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Chairman Reviews Year At Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the Hongkong Singers in the Union

The death has occurred of Mr. Church Hall, on Monday, Dr. L. T. Charles M. Schwab at the age of 77. Ride, (Chairman) presided and He was a vletim of caronary throm-placed before members the report bosis.-United Press.

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Rumour Denied

Soong Not Visiting Moscow At Prosent

Chungking, Sept, 19.

It is officially denied that Mr. T. V. Soong Is going to Moscow. Charles Michael Schwab, the US. The Armistice Day concert, in St. Authoritativo sources and foreign steel magnate, was born in 1862 and John's Cathedral, ho cald, carned advisers said that relations between eduented at St. Francis College. $132 and

as was the tsutal Moscow and Chungking at present

was,

where he learnt the elements of en-

bers of the Government have the gineering. After acting as clerk in practice, given in aid of St. Dunstan's, are on an excellent basis and mem- a atore he became a stake-driver at The items rendered were "For the entree to high Soviet circles at pre- the Edgar Thomas steelworks of Fallen" (Elgar) and "The Requiem" sent in Moscow and therefore there (Brahms). The second concert is no reason why Mr. T. V. Soong Carnegie and in 1881 was made chief engineer and assistant manager. Six given in association with the Hong should pay a visit.

They said that Soviet-Chinero years later he built the Homestead Hong Chamber. Music Club had to bo

ad abandoned owing to the sudden de financiel relations were principally siectworks, of which he became

meparture of Mr. Lafford. He moved on a barter basis, for which reason superintendent. In 1809 hc was

a voto of thanks Mr. Ruppert the high anancler of the type of Mr. made general superintendent of the E. Baldwin, who had agreed to Lake Soong does not enter the picture, Thomas works, and in 1802 after the charge of the choir for the next con- and In addition Mr. Soong, who is a formation of the Carnegie Steel Co cert, The Messiah" (Handel) given conservative, has General Manager of the Homestead in aid of the Refugee Camp Schools, relations works.

and resulted in $203 being paid into Press..

The last moment He and 3. P. Morgan organised the their funds.

changes, the concert, and the re- U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901.

naw history and re- Schwab was its president for four sults were

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nover had close with Moscow.United

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Shanghat, Sept. 10.- that preparations Cor

years, but resigned to take up ship-consideration at this last singe would peace between the Chinese and

building. After a few years lie and bring no good of It.

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ather expitalists' got control of the "I would, however, like to say to be crculated in Shanghai to-day, | Bellichem Steel Corporation, which that as Chairman, I take respon-resulting in yet further strengthen-

owned several firms in the iron, steel sibility for the changes and would ing of the dollar-Reuter, and shipbuilding Industries. White Bke pubilely to affiam how 117- the US. were stih neutral, these grudingly.

Mr. Baldwin and Mr. companies carried out orders for the Smith worked during the Inst few Alles totalling between $400,000,000 | daya and

cheerfully they and $500,000,000. The Germans did accepted the criticism which should their best to get Schwab to stop have been levelled at me (and pos- supplies. A cable to the German sibly the weather) and not them. donuts in Washington was inter-I think it also fair to state that cepted telling them to offer him whil we welcomo criticism From anything he wanted, if he would not outside, we ourselves are our own with Britain. strongest and strietest critics, and we execute his contracts When the British Embassy spoke to hope that we may be able to show him about it, he said: "There is not this coming year that neither ex-

vain. enough nonry In Germany or Bri-perience nor criticism was

"As a result of broadcasting "The Churchill." Messluh, we received a very and Kilchener, Fisher

Jetter from Though he probably did $1,000,000.- coureging 000 worth of business with Britain, society in Ceylon where our broad- well received and "there was hardly ever a contract eust hind' been

We have been signed and no dispute or unpleasant- much appreciated.

asked to let various musical societies ness arose."

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Referring to the Andacial side of the Society, Dr. Ride sold that in spile of the fact that their loss on the cancelled concert was over $240, they ended the year with a credit balance of about $70, after having

The guns in the monitors that shelled the Belgian coast were made by Schwab's works. When her mised submarines in nine months, Lord Fisher and others said they could not be built under 15 months. It was agreed that he was to pay a big paid out about $260 in donations to penalty for every week he was behind charity. This brought their record

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Further detalls regarding them to Canada as parts of motor. cars and assembled them in the ship-drowning of Mrs. Marshall, which yard. The submarines were actually was reported yesterday, have been delivered in the astonishing time of received. She was swept off a rock Ave and a half months. The pre-on a Marine County beach during a among Treak thunderstorm last week, while mium Schwab

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After the U. S. entered the war he became director-general of the! shipbuilding board of the Emergency Ficet Corporation at the urgent re- His gift quest of President Wilson.

for rousing enthusiasm among the workers by his personal magnetism quickly had its effect. The output for 1910 was 526 vessels of 2,083,000 tons deadweight.

In 1918 he realimed, and returned lo his 'post as chairman of the Beth- lebem Steel Corporation.

In 1920 he succeeded Judge" Gary" as chairman of the U. S, Steel Cor paration. In that year he went to London to receive

the Bessemer Medal, the highest honour in the steel industry.

He said he believed that, while the U. S. were not able to contr bule with man-power during the war it vas their duty to contribute in

money. He was not in sympathy with flose Americans, who wished to collect debts from men who had stood together for the preservation of civilisation. Schwab returned to London in 1832 fo receive another honour, the Melchett Medal.

Ils many benefactions included a Catholic church at Loretto. buildings and an endowment for St. Francis Callege there, a church at Braddock and a country home for a New York children's hospital. One of the richest men in America, he is sald

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Chinese Girl Killed By Falling Piping

July 20, suffering from a fractured skull. She died the following · day.

Chan Koon-cho, occupant of the fat, said that while moving furni- ture into the flat he suddenly heard on looking An inquiry into the death of something crash; and Wong Fo-har, a young girl, who down, he saw a woman carrying a died as a result of a piece of cast-child with blood over, her body,

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Dr. D. Smith, of Queen Mary Hos- The hearing was adjourned to pital, said Wong was admitted on Thursday.

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