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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1929.

THE CRICKET CLUB MEETING.

CRITICISM OF FACILITIES

FOR TENNIS.

PAST YEAR REVIEWED.

Criticisms of the management of the Hongkong Oricket Club in re gard to the preparation of the tennis courts, and facilities pro- 'vided for tennis playing, members, were made at the annual meeting, held at the club Pavilion yesterday evéning.

clearer to you in future the amount Are You Looking. Your

writton off as bad debts, if any, will appear on both sides of profit and loss Account until the sum mentioned has been exhausted.

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To look your best you must be at your best, inside as well as outside, and for taking care of the "Inner man" there is nothing better than Pinkettes.

Gently yot surely, Pinkettes will notice that we continuo correct intestinal torpidity, tone

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Balance Sheet, Sandry creditors and credit balans ces-Thla la principally made up of outstanding current and expenditure, bills for goods received during

You will notur assets by a con- up the liver, banish constipation. August to WILL

siderable amount, although we en- deavour to keep the building, furni-billous attacks, slek Headaches, ture &. in a thorough state of re- clear the skin, purify the breath, pair.

aid digestion, ralleve Piles. Of chemists everywhere, price, 80 cents per vial.

The most atisfactory polot is that "aur overdraft with, the bank shows A

with twelve months ago, and I think reduction of $8,221.17 as compared

is most aadiafactory.

may say that our fluancial position

Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, President, was in the chair and was supported by members of the committoë. Ad- | notice

There is still one heading requiring that is "member

dressing the meeting, the chairman Overdue Accounts shown as $915.99 Laxative Perfection

Maid:

The report and statement of ac counts having been in your hands for over a week, I will, with your per- mission, take theat as read.

I think we may again congratulate OUTHELVES on another satisfactory year. The accounts call for little comment, but I will endeavour to give rather fuller, detaila on some items about which Members may perhaps like mare information.

Worktag Account.

We have now had nearly two com plete years in our present quarters so that a fairer comparison of the figures is possible between those for the year just completed and those for the previous year.

Renewals show a de- Gepairs crease of $1,675.86 which is mainly accounted for by repairs and vene

to furniture and fittings account and written off at the end of the year.

had been reduced to $217.85 by the 30th September. August Chits &e 33,415.84 stood at $235.83 on the same date. All outstandings are con sidered good.

I regret, however, to have to bring this this question of outstandings uP annually and I really think Members. and Subscribers should endeavour to settle their accounts before the end of the month in which they are pre- sented. The average date during tha last twelve months on which accounts have been posted to members works out us between the 7th and 8th of the month and in only one month ware necounts sent out as late as the 11th. So even the "No 10 day" people have no excuse. I can quite understood that an ocensional month may silp by and payment be

but I am late, tall that certain members make a until

wals to furniture now. being charged gular practice of not paying

they have received at least one and often two reminders from the Hon. Secretary, sometimes even followed General expenses are down by by a telephone message.

I would $402.30. The cost of towels, boys'

like to remind you that this work. coats and

and repairs to furniture fornier- ly "charged under General Expenses which in my opinion should be un- onses necessary, falls upon your Honorary now come under "Additions and Rene Secretary and it is given you, the wals of Furniture ete." This 15 Articles do not call for these remind counts for $143.72 Marure, now charged under Returning A/C accounts a further decrease of $37.80 and for a there was an item In the previous your of aan-recurrent expenditure ($10) for an addition to the War Memorial Plate.

Returfing etc. has cost us a good deal more than usual, but the cricket pitch, which was the main item, badly needed attention and I hope and be lieve it will justify the expenditure. The increase over the previous year was $1,255.69,

But if you deduct this difference plus the expenses of t

*run- ning the

annual tennis tournament ($1,861,49) you will find a very satis factory result, the Subscriptions ex- ceeding the normal werking expenses,

by $92.26.

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Messrs. R. M. Henderson, A. Piercy and G. W. Sowell who worked very hard organising and arranging dates of play, etc., not an easy job and without which even the weather, would not have permitted tournament being over so early.

Another unusual event, we won, the "A" Division of the League for which we must thank the team who brought this eff

There is a very good chance of Shanghal sending down an Interport tennis side in November and it is hoped to arrange for the matches to take place after the cricket is over. defulte as to dates has been Note

so far.

You have perhaps seen in the papera of the proposed visit of some French tennis stars to the Far East. 1 am trying to arrange for them to visit Hongkong, and give some exhibition games on our ground and I hope we shall be fortunate in welcoming then bere.

I have advised him when members make a practice for two or three con- secutive months of delaying, payment of their accounts not in futuro sond them reminders. Then if the ac I have heard slight grumbles at→

times as to the number of courts counts are not paid on the due date, be posted in the ar- members will be

You available and their positions. dinary way.. It is most unfair to

should bear in mind, however, that the throw all this unnecessary work on ground is very smail. Courts have the shoulder of your Hon. Secretary, to be shifted on account of wear and who already has quite sufficient to

If all the ground were to be used at no in other directions. I trust.

how.

one time there is no chance of its ever that he will not be called upon getting a rest except during wet to do this. Here again I would re-weather. Again, in the spring it is mind you that it is open to Members generally necessary to returf parts and Subscribers to deposit a sum of of the courts, with the result that be y Sio with the Treasurers and, if that part of the Ground cannot their account is by of being a used for some weeks. Yet again, amall one, the

the Treasurers

surers will render about August the ground has to be them a statement monthly showing prepared for cricket, net practice and the credit balance until the deposit to do so tennis courts have to be is exhausted. This will save them kept off that portion, otherwise there being bothered with small bills to would be worn patches which could

not be got ready in time.

Bar Profits are about $1,000 down 41 comparison.

This le accounted for chiefly by lower exchange rates and ens quent higher cost, the charges for drinks not being in-pay

creased:

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Profit and Loss.

So much for, the accounts.

The Cricket Season,

we are to have an

A small suving in debenture in- The past cricket season was on the terest is shown, but interest on over- whole a very satisfactory one. The draft shows an "increase of approxi-first XI did not lose a match and mately $500. This is explained by the 2nd XI lost only 4 out of a total the fact that during the year endingof 21 played. I am pleased to say 31st Aug. 1927, the Club possessed

we came out top in both the 1st and Fixed Deposit Receipts amounting and divisions of the League. to $10,000, which matured and wure As you know whe cashed on the following dates: 22nd Interport Week, or rather fortnight. Dec. 1927-$5,000 and 20th March early in November-both Shanghat 1928-$6.000. During the financial and Malaya visiting us and we are year just ended, the Club were carry looking forward very much to the ing an overdraft for the first six triangular contest. Invitations have months averaging over $14,000 and been sent out to the different cricket it was only during the last six months clubs in the Colony to send any pos that any appreelable reduction was sible interporters they may have to made when the overdraft averaged practice at our nets and I hope they

will put in as $8,000.

much

practice 0% possible. The nets will be up from 12.45 to 3.15 ns well as later in afternoon. We are many trial matches as

Bad Debts. On the face of it the account might mislead you to think that we had reached the millenium spoken of by the Chairman two years ago. I regret to say that this is not se, but on the other hand the amount pared with our turn-

the

dur

ing the time at our VE 13

written off, compare only $69.43, fax in Hongkong. At present there

tovar, is very

Tis amount is included under "sur dry creditors

itors and credit balances" in the balance sheet. The reason for this is that a good many years and (previous to 1920) cheques amounting to $375 were issued but never eashed. As there now seems no likelihood of our being called upon to honour these cheques, your Committee has decided to carry forward this sum as a cre- dit balance and utilise it for the purpose of writing off bad and doubt- ful debts as and when occasion arises. In order, however, to make matters

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and hope we shall, when the time comes, have a side which will keep the

does not seem to be very much now talent available, and I regret to see so few keen cricketers amongst the colony during the past year.

men who have come to the sincerely hope this will be remedied

future. in

As those who played cricket last year know our wickets were far from good. Judging by the games played so far, there is a very great improve- ment, and I think we can confidently Inok forward to much better, wickets than we have had during the past few seasons.

The Tennis Tournamentä, Tennis had a long innings this year due to the drought. It is an wind that blows nobody any good. One bright spot was the termination of the Annual Tournament in record time, the 15th April. For this of course the weather was largely re- sponsible; but a great deal of the credit was due to the Sub-Committco,

It is with great ragret that we have to record the names of so many Members who have died during the year. Dr. Pierce Grove, Messrs. H. P. White, J. Buchanan, L A. Cossart, M. Whytu, H. J. Love and J. E Hancock

.". Committee Thanked.

I should like to take this oppor- tunity of thanking the "nameless" gentleman who lacks after our liquid His services to the refreshment. Club are very valuable, and I can. assure you he puts in a great deal af hard work for us.

(Continued on Page 8.)

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