the Club shall not distribute any the Committee and of Messrs. Boua- income or property amongst the mem-fold and Potta and that we shall be bera by way of dividend or otherwise very fortunate so long as we are able by way of profit to the members but to do so. INCORPORATION AS A CLUB that such facoma or property must It is also provided that the Stewards
Daolely
towards the promo of the Hongkong Jockey Club, who objects
of the Club. This
Yala | have always acted in loco parentis to- is the usual manner in which Cluba wards us, should be asked to nominate this kind are incorporated. The one of their body to the Committee, objects of the Club are fully set forth
a suggestion which was made by Mr. in the Memorandum and are of course Belth and one which in
Club Hunt has had up to the present. have no doubt that the Jockey Club will continua to be in harmony with the objects of this Club as they have since the inception of the Hunt."
A tribute to the late Dr. Plorce Grove was paid by Mr. M. M. Wat son, who presided at a general
JAPAN & THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
A DEFINITE REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS WANTED,
meeting of the Fanting Hunt, a reiteration of the objects that the should materially assist Practice British Invitation to an arms con-
which took place yesterday even- ing in the board room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd.
The proposed new organisation of the Hunt was explained.at some length, and it was decided to form it into a club.
Among those present were Mesars,
$20 Per Annum.
The Articles of Association are for the most part these which are com mon to a Club of this kind and thero are only one or two points which I think noed be mentioned. The most which it is suggested should
Improvements Effected.
Mr. Hazeland has put a great deal of work into the steeplechase course unfortunately not always the case,
Tokyo, Oct. 15. The draft of Japan's reply to the
ference, Is expected to be approved at to-day's Cabinet conference, though the reply will probably not be despatched till to-morrow. Pend- Ing final approval, officials are re ticent in discussing the proposed contents, but the vernacular papers, which are believed to have inside information, indicate that the reply
no reservations will emphasise (1), Japan's satis
M. M. Watson (Chairman). J. Pescription what probably is the sub- and a great deal of it, although it is will contain
Hutchison (Hon. Sec.), E. M. Haze- land, W. T. Stanton, Dr. MacGown,
can be seen at a glance, an entrance fee sasure you that you
and I can be very
but
faction that Britain and America
Masara. 1. W. T. Beck, A. H. Pails, in every year, with fable on October Major Bennett, Lt. Col. Little, Malon of $10. The subscription may be al-pleasantly surprised at the new feast have reached a basic agreement;
Dr. Durran. Dr. Anderson. tered in general meeting hake,
lawns and bright flowers that win (2), readiness to participate in ac Messrs. R. Grieve, and W. E..Mac-. kenzie.
The minimum subscription has here- enchant, your eyes the next time you cordance with the spirit of the Mr. Watson stated that owing to tofore been $25, but some subacri- visit Kwant! and also the improve- Anti-War Pact; (3), readiness to do everything possible by pre- difficulties, it was considered bers have in fact given more than ments to the course and jumps will
this
further appeal to the riders. sum, but it is probable once int that the Hunt should be in-
liminary conversations, tu clear the For our next meeting on November way for successful conclusion of the corporated as a club, so that whatever the subscription is fixed in a formal
the
the 24th Mr. Stanton has drawn up conference und (4), a sincere de extra subscription, which by the Hunt as a whole.
what should prove an excellent pro-sire that the, conference, will aim was entered as a donation, that used
will fade away and it is gramme and it is hoped that everyone at a definite reduction of naval The
name suggested was "The Fan to be
for interested in the Hunt will do their ling Hunt and Race Club.".
thor aid
necessary to prera- best to support the meeting and thus
'armaments. Dr. MacGown proposed, and Mr. this contingency and after
Although it was suggested that Stanton
Bacanded, that the name be tion, it was agreed that the subscrip- give a good impetus to the season Japanese insistence on the seventy adopted, the motion was carried
and unanimously.
Capones there were could be way,
tion could not be put at less that the supi suggested and it is hoped that an increase of membership will muro In the course of his address to the make up the deficiency. Necd- gathering the chairman said
less to say you will still be permit- ted to donate.
It has probably been present to the minds of all of us since entering this
that this room that year we meet without the presence of one who was largely responsible for our existence, the late Dr. Pierce Grove.
feel
knew
It is proposed that as the present
not paid any en subscribers have trance fee that such leg shall be waive the end of ed for new members up this year.
that everybody present who him must of necessity have been It is also provided that the Com- his personal friend and it is unneces-mittee may extend the privileges of sary for me to enlarge on the charm the Club to Commissioned Officers in and personality which endeared him the Naval, Military and Air Services to us and to all with whom he came of the Empire and in particular en payment of such subscription or group into contact,
subscription as the Committee may determine.
It has been very largely due to him, who imbued the Fanling Hunt with his own spirit, that the Fanling Hunt has been such a very pleasant thing to be connected with and I feel sure that if we carry on in the spirit which has hitherto animated the Hunt we shall not only secure to ourselves the continuance of the present friendly and aperting relationship but we will also be erecting a living testimony to his memory.
Proposed Incorporation.
mention that it
which will open with the meeting.
lives
:
The cares of the Flunters Arms have per cent ratio of cruisers and op not been lifted from the shoulders of position to the abolition of sub- Mr. Beck even during the summer marines, would be noted in the re- months as there has been a small but ply, it is believed the suggestion
band persistent
of subscribers who has been definitely dropped, though have visited the Arms from time to Japan's stand in this connexion re time and helped to brighten the
mains unaltered.-Reuter, of those who dwell therein or round about and at the present ti
time is busily engaged on preparing
for the new season by various additions and improvements calculated to enhance the attractions of this hostelry by the crossroads. He would not like me to pass on, however, without a reference to the work done by Mr. Hazeland who has been letting in the air and shut
ting it out in various parts of the
building which will greatly add to the amenities of the house.
We
woro
Finance Questions.
The discussion of finance has not been a strong point of the Hunt as content to leave it to "Father who spared no trouble in getting in the money and making it go further than seemed humanly pos- sible but I must shortly refer to the
has been the practice for some units. in Hongkong to pay mo subscription as regiment, which entities all the officers of that regiment to become subscribers in the same manner as they may in most of the other Clubs of the Colony and it is to provide for the continuance of this practice that the present Article has been inserted.
There are the usual provisions with Mr. Watson then proceeded to re-regard to visitors and Honorary Men view the past season's activities, and bers. continued:
It is also provided that the Com-present position. mitted shall sak Hongkong Stewards to act from time to time and they The first meeting of the Fanling will, ipso facta, be entitled to usd she Hunt was in February, 1926, since | Club in the same manner as a mem- which date the Hunt has held steeple-ber. chase and other meetings regularly Ladies may become members in the during the sensen at Kwanti. Up to ordinary way if they wish to do so the end of last season, the meetings but they may if they prefer, obtain were held under the responsibility of the privileges of the Club on applica- the joint masters or when they were tion to the Committee provided, that away of some other subscriber to the if the lady has a father, husband, Hunt. Eu long as De. Pierce Grove brother or guardian resident in the was' with us he assumed the respon- Colony one of these at least must be sibility for the meetings, but he lata member or subscriber. terly, when the various activities of the Hunt became rather too big for one man to look after, and, one or the
11
The Committee.
The question of rent for the Hunt- ers Arts and also a claim for rent of the race-course will need to be dealt with, but it is only due to the fact that so far as I can understand the position, the ownership of these properties has not been clearly settled that these
matters have not been
cleared up ere now,
Cabinet Approves.
Tokyo, Oct. 15. The Cabinet at this afternoon's session approved the final draft of the reply be the disarmament invita- tion which will be despatched to Ambassador Matsudaira for de- livery "as soun as the Emperor
THE
GEISHA
MUSICAL
SCORE
AT
ANDERSON'S
BIG GARAGE
TO LET NEWLY BUILT.
MODERNLY.
EQUIPPED
NEXT TO.
STAR
sanctions it, for which purpose THEATRE
Baron Shidehara is expected to go to the Palace to-night or to-morrow. --Reuter.
France Accepts Invitation.
Paris, Oct. 15. The Council of Ministers has de- elded to accept the British Govern- ment's invitation to participate in a naval conference in January.— Reuter.
well worth turning out for as a spec- tator.
I must not forget to mention what hunt at Canton for which about twelve we might call our interport paper. subscribers and their ponies went to Canton.
The moving spirita in this task I gather, however, that the settle which was no light job were Mesara. ment of these matters is effected or about to be and it will the event was an outstanding success either Fischer and Bjuke and needless to add therefore be the duty of the Commit- and we should have been at a loss to tee so soon as they can to dispose of suggest anything which could have these questions.
been
end.
As you are doubtless aware the this done and was not done towards We had a most excellent paper finances of the Hunt have from time
laid by Mr. Fischer who thus
task of running particular branches proposed. shall consist of five ex officio to time considerably fluctuated but ved himself. the keeneat of i
two zubscribers had undertaken of the Hunt, expressed the opinion that the Hunt should be put on a
definite basis.
more
At the present time there is no one who can possibly put the work in that he did and it has therefore beene the more necessary to arrange for the affairs of the Hunt to be properly
organised.
In addition it is necessary for the purposes of the Hunt to make financini
arrangements with numerous different
have always been steady in their need for more but I hope that this season we may acquire comparative wealth after the initial cost preparing the stands, Hunters Arms etc., for the coming season has been met
of
riders, of riding in the show, ever thruster country which needed a real which we had in Mr. Mattingly on Dumbell who just finished the hunt first with Mr. Dohse on, I think, Call- gulo a very close second. Apart from nurselves personally, we must thank them for the excellent arrangements that they made for our ponies and their mafoos,
Canton Riders.
The Committee of the Club, it is members and three ordinary members, Ex officio members will be the Chair. man,
the Clerk of the Course, the Manager
of the Race Course, the Manager for the Country Events and the Manager for the Hunters Arms,
You will remember that last year and Messrs. B. D. F. Beith, E. M. Hazeland, W. T. Stanton. Dr. 3. C. after what promised to be a most Muclown and Mr. T
T. Beck have successful season with Col. Ponsonby respectively very kindly agreed to hunting the pack sickness developed undertake to perform the duties of amongst the hounds with the result the entire these offices and in addition the ordin- that we lost practically people and concerns and in the pre-ary men
members, it is
shall be pack. sent state it is only possible to da Messrs. J. K.
A. H. Potts Bousfclosed,
It was not thought expedient by Subsequently some of Canton's this by individual subscribera assum- and myself. Most of the ex officio those who have been attending to the riders rode in a point-to-point near ing responsibility in these arrange- members of this Committee have been affairs of the Hunt in the off season Petts Bungalow when Mr. Dohee had ments
to embark on any expense for new the satisfaction of finishing first in and it has therefore been or be undertaken by them, for the last drafts for various reasons that were a fine race which was marred how-
in fact performing the duties now to sidered expedient that the Hunt be should be incorporated in the usual year or two and Messrs. Bousfield and advanced on consulting the general over by an unfortunate accident to manner, as a Club so that the respon-
Potts apart from coing everything body of subacribers.
Ferguson but who I Am
am glad to sibilities referred to should be under- have at various times in the absence
they could
for the Hunt generally
The remaining hounds the Col, and Bay
Д mado
complete recovery, taken by the flunt as a whole. I
nce Officers of the Somerset Lights In- Doubtless it will be arranged 1 h kopu would also mention that this
of the joint Masters run the race fantry have taken over for the time that these visits will be Kreatly
repeated. facilitates the making of such armeatings in addition to acting as being and they have been vary kindly Our Canton friends will
regret with rangements, as the Club, instead of huntsman and whipper-in respective-looking after them for some time and as the untimely death of Mr. Bucha being a collection of individuals whom 15.
this winter they propose to run a nan who although not riding himself may quite like
likely be difficult to as- I think I can say that all these quisition to the activities of the Hunt one of the party who went to Canton drag hunt which will be a great ac- was very keen on the Hunt and was gentlemen certain becomes one entity with de--
have performed finite members.
duties to the atmost satisfaction of at Fanling-as-some-will-remember and incidently was responsible for the remainder of us and although I that we had some very successful most know that it has been more, or less drags a couple of years ago.
It
these
a labour of love to them they certainly deserve and receive que hearty thanks for their work...
A Permanent Course.
most of the earrangements at this
end.
It is therefore proposed that we should incorporate the Hunt under the
name
me of The Farling Hunt und
During the summer we heard from Race Club and a form of Memorandum
Mr. Birkett, who was joint master and Articles for this purpose have
It is hoped that sufficient funds will with Dr. Pierce Grove, and he was been drafted. I will mention a few It is with a view to preserving the be available not only for the purpose keen to send out further hounds but of the salient points with a view of continuity of the idens generally held for which they have hitherto been as I have said it was decided that for putting the draft before you for your by the present subscribers that it is used but also to provide something in the present this matter should be left draft has been lying proposed that so long as they are the nature of permanent peint.to in abeyance although there are some With the Secretaries for the last lone to do so that the as of the country toe of us who hope that the hunting will
Jube in person of subscribers bess of the Committee should con- season which may be done probably understand, that Mr
as one which tinue in office but this provision, can at no great expense, one or two such I Birkett wai 1s limited by guarantee, that is
to say,
co
be coming subsequently the requisite courses are alreaily.no doubt visually not the members undertake, in the event majority of members desire it be altered by some of us and such courses and he will be much missed at Fanling of the Company being wound up, to ed in such manner as they may think would apart from providing for the both on the course and in the coun- contribute, if the assets insuf- fit.
riders a course they can study and try but we must content ourselves cient, enough up to a fixed Ilmit, to- The point, however, will probably be use their wits upon provide a morn with hoping that his well known figure wards making up any deficiency. It in what manner we can retain the ing or afternoon's racing that, will, be will be seen at Fanling ere long.
night for the
The Club is
"
SALESMAN SAM
HOT DIGGITY HOUND,AND ALL SUCH EX- „PRESSIONS AS THAT! WE'RE STILL HEADIN”
HOMEWARD, DUE TO A KIND WIND –
course
WHEW !WE DERN NEAR
WENT TA CHURCH, AL, 'AN' IT AIN'T SUNDAY GUESS WE BETTER WATCH WHERE WE'RE
GOW!!
That's Stretching It, Sam!
YEAH! BETTER,
KEEP OUR EYES OPEN OR WE'LL GET A GOOD
BELT!
AN' THAT'S JUST WHAT WE DON'T
WANT
out this
year
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