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THE CANADIAN PACIFIC AND THE GREAT WAR

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MEMORIAL TABLET UNVEILED.

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY. DIE,

CAPTAIN DOLLAR IN BONGKONG,

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHEEP AND GOATS IN THE JOCKEY CLEB

· [TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG DAILY FREE,"I

INTERESTING SPEECH AT THE

· HONGKONG HOTEL"

Captain Bobert Dollar, the well-known American shipowner, and one of the pro- moters of American shipping trade on the Pacific, who is on a business tour in the East, was yesterday the honoured gumi of American business men at a tin given (3) The Club shall consist of voting at the Hongkong Hotel. About 70 as members limited in number and of neo-

SI-I beg to draw the attention of members of the Jockey Club to the pru

posed new rules Nos 3 and 6-

Among others invited to the Ceremony were The Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Recn Davies), Commodore H. E. Grace, R.N., the Lord Bishop of Victoria, Rov. V. H. A memorial tablet in honour of the Copley Moyle, M.A., Mr. R. H. R. Wade, employés of the Canadian Pacific Railway Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Hon. Mr. A. G. and steamship organisations, who gave Stephen Mr. A. E. Ferguson, Mr. D. J. their lives for the Empire during the Lewis, Mr. C. P. Anderson, Lt Comdr. Great War was unveiled yesterday mornW. Conway Hake, R.N., Mr. C. Montague ing by H.E. the Governor (Sir R. E. Ede, Hon. Sir Claud Severn, C.M.G. Stubbe, E.C.M.G.), at the local offices K.B.E., Hon Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, O.B.E. of the Company. The memorial, which Hon. Mr. E. R.. Hallifax, C.M.G., Mr. E is one of a series placed in the principal D. C. Wolfe, Mr. W-O. Lambert, Mr. down to tifin, which was presided over voting or ordinary members unlimited in

Robt. Hall, Mr. Walter Lang, Mr. T. S Morrison, Mr. W. C. Shinor, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. G. M. Young, Sir Paul Chater, CALG, Mr. R Shewan, Mr. Geo. Hogg, Mr. Eldon Potter, the Hon Mr. A. O Lang, Sir Roderick Jones, Mr. J. P. Braga Dr Sanders, Lt. Col. W. Nicholson, C.M.G., D.S.O. Capt. I D. Douglas, RNR and Officers of the Empress of Ana.

offices of the Company throughout the world, is excented in bronze and is mounted in Hongkong granite over the fireplace in the general office. The tablet bears a representation of Brittania with her attendants sounding the call to arms. On one side an Empress boat is to be sceu ploughing through the sea. A rail way engine is also represented. On the other side of the central figure a battle ship and a tank are shown. The inscrip- tion occupies the lower part of the plate (this inscription is given in full in one of the specches appended). On either side of the inscription are shown Scot- tish, English and Colonial troops of vari ous types, including foot soldiers, mount ed soldiers and artillery. At the base of the tablet there are names of the memor. able battles in which Canadian soldiers played a great part, viz.: Ypres, Festu- bert, The Somme, Vimy, Hill 70. Pass chendale, Amiens, Cambrai, Drocourt Queant and Mous.

THE COMPANY'E ACHIEVEMENTS.

The following information re the part played by the Canadian Pacific in the

World War is interesting-

The Canadian Pacific with its far-dung organization played a notable part in the war both on land and sea. In addition to the 18,000 members of the staff who joined the colours, its great transporta tion system was utilized to its full extent in the conveying of personnel and sup- plies to the various theatres of war.

War.

Canadian Pacific ships carried over a million troops and passengers on war business between August 1914 and Octo- ber 1919. They carried over 4,000,000 tous of cargo and munitions of war and many thousand of horees and mules.

Practically every ship of the Cozadina Pacific fect "did its bit" during the

The Empress of France and Em press of Britain were on Admiralty ser rice from almost the outbreak of hostili ties. The former, during her patrol ser- wice between the Shetlands and Iceland intercopted 15,000 ships. The Empress of Britain served in the South Atlantic 'patrol and after nearly a year's service was fitted out as a transport carrying troops to the Dardanelles, Egypt and 'India, also from Canada for the Western Front during the remaining period of bostilities.

THE COMPANY'S TRIBUTE.

"To commemorate those in the ser

number."

by the American Consul-General in

Thus there will be sheep and goats Hongkong (Mr. W. H. Gab). Capt Dollar sat on his right. A number of among the members. As to the goats, well-known British residents connected these will have all the privileges of the Club excopt that they shall possess no with shipping were present as guests."

share in the property of the Club and no repast, the CONBUL-GENZZAL Introduced

At the conclusion of the very excollent

Captain Dollar to the gathering waying

that the name of Capa. Robert Dollar was a household word in two continents and

They all

voice, in the management of the affairs

of the Club.">

Poor goats! What have they done to deserve this!

After providing for 200 sheep, who are on December 31st, 193, we come to the cream of the joke; Rule 8:

“The number of voting members shall not exceed 200, but when the number of voting members has fallen below 200 the Stewards shall invite an ordinary mem bar or members to fill the vacancy or vacancies"

This is too beautiful to spoil with com-

ment; like a flower, "touch it and the bloom is gone."

will be submitted is 5.30 p.m. on Thurs day next in Jarding's Board Room, Yours, etc.,

The time and place where these rules

ONE OF THE GOATS.

In asking H.E. the Governor to unveil it was well-known to them in the East to be the 200 oldest members of the Club the memorial, Mr. CAMERON said-The that he was one of their most distinguish occasion of our assembling here to-day ised national figures at Home. that we may offer a tribute to the memory new, in outline, the story of Capt. of 1,100 gallant men who at one time Dollar's achievements: how he was the first were in the service of the Canadian to foresee that the main current of the Facific Railway and who paid the supreme world's trade would flow to the Erst in sacrifice in the Great War. When the stead of to the Trost; how he began with call to arms came from overseas, Cana- timber, then bought ships to carry the dian Pacific men were amongst the first timber, and thus developed his shipping to volunteer; 11,310 Canadian Pacific business, step by step, until three years were recorded as ago he organised an all-round the world Railway employés having joined the colours and from all freight service which at that time was our services over 13,000 members of the considered impracticable, and they all staff enlisted in the Navy, Army and Mercantile Marinos 1,115 made the knew that he was now about to inaugurate supreme sacrifice 2,105 were wounded a still more difficult undertaking an all and 7,573 returned to the Company's ser- round-the-world pasterger service. It was vice; 670 decorations and medals were awarded which included two Victoria not his intention to give a "rocital of the remarkable things Captain Dollar had Crosses.

The Canadian Pacific has erected as a achieved, but before concluding he would What could be accomplished in that one tribute to those who paid the supreme sacrifico in the war and to those who like to point out Capt. Dollar's unfailing province was beyond his ability to even served, a series of memorials, the prin faith in China, which had never changed think out. From Hankow to Nanking-a cipal of which-consisting of a bronze since he first commenced business in distance of 350 miles-it was just one mass group representative of the Angel of Chinese porta: Mr. Gale then called upon of coal and iron for the whole distance. Victory is

appropriately enough placed in the Concourse at Windsor Street Captain Dollar to address the gathering. The greatest development in the world Station, Montreal, and was unveiled by

Captain Dollar, rising amidst applane, was waiting in those regions whore mining His Excellency General Lord Byng of

"Just Vimy, who in the War was Commander expressed his surprise and pleasure at had scarcely been commenced. of the Canadian Forces. Replicas of this seeing such a krge gathering of business imagino what is going to happen when statae are situated at the Company's other large terminal stations at Winni men. He had expected to meet a much that will be developed," said the speaker. peg and Vancouver. In addition to smaller company. He went on to say Think of it! One-eighth of the human these, bronze memorial tablets are affixed that the topic which he would most like family lives along the Banks of the to the Company's Liverpool and New York, as well as at

ofices in London, to speak on would be the prosperous con-Yangtze, and can you imagiso what they the important points in Canada on the dition of commerce on the Pacific. He will do whes they got to our way of Canadian Pacifc Railway system from asked his andines to cast their minds thinking It is, indod, vory difficult to the Atlantic to the Pacific, and the un-back over a period of 10 years and so in this country.

think what prospects are in store for dai veiling of the tablet at Hongkong com- pletes the memorials erected by the Com- what had happened. Less than 70 years pany. Each group or memorial tablet ago Pery opened the first two Japanese bears the following inscription :-- `- ports to foreign trade. Sixty-six years vice of the Canadian Pacific Railway 5o the Pacife Mail started its first Company who, at the call of King and steamer out of San Francisco for Hong- Country, laft all that was dear to them, kong. At that time there were only four endured hardship, faced danger and finally passed out of sight of men by steamships on be Pacific and their total the path of duty and adf-sacrifion, giving carrying capacity was less than 2,500 up their own lives that others might tons: How different were things to-day live in freedom. Let those who come after see to it that their names be not Steamers now had a carrying capacity of forgotten--1914-1018.”.

something like 18,000 tons and he remark ed that the as. Robert Dollar, which had left Hongkong that day, had a dead-"We don't know." weight capacity of 18,000 tons.

Eeverting to his original theme, Capt. of the Tagas and with the famous indie-ing here has been deferred until now. Dollar said that 35 years ago the first tive blocked Lisbon so that the German In comparison with the heroic great- Canadian Paciic steamer sailed bat she ships sheltering there could not come out ness and devotion of these men, any did not sail from Vancouver, added the raiding into the Atlantic. Her career memorial which this Company may erect was caded suddenly on March 1st, 1918, cannot but be inadequate. Such as they speaker, for Vancouver was not there them when she was convoying thirty vessels are, however, they are humbly offered as During the last 40 years there had been across the Atlantic, although four tor- tribute to the splendour of our glorious pedoes had to be fired at this gallant dead. The attendance of Your Excel a remarkable increase in entrances and vessel before she could be sunk

40 lenoy is deeply appreciated by those clearances of the Pacific ports, something lives were lost in this disaster.

associated with the Canadian Pacific and like G por cont. In further illustration The well known and popular Em on behalf of the Company I ask Your presses of the Pacife also did their Excellency to unveil the memorial tablet of his point, the speaker, referred to bit. For 23 days the Empren of Russia | at the Western terminus of our service. Seattle. They all know what that port and the Empresa of Aria guarded the port. of Aden until the arrival of British SPEECH BY H.E. THE GOVERNOR: was like now, but 40 years ago its popu warships. After further adventures, the

"Ha EXCELLANey, addressing those pre-

lation was 3,500. Imports and exports on Empress of Russia, Empress of Asia, sent, said he regarded it as an honour the Pacific Court had increased by Si per Empress of Japan, the cruiser Himalaya to have been asked to unveil the tablet cent. and the destroyer Ribble maintained a which was one of a series which had becn blockade of the port of Manila,, where erected by the Company. The Canadian

He then went on to compare the ton- fifteen German steamers were lurking Pacific had played its part well in peace nages of the two great ports in China, during the early days of the war, hoping and also in war. Whatever views they Shanghai and Hongkong. In 1922, the for a chance to get out and deliver the might individually have as to who won shipping tonnage through Shanghai was cargoes of supplica destined for German the war, or how it was won, there could warships. The Empress of Bussia, with be no doubt in the minds of 207, nor £7,500,000, or 4,000,000 loss than that of the aid of Indian territorial troops and could they forget, that the war would New York. Hagkong's tonnage for the several Sfteen pounder guns, captured not have been won but for the gallantry anne year was £2,000,000. Bemarking on the Turkish post and fort of Kamaran in of the officers and men of the mercantile the Red Sed

marine By their great courage in carry thess facte, Captain Dollar said that Fifteen of the Company's ships were ing provisions, stores and men and by Hongkong & for years ago was gocond destroyed through enemy action or ac- risking their lives daily and hourly and port in the world. She had since been cident at sea, presenting a tonnage of by their great sacrifice there would be superceded by Shanghai and "I would 128,600 out of the gross tonnage of 330,000 none to gainsay how great a debt all just like to my this to you good me engaged.

owed to the mercantile marine. In that in Hongkong: Get a move on! great service the Canadian Pacific had tor.)

The fino now steamer Calgarian was one of the many Canadian Pacific ships sunk by torpedo or mine during the war. First she was despatched to the mouth

THE UNVEILING CEREMONY.

It was the Company's desire to have all the memorials and tablets unveiled at the same day and hour bat owing to alterations being carried out in the office accommodation at Hongkong, the unveil-

(Laugh-

Continuing the sponter referred to pro- sent conditions in China. They were all labouring nader & great disadvantage on account of the confusion, and the soldiers, ad exited as a civilised nation for 5,000 but they must not be discouraged. China or 8,000 years, and he was not going to be despondent about things as he felt that something would turn up to rectify the ed Peking where he met and coaversed trouble. On his present trip bo had visit with the leaders of the people and he asked everyone of them what could be done to stop the trouble; but they one and all held up ther handy and unid

"We want to pull together," said the speaker, and by pulling together we separated we cannot do very much. can accomplish great things. By being would suggest to you american gentlemen present that you form sa American Cham ber of Commeros to work in co-operation the existing British Chamber of Com- merce. I don't know whether this advice advico take it; if it is bad advice bave is good or bad advice. If it is good nothing to do with it."(Laughter.)

There was one thing he particularly wished to bring out. Some years ago he was in London and whilst there he got in touch with an association called "The English Speaking Union." He asked the Secretary for particulars and he was só taken up with the idea that he asked to become a life member. He was admitted and he was afterwards informed that he was the first life member the Association had. But what he particularly wanted to point out was that the English-speaking people should get together and form, an I don't know English-speaking Union Whether you have such a Union; if you haven't got one," sald Captain Dollar emphatically.

with the British basincs, men and with

He went on to point out the advantages arising from such a Union, not so much in the political sense but in the sense of good understanding. If the English- such a Union war would be impossible for speaking people were bound together with

what nation could stand against them↑ The benefits would be many-(Applause.)

In this omnection he said he would like to quote a few lines from Kipling which seemed to base out his remarks. The lines

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"It ain't the guns or armament,

Or the funds tist they can pay, But the close co-operation,

That makes than win the day; It ain't the individuzi, fin. Or the army as a whole,

But the overlasting team work

Of every blooming soul." Captain Dollar corduded his runarb

370 decorations and medals were award ed, including 2 Victoria Orosses, 8 Orders played its propor. part. The Company The speaker, still quoting figures, zext of British Empire, 17 Distinguished Ser lost 18. ships during the war, with a ton referred to the shipping through the vice Orders, 3 Distinguished Service nage of 120,000 tons, all of which were Panama Canal and the Suez Canal. I Crosses, 64 Military Crosses, 47 Distin- engaged on transport, The Company 1929 thoro passed through the Suez guished Conduct Medals and 180 Military had also played a very worthy part in 20,743,000 tons of shipping and through connection with the Canadian and Home the Panama 13,000,000. This year the Medals,

forces. A large number of its employés figures for the Panama were practically had served in various units and their double that of the previous year. There was a large gathering of pro- memory remained as an example to their Coming to China, Captain Dollar id minent residents to witness the unveiling colleagues. In tribute and in honour to they were all aware that the surface, so ceremony which was striking and impres those noble men, he had the honour to far as trade was concerned, had hardly sive. On sither side of the tablet a unveil the tablets to the word His book of it, mark the points, that hero bom been scratched Take a map of China, soldier of the East Burrey Hegt, and a Suiting the milor of H.M.S. Hawkine stood whilst Excellency drew the cord holding the reached by formign trade, and what do the tablet itself was covered with the Union Jack in position over the bronze you find A trip along the cocan and a by complimenting the young business mon Union Jack. His Excellency the Clover- tablet, thereby unveiling it. The Right strip up the Yangters was all that had nor, accompanied by HE, the General Rev Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Deppug) boon touched. Take, for instance, then on the position which they oc cupied in the world's commerce. They Officer Commanding the Troops in China offered up a dedicatory prayer, after vast interior of China or even one pro- had far better prospects in China then (Bir John Fowler, K.OMG., O.B., which a soldier of the East Surrey Rogi- vince with its teeming millions-fifty to in any other place in the world, and their D.8.0.) and HE. the Commander-in ment, stationed in an adjoining office, sixty millions-providing everything, they opportunities were far, far, greater than Chief (Sir Arthur Leveson, KOE) at sounded the Last Post, the soldier and need for themsiree Just imagine if that elsewhere, I have only got about 20 tended by their A.D.C.'s were conducted sailor standing at the tablet, presenting one province euld be opened up? They years in which to try and develop this to the tablet by Mr Allan Cameron, the arms at the same time!

all knew the population of Groat Britain cominbree; so that it is up to you." (Loud Canadian Pacific's Oriental Manager, the The benediction, was then announced by and he asked them to compare, one pre-applause. soldier and the sailor presenting arms on the Bishop, and this brought the proceed vince of China with that of Great Britals, The gathering shortly afterwards Hi- their arrival

ings to a close?

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