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WORK OF THE NAVY we are under obligation to pro-

LEAGUE.

ACTIVITIES STRESSED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

icct. Since the Great War we have been given mandate after mandate.

There is no entrance fee and the subscription is only $5 a year, and far an additionn] $3, a year members can have sent to then the excellent monthly magazine of the League, called The Navy, which. APPEAL TO BRITONS..will keep them abreast of all that

concerns the British Navy, and its progress.

An appeal for more support for the Navy League, to further the

As an extra reason for funing good work it is doing, was made this branch of the Navy League, by Sir Henry Pollock, presiding at 1 would mention the excellent the annual meeting of the Hong-work which is being performed by kong branch, which was held in the head office, in conjunction the boardroom of Messrs. Jardine with the Navy League of Canada, Matheson and Company, Limited, in the important work of settling yesterday afternoon.

some of the surplus population The annual report stated.-The of Great Britain with their fami membership is NOW 206. The lies in the dominion of Canada, committee have to record with re- thereby effecting the double pur- gret the death of Messrs. H. P. pose of helping to relieve unem- White and R. J. Birbeck. It is ployment ut Home and helping to proposed to hold an overseas con-develop, with British labour, the ference in London about 24th resources of that great domiusou. Octolier this year at which Lord

I would, therefore, once again Linlithgow will preside. Sugges tiona for the agenda are inviteday to British subjects here, wo

men, as well as men: from this branch and also nny nutes of delegates who will be presented,

The film "Keep Watch" was or- dered from home and this branch contributed £25 towards the cost. It is proposed to show it on the 24th May. (Empire Day), further particulara of which will be an nounced later.

"The Navy" magazine is the ocial paper of the Navy League and contains some interesting and instructive matter. It is hoped that members will show a great- er interest in the doings of the Savy League generally by becom- ing regular subscribers.

the Navy Lengue, and read along "Join the Hongkong Branch of

Des Voeux Road Central, who has your. 86 lo Mr. W. A. Dowley, a kindly consented to stand for election as our hon. treasurer,"

I now beg formhlly to move the adoption of the report and the passing of the accounts

This was seconded by Mr. H. C. Shrubsole and was carried,

Election of Officers,

In proposing that Sir Henry Pollack be re-elected President, Mr. J. M. Whyte sald that Sir Henry had been connected, with Last year, we regret to say

The League for many years and only $560 was collectable from had done a great deal for it. He members-in fact, only about half did his utmost for them and spent paid their subscriptions. This is a lot of time in this connexion.

a and state of affairs and WO hope members will render the ar-Sir Henry returned thanks, duus duties of the hon. treasur- rs less so by paying their dues on the first application.

The proposal was approved and

Our thanks are due to Mr. G. W. Sellars for so kindly auditing the accounts..

The Chairman's Address. Addressing the gathering the chairman said:

‚· Gentlemen. The report and ne- counts of this branch of the Navy League for the year, 1928, are now in your hands, and the quly item in the report and accounts which, think, calls for special comment, is paragraph four of the report, from which you will nee that an Overness Conference will be held in London about the 24th October, 1929. In that connexion the incoming committer will be glad to receive suggestions from the members of this branch na to the agenda and na to any names of delegates from this branch to be present at that meeting.

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Commodore R.A.S. HI), RN, was elected Vice-President; Mr. W. A. Dowley was elected hou. treasurer and Mr. L. M. Whyte was re-alected hon. Heeretary.. The last two officials together with Mr. R. Sutherland and Mr. C. Champkin will form the new committee.

Following the disposal of the formal business, Mri (L. M. Whyte addressed the meeting on the question of showing the film "Keep Watch", in Hongkong. He stated that the picture had been viewed by members of the com- mittee, and it had been propokud to show the film on Empire Day.

My, Whyte continued that be had spoken to the managor of the Queen's Theatre, who had suid that he would be very pleased to. incorporate the alm in one of the afternoon or evening perform- aners, either at half past two or at five o'clock. Mr. Whyte con- tinued that he wond like an ex-

The Navy League molta ia, [pression of opinion on the matter. "Keep watch"; and there is much The film had been shown very. to be watched over in our wide-successfully at Home and de- ly acattered. Empire with its long pieted Navy life to a grent, extent. lines of communication.

It also showed the diminution of In particular out here, in the our Navy power as compared with extreme Far East, the importance other nations. It would be shown of our Navy and of its mainten-particularly for children, and it unee at adequate strength to meet would be an excellent iden to the responsibilities of the Britisie screen it at the Queen's ยา แ Government for the protection of some other thentre. British lives and property in the The chairmun expressed grati- present disturbed state of affairs | tude to the manager of the in China, must be patent to every Queen's Theatre and Huid the body.

question was at what perform- Whilst all of us can and mustance it should be shown. They fully sympathise with the present had to bear in mind that there rulers of the Chinese Republic in would probably be many British their strenuous endeavours to set fchildren present, their house in order, it would be . Mr. W. J. Stokes asked if it a very poor sign of friendship on would be shown at only one per-i our part towards those rulera to formance, and when he received a pretend that they have an easy task ahead of them, in the present unsettled state' of their country.

False Economy.

In these circumstances our head office deserves the utmost support which Britons out here can give it in its strenuous campaign to defeat the machinations of those tale economists who would, If they were not strenuously oppos- ed, cut down our Navy below what is, having regard to our world- wide interests, the margin of prudence,"

reply in the afirmative, he said that they were between the devil and the deep sen, However, in view of the fact that it would also appen to service men, and the evenings were now long, he suggested that five o'clock-would be the better time.

In reply to a question, Mr. L. M. Whyte said he believed that the Queen's Theatre would seat 1,200.

Mr. Stokes' suggestion was BUD- ported and agreed to.

Sailors and Soldiers' Home, The meeting was brought, tàn

Accordingly it behoves Britons conclusion by an address by the in Hongkong, where shipping is the Rev. J. C, Knight Anstey, who up- life blood of the Colony, to roll pealed for a continuance of sup- up and join this branch of the port in connexion with the new Navy League, and I would parti Sailors and Soldiers' Home. cularly urge the members of the endeavoured to reach a very high He pointed out that they had St. George's, St. Andrew's and St. standard of comfort at the new David's Socleties to join thin branch of the League en bloc, and home and they wanted to keep up to that standard. The men, he thus increase our membership from a little over 200 to about said, had shown wonderful ap- preciation, and 5,700 men had 1,000 members and thus restore slept there since it was opened a this branch to the, proud position little over two months ago. which it occupied at the begin-

The speaker continued ning of 1927 when it had a credit plain that the R.A.F. had had 4. balance of nearly $3,600, which whip round of their own accord, enabled it to remit during that

and practical appreciation had year nearly £170 towards the gon-been shown by the men of one of erál campaign fund of the head the smaller naval ships. It was not a home that could be run as a commercial undertaking, and A Factor of Safety.

they did not want to run it on The British Navy exlata not for those lines. It was a temperance purposes of aggression but as Institution and consequently they polico force for insuring safety did not get big bar profits... not only to people of our own The chairman said he was sure race but also to tens of millions of that the in-coming committee Ipeople of other races for whom would carefully consider the plea.

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