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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH. 17, 1933.
FACILITIES FOR
CHILDREN.
MORE PLAYGROUNDS TO
BE PROVIDED.
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The provision and maintenance
ATHLETIC TO CONCEDE TIE
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Interest in the Second Division has of suitable playgrounds for the practically windled out. The Athle benefit of the less fortunate chil- tie have already made certain of the dren of the Colony are now re-championship, and win or lose to celving the serious attention of a morrow, they cannot be deprived of committee formed for the purpose, the honours.
THRILLING HOCKEY
=== SPRING 1933
NEW MEDWAY TEAM SCORE
FIVE AGAINST RADIO
In a thrilling hockey match played at Caroline Hill yesterday and immediately this worthy The main issue about their chash afternoon, the. Radio Sports Club object receives its deserved. sup with the Borderers is the effect it wil defeated HMS. Medway by G port a number of small areas in have on the prospects of the "23ta" goals. to 5, after the Medway had various parts of the Colony will occupying the runners-up position. held a 4-1 lead at the intervall be equipped and brought into use.
One point will be augesent to assure Tarr, a recent arrival from Arising out of a suggestion the scislers of it, for the Lincolns by England, gave a good account of made, to the Playing Fields Com-winning their games in hand, could himself in the Medway forward mittee in 1929 by Mr. J. L.
line which combined to a nicety. Shortly before the interval Rhodes, McPherson," secretary of the
playing at back for: the sailors, Chinese YMCA, a meeting of representatives of local recreation
was injured and had to leave the feld. His absence was keenly clubs has been held and the ques
felt in the second half when the tion duly considered.
Radio found the net no less than five times.
At a meeting of the Finance -Committee o the Legislative Council yesterday, at which the Colonial Secretary presided, votas "totalling $94,549 were approved.
Included in the votes was $2,000, expenses in connexion with the Empire Fair, and a foot-note slated that an application had received from the Empire Fair Committes for Snancial Assistance to the expenses of Trade Fair it was proposed to hold Empire Day. A grant of $1,500 was made for the purpose last year, and in view of the in- tention to make the fair this year of a somewhat more extensive nature, Government was prepared to make a grant of $2,000, for which a vote was requested.
Hon, Sir Wiliam Shenton.- I
Prior to the commencement of should like to, say that before very
the work of the Playing Fields long we shall have to ask the Committee, Mr. McPherson took Government for a larger grant,
the opportunity to recommend and I think Mr. Braga will tell you that certain small plots in con- that practically the whole space for the British Empire Fair is en- gested areng "be utilised for the tirely taken up and we have to provision of facilities fo the chil- go to the other side of the road,dren of the Colony, In addition to which will mean some other site procuring and equipping large "and structure which will involve grounds further
further expense.'
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afield. It wAS also suggested that a Small Play ing Grounds Association be form- ed with the idea of supervising the use of these areas.
.Necessity Stated. Hon. Mr. Braga: I will state briefly the nocèssity for a larger The question of providing these grant at a later stage as indicated playgrounds has been before the by my friend Sir William Shen public for some time, but as yet ton. At a meeting of the organis-none of the reservations made by ing committee, held on the 13th. the Playing Fields Committee,
then only draw level on points and are fairly certain to have an interior
gual average.
Incidentally this match is being played at Sockungao to-morrow, and not on Sunday as previously stated ́la local newspapers. It will precede the Borderers v St. Joseph's match start ing at 230,
U. S. SHIELD FINALS.
Whiley, substituting at left back for Steers, who was injured; on Saturday, played a good game.
Efforts have been completed ar-Barsley, making his initial appear. range for the finos of wie United ance for the Medway, proved a competitions for source of danger and gave M. H. Services Shield
place Hassan, the Radio centre-half, no Sunday, and they will take
end of worry. S. Singh the Rádio on the Club grland.
victory in the last minute of the
In the junior shield, which will start at 2.30, full time being played, and extra time if necessary, the R.A.M.C. meet the Medway and Sub- marines, while in the senior tie' which will immediately follow, the Royal Artillery will oppose HMS. "Cornwall.
dren with the exception of two ARTILLERY plots which are being managed by Club
the Kowloon the Chinese Y.M.CA. and Rotary Club,
FORECAST.
Senior Shield
* St. Joseph's
"Division 1
instant, a statement was prepared which was appointed by the Go- | BORDENERS in which it was shown that already vernment in 1929, has been con- 80 allottees had been granted verted into playgrounds for chil- space within the large area-- three times as large as last year for the fair. Not another inch of ground is available even though the hotel management has done
There is room for considerable its best to accommodate the or ganising committee. It was un- development, and for this reason Eastern animously decided by the com- the task of providing suitable Club
BORDERERS mittee. to appeal to the Directar grounds is receiving the attention of Public Works for the grant of of an organising committee which Artillery
an extensive site on Nathan and has been appointed.
Salisbury Roads. This new site
will occupy the whole of the frun-
tage of Nathan Road and 80 feet
Clubs Take A Hand.
game.
GUEST GOES NAP.
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A. E.P. Guest's team gained their second victory in the St. Andrew's Club seven-a-side hockey league, when they defenfid E. H. P. White's team by 5 goals to 1 on the Marina, ground yesterday afternoon. Guest was responsible for all five goals while F. A. Broadbridge netted the the losers' solitary point. H Landolt
Was an absentee, from Guest's team.
* Lincoln
SOUTH.CHINA NAVY
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Division 2
▾ LINCOLNS V NAVY
Athletic Tsung Tsin
Division 2
Recreio
Representatives of recreation LINCOLNS
บ
· Radio
* SERVICE
Athletic
CORPS
NEW CREDIT LAW
MAY CAUSE CRISIS IN REICHSTAG
deep on Salisbury and Middle clubs in Hongkong who are enjoy-Talkoo Roads. The intention of the or-) ganising committee is to erecting the exclusive use of public there a large matshed, subject to grounds, and others who are in- the approval of the Hon. Inspec-terested in the scheme, gave the lor General of Police and the Fire matter their serious consideration Brigade, in order to accommodate at the meeting, which was held the overflow. I think it would be recently for the purpose of form- interesting for this Committee to ing a Children's Playing Grounds learn that even before applica Association to provide, equip and tion was actually sent in, because manage such areas as are set it took a day or two to prepare a aside for poor children of the plan for proper survey, one lead- Colony. ing firm of British merchants in Hongkong applied for seven of its departments quite a quarter of the enlarged space. It Is All very satisfactory from the point of enthusiasm shown by those par ticipating in the fair.
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TO-DAY'S GAME.. "
The following will represent the Naval lower Deck hockey eleven against the Jats on the Marina ground their afternoon at 4.30 p.m.: A. B. Tuttel (Suffolk): Rhodes (Medway), and Ward (Hormes): Reid (Kent), Swann (Medway), and Hollister (Cornwall); Tarr (Medway). McRae (Parthian), Richardson (Cornwall), Patchett (Cornwall), and Allen (Medway),
MAMAK NEEDLE
GAME
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Derlia, Mar. 16; JOTABLE absentees from thei Dictatorial powers of a fär Hongkong Ladies side roaching character
many Saturday will be Miss E. M, Gray, The meeting was presided over years are provided in the Hitler at right back and Miss C. Fergus- by the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, Government's new "Credit Em-son left half who left for Eng- C.M.G., who mentioned that in the powering Law" now under the con- land last week. Their positions event of the Association being aideration of Cabinet, The will be taken by Miss Owen formed he was authorised by His Reichstag has been asked to pass Hughes and Mins 0. Hagen, both Excellency the Governor to state it at its opening session.
of whom are former first team hat Government would be prepar-
The chief difficulty will be players. The Hongkong Ladies ed to hand over to it for use as Money Well Spent. Speaking on behalf of the or. playing grounds at least four of securing the necessary two-thirds will also be without the services majority, which, even without the of Miss Smalley, their left full which are now 2-
back who twisted her knee in Communists the Government can- ganising committee, I think it will the areas
one of the cup games with the be money very well spent when it occupied,
After the objects of the meeting not itself command.
C.B.A. She will be replaced by is learned that seven firms repre-
The Reichstag will first be anh-Miss B. Franklin" who lust-season septing British cars, are actually had been explained by the chair- on the register to date applying man, it was announced that the ed to approve the measure, making was a regular player in the 1st for space for the exhibition of cost of equipping four additional the obligation on members to par XI but who, this season has been British cara alone. That, as you areas would be approximately ticipate in the sessions more relegated to the second string to
$3,000 to $3,500, while the cost stringent. Thus it is hoped to pre-strengthen them. know, takes up a lot of space.
Several new features will be in-of upkeep was estimated to be vent "obstruction, for not only is the two-thirds majority of troduced this year and I hope, if $5,000 to $5,500 annually. the committee should have to There was a ready and those present required to change A FEW weeks ago the 20th Bat- approach the Government for an encouraging response to the pro- the constitution, but it is also tery decided, in view of a ful additional grant, that the Finance posal for the formation of a necessary that two-thirds of all programme in other spheres,; to withdraw from the Mamak tour. Committee will approve of it Children's Playing Grounds deputies should be present
nament but they have re-consider Association and those present, The resignation of Herr Luthered that decision and re-joined the Interest has been aroused in the although not desirous of com is expected this afternoon, it is league' although there is little Dominions. Canada hns telemitting their respective clubs to understood, awing to his refusal chance that they will complete graphed to find out what space is any financial obligation for the to approve the public works plan their programme. available; Australia has done present, intimated that the clubs involving the extension of credit similarly, and the local demand would, no doubt, support the by two milliard marks proposed by
readily.
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G. S. Dale, the popular cap tain of the Club "A" eleven proceeding Home on leave
Koca on increasing every day. scheme and contribute towards he Government with a view to The New Territories will be very the funds for the maintenance of reviving trade and dealing with adequately looked after by the these areas.
unemployment. Herr Luther is sub-committee.
A meeting will be called in the villing to agrco to a maximum of shortly, Throughout the season near future to form the Associat-150 millions, He will be succeed-Dale has played regularly and hir ored by Herr Schacht, former Presi- keen interesi in the team has dour ion. In the meantime the
nising committee are canvassing dent of the Reichsbank-Renter's much good: Recently, he figured
various Special. subscriptions from the recreation clubs in the Colony.
The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock; I take it that the Director of Public Works has no objection to the space being allocated.
The Hon. Director of Public Works: No objection at all.
Government Support.
The Chairman: The Government. HELENA MAY CONCERT
arousing. The Government is INTERESTING PROGRAMME, BY
I am sure, Mr. Braga, is very grå-
tified to know of the success and
enthusiasm the Empire Fair is
naturally very interested
In
LOCAL ARTISTS
making the Empire Fair a success
and any request for additional
There
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funds will, I am sure, receive the neor attendance at the Helena most sympathetic consideration May Institute yesterday afternoon, from His Excellency... Meanwhile when a concert of. outstanding you pass the existing vote and you merit was presented by Mrs. C. will apply to the Government for White. Mr. II. Liermann, Miss E. such further funds as may be Aquino and Mr. T. Lowe, with' considered necessary and the mat Miss M.. Gomes as accommaniste, ter will come before the Finance Commitill attäin in due course. Hon. Mr. Braga: Thank 'you. The grant was made.
WAGES RESTORED.
GOOD NEWS FOR LCL WORKERS AT HOME
Especially interesting were: the fucts on two pianos by Mesdames C. White und -H. Liermann, The opening number was Beethoven's Concerto in C Major (first move. ment) and later in the programme they played the second and third movements of the same concerto. Mr. T Lowe's fine baritone voice was heard to advantage in songs by Gluck, Schubert,. and Schumann. He also sang the Prologue from Pagliapoi.
Mins Aquino is an established of the Imperial Chemical Indus- favourite on local concert plat tries have learned the joyful news forms. Her principal number to-day that the cut in wages mada vesterday afternoon WOR nearly two years ago will be re-chfamans Mimi", the famous love stored.
song from La. Boheme. Miss
London, Mar. 16.
Twenty five thousand employees
"MI
About £180.000 sterling a year Aquino was enthusiastically p is involved Router's Special, ·.. plauded.
ter.
Luther Resigns.
Berlin, Mar. 16. Herr Luther has resigned.-Ren-
Some second story, men get· by with murder and nothing in done about it.
in the first eleven's defence, piny- ing against St. Anderw's Club and the Royal Artillery Officers.
MISS Edna Carroll, who clav
forward for the Central British Association Ladies, is calling for England to-morrow. She will b
way for several years. It was mly this season that Miss Carroll took up hockey and has been play 'ng, regularly for the G.B.A, hot In the Caer Clark Cup competi Hon and in friendly games, Shr has shown mich improvement in The position of inelde-left. Of the five goale registered by her team the Caer Clark competition, Miss Carroll scored one.
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