For the success achieved in reaching this gute, we have largely to thank Mr. Seddon and Mr. Liddell and it is indeed unfortunate that neither of these two good friends of the School able to be present today. The pity of it was that whilst realizing no mediate use could be mode of the money, we could not translate it into Sterling but muches the Trustees wished to do this they were advised that it would be a breach of trust to do. so, So we had the galling experience of seeing our funds steadily Gepreeiate in value as far as attaining She object for which the fund collected vas concerned. To arrest this process fof devaluation as far as we could we eagerly searched for a suitable plot of and to buy and, in these efforts we were ably, and T thay say gratuitously, assisted by Mr. Hans Berents. Event ually this plot_ was purchased _ai Since acquiring it we have had to Tevel, drain, fence and turf It. Tt was obvious that changing quarters must be provided and the pavilion which you now see was accordingly decided "NCDN." Photo.
New Sports Ground opened Trustee of the Fund, is soon ly "during. the Thornton, Mr, J. Evans, School Committee of Management, and the Rev.
Mathews, headmaster.
tu his address Mr. Massey stated. We are here this afternoon to mark a definite step forward in the alm of the Cathedral School for Boys to provide suitable sports accommodation for its pupils. Tt has always been a. great Handicap for the school that it had no playing fields and whilst the round we are assembled on is by no means adequate for the requirements fof the school at Its present strength. it is stil Tess 0 for the school when it can borist of the numbers which all connected with the school look for~ ward to and which the British popula-Vion of this port should easily support, This community is a: constantly changing one and for the benefit of these. who were not here in 1937 T would isle your Indulgence for a few fiinutes while I briefly recall the origin of the Coronation Memorial Fund.
Tt was in May 1997 that an appeal was launched, with the full approval of Mr, Davidson, Acting Consul-Genral at that time, by the Trustees of Holy "Trinity Cathedral, the Trustees of the Estate of the late Mr. Henry Lester and the Committee of Management of the Cathedral School Henry Lester Endowment.
Tam quoting now from the appeal elf for funds 10 be devoted to the Welfare of the only British school for boys in Shanghai,, to promote the physical, educational and moral wel-Yore of British boys attending the school, with the particular objects of providing them with playing folds and new. schoo! premises and withal to constitute a fitting and patriotic trust that the subscribers to the fund will not be dissatisfied with the way the money has been spent. Unfortunately the drop in exchange and coal conditions have made the cost of this pavilion considerably more than Wer anticipated spending and as a sull there will be very little left over, When all our debts are dis charged we propose to hand over the balance to the school for the purposes of this sports ground. We—shall publish a stalement of account and Shall then consider our trust in eon nection with the fund at an end,
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