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PLAYGROUNDS FOR COLONY

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to the meeting a further resolution, that two new grounds be appiled for, and if the Government agree to enclose the ground and propare them for play, the Rotary Club will oquip them and provide a caretaker for each, it being understood that the additional cost of two new play- grounds will not exceed 88,360 an nually as shown in the estimate pro- pared by the Community Service Commitico.

It would, of course, be possible for the Club to reject the second motion together, in which case, if the first be adopted, we shall simply go on with what we are now

doing.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1932.

enough to carry on the existing playgrounds, but how much more we are going to get to cover the

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cont of the additional playgrounds, THE DANGER SIGNS OF which many of us want to tako on, remains to be seen.

in this

Perhaps you might put way, Sir, that the meeting might express its opinion of these pro- posals provided sufficient auma are by voluntary sub- forthcoming scriptions.

The Chairman: That is what I was proposing to do.

Outside Support.

the L. Reg.

G. Powell: If amount for running all the grounds cannot be raised by voluntary sub- for the Club to make some kind of scriptions would it not be possible to raise them? Other effort Societies do it, so why cannot the Club get together and put these their feet? It playgrounds on

simply wants organisation. We can do what we can in the Club and if we fall to raise the amount necon- "ary inside the Club Half perhaps we can get it outside.

think the

It might also be possible for the Club to decide that they will take up only one more playground and not two, in which case I understand from Mr. MacPherson that he would prefer the Mongkok playground to be taken up rather than the addi- tional playground in Blake Gardena, However, having ascertained from the Club by the resolution I shall put to you what the wishes of the Club are in the matter, as to whether only the present work whether shall be maintained or it shall be extended, and if go to shall then put it what extent. I finally to the Club whether the cost involved in running the work which you, by your resolution will have accepted, should be met as it is met at present, by dividing the total cost by the number of members, or whether it shall be met by volun-support Rotarian Rell and call your tary subscription.

If anyone sees any difficulty, haps they will say so.

Club's Membership.

Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell: Can you tell me what the total membership of the Club is?

The Chairman: i wishes of Rotariau Beil can be met and we can proceed in a practical be able to raise about way to find out whether the Club in that is what the likely to $4,000, because four playgrounds will amount to. If I might have an expression of the Club's opinion as to whether, in the event of our not going beyond the maintenance of the present two playgrounds, the Club would con- tinue to raise this money by levy.

Plen for Boy Scouts.

any

Mr. E. Cock: i would like to attention to the fact that the sub- per-seription which you are going to ask from each member in prgetically double that called for from Vice-President of the Boy Scout 1 feel, therefore. that we might. without rushing into this matter, consider, whether we should pay so much, and why such a great or The Chairman: 112.

the tremendous opportunities it After a brief interval, the Chair-Kanisation as the Boy Scouts, with will put the first gives to boys, should not be supperl- man said: motion: That the present played also. ground work of the Rotary Club be maintained, it being understood that we shall continue to make use Chinese of the services of the Y.M.C.A. and that the cost will be as appearing in the estimate, name- ly $1,360.

carried 10-

Before putting the resolution to the meeting, the Chairman explain- ed that the idea of the Community Service Committee was that mem- hers should be asked to subscribe, and there might be a number will- ing to contribute between $60 and The motion Was

$60 each so that the money could aimetsly with applause.

be raised quietly. without people The Chairman: I will now put who could only afford less being If the Club agreed To the Club whether the present bothered at all. undertaking shall be extended to the resolution for providing ad- then the applying to the Government for the ditional playgrounds, use of two more playgrounds, nnme-matter would bo proceeded with on ly the second half of Blake Gardens that basis, namely asking members and the playground at Mongkok. to subscribe and how much they

were willing to give. If anyone feels that the Club should Lake one playground and "not two, he can indicate so by proposing an amendment to the motion.

Get Money First. Bell: Hon. Mr. strongly in favour of this movement of supplying playgrounds to the jasorer quarters of the town, but

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Resolution Curried.

He added, "On that understand- ing the matter will not be proceeded with further until we have found can raise the ad- out whether we ditional subscriptions, it being un- dorstood that the Club will not fail with the existing grounds. I will I feel we should go very slowly input the motion that the work be ex- this matter and would like to sug-euled on the lines indicated by the gest as an amendment that before Community Service Committee,"

The resolution was carried with going any further whatsoever an

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seven dissentients, but a large num- ber of those present refrained from voting.

Hongkong's Pre-History.

Owing to the major portion of the time having been taken up with the playground discussion, an n- dress entitled "The Pre-History of Hongkong." by Professor J. L., Shellshear, was unavoidably cur- tailed, and the speaker was not able to make more than brief references Lo his subject.

He explained that the subject dealt with the. cultures of early The Chairman: I have already man, and explained that 20 polished thought of that but it seems to me stone axe heads had been found in a little difficult for the Directors of Hongkong. In a period of about or myself to approach five years something like 4,000 the Club

specimens had been found in the members unless we know they are genuinely in favour of the scheme. Colony.. He referred to interesting I was going to add that even if we finds at Gastle Penk of stone in- accepted these proposals for ex-plements of small diameter which, tension, and if we accepted them he said, were almost exnetly similar on a basis of voluntary contribu- to the oldest cultural implements tion, we should have to ascertain known in Indo-China. whether these contributions were forthcoming before we could np proach the Government.

I quite see your point, Rotarian Bell, but my difficulty in to know exactly how to proceed in this matter. If the Club authorises the Directors to ascertain how much

money members would be willing to subscribe, it could be dealt with in that way, and when we got the in- formation we could come to you again and explain the position. You see we have agreed to carry on our existing work at a cost of $1,360,

Professor Shellshear also stated that a bronze burial ground had been found at Aberdeen, where bronze axes, spears and swords had been found.

Philippine Islands. Afler pointing out that 250,000 specimens had been found in the Philippine Islands, and commenting on the great work in this connexion being done by the Franch in Indo- China, Professor Shelishear sald that interest in the subject lay in finding what connexion there was and if you like I can now address between such places as China and cach member and nak how much he Hongkong, the Philippines, Indo- will be prepared to subscribe, and China and Java, and how mankind on their decision will depend how and his culture had spread. much we can do.

Subscriptions Unknown,

The speaker handed round a num- ber of specimons which were examined by these present with groat interest.

Hon. Mr. Bell: We now know

In calling upon Mr. A. el Arculli exactly how much we will be com mitled to pay if we accept the to thank the speaker, the Chairman, whole programme but none of us on behalf of the Club, safd how know how much the man on is glad they were to see Mr. Arculli right or the man on his left or the again, restored to health after his man in front of him is going to recont illness.

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