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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MITUAL STEAM

NAVIGATION CO. LTD.-----

TONBIONEES por Co.'s Venne "

"ATREUS

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FROM UNITED KINGDOM Via SINGAPORE are hereby notified that their Cargo be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Copsignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage al Holt's hurt. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after Brd Mar.

Optional Cargo will not be Bnded here, unless Notice has been gives prior to Vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Friday between the hours of 10.45 And Noos within the Free Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessol's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10 h Mar., will be subject to

Bent.

All Clain- apaine, the Vessel mast be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th March or they will not be recognised.

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FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO',

ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

THE 8.5. "BENCRUACHAN”

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NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landel at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whones andfor from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.

So Claims will te wimittel after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the Oth a 193%, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 24th Mas, or they will not be recognize.

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To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must have a Revenue Officer in atton. danca when damaged dutizble goods are examined.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the folowna where they will be examined on the 8th Mar, 1933, at 9 am. he Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.

No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by No Fire Insurance will be affected.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.(Unisa), LTD. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta. Agent..

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

"THEY GO TO SCOFF AND

REMAIN TO PRAY"

Great Work Of The Hong

Kong Benevolent Society

"We receive, account for and administer some $23,000 a year. The method of administration, involving as it does personal contact and knowledge, calls for a very close and continuous system of supervi ston. and yet our administration costs are only $350 a year, one and a half per cent, of our income.

"Any Soelety which can show 'so low a cost, as this has nothing to fear from public scrutiny. We, as a Society, welcome it and invite for we are confident that those who can be induced personally to examine our work will be immediate converts to our cause, and even those who come to scoff remain to pray"."

These remarks were made by the milk which their parents have not Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Macgregor, the means to buy. Help of that at the annual meeting of the description has in 1937 Involved us Hong Kong Benevolent Society in an expenditure of $10,850 and yesterday.

there is no immediate likelihood that that figure will not be greater in 1938, for it has steadily increased over the past four years. Our

SIR ATHOLL'S SPEECH

"As Chairman, Sir Atholl review-

ing the year's work sald, inter alla:

ather large item of expenditure is 1937 was $5,500. jon education the cost of which in

CHILDREN EDUCATED

at ten

MARCH 5, 1938.

TOLL OF THE ROAD

Weekly Accidents Return

In the Colony of Kong Kong in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am, on Saturday, February 19, there were altogether 56 traffic accidents, as the result of which 4 persons were killed and 20 persons were injured

Of the persons killed, a Chinese male, aged 21 years, was knocked down and fatally injured by a private motor car whilst running across the road.

A Chinese female, aged 19 years. was knocked down and killed by a motor cycle whilst walking across the road,

A. Chinese male, aged 48 years. died from injuries received through falling from a moving motor lorry.

A Chinese boy, aged 8 years, was knocked down and fatally injured by a motor cycle whilst running across the road.

Three bus passengers and two tramcar passengers were injured while alighting from moving motor buses and tramcars respectively.

The Society's investments stand on the books at a value of nearly

-PEDESTRIANS INJURED $32,000 and dividends and interest

Of the persons injured, 9 were during the year under review

"Here the Society feels that it is pedestrians; who were either walk- amounted to $1,327 in round doing really helpful and construc-or running across the road and figures. We have, therefore, antive work. It is responsible for the were struck by vehicles. assured annual income of $5,327 education of 57 children or about one third of our minimum schools, and the cost of education annual requirements, -

includes in some cases meals for "For everything beyond that we the children. To the Directors of have to look to the generosity of these ten schools We owe our One motor cycle driver was in- the public, and I am confident very heartfelt gratitude for their that this year we shall not look generosity in taking these children In vain. When the nature of the at reduced fees. The education of work which we are doing is care the rising generation and their fully considered, however, it is proper equipment for taking their obvious that the ideal at which we proper place in the battle of life must aim is a regular annual sum is a grand work which cannot be which will enable our work to go allowed to cease.

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jured through falling from hlä machine whilst in motion.

One bicycle rider. 2 public car passengers. 1 tricycle driver and 11 ricksha driver were injured as the result of collisions between vehicles; 20 were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians; and 15 accidents were due to other causes.

Private motor Car 28; Motor | "Membership of the Society costs "The Society maintains in Kow-lorry 13: Public motor car 12; mo- only $12.a year. and $100 will loon a room which is available as tör bus 7; Motor cycle 3: Tramcar purchase life membership.. In 1937 a lodging for destitute women and 5: Bicycle 1; Tricycle 4 Chair 1: the society had only 78 members children. During 1937 it has been Rickshaw 3. whose subscriptions amounted to practically continually occupied $936 and. ir. consequence, we found and at times two families have had ourselves, in December, with empty to be accommodated in it as best pockets, and unable even to pay they, and we, could arrange. It is the rents, and school fees to which most valuable ancillary service. we.were committed, or to give as- in a Colony where there are no

it was

Bo badly alms houses or work houses, for the only alternative would be the "I am proud to say that a special semi-penal house of detention. appeal for funds met with a most "I only wish we could and some generous and spontaneous response, wealthy and philanthropic pro- and, without having to curtail any perty owner who could place a of our services. We and ourselves, house at our disposal for this great at the end of 1937, with a credit work. If any such hears this ap- balance. of $4,467.00.

Deal we shall be only too glad to

sistance where needed.

"To all those who so willingly let him see what we are doing with answered the call of the Society x Dur limited means and to show would like to tender our

much remains to be done." sincere thanks.

AVOID ABUSE

Verv

The report and "accounts adopted.

were

After a shot discussion on the

It is, however, to the regular subject of membership the meet-

member and to his annual sub-ing terminated.

scription that we feel that we have

a right to look for most of our

requirements. The subscription of

$1 per month cannot be described LESTER HOSPITAL

as excessive, and how much the Society gives for that small sum. especially to business business arms,

men 'and

"The man or woman who chooses the bustest hour of the day for a visit during which he or she pours out a tale of woe and a story of aire and undeserved misfortune. may or may not be an imposter.

"What is certain is that a busy mar has not the time to investigate the case, and fat too often the v'sitor departs with a dollar or two, paid him, not on the merits of his case but simply to get rid of him. Such a form of charity gcod. neither to the giver nor to the recipient, and such a system is manifestly capable of grave abuse.

WORK

Statistics For January

the

The exceptionally the work of Lester Chinese Hospital is once again Apparent in their report of work done during January states the North China Dally News.

Nearly 500 people on an' average. have been treated daily, while the extent of their other work is well

shown in the statistics which Inllow:

Number of Outpatient visits 14.818; inpatient admissions-543; bed days-8,207; average fed a day-590; JOIN SOCIETY

attempted suicides, men -- 19; attempted Buicides, "To a member of the Society we women-19: inpatient operations→→ undertake to investigate every such

183; outpatient operations---374: case and to give the help and re- industrial accident cases-17; cases llef which needed. We have the brought in by S.M. Police-418; will, the time and the machrary cases brought in by French for thorough investigation in every Police-34; births-50; prescrip- case, and the consequent saving oi time to a busy man is surely worth more than a dollar a month.

"Join the Society and then send all such applicants for help with a ncte to our honorary secretary and we will do the rest. Surely in so populous a Colony as this, five hundred annual "subscribers are

tions dispensed 15,159; radio- graphs taken-561: total free bed days-4.382: total free outpatient visits 1,280.

LOCAL RAINFALL

not too much to hope for. No one The following are the rainfall

of them would feel the loss of $12 figures for February as recorded

a year, but the resultant 36,000 at the Botanic Gardens.

would insure that our work could go on uninterruptedly and without further appeals to your generosity.

Date

Inches

6. 2, 38

.17

7. 2. 38

.12

8. 2. 38

.01

9. 2. 38

.17

10. 2. 38

.1.67

11. 2. 38

.72

12. 2. 38

.03

13. 2. 38.

,03

14. 2. 38

:12

15. 2. 38

.03

19. 2, 38

.26

20. 2. 38

.19

Total

4.42

MEALS PROVIDED "What work does the Boclety do for the poor and needy? The re- lief of the poor whether it be casual or more permanent unfor- tunately must go on, and in times like these, with so much uném- ployment in the Colony, the east of necessary relief has greatly in- creased. Meals for whole familles are provided. In many cases, rent has to be paid and compradore's, bills for necessaries guaranteed and pald and many children require days.

BOARDING OFFENCE

Charged with having boarded the 9.S. President Coolidge without the permission of the captain or the officer on duty, Chan Kong, aged

24. appeared before" Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole at the Marine Court yesterday when he pleaded guilty and was fined $10.

No rainfall recorded on other

Mr Howard Harding.

· Mulder,

The Hillows.

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