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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND (1918.

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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE CHILDREN'S PLIGHT IN

PAUL.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE

BAZAAR.

SIBERIA.

COUNTESS TOLSTOY'S APPEAL

« HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPE,

ADMINISTRATIVE OLDRES BY "MAJOR.

WAKEMAN, VID, ACTING ADMINIS.

TRATIVE COMMANDANT,

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566 Pte. A, E. Paine, R, Co, in përthittadi to resign, on leaving the Colonyt· from Decomber 23rd. 1019.

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C. is granted

Y. E. Kent. A

12 months leave, dated November 18th., 1010%

Pt. P. L. Knight, "B" We is granted 2 months leave, dated November 18th. 1010.

Unless some assistance be sent to those The Bazaar Committee of the Socity who are working in Siberia to stern the of St. Vincent de Paul have now WOME ravages of hunger, exposure and disease, No. ploted arrangements for the Various stall and sent quickly, one out of every three mad side-shows of the 36th annual Al among the young children of Siberia is Fresc Fete which is to be held on De- douard to die this winter. This is thei' ember th. under the distinguished estimate of the situation sent to Japan by patronage of IT. E the Governor," The Countess Tolstoy a well-known relief following is a list of the stalls and anus-worker af the Russian Red Cross, and a ments aferady included in, this pro relative of the late Count "Enistoy.. gramme: Motor-ear "rafie, dellar raffle, Ton room. Convert Hall, Tencent stalk American lottery, Souvenir stall Pisteard lottery, take and Sweet stall. Refresh ment-rent, Shouting-gallery. Farmyard

'hate, Lucky well. Fishing-pond. Bucky- diji. Bucky-Wheel Straffing ple Bol- shesak. „Aunt Sally Ball-in-Bucket. Candies, and Quoits.. A large number of, turkeys have been provided for the Farm Yard, which will probably be well patronised in the hope of beruring one of the indispensable birds for the Christ

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Ark in almost every family and yog will find that during the past few months there has been one or more deaths among the children." writes Countess Tolstoy from. Ogisk. on October sth.

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This, of course, applies particularly to the poor bat every among the prosperous there has is a decided increase in child- mortality. I know that in Tomsk. for | instave, aniversity town and one where the average tamils seen well of the mortality is higher than 30 per cent. The prentage of deaths among the children - lising in refugee barracks and the crowd Fed railway box-cars which house thrusands

along the Trans-Sitian lin. is higher" than thirty percent. I accurate statis were kept the world would be appalled at the wholesale loss of life among the the citiens of a country struggling to

free."

QUTARIAN OF VIBRANE

AMMUNITION. Strubers of the Corps purchasing, aus 11APİTOR a reminded that they are required to return the chargery fa „mpties, to Defence Corps Mark quarters Store,

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CEDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY MASON

J. H. W. ARMSTRONG, V. D:

Musketry Competition will be held at King's Park Range, Kowloon, on Sunday, November 23, at 9300 am, Uniform optional Bayonet must be taken Ammunition will be supplied.

Course Sunday December Th Right Half Cat King's Park Range Kowloon, and Left Half Co. at Taikoo Range. Quarry Bay. Full details will be issuer laten

Masketry

ORDERS FOR ENGINEAR COMPANY BY CAPTAIN REALLY

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DEL PLASSEN FRR RATINGS,

held at Belchers t Gp on Wednesday, November 25th.

the foot, staples have been advancing

Priers of milk, butter, brend, meat and ), for many months, and even in eines U.E.L. Classes for higher ratings will be

Siberia, where whent, cattle, sheep. | harley and poultry, are plentiful the prices are comparatively high owing toOficer on duty: Livst. G. E. Marley. the depreciation in the value of the rouble, the standard money. Many pos fugs are under-mourished in the midst Pay of plenty because they hate nu tiney to thus

Child-mortality, is especially among the well-to-do refugee families- that is those who were formerly well-to-

severe

The Society recently issued report of its work to August 1st, 1919, which showed 4 balance in hand on that date munting go $3,334.34. The Bazaar Committee would like it to be understood that this report was publisheit, in con Action with their appeal for support for the forthcoming banware The Society year ends on Dember 31st.: and a rom plete and more detailed report will then be issued. In the thetime, it should be printed out that the balance now in hand Will suffice to meet the present monthly Ease of expenditure only until about the middle of February, The public are, therefore earnestly appealed to for supe These people, accustomed to most port in the forthcoming hazaar. on the comforts and many luxuries, living shet- proceeds of which the Society maat de tered lives. pere suddenly thrown upon and almost entirely for the whole of the crest of the refuges tide and were

Fear.

The nett, reeipts Trum last forced to flee from Perm. Ekaterin arg, year's bazaar besclusive of dolutions) Tumn, Chelyabinsk and other elties in were 87.115.20: donations amounted to box curs. Unlike the hardy peasants or 31.15.27, and other receipts to $167.70.the poor workmen who eas take care of making the insinne for the year 80,008. 17. their bodily comfort under aingt any expenditure for the ten months ended circumstances, these well-to-do fantilies The October älst., 1919. wax 83.571 57. Recent suffered acutely in the crowded box-cars. extensions of the Society's activities and from bad food and water.

During especially in the direction of the eduen the late summer, when refugee trains

the children of thum

pust.

stood for woke in sidings in very yard increased the considerably

re and station from Osk Irkutsk

to guber expenditure, as will be seen from dysentery, broke out and, wreaked havoc. the following figurs of expenditure on Typhus so made its appearance. relief to the poor, clothing, and education of poor children, etc; 5. Quarter ending March 31st., 1010 945-11 Quarter ending June Buch.. 19th SP214 10 Quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1019. 821369.95 while in the current quarter, the sum of-31.015.06 has been spent noder these beads in the one mouth of October alone.

The Bazaar Committee desire to thank the Indies and gentleiben who have already sent prizes and maitous. The Committer would hop grateful if ladies who are arranging to donate prizes would kindly send them in early to Me, L. A. Barton. Messrs. J. M. Alex & Co., Ta Chater Road as prizes will, if possible. be allocated to the, various stalls before the end of next week

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"THE SEAMEN'S "INSTITUTE.

The immediate cail from Siberia. as Fulde

through the American Red Cross in Japan, is for warm clothes for the childrm and for enough money to pro- vide at least some small Christmas for the war-orphaned little ones. are 30.000 of these, known as "Fetrograd- Orphans, but huddled in Siberiñ from many points in Russia. sent West by desperate parents to save then from the blood lust of Lenin and Trotzky.

SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY

social bain emery of the late Mrs.

The President said that he appreciated the gift all the more because it expressed the donors' esteru, for one who had given, bur whole-beafted support and strength for the welfare of the student body.

Pir.

and travelling expenses for October will be issued at Engineer Company Office. H.K.D.C.

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TEA DANCES

will be held on the following Days

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during the month of NOVEMBER

From 4.30 to 7 p.m.

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Monday, 24th, Thursday 27th.

Admission to Dance Room Each Day $2 per bead, including

Tes..

DAIRY

J. H. TAGGART

Manager.

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FARM NEWS

OWN HOUSE-FED. POULTRY

customers with own fel poultry We are now able to supply our

and to meet all demands

specially selected birls which are Our present stack consists of

Headquarters, in prime condition an' should give between 513 pm and 5.45 p.m... on Wednesday, November 26th.

every satisfaction. ORDERS FOR 19FANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR C, W. WAKEMAN, V.D... OFFICER

COMMANDING.

PARADES.

COMPANY? Saturday, November 2nd.; →

2.30 pm. Nos: 3 and 6 latoons at kings Park Kange Annual Musketry Course. Part 1. The following wall attend:- La-Corph W. Wright, Ptes, J: Carr, A. G. Coppin, F. E. J. Adams, W. . Ford, & Baker, J. McCorque- dale and S. Baker

Sergts. Oxberry and Beavis, Corp. Jackman, Ptes. J. Caer Clark, W.

ald Beavis Corp. Calculating

S.

lendinning, H. O Holt, J. A. Plummer. E. H. Rus, J. O. Shep- pard, T. F. Claxton and W. Jack

Bull.

Sergt. Meade will attend.

Dress, drill urder (helmets). Sunday, November 30th, “

9.30 am. Nos. 0 and 6 Platoons at ...King's Park Range

Annual The

Musketry Cuirs Part 1. following will attend. Corp J. Lyon, Lee-torp, E, F. Alcott, Pies. W. E. Roberts. A. W. Smith, F. A, Macintosh, W. Sin. elair, O. R. Benson, C. G. Alabas. ter, G. Hogg, E. W. White, F. H. Smith, J. Hunter.

Sergt. Oxberry and Sergt. Beavis. Corp. Jackman, Ptes. C. Stuart. H. H. Taylor, A. E. Paine, W. A. Stephens, R. E. Belili, D. K. Moss. A Jenkins, A. G. M. Flet cher, C. . P. Hay and T. E Pearce.

Sergt. Meade will attend. Dress dril order (helmet).

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, E.K.D.C.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG. RIFLE, LEAPPLE.

Members of the Corps are reminded of the practice shout at King's Park Raige at 2:0 pm, on Sunday, Brd. inst

CELEBRATION,

STUDENTS' GIFT FOR MEMORIAL.

At the wlebration of 'ti fortietli anniversary of St John's University at The collections at St. John's Cathedral M: Seio, President of the Alunni. Ad.. Shanghai on November 15th, Dr. T. K. themorrow will be on behalf of the Sea-visory tunneil. anounced to gift of men's Institute, the sermons bicz pracho from the alumni for the erection of ed by the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Chaps lain to the Missions to Seamen: The Hawks Pott. It was further stated that sura of approximately $20.000 is needed the 1915 clase had, in addition to subscrib for enably the work to 1" carried on satis. factorily. “Of this amount," B10,000 is to

ing their quota toward the sum, sub defray the cost of the new motor launch ribed "a further 8000 for furnishing the

ball. Dayspring, which plays so important n part in the work amongst the merchant- Seaner in this port By jeans of this launch. ships are visited, officers and m an takea for picnics, racursions, and bathing parties, and are brought from their ships to the Institute and back for services and entertainments. Anong her needs are the necissary equipment for changing a room at the Institute into little church, the provision of electric | fans throughout the building, an addi

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters tional piano, a billiard table for, the Dr. Chang Po-ling, President of Nan officers ronin, and special funds and as kai Collegs: Dr. T. H. Lee, B.A., Pre- sistance for Christians festivities. Helpsident of Fulitan College; and Mr. Huang in the way of concerts, plays, etc., will Yen-pei, Vice-President Kiangsu Educa be most gladly welcomed, and gifts. of tional Association

iterature will be most acceptable. The

Honorary Degree of Dictor of Laws- Institute i open at any time in the day the Hon. Sao-k Alfred Sa. M.A., Minis for inspection.

ster to the Court of St. James; the Hon. Some one has said that in the past five V. K. Wellington Koo, Ph.D., Minister years the British seaman has been redio to Washington; "the Hon. W. W. Yo covered The general public has realised bits. D.. Minister to Perlin and Copen- that in the Merchant seamen of to-day hagen, and Mr. Julean Arnold, BA.. At the Marine Court, yesterday morn

there lives the true descendants of the

The following honorary degrees were also conferred:

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity the B Sing Tharsing Assistant Bishop of Chekiang.

RIFLE COMPETITIONS.

moning of the Corps Shouting Com-|

nittee will be held at Headquarters on Monday, 24th, inst. at 5.30 p.m. to discuss arrangements for life Competition ete. Separate co- tices have been issued to, each mem ber of the Committe Hongkong, November 1st., 1919.

MARINE COURT.,

BREACH OF HARBOUR "

REGULATIONS.

men who won our carliest foreign posses-U.5. Commercial Attaché in China. sions and by their teilne vesages of Mr. Dzung Paul, B.4. Professor of dari pleaded guilty to having failed to Honorary Degree of Master of Arts-ing. the Japanese captain of the Urica mapped out our great trade Much has been said by way of Chinese St. John's University.

exhibit the regulation lights on his appreciation of the heroic way in which Bachelor of Divinity-the Rev. H, Camer. in the harbour, at 2.30 a.all, on

the Merchant Service has carried on. Tang, B.S.

Now is the time for deeds, not for words Doctor of Medicine.Dr Chen' Gi-ng- only. Let us see to it that the merchantsu, Hun Lin-cheng, B.Sc.. Hau Chao- Maman is no longer regarded as a wand-jung. Hsu Imin, B.A., Lin Kin-seng, crer on the face of the earth, satisfied D.Sc. Tung Shih-k'aei, B.Sc., and Yu with anything so long as he can get a Chien-tung, B.Sc, drink. He has, in company with his brother of the White Ensign proved him- self to be a very gallant gentleman, and worthy of the highest consideration..

THEFTS OF BRASS.

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BISMARCK'S GRANDSON AS WAR

CRIMINALY

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The Lille Court-martial." according to the Excelsior, has demanded the extradi-

Two Chinese were charged at the Magi-ion; under the Peace Treaty, of eight Ger- atracy, yesterday, with stealing a quan-

Utto von Bismarck, the grandspa of the mans of high position, including Count

November 10th..

Pc Wilson stated that there were no lights at all on the ship.

The defendant said the quartermaster changed the lights at 3 a.m. He did not know why they were out.

The Magistrate said he held the defendant responsible.. Defendant could imagine himself that it was a dangerous thing for a ship to be without lights in a crowded harbour like Hongkong Ho imposed a fine of 139.

POLISH WORKERS FOR FRANCE.

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In conformity with the terms of an agree

tity of brass from the Naval Dockyard Chancellor is accused of a number of ment which the French and Polish Gar

Defendants stated that they picked up. the brass from a rubbish heap and took it away to sell it for a few centa

Mr. Hutchison sentenced defendanta to

Count Otto

crimes, among them of having condemned ernments have just signed Poland will to death, without trial, 14 inhabitants of scad to France 120,000 workers. Most of the village of Vicoigne, near Valencien thess will be employed in the liberated Dos. These persons were shot as an regions. The Poliah workers will arrivé Another man was sentenced to A example," and as soon as they had fallen, in groups of 13,000 men. Most of these are cultivators, miners, and and before all were dead, the wall against workers. which they stood was sat.on:fra.",

a month's hard labour each.

month's hard labour for stealing & quan- tity of brass from the Taikoo Docks.

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