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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BENEVOLENT WORK

INCREASED GRANT TO BE

APPLIED FOR

The Hongkong Benevolent So- ciety, at their annual meeting held in the Sanitary Board Room Inst evening, decided to approach the Government with a view to obtain- ing an increase in the grant, from $2,500 to $5,000,-

Sir William Hornell, who pre- sided, in an address to the meet- Ing said:

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London, Feb. 21. The two daughters of Mr. Coort, du Bois, United States Consul- General for Naples, are believed to bo the victims of an aeroplano tragedy in Essex.

They fell out of an aeroplano from Abridge to. Paris. They were found dead hand in hand. Lotters addressed to their parenta were found-Reuter.

the report and again emphasised that something must be done to Increase our Income.. The ques- tion in. What can be done? Last year I made an appeal that the matter.might be gone into more Icloably to see a drive would bring in more fand#. Thore wore some results but not as many as there might hava bean. My suggestion to the Committee this year is that A email sub- committee of two or three ladies be formed who would not be con◄ corned with rellef work so much

"You have before you the 45th. annual repart of the Hongkong Benevolent Society and I think you will agree with me that it is

very

concise and admirable document. I would like to draw your attention to the splendid work which has been done and la belagdona by the Society. I stress this because as I have been President of the St. George's Society for the last few months I had obcasion to take part in dén)-] stom ing with Bome of those caste. For example there had been a sold, "and if a man loses his job highly difficult case which came he is very unlikely to get another. before Mrs. Lindselt In October I do feel therefore that somehow last and which concerned a man or other we must try and get more in a business which had failed. money for this Society because as concentrating on the financial His wife, son and himself wore in consider it is doing a great deal ride. This could be done by dire need, and Mrs. Lindsell rang of good work. But the trouble is personal appeals to the heads of me up and asked me if I could do how could this Society get arms asking them to bring in their them. I got in larger income? I have just been European employees ILB sub- anything for touch with the St. George's told that the Society has now inscribers. Society, and we then found that hand a balance of only $604 and

A Special Duty Just before Christmas the persons out of this $268 has to be paid to

concerned wore living in a fat and the Diocesan Boys' School, thus "Thero fa a special duty on the that they had sold most of their leaving the Society with $340 to British and foreign community. furniture. I authorised the Scarry on for the next year. We of the Colony to see that those George's Society to give them have therefore not got much in who have fallen on evil days are

in Somo Mrs. Lindseli hand with which to carry on the sasisted

way. This something and arranged for them to be given admirable work which the Society applies more especially to the shelter in the Society's room in is doing."

English people, for ht Home we Kowloon, Had it not been for

would have to pay our share Sir William then proposed the the Public Assistance Committee this, the persone would have gone adoption of the report and state-and it therefore behoves us to to the streets or to the House ofment of accounts. Dotention.

support the Society as far he wo

Not Much Kudos

can.

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"I am emphasising the assis- Seconding the adoption of the Mr. Cassidy stated that his idea tanco which the St. George's

report and accounts Mr. P. 5. was that cach, member of the Society is able to give and I should Cassidy asid: "I would like to sub-committee should write to the like to say how very much I appro-endorso all that Sir William has heads of firms known to her per clate the work done by it. said with regard to the admirable sonally asking for his interest in Neither the St. George's Society work done during the year by the the Society. If there was no nor the Benevolent Society paid Ladies Committee under the response that letter could be for the passage for these people Presidency of Mira, Lindsell dur followed up by another. That bo go back Home, but it wasing the year. Anyone who knows sounded a little distasteful, but in arranged with the Government," anything of the work of the So- Hongkong they had to "hammer.

ciety Badly in Need

can have nothing but away" for anything. admiration for thom. There le Mr. T. A. Mitchell: With no Referring to the accounts, Sir not much kudos to be obtained but little funds at the disposal of the POURING A Willam eald that the report the work has to be done, and we Society something must be done stated quietly but convincingly should all be thankful that we immediately.. I suggest the that the Society was badly in need have such a willing band to dis- Government might be called upon FLOOD OF of a large and regular income. pense help this way.

to give a bigger grant than $2,500 "Things are pretty bad here," he "Sir William has quoted from (Continued on next column)

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and I think they will: $2,500 is certainly inadequate for our need and I think we might ask for $5,000.

The Chairman: If we do that the Government might ask us to double our own subscriptions. would be all in favour of making an application right away,

21 YEARS AGO

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Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the

He then pointed out that although they only had $346 in week ended February 21, 1914. hand, $436 had to be paid out next month.

Increased Grant

It was decided to approach the

·

The rate of dollar on demand

was 16. 10.15/160.

Mr. Jose C. Obaidia was appoint-

Government asking that theired Consul for Panama in Hong

grant be increased to $5,000, st kong.

the same time pointing that the

Society must have more money to

•

The Grill Room of the Hongkong

carry on and that they would be Hotel was reopened after exterisivo prepared to increase their own alterations.

subscriptions if possible.

*

Mrs. N. L. Smith pointed out In the Hongkong Racos, Bir that so there were no alms housca Paul's Jewel Aater, ridden by Mr. in the Colony, those seeking rellef Brand, won the Derby, and Mr. were recommended to the House John Peel's President, ridden by of Detention, but although many Mr. Heard, won the Champions... were near actual atarvation they

would not go there. She suggest

rt that

cd

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•

the Government :might The Wharf and Godown Co provide some

shelter or place reported a profit of $504,628 and where they could live and be kept declared a dividend of 7 per cent. while looking for work.

Mr. T. A. Mitchell and that the

Houas of Detention was a stigma of Mr. William Paterson, who The death occurred in Scotland

on people who went there

Mrs. H. G. Shaldon suggested from 1876 to 1880 was a partner in that an advisory committee of mon the firm of Jardine, Matheson and might be formed to whom the Co., Ltd. Society could refer in respect of certain cases which came to their notica.

It was decided to loava matter in the hands of the mittep for the ensuing year.

this Com-

In aid of the Hongkong Bonevolent Society, Mrs. Richard Sanger te organising an afternoon musicale for "Wednesday, March 6, et 5.80 p.m., sf the residence of Mrs. W. L. Marečnil, No. 18 Teak Road. The programIns promises a most Interesting entertain

A vote of thanks to Mrs. Lind- aell, other office-bearers and the committee for their work during ment. There will be classical cello the past year, was proposed by and Evelle, a few songs by Lis and plans music by Maadames Arnold the Chairman, try

Sanger, concertina solos by a very Birs Lindsell then proposed a charming young lady passing through vote of thanks to Sir William the Colony, and popular plano piecos Hornell for presiding over the by Mr. John Pool, of the American" meeting.

Consulate.

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