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THE - HONGKONG : TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, ́ ̄` 1934.

HON. MR. S. H. DODWELL ELECTED CAPTAIN OF GOLF CULB

CHINA'S

DAVIS CUP

TEAM

Ng Sze-kwong · On

CHARITY

FOOTBALL

UNIVERSITY AND

G.C.H. STAFF

TRADE BOOMING

RECORD CHRISTMAS

IN BRITAIN

London, Dec. 18. An Intensive attack by shoppers The annual Charity Football marked the commencement of the Selection Committee match between the Government last pre-Christmas week. All stores Civil Hospital Staff and the Uni-jare crowded and a'record Christmas Local tennis players will be in- veraity is taking place on Sun-in expected. terested to learn that Mr. Ng Sze-day next at 3.30 p.m. on tho kwong, the well-known exponent who was the Colony's foremost University Ground, Pokfulnt. culation, the surest Index of briak player some years ago, has been

Sir William Hornell, the Vico-business, last week exceeded £393,, appointed to the Selection Com-

000,000.-£11,000,000 above the mittee which will choose China's Chancellor, will refèrce. representatives to challenge for

anme work last year. Tho penk has the Davis Cup Lawn Tennis Com.

not yet been reached and le cx- petition.

pected to exceed £495,000,000,

It is more than probablo that in addition to his capacity as a member

of the selection committee Mr. Ng

HOCKEY

Szo-kwony will be invited to join the Y.M.C.A. Hold Recreio

team as non-playing captain.

FIRST CHINESE CHAMPION

Was

With Seven Men

The Bank of England note cir-

BUILDING FUND FOR NEW CLUB HOUSE STARTED

REVIEW OF YEAR'S ACTIVITIES

AT ANNUAL MEETING.

At the annual meeting of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club yesterday, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, reviewing the activities of the Club, mentioned that consequent on a décision previously taken to abandon for the present the scheme for the erection of a new Club House at Fanling, a Building Fund had now been started.

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dadwell was elected Captain for the ensuing

year.

נת

YING WA⋅ SCHOOL SPEECH DAY

FUNCTION AT THE HOP

YAT CHURCH

The annual spocch day of the Ying

U.S. COMMODITY. PRICES

LATEST CABLED.

QUOTATIONS

Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Frits Wa Girls' School was held at the Hop have received the following quota- Yat Church yesterday evening. The tions on the New York exchange for function was presided over by thei yesterday. Rev. Cheung Chuk-ling, and the pupile by Mr. G. R. Sayer, the Dire

certificates word distributed to tho!

tor of Education.

New York Colton,

Dec. 17. Dec. 18,

Ciòne

Closing Range

December

12.45

1242-124

12.43

12.47-12.47

12.63

12.07-1257

12.33 12.62

12.58-12.08

12.58-12.59

In the absence of the Headmistress, January Miss Hutchinson, who is on furlough, March the school report for the year 1933-34. May was read by Mina V. D. A, Silcocks. July

was making good progress,

Spot After distributing the certificates, December Mr. Sayer addressed the gathering January

growth of the March

The report revealed that the school October (1035) 18.54 12.40-12.42

He touched on the

school under the Landon Missionary May. Society, and noted with pleasure that July It had expanded from a small school

September with only a handful of students, to an institution boasting the enrolment of over 400 girls.

New Yark Rubber

1270 12.75

12.93 12.50-22.00

13.00

18.03-13.03

13.20

18.20-13.20

19.37

13.40-19.40

13.86

13.57-18.57

13,80

19.77-13.77

list"

con-

parenta

widely of and good

English books.

Mr. Sayer congratulated the staff May of the Ying Wa Girls' School on their

July excellent work during the year. He Monday's sales-22,827,000 bushela urged the cooperation of with the teachers, and advised the

December

D01-006 students to

May read more

874-87 July .... periodicals, magazines

644-84 Total sales:-11,605,000 bushels

Total sales-73 lots

Chicago beat December... (98%

99

084-986

30-0034

9344-434

Chicago Cora

DO

874% 844

An enjoyable concert was later December

Winnipeg Wheat,

0%

7714-77%

May

82%

82%-821

July

December

8346

834-834

New York Segur

1,07

1.05-1.05

March

1.78

1.78-1.79

May

1.84

1.83-1:83

July

1.80

1.86-1.87

Total nalen: 4,000 tons

New York Blik

December March

1.31

1.31

1.2834-1.2934 1.20 -1.80 1824 1.30 1.3

Moving the adoption of the nature for the next few years and 1- report and accounts the Hon. Mr. think that, despite the unavourable Even during Christrane, 1929, be; N, L. Smith referred in eulogistic showing, we diay consider ourselves fore the slump, when retail pricestorms to the aplendid services to be in a healthy condition with the Debenture Account almost completely rendered to the Club by Mr. and liquidated and with a Kunding Fund were higher, the note circulation Mr. Kerr, and expressed regret of $22,67€ laid by for the benefit was only £180,000,000.

at the forced retirment and return of posterity, Ng Sze-kwong was born in 1895,

WAITING LIST Looking to the New Year, busi. to England of the latter owing to Playing with only seven men, the and was the first Chinese to win Y. M. C. A. did exceedingly well to s men are distinctly hopeful.-health. He also referred to The system of a "waiting the Colony Open Singles. He wonhold the Club de Recreio to

membership has been A score Home prospecta are definitely good the appointment of Mr. and Mrs, for thla title in 1918 and retained It of two goals to une in Recreio's and overseas trade shows algns of Hitchens as their successors, tinued but full membership has been Dealing with the question of offered from time to time when there until 1924, He

finalist in favour, in a friendly hockey match recovery.

the

Club new

House the has appeared to be no serious over- 1915, 1916 and 1927. With Wong at King's Park yesterday afternoon. Po-keung, he

British exports for the first Chairman said: In pursuance of the crowding at week-ends When pro the Open won

The Recre'o scored both goals in eleven months of 1934 were Doubles in 1917, the first year that the first half, and the Y, M. C. A.highest, by £25,000,000, since 1929 fees now go towards a Fanling Build- the "waiting list" could not be the policy recommended nt last year's motions from the waiting uớc Tuy

General Meeting

offered it has been decided that the entrance title had bien held by Chinese,scored in the second half.

Imid-week privileges enjoyed by those Partnered by Wong ho retained

Railways announce hundreds of ing Fund which is invented or put on the title for the two following the Marina

In a friendly match on Monday on apeelal trains will be run during the Fixed Deposit and heat against offered as an option, and that election ground, the Punjab Christmas and New Year holidays, day when, pa is Inevitable, new to full membership must be accepted years, and in 1922 and 1923. cap. Regiment defraled the Hongkong and Including the "Hogmanay Express, Club House at Fanling must be when offered except in special cases tored the crown with Wei Wing Singapore Brigade,

R.A. by two enabling Scola to spend the New erected. This Fund, which now a such is impending departure from lok. He was finalist with A. Hons to nil. Rumjahn in 1920 and in 1924

Year at Home. Railway faces will pears for the first time in the Ac- with C. Chao.

be three-forthiers a mile. Our counts, will in due course be augment

d by such profits from the General Owa Correaperuient.

The caddie system al Fanling con- Account na con the opinion of the tinues to work satisfactorily and the Committee be safely no allocated. An reports made by members have been it stands this Fund has been com- helpful in keeping up the standard of London, Dee. 18, posed of $10,000 transferred from the officiency which I think members will The average level of retail prices General Account early in the year agree is now higher than ever..Many Af commodities on

under review and $12,225 in Entrance over-age caddles have been December Fees paid during the year, the re-away.

! were 44 per cent, shove the leveldun

being

Accrued interrot

alimuld Ike here to of July 1914. This percentage investments.

tribute 10 our Secrelaty. Col. was the same as that for the month The actual result of the year's Matthews, who not only kept earlier. The corresponding figure working as shown in the Profit" and things running at Fanling during for Demember 1, 1933, was 43.

Loss Account will be seen to be the period between Mr. Kerr's British Wireless.

loss of 88,919.67 as against a profi departure and Mr. Hitchin's arrival hut in my opinion, brought about considerable improvements; also to Mrs. Matthews who ab efficiently filled the gup suddenly left by Mrs. Kerr.

Ng Sze-kwong was also C.R.C. A cocktail party will be held at champlon for fiften years, from Kowloon Cricket Club on Sunday. 1912 when he founded the club December 23, tmmediately after the Amerlent tennis tournament which until 1927, and played in the

in being held on the C.R.C. "A" Division champion Special festive music will be a fon- Panie day. team in 1917, 1919, 1926, 1927 ture at the party. and 1928.

He was included in the Inter- port side against Shanghal in 1920, 1921 and 1922, and was non- playing captain of the interport alde which visited Canton in 1932.

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Ne also represented China at the Far Eastern Olymple Games in 1917, 1919 and 1921 at Tokyo, Maulla and Shanghai.

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OPEN UNTIL 6 O/C P.M.

WOOLLIES

SCARVES

STOCKINGS

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dadwell.– –

in the preceding year of $18,102.71, total difference of 827,112.38.

on

the Colony.

CADDIE SYSTEM

MR. GREENHILL

given by the students of the school.

!

AVIATOR ENGAGED

CAMPBELL BLACK TO MARRY ACTRESS

Total nalen:- 72 lots.

alontreal Sirer.

London, Dec. 18 Campbell Black, the British | May airman who, with C. W. A. Scott." turned

the England-Australia air December marathon, has become engaged March to Miss Florence Deamond, the May well-known English'

pay

This is, I regret to say, the last General Meeting at which we shall ace the familiar face of Mr. L. S. Greenhill. The Fanling Greens Com- mittee without Mr. Greenhill to help it will be almost like amet withou, the Prince of Denmark.

Successive committees have always subordinated all subsidiary Interests: like Club-houses and the rest to the! primary necessity of, good golfing conditions and it is no exaggeration To say that the Fanling Courses owe more to Mr. Greenhill's enthusiasm and experience than to any other single cause. In the unme of all pre- sent i thank Mr. Greenhill for all that he has done and wish him all han- ¡piness in ħla retirement, (Applause).|

The Hon. Mr. S.-IL-- --Dodwell -WAN elected Captain 'on the motion of the Chairman, seconded, by Mr. J. II. Ros.

The following were clected mem-| abers of the incoming Committee:

&

In the second half of the Working G. S. Archbutt, C. D. Lambert. A. Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith and Messin. Account there is only a difference be- Lissamun, K. S. Morrison, A. tween the two years of less than Ritchie, T. J. J. Fenwick, A. Muc- $1,400, but it is in the first half of farlane and D. J. Gilmore, that Account that the explanation will Micarta. Perev Smith, Soth be found of the nosition which would Fleming were appointed auditors for he disquieting, if it appeared to be in the ensuing year nt & remuneration any way likely torecur,

of $1,600 per annum, on the pro- posal of the Chairman, seconded by! Mr. G. S. Archbutt.

BUILDING SCHEME

ENTRANCE FEE

As was prophesied a year ago the abandonment for the present ut the Extraordinary Meeting of October 1933 of the scheme for a new Club

Mr. Frank Austin said: There is one point I would like to bring out House has teinted this year, at this meeting for special considera- number of repairs at Fanling which tion, and that is the question of en- had been deferred until the situation trance feu. was clearer. Repairs and renewals accordingly show an Increase of over $50 to $150 about one year ago, and The entrance fee was raised from $8,000 as compared with the previous I have heard from year. Besides this, Maintenance at have happened to meet that they

number of mer Fanling and Upkeep of Courses at would like to join the Golf Club but Fanker show between them total they thought the entrance fee of $150 increase of nearly $9,000.

On the excessive, other hand Subscriptions are down by over $5,000 n dren which it in course impossible to control.

I would like to suggest that it uf might be rovised to a fee of $100 in alice of $150, and I would like to

It is dangerous in times such as bring this to the Committee for their the present

Indutre in pronbeeles serious consideration.

for the future, and the prosperity of The Chairman:

I

am sure Mr.

uch an institution as a Golf Club Austin's proposal will be carefully must depend upon how much the considered by the Incoming com- spending public can afford to pay for mittee.

Ex resting buwo for it is nasible to fototell there will be very of thanks to their rene Captain, Mr. P. S. Caraldy proposed a vote few payments to be made of a special the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith,

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