FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1927.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
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DISMISSALS GAZETTED OF FINED MEN.
ORDERS OF THE WEEK.
The following orders have been issued by Lt. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O. administrative Command ant of the Hong Kong Volunteer! Defence Corps.
Fined, and Dismissed.
JESTING AT DEATH.
HEROES WHO FLAUNTED FATE.
The under-mentioned members have been fined and dismissed from: the Corps, as from July 15, 1927, for failure to complete require-: ments
of efficiency. during the! 1926-1927 training season andar MYSTERIOUS CURSES UNHEEDED, the Volurger Ordinance No. 2 off 1920, Part III. Section 16A:---
Recruits Parndes. Reference Corps Order No. 1 of last week all recruits except those of the Portuguese Co., who have not passed Musketry Tests Nos. 1 to 4 will parade for Musketry Instruc- 1080 Pte. R. Y. Frost. tion at Corps Headquarters at
No. 1 Platoon: No. 810 Pic. 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19.
W. M. Cox. Dress: mufti. For details of No. 2 Platoon: No, 768 Pte. F. Portuguese recruits see Order be Clemo, No, 771 Pte. R. A. Cooper.
No. 5 Platoon: No. 620 Pte. Casuals Part I.
Gardner, The Peak rage is allotted to the No. 6 Platoon: No. 901 Pte. G. R. Artillery and Armoured Car Com-Murray, panies for firing of casuals in Part)
low.
Table T. on Sunday, July 17. Range Officers: Capt. W. Brac-| kenridge. M.C., and 2/Lieut. T. A. Martin.
NOTICE.
Scottish Co.
[In grim defiance of death and
stend now."]
THE CHINA MAIL.
TRAGIC SCENES.
WOMEN CROSS THE GOBI DESERT.
MANY ADVENTURES.
-
NEW SCHOOL.
NO, DISCIPLINE OF BOYS BY BOYS,
SUNDAY BOWLER HATS.
hns
of
Engineer Company: No. 816 Spr.
Three British women, following A new public school, Bryanston, B. S. Paterson, No. 765 Spr. A. Ldienster, Captain Nungesser, the for part of the distance the track by is to be opened shortly. The pre-
great French air pilot, decorated which Marco Polo over six Quarrell, No. 472 Spr. H. I, Rose,
cenporty acquired, Bryanston Estate, Mounted Infantry Company: No his Atlantic seaplane with a black tuuries ago entered Chinn, have the property of Lord Portman, Hes 985 Pte. D. S. Hill, No. 989 Pie skull and cross bones, and a white (says a writer in the London close to the market town of Bland- II. M. Pinguet, No. 781 Pte. J. R. coffin painted on the side. Warn-"Morning Post" recently travelled ford. Dorset. It includes 400 acres Jenkins.
ed that he was courting ill-luck, from their work in China, nerons of land and a long stretch of the Armoured Car Company; No. 941 Captain Nungessor merclly laughed. the Gobi Desert and Turkestan to river Stour. So the new school will Pte. H. C. Hunt, No. 846 Pte. R. W. "My skull and cross-bones was my Southern Siberia, on their way home start with splendid opportunities Jenkinson, No. 802 Pte. C. E lucky emblem during the war," he to England for furlough.
for football, cricket, rowing and Grist, No. 1015 Pte. W. Jenner, So. said. "It will stand me in good "It was not the anti-foreign feei- swimming.
ing in China-which had even pene- The mansion is a fine building A jest or a gibe at fate, a gul-trated, though without any unto-worthy of its surroundings, Com Jant, contemptuous defiance of ward results to us, to the province pleted in 1897, it is regarded as "ad- Csuperstition and warning, a reck of Kansu--which made us choose mirably suited for a school." There leas unconcern at their gamble this route," Miss Mildred Cable told is a main oak-panelled corridor, 100 J.
16 with in London. with death-that is how many of me
her yards long and the three largest and rooms can each accommodate 200 the world's greatest heroes set companions, Miaa Francesca forth on their great adventures Miss Eva French, they talked to me to 300 people,
of their work in China for the China A provisional prospectus" (says the "Sunday Chronicle").
With Viking courage they dare Inland Mission and of their journey recently been drawn up by a com-
mittee including the Biskop the gamut of perils while the world home.
"We wished to speak and to dis- Liverpool, the headmaster of watches with bated breath. Often
tribute literature in the untouched Christ's Hospital, the Master of they go out of their way to flaunt country between Suchow, at the Trinity College Cambridge, and the fate with a quixotle but gallant de Eastern end of the Great Wall, Earl of Shaftesbury. fance like that of Captain Nun-where we were living, and Siberia. The prospectus states that the gesser.
Even travelling with our three scheme has been launched in the Things no ordinary man, would mule carts and two Chinese ser-first place "to meet the difficulty felt dare to do without crossing his vants about thirty miles a day, it both in this country and in the Do- fervent took us four months to get toj minions of, gaining admission to fingers and uttering a prayer to avert the forces of evil Omak."
our public schools." Special pro- leave them cold: They scoff at The first part of the journey wag vision will therefore be made for Dress for the above parades:
superstition, laugh at forebodinge over what is called the Black Gobi applications throughout the Em- Uniform optional, but pouches, belt, A meeting of the Portuguese of disaster, and go out to meet desert, part arid stretches of black pire braces and frog must be worn. Company will be held at the Club success or doom with a emile on pebbles, part volennie country, part The school itself will seek to Rides and bayonets will be drawn Lusitano on Wednesday, July 20, at their lips and high courage in their steppes, with oases varying from evolve on Independent lines and to from Corps Headquarters on Pri-5,30 p.m. All members of the Com-hearts.
towns covering an area of 15 miles, develop a curriculum closely in day and Saturday.
pany are requested to attend.
down to two houses and a well, sympathy with the needs and ns- where the guardians of the latter pirations of modern life,"
One result is that a number of can only be persuaded to stop by! receiving a subsidy from the Chi-new departures from custom will nese Government..
A Terrified Governor. The most tragic sights in some Captain von Richthofen, the of the towns and villages on the great German ace, who was cre-edge of China these women report, dited with over 80 victories in are many utterly, destitute Russian the air, always flew in a machine emigres. painted crimson and carried as a mascot a bullet which had been extracted from a British airman whom he had shot down and
The Peak range, is allotted to thei A meeting of the Company will Mounted Infantry and Scottishe held in the Lecture Room at Companies for firing of casuals in Volunteer Headquarters on Thurs- Part I. Table T an Sunday, day July 21, at 5.30 p.m. to discuss July 24.-
various matters in connection with members are requested to attend. the activities of the Company. All
Range Officers: Lieut. Morrison and 2/Lieut. H. C. Mac
Qumara.
to
Allotment of Ranges. The Miniature range and Ken- nedy Road range are allotted Units during next week as follows:) Armoured Car Company, both!
ranges: Monday. Infantry Company, both ranges:
Tuesday. Artillery and Engineer Com-
panies, both ranger: Wed- nesday. Scottish Company and No. 4 Pla- toon, both ranges: Thursday, Portuguese. Company. both
rages: Friday,
Engineer Co.
Are item No. 4 of standard test.
Test cards are now being issued by C.S.M. T. W. Carr.
Portuguese Co. Meeting.
"EAST LYNNE.”
AN OLD FAVOURITE AT
THE "WORLD."
Ranking as one of the most popular plays of the English and American stage over a period of half a century, "East Lynne," which was adapted to the screen by William Fox, has been'secured | for the World Theatre and is
The story is a powerful one.
Grim Mascot. There have always been men and women courageous and cool-headed enough to risk ill-Inck and disaster by deliberately daunting supersti-. tion.
killed:
he
The fact that some of them have bad to join that Chinese beggars, and that their women are to wives, has been a potent factor in found among Chinese "subsidiary" lowering the prestige of the West in Chinere eys.
"We are held up by the military Itan the
Once he
warned hy n Was the thirteenth of the month. fashionable fortune-teller to avoid
was his unlucky day, he was told.
But von Richthofen mocked at
Gover orders of Turkestan for the
They
The Engineer Company-all Sec- the principal feature there to tions will parade at Kennedy Read day and to-morrow. Range with rifles, at 5.30 pm on
will not allow anyone taj Wednesday, July 20, in order to and the acting of Alma Rubens superstition, and thaugh when the ston. Here were imprisoned a pass without his personal permis- in the part of Lady Isabel is 13th of the next month came he thousand Chinese soldiers. superb. particularly in the was suffering from the after-and their beasts and ourselves all "deathbed scene" where the effects of influenza he insisted upon had to water from one well. heroine departs from a life going up. to show his defiance of which has offered her nothing the warnings. That day he added but woes and hardships beyond four British airmen to his list. endurance.
Spoon shoot on miniature range! on Wednesday, July 27, at 5.30 p.m. Mounted Infantry. All ranks will parade at stables on Thursday, July 21, at 5.30 p.m. Dress: mufti,
Armoured Car Co.
Edmund Lowe has the other
own rities and be ready to proceed Richard Headrick.
to
Kennedy Road at 5.30 p.m. These
parades apply to all ranks of all Sections.
Thursday, July 21.-N.C.O.'s only
air.
Once Too often.
"The Governor is terrified that
be made, it is hoped. For in- stance:-
There will never be more than two half-holidays a week.
On week-days in the summer the school dress will be grey tennis shorts and white tennis shirts.
The Viva-tonal Columbia
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No work of any kind will be done before breakfast.
One of the two Sunday chapel services will be voluntary.
NEW CONSIGNMENT
Corporal punishment will administered by masters only, never by boys.
be
Habana Perfectos
50's & 25's
Corona De Oro Corona Habana Half A Corona
25'e
25's
25'e
25'8
25'8
50's
50'
Nedda .....
50's
H. K. Bouquet
50'#
Violante Extra Fine
50'u
Adornos
50'8
Derby Winner
50's
T. F. Buttlea
50's
20'e
,100's
Bowler hats will be Sundays.
worn
01
senior forms of the school.
No Latin is to be taught in the
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN THE "MAIL.”
travellers are agents for the Bol- sheviks and General Feng, between whom he is the only obstacle. He
Entertainments. has already ordered his 'flowery Time after time he defied fate casket, for he says that will be his
July 15-Queen's Theatre; "So In future members will only ride leading role in "East Lynne," with impanity. He seemed to hear only home should either party gain This is Paris," their own ponies an parades. while the supporting cast in a charmed life that neither bullet entrance to his territory."
July 15-World Theatre; "East cludes Lou Tellegen. Frank nor anti-aircraft shell could put an
Soviet Search.
Lynne." Monday, July 18.-Parade at Keenan, Marjorie Daw, Lydia end to.
Through Turkestan their route July 16-Star Theatre. Kowloon: 5.30 p.m. for passing of standard Knott, Belle
Bennett, Leslie When British machines were lay at an altitude of 6,000ft. The Matinees "The Sensation Seekers": tests, All those who have passed Fenton, Martha Mattox, Harry over the German lines in force sight of three cider women belong. 9.15 p.m. Wilbur Players in "Her on miniature range to draw their Seymour, Virginia Marshall and spoiling for a scrap Richthofen ing to a race never met with before Unborn Child."
would never disappoint them. No provoked the greatest interest, but July 15-Tea Dance Cafe Res- matter how overwhelming were the also the utmost friendliness.taurant Parisien, 4.30 p.m.
July 15-Isako's Cireus. New Re- forces against him he would always "Every Central Asian people seem- tempt Providence by offering battle.ed to be represented there," said clamation Ground, Wanchai, 9.15. for gun and drill instruction ut
But he flew in the teeth of fate Miss Cable and all their languages. p.m. A shopkeeper of No. 10, Feok once too often, and a crimson aero.
Arrived on the Soviet frontier July 15-Naval and Military Corps Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. Look Lane has reported to Dress: mufti
the plane crashing to earth out of con- the officials made the travellers Y.M.C.A.'s "Cheer 'O" Concert, 7 police that his accountant abscond- trol ended his daring and adventure and all letters, but were other
leave behind every scrap of litera- p.m. Part I. Musketry: Sunday, July ed yesterday with $120 belonging turous career as a buccaneer of the wise friendly. The three women Hall 6.30 p.m. for the Services.
July 16 Grand Concert at City 17: Peak Range, D a.m. All mem- to the shop. bers who have not yet fired Part I.
stayed with "the dwellers in tents” must take this final opportunity of
Lammerte Auctions. In a running fight with a number for some time, and then made their Yesterday a feki of the Kwong of British machines his 'plane was way to Lake Zaisan, a great inland & K. Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., July 16-At Godown No. 26, H.K. completing one of the essential Cheng Hing ship yard, Cheungska-suddenly seen to stagger and drop sea, and down the Irtish River. parades for eficiency.
wan, was removed to the Kwong like a stone. At that moment he Motor Cycle Section will parade Wah Hospital as the result of be- was being fired at by anti-aircraft time at the town of Semipalatinsk.
Kowloon, 350 bundles mild steel,) "We were again held up for some 11 a.m. at Corps Headquarters on Monday,
July 18-Household furniture, at) The animal batteries, the pursuing British Here the younger generation of the July 18, at 5.30 p.m. for Machine ing bitten by a dog. Gun Instruction under 2/Licut. was taken to Mataukok for obser- machines, and the rifles and Lewis tent dwellers are living the life of 719, Nathan Road (top floor), Kaw-
guns of the infantry.
the most modern young folk of the loon, 2.45 p.m. The crimson Fokker was torn to West. They gave us the latest
July 20 A valuable collection of ieces by the impact with the news of the British coal strike, dis- curios, etc., Sales Room, Duddell earth, but Richthofen remained in cussed the pro's and con's of Mr. St., 2.30 p.m. his sent-dead.
Ramsay MacDonald's leadership July 20-About 2,000 postage China, and told us that they had contribut stamps comprising Old
to the miners relief fund. They Hong Kong, etc., at Sales Room, Of all the stories of the mystic had the latest news, though evident. Duddell St., 6.15 p.m.
Meetings. East, with its black magic and ly it had been carefully selected be- strange curses on those who handle fore reaching them by wireless." July 20- Meeting of Portuguese things which are taboo попе Eventually through the good Co., of the H.K.D.C., at Club Lust- more strangely sinister than Lord offices of a Jewish gentleman, who tano, 5.30 p.m.
July 21-Meeting of Scottish Co., Carnarvon's defiance of warnings spoke perfect. English, and admit- that to meddle with Tutankhamen's ted that he had, under instruction, of the H.R.D.C. at Corps Head- tomb meant disaster and his ulti-been spying on them for some time, quartere, 5.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous. mate doom.
they were sent forward to the near-
July es: point of the Trans-Siberian Rail-
15-St. Peter's Church When he went out to the Valley way, which they travelled to Mas.Y.M.C.'s whist drive, St. John's of the Tombs of the Kings in concow. in company with the Metro Cathedral Hall, 8.30 p.m.. nection with the Luxor excavations politan of the Russian "Living
J. E. Hancock.
Infantry Co.
On Fridays. July 22 and 29, at 6.30 p.m. All N.C.O.% and other ranks as detailed by O.C. Company will parade at Corps Headquarters for a special N.C.O.'s Course of Training in Vickers gun.
Scottish Co.
Special machine gun class as al- ready detailed in previous orders will assemble at Corps Headquar- ters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19.
Kennedy Rand Range and the miniature range are allotted to the above Company every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Musketry Part I. Last opportun- ity of firing the above is on Sunday, July 24, at 9 a.m. On the Peak range.
mufti.
No. 4 Platoon.
Portuguese Co.
vation.
MOTHER'S HELP AND THE
CHILDREN'S FRIEND.
When father brings home Baby's All ranks will parade at Corps Own Tablets there are no mis Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Mon- givings on mother's part or fears day, July 18 and Thursday, July 21. and tears on the part of the for musketry instruction. Dress: children, because medicine-giving and medicine-taking become but pleasant pastime in the home Friday, July 16, at 5.30 p.m. All where they are used, recruits who have not passed tests Mothers who once adopt those 1 to 4. parade at 5.30 p.m. at Corps Tablets in the family never after- Headquarters.
ward resort to the harsh nauseat- Trained men who have failed Farting oils and powders that gripe and J. are requested to parade on Fri-torture the little ones, nor to the days for further musketry instruc-so-called "soothing" preparations that so often contain polsonous opiates.
tion.
Rifles and Bayonels.
Those members of the Corps now in possession of rifies and bayonets must return them to Volunteer store Immediately for inspection by the
Armourer.
Strength
Baby's Own Tablets
Black Magic,
is
ed
he was told of the ancient belief Church."
in a band of vengeance which guards the resting-place of Egypt's mighty dead. He smiled.
Long-distance flights are, uf Nothing would turn him from gresa and
great value; they stimulate pro- his researches. Warned that he Samuel Hoare.
test reliability.-Sir was interfering with unknown malignant 'forces he scoffed at auperstition and went steadfastly nhead with his work. Soon' the marvellous tomb of Tutankhamen sorrow, lay open to his gaze. But the misery. way to it proved a pathway to the grave in more renges than
one.
I
After the tomb had been sealed
p for the season. the Earl deve loped blood poisoning, attributed to
mosquito bite in the face. died soon afterwards.
He
fatality, murder, and
July 17-Band of Queen's Royal Regt. plays at Evensong, St. John's| Cathedral, 6 p.m.
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his death the mysterious vengeance Royal master's love and boasting FRIDAY, the 22nd July to WED-
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period no transfer of shares can When the body of Tutankhamen Years later the diamond came be registered.. was revealed to those who entered into the possession of M. Jacques By Order of the Board of Directors. the temb a mark was found on his Colot, who, after selling it to
L. S. GREENHILL, is thorough but gentle, They face. The mark left by the fatal | Prince Kanitovaki, a Russian, went quickly reduce fever, correct indi- mosquito bite on the face of Lord rening mad and shot himself. gestion, cure colic, prevent con- Carnarvon was in exactly the same Prince Kanttovski lent the jewel stipation, check diarrhoea, relieve position.
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No. 458 G.S.M. R. H. G. Charles, croup and colds, expel worms, alloy Though the tragedy which the Ladue, who was then performing Mounted Infantry Company, is teething pains almost se if by unlucky Hope diamond brings upon amid a shower of Idolatry at the granted six months' exemption from magic, quiet the nerves and bring its possessors is well-known there Folles Bergeré, and the first night Military duties, from July 6, 1927, calm, health-promoting sleep in a has never been any lack of people it sparkled on her neck the Prince, to January 5, 1928, ·
perfectly natural way.
willing to risk adding their names from a box, shot her dead.. Resignation.
Your chemist selle Baby's Own to the long line of its victims.
So the story goes on Every No. 606 Pte., A. Macfarlane, No. Tablets, or post tree, 60 cents the Throughout its chequered history generation Ends somebody coura- 7 Platoon is permitted, to resign vial, from The Dr. Williams' the blue bauble has brought in its geous enough to flaunt the curae. from the Corps and is struck off the Medicine Co., 60, Klangse Road, train death, disgrace, divorce, But always the tragic III-luck per- strength, as from June 30, 1927. Shanghai..
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