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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1941.
A Bowl Of Rice For China: ANNUAL MEETING Campaign Commences Today OF H.K.C.A.A.F.
BY JAMES BERTRAM
TODAY, HONGKONG HAS ITS FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE "ONE BOWL OF RICE" MOVEMENT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHINA RELIÊF. It may seem strange that this has not happened in the Colony before, for the idea of limitation of a single meal, so that the balance may go to some patriotic or charitable cause, is certainly not new. It was widely practised, for example, in fascist countries in Europe, where of course it was dictated from above and made, compulsory on the whole community. General Goering-an apt promoter of reduced diet as an end in itself--used to insist that submissive citizens of the Third Reich should go without their ersatz sausage in order that there might be more Messerschmitts, and So forth. The results, if not enthusiastic, were certainly im- pressive.
Young refugee boys preparing the reels of woollen yarn for the
army blanket looms-(NW).
"Meatless meals," "one-course dinners," and other variations on the same theme of self-denial through the stomach, have since been widely popularised in many countries. But there is a clear difference in principle be- tween the sort of thing that is clamped down from above by a totalitarian regime, and the spontaneous and volun- tary movement of a body of citizens to contribute to a cause they believe in."
Successful Year
Revealed
Despite the fact that six of its affiliated clubs resigned in the course of the year quite a success- ful period was reported by the HONGKONG CHINESE AMATEUR which ATHLETIC FEDERATION
held its annual genera meeting at the Cafe Windsor yesterday evening.
Mr. Mok Hing, the Chairman, prosided over a large attendance of representatives of the various affiliated clubs.
A profit of $896.87 on the year's working was reported.
THE REPORT
The annual report, which was presented by Mr. Mok Hing, re- vealed that South China A. A. Chinese Bathing Club Chinese Recreation Club, Talkoo Chinese Recreation Club, Chinese Y, M. C, A. and Hongkong Miniature Football Union withrdew their support.
Of these the last-mentioned three clubs had since rejoined the Federation. This was due largely to the efforts of Dr. C. T. Wang who was approached by a Federati
deputation to bring about a con- ciliation The deputation com- prised Messrs Mok Hing, Wong Wal-ta and Lau Tin-kwong.
The report then went on to re- view the different sporting activi ties of the Federation in detail.
Mr. Mok Hing, at the conclusion of the meeting, after expressing his thanks at being re-elected re- ferred to the trouble In the past year and made an appeal to members to take more interest
in the work of the Federation and to co-operate with each other.
NEW OFFICIALS
The following officials were elected for the ensuing year :----
Chairman, Mok Hing; Vice-
Mr. Winston Churchill, who is aand wealthiest in the Colony-who healthy realist in all matters per- volunteered to contribute the rice Chairman, Lam Chi-fung; Trea- taining to food and drink, pointed to make a skople one-bowl-meal" surer, Mok Wal-ta; Auditor, Tam out in a recent speech some of the available to purchasers of tickets Pak-fan: General Secretary. Lo effects of shortened diet on indus- during the first days of August, Kwok-min: Clerk, Yick Fa-shek, trial workers in Britain. "To a Local Chinese residents, following The following were elected to large extent," he said, "we have the splendid example of Mr. Wat take charge of the various sport- been driven back from carnivorous Stilu Pak, who gave $1,000 for sing activities, with the assistant to herbivorous meals, which may single Bowl of Rice ticket, have given second:---
NOVEL FEATURES
be satisfactory to dietetic selen-made very generous contributiona Football (8se Po-wal and Lam tists who would like to make us to the movement. It now resta Chung-ho); swimming (T Yim- all Hve on nuts, but has produced with the Hongkong public to see if sun and Lau Tin-kwong); basket- a definite effect on the output of the total fund of $40,000 aimed at ban (Kwok Mak-hot and Slu Hon- heavy workers." Reduced diet, by by the promoters of the Campaign t); track and field (Tsang Kin- force of circumstance is not a can be fully achieved.
hong and Chu Fook-sing); volley- good thing at all; and Mr. Chur-
bal (Tsul Hang and Yo Ting- chill rightly stresses the need fot There are many appeals for chik): water-polo "(Lati Ting-kwong "meat in the mines and found - China relief in Hongkong. and Pun Bing-man); ping-pong rlea" It is his task, and the task and often people are forced to (Pang Kul-put and Kwok Cheuk- jof all friends of Britain, to see choose between them on theirwan): miniature soccer (Ļau that British workers do not go merits. But this Bowl of Rise Chung-tsan and So.. Kim-ho); short of necessary foods, Equally-Campaign is a distinctly new ap-billard (Wang Sin-wan and Soong I suggest, it is the task and duty peal, with a number of novel fed-Chi-yin) and Tuen Haim to and of all friends of China to see that tures that are all its own. As a Ng Par-ling in charge of publicity. productive workers who can make single instance of this, one may
Each of the following eleven
An
invaluable
contribution to mention the excellent suggestion
themselves a decent livelihood.
China's great effort for national recent.y made, that surplus tickets clubs aliated to the Federation independence, should have the and rice should be contributed to nominated five representatives to chance to work and earn for local relief of the needy in Hong- serve on the body:-Chung Shing Benevolent Society, Eastern A.: A., keng through the Salvation Army. OBJECT OF CAMPAIGN This has already been agreed upon Kwong Wan A. A Talkoo Chinese Club, Hongkong Miniature Foot- several contributing---res- Precisely that object les behind this first "Bowl of Rice Campaign"taurants, so the money raised wil ball Unton, Tang Yee Club, Chi- in Hongkong. All proceeds from be used for relief in China, and nese F. M. C. A. Ling Fung Club, the sale of tickets for a bow of some of the rice contributed will Kit Chee, Wah Klu and Kowlook. rise and soup," freely contributed go to relleve distress right here in Residents' Union.
by
by a large number of Chinese res-Hongkong. That is a good deal to taurants in Hongkong, will be be able to achieve by the purchase handed over to the International of a single ticket; and Bowl of Committee for Chinese Industrial Rice tickets will continue to be on Co-operatives (Productive Reller sale during the rest of this week Fund), in Hongkong, to be used to at a number of points in Hong- rehabilitate refugees, and war vic-kong, including the Star Ferry tims. In one of China's "distressed Wharf, and the Bowl of Rice areas" the Yellow River region in Town Office, Belgis Bank, 4a Dey
Voeux Road (phol. 33354). the north-west. }
As Mrs, Selwyn-Clarke, Vice- Chairman of the Campaign Committee, has written: To buy a ticket for our Bowl of Rice Campaign is not Just. charity. It means giving work 'and a livelihood to China's re- fagees helping them, through Co-operation, to help them- selves." No better object for support could be found at this time in any part of Froe Chips.....
The results of this Campaigns will be a real test of the sympathy and sincerity of the Hongkong public, particularly of its Chinese members. For the chief inspira tion of the Campaign has come from the Chinese ide. Mnie. Sun Yat-sen, Chairman of the China Defence League, first proposed that the One Bowl of Rice movement, which has been so suc cessful already in many other countries, ahould be adopted as focal movement in Hongkong. It was the Chinese Chamber of Commerce which most enger-
"HE MESSAGE
SPORTING
FIXTURES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
BASEBALL. - HL B. Baseball Club
v. South China Athletly. Asso- ciation, 2.15 p.m.; Royal Engi– neers v. Chung Hwa, 4.30 p.m.
H.E. Sir Geoffry Northcote, who from the first gave his personal support to the Bowl of Rice move- LAWN BOWLS. - First Division: ment, has summed up the mean- ing of this campaign in Hongkong in an éloquent niessage to its or ganisers, which I hope you will allow me to quote here: N
The people of Hongkong have contributed generously towards the relief of (war) sufferers in Great Britain. In thts Bowl of Rioc Campaign. for aid to refugees and war vlems in China, Chinese in Hongkong have an opportunity to assist their own less for- tunale countrymen; and I am. sure that they will avail them" selves of it.
Contributions to the Bowl of
Rice Fand will be very gladly re- Celved by the Hon. Treaatret, Mr. Fook B. Ko, at the Fuo Hang Banh: 122 Queen's Road Central.
___SEWING CENTRE
Recreio "A". Kowibon B.G.C. "A", Recreio "B" y Craigen- gower, Kowloon 0.6. v. Police R.C. Kowloon B.G.C. "E" Civil Service Kowloon Docks RO. V. Indian R.C. Becond D1- vision" Talkoo R.C. v. Recrelo, Hongkong FC. v. Hongkong C.C., Prison O.C. V. Kowloom. Tong, Kowloon F.C. v. Kowloon C.O. Third Division: H.K. Elec- tric Oráigengower, Kowloon. BG.C... Recreio, Indian R. C v, Kowloon F.C., Hongkong C.C. v. Hongkong FC.
SUNDAY* AUGUST: 3 BASEBALL. -- H.B. Baseball Club
v. Royal Engineers, 10 nm.
SCHOOLS' GALA
The data for the closing DE BAN
by responded to her hub Government: House Bewing Co tried for the school wimink gestion, and it was fumtre of the EW.OF. will be closed gala sponsored by the Victoria ber of Chinese restaurants--many on Monday, August 4 owing to the Recreation Club, has been arte
04 to Aug. 4 of these by no means the largest public holiday.