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"HONGKONG HUT" FOR OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 22xD. 1916.
the various banks. We do not agres, On the contrary, we believe that these -slow-moving patriots are lacking in THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEN OF imagination and are somewhat deficient
SMALL MEANS.
:
Total Amount Required. 66,000. (approx)
Total Amount Subscribed 81.536 Balance to be raised $4,400
in the capacity, essential in a crisis, för Men cast in the getting things done.
average mould and these form the majority in any community-will not of The most gratifying feature of the their own volition make contributions response made yesterday in our appeal week after week to the same fund. There for funda with which to provide a comes a time, sooner or later, when with- Hongking Hut for the men in the out some spur, they will begin to lose trenches was its spontaniery. It showed | interest. Another appeal, however, may that the scheme meets with the public's stimulate a further effort, and it is for sympathy, and that, whatever has been this reason-and because we cannot afford done in the past, there are many in the to rest-that we are in sympathy with Calony rendy and willing to do still all and every appeal, whatever form it more if only they are shown the way. if may take, which has for its object the definite and practical object is placed strengthening of our hands against the before them. It must be borne in mind, enemy. We are glad, indeed, to know that wever, that we gunnot organise a band H.E. the Governór shares our views, of workers to solicit individual subscrip- and the following letter which we received
CORRESPONDENCE.
PORTUGUESE PAMPHLETS. {TO THE RUITOI ĐE THE HONG KONG
DMILY PRESS,"
S18,In your issue of yesterday you re-produced an article from the North Chinn Daily News under the above Legit that article was contribute the writer can only be put down as: "Barjonist," but if it came from a men: bar of the staff of the paper, fu must have been grossly misinformed.
I cannot fully understand how one enn say that a ceteric exists in Macao which purchases patents of Portuguese nation
An
ality to be re-sold to the Chinese. When a person applies to be naturalized use. Portuguese citizen, he must file affidavit, witnessed by two persons, that he was born in the Colony of Macao, an
Gazette which invites anybody to com forward and oppose it. The coterie spoken of must be the coterie of Portu-
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THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
HOW THE BRITISH AT CANTON CELEBRATED IT:
INTIMATIONS
the LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
On the occasion of the Birthday of His Majesty the King-Emperor, it was aug- gested that British subjects at Cantan should contribute the equivalent of what they would ordinarily have disbursed for the entertainment of their friends in times of peace towards a fund for enter raining our fellow-countrysacu in the fighting-lime, and some ladies on Shameen isullneted the sum of $1,052.70 and £a.
Of this amount, £125 was remitted to the X.M.C.A. organisation for providing Huts contributing to the comforts of the soldiers at the front, and £io to the British Women's Hospital (the old “Star and Garter" at Richmond) for per
dions. We can only stair the weed and from Mr. Ponsonby, Fane yesterday after. such is advertised in the Government manently disabled soldiers and sailors.
formulate the "appeal. It mast be left then to the good judgment and to the generous impulse of our readers.
We have already received more th sufficient to maintain are building serving a camp of 5.000 men for a period of three months. That is something dong, but do not let us stop there. Let it be regarded simply as a milestone pissed on the way towards the coal before us, which should be to furnish and equip a' large Y.M.C.A. hut in France, to add ope more to those which have already proved boon and a blessing to so many gallant The need is urgent. The field is vast." Do not let us leave it all to the heavily taxed man in Great Britain to
do.
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AY.M.CA. 'Divisional Secretary in Frae writes:
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noon gave us peculiar gratification: --
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS."]
Sun-I am directed by His Excel- lency the Governor to forward you the enclosed cheque for $100 for the Y.M.C.A. hut for soldiers.I am, Sir, Your obedient servant,
R. PONSONBY FAST Government House, Hongkong,
21st June, 1918... It has been urged that the appeal for "Hongkong Hut at this juncture will interfere with the endeavour to raise the money for a YM.C.A. building in Hongkong. We do not see why it should having regard to the fact that the money for this latter is already practically assured. In any case, however, the hut" naust come first. Let us look
Enese solicitors through whom such appli
cations are generally made. To say that this scandal, if there was any, was allow ed to continue until the arrival of Mr. Freitas at Shanghai, is to cast an un- necessary slur on the Macao Government to say nothing of its predecessors. What about the witnesses Are they all per jurers? It is well that the writer of the article admits the fact that no attempt Mr. Barjona des Freitas in his official was made by the pamphleteers to attack
capacity.
The balance of #07.26 was apportioned to the Red Cross Work carried on by the
local ladies in connection with the War.
The following is the list of the sub-
THE COLOURS OF NATURE
ARE EQUALLED. BY
"OLSINA"
WATER PAINTS
FOR
INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DECORATION.
scribers:A. H Abel, 820; Anonymous,WASHABLE,
825; R. K. Batchelor, $10; F. N. Bell, 15; Miss G. Bendelick, 83; E. S. Ben- chand, #10; Miss F. A. Britton, 85; Rev. nett, $10; Bomanjee & Co., $11; W. Booli
T. H. Caren, $10; T. A. M. Chatle, 820; D. Chellaram, 810;. K. Chotirmal & Co., $10; Rev. W. W. Clayson, 23; J. E. B. de Courcy, 815; Rev. C. D. Cousins. $5.70; F. Danenberg, 85; 0 W. Darch, $50; Dialdas & Co., $10: H. F Dent, mond, $10: 0. Fager, $25; F. Elchidana, 8309. Dossabhoy & Co., 8; P. Drum-
*1; G. E. Eyles, 36; Wm. Farmer, 810; Fry, 10; A. L. Gron, $5; Rev. C. A. Gaff, H. T. Foord, $25; D: Forbes, $50; C. G. 85 EE. Garrard, $10; T. E. Grifith. Ltd., 250; H. P. Harris, 10; Miss Havers, 85; J. Hector, $10; P.-L. O. Hill, 815; Miss Hogben, 1;4. V Hogg, $50; H. E. Hollands, 85; G. Hoppeler, 820 If Mr. Freitas had arrested the pam-A. Hutson, 220; J. W. Jamieson. C. M.G., phleteers and at once sent them to Macao 25; Rev. P. Jenkins, $5; F. E. Joseland, for trial without even questioning them; J. B. Karanjia, 83; N. B. Karanjia, and proceeded there to act as the plain $25; F. Kavorana & Co., 35; H. S. Kav.
rana, 810; G. C: Kitching, 13; L. E. tiff, no one would have criticised him. If he was libelled, he had his remedy Lammert, $10; G. A. Lawrance, 810; H. arrested people, but at the same time 86; C. A. McAllam, $50; J. McDermott, not defending the action of the T. Lay, 5; A. Linbird, 810; E. T. Loader, I think Mr. Freitas' method of procedure 85; John Maunere, $10; R. T. Matheson, was to be condemned.--Youis, ete,
$20 G. Mavor, $25; 8. H. Mayes, 810; J. BELLUM
K. D. Mistry, 8; E R. Mogra, sio; T...
NAVY LEAGUE WAR
him personally, as a private individual; The pamphlets, it is admitted, attacked he wired to Portugal and obtained the necessary authority to net in a drastic manner; but under what law can he con- stituto himself judge, if he was the injured party.
JUTK
We are ranking the conditions far after our soldiers ow, and we can take more confortable for the men, who care of other young men later. If the would have had to spend, many hours weary waiting out in the cold and welcoming quickly the hut will be money for which we are asking is forth had we not been here. Our room was available during the approaching autumn packed to overflowing with men and the following winter. We all know straight out of the trenches govered something of what the inen who are with mud, as only men in the trenches risking all for our sakes have to go can be covered. By the time they had reached here many of them had tramp Northern France.
through during a winter campaign - in
ed several miles and were quite ex-
The feeling of satin- faction that hausted. To find somewhere in which towards providing them with a warm. we have done a little
hot drinks and food could be procured shelter in their all too limited leisure in the middle of the night was a haven during the bleak and biting days of rO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG gladly welcomed it is surprising where winter will surely be a sufficient recom- men can sleep when exhausted euch ins
peuse for the sacrifice of a đó, or 210- we see them."
!
note now,
MEMORIAL FUND.
THE STAR AND GAKTER BUILDING FUND.
DAILY PRESS"]
Sie,When my " "committee made ita first appeal to the Hongkong public for subscriptions in aid of the above, details of the scenie were not available although $100.00 the essential worthiness of the object was
600.00 apparent. 100 00 I am now able to supply the following 100.00 particulars-
It is to provide such a "haven " that
- YESTERDAY'S RESPONSE. the Colony is now being asked to con tribute £600. How many legsters have we H.E. The Governor, Sir F. H. received from friends at the front written" May, K.C. M.G.
S., T. & Co.
from these shelters. One instance was. E. Shellin brought to our notice only yesterday. S morning. A young man, well-known in Capt. W. L Carter, R.E.
Eric, Vida, and Doris
the Colony, was asked to contribute tu Been Asked the Y.M.C.A.. building in Hongkong, " Positively. Refused He replied then such a junior club would. R. Greavca
J. A. Young
100,00 The Auctionwers and Estate Agents of -73.00 | Great Britain presented the site of the 30.00 famous Star and Carter Hotel, Rich 50.00 | mond Hill, to Queen Mary, who pre- 50.00 sented it to the Red Cross Society for a 25.00 hospital and home for permanently dis- 25.00 abled. Soldiers and Sailors, 25,00 The building to be erected on the site 20.00 will be known as the British Women's 20.00 Hospital.
The women of Great Britain are 10.00 attempting to raise a Building Fund of $50,000, and the Navy League effort is directed towards assisting the Naval Section.
20.00
prove very useful to him, and there is A. C no doubt that it would, but he happened"A Grouser" at the moment to have in his pocket & H. B. L. Dowbiggin letter from his brother written from a P.
Donnelly & Whyte- Y.M.C.A. hut in France and he felt that G. E. Archbutt his brother's claim just now, was greater E. L. A
H. I. Jones than his own. Accordingly he gave his anite 10-315,-2nd-as-a consequence, the pro-| vivion of a... Hongkong Hut has been Amount already acknüwirdged...3 - 250 03- brought a little nearer realisation.
There is no question that two or three rich men or a few of the big business houses. could provide the total sum required without causing themselves any incon-
Total
10.00 5.00
$1,285 00
$1,533.00
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS,**]
HYGIENIC,
PERMANENT,
Made by MANDER BROTHERS, WOLVERHAMPTON.
Full particulars from→
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
SOLE AGENTS,
HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.
3. Moorhead. 320: Parse Trading Co. HONGKONG,
85; Patel & Co $11; K. S. Pavri, 85; C. A. Peel, $25; Pohovinuli Bros., $10; R. S. Tratt, $15; A. B. Puddicombe,-85; Miss D. J. Purry, 2; T. Pursumall, 810; F. M. Pustakia. 83; G. L. Read, $50; C. H. Reid, 85; Reiss & Co., $50; Dr. W. G. Reynolds, 85; John Robertson, $10; W JWG. Boss, 825 H H. Sandeman, 230;.
1. A. P. folk. 810; D. K Chepherd, 55; C. Shields, $25; H. C. Shrubsole, 810; H. S. Smith, 820; J. T. Smith, 10; E. H. Smith, seu; Mr. and Mrs. W Stratton, 20; H. Sution, 250; T, #1; K, W. Tribe #5; Urquhart, 2: A. D. Vania #10: J. P. Vasunia, 10; A. Was- simull, 10: V. P: Waters, Sa; H. M. Webb, 415: R. G. White. 23: John Wi- kir, $25; E. M. Wood $25; and H.B.M. Tamen Mess, $25. Total $1,682.70, and
$5.
CANTON BRITISH WAR CHARITIES, A further sum of £150 (making 2993 since the beginning of the year) has been remitted to London this month as under- noted:--British Red Cross Speciety, £50: Kensington War Hospital Supply Depot, £50; Blue Cross Fund, £20; St. Dunstan's Home for Blind Soldiers; £10; Patriotis --League, #10; and Frisoners of War Fund
The cost of building a room is 210 Total £150 The cost of furnishing a room is 100 Copies of the Circular issued by the The cost of endowing a bed is 1,000 | Committee with regard to War Charities
can be obtained from the undernoted, to £1,850 who further Donations and Subscrip
tions should be sent:-D. Forles, c/o My committee nim at accomplishing Hongkong Bank, Canton. all three in the name of Hongkong.
The first two items are almost covered:
SI,Im sure your many readers will the last presents more difficulties burmitted in March have been received, and Acknowledgments of the amounts re- should be easily possible funds for the from the Kensington War Hospital Sup from amongst them the fonowing building and furnishing of three rooms ply Depot, dated 19th April, shows how
Singapore has supplied and is now raising funds for the endowitch even small contributions are appre- ment of them. Hongkong, will certainly produce the acknowledge the splendid donation of With a little gentle reminding.. "We are instructed by the Council ta cost of building and furnishing one room 50 from the British residents in Canton, and endowing a bed-I an, Sir,
and to ask you to tender them their mast. grateful thanks..
venience, but we would much prefer a have read with much pleasure and in- large number of small subscriptions to a terest your article What is Christian limited number of large ones. It shows Effort?" I am not going to attempt to a healthier spirit. The tendency to answer the query My only object in avoid our responsibilities by pointing out writing now is to congratulate you on bow much better able our neighbours are the outspokenness of your article, and to to shoulder the burdens should be fought rejoice in the fact that we have at least against. The war, is a matter in which one staunch champion. It is really ex we are all sitally concerned-rich and hilarating to find someone who will speak oor alike and we are all called upon without fear or favour," especially in to do our part in one way or another, these days when toadyism is so popular.
Fet us during the next week put int practice what many have been preaching only for an object which no one can deny
You, sir, are now appealing for fa When large sunts are involved there may is a Christian effort, and it is not a be some little excuse for the attitude that the sacrifice of the other half difficult calculation to find out how many is scarcely worth while. Six hundred huts the $70,000 asked for by the pounds from the Colony, however, is not
Y.M.C.A Finance Committee irould
E. A. . WILLIAMS. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Navy
League, Hongkong Branch...
At
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
ASSOCIATION.
FIRST AID EXAMINATION,”
3 First Aid Examination held recently at the Tung Wah Hospital, the following were successful in obtaining
a large sum, and it will not require provide.
the First Year's Certificate:Chan niany such sacrifices to bring the Hong-
This Committee are to be congratulated Wang-fat, Chang Lingenung, Churg kong Hut into being near the firing-line on one thing only, and that is the rather Kam-so, Fok Lin-kin, Fung Tang, Kwok Why not see what can be done in this subtle way in which the decision was Tat-chui, Kwok Kwai-feng, Lau. Yat- way for just a short while? The small reached to invest the subscribed money Cheung-man, La Uhu-kwan, Seto Chi- sang, Lau Ping-tsang, Lai ap-so, Leung
British community in Canton, in cele in War Loan. At the end of the war, chen, So Chu-koung,- Wong Fp, Wong bration of the King's birthday, collected sir, there will be many ways for us to
Kam-chi, Yeung Wo enough to maintain a "hut" for three express our gratitude to our soldiers and months, in addition to giving a further sailors, and a well-equipped set of fate substantial amount to other war chari in England for maimed heroes would be ties. This is a point worth remembering. a finer monument to the Colony's credit There are spnie, perhaps, who think it than a YM.C.A. Building in Hongkong. is a wrong policy for several appeals to Herewith I enclose cheque value 825 be launched at the same time. They hold towards your Hub scheme, and beg to the view that nothing more is required after the lists for general contributions to War Charities have been displayed in
zemain,
"A GROUSER."- Hongkong, June 21st, 1816.
ciated
As you will readily understand, the immense demanda made upon us involve us in ever-increasing anxiety as to funds, and, in view of the anticipated terrific clash of battle in the West, we know that our résources will be taxed to the nimast, It is especially encouraging to us to fed that our people in far-away Canton are elping so nobly to mitigate the suffer- Lings of our brave soldiers add thuse of our Allies, and it is due to generosity such as theirs that we shall be able to respond to or clainis and contribute in koté une s sure to the relief of the wounded.
SMUGGLED CATTLE FROM RUMANIA.
CANTON, MACAO
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAD STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Bingle Fars by Night Steamer Betorn
(availablo also for return
by day stemmer) ingla Fare by Day Sommer Seturn
$6,00
11.10
9.00
HONGKONG TO CANTON, I
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
5 1.m. NONAM
:.10 p.m.. FATSHAN.
B.
THURSDAY, 2ND JUNE, 1916, ..."
8 a.m. HEUNGSHAN. -5-p.m.-KINSHAN,
FRIDAY, 23 JUNE, 1916.
HEUNGSHAN,
10 p.m. KINSHAN.
Sam, HONAM. 6 p.m. FARSHAN.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
2.B. PAISHAN, Tous zakis,
9.6. SUI TAL, Tous 1,651. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Frock days at 8 m, and 2 pm. from the Company's Wing Ink Eber o dondays at 9 am and 1 pm from the Company's Wing Lok Burses Wharf,
MACAO TO HONGKONG Wesk days at 7:30 am at 7 pm. Bundays si 7,30 am, and 3 pa
EXCURSION TO
MACAO.
SUNDAY, 25 JUNE, 1016.
The Company's New Stemmahip
́“TAISHAN”
39;ll depart from the Company's WING LOX STREET. Whaxs at 9 a32, 13Ể MỞNHD tenons at 3 p.m.
NBThe Company will also run » Blowmer from Mase on Sunday at 1.30 a and from Hongkong at 1 pat, from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
FARES AS USUAL. MACAO-CANTON LINE.
8.8. SUI ANS
Departure from Mano to Cansen on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 1 pm, Lepastures from Canton to Maces on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4,50 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTE.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
8.8. BAINAM, 598 sous, and 3.8. NANNING, 569 ton. One of the abov. Steamers leaves Canton for Woshow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about B'am, and the other leaves Washow for Canton on the same days st 8.30 ama Eound trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa be n Company's direct Beamer LINTAN and SANUT. The readels have superior a scommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity, Elexiris Fan in encha Cabi
Sooking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am, to-6-p.m. Further particulars may be obtained of the Office of them
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., La
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
A message from Bukarest, dated May
into Austria Hungary caused a general And Yan 12th, states that smuggling of cattle on Monday, 2ith June
a large scala (as much as 150,000 head)
outery in Rumanin this winter, and the subject was hotly discussed in Parlis- The semi-official Independance inent. Government has decided to open a Roumaine announces to day that the strict inquiry on the subject. A mixed of the executive and the judiciary is board of inquiry composed of members
Wing-kwoning passed the second year's
The following Examination: Chiu Fui sang, llo Lei Ning-yan, and Wei Kan
Lo Kok-fal, Leung Chan-wa, Tag
third year's Examination and qualified The following candidats passed the for the Medallion: Bo Sani-on- time-Leung Wing cho and Trang Kon The following passed for the third
son
The Hon. Lecturer to the class was Dr. S. F. Lee, M.B., B.Ch. (Edinburgh), and the Hon. Examiner was Dr. G. K. Thomas, MB, B.B. (Hongkong).
being appointed for the purpose. It is, however, unlikely that all the culprits will be brought to book This decision on the part of the Government has caused deep satisfaction among the public.
Far REGISTER
Hongkong Observatory I
ACTION of Crown Land at Peblic Works Dept Wednesday, 28th June
-4pm-Election of Justice of the Penen
r the Liceoning Board, 3.45 p.m.-Third Gymkhana Meeting at the Sster lay, 8th July
Race Course, Happy Valley. Noon The Derawonges" Steamship Ch. Wind Direction Wednesday. 19th July:
Ltt, Final Winding-up Meeting at the Company's Office.
PretionUn
Day
at 7p to
emporter Temperature Humidity
30 68
Sooth
Foros
Westhir
12:15 pm. The "Fhranang “ Stemmihio On.. | Bain
Ltd. Plant Winding up Meeting at the Company's Olow