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earmarked for any special fund, the Committee withing to cancentrate funds beyond those required for local charities on some | object at Home identifsble with the Colony" sought the advice of the Colonial Office as to a suitable achers The result was that they decided to į support a hospital în London for the sick and wounded officers and men of the Royal Flying Corps to the extent of £10,000 a year. Obviously the first duty of the Committee, before publishing a list of the various
LIQUEUR other appeals they would like to
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NEWS OF THE DAY
"LOOAL" AND GENERAL.
The Chakrata, which arrived yesterday from Singapore, reports a 40′
fset to `eastwards in 48 hours..
A London telegram received to-day in the Colony conveys the information that Heunesseya three-stars brandy has been raised from 43 to 30/- per case.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE STAR & GARTER" BUILDING FUND.
MONDAY, JUNE 26 1916.
HONGKONG WOMEN'S
WAR WORK.
Lady. May sends us the following
STOP
PRESS NEWS.
extracts tram letters received from Renter's Servies to the Okina Man.)
Captain Lambkin, E.AM... who will be remembered in Hongkong and Airs. Eden Jackianapes Wark Society
19th General Hospital, Alexandria,
IF THE WAR LANTS ANOTHER YEAR.
WARNING BY A SOCIALIST IN THE PRUSSIAN DIET.
LONDON, June 28.
To the Editor of the “CHINA MAIL.“
Sir,Judging from the Hon. A Halifax's letter in this morning's (Satur day) press the local branch of the Navy League may flatter itself that a very necessary was almost going 2016
March 15th, 1015.
that objectionable word charity cloths arrived safely. Thank you so much DEAR LADY MAY-The parcel of tray duty has been brought to the notice of for collecting them for us. Mrs. Forsyth
Herr Stroebel, the Socialist, mtide the officially elected Wai Charities and Mrs. Winslow may remember me I remember them very well. Please con Committee
Yay my best thanks to them
sweeping attack on the plutocrats Perhaps it was not exactly "sporting. The box of bandages, etc.. arrived in the Prussian Dist. Ha declared on the part of this committee that safely too. I think Colonel Gordon Hell that England had mised £800,000,000 without seeking to extend its aagisis writing to you about them. to the small attempt en the part of the meble us to expand this hospital we took by taxation, instead of loans on in Navy League it should apparantly over a school about a mile away where Germany. If the German taxpayer endeavour to queer the pitch” as
To'
THE ALLIES AND GREECE
it
At the general meeting of support, was to ensure the necessary shareholders of the Banque Industrielle amount of support for the special de Chine in Paris the accounts, fer. 1915 objects to which they have pledged were passed, a dividend of 8% declared the Colony. The list of subscriptions after transfer to the Reserve of over to the General Fund published land. 1.000.000; week showed that the contributions guaranteed by the Committee for
Advancing the excuse that he stole evidenced by para 3 of Mr. We are 500 beds. So we are in two hud to supply £100,000,000 the war Halifax's letter. However, the and parts which complicates things consider would be ended to-morrow, he said. the current year are now pretty well because he was in need of money, the same so long as the Star and by- secured, and the Committee is thus Japanese this morning was eant to Garter Building Fund gets the support
I was originally Registrar and Adjutant He warned the Dies that if the war in a position to give attention to any prison for six weeks for the larceny whether through the War Charities to the whole unit, bus when Colonel lasted another rear quite differens other deserving Funds in need of
of six cases of Japanese beer from Committee or the Navy League, but Gordon Hall lots as for Cairo, I was put forces would be set moving in Ger the charge of over-lapping must be in charge of the school and the Colonel assistance. But until the main food shop on the Praya.
borne by the former.
(Scott by name) from the school was many to curb the power of the was amply secured it was manifestly
A point I would desire to make in giran Colonel Gordon Hall's place. So Junkers. that the Building Fund is an organised I have now more or less my own show. undesirable to make other appeals.
effort on the part of the women of Great I have also a sisters hospital of 5 beds As Mr. HALLIFAX, the Elon
Britain to find funds to erect this to look after near the whool, and it is Secretary of the War Charities Fund,
hospital or home and we have been in this inter hospital thas I have used Tjibator 3, the Peak, to afr. put the matter in his recent letter to
officially invited to assist.
the tes cloths, and a very useful addi. It will be seen from Mr. Halifax's tion they are too. I think they are splen to the papers: "The community is
letter that the War Charities Committee did, and of course well sppreciated b5 asked to bear in mind that the
does not care for earmarked donations. casualties amongst the first 100,000
By means of a duplicate key shall therefore be pleased to receive the sister patients, who have never come dollaza caused by the attacks other thief yesterday "opened the safe of a
from the public all derations to the crows Swatow work,
Star and Garter" Building Fund sharities, have to be made od as gold and silver smith, at 35 Battery and from the War Charities Committee readily as wers those other casualties Street. Yaumati, zad, stole a quantity any sarmarked donations which are in- in the ranks of the men whom of gold and silver alloy and $102 inadvertently delivered to it.
We want from the Public of Hong it is our privilege to asaint." Our money, the whole of the total valve
kong about $15.000.000 previous comments on the subject being 8908.-
Cost of Building one room were inspired entirely by this
Cost of Furnishing one room A woman to the emplop of the Cost of Endowing one Bed... consideration, and by no desire to Cigarette Factory, Morrison Hill, was discourage the generous support of searched on leaving the factory on objects which in themselves are entirely worthy of it.
JONCKHEER-Um June. 26th, at
and Mrs. J. FONCEHEER, A HOD..
DEATH.
LAND--May 20th, at 32, Down-street, London, WILLIAN LANG, formerly "of Shangbai, agul 74
The China
Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, June 26, 1916,
WAR CHARITIES.
So commente made in this column a few days ago in mild deprecation of the issue of special appeals to the community for War Funds by any other.
person or organised body than the War Charities Funds Committee, or at least
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Sir Charles Elliot, Principal of Hong- kong University, is staying in Shanghai as a guest of Sir Havilland and Larly de Saumarez.
A Kowloon Dock watchman named Kishin Singh, aged 26 years has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from stab wounds inflicted by an unknown Chinese at 1.30 am. on Saterday.
!
Saturday and was found to have con- cealed in her trousers a few packets of cigarettas. At the Magistracy this morning she was sentencul to a month's
hard labour..
The Manchester Association of
Importers and Exportes have issued a table of "Outward Conference Rates of Freight on Piece Goods,” showing the increase in rates at February, 1918, a compared with mates ruling before the The Police have arrested Wong war. The increase per ton to China is without the Committee's approval, Lata on a charge of murdering one Ah88. or 83 per cent.
In the open have called forth a reply by our mor-Po at Aberleen yesterday. As far as is market rates rose in some instances as ning contemporary, which makes an known at present the two men appeared high as 1,160 per cent, over the pre-war elaboration of our previous comments to have had a squabble regarding wageantes, appear desirable. In the first place and Wong hit Ah Po in the stomach.
we may say that those comments
HO FAMILY DISPUTE.
We have to-day sent home £150 and are appealing to the public for the balance.
LOAN.
LONDON, June 26. The first result of the appoint-
Just at the moment we are all at sixes ment of A. Zaimis 43 Trime and soyens. We don't know what is to Minister of Greece is the announce become of us, as the peninsular campaignment that the Entente Powera hava in over. We are fairly full with case agreed to advance to Greece a further from local sources, just the ordinary sick instalment of the old loan i tide with occasional conveys of wounded from
230-0-0 the western dasert. Bus we are not over urgent needs pending the 100-0-0 really busy. I expect later on many of elections. 1000-0-0 the Egypt Hospitals will close down. I
hope to manage to be one auf get of 2) BOMBARDMENT OF ARGEAN PORTS £1350-0-0 France On account of this unsettled
BY WARSHIPS. stata I do not like to suggest that you send us any more comforts, although should we move to a sphere of greater activity we should be delighted to have Sour kind help. I will let you know us soon as we get any definite-orders. It is very hard to say what one requires exactly. Everything you sent extremely unetul. If we are receiving HONGKONG AND OPIUM. wounded the dressings are a great help.
The Fund will remain open until 30th September next, and I have suficient faith in the people of Hongkeng to believe we shall get it.
"I am, Sir -
Your Obedient Servant, E. A. M. WILLIAMS. · Efon. Secretary and Treasurer
Navy Leagane
Hongkong Branch.
MISSING POLICEMAN-SOLDIER
REPORTED WELL & REINSTATED
ON THE ROLL
SALONIKA June 26. The Allied Fleets have bombarded Porte La
Dedeagatel and other
ports
and all those sort of little, things in the At the Annual Meeting of the. way of tray cloths, covers for angar Society for the Suppression of the bowls, mük jug, etc., things which we Opium Trade held in London May 16th noyas can get without much Laqur from 1916, the following resolution was the Ordnance Stores, are of the greatest
vaine to us
moved by Mr. Theodoro, C. Taylor, LPS seconded by Rev. A. Baxter, of Canton, and supported by Her. Pro- London, and unanimously adopted fessor Caldecott, Dean of King's College,
Then again things that, although not necessary, add to the general comfort of the ward are very acceptable. The Red
"This meeting respectfully invites the Crows dos lot of this for us but have serious consideration by the Secretary of many calls to answer. Even cushions State for the Colonies to the fact that and enshion covers, in fact any sort of the administration of thing in the accessory line Malay States have hitherto failed to act Hongkong, the Straits Settlersents, and the Federated
We had very good Xmas on the the Colonial Ufice telegram to the op to even the limited ideal laid down in
1008: His Majesty's Government re-
great m
Weihaiwei is reported to be full up were inspired solely by a general with visitors. Both hotels are crowded consideration of the position, and the proprietor recently took another We have in Hoogkong a Warthouse which be equipped with eighteen Supreme Court this morning of the case Lance-Sergt. Hedge was home on whole, and all the patients enjoyed them-1 Governor of Hongkong on the 24th May,
Again thanking you all for your kind
Sincerely yours,
Faxest LauBain,
cognises that it: is essential in dealing with the opium question Bang- kong that we must act up to the standard set by the Chinese Go- vernment In most of the provinces of China, including some in which the cultivation of the poppy was a principal 04. Marlborough Mansions, Acured of income to agriculturists, the Went Harapatosd, N.W... production, sale, and consumption of
plum has been 27th April, 1916.Yet in these British Colonies and proted- completely supressed.
The hearing was resumed in the
up with the BF.A. He was sent to help and with my best wishes. leave when the war broke out in 1914 selven ard being a Service reserve he joined
15 Queen Victoria, Strect, in Probate, France and soon took part in some to declare nall and void letters of of the hottest engagements. After administration of the estate of Ho We one encounter he was missing and it alias Ho Wan Ping, granted to was not until some months later that défendant in January 1913
he turned up again in the Dublin Fusiliers. It was feared he had been falled and as no information could be secured about him, he was struck off the roll. It was not until recently he was heard of as being hospital.
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Charities Committee which has ander. bls. This house alo is filled. taken to receive subscriptions and Tsingtau and Chefoo are also reported Park Road, against Ho Cheng Shi,
of Bo Sen Lam, alias Ho Nguk Lat, donaticus, for any particular war to be filling up with summer visitors. charity which the subscriber desires to A Japanese telegram states that assist; but, after providing the funds Mr. Alston, the Chief of the section of necessary for keeping the war work Far Eastern Affairs in the British of the ladies going in the Colony, the Foreign Office will leave London at the Committee is pledged to contribute end of June as the Councillor of the £10,000 in aid of a hospital in Lon-British Legation to Peking and upon an p.m.- Anetion of Furniture,don, for sick and wounded officers arrival at Paking Sir John Jordan will "Crockery, Glassware, Curios etc., at
and men of the Royal Flying Corps. take home leave, Kessrs. Hughes and Hough's. p.m.-Election of a Justice of the This special object was suggested by Peace for the Licensing Board.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, June 281-%
Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement
Day.
9 pm-Police Reserves Farewell
Concert at Victoria Theatre. Entries close for Gyinkhaus
July 8th
Tai Day, June 29 ----
The dispate as to the custody of the son and heir of deceased Eas formed the subject of much litigation in the Courts. Several hundred thousands of dollars are involved in the estate. The
In the current issue of the Graphic action dwells merely on private affairs photograph is reproduced which re-and is of little public interest. Chartered Bank of Thelia, Australia, and presents the Hongkong staff of the
China They are all memiers of the
the War Office; and the first care of the Colony should be to see that these two pledges are, first of all, amply secured. Our own view is that it is very desirable that appeals Hongkong Volunteer or Reserve Corps, 2.30 p.m.-Auction' of Wines, Spirits,ned in the Colony should be issued which has already sent 100-of, ita mem-,} only with the approval of the War hers to the front. The names are 1. Charities Fund Committee. We have Gibb, J. Macdonald (accountant), W. nothing to my in depreciation of the Dickson (manager), W. J. Hodge (aub worthiness of the two appeals which manager), N. X. Austin, CF Maithy, have recently been made in the 31 Walker, JR Watson, D. C. Colony; but it is as well to remember Bendel, A. I MIntosh, and W), that there are dozens of other Funds Morrison
Typewriters Furniture etc. Mesara. Hughes and Hough's.
FRIDAY, June 30
2.30 pm.Auction of Furniture, Tes Sota, Matting ete at Mesurs. Hughes and Hough's. SATURDAY, July 1 E
Bank Holiday.
SUNDAY, July 2
9am-Excursion to Macro by
"Taishan".
MONDAY, July 3
or objects for which appeals are made and which are deserving
If every per
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
·ASSOCIATIONDA
HOME NURSING EXAMINATION::
held recently at the Royal Naval At an Examination in Home Nursing Hospital the following candidates passed in Home Noring
Miss Maud Enga
Miss Nino Encarnacto... Miss May Higgins Miss Eva-Summers.
King the Assistant Superintendent Yesterday, however, Mr. T. H.
of
DEAD LADT MATA large box of torates the sale of opium is still licensed, excellent clothes, stationery and ginger and a large proportion of their revenner, reached me on April 21st, and I write amounting in the Straits Settlements to to thank you and all the members of vice of the Chinese labouring popula
more than half is thus derived from the Our Little Bit Society for their gifts. tion."
warm articles that you intended the bor I am sure from the number of good
HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE
©COMMINDATION.
CONCERT
of Police, received a letter from to reach us much earlier than it has done, y Trooper Hedge who is now serving About three weeks ago the weather with King Edward's Horse in was.so very cold we were thankful for PC R137 Chan Tak Shu is com Ireland In a letter dated May 25th wraps of all kinds, and lace Easter it mended by the Hon. Captain Saperin 1916, he thanks Mrs King and the has become downright hot. I have put tended of Police for his smart capture of wives of metabers of the Police Force the scarves and mitters carefully aside & snatcher in Des Voeux Road West at for useful end serviceable articles, for the present, till I see if the warmth 1045 p.ra, on June 16th. -
Please give my kindest regards lasts and I am writing to ask the PMO. colleagues who are serving with the warza wraps for his patients, oume Concert to Sapper Dyson, E., on Wed- and those of my Hongkong Police at Cromarty Defences If he still wants stated his pleasure to attend the Benefit His Excellency the Governor has Lat King Edward's Fare to the scrder Seaforth Highlander Jately who nesday, June 28th, C.3.P, and the D.S.P. and all my happened to tell me he was at Cromarty ROUTE KANGE, fellow colleagues who are serving in last Jums and it was the very cold The Route March ordered for Friday, the Hongkong Police Force. I was indeed interne
June 20th, is cancelled, that date being. at the front in the early part of theThe ginger to always acceptable generally inconvenient and Epres and I had my ears affected pital on Easter five instead of Easter war, first at St. Omer, Paperinghe, I took a few boxen to Hampstead How through coccussion of shell, what Egg: The nid Infirmary there has been since the formation of the Police Resve The following Donations, amounting. 89,350 have been made at various tirer they call shall shock. Blood pour turned at nullitary Hospital for 300 for the equipment of Now 3, 4 and the ed out of both ears and caused a men, and the wards are decidedly dreary Ambulance Companies
to
ACKNOWLEDGMINE
The solems fast of Corpus Dr W. V. M. Koch, and Surgeon General The Hon Lecturer to the Clans Was of support: If
person who is Christi took place seaterday at Draper B was the Hon. Examiner asked to make an appeal declines the Roman Catholic Cathedral. Iu 2.39 Auction of Furniture, Potto Lang buck over some empty the afternoon the imposing proces.
formality-by which we presume is sion wended twice round the Cathe HONGKONG SOLICITOR ADMITTED discharge and deafness for a consider comparad to the Chief Military Hospital bir Un Kam Wa meant consultation with the War dral compound accompanied by the
PAT SHANGHAL" Charities Committee, which was Band of Police Reserve and a great
Application was made by Mr. HP
Plants, Piano etc. nt Rocklands
7. Robinson Road.. SATURDAY, July 8-
-345 pm -Third Gymkhana of the
Tong Lai Chuen Chiu Au Chat Lau Yik Chouk
Senior at Race Course, Happy Valley, formed for the express purpose of meny of the faithful from the east Wilkinson in H. B. M. Supreme Court affect me a great deal head and back, with shrapnell in France, The Yan Chi
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locate the centre
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able time. I was in a London there which is called "ont Vernon Hospital for three months I am I found two youths in the Infirmary sit pleased to say that I am fairly welling ny for the first time. Ons, an Eng with my ears now, but at times they lah bay in KHR badly wounded in obviating separate appeals then the arn, western and Kowloon districts at Shanghai last week before Sir He was informed by Pathson, and and the others young Canadian from whole aim and object of that Comteking part in it, including several Saumarez, Chief Judge, that Mr. G. the rest of my colleagues that I was Ollaw They were much pleased with mittee would be defeated. We think religious confraternities Bishop Supreme Court of Adjudicature in struck of the strength of the Force, something to warm them aside from Haywood, admitted to practice by the very desirable that the existence Porenni carried the Holy Sacrament England in 1912, be admitted to practice but I have been informed by the Hang of this Committee should, in all such in a inagnificent pyx under a beauti in Shanghai Me Willmon and that Crown Agents that everything we all A sergeant of B with leg shattered cases, be recogulsed. Judging from fully embroidered cucopy-supported three years in Hongkong. He thought as regards seniority will be kept for the novelty gratified him
Mr. Haywood had been for the past right again and hope my position Fa-Fran Also, mucht Uzed his Easter some of the comments made by our by the Italian, French, Spanish and this was the fret instance, of such an me The Colonial Secretary for the grumpy patient with injured leg who has contemporary and by Mr. WILLIAMS, Chinese clergy and a low-picked application being made in absentia Colonies, Mr Harcourt sunted inse mouths In Hospital and, ustally the Hon. Secretary of the local meu from No. 2 Company of the The application was granted His everythin aatisfactorily full branch of the Navy League, it would Hongkong Polo Reserve forming be instructed to siga the roll on his first military service to
apy Lordship ordering that Mt Haywood
Pay Reniority ank and all be seem that the Committee has been the guard of bonoor u eloquent visit to Shanghai. regarded as indifferent to such appeals sermon was preached by the Hor
pension, when Loffered my
as the YMCA Hut Fund and Fragostini and the solemn fenst the Star and Garter Hospital It is concluded by the bencdiction of the perfectly clear
of the loly Sacrament. Committe pitelt entirely GOVERNO
tee as seeking
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONÍ,
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auce but I hear the lett
and thinks soldiers; wil
Kis I and than
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