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Acknowledgment.

LYTTON REPORT

LEAGUE POSTPONES ITS CONSIDERATION

for October 1,

home. No-one can, I think, gainsay!

have tho finost sports Club-houso east of Suez. We have taken a risk and carried through a most ambitious project and I confidently boliove not too ambitious. Kowloon is growing

Geneva, Sopt. 24. so rapidly that we bolleve that a

together After overruling the Chinese big building like thin with the large grounds wo occupy objection that the Council was not will attract more and more mem-competent to discuss the matter, bors through the social and sport-the Council of the League, under Ing facilities wo have to offor. the Chairmanship of Mr. De Valera Saturday, the day on which the We want more and more Kow-agreed to the Japanese request to now Club House of the Kowloon loonites and oven Hongkongites postpone until November 14 the Cricket Club was opened by Mrs. to feel there is something lacking consideration of the Lytton report, Southorn, wife of H.E. the Officer in their lives if they have not he publication of which was fixed Administering the Government, joined the K.C.C. (Hear bear.) Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G., was a red-latter day In the annals of the Club.

Now for a few words of thanks Mr. Lindsell, in welcoming. Mrs.first to H. E. the O. A. G. for Southorn, said: "Ladies and Gen-kindly Interest, in our welfare. tlemon. I will only detain you But for the postponement cruelly for a moment. It is my great forced upon us by the typhoon hublication of the Lytton report. privilege and pleasure to welcome would have been present as our you Mrs. Southern, and to assure guest and skip of the very strong you of our deep appreciation of four from Government Housi the honour you have done us by As it is, he has sent the Club 1 consenting to open our new. Club-special message regrotting that houso. I will ask you now to ac another engagement makes it im cept the presentation key at the possible for him to be present hands of our architect, Mr. A. R. Fhere-regret which we most hear- Raven, and armed therewith to do-tly reciprocate. clare the building open and to To our old friends of the cricket lead us into our new home." field Dick Hancock and Eric Mit- Declaring the Club-house open, chell we are deeply indebted for Mrs. Southorn said: "There is pro- the fine clock which will before — bably no one loss qualified than long grace the turret above our myself to open this Clubhouse, for score box.

form.

Mr. Do Valera expressed the Council's regret that the Japanese Government had prejudiced the ettlement of the dispute by re- :ognising and signing a treaty with danchukuo, without awaiting the

The Japanese delegate said he vould not comment at the present ime on Mr. De Valera's remarios. -Router.

Telegraphic Block

Nanking, Sept. 25. The Government has ordered a telegraphic blockado against Man- churia, to be effective immediately.

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hand of friendship to visitors, and I am, alas no use at games. But To contributors towards the members of visiting teams always while acutely conscious of my do- cost of second billard table again go away expressing their admira- ficiencies I am cheered by two our grateful thanks: Oar billiard tion of the courtesy and friend- by the K.C.G. facts-one that your genial Chair-room should be one of the great liness displayed

Then again there is the annual man, who has presided over your attractions. destinies so successfully for eight To our archieets also we are children's sports, organised by the years, is a very good friend of very grateful for this happy re- Club avery January, which have mine--and secondly. I yield to sult of their labours, particularly been held since 1906, and they are none In my admiration of those Mr. Raven, who, in addition, is a source of great joy to the many who play games, and those who kindly presenting a clock for the children who appear on the in-

vitation list of the Club. encourage the team spirit in any billiard room.

About Cricket. Finally I cannot leave out the "The history of the K.C.C. has Building Sub-committee (though

And now I want to say a few been set forth in an admirable as Chairman thereof I feel here bookle which he who runs-or on rather delicate ground) and words about cricket. This Club even she who sits still-may read. must pay tribute to the indefatig- is called the Kowloon Cricke! Club The record is a fine one, and it is abla efforts of my fellow workere and I don't want you to forget that my pride and delight to be invited in particular Mr. Hirst, who as middle word. And you

other to-day to open this splendid new our so-called "land lord" might be members, do not be led away by

members to building, on which I hope good the reincarnation of St. Boniface other older

your fortune will smile and in which, I himself; Mr. Jimmy Hyde, who, forma of aport. Stick to hope, good fellowship will pre-though called "Grandpa" by the cricket as long as you can, and vail." (Applause).

irraverent, I believe regards this when you have had a lang ex- Mrs. Southorn then opened the building almost as one of his own perience of the game you will not door with the presentation, key children, and finally Mr. A. Mac-regret it." and those congregated outside en-kenzie, who na special secretary tered and sat down to tea on the in the past 18 months had done hall, on the eatensive verandah or his job most cheerfully on the lawn,

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"In the Club calendar this is a Southern for having spared us the 132 for the loss of seven wickets. red letter day, the reddest letter time and so charmingly performed The principal scorers were Lieut. and for A. C. Hamilton, 39, Lt. Comdr. day in all the Club's history. Itour opening ceremony,

must be a birthday anniversary of kind things you then said about Southorn, 29, J. E. Richardson, St. Boniface, who, being patron the Club. What better send off 25, and E. Zimmern, 21, while had the best bowling saint of inns and innkeepers, must could we have had on our new Burnett

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the honour of replying had fallen

The results of the lawn bowls Since the old pavilion came into fon him when there were so many

connexion with the existence in 1908, Kowloon has more people who, he felt aure, played in grown beyond belief and with could have done more justice to it opening were as follow:

at the lat Rink-Hyde, Overy, Lind- growth our membership naturally than himself. He felt, increased. Twelve years ago it same time, that it was because he sell and Jack (K.C.C.) lost was already borne in on us that had a longer cricket acquaintance Shield, Gow, Taccht, and Maughan, our accommodation was getting with the members of the Club than 12-31.

2nd. Rink:-Farrell, Russell, exceedingly cramped, and in 1921 any other visitor, and he valued

Lawn Bowls Match.

and

Webster a scheme was set on foot to build a very highly the friendship with Smith and Cullen (K.C.C.), bont

Hamilton, now pavilion to cost about $25,-the members of the Club which Mosa 000. This scheme was abandon-was formed so many years ago on Rusell, 20-14.

3rd. Rink:Gibson, Chadwick, ed, and with the conversion of the cricket field. They could take King's Park into recreation it from him that there was no bet-Ferguson and Burford (K.C.C.) lost grounds we were allocated anter place to form and keep friend-to Grimmett, Arculli, Alderman

on the cricket field and de Rome, 18-22. area now occupied by the N. O.ships than

4th Rink: Hirst, Kern, Harri- Sports Club and two other small Hear, hear).

Kristoferson (K.C.C.) Mr. Hancock said it was a great son and notified areas below, and were that we could not hope to remain pleasure to him to see amongst beat Rapley, Hunter, Henderson much longer on this site which the gathering a very old friend, and Guiterrez 21-22.

(applause). 5th Rink:-McTavish, Jack and would be needed for other pur-Mr. J. P. Robinson poses. This was something of Hon. Secretary of the Club. He Gittins (K.C.C.) beat Macfarlane, facer and for awhile there was a had done a great deal for the Club Hogbin and Bentley, 29-14.

Gth Rink:-Fraser, Labrum, sharp division of opinion among and he hoped sincerely Mr. Robin- members as to whether we should son would be spared for a good Simpson and Brown, (K.C.C.) lost Lo Macfarlane, Gill, Duncan and mova forthwith or hang on to many years. these grounds as long as possible. "Apart from the many activities Ramsey, 10-20.

7th Rink:-Nish, Finally the toyers won and we of the Club," continued Mr. Han-

(K.C.C.) stayed. Then in 1930 when our cock, "such as tennis cricket, Chapman and Dinnen

Cavanagh, Longbottom, prospects of permanent occupa-bowis, dtc., the ono it can lay the beat tion Improved the new Club-house greatest claim to fame Iles in its Stewart and de Souza, 22-14. In the evening a dance project revived, and though it had unbounded hospitality. I am sure to be susponded for awhile it was you will agree with mo that in this held in the spacious hall, music time abandoned, De-respect Kowloon Cricket Club was being supplied by Mickey's Melody the spite long delay and trouble with not surpassed by any other club Makers. The exterior of

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