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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1924

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. Club is reflected in, no small measure by

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club was bell yesterday in the Board Room of Messrs Jardine, Matheson's, when the Captain of the Club, Mr. J. H. Russ, was in the chair.

Among those present were the loa Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. E. W, Hamilton, Col T. A Robertson, Mr. A 8. Ferg son, Mr. J. W. Franks, Mr. L. S. Grecu hill, and Mr. AB. Stewart."

The notice. convening the niceting

having been read,

the high standard of everything at Fan- ling. Mr. Kerr his supervised the con- struction of the Fanling Courses from the start, and it is difficult to imagine that,

"THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD.""

[BY A SYMPATHETIC CRITIC}. The present excellent "revival of this Opera has been fully dealt with from the point of view of acting, singing, scenery,

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UNSTAMPED FOREIGN BILL.

JUDGMENT, FOR PLAINTIFFS.

"Mr. Justice Liompertz, in the Summary Court, yesterday morning, gave judgment in the case in wisich a foreign bill of ex- change arrived uartamped in Hongkong,

**] and which resulted in an actiba for re- govery. When the bill was presented for payment it was noticed that the stump was not cancelled, and consequently was

A few remarks about the plot may be welcomed, as this is certainly the most serious of the efforts made by Oilbert in conjunction with Sullivan.

The modern tendency is to worship the great combination of Gilbert and Sullivan, with, perhaps, more zeat than discretion. There is no doubt that Gil- bert, though a great genius, had his weak moments and was capable not only of occasional lapses but of writing a con- paratively feeblo play, of which the

not paid."

What his Lordship had to decide was whether the Kam Tai Fitm, plaintifs, could recover. The Tsun Fung Bank were the defendants,

lew years ago, those fine fairways were Tough Bella Labour conditions in Fag ling district have changed very consider. mbly in recent years, and I am sure very few of us stop to think when we go out a week-ends, of the many difficulties which have to be overcome by Mr. and Mrs. Kere. The Greens Committeo adopted some of the suggestions made by Colonel Hill in the shape of new bunkers. Some members consider the bunker at the The Chairman said: Gentlemen. The third bole, and that to the right of the tenth green are a bit too severe. I ter accounts for the year ended Septemhertainly agree as regards the one at the 30th last having been in your hands for tenth green, but I think Mr. Greenhill a week. I will. with your permission. has the matter in hand. It is hoped far. bake them as rond. I think you will agreeing next summer to make some improve. Pirates of Penzance, is an exachple.

ments on the new Course which will make In the present work he maintains a very|| with me that the Accounts show a very the second nine holes more interesting high level, at all events so far as the satisfactory state of affairs, a pleasing Complaints are still being received remain plot is concerned. Ee avoided the feature of which is that we are able to ar caddies

garding

at Fanling. Your Com mittee has done everything possible in

"happy ending, and the character of show a credit balance of $13,000.00 with the matter, and I would call the atten

Fairfax

is consistent throughout the the Bank. The excess of income over tion of Members to the Rules relating to accion of the piece. expenditure in the year under review addies on Page 31 of the Book contain made the suggestion that Fairfax should gave them judgment with costs. aimounted to $11,11.63.ns compared with ing Local Rules, which bas been brough have committed suicide in order to leave up to date by the Secretary and issued to all Members

$17,064,38 last year. decrease of $2,959.73. The profit on Working Ac count is approximately 3,900 less than last year.

This is accounted for prin-

cipally as follows:

Wages have been increased by $1,500. Cost of Maintenance at Happy Valley tos been decreased by 8850, while Deen Water Bay is increased by $300, showing a net deurcase on those two courses of 8560. Cost of Maintenance at Fanling has increased by approximately 82,000 but on the other hand, repairs and re- newals have decreased by approximately $1,000

Newspapers, Periodicals and Prizes Account shows an inercase of $200, and Printing Stationary, and Advertis: ing a decrease of approximately 8800 Cost of administration has been increased by $2,000 owing to the appointment of a permanent Secretary and Staff.

BALANCE SHEET.

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INTERFORT MATCH

A friend of the present writer buce

*** Fisic Maynard" free to accept the un- doubted affection of Jack Point: This suggestion, it carried out, would have made nonsense of the character of Fairfax.

The Colonel is essentially

His Lordship painted out that neither under sections 6 or 15 of the Stamp Ordi- nance was, there may provision for the cancellation of a stamp on an instrument In this case, not previously cancelled. however, the stamp was cancelled offce- tively before it was tendered in evidence, and this in his opinion was all that was necessary. He saw no reason why plain- tiffs should not recover, and therefore

ALLEGED MALICIOUS

PROSECUTION,

CONCUBINE AND MISTRESS SUED. A claim for $1,000, as compensation for

A team representing the Club paid a visit to Manila in February last, and after

very interesting match were defeated by soldier with the virtues and failings of 73 points to 4 points. It is hoped to that profession. He is undaunted by the play annual matches against Shanghai approach of an apparently certain death, and Manila Shanghai proposed visiting and in the song is life a boon?" gives alleged malicious prosecution

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us about Chinese New Year, but, some expression to his fortitude in some of Central Magistracy was made before Mr. time ago it was arranged that these the most touching lines in the English Justice Gompertz sitting in Summary matches should take place in October of age other hand, he has all the Jurisdiction yesterday, by a Chinese fore- each year at Shanghai and Hongkong alternatively. We are due to viai soldier's readiness to accept the gifts of man fitter at Kowloon Docks.", Manila, and will probably send a team fortune. In the words of the private į down at the end of January,

soldier, he comes in for a bit of all] right and be accepte it with entire dis regard to the lacerated feelings of poor jilted Jack Point,

common sense.

Like a true soldier he accepts good and evil fortune with the same unruffled Why, therefore, make him play the part of "Sydney Carton"? There is to point of contact between the sturdy soldier and the drunken, but heroic lawyer.

The Happy Valley course has suffered severely from foods during the past sum mer, and is only now recovering from the damage done by the floods of August, 1993. The state of the ground prevented play for the greater part of the summer, and this is reflected in the poor return on Sales. The P.W.D. have the matter of drainage in hand and it is hoped that, should the nullah overflow in future, the how systern of drainage will prevent water The chief defect of the play, as a play, from lying on the course. Deep Water is the mismanagement of the two sub Bay is very popular, particularly in the sidiary love affairs the Gaoler and summer months. It is true that there has Phoebe, the Sergeant and Dame Carru. been a slight falling off in the return dur-thers.

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Mr. N. L. Brewer, who appeared for plaintiff. said that the latter was pro- accuted in August last or, among other charges, that of obtaining money by in- timidation. The case, Eowever, was dis mised. Mr. Brewer said that plaintiff acted as a go-between for another man who wanted a concubine, but the girl chosen was not suitable and was rejected, It was alleged that plaintiff kopt back certain goods, but they remained to be called for by their owners at the Peking Betel, Yaumati, where the celebrations took place.

The defendants, the girl in the case and her mistress; were represented by. Mr. M.

Watson. why the girl, was not acceptable, and his Evidence was given as to the reasons Lordship adjourned the case until this morning.

EXPORTERS, ASSOCIATION. MERGED IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong was held at the offices of the Hongkong General Chamber of Com- merce yesterday, when the following re- solution was unanimously adopted:

On the other side of the Working Ac count there is an increase in Resident Subscriptions of $1,000 and a decrease in ...Absent Members fees of 82,300. Profit on Sales has decreased by 32,500, but the Lodging Account at Fanling is increased ly 2800. Turning to the Balance Sheet you will observe that it is drawn up in

alightly different form from the last one. jog the past year. This is accounted for Dealing first with the latter. The Ser the Assets of each Club House, etc, being by the unavoidable inconvenience caused geant is, most gratuitously, made to ap- agree with me this is an improvement, weeks, and I feel sure that the greatly for the Sergeant. grouped together and I think you will by alterations to the Club House. The pear a fool. Dacie Carruthers is a charm.

alterations

will be completed in a few ing and altogether suitable, companion as it shows the Capital expenditure under each healing separately. The Balance improved accommodation will meet Sheet is a very fall one, and it is there felt want on the other side of the is against her nobody ban ever been able to make out. After seeing the opera at fore unnecessary for me to go into many As a plenannt way of pending a summer least a dozen times, the present writer details. The dsual provision has been evening I might mention that there is

The real made for depreciation Accounts Payable atiple accommodation for arrangings can find no reason, in the play.

reason is the weakness Gilbert amount to 83,142.04 aa against $10.679.02 per parties. We are deeply indebted to bad for his silly John of poking fun at last year. Among the Assets at Fain and the Members of the Deep Water Bay Patience, and, perhaps worst of all, ling Messrs. C. R. M. Young, R. W. Stoddart old maids; as the Lady Jace in you will observe that Cowshed and Machine Houso has been erected at 'n cost

Sub-Committee for the manner in which Ruth in the "Pirates of Penzance." of $4,038. Your Committee considered they have looked after our interests. Far more deplorable is the mismanage that it was advisable to erect such a Fall details of what has been done will ment of the Wilfrid-Phoebe part. The opened two are brought in by way of what is building, as the matsheds previously in he issued when the Clubhouse use had to be renewed every few years,

Owing to the limited area of the ground and, apart from the recurring cost of available for play, congestion is unavuid known, in stage language, as comic

relict.

So far so good. The main plot, same, there was always grave risk of able at times and in order to prevent however, hinges on the sacred character loss from fire. Under the heading of accidents I would ask players to pay of marriage, and, after dwelling on this Deep Water Bay, it shown that 315,000 particular attention to the Rules and theme, it is no less than an outrage to has been paid on account of alterations Etiquette of the game.

Diake Phoebe accept as a husband the On behalf of the Members of the Club bestical gaoler who has no single good about 810,000, due to the Contractor for being good enough to write a history trary, he is almost as ugly as "Caliban

I should like to thank Mr. E. W. Hamilton quality to recommend him. On the con- Accounts Receivable, inclùding Septem- bor chits $6,918., amounts to 80.190.96 of the Club. A long felt want, as most as 3gainst $16,805.50 last year. You will of our records were lost in the fire at and very nearly as jealous. Again there notice that the sum of $1,433.54 has been Happy Valley, Mr. Hamilton's articles, so unnatural a union. Wilfred has com

is absolutely no necessity whatever for written off for Bad Dehts. For the past which will shortly appear in book formi, mitted himself very badly in the matter two years we have been endeavouring to

show the admirable foresight of those of Fairfax (deceased) and has just as collect old accounts of Members and Suh embers who were responsible for our little to gain by ill-natured revelations scribers who had left the Colony, some Courses at Fanling of the accounts being outstanding singe RETIRING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. The whole incident is a blot on an before 1021. I have gone carefully through the particulars of these accounts The retiring Members of Committee, otherwise excellent play and merely and most of those that were at all doubt. Messrs. Stewart, Henderson, and Franks, shows, as several critics have pointed fal have been written off. In the event have all been closely connected with the out, that Gilbert could have written of any of these being collected they will policy of the Clubs and their services have better plays if he had taken rather more appear in the accounts in Profit and Loss proved invaluable.

trouble not to offend against the canons We wish them a Account under Bad and Doubtful Debts pleasant holiday at home.

of good taste." recovered. The Committee has, so far,

The Chairman next proposed the adop- found it unnecessary to realise the in. tion of the Report and Accounts Mr. Ü. vestment in Hongkong Covernment 6 per Templeton seconded the resolution, and cent. War Loan as was contemplated at the Report and Accounts were carried the last Annual General Meeting, as dar unanimously. ing the year the Club was fortunate enough to have "enough cash in hand to meet all requirements.

to the Club House, leaving a balance of

DECEASED MEMBERS-

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We have lost several keen supporters during the mast year. The Club sustain ed a great loss in the death of our Presi.

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Continuing, Mr. Ross said: I now come to the resolution proposing the additional Bubscription of $2 per month till Decem- ber 31st, 195. Your Committee have gone! very carefully into this matter, and if this extra subscription is allowed to lapse, as it would do automatically at the end of this year, the revenue will be reduced an amount of approximately $15,000

as anyone.

LOCAL SPORT.

FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG LEAGUE,

Goals

TABLES TO DATE

Division 1.

W. L. D. F. A. F. .4 17 5. 14

dent, the Hon. Mr. & G. Stephen, who and we shall be faced with a deficit on Sarrey Regt. 870.24 18. Chian "A" D8 1.28 kept himself closely in touch with the working. They are of the opinion, there H.R. Club... 95 affairs of the Club and was always ready

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is absolutely essential that

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to give us the benefit of his wide experi-this additional subscription should be cos H.M.S. Tumar. 9 3 5 1 ence. The Hon. Mr. A. F. Thomson, better known as Sandy Thomson, the inued for at least another two years and Kowloon Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe. Comziander Beck they are asking you to sanction it this H.K. Folice10 2 6.2 rith, Major Buck, Messrs. V. Armstrong, A A. Claxton, D. W. Craddock, 5. B, C. I will now propose the following resolu-B. China "B" 90 Hoss, and Frank Smyth have also passed'

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Division II. That the additional subscription of E. Surrey Res..10

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That as from January 1st, 1995, the Association be merged in the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, and that for this purpose the Association be voluntarily wound up as a separato organisation, "na from December 31st, 1024

stated that the General Committee of the A circular recently issued to members Association had come to the conclusion that Exporters' interests would be more conveniently and economically served through the Chamber of Commerce than through a separate "Association. There

of seemed to reason why the export aide local commerce should any longer remain apart from the Chamber of Commerce. which deals with import interests, ship- ring and other commercial matters. The Chamber of Commerce regarded the pro- posal in a favourable light and was will ing to appoint an Export Sub-Committee, through which it would consider questions affecting exporters,

The resolution set forth above was pro posed by Mr. O. Enger (Chairman of the Association), seconded by Mr. W.. A. Han- | nibal (an ex-Chairman).

Those present at the meeting were:" Mesars. O. Eager, Chairman (Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.); F. Syme Thomson, Vice-Chairman (Messrs. Dod- well & Co., Ltd.) W. L. Pattenden (Messrs. W. B. Loxley & Co.); I`M. Alves (Messrs. J. 1. Alves & Co., Ltd.) ; J. M. da Rocha (Messrs. J. M. da Rocha Co.); J. Th. de Vries (Besars. Holland China Trading Co.); Wong Tak Kwong (Messrs Fung Tang),-Members of the General Committee; and the following members of the Association (names of representatives "being shown in paren- theses)-Messrs. Arnhold & Co., Ltd. (Mr. B. E. Ost), Gibb, Livingston & Co.. Ltd. (3ir. P. E. Barker), Cerin Drevard & Co. (Mr. C. S. Rosselet), Gilman & Co., Ltd. (Air. B. Q. Baker), W. H Hannibal & Co. (Mr. W. A. Hannibal). Andersen, Meyer & Co., Ltd. (Mr. F. H. de Car- ralho), Harry Wicking & Co. (Mr. H. Owen Hughes), W. C. Humphreys & Co. (Mr. A. D. Humphreys), David Sassoon 6&Co., Ltd. (V. Gonsalves), A. B. Moulder 6 & Co., Ltd. (Mr. Wong Of Kat), with the St. Joseph's 'D' 9 14 4 5 10 Acting Secretary (Mr. M. F. Key). 8. China "B" 27 2 * 38

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$3 per month be continued until Club de Bee. 'A' . 7 11 13 3 15 December 31st, 1936, under the same St. Joseph's A'il conditions as heretofore."

S. China "A".10 The Hon. Mr, E., D. C. Wolfe seconded East Surreys's and the resolution was carried unsaimous-

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As decided at the last Annual General Meeting the Committee adverti ad for permanent Secretary who would devoto this whole time to the interests of the Club. rotal applications were received, and Lt. Col. E. D. Matthews, who was ly well known to many members, was ap- Mr. A B. Stewart proposed 31r. A. Club de Bee. 'B'1 pointed. Colonel Matthews arrived from E. Ferguson as tho Clab's President for H.K, Club Rea 9 Home in March and has proved himself the ensuing year, and Mr. J. W. Franks Sacred Heart...10 % € · 2 15 24 to be a very energetic and officient Secre seconding, the proposal was unanimously University 82 49 8 15 tary.

passed.. FANLING COURSES.

HOCKEY.

H.K.H.C. v. HALS. HAWKINS.?''

MURDER" OF A LEPER.

- CORONER'S VERDICT,

NEXT YEAR'S CAPTAIN. Last year in the report on Fanling old Course it was stated that our ambition Archbutt as Captain for the coming year, The Captain then proposed Mr. G. S. Was to have a course which would bear and said that Mr. Archbutt had been a favourable comparison with most inland Member of Committee for some yeare and course at home. During the summer bad an intimate knowledge of the Club's months Mr. Greenhill, our energetic Con

Mr. L. B. Greenhill seconded, The following will represent the Mr. E. W. Hamilton, sitting as Coroner vener of the Greens Committee, intro affairs. duded a rcheme of top-dressing with sul and the motion was carried unanimously. H.K.H.C. 1st XI. against H.M.S.at the Kowloon Court yesterday after Nine members elcoted to serve on the lawkins on Wednesday at 4.45 p.m. sharp noom, concluded the hearing of the in- plate of ammonia and the result has been General Committee were: Mears. W. at the U.S.R.C.-P. W. F. Mills, Equiry into the "death of a leper. so satisfactory that our course is now Adanson, L. S. Greenhill, H. U. Ireland; Owen-Hughes, CL R. Becher, A. Worship found that the deceased was compared with fiome courses rather than C. D. Lambert, R. E. Maodougall, G. A. Hett, E. J. R. Mitchell (cont.) LP murdered by some persoa or persons with Eastern ones. This must be pleas ing news to Mr. Kerr, our Superlater J. D. Ross, J. D. Kinnaird, and Ralph, G. R. More, G. B. Hett, W. J. unknown, death having been caused by

Woodward, E. L. Sim, and B. D. Eynne, asphyxia from strangulation. loat where devotion to the affairs of the U. Walker.

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