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[ORDERS BY LT. COL. LG, BIRD, D.3.0%, COMMANDANT.]
No, 311. 1.-Musketry.
Sunday, January 8th, 1999, Reserve Company and Casuals will fire Part II Table T. at Stone cutters Range.
Banger Officer Lieut.. A. Thornhill.
DOOM OF ALBERT HALL ECHO.
SUGAR CANE FIBRE TO SILENCE IT.
EXPERTS AT WORK.
The Albert Hall echo is doomed. Mr. C. B. Cochran has sworn by Kensington Line that he will kill it, and a smart band of experts Mare to help hin scientifically,
Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9 am, and call at Kowlood Pier at 9.10 a.m.
Dress: Uniform or mufti optional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be worn.
Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, January 8th, between 9 R.E. and 12 naon, or 9 and 4 p... or 3 krili e p.m. and on Saturday, January 7th between D'am. and pa.
2-Casuals.
A large number of all racks have not yet fired Part II. Lists of nuines are posted on Corps Notice Boards, All such will make arrangements to Ere by Sunday, January 29th, 1925, the last day on which Part II will
Er fred.
3--Peak Range. Applications for use of the Penk Range for the first six months-of 1029 should be submitted to the Adjutant immediately.
4.--Corps Signals. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5:30 pas. on Monday, January 9th, and Thursday, January 12th, 125, for Signal Instruction.
Muaketry Part II, will be fired at Stonecutters Range еть Sunday, January 15th, 1928,
Range Officer: Lieut, M. G. Neli. 5.-Artillery Company.
to
CAMP.
VICAR IN DRUG SELLING CASE.
WOMAN DIRECTOR OF "A COMPANY.
COURT REVELATION,
LONDON, Dec. 7th. The Bersational revelation that "Howard Barrou," who appeared
A demonstration of the cohot the South-Western Police Court kille method was given in the accused of being concerned in the Albert Hall before air. Cochran alleged sale of noxious drugs, was und a few sympathisers. The plan Bacon, vicar of All Saints', Bux- apparently the Rev. Francis was otherwise deserted.
ton-street. Mile End," was made by
Str Travers
Humphreys, who prosecuted.
It was a wonderful opportunity for echoes, and the echo of the Albert Hall was in great form. A distant saw bit its way unseen through a plank, and the peace of the circles was shattered by a scream. One of the demonstrators shifted a foot on the stage; and the
dome awoke to thunder..
A
Annie Bolton, aged thirty, of Felsham-rond, Putney, described as
to
managing director, appeared on by supplying certain noxious pills remand on the charge of unlawful
krosung them be unlawfully used by women The experiments showed how I
Sir Travers Humphreys, rebo is tracked to its home.
reter- ring to "Howard Barron," said miniature searchlight blazed fromHe conducted the Powell Mant.. the stage, casting a beam against facturing Company, which has the top of huge wall. Then the been mentioned, which carried on current was interrupted, and the what I searchlight began to stutter-like 4 tive business."
call a contracep I can only continuous roll of kettle-drumns. The spot of light moved round the wall.
Follow the light spot with eyes." and the chief expert. You can still hear the noise a coming from the are light on the stage, can't you? Well, whom the spot of light covers a bad echo patch you will lose the original sound it reflection up there, and the noise will seem to come from the source of the echo."
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Sir Travers added that there was
also a business carried on under the name of Dr. Hannah Brown. and last March this was handed over to "Howard Barron," Miss Bolton, and man named Casson, also known as Carlton, who was out of the country. This business cirem.- was carried on in the sai stances as the other.
Policewoman's Pills,
was coming from the roof. The received a packet of pills. i
and
Sin Travers Humphreys told the magistrate at last week's bearing of the case against the woman that The light moved on. "Ah!" the "Dr. Hannah Brown" busi- said the expert, There you are.'
ness was carried on by Balton at The searchlight on the stage was Pirbright-road, Southfields. Mrs. Owing
unforeseen circampparently silent. All the stutter
& policewoman, wrote to stances camp at Tai Lam will not light made a circle of the hall, with other articles and information. take place on the dates previously the noise now sinking to its real It was stated at the same hearing Arranged, but will now be held on
source, now raising to rouse the by Mr. Frederick Harold Wood Sunday, January 8th, and Friday, echo. Mr. Cochran and his ayward, cashier of the Southfields January 13th. to Sunday, January pathisers were standing in the branch of the Midland Bank, that 14th, 1028.
arena, and they heard five separate Bolton was introduced to him by echoes as the searchlight wept Kow-round.
Orders for Camp- Sunday, Jan. 8th:-Parade
•
loon Ferry 0230. Drill order:
Haversack tiffin.
Friday, Jan. 18th-Parade Kow-
loon Ferry 1730. Ofill order.
PARADES,
Parade at Corps Headquarters of Thursday, January 5th and 12th. at 1795, and it is hoped that every member will make a special point of attending both parades in view of the accelerated dates for camp. The second gun is now available and it is essential that Section Drili is carried out before each week-end.
6-Engineer Company.
Field Section: Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.. on Wed- tesday, January 11th. 1928. for General Work. All members should endeavour to parade and bring their test cards.
7.-Mounted Infantry Company. Parade arranged for Tuesday, January 10th, 1828, is cancelled, "
8.-Armoured Car Company. Brivers will parade at 5:30 pm. at Corps Headquarters on Monday. January 9th, 1928, to complete test in stoppages at Kennedy Road
Range.
Motor Cyclists and Armoured Car Gun team under 9/Lieut. Hancock for Machine Gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti
Musketry Part II, will be fired at Stonecutters · Range January 22nd, 1928.
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About a quarter of the Albert Has concerned with the echo, and that quarter is situated in the arenn. The boxes and the galleries esanpe; it is the arena, as of old, into which the martyrs are flung
man he knew as Mr. Barren. whose address was, then given na Replingham-road, Southfields.
Mr. Ernest Wetton defended the woman.
Mr. H. Dashwood, the Bishop of London's legal secretary, watched the case on the bishop's behall,
yard, stated that he visited" Ear- Inspector Allum, of Scotland-
him about the business carried ron at his vicarage, and question-
on at Southfields.
the expert, until, with the aid I shall walk about here," said of the light spot, I have tracked all the worse echo patches, Thened I shall do thing and walk about are damped the echo "ontirely." namin Thus gradually we shall
what!'' saiki Mr.
With
Cochran,
With panels of pulped sugar. cape filire," replied the expert firmaly: they absorb echoes like blotting paper absorɔ̃s water.”
SIR H. LAUDER TO ACT
AGAIN.
FREEDOM CEREMONY. IN EDINBURGH,
EDINBERGH.
He said that Barron stated: "I carried on the business, but only made about £10 this year,"
"Barron" asked if it was neces sary for his real name to come out, and said: "Could not the name of Howard Barron be used to save.
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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
JANUARY STK, 1995.
Bank
*41,160 buy. Do., London...123 nom. Chartered Bank............£21 buy. Mercantile Bank, A. &B.. £32) nom,
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Inspector Allum said that he de clined to advise him about that, and told him that the matter was going to be dealt with by the Dirac-P. & O. Bank..... tor of Public Prosecutions.
East Ama Bank Sir Travers Humphreys put in
Canton Insurance a document purporting to be an "agreement between Howard Baron and Annie Bolton," under which the business it Replingham-road. Southfields, was to be conducted by Belton.
...£14 aom. £10 nom 870 bay. 35901
298 3. North China Ins.....
Insurance Yangtaze
bay. 3463 China Underwriters.81.83 buy. China Fire Insurance....8215 nom. Hong Kong Fire La......$665 buy. Dongines **************** 123 b
2. 125 buy.
Union Insurance 71. 143 m.
Steamboats
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"You are driving me back to the Footlights," said Sir Harry Lander to the great crowd in the Usher
**Dr. Hannah Brown,” Hall, Edinburgh, when the freedom of the city was conferred on him. The document was signed Ho- K. Tugs 10 bay.
Indo-Chinas (Pref.)...$30 rom. He added that he expected soon to wand Barron," and was on paper
Do
(Def.)....$43 Butts back on the stage, and would which bore the printed broadcast on December 29th,
"Dr. Hannah Brown's Remedy Shell Top #0% nom. Waterboats............817 buy. The guild ticket" admitting Inspector Nicholls produced cor
83) nom. Bengusts Sir Harry a burgess of the city re- Sunday,
respondence found on the premises Kailan Mining Ad.. .89/6 nom corded that the honour was in reas Southfields relating to a zumber Langkata (combined)... Tha. 181 boy. Range Oficer: Lieut. J. Norrie Aied cause in the war, his efforts ters were handed to the magistrate, I 8'hai Explorations ......?
cognition of his serviers to the of married women, and these let-
Do. (single)
11.94 buy. 1. 41 buy fnr
war charities; la work to
were not read in court. Bhanghai Loans
Kanbe........ cement the tice of friendship with Evidence was also given of cheque the Dominions. an bis Pre-books, postal orders, and drugs
Tranch Kines eminence as an exponent of Scot having been discovered.
B.K., & K. Wharis... ish song and humour.
A number of bank cashiers lol-
HK. & W. Docks.........$38 bay. lowed each other into the witness Books Bir Harry, who sang to the au
China Providants...$4.55) diener, announced at a subsequent box to give evidence that accounts New Engineering...
Abanghai Dooks
Owen.
9-No. 2 Platoch. Parade at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10th, 1925, at Carps Hend quarters for LG. Training. Dress: mufti, belt, rifle and hayonet.
Camp pay will be issued during this parade.
10%Scottish Company.
Thursday, January 12th, 1928, at
$.30 p.al.
All Platoons will parade at Platoon Headquarters for Squad Drill with arms. Dress: Mufti, rifle, belt and bayonet.
Musketry Part II: All those who have not yet fired must do on or before Sunday, January 20th.
1928,
11-Portuguese Company." Farade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, January 6th, 1993. Dress: Mufti. Organisation. etc., miniature range.
Next Parade on Friday, January 13th, 1928.
All ranks who have not paused Part II, Musketry should fire at Stonecutters Range on Sunday. January 16th. This is the last.op- portunity of qualifying for efficiency
Range Officer: /Lieut. S. Jarvis, M.C.
12.--Strength.
The following recruits are taken on the strength on January 4th 1929, and posted to the Portuguese Company:-
No. 1288 Pte. J. M da Silva. No. 1287 Pte. A. A. da Silva.
13-Transfer.
The following are transferred from the Armoured Car Company to the A.C. Sec. of the Reserve Company, as from November 19th, 30272-
No. 505 Corpl. R. A. Wadeson,
M.C.
No. 687 Pte. Ho Ki;
No. 885 Pie, M. K. Lo.. No. 888 Pte. M.. W. Lo.
(Continued on next Columm.)
but
luncheon that he intended to found had been opened in the names of
14-Exemption.
me
to buy.
$31 nom.
buy,
bay
£65/} a.
TT:100 bay.
TH, 5 Dom.
a. 90 bay.
nom
three or four Trinity Hospital H Barron and A Bolton in Ewo Cottons. Th: 7.30 bay. pensions for old people to per-different parts of London. It was Oriental T 11 petuate Lady Lander's name.
stated that Barron gave on address Shanghai Cottons (old)...The. 4 bay. at Cambridge street, Pimlico.
Do. A clerk from Somerset House H.K. & S. Hotels
(new)...... Tla. 2 bay.
38க் proved that the Powell Manufac-K. Land
•863 kur, & .. turing Company was registered in Shanghai Lands Ti 124 buy. October 1908. In 1824 the direc- Humphreys Estates......$14.85 buy. torate was changed to Howard Bar Hong Kong Realties......$7.30 nom, ron and Annie Bolton, who took HK Territorials .........313. nom. the place of F. Casson, who had HK. Tramwaja resigned.
Peak Trams fold
$14 bal. The case was adjourned,
No. 1901 Gr H F. Sullivan, Artillery Company, is excused all duties as from December 3rd, 1927, till return to the Colony,
#15-Lesve.
The following are granted leave of absence from the Corps to pro- ceed to the United Kingdom,
Major. R. Melville Smith, M.B.E.,
from January 1st to December 31st, 1928,
Capt., E. P. Minett, T.D., V.D., from January 25th to Novem- ber 24th, 1998,
No. 515 Pte. F. E. Lawrence, Medical See., from February Ist to December 31st, 1928. 15,--Struck On The Strength. Having purchased discharge, as from November 1st, 1927:-No. 1109 Pte. A, C. Wilkinson, No. 2 Platoon,
Having completed 3 years' service and claimed his discharge, as from November 1st, 1997:-No. 10068 Pte. A. L. S. Read, Medical Section.
R. A. Wo Munnay, Major, Adjutant HKVD.C Hong Kong, January 5th, 1928.
NOTICE,
No, 3 Platoon Rida Dieb, The next monthly spoon shoot will be held at the Peak Range. on Sunday, January 5th, 1028, at 0.30
21.12.
EXCHANGE RATES.
(BEITISH WIAKLESS 'SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Jan. 4th.
124
Paris Brussels - Amsterdam
Vienna
34.91
12.081
Berlin
20,43
Copenhagen
19.25
34.58
erungfors 1932 Lisboa
Bucharest
27/16 790 47.13/18
4.875
Buenos Aires... New York Geneva
25.28
02.35
Bo (new)........$7 sol. Bar Ferries.....$51 China Lights (col) 13, bay.
13/16.60
Do. (old) ......$16 buy/ Do. (now).....36.35 buy. ↑ H.K. Electric.$81 bay, 68. Macao Election$55 bay. Telephones......
$3.90 buy,
Uhics Buses..... Tie, of Bom Bingapors Traction......11/9
11/9 bay. 1272 nom.
China Sugare
Malabon Bugera ...........
$2,507.
Cauton Loos$7.50 buy.
Camenta (combined)......
·
7.90/8.
Do. (old) ..............36.40 buy, Dith (new)......$0.30 buy.
H.K. Bapes (old)
Dairy Farm
& buy
(DOW) $0.50 bay.
$10·001.
Do
United Asbestos
Milan Stockholm Oslo Prague Madrid Athens Rio"...... Bombay
$153
18.11
Watsons
$il Dom
of bay.
18.341
1641
Day & Wing ***** Lane
23.28
sol. 33.80 bay, $22 sel
367
5/5.20/32
Bincere pogumaira WIL, Powells
Yakolina
1/8.1/10 1/10.31/32
H.K. Amusements
Shanghai
Hong Kong
2/7 2/01
-Silver (spot).
287
Silver (forward)
201.
H.K. Constructions
171 bay.. buy, 323 tray.
$1! nom.
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