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The Japanese Consul General hos for warded to us the following telegraphic
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RUSSIAN REFUGEE OFFICERS AT VLADIVOSTOCK. THE USE MADE OF HONGKONG'8 CONTRIBUTION.
WAR CHARITIES.
SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 33.
Genera).
*A few members of Menery, A.
S. Watson & Co's. Staff S Mr. H. Skoll
St. Andrew's Day, 1918 "Britishers
Sic C. P. Chater
Office Staff Messrs. Butter
Geld & Swire Staff Messrs, Lane, (raw
Chairman of the Allied War Relief Asse-jagar Singh ciation, Bhanghai, detailing the use mode of the money sent in response to Major General Sir C. B. Powell's append on behalf of Russian refugee officers at Vladivostock :—
ford & Co. Interest on current accoupl *Sir W. Reca Davies
DEAR SIR,You will be glad to hear an *Sir F. H. May
Mr. S. Newall count of the present mach to Russian Officers at the request of Major General {****
*L. A. Sir C. H. Powell. A statement by Mrs. Ayarough, the hun meeretary of the Mr. D. Wilkinson Allied War Relief Association of Shang-"Mr. E. Irving bui was, by the instructions of the Com wittee, published in the Shanghai papers, of the 7th instant.
The expression "hundreds
#33 members institute of En- gineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, for Nov. P. & Co.
BR
"Staff Genern) Post Office Hon. Mr. Claud Severn Wong Rui Weon *Kowloon
December
35.00 100.00
BIG FIRE IN SWATOW. HALF MILE SQUARE OF HOUSES BURNT.
WELS
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT 2 MILIJONS.
Particulars which aro Altering through 00,743.34
100.00 to the Colony of the big fire which occur.
a brief 1,500 red in Swatow on Saturday lael
10. J
mention of which
in made
our 333.10 yesterday's issue-state that the fire lasted | twenty-four hours during which perind a 150.00
half mile square of houses in the businmar 833.00
20.00 part of the city was burned to the ground. 150.00
The fire commenced on Saturday evening. 50.00
11 appears that a party of Chinese were 5.00 20.00 gambling in a well-to do merchant's house. 20.00 The play had commenced the night before and stakes ran high. One of the party 186.00 picked a quarrel with another, and they In the seuffie a 100.00 quickly came to blows.
25.00 kerosene oil lamp was upset and first the 30.75 toor and then the walls caught fire. IL 100.00
is stated that even the starting of the fir 10,00
did not distract those who were fighing 22 00 and the struggle went on until the house in which they wore was well alight, and the flatues had spread next door.
Hongkong
British School
Kowloon And Sketch Club
B2C. GU
05.00 10.00
10.00
The following letter has been revived MASINATA of the address delivered by by the Hon. Secretary of the War Chari- Vinegunt Debido, Minister of Foreign ties Committee from Sir H. de Sauamarez, Adairs the Japanese Parliament on the gist just. The gignatic' struggle which has raged the whole of the world for the past to. years has ended in the completa sarry di the Allies and the word watch the Peace to nierence has in View is not only the restoration of peace wetween the Alhos and their enemies bug' the establishment of peace throughout. the uild and during whole word upon foundatis. it contemplates not only putting an end to the present struggle, dat tad prevention of the outbreak of war In this conviction we Hier are to ebate
inve decided to moperate in all sincerity with our Allies at the Prac: Conference or the realisation of plus conducive to
You are aware of the fact that a similar the necomplishment of these objects. The
lions between Japan and the Allied quest to that made to Hongkong was Powers have considerably increased in Shanghai and that, at the time Lady de Baumarez received your tele solidarity, due to community of interest gran and the ranittance of 86.500, it
in the guverning inom relati,
proscou-
was being dealt with by the Allied War The visit of H. 1. Relief Association, so that she asked us to of the wat Prince Higashi Fushimi to England and deal with the two requests together. hi, itinerancy to other Allied Powers have
of officers gone a long way in strengthening the
in the telegram being uncertain my com Houds or triendship between this country
mittee determined tr provide pre
*14 members of Taikoo (inb and the Allied Powers
Hente for 500 and aimed
November ..... Next, I have to dwell upon the Russing Shanghai contribution being about the Mr. H. Ow
Owen Carstensen in full accord with Great same
Hong Mr. T. Kring from Britain, France, Italy, and China, Jupan kong. Mr. C. R. Slowe, a merchant who M F E. A Worsor forers were despatched to Eastern is good enough to buy for the BritishM. P. inter Siberia 11 August fast. In order to Women's Work Association, undertook the Mr. A. C. Pedersen redeve eritien) situation of the financial part of the business and the pur-Mr. R. C. Jensen
zeeb Sevak troops, the grave danger chases that had to be made in the market.Chief Inspector Kerr which had once threatened their existence When it is remembered that this includ
Willie *Sergt. has her averted and the primary objected the arrangements for 500 akin lined Ladies Working Party of of mi minta undertaking in Siberia overcoats, every one of which WILS
the Union Church has now been accomplished. Realising inspected by him, you will appreciate the Mr. J. C. Wildin however, out the complete withdrawal of
importance and extent of his work. Luer dooms aron Siberia at this moment night erent a serious situation, prejudi- ent to the preservation of order in these regions the Japanese Government have no alternative, but to maintain for the time being certain portion of their forex in various locations in Eastern Biberia.
At the same time, they have devidid to affect as great a reduction in tae matter of Japanese troops as the absolute requiera ehts of the situation will perint. We do not forget for the inca.ent the conspicuous cervices which Russia red red at the initial stages of the war in the Allud enus, regardless of Hongkong War Charities the crtama serrifices involved by divers-British Women's Work ing or checking the German military Association
questions.
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various fronta
Unfor
activities tunately, the internal trouble which sud-
AS thut Ment
ai. the
Members of the Sergeants'
Mess, II.K.D.C. Mrs. H. G Murray Sout... Members of the Kowloon Cricket Club December... F E
The consignment of warm clothes and comforts. which should have reached Vladivostock in good time for the Rus eian Christinas was as follows:-00 wool len overcoats lined with sheepskin: 1,000 suits of underwear: 1,000 handkerchiefs: 1,804 pairs of socks; 600 pains of fur RAC fined gloves; 390 padded waisteonts: 500Mr. H. H. Gompertz housewives; Medicines, value 8720; tooth. Mr. E. Davidron brushes, pencils, soap and cigarettes, Mr. B. L. Agassiz value 8222
"Mr. E. M Sharp *Mr. C. G. Alabaster
Balance of the H.K.
George's Day;
1918 "Mr. JL. McPherson Mr. H. T. Jackman Interest un London account
The cost of the above articles was de frayed as follows:
Britash Red Cross
denly broke out in Russia in the midst Russian contribution of the Great War forced her to withdraw French
American from the struggle against the Germans;
Italian yet our bearts go out in full sympathy to the Russians in their present light, and we entertain a sunghine hope that the fforts now being made by the patriotic elements in various parts of Russia for the establishment of a unified and orderly Guverument may be crowned with success. We confidently look forward to the re- habilitation of Hussia as one of the Great Powers to contribute to the progress and civilisation of the world, and we are quite ready to offer hor all due resistance for this purpose.
We have no intention what ever to interfere in the internal politics of Russia, still less would our policy be influenced by any tendency to take advan- tage of the domestic troubles in Russia to promote any selfish aims of territorial or economic aggression.
Turning to the Chinese question, it has been a source of grave concern to us that the protracted civil strife in that country ban proved us disastrous to the welfare of China herself as it is
£500.00
.* $1,895.07
1,465.00
3,290.07
1,274.00
Lo 31/10/16,
3/48.
1,198.00
775,00
132.00
*Mr. C. Thorne
£93.576
Prisoners-of-War.
$13,166.07. Albert W. Sunith...
BL..
lncluding freight 8140.97.
Officers Families Fund. The whole gift was sent to Vladivostock "Hon. Mr. H. E. Polluck before left Shanghai and consigned to Anonymous.......
whom I addressed Bir C. H. Powell,”
live fund. a letter, copy of which is enclosed.
*Mr. F. G. Becke You will be interested to hear that Mr. Soldiers and Sartore' Families
Fund. Gross, the Russian Consul-General, ex- Pressed himself in very warm terms to Mr. H. A. Nisbet
Red Cross. me with reference to our action, and told me he was reporting the despatch of the present to the representatives of the Rus sian Government in Vludivestock and 1 believe also to Admiral Kolchak-I am, sta
(Signed) H. W. DE SAUSMAREZ. The letter written by Bir H. W. de Sausmaraz to Major General Bir C. B. Powell was as follows:-
SIR-I have the honour on behalf of the Colons of Hongkong and of the Allied you to the Russian officers of the new Powers.
We therefore tendered our army a present of warm clothing and friendly advice to both of the contending comforts as a Christmas gift. The con- factions on December 2nd last in conjunctributors wish their gift to be a token tion with Great Britain, France, America, of their sympathy with those who have
Italy. Id
Further
in view of the pre suffered much and who are now taking
up arms for the restoration of their coun sent aspect of thu situation, it was appro hended that any hnancial help given to try. The Allied Communities in Shang- bai which have helped are the American, China at this juncture might give rise to British, French, Italian and Russian.
general misgiving and hamper the speedy settlement of the pending differ ences, to the serious disadvantage of China and Japan alike. Accordingly, we have come to the decision to refrain from giving to China any financial assistance, ather in the form of loans or otherwise, calculated to create any apprehension that it might ferment political complications
harmful to the interests of Communities in Shangbai to send through i
The arrangements for the purchase and despatch of this gift, which is in equal
Sale of roses at Hongkong
Hotel
Stuff General Pust Office. Sale of roses at Hongkong
Hotel
Amoy Club Red Cross Book Auey Customs Club Red Cross Chit Book ............................. Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. Hongkong Police, per Sergt.
Boulger
Mr. N. B. Karanjia
Duc.
"Ladies' Bridge Book, Nov./ "Royal Navy and H., Hock yard, per Rev. F. G. Hast tings X. Y. Z. *Anonymous
Lurd Huberts' Memorial
Workshops.
Collections
at St. John's Cathedral on 5.1.19.
halves that of Hongkong and Shanghai, Anonymou has been in the bands of the Allied War Relief Association of Shanghai, of which
have the honour to be president. you fall particulars of the gift and its Ayscough, the hon. arretary, will pend despatol.
Mrs.
in that country. The Government cannot, "If you will answer this letter to me however, undertake to discourage any direct I will see that all the associations financial or economic enterprises of ita
nationals so long as they are the natural which have assisted receive copies.-I and legitimate outgrowth of special rela hayo, etc.,
(Signed) H. W. DE SAUSMAREZ. tions between the two neighbouring and
that the two contend is gratifying to note
in Chins
have, sines theu, suspended their military mentary to the Treaty of May 25th, 1915, activities, and that the consensus of opin-regarding Shantang Province.
At the ion in favour of the speedy inauguration same time, we have to rely in a large
WEDNESDAY, 29th January, | SATURDAY, 1st February, of a Peace Conference, is now in a fair measure upon the rich natural resourc
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ROSE OF THE RANCHO
THE
in five parts.
CORSICAN SISTERS
in 2 paris. etc,
eto.
Booking at ROBINSON'S.
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The result was that the alarm of fire
wan hot raised until it was too late to do 5.00 very much in the way of extinguishing 10th finnes. Soon a whole street wha
120
5.00
blazing.
It might have been possible to 5.00 500 have confined the conflagration within 3.00
these limits if energetic steps had bego 50.00 taken to pull down the surrounding houses 3.00 but nothing was done in this direction
and the terrible destruction runɛinard. 500.00 A strong northerly breese sprang up 20.00 and within a few hours of the first alarm the business part was obviously doaned. 20.00 All through Saturday night the fire aprend and at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon there was not a wall left standing in an which had been
220.1
15.00
me equate
20.00 silunted the biggest Chinese shops, most 50.00 of the largest intrchants offices, and the 20 00 residences of the richest class of Chines 30.00 the city. 20.00
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When the first slaru was given only those in the vicinity of the backing 4,493.78 building concerned themselves aluut it, in common occureme 10.00 for fires 25.00 Swalow, but during the night the whak city was in a state of indescribable panie, Many people who had ample time to hab.65 retrieve their most valuable possessions
reason became too excited to exercise *1,893.60
A judgment.
Low anw the danger of the coming flames and lost ng time in taking away such valuables, as 25.00 they could lay their hands upon, but many others waited until it was grite 30.00 certain that their houses were doomed and 51.00 then found they could do nothing and
lost their all.
50.00
10.00
able
By bunday morning the fire had spread through the whole of a square, contain- ng some 300 houses, and consisting of 28.00 live Barrow and badly kept streets. Hundreds of people, burnt out of their homes, bad to spend the night in the 666,70 streets, while thousands of other interest- 18.25 ed sight-Boers did not help to lessen the confusion that prevailed. The fury of 227.73 the fire was spent by 8 o'clock on Sunday 61.00 morning, but for the next six hourg it smouldered and broke out intermittently. 38.22 On Sunday it was not possible to juspect.
Lur scene, because of the heat and smoke, and on Monday the most piteous sights 27.30 were witnessed, when thousands of peuple 50.00 roamed about in the ruins, searching for
3.00 the remains of their property,
Among the houses gusted was the Tele- 13.40 graph Litice but as geveral of the intra- nents were saved, a makeshift office was established and the service resumed on 71.00 Monday. It was reported in Hongkong 50.00 that the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha's branch 50.00 office had been burnt to the ground, but enquiry at the Hongkong office late yea terday afternoon elicited the information 88.13 bat the Swatow office was only partially burnt, the damage being estimated at 506.00
something like $20,000. The office of the China Mutual Insurance Company was also slightly damaged.
76,169.12 Already acknowledged... 1,353,388.25
fairly reliable estimate of the damago sustained in the city through the fire $1,428,537.37 places it at $2,600,000. It is believed that Amounts remitted, etc... 1,837,500.40 some very large sums of money were
burnt and an immense amount of mor- Balance in current a/c... 30,080.07chandise of every description was also totally destroyed. Business is at a stand
Monthly Subscription.
H. C. SANDFORD,
Hon. Treasurer.
Hongkong, 21st January, 1919,
THE FRANCE FUND £1,000 REMITTED TO LONDON.
Seamen,
This has
Lill
About $100,000 of the damage is covered by insurance with foreign companies, and A large sum is stated to be covered by insurance with Chinese companies. There is no doubt, however, that well over 70 per cent of the damage is not covered by
insurance.
The Are made it evident that Swatow
a serious lack of water,
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
195UED BY MR. F. O. JENRIN, CLE
GOOD SERVICE MEDAL.
way to becoming realised. It is the of China in order to assure our own ardent hope of the Government that the cupomie existence. I have no doubt that Chinese statesmen of the various political both the Government and the people of affiliations may speedily establish peace China, in full appreciation of their and unity within the borders of the friendly and neighbourly relations with The following is a copy of the letter had a totally inadequate provision of Republic in order to keep pace with the Japan, would not deny us needed co sent by the Bishop of Victoria and Comfire-fighting appliances and there was also world situation.
operation in this respect. They may mander C. W. Beckwith. RN., to Mr. "In view of mischievious rumours certainly count on, our ready nesistance, Stuart C Knox, Missions to circulated abroad from time to time in regardless of the nature and magnitude Buckingham St., London. regard to our policy in China, I have of the cases that may arise in realisation DEAR SI-We have pleasure to enclose to Bay a few words here by way of exof their legitimate aspirations which bankers' draft for £1,000 towards The planation. It goes without saying that would all be conducive to the promotion late Rev. J. H. France Fund." Japan has no territorial ambitions in of the general welfare of China, not to been spontaneously subscribed by a fow China, as elsewhere; neither does she con- mention the question of Baancial and firms, and numerous individuals who ODER template any action which night, militats connomic aid necessary for the security work on behalf of the Seamen in Hong- greatly appreciated Mr. Franco's carnest against the development the legitimate and happiness of China in general.
We wish the General interests and welfare of the Chinoso With the complete collapse of the kong from 1898 to 1000 nation. We have solemnly pledged our Teutonic Pawers, the whole world is now money to be added to the amount collected selves to respect the independence and on the road to reconstruction. The ideal in England and weed for the benefit of territorial integrity of China and to abide underlying this movement is to assure the Mrs. France and the children, We pro- faithfully by the principle of equal oppor- definite establishment of a lastning peace, pose to keep the fund open in Hongkong tunity and the Open Door fox commerobased upon justice, and this ideal is on until the end of February, after which and industry. We desire to place our all fours with the traditional policy of date we will send you whatever additional relations with China upon a basis of this country. Japan has no aspiration money we are able to collect. jhatice and mutand helpfulness such 4 but to seek the consummation of the free Kindly assure Mrs. France the gift in is calculated to bring about lasting and And unfettered development of her an expression of our grateful memory: of of her revered husband and that it is sent complete understanding between the two national life along the highway nations. We intend to remain a sincere justice and peace and to have the open with our deep sympathy, with her and friend of China and to use our best door of the whole world assured to the the children, endeavours for the development of a legitimate and rightful activities of the (Bigned) G. H. VICTORIA, Hongkong,
C. W. BBOXWITH, Commander, R.N. (Harbour Master).
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brilliant future for China and the general nation. And an impartial student of the well-being of the Chinese people,
history of the Empire will not fail to We are therefore particularly anxious admit that this basic principle has always to deal in a spirit of justies and fristili guided and governed our foreign policy; ness with all questions which may come The life of a nation is eternal. up before the Peace Conferenco alécting aggressive designs and artful, inchina Chinces intercats. Upon the neŋjisition,
Further receipts to 91/1/10
All
Order No. 6 of 1010 states :-- H.E. the Officer Administering the k Government has been pleseed 16 grant the Police Reserve Good Bervice Medal to P.-c. 784 Thomas, who has been commended on three Occasions since April, 2018, for zealous and meritorious conduct. GUPERINTENDENŢE AND INSPECTORS. Superintendents and Inepoctors are required to attend at Headquarters Ofico on Thursday, January Bird, n1 5.30 p.m. Uniform optional
PROMOTION.
The Hoo. C.E.P. approves the promotion of P.-c. 712 Tarrant to the rank of Sergeant, Bearch Supervisors Squad,
STRENGTH.
on leaving the Colony, with effect.
of the right of the fron disposal from Mons are only dostined to breed a insting Acknowledged to 13/1/19904.49 P.-c. 000 Robertson is permitted to resign
sord In the heart of nations; they impair Germany of the loned territory at Kiss for over the dignity and prestige of the chau we will restore it to China in scoord Blato With this conviction, wheuro ance with the tornis of the Noth somple determined to parado a fair and olenn (Continued at food of meat offumn) policy in all international relations."
Total to date
191.20
..$1,085.00
from January 31st, Ibio, January 22nd,