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SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920.

SHAMEEN RATEPAYERS.

ANNUAL MEETING.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF

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NOT GENERAL MEETING of the TOTIUE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Members of the above Cab will be beld at the Office of Mesars Jardine, Matheson & Company, Ltd. Des Youz Road Central, Hongkong, on the 23rd Gleam of hope in dull despair- of March, 1920. at 6.15 p. to consider From warring jazz a tender tone-the Snancial position of the Club "Tis Stella Benson writing cheer-and other matters as detailed in the

fully,

notices posted in the Club premises and Musing, smiling rather tearfully," ai Happy Valley, Farling Seeing with eyes that gaze afar

Deep Water Bay.. Souls that are not, souls that are, Magle, humour, love appealing, To them that "live alone."

Mr. Jamieson asked if any rate. No. 23A be embodied in the bye-laws payer had any remarks to make with of the Shameen Municipal Council. regard to the extension of thewater This was carried. works, or if it was to be understood H.B.M. Consul General thanked (Stella-a star. Misa Stella Benson, that the meeting endorsed the prothe out-going Council for the work at present living in Hongkong, has The annual general meeting of pasal of the outgoing Council and done during the past year. Shameen written a Beautifully tender, shrewdly Landrentera and Ratepayers of the recommended the incoming Council did not appear to have deterioriorat whimsical book called Living It was briefly reviewed British Concession, Shameen, was to consider the matter of extending ed during his absence. They were Alone" held at H.B.M. Consulate General on the waterworks plant at an expendi again indebted to Mr. Farmer for a some weeks ago in China Maik

Through murky clouds of fiction, March 4. There were present H.B.M. ture of, roughly, about £3,000. It a very great deal of attention which

suddenly shines a star-- Consul-General (22 votes), H.B.M. was necessary for the incoming he had devoted to the-good Govern

Gleam of light in saddening dark. Vice-Consul (4 votes), Messrs. Mathe Council to have for their guidance ment of the Concession. son (10 votes), Brameld (8 votes), an expression of the ratepayers" Tebbutt (2 votes), Mogra (1 vote), opinion.

Mr. Sutton proposed that the in- Mr. Nixon raised the question of Bell (3 votes), Sutton (5 votes), Mehta (2 votes), M. O. Clarke (3 votes), coming Counell be authorised to the removal of the path running Perb (3 votes), Farmer (2 votes), Wil-proceed as far as possible during the along the southern side of the foot-

mentioned ball field. seo (13 voles), H. Staples Smith (9 year with the matter

Mr. Staple-Smith replied that a votes), Poisat (2 votes), Stetson (under resolution No. 19. He did votes), Browne (3 votes), Mowbray not know how the engineering posi-letter, signed by 34 residents or piem- Jones (1 vote), Silver (1 vote), Nixon tlon was at present, but he doubted bers of the Sports Club, bad that, 13 votes), Courtney (2 votes), Reld very much if the engines would be horning been received, asking the outgoing Council if they could ar- (5 votes), Hansen (1 vote), J. Smith out in the present year.

range for the removal of the hard (2 votes), Pepperell (1 vote), Huxley

surface path in question and subst!- (3 votes), Bond (1 vote), and Dr.

tute either a soft path or a grass Reynolds (2 votes) Total votes, 117.

track. The outgoing Council could H.B.M.'s Consul General presided.

not see their way to do that, as they, had bad the path put down in place of a cinder track, but they bad hand- ed the letter to the Secretary for the incoming Council to deal with

THE REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Mr. Reid seconded this, and it was Carried.

The Chairman then proposed to submit to the meeting en bloc the remaining proposals and resolutions on the report-Nos. 1 to 9-unless any ratepayer had any objection to raise.

Mr. Staples Smith proposed, and Mr. Wilson secended, that the Re- It was proposed by Mr. Staples port and Financial statement for the Smith, seconded by Mr. Farmer, and first year as presented by the outcarried that resolutions Nos. 1 to 9 going Council be adopted.

be passed.

Mr. Staples-Smith said that under the heading of Waterworks it would

Mr. Farmer considered that in view of the fact that the path was part of the original concession the Council had no authority to remove fint

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THE NEW COUNCIL.. The Chairman said that the next be noticed that the Council's business for the meeting was to Dr Reynolds considered that the Engineers recommended the installa- declare elected the members of the path did constitute a danger to tion of additional filtering and incoming Council. The names that players, though only minor accidents pumping plant, the approximate cost had been put forward were Mr.G. N. had been brought to his notice so of which would be about three Courtney. Mr. W. Farmer. Mr. Efar. Two or three other ratepayers thousand dollars. The present plant Pepperell, Mr. H. Staples-Smith and expressed the same pinion. was installed during 1913, and since Mr. H. Sutton. These gentlemen The Chairman did not think that that time there had been heavy wear were proposed by Mr. Annett and the Municipal Council were authoris and tear on the machinery, the more seconded by Dr. Reynolds, and baded to remove the road in question, so during the past two years as the expressed their willingness to serve At the time the original Concession demand for water had been greater, if elected. No other names having was laid out the area used as a foot. and without additional or spare pum been submitted, he declared the above tall ground at present was a grass ping and filtering plant, the Council's gentlemen elected.

plot preserved in the same way as Engineers found it extremely difficult

those in the Central Avenue. When to cope with the requirements of the Concession during the periods when the machinery had to be cleaned and otherwise attended to.

NEW BYE-LAWS,

It would be noticed in the report the river gunboats began to visit that the outgoing Council had sub-Canton it was felt that the men mitted for the consideration of the must have some place for exercise, ratepayers new bye-lawa, the first of and they were allowed to kick which read as follows

which do not assure the general safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Concession.

"In case of dissatisfaction with the decision of the Council, the point in dispute shall be submitted through His Britannic Majesty's Consul General to His Majesty's Office of Works, whose decision shall be final."

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Discussion on the proposed, bye law was invited.

Mr. Sutton enquired if there was any special reason for framing this bye-law.

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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB!

THE FIRST GYMEHANA

MEETING OF. THE SEASON will be held at HAPPY VALLEY on 20th instant, SATURDAY, the commencing 25-3 PML

The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhaca Clab

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half Prico.

The Committee'iavite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

Hongkong, March 19, 1990.

PROF. DANENBERG'S PUPIL'S

PIANOFORTE 'RECITAL. (2nd Performance.) Kindly assisted by Mrs. H. A.

footballs about on the ground. The path had always existed because furon reasons of safety children were not allowed to walk on the bund, and, at on the other hand, they, were not allowed to use the grass as a play. ground... The path must, therefore, remain, and it was merely a question for the Council to decide what its composition should be.

Later, Mr. Browne reverted to the path. along the football field, and suggested that the meeting recom mended to the incoming Council that the present path be done away with and a grass track substituted.

The Chairman said that when the bicycle craze first reached Shameen varleus paths were laid out at the request of residents, the removal of which was demanded later. If the path under discussion were removed now, it was possible that in the future it would have to be laid out again. It would be remembered that the bard surface was laid down recently because in wet weather the drippings from the trees turned the ground into a swamp.

A NAVAL CLUB.

. In connection with the paragraph

"Machinery and factories. (No. in the report as to the extension of the existing plant, the meeting would 171). No factory or machinery of recall that the Concession was without any kind (except silk winding plant electric light for four days during and lifts) shall be erected on the July of last year, and as there had British Concession without the writ been a certain amount of discussion ten consent of the Council. The as to whether the size of the com- Council shall have full power to munity now warranted Shameen withhold its consent to any such baving its own installation, the out-erection, which, in its opinion, is not going Council would suggest that in accord with methods which accrue this opportunity be taken to hear if to the public benefit and health, or any ratepayers had any views on the matter, and, if it was considered advisable, he would suggest that a subcommittee be appointed to in vestigate the question and report to a subsequent meeting of the ratepayers. The subject had been discussed from time to time by the outgoing and previous Councils, and the outgoing Council did not consider that a breakdown of-just four days war ranted a heavy outlay in expenditure, particularly as the cost of upkeep and maintenance, engaging a foreign engineer, etc., would be heavy, and they thought that no doubt a more

Mr. Staples-Smith replied that regular supply would be obtainable during the past year an application from the Canton Electric Company was made to the Council to erect when their new plant was properly a factory on the British Concession,

in the installed. It had been the practice and

exisiting bye-laws "of previous Councils to make three there was nothing really in black yearly agreements with the Electric and white to show that the Council Light Company for the supply of had the right to refuse or grant this light for the roads, and he might permission. At the time there was mention that the present agreement considerable discussion about this terminated next January, by which suggested factory, and it was thought

Mr. Staples Smith told the meeting time probably a satisfactory supply that possibly in the future there would be forth-coming.

might be more ratepayers on the that the lease of the bungalow to the The accounts did not call for any settlement who might want to put Japanese Club at $165 per month special comment, beyond just men up machinery or a factory of some terminated at the end of April, and tioning that there had been a kind; the Council suggested that the Council had been approached noticeable saving on the estimates they should have a ruling in black by the Naval authorities to lease passed for roads, which was quite and white and, of course, any points the property for the purposes of satisfactory. The thanks of the of dissatisfaction would have to be a Naval Club, but it was understood Council were due to Mr. Farmer for submitted to His Majesty's Consul- that they could not pay any rental the considerable amount of work General. It was really to give the as high a $165. The Council thought and time he had devoted to the incoming Council more backing in they would like the views of the general street improvements in the refusing or granting any, such landrenters before taking the matter further. To rest the bungalow at Concession. The Secretary of the requests.

$100 per month would mean a loss Council, Mr. Matheson, had applied for six months' leave, and as the

of some $800 a year to the community, meeting would see from the report

The Naval Authorities had not actu the outgoing Council had provisional

ally made an offer in writing and the ly granted the application; in the

Council could not do anything until this was done. absence of any special questions on

The proposed bye-law was then. the point at the meeting, the incom ing Council would consider the carried on the motion of Mr. Staples

make Smith, seconded by Dr. Reynolds. application confirmed and arrangements accordingly.

The adoption of the Report and Financial statement as submitted by the outgoing Council was then passed unanimously...

The Chairman asked if Mr. Smith's explanation was satisfactory to the meeting or if any other person wished further information in regard to the bye-law. Mr. Sutton express ed himself satisfied.

The Chairman said that the next. bye law which the outgoing Council wished to submit to rate-payers was No. 23A, which read as follows

Mr. E. G. Jamieson spoke about the Municipal Bungalow which the Naval Authorities were very anxious to secure for use as a Naval Club. He understood, however, that they could not pay the rent at present charged..

Mr. E. G. Jamieson thought that they could pay $100 per month.

Mr. Hansen enquired if the whole of the bungalow would necessarily be needed by the Naval authorities.

Mr. Farmer told the meeting that he had gone into the matter with No person shall be allowed to the Secretary of the Naval Club land on or store in the Concession and he found that the utmost THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

any Hides, Hoofs, Horns or other profit derived from the Canteen was The Chairman said that the next articles, produce or merchandise from $90 to $95 per month, and in business before the meeting was the which may be considered by the paying a rent of $100 they would be passing of the proposed budget, Council on the advice of the Medical losing about $5 a month. The Can- as submitted by the outgoing Officer of "Health "to be noxious or a teen, however, had considerable Courel, and to approve the granting danger to the Public."

funds in hand, and he thought that of the six months' leave to Mr. "No person shall carry on any the 'authorities would be prepared to Matheson Mr. Smith had pointed Offensive Trade (as recognised by draw on these monies to pay the out the increased expenditure the Local Government Board of balance. He proposed that the tacom ratepayers had to face in connection Great Britain) or other trade which ing Council be authorised to offer with the waterworks, and he had also may be considered offensive or dan the lease of the bungalow under hinted at the possible expenditure gerous by the Council within the certain terms to the Naval authorl- In connection with the electric light | limits of the Concession....

ties for the purpose of a Naval Club installation. He would be glad "Under a penalty of a fine not at a rental of $100 per month. He to have the views of the meeting exceeding $25 per diem in respect of would mention that the Portuguese, with regard to these points or on each day either the above goods are Consul-General had protested against any other points in the budget for landed or stored, or the Offensive or the present matshed, as it shut out the year. It would be noticed from Dangerous trade carried on." all the light and air from hla

was suggested owing to the fact that during the last few years a large number of hides, etc., had been stored on the Concession, and it had been found advisable that there should be

the report that the outgoing Council Dr. Reynolds said that this bye-law house. specifically asked for the views of the ratepayers with regard to the extension of the waterworks,,

Dr. Reynolds said it seemed to him the position was that the machinery -had to be installed if the plant closed

down.

a bye-law prohibiting the storing of any obnoxious articles or, in fact,

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A LIFE SAVER

TT is safe to my that Chamberlain's The Chairman said he presumed the carrying on of any obnoxious and Darbas, Remedy, has that if the waterworks were enlarged trade, and it was thought advisable saved the lives of more, people sod re die price of water would-rise pro that this should be put down in black leved more suffering than any other funto, unless the cost was met out of and white so that there should be no remedy in existence. It is known the Council's overdraft, adapute on any further occasiona

Mr. Smith said he thought that Mr. Farmer proposed, and Mr. Reid the price of water would be raised seconded, that the proposed bye-law

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NOTICE also hereby given that at the same time and place certain Resaln ticns as detailed in the notices posted at the Club premises at Bappy Valley, Fanling, and Deep Water Bay, will be proposed an Extraordinary Resolutions. Should they or some of them be passed they will be submitted for confirmation as special resolutions to a farther Ex- traordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened.

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