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POSEIDON DISASTER

FUND.

Appreciation of the Admiralty.

COLONY'S "BIT.'

The Hon. Secretary of the Navy League sends for publication copies of the following correspondence:

plemented by grants from the Far GOODNESS OF THE East subscriptions.

The funds will be administered by the Royal Naval Benevol- ent Trust who have much experi- ence in administering these funds, and the administration expenses are practically nil.

FAT.

Criminals Have the Lean and Hungry Look.

ENCOURAGEMENT TO VIRTUE.

On occasions of Naval disasters, representatives, of the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust immediately, call

Fat men may not be regarded on dependants of those lost and with approval by modern doctors, give their sympathy and immediate but one consalation is theirs

material assistance.

The allotments and marriage al-prisen authorities, at any rate in

'Japan, look upon them with con~!! lowance are continued for a period siderable respect and esteem. A after death of the husband which tides over the time whilst pension medical officer at one Japanese gaol claims are being settled and until has just received a diploma from relief funds, if any, become avail the Imperial University for a' thesis on the proposition that fat men are rarely criminals and that most crime is committed by the lean and alender sort.

July, 11, 1931. .. Sir. I have much pleasure in forwarding the accompanying copy of a Wireless Message received from Their Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty expressing their ap- preciation of the efforis. of able. the Hong Kong Branch of etro-Navy-Leirgure obtain ing donations for the benc fit of the next-of-kin of, those who lost their lives in, the recent Poseidon disaster.

I have the honour to be,

Sir, Your obodient servant, (Sgd.) A. H. Walker,

COMMODORE,

The President,

Hong Kong Branch,

of the Navy League,

Hong Kong.

COPY OF MESSAGE.

. From '.

To

Admiralty,

Commodore (37), Re- pented Commander-in-Chief (78).

The ropresentatives of the Trust also keep in constant-touch-with-- dependants and are able to help them in times of difficulty with an advance or other assistance.

As a final result of all the off- cial enquiries it is now known that all those who were in the centre compartments of the submarine were saved with the exception of; one since dead from oil fuel poison ing.

Of eight man imprisoned for 3% hours in the fore part of the ship

That may supply another reason why. Caesar said: "Let me have men about me that are fat"-one crook at a time may be the motto of those who are prepared to wade, through blood to achieve their own ends. But what about Al Capone

ever

he is generally understood to display some rotundity of person? And the young Nero is commonly reported to have been a bit of a at a depth of 120 feet in the dark-plumpie. And in Action there is ness of a slowly flooding compart: Fosco of "The Woman in White": ment lit by the occasional use of -one of the best villians one electric torch; five, four Bri- invented. Still, it must be admit-¦ tish and one Chinese rating, ware, ted (says the Manchester saved. One other British rating Guardian) that in most cases the came to the surface but succumbed, villains of both fact and fiction are and one British and one Chinese not on the fat side from Crippen Your 1600-9. Request you will in-rating must have fouled in the to Moriarty they have the lean and'. form Hong Kong Branch of Navy wreck and did not come to the sur-hungry look. Perhaps that ought to be regarded as a practical en- League that Their Lordships have

The courage and endurance!couragement to the virtuous life. heard with much appreciation of

shown by those men who escaped; There is something to be said for their generous donations.

after 3 hours spent under con- virtue as its own reward when ditions of the gravest difficulty and crime wears Its, practitioners to a danger is beyond all praise.

shadow, The eighteen men who were in all the after compartments were lost.

Dated

July 10, 1931.

1758/10.

July 18, 1981. The Commodore, Hong Kong pre- Bonts his compliments to the Pre- sident of the Navy League (Hong

face.

Kong Branch) and has much plea their lives are widows 14, mothers The dependants of those who lost

4. other dependant relativea 2.. Noj

sure in forwarding the accompany- | ing copy of a message which has been received by W/T from the information as to the number of Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, children is available on the Sta-"

tion. Chatham, conveying their great ap- preciation for the contributions ob- 'tained in Hong Kong for the de- pendants of those lost in H.M.S. Poseidon.

COPY OF MESSAGE. From Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, Chatham.

To Commodore, Hong Kong. --Dated. July-11, 1931. Timed.1215..

Please convey deepest apprecia- tion to Navy League, Hong Kong for magnificent contributions for dependants of those lost in Posei- don (stop).

out.

Instructions are being carried

H.M.S. Suffolk, July. 10, 1931. Dear Sir-I wish to express to you and through you to the sub-) scribers, the deep sense of appre- ciation and gratitude of H.M. Ships employed on the China Station for the magnificent response made to your appeal for additional support for the dependants of those who lost their lives in H.M.S. Poseidon. The international æharacter of the subscriptions and the genero- Psity shown not only in the large subscriptions at a time of economic difficulty, but also by the small con- tributions which in many cases re- present real sacrifices, is profound. ly touching.

The subscribers to the various funds will have the satisfaction of knowing that the object in view has

hsen attained, and the funde rale-

I enclose a list of the totals of p the various funds and of certain miscellaneous subscriptions which have been sent to me direct or the results communicated to me.

Yours very truly,

(Sgd.) A, H. Kelly,

Commander-in-Chief

China Station.

The Secretary,

Navy League,

Hong Kong..

The various funds communicat- ed to the Commander-in-Chief and miscellaneous subscriptiona sent to the Commander-in-Chief directi amount as follows:

FAST AND PRAYER.

Disabled Soldiers in Japan.

APPEAL FOR PENSIONS.

Tokyo, Yesterday. Twenty-five disabled soldiers, presentative of those who under the existing regulations are not en- titled to pensions, are publicly ap-] pealing to the spirit of the Emperor Meiji for pensions.

They assembled in front of Meiji's tomb on Monday morning, for the purpose of a seventy-two hours fast and prayer.

These disabled men are still' maintaining their vigil, in spite of continuous rain, though six have! fainted from exhaustion.-Reuter.

*H.M. Ships and Naval Establishments,

China Command ..

North China Daily News Fund' Shanghai Times Fund

Hong Kong Navy League Singapore

Admiral Shen

Commission d'Administration de la Caine des oeuvres d'interet publique

de la concession francaise....... British Community at Dairen

U.S. Submarine S. 40

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1,170, 9. 8. 3,348, 3. 3. 184. 0. 7. 8. 3. 134 11. 1. 44. 15, 10.

.50,216. 90. 2,654.

1,159, 35, 1,000. 00.

1,000. 00.

44 15. 10.

Wei-Hai-Wel Import and Export Co... Messrs. Ah Ying and Co......

250, 00. 100. 00.

·100.00. 50. 00.

88. 17. 11. 11. 8. 11.

4. 9. 7.

Messrs. Man Ying and Co..... Chinese Community, Wei-Hal-We! (about 2,000. 00. British Community, Wel-Hai-Wel (about) 500. 00.

4.-9.

4. 9. 7. 2. 89. 11. 8..

7. 10.

7,754. 4. 4.

Less Hong Kon gDockyard Departments and Hong Kong Dock-

ed in the Far East will enable theyard Police whose subscriptions were sent to the Hong Kong Navy relations of those who lost their

lives in the execution of their duty

to face the future with confidence in the knowledge that they and

their children are suitably provided

for by the Admiralty pension sup

League Fundr

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