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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1914.

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YOUTHFUL LOOKS,-Dickens. expended "10 isplace word out geol organ." This is quite proper and even commer dable. If the English Mail.-er yol per 6.5.

China this man'ug inmates of the gaol ate to have

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Lieut. Gibson.

music they may as well bave it from a decent organ. You cannot soothe the savage breast," or "Foften rocka and rend the knott; ed cak," if you via worn out organ. But we should fancy that, if the comfort of the inmates had been seriously considered, certain other worn out things would first have been roplaced. "Are the prisoners' tins id good condition? And are there no sanitary buckets will take plass, at the City Ball which would be all the batter for on Friday, February 6, at 9 p. m being rapped? Our information is to the effect that there are vari

Lieut. F..J. D, Gibson arrived by the Chiun this morning.

Scorpions Dance.

The next danceofthe "Scorpions"

WOMEN'S INSTIT

Mr. Ellis

Handsome Gift.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

The tram line has now been

Annual Meeting of Sentholders New Schemes Progressing nezr"}

and Subscribers, :'

the Rece Course. ''

The following correspondence

The annual general meeting of has brennent to s for publication.sestholders and subscribers to carried no for as the vill ge of If wit be seen that Mr. Elliet. John's Cathedral was held Wang-asi-oher ng, and the tram, Kadoorie has donated $15,000 yesterday afternoon at the City during the hili lays, have carried or $20,000, if need be to a Hall when Bishop Lander presid- a great number of passengers to Women's Institute in the Colony ed, There were also present, Happy Retreat, Two orossinge and that the offer has been H. Sir Henry May, the Hon. have been laid, one o posite the Mr. Claud Fovern, Archdeacon village and the other by the accepted,

Barnett, the Rev. V. II. O. Moyle, Racecourse..

Lady May,

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Government House,

Mr. W. L. Pattanden, the hoo. The na road to Mount Caro- secretary, Dr. Clarke, hon. trea- lius is making rapid progress. surer, Mr. F. B. L. Dowley, Mr. Everything is now ready far the Dear Madam -We Are N. J. Stabb and many oibere... laying down of the macadam. The Han. Treasurer presented There is, however, one difficult instucted by our client, Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, to inform you the statement of accounts. They piece of bridging to be accom-. that he is willing to place a,sum

would have gathered, he remark-plished.

In connection with the sahems of $15,000 Hongkong currency (ed, that during the past year the for the purpose of erecting a excess of income over expenditare to erect a number of houses over- Captain Passmore,` Womens Institute or Hostel in the amoun'ol to $714, but that result looking the Mount Valvary Con- Captain Passmore, of the Hai-Colony provided that within two was only obtained by a rigid vent, we are informed, that an ous mattere more urgently deching, whore he the has bean in years from this date an equal sum ut ing down of expedes. The electrically driven pump will actual expenditurs during 1013 supply the water which will be manding attention than the organ. Id ffrent for some me, bas now be raised..

Our client considera that the was $825 less than in 1912 80 pumped from a tank to be placed We remember the remark of a recovered from his indisposition.

building will coat at least the sum that if it at nt boon for the at the rear of Wang-nei cheong dry old Scol, that while a gold Mr. Grimshaw Returns..

outling down of expenditure they village, The current will be watch was a tice thing for a man

Me. RJ. Grimshaw, of the Royal of $30,000.

The donation offered by Mr. would have again been in theupplied by the Hongkong Elec- to presees, b's baces did mo: Nyal Yard, rete ned to the Colony Ellie Kadoorie is offered upon the unhappy position of expenses rio Company. One feature of the

mportant pork. The applicabis morning by the China, after

express condition that the build-exceeding their revenue,

pamping arrangement is that it bling Homs on leave.

will operate automatically and ing shall be named and known

will not require constant attend. as "The Lady May Institute" or bostel, sa may be decided, or if

During the year, the actual ance. you en wish, the building collections were $855 loss than shall Le desiguated under your Ghristian. name and surname.

Mr. Kadorie requests ns to add A Light Calender.

that if it be hereafter (820tain There was another light caled that a suitable building cannot be elected for the sum of $30,- 00 and it is found that it will cost upwards of $40,000 he will be willing to pay half the differ BLce in the extra cust.

Yours Faitbully, JOHNSON STOKES AND

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 23, 1914.

BIRTHS,

BOST. On December 27, 1913, at Mongattel, British North Borneo, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bost, u son.

PADDAN--On At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on Jan, 22nd, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Padday, a son, (still born.)

AITKENHEAD.-On January 23, at 69 Yangtstepon Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Aitkenhead, a son.

DEATH.

MIELCHE-At Mount Austin Estate, Johore, as the result of an accident, Thor Mielche in his 32nd year.

TH HELENA MAY INSTITUTE

Press Facilities.

ta Case of Fire.

In connection with the lack of

China's Passengers. The Obina brought thirty-seven first class and nineteen second class passengers this morning, for Hongkong and other Far Eastern port".

Captain Swain'.

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reports moderate monsoon,

Locomotive Trials.

The new German locomotive pressure in the mains in Kowloon which recently arrived for the we expressed a wonder the other British section of the Kowloon day as to what would happen in Canton Railway has had several case a big fire broke out across trial runs, and will, we under- There is noother stand, shortly be placed on the the harbour. point in this connection which is branch line traffic. worth mentioning. la the course

Leit For Home.

It is matter of common remark that Hongkong is a place where little is done to make the lot of youn· men pleasant, that they are left too much to their own devices and that there is strong need for of a walk rout d Kowloon a day Mr. and Mrs. J. H. N. Mody healthfal and attractive interests and amusement. Nothing could two since we came across a have left for England, where they be more true. But it is curious fact that very little is raid of the little wooden structure, on the will visit their two sons who are donr of which were the word-at schol. Mr. Moly will return lot of young woman in the Colony; and, when you come to think of "Fire Appli nees", and on it alann about six months' time, but it; theirs is much the more unenviable of the two. The young wo was an intimation that the keys Mrs. Mody is likely to remain a man who is a stranger to place is in much worse case than the uld be obtailed at the Water little longer.

He is able to move about more freely and to Police Station. The point to be strange young man.

emphasised is that this little make friends more quickly than Mrs. Grundy permits in the case of house is situats of the end of bis sister. We are not di-cus-ing the point of whether this is right or wrong. We merely gate the fact no point to the difficulty in the oss of the young women.

Reduced Collections.

Report Adopted.

Mr. Tam Pack-shan, $100.

ng a man out at once..

WOLO

Dr. Clark zeo nded a resolution proposed by the first speaker to

in 10 2 but owing to the bearty generosity on the part of the church As a rule the faei'ities granted

body and on the part of contri-JAPANESE RELIEF fund to the Press for reporting Comp

batera the special collections were any me stinge in longkong are

$670 more. I had hitherto The Japanese Relief Fand all that could be desired. There are occasions, however, when endar this morning at Police

make body to

percentage thanks the following "contribu

which they have there is ju-i ca for complaint Court, when the prisoners before

been the custom of the church Committee acknowledges with in this regard. In s me instances he magistrates were dealt with

redaction from such collections tions towards the ordinary expenses of received:-- the cathedral. That had been Anonymous;

$100 tables are not available for they eleven o'cleck......

Stolen Hats. reporters until they themsel ver

omitted during the past year io 011 Iny hands

Thres werks' hard labour and manage to

some cases for the benefit of such stray one, and even when four hours' stocks was the sep-

funds. The donations, however, provision is made, it is often once imposed on a Chinese at Hongkong January 22, 1914.

wore $767 less than in 1912 and too limited and cramped to the Police Court this morning for

The thought that must be regarded give the shorthand writer a chance atealing two hots from a stall in

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A8 more or less the natural:

Joha's Branch of the Church of Dour of taking a verbatim note of the Banham Strand

Mr. Kadoori o 1

outcome of the special effort.

England Mon'e Society preceedings. If errors creep into

have receive Messrs Johnson raive the endowment food.

ready to collect the money report the reporter is quickly Captain Swin, who has been Stokes & Masters letter of the 22nd. They would see in the balance

by monthly subscriptions and blamed, but, in fairness to bim conre sted with shipping between January containing your mot sheet the endowment fund,

they had formulated B nd renders of the paper, every Japan and China rabout fifty generous offer to give a Fum of which, as they were aware, was arrangement should be made so years, is now staying along with $15,000 or perhaps $20,000 to started twelve months ago by Sir scheme which they had asked that be may be able to discharge Mr. Swain at the King Elward establish a Womens Institute in Paul Chater and certain of his him to bring forward that even- his duties under conditions which Hotel

the Colony provided that within colleagues; and the result was the ing. Outlining the scheme, the allow of the maximum of comfort,

Voyage Reports. two years an equal sum be raised. rasing of the sum of $15,000 speaker said that he was prepared That is a courtesy which we hope

You bave made it a candition. That was not enough to bring in

to give a sum not excceding The .s. Hangehow, which to see extended in the future,

arrived from Yongtee parts to-day, of your offer that the "Institute à saliciont income to enable the twenty-five dollare a, mo th and he would guarantee that the eports moderate to fetah N. E should be named after me. „Achurch body to obtain the as whole amount of the assistant monsoon, with fine clear weather, you are no doubt aware I have sistance of an assistant chaplain, Chaplain's stipend should be l'he 8, s. L'ertes, from Sainon for some years past been closely but it did bring in some $70 or forthcoming. There was conse- associated with the work of the £75 por annum. Their reserve Y.W.CA. and I have no doubt it fund which they remembero.quently no excuse for not bring- was the knowledge that this as-was whittled down was Dow gociation has no building of its the

on

right "side ol own and is hampered by want $1,000 and he thought they give effect to his anggestion, of funds that prompted your looked upon it as a sort of remarking that as soon as the kind offer.

reserve against typhoon damage Church Body heard of it they I therefore accept your geo- or any other damage. They had would obtain an assistant chap- erous offer for which I and all endeavoured not to touch it in without further delay: Those coppected with the work though they did transfer the

H. E. the Governor-I am a bare mentioned are most deeply income therefrom to the general eatholder in the cathedral but I grateful. It is our intention that account,

have received no notice of this be Y.W.C.A. shall merge in due

resolution-or, indeed, of any of course into the new Institute.

the business to be transacted this which will be managed on, simi-k

H. E. the Governor moved the afternoon, until I wrote and asked. lar lines and, if your generosity meets with response from others, adoption of the report and ac venture tosuggest that that isnot cuate, and this being seconded business-like way of" doing I have as you know demurred by the Hon Mr. Cland Severn, bings. The smallest club in the un-wolony, I. ibiuk, has a rals that these, Magellan and the 8.8.tablished, being called after me, animo

Consignees' notices concerning to the new Institute, when es- the same

notice of resolutions of importance, Chairman announced of a week's duration, shall be Austin Avenuebat is fully Hirano Mura are irened.-Page as I feel that there to merit the that a new agreement had been given, and if this thing is to he

that I have done no more half a mile from the Water Police

with tho organiat, put forward this afternoon s copy. Station, where the keys are! We

N9, Wong-nei-chong Road, distinction. But as you cannot signed bel'ove this is not the only in-ground fir, isto let-Page 5.

be persuaded to waive this stipul- Mr. Deaman Faller, and it was of the resolution should have been In this Col my fo the mat pirt, they have been thrown upon stance of the kind. Surely some

A mooling of II ingkong share-ation I accept it with a deep for the meeting tortify that. A sent to each seatholder; also the their own devices. The Y.W.CA,, however, has done its u'most better arrangement than

thie holders in the Societe des Pulpes ense of your kind thought in praposal that this be done was other business that has been ransacted should have been. for them, and, restricted as its work has been by reason of restricted could be made.

Papeterien du Tonkin is to be making it. I propose therefore carried.

in...

like that the new Institution be known The following gentlemen were notified fonds, that work his all along been admirable. Thanks to the

held on Saturdy.-Page 5.

As the "Helena May Institute oleated to the Church Bidy manner." I was at some trouble generosity of Mr. Kadoorie, as is shown in another column, that

fr Women."

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, the other day to obtain, nemes, of work is in a fair way to be immensely widened, and young women Labour Leader Challenged.

I am sending your letter and Dr. Clark, the Hon. Mr. D. the pereone who were willing to in Hongkong are much more likely to be carefully looked after than has hitherto been the case. Mr. Kadoorie baa offered the bandsome It was not surprising to read; in bas left for Japan where be his my reply to the Public Press in Landale, Mesars Pattonden, N.J. serve on the Church Bady. The the hope that the publicity given Stabb and Linton. Mr. Sandford proposer of the resolution has in Micated that he is not averze from gift of $15,000 or, if need he, $20,000 to a Women's Institute, a telegram yesterday, that Messrs heen appo'n'ed to reside o atady your offer my indore cthers to was elected auditor.

having it postponed to a fature omtribute towards the completion | provided an equal sum cane raised for the same purpose. If that tamsay Macdonald and Hender the Japanee language. For the son bave bad to listen to come first two years Lieut. Carter will

of the scheme,

Assistant Chaplain Scheme. mesting: It is a very important attached to munificent offer does not meet with a generous response and if the very straight talk at Labourh

motion especially coming as it the British

Believe me

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, loen after the resolution of last public does not readily subscribe the necessary funds to permit of conferencs at Glasgow. We have Embrasy, under the directions of

Yours sincerely and gratefully addressing the meeting, again year creating the fand which has

HELENA A. V. MAY. this offer being accepted, we shall be much surprised. It is not never felt any great sympathy the Military Altohe, and for the

brought forward the question been already established for the with the Labour movement in last year of his stay he will be

Hongkong January 24, 1914.

procuring the patting it too strongly, in fact, to say that it will be a very politics, but we can quite under a tacher to the Japan(s) armay

Borvicos purpose of engaging on Assistant of an assistant chaplain. The Chaplain. I venture to auggest black mark against the Oulony,

stand that the voters who return-Lieut. Carter was prominently

need for one was even greater that the best way of proceeding One thing must be said to prevent misconception. It must noted Labour members and who ex-identified with regimental enter-

than it had been, for they no to put that resolution,to- by thought for a moment that the work of the Y. W. C. A. hza boen pected much from them, have tainmonte in Hongkong when his

longer had the assistance of the gether with Babort resume viewed their doings in the House regiment was stationed here.

Naval and Military Chaplains of & failure, On the contraray it has been abundantly successful of Commons with considerable

the

which it way in At the Police Court this mor- who had more work to do, and it is proposed to give effect to it, within its own limits, and never more so than within the past two misgiving They may, as Mr. Sergeant Drummer Andrews, of ning before Mr. Hazeland fivo years. But if the new scheme can be carried to a successful Ramsay Macdonald alleged, have the Buff, who made such a sp'en coolies were charged with tree was only rarely that they could circulate it amongst the seat- deas all that was bumanly pradil showing at the annual athletic passing on the premises of, the chaplain. Visiting gaols and meeting, say a month hence. By the assistance of the holders, and fix the date for à completion and few people can have fears on this ecore-the scope aible, but they will got very lit le meeting of the Burma Athltic Hon. Mr Mel Messer, Captain hospitals, which was once per that means people will have a of the Association work will be greatly widened. That point, support in that, at tement from Association, returns to Madras Superintendent of Police, One formed by the chaplain to the chance to digest the proposal and indeed, is self-evident and need not be laboured. Before Mr. many of their followers. If they from Bangroo by the steamer man was fined $0, two were fined Mission to Seamen, had now to make up their minds whether to Kadcoris made his offer the Association bed been quietly and have not made scoret bargains Egra on route to Wellington, his 33 each and two other $2 each be performed by the chaplain support or not (Applause). unobtrusively collecting yards some such object, and it has raised with the Liberals, they have at regimental station, says the Singa

(cathedral. The The Hon. Mr. Bovern agreed; Chess Competition. to the He spoke in least failed to keep their own end porc Free Press

believed. for and the meeting unanimously 31,800 in about nine months without making any public appeal. up. To change the metaphor, high terms of his treatment in The Chess Inter-Club Shield stipend, he That is a most hopeful earned for the future. We must stress the they have noted as a tail which Baima and stated that although Competition commences this after an assistant obaplain had been adopted the suggestion of His fact that it remains with the public how to push on the good work the Liberal party seemed able to he failed to meet Bergeant Miller noon at 5.15 o'clock, at the City 5xed at £300 a year. It was Excellency that

Tho mesting concluded with earliest opportunity Mr. Kadcoris has sat down a time limit of two years for the raising wag at will. The majority of the be hoped to compete against him all, when the following Clubs necessary to get a chaplain at the

and the an omnibus vote of thanks to the electors will find nothing to in the Bongel Presidency sports compete-Club Lusitano v of the founds. If the "Heloan May Institute for Women is not in grumble at on that sco's, but in Culcnits in the near future. European Y. M. O. A., and the question now was how could they Church workers, proposed by the possession of the necessary subscriptions in much less than two they can quite understand why He goes to Englant in March on Army v the Hongkong Chess as something like $3,000, Rv: Copley. Mny, and seconded

He was informed that the St. by the Hon. Mr. Severn, years it will be n matter for surprien

the Labour people do so,

farlough and will ocmpe to thers. Olub,

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