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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 36.
CALA ABBERN
"MERCURY" BANGKONG,
CODEL TARD
L.B.C..IT LBITION
WESTERN ENTAN BYNYXKTY
P. TANG
MANAGER
1920.
TYLEFIAMES
MERCURY MOTOR CAR ER OFTE
00.
59-61 Des Voeux Road Central.
GUNNERS ORGANIZE.
ROVAL -RTILLERY ASSOCIATION-
HONGKONG BRANCH FORMED.
Subject.
HONGEONG.
MAS RANGE AL GROW BOOK
50201 01127
BRINCE WEST PRINT BRANCH 254$
Worx Swor
JAPAN'S WAR PRIZES.
SAILING THIS MONTH.
FIRST INSTALMENT OF GERMAN MERCHANTMEN
THE CHINA MAIL.
CORRESPONDENCE.
OBJECTS TA DISCRIMINATION.
To the Editor of the " Chins Mall.”]
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WEALTHY VISITOR.
MR, KOCKEFELLER'S GRAND-DAUGHTER, A
LEAVES: FOR SINGAPORE.
PASSENGERS.
DEPARTURES.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
NOTICE
CAMP-TRAIN.
Arrangements have now been mada for the LIS .. Train from Kowloon on SATURDAYS to stop at Bridge 47 for the convenience of members attend- ing Camp.
G. F. E. RAPSON, Bi-Major, İ Adjutant, H. K. V. D. Corp. Hongkong, November 24, 1920.
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
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OUR POOR DAY STREET SALE OF ROSES 1ST DECEMBER, 1990.
BE GENEROUS FOR THE SAKE OF HONGKONG'S
NOTICES
"EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE"
BRITISH
COOKING AND CULINARY `UTENSILS,
RABY
SCALES
STEEL
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
JUST RECEIVED
INCLUDING
HOUSEHOLD
SCALES.
SAUCEPANS AND BOLLERS
FISH KETTLES,
FRY PANS, KETTLES, TEA & COFFEE POTS, HIP, SPONGE AND CHILDREN'S BATHS, TRAVELLING BATHS,
HEARTH SUITES, FIRE BRASSES, TARLE AND KITCHEN CUTLERY, KNIFE MACHINES, FOOD CHOPPERS.
KENTS.
“ALL BRITISH” BRUSHES. INCLUDING
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TOILET BRUSHES
POOR
CHAMOIS LEATHERS.
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
The Society's Expenditure.
Belief to the Poor and on the
. Education of the Children
of the Poor
Dear Sir,-Will you kindly permit me to use a small space of your
Among the passengers leaving this valuable paper? I went on the sa morning on the "Nollore" was Miss "Kwong Tung" last night to say Abby Rockefeller, grand-daughter of good-bye to, my relatives who came John D. Rockefeller, reputed to be from Canton on account of the the richest man in the world.
Miss Rockefeller, who is accom- recent political trouble there. To my great astonishment, a woman panied by several friends, goes to boarded the steamer and started Singapore After a stay there, and searching every female relative of probably a visit to Java, she will mine. She has nothing to indicate leave for a tour of India; then will that she is 000 the searchers return leisurely to the United States with the exception of a red figure by way of Egypt and Europe. Al- 4 tacked on a round plece of though her trip is of an unofficial cloth pinned on her right arm. The character, she is in a measure under other gentlemen and I were not the special care of the American touched, though there were 4 sear Government, the Secretary of State: chers outside on the wharf. This having cabled the Governments of is simply outrageous, and an insult the countries she is to visit asking towards the tender sex If the that she be given every protection. police want to see that no persoas
During her stay in the Colony, are to smuggle anything they should Miss Rockefeller visited Canton and conduct the search
Every was shown thoroughly over the The Erst instziness of German body disregarding nationality island of Hongkong and the adjacent Hongkong now has a bratch of the merchatmen delivered to Japan, con and appearance. There were other mainland. Royal Artillery Association. It was sisting of four ships, totalling 34,358 women passengers in the state rooms to leave London about but they were not searched. Do the formed yesterday, at a meeting held tons were in the R.A. Theatre, which was well! November 20. according to a dispatch police think that those who travel received in Tokyo. As reparation for by state-rooms cannot be smugglers? without boast I coold attended by those interested in the the Japanese ships suck by German Say
to put
relatives my Colonel Loring. C.M.G.. submarines during the war, lapan is afford D.S.O.. presided, and Captain (fivez entitled to receive 10 ships. totalling in the state rooms, but the pany 37,969 tres. Of these ships, four was 14 in number and they preferred acted as Hon. Secretary. At least
have already been alloned to Japan, to take the first class saloon. Why
Per Nellore." to-day-Messrs fifty members were enrolled.
and the Government has entrusted not the police pay more attention to Among those presem were Lien- the task of bringing them to the Nip-those who enter the Colony, streng P. R. Borger, Plati, G. & Diss, Marshall Colonel Crosse. Make Hickling. pon Yusen Kaisha. The four ships thening the armed robbers with E. Lockyer. Taylor, Capt Withers, daggers and revolvers. Reports of Mr and Mrs C. Haseltine. Messrs J. Major Wakefield, Major Bagnall, will arrive in Yokohama in January.
Elmore, Shakleton B. F Hobson Yes desperate actions are tco Richardson wad two Misses. Messrs A. Major Downing. Major Saunders, The ships received from Germany such
numerous nowadays, and the police. Morch, Gaddard, FnDerton, Misses Capts. Davies. Bristow, Hewitt are not to be giver, to the ships do not seem to take enough pre- Potwin. Schwaz, Mr and Mrs N. E. Mortimer. Licuts. Chester. Love whose vessels were kist during cantions against them. I have no Banche Me and Mrs W. J. Roberts, grove.
Thornton. Moggeridge and was for they made up for their fasse objection to being searched, but I do blisses L. T. Aldrich. MacFadden, A. Messrs. L. S. Greenhill and W. Jby insurance money, 50 per cent. of wish the police would play a fair Rockefeller. M. Schorberg, Mr and Mrs S. EL Colton, Mr and Mrs T. H. Preston, If a Chinese can smuggle is P. Reid, Miss A Reid. Mrs Reeves, which was borne by the Government the under the Wartime Marine Insurance gathering on the objects of the As Act. It is expected that all the ships why can't a European, and if women Mrs Poole, Mr and Mrs W. R. McBain, de Jager. Inspector Hill, Messrs Buchan, sociation. He said--lo opening this received will be placed under the con can be smugglers why can't men be. Mr and Mrs Phelps, Mr and Mrs P.E. Plunkett, Miss Foo, Masters F. Les Foo. question at forming a local branch of pot of the Government, and that their
A Lee Foo, Misses A. Kostran, 3. Bord- the Artillery Association. I think the operation will be entrusted to suitable
ing. Mrs W. Bice. Misses Cocks, Case. best thing I can do is to give you the companies. It is considered likely
Melville, Master Melville. Mrs Hobert- son, Rev. Father Bourje, Mr Maranes- gist of what happened at a meeting that the mandate for the four ships
na, Messrs J. Zellinger, Olchansky, of the RA. War Commemoration experted to arrive early next year will
Hurrell, Jones, Mrs Yong, Mrs G.G. Fund Central Committee) last July. be given to the Nippon Yusen Kaisht
Kong, Mr and Mrs GE King, Miss You all know of the existence of the
According to a dispatch received by
King, Messrs Langford, Prentice. E R.A.W.C. Fund and the R.A. Chari- the Department of Communications, į
J. Hibbert, K. A. Hansen, Mrs Barter, tes. This Jund is temporary only and the remainder of the German tonnage
Catile, Master Case Messrs Robertson, and Miss Petersill. sooner or later will disappear, and it due to Japen has also been delivered. is hoped that this new Artillery As The authorities are now considering] sociation will take its place and carry which company should be entrusted tion of retaining the public beaches at The work of amalgamation hash the conveyance of these ships North Point and Kennedy Town, is already began. the R.A. Charities it is said that the task will probably curs to me that the majority of the have now started work in the same; be entrusted to the Nippor. Yusen Kai- / People who use these beaches during the arrest of two men in connection tices to sell by Public Auction. building and are in constant touch. and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. the summer, have not seen the cor-with the robbery committed at the The idea is to bind together various and that the operation, of the ships spondence on the subject and your Yumyinsheh Temple, Bowen Road,
little
on Wednesday evening. organizations already existing and ill also be entrusted to these com- comments thereon: hence six
your suggestion from The second, or last, instalesponse to particularly to bring individuals into panies.
bathers. close touch who were not in the Artlatent consists of six ships, totalling
i would suggest that suitable post- Jer prior to the war. At present 23,510 20. Japan Advertiser.)
ers be printed and posted calling at there are half a dozen or so different
tention to the fact that bathers will Associations all striving after the same
likely lose the opportunity of enjoying thing. The R.F.A. 014. Comrades"
amongst a number of people to ask: a dip at the above mentioned places Association sent a representative to what are we going to get out of they don't "kick." the meeting and said they wished to? As the present time everybody Kowloonies got nothing until they have nothing to do with the scheme.
kicked so. all those who enjoy a himself. The Association does not dip in the briny should do likewise. so much in itself offer "benefits
If you will give me some idea of face and make a valid bid for the public sympathy so earnestly de- sired, but which up to the present. has not shown itself in any particu larly marked degree.
Rasser
The Chairman addressed
It seems what is wanted is one As- sociation to which any Artillery man can belong. Really, the people want
ed are those who are now scattered
is looking out for what he can get for
as
game.
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Yours etc,
A CHINESE
Hongkong. November 25, 1920.
BATHING BEACHES: A PUBLIC SPIRITED OFFER:
ท
To the Editor of the" China Mail."
Sir. With reference to the ques-j
to put people in the way of obtaining what it would cost to print about 100 them from all existing organizations. good sized posters I shall be glad to
all over the world. The old Regulars: The principle aim of the Association defray the cost of printing same.
NORTH POINT." Hongkong, Nov. 26, 1920.
and future Regulars are a drop in the is to keep up the comradeship of the Yours, etc.. ocean as compared with the Artillery- war and once formed it is means of man of the moment. The real object spreading information to everyone. of having a Central Committee is At present there is no way of getting uniformity of policy and a central and the ex-Gunner officer or man, whom useful means of communication from it is specially desired to get in touch different organization. The War!
Hére, in Hongkong, there are Commembration Fund "will help in many ex-Gunners. They are known every way possible. Existing form by some, not known by others. By [To the Editor of the China Mail.”į tions would not be interfered with the establishment of a branch of the They would simply carry on and be represented on the General Com Artillery Association we should get
with.
INSTRUCTIVE BIT OF NEWS.
Sir. The shipowners at home ap to know all who are ex-gamers. pear to adopt less Draconian methods mittee. There are many such organ Many people seem to think that the of conducting their business than do izations. Territorial Divisions, New pensions which have been given and their confreres in our midst, for in Army Divisions, Portsmouth, Ply-:
the high wages now paid should cover the late difference of opinion on the mouth, Sheffield, Wakefield. etc.. It distress. They do to a certain ex-question of seamen's wages, they did is suggested that these should all join tent, but the experience of those ad- not rely solely on general arguments, the sort, of Central Goverment for ministering the R.A. War Commem- but submined for examination by the general policy, and the extent of their pration shows that there have been a mer actual voyage accounts. A study Support Financially to the R.A. A number of cases of hardship- The of these and a discussion of the owII- sociation should be a matter for the R.A. War Commemoration shows that ers' arguments for twenty minutes Committee to decide. We all belong there have been a number of cases of was sufficient for the men to decide to one Regiment, whether Regular. hardship. The R.A. War Commem-that they would withdraw their claims Territorial or Temporary, and thesecration Fund have tried to get into for the present, at any rate, and the -branches are not wanted all over the touch with ex-Gunners all over the shipowners representatives were sum- place, each moving in its own country. They have tried to relieve moned again into the conference room row little circle and having nothing distress, tried to get adjustment of to hear the decision. The attitude of to do with anybody else. The claims. gratuities paid up, readjust the men indicates a reasonable frame is to form a Central Association with ment of pensions, etc.
of mind among their leaders, and is branches everywhere. the idea being While realizing that there is no of favourable augury for the mainten- that wherever 2 Gunner many find distress fat least one hopes not), ance of relationship of mutual con himself, there will be the machinery among Gunners and ex-Gunners infidence between the shipowners and
It for taking care of his interests.
this Colony, still there are always the seamen.
The italics are mine to emphasise is not intended that the Association Shall be a "Mutual Benefit Society" Possibilities to everyone of getting on
their bear ends. A man might have the points that the owners met the in the ordinary acceptance of the term to leave the Colony owing to being representatives of the men in council; nor of necessity a social club, though unable to stand the climate, and want that they did not rely on general argu- that is very desirable. It is primar employment at home in which casements but submitted actual voyage ily intended to be an Association of his name and particulars would be accounts; that the men, as reasonable good-comradeship, non-political, non- sent home to the Artillery Associa- beings, were convinced in twenty, sectarian. An Association to which tions. In the same way, a man de- minutes by actual working accounts: Gunner, wherever he is or what sirous of leaving the service out here that the owners' case was a good one; ever his condition, shall be able to could get the support of the Artillery and that the men thereon withkew apply for advice and assistance, where Association in finding him employ-| their claim. he will find the spirit of good fellow-ment in the Colony.
If this eminently reasonable method ship taking a personal interest in his
Another great point is that wel has been adopted at home with such care. The possibilities of an Artil should know the names and addresses encouraging results, by the owners lery Association have impressed them of all ex-gunners in the Colony and who were not bound by any agree- selves on those who have been work in the event of an emergency arising, ment, legal or moral, to meet their ing the R.A. War Commemoration Fund. They find that the Gunner's the getting at and organizing of these men, it would seem that the owners controlling the China, coast trade who ex-Gunners would be simplified, Tor so well befriended as the Infan-
The following were, elected meme were, morally at least, bound by their Try or Cavalry man. He is every-bers of the Committee:--Chairman, agreement of 1916, are not actuated There is a great tendency Col. Loring; Vice-Chairman, Brig. by the same conciliatory motives of General MacNaughten; Hon. Secre- they have pot such convincing figures mary and Treasurer, Mr. McNah WB-at their command, being therefore ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN. son; Committee, Mr. Gar. Watson constrained to rely on statements made TT may be immorib'e to prevent sa (serving W.O.), Bdr. Woods (serving before a tribunal that is incompetent accident, but it is not impossible to soldier) and two demobilised soldiers to judge of their merits, in their en- peroared for i Camberlain's Pain
deavour to enlist public sympathy." to be appointed later.
where.
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Tetim i got onel, anyone's parse, and It was decided that Use subscrip
with a bottle of this Iniment you are
5-repare for most ything for sale tion should be $2 a year, to be paid
on January 1.
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They have you an added. example
of business methods and, by the adop tion of a similar procedure, will have
The Wanchai police have effected
A Chinese, aged about 28 years, was yesterday admitted to the Goy- erament Civil Hospital suffering from injuries received in the course of a fight with three other taen, que of whom has been arrested.
the opportunity to
retrieve their
"SHELLÉACK."
Now amounts to oral $1,000 a month
THE SOCIETY'S 37th ANNUAL BAZAAR
will be held on
5TH DECEMBER Under the distinguished patronage of H.E. The Governor and Lady Stubbs.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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