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We must encourage members and others to prepare and read constipation, Pinkettes are par papers. To do this, members infection, because they are not general, and ordinary mumbere în habitforming and neither pain bor particular, must make it a point purgo. They also, ald digestioo, to attend whond paper is being banlah bilicus attacks and sick healaches, quickly roliève Piles.
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in the various branches of the The engineering and shipbuilding engineering procession and, the
If you are young Pinkettes old as the Colony itself, that great tain. The membership is very you keep in perfect physical con Industry in Hongkong is nearly as greatest technical brains in Bri-
taken when necessary-will help- H.E.'S TRIBUTE AT ANNUAL concern the ILK, and W. Dock Co to read a paper on a subject Indition by ensuring daily functional.
great and there is always some, ong 1866, and prior to that there was which he has specialised and there regularity. If middle-aged, Pin- His Excellency the Governor a dock at Abardoen. Mesara. W. are always plenty to form an audi- kettes will keep your liver active, your complexion frosh, your brain" (Sir Cecil Clementi, KCMG) S. Balley & Co. have been estab-ence, let along
In Hongkong we have to combine ear To remedy that band of the paid a well-deserved tribute to lished about thirty years and the the engineers and shipbuilders of gront yards of the Taikoo Dock technical sido and social side and elderly, chronie Hongkong at the annual dinner of yard and Engineering Co. have earnestly ask the members not to the Institution held last dight, been working for twenty years. let the technical side be over The greatness of Hongkong he said, All these establishments turn out shadowed by the social side. depended first and foremost upon work of the highest class, and the its shipping and the debt which first and last named are fully this Colony owed to the shipbuild equipped to build and engine ves era was well nigh, incalculable. sels of very great tonnage and to "The engineers and shipbuilders carry out repair and salvage work ATO in a very real sense the men of any kind. who have made Hongkong what it
As an illustration this year has read. 18, and I am very glad to have this seen the completion in Hongkong, When a man devotes his time and Your chemist sell them, or post opportunity of saluting you," of one of the biggest salvage jobs ls, brains to the propiration of a free, 60 cents per vial, from Dr. The dinner was held in the In-on record, an underlaking which paper to bo read before the mem- Williama, Medicine Co., 60, Kiang stitution's premises and a most called for both new work and re-bers of this Institution, I consider se Road, Shanghai. Let Pinkettes. excollent repast was served by pair work and for no small amount it the duty of every orginary mem- of courage and initiative, I refer to ber present in the Colony to at the salving of the 8.8. "Tileboot," tend the reading.
In this respect the past year has a vessel owned by the Java, China & Japan Lijn, whose fine steamers been a little disappointing. But to
be disappointed is not to bo dls are regular visitors at this port.
The vessel la 420 feet long with ncouraged. A disappointed engl Mr. W. J. Hill (the President) breadth of 54 and a net tonnage neer is an every day occurance but was in the chair,, and in addition of about 6,000 tons. In April of a discouraged engineer is a nul to His Excellency the Governor, last year she went ashore on Lin-sance, and I feel sure that in the there were present Commodore J. ting island. Salvage was under coming year members will support L. Pearson, Eng. Capt. E. E. Bart-taken by the TALD, & Engineering the Literary Council, some by left, Commander J. B. Newill, Hon. Co. who worked in close collabora reading papers and others by see Mr. H. T. Creasy. (Director of tion with the owners" representa-ing that there is a full attendance Public Works), Mr. B. C. Tredwell, tives and Lloyds Surveyor. Patch-at the reading. Colonel J. S. Bostock, Hon, Mr. J. ing and pumping out proyed abor- Owen Hughes, Mr. W. W. Hornell, tive owing to the heavy pounding Mr. R. Sutherland, Mr. N. S. of the vessel on the rocks and to Brown, Capt. A. J. L. White, Capt. avoid a total loss it was decided B. R. Foster, Mr. J. C. Joulin, Mr. to cut the hull in two and salve the W. P. Massey, Mr. D. Templeton, major part containing the enginca Capt. C. B. niggs, Mr. T. W. H. and boilers. The oxy-acetylene Hosegood, and Mr. J. H. Little flame and dynamite were used. Others present included Mr. W. J.
A Very Big Job.". Stokes and Mr. R. Hunter (Vice The cut was made just forward chess section and started a tourna Presidente), Mr. R. M. Dyer, Mr.of the bridge and the after part ment. Judging by the silence and S. Baker, Mr. J. Ormiston, Mr. Ktowed to Hongkong, docked and the prolonged pauses between E. Greig, Professor C. A. Middle repaired, and moored in the har-moves I, gather that the best tradi- ton Smith, Mr. W. Russell, Mr. G
Lane Crawford's restaurant. The spacious room was gaily decorated with, fags and bunting, with an il- luminated shield above the Fre- eldent's table, and the scone was an animated one,
Social.
The social side of the Institution has been well looked after and In addition to our usual billiard handicaps we held several evening dantes. Not being a chess player,
cannot say whether chess is re- garded as a social game or not, but a few enthusiasts have formed.
J. Harman (Past Presidents), Mr.bour whilst a new fore-end was tions of the game are boing main- LC. F. Bellamy, Mr. G. F. Thy-built and launched. The old and new tained.
parts were then docked, and the. To you, Sir, I terider our respect- lor, Mr. T. F. Bradford, Mr. W. S. building in and joining up com- ful thanks for the interest which Bailey (members of the Commit- tee) and Mr. A. Landsbert (Hon. pleted. The vessel was then re- you take in this Institution and for classed 100 A.I. at Lloyds and is again honouring us with your pre- Secretary),
again in commission. This is a sence. Gentlemen, I call upon you. very brief outline of a very big job to rise and I give you the toast Proposing the boast of "Our as engineers and shipbuilders will "Our Honorary President" (Ap Honorary President," the Preald-appreciate. It Involved hard and plause).
The toast was cordially honour- dungerous work at the wreck and
His Excellency's Response.
The President's Speech
ent said:
I feel it a very great honour tong, etc., to ensure stability in the His Excellency the Governor, have the privilege of welcoming I think I am right in anying that responding, said: Mr. Chairman you here to-night. Speaking from this is only the fourth time in the this chair at our last annual din history of shipbuilding that such a ner, Mr. Ormiston romarked that job has been carried out and the although the first year in our new first time that the same concern premises had resulted in a loss has done both the salvage, and the the year's working, this loss was reconstruction. mainly due to abnormal expendi-Shipbuilders all the world over ture, and he ventured the opinion need have no hesitation in entrust that the end of this, our second Ing their work to the Hongkong financial year, would see our in-yards, and in spite of boycotis and come balance our expenditure.
Your Excellency and Gentlemen; careful calculations as to ballasted,
dismembered parts.
Lemporary sets-back I think that this Colony will be, for many years to come, a very active little member of that greatest of all democracies, the British Empire.
As we all know times and con- itions are still far from normal and not a great deal better than those obtaining last year, and con- sequently we still have a large number of absent members who, of course, contribute nothing to the exchequer. Out of a total of 632 members, we have 263 on the ab-members. acnt members list.
The large number of engineers and shipbuilders engaged in indus- try here justifies the opinion that this Institution should not lack
Literary.
1
of
and gentlemen, I am very glad to Engineers and Shipbuilders of be once again the guest of the Hongkong and I am very proud to be the Honorary President of this Institution. The greatness most upon its shipping, and there- Hongkong depends first and fore- fore the debt which this Colony owes to shipbuilders is well nigh incalculable. Moreover, the con figuration Kowloon is such that the fine towns Hongkong and which now exist on both sides of the harbour would never have come into being but for the work of: engineers, The shipbuilders, are in a very real
engineers. and
sense, the men. who have made Tongkong what it is and I am, very glad to have this opportunity of saluting you. (Applause).
of
ex.
brand and shows a credit on the at home and
year's work (Hear hear and Applause). It credit upon the Managing Com
reflects great mittee and It also augure well for the years to come.
In spite of this we have in no During the past year we have It te very encouraging to hear way curtailed our contribution to had two papera read: (1), "Ur- from you, Mr. Chairman, that not- various charitable organisations, ban and Suburban Transport" by withstanding the fact that this at Home and in Hongkong, and Mr. L. C. F.. Bellamy, M.C., M.I.Institution now occupies new pre- am pleased to say that we show E.E.; (2), "Gas-Its Distributionmises and in spite of the abnormal | a credit balance on the year's and Uses" by Mr. A, Hevey of the expenditure Incurred thereby and working.
Hongkong and China Gas Co. although about 41 per cent of To accomplish this has meant Another paper has been prepared your members are absent owing to strict attention to detail on the by Mr. McQueen of the Royal Col- the hard times now being and on the part of the Honorary fortunately he has been absent tained in full its charitable con- part of the Manageing Committee lege of Naval Constructors, but un perienced in the Far East, never
theless this Institution has main- Secretary and Ilonorary Treasurer. from the Colony and his paper tributions both All our service is honorary ser-will not be read until some future vice; and on behalf of the mem-date. bers I take this opportunity of
On behalf of the members thinking the gentlemen who have thank these gentlemen for the carried on so well.
trouble to which they have gone to To the younger members of the prepare these papers and thus giv- Institution I would say that it ising us the benefit of their technical time for some of them to take the knowledge and practical experi first opportunity of going on the erice. Managing Committee and gaining Before leaving this subject I trading conditions in South China the experience of carrying out a have a few remarks to pass. In a and that the trials and tribula- job which, if done thoroughly, la comparatively small place ke tions of the past years may soon no sinecure.
Hongkong it is not possible to can be forgotten in the prosperity and duct an Institution of this nature the promise of the future. exactly on the lines of the great (Applause)... Institutions in Britain, such as the I thank you, gentlemen, very Civils, the Mechanicals and the much for the manner in which you Electricals, to mention only three, have received the toast of my There you have the foremost men (Continued on Page 17.)
We can accommodate more members and I hope that before this time next year many of those gentlemen in the Colony who are eligible for full membership will have joined us.
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