ARMISTICE DAY.
(CONTD.).
THE CELEBRATION
IN LONDON.
IMPRESSIVE SCENE AT THE
CENOTAPH.
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THE KING AND PRINCES PRESENT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rrosy, Nov. 11th. The great crowd that assembles in Whitehall on "Armistice Day is
In the early hours of this morning people began to gather near the Cenotaph which had already been foaded with wreaths sent by British communities overseas as far distant
THE MERCHANT
VOLUNTEERS.
MOVEMENT TO BE
REVIVED.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 1927.
RECOGNITION BY CANTON AŬTHORITIES.
REFORMS NEEDED
IN CHINA.
WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEM- PERANCE UNION.
MEMBERS WANT MONOGAMY ENFORCED.
HONG KONG PENSIONS.
AMENDMENT OF RULES.
NURSING SISTERS.
It is announced in the Govern |ment Gazette that the regulations amended by the addition of the following clause.
ST." PETER'S CLUB FETE.
THIS AFTERNOON'S ATTRAC-
TIONS...
JAZZ MUSIC, DANCING, CON- CERTS AND NOVEL STALLS.
The Garden Fete, organised by the St. Peter's Church Young
[YROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]ƑA CANTON SPEAKER'S VIEW. regarding pensions have been Men's Club in aid of funds for the
Troop transports are coming into
A dinner was held at the Union Canton Harbour daily and to pre Club on Sunday by the Women's vent bandits entering under guise Christian Teniperance Union of of military units, the Water Police China to celebrate its fifth an- have been instructed to observe niversary. There was a large, mix-"| closely all arrivals. A large forceed gathering of Chinese, and for- is expected from Swatow.
eignere with two-thirds of the seats
.....
After being under a ban for three occupied by Chinese Indies, The years the merchants' volunteer dining hall was decorated with
vince,
The"
like no other crowd that Londonarement is again being recognised ferolls drawing attention to the knows throughout the year. It
by the Authorities-The-people are mottoes of the society. assembles and stands in silence and
to be encouraged to defend their
Mme. Cheng, an old friend of its perfect quietness is a measure
own communities, and a meeting of Dr. Sun Yat Sen when the latter of deep emotions which are stirred
representatives of village and towas was airing his revolutionary views in British hearts and which are
will shortly be called to consider in Honolulu, presided. In her mellowed but undiminished by the
scheme for "re-organising local opening address of welcome she passage of nine. years....
militia to supplement the Military referred to the record of the and Police for the preservation of Women's
Christian Temperance public peace and order in the Fro Union of China for the past five years, and expressed satisfaction that to-day the society has already acquired the site for a new build- ing, has established an orphanage with facilities for industrial train- ing, and has before is a very practical programme consisting of three resolutions; (a) That within three years China will rid herself of the opium.curse; (b) That the beggars of Shanghai be gathered together a given A suitable specially created to turning-point in life in an asylum meet their needs; and (c) That monogamy h rigidly enforced as an inviplable law of the land.
us Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Rhodesia and long before service began
Whitehall, was again a mass of un- moving and noiseless humanity.
The same simple ceremonial as in previous years was followed
merchants volunteers were once very powerful and they did à great deal to put down brigaadage and piracy. For a time the volun teers had an armed strength of 10,000 in 83 different districts of Kwangtung under the chief com- mand Mr. Chan Lim Pak, a Ten minutes before it began, the former president of Canton General King arrived and stood between his Chamber of Commerce. This splen- sons in hollow square around the did organisation was forcibly dis- Cenotaph formed by service and banded on October 15th. 1921, by ex-service detachments. He step-order of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen ped forward laid his wreath at the
General Chiang Kai Shek has base of the Cenotaph, älter which
arrived at Shanghai and will attend others were laid by Princes, menthe Central Executive Committee bers of the Government, repre- mecting of the Kuomi itang when it sentatives of the Services and from is held there. He arrived at Shang Overseas
hai on Thursday accompanied by a following of cleven.
Then with the firing of signals came two minutes' silence.
As it ended, the bugle notes of "Last Post sounded and then
the crowd, led by choirs and maased Guards' bands, sang God ear Help."
The service ended with the
National Anthem. --
Then began the long and rever ent pilgrimage to the Cenotaph by patient queues of peoples to lay
their wreaths at its base.
Meanwhile, a service had been held at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey and in innumerable churches throughout the country.
in
Throughout the whole Empire and British communities abrood silence was observed. This year for the first time Canberra, the new capital of Australia, was the scene
of the "Australian celebration.
Mr. L. C. Lee having expressed a desire to resign from the position of Commissioner of Industry; Mr. Foon Tat Mie, of the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company is being mentioned as his probable succes-
sor.
Jr. Poon is well-known in Canton and Hong Kong aễ
the advertising manager for the Nan yang Erothers Company. He has also interested himself in philan- thropic work and was for a time a director of the Orphanage at Fati, Canton.
Mr. Kan Nei Kuang, a member of the Kuomintang Central Execu tive Committee, assumed his new duties as acting Mayor of Canton
on November 10th.
The Beggar Evil In Shanghai, Mrs. Herman C. E. Liu, Genera}
Secretary of the Society, furnished in the course of an eloquent address
further details of the work of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. "
at the ten years most," said Mrs. Liu,we hope that monogamy will be rigidly enforced throughout China as an ! Enviolable law. We are opposed to the opium evil because it under mines the happiness of our homes.”
Emancipation Of Women,
Mass of the Women's "Depart- ment of the Shanghai Branch of the Kucaniatang expressed the full sympathy and pledged the full sup port of the party for the reforms regretted to find that the campaign contemplated by the society. She
for the emancipation of women in China was still in its infancy, but -she-would-promiso great changes to. come if women would only efficient- ly organize themselves for group activities along efficient channels, pointing with pride to the pro- minence already enjoyed by wainen in governmental circles.
Mr. W. K. Chung, President of the Lingnan University (formerly known as the Canton Christian College), speaking in humorous to the respective vein, referred
and women functions that men
Proprietors of shops may work any time they like upon their awa premises, according to a new ruling of the Commissioner of Agriculture must respectively perform in effect- and Labour in Canton. For the ing social reforms; the women were carrying out negative last two years, since the ascendancy good in
policies while the men excelled in of the labour leaders, working positive policies. He feared that hours been regulated by the wother would fight a single-
handed battle by trying to stop. union order.
concubinage for the men will most- ly be reluctant to give a helping hand
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have
HONG KONG CHINESE, NEWSPAPERS.
CHINESE Y.M.C.A. AND Y.W.C.A.
The Old Contemptibles." A party of more than 200 mem- bers of the Old Contemptibles" Association, members of the original British Expeditionary Force in the Great War, observed two minutes" silence to-day at the spot where they first came into contact with the Germans during the war. Thus
To-day, November 19th, no Chi- yearly, since the armistice nine
nese newspaper belonging to the years ago, representatives of British Hong Kong Chinese Press Associa
A WEEK OF PRAYER, soldiers who were in the Battle of tion will be issued. The proprietor Mons, have commemorated it on granted a holiday to the workers [FROM OUR CHINTÈE CORRESPONDENT. ] the spot they themselves made in honour of the Armistice Day
Beginning to-morrow the Chinese yesterday... To-day is the anniver- | Y.M.C.A. and the Chinese Y.W.C.A. sary of the birth of the late Dr. of Hong Kong will hold a week of prayer, as directed by the Inter- Sun Yat Sen.".
national Committees of these world. wide organisations.
famous.
The Sale Of Poppies. Everywhere in Britain, ae in many other parts of the Empire, i Flanders poppice, sold to aid the funds of the British Legion, were worn. in remembrance of those who survived the war only to suffer in death and misfortune. from its effects.
CANTON STUDENTS. IN
HONG KONG.
GUESTS OF CHINA A.A.
VISIT TO TAIKOO DOCK,
Both of these Associations will hold important meetings this even- ing and to-morrow evening to pro- mote devotion to home life. Several leading Chinese residents of Hong Kong will speak at a meeting to be held in the Chinese YM.C.A. audi- torium.
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Among the speakers will be Mrs. Last night the Prince of Wales,
Wong Kwok Suen, wife of the in a moving speech, appealed for
Mr. Lee lysan, president of the president of the National Savings this cause. He raentioned that the
of the Chinese sale of poppies which in the first South China Athletic Association, and Commercial Bank. She herself
was host af tifhin yesterday to the is prezident
of the anti-Muitsai Society of Hong Kong, will also speak.
Beginning this evening, the Boys" Department of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. will start a campaign to Through the courtesy of Mr. Kenral 1,000 boy members. The E. Greig, manager of the Taikoo Association has now 500 boys an Dockyard and Engineering Com-it wiches to double the number. pany, the
young men and women This evening the "boys and their from Canton had the privilege of elder friends will attend at banquet inspecting the ship-building yards to talk over how to win boys into. at Taikoo on Thursday, afternoon the Association. Scoutmaster Tee This (Saturday) morning they will Wai Chey will address the boys: visit the University of Hong Kong.
and four of them have been selected
year-1931-had produced £103,000 | 1920 Class of the Chungshan Univer Y.W.C.A. Dr. Yeung Sia Chuen, had risen annually until last yoursity of Canton who are now visit-president £435,000 was given. This year being the Colony for educational pur poses. The students have come as asked for £500,000,
the guests of the South China The poppies are made at a special Athletic Association. factory where only. disabled ex- servicemen are employed.
To-night, during the remembrance festival in the Albert Hall, the Prince of Wales
will give a short address, which will be relayed throughout the Empire by short wave telephony. The United States will also attempt to intercept and relay speech.
During their stay here Mr. Lee to head four teams to compete for Byzan, of Lee Gardens and the Lee the largest number of boye en- Theatre, has given them free enrolled. The boys selected are Chiu trance to these places of amuse- Fan Yin, Kwok Mok Hoi. Chang
Siu Tong, and Yip Fu Tos.
(Armistice Day Dinner on page s.) ments.
promotion of a new division of St. A European pursing sister or John. Ambulance Brigade And matron, who has served "not less funds for the repair of the St. than 3 years in the Colony, and Peter's Church and a Christmas
not less than 15 years in all as E qualified nursing sister or treat to the inmates" of the Kowloon matron in the public service or Blind Home for Girls, is to be held in a public hospital, in the Colony this afternoon in the Club grounds or elsewhere, to which she was
appointed by the Colonial Govern at No. 1, Oakland Path. ment or through the Oversena Nursing Association and who
The members of St. Peter's Club
would not otherwise be entitled have been working very assiduously- to a pension, gratuity or other to give the public' a thoroughly good retiring allowance under the protime. One of the principal items visions of this Minute,, may-be
granted on her ultimate retire is the concert by the J-Pans." ment a retiring allowance calcu- Others who will pasist are Mr. G. lated at the rate of 8. 4d. per W. C. Burnett (recitations), Miss annum for each month of her
Ho, who will give an exhibition of service in the Colony.
Such total service need not be | the latest dancing; Mra.-R. Sanger, Mr. C. D. Wright, Miss C. Braga, Mrs. Mather, and Lieut.-Comdr. A S. Bedelle, R.N.
continuous”
Provided that the above men. tioned minimum total service of 15 years shall be reduced to 10 years in the case of a European nursing sister or matron who is
caused by her own misconduct, "to relinquish her Colonial, employ
compelled by ill-health, not
ment.
Mrs. W. T. Southorn will officially open the fete. She will be met by the Hou. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, and subsequently will inspect the 3th Hong Kong Troops of Boy Scouts.
The various stalls should give a splendid opportunity
for doing
some Christmas shopping. Among the stall-holders and other helpers
are
Kicking the Football:-Messrs. E. Zimmern and Birtwistle.
Knocking down Pipes:-Messrs. Beard and Dyer.
Slippery Sam-Messrs. Conrade, A, Lea and C. W. Mitchell.
Provided further that, except in the case of retirement on pe count of illness, no such retiring allowance shall be payable until the nursing sister or matron reaches the age of 50; and provid. ed further that the grant of such "retiring allowance shall be de.. pendent on the production to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State of certificates of, satisfac tory service in respect of each period of total qualifying service, and that the total "retiring allow ance drawn by the nursing sister or matron in respect of service as aforesaid in the Colony and elsewhere shall not exceed the Rifle Range Mr. C. A. Grimes. amount of pension which she
Toy Stail:Mrs. Earle, Mrs. would have drawn if her whole Shelishear and the Misses F. Wong. service had been on the pensionH Yuen, H. Surh and Mr. S. able establishment of the Colony.
These provisions will'apply to all European nursing sister and matrons in the service of the Government of the Colony og or at any time after January 1st,
1928..
PENSIONS FORFEITED. The Pension regulations are fur ther amended by the deletion of
clause 24 and the substitution of the following therefor
If any person to whom a pen- sion has been or may be granted under this Minute is convicted before any Court in His Majesty's dominions or elsewhere of any crime or offence for which he is sentenced to death, or penal ser-] vitude, or any term of imprison- iment with hard labour, or GBY term of imprisonment of any other kind exceeding twelve months, or. if any such person becomes bankrupt, then in every such case, such pension shall if the Governor-in-Council shall in each case so determine, be forfeited as from the date of such convictin or bankruptcy,
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If any question arises as to the competency of agy Court, OF 13 to whether any sentence imposed
comes within the intendment of the foregoing paragraph then the decision of the Governor-in-Coun cil thereon shall be final and con- clusive.
Coconut Sky:-Messrs. Edge and C. Lea.
Jenyus."
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Sweet Stall:-Misses B. Yuen, B. Santos, H. and E. Kew, D. Ellis and 31. A. E. Perry.
Lucky Ring:—Misses E. Sumy, La. Mackenzie, R. Randall and Mr. J. M. Shroff,
Mrs.
Hoopia:-ur. P. Sands, Hunt, Miss Hunt and Mr. Dormer.
Flower Griggs, Miss. Clark, Mrs. Millar, Stall: Mrs. G. W
Miss Leonard, Misa Grimes and Mr. Allan Ng Kin.
Guessing Competition-Mr. W M. Gittins, Misses J. and G. Ho Tung. the Misses I. Gittins. In Rapp, K. Rapp and Nancy Leong.
Gold Fish Stall-isa C. Ham- son, Miss See Chin and the Misses.
Fox.
Fish Pond Mr. E. Luscombe and Mr. John Lang.
Squares. Stall Miss W. Cheung, Miss H. Hunt, Miss Gutierrez and Messrs..A. and S. Cheung."
Twenty Cents Stall:-Mrs. D. Fok and Misses N. Zimmern, E. Sue, B. Sue, L. Sue, W. Sue and Mr. W. Sue.
Flower Pot Competition:-Mr. F. Grose and Mr. E. Ho Kwong
Clock Golf:Mr. H. M. Kew, Miss D. Fung and Mr. F. Zimmern.
The Refreshment Stall will be in the hands of Miss Ruby Mow Fung. Provided always that any pen She will be assisted by Misses M. sion so ceasing shall be restored with retrospective effect in the White. 31. Woolley, M. Kacker, P. case of a person who after con- Hyres, E. Atkins, Wise, L. Mac- viction at any time receives a free keuzie, E. Rodgers, Maude White, pardon. For the purpose of this clause the enduring of the punish- ment to which any person has been or may be sentenced shall not be deemed to be or to have the "effect of a free pardon.
K. Grose, Doris Leung, Minnie Lee, Buckland, E. See Chin, B. Chon, L. Rodgers, I. Grose, A. Hynes, R. Cole, B. Pope, IL. White, Y. Mac-
The Entertainment and Concert Committees are:-Rev. N. V. Hal- ward, Mr. W. A. Shea and Messrs. G. Stewart, A. Leong, R. Leong, Greaves and E. Zimmern. The Finance Committees are:-
Macpherson, H., A. Allen, P. Howie. Messrs. A. E. Lea (treasurer), J. L B. Randall, Hancox, N. Attaway, A. Peake and A. W. Millar.
And provided further that where kenzie, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Thomas,
Messrs. any pension ceases for any reason and
James Kotewall, Rforesaid the Secretary of State Cooper, J. Barrow, J. Bradeley, for the Colonies or, if the pet. G. S. Ladd, S. Chenalloy, V., A. sioner is resident in the Colony Shaw, W. A. Zimmern, A., Randall, then the Governor-in-Council with S. C. Ho, Geo. Kotewall and H. G. the approval of the Secretary of Kew. State may cause all or any part of the moneys to which the pen sioner would have been entitled by way of pension, during the remainder of such pensioner's life or during any shorter period or periods either continuous or dis- plied for the benefit of all or ontinuous, to be paid to or ap any exclusive of the others of the dependents of the pensioner. and the pensioner himself if and
Other helpers include Mr. G. W. when his sentence, if any as afore R. Griggs, Mr. Millar, Mr. J. L said, shall have expired, in such Shroff, who were responsible for proportions, if there be more than the erection and construction of the one recipient or beneficiary, and various stalls; Misses Leppard and manner and subject to such con- M. Len will have charge of the sale ditions, qualifications and restric-of Golliwogs. The Sale of the tions as the Secretary of State Cupids will be in charge of Miss P. or the Governor-in-Council- with such approval as aforesaid, as the Hunt. The Miscellaneous Stall will be managed by Misses M. Yuen, case may be, may be fit to direct Wong, D. Lopes, R. Wong. A. and impose: Any such directions, Gutierrez, and Messrs. E. Cunning- conditions, qualifications and res trictions may in like manner be ham and J. Way. revised, altered, added to or with- drawn at any time and from time to time.
In this clause pension in cludes any periodical or deferred gratuity or allowance granted under this Minute.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. will maintain a special continuous bus service from Blake Pier to the Club House, from 2 p.m. onwards. During the afternoon a Naval Band will play selections in the grounds.
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