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Flashlight photograplis of the assembly were taken by Mos Cheung, and this brought a pleasant evening's proceedings. to a close.
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POPULAR ASAHI" BEER
Chamber of Commerco I oxtond à who Became Chairman of tic maine. That titlo, however, period than any of his pre- of the Chamber of Commerce commanding the Troops in south cordial and hearty welcome. Chamber about the year. 1867 expired - whon the Cham- decessors and who has dovolod a (Applause). Any little success Ching, rosponded on behalf of the ear, Moar.) This Chanbor of For fifteen yours ho was, off and very largo portion indeed of his which I personally have achieved, Army. In the course of a happy Commerce in the 50 yours of its on, Chairman or Vice-Chairman. ber of Commerce became the leisure to the public service. has been entirely due to the spooch he said that the worst they existonce has always received the. They wore glad to know that immediato guardian of trado (Applanso.),
cordial, honourable nud, kindly wore over likely to say of the Army fullest sympathy and considera ho was still going well and interests. Since that, date,
The toast was received with support which has been given to was "It is a poor thing,sir, but tion from the high ollicials of the strong, working forthe interests of with the very rarest exceptions, musical honours, the band playing me by my callongues on the res- mine own."
Crowa, nid to them and to many the Empire. He was sure they all the Government of this Colony. "We have beer together for forty poctivo committees on which I
THE VOLUNTEERS. of our guests hero to-night is the hoped he would long continue to worked in thorough harmony (fifty) yoars." has
havo sorved, and other members Licut-Colonel Chapman, com- Chamber of Commerce indebted do so. Mr. Kenwick was a Mombor and co-oporation with the Chumbor THE CHAIRMAN'S REPLY of the community, not necessarily mandant of the Volunteers, for support and--goodwill to of Parliament and at the present of Commerce. For my own part, The Chairman, responding to members of the Chambor, Inu said:-Mr. Chairman, Your Ex- measures affecting the prosperity momont, chairman of the sub- since I have been privileged to the tonut, said-Your Excellency, mon who lure come to mo and collencies, Your Serene Highness, and progress of thin colony committee of the London Cham- represent His Majesty hore, Ilave Your Serene Highness, Gentle given me the benefit of their and Gontiomon, rise on behalf a colony eudenreil to some of bor of Commerce having charge found the Chamber of Commerce men ve a domblo-duty to advice and of their assistance and of the auxiliary forces of the natyrale by long re of Far Eastern interests. He had an over-ready ally, and its invult perform, have in iho-first place enabled me to arrive at a more colony to thank you for the enthusioned, and to all of us by many particulur intorestia making those able assistance in all matters con- to think his Excellency for the just appreciation of the particular siastic manner in which you lava, kindly memories and associations, romarks because their Vico- nected directly or indirectly with very sympathetic remarks he has question which had been under received the toastso ably proposed Among those whom we are de- Chairman was his son, and a good trade has always brenntthoservice mardo with regard to our Chamber discussion. (Applause). This by Mr. Keswick. I assure you light to welcome, I see amem- and worthy son too. And finally, of Governmont. Applause). On of Commerce. I will take the shows the spirit which animates, that I feel it a very great honour lier of a firm, than which nono is though he did not wish to adver the other hand, I am not aware of bitters first, and the sweets nf, and which I hope will continue to have been ontrusted with this better known in Chint, either for tise liis own firms, he must mention any occasion on which the Chom- terwards. His Excellency, I need to animate, the whole of thin-task, particularly on the occasion its enterprise or liberality. Need that the oldest living member of bor has approached the Govern hardly say, introduced a certain community, whether they are of the celebration of this jubilco of. say refer to Mr. John Swire of the Chamber was Sir Thomas! ment without finding in us on mount of controversial matter members of our Chombor or whethe Hongkong Chombor of Com the Taikga Hong. The outerprise Sutherland, who was elected 48 oqually rondy ally-(applauso)— into his speech. Ho spoke about ther they are not, and that they morco. Contlemen, thin your
of his firiris will known all over yours ago (Applause), and was and I trust that those relations of the light dues, liquor duties and will extend to the Chamber of inny, Ithink, be termed the Jubilee the East, and of its liberality it still going on woll. mutual confidence and assistance so on.. I do not propose to follow Commerce, as the body which in your of the Hongkong Volunteer has recently given striking proof will over continue. (Applause). him thore. All I can say is that here to represent the general in Corps. Isenthatin the admirable by its magnificent donation to the Mr.Hewett says in his pamphlet in many of these matters, and interests of the whole of the world skotch on the front of the menu, my funds of cu institution which I that the Chamber by strictly the first mentioned matter, the and those who are engaged in the friend, Mr. Bird, has depicted ons hope will be the means of shed confining themselves to such ques matter of light dues, the Chamber prosperity and the trade of tho of the original Hongkong Volding the light of modern science tion as rightly lay within-their of Commerce for filly yours have, Colony.As we know, of lato untera. fle is standing at tho on the darkness of the Colostial province and by their moderation broker lances over and over again years at all events, we have been south west corner of the old 1. Empire. (Applanso.) Mombors of of expression almost invariably against the juípenetrable armour ably supported by Government & O. wharf and is evidently arm the Chamber of Commerce, I now gained the respect and good of the Hongkong Clovernmont. oficials from the Governor downed with a bamboo. In 1800 a call on you to join with mo in will of officials," and that is Let it go.. The liquor digies were wards, and it is that which com letter suggesting the formation drinking health and prosperity to true both in or beyond the cons a desporate nerosity, Wo did pels all our Colonies to be on a of a Corps appeared in the "China all our guests, and with this toast fings of the Colony. As long ago, mol want to put up
the line, as they cortainly are, with Mail;"chortly afterwards a public couple the name of Commodore na 1867 you allowed facilities to the prices of our liquors, but we any other Colony which exists in meeting was held in the Court Byres, who in the short time he Press, and I have always aduired agreed to do so because sonra of the world. I have only to thank house, at which it was unanimons has been with us has evidenced a the lignified and at, the same as boped that others would have. your Excellency for the very kindly resolved to form a Corps and keen interest in all that affects the time (if 1 may be allowed to sly to pay the piper and we would remarks which you have made on obtain legal suction from true well-hoing of the people of 80) the eminently sensible way in all the tons (lear; hear and our Chamber, and to the personal Government. The result was tho this Colony. (Applause.) which those facilitios bavo been Janglater), Anther point that ly floud applause).
passing of Ordinance No. 2 of THE COMMODORE SPEAKS. accordoil. Whilo ophoneral dis- his Excellency made was quite at i THE FORCES.
1862, by which any gentle- On behalf of the guosts Con- 111, Stouship cussions and mattors upon which -- valuible one; that the sireigss of i
mau, irrespective of nationality, modero Eyres responded. One To the Hon. Hoary. Keswick could be enrolled a mombor) might search the world over, he aa yot you have insufficient in the Colony was, I understopil. his formation are promaturely made Excellency to say, largely due to was entrusted the toast ofte of the Corps. An Infantry Come said, but could not find a better public, correspondence of import the unity which has existert be. Nay, Army and Auxiliary pany, enrolled from among specimen colony wherewith to up ance and resolutions when passed tween the various sections which Purces," a pledge which could not the foreign residents in Canton, hold the credit of the British race. are at once given to the Pross for go to make up our community Mr. Keswick was particularly Corps. The Corps has had a very
was attached to the Hongkong | For the enterprise of Hongkong, public information so that a well- hore. That is perfectly so. Great happy in his remarks. In paying chequered career. It was dis-say its cleanliness, moral and phy its ordor and efficiency-ho might bilanced judgment can be form- Britin, and I say it fearlessly, desorved compliment to the sister banded in 1806, owing to the sical-its freedom and the good od. Such a course recommends although probably if thoum-rvices which guard our shotos non-attendance of the members at relations which existed between itself to me as at que dignified, bar here present claim allegianco Air. Keaviek rel rred to the Cieple, le not to organised the different sections of the com- useful, and typical of a body son originally by, but to other flags rai Ollieer Commanding (Major-ntil 1877. It was again dis munity, they had to thank the sible of the magnitude of the in than that of Great Britain, rot oneral C. A. Anderson) and handed in 1882, and re-organised business community who wore terests in its elargo. It is of Britain throws her Colonios voiced the feeling of the company the same year... It was disbanded represented by the Chamber of gront interest in looking through open to everyone. is per when he said that the gallant hird, time in 1899, and iunie, Commerce. (Applause). AL the record of the activities of the feetly immaterial of what nation- General, he hoped, wold before diately re-formed undor the pre- though Hongkong upheld the Chamber to nato how many of the ality they are, so long as they lang be in charge of a division. sent Volunteer Ordinance, which credit of the British race, they questions recur from your to year. are law-abiding devent citizens Speaking enthusiastically; about laconie on a much brazer must not forget that there were Sonia Tow of theso have; I hope, wo open our mini to them the Hongkong Volunteer mote foundation than formerly. Sinto other untions co-operating with April, afternoon, will be subject to Hongkong, 4th April, 1911.
havo boen left in boster huids.
and some others, are, I trust, now them here (applause). A existent need for citizens of the in course of solution. (Applause) easral glance at the list of 150 Colony to tako grooter interest in In the very first year of the Cham members of the General Chamber the movement. The Volnitfors ber's existence, 1861, we find the of Commerce will prove that my here were peanliarly fortune in currency question debated, and attement is Greet. I am speak having the navy and the army in it is with us still in a different ing quite If the book. I have not headquarters, in Hongkong, from -form, and so long as China's cur. I am sorry tosay, laid time to strike whom they learned valuable roney continues in its present an actual lalance, but I think lessons in fichi movements in chaotic stile it must iemain with something like a third of themem fold operations. He trusted that, ́us, whatever palliatives wo may (bers of our Climber aro mombers
dovise for the moment. Tag early of other rationalitiesthan British, the Volunteer body would go on records down to those of today We corbinly, in a committee of progressing as it was dofng, at prosent and that they would con- the auxiliary forces.
and I trust that a final and uses ful solution of each is in sight, while trade marks law and the mattor of sanitary provodure have, Thope, already been fairly satisfhe torily handled. For stars the Chamber of Commerec le desir
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stoadily advancing, and has now stained a higher stato of efficiency than has over been eaclied before, Like Mr. Roswick lure a growl. The great and indeed the only fault I have to find with the Corps in that it is not big enough. In 1864 (47 years ago, gentle men) the corps, including the Canton detachment, was nearly TIK UNAIRMAN, - up to the present strength. Terr Mr. 1. P: Whito (Douglas are also full of the opium ques- somonincorten, have the privilege summato the ideal aimed at by by 100 th, it is to-day. This of the Chairman, remarking that (With Liberty to Call at Malabar vessel will bo loaded at once to the
years ago the Corps was stronger Lapraik: &Co. proposed the tonet tion, which is another question of ferving two members who are beyond the control of the loval not af British nationality, and we
falling off may be due in some Mr. Hewett was a man of many government. In variousmųlieja, are very glad to have them (ap-
measure, to the more pressing parts, not the least of thom being however, of domestic legislation plouse). The point 1 want to
calls of business, or it may be his wonderfully retentive memory. which have, for years been dis njake, gentlemen, is that lue why
that there are far too many He looked upon him as a veritable enssed we may claim, I think, to, in which we conduct our businesa II.E. Admiral Winsloo; in aek counter attractions in the nature encyclopedia of the bistory not havo mado romo progress of late; in the British coloniesis that every nowledging the to ust on behalf of of - glubs, &c. Whatever the of Hongkong but of the foreign Sach, for instance, are matters nem has a fair field and no favour the Navy, said that he thanked reason, the fact remains that there sottlements in the Far East, As 8.S. connected with company registra (applause). . Be their nationality them very much far the way in are to-day in Ilongkong several most of those present wote aware tion, Chinese customs, telegraphs what it may, they are received which it had been presented and hundreds of young men who Mr. Howett was for many years and Chinose partnership, all of on absolutely equal terms with our the manner in whichris had beone unable or unwilling to devole Chairman of the Shanghai Muni-8.8. which are now being dealt with selves. Therefore Hongkong, in received by the company prosent. from their leisure time 30 hours cipal Coneil, and whether they
common with many other British. It was always very pleasant to your for the purpose of under-regarded him in that capacity or S.S. edlonies, has gone to the fore be stand up and return thanks for going such training as would as a member of the Executive cause we all work together as the Navy. As it had always born, Freudor, thent useful members of and Legislative Councils, or as friends and comrades, kindly the China Fleet was ahead of all the community and fit them to Chairman of the Chamber of rivals in trade and commerce ex- ships in the British Navy in shoot take their place in the defence of Commerce, or as superintendent actly the same as we are kindly ing, and this year again they main the Colony, if called upon. Gen of the great company hero Hongkong, 4th April, 1911. rivals in the field of sport (hear, tained their superiority. The lemon, I commend this to your presented here, or when taking ed a quarantigo station and a hear). We are a bundle of sticks. best ship in battle practice during very serious consideration, typhoon refuge in the west of the Wo ure lashed together by the fing the year was 11.M.S. Minotaur, take this opportunity of thanking Harbour, and in 1901 it urged which fes over us, joinell to and it was a very proud position to the various firms for the facilities the building of the railway. All gether by the interest of our trade have one's flag flying on that ship. they have given to Volunteers to there have been inaugurated or in the Colony, and we stand to Ho had noticed in the work enable them to attend, training, completed in the last few years. I gether (applause). I have only that was compiled by the Chair- but would earnestly ask for more looked forward, gentlemen, in one other word to say. I'must man of the Chamber of Commerce, liberal facilities being granted in the spirit of the speeches which express our thanke as Chairman that in the year 1861 the Chamber the fiture, so that the Corps may The Chairman, iu replying, said have been delivered by the chair of the Chamber of Commerce censured the Admiral of tho do better work than has been his "retentivo memory" men of the Hongkong and Shang- to his Excellency the Governor station, who was Sir James Hope, possible in the past. Once more him aware that his health had been hai Bank both this year and last for the manner in which he has for souling a ship to Japan with- thank you for the cordial man-alroudy proposed that evening, (and none should be better able referred to our Chamber, That out giving notice to the Chamber ner in which you received the but he gladly availed himself of to judge) to a period of renewed Hongkong owes its present posi- of Commerce so that they could toast of the auxiliary forces, prosperity in this Colony. (Ap- tion is unquestionably dno, and send a mail. He (the speaker) ind
White's kindness to fill a blank in plause.) It is an ominently un no one will dispute the atatamont, searched the official records and Mr. C. H. Modiret, of Mosers, the speech he had already deliver- British attitude, for as a nation to the manner in which the mer four that that was a fact. He Dodwell and Co., proposed ed. Ile wanted on this fiftieth we love to take our pleasures chants of Hongkong have stood would not disclose secrets, but he the health of the guests. Ho amiversary of the Chamber to sadly and to indulgo like Micainh, together, and having pressed their could tell them that the answer said: Your Excellency, Your recall their indebtedness not only son of Inilah, in ill-forebodings, views in the interest of the trade was very short aud to the point Sorano Highness, Mr. Chairman, to members of the present com (Laughter.) We have passed of the Colony, have carried their (Laughtor). Admiral Winsloo and Gentlemen have been mitice of the Chamber, but also through financial difficulties and point in most cases, That is the referred feelingly to the death of honoured with the privilege of to those members who in earlier I hope that we have surmounted position in which we work now, the late Admiral Quehler, an proposing the health of our days did so much to "linek out "the thom satisfactorily and perman- Wo are supported by the Govern- Admiral and brother of a friendly guests on this the first occasion of future prosperity of Hongkong. ently, and placed the revenues ona ment officials, and the kindly feel nation. The Services learned of our meeting together in this way, There were threa painos which sound basis to meet our liabilities, ingwhich exists botworn ourselves his death in Hongkong with much and which has commenced so stood out very conspicuously (Applause.) It remains for the is also extended to the Govern- regret and did their best to show happily that I aur suro I am only in his monors There was their Chamber of Commeres to lead the ment officials. We are all one, their sorrow over the and event, cohoing your continents when I dear old friend Sir Thomas Jack-tust, on the Analysis mudo by him on a Bottle of this Stout taken way in the development of our family, and are working together. In conclusion, Admiral Wisloe say I trust it will ho by no means son, who for many years was known
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in little dog out, for a, morning walk (laughter) everything he did was done with a thorough- ness and strength of purpose they all admired (Applause).
The toast was received with musical honours,
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Industries and to find fresh (Applause). I inst specially took that opportunity on Bohalf of the last of such pleasant gather- as the "Luck of longkong," and by him at random from à ħin, that the Bample was both good and
avenues of industrial enterprise thank his Excellency for the kind the officer and men of the inga (Applauso). I see around whiq was still working in the sound. to replace those which the chang references he made to me per Squadron which he had thp mo distinguished members of interests of the British Empire ing linea may alter or diminish; sonally, which I think are not honour to command, of thanking the Executive and Legislative And in entire confidence of their altogether deserved. I have had the residents of all the ports in the ability to maintain the prosperity, the honour of being a member of Far East for their kindness and and trade of the Colony, I ask your committee for nine years, and hospitality. In no part of the you to drink to their continued I have been chairman, I think, world did they receive auch kind success and to the health of their for eight years. I have broken ness and hospitality as out here, Chairman, who with one excep- the record by presiding over (Loud Applause),
Councils, the Navy, the Arnty, the Supreme Court, the Imperial Chiness, Customs, Members of the Press, Representative Chiness merchants and others, and to one and all on behalf of the
in Persia, one of the most im- portant centres of diplomatic life at the present moment, and was always ready to do what he could for the interests of Hongkong and the Far East. Another name was that of Mr. Willjam Kenwick,
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