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Well over a thousandsukliers and sailors were entertained by the Commit ter of the Society at the Victoria Theatre The general arrangements were in the bands of Mr. W. A. Dowley, who had

the assistance of the Rev. F. . B.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2irs, 1918.

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ST. GEORGE'S DAY.will show you that this Society has been the Emperor, after he had inspected them, able to detail the successes the Army had able to, do its bit. This day of Sturned with great pride to the British achieved better than he could. Mortover, George's will be memorable in connection Military Attachd who accompanied him the General might have, told them when with this war, beenuse, as you all prob. and said: "There Colonel, look at those they wore going to be demobilized. St. George's Day was celebrated quitably know, it was on this date a year net-an equal number, of your Guards (Laughter). He next referred to the ly yesterday, the victorious termination ago there took place the famous naval men could never take on and defeat those patron saints, stating that he looked up "Perhaps not Size," he the Encyclopedia, the musketry book, of the war having rendered unecessary raid, on Zeebrugge, when the signal fine fellows" nay special effort on behalf of war foated at the, maat head was the signal of replied, but I will undertaks to say farmy regulations, etc., but was unable charities. Messages conveying greetings St. George for England. (Applause.) that half the number would try," and to and what connection St. George had pity, he thought, that the people of were sent by the St. George's Society to It may perhaps interest you, "turning that prophecy has been fullled both by with the Army. (Laughter). It was a the Navy and Army over and over again Hongkong did not fly the Union. Jack on London, from the sen to the land, in connec the sister Associations in

during this war. Admiral Craddock at tion -with St. 'George's 'Day, to'

· Shanghái, Tientsin and Canton,

Coronel never hesitated to engage Van very building in the Colony. know that the birth of the General Stee, whose squadron was vastly superior America the stars and stripes was flown an every house top, He thought they who captured Jerusalem, General Allen in fighting strength to his own; the should all follow that example and fly

and the Broke wiped the by, took place on St. George's Day Swift (Applause). In looking back upon this Boer with three times their number of the Union Jack to show their love for the war I think that the great factor which German Destroyers in the Channel and Empire. They must all say with con- fidence the words of the great bard. must strike us all is, the enormous debt there are thousands of other instances Shakespeare. This England never did, Hastings, Naval Chaplain and Major which we owe to the fighting forces of the both in the Navy and Army which it is

aur never shall, lie at the proud foot of Hammond. Me. George Grimble was re

Empire (Applause) and I would ven impossible to mention to-night. I will,

a. conqueror." (Applause.) aphoible for arranging the museial pro-ture in a seaport like this to couple with therefore, say a more, but ask you to

«TIEQUESTS. grammes, which were much appreciated their names the offers and men of the terenntil Marine (Applause) who at both the cinematograph shows.

during the four years of the war steadily freshments were also served.

plodded away at their occupations re gardless of floating wines and the in- bumian and barbarous methods of the enemy submarines.. In this war many made the great sacrifice. We shall shortly be considering the question of a war memorial but it must never be for- gotten that the finest war memorial that we can show to the world is to endeavour to take this world of ones a brighter, betur and nobler place to live in (Ap- planse) and it is with that thought, and in that spirit, that I ask you to join with me now in drinking to the success of St. George's Society. (Applausc.)".

In the evening "the members of the Sewty and their friends assembled for dinner at the Hongkong hotel.'

ENTERTAINMENT. TO TROUPS. At 2.13 p.m. the Victoria Theatre was crowded "by mer of the focal garrisons and their families. The entrance to the Theatre was decorated, with Bags, and

inside the Band of the 19th Infantry

played suitable aits,

Me. W. A. Dowley, assisted by Major Hammond, the Rev. F. G. B. Hastings Capt. A. G. Spencer and Sergeant-Major Hard, looked after the creature comforts of the guests, while, Mr. George Grimble was responsible for the arrangement of the concert items which were sandwich ed between the exhibitions of cinemato graph pictures

Songs

were

The singing of the National Anthem terminated proceedings.

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join me in toasting the immortal Navy and Army, coupled with the names of vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Tudor and Lt. Colonel Harvey. (Cheers.)

The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.

BEAR-ADMIRAL TUDOR,

Rear-Admiral Tudor, replied on behalf of the Navy, in doing so he called atten. tion to the fact that the Navy had in- creased, during the war, from something like 150,000 to nearly half a million and the army from the neighbourhood of As he bore a Welsh name 600,000 men to between seven and eight million men.. some of them might imagine that he was a Weishman. It was not so; he was very

English-in fact an aggressiva English- (Laughter.) He bad only one man.

After the toast had been honoured, and

H. B. L. Dowbiggin had sung grievance against St. George which was Yeomen of England,"

that he was not really aggressive enough The CHARMAN said that great credit and did not advertise sufficiently. (Hear. W25. due to Mr. Bird and other hear.) Ninety to ninety-ave per cent. of members of the Entertainment Com

".. . THE SERVICES.

in the entrance

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no bones about it that he was extremely

The Hon. Mr. P. H. Houroax proposed the toast of "Our Guests." He said that he had meant to have dilated on their principal guests, the Army and Navy, but that subject had been dealt with eloquently and they must therefore pardon him if he passed on to what he termed "Our Civilian Guests.". A great deal had been said that evening about St. George's Society and about the patron saint of England. He desired to explain, the Society, that they had never intended specially as he was the past President of

to compete with any other Society. He wished to inform the ropresentatives of kindred Societies that St. George's Socie ty was instituted, not with a desire for competition, or emulation of the exam- ples set before them. He counted it a dis. B, as an Englishman, that that was the frat dinner St. George's. Society had celebrated in the Colony. In connection

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, the Pre-mittee, especially Mr Dowley, who had the public in England would tell them with war charities the society had fought sident of the Society; welcomed those pre done excellent work as Hon. Treasurer, when St. Patrick's Day was; fifty per

as hard as it "could-not with a desire acat. Some of them who had been at the The amount of work Mr. Dowley had cent, St. Andrew's, twenty per cent. St

to defeat any other Society but simply front; he said, would perhaps think that carried through in the last few days had David's, but be deabted if avg per cent in this far part of the Far East we simply been astounding. He also wished would knew St. George's Day. That was to raise the greatest sum that could were very far removed from the scene to express special thanks to Mr. Geo wrong. Another grievance was that St. of the war. But he assured them that be tower of strength in providing George's Day fell at a time when the possibly be raised for that object for national emblem-the rose---was not that they had established themselves for" had followed with the great been a tower of this Colony has deeds of daring which musical talent. Their thanks were due blooming in England, though Hongkong all time they wished to work in friendly had been wrought by the fighting forces in addition, to other members of the of the Empire, and in propertion to it Entertainment Committee, Mr. Moxon was furtunate enough to be blooming size and importance it had contributed and Mr. Pearce, particularly and to Mr. with such fowers. For his own part ha association with the older Society of St. liberally in men, money, materials and Bell. Mr. Crapnell, Mr. Eldridge, Major had signalled to the warships in harbour Andrew's He coupled with the toast the clothing to the great struggle for the Hammond, and Mr. J. Scott Harston. All reminding them of St. George's Day and

had done splendid service

Indeed he asking the officers and men to wear their name of the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn. Ec

national emblem. freedom of mankind which had just felt that as President he had not done the highest respect and

(Applause). He had personally did not believe in waiting for the until a man was dead or leaving the closed.

The films prayed very interesting, and anything to deserve the honour of taking Welshman, se qbly and eficiently repre amusing and the whole entertainment the chair; those others had relieved him sented by His Honour the Chief Justice. Colony before saying that they appreciat of responsibilities which might otherwise (Applause). At the same time he madeed his work. (Applause). At the same was thoroughly enjoyed. given by Mr. H. B. L Dowbiggin, Mr. have fallen on his shoulders.

proud to be an Englishman. (Applaus.) time he was not given to Battery and, . W. Goldring and Mr. G. Dumbarton, Mr. E. Anderson gave the prologue from Mr. H. W. BIRD, in proposing the He would like to see the English a little therefore, when be submitted to them, as toast of The Services" remarked upos. more self-assertive and a little less man the unreserved opinion of the whole Pagliacci," Mr. G. W. G. Burnett re

the difficulty of doing justice to such saged by their brother saints (Applause.) eited The Charge of the Light Brigade" in seven spasms, and Mrs. H. M. Webb subject in a few words. Of all the famous No one realised more than he did what Colony, that His Excellency, since Sir contributed K-K-Katy The Missce deerts of the Navy, he said, perhaps that they owed to their brother saints. St Henry May's departare, had administer sa which is foremost in our minds to-day Andrew gave up his bonny, bonny Ecoted the Governmtat with tact and ability Besebud and Ruby Young gave excellent exhibition of the Sand Jig, is the glorious attack on Zeebrugge and land and came to foggy England to teach he felt confident that every one present would agree that be was speaking the being accompanied by their sister, Miss Ostend which took place just a year ago the English to govern themselves, intid

and more particularly, perhaps, because entally filling up the best mercantile truth (Applause). He thought he could

St. Patrick was Vyvienne Young

there are some of us here to-night who and government posts. knew the gallant Sir Roger when he was trying to teach them how to speak is say on their behalf that they batt at appreciated very sincerely the manner in this station in command of the Parliament, and St. David-ho did not which His Excellency bad entered into A large gathering of soldiers and

and remember how, during know who the unkind person was who the problems and difficulties which had sailors were again entertained at the Whiting Victoria Theatre at night, when an all- the Boxer rebellion at Tientsin, he fol said that the Weliamen got on their knees arisen. He bad tackled the various pro- comedy programme was screened. Shortly lowed Nelson's maxim and lay his ship on Sunday and spoke English all the blems with manifest ability and great after 9 p.m. Mr. G. C. Moxon velcomed alongsideed her. new rest of the Week (laughter) where success, in such a manner indeed, that almost wished that he was going to the men of the services, on behalf of the and boarded and captured her. She now David won the war for them incidentally Committee. He said that now that the lies over at Kowloon, a silent tribute to with the help of the Army and Navy. carry on. It was not, however, in their war had been fought and won and the that officer's dash and enterprise. It wae (Applause), and now St. David was occu power to bring about such changes. A Germans had taken the count, Britons all the same tactics that he planned and pied in a very much harder job-winning new Governor had been appointed, but He thought it before he arrived it was fitting and right over the world appreciated what they carried out at Zeebrugge when the satisfactory peace. owed to the ighting qualities of the Army Findictive was laid alongside the Mole would have been better to have relied on that they should express to the Officer and the Navy, He hoped they would and landing parties hold it whilst the Army and Navy, rather than upon Administering the Government the con enjoy themselves. In these semi-tropical the fatred, Iphigenia and Thetis debate, for a satisfactory pesce, but they fidence they had had in his administra- climates, the choice of entertainment was

to had to hope for the best. With regard to tiod since Sir Henry May left. (Ap- narrow, and they must accept the bos were sun pitality of the Committee as a token of the Bruges Canal: When we civilians the League of Nations he had a certain plause). He thought it was to be deplor the appreciation and good will felt for read the accounts of such deeds and there scepticism on its utility or success. Heed that the Press as a whole, at any rate of the Army equally daring I think it thought that scepticism might be found a part if not the whole, had to some against the Governor. A few musical items interspersed the must occur to all of us to wonder how oned on a wrong assumption. He did not extent attempted to poison the mind of programme and refreshments were served earth they were carried out successfully, think a League of Nations could do the Colony

The proceedings and I am going to tell you a story that everything for them, although it would designate. As British people they be lieved in giving every man a chance and during the interval.

believe gives us the answer. In 1919 I bring about a certain amount of safety they believed in giving the Governor concluded after mid-night.

happened to be in Switzerland, stopping and a certain amount of delay before designate an opportunity of carrying on DINNER AT THE HONGKONG at a little village close to Chateau d'Oeux wars were started in future. No League efficient administration, and of grasping where the first British prisoners of war of Nations, however, was going to be such HOTEL

sideration and after dus consultation wounded and most of them maimed for powerful navy. The point he wished to with those whom they had elected. were sent; they were all very badly shield of the British Empire, as their the problems which arise alter due con- LARGE GATHERING PRESENT.

life. A party of us went over to see bring forward was that Englishmen (Applause). There was a large gathering at the whether we could be of any assistance in should never allow the pride of the dinner which was hold at the Hongkong providing them with comforts, or be of British Navy, which had enabled the war, Hotel in the evening: The Hon. Mr. H. use to them in any other way and we to be won for Great Britain, for the E. Pollock, the President, presided and were given permission to visit the men Allies, and for civilization, to go down. corers were laid for over 150 guests, in the hospital. One poor fellow 1 spoke (Applause). Continuing, Rear-Admira humorous vein. He said he was among whom were .E. the Officer Ad to was a private in the Welsh Regt, and Tudor referred to the fact that there we whelmed by what had fallen from the ministering the Government (Hon. Mr. he had a very bad wound in his shoulder to be a larger fleet in the China station lips of Mr. Holyoak, concerning himself Claud Severn, C.M.G.), Rear-Admiral he also had a tattooed device on his The cruiser Carliste, which had been

say "Thank you. He really did not Tudor-Tudor, Sir Charles Eliot, Bir Wil-forearm of the British and American built during the war, was coming out and the other guests and he could only Lara Recs-Davies, Lieut. Col. Harvey, flags. The German doctor who operat. It would arrive to-morrow. Other ships deserve the praise that had been bestowed Bishop Lander, the Hon. Mr. P. H. ed on his shoulder deliberately cut out would follow The Hawkins, too, with a on him. He thought that Bir Charles Holyoak, the Hon. Mr. D. Landale, the the British Flag from this man's fore. Rear-Admiral on board, would arrive Eligt, his friend, who came from the Hon. Mr. 8. H., Dodwell, the Hon. Mr. arm, and he told me that when he left shortly. In conclusion be said that be North, where he had rendered distin CG. Alabaster, the Hon. Mr. W the hospital he said to one of the know that the civilians of Hongkong and guished service, was more qualified to Chatham, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, nurses who could speak a little English: members of the mercantile community, speak in reply to the toast than be was. the Hon. Mr. C, Mcl. Messer, and Mr. You can tell that doctor that he can were really grateful for what the Navy Sir Charles might have told them inter- torture a British Tommy but he can't had done for them. The best way they esting things about Vladivostock and NPJ: Stabb,

kill his spirit." In that little word could show their appreciation was to Omsk. He, the speaker, arrived in the "spirit" or morale," if you like it help the young sailors who would come Colony with a certain ambition to spurn The Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, in pro- better, I believe, lies the secret of all our out to the China Coast shortly, by giving the Scot and turn to the English In posing the toast of the Society of Bt success. It was this spirit" of the them wholesome games, such as football, Bingapore he had tried to join St. An George, gave figures showing the growth officers and men which carried as cts, and providing them with some sort drew's Society, and had told the Com of the Society in the Colony. As you through in the dark days of the retreat of place to go to instead of allowing them mittee that he was three parts Scotch. A all know, bo said, we are just beginning from Mons and later on at Cambrai

fourth part consisted of soda. (Laugh (Applause.)

tet). He immediately replied: "Perhaps the third year of the Societies' sxistence. when they were straining at the leash to patronisé fourth-rate publiq houses rude member wished to know if the On January 1st, 1816, we had 200 mem- and only waiting to fly at the enemy's bers; on January 1st this year we had throat when the word to turn about was

Lieut. Col. HARVEY, On behalf of theda and man

During the evening songs" 331 members; and to-day we number 35. given. Overwhelming numbers had no

sung by Hr. HL B. L. Dowbiggin, members: (Applause.) But those figures, terror for them. They fought over and Army, thanked the members of St. good as they are not good enough to over again at odds of 2, 3, and even 4 to George's Society for the magnibrant Mr. AD. Keigwin, Mr. G. Dum satisfy your committee and we shall be 1, and talking of fighting against odds entertainment provided for the men at barton and Mr. E. Anderson. Mr. Geo. They all Grimble accompanied the singers of the "very glad if every Englishman who has reminds me of an old story which was the Victoria Theatre.

piano, not yet joined, will kindly-send his name told me as a boy by my father who was appreciated it very much lio

On one occasion marked that he did not know why to our energetic Hon. Secretary, Mr. Fa sailor and soldier too.

National Anthem... A Wells (Applause.) In the matter of the Emperor Frederick of Germany was he had been singled out for the hoopurThe proceedings terminated with the remitting money to war charities, this holding a ceremonial parade and the of replying to the toast of the Army, was composed of unless it was because be ones marched Society has done very well. In 1917 we guard-of-honour remitted a sum of £4,000 sterling, and very fine regiment of Prussian Guards, before the ex-Kaiser on Wimbledon Com- last year we were able to remit no less They were splendid specimens of man man. He regretted the absence of Major. than £32,000 sterling. (Applause) That hood, all well over six feet in height, and General Veutring who might have been

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