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SOCIETY.
The raport for the past year was as
follows:-
ELECTION OF COMMITTEE.
THE CANTON SITUATION.
There is no news of any startling. development at Canton, but it is evident that the population has not consed to regard the situation with grave mis givings
Another large crowd of refugees cam down to Hongkong by the s. Heunghar
Passengers state yesterday afternoon.
that the City is quiet and that there has. been no fighting during the past 24 hours. The soldiers in the streets are orderly in their behaviour but gambling is rile. It is practically impossible to walk along the Band, owing to the abatruction by large schools of gamblers.
BIG SEIZURE OF ARMS. MACHINE GUNS, OPIUM, AND MAUSERS.
quarters that were suitable were avail- not quite sure whether the general public able, but that if the Society took a room realised the advantage of a central or on three months' trial they would share ganimation such as this for roliet. I ANNUAL MEETING.
the costs room was found and has casured the safeguarding of the public He him The annust meeting of the Hongkong proved a great boon. This, of course, from fraudulent applications. Benevolent Society was held at the City adds a fresh permanent expense for the self had only been in the Colony two Hall yesterday. The chair was taken by Society, bat the Society feel that so long days when he received such an appli His Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz, who as there is no Girls' Friendly Society or cation from a man who probably had him green padres. was supported by Mrs. T. L Perkins Young Women's Christian Association down on his list of (President), Mrs. Hickling, M.D., and for Europeans in Hongkong, this Society A Society such as that certainly did safe Mrs. Carrie (hon, treas.) Others present must step in and make provision for tem- guard the public from fraudulent appli- cants who were, not worthy of suppert. wore Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. McKenny Porarily destitute women,
There are £fteen, children at school now It also ensured' a much wiser use of money Mrs. Lang; Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs.
There is uncertainty as to Gen. Ngai Bong -ten girls and ɓvs boys who are partly given in relief, than if it was distributed Gomperte, Mrs. Cavalier, Mrs. Parr, Mrs. or solely supported by this Society. Some Ladiscriminately by private individuals. Ping's present whereabouts.
According Holyoak, Mrs. Featherstone, Mrs. Edkins, of the Committee visited the schools and The Society acounulated a good deal of to several passengers, yesterday, the is the invader's. Mrs Bernard, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Rosaw most of the children. The majority experience in this sort of work, and, un still in the hands of
are bright and clover-looking, but there like a number of private people who During Monday the warships were with- bertson, Milas Innes, the Rev. G. Bare a few that will present a problem to thought all applicants for relief were drawn from their stations
near the Lindsay and Messre. L. Fattenden, the Socity in a year or two.
a secluded creek further 17 either, mountebanks of beachcombers, die Shameen: to H. B. L.. Dowbiggin and G. Hogg.
Many kind gifts of clothing have been tributed help with sympathy. Then down the river near the old forta, The -- received this year and the Secretaries again, in the case of people desiring vessels are still cleared for action. THE COMMITTER'S REPORT.
attend the City Hall on Mondays and employment, it was far better that em- Thursdays at 11 am to receive gifts of ployers should receive applications from clothing of all sorts and to" interview one central.soures than that they should One could "say abe pestered by different people like The Ladies at the Committee beg to applicants for help..
Ho sup- present the report of the work of the svod deal about many cases that have myself and other individuals." Society for tax year ending December, been dealt with this year, but it is neither ported the Society particularly because 1923, together with a statement of is advisable, nor kind that these cases of the spirit in which it carried on its accounts. Since the Society was founded should be given publicity. Therefore a work: All classes were helped people of
A big seizure of arms and ammunition, in 1880 more than 1,633 cases have passed good deal of the work of the Society must all nationalities and creeds, which evi- including at least 300 Mausere, two. through its hands During 1999 there remain unknown to the public, but the denced a spirit of fairness and generosity machine guns and quantity of am were nineteen Larens and eleven old Commitico arver keep in view the fact While there was, and had to be, a certain munition, has been made by Revenue Out of this, there were aine that the money, being public money amount of enquiry into each case, that Officers at a house in Mongkok. The oney!
shall be well spent, and the contributors enquiry was not conducted in an in arms were packed in fourteen cases, and women that recei & help in one way or other, and saven men. The rest of the may rest assured that if the Society requisitorial manner, but rather with real were afterwards taken to the Central cases either proved unsatisfactory when fusce to help a case it has good reasons sympathy. He thought that as the spirit Police Station. Several hundred taels of The thanks of the Com- of the Society and its desire to help, was prepared opium were seized near the investigated or refused to take the for so long. Society's advico and so were dismissed. mitee are due to the Colonial Govern so strong, it was the duty of the Colony same spot, and the haal is believed to be ment for the annual grant of $500 and to see that the purse was not weak. Hoone of the largest made in recent years. (The Chairman eaid he thought this point which should be emphasized as other assistance, and to Mr. Murdoch for would like to see all the churches of every No arrests have been made as yet. It is
so kindly auditing the accounts.
denomination asked to give regular and strongly suspected that this is one of showing that the committee did not re-
The Committee would urge that where annual support to the work.-(Applause.) many ammunition dumpa believed to exist lieve at random, but took every care to
in and around Hongkong for tranship- investigate cach case, and obtained evi- evet the chance present itself, people whe dance and help from people in the live in the East will do all in their power
Mr. Dowsicais proposed the following ment to Canton when the opportunity
should arise. Colony like himself, the Chaplain to the to try and prevent European girls marry.
Many are the tales of a the committee for 1923- Seamen's Mission, the Superintendent of ing Asiatics. the Sailors' Home, the Harbourmaster, misery which come to its knowledge from Mr. W. L. PATTENDEN seconded and the and any other gentleman who could give time to time, for in most cases a mixed motion was agreed to.
President, Mrs. Gompertz; Vice-Pro marriage proves to be no marriage at their information.) Amongst the recip. The following Ladies have served on sident, Mrs. Parr; Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. ients of help were British, Americans, the Committee during the year-Mrs. Carrie; Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Hickling; Russians, Spanish, a Fijian, a Philip Carrie, Mrs. Featherstone, Mrs. Gom- Assistant Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Feather pino,
an Australian married .bo
During perts, Mrs Hickling, Miss Inness, Mrs. stone; Committee: Mrs. Bernard, Mrs. the Summer months various Socie Lang, Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. Mackenzie, Arnott, Mrs. Cock, Mrs. Roffey, Mrs.
For an alleged salt committed on ties (not the Bonevolent) and pri-Mrs. McKenny, Mrs. Parr Mrs. Perkins, Grayburn, Mrs. Holyoak, Miss Ingess, vate individends were imposed upon by Mrs. Roffey, Mrs. Smaller and Mrs. Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. McKesay, Mrs. January fat, Shean Kwan, a Sanitary Board Foreman, was arrested on Monday a man who proved to be an impostor,
Mr. Dowbiggin also made a short afternoon as the result of an identifica- and in August the Government requested
speech or the work of the Society. E tion parade held at the Central Polic the Charitable Societies in Hongkong to'
said: I appreciate the honour of having Station. The complainant in the case is meet in the Council Chamber to discuss
again been asked to speak at the annual one, Chan Kan, & ticket collector at the the advisability of having a
Central
meeting of the Hongkong Benevolent Ko Shing Theatre, and he is said to have Secretary to whom all new cases of men In 1907 Sir H. Mody presented the Society. The Society is so ably conduct turned the Sanitary Board foreman away should be referred first before giving Society with $10,000 which are invested ed by the Committee of Ladies that one from the Theatre on the ground that he assistance.
in Hongkong Club Debentures. This is rather wonders why a man need be wished to gain access to a show without specified as the "Mody Fund." The brought into the picture at all at the payment. The foreman told the ticket Turner Fund' consists of 10 Royal annual meeting. I am sure the men of collector he would ave him on some other Hongkong Yacht Club Debentures are the Colony are very grateful and fully occasion. On January 1st, he is alleged seated by Mrs. A. Turner, in 1818. The appreciate the amount of time and energy to have met the ticket collector in Wa
J. R. H. Smith Memorial Fund COB expended by the Ladies' Committee in Ning Lane. An altercation is said "to. sists of £500 War Loan presented in 1920 enquiring into the cases that come before have followed, and the foreman "is alleged By the widow of the late Mr. J. R. M. them for assistance, and I am confident to have stabbed the ticket collector on the Smith. Thirty-five shares in the "Hong- that they take far more trouble and care head.
The case was mentioned before Mr. kong und Kowloon Wharf and Godown before giving assistance than the average Company were purchased by the Society Committee of men would. This is all to Lindsell, yesterday, who remanded the in 1919. Twenty-five of theea represented the good, for thereby the deserving cases defendant for a week, bail of $250 being the accumulated Life Memberships Sub-do not suffer from money having been allowed. scriptions which it was thought at that ill-spent in assisting fraudulent cases. time should not be treated as ordinary The Society, of a necessity, has to do a income. The remaining ton shares were great deal of its work by stealth, and
abut for this annual meeting many re bought with money subscribed for special case, the beneficiary of which residents in the Colony would not bear of cuivre monthly from the funds of the its work at all, Would it not be possible EN Society a sum considerably in excess of for the public to hear a little more from the proceeds of the investment. Life time to time of the Society's netivities, Membership Subscriptions amounting to with a view to broadening and increas 8150 in 1920, 8150 in 1921, and 8950 inicg the interest of people in Hongkong An interesting arrest was made on the 1922 have not been invested as the moner in the Society? It is gratifying that the Wing On Wharf, Connaught Bead has been urgently required for necce Society is still enabled from its funds to Central, on Monday when a respectably sitons caste."
assist in the education of a number of dressed Chincon named Tam Sang was The sum on Fixed Deposit is the re children, and it is to be hoped that they detained by the Police for unlawfulis side of a sum reserved for a further will never have to withhold such help having in his possession 34 rounds of special case and the amount will due when required. A paragraph at the ammunition. Tam told the police that. course be paid to the beneficiary. cicse of the report draws particular be was Oficial Adviser to the Kwangsi
And
Chinese.
WOMAN
Winslow.
· TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer's report was as follows:
The Society's investments are follows:-
as
Marray.
KO SHING THEATRE INCIDENT.
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A TICKET
COLLECTOR.
KWANGSI FIRST ARMY'S
ADVISER,
ROUTE FOR MACAO BUT, IS COMPELLED TO VISIT THE MAGISTRATE.
Most of the Societies agreed to this new plan and it was then suggested that the Benevolent Society might like to con- fine its efforts to helping women and children only. The following letter od the subject was, after some discussion, sent to the Colonial Secretary:--
**SIR-With reference to your letter No. 398/1922 which has beer ander the consideration of my Committee, I have to report the following:-
That the Committee are unani- mous in their approval of proper steps taken by a Central Committes to pre reat overlapping and indiscriminate help being given by differefit charitable Societies, bat with reference to para graph & of your letter the Committee are strongly of opinion that the policy of the Society should be carried on as heretofore for the following reasons:→→
(.) The Society was founded in 1889 to help men and women.
(b.) That all cases are investigated ns thoroughly as potable and strangers: in the past have been referred to the C.5.0., Capt. Beckwith, RN., on Rey, G. T. Waldegrave, and an arrange ment was made last year with Mr. It will be seen that not only has it been attention to the misery that is often First Army Division. At the time of his Waldegrave and Capt. Bayliss that no necessary to treat Life. Membership Sab. caused by marriages between Asiatics and arrest he was in the act of embarking on seamen should receive help of money or soriptions as ordinary income, but also European girls. Prevention is better the ad Chuen Chow en-route for Macao..
Cannot the clothes from this Society unless they that a credit balance of $1,022.75 has than cure in most things.
Yesterday he was brought before Mr. up officially Lindsell and when charged admitted brought a letter from Mr. Waldegrave during 1922 been reduced to one, of Society take the matter or Capt. Bayliss, and this arrangement 8212.45 (exclusive of the sum received through the Colonial Office? Presumably possession, but added that the ammuni in most cases has worked admirably, from the drawing of one of the Hong in most cases the bridegroom is a non-ion wae entrusted to him by a friend of thus avoiding overlapping as far as kong Club Debentures, which is being Christian and therefore the marriage is his in Canton possible.
hold for re-investment).
performed by liccase before a Registrar." The Magistrate: Whose Army do you 2-My Committee feel that in the It behoves all members of the Society Could not, therefore, certain regulations belong to "
The defendant: To the First Division " case of local men who may be tempor- therefore to make great efforts during be enforced whereby in all such cases the arily out of work the Society should have 1923 to obtain increased subscriptions to man should first have produced a license of General Lau Tsun Wan.
Which side is that?- The Kwangsi a free hand in assisting these cases, first the funds of the Society. The regular from the Colonial & Foreign Offices or the Chinese Consul-General in
Army. referring them to the Central Secretary commitments of the Society now amount from
London. I take it that the cases this.
And what do you want to run away to see if the men haye already been to over $250 a month.
Society has ba deal with are those of girls from them for 1-Enroule for Macao helped.
arriving out in China only to find that
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SPORT.
INTERPORT GOLF.
through the Colony or deserting their to point out to, the meeting and to the number of such marriage cannot be so this ammonition without a pistolf-It is
In the case of destitutes passing. The CHAIRMAN said he had been asked they are secondary or lesser wives. The where I have a family
And what were you going to do with ships, it is agreed that these men should Colony at large that many people had very great, but that some such step as bo deal with by the Central Secretary did clothes which they either threw away I have suggested could be adopted. In not my property. It in just entrusted to but here again my Committee would wish to use their discretion in dealing with or gave to scoolie. These would be the case of a young man whose parents The Magistrate: 850 or four weeks.
thankfully received by the Society who are in a Crown Colony, it would be a The defendant volubly expressed his exceptional cases.
We have now a life member of our could and excellent use for them in the simple matter to enquire whether he has disgust in Chineso as he was being re Society (fee #50) who was helped, 28 the committee were somewhat short. the interior enquiry would have to
relief of necessitous cases. The funds of already a wife; in the case of men from moved from the Court. destitute, with his passage home and who The reserve in hand immediately avail- be made through the Chinese Consul- refunded the money and gave a 850 able had dwindled to the sum of $900. It General in London and a deposit made in donation as well
had been formerly desired to take the London of a sufficient sum as a bond of -The Committee feel that our policy in the past has been amply justifimds of life members for capital and good faith, and a safeguard anyway for fed by the results and by the help and accumulate it. They had found it neces her passage Home in case of need. I encouragement which have been given by say, however, to use this money as in would take this opportunity of asking SELECTION OF HONGKONG TEAM. the Government and many members of come. This was, of course, not a very all men in the Colony to lose no time in the Colony who have backed up the work sound financial condition, but the com- becoming either an annud subscriber of of the Society by their subscriptions, and mittes felt that the work had only to $12 or a life member by payment of $50 of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club was the Committee are anxious to do what is become better known for an ample supply Anyway everyone on leaving the Colony held on Monday evening, at which the should become a life member if only in following five out of the six players to re- best for the welfare of the Colony sad of help to be forthcoming. to help in getting rid of vagrants and
In conclusion the Chairman told the gratitude that he or she has been able to present Hongkong in the forthcoming undesirables, and are desirous of work meeting of a case in which a man, not a retire and leave the Colony without the match with Shanghai were selected: ing together with the Government and Britisher, was relieved while destitute in assistance of this Society ! On behalf of the Central Charitable Committee to this the Colony, and had been assisted with the subscribers in particular and all a passage to his own' country. This man others interested in the charitable ser- ead.-I am, Yours truly,
had made good, repaid them for what vices of this Colony, I would again thank they had done, and sent money, as a the Ladies of the Committee for their donation which made him a life member excellent work during the past year, In July two women became destitute in He thought this was an excellent fort Hongkong and the Police naked the tony to the work the Society was doing election of the Committee and the pro- Mrs. KEHF seconded the motion for the Benevolent Society to house them "some where pending their return to Australis. REV. G. E. LINDSAY'S COMMENDATION OF position was carried unanimously. Great difficulty was expérienced in gett-
- THÊNER, TO THE HON. SECRETARY,
(84) KATHLEEN E. A. CAVALIE
Hon. Secretary.-.ht
THE BOCIETY.
A meeting of the Selection Committee
A B. Stewart.
H. B. Buckland,
Major Gandy, R.E. G. 8. Archbutt,
BD Crawford Morgan.
match.
The remaining place in the team will probably be filled after the next trial Mr. Stewart was elected Captain of the torm
For the next trial" match, which will matches have been arranged
A. B. Bewart . G. 8. Archbutt H. R. Buckland . Major Gandy.
ing them in anywhere, and it was borns The Rev. G. R. LIMBAY proposed the On the motion of Mrs. GoKranz, and be played on Saturday, the following, in upon the committen that something adoption of the reports. He said that be seconded by Mrs M6Kazi, a vote of must be done at once to secure a room or had listened to the report with real in thanks was passed to Mrs. Cavalier, for part of a house where temporary comes terest, and would gladly give his testi- the most satisfactory and unselfish of distress might be sent.
mony to the work of the Society, and devotion to the work," she had carried A petition was drawn up asking the the spirit in which it carried out its out in the position of honorary secretary Government if they could help in provid-functions. It was the only voluntary during the past year. ling" a room in Government Quarters, society which existed in Hongkong for A vote of thanks to the Chairman con-B J. B. Mitchell . JE Warner.
but a reply was received saying that no the relief of dostituto cases, and he was oluded the proceedings.
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