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BRITISH LEGION.
A Year's Activities.
The following items of were mentioned in the
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28-193
SANITARY BOARD,
Yesterday's Meeting.
dem, rather than the world-wide organisation it had been and the world-wide organisation it still| was wherever there were British people. That placed them in" an
A meeting of the Sanitary Board The second annual meeting of the awkward predicament. Had those British Legion was held at the resolutions been carried they would was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. Mr. A. bave had to wind up. He was glad G. R. Sayer presided and other City Hall last evening. Murdoch presided and other officials to say, however, that the resola-members present were the Hon. present were Mears. H. K. Holmestions were defeated and the organi-Mr. T. L. Perkins, Hon. Mr. E. R. station still stood as a world-wide Hallifax, Dr. Ozorio, Mr. S. W. (secretary). W. J. Hawker (trea organisation. But that fact had so, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin and Dr. surer), G. K. Hall Brutton, F. Whad a deleterious action on me with the Secretary Mr. 3. A. W. W. Pearse (Medical Oficer), James and the Rev. C Clouston bers in Hongkong and some said
Fraseri. Porri
it was not worth while keeping on
The Chairman, in accordance interest and left. The Chairman impressed
annual upon all e-Service man the de-with notice given, moved that sirability of joining the British certain by-laws relating to the im. Legion, because of the help and portation, inspection, segregation, relief they gave, among ex-Service observation and slaughtering of He expressed thanks to animals, which he explained at a members 133 The following re-
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson for the previous meeting, be approved, sub signed from the committee on lea-
use of their board room and to the ject to the necessary amendment of Section 1 of the Public Health and ving the Colony Brig. General F. B. City Hall authorities for the use of Buildings Ordinance being passed Macuaghten. c.M.G., P.S.0, Mr. 11. that room that day. He also
by the Legislative Council, and that C. Gray The former was pres-wished to thank Mr. A. & Lowe, the Board forward the draft to dent of the Branch and the latter who had very kindly consented to the Government and draw its at. Vice.Chairman: their resignation audit their accounts free of charge tention to the Crown Solicitor's from office was a serious loss to the and whom they had elected an opinion on the need for such
bonorary member.
amendment of the Ordinance. The chairman mentioned that the draft had been circulated tu members, who had approved the proposals.
Dr. Ozoria seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried.
report.
The membership uw stands as follows:--life members P, ordinary
Branch.
Hurt.
men.
Donations received during the
Easma's Bathing Beach. year were-Hongkong Boxing As-
The Chairman read a letter re- sociation, $100: Hongkong Jockey Club, $1,000: Sir Paul Chater's Ceived from the Honorary Secre tary of the Ex-Active Service Men's Fun. 800, and the Committee are Association, informing the Legion The very grateful for this generous sup that they had been granted a piece members bad notified their ap Chairman reported that
of land at Stonecutters' for use as
proval of Rural Inspector Mxc-| A Dance was held in the City a bathing beach and asking the Waiter being authorised to enter Hall on Armistice Day: the"ar-{Legion if they would care to par-premises and inspect and seize no- were undertaken by ticipate in the scheme. The letter wholesome load in accordance with Mr. M... Turrier. anal the very mentioned that the estimated cost section $3 of the Public Health sucessful "result was mainly due of erecting matsheds and the trans and Buildings Ordinance of 1903.
for the year would to bis efforts. Other activities onportation Armistice Day included a Poppy amount to about $1.000. Drive for Earl Haig's Fundl. Mhored that the beach would be
rangements
Max.
It was
In regard to an item on the agenda relating to the modification of offensive trade areas in Kowloos,
had agreed to the proposals,
A. H.. R. Cobb, as Chairman and available by about the middle of the Chairman said that member Secretary, und Messrs. A. Kirk and W. Sewell formed the Sub Com
hittee for this Drive: their labours, the assistance ci a few ladies and boy scouts, and the kenerous support of the Press and those who bought the poppies, resulted in a contribu The officers for the year were tion from Hongkong of 2727 18. 14 elected as following:-President.
The Chairman commented tha: this was a matter for the incoming committee but he had had to let members know that they had this Opportunity.
SOVIET GRAIN CONTROVERSY,
for which the British Legion at Lieut.-Cal. L G. Bird, chairman, Russian's Bulging Corn-Bins. home has expressed its appreciaMr. A.
tion and warny thanks.
Murdoch: vice-chairman,
secretary. Lieut. Conway Hake:
The Union of Railway Workers of Soviet Russia basinformed the M. H. K. Holmes; treasurer, Mr-Red Trade Union Councilio Mos- The fact certain sections of the W. J. Hawker: committee, the Rev. Legion at home gave, notice of priG. T. Waldegrave, Rev. C. Clous cow that numerous branches of the Railway Union all over! posals to be submitted to the An-ton Porri. Messrs. G. K. Hall Brut-Russia have passed resolution9 cual Conference. 1922, which, ifton, M. H. Turner. F. W. James, declaring their intention of pro- adopted, would have had the effect E. Ralphs and A. H. K. Cobb.
of limiting the activities of thr British Legion to Great Britain and Ireland and in other respects altering the Constitution, gave rise to à great deal of apprehension aa to the future of this Brunch, and in the circumstances it was perhaps natural that a number of membersi should feel disinclined, to contiune) their support.
MANILA STAR GAZING.
claiming મ general railway strike if the Soviet Govern meat does not immediately cease the export of grain to foreign countries while large areas in Russia are ones again Similar de- literally starving. clarations have been received by the All-Russian Trade Union Central Committee from the Lots of people of youthful pe-workers ard-miners of the Don Although the preussion are star gazing during Basin, from the Ukrainian Union) posals did not become effective, the the inveigling nights Mania islof Metal Workers, and Commer- Branch sustained a severe stock. having. But Father Selve, S. Jcial Maritime Transport Workers.
Mr. A. R. Lowe, F.C... has very kindly consented to net as Honorary Auditor: he and Mr. A. Piercy
hare audited the Accounts now
presented, and to them the thabke of the Branch are duc.
Father Selga's Important, Vigil.
one of those fores worn men of Evidently influenced by these. learning through the dark ages, Bukbanoff, has declared that a the type that carried the torch of threats, the Commissary of Food. doing an altogether different the real amount of beet tax in kind of star gezing at the weather kind collected from the peasacte bureau.
is 30 per cent. less than the Being a scientist be has a scien-amount calculated by the State tis's way about him, and missing Statistical Department the export the St. Patrick's Day dinner this of grain to foreign countries will evening merely to cooperate in be stopped.
an obscure work started by
BID FOR CAPITAL.
The Chairman's Speech The chairman thought the state ment of accourts went very fully into all the activities of the British Father Hagen of the observatory". Legion during the past year, and in Rome is but one of the little
A message received in Boriet there was consequenti: very little things be does toward proving or official circles in London states to remark upon. He pointed out disproving Hagen's theory. that, according to the semi-official that the exceedingly heavy expeл-| Well, it's somewhat more than agency "Rosta," three con- diture item of $4.669.25 had been theory: Hagen has really dis- cessionary agreements have re- spent during the year to relieve covered more than 2,000 dark cently been signed by the Soviet Moscow. The distress amongst ex-Service men nebulae in the heavens of the authorities in No. 2A, WHITFIELD Rd.
"Sinclair." and their dependants and while the temperate zone-dark nebulae, Americas firm of
to receive accounts were perfectiy clear it huge dead bodies in the firm it is stated, is might not be easy for members to ment which he believes are only a concession for the exploitation sce cow it had resulted to the Bri- small portion of the thousands of oil-natural gas, and bitumen tish Legion. Actually they had upon thousands of such "sports" in Baghalien for a term of thirty- made a loss of $1,003. For a year that, dead as they are, gravity six years. The territory of the or two while there was great dis-ket ps in their courses and atunes concession covers 1,000 square tress among ex-Service men their to the perpetual movement of all versts. The company has the sat on the right, in agreement with the expenditure would exceed their in-nature-Graciano come and they relied almost en- garden wall with Jessica, star Russian Government, to construct. tirely on donations to earry on the Razing too, and speculated on just two ports in Russian Sagbalien. work. The Chairmau spoke of the this possibility while waiting for These ports will belong to and Portis and Bassanio to return be controlled by the Government. good work put in by the hon.
The
said. 'it "in from Venice.
company, secretary, Mr. Holmes, in this con-
was head of the government Government 5 per cent, of the observatory
Georgetown, price of all products sold. ties scheme, under a central secre- and was transferred to Rome The second concessionary tary, and explained how the new at the request of Dr. Picker agreement, it is anid, is with an scheme prevented wasters, abusing ing of Harvard, explains American agricultural colony in local charities, which was possible the novas in the heavens by California for a gran' of one thou under the old arrangements. The the dark nebulae. He reasons sand dessiatines in the Don_re- Chairman ther. fproposed that the that the cohesion of
soma gion for a term of twenty-four repo:t and accounts be passed... of the nebulae is fragile, that years, as an agricultural conces
There being no questions, the they sometimes separate and ion. The third agreement is motion was seconded by Mr. G. H.stars can then be sean bayond with the Jewish colonisation Elliott and passed.
them. When cobssive force society "Echo," which agrees to | again prevails, the stars are once revive the industries of the Membership Decrease.
more shut off from view. AD Jewish population, to build, & Before coming to the business astronomer may discover a new number of technical an agricol of the election of, officers, the star through his telescope, and tural schools, and to supply the Chairman referred to a decrease in before hix ecstasies are over the Jewish land colonies with
#AW materials. membership of forty-four. He ex-star will be gone. Such a star chinery and plained that this was partly due to is a nova Hagen wants hi Echo undertakes to supply not members leaving the Colony. Also, work in the temperate zone less than three million france in early in the season notice was sent checked by observations here, in the first your. from the Home authorities giving the tropics. The work has not gone particulars of numerous resolutions far, but is pointing Hagen'sway.
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nection. He then described to Hagen, who, for esveral years, undertakes to pay the Russian
members the centralising of chari-
which were being made at Home)
So, the next time you star gazers-abem! abem-motor plkst which would change the constitu- the weather barean you will ting of the British Legion entirely know the vigil Father Salgsis and confine it to the United King-
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