TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933.
New Colours Presented
W. Borderers
To S. W.
(Continued from page 1.)
Record for Valour.
B.SM........ O. F. Theobald.
The Regiment has a high record Bandmaster J. L. Geeks, A.R.C.M. for valour, having gained in all | Drum Major E. Thomas. twenty-two Victoria Crosses, six
IN ATTENDANCE.
of which were pained in the Great Captain W. L. Hughes, M.C. War.
In that war the Regiment Lieutenant J. C. Richardson. played a notable part; 311 officers Lieutenant W. K. Miller (Quarter
and 5,460 other ranks were killed or died of wounds.
master).
Lieutenant A. G. D. Home.
Perhaps, the most notable feat 2/Lieutenant D. P. Yates. performed by the Regiment in that
TUNE,
war was on October 31, 1914, the 1. Slow March
most critical day of the first battle'
of Ypres, when the Germans made their great effort to break, through
3 Slow March
4. Slow March
to the Channel ports. The Regi. 2. Quick March ment held Gheluvelt Chateau and the ground just north of the Ypres road, though the Germans had broken through. It was the de. fence of this place against over- whelming odds that enabled the Worcester Regiment to make their 9. famous counter-attack. und de- 10. finitely stopped the German ad-j
11.
vance.
Tribute to Regiment.
TELEPHONE
NUMBERS SET
TO MUSIC
Impromptu Melodies Improvised.
COMPOSER OF “ROSE MARIE"
IN HONG KONG
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-Day's Short Story.
LONDON'S GREATEST DISASTER
By Samuel
EPT. 24. (Lord's day) (1666). Jother people, did trouble me for poor SE
Some of our maids sitting little Michell and our Sarah on the up late last night to get things bridge. So down, with my heart Mr. Rudolph Friml, who is now
ready against our feast to-day, the Tower, who tells me that it be- touring the East in order to obtain the morning, to tell us of a great the Tower, who tells me that it be Jane called us up about three in full of trouble, to the Lieutenant of
which will open local colour for a musical production fire they saw in the City
gun this morning in, the King's in Berlin, stated So I rose, and slipped on my night-baker's house in Pudding-lane, and that he liked Hong Kong; the view gown, and went to her window; and that if hath burned down St. from the Peak has pleased him so thought it to be on the back-side of Magnus's Church and most part of much that he has returned again ing unused to such fires as followed,
Marke-lane at the farthest; but, be- Fish Street already.
So I down to the water side, and and again to it. Our harbour, he I thought it far enough off; and so there got a boat, and through bridge, said, is one of the most magnificent went to bed again, and to sleep. and there got a lamentable fire. he has seen.
About seven rose again to dress Every body endeavouring to remove myself, and there locked out at the their goods, and finging into the The composer sat at the piano al-window, and saw the fire not so much river, or bringing them into lighters most continuously interview which he granted to our closet to set things to rights, after their houses as long as till the very throughout the as it was, and further off. So to my that lay off; poor people staying in representative. Mr. Friml played yesterday's cleaning. By and by fire touched them, and then running
."Men of
Harloch." Quick March "Warwick-
shire Lads and Lassies."
"British Grenadiers.' "God Save the King."
"Troop the
Colours."
one of his most famous composi-Jane comes and fells me that she into boats, or. clambering from one "Auld Lang
tions, The Vagabond King, this hears that above 300 houses have pair of stairs, by the waterside, toi Syne." .....General Salute by Buglers he could play it
afternoon in manner that none but been burned down to-night by the another. Slow March...."God Save
fire we saw, and that it is now burn-
And, among other things, the poor The composer asked for the Chinging down all Fish Street, by London Pigeons, I perceive, were both the King." Mail telephone number (20022), and Bridge.
to! Slow March "Dover Castle," when it was given to him, he set
leave their houses, but hovered about "God Bless the Prince of
So I made myself ready presently, the windows and balconys, till they the numbers to music 2-00-22-the and walked to the Tower; and there burned their wings, and fell down. ! notes came: slowly at first, then got up upon one of the high places, Having staid, and in an hour's time faster. He improvised Western and Sir J. Robineon's little son going up seen the fire rage every way; and Oriental melodies all to the tune with me;, and there did see the nobody, to my sight, endeavouring 2-00-22.
houses at that end of the bridge all to quench it, but to remove their goods, and leave all to the fire; and, having seen it get Steele-yard, and
as far as the the wind mighty high, and driving it Into the City: and everything, after so long a the very stones of churches; and, among other
things, the poor steeple by which pretty Mrs.
The Regiment has shown great|12. Quick March......."British prowess not only in war, but also
In peace, for it has shown great 33. Keenness and skill in most forms of sport. There is no doubt that when the departure of the Regi- ment from this Colony takes place, the loss 10 local sport will be great.
In giving up the old Colours the Regiment loses one quality attach-
Wales,"
Grenadiers." "God Save the King."
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA DEBATE IN HOUSE
(Continued from Page 1.)
RESPONSIBILITY QUESTION.
The Simon Report was the most
ed to them, for they must have been one of the last Colours still varable survey
the
Mr. Friml said that when he was on fire, and an Infinite great fire on travelling in the Resolute on her this and the other side cruise last year, Mr. "Believe-it-or-end of the bridge; which, among not-Ripley was also on board. Mr. Ripley was the announcer at a con-
cert which was being broadcast all THE LIFE OF ADOLF drought, proving combustibic, even
over the ship.
When Mr. Friml asked him to
of Indian problems give him a theme which he could
HITLER
Of Former Decorator.
carried by a regiment which have sien was the use standing conclu- imprevise on, Mr. Ripley said that. Contradictory Character been actully carried in action, the that great changes were now inevit
acceptance of the fact believe it or not, he Was not a practice carrying Colours on ac-able in the Government of India. The musician and knew nothing about tive service having been discon-question was not whether the changes themes. So Mr. Friml were necessary, but was
asked him tinued about 1837.
should be.
what those for his telephone changes
number. The CALL FOR PROUD PEOPLE In presenting the new Colours The Government proposed to
composer then played a piece which, to the Regiments to-day venture centrate upon-essentials and to define, he made to fit the telephone number. to express my absolute confidence responsibility.
Rudelph
under the Colours.
con- !
a cumprehen-i
Friml
In
Berlin. born WHA that the Regiment will under themential that the Executive Government are Rose Marie and the Vagabond political pendulum
They agreed that it was quite es- Prague.
Once un Austrian paper hanger, His most famous works maintain the high reputation in India, both in
now the kingpin from which the which it rained and maintained vines, should be strong and the King.
centres and Pro-
of Germany Whita Paper contained
Other compositions include: High
sways-that is Adolf Hitler. ive scheme to that effect.
Jinks, You're in Love, Sometimes, the man
Of a piece with these extremes is They had tried sa give the fullest: Floriana, Kitty Darling, Blue Kitten, Germany's Mussolini contradicts, in himself, for seemingly sila seone to action aspirations Tumble In, White Eagle, Wild Rose. (and if they had introduced safeguards,
was because they believed that they Peasant Girl, Bibi of the Bovlevards,
many personal characteristics. thei were necessary if a stable Government The Three Musketeers, and the Bird was to continue.
Regarding
of Paradise. slates, Sir
The Programme
The programme was as follows:- The Four Guards with the Escort 16 the Culours No. 1 Guard) on the right drew up in line.
The Old Colours were in the front
Indian
in the left of the Line, guarded by Samuel Hoare said that Princes, music for a production which is to
sentri, A.
1. TROOP.
Bandand
Quick March.
Drums, formed to the left and
lours.
Royal Salute-Present Arms,
3. The Old Colours were trooped
along the line of the Guards, the Escort passing between the
ranks.
policies he advocates.
He calls for a proud people, strong in their own right, firmly
and whereof my old school-
fellow Elborough is parson, taken fire in the very top, and there burned till it fell down; I to White all, with
a gentleman with me, who desired to go off from the Tower, to see the fire, in my boat; and there up to the) King's closet in the Chapel, where
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be "The Indomitable Tweedy," by A. P. Herbert.
Mr. Friml is now composing the maintaining the will to power which people come about me, and I did give Federal be staged in Berlin. It is to have Was the dominating force of the them an account dismayed them all, Prussian Junkers, ruling class of and word was carried in to the King. pre-war imperial Germany.
"Sick People Carried Away
In Beds..
The effective accession of
a
fundamental condition
the
whole of the proposals.
4. The Old Colours were marched
along the front of the Butta-own lion and deposited in rear.
sides of a square.
of
result.
the
more
did not enter intu the scheme, except in so far as they an Oriental background, and Drums Show March agreed to modify their treaties composer is now touring the East to
upon their entry into the federa-obtain inspiration for his music.
Yet he is no junker except in 2. Escort for the Colours moved tion. They would be free to enter!"
Ispeech, no domineering force except When Miss Alice Roosevelt was when swaying a crowd by the magic the King and Duke of York what 1 So I was called for, and did tell out preceded by the Band and not, as they wished.
married, Mr. Friml was persuaded of inborn oratory. marched to receive the Old Co-cient number of States was He is a close friend of the Roosevelt related, he achieves his ends not down, nothing could stop the fire.
to compose a wedding march for her.
saw; and that unless his Majesty In inner councils of his party. it did command houses
to be pulled family. When he was in Manila he by imposing an iron will upon his They seemed much troubled, and the TOO MUCH CENTRALISATION velt. He has promised Mrs. Roose-playing upon their
visited Governor Theodore Roosendvisers and subordinates, but by King commanded me to go to my One of the great advantages of velt that he will set her telephone emotions.
and his the Federal scheme was the oppor-number to music
awn Lord Mayor from him, and command and publish the
him to spare no houses, but to pull. tunity it would give to the great
Instead of pronouncing adicts down before the fire every Provinces of developing on their
way. Jines.
When Mr. Friml took out a bundle impassively, he begs and pleads and The Duke of York bid me tell him, Centralisation had
of photographs wrapped up in paper, teara. Yet in sheer physical cour-soldiers, he shall; and so did my
even, upoв occasion, bursts Into that if he would have any there were bars of music scribbled age he measures up to the standard Lord Arlington afterwards, os a jull over the wrapper.
he has set before the nation. great secret Just before the conclusion of the
Here meeting with interview Mr. Friml took the num-wounded and decorated for bravery, he leat me, and Creed with me to In the war he was gassed and Captain Cocke, I in his couch, which ber of the manager of the China In the early days of his political Paul's; and there walked along Moil and set it to music. This melody he has given to Mr. D. Cinto the thick of the hand to hand every creature coming away loaden movement he waded almost joyfully Walling Street, as well as I could, Wilson as a souvenir, together with encounters that marked to begin-with goods to save, and, here and an autographed photograph on
ning of the Nazi movement. there, sick people carried away in which is a bar of music entitled
Even here there is a contradiction, beds. Extraordinary good goods Hooveritive beer cellar putsch. in Munich a thereabouts, and full of matter for
for his foes charge he ignominious-] carried in cart and on bucka.... leavingly went into hiding after the abor-
The houses, too, so very thick, decade ago while Gen. Eric van burning, as pitch and tar, in Thames Ludendorff bravely faced whatever Street; and warehouses of oyle, and punishment awaited.
wines, and brandy, and other things Born in Austria. 44 years ago, he Here I saw Mr. Isaac Houblon, the tried first to become an artist, but handsome man, prettily dressed and could not pags the entrance examina-dirty at his door at Dowgate, re- tions of an art.school. em-came a woodwork painter and wall-whose houses were on fire; and, as So he be-eefving some of his brother'a things,
[paper hanger" in Munich.
he says, have been removed twice
6. The New Colours were brought forward and placed on piled Drums.
7. The Consecration Service Look place, conducted by Rer. J. N. Lewis Bryan, Senior Chaplain to the Forces, followed by H.E. The Governor's address,
been pushed too far, at any rate 5. The Battullon formed three in recent years.
He believed that the pro- posal for decentralisation might well be one that would give a great body of new life to Indian development. Sir Samuel defended the sale guards which had been attacked from both sides, as the key ques- tions of the Government proposals. They were safeguards that, if need be, could be carried into full effect. The importance of main- taining the credit of India, which was an essential condition to the success of the Federation, had been kept fully in mind.-British Wireless Service.
8. The Battalion reformed line. 9. Salute of the Colours.
10. Colours rejoined the line in Slow
Time.
11. The Battalion formed into Co- lump and marched past in Slow Time,
12. Having reformed line. Advanc-
ed in Review Order. 13. Royal Salute-Present Arms.
On Parade Commanding Officers Licut-Colonel G. T. Raikes, D.S.0. Adjutant:
Lieutenant J. W. Hope.
Officers for handing the New Colours to H.E. The Governor: Major R. G. Lechner, M.C. Captain P. Gottwaltz, M.C.
Officers for the Colours:
Lieut. A. J. Stocker. Lieut. J. O. Crewe-Read,
OFFICERS BY GUARDS. Escort to the Colours:
Captain G. C. Cooper. Lieutenant H. M. Davies,
Lieutenant R. F. F. Gillespie.
No. 2 Guard: Captain P. L. Villar,_M,C, Lieutenant A. G. Marta. "Lieutenant T. H. S. Galletly.
No. 8 Guard: Carain A. E. Smeathers. Lieutenant E. 8. Cresswell, Lieutenant HW Tyler
Hey Nos Guard:"" Captain N. B. G. Tücher." Fontenant J. L. Jordans!
Lieutenant A. U. Hamilton.
THE IMMORTALITY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
(Continued from Page 6.)
57865.
The noted
Hong Kong on the President
composer is
to-morrow.
ROBBERS BLIND VICTIM WITH PEPPER
Lo Shing, 21, a shop foki, ployed by the Wing Wo Dried Duck! Shop, of 68, Queens Road West, was attacked in
When Hitler came out of the world already; and he doubts, as it soon Fat Hing Street year war, he immediately began preach-proved, that they must be, in a little terday, at 11.20 p.m. by two men, ing a return to militaristic mass time, removed from his house also, Apart from the title-tatle of throat while the other threw pep restore the old time glory to to see the churches all Alling with one of whom seized him by the mobilisation as the only sure way to which was a sad consideration. And taverns and clubs, so' illuminating in per into his eyes. They robbed any consideration of an epoch, we him of $60 in money. One of the Germany, He has been at the job goods by people who themselves
ever since.-A. P.
have to thank Pepys for his great robbers has since been arrested. accounts of the fire and the plague;]
|but what emerges from the great
thing and the small, the domestić,
$70 FINE FOR POSSESSION OF OPIUM
should have been quietly there at this time. By this time, it was about twelve o'clock; and so home, and there find my guests... wrangles and the national catas-A jovial man, who loved a glass of
However, we had an extraordinary trophes, is the portrait of a man wine and a song to accompany it, his Han Kwong 27, unemployed, who good dinner, and as merry as at this the portrait of Samuel Pepys, the friends about him, his table well was arrested at 11 pm, yesterday, time we could be. While at dinner, Huntingdon Card.
sarved Athorough man, who in at the Tai Hing wharf, for being Mrs. Bateller come to enquire after work or play put all he knew Into in possession of a quantity of raw Mr. Woolfe and Stanes, who, it No dramatist or novelist in our the thing that he was doing. Ajoplum, was charged before. Mr. seems, are related to them, whose language has given us a portrait sensitive, emotional man, Aying into Schofield, at the Central Magis houses in Fish Street are all' burn- that Pepys unwittingly drew of him [rages and repentances, moved to tracy, this morning
ed, and they in a sad condition. She would not stay in the fright
A Finished Portrait
self. Not handsome, with a stub tears by music, jarred to anger by He was fined, $70 in default four nose that he himself could Joke a play badly done. A man with the weeks Imprisonment with hard la- about, well-dressed "Dapper Dick" easy morality of his age, but trou-bour."
he calls himself when writing to bled by uneasy doubts, about his own
Mr. Knippwhom hin, wife so standards,
WEATHER FORECAST
Soon as dined, I and Mooné [one
of the guests away, and walked through the City, the streets full of nothing but people; and horses and rightly distrusted, A man who be Amirror of a man, who for BOY MORA
carta londen with goods, ready to Hieved. In his star. He bought tunately preserved all the fleeting Fresh north-east winds with run over one another, and removing clothes on credit before sailing for impressions that visited him and so cloudy skies, are forecasted in the goods from one burned house to an- The Hague so that he might jook bequeathed to us an unparalleled weather report, fasued by the Royal other the part he knew that he would fil commentary, upon his age...
Observatory this morning,
(Continued on Page 10.)
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