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THE CHINA MAIL- TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1936

To-day's Short

Playgrounds For URBAN COUNCIL Set Sury

Children

Annual Meeting Of Association

SIR THOMAS SOUTHORN'S WORK EULOGISED

Owing to the funeral of the late Mr. C. E. L. Grist taking place at the same time, there was a very small attendance at the annual meeting of the Children's Play- ground Association yesterday:

of

Previous to the submission of the Report and Accounts the Hor. Mr. M. K. Lo made reference to the approaching departure

Sir Thomas their President. Southern, whom he congratulated on his appointment as Governor of Gambia. "He spoke in laudatory terms of the work done by Sir Thomas and Lady Southor for the Colony and voiced the regret

at their de-i of the Association parture.

There were present: *Thomas Southorn,

President

Sir Thomas's Speech

were

Blood transfusions sorted to by Havana doctors to save the life of the Prince of the

Asturias.

of the former King of Spain, stricken with al- the haemophilia "scourge of male members of the Bourbon blood line, at the home of his recent bride, the Countess of Covadonga,

·and

Organised Games

Agenda For To-day's Meeting

LICENCES FOR KEEPING OF CATTLE

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MY LITTLE CAR

By Roy Lee

FROM the time That pleased me. It

it with my handkerchief the beginning of new luck; but, whenever-

breathed no; there was worse to come.

anyone

At this afternoon's meeting of the Urban Council the Chairman, near it. until the days when I It was on the way home that pursuant to notice, will move: didn't even lock it or take away evening that I called at James and "That in exercise of the powers the ignition key when parking, Freeman's to collect their books conferred by section 4 of the Public I always had bad luck with my for home study. Their office was Health (Sanitation) Ordinance. 1935, and of all other powers that behalf enabling, the Urban Council makes the amendment by-law I under heading "Cattle,

I left my little car at the end Swine etc." set forth in Schedule arvone breathed near it, until the

days when I didn't even lock it of the queue. I was kept waiting or take away the ignition keyla tew minutes in the office and Amendment By-law 1 is rescinded and the when parking, I always had bad when I got away I was in a hurry. following by-law, is substituted Inck with my little car.

I put the books into the back seat I don't think I should ever have of the car and drove of through

little car. "

situated on one side of an official From the time that I dusted it parking square, which was always

whenever useful. of with my handkerchief

A to the said Ordinance:-

therefor:

On

B

It 1. Annual licences, expiring on bought it in the first place. the dark streets. the 30th September of the year in

I'm not sure how long I was which they are

granted, for the was really my wife's fault. Shel

plate driving. it must have been less than and keeping of swine, annual saw the thing through

expiring

There are thirty ten licences,

something minutes. when the 31st glass window December of the year in which

It was the petrol they are granted, for the keeping jodd thousand cars on the road ex-caught my eye. of cattle, sheep and goats may be actly like it, but my wife thought gauge. It was working!

of at least twenty reasons why we Of course I knew at once what She thought had happened, but to make sure rela-should buy this one.

Se-it would be useful to me in my I pulled up and looked at the num work as a free-lance accountant. ber plates. That settled it. I had As I was telling you, I always got into someone else's car-one

issued."

Minutes by the Chairman tive to the appointment of a

to

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be. "The Magic Stick."

character. for an average of about lect Committee to deal with cases Hon. Sir eighteen hundred children a day. arising under the by-laws to had bad luck with the thing. Once of the other thirty thousand!

dinance No. 16 of 1935 [Public

I parked in the wrong place and "Now I believe the success of Health (Animals and Birds)], and Hoa. Mr. M. K. Lo, Chairman of

That on to the appointment of a Commit- got fined two pounds. Then the

petrol gauge went wrong. the Executive Committee: Mr. Spar echeme depends larvel

consider the proposed

¡might happen to any car, but I W. Ko, Hon. Treasurer: Mr. G. R. having the games, organised and tee to

was too lazy to have the simple Sayer, Sir William Hornell tre-ou can see from the keenness dis- changes in the Sanitary Depart

Rotary Club). Played in their football games and ment's Estimates for 1937, will adjustment made, and twice ran presenting the

rung Chi- sports how the children take to be considered, as will also appli- out of petrol miles from the pumps. Messrs. W. Stoker.

But organisa-lcations for a restaurant licence at)

Just to keep things going I went keung. Kwok Mok-hoi, Tam Hok-organised games. nin. W. Thomas Tam, Fungon costs money and an analysis No. 139, Queen's Road East, over a crossing against the traffic

"I felt pretty uncomfortable. It of our accounts shows that near-ground floor: an eating house lights and was pulled up by 器

was such a silly thing to have Plur-fan and Colonel H. D.

ly $4,200 out of an annual recurrent cence at No. 54, Jardine's Bazaar, policeman. Of course I had doze. I had naturally got into Matthews.

expenditure of 34,764 goes in pay whole house; a food factory tell him that my licence had ex the car at the end of the quese. ing for Our four professional cence at Na 34, Battery Street, pired, but that my application for

never doubting but that it was directors of games and for

I careound floor: 'h food factory li- new one was in the - post. Sir Thomas Southern said:-

takers of the grounds. Caretakerscence at No. 46, Battery Street, called him "Officer," and told him mine. Evidently the car-park man{ "Before putting the motion for we must have and the directors ground foor: a food factory E-that a big lorry had hidden the the adoption of the report and ac-are an essential element in

cence at No. 54, Jordan Road, lights from my view. He turned I wish to express our counts to the meeting I should like scheme. first to thank Mr. M. K. Lo most thanks to the directors for the round floor (side door); a food out to be

"All right, sir," he said, closing factory "licence at No. 26, Tung warmly for his very kind referen-excellent work they have put

Street, third floor; a food factory his notebook" won't report the ces to the work of my wife and for the Association.

licence at No. 65, Battery Street, offence! But I shouldn't cross on "We should like to expand our ground floor (side door); a food red again, sir!" myself in connection with the

thousands work. There are Children's Playgrounds.

shop licence at No. 1, Sha Tin "I confess that the provision af children' still anprovided for and)

Ching playgrounds for poor children is if we cmit the unexpected contri-Gap Road, ground floor,

Foo Village, Kowloon City: a food) one of our pet schemes and I am bution from the Jubilee Fund you very delighted to think that after will and that our annually recur- shop licence at No. 3, New Mar

we have left Hong Kong our name rent

exceeded expenditure

our

im

of

the

ket Street, ground floor; the re- gistration of No. 100. Johnston will continue to be associated with year's income by something like

Salaries and wages alone, Road, ground floor, as a milkshop: one of the principal playgrounds. $700.

a dangerous and offensive tradej. 'As you know we have always hop-(and these include nothing for ad-

done licence at No. 15, Tsung San all ed to convert our playgrounds into ministration which is

Lane East, second floor; a laun gardens where the children will voluntarily), cost us more than our be able to play in the centre and income from contributions and sub dry licence at No. 44, Gough older people to enjoy the amenities scriptions. We had hoped to keep Street, ground floor; goat - of seats under pleasant shady trees our balance for the equipment of cences at a wooden shed outside round the edges and in the corners new grounds but if we do not re- the main gate of the Asiatic Pe "Climatic conditions make this ceive greater support we shall soon troleum Co., Ltd., Tai Kok Tsui.

In addition the regular returns achievement dificult and expensive use it up in running the existing

These remarks, Gentle will be considered. and we can only proceed slowly, grounds. for the children have the first claim men, are not intended so much for on our funds. But our good for those present here to-day, for you tune la receiving a share of the represent our supporters, but for Jubilee Fund enabled us to make the wider public who I hope will a small beginning at one cornerjread this appeal in the Press. of the Southorn Playground, where

we have started a garden behind

a rather fearsome-looking fence.

Indebted To Presa

"We are much indebted to the

Mr. Lo Thanked

"I cannot close without thanking the Committee and officers of the

has

and

son will soon be able to return to

FUNERAL OF LATE MR. C. E. L. GRIST

Laid To Rest At Happy Valley

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self. when a van came shooting round! the corner from the main road.

Dock Apparently he wasn't expecting Doves any traffic in the cul de sac. He'd simply raced at the corner in front Paris, To-day. of a bus. Seeing me spreadeagled "TO

say that the present across the street, he jammed on hour is pregnant with possibili- his brakes and pulled the wheel There was an awful ties is giving away State hard over. secret," declared the Comman-screeching of rubber tyres, and the der-in-Chief of the French van rocked horribly; but despite army, General Gamelin, at all that it was no use. With an Strasbourg on Sunday, appeal-jenormous bump he tore off my ing to the French nation not to step and buried his radiator in

Saipe lose its head and to face the the side of the saloon.

For a minute the shock left me Pheasant present crisis with coolness and

numb; then I remembered. It gave Quant determination. This fence I hope it will be por Association for their hard work

w3y "Not without a quickening of me a frightful pang. You sible to remove when the trees and

the heartbeats can the question not believe it, but my heart al- shrubs are firmly established. Ir on our behalf and particularly I wish to thank Mr. M. K. Le for

be asked, what new and serious most stopped beating. This wasn't this corner garden is a success I

difficulties to-morrow may my car--and it was wrecked. hope it will be repeated at other the very great interest he

(Continued On Page 10) corners and at other playgrounds taken as Chairman of the Execu-

The remains of the late Mz bring," the General added, ex- tive Committee since the founda-

were laid to rest horting all Frenchmen to show until in time we, or rather you. will be justified in changing the tion of the Association three years C. E. L. Grist

to ago. Although he is relinquishing Yesterday at the Protestant Ceme a united front in the presence of GERMANY AND names from "Playgrounds"

"It is not the Frenchman's "Gardens;" but I hope, in beautify-his duties to-day I know we shall tery, Happy Valley, in the pre danger.

sence of a large gathering of members of the legal profession nature nor is it the French in- ing the playgrounds. it will never have his continued interest

Land other friends. Mrs. Grist tention to adopt a provoking be forgotten that their primary support

"I should like to associate and Mrs. Newton, wife of Dr. Lattitude, for France trusts object is to provide open spaces

self with the references in the

her own strength and has full for children to play on.

report to Mr. J. L. McPherson and Newton, were also present.

The Rev. W. Baines, chap confidence in the Maginot Line' to wish Mrs. McPherson a speedy

Eastern fortifications.

**CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL recovery. We hope Mr. McPher-lain in charge of St. John's Cathe of

the prayers

over the French history has told as two

Nanking, To-day. dral, said

The high honour of the Jade Press for the publicity they give resume his good work for the As-grave, into which were lowered things, namely, to show deter-

two wreaths, one from the widow mination and to have faith in Order, on a white ribbon with to our work and I commend to

and the other from deceased's ourselves," the General

Con scarlet border, has been award- all my listeners and readers the

"Gentlemen, this is the last oc-

cinded his address. excellent Editorial remarks in the easion on which I am likely to family.

ed by the Chinese Government - Hitler's Address The chief mourners, besides his

to General vor Blomberg, the Hong Kong Telegraph of March

have the honour of presiding at

Berlin: Chancellor Hitler, as German War Minister, and Dr. 12 The Editor very properly

our annual general meeting. It wife, were Mr. D. H. Blake, Mr. brings out the need for an expen- has been a great pleasure to my J. T. Prior, Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, the supreme head of the Ger- Hjalmar Schacht, President of Cauliflower (Large) sion of our work and remarks on wife and myself to be associated Mr. H. C. Lee and Mr. G. S. Ford, man defence forces, addressed the Reichsbank and Minister of -the paucity of individual subscrip with this movement.

members of the firm of Wilkinson the following proscript to the Economics, General von Seeckt,

various services yesterday: and Herr Keppler, in recogul Celery, Chinese tions. The Rotary Club has felt that it is now firmly established and Grist

were also pre-To-day being the first anniver- tion of their services in deve- Chultes, The following obliged to 'reduce its annual sub-

loping German-Chinese under- vention and while I wish to expressful, in fact 1 might almost say sent: Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Bary of the restoration of Ger-

appertaining to hervice. essential, social activities; we leave Acting Chief Justice; Mr. Justice many's full sovereignty, in mat-standing. -and individuals who have contri- it in competent hands, fully assur-J. Hayden, Acting "buted to our support 1 do mest led of its continued success.” Judge; Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, national defence. I am confer- KC; Hon Sir Henry Pollock, ring new flags and colours on KC; Hon. Sir William Shenton, the various services of the de- An amendment of the Constitu- Mr. Eldos Potter, KC.; Mr. H. G. fence forces. The glorious his- a good many Clubs enjoying ex-tion increasing the number of Sheldon, KC.. Mr. L C. Mactory of our old forces ended cellent grounds on a nominal rental Vice-Presidents was carried.

namara, Mr. E. H. Williams, Dr. with the events of 1918. The following officers were Newton, Mr. T. Murphy, Assist-

"The true soldier's spitit, who have not seen their way to

which had been tested by the HE, the Gov-ant Superintendent of Police: -contribute to our scheme for pro- elected: Patron,

- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL viding recreational facilities for ernor; President Hon. Sir T-Messrs. H. R. R. Hancock, Edgar experience of centuries, may

Vice-Presidents, Hon-Davidson,

London, To-day, " F. Nicholson, have been temporarily dimmed poor children. I hope they will Southern;

University Koenigsberg

has read this appeal and help us in Dr. S. W. Te'o, Dr. E. Kote Prentis, C. D'Almada, E. S. C. at times of national distress, our work. The subscription for wall, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo. Mr. RA Brooks, Owen Hughes, F. but can never be extinguished honoured Willem Harbut Dawson personal members is only $10 D. Forrest, Mr. J. L McPherson: D'Almada, sur, E. Abraham, P. May the new colours be a sym- year, and I hope we shall have a Hon. Treasurer, Mr. S. W. Ko; Tester, D. L. Strellett, D. Sibol of their perreniality. De- of Oxford, who, over a period of 40 "bigger subscription list in this Hon. Secretary, Mr. Fung Ping- Curtis, W. J. Lockhart-Smith, O. tailed instructions will be issu-Fears and by means of a series of fan: Executive Committee: Mr. T.E. C. Marton, Peter H. Sin, J. Hed by the Reich War Minister books, has sought to make the history of the German people

Watercress "Details of our work during the N Thomas Tam (Chairman), Air. Seth, G. K. Hall Brutton, F. E-Trans-Ocean Service.

known in England. He was made! year are given in the Report and G. R. Sayer, Mr. Tang. Shin-in, Nash, H. J. Armstrong, G. P.

an honorary Doctor of the Philis Vegetable Marrow

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our grateful thanks to the Clubs

earnestly appeal for an increase in

the number of 'odr contributors and subscribers. There are still

current year.

sociation.

We believe

as one of Hong Kong's most use-

Election Of Officers

Pujeme

ters

I need not enlarge upon them be- Mr. Li Chor-chi, Mr. A. el Arcalli; Lammert, HA Roberts, A. A. and Grist, and several others.

16 had been requested that yond pointing out that we afford the Officers; Hon. Anditor, Mr. Parcel, Wai Po-cheming, members

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