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GUILTY OF MAKING
OUT FALSE
SERVICE DOCUMENT
Government Appointments Gazetted
and promotions have been announced in the Govern ment Gazette this morn- ing:
A private soldier of the Lancashire Regi- The following appointments
ment (PWV), was sentenced to 42 days detention by a District Court Martial at Shamshuipo this morning, for making out a false service document, and for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline.
Mr P. J. Clough Superintendent of Police,
Arthur Mr Stanley
Senia:
Harden
to be Engineer, Public WoTK: Department.
Controller Kenneth
He was The Harry Nowell, 41: attached to the MI Hoom at Command Workshops, HEME, Shanehuipo. He pleaded Kuilty to both charges.
Major
F. J Prosecuting Bowman said Nowell had alle
a medical form in respect of Mrs Horton on or about October 24 te had written that be Was suffering from "acute melancholy and anxiety neurosis. Nowell
his wite and
ha:i known Lance Corporal and Mrs Berlon for some time and often visited them. Mrs Horton was,
over distressed greatly amount of noise near her Ant, and Nowell, in an effort to help them move to other accorgoda- tion, had Alled in the medical form.
Mr Thornus Henry Messenger to be Asistant Posts.
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on October, '26, but she again falled to do so. The form pass- Anny the st
Mr L. W. crew to be Acting ea through channels and later it was found Chief Assessor. to false,
Mr John Lawrence Champion piper to be Superintensem Police,
Antbony Faires, to be Acting Secretary, Medical and fealth Department,
Compassion
of
Mr Gerald
was no question There No well having forged anyone's signature, Mr Golby said, te bet signed it with als usual under- signature and written
"For Clayl. Smith, neath Medical Omeer."
Mr Golly paid that Nowell- trouble wife had had mental
This fore, and he felt that was the the
reason for Nowell's wave. feeling of compassion towards Mrs Horton
"It is a case of the accured trying to do something to help his friends but getun inte Trouble over it," Major Bowmans said.
Conscientious
Lirut N. F. Payne, of Com- mand Workshops, sold Nowell
court The President of the was Major H.K. A. Lesile.
Highlanders, and the Seaforth
Mezelers Offerr
were ther
1. B. Moore, RADC, Captain and Lieut R. J. M. Porter, RA. The Andings and sentence of Dus cont are subject
igation
often went out of his way to hep No Date
others, and he was conscientious,
extremely
The defending counsel, Mr G. Colby, of Johnson, Stukes and Master, said Noweli hud never intended that Mrs Horton should
to con-
For
Hearing
Two unemployed
actually use the medical foru. Kam. 24, and
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his medical
men,
Lai Tuen, 28,
with
He had seen she was very dis-i pleaded not guilty before Mr tressed and had advised her to duster W. A..Blair-Kerr at the!
officer. He Criminal Sorsion this morning to made an appointment for Octo- i two charges of robbery ber 24, but she falled to keep it aggravation and using a firearm
When he and his wife visited to radot arrest. Air Horton 1 r that day, she
The ease was then adjourned
bearing
a the process of packing ! for 1r bags to return to England,
the said she could not stand! the noise from the nearby flicts any longer.
dale
Ix fixed for
The two men were alleged to j have robbed a police constable,! Wan Kau-chai of a revolver and i
ile had then produced the ve rounds of ammunition medical certinente to give hur September 7. They were also confidence. He asked her to be alleged to have
use to visit his medical officer
used the re- volver to resist arrest,
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Mks J. E. Rowe has beez ap- be an Inspector of Pointed to Schools,
resumed Mr P. H. Springall
Registrar, as Drparty duty Supreme Court, on return from
Mr J. R. Oliver ceased tu et
Deputy Registrar, Supren Court, en resumplic of duty by Mr Springall.
Mr W. J. Darby resumed duty as Chief Assessor, Inlaid He- venue Department, oti from leave
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Mr F. E. Rainbow reased to Inland art as Chief AssePOT,
JC- Revenue Department, sumption of duty by Mr Darby. Miss S. Denford, Mr Cheung Shiu-kwai, Mr Cheung Shui- ling and Mr Tam Kwok-wing ceased lo be Inspectors Schools.
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A six-year-old orphan girl who has been adopt- ed by an American couple left Hongkong this morning for New York by Beac. Her new parents, Mr and Mrs G. Petersen of New York adopted the young girl from the Internationa! Social Services Organisation. She Is Wong Lan who was farewelled at the airport by Mrs M. Ashby (second from right) and Mrs Jan Olivier, both social service officials in Hongkong.
Actress Entered Colony Illegally
A 19-year-old film actress this morning was fined $500 at Central on a charge of illegal entry into Hongkong and cautioned on a charge of re- maining in the Colony without permission.
Foo Chin-moon, alias Fei obtain an entry permit from the Lang, alias Chol Pui-wah, of 5 Imanigration Offee and she had Granville Circuit, ground floor. samned in the Colony without pleaded gully before Mr T 1..¦ permission. ¡Yang.
Mr Benjamin Liu, instructed Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown by Mr S. L. Wong of M. K. Lam Counsel, said the actress illegally and Co., appeared for defendant entered the Cainny on November | and told the Magistrate to take 11 from Funnusa and when she into consideration his client's went to the Registration of Per age. sons for an identity card, was found to be an alien.
Mr Rea
when she said that moming amounted to approxi- | entered the Colony, she did not mately $545,003, Noon quota- tions and the morning's trans- actions:
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This is a very painful lesson She to a young girl like her.
urets and is sorry for what she did.
SHEAFFER'S
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THE MIKADO WAS From the Files
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS
By D. E. GRAY
25
years -AGO.
Full marks to the Hongkong Singers, W. B. Foster and Father Sheridan for their glittering pre- sentation of the Mikado at Loke Yew Hall last night. This was a night of nights, and the best evening's entertainment I have enjoyed during my six years in the Colony. It shows T Japanese Royal Family
abou
what can be done with: amateur effort, given
each
per-purchy
crchestral muste
December, 1934
HREE members of the
are expected to visit long-
the
and 1/1
goodwill, co-operation and sound direction. kong while en route to It will be impossible to talk more opportunity to engage in Australia in the course of a
individual
Japanese Imperial Nava! formance in this east of players Hongkong? He makes a first-cruise,
all of which were of a very class job of training every body The Royal trio furre un bound high order but we really must of players he is asked to direct,
cruisers Yakumo attention to Rae and his tempo and beat are
under Day Special
Asama, which are Obiitas, as Ku-Ke, whose acting most refreshing to listen to mud command of Rear Admiral
not watch,
Kemerburo Murakami, The and spontaneity played o inconsiderable part in setting; Let un hoge we have more
training squadron eft Tsingtao the and sustaining the tune of Guber and Sullivan and that for Shanghot today, where they opera through its entirely. text time the Hongkong Phil-
will be entertained by membera From the moment of his first, Larmonie Scelciy will join of the Japanese community. In with the Hongkong addition they will also inspect- entrance, Ko-Ko captivated the forces audience.
Singers, We have long been
the city, Oblitas faillar with Mr
Tire is nothing but thei After mos enthusiastic plate for this the squadron
reduction in its entirety. 1 is leisurely a pity But it was not possible
more than play for
three to nights for many of the public will be unable to see 17. since Ball performances are told quit
talent as an actor and producer. but in this role, with all the cence that goes with it, his genius really shone. One never quife knew what was coming It was, it next, but whatever was always funny.
Difficult Role
But no
they leave Shanghai, will proceed in stages to Hongkong, which port they are expected to reach by the end of February.
Prince Asakira Kuni la chief Runner aboard the Yakumo an Princes Tadahiko Asəka 1 could sew it again myself-tirvhide Fushimi
had a ticket.
endels on their Arst aboard the Asama.
Orchestra Pit
Gilbert and Sullivan IS obviously what Hongkong art societies can do and do well,
Bery! Fairey as Kalisha had a very difeuli role One instine- ively thinks of the gross, terri
with sten- fying "batticaxe" torina contralto volee, who has, rrried this part in the mumer- Gus productions over the years.
and in the new City Hall, 7 Beryl Fairey did not have a
trust that the architects have big enough voice, nor did she
allowed for an orchestra pit in look quite the part.
their plans-it is quite impossible matter, she carried it off well.
to crente n proper
theatre 13 Pish-Tush, Join McLeod,
atmosphere by Toping off the Roger Pennel as Nanki-Poo,
rst few rows of seats for the und Annette Mills as Yum-Yum
Dchestra. And there is no use were the only principals with
we will never do saying that were wained voices and they
it, opera-we have ist done chosen for their admirably
and done it well, but parts.
is respective amazing bow ittle the others, (A. T. B. Bardens' Pooli-Bat, Ko-Ko by Rae Oblitas, and the Mikado himself, by A. Mc- Gowan), needed trained sing- ing. in order to put over the characterization.
The century wigs and re's designed by Pips Westerhout! were masterpieces of perfection -o duluil was missing. And the lighting Was particularly effective.
The orchestra was a mixture. players and ԱՐ The string
tong- from the clarinet came
tong Philharmonic Orchestra,
The remaining woodwind and brass all appeared to be Police bondammen, and consider. ing the limited amount of re hearsal time they had, it was a remarkably fine orchestra.
course,
Most Suitable Sullivan's music, of does not involve any sustained breadth of tone; short, stoccato ncies from everyone Is the or- der of the day throughout, and is most suitable for amateur strumentalists and visiting bardsmen.
Why
Mr Foster. the Musical Director, no! given far
Is
Dud Shell Removed
A relic of the Battle of Hongkong (shown above) was removed by a party. of the Bomb Disposal
306 Troop,
Engineer Stores Depot, RE, this morning.
The relic, a Mark 111 10. inch Japanese naval shell
on
weighing approximately :180 lbs and measuring. 36 inches was found by 2 woman grass-culter the south face of Mount Davis where a site is being prepared for a service reservol. The disposal party of two!
British NCOs, and eight locally enlisted men, was under the command of 2nd Lieut K. M. Thomas, RE.
The shell will be dumped into the een later today by 79 Water Transport Coy, RASC.
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and Daval cruise
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The squadron will pay casual visit
сп to Hongkong route to Australia as part of training exercises.
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The revised hours of supply will be from 0 a.m. to 11 a.. and from 4 pm, to 9 12.1. Koelven is not affected by this curtailment,
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