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Lodge's Diamond Jubilee.

"HONGMOH” DISASTER.

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bosts even had the weather] been favourable. The only hope was ontside vessels. The Shansi came at 10 a.m. on the 4th. She. approached the Lammock Light- | house and signalled to it. Tho signal was to the effect "I will try and send a boat. Try not to rush it.' A little! while after she put out a life boat. The Shane tried to reach the wreck but found it impossible. She picked up one man. A Uhinaman jumped from the aft part of the wreck. He was a very good swimmer and be reached the boat and the men saw him and stopped the boat and grasped him. "The Shansi people said the Shansi was getting

TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1921.

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near to the rocks. We hung on on 1st March 1921.

another night and the ship was, breaking up. We observed in the forenoon that the wreckage was settling on the rocks, and that it set off the rocks in the afternoon. The master and myself were observing this. He said the only hope of getting away from the rock was to jump in and trust to the deep. I semaphored to the Shansi on tho 5th. The message I made was to

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this effect: We shall jump in. HONGKONG ART CLUB. Will you try to save us?" The Shansi signalled:"Don't do it: until the tide is favourable." When the signal for jumping in Was given at 2 p.m. many Chinese and the crew jumped in. We were all bauled up by the Shansi as it was impossible for the Shansi to lower the boats.

When I recovered I found the Shansi under way.

The Court-How far away from Ball Island did you fix the the bearings I cannot say. I had three bearings on the chart, The master looked at the chart and examined it. We struck probably one mile to the Cape of Good Hope.

In your memory clear about the course you steered Yes, it was S. 85 E.

DAY BY DAY.

At a meeting of the new Com- mittee of the Chinese Chamber of Hongkong Art Club took place for new officials took place, with The monthly exhibition of the Commerce held yesterday, voting.

residence of Mrs. A. R. Lowe, Lau Chu-pak, President; Messrs. yesterday afternoon at the the following result-Hon. Mr. when, despite the dull afternoon, Fung Ping-shan and Li Wing- there was a good attendance of kwong, Treasurer and Vice- enthusiasts.

Treasurer respectively.

Last week's health return

The voting for the beat pictures of the mouth resulted in the prize for the open subject shows 12 cases of plague (11 being won

by Mrs. Morris Chiness and

one Indian), of Woods, who contributed a soOW

which nine wore fatal; seven scene in the Alps, whilst the

cases of cerebro-spinal fever (all prize for the Bet Bubject Chinese), ttrree being fatal; six of

was awarded to Mr. diphtheria (one

British, two Chas. H. Cole. Many of the other Portuguese and three Chinese). pictures were of a high standard, of which two were fatal; and four Mrs. Briton being notoworthy ese), three being fatal. There the three sketches submitted by occurrences of enteric (all Chin-

and beauty for harmonious colouring were also four Chinese deaths

of detail. The from influenza.

Sunshine "

What was the state of the weather at the time?-Strong north-east wind with a heavy sea running. The visibility was not good. The Captain made a representation of a basket of remark that it would take four also highly commented on. Mr.hair marked the close of a case roses by Mrs. Bowes Smith was

Much bewailing and tearing of hours to get across.

Mr. Jenkin: The Captain was Cyril Bion contributed pleasing before Mr. G.N. Orme at the in charge when you left the pictures of English rural scenery-Police Court this morning. The bridgo Yes. He was the only clever cartoon. Colonel Loring prisoner, the mistress

officer on the bridge.

and Mrs. Lowe had on view a

of

art Was XBOX

in the

of a On your chart was indicated was represented by a pleasingampan, on whose boat aquantity of opium, to wit 88 taels, days the record of Zelland Lodge charted out you do not know? seascapes of Mrs. Bowen, Mr. two of her crow, with possession 1865. Since those parly struggling the course. What the Captain Panorama in oils. Another phase

wag seized by a revenue has been one of uninterrupted The Captain had a full set of Blason and Miss Lowe and of the drug. The male prisoners officer, was charged, along with usefulness and prosperity. On charts in his own room. the removal of the Royal Sussex! At this particular time of the Mr. Cole.

portraits and poster designs by were discharged, but she was Lodge from Canton to Shanghai year it gets dark at 7 o'clock ?—

sentenced to a fine of $5,000 or 1876, Zetland became the sen or Yos,

It is evident that the Hongkong, twelve months' hard labour in The seventy-fifth anniversary Lodge of the District. To-day of Freemasonry in Hongkong and there were no fewer than eight at that time? No. The sky was of this and other places, and, judg-storm of protestations and had to You could not pick up the light your to record the artistic morits terial decision she burst into a Art Club is making every endea default. On hearing the magis- South China was last night cele-Craft Lodges in Hongkong, be overcast and the visibility was not brated by an Extraordinary Lodge sides nuinerous Chapters, Mark good. of Emergency, held at the Free-Lodges, etc., embracing in their

be forcibly removed from the masons Hall by command of the ranks members of every section protest in connection with the You signed & document of W.M. of Zetland Lodge, the of the community.

casualty ?-Yes, as regards the Mother Lodge of the Colony. In honour of the occasion, the weather and as to the course and There was a large attendance of following were, on the proposal the picking up of the Lammoct. brethren from sister and visiting of Wor. Bro. A. E. Crapnell, lights, with certain stipulations. Lodges, and

& collection was seconded by War. Bro. C. W.I could bear out a large portion made on behalf of the Funds of Jeffries, elected Honorary Mem- of that statement. On that con- the Hongkong and South China bers of Zetland Lodge:-Rt. W.dition I signed it. Masonic Benevolence Fund Bro. P. H. Holyoak, D.G.M.; W. In that protest, to which you Corporation.

Bro. Claud Severn, P.D.G.B. W.; were party, you agreed that this

In the course of an address, the W.M. (Wor. Bro. W. A. Eustace) stated owing to the illness of Rt. Wor. Bro. Holyoak

Masonic Ball would be held

in the Autumn, whilst

ing by results, meeting with considerable amount of success. dock.

OPIUM IN FLOWER- POTS.

Defence That Failed.

In the case in which two

OBITUARY.

Mr. F. W. Brown.

It is with great regret that we record the death of Mr. Frederick William Brown, second engineer of the

W. Bro. F. Graham, P.D.G.S.W.; light was picked up bearing east Chinese tenants were charged China Navigation Company's .8.

and W. Bro. W. Kent, P.D.G.R.

Wor. Bro, Holyoak wrote regretting his absence through

A

telegram to the

on the compase ?—Yes.

OTHER EVIDENCE,

Mr. W. Arnott, the

of

on hie

rant of Zotland Lodge was grant- succession to Wor. Bro. T. Fsaid-The ship left Hongkong at he would call for 'them later. It Company at Bombay and had

felt:

As a 'mark of esteem, the Company's flags at its offices and on its ships in the Harbour were half-masted. The funeral takes place this evening, the cortege Passing the Monument at 5 p.m.

with being in possession of Kaifong. The deceased, who was quantity non-Governinent opium, discovered by revenue quite a young man, being only 31 the original programine had to be illness, and stating that he had Engineer of the Hong Moh, said pots, Mr. E.J. Grist, who appeard enteric fever and was admitted Chief officers concealed in some flower years of age, was taken ill with modified, but most probably a received

effect that the Most Worshipful engines were in good order on the Court this morning that Thursday. His condition became the main engine and the auxiliary for one of the defendants, told into the Peak Hospital last] history of Zetland Lodge was Lodge of England had appointed Swatow and at the time of the trick perpetrated by a friend who ventoday.

athe Grand Master of the Grand the voyage from Hongkong to his client was the victim of a serious and he passed away! to be compiled. He reculled him District Grand Master for the fact that the charter or war Hongkong and South China in

stranding.

left the flower-pots

The late Mr. Brown joined the Mr. H. Valge, Second Engineer, verandah under the pretext that service of the China Navigation ed on March 21st, 1846, and that Hough, resigned. the first meeting was held on June

five o'clock on the evening of the was after this that the house been with the Company for a 24th of that year. The popula- Wor. Bro. Claud Severn, in 2nd and proceeded to Swatow. was raided, and his client, who period of two and a half years. He tion of the Colony was amail in returning thanks for the honour We arrived there at 11a.m. the was totally unaware those days, and it was often im- that had been done him, stated that next day. I was off duty then. At presence of the opium in the with whoin great sympathy is of the leaves a widow, in Hongkong, possible to get sufficient office in the two Eastern Colonies 4 o'clock the same evening I went flower-pots, was arrested. bearers to carry on the Lodge; in Hongkong and Singapore-the duty. At about 4.30 tho The defence proved to be un- fact, in 1848 it was suggested senior Lodges were both named Captain said to me:-"We will availing, a sentence of a $4,000 that the Lodge should be closed, Zetland Lodges. They grew up get under way as soon as pos- fine, or, in default, eight months because no qualified brother would during a

period of marked sible". Immediately after that hard labour, being imposed on accept the chair. This difficulty development in English Free-the Chief Engineer came up to the defendant. The other man, was overcome by Wor. Bro.masonry. The Lodge at Singapore me and told 118 to Rawson, the Provincial Grand was slightly senior to the Lodge the telegraph

ring who was represented by Mr. A. &A 8000 as IE. Hall, was discharged owing to Master, who resided in Canton, in Hongkong, because the settle-was ready, I went down the lack of sufficient evidence for being elected a member and,ment of Singapore was very and reng at 4.30. The Chief a conviction. immediately afterwards, placed much senior in length of time came down at 5 o'clock and told me

chair. For

to the Colony of Hongkong the number of revolutions. We Notwithstanding that, Zetland got under way at 4:30. Every- great trouble, inconvenience and Lodge in Hongkong, with its thing was all right.

the I was whole night and expense this worthy brother came seventy-five years' existence, had relieved by the Third Engineer afternoon, at about 4 o'clock, tion of the ultra-violet and orange punctually and regularly from a record which he was quite sure at about 6 p.m., and returned to we received a message from the rays by the chlorophyll of the Canton to every meeting. At the Zetland Lodge in the Eastern the engine room at 6.20. At Shausi that she would pick up leaves; hence the introduction of eve of his term of office he had Archipelago would acknowledge about 6.35, the Chief Engineer swimmers. I jumped overboard Fieuzal Glass, yellowish green in the satisfaction of wooing Zetland was equal to their own

to the room and told and was picked up by the Shausi, colour, which is produced in Lodge firmly established, The Masonic prosperity,

me to increase. speed, as The speed of the engines | several shades, and lenses first meetings were held in hired During the evening, cordial the weather was getting rough, was 57 revolution, which should made of this may be worn as a rooms, and in 1848 the minutes fraternal congratulations

and I carried out the Chief's instruc- give 10% knots. The first protection by over-nensitive oyen refer to meetings taking place in good wishes were extended to the tion. At about 7.20, I felt her speed was 47 revolutions. In where it is desirable to tone down house in Stanley Street. In W.M. (W. Bro. W. A. Eustace) strike. A few seconds after, the other words, the speed was in excessive light and glare, Ficužal 18534 bungalow was built and the officers and members of telegraphrang Stop. I stopped creased from 91⁄2 knots to 103% lanses of any prescription in either on the site now occupied by Zetland Lodge by the represents the engines, The water was knots, I cannot say whether regular or Toric forms are manu- Freemasons Hall. Eleven tiver of the District Grand flooding the platform, and I this was reported to the bridge. factured by The Hongkong years later, increased accom- Lodges of English and Soottish ordered the firemen on deck. I The message that the Chief Optical Co., Buccessors to Clark modation being necesary, the ex- Masonry, by the W.M's. of local reported to the Chief Engineer Engineer gave me was, he said, & Co., Manufacturing & Refract isting building was erected, the English and Scottish Lodges, that the engine room was flooded. by the Captain's orders, m ing Opticians, 53, Queen's Rorad spaning taking place in October, I and by visiting brethren.

I stood by on the bridge the The enquiry is prooseding....

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