THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1934.
H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
Orders For The Coming Week.
Orders by Lieut-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbigkin, 0, B. E. Con mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps~
Hong Kong.
Friday, 21st September, 1934.
GENERAL
Lecture
THE
Colonel F. P. Nosworthy, D.8.0. M.C., G.5.0.1. China Command, will deliver a lecture oll BATTLE OF TSINGTAO at Head- quarters, as follows:-
Part-Friday, October 12th
-50 p.m.
Part II-Tuesday,
23vi-5.30 p.m._
October
The lecture is open to all ranks.
AFFILIATION
The ST. JOIN NURSING DE- TACHMENT is aliliated to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
ORGANISATION
The Armoured Car Section and Motor Cycle (M.G.) Section
in future
be administered
separate units.
will
INTER-PORT RIFLE MATCH
Will those who wish to be con- sidered for the Interport Team get in touch with 2nd Lieut. F. P. Sequeira.
CORPS ORDER AMENDMENT
No. Reference Corps Order 36/4 dated 7.9.34 Under "Strength Unit No. 2182 Pre. E. Porter i should read Machine Gun Batta lion. No. 1 Company.
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Pope Pius XI receives an ovation from his neighbours as he arrives at the Gandolfo Palace, in the Albas Hits, 15 miles from Rome, for the first vacation a pontiff has spent outside of the Vatican since 1870,
No. 3 (ANZAC) Company · Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 m. on Monday 24th September Gun Instruction.in for Machine preparation for the 2nd Test in
Carps Order No. 37/34 dated connection with Schedule B of the
Proficiency Classification:
14934-under "Strength Unit"-- Pie. P. J. T. Neubranner should
den, M. G. Troop, as from 18.9.34.
No.
1884, Pte. H. H. Massey, No. 2 Platoon, as from 12.9.34.
No. 1575, Pte. J. C. M. Grenham,
To Join The Naval Reserve
No. 1 Company, as from 21.9.34.
STRENGTH
Rifle practice will take place at
No. 220 Pte. V. . 1. Treskin C. on Thurs-Engineer. 179, 34. read Machine Gun Battalion, No.Kennedy Road Range
Lorry
No. 2254 Pte. H. G. Siedlecki 5-30. Engineer. 17.934.
No. 2205 Pte. K. H. Lee Corps
1 Company.
PARADE
Corps Engineers
day, 27th September 1934. will leave Headquarters ni p.m. sharp
A Cricket Match has been Parade at Miniature Range unranged between the Company and Monday, 24th September 1934, at No. 1 Company at 2.00 pm, sharp 5.2.0.
on the Navy Ground, King's Park, Kowloon, on Sunday, 30th Septem-Platoon 18.9.34. ber.
Corps Signals Parade at Headquarters at 530 p. on Tuesday. 25th September, 1924 for Signals Instruction.
Corus Machine Gun Battalion 'froop
Parade on Tuesday,
43. G. 10.934.
No. Pie. H. O. Bramble, M. G. Battalion 17.9.34.
No. 2207 Pte. R. J. Rew No. 12 No. 2208 Pte. C. E. Lowe M. G. Battalion (for No. 1 Co.) 18.9.34.
No. 2209 Pte. F. A. Sequeira No.
Platoon. 18.9034.
The following will represent the Company:-2nd. Lieut. J. K. Way, Sergts, Sunley, Selk, Muc-9 kay, Privates Blogg, Dalziel, Dud- Jey, Fincher, Hunter, Kelleher and 25th Sep Stein.
tember at 6.30 p.m. at Troop ileserves Private Way, Scorer,
Stable, Causeway Bay. for Race practice and other
hana Events.
Alarm
Gymk-
חנ
C.Q.M.S. Dudley.
Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps. Sd. P. S. M. WILKINSON, Captain, AFFILIATED UNITED ST. JOHN NURSING
DETACHME
The Corps Canteen will be in APPOINTMENT.--- attendance.
Armoured Car Section Parade at ileadquarters Tuesday, 25th September, 1934 atac 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Clussi-
Tests and Machine Guned. fication
Instruction..
Corps Infantry (Portuguese) Parade for September 25th 1934
4.30 p.ni.
Details as per appendix attach-
BELTS & FROGS. (REPEATED) W all ranks note that this
for Musketry lustruction Men Section will in future until fur and Recruits will parade with ther notice parade on Tuesday of Belts and Frogs.
each week instead of Monday as ORDERLY OFFICER from Sep- heretofore.
tember 25th to October
Mrs. D. B. Butler is appointed Acting Quartermaster from 21st September, 1934.
ENROLMENT.-21.9.34. Mias M. S. Bander Mrs. G. D. E. Barber Mrs. C. C. Boswell Miss D. E. E. Brooka Mrs. A. R. Briggs
Mrs, F. M. Deacon Miss T. M. S. Deacon
2nd
Mrs. D. E. Hole
Mias E. Hopkins
In-
Mrs. B. Hourihan
Mias R. Judah
In order to complete the Machine-2nd Lieut. F. P. Sequeira, CATEGORIES. - NCOs Gun Course within the desired time, it is essential that everyone süructors Class-LESSON, MUS- attend each parade.
of KETRY. Seroing
sights. Motor Cycle (M.G.) Section LOCATION.-Kennedy Road. If All ranks will parade af Head-Wet-Aiming Lesson. S. A. T. quarters for Machine Gun Instruc- Vol: 1 page 66. Headquarters, tion Monday. 24th September. “A” A.A-LA‚——
1934.
Wednesday, 26th September→ Parade at Headquarters for Gas Drill. Box Respirators must be brought on this parade.
the
Preliminary Notice
(1) Elementary Handling (2) Firing Inst.
"B" LEWIS GUN- Assembling. S.A.T
Vol: 11 pp 25-38. Refresher-Go on to Care and Cleaning S.T.T. Vol: 11 pp
The Section will participate in 138-46.
forthcoming TATTOO. AN|29-46. Headquarters.
that a Field
ranks are reminded
Day has been arranged in the
New Territories for Wednesday,
APPENDIX TO CORPS
INFANTRY CATEGORIES "C"
LESSON.
10th October, when a rehersal MUSKTRY. Firing Instructions, will be carried out for the S.A.T. Vol: 1 page 92-94. Lesson TATTOO.
1. atages 1, 11, 111. LOCATION. Headquarters.
Corps Machine Gun Battalion No. 1 (M. G) Company Friday, 28th September-Parade at 5.45 p.m. in Uniform (Blue Caps, Tunica, Beit, Slacks & Black Boots).
"C" RECRUITS-Arms Drill.
A.S.C. CADRE Captain L J. Walch, R.A.S.C.. will lecture to the Cadre in the Lecture Room at Volunteer Head- Company Commander's · Parado. quarters at 5,30 p.m. on Tuesday, Company Photograph will be 27th September, 1934.
taken
followed by close order
Drill and Lecture.
All ranka must attend.
pany Dinner at 8 p.m.
Transfer:-
APPOINTMENT
Mrs. H. Owen-flughes Miss V. Owen-Hughes Mrs. A. H. Potts Mra. C. de S. Robertson
Miss G. K. Saunders Miss L. Schlee Miss A. E. E. Steele Mrs. M. G. Trail
Miss Mary. Witham Misa Woolley, I. L.
PARADE
TOWNS WITH TOO
MANY CINEMAS
More Seats Than Population
MENACE TO INDUSTRY
London.
The Wells magistrates 'have just refused to license a proposed new cinema, on the ground that the town
is already amply supplied.
The news has been received with satisfaction by a large section of the film trade. It is régarded as a sign that the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association's campaigo against "over-seating," which has produced chaos and widespread ruin in the cinema industry in the United States, is beginning to have its effect here.
In the United States there are same 20,000 cinemas, many of them built during the boom period.
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Thousands are now "dark" despite STAVISKY INQUIRY'S
ull manner of feverish experiments, such
as desperate price-cutting. offering two seats for the price of [one, and giving away anything from
"fan" magazines to han and
wiches.
over 39,000.
TASK
Some Delicate Issues Involved
HEARINGS NEXT MONTH
In the United Kingdom there aro and new some 4,800 cinemas, "supera" are going up almost every week. There are already some 600;
The Stavisky Commission, con- lin Greater London alone, and over
Everywhere the situted on February 20 to con- 100 In Glasgow.
is increasing duct an inquiry into "political number of houses faster than the population, and and administrative responsibili- without any compensatory growth ty" in connection with the Sta- in the habit of film-going.
visky scandals, has adjourned till Some Striking Examples
The October. Although it has ques- Hull is a case in point.
Astoria recently tioned nearly 100 witnesses and opening of the brought the
of has received on oath a vast mass total number
covering several cinemas to 27 in a city with 315,000 of evidence inhabitants. Despite this there are thousand printed pages, it is not plans to build mere cinemas, bring. within sight of its report. ing the total number of seats to The above-mentioned terms of reference. although they have This menna that with each all the appearance of precision. cinema offering three shows a day, have proved very vague, and the six days in the week, every man. Commission has tended to em- woman and child in the city must phasize the question of political go to the movies twice a week to responsibility as against that of fill them.
the administration. The Commia- The position in Worthing ission is itself political. having worse. With a population of 46,000)been composed on the basis of the town has a weekly -Beating the strength of parties in the! capacity of 122,796, which means Chamber, and since it has had room for every inhabitant threa before it a great many paritisans times week. In Canterbury Its attitude has frequently been (24,000 inhabitants, 74,970 weekly governed by the balance of party seating capacity) the entire popu-passion. lation can see the pictures three The terms of reference have! times a week and leave 3,000 seats led the Commission to look into over for "complimentaries."
Stavisky's financial operations,. a It might be supposed that, since complication of company promot all producers naturally welcome an ing and share juggling that is increase in the number of con- even now far from being fully sumers, the glut of cinemas would investigated. It has had also to at least find favour with the film inquire into the circumstances of producers.
the attempt to swindle the Hun-
But this is not so. Films are let garian optants, which brought it to exhibitors on a percentage sys-into the realm of the Ministry of tem. Cut-throat competition be- Foreign Affairs, whose officials tween exhibitor lessens the takings, emerged with a testimonial for on which the producer's earnings their shrewdness und prompt ac- are based, without increasing the tion. And a vast number of number of bookings for his film, for questions resulting from Stavi- ordinarily it can be shown only by sky's collisions with the law and] one house in each district.
his skill in extracting himself Good For Bad Pictures from difficult situations has led The only person who benefits the Commission to examine the from surplus cinemas, is the maker whole state of the magistracy, of bad pictures that would normally the higher Courts, the system of As Mr. Sam judical instruction, and the or- not find a market. Eckman, the last president of the ganization of the police.
Society, Kinematograph Reuters*
The second Lecture in Home pointed out in a recent address, the Nursing will take place at Volun- building of a fourth cinema in a
teer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on town that already had three will BROWNIE PARTY ON Wednesday, 26th September 1934. probably lower the general standard
(Sd) K. DURBAN. Commandant, St. John Nursing Detachment H.K.V.D.C.
The
I
NOTICE INTERPORT SHOOT
of entertainment,rose
Assuming a weekly change of pro- gramme, it means that the managers have to find 208 pictures a year instead of 156, or 416 If there are
S.S. AENEAS":
Essay Competition By Captain
child.
AFTER ORDERS Corps 1st Battery · Battery will parade at double-feature programmes. Every Captain Hatfield entertained 50 Headquarters on Thursday, 27th one knows that there are not half happy Brownies to tea on board s.s. that number of entertaining pic-Aeneas" last Tuesday when the September at 530 p.m.
Dress:-Overalls and Blue Captures made in the world.
children were given a wonderful LEAVE
The fact that much rubbish must time by their kind host and the staff Lieut. V. C. Branson, M.C., be shown gives the subject of over of the ship. A splendid tea was granted twelve months leave as seating interest and importance to served with a special souvenir menu from 1st October, 1984 to 80th the public, as well as to the 50,000 card and picture postcards for each No. 1085 L/Cpl. E. L. Groome, September, 1985.
employees in the industry, and the
Games followed, and the Com-Motor Cycle (MG) Section, Is
owners of the $100,000,000 invested children enjoyed to the full romping appointed Acting Colour-Sergeant
in it in this country.
round the decks. They were also (A/C.Q.M.S.) with effect from HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, AND And the remedy? Mr. W greatly interested in seeing the No. 1284, Corporal A. N. Braude 19th September, 1934.
SINGAPORE
Fuller, secretary, of the Cinemato-ship and it was a novel experience is transferred to Machine Gan No, 2050 Pte, A. Steven, Medical It wae decided to hold several graph
Exhibitors Association, for a number of them. Battalion, Headquarters, for duty Section, is appointed Corporal practices before the Interport thinks it can be found in the Act with the Signal Section--21.9.34. with effect from 2lat September; Shoot in order to enable the Team M 1909, which says that local The Facks represented were 1st
The following will be the 1934.
to be selected to represent Hong authorities may grant licences, but Kowloon Pack (Miss D. V. King), 2nd Kowloon Pack (Mrs. RW. Eleven from the Machine Gun EXTENSION OF LEAVE Kong. It is requested that Corn-are not bound to do so..
Ritchie and Mrs. Kemp), 3rd Kow Company to play. Cricket against, No, 2071, Tpr. R.. H. Cole, M. G. petitors, having scores of B6 and Unless there is some limitation loon Park (Miss P. Moore), 4th the Anzac Company at King's Park Troop, extended from 20th Sep-over on Bisley Targets to come to be and other authorities fear that Kowloon Pack (Miss on September 30th at 2.00 p.m. tember to 81st, October, 1934. these trials,
the financial stability of the indus Among others present were Lady LACpl. E. Potter (Captain)
Transportation and Ammunitiou try may be undermined.
Southorn (Colony Commisaloner) Pte.-R. L. Talbot'
No. 1969, Pte. D. J. Willis, No. 8 to be borne by competitors them-
Mr. G. A. C. Harklots. (Divisional Pte. J. W.Pota-Hunt
Platoon, granted one month leave selves. The following are, the
Commissioner), Mrs. Longworth; Pto.-W. K. Robinson
from 18.9.34 to 17.10.34%)
Times and Dates fixed for such Pte. E. Lammert.
Mrs. W. A Cornell, Mrs. and Miss
Pte.-C. L. Gregory
Butler.bakter
Pte.-J. Owen gr
Fe-FA Dunnett
Pte-C FJ Simpson Ite W. Tavlin.
LEAVE
'STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH | practices –
Over Ten Years Servic
No.-699, Spr. C. Susage, Corps
Enginesra, as from 6.9,34.
The Left) The Colony
ORANGE Talkoo
TIME230 p.m. ~NATES—16th 23rd" & 80th tember 14th, 21st & 286
No. 2072 Tpr. L. de O. Blechyn"The firing off the
Shoot will take place on the same Range
1-Time on the 4th No vember 1934
(80) F. P. SEQUEIRA. 2nd Lisut Team Secretary):
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Captain Hatfield offered two prises for the beat essays (written by children; describing their visit to the shi
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