The row has*become so serious that even outside parties have attempted to quell it, and the local foreign newspaper has printed an appeal to the disputants to speedily settle their quibbling, declaring editorially, "it is to be sincerely, hoped that office bearers will show! the public spirit and fair minds such as are expected of 80 representative a body." It ex-herts them to stand by the club, or the reputation of the club and port will suffer.
The allegation in the same editorial that certain directors, it is, reported, "will not remain where they consider things are not being managed without personal bias and the will to make the club management a closed preserve for certain Profiteers among them," has eau mild sensation.
This has focussed public attention on the organization and many! would like to have explained to them just what is meant by such a sweeping charge. The club was organized as a community pro-Position in which all interested were Permitted to hold shares, Tt would be a pity if wrangling of such a petty nature were to arrest the growth and development of the local sporting club. 'The club has offered local residents and issiting colony a great deal of interesting sport. It has been of 8 truly international character and, fon the surface at least, its affairs have always been' conducted] harmoniously
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