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EVERY MAN WAS A PICTORIAL PARADE
WH
DRUM MAJOR
By ELIZABETH FOX
7HILE the spectators 'watched with their hearts in their mouths in case anyone should drop anything, the crack team of American Marines weat through the most complicated drill manoeuvres linging rifles with fixed buyoneis around as though they were golf clubs.
We'd already had me lot of drummers de- worry while the tached themselves from the ixind and strid in a little group wally swapping sticks with crea" other in id-ul.
** soccer match where the
Asian Southeast
of
in- 10
Lending the Drill Team
men, which Champka hand-picked were playing a scratch team ekdentally take two months
fur naval tuln
a series of per- from all the American
formances, is 1st Lieut Charles ships that happened to be
20 S. Edwards-Chuck-who is part at the Ume.
years old and has been in Marines for two years,
In
In her bul uniforms, while helmets and pistol belts, scarlet "Our primary mission in music perches and gold eltation Okinawa, Cpl. Burch told me, erds, inse are the Band and is to further President Elen- Drill team of the 3rd Divisimhower's people-to-people pro- of the United Sides Marines.
the gramme and that is also Amid resounding Applause purpose of our present tour." from the audience, the only Capt. Birch
The dis- nility display I've ever sees tinguished director of the Band. which made me want to rush off; Dung his 28 yers service In the middle and the great with the Marine Corps bands he deeds, was brought to s The Band then sat down and gave a very gout consert fram "Colonel Bogey-a-la-Bridge-un the-River-Kwał" to Jazz and Latin American music,
Composer King
Baut
Stationed in Okinawa the Jum brea travelling around on los tropahiu, the Henrico, and has already hen to Bangkak and Manila lolag displays, before visit- Amp Hongkong,
While in Thailand, the Band! first thne In played for the nable the Royal Thai Murine com- Cops Hymn which was posed by the King. It was during
the
do "I've got another year to
think I probably stay and i
fate. me. T on," he told haired with a crew-cut and very athletic, Chuck
a real All- 18 'boy and full of Americun vitality. When he was 16 he was member of the High Schools National swimming team.
On Saturday he joined the une right Ica the of
British Army
he swe
the whe
for
has won many words and led many outstanding bands. He is mered and took part in battle of Okinawa in World the regimental teams at the USIC Splash Night and won a War 11.
lito!
art
The jjandi Maxter Drum Major is Master Ser- deant II. 1. Peters who was dolu splendid huirlinge and with tall baton wavings matching in front of the Band
Ho ut the display.
from "come a
California, is married and has two Kotong Musically minded since 80115.
many
the age of 12, Sat Peters has nuste trophies to his Hon and once won 12 out of 12 state Rod national rom- petitions.
Capt. Harrison F. Burch and Ist, Liout Charles Edwards of the 3rd Division, United States Marines.
For the
Fabulous
The American
1roops stationed in the Poelfie uften Irave's come here for their
Cupt. and both
Burch and Chuck have been, here before and think its fabulous. "What vity in
world is than liongkong?" fabulous they wanted to know.
the
Tore
I asked them if they'd climbed to the top of the Peak or anything while they'd been here. "I climbed to the top of the Pezk in 35," said Capt. Burch, "but never again--unce is enough in a lifetime!"
The Henrico and the Marines are now e their way back to Okinawa where, although "music comes second" they still And time to perion for Thou- sands of children and hundreds of public eppearances n throughout the Far East.
year
Rolling On
Bob Hope
Londen, July 22.
sinfd the Monte Carlo course he played lost week was fine one.
"The fairways are ro hard the ball just kept on rolling like t was trying to get back to the far- tury," he said.
Birt Hope said he had another problem. He played with his friend, the Rev. Paire Erdman, and "I've got a crick in the neck Through having to turn my head Every time I want to wear.”— UPI.
latest in....
Beach-Glamour
RIGHT: During the visit
of the Chief Justice and Lady Hogan to the Care Centro Juvenile during its 11th anniver- sary recantly (r): Mrs Kwok Chan, Sir Michael Hogan, Mr Choung Chun-kwan (Chairman) and Lady Hogon.
ABOVE: At the Council of Woman lunchcom yesterday at the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (1-r): Mrs C. V. Cataumber (Vico-President), Mrs R. R. Kopahi, Miss Madge Newcombe, Mrs Alice E. Cheng, Mrs R. T. Eng (President), Mrs P. Cheong-Loon and Mrs J. Dowar.
D
pross
ABOVE: Some of tho Japaneso circus troupe which arrived in Hong- kong recently are scen during
con- ot ferenco hold
the Paramount Restaurant this wook. The circus oponi it month,
season noxt
LEFT: A Cathay Pacific Airways DC-3 aircraft is soon taking off from Kal Tak's new runway this woek, officially In- augurating night flights in the Colony,
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Under Fire
From the Eiles
25
years AGO
Mr J. A. Alvares of the China Light and Power Co was commended by Mr Wynne Jones at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for apprehending a thief who had stolen 11 articles of clothing from the servants quarters of No 2 Aimai Villan, Austin Road,
A
N appeal for funds for the erection of the new Alica Memorial Hospital was made by the Hon Dr S. W. To pre- siding over the annual meeting of the Alles Memorial and Amilated Hospitals held yester day.
were
Among those present the Hon Mr W. H. Bell, Sir William Shenton, the Hon Mr T. N. Chau, Mr P. S. Cassidy,
Υ. Mr S.
Boxer, Mr H. Sommerfelt, Rev. H. R. Wells, Mr A. W. Hughes, Dr I, M. Gibson. Dr R. M. Alderton, Mr A Stevenson, Miss Ward and Mrs A. Hughes.
LTHOUGH
*
the
final
payment of $600,000 to the Admiralty in return for the surrender to the Hongkong Government of the Naval Arsenal Yard and Kellet Inland was included in
the 1933 Budget, this amount has not been paid.
The full payment for the re- of sumption was $2 millon which $500,000 was pald in 1931 and million In 1932.
The reprovisioning of the Noval Arsenal is taking longer the than was expected, and Hongkong Government Каз therefore decided that having financed the work to the extent of three quarters without any return, the Colony should re- tain the final $500,000 in its balances until it can be given possession of the old site.
One of the reclamation works held up as a result of the delay Sir-Tul, Tut Me Dan Tok is the resumption of the water- Wah, "A Globe Trotter," I am front now occupied by the really surprised at your getting Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. down to personalities, and so Government, it is understood, hot under the collar over me, has now decided to allow the So you are 11 student of Yacht Club lo retain its present psychology.
you? How site for
time being. If interesting! My letter of July Kellet Island is not available 21, in reply to yours of July 18, before the reclamation work certainly contained no such comunences, another centrai site suggestions as you have made will be found for the Club. with regard to the running of the Touris! Association.
ato
I certainly have no intention of jumping from Marina House
the
☆ ☆ ☆
----unless I was pushed over. If E. J. R. Mitchell of 9 Shek that happened I do hope there 0, E. A. Jenkinson of 303 The would be some kindly, people to Peak, L. G. Scott, Repulse Bay pick üp the pieces. In any Road, and Miss Dora Ellis of event, thanks to the tax-payers, the police and ambulance would
be doing their duty.
And, you, Mr Editor, I
equally surprised that
No. 2 Fly Dragon Terrace were all dealt with for allow. ing uumuzzled doga on public you roads and beaches.
321
allow such vitriol contained in
Miss Ellis's caso. 2003 tê-
Mr Lau Tuk Wal's letter to manded but fines of $20 and enter into your columns.
BEATRICE CHURCH.
$10 were imposed on the other defendants.
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