At times there soams to be forgetfulness of the reason for, and continued existence of, the Public Recreation Ground, Naturally in a time of crisis such as last year its real purpose had to be made subservient to that of defence, and all cheerfully acquiesced in the curtailment of their opportunities for recreation and sport, "Bk when matters are on a different footing, ax now, it is surely time to sce that people who want to et exercise there should have as such opportunity as possible. Just now parties from the different forees in Shanghai tse it to a small extent, bat never onowgh to prevent others from carrying on their games, and they are always scrupulously atten. five to see that there is no inter ference. A very different story, however, hax to be told with ference io the Russian Company of Volunteers, and in view of numorov complaints which have reached ux it seems time that the matter. was gone.into. We are told that they Commence opégations about ant. and continue until 12 noon, and for goodly part: of that. time: they occupy practically all the grown! which goes to the making of three holes.of the golf course. If only. a small handful. of "people used the course it, would hardly matter, but as a matter of fact the number playing is generally considerable, There are people who work nights, there are seafaring men with Very limited opportunities for play, a number who cannot afford the'expense of the ame on any of the courses outside the Settlement, and they are now being partially deprived of their particular f6rm of recreation. 'There must he other' places where this training could Carried out just as well, while the est of the community would ther have the advantage of the privileges which far-sighted men Ju the past recused for, them.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.