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MEETING OF GENERAL COMMITTEE:

A meeting of the General Committee of the Hongkong War Charities was held yesterday evening at the City Hall HE. the Governor presided, and others present included:-The Hon. Mr. E. H. Bharp, K.C, the Hon. Mr. D. Landale the Hon Mr. Ho look, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu pak, Mr. N. J. Babb, Mr. H. W Looker, the Hon. Mr. E. B Halifax (Hol Secretary), Mr. H. C. Sandford, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Messrs, W. L. Fattenden, S. H. Dodwell, E. V. D. Parr, A. R. Lowe, A, Silva-Netto, Chan Kai-wing. Ng Hon-taze, Professors Mid- ton Smith and J. D. Wright, and the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRREN TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918,

Smith

The following names were then added HÒNGEONG WAR CHARITIES. items in the statement of accounts needed ward an even greater effort than before

any explanation. Their local claims, of as some small recognition of the sacrifices to the General Committee: Sir Charles course, ranked first. They would find an made by the troops who were fighting en Eliot, Messrs. S. H. Dodwell, E. M. item in that account material for work their behalf because they would not take Dyer, T. Hough P. H. White, Adamson, ing parties which amounted to something part in the fighting themselves, and also R. Hancock, E. Ormiston, E. Thompson, over $100,000, The Hongkong working they were desirous of doing more because Sinclair, E. V. D. Parr, Montagu Ede, parties were a

ca branch of the Queen they were a small part of the great Em W. Graham, Mr. Reid, Rt. Rev. Dr. Mary's Needlework Guild with Ladyite whose one wish was to bring the war Lander Dr Formyth, Messrs, Arculli, Mayan President and Mrs. Stabb as Vice to a successful issue as the cost what it Hay, Sutherland, Leofe, and A. W. President. The working parties consist might. (Hear, hear.) Heference had been ed of practically all the ladies of the

made to the work which had been done His Excellency wished to know whether Colony, whose indefatigable laboure had by the General Committee and be thought anyone had any suggestions to make produced enormous quantities of useful that no tribute paid could be too high or wished to discuss any points re the articles which had been sent to the various to the steady, self-encrificing work which collection of money. With regard to the Fronts and hospitals, Letters of thanks | had been carried on by the Committee addition of several Chinese names on the which had been received went to prove of that Society. The Vice-President had Committee His Excellency said they how invaluable those articles were. A made reference to the help rendered by would be formed into a Bup-Committeo very important matter was the shipment various shipping firm, but he had over for the collection of funds, The Commit- of those articles, and they had to thank. looked Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., who tee was limited to British subjects. They the shipping companies, especially he had assisted them from time to time in for their services.

were grateful to the Chinese gentlemen Canadian Paci Steamship Company various ways. He was sure it was and Mesura Butterfield & Swire for oversight on the previous speaker's part The next business was the election of their generosity in sending those articles Reference had also been made to the St. the Executive Committed His Excel- free of charge (Henr, hear,) As regards George's Society, and he was sure he was the Royal Flying Corps Hospital, that voicing the sentiments of the St. George's fun there had been in the past. He sug hospital, had been doing excellent work

Rev. J. Kirk, Maconachie,

HON, MR. E. H. BHARU, K.,

am

Committee when he said that they wished

In all

lency, said thore was more work to do

gested the following--The Chairman; The Treasurer, Mr. N. J. Stabb; Secre tary. Mr. E. R. Hallifax'; Committen,

probability the funds realised on St. George's Day would be large. They Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Mr. R. M. would have been larger but for the our tailment of a part of the programme owing to the unfortunate visitation of cerebro-spinal meningitis. They desired that the money should be centralized in one fund and that it should be devoted to the common cause. (Applause)

The Hon, Mr. B. H. SHARP said that the present Executive Committee had been responsible for the distribution of the Fund for more than two years. That was to say, since the beginning of Janu ary, 1910, when the Prince of Wal and they had to contribute £200 a month the funds to be centralized Fund, was closed. He had now to sub mit their report and statement of accounts, which were already in their hands, covering the whole period up to the 16th of last month. As to the receipts, the accounts showed that altogether a total of 8008,000, or practically, seven lakhs, had been raised during that period for War Charities and distributed among some sixty objects connected with the war, excepting a balance in the bank in London and Hongkong. In addition to that total, Sir Paul Chater was making his yearly collection amongst the several companies and firms. It was not finished yet, but so far he had collected $165,000, and hoped to get two lakes, as compared with the

Dyer, Mr. A. H. Skelton, Hon Mr. Ha Fook and Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Paź These gentlemen would make a useful Working Committee Mr. Sharp was going way and so they had to elect now Chairman. He proposed the name of the Hon. Mr. D. Laudale as Chairman.” As regards an assistant Treasurer, Mr. H. C. Sandford had helped Mr. Stabb a lot during the past year, and His Excel- lency-suggested that he be appointed.

There being no further business the

to support the Hongkong ward which was started two years ago and which they had undertaken to maintain until the end of the war. They had also been giving, although not under promise to continue, general funds of £1,000 a year to the the hospital. The item British Red Cross Fund, over £24,000, was the largest in the accounts and the amount was due to the Oar Day collection. Thoy did

BE THE GOVERNOR. not add to that amount except what was specially ear marked. The last "Our

HIS EXCELLENCY Raid: The principal Day they raised over £16,000 as against object of this meeting is to enlarge the £5,000 in the "Our Day" of 1916. (Hear, caoral Committee which should include meeting terminated hear) This was the largest sum yet pro- representatives of all sections of the effort, but it was British Community, and this Committee duced by any ** Day" hoped that a St. George's Day collection should be kept up to date by the addi-

The notion was carried unanimously.

would boat it. The next big item was the 8145,000 from the same source last year.

tion from time to time of further mom Prisoners of War Fund, to which obers in order to keep pace with the For that splendid collection they were not only indebted to the traditional,000 had been given. The various generosity of Hongkong firms, but also to the efforts of Sir Paul Chater (Hear,

hear) The Fund would soon, therefore, reach the figure of a million dollars. The

Prisoners of War arrangements, in Eng- land at first overlapped, but they were now well organised under a Central Com mittee. Mr. Hullifax had received hun

changes in the community. There are certain districts and institutions in the

Colony which are not at present tepre- gented. To save time I will read to you

the names of existing members of the

Executive Committce, is distributing the dreds of post-enrds from war prisoner General Committee. It is open to any

money had adopted chrée methods. Firat direct allocations had been made by the Committee. The great bulk of the money had been dealt with in that way. Becondly, there was the allocation

ntion to minor but none the less useful funds, and the distribution in this case had been left to the discretion of Mr. Murray Stewart, The third method was that some subscrip tions had been cor-marked for particular objects by the individual givers. This was a comparatively small class, and would explain the waller and uneven amounts appearing in the statement of accounts. At this distance, ospecially with the present slow and irregular mails, it was impossible to get into touch with the most necessary and deserving objects, and Mr. Stewart had done that for them and had done it very well. (Applause.) He had distributed alto gether between two and three thousand pounds. Mr. Stewart had also collected a great deal of information concerning a number of funds, etc. He had at first had the assistance of Dr. Atkinson, but since the latter's death he had been doing the work alone. Mr. Stewart's prosent method of distribution, he thought, was

well expressed in a letter which had been

showing that without these parcels they would, have been short of absolutely neces eary food. There was only one other item which he thought he need refer to the French Red Cross, to which they had given something over £2,300 The remaining items appko for themselves The Excon tive Committee wished they were able to give more to the French Red Cross. The apportioning of the balance money was a problem which the Executive Committee bad to solve na best it could. They would notice in the accounts there were comparatively few fands for sailors, either for the Navy or for the Merchant Service, which had also played so splen. did a part in the war. To co-ordinate

the few

few large and many small funds which previously exuted in England King George's Fund for Sailors had been organized. The first report of that Fund had lately been published in the local Press and showed that the purpose was to help the various good institutions for the benefit of tailors in proportion to their needs. A substantial contribution from the Hongkong Fund would doubt. less be made to it with the knowledge that the contribution would be used well and promptly. Finally, several members of the Committee had already gone, or were going, away. Mr. Anton had gone, and he (the speaker) would be leaving shortly under medical advice and would, there fore, be unable to contique, to serve on the Exceative Committee. The General Com. mittes would be asked to cleat an Execu- tive Committee. The present Executive Committee felt that it was time that fresh blood was introduced into it. The

just received from him stating that times for forming new charities had passed and therefore he had distributed the fand confided to his care amongst old friends whose needs he knew something about, Me (the speaker) thought that they would all Bay Mr. Stewart's selections were all that could be desired. He certainly did not spare himself any trouble. For example, in the distribution of gifts in kind sprering in the account consisting speaker then announced that he would be mainly of tobacco and cigara he had | glad to answer any questions made them all up into small parcela for meingo and sent them round to eary-

The Hun, MP. H. HOLYDAY, in ally, chosen, hempitala That entailed à great deal of hobur, and the thanks of seconding the adoption of the report and committee were due to Mr. Stewart statement of accounts, said he wished to what he had done. (Applause.) Now, endorse the remarks which had been made with regard to the Committee's direct by Mr. Sharp as regards the sum which location Their principal object had had been collected in the Colony. They been to distribute, as widely as possible, might all well be proud of having done to useful objects and to select those Fonds in some steall measure their part thus for help which were doing the most immefar. He wished, however, to put before diate and practical good as distinguished them the plea that the greatest call still from those which were making provision lay before them. The comparative shelter

HON. ME. P. H. HOLYDAK.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS 138UED BY ME. V. O. FENKIN, 0.BB,

of you to suggest additional names, but, & again to save time, I will read to you additions which I think might be made ou general grounds. The names are: S. H. Dodwell, L. M. Dyer, T. Hough, White, Adamson, R. Hancock, E. Ormis- ton, Rosa Thompson, E. V. D. Part, and Montagu Ede, and the following represen tatives of institutions and for Kowloon Sir Charles Elliot, for the University; Mr. J. W. Graham to represent Hong- kong and Whampoa Dock Company; Dr. Forsyth, to represent Kowloon; Mr. Reid to represent Taikoo Dockyard; The Bishop to represent the Church, Mr. Arculli, to represent the Indian Com-

unity; and Messrs. Hay, Butherland and Leefe to represent the histrionio art. which has rendered such valuable services to the land. As regards a representative for the Press, the Press is a delicata in atitution to be tampered with, so I leave it to them to nominate their representa- sive. We should also very much like to have a representative of St. George's Society and one from St. Andrew's Socie . The object of having a thoroughly representative underal Committe is to co-ordinate the special efforts that are made and to prevent wasteful overlap- ping and the interference with monthly subcriptions, I suggest that as far as special efforts are concerned they should be limited to the Four Days that have already been established, namely, "Our Day," "St. George's Day," Heather Day and possibly Kowloon Day" which was inaugurated for the first time, I think, on the first day of this year. An I have said on many occasions, what the Excentive. Committee specially deaire is a strong monthly subscription list, which now only reaches 3,000 dollars at the most, of which 1,000 dollars comes from one firm and two individual sah- scribers. It is suggested that the repre- sentatives on the General Committee of the different sections of the community might assist in promoting monthly sub tiptions. I take this opportunity of

formed in the Colony of the American welcoming, the Chapter that has been

Bed Cross Society. In the past few weeks

to the full

after the war. Mr. Stewart's remarks and tety which was found in Hongkong we have learned to appreciate t applied to the Executive Committee. The made all the greater the debt of gratitude this war In conclusion I wish on your Committee had endeavoured to find the which they owed to those who were best war charities and help them end the fighting that bloody battle for the British behalf to express our sorrow at the un

timely demise of Dr. Atkinson and our statement of accounts showed a fairly nation. (Applause) Realising the tre comprehensive list. Details of the alloca mendous nature of the conflict which was appreciation of the work which he and Mr. Murray Stewart have done for us tion had been regularly published in the being waged on French soil they ought press and therefore only the principal to be and were desirous of putting for

in London.

· SEARCH SUPERVISORS,

Supervisors - must report în paíra to the Inspector on Duty punctually 15 minutes before the hour at which they are required to be on duty on the Wharves

The following instruction is to be entered opposito page 10 of the book of Instructions:

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The export of butter and margarine fresh linnen) whither as cargo or Ehip's stores, is prohibited except under permit from the I. and £.

Supervisors will see to the enforcement

of this order.

Export Supervisors are to remain, on duty until the ship - being › marched leaves the Wharf notwithstanding that it may leave Inte and so involve longer shift of duty. If a ship leaves early they may at once report.

All applications for leave by, and all disciplinary reports concerning, Chinese Search Bupervisors are to bo sent to Inspector Mow Fung, and not to the 00. No. 3 Company

MARATHON RACE,

Staff Inspector, Wildin calls for the as Histance of members of the Polion Reserve, who have bicycles, in conzee- tion with the shore race, which will be run on Saturday, the 20th instant. and not, the 13th. Will these kindly meet him at Headquarters Club on Wednesday, April 10th, at 6.30 p.m.

STRENGTH,

Trooper 774 French is permitted to resign

on leaving for active service.

504 Baptista is invalided out. P802 Herbert is permitted to resign

az from 25th instant on leaving the Colony.

By Order,

TF. HOUGE A6.P. (B.)' and Adjutant. Hongkong, April 8th, 1918.

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