A CLEVER "CORNER."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 204, 22 May 1908, Page 4

A CLEVER "CORNER."

• —4—: — , AfiISRICAN,,F ) I.jeE.T [ 'I3 TO SYDNEY. ' OF ,v\MUSE!MENT. : ~,vySECUI? - ED. , There a.ppea^s j -to j Jbp ) an opportunity at-last for"', testing tlie. value of the federal' anti--1 "Sydney Morning -H6riijd " of May 15). A " combine," which is credited with having created corner-'.' in all conceivable places of amusement of any • value' in ■ tho city and Bjiibjjrbs jperjcjd extending over, tho. time iduniig _i\'hie!i the-' American licet- extifeVsyd)iey'"Tqwii Hall is .said ,to.:bo lpl'd'. |''uh'aef '. option"; I !.' while .other places of 'enteffMinmGn^^'jhclucliii^,' 1 .racecourses and Ijwgi been scoured. It was a 'smart -mece of work, in view of the apprqaclyn(i,;yif4fc",af;*tiio'' United States .Fleet,' for ithe iGovpqmient .will'most likely require a number/jf spqrts grounds -for the carrying- out-- eff-tbe:-,programme that.,is to :bo ■ ,-arranged-, for the entertainment of tho sailors,!'!.. " ■ ' T]icro'-\nre,''''']iofr'ev6r, evidences tka,t Vthe ■promoters of-the movement were a little ,too career in -makinjc their arrangements, - and, ~.if.,.,rumour the. members of the syndicate who were privileged to participate, in',,the iproject, .in the hope of turnto profitable ac"count; are "b'lwjy to suffer .disappointment. '. ,It, ,p.^s L ,, .Qcifiinally anticipated that: the American warships would visit Sydney in September, l .■ and ■ asi(soon as the date was approximately,., fixed... the promoters v of the Syndicate pi:oaeedqd;.t.o. ''oornor " every like-.: ly place of. amusement and .'entertainment for a. period.-considered . sufficient to- cover the fimjj vfchg. .vessels iypjild. remain; here,. with a; iiiargin either' way'_'tp cover any little variation ■ in'-'what-' were" supposed to be the final Jjlaiis.''' The'-m : op6sal-.was an attractive one, and no "trouble 'Was ' experienced in forming .th.C..:syndicato.,'necessary to see the tiling, through'.-' Plans, ffowever, liave .been much interfered 'inth,'"it' is believed, by tho announcement made only, two or three days ago that the fleet would'" roach Port .Jackson 'on August. ?0. . . was able to rearrange its options is not. quite .certain; but : in anyjs.sc r the "Herald") reports of the' actual, stato, of affairs havo readied . t]i£_(*prernm6nt, and' the Premier ■' is doterjflihe"d';3liat the cquintry shall, not. bo made (to :iliffor. by the operations of -the >" combiric."

. . there is a movement in various rWartyrs which might be .described as v an attempt-to create a 'corner'-in places of en{ert»ii,\n:eat i grounds, and so the State Premier, 3fai.d;; l t6,.r.U; iitfcrvieiver.. "It m;.y h-ve /the jfiffoJPi of-.,sinbi"!rrase>ii2 the Government' in ■case' llviTuse of ■ tlie.se nlaec.s is . wanted for .of-'ciit'ortainins. the men of the American ' is - impossible: for the it's programme in feed date, for apy ferftCiOf amusG]p?jiC'-'iiiitil tlie' programme of, ■tho'Federal Govgrgment hps Seen outlined; .but it-would couveniencß to the States those . gentlemen who various -methods of ; 'amusemoo^^'would''-hold , their hands for '; a grounds .to any jvill not. bo long' to' "«jvait,ii.l '.hav(ii'\piJt^ t to,,Mri'-Dc,akiri on tho. "■subject of am hopeful : 'of. the Feueijal pi^gra^^j^p^|j^ei{e^. < o^ s^V! P r 'W o '; -wlil-rtHen iUe^'aliJfJlti)J.clecitlo*; lipbia' dates and; : or entertain-' mem?r-i?' out any promise of. help,' r 'S&iVWade'aqHed,':" to those who may,; in a spirit oj ■ speculation, sccuro thesegrounds with-a desire' to obtain.better terms, from the Governmont hereafter.".