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THE - CHINA - MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1049.
Colonel Sleeman Addresses Brigade At Caroline Hill
“It is porhaps only those who have seen our Am- bulance members suddenly called upon in time of unexpected did grave sømergency, and who have witnessed' their immediatu ̈ros- ponse to the call, uniformed, well equipped with all first aid ráquirements, afficient and discipliñod, "who can fully appreciate” what the St. John Ambulance Brigade means and what it offors,”
The above was contained' in the address made by Colonel Sir James Sleeman, CB, CMG, CBE, MVObtSither Sty a Jukan Ambulance Brigadë pardée at Caroline Hill yesterday morningle
was Wercrowded by a. from the mainland
Duropla Arculli, Commissioner of Honge
Arthur Woo, Sirdamga indpect
and
ngo tidse who' ging on parade, were
upon to render
ed the brigade ir jaunos incest, polj
Among these present were 51 hggia,
Gibson, Major General
But utbreak of mailbox. and the Kand Prior or our Venerable
Qerreceived
"ron Cominander d'Arcy, Mr. and
straw, Paney, Conte qesgold scares the 09
Mr. and Mrs. M. W., Turner, Mr the Honourable A. G. Grimm and Maker CAVL Way.
Addressing the parade, after taking the salute at the march past, Sir James said, in
parts
To Supply Noods ❤ "Our Privada exista to supply the reels created by any great instrophe, whether it to the result of earthquake, tvoltoon, motorear or gallway accident, ex- losten, he, riot er war..
our works fera the. then Tifrector of Medical Servicer, new H'n Ex coring the Governor of Sev enables
Traxle is it to know, too, that rawy, St. Joha Cadets of twelvo years and under are often bete called upon to render nest, old When dozi na of adults have t confess to an ferarance of its mast rudimentary features.
High Standard
"Let me point
that the
Presentation
Churchill's Letter
Of Message Never Reached Leopold
A Colonel Blë James Stooman photographed with Mr) A. 41 Arquill, Hong Kong Commissioner, Mr. 1. B. Trevor add other officers of the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance' 'Brigade after from tise Chinese the presentation of the framed message "Not a day Theses in which it St. John Arrbulance Brigade in-
Corps of Jamaica, made by Colonel Stoemeh to Mr. Arcull. pot relied upon to elve Fuchsists upon the requa -ation of China Mall" Photo) servic in some rect rf that Fr↑ "k members, every year in bot #shineyealth, and Empre first aid and home rursing. In or
is
belong.
K
to which we have the honour, toen de maletain's lifek standard
the only volunta-'n-bubace BOT- Peen it in vice to da en, and vat our ener!- "have vers^na? operation in the South Africa ence is that Imdwledge of first uid and the two Weebl AMER na be forgotten within three fending the striken Abyssinian refugees who reached the Kenwa frentes, in-epidemic and serious inting in Bombay, following nar- thunke, in India and New Zea land, put to host fires in Ansten n. and on many rechsions piving excellent gelen në race mentineg menginpes farthat? gunde and other plans where great congga- tion in seeldent and su4- den infemons"
Magnificent Work
"I was witness to the magn#-
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That is why you see, standing upon parade today, this Corps of the State Briode, composed of men "ant woman who, in accordance w wie glorious traditions of our zetterbibit Order, have fitted then- selves to be in instant readiness to matover call is mide upon their services.
Armed Robbers
Enjoy
Fish Dealers' Holiday
Money and jewellery estimated at more than HK$4,000 were the net proceeds of five orm- ed robbers when they ransacked the ground floor of No. 58 Yu On Terrace just before 7 p.m. last night.
Brussels, January 16.
A message from Mr. Winston Churchill urging
King Loopold of Balgium to come to England' with his family after the German break- "through" in May, 1940, nover reached him, according, to documents published today vin “La Libros Belgique,” a faading Catholic newspaper..
at
A report ohf the message Admiral Keyes, whose contacts was contained in a 40-page With Belgium died from World letter which the paper said War I, when his camended the was sent on June 12, 1940, by famous linck on the Mo the late Admiral Lord Keyes, Zeebrugge on St. George's Day, then British tialson officer 1018, was quoted as having writ with the Belgian General Staff,n to Lord Gort in the hope that his letter might be useful m tú Lord. Gort, former com- drafting the report of ovente Linander" of the BEE"
On May 28 the letter
• latter half of Mit B
Kinn
The letter, the paper said, had been kept secret until its presenteopold proposed that the BEF. should hangli^a' counter-attack publication in a French transla-between the Sclicldt Estuary and Lon. Mr. Churchill'asked Adiatral the river Eyk. "The suggestion Keyes to do all in his power to was communicated to Lord Clact persunde King, Leopold to make
take on several occasions but no reply Englund, but Adrirat Koyes us foft ald hot receive the message an elephias astonished to
fortcoming he himself had been back lu Admirat
fur
England for several days.
arma
str. Church.
laud publish and closing, pará
Neco 10 La Libre. Delgique.
"When' anty the Prime Ministen the British had releeted this plan. and was also hatonisheil ter and the Cabinet immediately that Lord. Gort had not coin after my return to London, there municated this decision to him was no question of blaming King or to King Leopold Leopold for having lald down Lure Belgique, which
Admiral *Keych wrote,
photostotle copies of Cal the blame him, graplis of the jetta, nid Admirni since the last message from the Keyes wrote Lord Gort that from Prime Minister, that King Leopold Mity 20, 1941, King. Leopold had should have recolved 38
hours told the British Government he efore taking a decision, stated would be forced to capitulate if clearly
that
we were on the point the British and Belgian armies
ol-Reuter lisi were elit
Jus
Belgians. pport ordered to
the line, On the river Lys until the last
Man Order had been given to the Millery to stand by their arris {"int}} *ammunition "Was' exhausted ter until their guns were silenced.
Lost Courage
1
Oberammergau Passion Play Well Advanced
Plans are well advanced for n
"There is no doubt that from the time it became evident that The BEF had no intention of com- 1950 production of the Passion g to the aid of the Belgian, Play by the villagers of Oberain. Army, the latter lost courage mergau, according to Thos: Chok
"It seems to be damnably un. and Spi fal, to throw all the blame on The Belgions and, try to make
And we should do well to re- The robbers, armed with re- Vip and his family were siber hele land and British
services of daggers, gained entrance to Yesterday, was a
for all
member that without the expert volvers, a hand grenade and only occupants, wild.
he District
Dr. Arthur the above address, the re-nah dealers and the 13 fokis of cent work which your Brigade did
Hong Kong during 1937, Whers Woo, and those other surgeons sidence of Yip Cheung of the Yip, taking advantage of the
be it rendered, invaluable service to ander his charge, and who
ן' יוּ
Oberamikergat in the
Amort
can zone of Occupation-suffered many result buding some of its" The village
Actors
la at present quer
dieplaced
persons.
réce ectodialfago com.
mitteo, Is
to surmount
your efficient Medicul Depart-tween them give the essential in Fish Laan, at a time when hollday, attended a football edipo LESOUNDENUCH Ml, diflgulties to ensure that the
ment in the vaccination of a mi-struction, it would have been im
on Chinese at a time when the 20sible to have established this rps at all. What the Venerable Order owes to the medical pro- fcoalon is a very deep debt of
ratitude, especially When doctors are so at a Hime so heavily over- worked
"Members of the St. John Am- John-Am- bulance Brigade of Hong
KuBi am immensely proud of you, and offer you best thanks and con- gratulations upon what you have shown me today, and what you ed in the past, While I feel cqually confidem that you will custond wamilar eficiency to ever upon yet in the futures.
Reminders
Today
Annual Race Meeting, second day,
returning at the time when the
house were about to enter the
Ballots For Drivers To Be flat and into a rear no means necessarily aprees with
Cast Today
As each of the fokis arrived flity, for victos expressed in The Editor-takes no respon they were held up and Usher etters by correspondents, and by cubicle,
Ment. The
then began ran- robbers sacking the place and after hour's stay, decamped.
0:1
with
Apology
O attention has been drawa
Play will be presented Again, af. fer un interval of 18 years, in vehus aut Now.. fuiniment of the three hundred The decision has been made although it is not yet knowh whether visitors will be able to attend
On the conimilice in
is Alois Lang,
μα
by Graan Island' Coment Company who played the part of Christus
jewellery and indney estimated to total more than $4.000, a statements the last representation. George. who hid his identity contained in letter which op Lang will again be the producer. pebred in the sing of this paper He has decided that only actunt
One reski, warned Yip that of the 10th Jantury 1980 under Insabitants of the villogo will ho Rach Courke. Happy Valley, have 50 successfully accomplish- the taxicab, companies and the should he report the robbery to the beading of "A Sermon from included in the cast.
12" noon."
Hobi Referees Association Meeling, Prince's Building,
8.30 p.m. Bridge and Whist Drive, European
YMCA, 8 p.m. Lecture
and
on "Archaelogy Archaelogies by Dr. D. P. Dobson, Fung Ping Shan Library, "5" pim.
University Soccer: Rice: var St.
John's.
Urhan
made
War And Epidemics
will be cast
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to Stone,"
Green Island Cement
According to a Cook's exécutive Limited feein that those who visited Oberammergau.ro.
in pursuance of the settle- ment reached on January 13 between the managements of under
the police or drivers, ballots
Information to at the Labour Ofice-today to binst them with hand grenades: statements to liable to be con recently, the theatre, which holds
the press:
would they
And return reinstate 322 of the 558 old When the alarm was raised drivers, it was learned from
strued by puraons reading that 5,000, is in excellent condition and the after
robbers departure, folter ag n reflection on that Com the tolus for the Play are all i people in the vicinity said they patry's methods of managing and good order. there ond wait for sometig Its balness, A
have consulteli with the eventually taking the men away, author of that letter and have Up to the time of going to press been assured by him that there no arrests: had been made.
was at no time any intention en his part of putting forward ady chereditable" allegations against Green Inland
the Motorear Drivers Associa- tion yesterday.
will
report for
*War and epidemies have shown the need for that voluntary am
It is expected that the rein- bulance service which you Inye stated drivers so splendidly and adequately sup work tomorrow. plied. We ahali never forget D1080 ho suffered for their patriotism and.
*
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Coming Events
TOMORROW AN
According to a representative
your ranks who becially of the owners, the men will not
those who were killed by the Japanese, ne also Mr, Alfred Mor
by rebumin weken Tucairy as the terms of the rew arreement
ris, who was so largely repons have not yet been ratified.
saw a jaxl bringing severni men
FIRE RAGES. IN SAIGON
Parts Jamiary is..
"EXPLOSION SAT
POLICE STATION
"A small expicafon bccured In
4
alted chenny room, ut the Shamshulpo Police
therefore both on Behintza
"of Station yesterday, causing injury J. M. SHASHOUA HONGKONG)LTD. Light Orchestra rehearsal, ole, ex Jringing your Corps into The informant went on to say | French despatcher enld today
and on behink of the to a servant boy who was im St. John's Cathedral Hall. existente,
letter in qucation mediately sent to the Kowloon Arlade Headquarters, Bir owners representatives dr.d the quarter in Saigon last light ucite for the publication
that meeting between the that a fire ravaged the nasive m'eservedly withdraw and apple-
Hospiml for treatmentho Camcn mesting GFO Juhes invelled the reitorial to lowers of the motorcar Drivers woying 200 houses and loayzag statements contained in that dersion was edused by the caro.ess
It is believed
explo Council building, 4.15 p.m....
85 members of the St. John Am- Aksociation will in all probabl-2,000 people homeless. The dareler which may lie any way behandling of an exhibit which was Lecture en "The Bronze Again buladico cigade war died during ity; be held within the next few age was estimated at more than countiand, as being discreditable to have been produced in a case
Asia and Euroffe by D. the Battle of Hong Kong.
days to discuss the new agree- 17,000,000, france: No essualties 15 Divon Island, Cement Company to come before the Courts.- D. F. Dobson, fa Anatomy
Ohtbehalt for the Chyrese Corps mont. F. Building,
HK University, in Jahidka, Si Janie prelented 5.p.m
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