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Sports News

GOLF NOTES.

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(BY MASHIE NIBLICH.”)

Of the eight players who emerged from the first round of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's Junior Championship, the most fancied is probably Tottenham who, in heating Ritchie by 4 And 3, want round in Lt. Comds. Wooks who was fancied in some quartern Divott, another player who would probably have

about 80. Butlin did well to bant

HOCKEY

NAVY BEAT THE CLUB."

SIM SHIELD PRESENTED

YESTERDAY,

The return engagement between the Hong Kong Hockey Club and the Royal Navy on the latter's ground yesterday afternoon provid- od a win for the Naty by a single goal.

The winning goal was scored by

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY JANUARY

CHINESE BROTHELS CORRESPONDENCE.

TO GO.

NO CHANGE IN GOVT,'S POLICY.

MEETING OF CHINESE CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE.

[All lettori insended for publi cation must be accompanied by' the name and addrain of the writer, not Jor publication, unicre to desired, but as evidence of good faith.-ED.)

PUBLIC MONEY

VOTES.

MEETING OF FINANCE COMMITTEE: TO-DAY,

1932.

NORTH POINT BATHING. FACILITIES.

WATERWORKS IMPROVE.

MENTS.

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tries. It is therefore necessary, “if #9,000. jubject, la an Lequirkines

to *rtir development is not to be check amount, being raised by subscrip

lad, to replace a considerable length tions, such sum to be available not of pipe line with pipes of larger morely for the Annual Show but diameter and to construpp: a jamall | nino for the general purposes of the balance tandelkaa BOOKHLA Association. The association now The work the total cost of which reports that this condition has boom is estimated at $10,000, was coo | fulfilled and a supplementary vote sidered with the draft Estimator { for $1,000 is therefore requested. for 1932, but was dolobod owing to į WATERWORKS: Improvemente... the fluancial position then obtain- |'.

to Faoling Waterworka... 80,000 ing

If approval is given it is anti- Tho total cost of the above works mipated that the work, can be som is estimated at $30,000 and a sum pleted by the end of the year ----- ¡of 88,000 was voted as the first in- The cost will be partly offset by [stalment in 1991. Owing to a mis- the increase in revenue that will. understanding this item was omitted

Now Territories Agricul

is important that the work bo-con- tural Show 81,000 tinued and this special vota is there- Provision made in Estimates:fore, applied for. The work is re

$1,000.

vonue carning and when the im-. With a view to supporting, the prevampenta are completed it is Now Territories Agricultural. Asso- | gabirnated; that an increase of the ciation the Government recommends | revenue from the water supply will that this grant bo increased to amount to about $100 per annum.

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At a meeting of the Chino [TO THE EDITON OF THE “KONG items of supplementary expenditure result from the improved service. To the draft Estimates of 1989. It

DAILY PREBB."

Chamber of Commerce held yester day afternoon, at which Mr. Wong Kwong Tin presided, the matter of the closing down of brothels in

Si, The Government's strong Hong Kong was mentioned and is determination to suppress prostitu was stated that a letter had beention within three years in this received from the Chinese Members Colony shows that the Government of the Legislative Council in reply intends to make Hong Kong

shown, up wall. was unfortunate Midshipman.. Fletcher just before to a communication by the Cham-modern port free from immorali

enough to sprain his ankle and had to give Henderson a walk-over. The socond round will be played on. Sunday.

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The surprise of the semi-taal of the Governor's Shield Competition at Fanling was the wide margin (t and 5) in the defeat of Messrs. Dodwell's pair (Dodwell, and Bowker) by the Naval Yard pair. W. C. Shields and Trice), parti- aularly as the former pair won the

first two holes.

the end of the first half.

The pace was & "very fast one throughout and the speed and com- bination shown by the Navy for.

wards accounted in a large measure for their sucross,

"

The Hong Kong Hockey Club however, had scored sufficient points earlier in the sesson to afford this

defeat.

At the conclusion of the game the shiold was presented to their cap tain, Mr. A. A. Dand, by Mra. Huxford, wife of Captain Huxford, Captain of the Army team.

KOWLOON GOLF.

CAPTAIN'S CUP AND JUNIOR

CHAMPIONSHIP.

...

I understand that the Sub-Com mittee appointed by the Committee of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club to consider the question of sub-, { scriptions from lady menteri has completed its report and that if its suggestions are, adopted by the General Committee, the subscrip tion will be uniform, ie, there will be no differentiation between rela The semi-finala of the Junior tives of members and others. "If Championship at Kowloon Golf this is adopted it will do nway Club were played on Sunday when with the anomaly referred to in Goldman defeated Lutton by these calamos some time ago of lady comfortable margin and H. T. relatives who use the course a lot Buxton beat Sinton on the 18th paying loss than working girls who groun. The final will be played on may only be in a position to play the 21st February ut wook-onds. Evidently the Sub : Committee, takes the view that treat

ber, that the Government's policy traffic..

It will be laudable if the Govern. of gradually closing down the

mont will make author step to brothels could not be altered..

Another interesting matter merwards the improvement of the phy tioned at the meeting referred to sigal health of the population un a petition sent to the Chamber by der its administration, and this can members of the Tung Tak Guild be easily achieved by opening mors The petition contained a protest recreation grounds and more bath- against the step taken by the ing benches for the use of the pub- Government, to eliminate hand lie, Hong Kong, withen population trucks from the atroots of the of over 400,000 on the island along, Colony. The number had dwindled is claimed to be a first class port from 1,300 to 300 and it seemed that in the Far East, but the recreation within the next six months, even the facilities afforded to the population remaining three hundred would be is very scanty indeed. taken off the streets which will

It is rumoured that the Govern

Tho' following" nra the

(amounting in all to 419,500) to be submitted for the consideration of the Finaues Committee this after-

oon:-

Estimates. 1981.

..... $10,115) Stamps Post "OFFICE AND WIRELESS:

Provision made in Estimates:

88,000.

In consequence of the lower rate of exchange and of the necessity of obtaining

of special supplies postage stamps to meet the changes. in postal rates the vote provided will aced supplementing to the ex-

tout of 810,115.

Provision made in Estimates:

819.000,

POLICE FORCE: 2. Ammunition 86,620

Owing to towar ruse of exchange the vote ang proved insufficient. A

therefore requested, supplementary vote of 80,000 is

Waren

Estimates 1982. WORKS: Improvė. ments to Taipo Water- works. ...

........... $16,000 The present distribution system

cause great hardship to a numberment will soon resuma the beach on has become inadequate as a result

which the costly and beautiful of development in the Taipo dis-i pavilions of the Chiriess Bathing Club, South China Athletic Associa-

of truck coolies. The petition, it was stated, had been forwarded to the Chinese Members of the Legis

lative Council,

tion and the.Chinese Civil Servants Club are situated and are to sell it Convention in Hawaii.

to some syndicate for the erection Regarding a meeting of Chambers of factories. In Hong Kong the of Commerce to be held in Hawaii in May, in which all Pacife nations Summer is long and the only re- have been invited to participate,. orention the inhabitants can enjoy a letter had been received by the Juring the hot Summer days is wer The resumption of this Chamber from Mr. Chiu Tasa Yu, bathing.

prominent business man, and Mr.locality will mean depriving thou Ma Man Fai, aesistant manager of sands of people of cool and refresh- Messrs. Sincere Co., to the effecting enjoyment..

In view of its large population that Hong Kong should send one ог more representative to the the beach opened to public bathing meeting.

is far from suficient and if the The view was expressed at the rumour turns out true the already meeting that Chinese business menscanty bathing facilities will be

further diminished.

The Government has the welfare and business methods were widely known among non-Chines

of the community to consider, and. nations, and that the impression as it is wise in its resolution to rid abroad a wrong one was that the Chinese nation was a nation, of the Colony of its immoral trafic labourers. Actually, said Mr. Ms, it is hoped that the present bathing were many merchants in China who bearing upon the bealth of the com could compare well with the leading munity, will be allowed to remain od to meet the growing demand of the public.

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Captain's Opp. Last week-ond was the final op ing nach case on its merits would portunity of qualifying and the saddle the Committer with too un-sucessful players were T. J. Frice envinis a task. As regards" lady (79-10) and A. Laughton (82-19). visitors, I understand the recoM -

The following is the result of the mendation is that these should draw for the Captain's Cup Com who was one of the speakers, there facilities which have "an important:}

petition to be played on or before

charged equal grash fees to those

charged in respect of gentlemen Sunday. (It will be noted that the merchants of Europe and America and that more benches will be open. visitors. In view of the ever-growhandicaps of the two above-mention

J. Pooler (0) . P. Planner (7). W. J. Woolley (12) v. W. Hyde

(11).

C. Reid (13) J. L. Litton (19)., R. Russell (8) v. F. E. Remedios

(2).

ing claims of ladies to treatment ad players have been reduced):- on an equal footing with men, this

J. D. Thomson (3) . W. Groves suggestion will, I presume, be great

*(10). ed with general approval! Seriously speaking, though, I wonder how many lady visitors play 38 holes in the course of one day'a play as do most tagn visitors. Incidentally, if the charge to lady players is to be $2 a month and matried ladies are to be given the alternative of paying green fees instead of sub. suription, they will pay the equiva- lent per visit of a month's sub- spription and more, if it be at, a week-end. However, the question is full of angs and I am sure that the Commities of the Royal Hong

Kong Golf Club will give full con-

G. E, L. Johnson (13) . Murphy

(11).

A. Laughton (11) ". A. A. Lopes

(3).

Taylor (6) v. T. J. Price (0).

LOCAL CRICKET..

sideration to all aspects of it when LRC TEAM FOR SATURDAY.

arriving at a decision.

The following will represent the The semi-final of the Junior

Indian Recreation Club in their Championship of the Kowloose match against the Royal Golf Club was played on

whea

brat Artillery at Bookunpoo on Satur Sunday

Goldman Litton by an easy margin and day at 2 pm sharp-A. A. Rum Baxton beat Sinton on the 18 Jahr (aptain), F. D. Pareira, hole. Goldman playing gootigolf at present and is strongly fancied R. Kermani, A. Rumjahn, A for the Junior prophy. The final H. Madar, 9. Alsmail, O. Ismail, will be played over 36 holes on 21st A. R. Minu, A. Minu, J. S. A. February,

Currcon and HD. Rumjaha ཨ པཉྩི ཡཾ ཨཝ, པཱ॰ ཨ ཨབྷཱབྷཏི ཏི

and it was only right that one or roore should be sent to the Confer ence, if only to disabuse the idea that the nation were mostly of the labouring class.

The matter was referred to the Executive. Committee of the Cham- ber for consideration.

A NEW SMALL SUBMARINE.

ESSENTIAL ONE-MAN

COMMANDS.

{BY HECTOR C. BYWATER, London "Daily Telegraph " Naval Correspondent.]"

Hong Kong will then be a port which can boast of its stand in the cause of morality and good health- Yours, etc.,

THE COMMUNITY.!

figure. The captain the 'has averything under his immediate eye. He has only to glance forward and aft to see what all his men are do ・ing. He can issue ha ordera verbally and watch them being carried cut. The risk of error is virtually eliminated, and since th slightest mistake may well prove fatal in submarine navigation, this personal supervision by the captai

one of the best safeguards. against disaster.

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It cannot be exercised to the sanie degree in a large boat, where part of the crew must perfores he th tioned in compartments beyond the captain's vision and crdera have to The submarine Swordfish, which be mechanically transmitted. In went afloat at Chatham recently, war and peace alike a submarine- represents a drastic departure from running below the surface is entire the policy that has governed British ly at the mercy of the captain. submarine construction for many Standing at the periscope, he alone year

in able to see what is happening Hitherto these boats have shown above. a progressive increase in size, Our

His mon, completely shut off from war-time "E" craft of 700 odd tons were six times as large as the first the outer world, can only guess British submarines, and since the what is going on from the orders peace we have been building boats he fames. For all they know to the contrary the steel prow of a des twice as heavy as the Eclass

But in the Swordfish and her troyer or a merchantman may be sister Sturgeon we have reverted crushing straight at them, in which small dimensions. Displacing only dase only a swift plunge into the 640-tons each, they will be lighter lower depths can save them from In the last opportunity to qualify

than the pre-war type. At Arat destruction It is true that cur for the Captain's Cup competition at Kowloon, T. J. Pries and Laugh- Mr. E. R. Price, c/o Hong Kong sight the Admiralty, in designing mbmarine sailors are trained to such little craft, would appear to most every emergency, but in such ton succeeded, and on another page General Chamber of Commerce." of this issue will be found the draw The final of the Junior Champion have sacrificed fighting power to moments they can only obey the for the first round to be played on abip of the Country Club, Fanling, eccnomy, but that does not by any orders of their captain, whose or before Sunday. It will be noted was played over 30 holes on Sunday means follow. In surface warships shoulders must bear the full weight that some of the players have had between 9. Jex and H. K. Lee. The size is a fairly reliable index to of responsibility for the enfety of their handicaps reduced, which will players were all square at tilin combatant power; in submarines it boat and crew 1M

is nät, probably give rise to some heart time and eventually Les won by a burnings in view of the fact that comfortable margin. Los is, I be A small submarine is easier to performed by small boats is no mera few of them have been beating love, the first Chinese to carry off handle, and therefore safer, than a coincidence. Submarines no larger, bogey. I have heard it said that an event organised by a local Golf large one. It can navigate shal and in some cases even smaller, the run of handicaps is too low at Club and, as there are several Chilows where the larger boat would than the Swordfish broke through Kowloon and that a rise in the nose members of this international be as helpless as a stranded whale. the defences of the Dardanelles to handioaps of players who have not club, his success will be an en- it can dive more quickly and play havoc in the Bea of Marmera.. figured in various events would couragement to them

manoeuvre under water with Others nosed their way into the more fairly meet the case than a sportammen are figuring prominently greater facility two pointe of Baltic, where they proved a thori raduation in individual cases. But in many games nowadays. If there capital importance in war Being in the cusmy's side. Diminutive a few players return carde when were more opportunities for thong to armed with torpedose of equal submarines, or each side destroyed they play badly, it is difficult for participate in golf they would power, its attack is no less dead great warships.

the Handicap Committee to make

such revisiDUR.

I understand that applications for tickets for the Kowloon Golf Club's dance at the Peninsula Hotel on 123 February are coming in antis factorily

They may be obtained by members from the Hon. Secretary

Continued as foot of next column.)

Chinese

probably have been to the fore long than that of a big submarine As before this The exposity of local for cruiting endurance, there is not Golf Clubs to absorb new members much to choose between the giant in limited, but if the demand from and the dwarf Chinese player or would-be players: and the support, financial and other wise, they would be willing to give is sufficient, there is no reason why new courses should not in time be opened.

The fact that the mest Brilliant i submarine exploits of be war were

Small submarines offer greater scope for personal enterprise", knu initiative, They are risked more freely then their big sisters, and Moraver, since the handling of thus achieve better resulta And submarine le essentially one they have the additional merit of man job, there is a distant advant chep priest Two boats of the Sword age in restricting the tonnage of fish class can be built for the price the boat to the lowest practicable of one Posidon, and would un- (Continued, on'nest' Võium19.) doubtedly represent better value.

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