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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

B.F.R.D.C. REVIEW OF TWO YEAR'S WORK

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SHORTLY AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES IN -CHINA, IN 1937. MANY BRITISH MEN AND WOMEN FELT THE NECESSITY OF DOING SOMETHING TO RELIEVE THE 'GREAT SUFFERING OF THE MANY REFUGEES.

On August 28, 1937, the Joint Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and the China Association discussed this question, and dispatched a cable to London urging that a fund be opened in London for the relief of the refugees.

In October 1937 the Lord Mayor gave his support to the official launching of the appeal for "The Lord Mayors Fund for the Retief of Distress in

·China.”

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Both in Hongkong and in Shang- hat much time has been spent on the unpacking and redistribution of supplies.

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A large quantity of medical supplies has also been bought in China and sent to various hos- pitals.

In Aprt', 1939. Hankow was threatened with an epidemic of malaria and the stocks of quinine vere running low s. the British Fund came to the rescue and quickly despatched a supply

TOTAL OF £202,000 After the Fund had been in operation for more than one year. the Mansion House Find was closed and therefore longer be described as "The Loid Mayor's Fund," though it is con- The stantly referred to as such collection of the money, however. quinine. continued in the name of "The British Fund for Relief in China."

It is encouraging to note that

DISTRIBUTION

of

Money and supplies have been sent to at parts of China with

after the recent outbreak of war the help of British arms and in

in Europe, the British Fand an- nounced that it would continue its efforts and recorded that the total money raised was £202,000, ADMINISTRATION IN CHINA In China, a Central - Executive Committee has been functioning under the presidency of H. B. M. Ambassador and H E. The Gov- ernor of Hongkong, both of whom have taken an active interest in this humanitarian work,

dividuals. In the actual dista"bu- ion of relief, there has been ane co-operation amongst various groups and persons of all na tionalities.

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Whilst most of the money and supplies have gone for the relief

GENERAL

Lieut. and Mrs. N, H. M. D'Oyly, of The Royal Scots, after their marriage in St. Joseph's Church yesterday. The bride was formerly Miss Dolores Gregory.

Wedding At St. Joseph's

LT. N. D'OYLY AND MISS D. GREGORY

Chinese refugees. the Central Executive Committee has contri-afternoon, buted some financial assistance

British to

Moire taffeta was chosen by Miss Dolores Gregory for her bridal dress when she became the bride of Lieutenant Nigel - D'Ogiy, of The Royal Scots, at St. Joseph's Church yesterday the Rev. Father Noval officiating at the eeze-

mony. and other foreigners who incurred suffering Miss Gregory is the daughter of on account of the höstfitles, since Mr. R. A. Gregory and Mrs. this object was included in the Gregory, or No 460, The Peak. has been Sir Herbert Phillips-im of the promoters of the Fund. The bride was given away by her British" Consul-General-and the

Chinese refugees, through various father. Vice-Chairman has been Sir Rreller agencies, have been helped bert Cader Marshall-Chairman with money. food, clothes and of the British Chamber of Com- medicines.

The Chairman of the Committee

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residents

GENEROUS DONATION

the

RELIEF UNIT PROCEEDING TO CHUNGSHAN

Banner Presented

At Tea Party

The Chinese Youth's Medical Relief Association held a farewell tea party yesterday at the St. Francis Hotel in honour of, the Eighth Medical Unit, who are leaving for Chungshan to render relief to the stricken refugees and wounded soldiers in the war-torn Brea

The Unit comprises, eight women and four men, under the leader- The white moire taffeta bridal ship of Fu Ping-po. Others are -gown Miss Gregory wore was de- Wong Yuk-yee, Leung Yuk-king.

signed with long sleeves having

Cheng, Wal-sun, Yuen Kin-ying. shoulder fullness, the neckline Loh Kwong-ang. Toh Stu-kee. The Central Executive

round and high was edged in silk mittee has had four sub-committees Recently a generous donation of

Chan Man yu. Thong Kwok-hung. dealing with the work of Chinese £5,000 from Messrs. Butterfied and cord and the bodice of bolero style Thong Chi-ching. Tang Lai-fung

Atted at the waistline. The skirt and Sin Fung-kiu. refugees, Hospital supplies. Bri- Swire enabled additional grants

After a speech by Mr. Shuen tish Sufferers, and International to be made for relief work in of the gown was straight in front

to the floor.

circular- fúliness in Man. Chairman of the Association. sufterers. In Hongkong, a com-

whilst Szechuen

Tientsia

a banner was presented by Mr. mittee for the distribution of floods provided an occasion for the back ended in a short train.

Miss Gregory's bridal vell gave Wong Hue-lal to the leader of the medical supplies Was set

up. the Fund to send promptly a During the past two years, the goodly amount of hospital sup simplicity to the costume; it was unit. Central Executive has been meet- piles.

white slik tulle failing to the floor

Among those present" were ing regularly and has seldom if

in the rear and to her waist in Messrs. Yung Yuk-chi, Shuen Man, Money has been given in large front. A spray of orange bicssoms Phillip Gockchip (Chairman of the ever turned a deaf ear to appeals

amounts and small amounts. One! for assistance.

recent meeting of the Committee at the side of her head held the Chinese Chamber of Commerce). September allocated eight veil in place in her kid gloved Lak Tang-lam. Wong Hue-la. Yu mounts ranging from £2000 to hands the bride carried a bouquet Peng and others.

of orange blossoms white flowers and greens.

MATERIALS SENT

contributed by the large drug

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The Stainless Steel Manufac$600. turers' Association In Shefeld

During the past two years the donated £1,000 worth of stainless!

The Maid of Honour, Mias Joanna The Royal Scots, discharged the total amount allocated by the stcel knives, scissors," eta and

Reeve, was dressed in pink taffeta duties of "best man. The ushers Central Executive Committee is gifts of anaesthetics, drugs,

Her frock, floor length was made were Lieut. D. G. Gibson and Lleut. dressings and foodstuffs have been approximately £130,000

Committee in London has spent of pink taffeta with a full skirt, G. D. Dunlop.

roximately £40,000 on medical tight bodice and short puff sleeves. Following the ceremony a recep- supplies and other materials, the Her head dress was a short pink tion was held at the residence of tulle veil falling to the the bride's parents after which the One firm sent a supply of sewing serves in the hands of the Com-silk

happy couple left for their honey- -cotton. During the period Jan-mittees in London and in Shang-shoulders.

uary 15, 1939 to August 17, 1939, hat are running low. Further The bride's mother attended in moon, Mrs. D'Oyly's going-away costume being of duck egg blue 30 shipments arrived in Hongkong contributions will be gratefully black crepe,, from Great Britain.

Lieutenant F. W. A Glossop, of with wine-coloured accessories.

manufacturers in Great Britain.

HOW

I received.

HONGKONG MADE HISTORY TWO MONTHS FOR

AT IMPERIAL BISLEY

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ONE CENT

Tson Teh-yuen, 24, Shangtung

MEETING constable, was found guilty on a

charge of extortion from a haw-

was available on the afternoon on ker, and was sentenced to two which the "Junior Kolapore" was months' hard labour when he ap-

INTER-COLONIAL EVENT Bred, and if conditions were made peared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest

WON FOR FIRST TIME

(Special to the "Hoagkong Daily Press")

After the first appearance of teams from the Colony in the Junior Kotapore (Morning Post) and Junior MacKinnon matches at Bisley last year, it was hoped that in 1939 the Colony would be able to carry on the good work, and to be victorious in one or other, if not both, of these events.

It will be remembered that last year, we had to fight to get our proposal accepted that those who had left any Colony, whe- ther on leave, change of station, or retirement, should be allowed one opportunity afterwards of representing the Colony, in which they were last stationed, and that this suggestion, was “carried unanimously” at a meeting of the Captains of the Overseas Teams.

This year, we had another fight to waze, as owing to no member

by Lieut. R. F. Jenks, were ruled out as ineligible to com pete in these events.

precisely similar for the two at the Central Court yesterday. matches, it would be possible to The defendant was stated to compare the stores of the two have extorted one cent from Chán teams.

Sang at Queen's Road Central, on Oct 9.

The N.R.A found themselves in agreement with the idea. and a Silver Challenge Cup being forthcoming, undertook to provide silver souvenirs to the Captain, Coach and mem- bers of the team.

THE TEAM

year

dwing to the Meeting this lasting for one week only, instead of a fortnight as usual, concurrent shooting became inevitable. In

I felt that here was an oppor-order to cope with this, the N.R.A. tunity which was not to be missed, ruled that those taking part in the and that the "old-stagers" must Overseas matches had drat call on step into the breach, and so keep those whom they required as mem-

bers of the team. the Colony's flag flying: Owing to pressure of work, I had found it impossible to do any shooting since the last Meeting, and could only attend the present one for 48 Thus it came about that for this hours. Le for the day preceding no member of the Auxillary Forces year, at any rate, the Colony was the match, and for that on which in Hongkong coming forward, it unable to participate in either of it was fred. I therefore asked was found necessary to train a these events. a sore disappoint one of the Foundation" Members team of members of the Royal ment to that band of faithful (Major F. J. C. Rybot, RA), to Ndry, who had been serving with followers who are now members of the Home Branch and. I am sure, to members of the HERA. as

of the Army being available, and what is far more to be regretted,

the China Fleet.

A BOMBSHELL

In view, however, of the ruling well, given by the Admiralty, regarding

JUNIOR MATCH

captain the team, while I took on the job or coach.

The day before the match. Rybot and I discussed the composition of the team, and our eventual, choice

the eligibility of naval personnel Fortunately, however, this did was as follows:

to take part to the Overseas not mean that Hongkong would be Postal Match, it was deemed entirely absent from the team desirable to obtain a ruling from lists of the 1939 Meeting. the NRA as to the eligibility of Early in the year it had been these persons to take part in the suggested to the NRA that it Inter-Colonial events at the Im seemed a pity that those who had perial Meeting.

It came, therefore, somewhat

as a bombshell to ånd, after

the Meeting had commented, that all those who had been chosen to represent the Colony

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Major F. J. C. Rybot. R.A... (Captain).

C.P.O. C. Fellow, EN. Berit; C. Blandford, K.M. Serit; C. R. Mannell, R.M. Major LD. Caflyn, EM,

In our case, this meant that, in the Inter-Services Match. the Navy, in the case of Pellow, and the Marines, in the cases of Blandford' and Man- nell, were faced with the pros pect of these men being absent from their own fring-points, and the Colony is greatly in, debted to Lieut-Commander Hugh Lingard, R.N. and Cap- tain Hawkins, RM (the Cap- tains of these two Services Teams), for their sportsman- ship and courtesy in allowing our team to shoot together.

I am afraid that we have been a long time coming to the "meat," but I am anxious that those who read this article should understand, that a certain amount of pre- liminary work was necessary and

left a Colony should have no fur- (Reserve). Įther opportunity of shooting for it, each and all or whom will be that, having been unable to take and it was further suggested that remembered by those who knew part in two of the Inter-Colonial what was wanted was a Junior the Association in its early days, events, we were determined to be Kolapore" Veterans Match.

Plenty of target accommodation

FINE GESTURE Now I should here explain that

represented in this one,"

(TO BE CONTINUED)

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