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REMEMBER TEL. NO, '977

FOR

MERCURY GARAGE

HONGKONG'S VICTORY

CELEBRATIONS.

(Continued from Page 5.)

A. Abdoolrahim, F. R. J. Adams. E. L. Agassiz, A. F. Arcalli, Aw Chak-man, Dr. G. E.

Anbrey, Messrs. 4. H. Barlow, G. W. Bar

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zin bahset of my colleagues and in my own behalf I felicitate and com gratulate you, Sie, upon the treaty of peace your country has done so much to make (Loud applause.)

His Excellency replied. Conml-General Anderson and mem bors of the Consular Body in Hong- kong. I desire to thank you on my own behalf and on behalf of the Colony of Hongkong for the congra tulations that you have so kindly expressed on this occasion of maj tional rejoicing. It is indeed, as You have pointed out, a happy thing that after these dark years of war we should be able to meet to-day in an atmosphere cleared by the Treaty af Peace. I may take this oppor tunity of expressing to you the acknowledgments of the Govern- | ment of the great assistance that the members of the Consular body: have always been ready to afford in many a difficult situation. Without

more than ordinary pleasure in affer-clearing ap and straightening out ing the groetings and felicitations

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Mr. B. L. Frost then proposed

of my colleagues and myself to Your this ait is would have been very Excellency to-day, for this is the first hard to carry on, and it will be one occasion in five years when such 4 of the happiest recollections of the greeting could come as the free and unreserved action of the consular past few years that you and your body as a whole During the five

colleagues whether allied or neatral, or when acting on behalf of an years in which the world has passed enemy country, afforded such help time to make their homes hare. WeChateau Thiery, The Piarre, of all the Allied nations, and through the superhuman struggle.

The toast was heartedly received. ton, C. E H. Beavis, D. G. 31. now formally ended, some of us bar to the officials in this Colony.

The changes that have taken are proud to have them as members other names now famous, which Hongkong men returned from a blue flag bearing the monogr

waleqme them most heartily and Jutland, Zeebrugge, and many with them I include our own Mr. Dyer, amid cheers, broke out Bernard, F. Bevington, J. P. Braga, been placed in the position of bel- W. S. Brown, H. F. Campbell, Chan ligerents and some as neutrals, while past five years have been numerous Some of those who left Hongkongtorians ten years to record, are proud. I cannot pay a greater

place in your personnel during the of our community. (Applause). I am told it will take our His the front, of whom we are justly of the Institution, A. Fook, Chan Kai Ming E. J. Chap others have passed through the ex and I think I am right in saying here laid down their lives for their all landmarks on the road to tribute than

Later in the day EE. the man, Chan Sui-ki, Chow Shou-son, perience of both. Some of us, too. that you, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. cuuntry, and their memory and the liberty, which will bind together have

to. say they W. E. Clarke, à E. Craprell, Rat times have had charge of enemy d'Oettingen are now the only mem-record of their brave deeds will be in a lasting friendship

more

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Administering the Government: upheld Dyer, C. S. Gubbay, G. A Hastings, interests. Daring all this time we hers of the Consalar body as

those the glorious traditions

ed the Institute and made - 's. Eve, of P. M. Hodgson, Ho Kom-tong, bave been ander more or less strain existed at the outbreak of war.

commemorated with all the rever-nations that took part in them. their respective countries. To all remarks." He said that he knew the Shelton Hooper, Ho Wing, Messrs. in our relations, at times with the feel sure that you will share the To you who have survived to take impossibility; with them I believe the deepest thankfulness and would be lasting. The restoration

ence that is possible. (Applause) League of Nations would be an hearts go

Without those landmarks the four Allied Guests to-day our Institute would not be backward i Kwok Siu-lau, Li Po-kwai, A C. Colonial government, at times with deep regret that I feel that our late your part in the great work of reit will not only prove practicable, gratitude, and more especially do of peace would be advantageous to in feelings of celebrating a peace which, he hoped. Little, Lo Chenag-shin, W. Legu. each other. Things have not been Governor Sir Henry May, is not construction I need only say that but a success. There is another our thoughts turn to those coun- the local shipping industry, as Ng Hon-taz, W. Nicholson, P. C. easy as best and now that it is all standing in my place to receive you you can have H. Fotis, E. A Ram, C. L Cover I think we may well appre congratulations to-day. He steered throughout your lives than that you It has no famous name to call and laid waste by a ruthless fee: the Colony. He wished the Insti

no happier though: landmark on this glorious road. tries which have been devastated world largely increase the trade Sandes, M. S. Sassoon, D. .ciate the difficulty through which all the barque of this Colony through nobly responded to the call when it to

Sin wish to express my sympathy for end and his relations with the mucm-by the people of this Colony, and 1 will never be forgotten. It is the humanity owes a debt she can

that in the face of, untold hardships, tate increasing success, those whom circumstances have ren-bers of the Consular body were al-feel sure that all present here join record in the war of the Mer-never repay. Gentlemen, I ask the health of His Excellency, dered neatral in the long struggle ways as friendly as they could be in with me in expressing to you our cantile Marine of all the Allied you to drink to our guests May this was enthusiastically drunk Tso, Wei Wah-leen, C. D. Wilkin-

Now, out of all this struggle, this the trying circumstances that arose son, Wong Kam-fak, G. M. Young, stress and strain, has come peace from time to time. Much as deepest feelings of gratitude for nations, and with them I include we hold companionship in Peace, the accompaniment of the National Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crockett and peace, and it is a peace whose terms must feel his absence Eram Hong: congratulations on your safe return, True, they were guarded by our ican Consul-General, in his reply: the Mercantile Marine. in reply

what you have done, our hearties: the men who manned our mine with honour as in War.

sweepers and our fishing scouts. Mr. G. E. Anderson, the Amer- Miss Crockatt, Mr. and Mrs. E are such that all bere. belligerent kong at this time I am sure that it and our best wishes for your fature Navies with a vigilance beyond said that there had been a good which His Excellency amore

Mr. Frost proposed the toast of Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. or neutral, can accept with joy and will be a great pleasure to him to

welfare. (Loud and Gedge, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. ri, satisfaction. Even allowing for minor read of our meeting here today. applause)

continued all praise, but when Germany deal of talk in the various news- Mr. and Mrs. and the Misses Grit disappointments to come growing Gentlemen I thank you for the kind.

flung to the winds all the usages papers at home and everywhere Fand would be devoted to the Mo

that part of the Peace Memo His Excellency shook hands with of International law, a out of the necessity of compromise,ly sentiments you have expressed, ble, Mr. H. Hancock. Mrs. G. M.

mos: as to who had won the war. all of us can realize that the under and I heartily réciprocate your hope each man, asked his name, regiment serious situation arose which The American newspapers seem-cantile Marine. lying principles of the treaty whose that mindful of the enormous sacri-

could not have been surmounted ed to think that the Americans but for the indomitable, un-had won it. There was much the solemnization we celebrate today refices that have been wande by our

quenchable spirit of our Mercan-same idea in Great Britain, presents pre-eminently real and sub-respective countries, we may all do stantial justice for every nation, our part in making the Treaty of including particularly the small and Fence that we celebrate to din. the weak. We steadfastly believe, charter of the great price.ple as we have every reason to believe. which the war has been waged. thas the peace we celebrate is the (Lond Applause). beginning of a new era, the inaugur At the reception to returned ation of a new system of interna-soldiers, there were several tional relations which, in the ordin-nationalities represented.

ry course of peacelal development, will make war impossible and make practical and real"

P. Tester, Tong Lai-chun, S. W.

Haraton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Harston, Mr. and Misses. C. H. P. Hay, Mr. and Mrs. C. & Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. H. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Humphreys, Mrs. Evan Jones, Dr. and Mrs. W. V. M. Koch, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewal,

The names of the men follow:

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THE LUNCHEON.

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INVESTITURE,

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tile Marine. And still, Gentle.France and Italy. We had all Following the reception, ined. there is yet another won collectively, but these little returned soldiers at Government The members of the General Com- landmark on that road. If tendencies to differ on a point House, the investitute took place, mittee of the Peace Celebrations roads had corner stones, I should like this were becoming import-of Sir Boshan Wai Yuk who Mrs. G. P. Lammert, Mrs. E. F.

entertained a large gathering at say it was the cornerstone, ant because they led to inter- received his Patent of Knighthood Gray, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Leask,

the Hongkong Hotel. It is the part played by our national prejudices. While the and of the Hod Mг. ER Mr. and Mrs. A. Mackenzie. Mr. and

Covers were laid for 240 and the women. The mothers, the wives, British and American peoples Hallifax and the Hon. Mr. C. Mrs. F. Maitland, Mrs. and Miss

guests, numbering over 130, includ- the sweethearts. Their's was were closely allied in speech Mcl. Messer as Officers of the Moxon, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Noronha,

ed all the Consuls and other repre- the hardest part of all, and not and thought, and although Order of the British Empire. sentatives of the Allied nations, only did they play it nobly, with they had a common origin His Excellency, addressing Sir Mrs. Northcote, Mr. and Mrs. J. . Plammer, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ritchie,,

Com Basil Taylour, Major L. G. The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, CMG camouflaging an aching heart, at the same time they had a I could not do better than take a brave and cheerful face often and common objects in view, | Boshan Wei Yuk, said:-I thought Mr. and Mrs. A. F. B. Silva Netto,

Bird, Capt. Floquet, Capt. C. V. Chairman of the Executive

bus it is not too much to say that different line of development. this opportunity of a day of The Federation of the world: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, fr, ani

Foote, Capt. E J. R. Mitebell, mittee, received the guests in groups without their material assistance The Britishers who went to unique celebration in this Colony The Parliament of Man."

Capt. B. Melville Smith, Capt. Hat the top of the grand staircase, the we could not have won the war, America in the pioneer days went by presenting you your Patent as Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens," Mr. and

These are some of the reasons Dennys, Capt. S. M. D. Wolf, National Anthem of each being play. I regret beyond measure that and carved out a home for them-a Knight Bachelor. I am sure Mrs. D. Templeton, Mr. and Mrs. E A. M. Williams, Mesdames, E. J. which render this greeting and the Capt. E. G. N. Grimble, Capt. J. H. ed by the Hotel Band as they se because there is no room in this selves. They were men from the no honour conferred in this R. Mitchell, N. L. Smith, F. felicitations of this body of rer Butler, Capt. P. Guy Cumming, cended. The luncheon took place Colony large enough to accome-same origin in life with a different Colony has given more, general James, P. W. Goldring. F. C. Hall, colleagues and myself something Lieut A Huxley, Mesars. J. Din the Grill Room which was appro-date all we should have liked to environment and a different satisfaction to the Community more than a part of the pageantry Humphreys, R. S. Vergette, M. J. priately adorned with the Bags of ask to-day, that they are not with viewpoint. That sort of difference than this, which His Majesty was L G. Bird, M. J. Railtou, D. J. "Lewis, Madame Floquet, Mra E G. of celebration. In-so-far as we re Henderson, W. Hill. F. I. Marques, the Allied and Associated nations us, but if they are not here in led to the feeling at the beginn- pleased to confer upon you last - N. Grimble. Mrs. C. C. Stark, Mrs. Present our respective peoples e N. L. Smith, J. D. Lloyd F. W. Each guest was presented with a person, they are here in the ing of the war in England New Year. (Applause) Your stand here today as an assembly of James. R. Lapsley, J. Wattie, R. A. satin programme of the Peace hearts of all of us. s that the United States did not many years of useful service in A. W. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.

of fact, Gentlemen, sympathise with England. If that this Colony in the Legislative Bird, Rev. Dr. T. W. Fearce, Rev. the nations in solemn witness of the Brand, J. Bentley. P."W. Goldring, Celebrations as a souvenir, and his matter. F. Copley Moyle, Rev. and Mrs.new faith we profess, a faith based T. J. Stukes. D. Y. Steavenson, Amen and music card, a souvenir in it was a woman who found for was true of the tendencies in Council and in many other ways on the doctrine of international 31. Wilkie, N. N. Bond, E. H. Par itself, bore the words of Shakes the lines from Shakespeare, America, it was true with other has been of enormous assistance Gimblette, Rev. and Mrs. J. Kirk

from Coriolanus, which appear peoples. If a League of Nations to the Government, and this title Maconachie, N. T. McIntosh, righteousness, of the "equality of sus, F. A. Joseph, F. C. Hall, C.speare "We shall hold companion your menu cards, and I think meant anything, it meant that we which you now bear will always Ross Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. J. rights of all nations and the ights IL. Lyson, E. L. de S. Alves. L. F.ionship in Peace with honour, no finer lines could have been must unite. The people had not be witness of a Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Carr each people to the pursuit of i... Allton, G. Mellis. O. R. Rose, in war. Sir Paul Chater presided selected for this great occasion. begun to realise what the war and honourable career. It is own happiness. We believe. W. Olson, J. N. Ramsay, M. J. and, after lunch, gave the toast of "We shall hold companionship had brought about in the with great pleasure that I present. this great war

has not bees Railton D. J. Purves, A. Hughes, "The King," which was accorded in Peace, with honour as in war," way of international and foreign you with your Patent. (Applause.). ilure: that the maimed, the halt, C. G. Purdue. Hoare, E. H. Wilson, musical honoure.

We have fought together, we will relations and it was a question of Addressing the Hon. Mr. ER and the blind we shall see about A. Murdoch, R. C. Witchell, F. The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell stand together through the what Democracy was, and the Hallifax, O.BE., and the Hon. all your days and mine are not re- Meade, V. Mason, R. A. Green, Fsaid: It is my privilege and troubious times ahead, in one fact that a great part of the Peace Mr. C. McL. Messer, O.BE His Prachful witnesses of an empty. Dimsdale, F. R. Lamb, C. G. honour today to propose the toast determined and united effort to Treaty had been devoted to Excellency said it gave him great We believe that the dead Cresswell, C. C. Adams, T. J. J. of our guests, among whom are make the future worthy of our Labour was significant. It would pleasure to present the badge of great mean that China and Japan-at the Order of the British Empire this new faith with all its respon J. have not died in vain, but that in Fenwick, R. L. Moncrieff, Mr. Wrepresentatives of nearly all the gallant dead and the

Associated Powers who fought sacrifices that have been made. least Japan as a party to the to which Mr. Hallifax and Mr: Crawford, A Piercy, A sibilities we can give to mankind a Lemond Fry, J. K. Chatham, S. E. shoulder to

nominated shoulder in the We have won a Peace of which German Treaty and China as Messer had been

the Treaty with officers, by His Majesty the greater measure of happiness than Grimstone, A. M. D. Wallace, G. H. great struggle for freedom, in-we may well be proud: There a party to Mrs. C. S. Woodwright, and it ever before has realized. This Symes, P. H. Harrison, A. B. cluding representatives, of our are already those who say it Austria were pledged to the King.

Mer is not worthy of us; that labou conditions in own Army, Navy and Mme. Tourtet, M. de Journel, M. is the object of the

The reception of the generat peace we Lay, C. Bulmer Johnson,cantile Marine, as well as of the terms will breed hatred and East .25 the others were public then took place. celebrate and this we must obtain fears, G. White, N. J. Macintosh, our own Hongkong men who revenge in the hearts of Germans. in the West, The war had forced was an extremely large and Mr. W. Nicholson, F. A. Wells, W.

under pledge of every thing we│A. E. Clarke, A. Blackman, N. went the front. It may that they will sow dragon's teeth things rapidly. All these things, représentative stream of callers, Rumjahn, A. H. Coigton, Mrs have, of all that is best, noble and Griffin, G. Niblock, Leslie, seem strange to you and across the soil of Europe which, meant that we were face to face who

received by His Raworth, Chief Inspector Kerr, In-righteous within us.

Smith, T. Bennett, T. A. Mitchell, perhaps strange to our guests, later op. will spring into armed with the needs of the self-govern Excellency in the Ball Room, spectors Macdonald, Gerrard, Gor

I am sure I would fail to express A. E. Hall, S. E. Langston, W. E. that one man should be expected men The critics who passed fing countries. If was time that which was very tastefully don, Grant, Garrod, Boulger, Caal- the sentiments of my colleagues as Iles, C. C Stark, G. A. Robinson, to do justice to a toast which that judgement cannot have we got together, worked together, decorated. The Band-of HMS. well as myself if I neglected to take F. M. D. Courtney, A., W. Hughes, comprises nearly all the nations taken any account of the men- and lived together. It meant a Kent played selections and re-

and better change freshments were served. Fairlie, Messrs. N. L. Watson, A. R. this opportunity of expressing ap E. J. T. Warren, C. M. Lackin G. of the world, through whose tality of Germany as evidenced bigger

man who laboured Austin, G. H. M. Bannerman Chan preciation of the part Great Britain Miskin, C. Blaker. W. 3. B. Roope, united efforts right has trium- by her conduct for years before for the

(Continued on Page 9.) Therz, A. E. Coppin, A. David G. and all its dominions (including our A. Urquhart, G. Travers, phed over might and the British the war, throughout the war and who struggled for Duncan, Ho Kwong, Lau Tak-po, own Hongkong) have had in attain Nooness, F. J. Brown, J. Plunkett, Bag still floats over this little and even on the eve of the existence. What

The signature of peace, Germany's face in the way of responsibility outpost of our Empire.

His Excellency the Officer: Inspectors B. W. Tape Ding this peace. The British Empire C. B. Elliott, R. D. Walks, N. reason is not far to seek. At the mentality, her trend of thought, was to make the world a better Administering the Government ol Ascoli (ÉL K P. B) Mr needs ne enlogy from me. Its work Croucher.

recent meeting of the Celebra her culture if you like, is peculiar world and the only way to do it has been pleased to appoint Mr. DK. Moss, Mr. Mok Kon-shang, stands for itself. The call of duty. Addressing them His Excellency tion Committee to finally approve to herself. We dare not treat her was to work hadd in hand in full. Norman Lockhart Smith to set Mesdames Eles and Miss Eles, E. V., to humanity, found it ready and said

the programme for to-day, you as we might another nation and sympathetic understanding as Assistant Superintendent MR. de Bouza, E. G. Anderson, willing to serve and I can pay it no I cannot tell you, Gentlemen, how will remember that the only Before we can hope for any with each other and in a full con- the Victoria Gsol, in addition to berts, greater tribute than to say that it great an honour and a pleasure it item you were really enthus change of front on her part she fidence of our cause, and God Who his other duties, during the Singh has lived up to the traditions of the is to greet you here to day on behalf iastic about was His Excel has first to realise that she really had given as the victory.

of the Colony of Hongkong on your lency's suggestion that speeches has lost this war, and nothing

wright, Mr. and Mrs. Keigwin, Mr. G. Ng Fok-chang, Mr. d'Aquino, Mr. T. Petrie, Mr. A. Hicks. Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, Mr. C. Thorne, M. W. Sinclair, Mrs. Guy Kernett, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mrs. J. E. Young, Mrs. R. M. Crisse, Mrá L. R. J. W. Taylor, Mrs. Thursby Pelham, Mrs. P. V. Kilgour, Mrs. W. R. Neighbour, Mrs. Holbom,

Sire, Khan Sahih Hasham Khan,

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Mr. T. Inouye, M. WE

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victory.

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service, should be few and short. Gentle but the sternest terms, the terms AT THE ENGINEERS' - INSTITUTE.

bramen, you were right for on this of justice, will make her realise

memorable occasion speeches, that fact. This may not be, as The Committee of the Institution mere words, were they ever so General Smats opines, the ideal of Shipbuilders and Engineers were

could never worthily pance for which all peoples "At Home" from noen to 1 pun

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at the superb peace out of which that ideal

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