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At yesterday's meeting of the Hong kong War Charities-Association, over which E the Governor (Sir Henry May, K.(.M.G.) provided, the prograning for Our Day" in Hongkong, was out

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 n. 1017.

'OUR DAY" IN HONGKONG, General Committee and, he thought, every body else. The special need for funds for the French Red Cross was due to the THE PROGRAMME.

enormous number of French soldiers whom, DRAWING OF WAR BONDS.

since the outbreak of war, had been engaged in it, and the consequent prent number of their wounded. "The fund ap peared to be most cconomically distribut ed by the French Red Cross. They had given this year £2,000 in the French Itt Cross, and another sum, 1600, had he given to a particular French Red Cross The Hon. Mr. E. "H; SHARP, KC hospital at Harfleur, where a lady who Chatman of the Committee, gave a had resided in Hongkong for many years lengthy resume of the activities of he was working. The next item of expendi Association during the past year. tore was Helist to the Inhabitants of the said that since the lust meeting of the Liberated Districts of France, in conse General Committee, held at the beginquence of the appeal of the French Con-

fined

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SLEEPING SUITS

IN LIGHT, MEDIUM AND HEAVY WEIGHTS.

there was a sudden red. This had hap-recent years, that was a tea party or pened in the past, and it was impossible conversacions. They would to call a general meeting at once, and they charmed with the strains of the best band had to communicate with every member in the Colony, and there would also be of the General Committee individually the important drawing of the War Bonds Therefore e Executive Committee asked The Red Cross competitions they had the General Committee to give them the last year would be proceeded with discretion asked for, which was very inltaneously. He wanted to say one little beyond the discretion which they word about the War Bonds. He wanted already possessed, in order that they everybody to remember that every dollar FANCY STRIPE CEYLONETTE would be able to deal with the necessity subscribed was going to war funds. Sixty When i arose. If the members of the General Committer ever desired any par per cent of the subscriptions would be ticular ohjeet added to the list they devoted to prizes, and the prizes would should let Mr. Hallifax know, and, if take the form of war bonds. The remain. necessary, the matter would be referred g 40 per cent, would go to the fund for to the London representatives for enquiry. Our Day, that was the Red Cross fund There was very little to say about the Not one cent would go to any other pur

$3.50 AND $4.50 PER SUIT.

ing of January last year, the Executive sul Irst April when the Germans were menipis. The total receipts since the pose. Therefore, the drawing of those FANCY & BLOCK STRIPE CEYLON

I was on fund was started totalled over half a bonds differed from that obnoxious method Cobratittee had to report the distribution, driven out of these districts. of a large amount of money under the object, commanding world-wiike sympathy million dollars. This year they totalled of gambling called a lottery, and nobody aliseration which was given to them by and help, and they had givew £1,000. Thin a little over $100,000, including the splenced be in the least afraid of hringing

And the prit

nest item was the St. Dunstant's Hostel, dis contribution which Sir Paul Chater himself or herself within the clutches-of- the General Committer, piple under which the Commitwe had made started by Sir Arthur Pearson Jur sul

was instrumental in helping to colleet the law. It was not a lottery in the term thomeistributions huid been (hut they diers and sulors blinded in the war, onth from the local firms and companies, off in which lottery was wed; it was a draw. should be as vide as possible to rover ni) which was one of the most useful institu- about $140.000, and also mending Sing of war bonds. The very fact that the the useful objects that they could finitions evolved during the war, in which George's Day, $3,000 The present Governor of the Colony had lent his sane- blind men were taugh: trades so as to balanes in London Was practically if, tion to the scheme ought to be enough to earn their own living. They had given about £250. They had at the moment a atisfy the most captious mind. Then, in e in Hongkong the evening, the public gardens, which so £4,000 this year to the hostel, which had considerable Imlance been most gratefully acknowledged. Dr.000, which was mining due to the end themselves to illumination, would be Harston, when at Howe, visited the farge things subscription which had illuminated, and again the jaded senses hostel, and he had many pleasant things been recrived of over $10,000, Most of

would be soothed with sweet music. On said to him about Hongkong, and he was Hongkong balaner would be rented that occasion they would also have the also very much impressed with the work to London in a few days, and the jurat and the lines or which the place was fund would again be in need of replenish The next item was the Lord Roberts

ment. Regarding monthly subseriptions,

and to help specially, thor finds which were doing the most immediate good. There would be funds which would der with certain matters after the war, but Since these would be dealt with later. the fad was started, in January last year the Commitas had distributed more thus £4,000, details of which had been publish

The from: ime to

in time Dealing with the prin newspapers. cigal items of expenditure, -

$5.00 TO $7.50 PER SUIT.

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opportunity of displaying in Hongkong WHITE AERTEX CELLULAR

for the first the two quite new films,

tie Memorial Workshops, which was in si the Hon. Mr. Sharp said that they which, were being sent to them from Hon. Mr. Sharp said the first war scheme, to the last, disabled, not blind formed, of course, the most valuable form Shanghai. He had no doubt that they

the Ladies' Working Parties in Hoa-

men being taught trades and how to earn

of income from the Committee's

would prove a very great attraction. In

kong, which were all organised as a local vir own living. To that fund they had point of view, they gave then conclusion His Excellency said he felt sure given £1,500 this year. To the Y.M.CA a set and assured basis to work that the coming Our Dey would be a

branch of the Queen, Mary's Needlework Guild in England. That, of course, was Rut Fand £1,800 had been allocated.

un. At the time of the last ning the worthy attempt on the part of the Colony the Brst charge on their fund, and it was Hongkong had now given five huts. The monthly subscriptions averaged about to assist the depleted exchequer of the the chicfitem in their expenditure, as Daily Press, collected- money for one, and $2,500 per month, and they now averaged. Red Gross, He was also reminded that

sent

out $,000. It would be seen that their Chines friends were holding a monthly subscriptions only covered half phenomenal theatrical display, which was mission(aughter)-at any rate with only a cost of their working parlice. Hing on or a whole week without inter thought the distinct advantage to the such dission as would enable tis Committee of having these monthly sulaut actors to refresh the inner man. Laughter.) No doubt that phenomenal seriptions would be realised by the general for would largely benent their funds, public, and that it would also be realised also (Applause.) that the chief obstacles to the monthly suliscriptions was the spasmodic calls it was necessary to make to make up the fund. There was always a lull in the monthly subscriptions after such calls had been made. Some of the other calls, like Our Day, were, of course, necessary and general throughout the Empire, but the more the Colony had of such calls the more their monthly subscriptions, which they would like to be the backbone of their revenuts must suffer.

The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie then re marked that he was exceedingly sorry to appear the only captious person present. He supposed that those who won in the drawing the bonds would personally profit. They were war bonds, but still they wore prizes which would benefit those who were lucky enough, or unlucky enough, to win them. If that was 0-- and he was sorry he was such a disagree able person he was afraid he would have to dissociate himself from it. He had bis reasons, they were "personal reasons, nad convictions for so doing. He did not sup pass for one moment that he was the only right-thinking person in the room, but he could not allow that to pass without just expressing his dissent and asking to be The Governor then remarked that aris-relieved of his services on the sub-coİL was very sorry, but he found himself mittes which was arranging for it. He forced to do so,

The Governor said they would be sorry to lose the services of the Rev. J. Kirk Maconuchie, which had been by no means amall. They quite appreciated his per sonal views in the matter, and all he could say was that in the special circumstances they were extremely sorry to have to differ From him. He understood that the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie did not wish to with- draw from the General Committee.

The Rev. J. Kirk Macomachie-No, Sir. The resolution was then put to the should be very sorry to. This is only a passing incident, and anything I can do meeting and voanimously carried. for war charities I shall be always pleased

to do.

This was all the business.

well as probably, the foremost in genpart of the money for another, and the ersi interest hore, as it was war work remainder of the money had been paid which was being actually done in the out of the general funds of the War Colony, During the present year that Charities. The last thure huis had been work bad, very much increased in amount built in Bagdad, Switzerland, and one and cost Last January the expenditure in England. There were many other use- on materials was about $3,000 per monthful objects in the list, many of which and today it was 80,000 monthly Great required no special comment. The Star quantities of goods had been made and and Garter hospital subscription had now to England, Mesopotamia, Egypt concluded. Their expenditare, on that France and plaowhere, and the shipping hard amuunted to about £2,000 or a title firms and companies in Hongkong had over, and they had built and equipped given most generous help in the matter, and permanently endowed one ward at though they were not allowed to acknowthat cost. A tablet recording Hongkong's hedge that help by name, much as they gift was to be put up in the ward. The wous like to do. The next item was the next hending, was the Dreadnought Hos Royal Flying Corps Hospital in London. pital at Greenwich, which was

a small That hospital was, of cours, doing x-hospital laying itself out for the sailors wilent work amongst the airmen, and the of the merchant marine and for mine Commitee had undertakes. I connection sweepers. That haspin! had been strong with us hospital, to subscribe for they recommended by their Londen repay duration of the war £200 per month for statives, Mr. Murray Stewart and the a ward which was called the Hongkong lake Dr. Atkinson, whose help had beening out of the remarks of the Hon. Mr. a very Sharp, he would like to move from the Ward, and there was a tablet in the ward invaluable and whose loss was

Also announcing this. They

gave, great one to them, A tablet recording chair," That it be resolved that she Exe- although they were not under an absolute Hongkong's gift had been placed in thecutive Committee be generally authorised To Dr. Barnardo's Homes to make allocations from the general promise to continue in. a further £1,000 hospital. per year to the general funds of that hos they gave £1,100, and to the Belgian Refund to any objects, in their discretion, pital, making a total of £3,400 per year lief Fund £500. The interest in connee His Excellency added that the resolution to the Royal Flying Corps Hospital. The tion with the latter fund was that it had was a wide ene, but it would facilitate the third item was the Prisoners of War now been taken over by America, and the work and save time in dealing with such Fund. They had sent a large amount to Americeas had assumed all obligational occasions as had been mentioned, that fund, and were pending parcels of with regard to Belgian relief, so they food to British prisoners in Germany were not sending a further contribution During the present year they bad sent to that fund. There was only one other over $3,700 to that fard, and it was, per- hending to which it was necessary to refer imps, one of the most useful funds in and that was the Lady Roberts Field the fist They now worked entirely Glass Fund. They had sent only a small through the central organisation in Lon-money contibution to that fund because don, which, as a matter of fact, allocated it was not really money which was needed

The tickets will be $5 each, and the the regiment for them, so as to prevent Field glasses and telescopes were wanted most valuable work for them. They did prizes will be paid in Boads of the Hong- wither overlapping on the we hand air hocause the trade could not keep pace not propose to all his place, because Mr. King Government & per cent. War Long mussion on the other, and their parcels with the country's demands.

of 1916 In order to ensure that the A great Murray Stewart had very generously scheme is productive of new wout to particular men in the selected many field glasses and telescopes had offered to do the work alone. He trusted for war purposes, Bonds of the Hang- Regiments, and those fuch sent postcards already been sent from Hongkong, bui in acknowledgment. Mr. Halifax had Mr. Hallifax would be glad to have many

that that arrangement would be satis.kong Government War Loan will be given as prizes and an equivalent amount drawers full of these posten:ds. On the rare; but he would like it to be known factory to them. The proper steps had reinvested in new British War Loan Stack by the Hongkong and Shanghai postcards was a space for the men to fill that ordinary opera glasses were not used been taken to officially communicate wish Banking Corporation to replace the in to slow what they specially wanted in for the purpose. There was one other Mrs. Atkinson, expressing the deep regret Hongkong Government War Loan Bonds amount subscribed, sixty per cent, will the future, and he believed that the cards item of the fund to which he would like they all felt at hearing of the death of a present held by them. Of the total always said that the men wanted wither to refer, and that was the desire on the her husband, and their valued appre- be distributed in prizes and the remain-

ciation of the work he did for them. Asing forty per

per cent. will be given to the Red cigarettes, -Lobacco or soap (Laughter.) part of the London representatives to

Cross ey understood that about 80 or per assist the many smaller war organisations had been notified in the Press, this year the The minimum amount of the subscrip cent of the parcels reached the men in of which they were in a better position Lady May Rose Fund was being continuedtions and prizes will be as follows

First Prize good condition, and the small percentage to get particulars than they were in although unhappily Lady May, would not Second Prize which did not arrive were not actually Hongkong. During this year the Combe in the Colony on the occasion of Our Third Prize

Ten prizes of $500 each, Jost, but vere delayed because of the mose mitte had placed £3,500 in their hands, Day; she would not be in the Colony Thirty prizes of $100 each wunk of the addressee from uns camp is which had been very carefully distributed, until nearly the close of the year. And:

Distributed in prizes

$80,000 Germany to another, and the parcels fol- The nosey went to societies which sup in this connection he would like to men-

Leaving for the Red Cross Fund 20,000. lowed them about Substantially speak-plied surgical instruments, artificial tien that it was very important that all

Total

$60,000 ing, the parcels sosed to arrive regular limbs, and to general relief funds. The letters concerning the fund should be ly. They were now helping about 150 Executive Committee also suggested that addressed Rose Fund. The actual work

Should the value of the tickets sold. prisoners of war in. Germany. Their it would be more convenient to the Gene bad been undertaken by Mrs. Stedman, exceed 850,000, the frst, second and third Own Red Cross Fund they now left toral Committes, as well as to themselves, and it was bring done at Government and the smaller prizes will be increases prizes will be increased proportionately, the annual effort on **Our Day, except if the General Committee would entrust House. If the envelopes were addressed in number and amount at the discretion of the Committee, so that sixty por cent.", for special earmarked subscriptions, them with a general discretion as to the

way he had mentioned it would of the surplus will be added to the prizes The specially ear-marked subscriptions alleating of funds. They had almost

contribution to the Red Cross Fund. The this year amounted to about £2,000. Last given the Executive Committee that dis facilitate the work very much. Tarning and forty per cent will be added to the to Our Day, His Excellency said that the drawing will be in public. The sale of "Our Day" realised about £5,000, cretion already. They had a general dis and they hoped this year to realise very cretion with regard to all the objects on

programme would be something of this tickets will close at midnight on Tuesday, 18th October, 1817. No ticket having much more. The French Red Cross the list, and, after two years' working, it nature. In the afternoon they would bold drawn a prize will be eligible to draw added to their list for the first time this was not likely that they would run com

a form of entertainment which was any other prize. Any disputes arising will be decided by the Committee, whose. year, with the unanimous approval of the trary to the list, but from time to time peculiarly dear to the Chinese mind, of decision shall be final.

year

The Governor went on to say that there were one or two points, which, in addition to those covered by Mr. Sharp, he would like to mention. First of all, they all de plored the loss of Dr. Atkinson, one of their representatives London. He did

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