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MODERN CLUBHOUSE FOR KOWLOON

CRICKET CLUB.

YESTERDAY'S EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

SUBSCRIPTIONS RAISED ALL ROUND.

There was a very large gathering of members at the extra- orilinary general meeting of the Kowloon Cricket Club held last evening, when it was decided, amongst other things, to authorise the General Committee to proceed with a scheme, for the building of a new Club House of a permanent type overlooking the north- west corner of the cricket ground at a cost of not more than $30,000. Mr. R. E. Lindsell, president, was in the chair and sup. porting him were the following members of the Committee:-E. Abraham, E. R. Price, C. J. Roe, A. Hyde Lay, V. C. Labium, A. E. Silkstone, B. Petheram and J. P. Robinson (Hon. Secretary).

HOW TO RAISE $50,000.

The Hon. Secretary having read the notice calling the meeting, the chairtaan said:-

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1930.

GUINEAS.

FAIR ISLE WINS.

[THHOUGH BEUTER'S ÄGENCY.]

The estimated cost of the new THE ONE THOUSAND Club House, including furniture and fittings, is $60,000, and we have thereloro to raise a further $35,000 10 pay for it. Your Committee's recommendation is that this sum should be raised by an issue of 810 debentures bearing interest at f per cent, but it has been suggested to me that it might be better, instead of paying away the whole of our cash reserve, to attempt to raise as much na say $50,000 by means of such debentures, and only deplete our reserve to the extent of the balance required to make up $60,000. I am quite prépared to accept any Amendment to that effect that may be proposed.

M. E. Abraham proposed and Mr. Herridge seconded, as an amendment, that the sum should be raised to $50,000; namely, that the committee should first raise $35,000 with the option of calling for an- other $15,000 should they so desire.

Mr. W. Goldenburg proposed further amendment, that the sum should be raised to 860,000. Mr. E. S. Abraham seconded this but when put to the vote the original amendment was adopted.

A Limited Liability Company,

LONDON, May 9. The result of the One Thousand Guineas is as follows:-

Fair Isle ................ } "Torchere

Sister Clover............

Nineteen ran, Fair Isle won by short hend and a neck separated second and third.

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Betting: 774 Fair Isle 10/1 Tor- chere; 10/1 Sister Clover.

HOME CRICKET.

HORNIBROOK'S FINE BOWLING.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

By tea-time the Australians had scored 135 for 4 wickets. Woodfull scoring 54.

LATER.

is unworthy of our position as the

The next step follows, gentlemen, premier recreation club of Kow- loon. Kowloon grows and grows, from the last, said Mr. Lindsell. In

LUNDON. May E. and we feel no doubt that with a view of the insecurity of our posi-

Continuing their match against new and more spacious club house tion we cannot well ask people to our membership would largely in take up our debentures unless we Essex at Leyton the Australians Prense The sketch plans on the have some security to offer them. secured their revenge by shittling notice board give you an idea of Moreover, the members of an un-out Essex for 6 ruas. Hornibrook the type of new building that we incorporated institution, such as we taking 6 wickets for 11 runs, Fair have in view-a building which with are ut present, ean, if that institu- fax wickets for 25 runs and furgiture and fittings complete is tion goes bankrupt, be, held jointly Grimmet for 17. estimated to cost not, more than and severally liable for the whole 500,000. But here I must sound of its debts, the incurring of which note of serious warning. Soon after they have authorised. In practice, I returned from leave I sent a per- of course, the creditors (ie., in this sonal chit to the Colonial Secretary case the debenture holders) would asking him whether he thought the proceed only against such moneyed Government would object to our members as were likely to satisfy building. In reply, I was told that judgment. I think you will agree the Government would have no ob that this is an, unsatisfactory posi jection to the "erection of a new tion which can only be obrinted by Pavilion, provided that the site and our becoming a limited liability plans were approved by the proper company. We are embarking on a authority. They added, however, common enterprise which admitted that the Club must, build entirely ly involves a risk, and I submit at its own riakt, and that, if given that each of us should bear a small notice it must remove from its pre-proportionate share of that risk. sent quarters, and it cannot expect any compensation whatever from the Government.

Gentlemen,-As you all know a sword like that of Damocles has been hanging" over our head for some years, and we have been kept guessing all the time, as to whether trwas going to fail, and if so wheh. Ever since the Government develop ed the northern part of King's Park into terraced recreation grounds and definitely assigned 3 fots to us. we have been in two minds whether to go there or hang on here. Finally at the annual general meeting in 1998 we decided to move at the end of this year and to consider build ing a new Club House at the stop end of our new grounds. Since then the position has altered somewhat. 'The threatened re-building of the Gun Club Hill harrueks-a scheme which involved the conversion of these grounds into a Garrison Re- creation Ground-is still no more than a threat, and last year when in England I am an old friend in the Aruy who appeared to know anore of this very scheme than any- Ane etar and learned from him that there was very little likelihood of it going through in our life-time. On "my return from leave two months ago found that many of you seemed to be strongly in favour of

In no circumstances can we hope taking the risk of staying on here to hold these grounds on any and even building a new Club House securer tenure than by early allot eloso by. And this brings me to ment, and if after spending $80,000 the first of the proposals before you on our new building we are requir tonight. Your general committeed to vacate we have no claim even han naturally given this question to one pering of compensation from the most anxious consideration, the Government or any one clas. Fur- and after much deliberation is un-ther, it decision to build, involves aniinous in recommending this pro- the abandonment by us of all claims pul that the Club remain on its to those lots in King's Park, and prosent site until required, if that ever happens, to clear out. The only reasonable alternative open to us in my opinion is to exercise our option on lots E., E. and E.3 originally developed for us across the way, and that will involve our moving by the end of the year, or of next year at the latest.

"Finally," "they" "painted out that a decision to build at the Club's own a definite risk must be taken as renunciation by the Club of it's option on plots E.1. E.2 and E. in King's Park,

is it might happen that after building we should et one time lose our Club House and grounds, and be left without any immediate prospect of finding a new home This is a grave double risk, but in our view it is worth taking that risk. If the Gun Club Hill scheme goes no further, we shall almost The five years tenure of lot E.1 certainly be sale but not otherwise. granted to the Naval Officers Club Gentlemen. I leave it to you to expires in September next and may decide. You have already voted in well be extended for another five favour of staying on here, Do you years unless we step in. In that wish our present rather tame cramp thas the sword might fall and weed and uncomfortable conditions to might find ourselves a headless continue or shall we embark on a body with no grounds or Club nes enterprise-a perilous enter House. If we do decide to move. prise certainly but one that may we shall have to build a new well redound to the greater glory pavilion in any case, our headquar- tors will be much farther from the centre of Kowloon, it will cost us very large sums and take many years to get our lots into anything like the condition of our present grounds, and on all these counts I feel no Joubt whatever that our member ship will dwindle until our present pride of place is lost..

To convert this Club into a limit- cd liability company will in no way alter its nature or even its name. We shall still remain the K.C.C. The only difference will be that our i Rules will become Articles of Asso- ciation and one of those Articles will limit the individual liability of each member of the Club, in the event of our going bankrupt, to $30. may add that our friends and neighbours, the Bowling Green" Club, have recently taken this: step and shouldered an individual liability of 950, and that the H.K.C.C. and U.SR.C. are other limited companies with similia liability. I beg, therefore, to for- mily propose: That the General Committee be authorised, in order to provide security for such a de- benture issue and in order to limit the individual liability of members, to take the necessary steps to con vert the Club into a limited liability of 350 per month. company with an individual liability

i In their second innings Australia secured $16. for six wickets and declared.

Essex all out 146, thus Australia won by 907 runa

.GOLF.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB.

STARTING - TIMES FOR SUNDAY.

9.00 am. E. Davidson and N. L

Smith. 9.10

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9.32

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D. J. Keogh and D. G. MacAvoy.

D. Forbes and A. Ritchie. R. Young and D. S. Robb.

J.-D.-H.-Crawford-and-

H. Spicer,

O. Eager and A. D. Hum- phreys.

9.36

B. J. Lacon and E. Kern.

9.40

G. E. Ellama and E.

Stone. ...

9.44

9.45

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9.52

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9:56

Mr. H. Overy seconded this and | 10.00 the motion was carried after several proposals, as amendments, that the 10.04 individual liability be $100 per mem-

ber.

I. H. Geare and A. E. Lisenman.

Comdr. Priestley and J. Stuart.

E Newhouse and W. M. Pittendrigh

L. C. Parker-Rees and G.

W. Reeve.

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A. B. Purves and E."Des

Vœux.

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G. H. Wilson and E. G." Howard.

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W C. Shields and Chas.

10.12 10.16

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F. Bryden and A. Reid.

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Subscriptions Raised. Finally, gentlemen, we come to the proposed increase of subscrip- tion. In the past few years as you all know, the Club has barely paid its way. Now we are committed to raising by debeatures a sum of $50,000 the yearly interest on which and saccess of this splendid Club. at 6 per cent. will be $3,000. How Mr. Lindsell then proposed are we going to find this sum unless

you are willing to pay an

10.30,

Mycock.

K. S. Morrison and G.'R. More.

J. C. Lanegan and M. N. Cochrane.

STRIBLING BEATS" SCHONRATH,

That the General Committee be creased subscription! The effect FIGHT STOPPED IN SECOND authorised forthwith to proceed with of our recommendations on this scheme for the building of a new head is to raise subscriptions Club House of a permanent type by 60 per. cent, all round, overlooking the north-west corner of Le, ordinary members and sub- the cricket ground at a total cost scribers will pay 83 per month in- of not more than $60,000."

stend of at the rate of 82, and sen At the Albert Hall to-night,

A Building Committee,

ROUND.

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I beg, therefore, formally to pro- ! This was seconded by Mr. C. J.going members will pay 80 half-yong Stribling, beat Schonrath, FIFTH EXTRĂ RACE¦ pais that this Club remain on its Roe, and after a little discussion the yearly instead of 8, and to make the German heavyweight champion, all 8 subscriptions payable monthly the referee stopping the fight in the present site until required to vacate motion was carried unanimously.

instead of half yearly as at present second round. the same. Your voting on this pro-

Your Committee is unanimous in posal, if adverse, will automatically

Stribling ended the sequence of 5nish the business of this meeting. I now come to proposal 3, said recommending you to submit to this twenty-five knock out victories with since each proposal, as you will the chairman. You have voted in increase, to come into, effect from realise, arises in turn out of the favour of a new Club House and we August 1 next, which we estimate a terrific smash to the mouth half previous one, and if you vote against now ask you to appoint & specini will mean an addition to our income way through the second round.

This sent the German, who was this motion the remaining proposals sub-committee to take charge of of about 82,700 a year. fall to the ground. If, however, this undertaking. This is an un-

Club de Recreio members pay 85 bleeding copiously, down to the boards. The referee's interven- you, are in favour of staying, that usual step, since sub-committees are a month, at the U.S.R.C. 34 a does not commit you to voting for usually appointed by the General month. Can we expect to get praction was justified. The fight was the other proposals: you can still Committee, but in this case, in view tically all the facilities of a Social scheduled to go ten rounds. oppose them on the ground, for of the importance of the work to will afford without paying more for rule substituted therefor

Mr. Lindsell: I am afraid I can not say more than what I just told

you.

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Mr. Smith: Do you feel confident the information, was sound?

Addressing the meeting, Mr. C.

At the

Club such as our new Club Honse

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Sen-going members shall pay an entrance fee of $15 and a half- yearly subscription of $9.

example, that our present quarters he done, it seemed best to take and subscription are large enough. you all into our confidence and ask them. Finally I would emphasise for our needs.

you to make the appointment. The once more than without an increase After Mr. E. Abraham seconded number ceed not necessarily be of revenue we shall not be able to Mr. Lindsell's proposal, Mr. Smith seven-I will take any amendment meet our liabilities on the issue of asked the chairman what was the put forward on that head-but I debentures which you have autho(c.)That the second paragraph of Nu. 18. of the Club's Rules ho Atrength of the information he (the would remind you that the larger a

As an amendment, Mr. Kern pro-amended to read "They shall be chairman) received from the Army body like a sub-committec is the: Official.

more unwieldy it becomes and the posed that the subscriptions he exempt from payment of an en- more difficult and long drawn out raised 100 per cent instead of 50 trance fee but shall pay a monthly

per cent, but there was no subscription of 83." seconder. is its, work.

(d)That No. 20 of the Club's Mr. Herridge then proposed as a Rules be repealed and the following J. Roe said that on behalf of the further amendment that members rule substituted therefor: House Committee he would like to should be divided into two sections All monthly subscriptions shall offer eight names for election.-playing members and non-playing | be payable in advance on the There was a lengthy discussion on members. The former should pay 1st day of the month for which the matter with the following being a monthly subscription of 3 and they are due, and hall-yearly sub eventually elected by a silent the latter an annual subscription, of scriptions shall be payable in ad- ballot:--

815 with an entrance fee of $25. vance on the 1st day of August Messrs. R. E. Lindsell, E. Abra- This was seconded by, Mr. Lyal but and 1st day of February, respec-

tively, ham. De W. Munton, W. W. Hiret, when put to the vote was defeated.

Mr. Lindsell then proposed and J-Blackburn, RS-Logan-and.

Jacke. Abraham accorded

at 13 of the Chibs How to Raise $50,000.

Rudes be repealed and the following The next step now that you have rulo substituted therefor

Mr. Lindsell: I do feel confident the information was sound.

There being no other questions. the motion was carried unanimous

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A New Pavilion.

The Chairman then continued:- pogal, anent a new Club. House. Your committee is agreed that this pavilion, well as it has served us

for many years, is no longer ade-voted in favour of building is ob- quate to our needs. It is antiquat

viously the provision of the means

ed and rather dilapidated and costs to that end, i.e., hard cash. The

quite a lot to keep in decent repair: it does not provide sufficient ac commodation for our members, and

Club's finances are in a very sound

Ordinary members shall pay an entrance fee of $25 and a monthly subscription of $3.

(b)-That No. 17 of the Club's

state, and we could within a short "Rules. be repented and the following time sign a cheque for some $25,000. Į

(Continued on next Column.)

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HANDICAP EVENTS.

The entries for non-handicap

MAX SCHMELING IN NEW YORK.

CONFIDENT OF BEATING SHARKEY.

(UNITED PRESS.}

New York, May 4.-Max Schnel-

sey" and hailed in many quarters Meeting fixed for Saturday next, as the coming heavyweight chem- events for the fifth Extra Raceing known as "the German Demp-

May 17, are as follows-

pion, arrived here to-day from Race No. 4.-Substitute Stakes:

Europe to enter training for his Milk Fund battle rgainst Jack One Mue.

Sharkey, in June.... November, Christmas Frolic, Pic-More than 1,000 boxing en calilli, Monterey Bay, Royal Flush,thusiasts and officials gathered at Four Clubs, Windsor Stag, King's the pier and cheered him lustily. Counsel

Race No, B.-Pineapple Plate: Six

Furlongs (Novices). Nationalist II., Fifty Fifty, Mar- quis Hall, Young Pretender, Im- perial Hall, Town Hall, Shiny Pearl, Cream Cracker, Chesapeake Bay, Fair Sport, Blue Boy, One Third, The Partridge, Monterey Bay, San Francisco, Abel, Christmas Belle, Winsome Stag, Silver Queen, King's Counsel, Peppercorn, Good and Hot, Gay Caballero.

Eace No. 7-Fotaumun Plate: One

Mile.

Interviewed by reporters, Max ex- pressed full confidence that he would defeat Sharkey.

"If I win the championship,” defend it against all comers. he continued, "I shall be glad to

Schmeling will proceed to His training camp at Endicott, New York.

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A negro bandit, trapped on the roof of a New York tenement by two policemen with whom he and a companion had engaged in running gun-fight after the-hold- up of a grocer in his shop, threw The effect of these amendments

his empty weapon in his pursuers' will be ta increase the subscrip

Camarena, lime juiste zer Guerney, Trod Blood, filce, stepped "w" "the edge of "the"

Free, fronderbule of the roof and deliberately a 89 to $3 per month, of sea-going members from 81 to 81.50 per Duke of Normandy II., Duke ofed six storeys to his death. The morth, and of Naval and Military Milan, Ah Suen, Sixty, Cream police recovered from his crashed subscribers from $2 to 8 per Cracker, Happy Day, Zephyr, Skin- body the total loot of the robbery month

faxi, Loch Creran, Loch Fyne, Done 11 2. 8d. Two negro spectators. Again, Ugly Eyes, The Ptarmigan,were, shot and wounded in the re Sonny Boy, Teuchit, Shanghai Beau, volver duel between the police and

the the bandit. Hong Kong Beau, and Moak:

The motion was carried.

The meeting then terminated with

a vote of thanks for the chairman.

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