CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS ASSOCIATION
Annual Report Issued
The following is the Annual Re- port of the Children's Playgrounds Association for the year 1935:-
During the period covered by this report eight playgrounds were under the jurisdiction of this Asso- ciation, fque being in Hong Kong. and four owloon, and the Asso- ciation had three directors in Hong Kong and two in Kowloon. Of the three directors in Hong Kong one acted purely, in a voluntary capa- city, namely, Mr. George White, the Headmaster of the Technical School, who very kindly consented to act as director for our ground a Caroline Hill, and the Executive Committee desires to tender to Mr. White the grateful thanks of the Association. The Committee also wishes to thank the Government, the Director of Education, and Mr. White, for putting the Caroline Hi!! ground at the disposal of the Assó-
ciation.
The directors of all the grounds took records of the number of boys frequenting the grounds dally, and the following figures are based on guch records:--
HONG KONG
(n) Southorn Play- ground, Director Cheung Yan Sing. This is the most popular of all the grounds. Dally at- tendance about 500 (b) Wanchai Ground, Dally attendance about
(c) Blake Garden
Ground, Dirittor
Chung Chỉ Keung
attendance
Daily
about
(d) Caroline A11 Ground. Volunteer Director Mr. George White. This ground 'was opened for use in November 1935. Swings Bre now being erected.
220
200
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DONATIONS
HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1936.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
NEW ADMIRALS
S.J.A.A. And Brigade Rear-Admiral Talbot's
The Director of Ambulance has the honour to acknowledge with grateful appreciation and "thanks the following donation!.. From Mr. Eu Tong Sen.... From Mr. Ho Kom Tong.
O.B.E.
From W. 9.
2 dozens pairs of slippers
from Mrs. Ng. From Sir Robert and Lady
Ho Tung
IN MEMORIAM
3150.00
Promotion
London Feb. 18.
An Admiralty announcement states that the following retire- ment" and promotions have been approved.
100.00 Vice-Admiral. Francis George 100.00 | anuan Chilton is placed on the
Retired List. to date February 17:
Rear-Admiral Cęcif Ponsonby Talbot, D.S.Q., is in consequence 500 00 promoted to be Vice-Admiral in His Majesty's Fleet, to date Febru- ary 17, and
The Hon. Treasurer of the So-
Captain Wilfred Neville Custance, clety of St. Vincent de Paul ack A.D.C., Royal Navy is promoted to rowledges with grateful apprec a-be Rear-Admiral in His Majesty's tion and thanks the receipt of the Fleet, to date February 17, following donations to the Society's Funds in memory of the late Mr. C. N, Gosano. Local Staff of
the China Light and Power Co. Ltd., per Mr. G. A. No- ronha
Local Staff of the Stand- ard-Vacuum O Co. per Mr. D. A. Alonco
VICE-ADMIRAL CHILTON
Vice-Admiral Chiton began his naval career in 1993. He was pro- moted to be Commander in 1914. Captain in 1919, Rear-Admiral in 6.0c 1931. and Vice-Admiral in January
this year.
11.00
$17.00
all the members of the Association for the speedy recovery to health of Mrs. McPherson.
FINANCE
Annual
The balance sheet of the Associa Alten- tion has been audited by. Mr. P. dance
I, Collisson, to whom the grateful about thanks of the Association are due. As will be seen from the balance sheet 16 Associations and Clubs sent donations. There were eight subscriptions from
individual
During the first part of the wur he was executive officer of the cruiser Berwick in the Atlantic, and was later appointed to the Naval Intelligence. He has also been Assistant Director of Mobilisation, in command of the aircraft-carrier Argus, head of the Naval Personnel Committee, and Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir Osmond Brock at Partsmouth. In 1931 he was made a naval AD.C. to King George.
it
His retirement follows the relin- quishment last October of the command of the vessels in the Yangtze River, which he held for the customary two years
VICE-ADMIRAL TALBOT
Vice-Admiral Talbot, who was donors. To all the subscribers the decorated for his services when da' Executive Committee tenders its command. of submarines in the 220.750 grateful thanks. But the Executive. North Sea during the war, hás
Committee feels that its activities made rapid progress since his ap deserve a more generous support polnument to flag rank in July, 80.300 pnd cannot believe that only eight | 1932. He had the distinction of Individuals in the Colony consider being the youngest flag officer in the Association to be worthy of the Service. financial assistance. The Commit-
He won promotion to the rank of
tee therefore respectfully appeals commander at the age of 30 for 73,000 to the public for a more substan- gallantry in the Hellgoland Bight
tial shares of its financial support, which is so readily forthcoming in aid of all worthy causes
374,050
KOWLOON
(e) McPherson
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1935 Receipts
-
Tu Balance from 1934 ...... $4,359,54 Tu Contributions froz
Clubs, Associations and Schools
To Membership subscrip- Annual tion and personal con-.
Alten- tributions cance To Interest
about
Play-
ground, Shantung
Street; Director
Kwok
Daily
about
(f) Tong
Mok HOL attendance
Mi Road
350
Ground. Dafly at- tendance about..... 180 (g) Kowloon City Ground Director Tam Hok Nin. attendance
Dally
about th) King's Park Ground, Dally attendance about
200
1936
Payments 127.780 By Salaries of Directors... By Wagts of caretakers... By New equipments 85,700 By Sports expenses...
By Director's bus ticketa and travelling expenses By Caretaker's funeral ex-
penses
94,900 By Printing, postage and
stationaries By Repairs and Mainten-
5,689.99
in 1914. He was in cominand of Submarine E. €, which with E. 8 was the first boat to penetrate into the Bight. In July, 1915, he was awarded the D.3.0. for, sinking. while on patrol, the German Destroyer G. 196.
Among his commands have been a submarine flotilla and an aircraft carrier. For two years he was head of the Naval Air Section,
Vice-Admiral Talbot was a mem- 430.00 ber of the courts-martial which 38.09 heard the charges arising out of the collision of the battle cruisers $10,515.62 Hood and Renown.
$4,536.80
REAR-ADMIRAL CUSTANCE Rear-Admiral Custance, who re- linquished command of the battle- ship Rodney at the beginning of $2,880.00 this month, was then Senior Cap- 1,302.00 tain in the Service. Entering the
635.70 Navy in, 1898, he specialised
98.45. gunnery, and during the war was gunnery officer on the battleship 172,00 Vanguard, until his promotion to
commander in June, 1917,
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to
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26
11
28
NOTE--Figures in parentheses Indicate number of letters in the words required.
Across
1.-We. Eive you a clear enough
star (5).
8. This law is "Very summary
Justice (5)
9.-Wee mons in this form are
firend ful (7). 10.-Mercenary as it is, but par-
donable I were involved (5). 11-In Indo-China we find the
reverse of delicious food (5). 12. They are associated with re-
ptile, in game (7),
Wear
14. "De foe," as Sambo might
say but not the writer (5). 15. Sarah, the salt (3). 16.-Suitable material for
north of itself (5)." 17.--Just a flash (5). 19.-Extremity (3), 21-Blue bags? (5). 23.---A girl goes to extremes ir
painkiller (7).. 24.-Cavalryman 11 u ship (5). 25.-We'l ventilated Scottish
County (5).
26-Full of enthusiasm (7). 27-A Falstaffan epithet (5). 28-A word of welcome (5).
Down
1-Artificial bank (5). 2.A centred for becomes
.ay (11)..
For
R.E.O.C.A. DANCE
H.M.S. Hermes Band Engaged
An
their dance on Saturday, March 14, the R. E Old Comrades Association have secured the ser- vices of the popular Dance Band of the aircraft. carrier Hermes. This will be the band's first ap- pearance in pubilc since their return to the Colony. This dance is being held in the China Flect Club Theatre and will commence at the usual time 8.30 p.m., but the doors will be closed at 11.30 D.M
As the China Fleet Club Theatre has previous bookings for the next two dances, March 28 and April 11, they will be held in a smaller hali. Owing to the popularity of these dances tickets will be by invita- tion, but if any patrons have not yet entered their names in the in- vitation book, they are requested to forward them to the Hon.
50.00 His commands have included the Secretary. Entertainments Com-
Yarmouth, a signal school ship: mittee REO CA. Wellington Bar-
the Castor, in the Mediterranear racks.
41.70
80
29,200
ance
By First aid Supplies
213.37 38.35
337,550 By Southern Ground Gar-
den
and China; the York, in the Atlan- tie Fleet; and the Devonport Guin- ¦nery School He was made a naval
A.D.C.'last month.
By Cheque Book
358.60 2.50 4.536.80
In accordance with the policy of >the Association to permit boys and By Balance in Bank
girls from schools which have no other recreational facilities to make use of grounds under the Association, jurisdiction of the some 40 private schools in Hang Kong and Kowloon were given facilities to use our grounds st stated times.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Rotary Club EK. Football Association.. Royul H.K. Golf Club Chinese Y.M.C.A. HK. Jockey Club HK. Football Club........ Jubilee" Collection Fund General Chinese Charities
The Association conducted à children's sports meet at the Sou- thorn Playground on February 8, 1935. Over 300 children took part, ond the occasion was honoured by the presence of the President of
Indian Recreation Club... the Association and Lady Southor, HK. Cricket League and others interested in, the move- ment, Prizes generously donated HE Civil Service Cricket
fund
Club
by Bir Thomas and Lady Southern were presented to the children by Koploon Bowling Green
Club
Kowloon Golf Club
Lady Southorn. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the meet was a great success. It is Yuet Wah School "hoped to organise a similar meet
on March 7 this year.
Shik Chung School Tak Ming School
$10,515.62
$1,200.00
ANNUAL GENERAL"
MEETING
The Fourth Annual Meeting of 869.45 the Children's Playgrounds Asso 518.00 ciation will be held at the Public $240.00 Works Department, Board Room, 250.00 on Monday, March 10, 1938, at 5.15 100.00 D.m 2,088.54
1. To confirm the minutes of the 100.00 General Meeting held on March 11,
25.00 1035,
50,00
AGENDA
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SOLICITING FOR AN
· IMMORAL“ PURPOSE
Appearing од ✡. charge of soliciting for prostitution, Ng Chlu, rickshaw coolie, was sentenced to four months' hard, labour by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday.
Sub-Inspector Collins prosecuted. Lance Corporal Kinder, R.W.F. said in evidence that he was or
plain clothes duty at 12.25 am. on Tuesday morning sccompanied by L/Cpl. J. A. Ward. They walked along Hankow Road, Kowloon, and on passing middle road defendant said "you want rickshaw." Wit- 2. To receive from the Executiveness made no reply, and walked Committee the Report and State-
on...Then defendant picked up 50.00
ment of Accounts for 1935.
his shafts and said "want' small Witness 3. To consider and if thought Chinese girl. Yaumati". 50.00 at; to pass a resolution to amend made no reply but got into", his 124.00 the constitution, as follows:--
rickshaw and was followed by his ..10.00 (a) Instead of "a Vice Presiden;" friend in another. They were
25.00
in Clause 4 (e), substitute pulled to a house No. 102 Canton 10.00
"Vice Presidents."
··Road" and were taken -upstairs. (b) Instead" of "Vice President" On entering a room witness saw a in Clause 7 substitzite "two or'girl lying on a bed. Two minutes more Vice Presidents,"
later Detective Collins entered the
$5,689.99
The Association suffered a very serious loss in the departure from the Colony of Mr. McPherson In February 1935. During Mr. Me-MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS &
FERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Pherson's absence Mr. J. A. Fraser kindly took over the duties of Hon. Hon. Sir Thomas Southern ... $200 Secretary. Mr. McPherson return-M. K. Lo .
Ed to the Colony towards the end ~ A Fraser of last year and resumed the Anonymous, '(D.) Honorary Secretaryship, but un-Hon. Bir H. fortunately, on account of his Bir W, Hornell .. wife's illness, he had to leave sud-T. Megarry 'denly at the end of January 1936 M. W. Lo
Pollock
föf England. The Committee de- Found by J. Barrow
aires to record its appreciation of
Mr. McPherson's services, and to
extend to him the best, wishes of
4. The President to move that room, and immediately defendant His Excellency the Governor be in- saw him he went and lay down vited to become Patron of the Asso-beside a milin who was in another cubicle and tried to hide himself. 100 clation. *
50 5. To elect a President, Vice LC Ward gave corroborative
6 Presidents, Hon, Treasurer and evidence. *****
25 Hon. Becretary for the ensuing The puller said that he did not ask the witnesses about the girls 10 rar
∙10 6. To ciest a Chairman and
first; it was they who approached
25 other members of the Executive him and asked to be taken to this
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7. To clest an Hon, Auditor,
house,
His Worship did not accept his .8. To transact any other bust-statement and convicted accused
5 Committee
$430
ness.
as stated above.
3. Loiter (5).
4.-May be disclosed in a spin.
(3).
5. Something fresh to read (5).
6. The absolute miniiaum (5).
7.-"Second \print" (anagram)
(11).
8.-Moist (3),
13. He makes
greedy (5).
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17. Such zest is nothing more than a sudden plast (5). 18.I am a perplexity as to
this grain (5),
19-This wine is OK in Scottish
water (5). 20.-A turning point in the career of many an aleman (5). 21-Discernment £5 found in
fi
Esen (5). 22-Approaches in a healthier
state (5).
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Across
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Down
5.
2. Rook; 3, Acts 4. Duly; White: 6, Weather: 7, Barnaby:"8, Beholds; 12. Parvenu: 13. Stand- by: 14, Equaily; 15. Ken; 16. Fy: 20, Awash; 22. Jili; 23, Zeus; 24. Item.
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