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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST 4, 1917.

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FIELD GLASS FUND.

CHURCH SERVICES.

St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong.

9th Sunday after Trinity; 5th August, 1917. Holy Communion (7.50 a.m.) Matins (11 sm.) (Full Choir). Responses: Ferial. Venite: Baraby (21st). Psalm: XLVI-Davy (9th evening). Benedictus: Langdon. Hymns: 165, 512 and 595. N.B.-Pealm 46 verses 1, 7 and 11, in "unison. Hymn "165 verses 1, 3 and 6, in unison. "God Save the King. Holy Communion (12 noon). Evensong (6 p.m.) Responses: Ferial. Psalms: Macfarren, Hopkins and Mac- farren. Magnificat: Battishill. Nunc Dimittis Felton. Hymas:- 217, 221 and 24. N.E-Paalm 27 verses 1, 2, 6 and 16 in unison. Psalm 23 verses 1, 2,

you will agree that she has done certainly never bargained to make SUBMARINISH. great credit to her illustrious speeches for my daughters. Cer

[mother, who recently let alip the tainly not under conditions in gress Amtolychus. As to Mrs. which I got nothing and my off Sutherland, this is the fourth spring gets a handsome bracelet. this christening she has been directly But I must not be jealous. She binoculars are now to be added One telescope and one pair of cocasion is two, and if I am not interested in. The other three wishes to thank the Company to the list of glasses received for mistaken His Majesty the King were boya, and as all four are very much for the very handsome forwarding to the Tanger of the and the people at home will op vital requirements of the nation I present they have made to her. Lady Roberts Field Glass Fand. preciate this silent concrete to think that is a record that any She thinks it the most easily A list of the names of those who timony of our determination roman may well be proud of earned thing she has ever suc- have contributed them is given better than any effusively worded Your Excellency, ladies and gentle ceded in soquiring. She does balow. Glasses to be included message of loialty. The contrime, I ask you to join with me in not prize it any the less, and will in the parcel How awaiting bution is perhaps not large not drinking long life and prosperity ever treasure it as a moments of despatch should reach the Hon. much you may bay to make to the Proeper and Chak Sang this visit on the anniversary of Secretary not later than 10th sang about-bat together they and to their respective owners the outbreak of war to the pre-August-One 1 telescope and tous Hears. Hana Kaier and Meears.mises of the Hongkong and one pair of binoculars from Mr. represent another 7000 weight on our side of the rope in the Indo China 8. N. Co. Ltd.

Whampoa Doak Company to take R. Baker, Hongkong Ciril this terrible tag of war, and who The toast was heartily drank.a leading part in adding another Service. can say that our 7,000 tons may The Norwegian Consul replied contribution from Hongkong to The total noW stande:--One not be the means of just pulling on behalf of the owner of the the Empire's Military resources stand telsscope, eighteen hand the Germans over the line. Ass. Prosper and thacked the Ber

knowledge of thage telescopes, fifty-eis binoculare, any rate that is the spirit in Chairman of the. Dock, Company premises

of the and donations of $150.00. which we shipbuilders, employers for his kindness and also His splendid work done therein is and employed, have to tackle the Excellency the Governor for a derived from two inanimste work that comes our way, and presence. He felt certain that the objecte-one the steem laauch as far se the employees of this ship would do every bit as much Victoria, a very old friend of the yard are concerned, I have credit to the firm which had built family ever since her daddy took no hesitation in saying that they her and the owners aa had been her mummy out enipe-shooting in not only palling their predicted-in fact she would be it to Deep Bay over the week end OWE weight but the weight such a splendid vessel that Nor- of their honey-moon week. The of their fellows who are fighting wegian ship-ownere would be glad launch is 30 years old, but when for us at the front. Of course to get more orders executed her present overhaul is completed we must not overlook the fact for them by the Dock Company. she will be as good as new. that one of our leading papers He felt that, with the two dock Ber engines are the origin. holde the opinion that although companies in the Colony, Bongal engines put into her 30 we may get work we shall be un-kong would ultimately prove to years ago and enable her still to able to undertake it on account be the ship-building centre of the held her own with any lannob in of lack of material. An early Eant. Speaking of the Norwegian the harbour. I think that is a closure of all the yards in the mercantile marine, he said that record. The other object lesson Colony has been predicted oring before the war they had about by which Phoebe judges the to the difficulty of getting steel 2,700,000 tons of shipping and so Deck Company is the little yacht from home.! Fanoy this beehive far as he could estimate up to the nimed after her sister Dione of industry idle.! Not a very present time they bad lost during lacched from this yard 15 years attractive picture.

One I can the war about 800,000 tons. ago and raced herd now for 15 imagine any German gazing at In order to make good that large consecutive seasons. Phoebe with admiration: For my part Ilosa, they were glad to get saye that despite the yacht'a age, refuse to look at it. I will go far tonnage wherever they could, and she and her sister Iria are ther. I will metaphorically turn they appreciated the work the ready to take on anyone sad ita face to the wall and write this Dock Company had done for suything in the shape of a yacht on its back :——“ The H. K. & W. them. With regard to the name of about the same tonnage in any Dock Co. have enough material of the Prosper, ebe was intended wether. They won all the hard in stock and on the way to under. to replace another ship of the weather races in her last season. take any reconstructional and same name that was lost of the The little yacht is as good as ever repair work they can get coast of France in 1916 whilst she was. That I think constitutes during the next two years.' As she was on her voyage from the snother record. Phoebe says she

■ matter of fact that is almost a United States to France, laden does not know much about facsimile of the advertisement we with railway materials. On be-monsters of steel and iron sach naked our London agents to in half of the owners be thanked se obe has just launched, but sert in the shipping paper Fair them all, especially Maes day for judging from the workmanship

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vessels 1 have mentioned she appearance in the press of the mony. (Applause.) article I refer to. As to new Mr. C. E. Anton, for the Indo-predicts that this ressol, as her work. There are other sources Obins Steam Navigation Com-name "Prosper" denotes, will be of supply for steel than the papy, thanked the Chairman of a great success and will have sa United Kingdom and if our allies the Book Company for the very builliant and as lucky career as the United States of America kind remarks he had made. He the little ships I have mentioned. cannot supply us with all we went added that the two companies. She wishes to congratulate Mr. I shall be extraordinarily sur- had had happy business relations Djer and the able staff working prised. The Prosper is a sister extending over a very long period under him on the production of of the Helikon and has been built of years and he thought that they so fise a vessel and the hae saked of Meters Hans Kate: and Co. of could say that the reason of that me to specially mention two old Norway. Under mutually satis was because they both had a friends of the family Chieftsin factory arrangements made she mutual spirit of gita and Rob Roy Logan who had a hand will be run by British owners take.. His Company expected in the construction of the Vic- and will fly the British flag for good work from the Dock Com-toria-It afforded me peculiar the duration of the war and for pany and always got it. The pleasure to recommend a son of six months afterwards. Then Kaisang was an excellent ship his for a Commission in the she will revert to her Norwegian and there was no reason to doubt Amies in France) and Mr. Chief owners, and I earnestly hope she that the Chaksang would be Divison who tends the Dione will come esfely through and even-equally as good. It was perhape during her annual

refit as tually make some amends to the an unique experience for most of tenderly as a mother would her Norwegian nation for the enormous them to attend the launching of child. And now let us once amount of tonnage they have two ships in the one day at the more wish God speed to the lost by the piratical practices of Bame yard. He had only seen Prosper. She is going forth to Germany. The Chak Sang is sit pace before and that was take her place in the British sister of the Kwai Sang and is any years ago. The ship mercantile marine which has for our old friends the Indo Chira building industry of Hongkongplayed and is still called upon to S.N. Oo. I venture to think they as 8 very greaI Bijot to play such an important part in will not want us to promise more the Colony. The yards bere the great war which the Empire than that she shall be as satisfac bad a great many advantages over and its gallant Allies is waging tory as the Kwaisang, which was those at Home, but they had for freedom and liberty. The delivered to them recently. We one disability and that was that Germane, unable to best on land are very proud of Kwaisang al they had to get their steel out from threplendid armies which British though I say it myall. It pays Home-both their ship plates and patriotism and British doggedness to blow one's own trompet in this boiler plates. But he could see bare succeeded in raising and life, and in this case I am fairly the possibility in the future of equipping, think that they can sure Mr. Anton will join in the steel works in Hongkong. Iren deroy 21 88a the British oborus. If British owners 蛋 ore was very near and there were mercantile marine and thus home still doubt our capabilities lots of coal in Kwangtung. It bring old England to bet I hope they will one day have an only wanted the enterprise for knees. British constructora and opportunity of inspecting either quite large steel works to be Bush officers of the mercantile the Kwaicang, Chak Sang, Pro established. (Applause), la coumarine have answered "Go to and @per or Helikon. They will clasian be said that the Norwegian do your worst," You will have have to come to na after the war Consul had already shanked the lasted from the recently reported to build ships for them. Our Dock Company and he joued in episch of Mr. Lloyd George how First Church of Christ Scientist.

Labour facilities make that with all that had been said.

the straggle between German

7 and 8 in unison. Psalm 29 verses 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8 in unison. St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon."-- 9th Sunday after Trinity. Aug. 5th, 1917. Holy Communion 8 a.m, and il am. Morning Pray.. er 11 am. Responses: Ferial. Venite: Stanley. Psalms: Vth Morning XXIV Bamby, XXV Goss. XXVI Foster, Te Deum: St. Jude. Jubilate: Ouseley. Kyrie: Mendelssohn. Hymns: 47, 49, 599, 451. God Save the King, Evening Prayer 6 p.m. Responses: Ferial. Psalms; Vth Evening XXVII Macfarren, XXVIII Hopkins. (as Set.) XXIX Macfarren, Magnificat: Stainer W. A. 198. Nunc

Dimittis: Wesley. Hymns: 279, 48 (A & M 214) 599, 117. Vesper Hymn. God Save the King. Union Church, Kennedy Road,→→

Sunday 6th August, War Com- memoration Service, at 11 am. Hymns: 477, 517, 463; 339, 511. Evening service at 6 o'clock Hymns: 269, 91, 308; 110, 371. Preacher: Rev. E. Dawstoe. Peak Church:-8.15 am. Holy Communion 6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer, Preacher: the Bishop. St. Peter's Church, West Point- 11 a.m. Morning Prayer and sermon. Preacher: Kt. Rev., the Bishop of Victoria. The Gospel Hall.—(No. 10 and 12 Pedder Street). Weekly Services:-Sunday, Breaking of Bread, 11 a.mi. Gospel Meet- ing, 8 pm Tuesday, Exposition of Scripture, 8 p.m. Thursday, Bible Class, 8 Friday, Bible Class for Ladies, 5.3 p.m. Saturday, Prayer Meeting, p.m.

Wesely an Methodist Church, Wanchal, Sunday Morning Service 10.15

Sunday Evening Service 6.15 p.m. Soidlers" and Sallors Home Arsenal Street. Sunday Even- ing, Gospel Services 8 p.m. St. Joseph's Church, Garden

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Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glen-

daly.Low Masses at 6, 7, and -9.30 am. rfigh Mass at 8 a.. 5.30, p.m.-Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

--MacDonnell Road, Sundays, 1.1.15 am Wednesdayɛ, 5.30 p.m.

a foregone conclusion. They will Mr. H. M. Dyer, in the course submarines and the British mer come with greater confidence if of a short spessa, referred to the caule marine stands. It ia they have seen what manner of fact that ship-building wee at the carsin that the result is going to rivetted steel. They discussed work we can turn out. It is Mr. grepent time of prime importance, be another great disillusionment san posaitiusy of getting the Dyor's plenasnt daty to officially and bald sast day they mainada for the naiser and his advisers. supe completed nature the end thank the two ladies who have practical demonstration that the Ladies and Gentlemen, Hongkong of the war and he was extremely masted us this morning, but Dock Company could design, is proud of the Prosper. She passtusuo sboas as, Mr. Dyst feel that I am not encrasoning on build and complets ships of the represents one more item in the aid: You will usve your ship ali his preserves in saying one word. pe that was needed, the wished Of all the war work done by the to thank very heartily the two women of Hongkong--and ladies who nad performed the would back it against any other ceremonies and he praasated them square miles of the British Empire with sanitable souvenir of toe ➡nothing ranks of more impor occasion. To Miss May he headed tancs at the present time than the & gold brooch, set with stones, and little ceremony two of them hare to Mrs. Sutherised a diamond and performed this morning. I had amethyst pendant. first to convince the 80and His Excellency, said:-Ladies Assistant Superintendent of the sna Gentlemen, it is not intre- Bonnioni & Forestry Department quently that i am called up to of this fact before she would make a speech on behalf of my even aak Me. Tuscher for leave, wife. I don't like it bas 1 regard it Once convinced, however, she has as part of the responsibilities inci- the two ships were built and when pas her back to the wheel, and dent so the married state. But I shore was only a few pidoes of silkemassa sayad,

many and great contributions of right," and that day and wond this Colony to the successful those words come true." Taiking prosecution of the war.

of the excellent work done by the Mr. B. Satherland replied on Dock Company, he said that baistí of Mira. Satherisad, remark- many years ago the da. Lengawa ing that: the day was not only was built by toom for work on one of commercial interest bat the Yanges River und altbunga also of national importance. He the work there srind any steamer wided to associate himself with to ita usmöst, she was to-day the the remarks of Mr. Anson about back on the ran and was good for the relations of the two Compass many years to come. Mr. Sather- 100 and said shat is only seemed a land concluded by expressing shit time ago that Mr. Dyer and | Mca, Sathermand's thanks. no walked down the slips where This concluded the prossed- inga, ligu, rafremhments. being

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