HONGKONG HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting-Held To-day.
WAR COMFORTS.
"Our Little Bit Society Efforts
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1918.
SHANGHAT" RACES.
The Concluding Results.
Below, through the courtesy of the Hongkong Clab. we give the copoluding results of the Shang- bei Spring Bacs Mesting
The Racing Stakes.--One Mila. Mr. G. D. Coutts Riohmond Mr. Oire's Persianlight (late
(Mr. Dalgleish) I
Pervisu Ost) (Mr. Eline) 2
Mr. R. Macgregor's The Globe
(Mr. Stewart) 1
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY LIMITED.
The business of the manufacture and sale
of Ice and the 'business of cold storage hitherto carried on by the Hongkong Ice Company Limited has been acquired and" will in future be carried on by the Dairy Farm Company Limited. Consequent upon such acquisition the name of the Dairy Farm Company Limited has been duly changed to "THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND GOLD STORAGE COMPANY
and LIMITED " its business will in future be carried on under the new name.
M. MANUK....
Secretary.
THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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SIR JOHN JELLICOE.
"Oer Little Bit Society" yester. The sancal general meeting of Hongkong Horticultural Society day sent to Mesure. Shewan, Tomsa was held in the board room as and Cc, three cases of war comforts Mesare, Jardine, Matheson and sa below, to be forwarded to
The Hon. Secretary, Queen Co., to-day at noon, when Mr. H. W. Looker, the President of the Mary's Needlework Guild, Society, presided. There were Cavendish Square, London, W. also present Messrs. Evan Ormis. 5 quilts, 5 pillows, 48 sleeveless tos, F. B. L. Bowley, P. C. Potts, sweaters, 5 prs. stretcher boots, 60 W. Sinclair, E. J Noronha, L. N. 7 bandages, 50 suits pyjamas,
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(Mr. Commons) 3 Loede (Hon. Treasurer), and H. R. 24 pre. socks, 20 white woollen
Time: 2mio, 05.1-5 seca. L. Dowbiggin (Hop. Soretary).
The Commandant, The annual report, which was
Yangtzse Cup.-Mils and Three Quarters. presented, stated-The Com Chespats", Shelford Red Orcas
present their Hospital, Cambridgeshire, Eng Mr. Heary Morries' Wakefield mittas beg to
The land.-44 suite pyjamas, 50 prs. thirteenth annual report, annusi Flower and Vegetable lippers, 10 white woollen cape, MASSTS. Wineome and Hanty's Show wee held in the Botanic muilar, 60 ser and eye band-The Capercailsis (Mr. Ard- Gardens on the 14th and 15 bages, 192 roller bandager.
Mra. Eden, Jackanapes Work Mr. Bonar's Battle Dawn Marob, to which 283 people paid
(Mr. Hill) for admission on the frat day and Society, 94, Marlborough Man-
Time: 3 mins. 48/25 Beca. 270 on the second day; but only sione, Weat Hampstead, N.W. 140 persone entered on members 2 pillowe, 2 quilts, 16 pra, stretch-
Consolation Cop-Mile and theer boots, 20 muffre, 12 aleeveless
a Quarter. tickets (lesa stan ball
membera
who ewestora. 54 cuite pyjamas, 26 number of attended lest yrer). The show veste, 393 roller bandages, 4 bage of the finest abs, 25 pra, make, 2 lins ginger, ever held under the auspices of 3er cloths, 1 parost for a little the Society, Sweet peas were girl, very strong classes, sud pc: plante from the Peak showed a large in crease; exhibits, for the most part, baing of a high standard. In the table decoration olaze, there was falling, off, there being only seven tables. Entries numbered 948,
light falling off from last year. Exhibitors are reminded that the exhibition ia coa of flowers and vegetables generally, and not only of such flowers and vegetables Be are worthy of a prize, An Dear Madsm, exhibit which is under the asus)
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.one
The Society has also handed the following srticles to a local resident leaving for the Front 3 pra, socks, 1 pr. mittens, muffler, 1 sleeveless sweater, 2
snnel vests.
Mr. Ezra's Triumph (Mr. Ears) Mesars. Toex and Speelmar's
Sir Lamerook (Mr. Heard) Mr. R. acgregor's Upwood
Park (Mr. Commons)
Time: 2mine, 39 3-5 secs.
a Quarter.
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Paper Hunters' Cup.-Mile and Mr. Esra's Iron Dake (Mr.
Esta)1 B. D. F. Baith's Wild Gamble (Mr. J. I. Ears) Blogger's Wild Night (Mr. Moller)
The following lettera have Mr. recently been received :— Shelford Red Cross Hospital,
The Chetnate,"
Gt. Shelford, Cambe.
March 16.
Mr.
Time: 2min 30 secs.
Manchu Stakes.--Mile and
& Quarter,
Mesare. V. M. and O. R. B's
Mr.
Over There (Mr. Barkill) Wybee's Rochester (Mr. Sleep) Carlyle's Eight (
Moller) Time:-2 mine., 41.3.5 secs. Champion Sweepstakes.-Mile
and a Quarter. Mr. Esra's Castlewood
your letter that the case was dee- Mr. patched on October 25th 1917. you must have wondered if it bad been lost on route. Fortunately far as this is not so, and will you convey to your Society our moet grateful thanks, and assure them that all they have done for us, is most warmly appreciated.
The oase containing your most dandard properly finds a place kind and generous gifte reached on the show bereb and is better as yesterday. As we see from than on empty space. The Com mittee will be glad if exhibitors will show, whenever possible, all exhibits which have been entered. A gratifying feature of this year's Show was the zsising of $765 20 for War Obaritiee, thanks to the who generosity of members told their plants and flowers, of those who bought them sud of the Hongkong Hotel, who gave half the sea takings. The above smount has been allocated to Prisoners of War Fand. In view of the conditions ander which the Show was held, and particularly of the necessity in the change at the last moment from the City Hall to the Botanic Gardeve, the financial result of the Bhow is con- sidered by the Committee to be very satisfactory.”
The balance sheet showed that the receipta for the year totalled
With renewed thanka.
I am Madam,
Yours sincerely,
(883 KARGARET A HARPER,
Active Commandant. Red Cross Depot, Rawal Pindi,
Dear Madam,
Punjab.
April let.
Thank you so very much for
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The False View and the True:
fal siteamstances this nation har ever facad. New condition” have nowaziren. The Navy of the Union States, the third, or perhaps the second, in the world, is in line with oven. The barden of re- sponsibility for the whole fortunes of the Alliance, borne for so long by British seamer, is thus lighten Wm. ed, and new departures in Carsi policy may be possible. If this
DOW
Gerard Fiennes writes in the London Observer:-All that is best in carnaval tradition is embodied in the brave, modest, loyal seaman who has this weak vacated the office of Firet Ses Lerd. Praise of & living man is always shood be in contemplation, it ie, diffic-lt task, and praise is apt surely, not unreasonable that a as distasteful to the fresh and untired brain should to be resipient se it is difficult to the be sought for the arduous bestower. So let the deep affeo task of directing auch tion with which Sir John Jellicoe departures. It is even possible is regarded by the Service be-I have no certain knowledge- adores and the ausbated con- that it was the wish of Sir Joba fidence of his fellow-countrymen himself to be relieved of the im which he enjoys, stand instead mediate executive work, and to of any more elaborate attempt siiske his place rather in council. eulogy-nizi opera loquuntur Farther than this, it would be silteatur.
anwiss even to speculate. Let it | 2 It must be left to time fully to suffice to say that it is certain to
justify these works. Long mark all who knew the history of th 3ed for the chief command in the past three and a half yearé event of war, Sir John took up a that Sir John Jellicoe's name will tack as ungrateful as that of go down to history as one of the Banke or Cornwallis, or as that great eailors whom Britain had aleepless watch of Toulon which produced, among those whose nearly broke Nelson's heart. And very name is faithfulness. This he was not declined, like Hawke at least, even if the course of or Nelson, to reap the reward. events should give him no further The temptation to him to dare chance of distinction. Bat the *all must have been very great. end is not yet, and there may be But in his hands lay the one farther developments to come. Esrs) 4 great warpon which was the
Meanwhile, Sir Bomlyn We salvation of bis country and the mysa suceeds him, and the whole Alliance. He held grimly country will be pontent to accept on and never let himself be the choice and to extend to him
'Ysab tempted into
action, the same confidence which it while others reaped the glory of
28Y8 to Sir John Jellicoe. the Dogger Bank, Falkland Sir Rosslyn has long been
• Islands, sad Gooos Koeling. Yet marked for distinction. He it was his steady, remoreeless was the first Cantain of the watch alone which made these Naval College at Osborne, and 3 triumpha possible. That was his was then regarded as among job, and he is the last roan in the the most brilliant of car rising world to complain of it, for-good res-cfficers. His obance .ws sportsman as well as good sailor rather long in coming; but he be knows the value of "playing frand it during the operations
(Mr. Exra) Mr. H. Morries' - Castlefield (Mr. Stewart) Kesers. Winsome snd Heats'a The Oriole (Mr.Hill, Mr. Ezra's, Bosewood (Mr.
*Dead Heat. Time.-2min, 33 secs. Record 2mina, 33. 4-5mser. Hankow Plate.—Three Quar- ters of a Mlle. Mr. Rcbson's Niblick...
(Mr. Dalgleish) the besatiful things your work Mr. Henry Morrise' Homefield party so kindly seat ae. Every-
(Mc. Stewart)
Time. Imin, 29 4-5sece.
*Deed Heat.
thing was so beautifully de Mr. Fash's Wynona (Me fill) and will be of the greatest ase.
$4,369 31 and that after paying We are more grateful than we all expenses there is a balance OSA EBY. in band of $1.688.21.
Yours sincerely,
(Sgd) (Mm) LILIAN BARTON,
Hon. Sec. and Treasurer)
Red Cross.
Nil Desperandum. Plate.— Three Quarters of a mile.
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for the sides," Bat, in his off the Dardanelles, and it may steadfast refusal to allow himself well be that the experience he to be tempted or goaded into then scquired be guided the siding the German game, it choice of the War Cabinet. Orice should be recognised that he did again, peralation is andesita "one braver thing than all the able. Altbaugh not very young, worthier did." The country does MA sge is counted in
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The President, in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, said that it was origin- ally proposed to hold the Sho in the City Hall, bat owing to the prevailing epidemic k WB thought desirable to again bold it in the Botaniel Gardens. It
rather forfanste that each was done, iar, the saries pared to be eo large se to Hail, Seaford, shortly after mid- make it doabtful whether the night and completely burnt out ezhibits could have been staged. the building. Soldiers helped to For those very reasons he doubted prevent the spread of the flames whether it would ever be possible to adjoining property.
plane (Mr. Dalgleish) Mr. Dea's Modesty (Mr. Ears) The boree have only just Mesere. G. S. and L'e Mesthiel arrived which accounts for the delay in acknowledging them.
Time.-Imin, 31 4.5sec.
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to hold the Show in the City Hall.|
Fire at Seaford. A fire broke out at Clinton'
CANTON NEWS:
not yet know, and will not know Ny now-a-days, he is credited for some year, the whole story with belonging to the young of Jotland Bank When it hae sobool" of seamen, and is said to that knowledge it will do fall be particularly amenable to justice to its Commander-in-suggestions. Everything leade to:
Chief.
the belief that there will be a writes as follows:-
Our Canton correspondent The circamatabeer in which strong team at the Admiralty, and Bir John Jellicoe left the Grand that the coming year will see The business of the Bank of Fleet and went to the Admiralty fresh developmentain the strategic China will be recommenced again this month as soon as the books are well within the recollection use of sea power. WBB got so large se formerly, and Thie was seconded by Mr. which were carried away by the of the public. He took upon his
The attendance at the ebow,
probably owing to the epidemic,
shoulders & burden grievons to
in view of that they had to con- Ormiston and carried unanim-manager, are recovered, while he borze, for the "unrestricted the redemption of notes will boat warfare" was beginning, gratulate themselves on the curly."
commence within one or two daye. and nothing was ready
It is rumoured here that Count
it. This is not the
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of the Show was the sum rsized bard work which Mr. Do-biggio A band bill has been prepared ed, and by sheer hard logging,HIS Ofice will be open for SELECTED BURGUNDY RESERVE
financial reelte, which be The election of officers for the thought were very eatisfactory, ensuing year was then proceeded Oce of the features was with. On the proposition of Mr. Hayashi, the Jepscese Minister e
time to speak of the difficulties he the excellenc⭑. of the Ormiston, seconded by Mr. Leefe, in Paking, who is so faced and overesme. Be recognis..
the South to exhibits from the Peak, undouby Mr. Looker was re-elected Pre the way 10 edly due to the long spell of fine sident.
arrange mediation between theed and warned the nation that zo magic could be looked for to defeat weather, free from fog. He hoped-Mr. Looker proposed the ze-North and the South, will come that megane. Rot be never doubted- that similar conditions would election of Mr. Dawbiggin to Canton and interview import that the menace would be defea prevail this year. Another festore Secretary, paying a tribute to the ant personages.
all purposes from 9 AM to "directed fire that for War Charities by the vale of put in at anch short notice in by the Folice Department, to be be
12 NOON on MONDAY the 20th the German hopes have
and. RIDAY the 24th May, exhibits donated, over $700 being connection with the rement Show. exhibited in front of every house, come far
short of realisa 1918. raised. He thought they might This wasecoonded by Ms. Sinclair stating that two months' rent, the tion, and, at the end of
Licensed Warehouses cannot | landlord and tenant escb to bear extend that principis and say that and osrried unanimously. all exhibita were open for sale, Mr. Dowbiggin proposed and a half, will be borrowed by the ten months, the First Lord was be cpened on these dates.
(Ɛd.), D. W. TRATMAN, excepting those specially reserved Mr. Looker seconded that Kr. Government. The collection will able to snacunce to the House of Commons that sabmarine warfare by the exhibitors on the W. M. Hamphreys be elected begin on or after June 1.
Superintendent “beld, though not mastered.” entry forme The schedule Hon. Tresearer, and this was A ramour prévaile here that That is to say, that the adminis Imports and Exports.
the Generalissimo has not been tration of Bir Jobu Jellicoe has Import and Experts Offics, which 58 A great advant The balloting for Committee reen at the Cement Works (bie *ercome the immenes diffianities Hongkong, 15th May, 1918, age to exhibitors, and the Cou-resulted in the following being headquarters) for more than whieb it had to maret, and hse, Bi mittee who quite willing to elected:--Mrs. Aubrey, Aro, week.
the very least, regained as the increase the schedule if demand Newall, Mrs. Taylor, His Harr. Oming to most of the members for new classes existed. Thereington, and Mosers, T-L. Pearce,
Pearce, of the Special Parliament being ground leet by the lack of fore- was a desirability to increase the N. Leefe, W. 3. Tatele in favour of the reorganisation of right ebowe by the preceding membership, for not only did J. Noronhs, and Evan Ormiston, the Military Government, the
The i'es, then, that the retire IN ACCORDANCE with Or The business was brought to a political leaders in the South doment of the First Ben Lord is dus EXORANGE BANKS will be that mean greater resour, es and income but occured a greater conclusion by Mr. Bowley exprone not now so strongly demand the in any way to failure is utterly to CLOSED for the transaction of success for the Show. Be pro- ing the appreciation of the Society re-establishment of the old Parlishs scouted. But he has borne Public Business on MONDAY, posed the adoption of the report for the work done by the Proment as one of the conditions of immense hardens through three the 2uth instant.
sident during the past year,
and half years of the most stress." Hongkong, 16th May, 1913.
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