SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1931,
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES
SWATOW TRADING CO.
Established 1910. MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Drawn Work
AND
:
ART EMBROIDERIES
ANNOUNCE
The opening of a branch store At Gloucester Building Arcade
shortly..
Watch this space for further Announcements,
SWATOW TRADING CO.
HEAD OFFICE:-6 Pedder St. Opposite Hong Kong Hotel
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'Phone 23303.
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Outfitting
AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE.
PERFECT FIT AND
RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Outütfern
64, Queen's Ed. C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No 74, Queer's Road)
Central. Tel. 21255.-
TANG YUK, DENTIST Successor to
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the late BIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Street. TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free..
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 72, Queen's Road C. Tel. 23270.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS,
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. Now Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L". Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.
FRUITS.
AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS
Just Arrived
KELSY PLUMS
YELLOW CLING PEACHES
BARTLETT PEARS
SUNKIST ORANGES SUNKIST GRAPEFRUITS
Wholesale and Retail.
WING COFFEE CO.
139, Des Voeux Nd. C. Tel. 25869.
Bring Your PRINTING Problems to Us
THE PERWERPAPEN ENTERPRISE LYON ENNA MAIL BLOM. -- SA WYNOKAN SY,
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and ́
Enlarging. Y ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
· Price Moderate. »
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel. No. 28459.7 26A, Des Voeux Road, C.
LITERATURE
ROUND
BOOKS for All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery.
General, Literature Présentation Books Children's Books a Speciality, THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT
Wyndham Street.
Next to King's Theatre.
Agenta for
British & Foreign Bible Society The Religious Tract Society and The League of Nations' Society.
HAIRDRESSERS
LEE YEE,
Ladies and Gentlemen's Hair. Dressers & Booksellers. XX. 12. D'Aguilar Street. Topposite Queen's Theatre).
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'LIANG YOU
Gentlemen's & Ladies' HAIR DRESSERS.
King's Theatre Building, (D'Aguilar St. Sidę). Tel. 20315.
MEE DICK
BARBER SHOP
Ladies' & Gentlemen's Hairdressers.
No. 76, Queen's Rd. C., 1st floor.
Tel. No. 26497. -
- OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY, 'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
or
Patr
Black Brown Shoes from $6.00. Black or Brown Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00.
Bast styles, most complete stoel of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. WONG EIU WOON 21, Pottinger St. Phone $1474:
SPORTING GOODS
ATHLETIC GOODS
REDUCTION SALE NOW ON- Inspection Cordially Invited.
THE LIANG YOU CO..
70, Queen's Rond C.
FOR SALE.
A Selection of the best varielles of RELIABLE AND TESTED Flower and Vegetable SEEDS from... Meisra, Button & Sons, Reading Messrs. Toogood. & 'Sona, Lid. Southampton Mestra, Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd; Sydney.
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure, and your commands will
have our best atlantion,
GRACA & CO.,
No. 10, Wyndham Street. PO. Bax 620, Hong Kong
CHINA
MAIL.
THE
THE
CAMP
FIRE
HIGHER SERVICE, Friend Of World Scouting
Passes On.
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Mortimer L. Schiff, friend and benefactor of Boy Scouts the world over, who died on June 4,
annual meet. At the Zigt ing of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Mr, Schiff, who
for
mary years their International Commissioner, was elected President of the Boy
Was
Brigade, Mr. E..F. Pierty, General Secretary, National Association of Boys' Clubs, Dr. A. ¡H. Norris of the Home Office, and Mr. F. S. Seruby of the Children's Branch of the Home Office.
There are also contributions from several Headquarters Commis- sioners, including Lord Hampton, Mr. Hubert Martin, Sir Montugu Burrows, Mr. H. Geoffrey Elwes, Mr. C. Dymoke Green and Mr. F. Haydn Dimmock.
VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Orders for the Coming Week.
BATTERY MUSKETRY.
Orders by Lieut.-Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E.; commanding Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, are issued as under:-
PARADES. Corps Band. Unless contrary, the Band Practice nights Orders appear to the
will be Mondays and Fridays each week.
Address. All ranks are remind- ed that when a change of address takes place, it should be reported inmediately to the Band President. This is very important.
Battery. Musketry-The Battery will fire, NEWS OF THE CAMP BY PIGEON Part II. Musketry at Stonecutters.
POST.
Scouts of America,
This was only one of many tri- į butes to his life of gen- When the Aboyne and Birse Boy crous services in the cause Scouts held their Summer Camp in of Scouting in the United the Forest of Birse this year, they Stales and abroad. He will be re-sent daily news of their welfare, membered by his spontaneous gift messages regarding the weather of £10.000 to, the Prince of Wales and other details of interest, by at the World Jamboree at Birken-carrier pigeon. head in 1929. This was to be used The messages thus received by at the absolute discretion of Lord the boys' parents and friends were Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the posted up each day on the Scout World, for the promotion of inter- notice board at Aboyne, where national friendship among boys. their publication aroused daily in-
terest.
Mr. Schiff was one of the few foreign holders of the Silver Wolf. the highest award of the Boy Scouts of Britain for services to youth. He also held its American equivalent, the. Silver Buffalo, and was an officer of the Legion of Honour and at the Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan.
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To effect this service, the Scouts took with them a supply of carrier pigeons belonging to their Scout- master.
SCOUT CAMPS ABROAD. :
Although fewer British Scouts For some time after leaving col-wore camping abroad this year lege Mr. Schiff lived. In London there was a record number, over studying European banking condi-9,000 visiting, 13 foreign countries), tions and was a member of the St.a large number will take advantage Andrew's golf.club.
of the special travelling facilities
Willesden'
In the passing of Mr. Schiff the recommended by the League of Na- Boy Scouts of Amerien have lost ations. great leader, the Boy Scouts of
Scouts will visit, Great Britain a firm friend and the Luxembourg: Kent Scouts from the Boy Scouts of the world a very, Medway district will camp in Hun- practical champion.
gary Manchester Scouts in Nor- way: Harpenden (Herts) Scouts in Sweden; Croydon and Harrow Scouts in Denmark, while 50 groups
OPEN CONFERENCE REPORT.
ment of the Boy Scouts Imperial, steg.
to-morrow.
Parade with rifle, belt, bayonet and bandolier at Queen's Pier 9 a.m. or Kowloon Police Pier 9.10 a.m:
Corps Signals.
Parades, will be held at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tues- day, and Friday, for Signalling In- struction.
Armoured Car Company. Car Section-Parade at Head-) quarters at 5,30 p.m. on Monday. Those detailed later will proceed to Kennedy Road Range, to fire Part 1. M.G. Remainder Machine Gun Instruction.
Instructors' Class—Parade" on Friday at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Motor Cyclo Section.-Parade at Headquarters on Monday, at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction.
Dress:-Mufti.
Machine Gun Company. The Company will parade in close column of platoons in mufti at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, for a lec- ture by C.S.M. Slattery.
The following signallers will re- port to Lieut. J. H. Bottomley for signalling instruction:-
No. 1648 Pte. W. D. Johnson, No. 1694 Pte. S. A. Grey, M.C.. No. 1467 Pte. G. C. Moas. No. 1671 Pte. R. S. Meadows. No. 1492 Pte. J. E. Richardson, No. 1352 Pte. S. M. West.
A full report of the 1931 Open will camp in Belgium, 60 in France,
The above Company signallers Conference of the Boy Scouts Ag80-39 in Switzerland, in addition to the are reminded that classification ciation, held at Brighton, is now 2000 Rover Scouts taking part in will be held on October 29 and 23, therefore, make on ale at the Equipment Depart-the World Rover Moot at Kander- and they must
every effort to attend every Tues- Headquarters (The Scout Shop, 25 Among 6 groupe camping in day until then for signalling Buckingham Palace Road, London. Austria will be Scouts from Liver-instruction. S.W..), price Dd., postage 2d.
pool, Leicester, Reading, and 'Ips- N.C.O.'s Promotion Class.-The Seventy-two pages of closely.wich.
following will attend for promo- packed information invaluable to Other English Scouts will camp tion examination by Captain E. J. those working with boys is contain-in Germany and Alsace Loraine, R. Mitchell and Sergt. C. E. M. ed. between its covers.
while a party of Hampstead Rover Terry: Scouts are to sake through Nice and Marseilles to Corsica.
Among the Scout workers con- tributing papers to the Report are Mr. J. F: Colquhoun (Headquarters Commissioner for Wolf Cubs) on the organisation of Wolf Cubs in
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PARENTS' DAY.”-
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No. 1459 L/Cpl. G. W. E. True. No. 1513 L/Cpl. F. C. B. Black. No, 1548 L/Cpl. L. B. Holmes. Renewal of Kit.-Before march- ing their platoons into the Lecture Room on Tuesday, Platoon Com- manders will please submit to C.Q.M.S. Grenham all requirements.
Scottish Company. Parades, Thursday, for Arms
No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters
the County, Sir Alfred Pickford on Boy Scouts Troops have always the principles of developing the welcomed. parents to visit their an- Scout Movement, Mr. P. W. Horne nual Scout camp, generally arrang on interest in the older boy, Colonel ing a "Parents' Day" for the pur-This is the last opportunity. S. Jervis on the Boy Scout Move-[pose. This year, however, a num- Įment in rural districts, Major Mal- ber of Groups are seeking to im-
colm Speir, the Rev. W. N. M-prove on their "Parents' Day" by Drill, Cann, Mr. E. L. James on the poor-jarranging beforehand for the ne- er boy and Scouting, Mr. Stanley cessary transport. This consists Ince on the work of the Scout in many cases of organising the par- Settlement, Roland House, in East, cnts beforehand and arranging for London. Mr. J. S. Wilson and Dr. motor coaches' to bring them from W. E Henderson on the religious their doors to the camp. aspect of Scouting.
The idea is an excellent one as Well-known experts from outside not only can the parents visit their the Movement contributing, to the sons but they also become acquaint- book include Mr. Stanley Smith, ed with the educational and physi- Brigade Secretary of the Boys' cal benefits, of camp. life.
LOCAL SHARES.
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tained at $6.40. The New shares have buyers at $3.15. Hong Kong Docks can be placed at $28, sell era asking $30..
Trams have remained steady at Public Utilities. Hong Kong
ers now offering $33.80. Hong Kong Amusements are wanted at. $26.50 for the Old sharea and $29.60 and $28 for the "A" and "B" shares, respectively. atructions now have 'sellers at 814. Lane Crawfords have buyers at $8.10 for the Old shares and $7.70 ers at $17.50. for the New. Watsons have sell-
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6.30 p.m. under 2/Lieut. A. W. Brown.
No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Docks under 2/Lieut. T. P. Saunderson.
Portuguese Company. Unless Orders.. appear to the contrary, the Company Parades will be according to Company Training Programme.
Dress. All ranks are reminded that when a change of address takes place, It should be reported immediately to the respective Platoon Commanders. This is very important.
The Con-
Officers commanding the will issue undermentioned Units their Orders separately to their commands:-
1-Engineer Company. 2-Machine Gun Troop.
Rifles and Bayonets,
to
Exchange.-To-day's rate of ex.
The undermentioned have not yet change on London T.T. is 11%d.
returned their riflos and/or and on Shanghai 79.
Store for annual Forward Settlement Daya-Sep-bayoneta
with tember 28, October 27, and Novera- inspection, in accordance
Corps Orders No. 24/31 of June 3. bor 24, 1991.
Corps Signals-L/Cpl. A. Tar- buck,
$22,60 Buyers and $22.70 sellers, Peak Trams are wanted at $14.50 for the New, and $7 for the Old shares. Star Férries remain at $95,25 buyers, but shares are very scarco. China Lights have been an erratic market, fluctuations tak- ing place hourly. At the time of writing there are buyers at $29.75 with sellers asking 25 cents more. Hong Kong Electrica have been. In good domand at $83.25 ̧to $84 bust- ness being done up to $84.30 but The acreage under hops. in at the close buyers are only offer England has increased from 19,997 The following has been taken on ing $88.26 with sellers at $83.75. acres in 1930 to 28,986 acres this the Corps Strength:
No. 1719 Pte. D. J. S. Crozier, Hong Kong Telephones are want year, according to a preliminary, ed at $85,50 with sellers at 386.50, statement issued by the Ministry No. 8. Platoon.
Leave, Miscellaneous Canton-Ites have of Agriculture. **
-4,000 ACRES INCREASE.
Mora Hops Grown in England.
Machine Gun Troop.-Tpr. G. P. Lammert and Tpr. R. A. Fawcett.
These must be returned forth- with.
Strength.
buyers at 38 and sellers at $8.40. More than half the total acreage Lieut. H. G. Willams, Armoured Cements have eased off to $20.10 ta in Kent, where there are 14,872 Car Company, Motor Cycle Section, buyers and agilars at $20,20 after acres under hops, compared with granted 6 months' leave from having changed handy in the early 11,820 In 1930.
10.9.81 to 28.2.82.
No. 1703 Pte. G. 8. Winch, No. 8 Platoon, granted 1 month's leave from 8.8.31 to 7.10.31.
`part... of "the" week up to $20.55. The figures for the other coun- Hong Kong Hopes are quiet and tries are: Hampshire, 1,012; shares could probably be had at Hereford, 8,855, Surrey 161 $21.75 Dairy Farms remained Sussex, 2,189; and Worcester, 1,818 steady at $88.50 buyers, with well-pores
(Sed.) H. WESTLAKE, LIENTANT,
for Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C..
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