SAILORS AND SOLDIERS HOME.
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF YEAR'S ACTIVITIES
APPEAL FOR DONATIONS: EXTENSIONS NECESSARY.
The annual report, issued by the President and committes of the Sallors and Boldiers Home; atates in part:-
HONG KONG ĐẦU
COMPANY MEETING. CHEVROLET AND
HUMPHREY'S ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD.
A confirmatory meeting of share holders of the Humphrey's Estato
Final and is now remains for Hand Finanoo Co, Ltd., took place M.B. Kons and HM.S. Medway at the Hong Kong Hotel Fosterday to content the right to meet the to confirm the resolutions carried at S.W.B.'s for the coveted trophy the Extraordinary Meeting, held on and Medala
April
The past year has seen many changes in our Committed", of The Whist Drives have not been Management, as well as the depar,popular and were discontinued ture from the Colony of our first early in the season. A very success. President and his wife the Rev. Mrs. J. Kuight Anstey. Much of the early succos of the Home was dus to the untiring offort of Mr. Anstey and the esteem in which he was held was ovidenced when on the 'ove of his departure a very re presentative gathering met in the Now Lounge to bid both him and bis wife Farewell,'
Following the departars of Mr. and Mrs. Anstey the Committes welcomed to the Presidency of the Home, the Rev. Enria C . Trib- heck who arrived in the Colony with May Tribbeck early in Novam her Just Mr. Tribbeck came to us with a long experience of Social Work in Walsall and Manchester and the enthusiastic and optimistic
mauner in which, he has taken over the leadership of this Institution is a happy augury of the future sue. sess and prosperity of the Home,
ful Dance has been held through the efforts of Commander Brooks who chained the moryicos of the Florida Dance Band free of any charge, for the evening. We would like to take this opportunity of expressing our appreciation to the fender of the Band and his loyal colleagues for their help and for the sxcoljopeo of the music rendered. We hope they will come again.
Badmington.
Buddington is extremely popular and the Club is growing. Mr. Cipruggo is the Secretary and the game is played on Monday and Thurollay evenings. It is hoped to organise a tournament during the
coming season for which a hand- some tropy has been presented by Mr.Mok Kou Sang.
Our Library, recently reentalo- gued and reconditioned, now.com. prisés anarly 1,000 books. It is in the very capable hands of three of Sur loyal service mon ur the par- sons of Messrs. Redmond.. Meehan and Mordan: The flotion section offers a wide selcution of the writ [ings of the best known authors of our own country and translations. of the standard works of the great novalists of other lands; the range. of the non-fiction section is com- prebensive and up-to-date:
which
continues
If a Home is to be an efficient institution on the one hand, and a home on the other, the manage hint must have an eye to detail, practical and financial, and an un derstanding sympathy with the Borvies Man. We have these quali- ties combined in the Secretary, Mr. W. H Smith. Qur accounts are scrupulously kept; the building is always clean and fresh (as Service Men have pointed out); the Chinese Staff are never out of humour, and always respectful and willing; the food is good and cheap the beds Men's Har..
The Sunday evening Service are cleans everything is man not, throughout the year, has shown morely with a cold efficienty but signs of new life. During the past with a welcome homeliness. Ser for wooks we have listened to vice Men are always ready with talk on Comparative Religion by appreciation for the Secretary. Loading Seaman Maclachlan, Mention should be made of Mrs. paper on the Justification of Mis Smith, wife of the Secretary, who, ionary Work by Stoker Petty Of though not employed by the comcer Ryder, and our Secretary has mittes yet serves the Home kindly given us his experiences in Central and unobtrusively,
China. An average of over 20 men The Bon. Secretary of the Com-attend this hour of Social Follow mittee, Mr. J. H. Gelling, har now ship, which led by our friend and completed two years in this office, Chaplain, the Rev. E C. H. Trib and it is pleasing to know that he beck, is permeating the whole of the is continuing to serve, în that activities of the Home. capacity until he proceeds on leave Jearly next year. The Committee is indebted to Mr. Gelling for the very efficient way in which its busi nesa is carried through, and the home for his many acts of personal service in connection with the wel faro of the men.
Finance;
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Chairman's Speech...
In addressing the gathering, Mr. Henry Humphreys, who was in the chair; sid:
FORD
LORRY SMASH IN WATERLOO ROAD,
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE- AT SESSIONS.
PEAK MOTOR CAR COLLISION
FRENCH OWNER FINED FOR DRIVING ON WRONG SIDE,
CAR SAID TO BE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.
Wong Kam Loung, a motor-larry M Paul Meunier of the "Cio, do driver, pleaded not guilty when he Charmounagos de Tonkin, was Anodi appeared on trial at the, Criminal 840 by Mr. Schofield yesterday on Sessione yesterday afternoon before summons for driving on the wrong. Mr. Justice Wood on a charge of sign of the road, He was also sum- manslaughter. Appused was chargmoned for negligent and dangerous This mooting has been called toed in connection with the death of driving, but the Magistrale did not confirm, if thought it, the resolus the driver of a hand-parp into which and sufficient evidence to convict on vead, and which wore passed at the the motor lorry was alleged to have this couns tions which the Secretary has just Extraordinary General Meeting hold gushed at Waterloo Road on the here on the 2nd inst.
morning of February 17an
marks from me are necessary, 30 I do not think any further ro I now formally beg to propoan that these resolutione be confirmed, be pleased to answer to the best of After this, has been seconded I shall
my ability any questions sharehold era may wish to put.
Essolutions..
The resolutions were as follows: 1.That the Articles of Associa tion of the Company be altered in manner following:-
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(n) By the deletion of Article 81 and by the substitution of the following Article to be known an. Article 84 in its place.
(84) Each Director other than the ex-officio, Director shall be paid out of the fands of the Company as neatoners tion for his services the sum of $9,000 per annum and such remuneration shall be deemed to accrué de die in diem and be payable by half yearly instalments. (b) By the insertion of the Agure 815,000 in the place of the figures $10,000 in the fifth line of Article 105, 2.That the foregoing resolution shall be retrospective and shall take feet from the 1st day of January, The motion was serocded by Mfr. Lee and, when pub to the vote, was carried unanimously,
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Those Fresant.
Messrs. J. Scott Harston, J. M. Among those present were Alves, L. J. Davies (Directors), Mr J. L. Que Secretary), and lesers. D. H. Clark, J. D. Hum phreys, W. C. Lee, H. R. Forsyth and J. H. Seth (shareholders).
would arise.
Donations,
The Financial Statements for the year 1901 which follow speak for themselves, but a few words of explanation will confirm the opin ion already expressed of the need for annual subscribers to the work Social and Other Activities, of the Home. In this respect the Committee are indebted to "those During the cooler months of the Ladies and Gentlemen who have year and with the return of the came forward during, the past year Naval shipa from thoir Northern and shown their sympathy in at the beginning of the present Cruise the Committee prepared an practical manner by generous de interesting and varied programme nations to the funds, as well as to of activities. An Entertainments the various ships' companies of the Committee was formed under the China Fleet who have ever beon chairmanship of Commander E. Dready to recognise any effort for Brooke, R.N. and with various their general welfare. sub-committees allocated to denl with Socials, Lectures and Debates, a very successful season has been enjoyed.
Through the efforts of Mears, J. F. Gelling and M. F. Key a serien of Lectures have been given overy month by the following gentle
mon':.-
"Jottings from a Journalist's Note Book" by Mr. M. F. Kay.
Rowing--The Supreme Sport" by Dean Swann'
India-Old and New" by Col. R. B. Skinner, 0.9.6.
38,035 men have slept in the Home during the past year na against 30,033 for the year 1930. This figure shows an increase of 4,0839 over 1930, and 12,000 over 1929. Our "Shake-downs' have re vealed remarkable figures; they disclose the startling fact that no less than 8,305 men occupied this form of accommodation during the your under consideration. This is an increase of 4,352 over 1930 and 7,093 over 1920. In addition
been able to show a nett proit on In spite of this fact we have only
we the year of $97.98 it is unnecces. have had to turn away an average aary to point out the little margin.
Accused was defended by Mr. Leo D'Almada, jar., instructed by Mr. F. C. E. Rondally, of Messrs. Russ & Co.
Jurors called to servo were Mosers, BC Field (forsman); C. Toted, R. Wilson, S. Jex, H. Hyndman, R. Abraham and Lo Yuk Tong.
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The Crown Case.
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The summonses were a sequel to collision which occurred on Stubb's Road, noar Jardine?! Corner, on April 3, as a result of which both defendantis var and a on belonging to Mr. H. R. Ban- cock were, damaged.
The collision was almost head-on, and Mr. O E. C. Maxton, who re- presented Mr. Hancock's Chinese Chauffeur said that the ont, a Crosster, was smashed beyond re-
that Court, but the Insurance Com Pair. No claim was being made in
Pany affected had been notified of" the nocident.
Lindsell said that on the day Outlining the Crown case, Mr.
in question two motor lorries were engaged in conveying vegetables
Mr. ESQ. Brooks for the de- from Po Kong Village, half a mile north of Kowloon City, to the fendant asked if spare parts were: markets at Yaumati and Mangkok: not being sent out from England. us was a Ford, the other at had been told blind repairs were. Chevrolet, of which the accused was possible and that the oar would be the driver
out agnin' in; five months' time, Pa
The lorries left the starting point, Traffic Officer's, "Evidence. the For travelling ahead of the
Sergt. W. S. Dal, of the Traffic other. They were proceeding in Offee, called as a technical wit this order along Prince Edward neas, stated that from the examina Road and turned into Waterloo tion he made of skidmarks, follow. Road Shortly after turning the ing the nocident, ho found that corner they passed an important these extended four-and-a-half fees witness, Mr. Bourchier, bailiff of
over the white lines in the centre the Supreme Court, who would say
of the road. A distance of 30 feet that they passed him at a high
was disclosed between where these apoed, the defendant's lorry Inter overtaking the other at a point skid marka started and the point of say that he estimated the speed of down the road. The witness would the collision. The roadway at this the Ford at about 30 miles an hour, point was 20 feet wide and against while that driven by the accused this they had to allow the six-a-half was going at about 40 miles afoot width of each car. | hour.
• Describing what happened at the
The two cars were so badly
were point of overtaking, Mr. Lindsell damaged stated witness, that it anid that the acbused a lorry grazed was not possible for him to test against the side of the other their brakes.. Taken with the vehicle and swerved to the right.
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In doing so the off wheel of defend length of the skid mark, he judged ant's lorry came into collision with a the pre-collision speed of M. hand truck, which was swung round Meunier's Willys Knight pt. 36 miles. with such force, that not only were the two pullers dragged down but an hour? He agreed that the same the driver of the truck was fatally length of skid-marks could have After running into the hand-truck, been made if the brakes wore gently defendant's lorry got out of control or gradually applied, and even if and crashed into a lamp standard,
the speed were less. The skid Mr. Lindael? submitted in con Clusion that, according to the Crown marks were all on one side, which case, the driver of the truck met his seemed to indicate that the ear had douch owing to criminal negligence wheeled over. The road was dry at and reckless driving on the part of the time. the accused.
Our donations" amounting to $2,407,38 represents largely a grant of £30 From the Lords Commis, sioners of the Admiralty and con- verted at the prevailing rate of exchange yielded the very eatisfae-injured. tory sum of over $1,000, and a generous donation of $450 from the Whainpoa Bethel Fund! Further, football season, a Chavity Football Match was arranged between n combined Services Team and the South China Athletic Association. This match was organised through the very generous sanction of the
Bailiff as Witness. Hong Kong Football Association, to whom the Committee are deeply After lans and photographs of indebted for their practical syn the scene had been put in as evi- athy and support. The proceeds dence, Mr.. W. H. C. Bourchier was mounting to 81,740.00 were shared called as a witness. He suid that between the Kwong Tung Flood he left his house at Waterloo Boad Relief Fund and this Home, the, at 7.20 a.m. that day and while result being that mir donations rehe was waiting at the bus halt he veived from this soured the very handsome figure of $874,80,
saw a lorry turn round the Prince Edward Road corner into Waterloo Road. Another lorry was following it and also took the turn. The vehicles, the Ford in front and the Chevrolet behind, passed him at of more than 50 men per night dur- such a sum allows towards increas. A spood of 30 and 40 miles per "Naval Operations in the Bacising our busy period;" The Coming our Reserve Fund fie by A. Naval Officer:
hour, respectively. The Ford ap. mittes of tho Home Aro Turning to the Balance Chcet,peared to be travelling on a steady, "Some Practical Aspects of the fully alive to the need for the pro- the item 89,028.30 shown under engine, while the Chevrolet was Sotones of Thought" by Dr. E. C. vision of sleeping accommodation General Reserve is chially special accelerating and was trying to over- Yo, A.M.0.H.
sufficient to meet whatever the donations granted by the various take the other. Bailing Ship Days" by Captain mande are made by the men it is Ships Companies towards this Witness said that he watched the Holland
proud to serve, but it is left to the Fund. The response from the men, vohicles ha be, expected, something Ibsens Peer Gynt with Grieg's financial support of those into who are continually taing the Music by. The President
to happen. About two hundred whose hands this report may fall Home is very gratifying and is anyards down the road, witness heard Messrs. W. Sprague and O. Car as to whether the scheme, for an encouragement to the Committee a thud and later a crash. When ruthers were responsible for the enlargement of these present pre- to allow nothing to hinder their Debates which proved immensely misce shall become a reality, and efforts on behalf of those who have popular and our thanks are due to place us in a position to meet this--show-much-practical appreciation. Messrs. Simms, Gardener, Enover, very urgent need, justified by the Maclachlan, Bernard, Smith, Spra- continued patronage of our Service gue, Carruthors and Ingram for men. It is obvious that the men' their Contribution towards the expect us to face up to the cla It is obvious that many of the success of the events. We cannot lenge which they are throwing out, local Chinese citizens realise that overlook too, the part which our and in this form of social service the presence of Naval ships" and Bervice friends played in making there is always something more Military units in Hong Kong is ne this series of Debates amongst the that can be done. It is aptimis much in their interests as those of best we have had in the home, the adventure, in keeping, with the the countries from whence the The Socials under the supervision Spirit of the Services and dota Defence Forces are drawn. This is of Mr. W. H. Edmonds, M.B.E., bring the naticipated response. evidenced by the many Chinese have been an unqualified success Our Profit and Loss Account has friends who have, from time to and the last event which took the had to face heavier financial calls time, expressed their interest in form of a Progressive Games Even- than during the previous year; our endeavours, with genernus ing drow a large and interestedactable increases being shown on donations. This report would be number of competitors.
management salary, servantsinourlete without due mention of Sixteen teams entered for the wages, fuel and light, rents, rates the following gentlemen whose Annual Billiards Tournament for and taxes, and repairs, whilst the names we are glad to include in the Ng Sie Kwong Challenge Cups sum of $2,500 has been written off our list of donors: Sir Robert Ho as compared with nine teams the for depreciation and our reserves Tup. Kt., LL.D., The Hoop Mr. previous year. Games were play-increased by 81,762.71,
R H Kotewall, C.M.G., LLD,
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Chinese Donations.
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he visited the scene he saw a hand truck and alongside it a man with serious injurion. There were two other injured men lying some dis. tance away, a
In regard to the speed of the vehicles, Mr. Bourchier said that he had been driving motor cars sinde 1900 and was able to judge he had formed appeared to be quite the rate of speed. The autimates
fair considering the nature of the vehicles."
After further evidence, an d journment was made until 10.30 this morning.
MENINGITIS IN HỒNG, KONG.
SIX CASES OVER WEEK-END
ed regularly up to the Semi-final With regard to or mooie by Mr. Tung Wei Shing, Mr. MaYing- round, since when the Tournament far the larger proportion has been Pin, M Wring wok Shuen, Mr. has boon delayed owing to the derived from our sleeping accom- No See Kwong Mr Mole Konk During the week-and sudden emergency in Shanghai (modation and it mang hồ tón Sanz, and Mr Cheong Kai Bhingan bi meningitis were reporte which necessitated the withdrawalstrongly emphasised that if it were. It felt that there are many to the health authorities. Of these, of minny of the Naval ships from not for the support the Home re others who will gladly subscribe Lour were from Kowloon, one from Hong Kong. Playing excellent Bilceives in this direction, a very towards our aims and objects when Victoria and one from Aberdoen. liards the South Wales Borderers serious financial embarrassment tiny are conversant with the
There were alad three naxON OF have worked their way into the Continued oti"next" columns) urgency of our need
small-pox notised.
In evidence, M. Meunier and that' the white linea were indistinct. He thought it was safer to keep more to the centre when taking a. corner in an American car, this being go because the body of his roadater, was so high,
In giving his decision, his Wor- ship held that the charge of; negligent driving had not been proved, and said that he was not satisfied with the qvidence regard. ing speeding. Regarding the other count, to which defondant had pleaded guilty, it was very clear that he was on the wrong side of the road. His Worship, considered this potice extremely dangerous..
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