1936-03-23

THE COMBINED MANOEUVRES

Colony's Main Danger From Air

GARRISON SHOWS IMPROVED STATE OF EFFICIENCY

The combined manoeuvres over the week-end are taken to have indicated that though there is obvious danger to the Colony if subjected to prolonged and ferocious attack from: the air. the fixed defences. and mobile garrisons of Hong Kong are in an improved state of effi ciency, capable of coping with attacks launched by landed enemy forces.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1936.

| To-day's Short-Story

Valuable work was done in the manoeuvres by the naval patrol vessels manned by the Hong Kong Volunteer Naval Reserve. which was responsible for consi-i derable valuable information of landings of hostile troops.

and submarines attempting to enter the harbour were detected and effectively dealt with by the guns) at Belcher's Fort, manned by the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence The American, gunboat Sacre- Corps.

¦mento arrived in port this mora-

Leon Elum, 65-year-old French Socialist leader, recuperates in his Paris home after the attack made on him by members of the French Royalist party. The attack followed the French Govern- ment's order to dissolve the Action Francaise, a Royalist order.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

On the conclusion of the opera-ing from Manila and fired a salute tions, the following official report of 11 guns to the Commodore. was issued at 1 p.m. yesterday: This courtesy was returned by

From 130 a.m. onwards the HMS. Tamar. situation both on the mainland:

POLICE RESERVE

Orders For The Current Week

A Tale Of True

Love

By L Rakhtanov

Do not exactly know how "On the free dsy," said Pau- they met each other, jina, "we are celebrating my birth- Opportunities were many on the day. Everybody will be square outside the Metallurgi-Come over." cal Plant.

there

On the morning of the free day,

He was a mechanic in the he left for Bungur. That www.g Central Electrical Station. He where the hothouse department was young, in his twenty-first wa A seven-mile walk over a

She was nineteen, and alsnow-covered road. year. student.

On both sides of the road, thick, After their first meeting, there unmarred snow lay. It was cold. was a second, third, fourth, fifth, The snow sang under his feet. and: still more meetings.

The tune seemed familiar and

He was in love. From the out-vigorous to him side it looked very funny. Tall, He was going to Bungur, for tanned, loose-hung, dressed winter flowers.

and summer in a green football They wrapped à bouquet in pa sweater and blue linen trousers.per for him. They looked so un- the fellow became as melancholy usual under the cold sun, and in as a young Werther.

this frost-bitten land: pale yellow. Like a schoolboy. <3+ his left violet, white and pink chrysanthe-| - arm, just above the elbow, hejmums, hidden under thick glass. scratched her initials with his He bought a dozen. penknife. F.V-Paulina Vassilev, The way back was difficult The The wind had stilled. Sometimes mist was thicker. On the constru- snow fell The Siberian winter is tion site, there were probably many

quiet, sunny, cold. The frost be lights turned on. But they were came a mist. It lay over the con-invisible through the mist Hel struction site and brought the blue walked, holding the bouquet in a alcohol in the thermometer down hand stretched out stiff in front Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. Hto forty-three degrees below zero. of him. The hand was in a glove. King, Inspector General of Police.)

He held the bouquet straight in Chinese Company

front of him and carried it very Leave. Inspector (R) Chow U

attentively. He lived far off in

and on the island was obscure The RMS. Empress of Canada Ting has returned from leave, and FUNERAL OF LATE the settlement. A long way to go.

from the point of view of the will leave Shanghai for Fortress Commander.

Hong

A footing Kong next Wednesday at 9 am. (has been granted one

month's!

resumed duty on March 11th 1936.

Sub Inspector (B) David Loie!

of considerable depth had been

as from March obtained by the Blue Troops in The speaker at the meeting of leave of absence Port Shelter on the mainland and the Rotary Club to-morrow will be 19th, 1936.

Training Course - Part II All at Deepwater Bay on the island. the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson,

Meanwhile the Blue air attacks P.C., KC, former High Commis-recruits of the Chinese Company had continued incessantly. About sioner for, Canada in London, who who have not yet passed Part II 2 a.m. it was reported that the is passing through the Colony as of Training, Course will attend at Empress of the Chinese Company Headquar Blue Troops had effected a land-s passenger on the

Tuesday, March 24th. ing at Stonecutters Island but this Britain. The title of the address ters on proved untrue and was thought will be "Some observations on lat 17.30 hours for instruction. to be a false report purposely international affairs.” spread by disaffected aliens.

WŚLIS

MR. J. M. CLARE

China Coast Officer For Many Years

LAST TRIBUTE OF RESPECT

FROM COLLEAGUES

A steep mountain rose up in front of him. He followed the road round the mountain, and went on

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be Warning To Drivers," by Frank Richards

The funeral of the late Mr. Michael Clare, who was found Indian Company

dead from heart failure on the Strength. Constable P216 Lall deck of the river steamer Kwong

His hand now lived its own life. has been taken on the Fook Cheung early on Friday WONGNEICHONG RELIEVED The Uniong School will hold its Khan

annual prize distribution to-day at strength of the Indian Company, morning, took place at the Roman it possessed its own intelligence, - Luckily for Military Headquar-

3r.jas from 18th March, 1936. Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, And with this intelligence it or ters and the industrial portion of 11 am. in the school hall.

¡E. J. Edwards has kindly con Training Course-Part IL Ali on Saturday morning. The Rev. dered: "Put me in your pocket, 1

am cold, Werther.“. Hong Kong the situation at Wong-

recruits of the Indian Company Father G. M. Spada officiated.

But he kept on, the bouquet in neichong Gap was restored about sented to distribute the prizes.

will attend Indian Company Head- The coffin, which was draped 2.30 am. due to a swift move by The R.MS. Empress of Canadalquarters Tuesday, March 24th with the Union Jack, was carried front of him as before, perhaps the Portuguese Volunteer 10-

linto left Yokohama yesterday and is at 17.30 hours for instruction.

the Cemetery chapel and because he wasn't an old Werther, fant which had hitherto been due here on Friday next at 7 a.m. Inspection Parade. All ranks of after a short service was taken to but young Pietka Ladushin. kept in

At home, he put his hand on reserve Lear Mount

She will leave for Manila at 6 the Indian Company will parade the graveside. Mr. W. E. Kirby, Kellett. The Wongreicheong

at Central Police Station on Wed- Secretary of the China Coast Off-the radiator. The fingers ached) Gap position however had been on the same day.

aesday, March 25th at 17.30 hours cers' Guild, acted as chief mourn-jand were red as if after heavy obtained with the loss of a section

Yesterday

"Good Press, under Sub Inspector R. J. Hantler, and others present included work.

Ladushin unwrapped the Do- of Red howitzers.

Day," which is celebrated by the for a general inspection of equip Captain W. C. Bird, Captain Per-

The dozen chrysanthe About a.m. submarines at Roman Catholic community an- ment etc., by the Company Cóm ritt, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. G. Frew, jquet.

A crust of tempted to enter the harbour by

Dress-Blue Uniform. Mr. Williams, Mr. Arnot and Mr. mums ware frozen.

ice encased their transparent pet- the Lyemur Entrance. They were nually, and Rev. T. Ryan, S. J.mander.

preached a special sermon on the Cap with White Cover, Belt with McCol.

Ladushin decided to shake however detected by the lights of

Among the wreaths laid on the ais. the defences and were considered subject at the Catholic Cathedral Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket Police-

dealt interestingly man" and note-book to be carried, grave. were those from "Loving of the ice, and shook off all the to have been sunk by shell in which he from the fixed defences batteries. with the choice of reading mat- The Equipment Officer will make Wife and Family," Capt. petals In his hand now was a

Elvidge and Mr. S. Musso, China bunch of useless greens.

And it was already six in the About the same time the defensive ter and the exclusion of harmful a point of being present.

literature.

Flying Squad

Coast Officers' Guild, and Mr. D.

evening. And he has still to get reserves of the Colony were fur-

Training Course - Part II. Edwards. attend Kennedy Road Range on of Dublin, Ireland, and Members of the Flying Squad will The late Mr. Clare was a native shaved, to change his felt boots was 55 for yellow laced, American ones, Wednesday. March 25th at 17.15 years of age. He was from 1907 and bave dinner.

Paulina lived on Tolbeska street, hours to fire the Part III Revolver to 1922 in the service of the China Course under Sub Inspector Hop Navigation Company, resigning which in honour of the director kins. Only those detailed will from the Company's service in the of the Plant, named Frankfurt, latter year and returning to Ire-had been changed by the humorists

ther strained by an attack on the

and FANLING GOLF

western

entrance,

north

south of Stonecutters. Enemy

ships suffered seriously-in trying F. M. Ellis Qualifies For to pass Stonecutters and on turn- ing out came under the lights and guns of Belcher's Fort mapr.ed by

the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence!

Corps.

Captain's Cup

The play-off between F. M. Ellis

(17) and Dr. D. J. Mackie (8). of

attend.

Instructions! Patrol The in-land. He arrived back in China on the construction site to Frank-

YOLUNTEER'AIR ARM Meanwhile valuable reports by competition of the Captain's Cup

the tie for the March qualifying structional patrol for members of early in 1933 and had since been furt Strasse.

the Members will parade at Cen-employed in local river steamers.

It was not very cheerful

with ber! the naval patrol vessels manned over the Old Course at Fanlingal Police Station at 17.30 hours For the past eleven months, he Paulina's. She lived

sharp. Dress Blue Uniform, had been serving as Chief Officer parents. On the table lay expen- sive candles wrapped in unusually and Cap with White Cover.

thick paper. Five people had come. Emergency Unit Reserve

Among them was engineer Seltsov Defendu. Defendu Instructionsį

from Leningrad.

by the Hong Kong Volunteer Naval resulted in a win for Ellis with a Reserve had indicated that the card of 93-17-76. enemy landing in Port Shelter T. R. Rowell (20), returning a was the more serious one. In-eard of 1 down, won the Bogey formation was scarce and it was (Far) Fool over the Old Course will take place in the basement not until 5 am. that it was dis- at Fanling over the week-end of the Sailers Home and Sea- covered that the enemy had reach-from 23 other entries-

try to

the

ENEMY IN BAD POSITION Air reconnaissance

ed Customs Pass where they were checked by reinforcements' sent out by lorry to the East Lance-

had failed; shires.

of A relaxation enemy's air offensive about dawn to reveal the strength and dispo enabled the Volunteer Air Arm sition owing to fog and it was not machines

get into the easy for the Fortress. Commander From air to

the to deal with the situation. clear up situation. This however, proved a personal visit to the scene about largely impossible owing to the 6 am. he was convinced, however, mist and fog which came down that he must either strike swiftly! shortly after dawn, and it was while the enemy was still weak or only possible to ascertain that else risk a very considerable of the enemy the Port Shelter landing was be strengthening ing supported by the main units ashore if he allowed time

of the Blue Elect.

men's Institute on Friday, March 127th 1936. All members are re.: quested to be present at the above mentioned place at 17.20 hours.

D. L. KING,

D. S. F.. (R). Hong Kong, Monday, March 23rd. 1936.

HU TO VISIT KWANGSI

(Continued from Page 1

of the Kwong Fook Cheung.

NOTABLE CHINESE PASSES

Official Under Ching Dynasty

GREAT FAMILY GATHERING

AT FUNERAL

“Carmen,” he was saying in Mis| tenor voice, "is an opera.

The music is by the Italian composer Bizet, who lived.

Her parents nodded their heads: ja cultured young man, and so po lite.

And Ladushin didn't know when the..composer Bizet lived He knew one thing. Seltsov had brought the most special candies in thick paper, and it was absolutely up to him to give a pre sent that would overshadow them. He called Farlina into the cor-

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The funeral took place yaster day of the late Mr. Chau Tung sang, wealthy local resident and former Customs superintendent of

the Chingridor. When Mr. Hu first arrived Kwangtung. under

He died on March 12 kere, од January 25, the Dynasty.

**I will bring you your present | Kwangsi Kuomintang offices in at his Kowloon City residence. later. I have only just come from He decided therefore to vited him to go to that province, elapse.

The chief mourners at the work. We had some sort of jam- About 7.15 am the situation at deploy the Fortress reserves, but at that time he could not funeral were his eleven sons, six-up at the works..." he Bed.

They crime back to the Wongneichong Gap and at Repulse tillery as well as infantry and find time to go. The Party lead-teen daughters and other rela Bay was restored. Just as a com- striking wide at and behind the er sees no reason either to go tives. The deceased is survived Seltsov was still talking. bined attack by the Island Be enemy's flank, force him to surto Nanking or to remain hereby over one hundred grand-

“Oh, music,” he said, "it makes all the time.

children and a number of great me think of the broad flight of a); serves including elements of the render. Portuguese Volunteers was about This offensive

Kwangsi officials have new grand-children. -

swimmer lato infinity.” to drive the enemy into the sea, about 11 a.m. and by one o'clock ideas on the political situation, Detachments from the Police **I love swimming," said Pau- the enemy himself began to with- it was clearly obvious that the which Mr. Hu wishes to observe Reserve (Chinese Company) and ina. “I swim well, far. Only draw and re-embark thereby indi-enemy forces which had been on the spot.

St. John Ambulance Brigade were there is no place to buy bething cating that the Deep Water Bay Landed must either take to

also present, with the Chung Singuits. I don't know where to get landing had been of a subsidiary ser again or else be pinched in

and Chen Sing bands.

ONE" Notable figures at the Sinnerai nature, designed to deceive. The between two Bedland forces.

CAK launched

the

WEATHER LEPORT

ZOOM.

(Continued On Page 11) enemy vessels taking off this The exercise was brought to a Moderate anti-cyclones are included Mr. Tang Shao-vil landing party suffered severely conclusion, having indicated con- situated over Mongolia, and to (former Prime Minister of the fung. Mr. J. M. Wong. Mr. Ma from the defenders' fire.

clusively that the fixed defences the north-east of Hokkaido: a Feking Government), Sir Shon-Tsui-chiu, Mr. Chau Chi-nam. Mr. There remained the situation at and mobile garrison of Hong shallow depression is indicated son Chow, the Hon Mr. S. W. Tao, Lai Yuet-chen, Mr. Ho Ngok-lau, Port Shelter and Customs Pass to Kong are in an improved state of over South Manchuria. North- Mr. Li Yau-tsun, Mr. Ho Kom Mr. Kwok Yanting, Mr. Iso be dealt with. The enemy was eficiency, although the Colony is east winds, moderate to fresh; tong. Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. Li Po Tsun-on, Mr. Kwok Chen, Mr. Lai within three miles of the heart of in equally obvious danger cloudy, was the forecast for to- kwai, Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, Mr. Tang Chai-hey, Mr. Tae Ka-po, Mr. Kowloon,

threatened by prolonged and fe day, as issued by the Boyal Shiu-kin, Mr. Tao Sze-tuen, Mr. Ping-wah, Mr. Fung Ping-fan and (Continued at Foot of Next Col)rocions attack from the air. Observatory this morning. Yung Koon-man, Mr. Pak Hin-many others.

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