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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1882.

KENTWELL'S occupation was gone, and the once respected ship captain quickly bo- came a 'confirmed loafer. It is needless to trace an unfortunate career through'its. last gloomy stages; the man's health could not withstand the ravages of time and rum-and the curtain‘finally fell on the closing scene, as we have al- ready stated, at the GovernmentTM Civil Hospital on Thursday last.

As Horace very sagely puts it Mori ultima linea rerum et. With all of us, as with ROBERT KENTWELL, the grave, is a boundary line which separates frail human- ity from everything worldly. We cannot doubt that the souls of wretched and un- fortunate men of the class of the subject of THEY INCLUDE CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS | these remarks, must yearn to cross the

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Pallidu mora cepse pulsat peda Paupeni tabemas esgumijuu turres,

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, December 4th, ARABI'S SENTENCE.

Arabi Bey has been sentenced to death; but the death sentence has been commuted to exile.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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H.M.S. Swiff returned to Shanghai from Hankow on the goth ulto.

PATRICK RILEY, a seaman, was up this morning before Mr. Wodehouse charged with drunken- ness, disorderly conduct, assaulting the police, and not paying his wheelbarrow hire, quite a long string of offences. Constable Hudden tried but, for his pains, got kicked and struck by the to induce Riley to square the ricksha coolic,

defendant, who was drunk, and whom Hudden thereupon ran in. Admitting the long catalogue of offences recorded against him, Mr. Wode- house fined Riley a dollar or three days' hard labor for the assault, and ordered him to pay the vehicle driver 30 cents or do a further two days'. Patrick came up to time, smiling, and doled out

THE steamship Niigata Mars docked at the the dust. Cosmopolitan Dock this afternoon.

THE visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week, ended 3rd December,, were-European 203, Chinese 2,534; total 2,737.

WE read that at a meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Egypt, the Duke of Connaught accepted the post of Grand Warden, His Royal Highness was received with great enthusiasm.

THE Shanghai Mercury, of the 30th ulto, says: We do not see any reason to suppose that Sir Thomas was not coming back. When he passed through Shanghai he said he should return unless his Government did not require his services. Therefore the telegram received last week implied that the Government wanted to make a change. We have no reason to suppose that the Foreign Office have changed their views about China, and unless they have returned to THE Lisbon Official Gazeffe publishes the rati-Lord Palmerston's views on the subject, we do merce concluded in 1875 between the Gaver present Briusk Minister, much as we may fication of the Treaty of Friendship and Comnet see anything to be gained by removing the

ments of Portugal and the Transvaal Republic.

criticise his policy. We believe be proposes to stop a short time longer until he has earned his diplomatic pension.

AT a meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 5a5, held last night, Wor. Bro. C. L. Gorham was re-elected to fill the Master's chair for another year. Bro- ther E. Herbst was again chosen for the post of Treasurer, and Brother J. Grimble as Tyler.

ROBERT KENTWELL, is at rest in the Happy Valley free forever more from all earthly troubles, and it is doubtless better thus. We have no intention of crying the coronach over the grave of this unfortunate iman, as we are disposed to consider his fual departure from his daily haunts as something very like what pious under- takers with so much professional unctuous- ness term "a happy release." But we

ADMIRAL Sir G. T. Homby, K.C.B., has been live in a Christian country; we are a civil-appointed Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, vice Admiral P. Ryder; and Vice-Admiral W. ised people flourishing under the most en-

Luard has accepted the Presidentship of the lightened government the world has ever Royal Naval College, Greenwich, vice Admiral Editer" and not to individual members of the dozen, and missionaries and priests by the

scen; we have philanthropists by the Sir G. Hornby.

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remains of ROBERT KENTWELL. were con-

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A CHINESE widow, "wast amah" to Mr. A. Millar, plumber, was charged by her master this morning, before Mr. Wodehouse, with creating a disturbance in his house, shout ing and using violent language, &c. She was bound over in $5 personal security to behave herself properly for three weeks.

AN emergency meeting of Lodge St. John, No. 618, S.C., for the installation of the R.W.M. Elect, and the investiture of the Officers clected for the ensuing year, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zelland Street, on Monday evening, the 11th instant, at 8 o'clock for 8.30 precisely. The installation ceremony will be performed by V, Wor. Bro, C. P: Chater, District Grand Master of Hongkong and South China, assisted by the Grand Lodge officers.

Councils, Dr. Stewart moved that they be passed, Amongst them was a vote of $6,410 for the con version of No. 3 steam engine inton floating engine at a cost of $6.4to, for which the Administrator said he had received the approval of the Secretary hand some time. The Hon. F. B. Johnson of State, and that the work had been in

remarked on the item of $3,795.67 for cost of the photographs of the Island taken upon the occa sion of the visit of the princes, George and Al- bert Victor, and commented at some length upon the irregular manner. in which the

came

vote

he hoped everybody would be punctual, and as, Dr, Stockwell's services being given in an honorary capacity, be trusted he would not be kept waiting, longer than was actually necessary. The Com mandnat would attend the enrolment, and Mr.

have him there also, Francis being a justice of the peace, they would

The meeting then dissolvéd. - The following are the niles

CONSTITUTION:

the The Corps shall be called the Hongkong

2.-All the inhnblants of Hongkong, of what- ever nationality, who are willing to take the cath of allegiance prescribed by Section 8 of Ordinance. Excellency the Governor, are eligible as mem- 2 of 1862, and who shall be 'approyed by His bers of the Corps,

3.-Members shall be divided into Honomy Members and Effective

4-Effective Members are those who satisfy the following requirements -

(a) They shall be within the prescribed limits

of age, if any.

(6) They shall be passed by the Honorary Surgeon of the Corps as physically fit for duty as Gunners.

(c) They shall have attended the prescribed. number of parades during the last preceding drill season and shall have passed in squad and company drill, and in at least one de- 'scription of gun drill.

to attend regularly to drill and on parade, are 5-Honorary Members are those who, being unable, because of their occupations or otherwise, nevertheless desirous offending their support, and countenance to the movement and who subscribe an annual sum of at least $5 to the funds of the Corps.

before the Council. His Excellency said he did not think it necessary to make any remarks on the subject. The payment was made before his arrival, and the only responsibility he had was in reporting it to the Secretary of state, as he was bound to do. It was not for him now to express any opinion on the matter. The Hon. F. Ryrie asked if the item would not appear in some statement sent home, to which the Administrator replied in the negative. Mr. Ryrie said he thought there had been photographs of af- forestation and public buildings taken before this, His Excellency said he had never heard of it, and Mt. Price observed none had ever been

Auditor General and Acting Colonial Treasurer taken here previously. Some discussion then arose as to the responsibility of the Acting.

in the matter, Mr. Price remarking that if they acted under the orders of the Governor their responsibility would be less, and that that should be borne in mind. Mr. Ryrie said the whole thing was a blunder, and that the Secretary of State said the cast should not have exceeded £100. Mr. Johnson then moved for certain statistics relating to crime to be laid on the table, introducing his motion by refer in the Colony and to State-created crime--Effective Members of the Corps, who are ences to the alleged severity of punishments which allegations, he said, rendered it desir temporarily absent from Hongkong for any period to Victoria early this morning, met the junkable to take the discussion out of the region exceeding six months, shall rank as Honorary leaving Aberdeen, and found the cargo was of conjecture and transfer it to that of fact. Members without payment of any subscription composed of saltpetre and sulphur, to the To one remark of the Hon, member, Mr. Ryric and shall be entitled to be restored to the roll of extent of 200 piculs, and that there were 15 of a took vigorous exception, namely, as to any por-colony, if they desire it

the Corps as Effectives on their retum to the crew on board. A fine of $50 or three months' tion of decrease of piracy being due to the action hard labor was imposed. The junk would ap of the revenue cruisers. A piracy, the hon. gen pear to be a proper smuggler, being protlemanstid took place close to one of these cruisers vided with fighting nets on the outside, and they never interfered to prevent it. and it seems she bad attempted to get off could not agree with his honorable friend. Our with her contraband cargo, but was chased early hour of going to press precludes our giving back from Capsingmoon by the revenue cruisers; the proceedings at greater length to-day, hence her falling across the path of Inspector Swanson. She was provided for shooting pur- poses with 12 muskets.

BEFORE the Marine Magistrate to-day, the master of the Junk Hop-lee was charged by Inspector Swanson with furnishing untrue par- ticulars in regard to his junk. It appears that upon clearing here on the 30th ulto, the de- fendant represented his cargo to consist of 100 piculs of salt, with 10 of a crew. Inspector Swanson, while on his way from Stanley

MEETING OF HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

He

6-Honorary Members are entitled, on signing the roll as Honorary Members, and an paynient of an annual subscription to the fund of not less. than 35, to wear on all public occasions the uni form of the Corps and to take part in all shoot ing matches and other amusements of the Corps, but are not liable to be called on to perform military duty, and shall have no voice in the of the fund of the Corps

eman-

8-The Effective Members of the Corps shall be formed into Batteries to be known as 4. B. C., &c. Batteries according to the number thereef.

9-The strength of a Battery, shall be ï Captain, a Lieutenants, 4 Sergeants, one of whom shall perform the duties of Battery Sergeant Major and Quarter Master Sergeant, 4 Corporals, 36 Gunners, and 1 Trumpeter Total 48.

10. The Commandant of the Corps shall be a Military Officer appolated by His Excellency the Governor.

11. There shall be a Major and in command, to be appointed by the Governor from among the Volunteer Officers...

but His Exceliency has consented to select

12The appointment of officers is vested by:

the Volunteers themselves. the officers from a list of names to be chosen by

teer movement, was held at the City Hall last explained the object for which the meeting was evening. Mr. Tripp, who occupied the chair, called, which was to pass the rules and regula have enrolled themselves as Members other than 13. At this election all gentlemen who shall tions drawn up by the Committee appointed Honorary Members shall be entitled to vote. at the previous meeting. He invited any com- ments or suggestions those present might wishments among the officers shall be made by the 14-All subacquent promotions and appoint- to make in reference to the rules and regula- Governor,

signed to his Mother Earth would have degraded and disgraced a heathen far less a so-called Christian community,

Captain KENTWELL either had no friends or relatives in Hongkong, or he must have worn their friendship threadbare during the latter years of his life. At all events Naval Yard policemen, who probably but for the kindly feeling of a few

know him in better days, and who sub- scribed amongst themselves a sufficient THE Courier of the 30th November, says: sum to provide a decent collin, he would Two Chinese who had been sentenced to death have been stowed away in a rough deal by strangulation, suffered the extreme penalty i were fined $ro cach this morning by Mr. Wode- tions, which he then read. The first election Officers veal's in the Commandant. Promotions

the law yesterday afternoon. One of the culpris had killed his brother and the other had taken, the law into his own. hands and slain a thief The condemned men were, tied to stakes, and a rope was fastened round their necks, in the form of a tourniquet, which, being tightened gradually, strangled the culprits.

mediately carried into effect. The door of the room above referred to was burst open, the clerical robes were taken out, and a Chinaman read the burial service pre- scribed by Mother Church as the body of Ronger Kantwill was lowered into

coast.

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* 15.--The appointment of non-Commissioned among the non-Commissioned Officers will be, as a rule, by seniority.

which were drawn up relative to the election of The Chairman also read the following rules

officers by the corpa

gamblers last evening in a house in East Street INSPECTOR Hennessy made another big haul of. A meeting of residents interested in the Volunthe Ordinance, in the Governor of the Colony, tured, but one unfortunate would seem to have Nineteen men, chiefly rice-pounders, were cap. played his last little game. He either jumped or fell out of one of the windows, a height of some 40 feet, fracturing his spine. The certificate from the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital states his injuries will prove fatal. The other 18 gamblers house. A number of fighting irons and poles of officers would be by members of the corps, were found with them, which, it appear, they and the names of those chosen would be had been using on the informers whom the submitted to the head of the Government for Inspector had sent into the house in front of him. confirmation. Due notice of the time the The prisoners are nearly all big men, and pre-election would take place would be given, and it sented quite an imposing spectacle as they was desirable the matter should stand over for a appeared ranged in line along the front of the while, so as to allow members time to make up dock, one man, deeply pockpitted, towering their minds as to the best men for their officers, above the others in the centre of the line. Mr. He impressed upon the meeting that the rules as Wodehouse discharged the man in hospital with to enrolments, resignations, and dismissals must the fractured spine, but it is very unlikely that be strictly obeyed. Those who had any objection this measure of grace will be of any benefit to

to offer to rule 20 should make it now, him.

Mr. Francis called special attention to the same rule, by which members bound them selves to obey the rules, and mentioned that selves to submit to the rules of a club, in the same way as members bound them-

members of the Volunteers were liable to be ex-

THE case against two Chinamen and two Chinawomen for decoying nine Annamese girls into the Colony for an unlawful purpose was further remanded this morning by Captain

The first election shall be as carly as possible after the formation of the Corps and shall be by ballot,

time of the election.

A week's notice shall be given of the place and

Each Member votingeshall write on a slip of paper the names of a number of gentlemen en- rolled as Members of the Corps corresponding to the number of Officers to be elected and shall place the same folded in the ballot box which will be kept open for one hour from the time ap pointed for the election, per

shall at once declare the result of the voting and The Commandant shall act as scrutineer and

have enrolled themselves as Members other than report the same to His Excellenty the Governor. At the first election all gentlemen who shall

ENROLMENTS, RESIGNATIONS AND DISMISSALS, Honorary Members shall be entitled to vote,

Effective Member, and the latter aball take the sign the roll of the Corps each stating opposite 16.-All Ordnance Members of the Corps shall

his name whether he joins as an Honorary or oath prescribed by the Ordinance

17.All Melbers desirous of qualifying as Effective Members must first be passed as phy. who will attend in the Orderly Room of the sically fit by the Honorary Surgeon of the Corps, p.m., for the purpose of passing recruits Corps, every Monday and Saturday from 6 to 7

18-The Honorary Surgeon will on each oq. the increase that has of late years taken place in that he bought her and brought her here. The of recruits, the attendance of effective members. 19A Justice of the Peace will attend at the But the Shanghai correspondent ignores said to-day that girl No. 6 was a prostitute, and hard ones. Three drills a week were required mandant a fist of the centiment passed by life. Schuen, Kansub, and Yunnan; while the fun-other male defendant said he brought girl No. 8 being voluntary, but the latter must be present Orderly Room at all convenient times to ad animous testimony of travellers, go where they here to be his wife. One of the female des at not less than 12 Commanding Officer's parades minister the oath of allegiance, and the Com will in China, is that the rice le vesy prolific, and fendanta said girl No I was married to hermaphew, during the drill season, sufficient excuse for non-mandant will attend at the same dime to cayoll very numeroun-St. Jamer's Gourite, and she had brought her here. Correcting her attendance being admitted. In reply to an end member passed by the Honorary Surgeon

zoEvery Member on signing the Roll shall self she afterwards said she meant the girl was quiry as to whether a member would be fined be furnished with a printed copy of these Rules to be married to him. The other female de-for not attending when other engagements inters and Regulations and by his signature of the Roll 3rd defendant, and that she had nothing to do would be only imposed where reasonable excuse mandant for he beter governance of the Corps &

any Rules and Ordars to be made by the Com with the girls.

under the Ordinance or under these Rules

box, and unceremoniously consigned to a pauper's grave. The charity and good HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1882. feeling of a few humble policemen pre- vented this degradation, but the disgrace In the Government Civil Hospital the other which was to follow could neither have night a very old resident of Hongkong been foreseen or averted. For reasons passed away, let us hope to a better world, we are not in a position to explain there unrecorded, unlamented. ROBERT KENT was not a sufficient number of the dead Tur Shanghai correspondent of The Times has WELL, familiarly, known in some circles as man's countrymen at his funeral to carry long played the part of the Cassandra of Chinese “KwOR ACHRONG's tout," whilst pursuing the coffin from the hearse to the grave, so politics; and in this character he sent home the other day a homily on the subject of The Decay the ordinary course of his uninteresting, that it was necessary to secure the aid of purposeless life, was suddenly and griey-several Malays. A couple of Europeans, great deal of attention. The main fact on which of China," which appears to have attracted a ously stricken with mortal sickness; he members of the Naval Yard police force he seems to base his discouraging conclusion is was removed to the Hospital, and treated were, in fact, the only representatives the falling-off that is said to have taken place with all the medical skill and attention of English civilisation that followed an un- the population of the province of Cheklang. In provided by a paternal government for its fortunate countryman to his lowly grave. 1812 the official census returned the population

pelled if they violated them. The success of the unfortunate children; but human aid came On arriving at the Roman Catholic ceme. at 26,250,000, while the result of a census the Thomsett until the 12th instant. The girls, it too late--at all events it proved of notery at Wong-nei-chong it was found that other day gave it as only 11,570,000-a very will be remembered, were brought from Hap-i- of the members to the rules drawn up, and there- corps depended upon the voluntary submission avail-and the worldly troubles of one not only was there no priest in attendance,triking decline, if the figures are equally a wan in the steamship Melf. They claim to have fore rule zo was introduced. Members would more unfortunate" ended with his earthly but the room in which the clerical vest formed by European travellers of this particular evidence given by them this moming, first drug they signed them, so that there might be no curale. Strangely enough, the impressions been kidnapped, having been, according to the do well to consider the rules thoroughly before existence. Under ordinary circumstances ments were kept, was locked and inacces province have been exceptionally favourablaai ged, some through the medium of cakes, and there'would be nothing particularly striking sible except to violence. It happened, regards both its prosperity and population. There others by betel nuts, after eating which some of complaints bereafter. From his own experience In the death of a wretched man, who had fortunately, that one-of-the-Naval-Yard appears little doubt, however, about the fact that thera became Insensible, while others lost control of Volunteer maiters he considered such a rule outlived his time; but there happens to be officers was a man of ready resource. a large portion of Cheklang has not yet recovered over their action, feeling themselves as it were

necessary. If any one objected, jet him do so now, one or two trivial incidents, matters of com- They could not keep poor KENTWELL'S from the effects of the Taeping war and the forced to follow the woman who gave them the

No objections having been offered by any per paratively little moment to the outside body above ground until a priest could be Peking Gazette contains frequent references to cakes and nuts to eat, and who, unfortunately; he thought the uniform proposed was a neat one son present, the Chairman, after remarking that

the poor, worn-out tout from this terrestrial possible under the circumstances was imments in its southern part and along the ea arrival of the Melt. One of the male defendante / said he considered the rules as to drills were not casion make out and sign and return to the Com... world probably, connected with the exit of obtained from the city, so the best thing the steps being taken towards establishing settle is not in custody as she got ashore here on the

sphere which it would be almost criminal

So far as we can learn, Renear KEXT wer had lived in Hongkong, off and on, for a period of some 30 years. He knew the Colony when it was a mere skeleton pf what it has since become, in the its nativo clement. Is further dominant | We regret to note from Shanghal papers that the fendant said 'she came to Hongkong with the fored, it was pointed out that, by the rules, Aner binds himself to the observance of them and of days of General Javors, Sir Geomax on this scandalous indecency necessary Italian Opera Company have bad, so far, a very BONHAM, Sir GRORGE Bowaixo, and other | or-desirable? - Perhaps not,and yet these unsuccessful season in the Model Settlement celebrities, most of whom preceded him things should not, cannot be hidden. If The new directress, Signors Silial; har lasjed.a to that bourne, from whence there is no it be true as GEORGE HERBERT says, that subscription list for a second series of operatic

Mr, Francce also said there would be a Com- manding officer's parade each week, so that return. Captain KENTWELL--the poor old the consciousness of duty performed gives representations, in which she observes: The

member who could not attend one could be re tout was a master marinor although we us music at midnight, the two policemen and the receipts at the door of the theatre so very previous subscription has proved so very`@mali

sent at the other, and thus complete the requi- belleve he held no Board of Trade certifi- of Her Majesty's Dock Yard must be happy scanty, that should these conditions last during the despatch of an unusually long list of public Dr. Stockwell proposed, and Mr. Francis select himself to fine

The Legislative Council met this afternoon for site mumber of attendances in six months. cate-had a share of the plunder that was men. They nobly paid a sacred debt we the whole of the present season, I fear that I shall business, the agenda comprising so fewer than cended, that the rules as read be adopted, which plentiful in these parts during the "good all owe to the dead. But on whose shoulders suffer very heavy losses. Nevertheless, the ac old days," and knew Shanghai right well rests the responsibility for what we say quisition by our company of new and good art the Administrator (the Hen, W. H. Marsh); the Mr. McCallum enquired if members would be

14 items. There were present; His Excellency was carried nem con. when the Tae-ping rebels held possession was a disgraceful sacrilege, discreditable ists, obtained at a very considerable cost, and Hon. Sir George Phillippo, Chief Justice; the furnished with a copy of the rules. The Chair- of that prosperous city in 1852-3. He was alike to the government and sacerdotal the excellent selection of our theatrical repertory, Hon. F. Stewart, acting Colonial Secretary; the man said that upon signing the roll each one would also no doubt a frequent visitor to the City authorities. The history of a British Inspire me with the hope that our efforts to cater Hon. J. Russell, Colonial Treasurer; the Hon receive a cogy. Mr. McCallum further enquired 14 days notice ins of Rams during the occupation of the Bri- Colony should be a history of humanity; for the musical public of Shanghai, o celebrated J. Macneile Price, Surveyor General; the Hon. if it were likely the rules would tish and French from 1857 to 1861. In but unfortunately in these advanced days ments, will meet with more recognition than we members, The minutes of the last meeting, held sent who would join the corps, and it would be up all fines and

published in the Commandant, and r for their own skill and taste in lyrical entertain P. Ryrie, and the Hon. F. B. Johnson, unofficial the papers. There were a great many not prother an

returns IntoMore I later years he was in the service of the lato a selfish Phariseeism is the guiding have so far received, and enable me to recoverat on 5th September, having been read and con- well if they had an opportunity of seeing the they shall remai Mr. Krók Acusone, and at various times spirit both in the civic and ecclesias least the very heavy expenses necessarily to firmed, His Excellency the Administrator said he ndes. Some conversation followed on the to the Rules and held command of several of that enterpris tical policy of the philanthropic rulers cured. Commenting on this appeal to the was sorry to inform the Council, that the subject, the Chairman stating he won Ing merchant's coasting steamers. Like of mankind. ROBERT KIHTWELL may public, the Courier suggests that a reduction in Attorney General was unwell, in bed, he editors of the three local papers. He enquired

see the Commandan many others of his class KENTWELL could not not have been a very good man; he the prices all round is more likely to reimburse believed, and unable to attend. His Excellency of the resistthat curse of the Far East-the inor- probably was not worthy of a great deal her for her great outlay than any other means also mentioned that he had received a telegram serted as adverti

if they wished the rules, &c. in incèin spirituous liquors and of consideration; but he was a British sub- she can possibly devise. We expect that mit from the Secretary of State containing the three

said that as the allesuch cases, the result was ineviti- ject in a British Colony, and after dying ined Portuguese community is the secret of lilian words, “Bowen appointed Governor,)! He had nơ

tion of dually descending the social scati a Brinch hospital it was surely encumbent et proving a draw in Shavkat Wer ber information upon the subje after year, the lowest rung of the on the paid servants of the government to

it not for the support ¡the Portuguese and Grei

cting Colonial man içaldenta, a was almost reached when Mr. see that he was not flung into a grave like find the utmost diffic

EONU died, and from that time a dead dog

even in musicni

“THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

minutes of

Jonas Having

was not offered, ;

Mr.

conald

the

21-Effective Members of use: Corps leaving colony for any porfod exceeding one month each to the Captain of bis Company and shall shall give at least three days notice in writing return his clothing into store

Any Member disobeying this Ruis, will sube

Absent Members will be retained on the r

at the dis cretion of the Commandant

AFF exceeding

The onths from

expira

date of notice of dep rolls of the Corps tion of sald period will be transferred to the list

23-Members of Honorary Memb

they have done

ithin the 14 days