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SANITARY BOARD: ELECTION.

ITO AHE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG,

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CHINA FIRE,

SIR-The impending election of ja member of the Sanitary Board ito All the vacancy eqused by my appointment as nominated mem- ber of that Board, has prorokext much public interest. A contented election roust be regarded as ni healthy sign of growing public interest in public affairs. I am glad that on this occasion the general public, represented by the necessarily somewhat. re- stricted electorate, will have in opportunity of making a chòicỡ nà bo who shall represent them on the Sanitary Boards and I hope and believe that all those who are

Subject to audit the Directors of entitled to voter will take full ad the China Fire Insurance Com vantage of their franchise by at pany, Lad will recommend the tending at the office of the Registrar, payment of final dividend of nine Supreme Court, on the 19th May. dollars per share, a bonus dividend to record their votes I am sure of six dollars per chiaro and an ex that both candidates Dr. Li Bhuchange, bonus dividend of seven Fan, and Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, dollars per share for account of the nominee of the Kowloon Rest-the year 1930. dents Association-will be content. They will further recommend an to be judged by the impartiality interim dividend of three dollars and charactavic good sense of the per share for account of the year pablic, and I know that the, un- successful candidate would take his defent-in a sporting spirit, and with the convictium that the better Iman had, wome

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THE POLO CLUB

NNUAL GENERAL MEETINGY

HELD LAST EVENINGS

KESWICK CUP RETAINED BY CHANGHAIL:

the General Officer Comma

In the absence of His Major General J. W. Sander Chairman of the Cluby Cot Balka CB, OMG, Dao, presided at the annual general: meeting of the Hong Kong Polo Club wab was held at the Club's: pavilion, Causeway Bay, last oven. ing,

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. Addressing the gathering, the Chairman "Bald":

An examination of the Income and Expenditure Account for cho year ending the 28th February 1932, reveals a loss an working of 8137107 but this item is more than diture of 82,464:30 under the head- offset by the extraordinary expen ing Interport Expanses." In.con nection with the match held at Shanghai in September, the Club has borne the cost of shipping tho ponies to Bhangbai and back as well as their maintenance while there;

Expenditure on upkeep of ground and Pavilion abows a reduction of some 8200 as compared with last year while subscriptions are higher by $338. The profit on bar, toas and sticks shows reduction of $40 but this can be attributed to the fact that polo was closed down during the winter months of this

NOARDIZ,

re-

tion of cash in hand of some 83,500 The Balance Sheet reveals a posi- and practically the only liability there against is. the reservej, amount ing to $2,256 which we have estab lished for repairs to the ground. To this Fund there has been added the compensation of 8500 received from the Royal Naval Recreation Club in return for their use of our ground From these figures you will realize that the Club has been on a self-supporting basia as garde normal overhead charges and for this reason we have not ap pranohed the Stewards, of the Elong Kong Jockey Club for the financial assistance which they have generously given us on many past occasions.

Interport Match. £20,000 to the Sterling Reserve The outstanding feature of the Fund, 800, 4128 to Reinsurance year's activities was, of course, the Fund and $417,301.30 to Under Interport Match in Shanghai when writing Suspense Account; they the Hong Kong Polo Club chal will further recommend the pay-lenged for the Keswick Cup. The ment of an Interim: Dividend of Peking Polo Club had also issued 18 per share in respect of Work challenge and a triangular con- ing Account for 1931, had that the test was arranged. Inasmuch as the balance of $1,194,754:11 Bo corried Shangbai Folo Club were the Hold- forward

BEM Wors of the trophy, it was decided

baing impresxxd by the speciál qualifications of Br. Li Shu Fan, "We asb, officially informed that which seem eminently to fit him the General Agents and Consulting for the position. Apart from his Committee of the Canton Insurance academic distinctions which include Office Ltd, will at the forthcoming the M.B., Ch. B. and FR.CS of meeting of shareholders to be the Edinburgh University, he holds held on Thursday May 19, renom the Diploma of Tropical Medicine mend a final dividend of $32 to and Hygiene of the same Univer gether with an Exchange Bonus sity and he spted as: Commissioner of $5 per share in respect of Work of Public Health, Canton, for aing Accountant for 1930, and period of two, years-a unique ex perience which should stand him in good stead as a representative of the public on our Sanitary Board

There is and aspcob of the K.R.A candidature-to- much stressed by the Association and by its candidate to which I feel I must draw public attention. It is the statement they have made that by virtue of Mr. Mow Fungly cont nection with the K.R.A." the ex pert technical and medical know ledge at the command of the Asso ciation will also be at the disposal of our candidate, and all matters affecting residents brought to the

They again wish it to be under-that Peking, and Hong Kong must stood, however, that the coating parately play Shanghai. We weTO: ance or otherwise of the aforesaid scheduled to play Shanghai first. Bonus, in the whole or in part, wiland after postponement, on account depend entirely on Exchange and it should not be viewed in My other light than that of a tempor

notion of the Committee will be as-ary measure. sared of ventilation on the Boardy?”

If the first part of this state- ment means that the technical and #mclical knowledge at the command fot the Association will not be available to an elected represento- tive not chosen directly by the K.R.A. it must involve a serious imputation on the public spirited ness of tho K.R.A.. as a public bedy. If it does not mean this, but means that this kowledge will be at the disposal of the elected repre- sentative whoever he may be, then the assertion has no point. I the latter part of the statement, was intended to imply that matters affecting residents can only be sured of ventilation on the Sanitary Bourd through the K.R.A's. own. chosen-representative, it constitutes

a charge of dereliction of duty on the part of the elected member not the chosen candidate of the And-

rain, the match was won by Shanghai with a Score of 03. Peking and consequently, retained Subsequently, Shanghai defented the Cap. A friendly match took place between Hong Kong and goals to 2 Our Club was repre- Peking, and this our Team won by sented by the following side:-

Mr. DL. Newbigging (No. 3 and

Captain)

different parts of the Colony such as Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories have their spacial problems which it will be my duty as such elected repre Major Somerville (Back) sentative to endeavour to solve.". T like this spirit, and because of it,

Lieutenant Dunlop (No. 2) 2 and having due regard to his special

Lieutenant Bramwell (No. 1) qualifications, I support Dr. Li's

Lieutenant Cox (Reserve) candidature.. To my mind, a vote.

Shanghai was represented by:- for him will mean vote not only Allman; Robinson, while the fol Messri. McMichael Franklin for an eminently qualified candi-lowing played for Peking date, but also for the unity and the harmonious co-operation of the Colony as a whole.-Your, ete,

M. K. LO

Alexandra Biding,

Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong, April 29, 1939.

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cistion. As happen to have been. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG the occupant of the seat to be con- tested for, I feel bound to point. out the unfairness of this statement, Sin-As many residents abroad. whether its implication was or was who receive income from the United not intended. I can conscientiously Kingdom with British Income Tax say that throughout my term of deducted at the source, appear to office L.never failed to take up on be unaware of the possibility of the Sanitary Board any question recovering the tax, may I briefly of a public nature, whether in Kow-state the position for the beneft of leon or elsewhere, to which my at your readers, the may be interest tention had been drawn.

ed.

The implication of Mr. Mow Persons permanently resident Fung's candidature is that he is to outside the United Kingdom are ba primarily the representative of entitled to recover in full British the K.R.A., and only secondarily Income Tax deducted from any of the Colony as a whole. Under foreign or colonial dividends receivy the Constitutin of the Sanitaryed by them Board, two of the members are to Interest on Way 5% Loan and be elected, and I submit that the certain other Government Stocks is constitutional duty and privilege also exempt from British Income

Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews; Co- lonel Margetts; Mr. Thunder Lieutenanta Wyman and, Soule. The thanks of our Club are due to our representatives who put up a very sporting effort in the face, of considerable dificulties both in the quality and number of ponien and lack of the necessary practice unit.In particular, I must. mention the good work put in by Mr. Newbigging upon whom fell most of the responsibilition,

as

KOLI Cup.. During the son tourmenta were held for the K.O.Y.L.I. Cup which was won by "The Civilians" & team comprising Messrs. Newbigging, Gordon, Stan ton and Ede, and for the "Navy Cup which went to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - Major Stewart Lieutenante Bramwell, The use of our ground this season Church and Dunlop.a & has again been extended to the Royal Naval Recreation Club for football and hockey on Saturday dry weather A certain damage to afternoons and Sundays during the our tart has been the inevitable result but we trust that there has

of these two elected representatives Tax to residents abroad been an appreciation of our efforts are to represent the Colony, as á Those in receipt of taxed income whole, and that, from the point of from Britain other than foreign or view of public interest, it is both colonial dividends, or interest from undesirable and constitutionally exempted Government Stocks cas wrong that one of the elected reclaim a corresponding proportion of presentativen is to be nominated all British Income Tax reliefs and Lysectional association whose allowances,

to assist in solving the problem occasioned by the lamentable short- age of playing fields in the Colony, Representations have been made to us by Government concerning the feasibility of our ralinquishing this javowed object it is that its candi Even in cases where the income dered, turfed, full-sized ground in the ground in substitution for a bor date should primarily represent is small it le usually worth while to howloon to be supplied together sectional interests.

o make a claim as tax can be recover with a pavilion and adeguato stab- In this connection Tam glad to, ed for six years backing for 30 ponies with cinder noting that Dr. Ei's letter dated the If anyone who is interested in exercise track. This project is still rath April, 1932, to the electorate, clearly says

I elected, Tromise that I will serve the interest of the Colony conscientiously, fearlessly, and to the best of my Ability, with the full realisation, that have been cleated by the cotRH BOBERTS. munity as a whole, and not by 40 Highview Gardens, any sections interests, and that Upminster, Eisós, "Erigiand "(Continued on near Volumn

30 1932

very much in the air and nothing definite can be said no,

this matter will communicate with me at the address given below I shall be very pleased to give full Inox propose the adoption of the information and advice regarding Report and Accounts before your the procedure to be adopted when Will simeone kindly second 1 nutting forward repayment daimsection of Ombar Tours, eto,,,

The election of

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