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Golf Club Captain Urges Co-operation
December 21, 1940.
Table Tennis
Hongkong
MAKE THE
Girls Beat Chantecler Restaurant
Satisfactory Year Reported Macao 6-1
were
An appeal to members to make more use of the Men's Matches To-night Complaints and Suggestions Books so as to assist the MAÇÃO women's', 'tabla Committee in the management of the Club' was made tennis interport_team by Mr R. Young, out-going Captain, at the annual meet- ing of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club yesterday.
Mr Young said the coursea had been adequately maintained and were in good shape, although alterations had been confined to the very minimum. The caddies had been on the whole satisfactory but the general standard of service would undoubt edly be improved if members would only be sympathetle and took the trouble of reporting the ineficients and the bad.
Das to the evacuation and other causes, there had been an increase in expenditure in certain directions and a reduction In income.
A. K. Mackenzie was elected Captain for the year.
"overely beaten by Hongkong Sin the match held at tho Chinese Y.M.C.A. last night. The local team emerged vic- torious by 6 matches to one.
Bun
Table tennis, generally, was interesting, though the Macao players were definitely the inferior: Perhaps the most interesting of the evening's games was that between Yeung Wal- (Hongkong champion) and Cheng Ching-hin (Macao champion), and though this resulted in a 2-0 win for the local girl, standard was xc- markably high.
Complete scores were:
Wong Ol-lan (H.K.) beat Law Sin 2-0.
Slu-fan 1-2.
Mok Woon-king (II.K.) lost to Ho
Yeut-ngan 2-0.
So Im-hing (K) beat Cheuk Yeung Wal-bun (HK) beat Cheng
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GALA NIGHTS
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to Chiu-i (HK) beat Li Ying-Streamers, Confetti and Fun Galore”
Chu Kan-san (HK) beat Lau
In the course of his review on the will undoubtedly be improved if mein-i activities of the club during the past bets will only be sympathetic with the year, Mr Young said:
boys who are doing their best, and take Since the report was submitted wa the trouble to report the ineficients, have learned with regret of the deaths and the bad. In the last category, we of six other members-C. H. P. Hay, continua to find a few stealing, balla, A. C. Hynes, R. F. Lindsell, G. Murray, and a brief report when that happens. A. B. Stewart and R. E. H, Oliver crumbles the offender to be suspended and I am sure you will all be sorry immediately. Unfortunately, the num- to note, among these who have passed ber of ball "vultures on the Courses Ching-hin 2-0. un since our lust meeting, the names has increased recently, and also larger of so many old Iriends and good numbers of villagers are inclined to ngor 2-0. sportsmen, After more than a year of stray from the beaton paths. Both of War, the thought that must be upper- these nuisances are now being tackled Tung-fel 2-0, most in our minds is our good fortune with the assistance of the District here in Hongkong in having been able Officer and the Police, and it is hoped Sau-miu 2-0.
Leung Chiu-kit (HK) beat Tsul la preserve the amenities, and continuei an, improvement will soon be notice. All the facilities of the Club, almost) without interruption. It is therefore, in this connection, that, to Kether with our deceased members, we should also bear in mind those sub- scribers, of whom it is more difcult to keep track, who have gone fromį our midat, and alrently lost their lives in the War.
Your main interest, must necessarily He with our Coursey, and those of you who have been able to play during the yeur will, I trust, agree that these lave have been adequately maintained aud пте In good shape. Excessive rain during the senson WAR- not an un-
mixed blessing, for although it helped the greens and fairways, it necessitated! nuch more work fn the shape of in creased drainage and the replacemen of one green that had to be re-turfed. STAFF INTACT
expected
Courses
oble
To-Night's Programme
MORE CO-OPERATION URGED
Talking of taking the trouble to place to-night on the same court at THE MEN'S MATCHES will take make brief reports remlads me of the same time. It is anticipated that another direction in which I think your Committee might have having gauged each other in the first
matches more co-operation from members the Kowloon Cricket Club, play will
that
hat were held recently at generally. The
remarkably lille use
Hongkong Macao
mind is, that point I have be closer, and standard higher. is made of the Complaints and by a narrow margin,
A victory for either side should be Suggestions Books in the Clab Houses.
The teams will be: These are now on the lable at all the meetings of your Commlitee, but very few membera lake advantage of them as a means Leung Cheuk-fai of making their wants known.
Lo Kwat-sang , quite useful
Bug-Li Chi-clin emanate from the source, Wong Ip-sing
STATISTICS
LI Chun-hung
Cheng Kwok-wing Young Kam-chan
Wu Kam-hing Koon Wing-po
Wong Wing-nin
Wong Wing-on
DANCE PROGRAMMES ARRANGED BY: THE POPULAR CHANTECLER DUQ.
ALSO MISS VALIYA, PIANO ACCORDIONISTE, AND STEVE MORINY AND HIS BANJO IN CATCHY AIRS AND POPULAR MELODIES
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Account shows that in face of all the
Baggage Transfers
Information
Traveller's Cheques
but I would like to emphasise, that Lul Sik-cheung We have been tcky in retaining our]
a member who makes use of the Lau Kwok-chu stat almost intact, otherwise
Complaints neither
and
Suggestions Book is Yuen Keng-wan Our organization for pur
not making a nuisance of himself, Wu Wing-seung would be in the condition they aro
but is actually axxisting in the lo-day. Our Secretary, Col. Matthews, management of the Crab, and all came to the end of his contract with; the Club in March last,
ruch assistance is very welcome. and might reasonably have
We have been able to continue to adverse circumstances with which we to retire offer to our service Subscribers prac- have had to contend, we failed to then,
or at least take things a bitleally full privileges on all courses: break even on the year's working by casler. Instead of that, he has put in and this has been greatly, appreciated. some $650. This, you may think, is hol a hard year's work for the Club under As a war-time. mearuro also, we have a very satisfactory trying conditions, but he is neverthe- let it be known to the Naval and accountant as Captain and an astute lea happy to carry on for the time Military Authorities that we would Finance Sub-Conunlitee actively on the result with an being, and we continue to benet by welcome as visitors, gultera amongst job, but I would ask you not to judge his services, after the long period of the other ranks, whore temporary war us too severely. There are those who nearly 17 years devoted to the best time dutles bring them to Tlangkung. Interests of the Club
maintain, with some merit, that it is (Applause). Our Superintendent. Mr Itchins,
better to have toyed and lost than should have been off for a well earned Deep Water Bay is called for because, $1,000 to the War Fund can hardly be A word about Happy Valley and never to have loved at all, and though leave, and when this proved impossiblet although the number of rounds played described as abandoned inving. It is at because of the war, your Committee there-like at Fanling is considerably least an affectionate gesture on behalf tried to arrange a local leave for him. reduced, these courses are not empty of the cause which is paramount at the This fell through also, and to date the by any only respite Mr Hitchina has had was Secretary has given me some statistics We have also made another gesture means. Incidentally. our moment. We have made it, and lost! the week he has just completed as to show exactly what falling off hos which has cost ug n packet! That is a Sapper with the Engineer Company, taken place in the play at all three our attempt to refute the oft-repented of the Volunteers, Mrs Hichins, who courses. Like War-time nonce, these accusation that we are profiteering on shares with her husband the respon figures sibility for our creature comforts at their dimensions-in
are somewhat staggering in what has become known as "the re- Fanling, was evacuated in July under holes were played, in 1910 only some proat on repaints has been ruthlessly 1930 1,100,000 pointed ball racket"! This year our the quasi compitkory scheme with which you are familiar. obtained from our caddie chit returns, you want any clearer proof that we Government 900,000 holes. This record was easily cut from 240 per cent to 235. Do It is very greatly to Mr Hitchins but you can thank the God of Golf that have done our best? credit that. in his wife's absence, he we have no statistics which will enable| has taken personal charge of all depart ne to inflet you with the number the General
Mr Young concluded by thanking ments at Fanling and running these of struken
Committee and all the in a pleasant and cheerful manner to (Laughter).
these holes represent sub-committees for the Hardwork they the apparent satisfaction of members,
had been in during the past year, Mrs ALTERATIONS TO COURSES
Turning now to the accounts for the Mackintosh and year, Alterations-to-the Courses have been defence dulfes and volunteer parades, presented prizes for
the evacuallum of our ladies, Larlles-Section, na well as those who the officials of the Tonarmed to the very minimum, and the bad weather during the summer competitions.
the War Fund beyond the making of new drains and months, and the breakdown of the rail-1 entchments to cope with the extra-way, all obviously contributed in no
NEW CAPTAIN ELECTED ordinary rainfall, very little was done small manner to the reduction in our been adopted. Bir Young proposed the
In the matter of our Chub House income, and in certain directions to an election of Mr
After the report and accounts had at Fanting the necessary repairs hay been carried out as required, and
Increase in our expenditure. The cost Captain,
A. K. Mackenzie os think most members are satisfied tha your Committee
of supplies is increasing steadily, but The following were elected at present it is ench to try
has endeavoured to Committee.-Messrs D. H. Blake, A. D. maintain existing standards of comfort possible.
postpone Increases in prices as long as Humphreys. F. D. Hunter, J. A. D. We hope that the numbers of player at week enda will be maintained, ane
Steady progress has been maintained A. Sommerfeit, G. C. Worrall, IL Morrison, H. H. Mundy, F. A. Redmond, in the Building Fund which now stands Young. this results in over-crowding on Sun days particularly, but that is, after all
at over $120,000 and this, I think, mustj n very small Inconvenience in wa
be considered very satisfactory in view of the fact that all architects' fees, and time. Last year, Mr Lissaman inform ed you that the New Club
the cost of sinking a well have been Hous scheme lind been Indefinitely postponed and the position has not changed except
ACCOUNTS that the liability we carried then fo
Balance of Praft and Loss preliminary prchliceta foca etc. ha now been met, and we are well se to open up the scheme again wher the me comes.
Caddies, on the whole, have been satisfactory, and while we cannot hopej to eliminate faulty conduct entirely, the general standard of caddle service
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Mr Young announced that the new Captain would December 20, when His Excellency the play himself in on Acting Governor, Lieut-General E. F. Norton will also pay his first visit to the Club.
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