SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932.
UNION CHURCH, HONG KONG
ANNUAL REPORT.
The report presented by the Committee of Management, at the annual general meeting of scatholders on February 18, reads as follows:-
THE
CHINA MAIL:MO
Phillips for entertaining the Choir afternoon picnic at Repulse Bay in at a most enjoyable social evening October. During the year the towards the end of the Summer Scholars contributed $150 to the which brought members together New Territories Evangelisation So- and made a starting point for re- ciety. rowed activities in the Winter.
Quarry Bay. These efforts culminated in the The Sunday School, at Quarry Choir Festival on the last Sunday Bay meets at three o'clock on Sun- in the year when a special musical day afternoons in Taikoo Club Hall. service was held and selections The attendance has been well! from the "Messiah" were rendered., maintained during 1931 and there was proved by the exceptionally: The children's weekly offerings The success of this Choral Service are about 40 names on the roll.
large and appreciative congregation provide education for one pupil in and the enthusiasm with which the Ying Wab Girls' School. The putaide helpers came to our assist school is fortunate in having an We hope something similar enthulastic band of teachers who Committee is greatly indebted to scholars. can be arranged every year. The do much good work among the our Organist Mr. Longyear, for his faithful and and Choir-Master,
successful services.
ance.
showed
a
SHOWING
TO-MORROW AND MONDAY, 22nd.
AT THE
KING'S
THEATRE.
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at 11.45 a.m.
Continuous Programme
SWIMMING LESSONS FOR
TANKS, MELBOURNE'S ROYAL YEOMANRY
CATTLE SHOW.
The Committee of Management coming year. The Church has na has much pleasure in presenting turally suffered from the trade de- to the Seathelters the report and pression experienced during the balance sheet for the work of 1931. year but your committer is con-
its deep appreciation of the work The Committee desires to express The year 1931 has seen a return fident that the Congregation will to normal and steady progress in not allow
I done by those who have helped in the Church to become the life of the Church. It is diff- financially embarrassed.
The N.T. Evangelisation Society. the Sunday Schools during the cult to estimate the spiritual re-
It is unfortunate that the ne, year. The Services. aults of the work of any church
counts of the New Territories Kowloon Union Church. When the fleet was in but we are pleased to record well naval parade was held on Sunday deficit for the year. port a Evangelisation Society
The Committee desires to con sustained and increasing Congre- at 10.15 .m.
It is with gratulate the Kowloon Union xations throughout the year, and detachments from the South Wales number of people in and extending new church and manse, also upon Throughout the year the hope of interesting a larger Church on the completion of the this interest in the public worship Borderers have regularly attended the work on the New Territories the new constitution which they
COMMEMOR- augura well for the future pros the ordinary morning services. that a proposal will be made at the have adopted.
ATES FALLEN COM- perity of the Church.
RADES. We rejoice with gratifying to be able to congratu- at the evening services and at the transfer of control of the Society Dr. Allen, as successor to the Rev. THE
It is very Service men were well represented annual general meeting for the them in the settlement of the Rev. TO START DAY'S SPIN. late the Rev. E. G. Powell, on the Social
VOICE OF hour which followed. to the Sixth District of the Church Horace Johnston. The enthusiasm success of this first full year of we
PEOPLE. are indebted to his ministry; a result that has only Ladies'
the of Christ in China. It is further displayed during the year and the
ELECTION IMPRESSIONS. Committee for been achieved by a devoted and tire-work
the proposed that an auxillary mis-large gathering to welcome the LONDON MAKES A NIGHT undertaken in supplying sionary society shall be formed by minister his part and refreshments on 07
promise well for the
OF IT. the tactful facing of the many pro- and to Dr. Ride, who made possible will be to assist the New control-
these occasions this church whose primary object future.
AMAZING SCENES blems which are the inevitable lot the broadcasting of the community ling body in maintaining the work
Ladies' Committee and Guild. of a minister.
The report of the Ladies' Com singing. Finance.
•less
service
Young Peoples' Society.
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THE VICTORY. GOODWIN'S TAKE THEIR
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or the New Territories. The re-mittee and Guild states:-At the Kults of the Society's work during first meeting the title of the com- A pleasing feature of this year's. A series of bathing and tennis the working account is an increase parties were held during the sum gratifying, a great deal of interest Committee and Guild and later in extremely mittee was changed to the Ladies! shown in the Sunday Collections of mer months, all of which were centring round the erection of a the year the members of the work THE PRINCE AT MERSEY- $1,166.64. This, however, is oifset well attended and furnished enjoy-new chapel at Castle Peak. There party by a serious defeit in the amount alle afternoons. In the course of have been
sub-committee of the of subscriptions, and it is hoped the year a new feature was estab-districts
constant appeals from Women's Guild were co-opted. that this lost ground will be re-lished in "Young Peoples' Sunday" has not yet reached and we should In May, the other In November, and where the organisation Two jumble sales were held, one gained during the coming year. In the morning service of preparing a budget for the year a fourth Sunday in
the be failing in our duty If we denied proved very successful. As a re- cach month the reasonable amount
Christian message to those sult of the Brat, the sum of $400 is set aside being devoted to the interests of who desire to receive it. for repairs and renewals, but two young
was given to the Hong Kong and people. However, there big items under this head have still exists a real need for more
The Sunday Schools.
New Territories Evangelisation Kennedy Road: An encouraging Society. resulted in much heavier expendi- cohesion among the young people feature of Chureb life in 1931 was
The second sale was in ture during 1931 than was anti- of the church and for an effort to the increased activity shown in cipated. Retrassing the Church the gap which exists in the the Sunday Schools. Joint services Hall roof and the rebuilding of the religious lives of so many after the were held in the Church on Sunday entire lavatory accommodation ab- conclusion of their Sunday School School Anniversary Sunday and 'on sorbed $4,725.67. These have con- days, tributed to an adverse balance for
Christmas gift Sunday The num- the year, amounting to $2.141.99..
her of Scholars at Kennedy Road Throughout the year the Choir is now 60 under the supervision of but your committre believes that has done good work in the morn-seven teachers and a hard working such extraordinary expenditure is ing and evening services. unlikely to recur during the forth- thanks are
Our superintendent Mr. Nicks. Thestrating the activities of the work- due to Mr. and Mrs. children had 4 most enjoyable (Continued at foot of next column.)
The Choir.
decided to defer remittance mean- aid of home charities, but it was
while, on account of the low rate of the dollar.
A bridge and mah-jong drive was held in October and proved a great success in every way. feature of the meeting
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In the hour of terror which follow- ed the second "tremendous display of Nature's forces." there came to the rescue of the nerve-racked re- fugees in Government House the resourceful private secretary, who 'sat down at the drenched piano and played "John Peel" and other po- pular strains. "There were," said Sir John, "two other pianists in the party and there were kiddies. who added one-finger treble and bass. So, drying the keys between cach piece, John Broadwood played the hurricane to its close." That example of cool initiative in the presence of so mighty a disaster was matched only by the spirit of the survivors generally, One thousand people were known to have lost their lives, but many were sacrificed of whom there is no record.
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ing, party of the Guild. A.A social gathering for service men was held In March and was well attended.
Some of the members of the committeparranged afternoon 27 parties at their own homes,, 30 0 rult of high, the social enter timent fund benefited, consider
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