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BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

CHIEF JUSTICE'S CALL »FOR FUNDS

Society.

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That brought him to the third re-ing in this way finally passed, though markable fact about the Society, the money had to be held in readiness and that was the poor support, it far some time. It was an extraordin- received from the public of Hongy epinetdence, nevertheless these Kong. He had loved Hongkong and had to be faced, and are typical of requests presented possibilities which been very proud of Hongkong. But the problems which confronted us. he was not proud of the record of Such large payments cripple our re- Hongkong with regard to the sources, bat in practically every case. Benevolent Society. He had look they represent the most constructive An appeal for stronger public at the list of subscribers for and sometimes the only way of help support was made by His Honour the year 1932 and he founding the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph the names of

During the year there has been an about 60 in increasing number of applications Kemp, when presiding over the dividuals a number made up in from Europeans. Such cases pre annual meeting of the Hongkong several cases by husbands and wivest costly and are becoming more

joining together. That number

more difficult in view of the present Supporting the Chief Justice on with only 40 life members who were tendency in some instances we are to employ a cheaper class, of the dais were Mrs. H. McCormack still in Hongkong brought up the

labour. (Hon. Secretary); Mrs. D. W. Trat- total of those actively assisting able to co-operate with other Societies, man and Mrs. S. A. Sleap.

to only 100, for the whole of the organization from which there is hope this is the only but in the majority The notice convening the meet-western European population of the of receiving help because its scope ing and the minutes. of the last who had their own Society to sup- thought which calls for serious con-

Colony, leaving out the Portuguese is

is not particularised. This is annual meeting having been read and adopted, the Chairman said: port. It was a record not to be sideration and which, together with

proud of. He realised or course the v

variety and

and unusual nature of the When I was first asked to take that many people had been giving calle upon us, forms the basis of our the chair at this meeting, an honour generously to this Society and is very great need in the Colony

appeal for

stronger support. There which I greatly appreciate, the first others, but he was quite sure that (which becomes more apparent each thing which came to my mind was many would like to become sub month) of a hostel where men and a sentence in a book on Shake-scribing members of the Society women who have not reached the speare by Sir Walter Raleigh (not if the matter had been brought to point of actual destitution can get the Elizabethan hero modern Oxford Professor). The bring themselves to the point of

The their attention when they could decent board, and lodging at cheap

rites. Whether or no such sentense was: "Is it possible to joining and translating their re-run by any one Society is problema- could be self-supporting or could be say anything new of Shakespeare?" solution into action st thetical, but the need most certainly 1 and myself with the same earliest possible

moment. Heferists and the question not only de- Hongkong thought the only explanation of perves but would seem to call for, even Benevolent Society. "It occurred to the poor support was what he had demand, exploration. me then that Shakespeare and the referred to as his second remark- Hongkong Benevolent Society are able point about the Society, alike in another respect, because it and that was its unobtrusiveness.eupled almost continuously during the is very hard to find anything about He thought it either which is not praise. The ignorance, or rather the forgetful-year, and several times calls for it Society does a wonderful work and reas of the work and aims of the

have overlapped. it is due to the self-sacrificing work Society which was keeping back throughout the

A few cases have had to be carried

year, of the ladies who serve on the Com- that support. Therefore he asked periodically reviewed and adjusted but all have been mittee, and devote so much of their anyone who might to-day read according to circumstances. In the time and trouble combined with about the work of the Society in the had to be made on account of short- sympathy, tact, and judgment report of the meeting in the Press, ness of fands. Every effort know a little about the work of the to determine to-morrow, and not to help the deserving,

деля

made but it Society since a good raany years later, to write a check for $12 and always possible to make exhaus ago my wife was Secretary, and I send it to the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. or conclusive enquiries, and some know there was a lot of work to be E. 1, Wynne-Jones at 154, the Peak, the apparent urgency of the case done. I am quite sure the work He was quite sure they would never calls for immediate action. has not diminished since, and I am regret for doing so.

co-operation Connexion fully aware that in more recent

earnestly sought in our endeavour to times the distress to be relieved ·Concluding, the Chairman "pro-help the unfortunate and deserving has increased even more quickly Posed the adoption of the Report and to weed out the professional beg-

and Accounts.

Men who call themselves Malay than the population. I think the

serious problem: community owes a very great debt with on expression of his own ap- but there does not seem to be any

Mr. A. S. MacKichan, Seconded seamen present a

they all clim to be British subjects, BUTTERFIELD &1SWIRE. of gratitude to these ladies, who served on this Committee, many of Society, and the motion was carried they are just drifters, there is no preciation of the work of the means of verifying their statements- them year after year,

unanimiously.

knowing whence they come or whither A vote of thanks was heartily they go they appear to be cold, or accorded the Chairman for presid-hungry or both. Is their need real ing over the meeting.

or is begging merely, the easiest way

It is hard to

to judge. A tribute to the work of the the administration, sin contrast to ations Secretary, Mrs. McCormackthose mittee 1

18 most grateful to great many fine deserving charities and to the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. with the Society during the year, and who have co-operated which had to meet salaries and Wynne-Jones was echoed with ac-appreciates deeply the interest some other administrational expenses.clamation.

have shown in the work. We appeal

Proceeding, the Chairman point- ed to three remarkable things be discovered about the Society. The first was that it spent so little on

was only the

Brastic Cuts,

The Society's room has been · De-

autumn drastic cuta in allowances

gar.

is

In this

TOTY

He referred to some of these Mrs. McCormack replied, ex-for the assistance of all Consuls in ethers, and in doing so remarked pressing her thanks and referring the investigation of the needs of their he wanted only to emphasize the to the generous help she had reas not only are they in botter. nationals. Their helps invaluable, fact that the particular Society ceived from the other members of position to assess the real needs of a with which they were now concern-the Committee.

The Annual Report.

ed spent very little on administra- tion or collection of funds. Every: iling that went into the Society

The annual report of the Society came out again in the form of for the past year states:" actual charity. That, he thought, ought to appeal strongly to people especially in these hand times.

Unobtrusive Wrok.

cane. but they understand the psychology of their own folks ns no other can.

Vhite.

During the year 874 visits (re- We started the year with a credit presenting 100 families) have been balance of some $1,400.00 yet by paid to the Society, this being a March Hardly know how to meet our decrease of 257 which is to a certain definite commitmenty, much less the extent accounted for by the fact that emrgency calls upon us. Unexpect-many of the professional beggar type ed donations eaned the situation more have been turned away and no record The second remarkable fact than once and if we were never free kept. The amount paid out in relief about the Society was its un- from worry throughout the year we (Continued on Page 11.) obtrusiveness. He thought it was found out the truth of the ballef of remarkably unobtrusive in its work. many that good work is never allowed

to fail. It was a very good thing to do

It is truly marvellous how good by stealth and to blush on though much had to be left undone.

things smoothed themselves finding it failed. It was an CX-

On one occasion we received on one cellent rule for an individual. He morning three requests for assistance did not mean that the public could with passages. One was turned down not appreciate or admire when they at once as being impracticable-the knew anything about it. The other two caused grave consideration trouble is that they didn't know as we were only required to bear part of the expengu, and great relief anything about it.

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