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WHEN YOU CANNOT
EAT.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1928.
EASMA ACTIVITIES.
A YEAR'S PROHIBITION. 11011
THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 60,000 PROSECUTIONS IN U. S
DURING YEAR........
LAST YEAR.
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The report of the Committee of the Ex-Active Service Men's As- sociation for presentation to the seventh annual meeting to be held on Wednesday of next week has just been circulated to members. The report states:
The total membership now stands at 288. During the year 42 new members joined the Associa tion and reaignations were re ceived. In addition, departures from the Colony of other members have reduced our numbers con- siderably.
Washington, Oct. 24. The Department of Justice stairs that nearly 60,000 persons were prosecuted under the prohibf- tion inw during the year ended June 30 Inst. Convictions were obtained in 80 per cent of the cases and fines amounting to over imposed, the G$7,000,000 were highest total since the law passed.
was
As regards the smuggling of liquor into the United States, the coast guarda seized 22 foreign and 400 domestic craft.-- Router's American Service,
Your Committee sincerely re-nearly gret to report the deaths of Dr. W. W. Pearse, a former Vice- President, and Mr. R. Batson, who for a period acted as Secretary.
Committee.
The Reason and The Remedy,
Loss of appetite is Nature's warning that something in the complicated machinery of the system has gone wrong. And that something almost invariably is the blood.. Good blood helps During the year Mesars, J. Bot- the digestive organs in their work tomley, C. H. Eldridge and E. D. by supplying them with the Tobin resigned from the Com- strength they constantly need.mittee, the former on leaving the If the blood is impoverished and Colons on Home leave and the two latter owing to pressure of weak these organs fail to receive
busincas. The Committee take this assistance and they register this opportunity of expressing complaint by ceasing to call for their appreciation of the valuable food.
services rendered by these gentle men during their respective terms of office.
comes
Messrs. T. T. Laurenson and S. two of the vacancies in accordance C. Feltham were co-opted to fil with Rule 5.
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Other distinguished members of the Government and Services were present. At the Cenotaph ceremony the Association was again well represented.
Your Committee desire to bring to the notice of members and other men that the ex-active service forthcoming Armistice Day will do the tenth anniversary and it is hoped that all will make a special effort to be present at the Cathedral, the Cenotaph and the
The thanks of the Association ara due to Lt. Col. Bird. D.S.O... Headquarters for the dinner. for the use of the Volunteer'
The Late Earl Bulg. On the occasion of the Memorial Service to the late Earl Haig, a large number of members attended at the Cathedral, prior to which wreath was placed upon the Cenotaph. 1
Haig was sent from the Associa- A message of sympathy to Lady ion.
Poor appetite
dinner. never alone. It is generally accom- panied by digestion, headache, had taste in the month, coated tongue, flatulence, lassitude and lack of spirits and energy during Your Committee regret to re- the, day, often also by disturbed, cord the resignation of our Pre- rest at night.
sident, Lt. Col. F. Hayley, Bell, D.S.O.. an account of his depar What
require you
to set
tare from the Colony early in matters right is tonic treatment,
October. A farewell | supper in and this is provided by Dr. Wil-his honour was held on the Club lims' Pink Pills for Pale People, premises on 22nd Sept. which the world's most famous Blood proved to be a most successful and and Nerve Tonie. The good, enjoyable function. On behalf of new, strengthening blood which the Association, Mr. H. J. Pearce
The Association was represent- these pills create quickly revive thanked him for his interest in, ed at home by Mr. R. K. Hepburn, the debilitated and exhausted and valuable services to the As-who laid wreaths on the London digestive organs, and the first sgciation. proof of this is noticed almost at once in a quickening of the
The services of Messrs. Perey appetite. Then the digestion be-Smith, Seth and Fleming were comes" normal, henduches dis- secured in April of this year as appear, yon rise in the mornings Treasurers in order to secure more feeling fresh and invigorated economical and efficient working after a night of sound refreshing of the Club'a finances. aleep.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills warld-wide reputation innumerable cures to their
a
Staff.
Your Committee regret to record have the death in July of this year of anthe No. 2 Bar Bay who had served the Club faithfully since its in- recordception. The members subscribed as a guarantec. They are obtain- a rum of $255,00 for the benefit of able from clemists everywhere,
LETTER GOLF.
To-day's letter golf puzzle meet gives you a chance to the FOLK from the CITY, And you'll have to leave the city to meet them. Par is six.
CILITY
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1-The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given number of strokes. Thus to change COW to Hen, in three strokes, COW, HOW HEW HEN.
2-You can change only on letter at time.
3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Blang words and abbrevia- tions don't count.
his dependents.
Finance.
Your Committee have to report a loss of $958.84 on the year's work- ing n against a loss last year of $1,047.69.
Sales in the Bar decreased from $25,323.75 to $16,806.71, a dif ference of $8,427.04. In order to compare the Profit in the Bar with the previous year; it is necessary to add the monthly subscriptions, which had hitherto been included in the Bar Trading Account, to the figure shown as Profit on Bar, giving the sum of $5,390,86 against $5,884.08 in 1927; difference of only $793,18, which the Committee consider satis factory in view of the large de- crense in sales mentioned above.
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Interest on the Chater War
Fund has increased by $337.10. Commission on Sweepstakes has benefitted the Club to the extent of $1,874,74 which is an increase of $1,190.66 on the same item in last year's Balance Sheet. It will be
Been that considerable economics have been effected In respect of Rent, Wages and Salarica.
Cash Sweeps. The Association organised three Caal Sweeps during the year, viz. Doncaster St. Leger 1927, Hong kong Derby 1928 and Epsom Derby 1928, resulting in a good profit
for the bendût of the Club.
Armistice Day 1927,
Cenotaph on behalf of the British Legion and Ex-Active Service Men's Association of Hongkong.
Chinese War Memorial, On Sunday, May 6th the official unveiling of the Pailan, erected in the Botanical Gardens, in- memory of the Chinese, who lost their lives in the Great War, took place. The Association was re- presented at the ceremony.
Sports and Entertainments, The Association engaged in a number of Billiards motelies which the were greatly enjoyed by members present.
A farewell supper and concert was held at the Club House in honour of Col. C. Russell Brown faat February.
Bathing Beach and Picnics.
It is regretted that all efforts to secure the Easma Bathing Beach at Stonecutters have, up to the Present, proved unsuccessful. In this connexion thanks are due to Hayley Bell, for his untiring your former President,' Lt. Col.
efforts to secure for us thia beach. It is hoped the Military authorities will see. their way clear to granting the use of it to
the Association next year.
Launch Picnics wore again organised, but owing to lack of support these had to be abandoned,
Library.
obtained and a fair number of Two new bookenses have been books given by various members
of the Association.
Billiards.
The re-arrangement of the light-
ing over the Billiard Table was Sorgt. Bruno, K.O.S.B., to whom most effectively carried out by the best thanks of the Association are tendered.
Relict, Certain necessitous enses were afforded relief during the year under review.
Appreciation.
The Association held their annual dinner on Nov. 11th which was a successful and enjoyable. function. The attendance regis- The thanks of the Association tered a new record. Lt. Col. Tare again tendered the Honorary 4-The order of letters cannot bois Excellency the, Office Ad- their generous assistance during Hayley Bell, D.S.Q., presided and Solicitors, Messrs. Doacons, for changed.
ministering the Government (the the past year and also to Messrs. One solution la printed on an-Hon. Mr. W. T. Soulhorn, C.M.G.) | Linstead and Davis, our Honorary other page.
honoured u8
presence, Auditors.
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