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is commended for the action he took during the "recent typhoon at Hongkong". The following interesting paragraph concludes the letter:
* The claim raised by the Victoria Recreation Club for damages sustained owing to the Hamer being cast ashore near their premises appears to me to be quite preposterous under the circumstances and entirely inadmissible. A typhoon must be looked upon as a visitation of God and all parties must bear their own loss."
There are no further references until the time came, when the big Naval Yard reclamation was being undertaken, for the V.R.C. to move, owing to its site being included in the western end of the reclamation scheme. Incidentally, this gives us almost complete data regarding the Club's temporary sojourn at Kowloon, and ultimate return to the present position in Hongkong. When given orders to quit, the Club sought a site (subsequently granted) at the Kowloon Naval Yard.
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The question of a new site for the Club had been raised just prior to the Naval reclamation, for we find that in August 1890, Sir Henry Blake, the Governor, wrote to Commodore Powell enclosing a copy of a letter from the chairman of the Victoria Recreation Club together with a minute by the Director of Public Works on the subject of the new site for the Club. The following paragraph occurs:
"I may add that it appears that your predecessor Commodore now Admiral Holland led the Club to understand that arrangements would be made when carrying out the extension of the Naval Yard to give the Victoria Recreation Club a site in place of the one now occupied by it and from which it will have to be moved."
The enclosed letter from the Club's chairman Mr. W. C. H. Hastings, which is dated July 21, 1890, states that the Victoria Recreation Club had 400 members at the time and claims that it supplied a public want, adding that the chief sufferers would be boys over 14 and others whose finances did not permit them to take part in launch parties or to join other Clubs. Mr. Hastings also states:
"The Victoria Recreation Club, I would point out, has supplied its large membership for the last 29 years with bathing, boating and gymnastics and many will be very hard hit should the Club cease to meet the demands of these forms of healthy exercise. Last year, when it came to my knowledge that the Victoria Recreation Club was to be absorbed by the Admiralty, I took the matter up and after interviewing Admiral Holland, I was led to believe that a scheme was formulated in which the Victoria Recreation Club would be given a site immediately in front of that occupied by them and considerably larger. Plans were drawn up by Mr. Leigh at the request of the Victoria Recreation Club's Committee and submitted to the Commodore, and I believe approved of. Since Admiral Holland's departure, a change in the Naval scheme
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is commended for the action he took during the " recent typhoon at Hongkong ". The following interesting paragraph concludes
the letter:
* The claim raised by the Victoria Recreation Club for damages sustained owing to the Hamer being cast ashore near their premises appears to me to be quite preposterous under the circumstances and entirely inadmissible. A typhoon must be looked upon as a visitation of God and all parties must bear their own loss."
There are no furhter references until the time care, when the big Naval Yard reclamation was being undertaken, for the V...C. to move, owing to its site being included in the western and of the reclamation scheme. Incidentally, this gives us almost complete data regarding the Club's temporary sojourn at Kowloon, and ultimate return to the present position in Hongkong. When given orders to quit, the Club sought a site ( subsequently granted) at the Kowloon Naval Yard.
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The question of a new site for the Club had been raised just prior to the Naval reclamation, for we find that in August 1890, Sir Henry Blake, the Governor, wrote to Commodore Powell enclosing a copy of a letter from the chairman of the Victoria Recreation Club together with a minute by the Director of Public Workds on the subject of the new site for the Club. The following paragraph occurs:.
" I may add that it appears that your other Commodore now Admiral Holland led the Club to understand that arrangements would be made when carrying out the extension of the Naval Yard to give the Victoria Recreation Club a site in place of the one now occupied by it and from which it will have to be moved."
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The enclosed letter from the Club's chairman Mr. W. C. H. Hastings, which is dated July 21, 1899, states that the Victoria Recreation Club had 400 members at the time and claims that it supplied a public want, adding that the chief sufferers would be boys over 14 and other whose finances did not permit them to sake part in launch parties or to join other Clubs. Mr. Hastings also states:
"The Victoria Recreation Club, I would point our has supplied its large membership for the last 29 years with bathing, boating and gymnastics and many will be very hard hit should the Club cease to meet the demands of these forms of healthy exercise Last year, when it came to my knowledge that the Victoria Recrea- tion Club was to be absorbed by the Admiralty. I took the matter up and after interviewing Admiral Holland, I was led to believe that a scheme was formulated in which the Victoria Recreation Club would be given a site immediately in front of that occupied by them and considerably larger. Plans were drawn up by Mr. Leigh by the request of the Victoria_Recreation Club's Committee and submitted to the Commodore, and I believe approved of. Since Admiral Holland's departure, a change in the Naval scheme
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