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for STAMP
COLLECTORS,
By A. EL
yofficial announcement has series of stamps will be brought
Anal at Crownline use, probably a drea
Agents for the Colonies that a
issue of
postage complete new stamps is to appear in the near future for
Prizes For Designs
BOYS LED INTO
CRIME
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1935
Serious Offence By Receiver
STORY OF PLOT TO ROB WOMAN
A receiver who was said to have encouraged three boys to commit thefts and to have plotted to rob a woman motorist was at Ealing
HK. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Orders by Lient-Colonel EB. L. Dowbiggin. O.BE. Com- mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Hong Kong. Friday, 28th Jane, 1995-
GENERAL
HEADQUARTERS OFFICES Headquarters Offices will be closed on Monday 1st. July. (Bank Holiday).
JUNIGR WING
A prize of £5 was recently last month sentenced to 12 months” the Cayman Islands offered for the best designs sub-hard labour.
Mario Brankating Alexander Five designs are to be used, and mitted locally for a new issue of those for the d and 3d values Postage Stamps for Nigeria. It is Howard, 23. of Cedar-grove. Eal- are to show a map of the Islands announced that the prize has beening, was charged with receiving with the King's head in the cen- divided between Mrs. K. C. Cooper, property alleged to have been ed for the 3rd. Course. First tre, surmounted by the Crown;]. and encircled with thatch-rope. The d, 28 and 1/- values will
and will in-! show a “Cat Boat."
clude a medallion of the King's bead. Palm trees will appear on the left of the stamps. A sea view, will appear on the Id and 2/-) stamps while on the 24, 68 and 5/- denominations a hawksbill turtle will be depicted. All of these values will show a medallion of the King's head. "The designs for the 1340 and 10/- values will portray His Majesty the King. The stampe of Cayman Islands! have always been popular with col- lectors, and the new
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France has issued stamp bearing a Eikeness of Victor Huro
stolen by three boys.
The following have been select parade will be at Headquarters at "I suggest that Howard merite 5.30 pm. Friday 5th. July. the severent possible, punishment Sergt. LB. Holmes, No. 1 CL said Det. Sergeant Beard. "There G.) Coy.. is little doubt that for some time! he has been encouraging these boys to cummit shopbreaking and larceny in order that he might benefit by the proceeds.
Corp R M Wood No 1
. G.) Coy.. L/Cpl W. E Robinson, No. 1 (L.G) COF.
„Entrance free. Event (4)
Teams of Simen. Misin swallow dives
Event (5)-Pillow Fight. Event (6)-100 yards Team Face-4 styles. Teams of 4 men.
-" 1st." man-back strokes
2nd mea-side strokes... 3rd. man-Breast strokes.
h man-free style. Event (1)-EKVDC Nurs ing Detachment Championship. 50 yards-Entrance free, Event (S)-Inter-Unit Water Polo.
Events 1, 4, 6 & S to count to-
Points in all Corps Events wards Corps Swimnig Cup.
1st 4 points. 2nd-3 polots..“ 3rd-2 points... 4th-1 point. Corps Units:--
Mobile Machine Guns. Static Cachine Guns."
/Cpl. I. E. Potter, No. 1 Small Units. - OL GO Coy.
Infantry-
Entrance fees: Each pait to pay |$10.00 as entrance fee covering Gjall events. «
Corp R H Woodman No. 1 OL GJ Coy.
Sergt. G. P. Ferguson, AL Troop
Corp. E. M. Bryden, No. (Scottish) Coy.
A. E. Machenzie, No. (Scottish) Coy.
Pte. J. C. Miller, No. (Scottish) Coy.
All entries to be made in writ- 2ing accompanied by the necessary fees to the Hon. Secretary, CS3L 21Padgett, MBE at the HKVDC. Headquarters, Garden Road, not 2, later than 5 pm on Friday, 19th-
July 1935.
Boy's Allegations. "One of the boys has alleged that Howard showed him a piece of paper bearing a motor-car index number, and that he suggested that they should join him in try-j Fte ing to knock down and rob a lady issue proof Ikoyi, and Mr. D. E. E. Tovey, who drives regularly to the bank jected will he looked forward to of Bua British Cameroons. De When he was searched a piece of tails of the designs are not avail-
paper bearing the Index number
PARADE able, nor it is said whether the of a car was found on him, and
MACHINE GUN BATTALION the owner of that car is a local designs are actually to be used.
lady who is in the habit of going ARMOURED CAR SECTION The following are extracts of alevery day to the bank to deposit! There will be no parade on with a new paper (says the Stampeter received by Messrs. Graca or withdraw money."
Monday, 1st. July 1935.
Competitors and Officials-en- Magazine) which when damped. will adhere to the envelope. The and Co., which we are reproducing The three boys aged 11, 13 and MACHINE GUN EN. SIGNALS
Programmes will be on sale ou here as it shows the extreme in 16. appeared before the local Monday, 1st July. The follow-trance free by special tickets. terest which stamp collectors have Juvenile Court, and it was stated ing will report for W/F instruc-the night of the event at 10 cents
each Jubilee by Detective Beard that they had tion:
with, interest
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The Belgian Post Office authori ties are said to be experimenting
>SOUTH AËRICA
SUID-AFRIKA
The South African Silver Jubilee Stamp, 1d. lake and dark green paper is a Belgian invention, and if successful it is proposed that "it should be used for all future Bel- gian postage stamps.
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New Johore Issue
The
Crown Agents for the Colonies, have announced that a new issue of the 8 cent stamp of Johore is to be made, which will
show the Sultan and Sultana of
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the
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Silver
Admission tickets at $1.00 (one) įdollar) each will be on sale at the Officers Mess. Sergeants Mess, Canteen, and the Victoria Re- creation. Cinh.
There will be dancing for two hours at the conclusion of the sports.
meeting
taken
in
been ransacking the district”! Ser. Thompson. Syr. Glenden- Stampe:-
"Ia reply to your letter I beg. They were remanded on charges ning
Sar. Fathmell Sgr. Ganbert to inform you that I have had of breaking and entering and
Wednesday, 3rd July-Section the greatest difficulty in getting larceny.
will parade for signal instruction will be held on Tuesday, 2nd, July Map reading instruction will be at HKVD.C. Headquarters continred.
these Silver Jubilee Sets for you!
"To the astonishment of all
they were almost entirely sold
out when the first orders given AN INDIAN MUTINY
in February were executed.
Dealers and collectors are at present clamouring for them! and there are apparently po sources of supply.
SURVIVOR
Old Lady Dies At 90*
"With a lot of trouble I havej been able
sets of to get you each. You will have to pay 25 MARRIED THE BUGLER WHO per cent over face value; but
SOUNDED THE ALARM
that is cheaper than they are fetching to-day "
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Friday, 5th July.Additional Flag instruction class ranged.
23
RANGE-TAKING CLASS
"The Range-Taking Class will parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Tuesday, 2nd July 1935 for instruction in Range-Taking un- der a.C.C. from the 1st Bn. The Lincolnshire Eegiment.
TRANSFER
No. 727 Private WH Owen Mrs. George Ring of Hand- from Reserve Company to Corps forth-road, Brixton, S.W who at Headquarters with effect
Johore. The Sultana of Johore new issue of stamps, two sets each the age of 12 was at Meerut when
was, before her marriage. Miss Helen Bartholomew, of Glasgow."
During 1934 nearly 6,000,000 Britain. were letters from Great carried by Air Mail, an increase of approximately fifty per cent of 1933.
As the Canadian stamp printing -contract expires this year it is understood that in addition to the Jubilee issue
21 entirely new
ADVENTUROUS
CAREER
Indo-China is soon to have a
comprising twelve the Indian Mutiny broke out in
1857, has died at the age of 90. denominations (16.) 2. 3 5c, 10c 15c. 200 30c.. 50c, 1p., 2p). The; design of one seti shows the portrait She was the daughter of Master
One of
designs
the of
the two new
Mrs. Ring, who later married the bugler who sounded the "Mutiny alarm, was one of the old-
est of the Mutiny survivors.
PROMOTION
from
The next committee
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FARM COLONY FOR
FAR NORTH
Alaskan Valley To Be Opened Up
PIONEERING BAND LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco. One hundred and twenty pioneers, the vanguard of a Gov- No.: 727 Private W. E. Owen; to ernment farming scheme, are on
mailer as Corporal and appointed Lance Ser- their way to Alaska to
new start in life. geant with effect from 22.6.35.
The men accompanied by trac- No. 807 Sergt. J. G. Hooper, tors, horses and other ecuinment, 1are being taken to Seward, Alaska, granted Corps Engineers,
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Powder and Tablets." From all dispensaries and drug stores.
Sola Agenta?
BORNEMANN & CO.
Prince's Building.
Des Voeux Road, Central
KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
HOUSEHOLD CO
COAL
ANNOUNCING REDUCED PRICES
Peak District
$18.00
Bowen Road & lower level
$17.00
Pokfulam
$18.00
$23.00
$15.00
$23.00
Repulse Bay Kowloon
Shek-0 & Stanley
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
Head Office: TIENTSIN.
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further 125 miles Inland on the Government-owned Alaskan
rail
10, QUEEN'S ROAD, CTL
of H. Bao-Dai, Tailor George Mitchell, of the 1st month's leave from 26.7.35 toy ship, and will then travel a Emperor of A Battalion King's Royal Rifles, and 25.8.35. nam, and that of she was born in HMS. Neptune the second set H.M in July, 1845 when the ship was Manivong, King of carrying the battalion to India.
During the mutiny Mrs. Bing
Meerut assisting! of remained at
nurses and helping to
CRITY į repro-1
are wounded and dead.
Indo-China Cambodge. The
sets, which will be is sued shortly.
one stamps, which is duced here, recess-reprinted and only 50,000 sets will be issued.
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£40,000 Spent
Ex-Public School-Boy's The Crown Agents sold over
Escapades
{£40,000 of Jubilee stamps, and that since all dealers are sold out, coBectors
invested have
that
The exploits of a former public amounts. As most of it was turn- schoolboy who had served in the led over by dealers at 10. per cent, Foreign Legion were described the gross profit to the whole of at Oxford Quarter Sessions last the trade has been about 24,000, month, when Victor Francis Wil-out of which they have had to pay lim Moody, 34, clerk, was sent to one-half of one per cent. to the prison for 20 months for setting Crown fire to a stack of wheat straw.
Agents; or £200. The enormous labour of splitting up A police officer said Moody was the stamps caused overtime until at the Merchant Taylors' School, 10 o'clock at night for nearly a but was expelled for holding up a week in many stamp dealers train with a red flag. He had offices.
served in the Hampshire Regi-
ment, the Navy, the RAF and
the Welsh Guards. He had been
The medals won by her father and her husband were her proud est possessions. They hung the wall of her bedroom
PHIL SCOTT DIVORCED
Undefended Suit Against Boxer
WIFE AWARDED COSTS
No. 2361, Signaller, M. Yusoof, way to Matanuska Valley.
There they will start clearing Corps Signals. 20.6.35.
Na 2362, Private, C. F. Nunes, 8.000 acres of tertile land for 200 farm families who are to join. No. 9 Platoon. 21.635.
Mthem in a mass-migration from
the Middle West.
No. 2363, Private, E. J. Churn, No. 3 (MG) Co. 21.635
Na 2364, Signaller, A. J. Coales, M G. Battahon Signals 26.6.35. MACHINE GUN. BATTALION Troop
4
Parade on Tuesday at Troop Stable Causeway Bay at 5.30 pm. (Sdz.) P. S. M. WILKINSON,"
X Captam, Adjutant. HK.V.D. Corps.
AFTER ORDERS Annual Swimming Sports Commandant: Lient-Colonel HB.L. Dowbiggin, 0.B.2.
COMMITTEE President: Maior E TE Mitchell, OBE
Chairman - Lieut. F. WIT
A decree rist against Phil Scott, Boss
the British ex-beavy-weight boxing
Hon. Secretary & Treasurer:
champion, whose fall name 15 C. S. MG. T. Padgett, B.E Philip Scott Suffing, was granted in the Divorce Court recently in an undefended suit
CQMS. B. A. Edwards. Sergt. C. S. Coom
Sergt. EF Selk
discharged from each as being HEAVY INDUSTRY IN The wife, Mis Ethel Sarah Sergi W. Stokez
unfit for service.
He had been deported from Canada after being found wan- dering about în pyjamas în a tem- perature below zero. He had a perfect knowledge of several languages.
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NORTH CHINA
Development Moves By Japan
Sulling, lives at the Ridgeway, Sanderstead The marriage took place at Battersea in 1922
Col B Gosano. Pte W. HOwen
STEWARDS
It was stated for Mrs. Sulling CISM ME Baptista.
M-A Urquhart
that she and her husband lived CSM B. S. Rogers happily until February, 1932, {he went to Cairo, hay
an appointment 28-
Tientsin The Japanese Ministry of the ing instructor Colonies has appointed two, indus Police On his trial experts to make an investiga-18 mont tion in North China with a view undergune to developing heavy industry gan spending there, as a preliminary step in from her their plan of Sino-Japanese econo-Newb mic co-operation, according to in- tea formation from Japanese sources.
The two Japanese experts reported to be on their. from Manchuria to
rgt. WP Webb
Corps
Club
Swimming
Vic- 9:15 pan
The first thousand settlers will be provided with 40 acres of land; each of the 200 families will be ziven a grant of $800. They will have 30 years in which to repay the money.
The colony, according to the festinantes of relief officials. is ex- pected ultimately to number some 850 families Renter
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