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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 116, 12 November 1935, Page 13

A LIVELY TOPIC ♦ : USE OF BASIN RESERVE POSITION OF ATHLETICS The question of the use of the Basin Reserve for athletic gatherings is still a lively topic among local officials, and at last night's meeting of delegates to the Wellington Amateur Athletic Centre the action of the reserves committee of the City Council in restricting its use by athletes to two Saturday afternoons occasioned considerable discussion. Mr. A. C. Kitto, who presided, in reiterating his remarks made at the annual meeting concerning the verbal agreement which had existed for many years between the reserves committee, the Wellington Cricket Association, and the Athletic Centre, whereby the last-named body had been permitted the use of the Basin on four Saturdays, stated that for some reason" best known to the reserves committee, the centre this season ■ had been granted the ground on but two afternoons. "I have no grudge against the Cricket Association," he said, "but I do think that the centre has a just claim vto the use of the Basin. The centre has ayways paid for its use (A voice: Dearly!) and in common fairness I believe that we are entitled to more consideration than we have received this year." The reserves committee was directly and effectively stopping the. progress of amateur athletics in Wellington, continued the speaker. He. considered that until an equitable use of the Basin was granted to athletes, the sport would not only not flourish, but it would rapidly lose ground. Other centres, remarked Mr. Kitto, had no trouble over grounds. Indeed, the civic authorities gave the sport every assistance. PASSIVE RESISTANCE. The Mayor, Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, said the speaker, had always given athletics every encouragement, recognising that it had not received fair treatment, but he, unfortunately, was only one among many. "I feel," continued Mr. Kitto, "that there is passive resistance to me, personally, by officials of the City Council, and I do not think that any good purpose would be served by my being a member of future „. delegations." He did consider, however, that the centre should not be content to allow the matter of the use of the Basin to rest. After considerable discussion, during which members insisted that Mr. Kitto should, in view of his position as president of the centre, be a member of any future delegation, it was decided to send a letter to the reserves committee requesting that it grant, an audience to a delegation consisting of Messrs. R. W. McVilly, A. W. O ! Travers, H. McCormick, J. W. Heenan, R. Watterspn, H. Rose, and A. C. Kitto, the delegation to seek a reinstatement of the privileges previously enjoyed by the centre. If no satisfaction could be obtained from the reserves committee, it"was further determined by the meeting that the full council be approached. ■ . .. JAPAN AND BRITAIN FRIENDSHIP DESIRED Japan's one aim is to maintain friendly relations with Great Britain, said Mr. J. A. Urquhart, formerly a director of Hopkins, Dunn, and Co., Shanghai, shipping agents and stock brokers, who arrived by the Monowai from Sydney yesterday on a holiday visit to the Dominion. Japan, said Mr. Urquhart, had never forgotten her alliance with Britain. Business conditions in Shanghai, he said, were deplorable, China having been hit by the depression later than other "countries. All silver had been withdrawn from the market and notes were the legal tender. There was now, however, a better understanding between China and Japan, but this was affecting British and other foreign traders, who had to meet tremendous competition. China realised that she was not bettering herself by boycotting Japanese goods. QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE SPORTS —i ♦ ■ Because of unfavourable weather, the annual athletic sports of Queen Margaret College, which were to have been held today on the Hutt Recreation Ground, have, been postponed until tomorrow. The sports will commence at 10 a.m., but the morning events will be mostly heats, and the sports wall be continued in the afternoon. SHIPPING —; «. ARRIVAL. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12. KARJSPO, s.s. (12.43 p.m.), 25G3 tons, Lowe, from New Plymouth. BY TELEGRAPH. . . DTTXEDIX, November 12. Arrived—Wainui (6.50 a.m.). from Bluff. LYTTELTOX. November 12. Arrived—Port Walkato (10.5 a.m.) and WalPiata (1 p.m.), from Wellington. GREYMOUTK, November 12. Sailed—Poolta (10.30 a.m.), for Wellington. LITTLE WANGANUI, November 12 Sailed—Fairburn (9.30 a.m.), for Wellington. MAKURA'S PASSENGERS. The following passengers were booked to leave Wellington today for Sydney by the Makura:—Mr. R. C. Addison, Mrs. jr. B Allanson, Major W. \V. Berry, Mrs. M. H. Berr.v, Mr. A. J. 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