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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

EX-ACTIVE SERVICE: MEN'S ASSOCIATION,

THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES. The report of the Committee to be presented to the third annual meeting-of-the-Ex-Active Service Men's Association, to be helt on Friday evening, in un follown;

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924.

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FIRE IN CANTON.

MILITARY DEPARTMENT

DESTROYED.

The members and their friends. lunch made di actual bathing trips to the Beach and conveyed over 9,700, poopla In addition, n Aquatio Carnival was keld on the Beach, and a Moonlight Bathing Excursion, both

At about 10 o'clock on Tuesday of which were very well patronised morning, a fire broke out in one of and were highly successful, although the buildings in the back street the attendance at the Moonlight behind the flai Chu theatre on the Bathing Excursion was somewhat Bund, at Canton. Assisted by a It was strong northwest wind, the fire! We believe you will agree that affected by the weather. the Balance. Shoot reveals a very decitted during the year to institute aprend rapidly to the neighbouring satisfactory year's Transactions the practice of issuing tiekots, at 50 buildings with the result that the Our gross turnover, including cents each, to members for use by flames were carried across the nat subscriptions and fees np their friends, and this appears to row strip of water to Dutch Fully, the small island opposite the Poor! proximately 230,000. Our trading have been much appreciated.

Theatre, whero the quarters of the profit from all sources including bar, During the year, in

Military Department was lovated. refreshments nad billiards was over with the resolution panned at the The buildings of the Military Do- 88,000. Of this profit, over $3,000 Inst Annual Meeting, arrangements partment being chially constructed Was spent on Easam Brach, and were made with Messrs. Linstead of wood, were entirely destroyed. about 87,000 on belief. Our bath and and Davis to net as our Trensurora Official documents of the Depart irrecoverabl dobta nmount to This arianngement has worked very meat wore lest in tho Ore.

The fire originated from the B001 or alightly more than 2. satisfactorily.

termianted capelons burning of joss sticks and This is not so satisfactory ne Inst During the year wo

our tenancy of the Club premises paper by a family occupying the under which we were sustenants, at on No. 2 of the street directly on top of the Mun Leo inundry. and entered into a direct tenancy The adult occupante of the fint with the owners of the property, wore away from hojne leaving the taking the premises unfurnished house in the care of their children, We were therefore forced to pur who were belploes when, the house! elise furniture to replace that took fire, and barely escaped with which we had previously used, and their lives. which was the property of the pres vious tentant.

year's Balance Sheet shows, but with a constantly moving member ship such as ours, it is impossible to avoid a certain amount of loss

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During the year 125 now members joisent the Association, and 37 mem- |bers resigned; mostly on account of leaving the Colony. It is with deep regret that your Committee have to report the death of two inetubers

We were again favoued with a during the year-Menara A. Hut-

further prout of Sir Paul Chater's chinson and B. S Corke This interest in our Association by the Heaves our total membership at the receipt of a gift of a portrait of end of the year at 441. We think himself a gift which was very bigh you will agree that this is bigldy by appreciated, | satisfactory.

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An exhibition hilliard match was held at the Clubs premises, during which Mr. II. W. Stevenson, the ex- champion, demonstrated his skill with the cue at the expense of some of our membera

Tho City fire brigada was ont ini full force and it was not until noon that the fire on the Bund was suc- cessfully put out. Nothing could be done to save the offices of the Military Department on account of the inaccessibility of the island. The bronza statue of Admiral Ching Ping-hwan escaped unharm ed. Most of the trees on the island were also burned.

prevailing we have been unable to secure suitably roonis at a reason- alile cost..

During the year the following umbers of the Committeo resign. ed: Messrs. Batson. J. Murray, H, J. Timperley, A. S. Hernec, and E S. Carter, and the following were appointed to the General Com

Sporting Activities. mitter: Mensra S. C. Foltham, J. S.

As stated earlier in this Roport, The Association presented two Brach, H. H. Rose, T. T. Laurenson

We very much small eups for competition at the our popular President has left the and H. S. Moore, regret that owing to their leaving Garrison Swimming Sports These Colony, and we shall therefore un the Colony the Association is being cups were to be known as the Easma fortunately not have the benefit of deprived of the assistance of several Cups and were for competition his services during the coming year. gentlemen who were instrumental angst boys and girls or children, This is a considerable blew to the Association, and we feel that it will in inaugurating this Association aud of Ex-Active Service men. wh devoted a great deal of time The experiment of holding your-be very difficult to replace his

A considerable amount of relief and energy to the formation of the terly Gensil Meetings, instituted | Asociation. In this respect we at last year's General Meeting, was work has been accomplished amongst would particularly mention Masara, found in practice msulisinetory, and destituto exactive service men, bath in the matter of providing board and so abandoned. E. H. Wilson, H. J. Timperley, and

The Sweep 011 the Hongkong lodging, outfit cte, and also nesisting: N.-T. Mackintosh.

Derby run by the Association was thrin to procure employment in] very successful, and amounted to Hongkong. In this connection, the considerably larger suu' then last year's Sweep, the total number of tickets sold realising $12,100, und the holder of the winning ticket drew sa,000.

The Annual Dinner was held on Armistice Day, November 17th, at the Hongkong Hotel Thero was large attendance of members, all of whom appeared to tluaroughly enjoy the function, At the dinner, and inter at the Club Room, poppies' were auctioned and the sum of 8782 was raised in aid of St. Dunstan's Home for Blinded Soldiers Sailors

thanks of the Association are duel to many people in Hongkong in a position to employ labour who have given assistance in this matter.

We also wish to express our thanks A number of bowls, cricket and to Messra. Porey Smith, Beth and billiard matches word held during Fleming, the Hon. Auditors to tho the year, and proved very enjoyable, Association, for auditing the your's Deacons although the Association teams were accounts; also to Messra. not very muevessful..

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