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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 · 1928

JAPANESE RELIEF.

LOCAL EFFORTS.

A meeting of the Haugkong Japanese Earthpake Disaster Relief Committee was held this morning, Mr. G. T. Edkins presid

ing.

MOON FEAST.

LOCAL FESTIVAL.

Firemckers in various parts of the Colony will remind Europeans fat today is the 15th of the 8th noon which is the Mil-utunm festival or Moon Feast.

AMMUNITION.

STACKS OF IT.

BIG SEIZTEE.

In spite of the ingenuity display,

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in smuggling arms on board Purus-Pacifie ingrs and the plans to cancel them, important seizures are Bundle Brom time to time. When The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stepheni Tradition plages its origin about : thes **Preshien McKinley" took the opportunity of informing | 2,150 B.C. when lived the famous arrived on Sunday evening, Ser. the Committee Pat the report archer emperor Has Hllan Nené la¦g at Share of the Water Polier

Cantonese) He shot nine of the a hul comprising 49 Mauser} which appeared in the Telegraph

the ten Sus Pluminating the pistols. 27. evolvers and 8,500 last night, quoted from a Manila heavens when the 'sun-god be hands of ammunition. papier, with regard to the atrocities | sought him to take a bull's-eye

Two bl were danged before i of the leath. For this anale. d. It. Wad this morning in in Japan, was absolutely untrue.

he was given a potion which would connection with the seizure, qu As regards Mr. Morrison, he was not murdered; he was killed is nike tin imortai with a host.leing deserted na parter and the

of

tache

th

Before he could take accident.

the potion which had to be pe ara at night with With refereuer to expblish aparted in aa floating brise an Yokohama, it was devout prayers meanwhile, a stated that since the last meeting Doghy cocubine by

Shwa Ngo dried of the Committee Lessages hadis drp while her spouse sien passed which intrated that the through the watchaight service, Kobe Foreign Board of Trade had Light as a fairy the woman i fled to chartered the "Nuasing" and it was, on its way to Yokubamal” Pending the receipt of information as to when the ship would be available for relief work, the suggested guarantee towards expeases, pro nised by the Hongkong Comps, mince, was held in abeyance.

LADIES' COMMITTEE.

as a warlausteis

Cathining the ease. Acting In- pretor Spear said the the police ou

mrms setch duty were issued with blue wolls, On the reeipt of information Sergeant Snare pro- reeded to the last-class cabins." Ast he was going along the alleyway the moon to escape the archur's. Est ein No. 14, he saw the first wrath. Every year she turns to dendant emerge with a pillow-case- mother earth'a'ad moon-cakes are used as a hug. "Following the partori eaten in her ho roar.

Cinto cubin No. 120, the officer This episode has been cater found the lag to cad do anetani. cialised into a favourite stageplay, tion. Shetly afterwards the second being one of the streambers of dendant ajpotred in the clour and Mei Lu Fang's repertoirs Mei was handed Th. He an rud a bag!

be will reme aberel as the hit ontajnet arra, and amminis; famous Norther its or wine tra

The Chain and Purser!

is dowa here last year. The, arsited in response to de wergraint's. legend has beed slightly all for help and the two legs were The Chairman said the Ladies' lengthened and ends up with Hot found to contain 24 rounds and; Committee, nader the direction of his thrown out of the Maps after 10 Mirness. A return was nude to

a hot pursuit of his concubi e. Mr. Wolfe, had been working very

It is a harvest festival in that the No. 111, which was then efficiently and effectively and had tea-houses

empty. A screw-driver and a piece reap their anal collected a total of sogne 3,000 harvest Moun-shaped cakes with of white bord on the thor arched the sergeant's suspicions. The articles, which had been put lan; wonderful ingredicals are made

mouths ahead of the festival cartitioni separating the cabin from cases and marked in necond mee

shippedt to al parts this bathugun was found to have a with their contents. The ladies who help were asdunes Here:f the world where Chinese are thole and on leaking through it

he fund. Children delight in stacks of atuuninition could he seen) ton, Beavis, Sayer, Roffey, Hornell, these delicacies. Aanther aspect nader the bath. Four other weus Sutherland, Cock, King, Redmund-

is the making and sale of heau;iful were discutered under the best, and Blaker. Tar Committee anteras with which Chinatown Mr. W. B. Hind, for the defener, decided to send a letter of appre will be decorated to-night. Capplied for a remand and bail, thef ciation to those ladies for their "Actully the men-folk take little later being granted in the sun of festival except to organise a blow! note of the religious side of the $15,um for each defendant, cut it West Point. Schools and various working guilds make a holiday of it and it is also one of:

assistance.

It was mentioned that special arrangements had been made by the Japanese authorities for the re- ception of this clothing, which hnd heen forwarded to Kobe.

:

It was reported that relief in money and kind had been supplied to about sisteen Europeans passe Fing through on the "Dingola," who were amongst the first to leave. Japan and who, in the pressure

little more i clothing than that which they had on. The Chairman said he Į sidered the help given had beer usefully exponded.

<f work there bari unable to

olitaja

It was also stated that 100 tents, į very promptly made by the Kow-j Joon Dack Company, had been for-} warded to Japan by the "Hrana,

Maru."

the

The

Chinese business circles.

four seulement days in

wonen, of course, must "chin-chin juss

PIRACY

CARGO LOOTED.

Further evidence of the slack- ness of the Chinese authorities in This year there is the added coping with piracy in the river interest of the rumour-mongers who !

predict that to-day will see the eader is forthcoming in a report of of the world or at least sole rata piracy which has wist come to

hand. A launch towing out of faith the average Calust ders were on the trading craft for disaster by fire or water. The junks was held up and the maran places in it can be gauged by the 55 hours withhur being inter- decorations is the West Point refered with. Cargo valued

two

at

: $40,000, comprising 4500 bags of rice and 28 bags of vernicelli, was openly removed in a busy locality near the silk centre.

left Hongkong for Sanshui at 6 The coxswair's story is that he

am. on the 10th. Ata.m. on the

interests of varying in portaare! had gained their livelihood is As decided at the last meeting, Japan and, having now lost every sub-committee had been formed in thing, were no doubt in extreme Japan and had sent the Committeen distress. As soon as it was indi great deal of useful information, i

Committee that A message from them stated that relief of this kind was needed he hosts, each marned by six men

cated

the to

12th he was near Sai Ma Ling ŝa the Shun Tak district when two

armed with revolvers, challenged

the

pirates appeared to help unload the been removed by noon on the 14th, junks and when all the cargo had the launch was released.. shippers were the Yue Woo Loong, a Nam Pak Hong firm,

engine-room. Thirty more

The

the principal need of the Japanese thought they should be prepared him. Resistance was useless and at the present time was help is the to give a prompt response. form of remittances. The Chinese best means, of course, was to put

The the laurich crew were driven inte had ample food supplies, but re these peuple in the way of resest quired blankets and warm clothingablishing their business. Perhaps for those remaining ia Japan and it would be as well to let the sub money to repatriate those returning committee in Japan know that the 10 China. There were about 1,400 committee was prepared to sup Chinese refugees in Osaka port them Kobe and Nagasaki, besides definite recommendations. about 2,000 students and labour-|

The Consul-General at Kobe re- The sub-com. ers in Tokyo.

cently telegraphed "Suggest apply mittee suggested a contribution certain portion relief fund for of yen 10,000 to the local Chinese British destitute merchants." Fund. The Indians were amply provided for, the message stated, by their Own organisations Fund..

when they made

Mr. Sutherland asked as to the availability of the Mansion House

Foreign clothing was required and į The Hon. Mr. Stephen said that

CRICKET.

TRIAL GAME NEXT SATURDAY.

later money would he needed to the case for substantial grants for The following teams will play provide sustenance and for this purpose from the Fund was next Saturday in a trial game on repatriating foreign refugees of all being strongly pressed in London the H.K.CC. ground, commencing nationalities. The cost of transpor- by Sir Newton Stabb and the Chief at 2.15 p.-G. R. Sayer (Capt), ting 200 Russians to various places Manager of the Chartered Bank. would probably fall on the foreign

In this connection the Committee Relief Committee.

considered a telegram asking for a grant to Masonic bodies in alt of relief of members rendered the stitute.

It was reported by the Japanese representatives on the Hongkong Committee that some $30,000 had been collected locally by the Japanese.

Oa the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. W. B. Walker, it was agreed to remil 100,000 Yea to the Relief Bureau in Tokyo and mention that it included $30,000 collected by the Japanese in Hong kong.

R. E. A. Webster, R. H. Wild, R. F. Walker, J. N. Owen; L. D. McNicoll, W, W. Mackenzie, C. V. Mark A. E. Hotlands, G. M Dorkins, and A. R. F. Raven,

E. J. R. Mitchell (Capt), H, Owen Hughes, A. C. i. Bowker,

It was felt that if grants were. MeMasker, G. R, Moore, T. G. such applications would be re- Piercy, R. Y. Saunders, H. H. Day, made tu societies a great many Bernett, W. Galloway, G. H. ceived, with grave danger of over! lapping, and it would be better J. R. Way and J. P. Bridger. therefore for cases of destitution amongst foreigners to be dealt with direct by the relief committees in Japan.

It was decided to put the ques tion in this light before the Kobe Relief Committee.

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Mr. Ho Kwong reported that the Chinese had collected locally about $36,000 and had remitted to Kobe two sums of 5,000 Yen each. Also!

Mr. Walker intimated that, At the V.R.C. swimming pool they had given several hundreds of according to reports received, Kobe te-night the R.G.A. 1A) tekim are! refugees small sums of money to was severely congested with playing the return matel with the! Assist them in getting home, which materials of all kinds sent by way V... (A) teen. The Club, it is) came 10 about $20,000 extra of relief and it was decided not to understood, will be unable to put a The night boxs had given free ship any further consignments full strength team in the water and! passages to all refugees. Another except after advice from the sub- are relying on two of the second { 500 were expected shortly and the committee in Japan.

string. Chinese were informed that there

Acknowledgement was made of were still abour 1,000 refugees who contributions of $3500 subscribed T. Meck is to referes.

The game starts at 9 p.m. Mr. would be coming southward to in Canton, and of $700 by Holhow either Hongkong or Shanghai. The residents, and it was reported tha! balance in hand of the Chinese fund the local expenditure now amount was now $5.300.

ed to $118,000, leaving a balance in hand of $241,000,

The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen: 1 propose that we remit Y10,000 more for the benefit of Chinese still in Tokyo,

The Hon. Mr. Holyoak seconded

and this was carried.

The Chairman remarked that relief work might be expected to become even more urgent in the winter. The reports he getting in business letters tended

was

Mr. Ho Kwong said that the vote to show that the devastation had would be highly appreciated by not been exaggerated at all and the Chinese.

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