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TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

All preliminary notices of forth coming meetings. lectures

and

entertainmedis, sent for insertion in

COMPANY MEETING.

NEW STEAMER.

LAUNCHED AT KOWLOON.

YESTERDAY'S CEREMONY.

THURSDA? FEBRUARY $, 192L

UNION CHURCH.

SEATHOLDERS" MEETING.

ANNUAL REPORT.

The seatholders of Union Church

THE TÜRF

DERBY ENTRIES.

Auch interest is being centered in Hongkong Derby this year, there no fewer than 33 entries for thevent. They are as follows

1.r. John Bell-Irving's Socpey-

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arer afar. We stand, as it wer, Bag in hand, on the touch- line of the game of life, never in the sun, but ever watchint of ir. We stand on the wave splasheil windward Sore, ready to retrieve any jetsam to salvage struggling

The ss "Hektor," a steamer swimmers. In a sense, the on kaker, the critic. the philosopher, the news columns of the Chine Mail, built by the Hongkong and Whampoa held their annual meeting last night has a rare of evals, preaching are charged for at the rate of $1 Dock Company, Ltd, was launched at the Church Hall, to consider the fin work, ond advocating my work each, (as announced in May and June at Kowloon yesterday. The christen-year's report and elect trustees and McPherson presided. The report that cannot be joys in, Serenity of last year) providing that they do ing ceremony was gracefully per-members of committees. Mr. I. L nast scan the strivers, rallying the not occupy more than four lines. In formed by Mrs. A. S. Sorensen.

walioattend, adasenishing the fecure if this space is exceeded they wan. playing the part of the cir

will be placed in the advertising rus band. Cute in and be got columns at the prevailing rates. structive is a siren call to which We are it shout tot hearken. entering upon a period when it will be most sevinly to answer the ques- tin, Who did you do in the great war life. Paddy 9" with the pridel bust that we boked fun and kept our heads. Those who poses with enjing are as get a majority over the who enjoy So after all. without passing apologia are uncalled. While

The second ordinary yearly meet men eatine to run raees through picture galleries, the ser ading of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd.. Cerrone has mason to exist. The was held at 5 pm yesterday at its yand-stick is for use on the counter: Registered Office, No. 2, Queen's the State standart is kept apart.Road Central.

Mr. Fong Wai Ting presided and An aristocracy has its uses and its justification, so lange as is continues there were present: Messrs. Chow Shou Son, Li Koon Chun, Wong Yun to be aristeemti

Tong. Mok Ching Kong, Fung Ping Shan, Kan Ying Fo, P. K. Kwok, Nr Chang Luk (Directors). Kan Tang Po (Chief Manager), Li Tse Fong (Assistant Manager), and a number of shareholders.

The following particulars of the was as follows:

Financial General Account. The 3 Treasurer's statement shows that new vessel are of interest

-LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A number of raffles on behalf of "Ltd the London Hespital, which "is in orgent need of funds, are taking place in the Colony.

MILLINERY DEPT.

COST PRICE.

MANY

MARKED

TO EFFECT

A RAPID

BELOW

LINES "

CLEARANCE.

AT LOW PRICES.

IN SHOES.

DRESS MATERIALS

EXCEPTIONALLY

GOOD

CAR OWNEES.

Prolong the life of your Car by keeping it in condition. Inspection monthly by an Expert Motor Engineer will cut your. Repair Bill down and save you Expense, Time, Trouble and Annoyance.

For particulars apply to

B. MOW FUNG,

F. W. D. Automotive Service Department, 60, Des Voeux Road Central

The China Mail.

Among the passengers who arrived in the Colony by the "Mishima Mare," were Sub Inspector and Mrs. Ingham, from furlough.

THE BINK OF FAST ASIA, LTD.

SATISFACTORY YEAR.

Mt. Kan Tung Po having read the notice convening the meeting, the Chairman said-

Gentlemen-You will notice from the accounts which have been in your hands for some time that the result of the Bank's working for the year is very satisfactory. I will with your permission take them as read, A marriage has been arranged. The net profit for the year amounts and will shortly take place, between to $643,749.10 which it is proposed to AM. Reith, Hongkong and Shang-deal with as follows:- hat Banking Corporation, and Made To pay a dividend of 6 line Sidetctlom, widow of John Nowell Sidebottom, of Manila.

A fire which broke out last night in a temple in Yeekuk Street, Sax- shcipe. was promptly extinguished The damage was ty the pole. sight. The cause of the cutbreak is zttributed to the fusing of electric wires.

Having failed to return, two lukis eat out by a Chinese nerchact, of Nelson Street, Yaumati, in collect Cebrs amounting to $1,360 from Kowloon and varings clients in Hongkong, are presumed to have absconded.

passengers.

.

per cent. on the paid up Capital of the Bank which will absorb

To pay a bonus of 2 per cent on same which will absorb.......

To pay a bonus to Direc-

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Crowdy Miserrimus Doleful

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DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL

4.- E. Des Voeux's Timour Of the two deck type, with poop, this year the excess of income over

5-MEndeavour's ... Last

Chance bridge, and top-gallant forecastle, boat expenditure amounted to $2,219.07. decks aft and amidships, and navi-converting last year's deficiency into

Hektor"

isa credit of $620.60. This satisfactoryTM 6-Mash's...... Javelin

Delphin gating bridge, the representative of most modernly state. of affairs has been largely

brought about by a generous effort | 8- đì designed cargo steamers.

The structural arrangement and on the part of the ladies of the 9.-Dr. Esyth's Legiton

phra underwater form is similar to the Church, to whom our best thanks are 10-Mr.enry British "B" Class Standard, which offered, $900 being handed "over as during the war, proved so economical, proceeds of a sale of work held in its relatively high deadweight-speed the spring, and also by the increase 11-Messe & Gussie's White ratio being associated with a very of $605.17...in yeekly offerings, due

10% mainly to the increased attendances 12-

the Sunday services. Seat low cost per ton

To Captain Siqveland, Superinten-at dent for Messrs. Bruusgaard Kisterud rents were well maintained, shew- 13.-Mrs. J John-

Repulse & Co., Drammen, Norway, must being an excess of $7250. over the given the credit for the up-to-date previous year. As will be seen from 14.--Sir Ellis adoorie's "Taipo Chief accommodation and highly efficient the statement of accounts expendi-15-

ture on repairs and Renewals has Saloon accommodation is provided been kept down to a minimum, but 16-Mr. R. Manggor's The cargo handling devices. for six passengers, Officers and certain matters under this heading Engineers, the fourteen handsomely call for attention during the coming 17-Mr. McMase furnished staterooms being large and year, ex. the hymn books in the pews.

Three Quarter Century Fond-Fur-18-Mr, Nemazee, well ventilated.

ther donations of $3,3584 were 19. Sir Paul's received during the year. These

In 2ordance with Norwegian Government regulations, the Bremen and seamen are accommodated were placed on Sterling deposit, 20- do. separate mess rooms with skylights, and placed on fixed deposit o 21- do. two-berth cabins in the Poop, having bringing the total amount invested shower baths and favatories on deck. $18.140.79. The £4.010 en deposit

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Honesty

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By means of a watertight trunk was secured at an average exchange22-Mr. John Peel's... Coat of

23. from the tunnel to poop, the firemen of 50-7. 16. The donation account Pastorate. Suitable arrangements when of duty may return to their of this fund is now closed quarters, an arrangement affording

the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie was 25-Mr. G. H. Potts a much needed protection when at for the Church having been made, Special attention has been given to able to leave for his long overdue sea. workshops and storerooms, included furlough about the end of April.26.- among the latter being a large re During the greater part of his absence frigerating chamber.

Arms

Ankle Deep

Paper

Money

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$120,000,00.

40,000.00.

the pastorate was ably filed by the 2-Mr. Soares' Double winches and steel tabe Rev. G. J. Williama, a former minister dericks to each of the five batch of the Church but now the agent of 23--- ways, warping winch on poop, steam the London Missionary Society in windlass, steam steering gear con- Australasia. Mr. Williams devoted 29. Mr. Staves's

do. trolled from the navigating bridge, himself to the interests of the 30-Mr. Stephen's

with ability and zal 31- hand screw gear, electric lighting and Church fans, wireless telegraphy, and steam and his ministry was appreciated 32

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tors Holder of Foun ders' Shares and Staffs. 77,703 69. beating in all accommodation, bath by the whole congregation. For brief 33.-Mr. Towers'

rooms, &, contribute to the very periods in May and December, befora To write of Organiza-

complete hull specification.

tion Expenses (Shang- tai Branch)

To write off Rank Pre-

mises Account To transfer to the Staff

Provident Fends To transfer to Reserve

Fond.......

7,895.73.

30,000.00

2,534.36

has

was

The principal dimecsions are as follows, viz:-

and after the pastorate & Mr. Wiliams, the pulpit was acceptably filled by Rev. J. M. Henry, Rev, A. Length between perpendiculars 400 Baxter, Rev. J.S. Kuukle, Rev. T. W. feet, breadth moulded 52 feet, depth Scholes and Dr. T. W. Pearce, to moulded to Upper Deck 31 feet, whom the Committee wishes to 'tween decks 8 feet, erections 7 feet acknowledge its indebtedness. Mr. Maconachie has now returned and 6 inches.

condenser pumps.

Spyie

Marte

.Tik.

ALICE MEMORIA,

LIP..

HOSPITAL

$900.00 100.00

50.00

25.00

5.00

the

Society

The Hon. Treasurer of the Ali 300,000.00.

A total deadweight of 8250 tons we look forward to several years of Memorial and "Affiliated Hospitals will be carried on a mean draft of his helpful ministry. To carry forward. 65,565.32

Ladies Committee.-The Ladies begs to acknowledge with thanks The light cruiser," Newcastle," The Bank's business has gained 25 feet 6 inches, the speed loaded

Committee has continued to take the following donations to the funds

of the Hospitals:- which was paid off for disposal earlier a further improvement on that being eleven knots per hour.

year as Ie

Propelling machinery constracted charge of the Church flowers and its in the year, is to be prepared at of the preceding

O Hongkong Women's Guild Chatham for sale. The "Newcastlefected in some important alterations by the Builders is amidships and of thanks are given to Mr. Green for

and Ministering Children's League ...... was serving on the China Station at in its balance sheet. The Directors 3100 indicated horse power, consisting gifts of flowers for six months. the cutbreak of war, and was abroad have therefore decided to pay 2 of one set of triple expansion surface March 23 a sale of work was held in throughout the hostilities.

boats of 2 per cent in addition to the condensing engines having cylinders the Church Hall, as a result of which 6 per cent dividend originally 27-44-73-inches diameter x 48 inches $900.00 was handed to the Church Sincere Co., Ltd. The first consignment of ten F-stipulated, and to increase the stroke, steam at 180 lbs working Treasurer. On April 13 and Novem- Pupils, Belilios Girls' School, 50.00 W. P. trucks for the Kwangtung Reserve Fund up to $500,000 00, pressure under forced draught being ber 9 jumble sales were held and the Sir Paul Chater.... Treadway Company has arrived and which I trust will have the whole supplied by three cylindrical return proceeds, which amounted to £50, Capt. T. P. Hall

Homes of Scotland. The Ladies' Com- been sent to Canton. Here the hearted support of the Saareholders. tube boilers of 15 feet 6 inches were sent to the National Orphan U. M. Omar

diameter x 11 feet 6 inches long. trucks will be fitted with modern bus The Savings Department

The engine and boller rooza outfit mittee undertook the decoration of

He trusted they bodies. A number of trailers have established in the beginning of Sep- also arrived and on these accomtember, and I am glad to say that includes a Weir's D.C. heater, and Church for Harvest Thanksgiving and modation will be built for third class within two months the deposits Weir's main feed punts, independent the fruit, flowers, and vegetables were had improved.

swelled to hundreds of thousand centrifugal circulating pump, also afterwards given to the Military, Civil, would be maintained during the com dollars. The Shanghai Branch was

ings to tid farewell to Mr. and Mrs

$1,700 the collection of

in Among the passengers by the P. formally opered for business in general service, ballast, and winch and Nethersole Hospitals. Social evening year. He made special mention

aid of Unusual in Cargo steamers is the Maconachie to welcome and bid fare of 2nd O. ss. "Kashgar" were Mr. G. March and is doing good busines.

Missionary been See's Ash Ejector and Ash Ejector well to Mr and Mrs Williams were taken A. Hastings, Miss Hastings, Mr., and The Saigon Branch

enlarged, and but pump installed for disposal of ashes arranged in April, May and Decem-London Mrs W. L. Leask. Mr. H. Sassoon, greatly

ber, respectively. At the latter a political disturbance from the stokehold. of us. We may even interpret Capt. E. R. Evans, Mr. C. D. Wilkin for

The coal bunkers are of large small presentation from the congre which, he believed, was the largest literally a parable, of lies, and son, Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, Misses in Canton, the branch there should

Mr. C. C. Hickling, in seconding. make a virtue of a necessity of trap.D. and N. Stone, Dr. Tchang. M. and have been inaugurated some months capacity, and provision has been gation was made to Mr and Mrs collection ever made at the Union perament. Criers are so many, and Mine. Vidal, Mrs. H. D. Jones. Rear ago. Many more agencies have also made for carrying oil fuel through- Williams, it appreciation of their Church. `

The Sunday Schools.-The Sunday referred to the ravages of white.ants laughers so few. The preachiers of Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt also been established during the year, so out the double bottom in accordance work in Hongkong.

that the Bank is in a better position with Lloyd's requirements, the vessel efficiency are legion: the, professors came East in the ship.

to give facilities to its Customers having been specially surveyed during School at Kennedy Road was carried in the Church building and to the of personality turk like vinets.

The purchase of the new bank preconstruction by Messrs, Gardiner and on until recently with diminished nem-necessity of obtaining a new pulpit would be Let them then be up and doing.

mises known as No. 10 and 10A Des Morrison. local representatives for bers and was temporarily closed for and the overhaul of the Manse. but tolerate likewise those who, by

Voeux Road Central was completed Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Panama re-organisation at the end of the year. Considerable expense as this cultivating such humour

on August 1 The property is still Canal and Tonnage Certificates will The School at Quarry Bay has been occasioned in the near future and Cantonese song betrays, would belp

ia course of re-construction, and

be certified by Mr. R. Douglas, Marine very successful and the numbers are be appealed to seatbelders to stred

as large as ever, them to a heart for any fate. Allow

when it is completed, the Bink will Surveyor, Hongkong-

The report and balance sheet were The New Territories Evangeliza- move in for business, which will Mary in your moral appraisemats

tion Society. This Society has had adopted unanimously. Sub-inspector Falles this morning probably be some time in April this

La successful year in its evangelistic Two vacancies in the list of to ent as respectable" a figure as Martha. We also serve, who only

charged a Chinese who recently year. I now propose that the report

and educational work in the villages Trustees were filled by the appoint- stand for waiting and for watching arrived from Vancouver, BC, with and accounts as circulated be adopted,

of the New Territory. As its work ment of Messrs C. C. Hickling and aloof from the Iriy-burly, anale the unlawful possession on board the and that the balance at Credit of

has become better known the Society J. Rodger. The Hon. S cretary, Mr andising it, alert to prevent your pres.. "Sunnamboi" of one revolver Profit and Loss Account viz:--

$543,749.10 be dealt with as pro-

has commanded larger support from G. M. Shaw and the Hon Treasurer, occupations from drugging you and 117 rounds of ammunition.

Union Church friends. coatributions ME. C. C. Hickling, are due for home into forgetfulness of the life you The defendant, who pleaded ignor posed.

in 1920 being 25 per cent. above leave and their places were filled by those of the former year. This year the election of Mr. E. B. Cubey and marks & step forward in the relation Mr F. C. Ranger respectively.,

"TACTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE' HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEL, 1991-

APOLOGIA FOR BELLES

LETTRES.

in the streets of Canton the canon people sometimes sing Ettle song which says:

Dog, eat, and dragon-By. Who will catch the other first Round and round and up

⚫ den,

Chasing a wind in a storm. The basic philsophy wears wesome face. Its wit is due to shrewd observance of life. by ple who may have watched the thundering legions pass,

ARMED TRAVELLERS.

WEAPONS CONFISCATED.

REVOLVERS IN BISCUTT TEN.

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must live when at last you look Pance of local regulations, said that he

the

The: mction was unanimously car.

and see it. May we not liken on was taking the arms to the country ried on being seconded by Mr Fok selves with some propriety to the for self protection against robbers. pointsman who controls the traffic.

The

and relieving the intent ones in the pro Magistrate

see

take

asked Inspector

to

THESE SPROUT IN SPRING.

FOILED AMBITION.

Foo Ting, Messrs. Kan Chiu Nam. No many times, have I sailed the

foarn. the Fung Ping Shan. P. K. Kwok, and

seconded by Mr Li Koon Chur.

be

ship of this Society to the Church in

by the Church as they did last year.

The following were elected on the that your Committee for the first time Committee of Management:-Capt. а serious Ng Chang Lok were elected Not many times, have I left home. Flanged in something more than cession from the fatigue of cross-view of the case as the arms and Directors for the current year on To be a sailor, my ambition, was to voted a Sunday collection to its sup- W. Davison, Dr. Mitchell, Messrs

port. Detalis of the work of the A. 5. D. Consland, E. R Davey, - ught amin. Here is a whim- purposes? For if the objectives of ammunition were so concealed that the motion of Mr Chow Shou Son

Society will be found in its annual J. McCubbin, A. McKenzie, J. L sical humour that were surely the mob appear to its components they could readily be used.

The Magistrate said that the The retiring Auditors Messrs. To command a ship on the briny sea.

report which may be obtained from McPherson, J. Mitchell, J. Rodger, A. Stevenson, with the Secretary and tonic for us, chasing a wind in to be most wonderfully varius, it

its Secretary, Mr. E. R. Dovey.-.- storm, inclined to fret and fume is we who see that they all go the defendant looked to him to be a bona Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming were Alas cruel fate, it came between

re-elected nem con, on the motion of And, as a bank-clerk, I might be seen.

The Christian Endeavour Society Treasurer. bas continued its weekly meetings on The following were chosen for the the Home mails and the tele-same way home. The men with fide traveller.

While not disputing this, the Ins Mr Wong Yun Tong seconded by In an office. spruce and clean.

Scribbling all day. for "hardly a bean.

Friday evenings in the Lecture Hall Ladies Committee Mrs. Macona- ms pour upon us the disturbing the muckrakes have their dignity, features of a distracting time. and when they glance our way they pector said that the defendant had Mr Fung Ping Shan-(Supplied.)

Then, War came with pomp and and these have been lor the most partchie, Mrs. McCubbin, Mra. Mitchell, Mrs. Ranger, Mrs. Davison, Mrs. Fumpe is still a seething pot, scorn as, deeming themselves the the revolver and ammunition in his

Glory,

- very well attended. though peace has been declared, prudent ants and ns the thaltless girdle,

The Magistrate: You do not

The British and Foreign Bible Miloe, Mrs. Dovey, Mrs. A. T. and it would seem that earnest men grasshoppers: but it is we, per-

At Messrs. Christie's concluding And, Britain's sons, died gamely,

*gory. most clearly and suggest that he is of the armed

Society's subscriptions have been col-Hamilton, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. J. lected this year by Mr. J. McCubbin Henderson, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Cubey Cat and deg and dragon-fly, make steadily true duty, which is the robber type?-No, but it is very sale of the year a pair of Chinese And in the thick, fate whispered me, roust be too busy to live their lives. hips, who

powdered-blue cylindrical vases, en-

and Mrs. J. Martin who-have re-and Mrs. Madie. ceived $234.50 and this with S60.55, The Pastor the Rev. J. Kirk Macona- play of their business, but serious enlargement and enrichiment of unusual.

A fine of $100 was imposed, and amelled with plants in familie ca te, 17 You'll live to be a sailor free. minded men must twist comedy personality. The skylark converts

the Church collection raken,' amount chie, urged the necessity of amending ins.high, Kang-He, the property of a After months of rest and ease, Is it immoral to no heathen and pacities no Irish, the contrahand was confiscated.

ed to $395.06.

the constitution of the Church to Another Chinese, who was also lady, was sold for 1,100 guineas (Hug-1 took a post, far o'er the seas, ito tragedy. shrink from this, to shirk the un-bat it keeps the flag of life's melody

The Chairman, ina brief address, make it more nearly in accord with pleasant, to seek a place in the flying in the blue. It proinises no arrested on board the "Sunnarhol," gins); and a pair of Chinese famille A cruel sea, a thunderous dawn.

referred to the satisfactory showing Congregational principles of Church He expressed bis Sun of the joy that is our birth millennium, but it keeps on telling was charged with the unlawful posterie cisterns, enamelled with birds A feeling! Oh, so very forlorn.

of the report. He was pleased to see government", right? Must we who are more that now is the accepted time. session of two revolvers which were and flowers, 22 ins. diameter, Kien-

Sleepless nights, and days of wish,"

that the finances were in such a pleasure at finding things in such heliotropic than dutiful, more lively Like moths at a flame. the mass discovered in a tin of biscuits.

The defendant, who said that be Lung. in the same property, brought After days of painful bliss.

We reach the port. "Oh, heavens flourishing condition. They began good order on bis return, and hoped than responsible. apologise for what of men sacrifice themselves to the

blest!"

the year with an overdraft of $1,600 they would remain so. He sincerely we must admit? If so, what a Moloch of their own activities. had only recently arrived from Vic-560 guineas (F. Partridge).

My sailor's ambition, has gone to rest.and this by the end of the year had hoped the number attending evening A FORTY YEARS' TEST.

been converied into a credit balance services would be maintained. wealth of special pleading is at our They work like a squirrel in a toria, B.C. denied that he knew the

A vote of thanks was given the The Inspector said that the ex

of $620. He expressed thanks to the service. To those frowning ones wheel, on a treadmill that they revolvers were in the tin.

ladies for their valuable contribution Ladies' Committee, the Committee has been cuting coughs and volds -that dub us slackers we recall Paul, have stepped on inadvertently.

Management, the Secretary, What better I fail well let it rain:

to the fund and was pleased to note of and his suggestion of the futility of Bot for such as we. they might traordinary weight of the tin wouldHAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy Now! as a policeman, I'll try to be,

We never find it out. It is our job to have made anyone suspicious.

The Magistrate imposed a fine offer the past forty years and has gained A success, as far as they let me

in popularity every year kicking against the pricks.

that the congregations and collections Treasurer and assistant organisis. subpoena Fitzgerald, in support of apply to them the treatraent for the $250 and ordered the confiscation of recommendation is required For sale 1'll be an old bank-clerk again.

Atrophied

by all Chemists and Sto ekeepers. the revolvers. our conduct in making game of apparently drowned," that which seems to make as much sods and thwarted powers' of joy

G. R. M.

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