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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1930. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE motor mmchine
CORPS
IMPRESSIVE PARADE AND INSPECTION
GENERAL'S ADDRESS
THE CHINA MAIL.
gun company or ROUND THE CINEMAS
armoured car section.
There is no excuse for a young man of, say, under 30, not join- ing up; he cannot plead war weariness, since he is scarcely old enough to remember much about the war, let alone to have taken part in it.
Appeal to Scots
Words and Music" at
the Queen's
COMPOSER AND THE TALKIES
to
"I am definitely committed audible pictures as the greatest pos-
To the necompaniment of the
I would like to conclade by mak-sible medium for songs," Dave Stam- Corps Band, the Volunteer Defence big one final appeal today to the per, who wrote the music for five of the songs the Fox Mavictone revue. Words and Music," said recently in Hollywoood.
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL
Social Functions To-day--Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel, 4.30. p.m.
To-day-Tea Dance at Peninsula Hotel, 5 nm.
To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel-and Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.
To-morrow-Dinner Dances
Peninsula and Hong Kong. pulse Bay Hotels, 8.30 p.m.
To-day--Volunteer Corps Battery Dinner, Headquarters.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
NOTICE.
R.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
DEPARTMENT.
TN ORDER that a COMPLETE
record purposes, will those Ladies and Gentlemen resident in Hong at Kong, other than those now sery- Re-ing in His Majesty's Forces, who have had any decoration confer- red upon them by His Majesty the King, please Inform the Chief Clerk, Colonial Secretariat if this has not already been done within 14 days from 7th March, 1930.
March 21 Institution of En- gineers and Shipbuilders, Dinner, 8.30 p.m.
March 21-Dance, Peak Club.
Entertainments To-day Queer's Theatre,
Corps yesterday afternoon märch Scotsmen af the Colony. I am a I have served ed from headquarters to the Mur-Scotsman myself. ray Parade ground for their an- for about 20 years in a Highland "The audience reached is thousands nual inspection by His Excellency Regiment. We, as Scotsmen, have of times greater than is possible with
on our a Broadway revue, and the develop Major-General J. W. Sandilands, always prided ourselves C.B.. C.M.G. D.5.0.. General martial spirit. There was a time, ment of Fox Movietone leaves nothing Officer Commanding the Troops-believe, when the Scottish Com- to be desired in transferring music to the screen. The working conditions China.
large grewd of puny was 130 strong as part
are much better and, in all modesty, I spectators were assembled by the from about 50 whom
we see onbelieve my work shows it, There is time the Volunteers had got into parade to-day. Is there no means none of the hurried rush that charac- position facing the football stand fof inducing the young Scotsmen terises preparations for stage produc Promptly at six o'cluck His Excel of the Colony to get a move on tions, and have time really to work lency arrived, aacrompanied by and bring the Scottish Company out my songs.
"On Broadway I frequently was call Col. W. S. Brownrigg, D.S.O.more or less up to strength be Lieut. Col. W. F. Hanna, M.C., and fore the Argyll and Sutherlanded upon to write a song overnight ta meet some anforcuen camergency. 1 Lleut... B. Glegg, A.D:C.
Highlanders arrive in Hong Kong
did it, of course, and some of thesa The general salute was given about the middle of April? In
songs attained great popularity, but no "Words and Music". very smartly, the only fault being this respect I would like also to one can do his beat work under such Today Star Theatre, thut all the rifles at the slope appeal to men of the King's Own conditions, especially with the ruch "Women They Talk About". were not at the same angle.-in Scottish Borderers, who recently higher standard of work required now many cases a little pressing on left the Army and who have now than in the old days."
I ask the butt would have done admir- good jobs in civil life.
and lead ably. Nevertheless, this was only them to come forward a very small fault, and one easily the way. I cannot see why there remedied. The march past was should not be a K.0.S.B. plato talking production, will open splendid. There is not that in the Volunteers. bunching in the centre which might have been expected with a Corps with so few parades to make them perfect.
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Dr. Wellington Decorated Following the march past, the Corps formerl A bollow square from the centre of which His Ex- cellency decorated the Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington with the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Log Service Medal. In doing so he said that Dr. Wellington had served for 20 yeara, seeing service in the Malay States, on which he was to be congratulated. His Excellency added that he hoped that there were many of those parading whe would earn a similar honour. His Excellency then delivered the fol lowing address.
"DYNAMITE"
"Dynamite," Cecil B. De Mille's first
at the
days run. This story by Jeanie Mac
I will end my address by makQueen's Theatre on Sunday for a three ing a special reference to you Pherson introduces & spectacular coal Colonel Bird, who in spite of be miner into high society, and acom- ing a very busy man and having plishes a dramatic and exotic result attained an age at which you are not unlike, in effect, that achieved by
productiona as "Man fully entitled to have a rest, yet such earlier continue to render loyal service slaughter" and "Male and Female"
Charles Dickford and Kay Johnson. Government and to the Colonial also to the Hong Kong Volunteers borrowed from the speaking stage, are splendid ns Hagen and Cynthia, while Defence Corps, in a way which Conrad Nagel and Julia Faye have should form an Inspiration to the great parts which are done in their young men of the Colony, to come usual finished fashion. forward and do likewise.
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT
WEEK
TEAM FOR RIFLE LEAGUE
Ordes by Lieut-Colonel L. G Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., state:---
Colonel Bird, and officers.—| Hong Kong Rifle League wish lo expresa My complete The Corps have entered a team satisfaction at the turn-out of in the Hong Kong Rifle League, the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence and a meeting will be held at Force, which is parading under Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tues- your Command for my inspection | day. to-day.
Agenda To choose a team to As you know, I have seen represent the Corps in the League. Anyone interested is invited to good deal of your men during thei
last year, and I have no hesila-attend, tion in stating that the life in
Machine Gun Course
"Dynamite" is a colourful and fas cinating melange of coal mines, wild parties, pretty girls, pretty gowns, country clube and State prisons.
CHEUNG CHAU NOTES
(From Our Own Correspondent.]
To-day World Theatre, "The Red Dance".
To-day Majestic "The Only Way"
Theatre;
HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
Final of the Triangular Rugby Tournament.
CLUB V. THE NAVY. This game will be played on the CLUB GROUND on SATURDAY, 15th March, 1930, Kick off,-3,30 p.m.
Covered Stand......$1.00 Services
March 22, 25, 26 (matinee), 27, 28, and 20.-A.D.C.-"And So To | ADMISSION:— Bed," Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.
Auctions To-morrow--At Taikoo Dockyard, Quarry Bay. 15.090 empty sugar tags, 9,060 bags of sugar (partly full).
March 20-Refinery Stores, Tai- koo Sugar Refinery Co., Quarry Bay. 11 a.m.
March 21-Goods and chattels, Metropole Hotel, 10.30 a.m.
Land Sales
March 17-A: P.W.D. Offices, too lots of Crown land at Mong Kok Tsul and Shamshuipo, respectively, 3 p.m.
9.
Sports
Sea Special Sports Diary on page
Meetings
To-morrow-H.K. Telephone Co., Ltd.. Exchange Building, 11 a.m.
To-day-V.R.C. annual meeting, Victoria Rrecention Club, 6 p.m.
March 22-Hong Kong Realty & Trust Co., Ltd.. meeting, Exchange Bldg, 11.80 a.m.
Cheung Chau, Tuesday, An evening service followed by Holy Communion, was conducted by the Rev. W. Stott at Dr. Clifts residence on Sunday. This would probably be the last service held
March 26 Hong Kong Fire here for some time as Dr. and Ins. Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardino's Mrs. Clift left for Home to-day, Offices, noon. and they will visit relatives in! April 26-Hong Kong Tug and India on their way Home. We
Lighter Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), wished
Воп them
Voyage. 6. Des Voeux Road Central, Noon. The Rev. W. Stott and Dr.
Miscellaneous who Rice,
were recent-
March 14-Concert, Kowloon May Institute,
camp and the training which has] Q.C. Companies are reminded G. been carried out comes up to the that Part 1. Machine Gun Course ly driven standard of any Territorial Unit should be fired on Kennedy Road by the "Reds" and returned here 8.45 p.m.
Range during the early part of the year.
Musketry Table "T" Rifle Parts
I & II
out of Lung Chow Branch. Helena
via Haiphong, expect to move on to Wuchow in two or three days and await the opportunity to enter Nanning from that quarter.
The
Mission Harbour anchored off the
and services are con-
bout old
March 17-University Education Society Lecture on "Pompeil, the Resurrected City," by Professor W. Brown, 8.45 p.m.
f
in the United Kingdom, and I con- sider that you, Colonel Bird and the Ofeers of the Hong Kong Volunteers Defence Corps, deserve It is also " full credit for this.
The Machine Gun Company will
March 20-Central British School source of satisfaction to me that fire this course at Stonecutters on la
Prize Distribution, 5.30 p.m. the Hong Kong Volunteer De-Sunday. Range Officer: Lieut. H. pier
March 20, 27. April 8, 10.- fence Force has taken part, side Owen Hughes. Dress:--Musketry ducted every evening for the Lectures in "Modern Architecture" by side with the regular Army, in order. uniform or mufti. Launch benefit of the floating population. by Mr. C. E. Moore, University the combined naval and military will leave Hong Kong at 9 n.m. Members of the Peniel Mission are Engineering Society,
have which operations
been at Queen's Pier and call at Kowalso at work in the village and re- carried out under active service la Police Pler at 9.10 a.m.
Corps Band conditions on two necasions, and
it is no mean achievement for a Parade at 6.30 pm in mufti at considerable number of the Por-Headquarters for Band Practice tuguese Company to have done a on Tuesday. full day's manoeuvring on the
Corps Signals
Kowloon Ridges, which was severe All N.C.0.'s are requested to enough in test the endurance of attend a meeting at the company fully trained regulars.
office on Thursday at 5.30 p.m.
Machine Gun Troop
›
I would like now to express my
thanks to all ranks on parade to- Parade on Thursday at 5.30
More Men Wanted
H. G. Williama.
part encouraging meetings.
Interesting developments may soon take place in connection with the rented house on the West Hill.
A change is shortly expected in the local Police Station as Inspec. tor Hopkins and family are going
on leave.
MR. PEPYS IN HONG KONG
RADIO
5-6,30
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
of
day, naturally including the very p.m. at Volunteer Headquarters To-day to the Club, where I did seek excellent Band, most of whom are for Machine Gun Instruction. to get me free passes for the Play, The following programme will be very busy men and have to earn Command: Armoured Car Company but to my great discontent the Trea-broadcant to-day from the Hong their living, for the keenness and During the absence of Lieuten-surer mighty sharp at me and do say Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. sense of duty, which has been anf R. K. Valentine the duties of it is my money they require. Which on 355 metres:-
p.m.Programme sufficient to cause them to devoto O.C. Armoured Car Company will grieve me mightily and I did call him
out by Lieutenant 2 poor sshe, But later when I do Columbia Records by courtesy of their spare time to making them- be carried
hear from Mr. Prodgers of the charges Anderson Music Company:- selves efficient as Volunteers.
the Company are at for all the man The House. Thab Jack Built"-Selec- Machine Gun Company
strous fine clothes they must provide
tion (Parsons & Novella), There is only one thing that I Parade at 5.30 p.m. In mufti at I rapent me and do vow to go at least
Ray Starita and His Tuesday have to criticise and this has no- Headquarters
for twice at my own charges, and as often
Ambassadors Band. thing to do with any officer or Machine Gun Training-recruits more as anyone may bid me go with "Ivanhoe"--Selection men on parade to-day.
in miniature range for musketry, jhim. I hear that apart from the silks
(Sullivan, arr. C. Godfrey)," and satins and camelot clokes, there
The Regimental Band of H.M. Scottish Company
of perriwiggs which do
Grogadier Guards. Parade on Thursday for Machine are a vast
coat a fortune. Sa towards my home "Vienna Maldens", Waltz (Zichrer), Gun instruction.
and past lawn where do play
"Nights of Fragrance" (Zichrer), No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock at tennis. But so many it astonishes me "Golliwog's Cake Walk (The Children's New Concert Orchestra. all the officers and mon on parade under Lieut. G. Duncan, M.B.E. ns I heard the naughty cricketers did Corner)" (Dobussy),
then' No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters keep
I am frankly disappointed that there has not been an increase In
the strength of the Volunteers during the Inst year; I know that
I
to-day have done their best to get
away. But
mighty "Dance of
{Snow the Tumblers recruits and it is not due to any at 5.30 p.m. ander. Captain H. R. pleased to find they did not fell the
Maiden)" (Rimsky-Korankov, arr. trees which are His Majesty's. Back O'Douneli) fault of yours that better results Forsyth.
BBC Wireless Military have not been obtained.
The Company will fire Musketry home where I find a sad rogue doth
Band. The fault lies in the lack of Parts 1. and 11. at Stonecutters drink my strong waters and talk with
5,30-G p.m.-Children's Pro- my wife, which ili disquiet me like n Launch kcenacaa and inertia on the part on Sunday, March 23.
fool, and ran in my mind a great gramme.
of the younger members of the will leave Queen's Pier at 9 a.m. while. And so to bed. British Colony, whose sonse. of calling at Kowloon at 9.10 a.m. public duty is evidently not suff-Range Officer: Captain H. R. cient to make them sacrifice their Forsyth. golf, tennis or bathing for a few evenings and weeks-ends in camp
Portuguese Company Parades-There
6-7 p.m.-Chiness Programme.
7 p.m.-Fourth. Lesson on the
It was the wish of the late Mr. Study of Cantonese by Rev. H. R.
Peter Larkin, High Commissioner Wells.
for Canada, that his remains should
will be
no
us Volunteers, which incidentally Parade to-day. The next Parade would do them all the good in the will be at Headquarters on Fri
day, March 21 at 8.30 p.m. for
7.30 p.m. Experimental Pro- driven to the grave by his gramme. chauffeur, Mr. Bish, who recently 9 p.Evening Programme of salied with the ashes for Canada, Columbia Records by courtesy of and thus will make a 6,000-mile Messrs. Anderson I myself can think of several Company Training. It is very journey (there and back). young men serving in the Colonial sential that all recruits, attend Government, or holding good posi-this Parade.
world.
tions in some of the big busi-
Marksmonu
pady:
Mr. Robert Les Mosso has 'beer appointed a Master of the Supreme
ion.
resses of Hong Kong, who could The following has qualified as Court of Judicature, Chancery Divi produce no excuse. which would marksman and is entitled to wear Batisfy me, for the fact that they the badge for ode year- have not already come forward No. 1800 Pte R. J. D. C. and joined the Volunteers,
Grieve, Machine Gun Troop
If they do not do so and not-104 points.
ed in Government "Gázetts
the example how can we expect, Struck off the Strength March 7, 1980, Notification those holding more subordinate His Excellency the Officer Adv 1181 positions to join up?minlatering the Government has
Leave.
They have a variety of arms to been pleased to accept the re Leut: RK. Valentine, Armour choose from. If they do not like signation by Lleutenant Henry wed Car Company from March 6 to the idea of drilling, as privates in Charles Macnatoare of his Com December 5.MAN WHEN MAS an infantry company, they can at mission in the Hong Kong Volu least ride about as troopers in the teer Defence Corps with olfact machine gun troop or join the from February 25, 1989, Publish Ma
(Byd.) R. C. STRÄCHEY, SETERCERO.Captain,
Adjutant, HK.V.D. Corpe
Music Com-
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Hun. Secretary.
PUBLIC AUCTION
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Auction
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ON
SATURDAY, March 15, 1930, at 11 o'clock a.m..
at the Taikoo Dockyard, Quarry Bay
(for account of the concerned). 15,000 Empty Sugar Bags 9,060 Bags Sugar (Partly Full) (all more or less damaged.) Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
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Twentieth Century Poetry",
By Prof. E. Ïvor Evans. Clarinet Concerto" (Weber).
Band of the Garde Republicaine of France. "Little Joan" (E. C. Hillam), "Blaud Marie" (B. G. Hilliam),
Flotsam
Jetsam. and "Norwegian Rhapsody" (Lalo),
Orchestra Symphonique (of Paris).
·
"Lionel Monckton Memories"
(Lionel Moncktan),
Columbia Light Opera Campany. "Regimental March Medley,
Regimental Band of 11.M. Grenadier Guards,
"Must It Bo Always So"
(Hilliam), Little Betty Bouncer" (Hilliam),
Mr. Motanm and Mr. Jetsam. "Everybody's Melodies" (are J. H. Squire),
J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. "There Reigned a Monarch in Thule" "A Sea Wreck"...Muriel Brumskill. "Aldershot Searchlight Tattoo",
Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards with Full Choir.
10.30 p.m.-Close Down.
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