TUESDAY APAIL 29 1924
there
BASE. happened at a time when
was a large number of cruliers, not only British but also Japanese and French, guarding the trade routes.
THE SINGAPORE
NAVY LEAGUE URGES CONTINUANCE.
GENERAL MEETING.
JISTORY AND DECLINE OF
LOCAL BRANCH.
A copy of a telegrain from the London office of the Navy League embodying an expression of opinion that the Home Govern- ment should be urged not to abandon the establishment of a Naval Base at Singapore, is to be circulated to all members of the Hongkong branch of the Navy League and with their approval
over
SOME POINTS AND FACTS. Is the sum of £11,000,000, spread a period of years, for the construction of the Singapore Base which is equivalent to about one farthing per annum on the income tax-too great a premium to ask for the safeguarding of these vital Imperial interests?
"In a conflict in which the enemy has not only cruisers and subma- rines, but also a battle-fleet in the contested area, our light cruisers would be powerless to protect floating trade, unless they, in their turn, had the support of heavy ships, and they cannot have such support unless there is a base in dock and repair and obtain the
THE CHINA MAIL.
one which commended itself to members and he thought they would in the interest of the Empire prefer a Naval Base at Singapore.
The Chairman's suggestion that the menibers be circularised on the subject was seconded by Mr. McHutchison and adepted.
THE YEAR'S WORK.
bling houses which used to attract Europeans and Chinese alike to Kowloon City and Shamshulpo and the interesting time the police had in trying to check the gam bling traffic across the harbour, He an old mentioned these facts as resident because he thought many who had come to the Colony more recently would be interested to know of the extraordinary state of affairs that prevailed in the days before the Colony took over the New Territories. Perhaps he should mention also the very Interesting. fact that the Navy League recom- mended that rether more terri-
was eventually granted-a strip of tory should be taken over than land extending to Mirs. Bay and the village of Samchun-but it was finally decided by the Boundary haps which could more easily be Commission to get a frontier per one the looked after than the
TENNIS TOURNEY.
OPEN DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL."
By lofeuting S. H. and S D. Ismail in the semi-final round of the open doubles championship yester day, Ng Sze-kwong and C. Choa entire the final round in which they will meet H. D. and O. Rumjahn."
Play in the opening stages did not suggest that the match would go the fall distace but after a shaley open Ing. the Ismails made splendid effort. In the last set they fell away after making up leeway but they did not get their full share of the "jos" in the deciding games,
DRAMA AND COMEDY.
CORONET'S EXCELLENT
PROGRAMME.
every
FOOTBALL!
THE WEEK'S GAMES, I
Entirely dissimilar in
Wednesday, 5.30 p.m., at Kons the two main loon-Kowloon v. South Chisag other respect, picutres in the Coronet Theatre's Athletic.. current programme ure alike in. this respect, that both are thorough. ly entertaining. Which is the more popular it is hard to say, for ground:-Hongkong F.C. v. Ea if the one is recolved with rapt Surrey Regt. attention varied only by an occa-
The game on the Club ground d sional murmur of applause, the other is hailed with continuous Saturday will be in aid of local Nomads of the charities and it is hoped the publi
merriment. They sent
Referring to tre branch's activities during the past year, the Chairman said it would be seen they started the year with a balance of $330.62 in hand and the end of the year left them with a balance of $193.30. Home to the Head Office of the Navy League, during the year two sums one of £30; the other £9 48. 3d payment of The Navy the official publication of the Navy League. In previous years this publication had been presented it was found necessary to charge for it. As a result of a successful Navy League Ball they sent home; a sum of £339 158. 7d. in aid of the dependants of those who died in the war.
sent home. This was decided at that area where heavy ships can free, but, owing tolicreasing costs, Navy League had suggested,
the poorly attended general meet- ing of the Navy League held at the City Hall last evening on the suggestion of the Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock R.C., who presided:
THE LEAGUE'S CASE. The Chairman said "a cable had been received from the Head Office saying that they would be grateful for an expression of opinion from the branch regarding the abandonment of the Singapore Base schenie. On this subject he would read extracts from a con- munication on the subject received from the Head Office:-
in
Arany given moment there at least £180,000,000 worth of Betish trade afloat East of Sust, of which £157,000,000 are what may be called the Singapore sphere of influence. From that area we drew 98 per cent. of cur supplies of tea, 07 per cent. of our jute, 96 per rent, of our zine ore, 00 per cent. of our rubber, S9 per cent. of our wool, 77 per cent. of our hemp, 63 per cent. of our rice, 57 per cent. of our tin, 52 per cent. of our cheese, 48 per cent of ur butter, and a large proportion of our frozen meat, cils for food, etc., and also many other necessary
necessary stores,
Expert naval
Dur-
opinion has selected Singapore as the best base for the pose, since it closes the route to the West and flanks that to the Australasian Dominions. Noother position can so completely meet the needs of a fast operating in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, andt if Singapore is not made available, the fleet will have no base neare, than Maita, which means that ir cannot operate in Eastern waters at all. Moreover, we must not look on the question narrowly as a matter of our seaborne trade alone. If the Royal Navy cannot operate in Eastern waters, the Australasian Dominions are left defenceliss, an easy prey to thr attack of any enemy possessed of a battle fleet and bases within, striking distance. The most pro- found belief in the goodwill of does not the Pacific Powers justify us in this act of desertion. golden link of the Next to the Crown," the Navy is the strongest link in the ties which bind the Dominions to the Mother Country.
Hitherto, it has sheltered them, less completely, from more nr attack, even thongh its main
THE BRANCH'S ORIGIN. Tracing the history of this branch of
the Navy League, since its formation in the early 90's the Hon. Mr. Pollock gave an interesting account of the develop ment of the Colony. Mr. Atwell
Chou backed in his formidable partner well and, Ng was brillinnt in the first two sets but his game fell The Ismails were shaky at the start away in the third and fourth sets. hut they rose to the occasion and combined well. S. 11. getting the For some years after that thehigen share of the honours. League continued to be a flourish Hongkong branch of the Navy ing institution, with a membership of about 300 up to about the year 1906-7 and then things began to go rather to pieces. In 1912 a.meet- ing was held, he thought, in St. Andrew's Hall. A big committee was appointed and it looked then as if the local branch or the Navy become League might again flourishing, but he was soffy to to the
say that on his return
Nr and Chen took the first two nets 6-9, 6-1. but they lost the third set 0-6 and the fourth 4-6 in which they were led throughout. Both noira beramo very eireful in the fifth set in which some good milies were Been. The winners led 3-1. but the Ismalls made it 3 all only to lose the next the gunce, giving the Chin pair the set at 6-3.
CLAŇ CHAMPIONSBUG
roam
Saturday, 5. p.m.,
Kowloon's Team.
at Ce
North," as its name betokens, is a story of the great wilds where will roll up and support the
free for love or Association for such a deservin men fight. The leading role is taken cause. By kind permission of the by Lon Chaney, who instead Officer Commanding, the East of being the villala s he Surrey Regiment, the. Band will Is in the movies, play both before the game and usually
Entrancs appears here as the hero-and a during the interval. very engaging hero, too. Those fees to stand will be 50 cents for who like their villains bad wil he covered and 25 cents for find the one in "Nomads of the uncovered. North" as odious as they could wish, while those who like their excitement strong will find their highest hopes surpassed in the
The following have been select- great forest fire scene, possibly one of the biggest ever filmed. Ired to play for the Kowloon F. C. "Nomads of the North" is a fine in their 1st division league match Scarecrow" is a with South China tomorrow on drama, "The perfect comedy. Buster Keaton the Kowloon ground, kick-off 5.00 p.m.-A. Duncan, F. Wheeler, J. is the leading comedian inchided in the cast, and it has been well Morton, M. Howarth, I. McKelvie, said that he could not, were he H. G. K. Wheeler, K. Mason, H. Lloyd, get more laughs than he S. Hayes. Reserves: V. Hast, does out of his capital fooling as B. Rasmussen and W. Walls. the scarecrow.
Coxon was the first President and Colony in 1913 not much_progress | Stark in the Club Championshi. either Charlie Chaplin or Harold Roberts, A. Latham, R. Nash and
the late Mr. E. W. Mitchell bon. secretary. A few years afterwards Mr. Mitchell passed on the hon. secretaryship to him (Mr. Pollock) and be held the post for some years. At the time of the cession of
the New Territories Com- mander Hastings, R.N., was the President, and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., the Vice-President while he (Mr. Pollock) was hon. secretary, and he thought it would interest many to be reminded that the reason why we got the New Ter ritories ceded eventually was because it was considered-and this branch of the Navy League
urged it very strongly before the Home-that this authorities at
had been made and the Branch at the outbreak of the war was not in active condition.
GRADUAL 'DECLINE. During the War, went on the
Plaving for the third time yester. day, R. M. Henderson met C. C. when Henderson won in three straight sets, the sebres being 4-2 8-6, 6-1.
OPEN DOUBLES FINAL TEAMORADY. Chairman, they had been indebted
As will be seen from our adver to various gentlemen in the firm of tisement columnes, the final round in Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and the cave championship doubles of the HK.0,0. townument-Ng Sze- Matthews the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe, Mr. E. A. M, Willians, and, wong and C. Chon v. II. D. and Ð ̧ #slucent! 15- more recently, Mr. Martin and Rumiam will be
the moos, weather remitting, on the also
Whyte, 10. Mr. present hon. secretary and treasur-stand at 4.30 pm. er, for having, with his usual enthusiasm, taken up the question of reviving the local branch of the League, but he was sorry to say
that they had at present only about 50 members. If they remembered
publication of the League-was $2 He thought no British perum. subject would have any difficulty
Baby's Own Tablets
SAVE YOUR CHILD FROM
SUFFERING."
materials for peace or war. Every strength has been thousands of addition of territory was ab that in the year 1905 the branch in contributing that sum and he omorgorcies feel safe and confident,
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miles away, because it has stood between them and the main force potential enemy. If the of potential enemy, be nearer to their doors than the protecting naval force, and if that protectin force
was
hoped those who were able would send something towards the endowment fund required for the head office.
KNOTTY PROBLEM.
· NEW YORK, April 28.
The Daily Telegraph's New York correspondent says that President Calvin Coolidge has intimated, in the plainest possible way, that he may teto the new immigration There nothing more trying to
clause excluding mother than to see her little one in pain. bill if the whilst she stands holplessly by notTapanese is allowed to remain. Knowing what to do tu ralieve its enter. The President has expressed the Mothers who kamp labe's Own opinion that the knotty problem ings. Tables in the hense ready for such
may be solved and the interest hildren's remedy gives prompt relief adopting some measure that will in the majority of infantile ailments.
be acceptable to all parties con- knowing that this famous Canadian of California be protected by Baby's Own Tablets are mother's helpcerned. without the danger of ani I the children's friendl They polity reluce fever, dispel coastipation, relievo giving affront to any of them. It is indigestion, colic and croup, woeten the understood that President Coolidge Korres, and promote health-giving sleep with other nations on the quota an is good spnatito Thy neu guarante- basis, based on the number of od absolutly fran fromopintos, ʼn rentice,
her nationals resident in the This or ather harmful drugs, and may le United States in 1800. younest and most delicate child.
Of medicine genders, or post free at 8) cents par vial (8 for six) from Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 80 Kins 80 Road, Shanghai.
What the effect would be of be paralysed for lack of a base in Chinese waters; where there i5rusted that loyal and patriotic Mr. P. H. Hulyoak, Hon. Secretary coin ish, allsy tenthing prins, quiet the favours placing Japan together
ship on the eastern trade makes on an average five voyages in the Indian area alone and may be said to have an annual floating worth of over £800,000,000 which it is the business of the Navy to protect. leaving this vast trade unprotected we may see from the experience "The Emden " of the late War.
months sank 17 In under two ships. whose hulls and cargoes were valued at £2,200,000; the "Moewe" sank 22 ships on une cruise and 12 on another. This, too,
within covering distance, the most profound anxiety must be aroused in the minds of our fellow citizens overseas which no pious belief in the force of a good example will allay.
The Hon. Mr. Pollock said this forcible statement was very
solutely essential for the defence had a membership of 300 or 350, and that there were more Europeans of the Colony.
in the Colony now than at that
to-day was very unsatisfactory in time, the position of the branch a large port like Hongkong: He British subjects in the Colony would come forward and joła at once. A fund of £100,000 was League in a sound position. The subscription to the local branch of the League was $5 per annum and The Navy-the
Half of Lyeemun Pass, went on
Chairman,
Chinese the waters; the Channel Rocks, a well known mark for yachtsmen, were now a considerable collection ef tanks belonging to the Standard Oil Co. at Laichikok there was a Chinese Customs station and days was where the hundred foot road has since been driven. referred to the flourishing gamble
Officers elected for the ensuing year ware:-President: the Hon. and Treasurer: Mr. L. M. Whyte and Committee: Messrs. E. F. Auenti, F. A. Perry, W. A. Dowley,
financialC. St. C. Ingham.
the boundary in Kowloon in those required in order to place the J. P. Warren and Lt.-Comdr. Igiven freely without fear of harm to the would, without discrimination, to
He
Before the meeting closed, a vote of thanks was extended to the Hon. Mr. Pollock,
all intent and purposes, exclude coolies. Renter's Japanese American Service.
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