HONGKONG CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
ENEMY MEMBERS EXPELLED, -An-uxtraordinary general meeting of Mrs. members of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce was held in the Chamber room. at the Government Building, yesterday, ni
Hon. Mr.
3.
methods of warfare dictated to the Ger
rons by Prussian militarism. We knew perfectly well that the views were not Forly shared by ur own people and our Allies, but by practically the whole civilised warld.
Liza
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, 1915.
HONGKONG MEN AT
GALLIPOLI,
WELL-KNOWN FOOTBALLER
KILLED.
ME HF Carmichael (of Carmichael
SNOWBALL BAG SALE.
We are informed by Mrs. Ethel Bowley, Hon. Treasurer, that the not proeuds of the Sale amounted to $4,084.44,' as shown by the annexed account.
In addition to the donations already
We see," said the Chisirman,
& Clarke) hes reocived a very interest-mentioned the thanks of the Comiratter are due to Neatle's Anglo-Swiss Milk whole of Belgium, through no fault of hering letter from Colour-Sergt.-Major T
Company for milky to the Hongkong
Mr.
INTIMATIONS
LANE
ORAWFORD&Co.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
ATHLETIC GOODS.
EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR
GOLF.
"GOLD CLUBS.
noon, the Ios. Mr. E. A. Hewett, C.M.G. [wn, except that she stood in the path of. G. Brayfield, his former partners | Daily. Press, South China Morning Post, (P. & O. Steam Navigation Co.) presid.gression marked out for herself by a who went. Hoine and enlisted in the Chrite Mail and Hongkong Telegraph ing. Thero were also present. Mr. J. W. Føreder Power, tying prostrate, but not Royal Engineers when, Mr. Carnicle and Messrs. Moutrie & Co. for gra
Sergiulous advertising, to Miss Wilkinson SPALDING'S C. Bonnar (Gibb, Livingston, & Co.), fanblued, bor beautiful cities in raios, her came out to relieve hini here.
for prizes, and to the following for money David Landalo Mears fertile lands laid waste, and her soil Major Brayfield, why is attached to are
gifts: Jardime, Matheson & Co.), Hon. Mr. E. drenched with the blood of her mastered of the Naval Divisions in the Dardanelles, |
Sir R. He Tung's children, Mr. E. A. Shellim (David Sassoon & Co.), Mr. N. civil population. In imagination we see, gives tidings of the death of Mr. T. E. S.
Mr.
Ellis Kadoorie, Mrs. Shanghai the tears and hear the sight of those who Robson, who until the spring of last year Irving, Stabb (Hongkong and
was assistent Deck Mounger at Taikno, Brotherton Harker, Mr. R. Shewan, Mr. Bank), Mr. G. T. Edkins (Megara. Butter-have suffered oven worse than death at
Mr. Thomson, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. | field & Swire), Mr. 8. H. Dodwell the hands of the barbarous nuen, who having joined Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. Perkins, Hon. Mr. Shellim, Hon,
He was a brilliant Rugby fool W. Dowhy. Mr C. B. Brooke, Father SPALDING'S (Dodwell & Co.), Mr. W. Dickson base overran their country. We also, in in 1910.
the death-cries of baller, and rendered yeoman service to Augustin, Mr. Melbourne, Mr. A. Forbes, Smith, Mr. Joseph Gould, (Chartered Bank) and Mr. P. H. Holyoak imagination, hour (Neiss & Co.), members of Committer-women-and children and unarmed people the Hongkong Football Club, his play in M.N.C.," Mr. G. M. G. Burnie, Mr. Meurs. E. V. D. Parr, (P. & O. Steam-urdered-in-cold-blad-by-the sinking of the fullhack position being consistently C. S. Gubhay, Mr. A. H. Hewitt, Navigation Co.), F. Graham (Hongkong merchant ships and the bombardment of clever. He was quite a small player, but Friend for Belgian-in-Belgium, Mr. B. Johnson Mrs. Pollock, and Mr. G. M. These things will his fleets and cleverness enabled him. Sandford, Dr. Binck, Mr. Bulmer Electric Co., Ltd.), H. W. Kennett (China | unfortified towns.
He All connected with the sale wish to Borng Co., Ltd.), W, E. Clarke (Hony remain with us so long as we live, and oftentimes to do what & man of greater Young
Ilk could never have accomplished.
and generous unselfishness. king, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., can never be forgotten or forgiven."
We knew, continued the Chairman, that was very popular among the Club mem-thick Mrs. Stabb for her untiring energy Co., Ltd.), W. L. Pattendem (Gilman &
every worker encouragement, It was the Germans at home lived under a stricters, as in other circles in the Colony, partment received help from her and largely due to her influence that all the Sergi Major Brayfield,
helpers looked upon the sale ns a labour censorship, and we were not, therefore, and his death will be gonorally regretted.
Thanks are due, also, to Mr. Stabb, who was unceasing in his aid, and was to a work involved,
sucess of the sale.
writes:-
DRIVERS AND BRASSIES.
PRICE $5.50 EACH.
MEDAL
IRONS
Putor 84.75 ExACK.
Every R. FORGAN'S CELEBRATED CLUBS.
J. A. Plummer (Bradley & Co., Ltd:), G. aware whether any protest had been inade Having a few minutes in hand during of love, and gladly undertook the hard
Co.), R. Shewan (Shewan, Tomes & Co.), R. Henderson (Groen Island Cement Co.), -§.–Gubbay (E. D. Sassoon & Co., Ltd.), by them against the methods adopted in Archibald David (S. J. David-&-C»,\,carrying on this savage form of warfare, A. H. Skelton and D. Clark (Lane, But there was still a very considerable
full in the almost everlasting rain of shrapnel, I am taking the opportunity of elnse call two weeks ago. I was out in
RECUTA.
DRIVERS AND BRASSIES
PRICE $4.00 EACH,
MADE AT ST. ANDREW'S.
IRONS
PRICE $4.00 EACH
''
AUTOGRAPH CLUBS.
$
740.00
ALL MODELS.
Price $3.50 Each.-
99,55
G. Humphreys & Co.), Evan Ormiston world, and as far as he knew nobody had the firing line to attend to an important Donations Crawford & Co.), W, G. Humphreys (W. German population in this part of the dropping you a fire I had a pretty great extent responsible for the financialAYLOR'S Stewart-Bree), I A. Loughlin ("Bank ever ventured to raise his voice in protest section of our first line of trenches, which Entrance money Lane, Ltd.), F. II. Skott (H-Skott & Co.):gainst the atrocities. At the were about 800-yards from the Turkish Tea Room (net prouseds—per Mrs.
lines, when a bullet got me I was lying Sale of Bags, etc. C. M. G. Burnie (Enion Insurance annual meeting of the Chamber he
on my stomach, crawling back to our Society of Canton. Ltd.), A. Beattie (W. referred to the German conduct of lines,
last
the
--Chatharu).www.
Rames Auctions
Donstration
Fish Pond (per Miss May), ..... Bran Tub (per Miss Craddock) Surprise packets returned Fortune-telling Exchange
R. Loxley & Co.), D. K. Moss (Alex, Ross war and the atrocities committed by the second line, and the bullet went through Scouts Sale of fings and Scout Der & Co.), H. K. Ernani (N. Mody & Co.), enemy. These atrocities had now been the top of my right car, grazed my right | H. P. While (Douglas. Lapraik & Co., accentuated, and, as he had said, no Ger | temple, and cut through the brim of my Sweet stail (per Miss May) Ltd.). Andrew Forbes (Harry Wicking man subject had been heard to protest hab. Luckily there is no harm done, Parcel wrappings"
and I shall have only a small war.
"On the night of 37th May poor. Hobson was killed, instantaneously. He was with others of his section in a night advance to assist in digging the infantry in after the advance, when a bullet caught him in aeronching position, entering at the shoulder and going out at the groin. He was buried on the following night about
so much and up till now had seen so little.
We
I
mile and a half from Krithia, in a line drawn from Beddelbar to Krithia, shall miss him a lot, as I often used to go to his dugout and bare a chat about Hongkong. Up to now in our Company
This is heavy for an Engineer Company, we have lost three killed and 27 wounded, but we have made a splendid name for ourselves on account of the valuable work we have effected.
against them Indeed there was very good reason to believe that some of them hat & Co.), E. D. Haskell (David Haskell & Co.), G. P. Curry (Hongkong Gas Corejoiced in what had been done. We were Ltd.), R. D. Harvey (British American told that some of them looked upon the Tobacco Co., Ltd.). C. Bond (Gande, use of asphyxiating gue, that brought a Price & Co., Ltd.). C. Pemberton (China lingering and most painful death to many Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.), A. R. Lowe of our brave men, as another sign of the (Lowe, Bingham & Matthews). A. Gefficiency and prowess of their invincible Coppin (Nestlé & Anglo-Swiss Milk Co.) Arny. They had rejoiced over the sinking M. 6. Northcote (Hongkong Land Invest of the Lusitania, and the murder of ment Agency Ce), Donald McDonald women and children, and the bombard- ment of open towns by vessels of war as (D. MacDonald & Co.), W. H. Locker (Dracon. Looker, Deacon & Harston), instances of the might of their "great" F. Pearce (J. D. Hutchison & Co.), S. CHigh Sean Fleet, of which we had heard Ismail (S.C. Ismail & Co.), T. F. Hough (Hughes & Hough), J. M. Alves (J. M. Therefore, be thought it was only right that in Hongkong should join Alves & Co.), W. A. Dowley (Vacuum Oi!'
others D{ our nation in expressing (Co., Ltd.), F. C. Hall (Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.), Percy Smith (Peres horror and detestation of these things, Smith. Seth & Fleming), D. W. Craddock and that we ought to let our quon (Canadian Pacific Railway Co.), Mr. Fdam friends know that we saw in ...F. Talli, 37. Ho Fook, Hen, Mr. H. Etuir-silence agreement with what was Pollock, K.C., Mr. F. Smyth, Mr. G. K being done. Therefore, in the future Hall Brutton, and Mr. W. A. Hannibal unlike the Russians and Japanese, to The CHAIRMAN Said that the resolutions whom he referred previously, where an which were to be put to the meeting hat honourable war brought about friendship, we could never again resume our old best before the publie for the past ten days, and they clearly set out the reasons footing with those who had tanitly for that meeting. He thought there would endorsed the actions of their leaders, and
After finishing the road, be none who would dispute the soundness we could therefor only hold them, in part of the action-taken by the Committee of at all events, equally guilty with those they re-embarked on the transport and the Chamber in bringing these resoluti:09 who had ordered and those who had were landed again at the beach at Beddel-
There was little to say on carried out these abominations. before them. the subject; for the resolutions explained themselves. Dealing with the first resolti.
plause.).
He had
"It is very hot here, almost as bid as Hongkong, but dry. I expect we shall get it hotter still during the next four months, and in these heavy clothes we shall feel very ancomfortable."
In another part of his letter, Sergt Major Brayfield says that his section landed at Gabatepe soon after the Australasians cut a road up the side of a mountain, and hauled pounder guns,
up two
18-
(Ap-bahr. Since then they had done almost every kind of engineering, dug trenches, seriously, considered the run up barbed wire in front of the firing a water tion, it was dearly "inconsistent with the advisability of making these remarks, and line, dag wells and hid on interests of the Chamber as a whole that the applause just rendered was satisfac-supply, built incinerators, surveyed the they joined in with an infantry Company any member who was the subject of atory as endorsing what he had said. country, etc., while on May 6th and 7th, nation between which and Great Britain (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the followin a general attack, when the Turks were
driven back another couple of miles. atate of war exists should continue to be a
"While writing this," he mentions, member. That was based on the consti-resolution:
That, in the opinion of this Extra- tution of the Chamber, and spoke for it-
ordinary General Meeting of the Chama chunk of shrapnel shell, four inches by self. He did not propose; when the Com.
ber, it is inconsistent with the purposes three, with jagged edges, whizzed past me for which the Chamber was formed and and landed on the ground five yards thitter were first considering this meeting,
exists, and inconsistent with the obliga-
This is the sort of thing that goes to address the meeting at any length, but it happened that during the last few days he had met more than one personal friend who had recently been in touch with South certain, German residents in China, and in consequence of what he had been told it appeared to him necessary in this time of national crisis through which we
Commerce.
were passing that the Hongkong Chamber of should put on record the view they took of the manner in which the war had been conducted by our enemies. When he had the honour of addressing th
tions of the Chamber towards the way.
Government, and inconsistent with the on day after day." interests of the Chamber as a whole. that any Member who is the subject of a nation between which and Great Britain a state of war exists should eor- tinue to be a Member.
Mr. R. SHEWAS-I beg to second that. The resolution was put to the meeting, and carried unanimously
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the second resolution, which reads:
That accordingly the Rules be alter
ed by the addition of the following new
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE IMPERIAL ARMS OF GERMANY.
6
HONGKONG
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS."]
HONGKONG, July, 12th 1915.
Rule to be numbered XXV., viz.:- SIR,--To-day the Hongkong Chamber of Charuber at the annual meeting in FebruAny Member who is the subject of a Commerce has removed the Hun firms
-KIPENDER. Printing, advertising, toys, etc.
Balance paid into Hongkong
and Shanghai Bank
327-30 LADIES' AND LEFT-HANDED CLUBS.
963.14
1,596.50
271.00
05.48
STOCKED IN ALL MODELS.
153.78 GOLF BALLS, CADDY BAGS. CLOCK GOLF
GOLF PAINT. TEES.-CAPTIVE GOLF. ETO.
2,20
50.80
43.85
26.395
15.50
3.43
$4.299.50
... $245.15
$4,054.44
ETHEL BOWLEY.
Hon. Treasurer! Hongkong, 12th July, 1915,
TENNIS LEAGUE. WIGWAM H.K.C.C Played on the former's ground on Saturday with the following, result:-
Hewitt and Muas. (H.K.C.C.) beat Le Breton and Sewell 6-5; beat Humphreys and Lambert 6-5; beat Pedersen and Dreyer 7-4.
Murphy and Cary (B.K.C.C.) beat Le Breton and Sewell 7-4; beat Humphreys and Lambert 843; beat Pedersen and Dreyer 7-1
Hall and Leigh Bennett (H.K.CC.) lost to Le Breton and Sewell 47; heat Pedersen and Dreyer 7-4.
H.K.C.C. 58 games; Wigwamo 41. Humphreys and Lambert 6-5; beat
H.K.C.C. UNIVERSITY.
The following team will represent the .K.C.C. in this match to-morrow on the H. Hancock and C. J. Hewitt: L. N former's ground- Murphy and F. W. Cary; R. F. Hall and M. M. Maas.
THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
CORTS ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL, A, CHAPMAN, V.D.
PARADES.
1.-Parades for Tuesday, 13th instant,
JUST ARRIVED: NEW CONSIGNMENT OF SPALDING'S G. M. TENNIS RACKETS.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
WE
3
ARE OFFERING FOR ONE MONTH ONLY
LA
SPECIAL
IN
LINE
DRAB LINEN,
COAT AND TROUSERS $7.50.
5.30 p.m. No. 1 Section Artillery Battery,
Centre and Left Sections M. G. C LONDON CUTTER.
Company Drill and Rifle exercises on Cricket Ground.
,,
GROSE
& CO.,
LTD.,
5.30 p.m. Right Section M. G, Co-Lee Hongkong, 14th Jane, 1915.
ture at Headquarters.
5.30 p.mĮ Scouts Co. (except. N.COR. and men on duty at Kowloon on 12th instant.-Musketry exercises and skit- mishing on Cricket Ground. 5.30 p.m. Stretcher Bearer Section-
Instruction at Headquarters.
DETAIL. 2.--Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.
On duty until 17th instant:
Service Company.
Officer on duty: Capt. Churchill. Detention Camp, Kowloon.
On duty to-night: No. 2
Artillery Battery.
Ciril
Section
Oficer on duty Capt. Murray Scott, Orderly Officer until 17th inst. Lieut.
Rees.
Orderly Sergeant until 17th inst.
Sergt. Longmirs,
nation between which and Great Britain from its books, as all British Institutions
Note-Greatcoats (or rainegats) are not The a state of war exists shall ipso facto
to be carried by guards in future, except in Societies and Clubs have done! cease to be a Member."
German Arms still remain to be removed bad weather, This resolution
also carried
Will from the bank in Queen's Road. unanimously.
reflect for the powers-that-be only
moment and think what the Hun Government has done and is doing:
ary, 1905, he referred to the deplorable. war them in progress, and expressed the belief that the respect which all brave men must earn on the field for a courage-
The CHAIRMAN-That closes the business ous and generous for would in due time form a solid foundation for a genuine of the meeting, gentlemen, and I am very friendship between those two who were much obliged to you for giving us such then ranged against each other. That hearty support, reference was, of course: between Russia and Japan. They knew
to the war
G. E. STEWART, Capt
Adjutant, H.K.V.C.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
BESIGNATION.
think of the Lusitania, of Lord Mersey's Constable 0. F. Ribiero is permitted to
Enquiry into the loss of the Falaba, at which it was proved that the Germans Since the outbreak of war Middlesex (whose coat or arms we take such great only too well that in the present war our alone has recruited eleven Territorial care of in Hongkong) jeered at the drown- foe had not been generous, though he was battalions.
ing men and women.
courageous. Our leaders both in the House when a wounded soldier was operated We allow to-day the arms of this of Lords and the House of Commons and on in the Royal Berkshire Hospital for an abominable nation to be flaupted in the elsewhere had over and over again stated injury to his thigh it was found that a faces of the people of Hongkong-French the horror felt by the people at Home,piece of shrapnel had carried into the pocket and with it several coins, which and he believed this also applied to people wound a portion of the man's trousers and Belgians as well as British.
:".,",
in the Oversea Colonies, at the barbarons were successfully extracted
Somebody is to blame.
D.C.
"RECRUITS" PARADE.
resign forthwith. Wednesday, July 14th-Recraits and back- ward man of the British, Portuguése and Indian Platoons as detailed by Platoon Commanders, under Sergeant- Afajor.
The following men of No. 3 Portuguese
Platoon are ordered to attend:
E. E. Osmond, L. G. Xavier, H. J. Alves
and F. Reza.
Friday July 16th, Recruits and backward men of Chinese Platoons under Crown- Sergeants Mow Fang and J. M. Wong. The Sergeant Major will supervise.
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