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ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY.

REPORT TOR LAST YEAR.

The Report of the Committee of the Society of St. George, Hong Kong, for presentation at the an nual general meeting to be held in the Board Hoom of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, "on" Monday, March 30, at, 5.30 p.m., states:— The General Funds show balkner, of 84,573.94, an increase of $123.16 as compared with the end of 1020, while there is a balance of 32,280.08 at the credit of the Enter- £ainment Fund. The surplus from The 1830 Ball Account whs 1829.10. which was included in a transfer made from General Ball Funds in the Entertainment Fund.

The calls on the Suinty for relief were comparatively small in num ber but the amount disbursed was $1,033.03, part of which was a con- tribution towards the passage of a distressed Englishwoman and ber daughter who were repatriated. Close tough was kept with the Hong Kong Benevolent Society al ́the Charities Organization to ensure that those seeking relief from the Society were deserving of aid.

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MARCH

24, 1931.

GROWTH OF THE PO LEUNG KUK.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW BUILDING.

HONG KONG AND THE MUI TSAI PROBLEM.

His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Willinin Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., yesterday laid the foundation stone of the nnw Po Leung Kuk at Leighton, Hill Road.

In the course of his address to the largd assembly of representa tives of both the Europan and Chinese community, His Excel- lency, speaking on the mui trai system in the Colony, said that thers were obvious defects in the system and the Goverment had decided it should gradually be eliminated. He asked for the co- operation of individuals and bodies. "Cruelty to children is not inherent in the mud taai sysiem, nor is it confined to mui trai, or even adopted children, nor is it peculiar, to the East. It is, however, a most despicable crime, and every effort is now being made to bring offenders to justice," said His Excellency.

Lady Peel accompanied His Excellency, and among those pre- sent were His Excellency Major-General 3. W. Bandilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.8.O., Sir Shou-son Chow, Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Hon. Mr. R. H. Rosewall, Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, Mr. C. D., Melbourne, Mr. A. I Shields, Mr. 3. K. Lo, Mr. Tam Wan Tong, Lady Ho Tung, Mr R. H. Kolewall. Mr. Leung Pat Yao, Mr. Lo Chung Shiu, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. Ho lu, Mr. Ho Leung, Mr. Tsang Foo, Mr. Li Yick Mui, and Mr. Kwok Shiu Lau.

After the speeches, which are given below, His Excellency performed the ceremony of laying the foundation stone. No was afterwards presented with a silver mafiot and trowol.,

HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION.

Mr. Tam Woon Tong, the Chair-ly succeeded in raising $60,000 from man of the Po Leung Kuk, said: the liberal and charitable com

The erretion of the new building munity. of the Po Leung Kuk will bo! started to-day. B. E. Sir William. Peel, the Governor, has been so

Liberal Contributions."

On St. George's Day a wreath was laid on the Cenotaph. In the afternoon the Band and Bugles of the lat Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) gave n conter: and sounded· "Retreat on the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground. Despite a interruption by rnin the much enjoyed by a large gathering. At night the Society was "at home" to the men of the Services in the Lee Theatre,

Sir Robert Ho Tung contributed when a variety concert was given.. There was a crowdd house and the

830,000 as a filial memento of his Society's guests clearly demonstrat-kind as to have come to perform lais mother; Miss Lam Fuk Chi ed their appreciation of the enter the ceremony of laying the founda- 810,000 in meinory.of Mr. Lau Ya tainment,

tion stone, We have received en-Fong, and Mr. J. E. Joseph who On Armstico Day a wreath of|thusiastic, ndvico and guidanes has made wide friendship among

from the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, the Chinese; 30,000 in remembratic the Colonial Secretary. the Hon. of his late mother. Then through The annual golf match aganst St Andrew's Society was played at Mr. A. E. Wood, this Secretary for the introduction of many of you Fanling on November 10, 1930. For Chinese Affairs, the three honour here, further subscriptions were the first time for some years pastable representatives on the Legis secured, making a total of $140,000, St. Andrew's won.

Flanders' poppies was laid at the Cenotaph.

The annual ball on Twelfth Nightlative Council, and the Permanent That we have been able to raise was attended by over 1000 members Committee of the Institute, and such a big sum within such a short and guests, & number considerably have been honoured with the pre-period is in fact all owing to the in excess of any previous ball held sence of all you Ladies and Gentle enthusiasm you` gentlemen have din- by the Society.

The committee regret to have to. We are proud of this, and played in charity, and it will be due to the kindness of you charit- record the death of Mr. P. Ware very thankful to you. Blackwell who was killed inn fy The Po Leung Kuk was first able gentlemen, that better accom ing accident in Europe while on

founded in the 4th year of Kwongmodation can be afforded to the leave.

During the year 90 new members Sui of the late Tsing Dynasty women and girls of the Institate on joined the Society but about the (1878) with due approval of the the completion of the building.

number resigned or Government by Me.

However, the expeners of the In- struck off on account of prolonged Yeung and other Directors. The slituto will grow after its removal, absence from the Colony. The num ber on the active list is now 518 institute was maintained by sub-na the new building is much larger, as against 517 at the last annual seriptions made by the Directors Of the $140,000 that has be meeting...

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During the year His Excellency the Governor (Sir William Feel, E.C.M.G., K.B.E), honoured the Soviety by becoming its Patron.

The accounts have been nadited by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A.C.A., f whom the thanks of the Society fare due.

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of various terms, and the two secured, $100,000 is to be spent on wards, the Ping On and the Fuk the erection of the building, Jenv Shan, of the Tung Wali Hospital,iug only $10,000. that can be in- were temporarily borrowed as its vested in property for the main- offer. In the 17th year of Kwong tenance of the Institute. But the Sui (1891) Mr. Lok Yam Ting and Institute has no funds of its own,' others thirty in all-on appoint and has to depend every year on ment as Committee for raising sub- the annual subscriptions made by seriptions for the erection of n different unions for its mainten building for the Institute, succeed-ance. When the expenses are in. ed in raising over $30,000, and the creased, the interest yielded by the Tung Wah Hospital gave a piece 840,000 will not support the In- of land on loan for the erection of stitute. We hope in, earnest that the proposed building..

all people in the Colony, will make The evening of Friday will see

subscriptions to the Institute with

ever, of these drawbacks, the Com gradually censo to skist. An affor the first appearance in Hong Kong.

As the Institute is ast organisational liberality and cutbusiasmi H at the Theatre Royal, of two world

mittee have done very fine work. of the Chinese Secretariat devotes famous dancers, Clotilde and Al- for assisting the Government in that it may here large funds of its addition to the advice and help considerable time to questions con- exandro Sakharoff, who together adininistering the Colony, & sub own, and may be maintained for given by them to the Secretary for ccted with the muf tear, and 1 with their assisting artiste, Pierresidy of 20,000 was granted by the ever. Reitlinger, violinist, and Marcel

Chinese Affairs, they have given would ask for the further co-opera Gaveau, pianist, will give one per- Government with the approval of I beg respectfully to express on

practical help to many women and tion of individuals and bodies, formance in the Colony before the Colonial Baxretary of State, behalf of our colleagues our hearty children. Lually over six hundred whose help I gratefully acknow. proceeding to Manila.

and an Ordinance was enacted for

prople are admitted to the Institu leige, in bringing to notice any i tion during the year, and in 1820, breaches of the law. That cases of the last year of which I have seen cruelty to children occur from time time cannot be denied, but the record, 270 women and child. ren were restored to their relatives, cruelty to children is not inherent in tho mui teni system, nor is it through the Kuk.

As soon as I found that the Com-confined to mui tmi, or even adopt. mitte desired this site for a new ed children, nor is it peculiar to and approved of it being given for despicable crime, and every, ellort building, I investigated the matter the East. It is, however, a most the purpose. I recommended this is being made to bring offendors to. to the Secretary of State, naking justice. for telegraphic consent, which was because I wish to acknowledge the duly received. Mr. Tam, Woon Tong help given by the Po Leung Kuk and his Committee have wasted no

GOVERNOR'S SPEECH."

to

I have referred to this matter

It is understood that the Sak. the guidance of the Institute. The thanks to H.E. the Governor for haroffs' art is unique and is of an erection was completed in the 22nd being kind enough to come to lay even higher standard than that of year of Kwong Sui (1890) and the the foundation stone. We thank also other great dancing attractions ceremonies of laying the foundation which have visited Hong Kong in stone and opening the door were all you ladies and gentlemen for the past under the direction of A. performed by Sir William Robin your kind presence. Strok The Sakharoffs have just son, the then Governor, and it is Mr. Tam Woon Tong served on completed a wonderful tour of 25 birty-six years since. The In- recitals in Japan. They will soon stitute generally looks after cases the Committee of the Po Leung Kuk arrive in the Colony from Bhang; in connection with kidnapping of for the year 1925, was Chairman of hai which has been completely taken women and girls, and dieputen the Tung Wah Hospital for 1920, by storm with their very unusual tween lysbands and wives, and the art. They roves! a form of ter work it has done in the interests and Chairman of Po Leung Kuk for "naichorean art which not only finds of women and children is by no 1930. high favour with dance enthusiasts, means small. But in view of the leut also is guaranteed to please limited area of the Institute, ques- even the "red business man."tions have arisen in respect of Clotilde Sakharoff has long boen sanitation, and thereford in reccut famous in Europe for her beauty years, the Directors have proposed and her superb @gure, while Al- that a new building should be oraci exandre Sakharoff is one of the ed, but no suitable site could be most perfect male dancers now ap. I found. praring before the general public. When we took up the charge of In every respect this engagement the Institute, wo continued the pro- to come to hy to Iny, the founda- of the two world-famous dancers 14 oct of our predecessors, and went tion atons of this new building: of importance to artistic Hong forth to look for a site. Finally Very, soon after I arrived in Hong we wicceeded, in finding site on It is understood that after the which we are on the at the Kong, I visited the present Pa appearance of the Bakharolle, Toti proposed erection. The Govers- Leung Kuk and was struck very Dal Monte said to be the world's ment approved of our application, much by two things first by the greatest coloratura soprana, and do and granted us, the site measuring time and energy spent by the Com-gradually be eliminated. Registra medical visits will continued Mure Lomanto, colebrated Italian shout 80,000 square feet. But the lyric tenor, will appear at the question of funds is one of the mittes on the work of u Institution was insisted upon, and also and ensos of nitkness will be r Theatre Royal for one folnt song first importanen. Therefore my tion, and second by the inadequacy notification of any movement of rooved as necessary to the Tung

the girls No more mui tani arei Wah Eastern Hospital close by. recital on Monday, March 30. colleagues end-I bustled about riny Booking for the recital is now pro-

allowed to come into the Colony, I wish good inck to the new so that in due course they will building cceding at Montric's

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HE. the Governor, addressing the gathering, said : ---

It gives me very great pleasure

and night, solleiting subscriptions of the premises and the unsuit from hotse to house, and fortunate ability of the site. In spite, how

time, and I congratalate bim most in connection with these girls. The 1 ! heartily on his successful efforts to Committee bave been of great ne raise the necessary funds, and Tistance in temporarily taking in also congratulate, those subscribers some of them, and assisting us to who have responded so magnificent-nd. their parents, in order that they may returned to them. ly to his appeal.

With the increased nccommodation Mut Teal" System....

which will be provided by this new { Criticisms have been levelled in building, the Committee will be various quarters on the existing able to render even greater assist

dani systein in this Colony, ance in the future than in the past Some of the criticism is perhaps te, unfortunate women and child well founded, but a great deal of it ren. I feel that I can count on i is unjustified and without founda their continued assistance: and co tion. At the same time there are operation. There will be accommo obvious defects in the system, and dation for about one hundred por Government decided that it should sons The present avstem of regular