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The

MILITARY TATTOO

PROGRAMME.

BIG SPECTACLE EARLY IN SEPTEMBER.

FOR THREE NIGHTS.

Further detalls of the Tattoo to be held in Hongkong this year were disclosed at a meeting of those interesting called by H.E. the G.O.C. nt the City Hall last evening. The Tattoo the Brat event of its kind to be held in Hongkong, will take place during the first week of September, and will probably be held on three nights, not necessarily consecutive when different programmes will be presented.

The chair was taken by H. E. Major General G. C. Luard, CB, C.M.G., who was supported by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Mr. W. Pattonden, Mr. R. Sutherland, Lieut. Col. L.J. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., and Mr. P. S. Cas- sidy.

OF GREAT HELP TO YOUNG MOTHERS.

But on this occasion we propose to go further than they do at home or did at Shanghai, as we proposa. to bring in the civil element also,

To Have in the house a simple 1.c., the Fire Brigade, St. John harmless remedy for the minor ills Ambulance, etc., and being fortu-of babies and little children is a nate enough to have amongst us

a quite exceptionally experienced great boon to young mothers and producer in the person of Mr. this is exactly why Baby's Own Sutherland, we propose to Intro-Tablets are to be found in many duco, a scenario amongst other households. They reduce fevers, things. I will, présently, ask Mr. allay the irritation of cutting testh Sutherland to give you a general and regulate the bowels, yet they". idea of what is proposed.

have no drug taste and children

Sympathy, encouragement and like them. a little duancial backdng, Gentle- men, is what we want, and I will ow ask Colonel Comyn to address

you.

How Project Arose.

Mrs. Mary L. Damel, of No. 83 Washington street, Central Falls, U. S. A PAT

"My lithe girl was badly trou- bled with pin worms, was feverish and restless and would Licut. Col. L. J. Comyn, C.M.G., be awake, all night, I gave ber D.S.O,, said the matter of a Tattoo Baby's Own Tablets and they help- not first arose in his mind in connexioned her at once. She is with the Benevolent Association nervous now and sleeps well. I also found Baby's Own of the regiment, and he asked the have General if somthing on those lines Tablets good at teething time and could be run for the benefit of the am glad to recommend them to funds of the Association. Circu- other mothers." lars wore sent out and other unita expressed their willingness to take part and it was decided that some time toward the end of the sum-

BABY'S OWN TABLETS

are sold by chemists, or sent post free at 60 cents por vial, by the Dr.

Mr. W. L. Pattenden said-At the opening of the new quarters of mer would be the most suitable the Naval and Military Y.M.C.A. Į time to hold the Tattoo. on Thursday last I made reference Colonel Comyn said he went to Williams' Medicine Co., 60, KlangNe to a Tattoo to be held in Happy Shanghai and inquired about the Road, Shanghai.

Valley early in September. Those very successful Tattoo held there of you who were present, or read an about this time last year. He had account of it in the Press, may re- been told by people who saw it member that the Tattoo was refer- that it was a most impressive spec- red to in somewhat vague terms. tacle and a great financial success. We are now going to put the He wanted to know at that time gcheme forward in a more detailed how the funds necessary to start and comprehensive manner for it the Tattoo had been raised and is realised that, although the Mili-wirst had been done in connexion tary authorities will predominate, with the insurance policy which to carry out the scheme on the the War Office required against scale that is intended, in such

men taking part in military Tat- place as this, co-operation of the toos. On the first point he found community is essential: With the that $5,000 had been agreed on as object of securing this co-opera- the necessary aum for preliminary tion His Excellency Major General expenses, and that amount was Luard has asked us to meet him quickly subscribed by friends of here this afternoon to discuss the the Military. matter. I have much pleasure in asking His Excellency to take the chair.

As a matter of fact the total ex- penses in Shanghai never exceeded $5,000. This was mainly due to the Race Club, the Municipality and firms generally who placed their premises at the disposal of the Military and gave personal service in many ways.

Objects of the Tattoo, H.E. the G. O. C. said.--I have asked you to be good enough to at tend this meeting to-day to enable us to lay before you the project we

The Shanghai Tattoo. have had in view for the holding of a Grand Tattoo in Soptember

As regards the second point, next. Our objects In attempting that of insurance, they had can- such a thing, which I believe has aidered 250,000, the sum never before been held in Hong-policy required in respect of some kong are as follows:

12,000 officers and men taking (1) The hope of making some part in the Tattoo. The insurance money for Service charities and was affected at a nominal premium then to assist the new Naval and of $10. He believed that the in- Military Dopot at the City Hall and surance companies

in Shanghai pooled the risks.

(2) To give everyone something to think about outside their daily routine in the hot weather in pre- paring for it.

of the

He was glad to say that no ac- cident of any kind occurred. The risk of accident was infinitesimal, being no greater than that to which the men taking part in a King's Birthday parade were ex- posed,

said to have blackmailed the girl. Mr. Wadeson, who appeared for the complainant, observed that ho should think it was necessary to call some etiäence of defendant's MERELY A MOLEHILL.

character. There was evidence proceedings instituted anyway that an altercation ensued enable that very popular institu- against Yu Yau, a piece-goods at the Empress Hotel on a certain tion to keep its head above water. broker, on a charge of blackmail-date--that he went up the stair- ing a West Point girl, came to a case after the woman and scolded sudden ending yesterday after her. noon following an address by Mr. Major C. Willson said that this

(3) To give a really good show Hin-shing Lo, for the defence, who much was discovered from the evi- commented on the protracted na-dence, that there was a quarrel of the type held during recent ture of the evidence. Mr. Hin-between the defendant and the years at Olympia, Aldershot, etc. shing Lo had proposed to call a woman, and that he was incensed and which we hope, everyone in number of sub-pocnacd witnesses over her failure to keep an ap-cluding the Chinese; will enjoy, to disprove claims which he sub-pointment and uttered words that mitted were inspired by the man should not have been uttered. who became the girl's husband. He Mr. Wadeach said he felt the now submitted that it was necq case should be left in his Wor-in asking you to attend this meet-Sutherland was sympathetic, as sary to call for this further evi-ship's hands at this stage, as it dence if, in the Magistrate's mind, had gone further than he had it was clear that this was merely thought. a'lovers' quarrel between the brok Mountains and Molehills, er and the woman.

Mr. Lo: I think I ought to say

The Civil Element.

Returning to Hongkong from Shanghai he wondered whether it was possible to raise the insurance policy. About that time he met Mr. R. Sutherland and he talked about the proposal to him. Mr.

he always was with matters con- (1) To enlist your sympathy in cerning the welfare of the troops, the undertaking and to explain it and said he would make inquiries. to you.

Some timo later Mr. Sutherland de- tailed the more ambitious scheme!

Our particular object gentlemen

ing is—

"

(2) To ask for some financial

In his address, Mr. Hin-shing this--and I am sure my friend backing to enable us to start it, he had in his mind.. Lo said: As your Worship knows, shares the view, with me, that which will be explained later.

Col. Comyn and that when he I have subpoenaed several wit-there is a common saying that

(3) To inform you that His Ex-planted the need he had no idea nesses. If, in view of the evidence lawyers are in the habit of mak celloney the Officer Administering that it would blossom out in the at this stage, your Worship does ing mountains out of mole-hilla.

not feel inclined to register a con- It has proved incorrect in this the Government has been ap-grandiose scheme they were now viction against my client, I will ease, as I think that neither my proached on the subject and has hearing about. Mr. Sutherland certainly not call these witnesses, friend nor myself has been re- promised to give the movement his said at that time that the Y.M.C.A. in order to save the time of the sponsible for the lengthening of Patronage and that the Govern-authorities had been puzzling their ment will render all assistance heads to find ways and means to Court. In view of the evidence these proceedings.

raise funds and keep on their work possible, nlrendy given, I don't think it is Mr. Wadeson: It certainly as-

(4) To form the various com- and had come to the conclusion, quite possible to register a con- sunied dimensions which I had mittees necessary to carry on.that the best way was by a big viction.

never thought it would. An Indefinite Period.

Ilia Worship found that there The idea of holding this tattoo Tattoo. I am sure my friend, Mr. Wade- had been a quarrel between the originated in the mind of Colonel Col. Comyn' sald he had hoped to son, will sympathise with me with defendant and the woman in the Comyn who has experiences of get the proceeds for the Benevo respect to the legal aide of the course of which defendant

them as done at Home as an entire- lent Association funds but they had charges. No definite time or de- uttered words which he should not ly Military show-he has made all finally agreed that providing the finite place was cited for the have uttered. In warning defen- enquiries regarding the tourna-Tattoo was on a sufficiently big charges,, which appear to have dant against a repetition of such ment held at Shanghai not long ngo scale it might meet both financial been spread over an indefinite conduct, his Worship said he pro-and I will ask him to say a few needs, deciding to ask for the period, although In course of the posed to bind the defendant over words on the subject presently to mutual co-operation and goodwill evidence, the police have marked in a personal bond of $100 to keep explain how it stands from a MIl- of those could help. out two occasions on which he is the pence for six months,

tary point of view.

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