March 16, 1901.]
financial resources of the colony have continued to show a gratifying elasticity.
MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
a slight deficit. They noticed with pleasure success. Miss Violet Capel, in her Statuesque that the Kowloon Institute was this year almost Dance, made no small contribution to the The tables which follow show the General entirely self-supporting, and was doing good attractions of the play. Among the actors Mr. Revenue and Expenditure, the Assets and work. Grateful thanks were due to the many Henry Dallas once more put the whole audience Liabilities, and the Public Debt of the Colony. | kind friends, who, by providing bright attrac in his debt by a masterly representation of his The Revenue in 1899 showed a nett increase tive entertainments, had helped to make the part. Indeed, withont reflecting at all on the on the previous year's figures of $691,984.01. | Institute a centre of useful work, also tò all other performers, we may say that he was the To this land sales contributed no less than those who had so ungradgingly given their life of the piece. Even those who have seen the $484,505.85, while the only decrease specified time and energy to the work of the Church and incomparable Willie Edonin in part of Anthony was under the head of Post Office, where the Mission.
Tweedlepunch could watch Mr. Dallas with falling off was $19,270.63 The total Revenue In connection with such an encouraging pleasure. The Mysterions Minstro's"
per- for 1899 was $3,610,143.25, and the total Ex-report of good work done among our seamen formance by him and Miss de Worms Was penditure $3,162,792.36, leaving a surplus of both naval and mercantile, it may be added one of the best things of the
3 evening. $447,350.89, roughly six times the surplus of that a number of gentlemen in the colony are One criticism we must offer, and that is 1898 and ten times that of 1897. The Assets interesting themselves with a view to the erec- that the abruptness of the dénoûment is too of the Colony amounted in 1899 to $454,543.13, tion of a building in one of principal thorough startling. It is true that this was so at the and the Liabilities to $766,316.45; but in the fares to replace the Star, the accom- Lyric also, but it is nevertheless a blot. It Assets is not included $831,109.92 value of silver modation of which is quite inadequate to gives the idea of an anxiety for the final chorus, at the Mint.
meet the demands made upon it. Although We think that Tweedlepunch might bəsr up within the last few months an additional Home little longer against the spirit of Ethelwulfa for sailors and soldiers has been opened in especially as he recovers so rapidly from his Arsenal Street, there is still a want for accom- fright immediately after. Captain Donega modation for seamen at night, and, since the was capitally presented by Mr. G. L. Wilson, American mon-of-war have been in port many another gain to the Company. M. Harold seamen have had to to walk the stre ts all night, Godwin played the part of Cyrus Gilfain and there being no beds for them at either of the Mr Hugh Metcalf that of Frank Aberjord, institutions established in the colony for their both excellently. Our old friend Mr. Ferrell express use and benefit. Such an undesirable had little to do as Leandro The minor parts state of things should be remedied, and, we under- were all in re iab'e hands, and the whole per- stand, the Government is to be asked either to pre-formanes evilently gave general satisfaction. sent a site to the mission or give the committe The following is the cast:- an opportunity of purchasing one at a redu el Anthony Tweedle. figure. That such a movement justifies an punch appeal to the public admits of no doubt, and when it is considered that the Missions to Seamen is the only organisation of its kind which provides for the immediate wants of the distressed seamen of all nationalities, and wholly irrespective of creed, it has a foremost claim upon the charitable-a claim, wo are assured. will not be altogether disregarded. The Hon. Treasurer is Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., of Ban Buildings, and subscriptions, we are told, may b sent to him or the Rev. J. H. France, St. Peter's Church.
The annual report of the Hongkong Seamen's Church and Mission, which has just been pub- lished, is a gratifying record of labour done and results attained. In consequence of the large and increasing number of war-vessels in port in the early part of the year, there was a great need for special effort, and the machinery at hand for dealing with the seamen while ashore gathered additional force by the appointment as Assistant (haplain of the Rev. T. Wright, whose stipend had been assured out of the funds of the parent society. Later in the year the arrival of a number of British vessels from the North for their annual over- haul, and several American battleships and cruisers from the Sonth, made it apparent that increased attendances upon the vessels were absolutely necessary if the seamen were to be reached when they had their liberty ashore The provision of an additional labourer in that field made it possible for the work to be done more thoroughly, and over twenty-five thousand seamen availed themselves of the recreative ad. vantages offered at the Star Coffee House and the Kowloon Institute during the year under re- view. The need for pecuniary aid and support was more and more apparent. Over ten thous- and seamen had attended the meetings held by the Chaplains both ashore and afloat, who had received the most encouraging testimony as to the good fruit born of their labours. During the past three years the increase in the work was gradual, aud in 1899 twice as many men were reached as in 1898, and in 1900 six times as many as in 1898. For the first two months of the present year, the various agencies of the mission had been visited by as many as had attended them in 1899. The local committee in their report, after thanking the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company for their kindness in overhauling and repairing the mission launch Dayspring, observe that the following firms had kindly given allowances of coal for the launch and the Kowloon Institute during the winter months:-Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Hon. C. P. Chater, C.M.G., Gibb, Livingston & Co., and Mr. E. Osborne. The local Press had also to be thanked for sending copies of their papers to the "Star," and the Kowloon Institute, and Miss Reid of Edinburgh had this year seat a further supply of books for the circulating library, and to her and the many kind friends who had sent magazines and papers for dis- tribution among
the ships, also clothing for the use of destitute seamen, warm thanks were due.
The committee this year had to meet a serious difficulty in connection with the Star Coffee House. In the spring of the year, the land- lord gave notice of a very considerable increase of rent, and also refused to renew the lease, ex- cept on a monthly tenancy. After long and careful consideration, it was deemed advisable to seek other and less costly premises. Through the kindness of Mr. Keswick, these were found in D'Aguilar Street, just off Queen's Road. It| was necessary to spend a considerable sum in altering and cleaning these premises, and partly owing to this, and to the fact that for some time! the new premises being off the main line of traffic, did not attract the men as the old pre- mises had done, the committee regretted to say that, unless more subscriptions should come in for the current year's expenses, there would be
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Cyrus Gilfain Frank Abercord Leandro
Captain Arthur Do-
Legal Tennyson Sim
Max Aipfebaum Reginald Langdalə Angela Gilfain Valleda Inez Joso Juanit
THE DALLAS COMPANY AT THE Violante
THEATRE ROYAL.
Calista Mail.
Lady Holyrood... Daisy Chain Lucy Ling Cynthia Belmont Dolores
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Mr. Henry Dallas. Mr. Harod Godwin Mr. Hugh Metcalfe Mr. J. B. Ferrell
Mr. Geo. L. Wilson Mr. Arthur Stanley Mr. D. Munro Mr. F. C. Foster Miss Hettie Pool Miss Violet Capel Miss Zaidie Monckton Miss Daisy Albert Miss Topsy Albert Miss Montague Miss Mabel Glynn Miss Nance Leslie Miss May Norton Miss Beryl Mackay Miss Bertha Hunter
Miss Minnie Evelyn Miss Evelyne de Worms Florodorean Fermers, Flower Girls, Welsh Peasants, &c.
ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHER- SOLE HOSPITALS.
On Saturday night, the 9th inst., Mr. Henry Dallas's Musical Comedy Company beat all their previous records at Hongkong and indeed the fakings must have reached nearly, if not quite the highest figura attained at our local Thea tre. Every available seat in the dress circle from which a view of the stage can be got was taken, and the lower part of the house was
A full house assembled in the Theatre Royal as full as it could possibly be. The audience
on Thursday night to witness the staging of came prepared to give a warm welcome to the the great London success, can Toy, by the Dallas well-known Con pany in a new piece, in which Musical Comedy Company Expectation, which a most favourable verdict had been gained by ran high, was not disappointed, the opera going them in other parts of the East. Nor was off with that dash and smoothness so essential in the public disappointed. Florodora was pre-plays of the kind. All of the performers had sented with all the care and ability which marks a good grasp of their parts, which they carried Mr. Dallas's productions, and was a credit through to a successful and enthusiastic finale. to all concerned. The play itself, as we said in We reserve a fuller report. discussing it last week, is based upon a slight plot, and it depends very much on the per- formers for its success. Fortunately it is in- troduced to Hongkong by a most able cast, and with the aid of Mr, Leslie Stuart's tuneful
FINANCE COMMITT: E. music goes without a hitch. On Saturday The annual meeting of the Finance Com- night it took but a few minutes for the per-mittee of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole formers to warm to their work, and from the Hospitals was held at the former hospital on time of Miss Hettie Peel's and Mr. George Thursday afternoon, 14th inst., at five o'clock, Wilson's duet, Galloping Gaily," to the fall of the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G.. in the curtain upon the final chorus, encores the chair. The other gentlemen present were followed one upon another with the utmost the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai (founder of the Alico rapidity.
Memorial Hospital), Mr. A. Mackenzie (trea- The leading lady's part of Dolores was borne by surer), Dr. Gibson (superintendent and secre- Miss Evelyne de Worms, who is new to the Com-tary), Dr. Thomson, and the Rev. A. Wells. pany since it was last seen in Hongkong. She is a great acquisition and sustained the rôle, in which Miss Evie Green made such a hit at the Lyric Theatre, with grace and ability. She has an excellent voice, and her acting was more than adequate. We understand that she appeared in a leading part both in The Little Genius and La Poupée in London. Miss Hettie Peel, already a Hongkong favourite, again showed how ver satile are her powers, and in singing, dancing, and acting alike was conspicuous throughout. Her energy is never flagging and she most deservedly received a large number of encores. The part of Lady Holyrood was played by Miss May Norton, like Miss de Worms a newcomer, who has added to the strength of the Company. Her singing of “In a Twinkling" was a marked
The CHAIRMAN read letters of apology from Mr. D. Wood and Mr. C. Palmer,
The minutes of the previous annual meeting having been read and approved, the election of office-bearers was proceeded with.
The Hon. Dr. Ho KAI proposed the re-elec- tion of the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart as chairman. He said Mr. Lockhart had already- done great service for the hospital, and would doubtless do as much again. It was to be hoped that as long as Mr. Lockhart was with them he would render help by filling the position of Chairman of the Finance Committee.
The Rev. A. WELLS seconded, and the mo- tion was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN briefly thanked Dr. Ho Kai for the flattering way in which he had referred
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