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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CHINA ASSOCIATION MEETING.
MUCH STILL TO BE ACHIEVED.
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928.
CHINESE FACULTY.
OBITUARY.
VALEDICTORY.
MORE FUNDS COLLECTED BY FORMER CHINESE CUSTOMS MR. C. G. MITCHELL AND MR.
J. W. BALDWIN.
MERCHANTS.
ENGINEER
More donations were made fo Tho death is announced of Mr. During the next two months, St The China Association held its annual general meeting on Wed-wards the funds for the establish- Andrew Fairgrieve, formerly of Andrew's Church, Kowloon, will nesday, March 29, at the offices.ment of the Chinese Faculty in the the Chinese Maritime Customs by losing two athunch supporters dae P. O. Company, Louden-Hongkong University as a result of (Works Department), which defn the persons of Mr. C. G. Mitchell hall street, London, Mr. L N. the third meeting of Chinese mercurred in London, after an opera- charts at the Chinese General Leefe being in the chair.
Chamber of Commerce yastardly afternoon..
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Fairgrieve, who was a Scotoman, whom will be leaving for "Home The Chairman proposed the
tion, on March 11. The late Mr. and Mr. J. W. Baldwin, both of adoption of the report. He said:
the son of the late Mr. Andrew after three years' in the Govern=" It is natural. for our minds to The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Fairgrieve, of Edinburgh, Joined ment Service in Hongkong. revert to the situation as it was the Chairman of the Fund Com- the Chinese Maritinis Customs in Mr Litsbell, accompanied bri when we fast met and contrast its mittee was unable to be present 1906, and is spoken of as one of Mrs. Mitchell and their daughter features with those which charac-and the inceting was presified over torize it to-day. Then, you will re- by Mr. Li Yau-tean, Chairman of the cleverest lights mechanics will be the first to sever connexion collect, the outlook was alaister in the Chinese General Chamber of over employed in the service.with the Church and their doper Among many other good pieces ture will leave a big gap which will the extreme. It was overshadowed Commerce. by the recent atrocities in Nanking, There was a large attendance, of work, he installed the first of be hard to all. Evit: Ancé hie
LIKE HER MOTHER. and I cannot make reference, to including Mecars. Fuing Ting-shan, the modern type of fog signals on arrival in the Colony, Mr. Mitchell
Like her mother this little anald these times and omit an expression. Li Hol-tung, Wong Kwong-tin, Li Steep Island, ho erected a new has been an enthusiastic worker of of sorrow and sympathy at the re- Jor-shan, Ng Wah, Chau Tung- Hght in at exposed position out the Church, interesting himself in gedde thedicine at times, but not cent announcement of the sad song, T. N. Chau, Leung Put-yee, side Canton, and he was in charge the many activities. His valuable the same medicine, because that of the erection of a diaphone for services were recognised and he which is suitable for adults is too death of Mr. Bertram Giles. To- Lo Chatig-kul and several others.
At the meeting the Chairman signal on the North Saddles in was appointed to the vestry, later strong for small children. day we contemplate a different
becoming the Treasurer of theIt is to meet this want of a suit- Aceno, At the moment, anyhow, read out the fates af.come thirty 1022
The latter was his last work in Church, which post he has held for able medicine for the very young some of its more violent aspects prominent Chinese, who have been
that Baby's Own Tablets have been. have been removed, the effort of elected members of the Fund Com-the Customs service, for, whilst the past two years.
engaged on it, he had a stroke of
Mr. Baldwin
specially devised. Good to look at the Third International to establish mittee.
The Chairman also announced paralyals and had to be invalided its hold upon China is a proved fallure, and the flame of Anti-that the following gentlemen have out and sent Home. It le pro- Not only will St. Andrew's zond pleasant in taste, theso British propaganda is dying down, consented to contribute, each of bable that not many now will re-gret the departure of Mr. J. W. Tablets take the place. of Castor them 8 sum of $1,000 call Mr. Fairgrieve, for his work Baldwin but the Hongkong Football Oil and those nauseating draughts Messrs. Chan Shuming, Loung
a living; it was an all-absorbing member, as he has been prominent childhood. The children like Put-yee, Wong Ping-shuen and was more than a means of earning Association will lose an invaluable and powders which are a terror to Woo Hay-tong. A
of
17 Baby's Own Tableta; and they are $500 has been contributed by hobby as well. The nature of tin local football wirdles.": each of the following merchants: kept him mostly outside Shanghai Like Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Baldwin & wonderful help to mothers be Messrs. Ma Ying-plu, Au Shiu-chor, and, indeed, he used to chafe when has also had a long connexion with cause of their prompt efficacy in ip Shau-chet, Au Long-hin, Lau compelled to stay ashore only for St. Andrew's Church, dating from correcting Infantile Indigestion, a few days. Thus it was that he the day of his arrival in Hongkong constipation, colic, wind', in Shing-cheong and Li Jor-shan.
was known only to a few, but three years ago. He has boon the checking diarrhoea and allaying those, all apoke most highly of secretary of the Young Mon's Club the paina of teething. They İlke- him and held him in the greatest for the past two years.
wise cool feverishness, ouse croup Mr. Baldwin is well-known and colds, expel worms, among football enthusiasts and Your chemist sells Baby's Own respect. He leaves a widowed. mother and two sisters,
has served as a roforce of the Football Association for the past Tablets, or post free, 60 cents per few years. He is a keen follower, from The Dr. Wiliams' Medi- of the game and is one of our best cine Co. 40, Kinngse Road, Shang- officials, being given charge of the hai, more important matches.
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No Complacent Optimism. As is always the case in China, ne soon as the actual barriers are removed trade has once again be gun to flow with increased activity down its accustomed channels and some recovery in values has been made, but, when we welcome, as, of course, we do welcome, any signs of improvement, it is well that we should view them with and consequent prosperity caution. I can see nothing at the obviously going to be their ex- No auch assurance, I moment to justify any feelings of perienco. complacent optimism. If some of fearfs-possible, but I do re the violently hostilo elements are cognize, or think I do, a better
The policy laid the question of cost, and my removed, there remain some that atmosphere. are merely dormant. From time down by H. M. Government and friend Mr. Simms, the hon. troa- to time, outbreaks, ghastly Inexpressed more particularly in the aurer, may have something to shy Memorandum of on that soon. So, within our their display, afford evidence that Chamberlain. Communism has still to be erad December, 1920, evoked at its natural-Umitations, our publicity cated. The work of reconstruc-incoption, and naturally 80, a campaign has, I think, done all it tions has not yet bogun, True great deal of criticis, but since could.
Another suggestion was that we that conditions in Hankow are much it has by now shown itself to be nearer normal than they were a the policy which. this country is pay too much attention to Chinese year ago, but the interests of the determined to pursue, I do not politicians, and too little to the debenture holders have still to be think that this Association can do safeguarding of British interests, cared for, The North and the otherwise than endeavour to sup-but it is the absence of order in China.which his dealt such a blow South are still gazing across the port it and further its ends,
to British interests in that coun distance that separates them, with undisguised enmity. It la to be hoped that there will be no renewal
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Improvement in Trade.
Both Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Bald-! win were presented with small scu venirs by the St. Andrew's Sunday: School classes on Sunday last.. Mr. Mitchell, it is understood, leaves towards the end of the month, while Mr. Baldwin docs,not sail, till sometime in June..
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Danger of Premature Action. try. Once some form of Govern-Southborough, Hé paid a high tri- At the same time, it is clearment can be constituted, deriving bute to his devotion to the in- of futile and fruitless hostilities. that China, in her present state of Its authority from some recogniz terests of the Association and the With the experience of the de- confusion, is not ready for the ed Bourse, British interests will time he had horn, in office was plorable results of military activi- application of the principles. It quickly adapt themselves to such period of unprecedented dificulty ties in the past few years, and contains and nothing but harm an unusual and unexpected on-and complexity. With his dipio-] By, Queen'a Road, C. 2nd floor. with the change in temper of the can come from premture action.ronment, and it is in assisting matic experience, he helped con- people, the occasion would avem to Hear hear). ut building of cone Chinese to do this that lies the uldtrably in regard to the China Committen by bringing their con- constitute an unexampled opportaillatory bridges cannot be done chief task confronting us. unity for leadership from China's by us alone. Chinese political
flicting views into harmony. well-wishers in this country to leaders, if they are Bincere in-the-
The proposal was seconded by Mr. Archbald Rose seconded the show that, by negotiation, and not fairer words to which they appear by fighting, can her difficulties be now to commit themselves, must, Mr. Dodwell and passed unanim-proposal, which was also carried
In the course of his unanimously... surmounted. If the salt collec-on their side, follow up these words ously.
remarks Mr. Dodwell referred to The election of Mr. Stanley. H. No. 31B, Top Floor, Wyndham St tions are again in the hands of with sultable netions also.
The report takes the form of an Mr. Leefe's valuable services dur: Dodwell as Chairman was proposed the foreigner, there is little to. warm the hearts of those who historical survey of ovents in the ing so many anxious and difficult by Sir James II. Stewart Lockhart, the salt poried with which it deals, and as times, and he also referred to Lord who outlined, Mr. Dodwell's activi hold bonds secured on collections unless these collections such I hope may prove of both Southborough's work for the Asties. Although he was are to be made available for satis future and present value. My at-eociation. In regard to Mr. Leefo's old as some of them, he had had a great deal of experience in the fying the service of which they tention has been attracted, and Iremarks about China, he said he are part of, or the whole security.daresay yours also, by some critic-was sorry Mr. Leefe could not Far East and was a member of
iam in Ute February number of feel more optimistic, but, neverthe firm well-known in the Far East. Anxiety for Customs.. the Natonal Revice. I take no less, he thought they were entitled to hope that there was a general The future of the Customs ad exception thereto at all. It was to improvement in the situation. ministration must remain a matter the effect, that the Association However, he could vouch for what of acute anxiety until the differ failed in the matter of publicity. ences between North and Senth Publicity is easy to cry for, but its Mr. Lecto had said about the im- are composed. Some of you may attainment is fraught with thorns.provement in trade, which had animously. Mr. Anderson said it. have had your attention directed in the first place, it is essential to been very marked for the last two seemed to him that thero to a telegram in the Manchester know what you want to publish Guardian of yesterday's date, makare you to confine yourself to ing a definite statement that Mr.statements of fact, or are those Edwards, the seting Inspector-statements to be accompanied by
Wide Publicity.
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He had every confidence in recom-, mending Mr. Dodwell to the office. This proposal was seconded by Mr. F. Anderson and carried un-
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or three months, while there were signs in China of an improvement, even signs that we might be ap- and he thought the influential it behoved them to tread warily more of the opinion that come- proaching something of a boom, classes were becoming more and since the collapse of an unsound thing should be done to put a stop Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd. General of Customs, will not be
boom would add to the discom-to the trifling rankling. The AB-1 recognized within the territories
fiture of "we poor merchants." sociation should do nil it could to controlled by the Nanking Govern-
He agreed with what Mr. Leefe cafeguard the only elements of
DISTRIBUTORS ment. We have endeavoured to As regarda statements of fact, had said about the policy of the security that existed in China to- Exchange Nitro/ ascertain what justification there do not think the China question Government, and that they should day and endeavour to enlist the is for this statement, but, at the has lacked publicity. I believe do their best to make a success of moment of speaking. I am unable that, through the outpourings of it. The weakness of this policy, to classes in the support of that co-operation of these influential to contribute anything thereto. this Association, every Member of his mind, was that it pre-supposed” Railway loana, in most cases, are Parliament has more information the existence in China of a wide security. If they did that, they atili in default, and the railways about British interests in China, spread spirit of Nationalism, and would be doing a great benefit to themselves no less in a state of their value, and Jeopardy, than there had been little evidence China itaelf-aven greater than to advanced decay. All these and over before. When it comes to until recently, that that spirit foreigners.. other problems have still to be dealt publishing comments on. those really existed. He thought events Proposals to elect Mr. H. W. Fatatements of fact, difficulty arises. in certain quarters during the last Looker, M.P., as Vice-Chairman and In handing over the affairs of After being Chairman of this few months encouraged them to Mr. G. H. Simma as hon, treasurer the Association to a new Chairman Committee for four years, and hope that, after all, a real Natiodal also were carried unanimously, and Committee, as we are about to after serving on the kindred body. Party might eventually come to the do, nothing would have been more the China Committee, I am hound fore. gratifying than to have been able to say that I have never been as-- to accompany the transfer with the assurance that an active period of administrative reform in China
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