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POPPY DAY FUND. "L. G." IN AN ANGRY
HONG KONG'S'EFFORT.
COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.
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M.P. REMINDS HIM OF LIMEHOUSE.
AMENITIES EXCHANGED WITH MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE.
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LONDON, Dec. 1st.
PHILIPPINES OPIUM MARKET,
DULLEST ON RECORD.
DOWN TO 1 PESO A TAEL.
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The opium market in the Philip pines at present is the dullest, ever registered in the history of the illicit trade, according to sources well informed on the matter. The
The British Legion publish the
lr. Lloyd George, ted with following report from the Poppy Day Sub-Committee which consisted anger, demanding an apology; ur supply far greatly exceeds the de Water Guinness, his features wante man that the current price of the of Mr. Gordon Leask (Chairman), and stramed, enaravouring to in drug, if marketable at all fur Mrs, Bond, Mrs. Easterbrook, Mr. terrupt Mr. Lloyd George, who tuates between P.1 and P.3 a thel. J. E. Hancock, Mr. 4, W. Sewell.
woud, not ive way to him back it was learned A taal of opium Mr. A. Pierey Secretary), and Mr. gushed members of the House a year or so ago was sold from of Commons, "lacing one another is to 1.30. depending on the W. Brackenridge (Treasurer). angray, white Conservatives creat quality. The figures indiente that The annual collection in aid of "ed an uproar and the Speaker the drug dropped in price by 1/15 Earl Haig's Fund for Disabled Ex-staking up in an attempt to make to 1/6 than what it was n shot Service Men was held on Armistice then, bok sit down until he ple while ago, it was explained.
daced order. Day and the most gratifying sam
This of $19,538.16 was received as shown in, the following balance sheet:-
Receipts. Chibs and Associations ...8 1,770.00 Donations
4,500.00
"Street Sales:
138.44 323.68
HONG KONG OFFIUE:
FACTORIENS :-MANILA P.L.
KING'S BUILDING. TELEPHONE CENTRAL $165.
.85,011.00 Hong Kong Kowloon ... 1,583.24
Church collections (Re- membrance Sunday).. Ships (mercantile Marine) Navy Army
6627.99
Balance of 1926 account
transferred
Bank interest
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aceps which came near the end of a de bate on agricunute last night. It of the most turbulent breezes which have blown acres mark made by 3. Gutuness, the the House for months.
ALLA
one
The table arose from the re-1 Minister for Agriculture, that the Liberal Party and Mr Lloyd George were describing the land lord cinas as rapacious.
Opium is obtainable in Manila at price much lower than it is sold in Hong Kong or Amoy, it was stated. Dealers in the Blick traffic have temporarily saepudel thor activities as they found out that business is pretty dull, it was declared.
The grofitableness of the business due to an unusually great amoure of drug in the island
2.-The young generation of Chinese in the Philippines do not u opium.
Customs and constabulary nu thorities are agreed that there were less violations of the opium law during the year just ended as compared with previous years. Mr. Lloyd George" who spoke | Colonel Sweet.of the Carstadiulary 432.59 later,
itssumed that Mr. Guitiness ascribes this condition to a number 2.1.20
referred to the Liberal Green of things, chief of which are: Book," and retorted that Me, Guin- nes had evilently read none of it except parts which had been
le pencilled for ha $19.8816r. Guinness replied that he did not allude to the Green Book." and he added:
Mr. Lloyd $701.00
George's record in attacking land 50.00 lords is known." The Conserva- 50.00 tives raised shouls of triumph, 85.00 which nettled Mr-loyd George.
24 45
"i nover used the word rapa- 45.20
he dried to Mr. Guinness. 15,90-ins."
You ought to apologiset
Purchase of poppies Purchase of trays. Purchase of collecting boxes.. Pusters
Printing, stationery and pos-
tages
Advertising
Telegrams
Cost of cheque bank and
Sundries
11.43.
**Rapacious."
An echo of an oka controvers was then heard. What about 8085.94 Lunghouse some one cried.
In that speech." replied Mr. This left a balance of $18,862.19 | Lloyd George, "I referred to the which was remitted home at al owners of sui I stand by what special rate kindly given by the said."
Jur. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation together with a sterk ing cheque for 25 resulting in th. sum of 1,944.6.0 being sent to the Headquarters of the appeal in Lan
dan,
Guinness jumped up with triumph in his eyes and read frs
'speech in which Mr. Lloyd George had said the landlords were at their old professional beggar's tricks. Apologiseened the
servatives,
Cud-
Mr. Lloyd Corge smiled, and there was loud laughter when he added: “Mr. Gulnarae has quoted
not the
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3.The deportation two ago by the governor general of 200 Chinese opium addiets.
4.-The prohibition of barri houses Manila.-Manila Times,"
2;
"SIAMESE" GIRL TWINS.
MEDICAL PROBLEM AT GUY'S HOSPITAL
Lospos, Dec. 1sth. They are used to babies at Guy's Hospital, but when the identity of two which had arrived was dis
gred, every doctor and nurse in the "place was curious to see them. These were Sinniese twins join ed by the top of the hond. They were born at Derby,
A host of eminent doctors, among whom were Professor Johnstone, "Although this does not constitute In recunl. bring exceeded in 1921,
dear of the hospital. Prof. Pembrey, the result is highly satisfactory con-
Fellow of the Royal Society, and Dr. Camecoy, the child mycialist, sidering the existing circumstances
visited them at the Mary Ward and and shows that this Colon-has-not-from-a-speech-l-delivered thirty-ferngulted on the advisability of forgotten the sacrifices made by the ne years ago. That in
It was eventually de operating. who fought for us during the proposition, I am answering pow Great War..
deny that I denounced the land-ided not to operate until certain The large sum of 8,776 shown lords of this country as a rapacious had in inade. under the heading of Clubs and class who ought to be abolished. Associations représents donations ask Mr. Guinness to point out and the proceeds of auctions and
where have used any instance fetes by various organisations to whom we are most grateful.
that word."
Directly the news had spread about the hoist the Mary Ward ductors, muses, and students ali was besieged by medical people.
wanted a glimpse of these strange Mr. Gunners bounced up ag sisters. The nurses wege especially The Hong Kong Football Asso Would you like this quotation auxious, mang of them were disap riation gave its asual help byte asked: Having led the painted, but those who were admit- arranging a charity football match.
farmer to the last drop of his blood tod said, after they had taken their The total receipts amounts to 81,314 the landowner will now seek to And the Association kindly gave bleed the taxpayer."."
pe, that it was a shame the twins as the whole sum without deducting Mr. Lloyd George demanded, and had was, and they promptly. decide to christen thein.. The
Elsie
any expenses.
At this match the Pipes of the idir. Guinness declined to give, the sisters are now known as Mary and
K.0.8.B.'s Flaved during the in- terval and the Committee again thank the "Commanding Officer and Officers for giving permission for
this.
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It was
date of the speech.
Tell.
ERROR SCENES IN GABU-
METER FIRE.
Taking Tures In Crying. A special cot has been made for them in the middle of the ward, the ordinary cots living too small As they, Iny anugly tucked up in their cot. protected from
raughts by cotton curtains, aut was sleeping peacefully, but the other was crying. A nurse told a reporter that they cried alternate-
the
Conservatives, haif in amazement at alt in enjoyment of the pas sion which the references had aroused, cheered and shouted until nothing could be heard above the Prominent members of the rog
Mr. Lloyd George gestieu. lin. munity were circulated with a view lated angrily, dr. Guinness facet to obtaining donations and hin intently, and it was only when generous response resulted.
the Speaker intervened that silence receive particularly gmtifying to rontributions from Chinese residents whose help was highly appreciated.
and as one cried the other slept. The sales of poppies in the streets
Though both babies look strong anj of the Colony has now become an
healthy, the head of one is consider. annual feature of the Armistice Day
ably larger than that of the other. celebrations and the amount collect-
To-day and to-morrow numerous tests are scheduled to be carried ed (6.527.89) was most satisfactory. The Committee take this opportunity
out. It is not certain yet whether SOUTHPORT, Dec. 23rd."
they have the same main vein which of again thanking those ladies who
Two men were injured, hundreds | draws the bood from the top of so kindly assisted and here again we received the ready co-operatiof windows were shattered, and the the brain-ear whether they have of several Chinese ladies who boxes whole countryside was lit up, when two. Methylene bhie will therefore substantial evidence of their an explosion occurred at the Crow he injected into one of them to ser give
hands Corporation gasworks here if it appears in the veins of the enthusiasm.
to-day
Pother, thus proving the existence of A gasometer containing 2,000,000 | ene or two veins from the brain. cubic feet of gas caught fire, and they share this vein it will be mighty fines teaped hundreds of imposible to perform the opera
to
EXPLOSION INJURES TWO
MEN..
of leet in the air.
The Sunday before Armistice Day is known as Remembrance Sunday and collections taken on that day in the Churches of all denominations brought the useful addition $479.44.
Special our funds. sermons were also preached.
A new departure this year was the placing of Poppies and Collection Boxes on board ships which would be at sea on Armistice Day and the result justified the trouble taken in this connection-
People living some distance fros the gasworks were panic-stricken when they were awakened by the roar of the explosion, and their windows were scattered.
The meter house at the works, wns completely wrecked, and not a win dow on the premises remained As usual, the Services contributed whole. Men and wouren rushed handsomely and apart from the half-dressed into the streets, mo sums shown in the accounts, puppies thers dragging their terrified chil
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tion.,
In September twin girls, th greater part of whose chests and aldomers were fused together, were born in St. Thomas's Hosp tal, London, and lived for four and n half days.
EMPIRE EXHIBITION. WINDFALL.
were supplied to various transports dren after them. Many of them £90,000 TO BE RETURNED TO
which passed through the Colony fainted.
and the First Cruiser Squadron. The gas supply for the town was the money collected being remitted switched off, and the timekeeper direct to London by those concern- sounded the fire alum.
cd..
Turning to the expenditure, the
largest item is the purehase of
SUBSCRIBERS.
Mesra, J. H. Thomas, 3. A. Cooper, and C. J. G. Falmour, the liquidators of, the British Empire Exhibition, announce to subscribers that not only wit be unnecessary to call for payment of the final in
the pound. stalment of 2s. 6d. in takings, but that, in consequence the infirmary Emmouel of reductions which they have been successful in effecting in the settle
Buried Under Debris. Fire engines and ambalances They found poppies. The sum of $704 may dashed to the scene. Appear high but this is necounted John Thomas Newton, an aged for by the fact that we supplied employee, buried beneath the debris poppies to various out-ports (Can of the wrecked meter house. Hein respect of the deficiency under- ton, Amoy, Sentow and Chefoo) lives in Hartstreet, and was taken, and also to, transports, ships and to
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TIR FRY PANNEN RIMUDI,
First Cruiser Squadron as mention Phipps, of Cavendish-road, Birk-
The Army and Navy dalt, was also taken to hospitalment of claims, they are in a posi ed before.
suffering tion to make a refund to the naturally accounted for a large pro slightly." injured and
subscribers at the rate of 9.824. in THERAPION NO. 1 portion of our supplies owing to severely from shock.
the pound on the amount of their THERAPION No. 2 the increased numbers of service aen in the Colony. The other items
undertakings.
THERAPION No. 3 of expenditure are normal and call for no special comment.
The thanks of the Committee are due to Mr. A. Ritchie who kindly audited the accounts.
Efforts of the fire brigade were concentrated on preventing the flames from reaching another giant gasometer standing near by, but it was many hours before the firemen were able to leave after subduing the finnes.
The amount to be refunded thus is £85,934.
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