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This love of animals can be a wonder ful emotion. We would like those people to remember, semionally, I that their fellow human beings whom they so love to cust gate are animalston top Our knowledge of the work of
'Last week 95 tourists visited the Society for the Prevention of Crusty to Animal is confined to the Canton. The number is increasing. Home dell, but it is extensive and sure. We can' affizi, at once that.)
THE WAR SAVINGS,
The Germans have not left Can-TWENTY-SEVENTH LIST - OF
THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION. yet.
During last month War Loan pur- China War Savings Association for its chased by the Hongkong and South members, amounting to $126,316.25 Straits Currency)..
Some 320,000 piculs of Wuhu owing to the class of officers appoint,rics are going to Canton on March Je, had to their anxiety to justify 17,
their jols, the Society was respon sible for more umwessary cruelty to
vented.
Canton wall.
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1919. –
HONGKONG BILLIARD
CHAMPIONSHIP.
for
the
HONGKONG'S VICTORY CELEBRATION.
SIFB-COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Abous half of the gymnashin of the V.R.C.. is enclosed for the an
It appears that there was a mouta rem we theirs, of seats, aning of the Victory Celebration Com- Asib unl Billiard Championship. Across forty spectators occupied these lastmittee yesterday, at noon.
tras been geported, it was prestuably between side under the gallery. About
The M to the Press, although the The amounts paid in, particulars † nigla.
Noe has any of which are set out below, were.in. r. ., Quispams
the chi Main was to be 15 send a porter.
Experts considered official report heen sent to be so far. Six thousand labourers are at vested in Straits Settlements War Parkes, which is foretold in China Nuit was not notified or asked As this is peculiarly a matter of Although the issue of this Loan is fogle match. human suinials than any it pre; work on the demolition of "the Loan at 55 per cent. "
now closed in the Straits Settlements jums ta. in the better player:
over auxions,ress, the report which appears in Mere in Hangkang, kaving animal
Mr. C. G. Alabaster was elected this Association, has made arrange on the other and Parkes Public infest, we reproduce, by
Your is up to be ts, we lavis kept our ggest open.
Loan all the moneys received.
The first mesing of the Peace The membership of the Associa Age as learned is wide, and to be four contemporary, and we is readily afhem that while by the 1. F's yesterday to representments to continue to invest in this gene experience in his favour, courteous prusside of the Bulg was. hak wily. With a couple hf twenties, there is nou for interference here them on the Legislative Council. and there, for the protection of alumb
Full particulars and application Guimaraes early established a lead Celebration Committed Canton is going in for a land tion has reached 1244, Lanimals inae ignorance, #longlas
ny night's form, when, in a friend that H.E. the Ofoer Administering [ness, and oveasonally from wanton registration department. The Muniforms may be obtained from the It looked as if he were in his Satur-Yesterday at noon. We understand
undersigned.
15,000
ly, he scored a clonu 85, by good to Government, bristly addressed 1incipal clerk and four lawyers are busy
11,600
position play, as without inek. the meeting and then invited Sir crocity, there is rare of hamavity to am here than in for it.
3,210 freend irae Kowloon," with Paul Chater, the Chairman, to pre- almost any of the thousand towns
3,200
sone tens of dollars on the other side.
Sir Paul Chater, Javing explaired w know. The cuff, the blow, the
3,000
uan, looked depressed. 2,000 bullying word, is the almost hourly
Dilah iver toll yo," he whisper the purposes for which the Com 1,500 fat of the hewiklored voile who gets
el.the definection of this me?mittee had been formed by the in the liverigh white man's way.
1,100 He e, as you perceive by the din-Government, proposed the appoint Ib gangs like ment of the following four sub-com- But that is on the surface of things.
lect, a fogner. Real emelty Fes"behind, we fear.
900 this. Twa chiels wi' a stick in their mittee, with power to add to their To work to band toe to little to get insufficent joy: that also is eruelty. The bootie's own ghoice of ameement is generally Farred by Onlinance, in a well-meant fort to make him, not a better man, but a better servANG.
"No one has ever thought of offering any substitute.
They gorge of air correspon-
A very enjoyable bachelors' dance was held in the Canton Club theatre on Friday night, the first in four years.
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Mr. W. 5. Drysdale, a secretary of the US. Legation at Peking, is staying at the Shameen with his wife and son.
"
The 16th annual meeting of the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Company was held on March 4 They paid ten per cent.
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General Lu Ying-ting, military
Ltd dent rises when he sees a chicken
mun director at Canton, wants to resign.
SEMI-TRIMMED STRAWS
AND
PANAMAS:
MUSLIN BLOUSES, ETC.
and will be delivered
by, Messrs. G. Humphreys Canton, and Co. Shameen, who have been appointed our agents,
MARRIAGES.
EVANS MORTON.On March 3, at Shungin, loseph dewell Evans to Alice Louise Merton
MOOPE PENNEFATHER.
Father.
DEATHS
BIRTHS.
-On
BRAUNS. On March, 2, at Shans
ut
boree over victory must be incre
popular than a shoulder to the wheel
of peace.
The alert render has noted aheady, we hope, that we are reluctant to full the forthcoming event a Peuce Celebration, us the others are ult doing. To the goddess of Ponce this prple pays only Pip service and aj iukewarm devotion." Its Phrius@sm se victory, panem et circenses. In this, of course, it is like rust other
pe
However, that's deit.
with its wings test.
The
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WAR MEMORIAL SUB-COMMITTER.—
The Hon. Mr. D. Landale (Chair tran), Mr. H. W. Bird: the Right Rev. the Bishop of Victoria, Mr. A Denison, Mr. C. M. Ede, Mr. H. J. Gedge, Dr. G. M. Huston, Jr. T. F. Hough, Mr. J. P. Jordan, Mr. H. W. Looker, Mr. A. Mackenzie, Mr. C. A. Middleton Smith, Res. J. Krk
hands, walking wond & tabble cou-number- vest wit green cloot, an' three ma ba's out The yn says Hain lines' and the tither says Dawn it.
Sh said the people besice us: Billiard is a solemn business. -
maraca, was playing without Just barely missed a num hr of good, that is to say, hirly dirtieuls cantons. Neither 350 doing anything remarkable. Parkes Mnconachia, Mr. E. V. D. Parr, Alr. 300 playing very carefully, with much. H. Ports, Rev. T. W. Pearce, 250 potting of the White, and safety the Hon. Mr. B. L. Sharp, Re, 240 misses. In this way, and with a 22. O.B.E., Mr. M. J.D. Stephens, al 230 break, he drew level at 02. He A. Shelton Houpar, Mr. Has Thom. 220 made 12 off the red, and the first . Mr. H. P. White, Mr. C. D. 210 100 was ticked off. He had hart Wilkinson, His Honour, The Puisse "Ašlaguration Sca-COMMITTEE.-The 200 in in just missing a very pretty fulge 170 three cushion cuntion are: Flu w.s
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Wuhu ricksha pullers went on
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mustn't any it by the legs, which Says he is sick. The Council met is the ancient and sensible way. He yesterday but did not accept the re- mustn't carry it by the wings Presignation. sumably he should carry it in his
bison, like a baby, using both hunde
2 Subscriptions of
The Canton Merchants Militia and. arus to the job. The tendis going to have a grand parade in hearted man who sees and eastigates the middle of May, and invite for- him probably bullies the "boyeigoers to admire. May we be there when she same, chicken comes to this to see. table eventually, for forgetting the salt-cellar, or something. All the same, we agree with him in mistrust.strike on Feb. 25, and everybody ing voluntary associations to el had to take exercise. It was a pro-Li with this matter, though for dizer test against a raise in the rent of ent reasons. We prefer is left to the rickshas. The owners gave in. Police, if only they will avoid the
M.Constant Doucy of the Kailan pernicious system of measuring their officer's diligence by the number of Mining Administration, Chaokoch 31 Subscriptions of prosecutions he makes. Prevention waps, his wife and two children, all is the ides, not prosecution. Finally, Belgians, were fatally injured' while all these ostentatiously humane riding on a trolley with which a train people should see that their facile collided on the Kailan Railway near emotions do not lead them into for.Kugel recently. getting that the coolie is an animal deserving of just as much love as there others.
To-day's dollar is worth one- sixteenth of a penny less than three and a penny.
Mr. H. E. Allcock of Hunter & Co., Japan, has committed suicide.
Bishop Lander is leaving the Colony to-day on a short trip to mis- sion stations up country. He expects to be away about two weeks.
The light cruiser Kuna will be completed at Kure carly in June, and another light cruiser, the Kitakami, vill-be-laid-down on the same slips
The total output of the Kailan hai to Mr. and Mrs. Georgour so-called representatives, at least Vining Administration's mines for Brauns, a daughter.
it should determinedly set its face the week ending Feb. 22 amounted GREY On December 2, ab Lon-gainst the intrusion of it into purely to 61,247 tons and the sates during
don, the wife of General W. E. public movements. We are suggest the period, to 62,259 tons. Grey, G.B., C.M.G., of a son. ing, in short, that the proper way
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The Food Relief Association of The Canton has raised $550,000. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank grant. ad a loan of $150,000 Shameen. Hongkong rice merchants:
5
2
10 16 14
Total
1st List...
2nd List.
"H: K. S. MOUNTAIN BATTERY ENTERTAINED AT SIKH TEMPLE.
The return of the HK.S. Moun tain Tattery from the battle-hell after a period of 3 years with bril laut néhierement was source of pride us plensure for the locul Sikh Community.
3rd List.. 4th List 5th List
6th List
7th List 8th List Sth List 110th List 11th List 12th List
23rd List
Total amount, of Straits Currency received since last investment. Previously acknowledged
The is a criticism that many
In order to welcome the Battery people" have been making in the inst Dec. 20, in Londra, Lieut. Wer Maye, which the China Mail has
aud estel their valuable services.
14th List 1 B. Roone to Molke Penedo ventilate. It may be
rendered to the Empire in common, 13th List
"Komunatel
arted tirely as follow
the Sh Temple Committed enter. tained the Offers, X:6,099, noddauer sur List Trumbly the public is to be asked to subscribe. Presumably the The RMS. Monteagle will have of the Battery, together with those 16th List puble is to be the backbone and completed her annual overhauling by of the H.K.S. P.GA., to dinner at 17th List COLOMB-On March 1, at Shang sis of the celebration, whatever the end of the month and will leave the above-mentioned place on 18th List 19th List Ji, Edsal Albert Colomb.
The British officers were also kind 20th List form it take. In this case, it seears for Vancouver and Victoria on April day afternoon. agel 31 rears.
to the Chint Mail that the Govern-15 at noon. 灯
"ening to accept the invitation to 21st List Marah 2. BOBERTS. On
mt (which we suspect of neglect.
In one American city recently tea, and 1/eut. Ed. Evenden, MC, 22nd List Shanghai Mabel Sebring Boing jobs it really ought to attend to berts, wife of R. P. Roberts, cho-chup) has taken too much upon the Germans are reported to have Capt. F. T.. Skihon, M.C., Lieut. R. F.W.D., gel 31 years."
25th List itself in hominating a committee met and decided to have a "festival U. Perrott, and Ljent. LB. Tyler 24th List to consider arrangements. If the of German song." What can they were present...
Through the courtesy of Lieut. Ed. 26th List Constitutional Relann Association liave to sing about?
Evenden not only was every, nien tails to reduce that" nomination"
Total amount received element in the matter of selecting
to date granted leave; to participate, but a anch service was arrangel as well, to bring them across and take them
again. The Buttery and the Garrison con- sisting of No. 1 and 2 Companies marched in parade, headed by a band the Sikh Temple and loud cheers. Directly after their arrival the Sub- day Service was begun, during which period speeches were delivered, ther services extolled and praised, and the Officers, Subular Bben Singh, Jema The P. and O. 9.s. Nelore is Jars Patch Singh, Gurdit Singh and
Total Souse Hongkong people were expected at daylight to-morrow, Dulp Singh," and two of the Havil. moving a little while ago in the Enquiry at the G.P.O. elicited that dars who were the winners of Dis. HONKONG, THINDAY, MARCH 11, 1929. atter of promoting a local branch no information has been received tinctions, were specially compliment
Dollars received since of the Society for the Prevention of from London that a mail from thered garlanded with Howes to Total amount of Gold Last investment SG.... Cruelty Animals.. The Chine is being carried. The steamer brings uk their meritorious services bei |
fofe the full congregation.. It was u THE LOCAL CELEBRATION: Mad, when reporting this, suggested a mail from the Straits.
great pleasure and satisfaction to Previously acknowledged that the apponens of one or two
Total GS Business was decidedly slack át know that during 31 years active. The painting of the Parish Pump inspectors by the Govenment would always has more interest (for the teet the case. Nothing happened, the Police Courts this morning, therervice the Battery's toll in men was Parish than the fall of a foreign for conse, A newspaper suggestion being only a few petty theft cases, very insignificans.
The Battery though hard, pressed Total amount of Fesos received since last in dynasty, This is natural, and it to the Goverment is a thing beneath such as stealing shoes, belts, and
There were by present events of, time proved to cannot be helped. Hongkong could notice. There is a painful reason for other small articles. move in a fairly large and solid body it, of which we prefer to say nothing, four more serious charges in the big have full sympathy with the Temple to express is looting of the Gersate shut it hasn't always been the Court, but these were adjourned for by presenting a handsome sum of mans it knew. It could crowd to Government's fault.
son.
JACOB-On March 2, at Shanghai, was to have had a public mes meet. The Hongkong Tramway
to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jacob, aing at which the people themselves Company's traffic receipts for the ing pipes and were received at
could and would have chosen a com-week were $14,639, or $1,648 more mittee. That ako that.
than in the same week last year. The aggregate for the ten weeks was $145,125, or $3,727 more than in the same period last year.
The China Mail.
TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICEA
a
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
a week.
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Total
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last investments... £ Previously acknow
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160 put ularly gal at these shots. Hou. Mt. V. IC. Holyoak (big- 150 Best ut being hazards, man), the fich. Drector of Publi 140 in the middle pockets, but was get works. Cummander C. W. Beckwith, 130 tngings. Both were too X., the Hen. Captain Superinten 125 careful for a spell, und both were dent of Polie the Hon. Mr. Ho 129 all: Then Fook the Hon. Mr Lag Chu Pak, 110 issing, sy shore. 100 Parkes de 4 best, break, a '97, Mr. W. S. Brown, Mr. A. G. Cep- 90 and had à lead of over 30. "Noča le pin, Mr. A. El Crapnell: Mr. S. r. 80 lead was 0. Then Guimaraes, who, Dodwell, Mr. R. M. Dyer Dr. C.. 75 has a trick of pinging as it seems, Fosyth, Mr. W. Frauks, Mr. F.
Grubar, Mr-Giti Grimble, Mr. W
70 to quickly, stended a bit. From
un impess'b'e looking opening, to
65
60 lowing safety ise, he made a two
M. Humphreys, MO. Lang,
Mr. G. C. Moyon, Mr. E. Ormiston,
55 cushion aman, following with a lent.-Col, H. Passhy."R.G.A., 50, very it half jany." Still Mr. T. E. Peuron,, Mr. J. Rekl, Mr. 45, the balls 'dn't break well, and he W. E Roberts, Mr. W: J. Tutcher, ondent will coopy with. IL Walker Meţi
Te Comped och felt the whore Fisse Sen-COMMITTEE. — The one inch from the top cushion, close Hon. Mr. I E., Pollock, K.C. 15 in and eclipsing the top-led pocket, (Chairman), the Hen, Colonial Trea- 10 and the-red across the angle. The surer, Mr. AF. Anal, Mr. F. B. only thing on seemed to be a pot, Bowley, Mr. A. H. Compton ME. the-white, but he managed a beauti-A David, Mr. T. . Downing, Mr. 30,065 ful
cannon, half follow-through, C. S. Gubbay, Mr. H. Humphreys, check side, off the top. That made Mr. A. R. Lowe, Mr. F. Maitland, 39,100 87. He scored two more (30) and Mr. D... Moss, Mr. J. A. Flummer, 10,280
gave a safety miss. 214-201. A good, Mr. W... Pattenden, Mr. C. L. 62,075-
pull up, agemov really bad jo. For Sandee Mr. H. 1. Smith, Mr. John .210,305 a long while now. struggling along W. Taylor.
123,680
PUBLICITY Sen-CoMMITTER:-Mr. V. about a dozen in front Parkes still 82,125
played rannily, risking nothing. 1. A. Fairly (Chairman), Hon. ME 61,880
Sonni beties. No excitement for La Cu Pak. Hon. Mr. Ho Fok, 68.335
the spectators though. Then Gui- Mr. G. W. G. Barnett, Mr. A. Hicks. 110,595
names put on a 36, mostly losing Az M. J. Noronha, Mr. T. Petrie, 140,345
49.715 szurde, and the soldier with the M. S. D. Watson, Mr. A. .
nire voice sang out, 325-820. Parkes Coppia." 49,525
CINES COMMITTEE. The Hon. 80,875 only four shead, and the game only. 43.680 400 up Again our foreign friend Mr. E. R. Hallifax (Chairman), the 84,355 trembly for his dollars. But now nuties of other members to be sub- 72,390 kes had-e-distinct run of luck witted-Inter- 61.965 with several flukes which cked out The Chainhan also suggested the
He crept ahead formation of an Executive Commit." 106,000 sinull breaks..
90,430 again. It was clear to the initiated tee consisting of bingelf, the Genemf
the Com 147,450 that the younger man was now a bit Officer Commanding. 159,020 rattled. He played a too open game,modore, the Hou. Secretary, the 91535 and left easy openings, such as the Hon. Treasurer, and the Chairman of 96,100 red hanging over a pocket. 395 each of the above Sub-Committees.
This was seconded by Mr. G. c. 50,460.854, Parkes leading. Guimaraes at 106,890 the top end of the table tried a very Moxon and carried without com- 124,035 sky shot, a right-angle Herew can-mect.
non, when he could have potted the f white easily. He missed, and left a $2,406,210 soft thing on. Parkes established a.. tead of 15. Starting with an easy cannon, and a foring hazard which evoked applause, Gumaries reduced
378-375. Both 20,126,56 that to three. 601;800.45 players showed a Ettle nervousners now, and mude unproductive visita. $622,227.01 Finally, with an easy start, Parkes. won with on unfinished break. 400. 378. This puts him in the serri-fi, with Sergt. Drummond.
710 13 8
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MAY INSTITUTE
£15,153 6.6
vestment Pesos...
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Previously acknowledged
KOWLOON VICAR'S RESIGNATION.
BISHOP'S DENIAL,
The Bishop of Victoria, Dr. Lander, speaking to a China Must wn this morning, strongly depre cuted the stories afloat in the Colotiy relative to the resignation of the RA. T. Dowding. En Lordship
aths there has been no trouble apart from the family trouble of the vieur, níentioned in our yesterday'a issue. He, the Bishop felt they An enjoyable time was spent were losing a good mun, type of parson new to Hongkong; but one 224.32 at the Helena May Institute yester 7,106.94 day afternoon when there was a
musical tea at which were the who had already done good word, and for whom they had expected great things. It was upsetting to the. 7,331,26 members and a goodly number of their male friends. The programme had been arranged by Lady Rees- parish that he should leave to soon Davies. The piano solos of Miss A. but it could not be doped. When were, Bishop. 1,095 F. Lillie were greatly enjoyed whilst asked what the future plans for St. 1,000 Mrs. Balean, at Kmpanied by Mrs. Andrew's Church
Marley, was up to her usual high Lander stated shut Mr. Dowding hoped to sail in about two, weeks? 2096 standard in her violin solos
It was a pleasure to hear Mrs. A time. The Rev. Mr. Hurrington Galloway again after her months would act as locum tenens while the away from the Colony in Canada. Curcir was without a car. He Mrs. Bell sang. She was loudly ap boped a new. ricar would soon be plauded as she has a good voice and found und of a similar bype to Mr. brings out its best Most of her Dowding whizin his lordship described Army "chap- as "a modern padre." songs were in French.
The men were not quite left out laine were being demobilized at home even though it was the Helena May now at the rate of 40 a day and as ho was bling home for a man it Skilton for providing the band, despondent When this is dun, to At the conclusion of the pro-was hoped to secure one these. to Lieut. Ed. Evenden and Capt.OMES often become nervous and Mr. Keigwin sang two songs... launch service and other foties to constipation it is easily corrected by tik gramme Mrs McKenzie capressed. His lordship greatly regretted the least should not put stumbling blocks bedy How lofty his complacency. To-day's return of communicable all the Sikh merübers of the Batterying an occasional down of Chamberlain's the thanks of the members to Lady circulation of stories about the Vicar's
Tablets. These tablets are easy to take Chemists and Storekeepers, do not expect it, for Bio reason given, blook for Records of hues and im- disease has one case of enteric and and the Garrison to attend the and pleasant in effect. For sale by all | Rees-Davies for the very good time resignation which were not in arv that the parish pump looms larger priminents and more castigations? eleven of cerebrospinal fever.
$170 to the institution.
Dinner was served at 4.80 p.m. bait the Government by demanding The subject has been revived for
Communicable disease reported The above-mentioned British officers constitutional reform. Thera ja't us by u contounication which we are any doubt that it will swarm to the not going to print in full. But here last week was three cases of bubonic arrived at the same time and had As a lover of plague, two of enteric, one of scarlet the opportunity of viewing the enter celebration of victory. Some of us is an extract. would like to see a muss meeting of animals, and as one who has in fever, one of small-pox, and. 20 of tuinments being carried on. It was! Hongkong residents earnestly repmenuble times released the tied cerebrospinal fever. Fifteen of the a pleasure to see the men pleased to solving thed the League of Nations, wings of fowls, pigeon, etc., and on last named ended fatally. So did all fe the rainbow of human history, the occtision castigated the torturara, the the others except the scarlet fever greatest opportunity ever offered to writer searched the columns of the one. In the following 24 hours there statesmen, nud solemnly warning the local press to see the result of the were one case of small-pex and three Empire's celegates that they at work of the Society. What a busy of cerebrospinal fever.
in the way of its success. But we of cocksure virtue.What did he
meet with one another after such trying times us they have hud. MA
The Cominities, is very thankful
function.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY --
OF CANTON LTD.
Hon. Treasurers and Secretaries Hongkong, 11th March, 1919 DESPONDENCY DUE TO
CONSTIPATION MA
they had all had.
degree trio.