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the Government the lots originally developed for them received from and that would involve their moving letter, in reply to a personal chit, by the end of the year or of next that although there was no objection year at the latest
to the erection of a new club house The Ave years' tenure granted to the Government pointed out that the K.C.C. DECIDE TO BUILD NEAR the Naval Oleers' Club would expire building would be up at the Club's September and might well όντι risk and should they receive extended for another five unless the notice to vacate the site they would compensation whatever, K.C.C. stepped in. In that time the receive no sword might fall and they might find while their decision to build would all their claims to the themselves a headless body with no renounce grounds or Club House. If
If they did King's Park lots. move they would have to build a new! In putting the resolution to the Resolutions to remain on their Pavilion in any case while their head-vote the chairman lation if they
quarters
ters would be much farther from wished their present rather tame, present site and to erect a new the centre of Kowloon and it would cramped and uncomfortable condi club house for which the neces-cost them very large sums and take ions to continue, or should they em sary funds should be raised by the many years to get their lots into bark on a new enterprise a perilous issue of debentures, were passed anything like the condition of their enterprise certainly, at an extraordinary general meet ing of the Kowloon Cricket Club held last evening.
DEBENTURE ISSUE,
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but one that
present grounds. On all those counts might well redound to the greater of the splendid; he felt no doubt whatever that their glory and success membership would dwindle until their club. Present pride of place was lost.
Mr. C. J. Roe accoaded, and the He therefore proposed that the Club remain where it was. Mr. Ezra Abra-motion was carried. barn seconded.
Member's Query.
Mr. J. S. Smith-What's
The question of appointlag a special Building Sub-committee of seven was then dealt with, Various suggestions theas to the composition of this com
the
Mr. R. E. Lindsell presided; and addressing the large number of members present said that as, they all knew a sword like that of Darmocles had been hanging over their heads for some years and they had been
all the time as to strength of this information which mittee were put forward and kept guessing whether it was going to fall, and if you have from this Army officer at following were elected.Messrs. R. E. Lindsell, E. Abraham, D. W. Munton, so when. Ever since the Government Chairman-I am afraid I can't tell. J. Blackburn, R. S. Logan, W. W.
you any more than I have told you Hirst, and J. M. Jack. already.
had developed the northern part of King's Park into terraced recreation grounds and definitely assigned three lots to the Club they had been in two minds whether to go there or to hang on where they were.
At the annual general meeting in 1928, continued the chairman, they decided to move at the end of the
present year and to consider building a new club house at the top end of what would have been their new grounds. Since then the position had attered somewhat. The threaten rebuilding of the Gun Club Hillbar racks a scheme which involved the conversion of their present grounds into a Garrison Recreation Ground was still no more than a threat, and last year while he was in England he met an old friend in the Army who appeared to know more about that very scheme than anyone else, and learned from him that there was very little likelihood of it going through in the life-time of the present members.
Home?
Mr. Smith-You feel confident it is sound?
Issue Of Debentures. The next resolution. was that the Chairman feel confident it general committee bo authorised, in sound. It has been backed up by order to procure funds for the build- remarks made by him and what 1ing of the said club house, to raise a sum not exceeding $35,000 by means have heard since I returned.
of $10 debentures bearing interest at 6% per annum.
The proposal was put to the meet ing and carried.
Coming to the resolution that the
The chalzman said that the next
General committee be authorised step in the building of their pavilion forthwith to proceed with a scheme was
of
to raise funds. The Club's
and the com-
for the building of a new club house finances were in a sound state and a permanent type overlooking the they could within a short time sign for kome $25,000. The of the cricket a cheque north-west corner
round at a total cost of not more estimated cost of the building, In- than $60,000, the chairman said the clusive, was $60,000 committee was agreed that the pre-mittee recommended the raising of sent pavilion, well as it had served $35,000 by issuing $10 debentures but them for many years, was no longer it was also suggested that it might was be better to raise $50,000 and only their needs. It adequate for antiquated and rather dilapidated and deplete their reserve to the extent of cost quite a lost to keep in decent the balance. repair; it did not provide sufficient Mr. H. Overy seconded. accommodation for their members Mr. Ezra Abraham proposed that and was not worthy of their position the Club should raise $35,000 with increase this to $50,000 Their Only Alternative.
recreation club of power to as the premier
and grew should the money be required. Proceeding, the chairman said that Kowloon Kowloon grew
Mr. E. Kern pointed out the high he had given the matter much deli-and they felt that with a new and beration and was unanimous in recon more spacious club house their mem-interest contemplated and said that mending that the Club should remain bership would largely increase. in the present site until required, if that ever happened, to clear out. The only reasonable alternative open to them was to exercise their option on
A Perilous Enterprise. Continuing the chairman said that he would, however, sound a note of warning. Soon after returning he'
5 per cent should be offered, drawing attention to the fact that members should not look upon it from a money- making view but because of their (Continued on Page 13.)
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