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FURTHER REVENUE REQUIRED

Fanling Hunt And Race

Club Meeting

The very precarious financial posi- tion of the Club at present, and the vital need of methods for obtaining further revenue, were contained in the annual

report of the Fanling

Hunt and Race Club, whose annual generni кене mecting was held in the Hoard Room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Company yesterday. Mr. W. T. Stanton was in the Chair.

presenting

the report,

Chairman said:

the

The accounts that are before you how a loss an

on working of $078.45, but this is somewhat illusory as wo have provided for a sum in excess of $1,300 to pay off Sundry Creditors of the Fanling

Bunt fur

for debts In- curred prior to September 30, 1937. In fact, then, the working of last year does not show quite on gloomy

a picture na

as these accounts present,

bai, nevertheless, the very precarious this

present financial position of the Club diture. must not be minimized. The actual

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recurrent expen- WOMEN SOFTBALLERS

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An but few animals have been position to-day is that the Club is kept in the Club's own stables, in

It

In Manila

WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER 9, 1908.

Chinese Team | SUGGESTION

On Tour In Japan, Korea

Keljo, Nov. 8.

The Chinese basketball team trom Pelping, now on a playing tour of Japan and Koren, beat the Keijo Oid Boys' team 47 to 44 on Monday.

The team is leaving here to-day en raute back to Peiping via Hainking Domel.

SCHOOLS'

LEAGUE

St. Paul's and Wah Tai Struggle For Senior Honoura Champlonship honours of the Senior Division of the Schools Basketball League lie between St. Paul's College and Wah Tal School, the former having defeated the University, last year's champions. Division, Wah Yan Collego and Queen's College are yet undefeated, but St. Paul's College and Pui Ying School are till in the running for the championship.

TO TEACH BOYS CHESS

Captain's Suggestion At

Club's Dinner

The manual dinner of the Kowloon Hotel Inst night. Chess Club was held at the Peninsula

Mr. J. S. Smith, Vice-President, who presided, congratulated the prize- winners and made special mention of D. E. Carvalho, Colony Champion, K,

M. A. Barnett and Victor Rush..

Dr. M. O. Pfister, Captain of the Victoria Chess Club, who distributed the prizes, said chess was being played by schoolboys in England and declared it would be good If the game were introduced to

In the Junior boys, so they would have ple

The League tables to date are as

Senior Division

follow:

Wah TAL

Indebted to its Bankers and others the interest of economy, the services American Team Arrives P for the sum of $2,470,02 with no of the No. 1 (Sze Ling) were dis- security other than the personal posed with during the summer. Huarantee of the Members of the may prove necessary to engage # Committee.

successor, but in the meantime, the upkeep of the premises and care of fodder is in charge of the Race Course No. 1,-

Further Revenue Vilal

Hunters Arms

Wah Nam

University Tu Ying King' Wah Yan Queen's Fong Lam

Manila, Nov. 8. The twenty-two Californian girla comprising a softball team, on four of the Orient, will commence, ten- game schedule in Monita to-day at wah Yan the Rizal Memorial Stadium against | Queen's

local

men's team. The players arrived un Sunday Pui Ying

St. Paul'

Junior Division

It is obvious, then, that methods of obtaining further revenue are vital to the Club's continued existence. The Committee has regretfully de- The Increased lous on working, elded to increase the subscription to $700 old, as compared with last year, for the coming is partially accounted for by more Season to £4. (or at exchange of money spent on repairs and re- I. 3d. $04) per head

with

a pro-newals, but the principal factor is a foun Japan, where they had divid-- Sal Nam "A" portional Increase in "Caps,"

Caps." This decreased profit on bar and meals. ed into two teams competing against decision was taken in consideration with of the fact that the Club's deficit in a turnover in the bar only down each other.

the Fanling Hunt

16.

ctured by roughly 30%.

is re- The opening match for to-morrow

the last two years was solely on.pproximately 10%, the P Similarly night will be between one halt of casioned by making up past and with meals, the proat is down 30%, the visiting aggregation, the "Holly- while sales to members have declined wood All Stars, and the Amerleul-

present losses of the Hunt, and think you wil all agree with me, that even this enhanced subscription in very moderate when one considers

the number of days hunting provided In the Season,

After Silkylight's brilliant win in

only 10%. Your Committee is muk- European Y.MICA. only 10%.

King's

Fong Lan

Joseph's

Sni. Nam ***

Points

to profit by in later years. He sald he would also like to see more in- terest in the game and suggested that Mr. Carvalho give monthly talks. Closer co-operation between the Vic- torin and Kowloon Clubs would be beneficial, he added,

Prizes were awarded to the follow- "Aing.-D. E. Carvalho (Colony Cham- 124 plon), V. Rush and K. M. A. Barnett (runners-up), V. Rush (Club senior

18 | championship), K. M. A. Barnett (runner-up); F. White (Club Junior championship), A. Morton (runner-

141 | up).

Points

NOVEMBER MEETING

100

ing some alterations in the existing The second game will be between arrangements with the No. 1 Boy, "Columbia Pictures" and the Aton-Macao Preparations For and it in hoped that these may lie Gulf-United Press. remedy matters. The running of the Huntera Arins during the coming

the Hongkong Derby of 1938, Mr. Season will be in the hands of Mr. locks to supplement Moller made the exceedingly gener-Potts, and the Committee are par-already had. aus donation to this Club of $1,000, theularly grateful to Mrs. Potts for to be used on the Committee decided, supervision she has promised to:

perpetuate the memory of the

to

pony's gallant performance. Owing

to our present serious facial posi- tion that money has not been ex- pendled as yel.

Hive.

Race Course

the onca we

Farling Hunt

I have already mentioned finances in this connection, and it remains for It is pleasing to note a substan-me, on behalf of all subscribers, to tally better working here than In thank Mr. Walmesley-Cotham for the Mr. Moller ako donated the Silky-¡the preceding years. A loss of $1,300 excellent Season's sport he gave us light Cup, which was competed for has turned into a profit of nearly the as funtsman Our thanks are also at the Point-to-Point Meeting. 1, same amount, but this is still below due to Messrs. Butcher, Feliden, know all Members will join me in the average of the years prior to Hook and Mackenzie for whipping expressing to Mr. Moller our hearty 1937. The Committee has made new in, and to Mr. Nelson for his arduous thanks for his

Kentrous

and very arrangements, as to the running of dulles as 11on. Secretary, Mr. Nelson sporting assistaner.

the pari-inuluc), with Mr. Kwok Hin-also managed the very successful Stables

wang vice Mr. Rumjahn, and these Hunt Ball. should prove more remuncrative to the Club. I am sure members will appreciate the co-operation shown by Mr. Kwok.

one.

Saturday Races

Macao, Nov. 7. Preparations for the race meeting to take place in Macao on Novem- ber 12, and not on November 13 as originally advised, are going ahead, and there is every prospect that the a very successful meeting will be

Macao is taking much greater in- terest in this meeting than for some time past, and the demand tickets in the Big Sweep,

on the Governor's Cup, is a very good one. Lo: raceguers follow the train- In very closely. and a good ruce for the Governor's Cup is likely to The accounts again show a les in

For the coming Season, Cupt. take place. This Cup, presented by this department, although somewhat

Harland has agreed to act as Hunts-Is Excellency the Governor less than the previous year. The

man, as Mr. Walmesley-Cathom is Macao, is a fine example of the heavy cost of erreting matsheds is

leaving shortly, and the Hunt Com- Portuguese silversmiths' art, and the cause as usual, and we look for- Thanks to the Clerk of the Course, mitten will comprise Capt. Harland. has been greatly admired by all who ward to the day that we can afford Mr. Hazeland, the Race Course is in Mojor Oliver, Mr. Potts and Mr. have seen -Our Own Correspon- to put up neeemmedation of a more better condition than it has ever Stanton, with 1.1. Forster as Hon. dent. permanent nature that will obviate; been. Mr. Stanton donated two bul-1Secretary,

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Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Eleventh · Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 19th November, 1938,

TOURNAMENT ENTRIES (weather permitting) may be

obtained at the Secretary's Office. Exchange Building: the Club

Entries for the annual tennis lour- nament of SC.A.A. close on Novem-House, Happy Valley; the Hong ber 13, and members interested are Kong Club; the Sports Club; and asked to communicate with Mr. C. the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. B. Wong, the convener.

ROUND-UP OF BEGGARS

Man Admits Has Never Done a Day's Work

A round-up of beggars in the West Point district on Monday resulted in the uppeamace of several of them before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday.

Five of the mendicants were

charged together, with. begging for food, and of these, four were fined $5. ur 14 days' imprisonment cach. The dith, who admitted 10 the Magistrate that he had never done à day's work in his life, and who said his age was 40, was fined $25, with the al

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Another mendicant was released.! and told that efforts would be made to admit him to the Home for the Aged.

Inspector W. Mair prosecuted.

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1938.

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