SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1930,
VOLUNTEER CORPS
Orders for the Ensuing
Week
LIST OF PARADES,
Orders of Major H. B. La Dow- biggin state:-
Parades,
(a) Battery-There will be a lecture at 5,30 p.m. at Headquar bers on Thursday, on the principles
of gunnery.
(b) Engineer Company A team of eight of this Company has arranged a shoot with the RE. at Stonecutters Range on Sunday. The Dodwell's launch will leave Queen's Pier at 8.50 a.m. and Kow- loon Police Pier at 9 u.m.
(c) Corps Signals-Signal Class will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday. * ..(d) Maching Gun Troop-
Parade at Causeway Bay Stables at 5.30 pm on Thursday for Troop Drill. Sergt. G. Davidson, L/Cpl. R. J. F. C. Grieve, Tprs. E. G. Dale, W. Harris-Walker and 1. G. Allison will parade at Volunteer Head- quarters at 5.15 p.m., sharp, in order to proceed to Kennedy Road Range to fire Part I Machine Gua Courne.
(e) Armoured Car Company- Car Section and Motor Cycle Sec- tion will parade at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, June 20.
(1) Machine Gun Company- Officers and Sec. Sergts. Nos. 2 & 3 Platoons will meet in Lecture Room at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday.·
(g) Scottish Company-Paradea Thursday: Machine Gun Instrue tion. No, 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock under Lt. G. Dunean, M.BE. No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters 5.30 p.m. under Captain H. R. Forsyth,
(h) Portuguese Company-*** Church Parade: The Company will hold its Annual Church Parade on Sunday, June 22, when all ranks are expected to be present. Details will be issued later.
Rifles & Bayonets. All rifles, bayonets and acab- bards will be handed into Store as soon as possible for the Annual Inspection by the Armourer.
All the above must be in Д thoroughly clean condition when handed in..
Parade Attendances.
In future Officers Commanding Companies, etc., will inform the Adjutant in writing of the names of those who have attended each evening.
This must be done immediately on the termination of each parade.
Corps Lecture Room, Officers Commanding Companies will please forward to the Adju- tant by 9 a.m. on 18th Inst. returns showing when and at what hours they will require the use of Corps Lecture Room from now until the end of the Hot Weather Training
season."
THE
The Lecture Room is allotted to ROUND THE CINEMAS The Battery every Thursday evening until further notice.
Allotment of Ranges. Ranges are allotted to The Portuguese Company as follows: during the Hot Weather Training period:
Peak Range-On the last Sun- day in each month.
Kennedy Road Range--On ist & 2nd Fridays in each month. Appointments.
Captain R. C. Strachey, M.C., lat Battalion The Somerset Light In- relin- fantry (Prince Albert's) quishes the appointment of Acting
Adjutant us from May 31.
Duties.
Captain W. H. G. Goater, D.S.O., M.C., The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, assumes the duties of Adjutant, I.K.V.D.C. with effect from June 1, vice Captain R. C. Strachey, M.C., 1st Battalion The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince. Albert's).
Transfer..
No. 1336 Cpl. S. E. Edgar is transferred to Machine Gun Troop from Machine Gun Company, No. 2 Platoon, and reverts to Trooper as from date of this Order.
Strength.
J. Allen, No. 1570 Pte. G. E. Scottish Company, No. 7 Platoon, has been taken on the strength and posted to the Unit as from June 10.,
Struck off the Strength Having left the Colony-No. 784 Pte. R. P. Moodle, Armoured Car Company, Car Section, as from 30.5.30.
Leave.
2/Lieut. D. L. Strellett, Machine Gun Company, No. 3 Platoon from 6.6.30 to 16.6.30.
No. 1551 Tpr. R. J. 1. White, Machine Gun Troop, from 10.6.30 to 9.12.30.
Hong Kong Flying Club.
A copy of the Articles of Assa- ciation of the Hong Kong Flying Club has been' received and may be seen on application to Adjutant at Headquarters.
Mechanical Heaven in "Be Yourself."
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Accompanied by a chorus of fifty
Hong Kong theatre-goers who
Not in Pursuance of Sec- chorus girla and men and a forty have seen the tremendous stage suc- piece symphony orchestra, Fannie coas "Journey's End" at the Star tion 187 (2) of the Companies Brice, mounted on a pedestal above Theatre, and fow have falled to do Ordinance, 1911, a General Meet- a sea of billowing clouds, sings her, will welcome the news of the ing of the Company will be held Hole in return of the Salisbury Company in the Board Room of Messrs.
new number, "Kickin'
nt
the Sky," in the all-talking United which is due back from the NorthJardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Artists picture, "Be Yourself" now at the end of this month.
Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on This versatile company will pre-FRIDAY, 27th June, 1930, at 12 on the screen
the Queen's
of the latest London noon, for the purpose provided Theatre.
The scene, ore of the sent some many spectacular revue numbers of plays as well as the most successful for in the said section. the picture, is a maze of mechanical of the mualeni comedies at the Star contrivances, gears
and pulleys, Theatre.
Mr. R. B. Salisbury is well known which actuate disappearing columna
throughout the East as a theatrical and movable "clouds."
handles only first who With this sensational set manager enveloping her, the famous class companies, and, in view of the vaudeville star singa her serle-comic tremendous success he met with on song, while squads of dancers per- his last visit, full houses should form below her with the precision greet the artistes during their stay. of a squad of marines,
of the most "Be Yourself," one elaborate musicnt revues ever pre- sented by the Joseph M. Schenck
Was directed organisation,
by Although the Thornton Freeland. "Kickin' a Hole in the Sky" set is the most complicated one ever to be constructed on the United Artists
match its
lot from an engineering standpoint two or three others magnitude for sheer fantasy.
Billy Rose, the star's husband, wrote "Kickin' a hole in the Sky and other hits in "Be Yourself."
In support of Miss Brice
Armstrong, Robert
Gertrude Astor, Harry Green, G. Collins, Budd Fine, and Jimmy Tolson, the fourteen-year-old "blues" singer.
John W. Considine, supervised
"Be Yourself."
"SALUTE."
are
CENTRAL THEATRE,
Press View of "The Love Parade."
the local Press were given a view of
Yesterday afternoon members of
"The Love Parnie" which is starting its run at the Central Theatre from to-day, when the new entertainment house will be open to the public for} the first time.
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As a preliminary to the "big The Steamship, picture" an amusing cat film was shown in which that oil song "Daisy, give me your answer true" was played with the words flashed on the screen; also a Faramount news reel,
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"The Love Parade," also Paramount production, was much Scores of socially prominent enjoyed, being filled with many de- young American girls caught by iicate and ticklish situations, all Features of the film It is hoped, in the near future, Fox Movietone cameras in the act well blended. to form a Flying Section of the of idding fond and rapturous were the good singing of the leaders, H.K.V.D.C. As the numbers of farewells to Annapolis plebes and Maurice Chevalier, as Count Alfred their and Jeannette Macdonald, as the this Section will be strictly limit-midshipmen embarking or ed, application to join will be con- annual summer cruise appear in Queen of Sylvania; and the acrobatic sidered in order of priority.
at the dancing of Lupino Lane, the well "Sulute". which opene
known British artiste. Queen's Theatre to-morrow.
The theme of the picture shows John Ford, Fox Movietone direc- tor, and a company of fifty spent that the path of love does not run six weeks at the Naval Academy smooth even in a Royal household photographing scenes for "Salute," in which the dashing Count Alfred
as theed by. a dramatic story of the two famous has to play second fiddle Institutions. Many of the girls consort of the beautiful young. There is no doubt that bidding au rovior to their sweet- Queen. heart were unaware that cameras their match is a love one but lifa were trained on them and those who in the Palace, with every movement and attire decided for him, soon were aware of the fact didn't care.
George O'Brien is shown as an makes Alfred revolt. Then the fun All-American West Point halfback begins. The picture had better be in this all talking, screen atory, seen to be enjoyed, so we will not while William Janney, who plays attempt to describe
(Sgd) W. H. G. GOATER,
Captain,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
NOTICE.
Soldiers' Club Billiards Tournament.
The above will be held at the Soldiers' Club, Hong Kong and the Corps has entered a Team from the Portuguese Company.
The dates are as follows:-
lat Round-July 3 & 4. 2nd Round-July 24 & 25. 3rd Round-August 4 & 5. All members of the Corps wish the Team the best of luck.
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the part of O'Brien's brother, is intriguing situations. Suffice it to depicted as a substitute the say that the film is well worth Annapolis gridiron squad. Helen Beeing. Chandler, Frank Albertson, Stepin Fetchit, Joyce Compton, and others are also in the cast.
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There is, however, one thing
which many whe saw the picture
ed.
Hong Kong, 13th June, 1930,
Has it
ever occurred
to you
WHY WE THINK GREEN UNLUCKY.
are many people who
THEREot wear green because, yesterday would. What was that language used by they say, if will bring them bad the turbaned Oriental. Prines who luck. This, of course, is merely attended the wedding? Some a superstition; but like most super- "know alls" claim that it was atitions it finds an important ally Esperanto. Well, if that he in the power of auggestion! Esperanto, It is, a good thing that the jargon did not become universal!
"PALS FIRST.”
In certain Scottish clans green is considered particularly unlucky. The Caithness men, mindful still of the terrible disaster of Flodden, when some of them were clad in When you see "Pals First," which
green, look upon it as a fatal opened yesterday at the Majestic colour, for the Northerners were Theatre, Kowloon, you will witness severely defeated by the English a.most interesting comedy drama. forces. Edwin Carewe, who directed this
The Grahame clan deem it ex- First National picture, has made an tremely-unlucky and a man of that almost perfect piece of entertain name, who was, one day thrown ment. His work shows rare artis-from his horse, accounted for the tic restraint, coupled with real in-accident from his having a green telligence. The cast is brilliant..
lash to his riding whip.
"Pals First" concerns the adven- tures of three tramps who eventual- ly find their place in the world of affairs, leaving the seamy side of life for others.
On the other hand, we have the Czech folk song which tells that
"Green is a happy colour; it is the colour of love..." Lloyd Hughes, Alec Francis, and
For all Slavonic peoples green George Cooper have been placed as has no unlucky significance, being, the lucky triumvirate, with Dolores on the contrary, regarded as the del Rio as Jeanne, a fair daughter symbol of true and prosperous of the South, in love with Lloyd. affection, and emblematic of all Edward Earle is cast as the villain. that is fresh and youthful. All of them give thoroughly convin cing performances.
The story of "Pals Firat," which was adapted from the play Lee Wilson Dodd, la genuinely satisfy ing. It gave this writer one of the pleasantest hours he has ever spent in a pleture theatre, pa
Hughes is cast as "Danny" Row- land, crook and forger; Alec Francis as Dominie Blair, outcast and thief while George Cooper, as the third
Modern fashionable brides are apparently prepared to accept this view, for many of them defy super- stition and incorporate green into their wedding attire, some of them going to the extent of having their attendants clad in this colour.
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Curtis, The cast is brillant, sets are Cooper Cornell, artistic, photography perfect, and V H. Donnelly, Gonzales.)
G.. LA Holland, E. R. Loverud, S. Nordgren, Geo Pruitt, Miss Richardson, Miss A. Rirgin, Capt. G. B. Rogers, Miss M. Root LI. Simpson, R. L.
A B Taylor
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and drama to carry the story along to a glorious. conclusion.
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