"FROM PUPPIES TO LIONS."
SPQA'S ANNUAL REPORT. STRENGTHENING OF LAW
NEEDED.
CANTON OUTLOOK,
BOTH SIDES. MARKING TIME
CHURCH PARADE.
TELEGRAPH.
SCOTTISH VOLUNTEERS AT UNION CHURCH.
During the past few days 1 number of skirmishes have taken There was a crowded congregs- In anticipation of the annual place between Dr. Sun's trooption at the Union Church yester general_meeting of the Society and General Chan's forces, but day morning, when the Scottish for the Prevention of Cruelty to neither side has made any appre- Company of the Volunteer Corps, | Animals, which will be held at ciable advance. Both are more in charge of Lieut. J. Balston, the board room of Messrs. or less marking time, strengthen-and accompanied by I the Jardine, Matheson and Co., oning their positions as opportunity Pipe Band under Pipe Major Thursday, 29th, instant, at 5.30 permits.
Ross, attended the service. The p.m. Inspector Fishar has made General Chan's foross have occasion was also marked by the the following report of the year's their headquarters near the presence of the Chieftain of the work up to the 31st. October, bridge at Shaktan, which is Hongkong St. Andrew's Society 1923----
considered an important (Mr. Robert Sutherland), the Hon. During the past year our work post. A further report Secretary (Mr. D. K. Blair) and has gone on continuously, and says that a party of Chan's several members of the General much has been done towards the forces has arrived at U Chung. Committee of the Society. The betterment of the conditions whilst General Lum Foo's troops Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie was the under which birds and animals of have made some progress in the preacher. all sorts are handled and stored. White Cloud Mountain district. After the service, the Scottish It is very rare now to find crates It is stated that the Canton Company marched, to the strains or baskets of poultry coming into Government has ordered the of the bagpipes, to the Volunteer sbe Colony without a lining of Canton-Hankow Railway to in-Headquarters, where, before the some sort sufficient to prevent crease its fraights by 25 per cent dismissal, the Chieftain of the the birds' legs protruding through and its passenger rates by 30 per Society, who was in Volunteer the bottom, and the conditions of cent. in order that funds may be uniform, briefly addressed the staring in the bird shops secured with which to meet officers and men. The Company
considerably improved, † military expenses. The police have helped us in a vory great measure by taking up cases which they have noticed.
During the year we have dealt with four cases of ill-treatment of dogs in which complaints were lodged with us, and also with one case of ill-treatment of cats in adur work is greatly hampered by assembled company gave three the non-existence of such powers hearty cheers for Mr. Sutherland. which might well be granted for It is hoped to make this Scottish the purposes of the Society only. church parade an annual event.
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bird shop. We also intervened with satisfactory results in two other cases of cruelty to animals, A dog belonging to strolling actors, which was very much emacisted, was seized and taken to the Dogs Home.
We have extended our work to the New Territories, and visits
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human food" and hence does not refer to other animals.
We are badly in need of power to enter places used for the storage of animals and birds and also of power to board ships: and
was then photographed and sub- |sequently light refreshments were served in the Drill Hall in terspersed with musical items by ☀ the band. Lieut. D. C. Logan, M. C., made a short speech in which he thanked the Chieftain for his hospitality, after which the
In March, we took over the In the course of his sartupu, feeding of the dogs in the Dogs Mr. Maconschie dwelt at con- Home, since when we have been siderable length love of giving them daily a substantial country, which, he said, was af meal of meat, bores, vegetables wonderful thing indeed. It was and rice. We have given some the noblest and worthiest of all are now being paid to the market 1.343 meals in all. Up to June, feelings of its order so long as the centras. Trains and railway | Mr. M. J. Patel sent twice Devildid not get at it and turn it stations are being visited and ins-weekly a quantity of food sour with hatred of other races. truction given where necessary. for the dogs at the Home,narrow, contempt and ambition to In February, a seizure of cats but from that month he resolv-subjugate and lord it over other was made on board one of the fed to discontinue the supply of lands. The ruin of many a big Canton steamers, thus proving food and to make us instead an empire had been its failure to the traffic in cats to exisi, and I annual grant of $300 for the pur-respect national sentiment in have seen on several occasions chase of such food. For this others. The several parts of cats on board, and going on kind contribution we are most the vast British Empire were board, the river steamers, in grateful.
not held together by the basket which were too small for While there is a marked im-sword, and could not be for them. We had one case in which provement in the local transport long. They
could not be several crates of poultry were and handling of poultry and held together except in a volun- badly crushed on board one of animals, yet new legislation is tary union which gives each com- the Canton steamers, resulting required defining acts of crueltyponent part reasonable play fort in the death of many birds. and regulating the approximate its individuality, and as much The matter was brought to the number of birds allowed to each responsibility. s each may be able crate, etc. The quality of crates to take for the working out of its to be used for the transport of own destiny. Not under even a pigs should also be regulated. benevolent despotism. will the The orders issued by the Captain since greater cruelty is caused Federation of the world or any. Superintendent of Police regard by the crate than by the great part of it even be achieved. ing the lining of crates and the handling. and 2 combination but only by the free handing loading of poultry in them have of the two in existing condi- together of nations and races, the been freely distributed to pas- tions is 7 downright cruelty smallest of which equally with sengers in ships and by the rail and only needs to be seen the longest is encouraged to live way, and copies have been posted once to make one realise the its own life, cherish is ideals, at all railway stations and torture caused by the split nurse its own children in love of delivered to all eating houses, bamboo of which the crates are motherland and tome. compradores stores,hotels, board- made.
notice of the owners, and I am
glad to say that no such case has occurred again.
Continuing, Mr. Maconachie ing, houses and market stalls. A general landing place near said-It is true that John Bull Furthermore, copies of the Import the Slaughter House is a real sometimes puzzles over the and Export Regulations have necessity, and this could be seemingly unnecessary nationa- been posted on all wharves in the provided by a pier carried out lisms of his partners. He thinks Colony and at the railway from the present landing place at the Scot too touchy when stations.
Kennedy Town, to which all inadvertently called "English."
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In some 10 or 12 cases advice ships carrying live stock could He cannot think why the Irisb has been given to persons requir- call and discharge the animals man should really want ing it as to the disposal of pets before berthing. This would parliament of his own on College and other matters for the good of obviate, the use of slings and Green, or the Welshman make an animals.
transhipment, as the animals outcry when his ancient country Although the conditions of could walk
ashore over alis treated as merely four western handling and transporting poultry" gangway.
dioce-es of the province of Cancer- have greatly improved, the cont Owing to the non-service of the bury. But in the end the serior ditions of the treatment ofanimals summons, two cases were with partner displays that saving good on board ship, and during landing drawn against junks for loading sense which. if a mare Celt may and transport ashore. still leave pigs three and four deep and a be allowed to say so, is among much to be desired. There are ruling asked for. The Magistrate the best characteristics of the all sorts of animals, from puppies ruled that the Regulations in Englishman. it is that which to lions, which pass through the question referred to exports only has made England so nobly fit to Colony, and the bird shops are the and did not govern imports. be the senior partner in an empire temporary storage places, as well Appended to the report is a unique in history not only for an the forwarding agents, for them summary of the work done by the variety and extent, but, as some but, owing to the present state of Society's Inspectors during the of us believe, in the internal con- the law, only direct acts of cruelty past year, a perusal of which ditions of real stability, not the to such animals can be dealt with, gives an excellent idea of the least among these being genuine Section 53 of Ordinance I of 1903 varied nature of the work under-respect and consideration for that covers only "animals used for taken by them..
THE ILLOGICAL SEX.
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BY BERTON BRALEY.
Men used to criticize my ways
And say my figure was unsightly, Because I laced myself in stays
Which bound me tightly.
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They once condemned in bitter terms
My lengthy skirts, and spoke with passion
Of how they swept up dirt and germs
In wholesale fashion.
With lizen stiff I used to deck
My throat; whereat both fools and scholars' Said I would spoil my swan-like neck
With stand-up collars..
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I tossed my armor-plate aside,
"And happily I do without it;
Instead of being satisfied,
Man kick about it.
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My skirts were short, my limbs were freed,
No longer tightly choked and bodiced, And promptly all the men agreed
I was immodest.
"Illogical" they call us? Oh,
Their inconsistencies refute 'em, No matter what we do, we know
We cannot suit 'em.
love of country, which is inbred in allworthy humanity, and which op- pression, contempt, derision, only intensify until at last the alien yoke is thrown off with hatred.
GOODWILL
The days when we of the fringes needed to strive hard for our right to exist are, happily, in the past. To do any act or cherish any thought which might per- petuate the quarrels of our ance- ators would ill become any one of us, be his emblem rose or thistle shamrock or leek. Such assuredly is not the object for which this company of the Defence Corps is enrolled or the Society of St. Andrew exists if it were this Christian House of Prayer is the very last place where this assem- bly should be held. In this dis- tant settlement, where half the rotund earth obtrades between most of us and our native | houses, we gather in our sections with entire goodwill, combining in what ways we can to render such civic service as may be open
the to
unanfrancished citizens of a Crown Colony, ready to stir one another up to good) works without any breach of the love which alone can make the good works fruitful, and with which friendly emulation nowise incompatible.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER
DAIRY FARM
NEWS
PORK PIES
25 and 50 cents each
Made daily under European Supervision
The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
When you are out Shopping
GO TO
Cafe Wisemans
FOR
Light Refreshments.
TIFFIN
AFTERNOON TEA
OR
DINNER,
Charges moderate and good attendance.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED,
BABY
MAKES A HAPP
MOTHER
From a shots of Boleze Baby
A Doctor says:
"I do not think so good a food as Glaxo can be brought before the public by the medical profession too strongly."
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Glaxo is the food doctors recommend and rear their own babies on. This is because Glaxo is not an "artificial" food, but is just pare, incontaminated milk made sale and suitable for baby by the Glaxo process. Glaxo contains NO malt, NO flour, NO starch.
Glaxo
"Builds Bonnie Babies"
has been persistently used by Infant Welfare. Centres in Great Britain for the last twelve years. These Centres Low purchase nearly a quarter of a million pounds weight of Glaxo every month, enough to feed over 50,000 babies continuously.
Glaze ez beebtained at xil Chemiste and high. class Dealers, BOLE AGENTS in Bouth China, W. X. LOXLEY &,00. Hongkong. Proprietors Jwaph Nathan & Co. Lid, 'London and
Powell
Telephone 4579
AND WE HAVE MANY MORE.
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SHAW
Tel Central 692.
Ladies' & Gent's Tailor
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Now, is the winter of the Pipe Smoker's content. As the Government will not reduce the Duty on Tobacco, we have reduced our prices for the following Brands:
Skippers
Pinnace Navy Cut
B.D.V. Mixture Cordangan
Boardmans, Chairman, Recorder,
$1.20
$1.20
$1.30
$1.50
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ture all to
· $1.50
Ardath
$1.40
Vafiadis Egyptian Cigarettes
reduced to non plus ultra
$1.60
$1.40
$1.40
$1.30:
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Dames
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