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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931.

KOWLOON TONG DEVELOPMENT.

GARDEN CITY RECREATION CLUB FORMED.

CORRESPONDENCE.

S, P. C. A.

To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.]

lettor of thanks.

FUNERAL OF LATE MR. R. H. HAMSON.

THE OBSEQUIES LARGELY ATTENDED.

The late Mr. R. H. Homson, whose death was reported on

Sir-1 shall be glad if you will be kind enough to publish this shortSaturday, was buried in the Old Residents' Soction of the Protos- tant Comotory at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon, a large num- ber of former colleagues and friends attending the last rites. The grava alde service was con- ducted by the Rev. G. T. Walde- grave,

The Association of Subscribers to the Kowloon Tong Building Scheme, having accomplished the work it set out to do in effecting A settlement between themselves, the Government, and the Kowloon

Our Carnival Dance, hold at the Tong and New Territories Deve. Peninsula Hotel on the evening of lopment Co. Ltd., the Association the 13th March, was a great success was dissolved at a meeting held on behalf of the B. PCA wish to thank all those who assist on Saturday afternoon and a new one was inaugurated. The newest in the work during the evening. I received a letter enclosing (8100) Association is to be known as The

one hundred dollars, ma donation Garden City Recreation Club of Kowloon Tong, and officials elect-in memory of Dear Old Jack, from ed pro tem are Mr. J. M. Wong Nigger, on behalf of the Socioty and Bens and Nigger. Dear Bess and (chairman), Mr. II. F. Un (Recre- all your "Pais", I thank you very tary) and Messrs. W. S. v. Curtiss, much. E. J. D. Figueiredo, S. P. Hsu,

3. RUSSELL. Wong Chuk-nam and Chan Nai-

121.

The matter is explained in the following information which was

lal before the meeting, presided over by Mr. J. M. Wong:

The New Plan.

-

Hon. President, S. P. C. A.

ing.

persons interested in the Kowloon club-house should contain a hat! (Paul Benu), Capt. Camp of

HOW

laid

The two sons, Messrs. A. B. and and Mrs. Fox (daughter) were the E. E. Hamson and Mr. H. L. Fox

chiof mourners and among the large number of people present were noticed Mr. Goa. Kow, Capt. T. T. Laurenson (representing the China Coast Officers' Guild), Capt. instead of the plot of ground by Acock (master) and Capt. Brown coming more or less waste space, officers of the 6.8. Kwong Sal, on (Chief Omeer), representing the it would be well tended and an additional ornament to the estate. which the lato Mr. Hamson was The general idea is that the chief engineer. Mr. J. Williams has been suggested by several

and

Tong area that

that the sufficient for public meetings, Mesars, Dwyer and

the 8.8. Sai On. Mr. M. Collom, general Building Scheme has been dances and other forms of enter- settled, it would be advantageous tanqueat, and that it should also Dr. Fred Kow, Mr. T. N. Chau, tu residents in the Kowloon Tong contain a library and possibly Mr. H. Gittins, Mr. W. H. B. area for a properly constituted asbilliard-rooms, and accommodation Muskett, Mr. C. S. Rosselet, Mr. ociation to be formed, to look after for class-rooms for Chinese stu-R. Basn, members of the Craigen- the Interests of residents, and to also, if the scheme is successful,

donls. The club-house would Rower C.C., Chinese members of the crew of the Kwong Sal and provide a club-house and rerrea- tion grounds for the as of per-have accommodation for changing many others. sons living in the neighbourhood. roans, etc.. for those using the After the meeting which has ground, which would be laid out been fixed for the 14th inst. ht As tennis courts and other play been hell, the object for which ing fields. the Association of Subscribers of the Kowloon Tons Building Scheme was formed will, except for the question of the water saja nly for flush system, have finished, after the general interests of all and it is thought that it would be members, not only in connexion good opportunity to consider the with the club but in connexion formation of a permanent associa-

with any scheme for future ameni. tion which will, in the future, beties of the Garden City, and would able to look after the interests of

nis net in a similar manner in the Kowloon Tong residents, and which

wil al relation to provide the facilities of club and

aren as the Kowloon Residents Association net generally on, be freerention ground for residents.

The undersigned have gone into half of Kowloon, the question very carefully, not

A Limited Company. only with themselves, bat with The promoters of this scheme other residents in the Kowloon are advised that the only practic- Tong area, and feel that if Gov-able way of running the Associa erument's permission can be oh-tion would be by forming a com- tained would he to the great pany limited by guarantee, and benefit of all residents if the open have, accordingly, had propaced a space facing Waterloo Road could draft form of Memorandum and be utilised for the purpose of Articles of Association. felub-house, and also as a general

recreation ground

which tennis courts and other playing fields could be laid out.

ממקג

As you know, under the original Kowloon Tong Building Scheme, this uren has been surrendered to the Crown as an open space, and was originally intended, in necar- donce with the development scheme, to be used as a public park,

The Association would, in fact, be run in the form of a club, with a committee to be voted annually

and auch committee would look

A profusion of wreatha wore on the grave, including tributes from the Officers of the 5.8. Kwong Sal, the Compradore's Staff, Engine Room Staff, and Steward's Staff of the Kwong Sai, Sai, Cant. and Officers, 8.6. Sal On, Chief Engineer'a "boy"

5.3. Kwong

Shia On 8.8. Co. Ltd., Marine AA. Kyongtung, 33. Tung On Engineers' Guild of China, local Staff of the longkong Electric Co.. Cralgengower C. C., the Wor. Master, Omcers and Brethern Zetland Lodge, 525, E.C., and Fook Shing and Co.

LOCAL WEDDING.

AT THE CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY,

AL SL John's Cathedral. оп Saturday afternoon, the wedding took place of Mr. John Barnes, son It is probable that, if a sufficient of Mr. and Mrs. R. Barnes, and number of people are prepared to Miss Gertrude Lavinia Rowbotham, join so as to make it possible to daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. take over the above open space, A, J. Rowbotham, the service being that an application being made to performed by the Very Rev. Dean Government, Government maySwann. suggest that they cannot grant a The bride, who was given away lease of the open space until aby Mr. Stewart Deacon, looked vast majority of subscribers of the charming in a dress of Ivory ring Building Scheme give their con velvet and ninon, with hand-made sent. the development plan vell and diamante and pearl coronet. upon which the subscribers' agree. She carried a bouquet of white ment is, in part, based, provides roses. Miss Irene M. S. Deacon, for the area in question being who was bridesmaid, wore a ple- kept as an open space.

ture dress of pink and green frilled The meeting decided to apply to not, with pink crinoline picture hat, Government for a lease of the and carried n banquet of sweet peas, open space referred to, for the Miss Winifred B. Hartridge made a purpose of building a club-house pretty little flower girl, and the and laying it out as a recreation, duties of Best Man were dio- field.

charged by Mr. A. W. T. White. Mr. Mason was at the organ.

Lease for Open Space. Various dimeuition. however, have arisen, and it seems that if the original intention is carried out this open space will never be of a satisfactory nature, as the Government have found them selves unable to protect the ground sufficiently to prevent it becoming in course of time little more than a purely open space. It was pointed out that there It in. therefore, suggested that was a balance in hand from the After the ceremony a reception Government may be approached to money expended by the Subacri- was held at Lane Crawford's Res- grant a lease of this open space bers' Association, which had been taurant, and later the newly- to the Association if formed, and contributed to by Kowloon Tong married couple left for the honey- | if this was the case then the above | residents and owners, of about moon which is being spent at development can, if members will $3,000, and it was decided that Repulse Bay, Macao and Canton. subscribe thereto, be taken in this amount should be transferred The bride's going-way dress was hand by the Assagiation. and to the new Club.

Ja lapis blue and pan velvat ensemble.

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