G; City Government Mayor Lays Foundation Stones Rapid progress in the construction of the $1,000,000 stadium, gymnasium and swimming pool is being made in the Civic Centre at "Kiangwan and is expected that the group will be completed in May next year, ready jor the next national athletic meet~ ing.
"White the construction was started few weeks ago, the foundation Stones of the three buildings were laid by Gen, Wu Te-chen, Mayor, in a brief ceremony on Monday morning A crowd of more than 300, including commissioners of the various depart ments of the City Government, and representatives of educational' and athletic institutions were present.
In his speech delivered before the ceremony, Gen. Wu emphasised the Importance of physical culture and pointed out. that' the construction of the stadium group fills a long-felt need in Shanghai. Though here have been race courses and other sports grounds, the much needed stadium is still lacking. He expressed the hope that students and the Chinese community will make good use of the stadium group after its completion, Mr. Yih Kung-ts0, representing the City Planning Commission, outlined the building plans of the stadium, group. Dr. Z. 'L. Sheng, chief secre= tary of the National Athletic Federation, congratulated the authorities on the building of the stadium, The stadium, which will consist of one S00-metre track, two 200- metre tracks, one football ground, three tennis courts, and three basket ball grounds, wilt have a seating capacity of 40,000, Tt will also have dormitory with accommodation for on Monday' morning, when the cornet the ceremony, The lower picture was taken nationals who were "up against it," 14nd. and that work they never forgot 'Dr. O'Hara pleaded to be excused from' a speech, on the ground that really he was too closely associated with Scotland. He spent sever years in that country and he played cricket for Scotland against" both England and South Africa. He} thought really he ought to be member of St. Andrew's Society.
Dr. Parsons said that in Canada they' never forgot the stock from] whence they came, by reason of which a very large proportion would] be qualified for membership of St. Andrew's Society. For himself, if he were in a community in whi there were not any Canadians, ho would find it very dificult to decide whether he should join St, Andrew's or St. George's, Scotsmen appeared to be everywhere and it was only Fecently that he read of a mission reaching Lhasa and making a complaint that the Lhasa Police' Band continually paraded the streets playing "The Cock o' the North." Dalai prove to be WOuld of surprise him if the next lai Lama should prove to be gymnasium, which will be built at the side of stadium, will have a floor area of 20 by 40metres, housing a basketball and a volley: ball ground and a tennis court. It will have a seating capacity of 3500, The swimming pool will "be 20 by 30 metres, with a depth of four feet, six 4 eleven feet, Tt will have seating capacity of 4,800 persons.
The entire stadium group will occupy approximately 270 mow
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