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TIONGKONG WAR CHARITIES

WINDING-UP MEETING.

At the City Hall, yostorday evening. under the presidency of B.E. the Officer Administering the Government, a meet- ing of the General Committee of Hong kong War Charities was held to consider the winding-up of the organisation in the

Colony. Those present included the Hon

THE PONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY,

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY. LUGARD HALL ANNUAL DINNER.

The second annual dinner of the residents in Lugard Half was held on Saturday, when about sixty students and guests were present. The Warden, Bro

raising funds among the Chinese resi Chu Pak, the Dean, the Wardens and

dents of Hongkong. We are very grate

Hall

MARCH 4TH, 1919,

EUROPEANS ATTACKED IN BOWEN ROAD.

ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

A sensational incident occurred on Sunday morning on Bowen Road, Mr. Nocson, of the Pacific Mail Company, Mrs, Nocson, and Mise Square, being attacked by two Chinese." It is a meroy

JUST RECEIVED-

BEDSTEADS

we are alive to tell the talo," said Miss BOTH BLACK & BRASS, & WHITE ENAMEL.

Hailifax and Mr. Bandford for the great naistance they have rendered in connection with the War Charities' Committee since its inception (applause); to the members of the Executive Committee, sitting at this table, who also had a very great deal to do with the fund; and to the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak and the Hon. Mr. Hofessor W. J. Hinton. was the Chairman. Fook who rendered great assistance in The guests included:-The Hon. Mr. Lav

representative students of other Halls Square to a reporter of the Daily Prese and Messrs. Li Tsok Lun, Lee Ju Cheung, yesterday afternoon, "for it was a mira- Iu Tak Chung, graduates from Lugard calous cscape. Mr. Necson was very The dining-room and approaches brave. Ho pummelled the rabber, who were prettily illuminated with Chinese will have marks on his face," she con- lanterns, and decorated with age included

Mr. and Mrs. Neeson and Misa Square honour of the occasion.

After the toaste of the Kina, the were going along Bowen Road on their President of the Chinese Republic, and way to Stanley, where they had arranged the University, the Chairman read a to spend the day. They stopped on one message from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, of the bridges, which have no guarding regretting his inability to be present and raile, while Mr. Neeson bent down to wishing the Hall, every prosperity. The fasten one of the straps of a provonder toast of "The Hall was then proposed basket. While he was thus engaged, a by the Warden and drunk with great Chinese came up, upscon, from behind, enthusiastu.

and aimed a heavy blow at him with a The representative student, Mr. Cheam blackwood olub. Fortunately for Mr. 3.--Arrangements for the vesting of the Kim Cheng, proposed the health of the Nexon, the blow, which might have cracked his akull if it had caught him!

Mr D. Landale, Mr. T. F. Hough, Mr. A. . Skelton, Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, Hon-ful for all the work done by the Execu

I do not Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Rev. J. Kirk Macona-

tive Committee. (Applause). Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax (Hou. wish to keep you any longer as Mr. rbie. Secretary), Mr. H. C. Sandford (Hon. Landale wishes to address you. I beg to Treasurer) (Excontire Committer) the move the following resolutione: -- Hot Mr. P. H. Holyoak, the Hon. Mr. 1 E. Pollack, the Hon. Mr. Sharp. Mr. W. Ross Thomson, Mr. E. V. D. Farr and Mr. H. W. Looker.

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The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen, this meeting has been called to-day to carry into effect what I might describe as the winding-up of the present organisation of the War Charities in Hongkong. This meeting is somewhat similar to that held the other day at Government House which was called for the purpose of reviewing the work of the Queen Mary's Needlework Guild and transferring it from a footing to a peace footing. As you re- anember, the War Charities' Committee entered into boing at the end of the year 1915 when the Prince of Wales' Fund Lerminated. The total amount received From the public of Hongkong towards the Prince of Wales' Fund, from the outbreak of war till December 31st, 1913, 131,447, to which was added a sum of £10.000 by the Government of Hongkong, aking a sum-total of £41,447, the dollar equivalent of which was $447,047.88. A War Charities' Central Organisation was felt to be the most practical way of -utilising contributions from residents of Hongkong and applying them to the best

was

"It is hereby resolved to wind up the War Charities Organisation in the Colony, and the Executive Committee are authorised to take all steps necessary to this rad including:-

-Allocation of the remaining funds

available for allocation. 2.--Arrangements for the custody and ultimate disposal of funds not im mediately available for allocation, and for such suma as may be sab- scribed hereafter.

rights acquired by the War Chari-Bueats in a felicitous speech to which the squarely, missed his head and descended Lies' Conraittee in one room in the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak replied on behalf on to his leg, inflicting a very sovere Star and Garter Hospital in some of the guests. In his speech the Hon. Mr. hock, and a couple of seconds passed be representative continuing body in

the Colony. 1.-Arrangements for the disposal of

the records of the War Charities Committee.

The Hon. Mr. LANDALE said:-Before seconding, the resolution which has been proposed by His Excellenay, I wish briefly to refer to the work of the Committed for the past year. In the early part of the year, thanks, in no unali degres, to the energy and persuasive talents of Sir Paul Chater, large amonata were collected from the Banks, Public Companies and Firms in the Colony amounting to $201,100.

The St. George's Society contributed a sum of $198,342.21 of which the War Bond Drawing was responsible for $117,500; Street Collection, $23,831.83; Tombola, 898,802.00; and Theatre performances,

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Lau Chu Pak pointed out the disastrous

Its

bruiss. Mr. Nocion was dazed by the

fore he recovered his presence of mind

sufficiently to strike back at the Chines with his cane. There was enough force behind the stroke, however, when it was delivered, to stun the Chinese, and Mr. Neeson then proceeded, to use his fists on the man.

While all this was going on, another Chinese appeared on the acepe and at- tempted to throw some pepper into Mrs. Neeson's eyes. The pepper went wido, and the now-comer ran away as soon as Mr. Neeson was free to transfer his at- tentions to him. In the meantime, the in him to slink away into the bushes by first miscreant had sufficient lifo left the side of the road.

Police.

ALLEGED OPIUM SMUGGLING.

SMART ARREST BY WATER POLICE.

results which often followed the practice of sending very young Chinese, to be educated abroad. He gave some amusing, yel pathetic, instances of Western-trained Chinese who had returned to China stran. gers to their own parents, and incapable of speaking the language or understand ing the customs and habits of thought of their own countrymen. On the other hand, there was the old official class, rather suspicious of Western learning and institutions, but experienced in the conduct of Chinese affairs, and quite The ladies were so upset that Mr. Neeson was unable to leave them in order unable to work in harmony with the reto follow the man whom it would not have turned students, whose inexperience they been difficult to overtake, The Chinese despised. He said that the University of left the club behind them a souvenir, Hongkong was established to bridge the and this is now in the hands of the gap between these two classes students could learn the lessons of Euro sum of pean science and at the same time remain "Our Day" brought in $111,454.35 for the Red Cross,, of which in contact with their families and with China The only hope of Chipa was the $29,111.37 came from a Gymkhana or ganised by the Gymkhana Club with the creation of a group of educated men be assistance of many others; $29,58148 were tween the extreme progressives and the collected by Lady May's Rose Fand, extreme conservatives He was confident 501.00 from an entertainment in the that the young men trained in this Ball Public Gardens, the chief features of and in the University generally, would which were the Portuguese Stall which form that group, scattered through returned $10,84.82 of this amount, the Chinese Jugglers and the Japanese Fire, uniting Chinese of all shades of opinion, and carrying their country for ward to the high place among the nations for which she was destined.

Professor Middleton Smith proposed the health of the Warden, who, in reply. operation which bad made his term of office, a pleasant one, and expressed his indebtedness to the various representative students, especially to the one who now hold that office for the second year in he would no longer be Warden when he returned from leave, he would always ra- beta main in spirit, a member of the Hall,

of The Committees which arranged the

possible uses in connection with the war. I always thought that the natne "War Charities was perhaps not very well chosen, because to my mind, far from being a work of charity the money that we here were able to give was a very small portion, was

insignificant812,758.15. method of signifying the great debt of gratitude we owe to those who were bene- Sting from our contributions. (Applause). However, the name was a short one and it was quite unnecessary to disturb it, if we had the thought in our mind all through, that there was no charity on our part, only duty. The total amount that has been subscribed since June 1st, 1916, as you will

Bee from the printed papers in your hands, is $1,436,946.82. Owing to the high rate of exchange avail-warks. able during the past eighteen months that The St. Andrew's Society raised a sum sum has yielded £167,116. gs. 2d. The of 800,745.34 on Bt. Andrew's Day by latter is exclusive of the local expenditure on the working parties and various local disbursements it would have been in possible, however, for the local Committee to have distributed this large BUDG of money in the most useful manner if it had not the able assistance at the other of the late Dr. Atkinson and Mr.

means of Street Sales and a Fair on Murray Parade Ground. Their Waring, thanked the students for the co. Bond Drawing has also produced a fur ther sum of about £10,000--which has not been included in the figures how before you.

A special effort was made to increase

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correspondence which took place in year and met with good response through connection with the endeavour to find the agency of various clubs, I think, Both central object to which the bulk of generally speaking a feature of the

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the funds could be allotted. An attempt

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$24,300 BAIL.

An ingʊnious attempt to smugglę opiam by some Chinese on Friday evening was Ripped in the bud by smart work on the

of the Water Police, *, ** appears that on Friday evening Water Polico Launch No. 1 was patrol- ling the different islands round Hong- kong when it noticed a strange launch coming from the direction of Chinese waters. This launch was steaming straight for the Police launch, but, on recognising the Police flag, altered its course to the opposite direction. The suspicions of the Police were aroused by this manœuvre, and they set out in pur suit. The pursued launch was steaming at full speed, but the Police launch managed to head it off near Sing Ting Island. It was ordered to stop, bat did 20 comply. Suddenly the Police noticed cases, down, on a choppy sex. They picked the cases up and found them to contain 385 pounds of raw opium. Going at full spoed, the Police launch overhauled that of the smugglers,

the F.M:8., to endow a hospital but for subscribe and continued support evening a entertainment deserve the ad in the ebaso fired several rounds of

was made, on the same lines as that of the

of moderate means which in

various reasons that was found impos. the aggregato considerable rute of money: tions and of the dinner self, the decors

sible, and, in place of that, the definite hospital to which our funds bave been applied under the name of

with a very sum itself. It was one of the objects of the War

Koox is the Royal Flying Corps 1. Hong Charities' Committee to provide a channel

of

supplied with materials and no oppor tauity has been lost of assisting Naval and Military units in the Colony, and every effort was made to trace Hongkong prisoners of war and to put them on our list for roliet, and I have no doubt this works will be continued, where necosary, by the Permanent Charitable Societice which I have named

for the small subscriber to do his bit However, I think you will agree from the without invidious comparison or undue list in your hands that our funds have pr

pressure, and we feel that in this we have been widely distributed over a number

Buccessful most useful objects in connection with the The Chinese Community have gen war. (Applause) To our great regret, erously supported War Charities through Dr. Atkinson died in the middle of the out the year, and, in addition, they most important part of this work and organised a most succcesful theatrical Mr. Murray Stewart haa since then performance-lasting over 10 days which carried on single-handed. He has had to returned 827,721:30; this amount is in make allocations in gift and kind to a cluded in the result of" Our Day" to very large number of funds in connection which I have already referred, and much with the war and he has had a great assistance has also boon given by the deal of correspondence with poople a Portuguese and Japanese communities. conséquence. I think the Committee will Our thanks are also due to Mears agree that we are exceedingly fortunate Showan, Tomes & Co. for their valuabio ground will also be cleared, for the in having secured the services of Mr services in connection with the packing,

work in this important work shipping mid delivery of the various of the recently appointed War Memorial and wo owe him a debt

The total humbertiules made by the Work Partice, and Committee, who will no doubt require a

large sum of money for the erection of Swire the. & charities to

to which our funds

been also to Messrs. Butterfield have

Representative of the Cocan Steamship War Memorial that will be worthy of the given is 88. The work parties in Hong Company, the Superintendent of dinn

Colony, who have donte splendid

(Buplause)

of

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hot the war,,

With the winding-up of this cental organisation the regular monthly sub scribers will be able to reconsider their position and if they wish to do so trans

above,

ammunition. This, apparently, terrified

the fugitives, when then hove to and were

arrested. The men, who numbered thir: teen, stated that they came from Tai 0. The value of the opium was $3,360.

The men ware produced before Mr. J.! R. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday. and oberged with attempting to smuggle opium.

Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defence, and, after bearing the statement made by Inspector Gordon, said he did not think the evidence facriminated his viients, who denied all knowledge of the affair The Police simply picked up something from the ses

Inspector Gordon reminded Mr. Lo that the packages, when removed from the so, which was very choppy, were only The half wet...

of the Societies referred to

their subscriptions toons or other

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Mr. Lo further stated that the master of the launch had not been arrested. He understood that the launch had been do tained by the Police and he applied for

its ralouse.

could not hayo boon Pacific Oconn Services for Team in closing this organisation we have dr, Wood Are you going to bring an

ance

& O. Co. and the agent f the facili only a few commitments to deal with, sction against the owners, Inspector carried on if they had not had large ties, and it is mainly due to such si por month for the duration of the war

We are under an obligation to pay £200 Gordon 1 allcontine utado from the War Charities

Impoctor Gordon: That depends on Lund. We how consider that the time war Charition Committee, since its.com to the Royal Flying Carps Hospital, the ease. The owner is liable to a fine

that the working expenses of the has coine when this

this organisation should

hould mencement, has not exceeded 1 of 1 per Bryuston Square, and after consulting of 88,000. The launch ein be forfeited,

Mr. Murray Stewart,

rt, it is proposed to It is 30 tons grom make a final donation of £1,000 to thie Hospital which we understand is accept that launchies of 15 tons and under could Mr. Wood reminded Inspector Gordon

management as a full discharge.

to apply to the Government for the re undertaking, to them. If, however, more

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be brought to a close and the amount cent of the money subscribed.

remaining in the hands of the local.

Com

munity should be used up in a manner

found mobst

"Fitting

You will find in your places a full list

1 cannot speak too of the various paymɑnts'made by the Coin-ahindra and will be regarded by thọ only be forfeited; and advised. Mr Lò]

bigny Honorary boorelury, Mr. Hällifar the money has been well distributed:

by our

of the work that has been done mitteo and I trust you will consider that and Honorary Trures, Mr. Bandford,

I now come to the Besolution. It is felt funds are required for this Hospital, lasne of the launch, love ma (Applause). Mr.lifnt has not had that the time has come when this contenido not anticipate any difamalty in raining Inspector Gordon applied, for heavy na odky task at all and anyone closely organisation may be wound up and that but I do not think this will be nocemary the syndicate, and, the mon could

further subscription on their behalf bail, as sums like $950 were nothing to connected with the work will appreciate further efforts for assistance to the many the very tactful manner in which ho has sufferore from, the war may be safely left for from the last balance sheet we havettront their bail overcome dificulties and has seen that to the various permanent Charitable on theft were simple funds bonit there was no waste of the funds of widich

Assuming that there is a regard to the rights acquired handleade. You have nut proved, the

I had the thief part in administering. Otis suble as the Masonie Body, the amounting to come £20,000.

Bt. George's Society and the St. Andrew's

Mr. Sandford has not done the work of Society, Queen Mary's Needlework Calligrote box and Curtor Tspital Honorary Treasurer of the central fund,te, who I have no douth would be quite pik is proposoli to ask "the Chamber of but from Llug to time has been

and also take charge of the

of

charge yet.

Various séliomos on! Our furor willing to work in combination in Commerco. to undertake, thó¦ futuro wain; $2,000 for the eighth defendant;

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organising any further: góðerál appaal homination of any raborda.sixth defendants; 50 each for Ulla

sorgs's Day and other occasions where for funds that may foreafter be necessary. (AP Word tion

The War Charities' Committee have con-

to the

have boon raised in connection with the war. I have never knowir anyone who

and corried unalturously. woru suurt knowledge had had been is the techs consity of scoting

giving priority to the needs of Charities | Iton, Mr. H. H. POLLOCK proposed of Inplints local Interest and inities working portion have hean kupt well presiding utid", this carried with a vole of links to the Chairman for (Continued at foot of next column.)

Reclamation.

more resourceful in the midst of difficul- tles than Mr. Sandford (Applanks Before I sit down. I ask you how to noord A very hearty vote of thanks to Mr

Ball was Bually fixed at $10,000, for the swant; 18,000 for Lite anlatant cord.

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