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APPLICATION.

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THEATRE ROYAL.

LAST NIGHT

TUESDAY, February 4th; at 9.15 p.m.

THE TWO

WOMEN'S WAR WORK. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

RECORDS.

INTERESTING MEETING.

1919.

They

effect, and the whole community ising parties were affiliated to this, nam-work; the Naval Yard party, and all the greatly

indebted to the firm for their bering nine in all. The total work done bandage-rolling partice; the packing ex- follows: Surgies! drossings,perts, in the hot weather dealing with ontinuous and gratuitous work in this was connection. The same fespark applice to 20,842; own garments, 32,423; knitted uses where the packing had to be begua the Peninsular and Oriental Shipping garmenta, 26,444; miscellaneous, 9.272; by standing inside something to make a grand total, 104,680 itemia. Some of the man think when he remembers the, troubles itema represented dezess. The increased he can get into with his own work-end There was a large gathering in the Company; they were extremely useful in

very much larger output. can safely say that the total result made a fine showing for the ladies of the Colony. ball room of Government House, yester.the age way in abipping goods and difficulties of obtaining supplies and of basket; the parties connected with the

rafices to s finding space; and to Mr. Part and shipping the work were the only hind War Charities make a long list and wo day morning, when a meeting of the Knight, I ain sure, we desire to Besides thus, a great many towels, I am happy to be able to state that the

puzzica.

fly-traps, War Charities has authorised the transfer Then when the cigarettes,

One Hongkong Branch of Queen Mary's

dat gratitude

to the new organisation of the Q.M.N.G. books and magazines had been sent. Needlework Guild was beid.

H.E. the Officer Administering the later work came on, when alt the ener

gles of the Guild were concentrated on party despatched large quantities of old if it is established on the lines expected, The workers had been many and enthu of the sewing machinen and wardrobes it. Government presided, and was support Siberia, tho Ordnance Department, under clothing, mended or entirely remade of ita remaining stock of materinis, and new organisation siastic, and they believed the work was still possesses; and, in order to tackle the

difficulties which The od on the platform by Sir Havilland and Major Casset, proved extremely useful.

Major Cassel saw that the vases dospatob well done.

report expressed deep

y May and always has to face in its early stages, a who Lady de Baasinares, the Hon. Mr. E. Red to Siberia reached their destination.

I think we owe him thanks for that. MIB.

thank

but war still reach us and will continue, it Gurner,

I would just the breach Mrs. N. J. Hallifax, Mr.

dis-is to be feared, to be heard for a long (Applause) Before I finish. I

resigning

time, and the allocation of the sun by Stabb, and Mrs. Hickling (Hon. Secre like to say that recently an urgent re

quest came from Sir Herbert Powell, tant outpost at tary).

who is Head of the Red Cross work in

HIB EXUELLENY

expresa

who

98

$

at the of Lady

acting Presi integrant of $1,000. Calla on account of the Empire, where the War Charities is justified by the

this la

small share

the Q.M.N.G. must continue to be war

work

Lake and suffer- onid: Ladies and vadivostock, appealing for warm cloth- they lived in so much comfort and certainty that the bulk of the work of

"the joy to be able ing and certain comforte for hundreds ty, they had felt it a great relief,

army did not specify

the number who in alleviating the hardships of Russian offiours of the old telegram

ings of their Sighting and wounded men at Vladivostock with no

The Hon. Mr. HALLIFAX said:-After Elothing, na proper Biberia. The same request whe sent to

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Mr. GURNER said that, as they had heard from the Secretary, she was re signing the acting Presidency of the

skeleton

As it was, it

They bad i

gentlemen, I have been asked to preside here this morning, although I must say that iny knowledge of all that has taken had arrived having escaped from listening to the details given to un this Guild, On leaving the Colony Lady May place since the inauguration of war work Bong the women of Hongkong is not shanghai, and it was felt that morning of the work done by the Indica asked her to take up the work and she did It Lady vary extensiva. But before I say any the best I

tions to them on the record they have ber that the Naval and Dockyard brutch

As one who hae, perhaps, came under ber care as well thing more, I simuld like on behalf of all meet this urgent appeal-and the appeal as be permitted to add my congratula. a very light task, and they must reme

said the things should arrive by Christ established.

ELEK able more she would have considered it unfaithful present to express our grant regret, that mas was to send the money to Bhanghai beer in closer touch than other men with May bad been returning to Hongkong

at auch and let the whole aura be utilised there. the Working Parties, I Lady May is not presemi necting as this, and our very greatly That was done, and in Shanghai, under fully to realise the extent of the effort to leave the post without her sanotion, increased regret that Lady May will not the leadership of Sir Havilland and made, and 1 me glad to have had some and she had hoped to put a

Whenever Lady de Sausmarez, the money required, small share in the organisation that enacheme before the meeting for continuing be returang to Hongkong

her position, during the war she has been here, she which was shout 5,500 taels, was, I think, abled, those efforts to have their full effect. the work of the Guild has taken the lead in not only the work got in about two days. The goods wore Working parties that did much good work speed the most suitable and advisable of Queen Mary's Noodlework Guild bat ordered and, under the guidance of Bir existed, of cour, before the war, but is moment, for her to retire graoutally and

the Havilland de

ssaisted by remained for the war in this, as in may take up the role suited Bausmarez in all good causes connected with the

organisation.

Under the patronage of most energetic vice-President, who she war, and we fos that she herself will Mrs. Ayscough and a merchant of Bhang other matters, to touch the value of wide that of Branch Secretary

much as we do that she cannot hai, (Mr. regret es

She felt that the Q.M. N.G. should und despatched so as being and bes shown what can be done, they heard who Lady May's auccessor was the winding-up of the was work and the to arrive in Vladivostock before the and the War Charities had no hestitation to be

(Applause.)

support. As I understand it, the pro-perpetuate the memory and usefulness of establishment of the work on a peace Russian Christmas Day. fooling. A

As suggested, the object of I have already expressed to Bir Havil in giving the Hongkong Branch its full be carried on for two reasons- firstly, s this meeting is to review the work that land, de Sausnarer the grateful thanks post to-day is that the organisation women's war work in Hongkong, and, has been done by Queen Mary's Needle of the War Charities Committee and should continue on independent lines in secondly, to unite all nationalities, croods. work Guild throughout the war, and to Quem Mary's Needlework Guild for his a form which should put the smallest and classes in friendly work and interest. rrive at some arrangement whereby the practical and efficient help. We hope the possible obligations on members at ordin- That was one of Lady's May's greatest. combined effort in work of the Guild, as decided by tho work may be continued in times of things did arrivo.. It was an extremely ary times, but would still make possible, wishes. She proposed, therefore, that the

ides of Mr Slowe to interpret without delay, a

to mean about response to any call, however sudden. QM.N.G. inceting of January 7th, should on peace lines be in widespread and Breat pity that such a useful organisation ebonid coute to an 500 Mr. Slowe is the buyer for the Such a movement unquestionably deserves continue until the end of April, and the 1 am sorry that it is moet generous gifts of the war charities end and now that hostilities have ceased British War Werkers Association in the fullest support, and I think there can reorganisation and peas as we hope, is about to be Shanghai, and he obtained and shipped be no doubt that it will receive the sup sugurated in September; also, that thes

would be a the goods in established shortly, that it

a very short time, and the port it deserves

hich figures in terms of dollars and cents intill the said date of reorganisation. Mrs. pity if the work were not carried on a list of warm clothing and comforts which impossible to give the working party to the Q.M.N.G. should be held in trust some lines which would be of general use were asked for was completed in every manner that does not risk being mis Gurner expressed great appreciation of

We shall, in peace time. (Applause.)

shown in the War Charities books tendered her most grateful thanks.

MIR STAUB seconded the resolution and I leave to others the task of making detail, such us housewives, and sent off leading. With that careful reservation, the work of the Naval and bacon, f suggestions as to what should be done doubt, bear from Bir Herbert Powell the expenditure on working parties, as Branch, to the members of which sho Mrs. STABB epoke at some length on

First. My duty is a very pleasant one; it in that they did arrive and that there were amounts to 8148,710 to the end of last Mrs. Lo show for that sum is the 104,000 articles 20 express the great appreciation we feel enough of them, and that the officers were year; and what we have been able directly it was carried ananimously.

will of which mention has already been made; the work of the Hongkong Branch. of the work done by certain ladies who saved a good deal of auffering.

have arrived. I detain you any Bol the organisation. To Mrs. Stabb we must always feel very grateful for having are going to listen to some very interest articies appear as dozens or more, it has Saumarez, for valuable help and advice She originated the City Hall Working Partying reports. I therefore call upon Lady to be remembered that the payments cover at the beginning of 1916, and then traced ning of the war for which no returas are the many emergency calle, to which the

It seemed BI impossible Colony never failed to respond. (Applause.) Mr. Stabb has been present de Sausmaroz to speak on the work done quite a long period of work at the begin the development of the work, mentioning

available in Hongkong throughout the greater part in Bhanghai. (Applause.)

Lady

DE SAUBMARSZ gave some interest-

will have scen the tabulated forms different parties, among them the Chinese of the war and she bag been indefatigable in her laboats on behalf of the work of ing details of the work in Shanghai, as water, those returns; and I think you dealt in detail with the activitice of the

build. the Guild

Then we have the Buying Committcarried on by the British Women's War asked for later on and posted eneb month ladies, who worked with exemplary per- under the War Charities Committed, pciation in China, of which she on the Notion Board at the City Hall, severance and enthusiasm; the Jewish

be present at this meeting, which marks 1 her, we), the goods were got H.M. The Queen, the Q.M.N.G. oame into hoped, would continue to preside until

peace. It is felt that it would be hundreds of officers ""

have been in charge of various parts of Stabb tells me they "further because you but, besides the fact that many of these of all, she expressed thanks to Lady de

Chatham

should

large part of the work

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the fourth year way that makes it very easy to escape of the associated partice

&

which

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the Canadian

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Work

With few exceptions the and that you will agree that they added Recreation Club, one of the earliest On the American ladies at Kongmoon, who sent Mr.Adfociation consists of women, who are a terror to the lives of the ladies who were branches; the group of English and tuDBisting of Mra Mackenzie, and Mrs. Knight. They have ritish by birth. The work originated responsible for making them out. not had an easy task, you know, for in Shanghai, and consequently the Ao other hand we have received very unsterial in baskets with great regularity; the sometimes materials run out and it was eintion was administered from there, but assistance throughout which does not Diocesan Girls' Schools; the St. Stephen's

Ports

and other appear in the books, and it is proper that Girls' School; Kowloon Docks; and Quarry with the grontost difficulty that twenty-four Treaty only

places were linked with them, extending it should be acknowledged here. The un- Bay. All of these were branches of her supplies, especially sapplies of wool,

livered free for us by Messrs. Shewan, she was very appreciative of the spirit were kept up. In connection with the from Swatow, in the south, to Chengta ber of ensus collected, shipped and de party of the City Hall Work Party, and Peking, Tientein, Tomes & Co. ran into large figuros, and they had shown. After expressing deep were regret at the death of their old friend, work of the Buying Committee,

I remember that at one time we

Stackhausen, Mrs. Stabb referre stock, in the north. like to FJ

mention the time in the west, and Mukden and Mackenzie has given to the actual work und Nanking worked independently, and politely requested to send smaller cases, Mrs.

ven his time and latterly Teinanfu, owing to transports the size we were using taxed both the to the many letters of thanks received

Tien- of buying. He has given

tackle of the ship and the temper of the and, in turn, on behalf of the heads of very wisely joined and dificulties, had

erew. The clorical and other work in all the work parties, thanked all the kind knowledge absolutely gratuitously, and diff York Building, Chater Road.

of

the money

by the War tsin. A modest estimate of the number of provided Charities

arities Committee we have not had workers in Shanghai was 300, and the volved too was no small matter. Recently friends who had so often come forward the Hongkong to spend a single dollar on what would fret that the other contres did not pro Mr. H. F. Campbell, and before him Mr. and helped with donations in money, and otherwise have been costly business, duce more than two-sevenths of the work Young, did all this in an unostentatione kind. She understood that the war work Bwire Branch of the Q.M.N.G. would come to produced in the kindness. The

Pacific Ocean an and when the material in hand was that the number in Shanghai notice. owing to Mr. Mackenzio's

another beads of the various centres who have

that of all the other places and kept together

Ae to the statistics of pro- Bervices were always at our disposal for xhuusted, roughly representing the City Hall Work Party

Our Little Bit (Airs. Lammert)

from October, 1917, to October, free freight, and the P. & O. also assisted months, and, in view of the many and All the washing work again has on behalf of the terrible mase of destituto Society

Green), Union 1918, they went away 128,348 garments very generously whenever space was avail. urgent appenly that came from Siberia Church Working Party (Mrs. Macon- hospital requirements; 159,213 rolled bocs done for us free by the Steam Laun- refugees crowding into the town,

and

190,387 wat dressings, dry, another very material contribution from the brutalities of the Bolshevists, it achie). Wesleyan Church Working Party hindages:

Catholic Women's Their subscriptions in the year under which, however, does not appear in the seamed practicable that they should make The War Charities up their remaining balea into garments (Mrs. Robinson)

books of accounts. Peak Club view amounted to $158,559, of League (Miss Loureiro),

ghai and 816,414 Story sub-Committee (or the Buying Con- suitable for women and children as well came from Shanghai and Bandage

(Mrs Buther Classi

$42,140 making land), Helena May Institute Bandaging from other places. The representatives mittee, as it seems to be more generally as for men and send them to Siberia. of centres in Shanghai numbered 39, and called) formed the link between the Main This led her to ene more appeal, perhaps Class (Mrs. Jordan), U.S.R.C. Bandage of obn making Clase (Mrs. Keigwin), Unity there was an Executive Committee of 12 Committee and the Working Parties, and the last of the war. Word had come down

Lady

de appreciation of the business-like manner Red Cross Commission in Vladivostock, Working Class (Mrs. Young), and the members who, with the exception of the the Committee are anxious to mark their from the Matron-in-Charge of the British Naval and Dockyard branch (under Mrs. Treasurer, were all women.

under Lady May (for whom, since her material and implements she could set she refugee women to work making clothes for Gurner, and formerly under Mrs. Sande- Sangmarez then gave particulars of the in which the work was rarried out Misa Sherriff McGregor, that if she hud man and Mrs, Ametrutber), All these various donartments, the most impor departure, Mrs. Gurner hus acted). Mrs. homeolves and their children thus enabl

tment, obviating

Hay and Mrs. Mackenzie had the difficult Indios have worked throughout the war being the cutting, department

and ensuring

selves and gain distraction from their with the greatest zeal, and the thanks waste of the Guild and the whole community and thus ensuring excellence in work work of the initial organisation. I have ing them to earn a little money for tho

bad the advantage of a medical already mentioned the terrors of the re-

up in as few days as possible a box filled with bags, containing speaks well for the soundness of the or- are due to them.

Bcissore, thim- Excellent work has been done in the adviser and an advisory committee of barns and clerical work required, and it terrible memories. Could they not sond

As to the future it gunisation to know that the buying, run- Packing Department by Mrs Dyer and four business taen.

Work for month, went without a hitch, that the The cost of each bag would be a dollar. She felt confident that the material would Mrs. Stephens in getting cases ready would be unfortunate if such organisa ning sometimes to as much as $7,000 ables, cotton, needles, thread, buttons, etc. E (applause) and in the Koitting Depart tions were to be dissolved.

maintained very few breaks, given by the Buying ment by Mrs. Alahuster, (Applause.) 1 Siberia, if practical, would keep up supply ander very difficult conditions was

these enthusiasm. When that was over would in montining worked with fee instructions from Queen Mary's the closing of order ses born adiected with the only need effing Cramittee, and great keenness; in fact, many, members Needlework Guild would guide then a foresight which leaves the War Charities on giving a dollar would be giving

oach of the branches I have mentioned The hospital, were still filed by reason with a minimum of commitments. Mr. chance of rogaining self-respect and relief The members present approved of the have never missed a single meeting of of

Distrou was

was foretold which would need Messrs. Bently (of Loxley & Co.) were of (Applause). the work that has been carried on. The the war and would require assistance. Mackenzie (of Messrs. Arthur & Co.) and to one of these poor mothers up North, relief. Even when Hospitals were closed the greatest assistance in this matter of Quild has

has received, also, a great deal

made price

very exbstantial help from the members of the Portuguese and life was again normal, it would be buying, and by sporificing their commis proposal.

Mrs. GURNER pointed out that advic tributions to the War Charities Funds. all land But

wore to be severed, and their mem (Applause.)

Mary's Needlework Chinese friends

To the ladice of the sub-Committee, Mrs. this work would not have been as success.bership with Queen

it has been if there had not boen Guild wore to cease. So little was re- Hay and Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. Chatham had been received that the ports in fui

and Mrs. Knight, and Mrs. Maitland, Siberia were congested, and it was useless systematic organisation and quired of permaient members-merely a

and nominal yourly subscription and the very who from the beginning undertook the to send anything more at present. They in-nominal contribution of two garments responsible duties of Him. Treasuror, the had better continue making clothes nail for that work the Guild is

It had occurred to her that, if approved War Charities Committoo wish to tender wait until Sir Charles Elliot told them avory sincere expression of their thanks, that the stuff could be sent on, when they could continue with renewed, energy. In debted to Mrs. Hickling.

had might be reserved for use in China.

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Community and from some of their unfortunate if that link with the Home Bions and supplying the goods at cost that cotton, thread, etc., were unobtain

dination among the

COD-

A Red Cross yorker from Siberia said

ablo in Siberin.

The men bora I do not turate for the Guild, the contributed Band and the assistance rendered by the City the meantime, porhaps the work baga

the enormous mass of material

in be dealt with. We girl a glimpse of be of great service to the British Patrio. Hall authorities through Mr. Per could be got rend

из

it when the exhibition was organiscil at tic Societies in the East in dispensing Fuller in loading the spaos required for which apoaimene of sich garment,

efe. their charitable work. That,

etc..

But

Mrs. T'AINK, a visitor, anid that Mian McGregor had means for distributing

being made were on view. I went to that weg, merely a suggestion. Without

the working parties themselves, staff in reasonable quantity.

and

Wnd

and Mrs. Hickling was kind

MPH. A. D. HIOKLING read the

of the Hongkong Branch of

the work must not be forgotten. nothing could, of course, have been done The Union Church Party-an organisa- tion lent existed long before the War-

to show me what was being dotary's Needlework Guild. When, soon the City Hall Work Party, which

glimpse of this one example very illuminating.

Tomes, also, we should

nitar the

The meeting again expressed approval of the scheme.

Miss JORDAN moved a vote of thanks to His Excellenes for presiding, and for

To Mests. Falt the for the women of Hongkong | Stabb instituted and organised so granting the use of Government Houer for

hg very

We for aller the packing. care,

requisites of supplying

Harston and unanimously carried. the meeting. This was seconded by Mr.

F18 EXCELLENey, in acknowledging the

fully (and that in addition to her other tho for wounded soldiers and comforts for duties na Vice President of the Q.M.N.G.) the fighting, one or two existing work that it became probably the largest party onces directed their with the largest output in the Colony: ons to their destinations. It would have ing parties t

big business at any time, but in energies into the channels and others the "Little Tits" under Mrs. H. Me compliment, said the meeting had been Co-ordination kentie and Mrs. Green, whose work be intensely interesting and afforded a spit- beon

of were goon organised, war time, with the limited

mount shipping and space available, it required enmo in March, 1917, with the inauguraente quite a big bit: Mrs. Capoll's party, able review of the immens work which the trained experience of such a firm as tien of a branch of tin Q.M.N.G., with whose skill with old clothes seemed like the wines of Hongkeng had done during Messrs. Bbowan, Tomes to carry it into Lady May as president. All the work conjuring tricks; the Catholic Women's the war.

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