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JACK HOLT LILA LEE
Ralph GRAVES
AFRANK R-CAPRA
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STARTING SUNDAY MARLENE DIETRICH The German new screen beauty with
GARY COOPER
MOROCCO
IT'S A PARAMOUNT
1981 SUPER PRODUCTION.
Hooking at Anderson's & the Theatre (T+L 25720).
Limited, by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILSON - Business Manager,
Friday, April 10, 1931.
Second Moon, 23rd Day..
禮拜五
中華民國辛未年弍月廿三日
ESTABLISHED XAWA+
1846
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931.
VOLUNTEER CORPS INSPECTION.
All Round Improvement Reported.
A LONG SERVICE MEDAL.
on
ST. GEORGE'S DAY. PROPOSED OBSERVANCE IN COLONY,
CONCERT AT H.K.C.C.
It is proposed to celebrate St. George's Day, Thursday, April 23, in the same manner as last year. At 11 am, the President, supported by the Committee, will deposit s wreath at the Cenotaph, and it la hoped that the brief ceremony will be attended by members of the Society.
SOVIET PIECEGOODS
IN PENANG.
Anti-Dumping Law. Asked For.
END OF IMPORTATION?
Russian piecegoods, exclusively prints, it is understood, are being imported into Singapore and Penang, by a well-known European
firm of merchants
(writes a Free Press representative as the result of enquiries in the local market).
A director of the firm said the
"It is my considered belief that there has been an all round im- provement in the H.K.V.D.C. since I first took over command in Hong Kong," commented His Excellency Major-General J. W. Sundilands when speaking to the Corps at. In the afternoon the Regimental yesterday's annual inspection. The Band of the 1st Battalion South turn out, which took place
Wales Borderers, by kind permis. Murray Parade Ground, before a sion of Lieut.-Col.
R. F. Gross, position was more or less as in large crowd of speciátors, was in D.S.O., and Officers, will give a band Java but he expected they had deed the most successful in annals of the Volunteers. Prior to Ground, weather permitting,
the concert on the Hong Kong Cricket seen the end of the importation as The they had found that even Russian the March Past, Major-General Drum and Fife Band will co-operate piecegoods could not com- Sandilanda pinned the medal for and will beat "Retreat." The
pete with the Japanese product. Long Service and Good Conduct on Hong Kong Cricket Club have kind- His company started the importa- C. 5. M. Evercat, of the Engineer ly pinced the ground at the disposal tion of Russian piecegoods (prints Co. The Machine Gun Co. present of the Society for the concert. ed the smartest turn out, both in
umbers and appearance. units present were:-
M.
The
The Engineer Company (Capt. Johnson, M.M.), Battery (Second-Licat. De Ville), Corps Signals (Lieut. J. H. Bottomley), Machine Gun Troop (Licut. A. H. Potts), Armoured Car Company (Lieut. H. G. Williams), Scottish Company (Capt. H. R. Forsyth), Machine Gun Company (Capt. E. J. R. Mitchell), Portuguese Company (Capt. R. R. Davies), and Medical section (Dr. E. P. Minett).
Other officers were, the Com mandant, Lieut.-Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., Major H. B L. Dowbiggin and the Adjutant, Capt. W. H. G. Goater. Accompanying the General were Col. S. R. V. Saville, D.5.0., O.B.E., Col. R. B. Cousins, D.S.0., and Mr. Basker- vyle Glegg (A.D.C.).
The Corps Band was in "atten- dance supplemented by drums and pipes from the Scottish Co,
Latest Orders.
Orders by Licut. Col. L. G. Bird. D.S.O.. 0.B.E., commanding Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, are
aa under:
Parades.
Corps Band-The Corps Band will parade at the Music Room, City Hall on Tuesday and Thurs- day, at 5.30
p.m. sharp,
for Bund practice.
The Corps Band will parade at Headquarters on Friday, April 17 at 7.30 p.m. sharp.
Monday,
Engineer Company Miniature Range 5.30 p.m.
Portuguese Company--All Rifles and Bayonets must be returned to Corps Stores before April 16. Platoon Sergeants will be held responsible for their respective Platoons carrying out this order.
The Officers commanding the undermentioned Units will issue their orders separately commands:
1.-Battery.
to their
II. Corps Signals. III-Machine Gun Troop. IV.-Armoured Car Company.
1-Car Section.
-Motor Cycle Section. V.-Scottish Company. VI-Machine Gun Company. Reserve Company Personnel. Replies to a circular letter from O.C. Reserve Company have been received from the following, and, and, as a result, they have been allotted to Units as shown against their names for all purposes:
Armoured Car Company Pte.
F. Cullen. Engineer Company-L/Sergt.
V. H. C. Jarrett.
The usual entertainment for Ser vice men is being organised by the
biggin. Vice-President, Mr. H. B. L. Dow
This will take place in the Lee Theatre, through the courtesy of the Lee Hysan Estates, Ltd., and will commence at 8.80 p.m. Members of the Society are cordially invited to attend the concert in their eapa city as hosts, and tickets are being sent out to all members.
alone) about six months ago.
It was pointed out that Europe had been unable to compete with Japan since 1929.
The goods were not marked, it was true, but then neither were
similar European goods but of course the origin of the goods had to be declared upon being import- ed into the Colony.
д
also a branch in Bangkok and
The company concerned have
director of the company is related to a director of the Dutch company Importing Russian piecegoods into
STOP PRESS Java
Tokyo, Yesterday.
The Cabinet meeting, which is expected to settle whether it shall resign, will be held this morning, after which Baron Shidehara will proceed to the hospital to Inform Mr. Hamaguchi of the decision. It is generally expected that the Cabinet will decide on re- signation.-Reuter.
Melbourne, Yesterday. The Airman Scott, nearing the Inst lap of his flight, ar- rived at Bima yesterday on his way to Darwin to-day.--Reu- ter.
Rome, Yesterday. Prince Bibesco landed here* to-day. Reuter.
Tokyo, Yesterday. in an editorial welcoming the report of the forthcoming visit of Dr. Bruening and Dr. Cur- tius to London and the British Naval
visit to Germany, the
Asahi expresses delight at the increasing signs of British and German friendship which, it believes, will greatly assist the cause of peace in Europe.-- Reuter.
INSANITY PLEA FAILS.
!.
Sentence Confirmed in Curtis Murder Case.
Labore, March 18. An important ruling on the in- sanity of an secused person was given to-day by Sir Shadilal, Chief Justice, at the Lahore High Court, in the course of judgment in the Mra. Curtis murder case.
After going through the facts of (Continued at foot of next Column,
Origin Disguised. It will be remembered, a member of the Government of the Dutch East
Indies, alleged that Russian piece- goods were being imported into that territory via Hamburg by one of the oldest firms in Batavia and via China by Chinese firms.
The origin of the goods had, it was at first stated, been cloverly disgulsed as Germany or China.
He asked for a thorough investiga- tion to find out whether there were possibly any other Soviet products heing imported.
Soviet goods, he alleged, were produced by a form of slavery. They were offered at dumping prices which tended to disorganize- the economic structure of the Dutch East Indies,
were
If the Investigations confirmed the allegations Government asked to follow the oxample of, among other countries, the United States and Canada, and take the necessary anti-dumping measures.
If this were impossible in view of Holland's policy that Soviet goods could be freely imported, would Government give the widest publicity to the names of the im- porters, asked the questioner?
Subsequently it was declared that the importation was proceed- ing openly with the knowledge of Government. Furthermore their
prices were not lower than similar Japanese and European products, while all goods are marked with the country of origin.
the case and the evidence his Lord- ship remarked: "It is to be obj served that no plea of insanity 'was raised at the trial until the conclud. ing stage when it was suggested by counsel that his client was of un- sound mind.
"In these circumstances it is Having left the Colony: No. 1251 futile to contend that it was the Pte. D. L. Keith (Reserve Com-duty of a Sessions Judge to try the pany), as from 81.8.81.
Permitted to resign: No. 1404 Bdm. P. N. Fuertes (Corps Band), as from 19.2.81.
preliminary issue regarding the sanity of the accused and his in- capacity to defend the case, especial- ly when there was no indication that he was suffering from un- No. 454 Pte. V. H. C: Jarrett soundness of mind. Engineer Company-Pto. J. (Reserve Company), granted 15 | "Nor do I see any force in the
Murray.
Struck Off The Strength. Having completed 8 years' ser- vice: No. 1271 Pte. T. Williams (Reserve Company), 10.4.81.
86
from
Leave.
days' leave from 27.8.81 to 11.481. | argument that the accused was in- No. 1283 Pte. Lee Yuk Him sane at the time of the commission (Medical Section), granted 8 days' of the crime. It must be rememt: leave from April 10 to 17.
bered that it is not avery person W. H. G. COATER, Captain, mentally diseased who is exempted
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C from criminal responsibility."
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