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ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY.

SOCIETY OF IRISHMEN FORMED.

FIRST GENERAL MEETING

HELD YESTERDAY,

Thero was a very gucouraging attendanco at the first general and inaugural meeting of the St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong, which was held at the Chamber Commerce Room, City Hall, last evening under the chairmanship of

Mr. E. P. R. James.

Mr. G. P. Murphy temporary secretary, who called the meeting) addressed the gathering as follows:

Ladies and Gentlemen,-It being past the time for which this inest- ing is called, I will suggest that we proceed to business. I have sent ont notices for this meeting to as

| THE WATER SUPPLY. HELENA MAY CONCERT.

VARIED AND ATTRACTIVE

A SATISFACTORY POSITION.

"The P.W.D. statement of the Colony's water supply shows that the Talaad reservoirs on January 1, And, just short of 1,800 million gallons and the mainland reservoirs | have d3 million gallons. The tatai expenditure was 887 million gallons for the whole Colony, so at the present rate of expenditure which represents a full and ankitnited supply-we have enough, in hand to the end of March, even if not. a drop was received from the Shing Mun River, A very different posi Lion from that of two years ago!

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

Tylam

PROGRAMME.

A varied and attractive pro- gramine was presented at the con. cert at the Helena May Institute- last night. The programnie was a's followe

1--South Wales Borderers' Youn!

· Octette. (Selections). (a) The Bank of Allan

Water ....... Anonymous. (b) Cherry Tipe... O. E. Hall,

(Two old English aire) Mrs. Bowes-Smith, 3.-(a) To Granuda

********* .......... (0) Princesita

(Two old Spanish songs) Mr. G. D'Aquino 1-(a) The Disappointed Serennder

Alvores. ... Padilla.

Brahma. (0) Gypsy Song ......... Brahms. (r) The Dusiann ...... Brahms.

Mrs. R. Sanger. 5-Xylophone Sok. (Selected.}

Lance Cpl. Richardson. 0. (a) Songs my Mother taught (4) Cloudy heights of

Tarta .....

Tyran

Byewash

گرام 10 ..... many Irishmen as possible in the

Colony. An agenda for thin meeting has been drawn up, copies have been distributed among you and also copies of our proposed articles of nasociation.

In order that our proceedings may by conducted with regularity I pro- pose that a temporary chairman be installed now to conduct this meet- ing on the lines of the aforemen tioned agenda.

+

With your permission, therefore,

I will now call upon Mr. E. P. R. Jaines to take the chair.

Mr. James' Speech,

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Tytam Tanterruediate Tylam Tuk

Wong Nei Chung... Pokfulam

· 1930. 11 3

1031. 93'-8'

17' 1" 17' 8* . 17 17

31 H 10 1 10' 1" The figures are the depth at the surface in feet and inches below overflow level.

Gallons,

...... rorak.

(Two Gypsy songs)

Mrs. Bowes-Smith.

Drorak

-South Wales Borderers' Ortette

(Selections).

8.-(a) Mighty like a Rose..Nevins. Tosti. (h) fattinati ............

Mr. G. D'Agnino, The vocal octette, of the South Wales Borderers was well received,

Welsh

very melodious Storage in Millions and Decimals of one of their best items being "A

ittle : 1831. phases and intervale, was 212.88 ally rendered.

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Taytam Byewash 3.03

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20.94 but the continuity of phrase in Mrs. Sanger's items was marred by her reference to the words during her singing.

42.38

Mr. G. D'Aquino sang extremely well, the two Spanish songs, con- stituting his first group being parti, eularily pleasing.

Totat ........1,301,93 1,487.04 Consumption of water in the City Mr. James- then took the chair, and Hill District in millions and and addressing the meeting, said:-decimals of gallons during the

Ladies and Gentlemen,-I thank month of December:

1920. 10.

270.89 Three spirited Xylophone solos ty you for the honour you have con- Consumption 210.01

Lanco-Corpornd Richardson gave ferred upon me but wish to emphasis Estimated popula

.138,880 418,901 | the required, note of variety ton that I am chairman for this meet

well-planned programme. ing only, and that during our pro- cecdings, regalar and permanent officials will be elected who will be more suitable than I to preside on future occasions..

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tion

Consumption

per

19.0 13.6 hend per day December, 1929-During the whole month a 13 hours' supply (a Storage in Millions and Decimals of a.m., to 6 p.m.) was given to all Rider Main Districts.. Principal Mains closed from 6 p.m. to 6 s.m.

December, 1930.-Constant supply throughout the Cry, Hill and High Level District during the whole

Gallons.

1030. 1031, Kowloon Reservoir 334.24 323.56 LI1.07 Shekinipui Reservoir 79.29

28.75 28.75 Reception Reservoir

Total

1320 1930.

It cannot but be evident to every one of us who have resided even for a few years in this Colony the

302.97 403.08 fael that a central secular Irish Asmooth with, the execption of the Consumption of water in Kowloon sociation founded and run on lines, diatrict West of Eastern Street / in millions and decimals of gallons

where a constant street fountain during the month of December similar to, and for similar motives supply was operated from Dégem- as the other National Sociotics of ber 1 to 31, 1900,

Consumption ......... 110.38 .138.39 the far flung British race-is non."

Estimated popula

tion ..........

173,280 178,300 existent here, and we might well

Consumption per engender on Irish organisation

head per day ..... 21.7 23.0 founded on the soundest principals

Constant supply in all districts which we trust will be durable,

during December 1928 and 1970. charitable, hospitable and in every way foster and encourage the tradi-

tions of our race:

Whilst our lack of an organisa- tion has been so long evident, we hope at this meeting we will fill this long felt need.,

That Hong Kong evidently opea had such an organisation I have only recently ascertained. I read only the other day that in 1879 during the administration of Sir Pope Hennessey, a successful Irish function was held on March 17. What was begun fifty years ago might well be carried out to-day. Your presenen here this evening significs you unqualified approval of this Society.

I have been asked to state that our Society is non-Partisan and strietly secular with the sole motivé in view of providing a central Irish organisation which will be able to devoto a certain percentage of its incomo to deserving charities, and on the Irish National Day, will be able to organise a function to which Irishmen may invite their frienda and show them a little of that hos pitality for which the Emerald Isle is to famona.

Rules Adopted.

The proposed rules of the Society. were then put forward and, were adopted after considerable discus. aion while several amendments were innde.

Basis of Constitution.

Before putting the rules forward for adoption, however, the Chair- mand said that he wished to make the basis of constitution clear to All those present. It was as fol- lows:-

The Society has been organised. to draw together members of the Irish race in Hong Kong under whoso control and auspices the an-" niversary of St. Patrick and other national festivals may be celebrat ed. To assist charitable causes in general and in particular to relieve distressed and deserving countrymen insofar as the funds of the Society will permite

The Committee.

The committee were elected by pallot; the following gentlemen being chosen to take office-Sir Joseph. ken EC Prol FA Redmond Col Nyles, Lieut. Comer, DTUMI, Dr. Tope, Col. Stokes, Lieut. Mahoney, and Messrs. T. Murphy, B. H. C. Hallows, L. N. Murphy, H. C. Macnamara, G. P. Murphy, E. H. Williams and E. P.R. James.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS;

1930. Kowloon Reservoir 0 0 Sheklaipui Reservoir d' 11' Reception Reservoir 1'8"

1031, 2 10 11

18"

* Inches aiove overflow. Feet and itches below overflow. (Continued on next Column.)

The Government Analyst's re

ports show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

The total rainfall to December 31 was 16.00 inches compared with 09.83 in 1929.

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