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dealings with the West had been VOLUNTEER CORPS. ROUND THE CINEMAS
less unfortunate than those of her great neighbour, China, and had rather resembled those of Japan. In particular, the m ner In which SlamTM gradually freed herself from the legal ser-
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ORDERS FOR THE COMING *WEEK.
TRIBUTE FROM GOVERNOR.
Orders by Lieut-Colonel L G2
"A SPECTACULAR` MUSICAL.
DRAMA.
"LOTTERY BRIDE."
"The picture of a hundred set-
vitudes of extrality, during the Bird; D.S.C., O.B.E., commanding tings," I what they are calling"
first quarter of the twentieth Corps, are as under:-,
Hong. Kong Volunteer Defence "Lottery Bride," Arthur Hammer-
century, by reforming her judi- cial system, to the satisfaction of Western Governments and so in- ducing them, step by step, to re- nounce voluntarily, the privileges which they had acquired; bore a very close resemblance indeed to the manner in which Japan achieved the same result a few years earlier. The success of Japan and Siam in carrying through this policy --- a success which stood out in contrast, to China's relative failure to hold her own in her relations with the Westerners was due, first and foremost, to Intellectual and moral qualities,
PARADES.
stein's spectacular musical drama for United Artists, now showing at the Queen's Theatre, ..........
Four giant stages at the studios Corps Signals,
in Hollywood. were required for the Parade at Corps Headquarters at scores of lavish backgrounds used 5.30pm, on Friday, June 19 for in the production. The settings, of Signalling Instruction.
an impressionistic and modernistic} Armoured Car Company. type, were created by William Motor Cycle Section.-Parade at Camerson Menzies, supervising art Headquarters on Monday, June 15 director. at 5.16 p.m. for Revolver shooting practice at Kennedy Road Range.
Belts will be worn.
They included Viking ships, ice breakers, mining camp scence, gaudy cafes, gardens in Norway, Machine Gun Company. gigantic lee fields, dirigibles, a Parade on Tuesday, June 16 at prison, religious processions in 6.30 p.m. in mufti.
Rome, carnivals, weddings, fetes N.C.O.'s under C. S. M. Slattery.and ocean steamers. Recruits under Sergeant C. E. M. Terry.
Signallers as detailed by Platoon Commanders.
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Hundreds of workmen, artisans, painters, and builders were busy for weeks constructing the sets in an affort to keep up with the rapid direction of Paul L. Stein.
These who appear in the preten- tious operetta are Jeanette Mac- Donald, John Garrick, Joe. E. Brown, Joseph Macaulay, Robert Chisholm. Carroll Nye, Zanu Pitta, Max Davidson apd Harry Gribbon,
"LAUGHTER."
X
No. 2 Platoon.-All members are That Slam reminded of the Platoon meeting should have recovered her free- in the Lecture Room on Tuesday, dom, by friendly agreement with June 16 at 5.30 p.m. at Headquar the Treaty Powers, and as the will be present.
ters, at which it is hoped that all
reward of the constructive re- 1931-32 Training Season. forms which she had been carry. Platoon Commanders are asked to ing out patiently but persistently submit their programmes to the 10.C. Company on or before Tues- over a period of more than
day, June 30.
Sweetheart of the screen! The quarter of a century, was an The Officers commanding the aweetie of "Sweetie." The Nancy international event of more than undermentioned Units will issue Carroll you loved in "Honey," local significance. The fact that their Orders separately to their "Follow Through," the Nancy Siam, in working for the attaini ment of equality, of status. with the Powers of the West, had fol- lowed the lead of Japan rather
commanda
1.-Corps Band,
2. The Battery. 3.--Engineer Company. 4-Machine Gun Troop. 5.--Armoured Car Company,
Section.
G. Scottish Company. 7.-Portuguese Company.
Aren Orders,
Carroll who amazed you in "The Devil's Holiday." Now in a great- er, more enthralling role in her emotion-driven drama, "Laughter,” with Fredric March at the King's Car Theatre.
No. 218 dated June 9, 1931, para.
..
"Laughter" takes you into the New York of to-day with its lavish penthouse apartments and wealth' of luxury; with its struggling art- ista studios and Bohemian Green- wich Village life; with a pair of laughing lovers, who dare every-
"successor States" which had than that of China (as guided by emerged in the European peace the Kuomintang and their Rus settlement; whilst in November sian Communist advisers) was a extraterritorial privileges in matter for congratulation. not China were voluntarily surren only to Siam herself, but to mun-1-H.M. The King's Birthday dered by Mexico. These two kind, whose hopes of peace at Parade.
The following letters, which thing in the world for "Laughter." amall successes, no doubt, en-this time partly, hung upon the couraged Dr. Wang to persevere question whether the inevitable Excellency The Governor and. His there is no real happiness,
Without laughter in the heart have been exchanged between Hia
See
manding:
"TOM SAWYER."
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in his main task, and at the end readjustment of the relations be- Excellency the General Officer this pair of strangely met lovers. of November, 1929, the Chinese tween the West and the other Commanding, are published for in-discover love with "Laughter," and
win it! Government announced its inten. civilised societies of the world formation:
From H.E. The Governor. To tion of abolishing extraterri- was to be made by the rational
H.E. The General Offeer Com- toriality by unilateral mandate method of co-operation or by the as from January 1, 1930. After blind and devastating processes of prolonged negotiationis, it will be strife and violence. remembered, Mr. Henderson in- please copy! formed the Chinese Minister, Dr. Alfred Sze, that the British Gov- ernment was willing to agree
I have the honour to offer my Those children and adults who
ол Mr. Chen, sincere congratulations the did not see "Tom Sawyer," which excellence of the Parado held in features Jackie Coogan, Mitzi honour of His Majesty the King's Green, and Junior Durkin, when it Birthday on June S, and on the was shown at the King's Theatre, smartness of the turnout of all the should nut mies the opportunity of Regular: Military and Volunteer seeing the picture at the Majestic
command on that occasion.
screened to-day and to-morrow at
News in Brief.
The Empress of Canada sails at 5 ranks under your Excellency's Theatre, Kowloon, where it is being.
that January 1, 1930, should be p.m. to-day for Manila. treated as the date from which
One Chinese case of typhoid "the process of the gradual aboli-[fever was notified yesterday. tion of extraterritoriality should
I shall be grateful if Your Ex-the usual times. cellency will convey my apprecia- tion to all those who took part."..
From H.E. The General Officer
"WILD COMPANY.” .
the younger generation who have
be regarded as having commenc- To-day is the anniversary of the Commanding. To...H.E. The The pitfalls and traps that await ed in principle." The negotia-opening of the first railway in Governor
Japan in 1872. tions between Sir Miles Lampson Hong Kong, Friday, June 12, 1931. and Dr. Wang began in Nanking on January 9, 1980, and are still in progress. What China Might Do.
Having regard to the trench- ant criticisms levied by Mr. Chen
Karstake,
;
3,
Bowen
"I have the honour to acknow-over indulgent parents are drama- ledge the receipt of Your Excel-tically brought out in "Wild Com- The lowest open air temperature lency's letter of June 5 which is pany now being shown at the yesterday was 79 degrees. The not only a source of gratification Star Theatre. It is a pictare of humidity was 80 at 10 am, and 74 to me as a Commander, but will betrays the story of the son of a big intense huraan interest," and por- at 4 p.m.
much appreciated by the officers
store magnate, who gets mixad up and man of the Regular and Volun- The forthcoming marriage is an-teer units in the Hong Kong garrisult that after a hectic night at a. with the wrong crowd, with the re- nounced of Leonard In yesterday's leading article against the alleged breaches of Morgan, of 1, Bowen Road, to Mary Birthday Parade on June 8."
Geoffrey son, who took part in the King's slady "speakeasy" he finds him we referred to the friendly over-faith of Chiang Kai-shek in re Adelaide
self, with others, facing a charge Amendment. to these negotiations, Road.
of murdering - Joe Brown, the pro- -. tures which Mr. Eugene Chen, gard
Corps Orders. No. 24/31 datedprietor of the club. The part of the Foreign Minister to the Gov- which, he says, have reached a
Accidentally coming into contact 5.6.31 para. 5.Sergt. W. H. C. the magnate's son is played by ernment of Canton, and his "deadlock," there is every reason with a live wire whilst working at Robson, Armoured Car Company, Frank Albertson, who made such colleagues had made in the to believe that Mr. Chen wishes the Shek Lal Fut new reservoir Car Section, retains the rank as a hit in "Just Image," while H. B. Sergeant on transfer to Reserve Warner takes the part of the boy's Chinese Press to foreigners hav-to impress foreigners that one of yesterday, a coolie, Chan Yum (32),
Company. of 1004, Canton Road, received ing dealings with his country, his main tasks as Foreign Minis-evere burns and was taken to the
father. Promotions and Appointments. Sharon, Lynn is seen at her best drawing special attention to the ter is to arrive at a juster and Kowloon Hospital in a serious con- Signals, promoted Sergeant and gangster, who tries to inveigle the No. 1403 Cpl. J. Barnes, Corps as the mistress of a notorious problems of the so-called “un-more equitable agreement withįdition.
appointed acting C.Q.M.S. with magnate's son Into his power in equal treaties" and extraterri- the foreign Powers in regard to The master of the Fok Wo Sugar
effect from 12.6.31.
order. to cover himself in case" of torial rights. These, it will be the revision of treaties, the aboli-Dealers' shop, 220, Des Voeux Road
No. 1264 Sigm. A. P. Tarbuck, trouble. recalled, Mr. Chen had hinted in tion of Consular Courts, and the West, hae notified the Police that Corporal with effect from 12.0.31"They're coming to get me," can Corps Signals, appointed Lance. The supporting comedy, entitled a leading article in the Canton substitution of something solid at 7.30 q'clock last night he en-
No. 1656 Sigm. R. E. Stott, Corps not be called good and fails to Daily Sun might be rectified or and more satisfactory for the trusted a foki with $129 to be paid Signals, appointed Lance Corporal raise a laugh from start to finish.
to the Yuet On Sugar Dealers' with effect from 12.6.81.
Wu
Pada abade, outside the Kowloon Star
"INSPIRATION.”
at least solved in a manner aatis-present unappreciated system of shop, alao in Des Voeux Road West.
No. 1800 L/Cpl. R. J. D. C. factory to both sides.
In this extraterritoriality. It is fairly The foki is alleged to have ab!
Grieve, Machine Gun Troop, pro- connection
It is interesting to safe to assume, also, that Dr. sconded
moted Acting Sergeant with effect Die of the few stars who doesn't' read in to-dayss cables of the re-.0.0. will shortly place his A Shantung policeman has re-
from -12.6.31.
have to defend herself is Greta signation of Dr. C. C. Wu, statesmanship at the disposal of ported that a private car, driven Machine Gun Troop, promoted Act- is published in a "fan" magazine' a No. 1611 Tpr. G. P. Ferguson, Garbo. Whenever a slighting article Chinese Minister to the United Canton, and assist Mr. Chen in by a European; collided with the ing Corporal with effect from deluge of mail swamps the editors States, who, as delegate to the drawing up proposals which are public gas lamp, damaging the 12.6.81. tenth session of the Assembly of more likely to appeal to the B-Forry last night. It is alleged that Gun Troop, appointed Acting heed to her own fan mall. Her
by way of protest Garbo herself, No. 1815 Tpr. L. Weill, Machine Ignores criticism and pays little · the League of Nations in 1929, tish and other foreign Govern the European refused to show his Lance Corporal with effect from new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring moved, in a plenary meeting menta than the abortive efforts licence or give his name to the 126.31.
vehicle, "Inspiration," will open on constable. that & committee should be ap. of Dr. Wang.
No. 1446 Tpr. A. J. R. Wolff, Wednesday at the Queen's Theatre.: pointed, to consider and report on
In considering the liquidation Four Chinese men were charged Machine Gun Troop, appointed Clarence Brown directed the new the beat methods of making of foreign extraterritorial pri- before Mr. E. R. Williams, at the Acting Lance Corporal with effect film with Robert Montgomery in the romantic lead Lewis Stong heade effective the nineteenth article of vileges in China, Mr. Chen would Central Magistracy yesterday after- from 12.6.81,
Transfer. the League Covenant, dealing be wise to consider the method in a riotous and disorderly manner, No. 1490 Pta, J. Gilchrist, No. 6 Marjoria Rambeau, Judith Vosselli, with the revision of treaties and effect of similar transactions one of them, Lul Kwang-pong, being Platoon, is transferred to Engineer which have become inapplicable on the Indo-Chinese border. also nocused of using a chopper and Company as from 12.6.31. "and whose continuance might Siam, for example, like most Inflicting grievous bodily harm on,
No. 1800 Sergt. LG. Fro one of the others. The hearing Machine Gun Troop, is transferred endanger the peace of the world." other civilised countries of the was adjourned.
¡to Reserve Company at i--from „Wu's intention în proposing Far East, had been In contact
12,681242 A resolution has been with the civilised peoples of the
Strength,
Struck off the Strength, Having completed 3 years ser large measure for West since the early sixteenth The following has been taken on
Po vice No. 670, W. Logan, Reservo Corps Strength: speech in which he had century, and, in the course of the
No. 1700 Pte. H. W Bonner, Company, as from 12.6.81, "it had drawn atten- first four centuries of this con- No. 7 Platoon, from 116.81.1 ana's particular claim tact, relat
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