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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
WORK OF HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Sir Atholl MacGregor On Generosity Of The Public Of Colony
#THAT WE HAVE ENDED THE YEAR SO MUCH BETTER OFF THAN WE EXPECTED TO BE IS DUE ENTIRELY TO THE GEN- EROSITY OF THE PUBLIC OF HONGKONG, When we budgeted for a revenue of $30,000 we were regarded as dangerously optimistic. Our work had to go on and in the end our optimism was justified.. for our revenue has reached the record figure of $33,000.
* Never mind our deffelt the support of the public is the most zloriously heartening feature of a year of xreat expansion and success,”
With these words, Sir Atholl more than the grant and actually MacGregor, Vice-President of the a little more than the grant and Hongkong Society for the Protec- our defcit together." tion of Children, concluded his re- Sir Atholl concluded by congra- marks prior to proposing the mo-tulating the Chairman of the Exe tion that the eleventh annual re-cutive Committee, the Hon. Mr. W port and accounts of the Society N. Thomas Tam: on the excellent be adopted by the annual meeting. work carried out under his direc- The meeting was held the tion during the year that had come Helena May Institute.
to an end. His Excellency the Acting over- hor, Lieut-General E. F. Norton. was present and sat at the Chair- man's table.
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ME. THOMAS TAM
H.K. POLICE
RESERVE
Orders by the Hon. Mr. C. G. Perdue, Acting Commteriener of Police.
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GENERAL
Unsolved Mystery In Shanghai DISAPPEARANCE OF
CHINESE BANKER
The disappearance of Mr. Percy Chs, Chinese banker and finsadler, of Shangbal en Nay, 29 continued to remain a mystery as, although several days have passed since CHINESE COMPANY Inspection Parade. All ranks of then, no report has yet, been made to the Settlement Police. No ran- the Chinese Company will parade som note alther has been received at Central, Police Station Thursday, December 12 at 17.30 by the relatives of the missing hours sharp for a general inspec. man, reports the North China tion of equipment etc., by the
Mr. Chu, it was alleged, was kid- Company Commander. Утева- Blue Uniform Cap with White napped in Avenue Haig near Edin- Cover, Belt with Brace, Whistle burgh Road at about 9.30 am, on three men. Chinese and Chin and Truncheon, Friday by "Pocket-Policeman”. and Note farmers, it was reported, had seen Book to be carried. The Exquipa man struggling with three men ment Officer will make it a point somewhere in the western district, The car was later found abandon- of being present.
ed in a field near Jessfield Park.
Training Course-Part III. Those detalled will attend Prince's Build- ing, ist, door, for instruction in Part II of Training Course under Police Sergeant R30 Thong Po Hing on Wednesday, December 11 at 17.15 hours sharp.
Patrol Duty, Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.
INDIAN COMPANY
Dally Newn.
CHAUFFEUR: DISAPPEARS
It is known, however, that the chauffeur made his way to the victim's home where he collected his kit and disappeared. Searches undertaken to locate him brought no results, and the kidnapping continues to remain as mysterious as on the first day when it was The Chairman was supported by
Training Course-Part I Those confirmed by several business eol- the Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, the Hon: Sir, Shouson Chow, Hon much cause for satisfaction. Ad-netailed will attend No. 2 Folice leagues of the victim, none of Vice-President, the Rev, A. P. Rose. mittedly there had been difcal-station for instruction in Part I of whom, nevertheless, could give any Acting Hon. General Secretary, ties but none which had not been Training and Mr. A. McKellar, Hon, Trea-pleasantly sumcunted,
Mr. Tam said:-
surer.
་ SIR ATHOLL'S SPEECH
In
return to good health.
Mr. Thomas Tam, in seconding the motion that the report and accounts be adopted, said that he found in the report of the Society
Course on Tuesday, detalla. Thursday, and Friday, December 10 12, and 13 at 17.15 hours. Dress "At the commencement of the-Mufti.
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Greener Gan Drill Squads 10- 12 will attend for Greener Gun practice on Wednesday, December 11. Van will leave Queen's Pler at 17.00 hours. Dress optional
The victim's home was question- OB the disappearance and there, too, no Information could his opening remarks, sir year, the post of Director fell Training Course-Part II. Those be obtained, while the Police is at vacant through the resignation of detailed will attend Indian Com- loss, being unable to do anything Atholl said:
"Our President, Sir Robert Kote- M. G., P. de Martin. This was a pany Headquarters för instruction since they have not the slightest wall; is unfortunately unable to be serious setback and the Society was in Part II of Training Course un-thread by which to start the in- here this evening. He has been faced with the problem or finding der Police Bergeant R214 Channan vestigations.
Singh on Wednesday, and Satur- working far too hard and on a worthy successor. medical advice
"Our Vice-President, despite his day, December 11, and 14 at 17.30 he is having a
'Bergeant. R481 E R. Butcher on much needed rest in the New Ter- limited leisure and notwithstanding and 14.30 hours respectively.
Leave, Lance Sergeant R282 Wednesday, and Friday, December ritories. I know you will all Join his completion at the time of a with me in wishing him a speedy term of office as Chairman accept Latif Khan has been granted 8 11 and 13 at 17.18, hoars
ed, with his usual largeness or months' leave of absence from the "We are happy indeed to have heart what to many must be con- Colony, as from December 4, 1940. Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will with His Excellency the Gover-sidered an Irish promotion... We nor to whom on your behalf I ex-are therefore indebted to His be carried out as ordered. tend a very warm and sincere wel- Honour, Sir. Atholl MacGregor, for come. The S.P.C. in each of the having undertaken successfully a ten years of its existence has been most cult office. fortunate enough to have not "A special word of thanks is due merely the encouragement but the to our Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Mc- actual presence and support of the Kellar, who during the year, in been taken on the strength of the
Training Course Part 1 Mem- Governor for the time being, and addition to his duties as financial Emergency Unit Reserve, as from
1940: Constables bers who have been so detailed-will we regard His Excellency's pre- guardian and adviser served as December sence here this evening aa signal Acting Director and Acting General R492 J. Mugford, R493 E A. attend for instruction in Part I of evidence. In these days of anxiety Secretary. Mr. Kwok Chan the As-Mattos, R494 N. M. Tukavkin, 'Training Course at the Police and stress, that the Society's work sistant" Treasurer also rendered a R485 VA. Rodionoff, and R498 1. Training School, Kowloon,
Patrol Duty, Patrol duties will is appreciated and that its serservice oufalde his usual province M.. da Bilva. vices to the poor of the community by translating our reports into Training Course-Pt. II. Those debe carried out, as ordered. -are-recognised as valuable,
Chinese and deserves, our thanks. talled will attend at No. 2 Police
Station for instruction in 'Part II i GREAT LOSS
"We in turn desire to tell His Excellency how much we appre- ciate his finding time to attend
"A great loss to the Bociety oc- this meeting and what encourage-curred when the general evacua- 'ment we draw from his presence.tion, of women and children took "The motion in my name on the place. Besides the support of a Order paper is that the report and large number of ladies who had accounts for the past year be ap-our interest at heart, we were de- proved. On that metion I have prived of the services of Mrs. Cro- little to say, for the report speaks zier, who had been our Hon. Geň-
TENTH YEAR
FLYING SQUAD· Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.
"EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Strength. The following, have
Squads 4-6 will attend for Greener Gun practice on Sunday, 15. Va will leave December queen's Pier at 10:00 houra Dress
Blue Uniform
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O. EAGER,
D. C. P. (R).
ot Training Course under Lance Hongkong, Dec.19, 1940
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U.S. $6,300,000 PLANE FUNDS RAISED
"More than U.S. $6,300,000 and 1,900,000 pesos have been raised in for itself and the accounts show eral Secretary and a staunch pillar America and the Philippines respectively for the purchase of air- how full and worthwhile a year of the Society, Fortunately the planes for China, declared Mr. Chen Ching-yun, member of the Kuo- of service we have had.
ev, A. P. Rose came to our rescuemintang Central Executive Committee, who arrived here, after a tour, and we are grateful to him for step in the two countries supervising the Chinese Airplane Fund Cam- This is our tenth year and our ping into the breach by doing the paign. He will shortly proceed to Chungking to submit a report on responsibilities have risen in that secretarial work
his mission to the Central authorities. time from a mere handful of child- "During my term of office, I have Mr. Chen left for the Philippines 'noticed great respect and admira- ren-ittle'
than 100 to a great deal to be thankful for last summer with Mr. Tai Kwel- clon for Generalissimo Chiang Kai- 5,000, attending and visited from the Executive Committee on whom
sheng, also member of the shek displayed by the overseas eight different centres, and I am falls the burden of determining Kuomintang CEC. After a brief Chinese and their firm confidence happy to say that our recent ex-policy and of settling points not stay there, he proceeded to Hawaii. in the ultimate victory of the war. periment of running clubs at some cavered by routine has been most and America, leaving Mr. Tal to The full campaign, he said, re-
wholehearted and of our centres and lending other helpful; the officers on whom de supervise the drive in the Philip ceived premises to the Boys and Girls' volte the difficult tasks of admin-pines. In Ameries, he first stopped thuslastic response from them all. Club Association has been an un-istration have been unsparing in, at San Francisco, where he made a leg · EXCEED PLEDGËS qualified success.
|their effortå? --
necessary arrangements, and then At Fresno, California, Mr. Chen
more
en
"I shall not attempt to mention "Time does not allow me to men visited over 70 cftrès in the United revealed, there are only over 300 all our benefactors. But none can tion by name all those who have States, Canada and the central and Chinese, but they pledged as much cavil at my choice of two benefar- helped; but I wish to use aava-southern parts of the continent.. US $50,000. Three thousand tors. The Hongkong Jockey Club tage of this opportunity to express Everywhere he went, he said, he Chinese in Chicago originally have doubled their donation which my heartfelt thanks to all the
members of the Gecial and
has become, $3,000.
pledged US $500,000, but the sums. received have exceeded the amounts |
Many Interesting incidents de."
"May I too express our very cutive Committees, the Chairman year of all the Officers of the So- pledged. warm and unstinted thanks to Mr. and members of the Women's au-ciety. Mr. A. el Arculli seconded. Li Po-chun, our largest individual xillary and every officer and the motion, which was carried.. curred during the campaign in donor whose generosity has made Branch Secretary and member of The Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall America, Mr. Chen stated. During possible an increase in the very the Staff for the loyalty and sup-was thus re-elected President: His a campaign meeting in Vancouver, valuable work done at our creche.port they have shown and given Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor and an elder over 50 years of age, who
"The year's working has ended
the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Vice- earned his living by cultivating
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POLICE REPORTS
The theft of 200 pounds of brass with a deficit of $3,551. I mention "As regards our financial side. Presidents; Bir Cecil Clementi, Mr. vegetables, joined and upon learn- turnings from the Kowloon Canton that in no spirit of complaint of the society commenced the year wat ahlu-pak, Miss G. A, Stephens, ing of the purpose of the drive, Railway on Sunday has been re- despondency, On the contrary with a clean slate, through the arr. T. M. Hazeiring and the Hon gave his entire life savings in the ported to the Police. The turn. rejoice in it for there were darkgenerosity of an anonymous doner gir Shouson Chow, Honorary Vice- form of eleven U8.100 notes months during the summer when who gave us a cheque to wipe out Presidents: Mr. G. G. Bollis; Chair-
ings were valued at $100. In Trinidad, two brothers who we could see nothing before us but the deficit of the year previous man of the Executive Committee. sold ice-cream donated their say- a deficit of at least $7.000 owing our Income for the year although and Mr. Li The Tong, Vice Chairings amounting to US$2,400. More largely to the great increase in the
of another much needed centre.
COST OF MILK
manda tor relief.
"A new centre has been opened,
*
Lee La-hel reports that $207. in:
· price of milk and cod liver oil and reaching, a new high record was man; Mrs. D. J. S. Crązler. Hon. than 10 children there of seven or money was stolen from his person' on Sunday between Wing On also to the opening and staffing unable to cope with the heavy de- General Secretary; the Rev. A. P. eight years old also supported the
Rose, Acting Bon General Becre- campaign by giving their gift Street and Queen's Road Central The quarantine restrictions tha but the enormity of the work still try; and Mears, A. McKellar and money ranging from US 130 to
Kwok Chan, Honorary Treasurers, UA. $80, "As an instance of changed con- required to be done beggars des Mr. A. McKellar proposed a vote Chinese couple in San Fraz Dosed by the part of Shanghai ditions, the grant of $5,000 which cription. We are proud to have of thanks to the bonorary auditors cisco duplased, exceptional en against arrivals from Hongkong Government generously gives the
the confidence Society has always hitherto been Needless to say we consider every Fleming, Chartered Accountants donated U.S. 31,000 while the wife
of the public. Mestre Perey Smith, Seth and thusiasm in the drive. The husband on account of cholera have been sufficient to cover the cost of mik cent before it is spent and I can Mr. E. M. Park seconded the pro- UB. $500,000 supplied by us under a gentleman's assure our well wishers not only posal agreement with the Medical Au thorities to children at Govern of the worthiness of our cause but ment Infant Welfare Centres and that that they get full value for
leave a good deal over for our gen-: eral work. This year, however, the cost of milk supplied to these cên- trea has risen to 36:925, or much
their money."
SOFTICERS: RE-ELECTED.
Amounts so lar pledged by the $600,000; and Cuba, US$250,000.
dr. Lá Tee-tong proposed a vote Chinese in various places in In addition 0.8.$200,000 has been
of thanks to the newspapers of Americs, Mr. Chen revealed, in raised in Hawall Hongkong for their assistance to clude the following: San Francisco. The campaign in both America the Society during the past year. US$1,000,000 New York, OS and the Philippines according to Bir Shouson Chow próposed the Mrs T. Smalley seconded the $1,000,000 Chicago: US $500 000; Mr. Chen, will be brought to a dinam
bloc. for another motion."
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