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KOWLOON DAILY SUPPLEMENT

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Kowloon Supplement KOWLOON SPORTING CLUBS

HONG KONG, MAY 5, 1033.

AN OPPORTUNITY

ALL Kowloon residents' as well as visitors to the Mainland will be familiar with the piece of Crown land, at the corner of Nathan and Salisbury Roads and adjoining the Peninsula Hotel, which, for some mysterious reason has always remained vacant. Although it is, perhaps, one of the most valuable sites on the Mainland it has at no time been used for any more con- structive purposes than as a griz ing ground, a miniature golf course, ja playground, for Chinese boys," and for travelling circuses Former. to see ly it was quite usual military horses grazing there, but for the past two years the horses have been taken to other grassland. Circuses and golf courses invade the Colony only once in a while, to it would be absurd to keep the land free of buildings for the sake of the negligible profit to be obtained by renting it to amusement com- Danies. In any ense, a circus is hardly the sort of thing a first-class hotel enres to have under its very. windows and it is, perhaps, just a little unfair to residents of the Porality for the authorities to en- urage, for the sake of a few hun dred dollars, the blare and revelry which are the inseparable acconi- paniment of cirruses. From a pure y practical point of view, we can se neither rylume nor reason in a policy which refuses to build upon,

L--THE KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB

JADI

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

This is to be the first of a series of articles on the Clubs and sporting institutions in Kowloon, and as the premier Club of the Peninsula is the Kowloon Cricket Club, it is only filing that the opening article should deal with the K.0.0. and its activities.

It will be recalled that the opening of the now clubhouse (originally fixed for September 17, 1932) had to be postponed for a week on account of the typhoon which visited the Colony on that day, and since then, the K.0.0. has been going from strength to strength until to-day it is in a very healthy and cheerful posi-

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THE NEW PAVILION

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The pavilion, as seen from the falso scored the distinction, as for around, presents a very imposing the first division above, of winning the shield, presented by Mecars. picture, and with the two large wings, it really looks more of a big Dunlop 'Rubber Co., in its first year country bangalow than sports of competition-1029. pavilion. The Hall is a very spaci ous one and is large enough to be, converted into a couple of badmin- ton courts if so desired.

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There is also plenty of room on the verandah and from one of the quany comfortable chairs that are to be found on it. one can get, an excellent view of the games that may be in progress on the ground.

As in all other Clubs, the most popular place is perhaps the har. "up-to-date" affair This is a very and even at "Push hours" one can enjoy a glass of drink in the great- cat base and comfort.

The Ladies' Room

The ladies' room on the right

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The K.CU. courts, have in recent years, been the venue of interport The and exhibition matches. Shanghai team of 1829 played part of their programme there, while Japanese and Filipino players gave Last trut exhibitions there also. perhaps the most meliorable, was the visit of Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody who graced their courts with a splendid exhibition.

Other Activities.

At lawn bowls, the club are also well represented and have taken part in the league for several years. They gained the highest honours in Club competitions by capturing the Senior Division shield in 1991; which was their first time, though of course they topped the league und kuxury and the fact that even table in the second division in 1926 members of the fastidious scx and 1927. Their muccessful team of have not once complained about 1931- was composed of:-H. the section allotted them speaks Overy. H. Hampton, P. T. Farrell, volumes for the way in which those J A. Howe, H. dittins, E. C Fin responsible lave fixed up and de- cher, J. C. Lyal, F. Goodwin, C. J. corated their room for them. Then | Inchi, J. Gibson, J, Fraser, A. there is the billiard room and this Hyde Lay, J. Tyde and A. F. Silk. place is rapidly becoming the ren-etine. dezvous for the young members of the Club in the ovenings or when rain does not permit of outdoor sports, though of course the old 'uns also have their game of bil. liands or "encoker."

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also been

The K.C.C. havó active at hockey and golf, and holà an nonunl Children's Sports which was inagurated on New Year's Day, 1906. They have featured an- nually at the Horticultural Show, A Proud Record.

gaining many prizes for which Mr. The K.C.C., since its Foundation. P. Robinson deserves great cre

dit, while annual auctions have as long ago as 1901, have played a

taken place, since 1929 in` pið of very prominent part in the history

Earl Haig's Fund for ex-Active Ser- of locul sport and can look back

vice Men with pride on many of its achieve. merits.

or to offer for sale for building,wing is the last word in comfort one of the finest sites available, and at the same time does nothing to cultivate or devolop the land. In England during the War land that was not cultivated or used for building purposes was promptly cominandeered by order of the War Department, and we believe that when Crown land is purchased from the Hong Kong Government by ans tion, one condition that is laid down in the deed of sale is that the land must be developed within a specified period. It is a pity that the Cor- errment cannot be made to take its own medicine and either use this site for a constructive purpose or else transfer it to someone who will. The ordinary citizen is kept strictly in the dark where the aims and in tentions of the local Government are concerned, even if those aims will eventually involve a consider- able drain on the public purse. The Government has never given the slightest hint regarding its purpose. in keeping this site vacant; we may presume, however, that long ago, in the dim archives of the Legislative Council proceedings, or in the records of the P.W.D., it has been hinted that the land might be used for such-and-such a pur-

pose and that, like Mr.: Micawber,

the Government of today is still hoping that something may turn up to justify the scheme formulated in the distant past. On the other hand, it is not unlikely that pro sent officials have completely for gotten what the land was intended to be used for, but have blindly preserved the tradition that it need not be developed." If this latter surmise be correct, what an

incompamble example of red tape

The year after it was opened, the Kowloon Cricket Club won the Cricket Championship of the Colony and not content with this, they repeated their performance in 1800-7, heing the first Club in the history of the Cricket League to keep the shield for two years in succession. Then cerre & slump in Kowloon stock so far as cricket wae concerned and they did.not win the

shield again until 1921-22 when they also won the second division abield (in its first year) and claimed, the our of Leing the first Club to "double." J. P. Robinson was then Captain of the st X while A. D. Brawn lead the second eleven to success.

bring off the

Kowloon C.C. have made them- selves very popular by the sporting way in which they go about their games and their cold tiffins, on whole day matches, are too well. known (and sought after) to need any mention here.

Lawn Tennis.

Lindsell has served as president Since 1924, Mr. R. E. and Mr. Ezra Abraham as vice- president.

So far as the social aide of the Club is concerned, dances are held at regular intervals while bridge drives, concerts and dinners have also been held with great success. An American Tournament Mixed Debles) is held on the first Sun- day of every month and these have proved to be extremely popular.

The Officials.

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The office bearers of the Kowloon Cricket Club at the present are:-

President R. E. Lindael, Es Vice-President: E. Abraham, Esq. Hon. Secretary: A. Hyde Lay, Esq.

Ha Treamirer. F. G Maunder, Esq.

General Committee: Messrs., W. Hirst, A. W. Brown, E. C. Fincher, H. Overy, J. Hyde, V. O. Labrum, R..8, Logan and F. E. Nash.

Capt of Cricket: F: Goodwin.

KOWLOON NEWS

IN BRIEF

police by the management, the According to a report made to the

Arcadia Jewellery Shop, 47, Peking Road, Kowloon, was broken into by some person or persons, sometimes between 8 pm on Wednesday and this unauthorised. visit is that the 9 am yesterday. The result of store is now poorer by about 45,000, as a large quantity of jewellery is mising. The police at once carried arrests have been made. out investigations but so far no

These reflections have been aug gested by the recent activity which has taken place on this much-dis-,

At lawn tennis Kowloon earned cussed and much-coveted piece of the distinction of being the first- land, for it is now being levelled club 10 win the tennis league They and treached in preparation for the accomplished this in 1909 when the erection of a Pavilion in connection following members played for thean with the British Empire Exhibition. during the season: J. Clelland, For the first time in local history Mead, G. Duncan, I. Lapsley. the site is to be utilised for a real-E. Green, W. Brewer, G. ly sensible project. We imagine: Libcand. W. Weaver and. C. W that its temporary "dovolopment," even though that consists merely of removing the turf and erecting a fow sheds, will once again focus public attention on the site and per haps, rouse a controversy over its probable fate. Here, murely, is golden opportunity for the Kow loon Residents Association to ad- dress a questionnaire to the Govern-

Shock resulting from boiling ment in the form of a petition, publio recreation ground. No long demanding a satisfactory explana-er can the Government bluff Kow-water being spilled from a thermos tion as to what they propose to do loon residents with the bland state flask caused the death of an infant with this land. Kowloon is in dire ment that these two outstanding child, despite all that could be done need of a new Post Office and a needs cannot be met owing to the for the child at Kowloon Hospital ¿Contšänud at foot of next Column) lack of a suitable site.

on Wednesday,

Jeffries. Or these "8.immy Green eventually won the singles championship of the Colony from 1015-1017, while C. W. Jeffries is now in weather expect. The Club was again successful in this com- petition in 1912, 1914 and 1915, and in the fixed Doubles Division, they

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