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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 25, 1939.
By
Ernie Bushmiller
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V.R.C. DECIDE TO HAVE NEW CLUB-HOUSE
MEMBERS DISCUSS DISPOSAL OF A £1,000 LEGACY
Members, of the Victoria Recrea- required and the most advantageous
1lon Club gathered in the Clubhouse terms. yesterday to discuss the disposal of
£1,000 legacy bequeathed to the Club by the late Mr. Thomas Meek,
a former member.
Opposition Voiced
Mr. C. J. Cooke, who has been a member of the Club since 1883, ad- dressed the Chairman and said that
His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, he thought If they got into debt IL Chairman, presided, and the follow- would be financial suicide for the ing Committee members were pre-Club. He had been connected with sent: Messes. A. O. Barretto (See-the Club for many years and it had and tary), D. Lopes, D. Lyon, J. R. Hunt, always been in deep water 0. el Arculli, C. Molasco de Silva, L. nothing could be done about it. Now Rez-Pereira, and A. A. Guterres, was an opportunity to sall away a tidly fum and to spend between
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Opening the meeting, Sir Atholl $2,000, and $4,000, in minor MacGregor referred to the mugal-provements for the Club, To throw fleen! gift that had been made to the way a large sum of money was Club by the late Mr. Meek. The absurd. meeting was to approve certain ten- tative plans for the almost complete Icconstruction of the Club building.
If the plans were approved there were difficulties to be
encountered The £1,000 realised $10,000, and if the plans of the reconstruction scheme were carried out the cost would amount to $23,000, or $24,000 That meant that another $8,000 was required,
Sir Athoil nahi that the additional $0,000 did not matter very greatly, but that there were two other renl
Mr. Lyon, a Committee member, then said that he had known the late Mr. Meek and he thought that the money had been given to the Club to be put in the bank and not into: bricks and mortar. If the money was pinced in a bank the Club would have time funds to fall back on should come when they were put to heavy expenditure by Government or any- body else.
Mr. Arculli then proposed the work should be carried on according to the plans drawn out. and this
dificulties, The Brat was that the seconded by Mr. Algabeg. Club held the piece of Innd on which the building is on the most ridiculous
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Mr. Lopes said he favoured the
tenure. The land was an old grant opinion that only part of the money from Government which gave the given should be spent on the recon- Club no right of tenure
The Club what-atruction of the Club. soever. They could be turned out at prided itself as the premiere swim- a moment's notice, but Government, ming club in Hongkong and was pro- if and when they did turn the Clubbably the oldest one in the Far East. out, had undertaken to reimburse the tf any money was to be put into im Club for its present buliding et a
provements that should be primarily figure to be determined by the
for the Improvement in the direction Director of Public Works,
of swimming.
Prudent Move
Swimmtar Nerds
HERE'S THAT PUSH-Much discussed brush in that Princeton Milo is shown hora. At loft Blaine Rideout (22) runs close to Sydney Wooderson (28) British runner, as he starts to pass Woodarson. At right, Wooderson has tried to push Rideout away, has stopped on the curb at side of track and has broken his strido. Fonska (10) moves up to win race.
HONGKONG SUCCESS
AT BISLEY
Bisley, July 14. Hongkong come first in the Junior Kolapore Veterans competition at Bisley to-day with a total score of 545 points. Lat. Jenkins. R. N. cap- tained the team, and their respective scores were as follow:
Obviously, zald Sir Atholl, they
The first point to consider was the could not embark on a large expen-tengthening and widening of the diture without previous consultation with Government and the Director swimming pool, and after this came the question of a more sultable and of Public Works.
better Altration system. Visitors and It was-very-hard-to-say-what the members had complained about this. position was, and proper reference Mr. Ross, a member of the Club, was to Government before the undertak-on leave at Home and he had pro- ing of any building was not only mised to watch the filtration rystem of Clubs there and obtain some first advisable but most prudent.
hand Information on the latest Allra-St. tion systems,
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46 135 cpo, C. Pellow.
48 45 130 Sgt. R. Bland
ford, R.M..... 42 40 40 131
C, R. Man nell, R.M. 47 47 48 140
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545 183
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STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong. Stock Exchange Official Summary Issued yesterday says:
Conditions remain particularly dull and to-day's markings were confined to HK. Banks @ $1,320 and Unions @ $395.
Buyers
Canton Ins., $200 H.K. Docks, $16
H.K. 4% Debentura, par. Canton Tees, Si
Wing On (H.K.) $41 HK. Govt. 4% Loan, $104 H.K. Govt. 31% Loan, $90
Sellers Union Ins.. $405 China, Underwriters $1.35 1.K. Wharv, $105 H.K. Electrics, $5414 Telephone (old), $23
Sales
H.K. Bank, $1,320 Union Ins., $395 Wing On (H.K.), $42
Manila Gold Shares
This is a great achievement on the Atoks
Sir Atholl then sold that if they were to undertake the expenditure of
In reply to a question put by a an extra $8,000, they had to raise member concerning a sinking fund, loan somewhere. They could not go Mr. Lyon suit that when the t to a bank and ask for the loan on the vehicular terry wharf was originally. morgage of the Club premises be bullt the site wanted was the one on cause they had no title. The only which the Club now stood. The part of Hongkong. The weather was Antamok
for shooting, Bagulo Gold possible security they could offer to Government had offered another site not too satisfactory any one of the banks concerning thein Kowloon and $20,000 for the build-owing to the very high wind, and 1 Batong Buhay accommodation of the loan would bring of at Club house. Fortunately the was raining early in the day. an assurance from Government that if and when they did take possession original plans did not materiniise.
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competitors to Coco Grove Sir Atholl then said he was strong fast year. All the of the Club's premises, the Govern- ment would reimburse the Club only in favour of the amendment that whom I have spoken at Bisley this Consolidated Mines
had been made by Mr. Cooke, to year, are of the same opinion-that Demonstration the value of the new building.
spend only a limited sum in recon- the action of the National Rifle Asso-I.X.L..... So, went on Sir Athol, the thought siruction work and to leave a balance ciation in shortening,Bisley to ten po Gold
days instead of letting it run its fatt ogen Mining in the bank for a rainy day. that the only question they
caused Members present then voted on the fortnight has
unnecessary Mambulao Consolidated whether discuss was
or not they
Conse-Masbate Consolidated question. Thirty-five voted for Mr. crowding of competitions. Arculli's proposition that the Club quently, the competitors have found Mine Operation approve in principal the alteration of it too much of a strain at times, when North Camarines to answer two questions: whether the building as in the plans, and 20 they have had to shoot in as many Paracale Gummaus
as five or six compelllions doy, San Mauricio
Consolidated Surigao the members wished him to approach voted for Mr. Cooke's amendment.
Sir Atholl said Ul although he Such hustle takes a great deal of the
Soyoc Consolidated.: Government to see if Government
Sundicate Investment them if was against the proposal he would pleasure out of Bisley. were willing to reimburse
It is to be hoped that next year the United Paracale and when Government were to ne-approach the Government and the quire the premises, and if the mem-banks to get the most equitable and Bisley fortnight will be a fortnight Mindanao Motherlode bers wished him to go to the banks favourable terms that could be ob- nad not ten days-Our Own COTTES-
pondent, and see if he could receive the money tained.
were prepared to approve the plans that had been drawn. If the plans were approved he would like them
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Football
10 Minutes Extra Time Wanted Here
The question of extra time for the Interport football contests was dis- cussed at a meeting of the Hongkong Footbal Association Council yester- day, and it was decided to inform Shanghai that the local recommenda- on was for ten minutes each way. Mr. W. Pryde was in the Chair, sup- ported by Messrs. C. A. Goldenberg (Hon. Secretory), W. E. Hollands, Wong Ka-stun, E. Strange, A. Kirby, Lt. C. M. M. Man, Lt. W. Peal, Cdr. Gur, I. Cooper, Lee Wal-tong, Capt. S. F. Byrne, Capt. H. H. Fantham, C. Guimgam and W. H. Chen,
Club representatives for the coming year will be as follow:
Lee Wel-tong (South China A.A.), A. Kirby (Police), C. Gutmgam (St. Joseph's), Capt. H. H. Fantham (Kowloon F.C.). 5. Strange (Hong- kong FC.), L. A. Rochn (Kwong Wah), W. E. Hollands (Eastern), Lt. Dougloss (Royal Scots), Lt. Mon (M'sex), Wong Ka-tsun (2nd and 3rd Divisions).
Mr. C. A. Goldenberg was re- elected Hon, Secretary, and Messrs. Perry Smith Seth and Fleming were elected auditors,
The Appeals Board will be com prised of the President, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, and the three vice- Presidents, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. J. Ralston and Capt. S. F. Byrne.
The Referees sub-Committee will consist of Messrs. A. Kirby, the Hong- kong F.C. representative and Wong Ka-tsun.
The Emergency sub-Committee will be Messrs. Lee Wai-tong, W. E. Hol- lands and Cdr. Cooper,
The Grounds sub-Committee will be Messrs. C. Guimgara (Chairman), W. H. Chen and Copt. Fantham,
The League Management Com- mities will consist of the Referees sub-Committee, the Emergency sub- Committee and the Chairman of the Grounds sub-Committee.
Applications for afllation to the Hongkong F.A, from the 8th Battery, R.A. and the International Athletic Club were approved.
Interport Contests Following recent correspondence will the Shanghal FA, the question of extra time in the interport matches was brought up. Mr. Lee Wal-tong suggested that extra time should be 15 minutca in Shanghal and 10 minules In Hongkong. It was pointed out that the extra five minutes in Shanghat would be a strain on Hong- kong players going up there, and vice-versa, an extra five minutes in Hongkong would be a Shanghal players coming down here. after much discussion it was declded that the Association write to Shang- hai and inform that Association that Hongkong would prefer extra time. of 10 minutes each way.
strain on
Regarding the possibility of their being an interport match in Shang- hat in November, a sub-Committee, comprised of Lt. Man, Cdr. Cooper, Capi, Fantham and Mr. W. H. Chen, was elected to go into the matter and ascertain if a team of sufficient strength could be raised,
CHARGE OF MURDER
Five men who appeared before Central Mr. R. Edwards at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of murder were remanded in Police custody for three days on the op- pileation of Detective Sub-Inspector W. N. Darkin, who is in charge of the case.
Defendants are Wong Yin, 22, Tong Lol, 25, Chan Lum, 19, Wong Ki-san, 23, and Chung Kwal-sheung, 28. They are charged with having murdered Lee Soo at Main Street, Salwanho, on July 22.
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