Need for Bigger Committees To the Editor of the "Norzu-Cuna Dalny News"
Sin—I should like to associate myself with some of the views ex-Dressed In Mfr, E. ¥, Harris' Yticr, ap-Dearing in your issue February 31 Particularly the suggestion regarding formation of Councit Committees, As he rightly states, the Land Regulations allow "only nine foreign Councilors but nowhere. in the. Regulations by which the City is govern. fed docs there appear any form restriction as to Advisory Committees, or membership of same.
Fintl decisions on all_ Council matters must of course be lett entirely with the Council but the quantity of "Courcil matters" and the enarme scope of same with all the detail not possibly be adequately attended to by nine men, and especially nine men who also have other duties to attend to Tribute to S.R.U-F.C.
To the Editor of the "Nonmit-Cinxa Dany News"
Sim—When we, the lads of Tung Wen College, took up Rugby football three years' ago, we hardly kno what it was all about. But durin T have always been a great admirer of the nine good men who come forward each year to shoulder the enormous burden of running our Model Seliloment and particularly for who remarkably efficient manner in which they have always handlea it, but 1 think the work Involved has low. become so vast that assistance such 1 could be obtained from others ous id this three-year-period we have made the Council has now become very Jsuch a marvellous stride that we are desirable if not almost essential, fable to play the final game of the Spunt Cup Match which is the Committees for every branch of highest peak of the local Rugby municipal activities, to thresh out in games. detail any malter under review and The local papers have expounded to submit their recommendations to that our great progress in this game Council for final attention and was due lo our combination, fitness, decision, should surely be very uch training, and determination. welcomed by members of the Council. Jcourse, "in the background of our 'Then of course there is that further sudden rise to this glorious level point indicated in Mr. Harris' letter there has been a hard and strenuous that i would give an opportunity for training, which we have experienced much larger number to share in almost every day, and noble stubbor~ some of the work connected with the ness and fighting spirit among our administration of this city. players. We fully deserve, let Lam divided in mind at the moment say, to claim this. But we must not whether or not it would be belter to. neglect one more clement underlying Teave the Finance Committee con-love vietory—the element which lis stituted as hitherto—entirely always been the source of the (Council Members—but certainly the [stimulant to our players. We mean Public Works, Public Utilities and the warm sympathy and profound Watch Committees could stand much interest extended to us by the Shang bigger committees than they have at hat Rugby Union Football Club which present. hasbeen patronizing us during Tt is to be hoped that the incoming these three years of our hard work.
'Council will adopt Mr. Harris' sugges-But for the patronage of the Club tion and cal! for names of ratepayers four success could not be properly willing to assist on the above com-accounted for. mittees, as soon as it comes into For this reason let us express our power. hearty thanks to the Club whose kindness did much towards our pro-'Shanghai, Feb, 28. {gress and let us hope that the Club will continue to show the same old sympathy to us as well as to other and in bri jing mutual understanding [Japanese and foreign Afteens, so as among. different nations through to bring all nations in this Wonderful City to. a beautiful International [friendship through this kind of sport.
[Rugby Football.
Tuna Wex Ruccens It is needless to say that we will Prof. T, Hayashi, Chairman, do our best both in training ourselves Shanghai, Feb, 26.
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