Unanimous Adoption by Council of Sports Ground, Project At a recent meeting of the French Municipal Council, BL, A. clu Pac de Marsoulies made' a strong appeal for the formation of a sports round in the Avenue Peti district, for the use of residents the' French Concession. In [the course of his address to the Council, M. clu Pac de Marsoatis pointed out that whereas in. the International Settlement there was an excellent recreation ground inside the Race Gouirse andthe swimming pool in Hongkew Park the only people who could enjoy such things in the French Concession were those who could afford to belong to the various clubs. He pointed out that, for example, the French police had no football ground and were obliged avail themselves of opportunity' use the field of a Chinese ground, He pointed out that there were about 70 mow of land on Avenue Petain already belonging to the municipality, and he suggested that on this might be provided a recrea tion ground, tracks for running!
id walking races, a football field, swimming pool and teriis courts. The suggestion was unanimously approved by the Council in principle, whereupon M. clu Pac de Marsoulies proposed the forma of a sub-committee under the chair-Tnanship of the President of the council and composed of councillors and gentlemen interested in the various forms of sport to draw up scheme for laying out the ground, another suggestion which was also A Lance quantity of fooditutfs for} the: Allied Army was seat to Nanking by train ea Sunday.
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