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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, · 1931.
VOLUNTEER CORPS NEW PO LEUNG KOK
ORDENS FOR THE COMING WEEK:
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ANNUAL INSPECTION DATE.
Of a life that's been marry or glum, Ringing Hindes for some
Or perhaps Kingdom Come
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FOUNDATION STONE TO BE LAID
BY THE GOVERNOR.
$130,000 ALREADY RAISED.
Volunteer Defence Corps Orders | The following article, which is issued by Licut.-Col. L. G. Bird, published through the courtesy of
But you're far too deep down to D.S.O... O.B.E. Commandant, state: the Tsun Wan Yat Po, describes
attend.
News in Brief.
The Sincere Co., Ltd.. annonce that their stores will be closed for stocktaking to-morrow and re-open on Monday.
PARADES.
the new Po Leung Kok., the eroc- tion of which will be started in the middle of March, and His Excel- Corps Band.
lency the Governor (Sir William The Band will parade at Hood-Poel, K.B.E., C.M.G.), will be re- quarters on Monday at 5.30 p.m.quested to lay the foundation stone. Funds for this building for Band Practice.
The Band will parade at Head-have been raised by Mr. Tam quarters on Friday, March 6, at Woon-long, and already amount to 5.30 p.m. for March Practice with $130,000. the Portuguese Company. Drons: Mr. Tam Woon-teng, on taking ug the chairmanship of the Po Loung Kok, sent in an application to the Government applying that a site be appropriated for the erec- tion of a now building for the
The total output of the Kallan-Mufti. Mining Administration's mines for A full attendance at this Parade the week ended February 14 is essential. amounted to 30,067 tons, and the sales to 74,864 tona.
His Excellewy the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to Ordinance N.. 6 of 1931-An Ordinance to amend the law relat- ing to estate duty.
Miss May Matthews, of Kowloon Dock, has passed the following examinations:-The Imperial So- ciety of Teachers (Cecchetti) and the Association of Ballroom danc ing. Miss Matthews was formerly a pupil of Miss Violet Capell.
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Battery.
There will be a parade for the whole Battery at Headquarters at Institute, and as the result, a alto 5.30 p.m. on Thursday,
of over 80,000 square feet in Engineer Company.
Leighton Hill Rond has been grant There will be
We now no miniature ed by the Government. range shoot on Monday.
publish an account of all the work Classification practices will be Mr. Tam has done in respect of the fire on Sunday, March 22," and proposed building. not on March 1 as shown in last Mr. Tani took over the charge of week's Orders. The Company the Po Leung Kok on April 1, 1930. shoot will beʼrun concurrently. He could not find the new site in The Company will parade on Leighton Hill Road without much two months. Ho Monday, March 9, at 5.30 p.m. nt, hard work for Headquarters for practice for the 'cent in his application to the G.O.C.'s Inspection.
Government on June 13 and the ap- Dress:-Mufti with belte and plication was granted on October sidearms.
20, which grant was confirmed by a telegram from the Secretary of State on February 12 this year.
It is essential that every mem- ber attends this parade.
Corps Signals,
Parades will be held at Corps
To Cost $100,000. The building is estimated to cost Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on the Directors of the current year $100,000, and it was proposed that Tuesday and Friday.
Machine Gun Troop. Parade at Causeway Bay Stables
5.30 p.m. on Thursday.
Armoured Car Company,
should raise a half of the sum re quired, and the balance should be secured by their successors in the next term. But Mr. Tam and his colleagues, having jointly succeed- Car Section-There will be no ed in raising from various wealthy parade on Monday.
merchants subscriptions to the Motor Cycle Section-There will amount of $60,000 went further be no parade on Monday.
The funeral of Miss Zoraida Estelita dos Santos Oliveira, who died on Thursday after a long ill- nes, at her parents' home at 19, Ashley Road, Kowloon, took place yesterday afternoon at the Catho- tic Comotery. The Rev. Father Granelli conducted the burial ser- vice, the father and four brothers her hands on her apron. You being chief mourners. Many friends at (don't want the buttons; or the gathered at the graveside, and a the highly coloured mineral sent from relatives and friends. waters, you merely want a
At Government House yesterday, stamp, please!
His Excellency the Governor (Sir When I hear a William Peel, K.B.E., K.C.M.G.), tinkle I alwaya on behalf of His Majesty the King, think of the green invested Mr. T. J. Harrington, doors of those lit. British Consul-General at Manila, of the C.M.G. the sweet shops that with the insignia are to be found in the streets of Mr. Harrington was supported by every country town and village the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, at Home. That is why I never C.M.G.. C.B.E. (Colonial Secre- use the bell on my desk. It tary) and Mr. H. Phillips, C.M.G. in Canton). (Consul General makes me homesick. Of course, Members of the Executive Council I could use one of those large, and a few personal friends attend-drill elinging, Town-and-Corporation |
Church and Park Bells.
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bells, the kind that park keepersed the ceremony. carry under their coat tails and ring in the eare of lovers on the park seats. . But that would probably bring the Hong Kong Fire Brigade on the scene, for people would mistake it for a fire
Machine Gun Company, There will be no parade on Tuesday.
Musketry-Next meeting of the Company Rifle Club will be on the Peak Range on Sunday, March 8, for individual Spoon Shoot. and Range Officer: Lt. J. F. Wright. Inter-Section Cup.
Time: 9 a.m.
Scottish Company. Parades-On Thursday for arms
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individually to solicit subscrip tions from other quarters. Up to yesterday the subscriptions secur. ed by Mr. Tam himself alone have amounted to $70,000, making a total of $130,000, including the $60,000 acquired by the joint work of Mr. Tam and his colleagues during the period between January 12 and February 6.
Of the subscriptions raised by Mr. Tam individually. $90,000 was subscribed by Sir Robert Ho Tung. $10,000 by Madam Lari Fuk-chi, No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters and $30,000 by a certain European, at 5.30 p.m. under Captain H. R.who had promised Mr. Tam the Forsyth.
aum on condition that he succeed. No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Docked in raising. Aubscriptions up to under Lieut. A. Duncan, M.B.E. $100,000.
Belts and sidearms will be The photos of these three gentle. men will be hung up in the hall of Musketry Stonecutters Range the Institute 30 as to keep their bell and spread the joyous news. My dear, Such a brain wave and Has been allotted to the Company good work in memory. (There's nothing like a good, old-it all came through Angus showing or March 8 Details of practices fashioned fire for making people] me his stamp collection. You see will be issued later. happy). True, I might "borrow Angus is a philopalfat which is a Portuguese Company.
POPSY AND STAMPS.
To the Editor of "China Mail"]
worn,
It is proposed that H. E. Sir William Peel, the Governor should
he requested to lay the foundation
one of the carillon bells from the sert of stamp, miser who buys them The Company wil parade at stone of the Institute on a day to Roman Catholic church, but it te glost over instead of writing let Headquarters on Friday at 5.30 he selected between March 16 and never does to mix journalism ters and lots of his prettitest p.m. for Arms and Foot Drill and 20. with religion; and church bells stamps are what you call In marching practice with the Corps are religion whatever people say Memoriam, issues or something. Band. This is a most essential to the contrary. Church bells Well, my dear, he says lots of coun- parude.
HOWLERS.
A sentence consists of
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ject and a predicament.
can fill us with remorse; the iron tries like Spain and San Merino Dress:-Mufti, belts and alde- Mrs. C. Schroeter and family finger wags disapprovingly as it make heaps of money by issuing arms, and rifles. sincerely thark all friends who cries "Come to Church, naughty ever such pretty stamps every time No. 12A Platoon will proceed to have sent foral tributes to the boy, tongi tong" and so on, anything happens and people suf-Stonecutters Range on Sunday,
on until the man at the rope gets fering from philopaly all over the March 22, for firing practice. the whistle and stops the game.
tired and rolls down his shirt world buy whole sheets of them Details will be issued later, sleeves and quaffs his beer.
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So you see that confidential dollars and issue them The Guard will be detailed by Out of the bells are quite out to celebrate Mr. Lloyd's birthdas the C.3.M.
Question.
Dress: Boots, putties, hoselops, of the question. I or something. have to be satis- And Anges says Fine, and If shorts, tunic and helmet, belts and fied with shouting "Boy"- they're surcharged they'd fetch silearms.
The Guard will parade. at Corps though he isn't a boy really, much more and that means that if having turned nineteen summers you write on the front of them Headquarters at 4 p.m. sharp. (or 228 moons), come August. Yet something different
to what the
Annual Inspection. This comes to be writ shouting for a boy isn't a bit printing says you can sell them for The General Officer Command-
Nero was fiddler to the Pope. How it ten in the following Batisfactory. It leaves one hoarse, more than aver so he says I'd bet ing will inspect The Corps at 6 Came
and its so very difficult to get ter see Mr. Breen and ask him to p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. manner:
H.K. Area Small Arms Meeting. know the right tonal pitch. A full let us write what they're really
The United States is in the don't About, (a) I
even a worth if anyone can work it out and "This will take place at Kowloon Temperance Zone. what to write about. resounding "BOY," or (b) I have to fill a column and deep, bass B-O-Y" is pleasantly he thinks he'd do that for ma be- Ranges on March 24 and 25,
Match No. 11, The Machine Gun
Another name for the Tropica a half. somehow. [Editor, over gratifying, but usually it is just cause he's sure he'd like me and I my shoulder, "No slacking, me a weak, colourless. little "boy," think Angus is rather a dear, don't Match will be fired at Lysemun is the Horrid Zone.
without even the exclamation you.
on Sunday, March 22.. Flad!"]
Angus says the pattern ought to Programmes have. been issued (c) It is really quite easy to mark. I think I must make
An Idiomatic expression is some write about nothing; hence the friends with Sergeant-Major be something tropical with a to all Officers Commanding Units. thing said by a lunatic. cart-loads of literature which are Bawl M.C who is said to have border of Roses and Laurel Loves Struck Off the Strength. produced nowadays. “
won the War (although the Ger- and Buds and things to mark an Left the Colony-No, -_ 1173 So I rumple my hair, screw my eral Staff wouldn't believe it epock in phinance and philopalism L/Col. M. G. Mille, Armoured Car brows together, and stare first at being too far away to hear it and perhaps we'd better have a Company, Car Section, as trom
January 30, 1981. the calendar, then at the clock, themselves) by frightening the Prize Competition for it
Strength. at the scissors and the gum bot-Germans by the sound of his tle, and at the bell with a fairy voice. tinkle. About that bell, now; I bought it to use, but whenever I press the little knob on top my
With Apologies to colleagues shout "Shop!" One Mr. E..A..Poe. thinks Immediately of a queer one-storeyed tuck-shop two steps
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The Bells,
down from the pavement, with Oh, Life is a matter of bells, dummy, packets of cigarettes in That ring in the old and the new,
But the bell a taboo: the winows; faded, dusty ju-jubes, In a staid place like Kew whipped chocolate, creams, two Or Tonbridge, that calls itself Wells. penny packets of toffee, and
everything flyblown. The door The bells ring you in at the Toat is nearly always painted green At the altar you're wrong just the and opens with a terrific clamour Its the marital'-game-ti
as the catch sets the bell fingle To make a man tamen ein ing. A voice behind piles of By ringing the bells you don't want, boot laces, button-carda, Jars of place fo boiled sweets, and a pink ham They ring a big bell in the park warbles in a treble voice: "Shop. And a big man in braid says at five
"You" had Best Took silver Ma From the dim and dusty and mind you behiya Interior, Behind acres of mar "You can stay. -courting all dark malade and dogs biscuits, comes the sound of shufting feet, and Then the matin man tinkies his toll moment later, anticipation on her wich when eaten Are so
With him” wade of inediblexlough face the proprietoress alla Lake and under belt blow
Yusually wiping That la agony familles roll
And Angus says, I simply must write and tell you because I oughtat The following have been taken to aldo my talent · under a bushel on Corps Strength:—
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The father of medicine was. S. Q. Lapius (Aesculapius].
Milton wrote "Paradise Lost"
and when his wife died he wroto "Paradise Regained"
but dont tell Tubby because Angus No. 1681 Pte. R. M. Pearce- A noun is a dog used for hunt says poor Sir William is practically Armoured Car Co., Motor Cycle ing. certain to offer me. a Boyalty or Section.
Medal or something, for ending all N 1082 Pte, G. C. Moutrie his "worries" and I want it to be "No. 8 Platoon. surprise I'd love to be a Royalty
Leave
A. synonym is what you write when you word.
can't spell tho other
and wouldn't Maud be sick she'd Lieut, D. M. Richard, No. 2 have to kiss my hand instead of Pistoon, granted 10 months' leave When Elizabeth died they found
frim March 1, 1981, to January 1, "Raleigh" written on her heart. Pawing me about,
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No. 1403 Cpl. J. Barnes, Corns Signals, granted 1 month's leave Erpm, March 1 to March 81.
POPSY. Hong Kong, February 27, 2
Receipts of livestock at the eight nain Canadian centres during the first nine months of last year show
No 1092 L/Cpl. T. Seddon, No. 2 Platoon, granted 12 months! leave from March 1 1931, to
Ten Years Ago.
(From the "Chins, Mail of February 28, 1921,1
decreases in cattle, calves and February 29, 1992. Today's dollar is worth 2/5-%
A challenge has been received by the Hon. Secretary of the Sha meen Tennis Club from Hong Korg proposing a series of tennis, golf, billiard and bowling matches, between teams representing the Navy and Shameen, to be played
horses but increases In And No. 1618 Pte. H. A de B. sheep, according to the monthly re Botelho, No. 12A Platoon, granted port of the Union Yards of Toronto 12-months' leave from February Limited, covering the" ards at 20, 1981, to February 20, 1982, 2 Montreal and those a
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