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CELEBRATING THE ALMISTICE.

AT THE CLUH LUSITANO.

The Portuguese Community held a largely attended meeting at the Club Lusitano on Wednesday evening.

THE HONGKONG DAILY-PRESS, FRIDAY, « NOVEMBER 15TH, 1918.

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FINANCIAL RESULT OF THE RECENT BAZAAR.

RECEIPTS

Kowloon (Mrs. Aitken) Police (Mrs. Messer and Mrs.

King)

1,850.40.

Mr. E. V., M. R. de Sousa, the "Consul-St. Paul's Girls (Misa Woo). General for Portugal, explained that the

St. Stephen's Girls (Miss Grif-

fin) "meeting had been convened for the pur-Girls Diocesan School (Miss

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1,151.00

1,118.79

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ALLIES INDICTMENT

OF CHINA. GRAVE DISSATISFACTION,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PIXINO, November 2nd. China as an ally has proved so unsatis- 770.00 factory that the Allied. Governments 1,000.80 have addressed the Peking Government on the subject. pointing out that China Gthi00

must do her part to ensure a place at 172.00 the Peace Conference. The advice, em

bodied in a memorandum, was conveyed 1,100.00

in the following paragraphs which, though translations of translations, have been vised as correct:-

1.-After her entry into the Entente group of belligerent nations and her declaration of war against Germany and Austria-Hungary, China demanded from 239.15 the Allies the postponement of the Boxer 10.35 Indemnity and appropriation of the surplus of the Customs revenue, This was at once agreed to by the Allies in 430.10 the hope that, China might make good 114.21 use of these funds so as to develop her 200.00 industries and supply the Allies with 139.10 raw materials and promote the common 20.00 interests of the Allies and China. It is

$12.820.64

deeply deplored, however, that the money has been squandered in merely pro- 1,600.00 Allied nations feel that their good will longing the civil strife. In this way the

1,200.00 1,700.00 has not been duly appreciated. by China. 1,000.00 2-Although the War Participation 1,500.00

Bureau has been established for a long 800.00. 250.00 time it is only such an organ in name. 250.00 The Army under its control is not pre- 600.00 perly organised, and no portion of It 600.00 has ever been actually employed in the world-war. On the contrary, the troops 1,200.00

300.00 have been used to prosecute the civil war 198.84 in China. $12,626.64.

pose of deciding how the Portuguese Quarry Bay (Mrs. Chapman Community should celebrate the glorious and Mrs. Templeton) news of the Allied victory. He said that Bellion, Sabool (Miss Clarke)... the signing of the Armistice abould be

Fan Oi (Miss Pitt and Miss E.

Ho Fook) commemorated in a Stting manner, Navy (Mrs. Anderson):— The Portuguese had been one of Great Britain's allies, Portuguese troops had taken part in the fight and had shed their | blood together with the gallant soldiers of the Allies (applause.) The victory which the Allied troops" had won "was. also, a victory for Portugal. (Applause.) In order to show their gratification at the glorious result achieved he proposed that a telegram be sent to the President of the Portuguese Republic offering bim and the nation the Community's con- gratulations, and wishing every prospe rity to the Motherland. (Applause.)

Mr. Silva-Netto, President of the Club Lusitano, seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously.

The Chairman then proposed that a ball should be held at the Club Lusitano on a future data to be decided on by Committee which will be appointed to make the arrangementa,

Mr. A. M. F. Soutes seconded the pro posal, which was.carfied with acclama tion.

The Chairman next called upon Mr. F. X. A. da Silva, President of the Macao Municipal Council, to say a few words,

Mr. Silva delivered an address in-

stinct with patriotic fervour, paying warm enlogy to the bravery of the Portuguese troops.

Cheers were given for Portugal and its Army and Nary.

Amongst those present were Major Roza, Captains Duerte and Antunes, and Commander M. Carvalho, of the Patria.

At

AT THE JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.

10.30 m. on Wednesday the Jewish Community of Hongkong took part in a thanksgiving service at the Ohel leah Synagogue, Kowloon. The Chief Rabbi offered prayers for the auccess of the Allied Arms.

CELEBRATIONS BY CHINESE COMMUNITY.

The, Chinese Community were not lack ing their appreciation of the Allied victory. Social gatherings, where hospitality was dispensed to all and sundry, were numerous, and there was much feasting and rejoicing. The Chinese Club was thrown open to the friends of members. At noon several persons sat down to a well-served tiffin, under the presidency of Mr. J. M. Wong. The health of the Allies was proposed

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Shaw, Miss Cooper) Sweets. Teas Pasters

Entrance money Donation ....

Total receipts

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

M.C.L. Cot at Ottershaw Trafalgar Orphan Home Royal Soldiers' Daughters Merchant Service Guild Fudds

St. Dunstan's Home...... French Convent Children's Ward-Nethersoles...

Italian Convent

LS., Training Home and Baxter Mission Village School Fund Diocesan Girls' School C.M.S. Victoria Home Orphan Homes, Scotland Balance in hand

Total

$

813.40

1,780.30

33.00

660.00

850.00

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A CALL TO PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING.

[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."]'

SI-The general impulse to prayer] and thanksgiving can have been but partly satisfied by the limited opportuni- ties of last Wednesday morning (and, at; the Cathedral, on Thursday morning), accessarily arranged and announced at: short notice. Services on the coming! Sunday will, doubtless, bo of a nature which will express what is in all our minds and hearts, and the undersigned feel sure they may speak for other con- gregations beside their own in inviting the attendance of their fellow-citizens at the different places of worship.-We are, sir, etc.,

J. KIRK MACONACHIE, Minister of the Union Church, H: COPLEY MOYLE, Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral. Hongkong, November 14th, 1915.

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AKROPLANE."]

Just before the outbreak of war it seemed that aviation in this country was on the verge of expiring. It was tras that a big seaplane race round the British Isles

was in contemplation, but in several CASCA the production of the 3.--Bandits are being allowed to create machines catered for that competition trouble along the Tain-Pu and Lung-Hairepresented the last financial gasp of the Railways, interrupting traffic and wreck makers, who had decided to shut down. ing the lines. As the nationals of the if their machines were not successfat and Allies have capital in these railways they did not attract orders, either from the have thus sustained losses and suffered British or from some other Government. directly from the bandit activities.

Three important firms, for lack of 4. In appointing Tai Chen-lin British orders, actually sold very expen China's representative to the Papel Seesive seaplanes to Germany just before the without first obtaining approval from the Allied countries, the Chinese Govern- mant seemed to entertain a wish purpose ly to embarrass the Allies, and placed herself ander suspicion of having been influenced by the enemy.

war, and the influence of those seaplanes on the design of German seaplanes is observable to this day.

The only firms who were doing xny- thing like real business were one or two. who were building machines of Govern- 5.The object of oxercising superviment design and one or two who were building machines of French design. sion over enemy property and closing deroplanes built to the designs of inde- down their establishments is to prevent pendent British aircraft firms received practically no support whatever. The the enemy from being supplied with proof of this is seen in the fact that funds for intrigues; but in dealing with when, in July 1914, the RF.C. held a the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank the Chinese concentration camp on Balisbury Plain, to which the representatives of all the Government failed to have German pro Foreign Powers were invited--including perty, carefully investigated and strictly the German and Austrian military attaches It was never possible to put more than thirty machines into the sir in the day, and every one of those machines was either of Government or of French design.

watched.

8(a) All enemy organs at Tientsin are not yet closed; (b) the Chinese authorities of Chakar arbitrarily inter- fered with and stopped the establishment of a motor-car service by the nationals of a certain country (America); (c) "all The following will represent the Club] enemy firms at Shanghai are not yet by Mr. Ko Po Bum and was enthusiastian their ground at 9.15 p.m., to-morrow. closed. Neglect on the part of the cally drunk.:

A

HONGKONG CC. E. NAVY.

T. E. Pearce (Captain), R. M. Austin, Chinese Government to carry out any of The Chairman said that by her D. E. Donnelly, F. J. de Rome, F. W. these three measures has caused heavy ignominous defeat Germany would ap S. Evans, Capt. E.H. Gray, H. Han-losses to the "Allies. preciate the futility of opposing Might cock, P. Jacks, Major T. A. Robertson, 7.-China's Enemy Trading Act, to Right. China, being one of Great F. Sutton, and E. R. Thomas,

though already passed by

the Cabinet, Britain's allies, had a share in the vici

has not yet been promulgated. tory. It was a veritable triumph for all, and they were filled with gladness thất.

FOOTBALL.

8. The Hotel Du Nord, an establish-

The following will represent the Hong- ment of purely enemy proprietorship, the sun was one more beginning to shine kong Football Club in their league was closed only after repeated strong on the world. Being business men they match against the Royal Navy at 4 pm, protests on the part of the Allies. This could look forward to the active resump-to-morrow on the Navy ground-Gis ons of the proofs that China is not tion of trade, and the prosperity which Gerrard; F. W. Black and J. McCubbing heartily belping the Allies. must inevitably follow for the Colony. W. Hamilton, A. N. Other, and J. D. He concluded by praising the pluck and Carriere; B. Ries,. J Clark, D. Bicchel endurance of the Allied armies, who, by mann, H. McTavish, and T. Jennings their efforts, had achieved a glorious Reserves: T. L Knight and J. Rasmus victory, putting an end to the destruc-san. tion of life and property in Europe and other parte of the world (Applause.) After tiffin, drackers were fired off.

SNATCHING FROM A EUROPEAN LADY.

TWELVE MONTHS' HARD LABOUR FOR A CHINESE.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE

...PAUL.

It was the Royal Naval Air Service which really kept, the British aircraft industry alive immediately before the war and during the first year of the war. It is a curious comment on our present superiority, in the air over land that the particular firms whose machines. have done most to secure that superiority are the very firms which would have ex- pired but for the orders they received

from the RNAS -

A CHAMUND POLICY, When Mr. Weir, as he than was, came into power in the beginning of 1917, the whole official policy changed. Lord Weir, as he now is, was himself a manu- been his declared policy to give new de facturer of great experience. It has signs of aircraft crory possible chance, with the result that to-day our best aero- best aeroplanes and engines in the world, planes and engines, which are also the are the products of the British industry, To-day British aviation leads the we have those which climb fastest, and highest. We have the most efficient bomb I believe we have those which climb ing machines, the bandiest fighting. machines, and we have the machines cross sena and continents to reach their which have made the longest journeys

particular war area.

9. In spite of the Allies' repeated ze-world. We have the speediest aeroplanes, quests to dismiss the Taoyin of Heibo, who was reported to have supplied the Bolsheviky with foodstuffs, the Chinese Government has not done so. This shows that the Chinese Government is inclined to give protection to officials who are in communication with the

enemy.

10.-China has not yet interned enemy subjects who are notorious for their

Amidst the thankfulness and rejoicing at the signing of the Armistice, an appeal is made to the public not to forget the intrigues in China. local poor.

The annual al fresco Fate organised by the Society of St. Vincent and the Allies that law suits between 11-It was agreed upon between China de Paul is approaching, and great efforts

It would probably be found, if figures and labour troubles generally, and world were available, that, in spite of strikes shortage of material, the output of British aircraft and engines is greater

even excluding America. Altogether, the for the number of hands employed than the output of any other country, not are being made to prepare a great variety Allied and enemy subjects abould be tried British aircraft industry has every reason of attractions for the grand bazaar, which in Courts at which the Consuls of the to be proud of itself, and though it may will take place on Sunday, December 8th nations concerned should be allowed to sound heartloss to say, 50, it can thank At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester poor under the Bociety's care

from 9 to 11.20 p.m. on behalf of the have seats in order that justice might be the war for its rise from a mere group day, before Mr. J. B. Wood, a Chinese philanthropic ladies and gentlemen have feets arrested at Tinizin and Lurga the as it is to day, one of our great national Many assured Now in the trill of rows of enthusiasts four years ago to being. pleaded guilty to stealing a gold neck is hoped that the public in general will Allied Consuls to lead the Courts of dustry in the world.

kindly promised their support, and it local authorities declined to allow the industries, and the greatest aircraft in chain from Miss Esnault, a resident not fail to extend their patronage to this Justice. These cases were not tried pub- of the Hotel Mansions

useful institution, which, ince its licly, and the enemy, subjects, were not Inspector Browne stated that Miss years ago, has done so much

establishment in the Colony fifty-five severely dealt with."- Eenault was returning to the Hotel Man, the sufferings of the poor of to alleviate 12-1: Chinx will speedily and com carry out the agreements between sions by way of Pedder Street, and when There are at present on the Society's liat participation in the European War and irrespective of creed and nationality. her and the Allies in connection with her she was nearing Faulkner's jewellery of poor 80 families, comprising 240 per also the measures stated above, and dirt The Echo de Paris reports that the store, the defendant snatched her neck-sons, of whom so are children whose charge faithfully her duties as an allied French Government has resolved to education has to be provided for... The belligerent, she will be entitled to enjoy entrust to an international commission, Mr. Wood sentencod defendant to of $200.

monthly expenditure amounts to upwards equal privileges with the Allies at the on, which all the Allied countries, will be The Society's funds dopend Peace Conference to be held after the reprosented, the work of establishing twelve months hard labour, four hours mainly upon the annual fete, the balance close of the greatar The attention of acts committed by the Germans on the

and twelve strokes with the birch.

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