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EUROPE SETTLING
DOWN.
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Italy's Fosition. Italy's financial budget shows a comforting balaner on the right side, and the succession of commer- eial failures which followed the somewhat abrupt standardising of the tira at its present figure are gradually diminishing. By the end of the year commercial and indus- trial inkruptcies are expected to have returned to about the normal
averages,
The country is politically calm under its Fascist regime. Great, progress has been made during the
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS BY LT.-COL L. O. BIRD, D.SO., O.E.E., COMMANDANT. ]
No.45/29.7
1.-Annual Camps, All ranks are reminded that the annual training camps will taku place this year at Fanling during the following week-ends:-
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Friday p... Nov. 15. till Sunday
p.m., Nov. 17. Friday p.m., Nov. 22, till Sunday
p.m.. Nov. 24. Friday p... Nov. 20,"till Sunday
p.m., Dec. 1.
Friday, pm, Dec. 6, till Sunday
p.m., Dec. 8.
Camp orders issued by post to
all ranks of the Corps except those
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929."
5.30 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, for D.E.L. instruction. Dress: Mufti
Seg paragraph 4 referring to Armistice parade,
9.-Corps Signals, Attention is drawn to the parade at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day, when the Engineer Company and the Corps Signals will represent the the Corps. A circular has been sent to all who are expected to attend this parade.
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, for Signal Training. Dress: Mufti.
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POLICE INSPECTOR'S LIBEL ACTION.
CHIEF JUSTICE APPROVES SETTLEMENT,
RA well.
In the Supreme Court yesterday realises that there is a very seri the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, ous side to the matter K.C.) agreed with the settlement The world to-day is not too charil. reached between the legal repreable and the world is only too rentatives of Inspector F. W. ready to believe all sorts of allega Shaftain (plaintiff), and the Hong tions made against a person, and Kong Daily Press, Ltd.. and editor some of the mud which is thrown and publisher, Mr. D. J. Evam about may stick!
defendants), in an action for libel." The sum of $3,000 was agreed upon, representing $1,000 which had been paid into Court as damages, and $2,000 costs..
10. Machine Gun Troop. Dowbiggin's Trophy will be com.
Mr. W. E. Sheldon, instructed by peted for on Sunday, November 30 Parade at Riding School at 9 apeared for plaintiff and Mr. C. F. Messrs. C. A. S. Russ & Co.. ap Jenkin, K.C instructed by Mr. M.
Dress: New uniform.
Anyone requiring uniform
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of the Battery and Engineer Com-equipment should apply for anime, appeared for defendants.
"Inspector Shaftain,, in this in- staner, has insisted that the basis of settlemen; shalt be a full and complete withdrawal in your Lord. ship's Court of any and each of the imputations which may be made Force of Hong Kong. That is why against himself and the Police
we are bete.
past two years in the field of re. Dany. Any one not in receipt of immediately in order to have every for plaintiff pointed out that two hare. agreed that the sum of $3,000
claiming land, building roads and ships, und constructing houses. Italy has spent heavily for impro vements, but the benefits are short- ly to be reaped.
The country is weli on its way to complete recovery from the dis astrous elects of the war. The re- turns for 1929 of the "whent battle*" organized by Massolini show the biggest harvest in Italy's history. The saving to the country's budget on this homegrown whent is esti
these orders will report to the Adjutant immediately.
The week-ends daring which units have expressed their intention of concentrating, are:--
1st week-end.: 1. G. Troop, Eand, Portuguese Co., Armoured Car Ca.
2nd week-end; M.G. Co., Scottish
C. Band. Portuguese Co. 3rd week-end: M.G." Co.,.A.C.
Co.
ith week-end: HG. Troop, Curps
Signals, Scottish Co. The Battery will attend the R.A.
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thing ready for going into camp on Friday, the 15th instant.
Anyone who has not yet returned his Camp Notice will su at once.
11.-Armoured Car Company.
CAR SECTION, Friday, November &-Parade at Volunteer Hendquarters at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction.
Friday, November 15.-Parade as Kowloon Railway Station nt 5 p.m. to proceed to Camp by Arinsured Car.
inated, at about half a billion lire.Practice Camp ni Tai Lam during great coat, coat carried and helmet. will be no "unhappy feelings ro. either to the Daily Press or 10
And Rustin's Hopes.
Matcow's expectations for the first year of the Five Year Plan of Industralization were exceeded in most respects. The total volume of production indicated for "the year was achieved in tre months.
The second year of the plan, which began on October 1, was sealed up- ward and there is some reason to suppose that the scheduled amount of industrial progress will be ae- complished in four and a half or 'four years.
The harvest has proved excellent in quantity and geographical dis tribution. The sections nearest the consuming areas brought in good crops All danger of an actual bread shortage seeins to have been eliminated, although the pro- lem of parting the peasant from his grain still remains.
Dress: Tanie, breeches, putties, rifle, haversack, waterbottle, belt, Shorts and beret will be taken to camp.
"In addition to the withdrawal Addressing his Lordship, counsel of the allegations, the defendants writs were concerned, one issued be paid to plaintiff. These are the against the printers and publishers complete terms of settlersent and. of the Daily Preas, and the other when your Lordship rises. I hope against Mr. D. J.. Evase, the editor.that this most unfortunate affair
At the commencement of my will be ended." address, which I assure your Lord.
Defending Counsel's Statement. ship will be very brief. I wish to
Mr. Jenkin said his instructions say that the case has been settled
were that the Daily Press and Mr. between the parties. The settle. ment is quite satisfactory to all Evans had done everything possible concerned for two reneous. Firstly, to repair gay damage done to Shaftain's reputation, Inspector because litigation is ended and: On the day the offending article secondly, because by the settlement
has becn made-and * was published, the existence of which
unknown friendly settlement, ne it is-there Inspector Shaftain was maining between then two very Mr. Evans, and therefore he could important public bodies, the Police not have been in their minds.
"From the moment that the Force and the Press...
satisfied themselves "No doubt you will agree, my defendants Annual Camp-Friday, November
All ranka will parade with Lord; that it is most essential in that references in the article could
went on counsel, motor cycles outside the Kowloon every community, and especially in be applied to Inspector Shaftaia," "they left no a very small community like ours, Railway Station at 3.45 p.r.
that the Police and the Prestone upturned to make good any Friday, November 15, ready to pro-hould work together in perfect impression or suggestion of im eeed to camp by road.
amity and in free and mutual propriety that could be imputed understanding and this action. I am through the article to Inspector happy to say, will not impair, in Shaftain, Unasked, they published any way, the good feelings exist the apology, a copy of which is A second lecture on Machine Gun
Motor cycle combinations will being between these two important before you, my Lord, and wrote offering further and wider publica: Tactics will be given by Major in charge of Corp. Wilkinshaw,
tion of the apology. Philby of the Somerset Light In-Lee. Corpl Groome, Ptes. Banks fantry, at Headquarters at 6.30 p.m.
and Hutchinsor.. on Tuesday. November 12. It is feated that sufficient notice was not given of the fast lecture to enable
the week-ends December 1415 and December 21-22.
2.-Grest Ocats. The fact that some men are with- our great coat hus been, brought to notice.
Os. C. Units will please fit and have cost slings to carry ensure that ail have great costs that then in... If there is not a coat in store to fit a man one will be made to order.
3.---Lectura.
many to make arrangements to at mend, and it is hoped for a bigger attendance on Tuesday evening. The subject is of absorbing interest The leadership of Stalit and to all units armed with the M.G. others who control Kremlin poli-yet last Tuesday, only members of Co. attended. All are cies is solidified. The deination of the M.G. Bukharin is the outward sign of
4.-Armistico Day Celebration. the defent politically of the Right 4 lementa – Soviet spokesinem
The 4%-
Engineer Company and press unbounded satisfaction with Corps Signals will represent the the growth of the socialized sec- Corps at the Cenotaph. Special In- tor of agriculture, that is farm-struction issued to all ranks of these ing communes and government units,
welcome.
farins. The communes, it is freely The Motor Cycle Section will act "admitted, are in some instances as escort to HE. the Governor stimulated by official influence'
undes special instructions to be issued later. on the peasants to join, hat they 'constitute a factor for stability so far as the government and its po- licies are concerned. This socializ ed category of land is expected to reach 10,000,000 hectares in 1830..
No. 183 Sergt. Robson, Armoured special instructions for presentation. Cat Company, will parade under of the Long Service Modni by H.E. the G.O.C. China Command.
The Pipers of the Scottish Com- pane will parade on the Hong Kong Cricket pround at 10.15 a.. under Pipe Major Mackie."
On the other side of the picture. living in Russia during the next year and possibly even longer will be pared down to its absolute Officers attending in uniform fal! essentials. It can be stated with in at 10.30 am in the same place some degree of assurance that then last year in the N.W. corner of country is confronted by another the Square facing the Cenotaph. winter of "short rations
not only
in bread but in meat, butter, and
Moreover, the една.
enormous strain involved in the great effort to industrialize quickly shows it self in a lack of food, textiles, and household goods.
Prospects of a settlement of dif. Ferences with China are here too Bright. The speedy resumption of relations with Great Britain has not been so speedy. The suspicion of anti-Soviet plotting among its neighbours is constantly in the mind of the Soviet Union; " "fears are expressed of a "Little Entente" led by Rumania and a "Northern Entente led by Sweden.
Communist leaders are optimistic despite all their troubles, for they believe that the real hope for the solition of all the country's pro- blems lies in the quick transfor- mation of Russia into an industri- al country. And the industrialisa- tion is proceeding satisfactorily,
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME,
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
300 METRES.
11.30a.m.-Commercial News, Share Reports, etc., ia Chinese and English.
1.30 to 1.30 p.r.-Demonstration programme. (Chinese and Euro- pean records). For use of the Radio Dealere.
1.48 p.m.-Weather report.
Dress for all as for G.0.0.a, In- pestion without rifles.
Poppies will be worn in the helmet over the flash.
Certain pews have been reserved. for members of the Corps at St. John's Cathedral for the morning selvire, it is hoped advantage will be taken of this privilege.
5.-Musketry.
The M.G. Trap and Armoured Car Company will fire Table "T" M.G. Part II at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, November 10, 1990.
Range Officer: 2-Lieut. Williams. Launch will leave Queen's Fier at 6.50 a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier
at 6.10 a.m."
Dress: (Musketry order) uniform or multi optional,
B.-Corpe Band.
The Band will parade practice in the miniature range on Tuesday, November 12, in mufti,, at 5.30 p.m.
7. The Battery,
Parade for Gun Drill at Head- quarters on Friday, November 15,
at.5.30. p..
Ir.
8-Engineer Company, Parade at Instruction Shed (be- hind Garrison Sergeants' Mess) at (Continued on next Column),
5.20 to
13.
MOTOR CYCLE SECTION.
OF
Dress: Uniform with great coats, breeches, bandoliers, belt, have sacks and waterbottles, no side
arms.
A special lighter will be ready at the Hong Kong side to convey machines acress the harbour. All machines must be on board by 5.13
p.m.
bodies,
Raview of the Facts. Counsel then went on to review the facts of the case and said that on Saturday, August 4, an article appeared in the Daily Prese e titled, Baffling Mysteries of the Orient. It was unnecessary to go right through the actual wording of 12.-Machine Gun Company.
the article, It had been admitted All members of the Company who on all sides that the, publication of are deficient of greatcoats or any the article was unfortunate. other kit will parade on Friday, writ for libel was issued againss the November 8, at Headquarters at defendants on August 96, and In- 3.30 p.m. in mufti. This is the last spector Shaftain at once asked for opportunity to make good any de-a Government Inquiry to be held. The request was not granted, so Geiencies before carap.
he decided to go on with the action in the usual way.
The Company will parade at Enadquarters in mufti on Tuesday, November 12, for a further Machine Gun Lecture by Major D. G. B. Philby.
APPOINTMENT.
CAMP.
*.
A
"The second apology was also unasked for, and was published because there seemed to be some impression that the withdrawal made in the frat apology was not entirely sincere, Therefore, the serond, apology was to emphasise the sincerity of the first. More than that, my clients offered full and immediate recompense for any expenses that Inspector Shaftain may have incurred in connection with the case.
"In the letters which have passed between the solicitors, the contri- tion of the defendants has been ex- pressed more than once. The do- Counsel then read a letter writ fendants put on the file of the re- ten by Mr. Evans to plaintiff's cords" of this Court, now produced eolicitor, and the wording of the before you, their unreserved with- apologies published in the Daily drawal of any imputation against Inspector Shaftain, and exprces No. 811 Sergt. V. C. Branson, Press on September 11 and 27.
If one examines the article their great grief that the state. M.C.. to be Acting Company-Serforming the basis of the action," ments in the article were regarded geant-Major.
proceeded counsel, one will find in any way as being accusations that the tone, in my submission, is imputed against Inspector Shaltain, so gross, and the allegations so I don't think that, after what scandalous-though not without a humorous aspect that this action was perfectly justified. The police officer indicated in accused of ma- practices and delinquencies ranging from personal conceit-it is Bug gested that the "colour of his uniform failed to match the colour of his car, so he would not wear it in public and running through every kind of rascality up to a file of continuous corruption and bribery.
All members of the Company who have not yet sent in their returns re attendance at Camp are request e do so before noon on Saturday, November 9. ·
13. Scottish Company.
PARADES.
Thursday, November 14, 1929, for Machine Gun Instruction.
No. 5 Platoon at Taikoo Dock under Sergt. J. Watson.
No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Docks under Lieut Geo. Duneau, M.B.E
No. 7. platoon at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. under Lieut. H. Forsyth.
ANNUAL CHURCH PARADE. Sunday, December 1, 1929. All ranks are reminded of this forthcoming parade and are request. ed to make every effort to attend. "14.-Portuguese Company.
CAMP.
The Company will be in Camp for the week-end November 15-17. All Tanks raust do their utmost to al tend,
Details are already issued. All forms have not yet been rendered re attendance. This should be done immediately.
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT.
All ranks are reminded that the Parade called for Friday, November 8. will be for overcoat and clothing and equipment inspection. All over coats must be brought on parade, together with overcoat slings.
All deficiencies must be made good on that day.
room.
N.C.O'S.
All N.C.O's are required to at tand the parade on Friday, Novem- 6 p.m.-Children's pro- gramme. Aunt Joan, Unele Dicker & and afterwards in the lecture and Uncle Jeff will entertain the kiddies.
6 to 7 p.m-Chinese programme. 7.45 pm-Evening weather re port.
!
15-Strength.
The following recruits have been taken on the strength and posted as under-
0 p.m.-Evening general pro- No. 1318 Pte. L. M. Remedios, gramme. (HMV and Victor re- Portuguese Company, as from Nov. cards supplied by Mesare, Moutrie 1, 1920.
No. 1510 Pte. A. T. Braley, Reginald Machine Gun Company, as from
November 5, 1929,
3 to 5.30 p.m.-Evening pro- & Co.). H.MY. and Victor re-
grammic. corda.
"of to Philadelphia " And
"Chorus, Gentlemen," Percy Heming, Baritone.
-"Beloved
and Just Like a
Melody out of the Sky," Jesse Crawford.
"Glory of the Sea" and "The
Border Ballad," Peter Dawson,
Baritone.
The Stocking," "Blasson."
" John Henry and
"The Three Trees" and "No News (What Killed the Dog)," Frank Crumit, Humorous. (Continued at foot of next column).
my learned friend has said, it is possible to say any more. I adopt every word he has said, and hope that the friendship and goodwill which have existed between Police and Press for a number of years may continue."
In conclusion, My Lord, I am instructed to
real express
and article genuine regret" that the should have given any hurt to In- spector Shaftain.
Judge's Comment.
The sole basis on which the
His Lordship: The defendants writer places the astounding allega. tions in the article is that the Sah-have done everything that possibly Inspector owns a two-seater car could be done, so far as I can see, That is the writer's only basis, The incident has been a very un- therefore the case is not without fortunate one, and we are glad to see it closed so nicely. Do you its humorous aspect.
want judgment entered in full," Mr. Sheldon 1
** Inspector Shaftain OWW д emall car in order that be can travel quickly from place to place on duty, but he gets an allowance from the authorities for the car of $10 per month, free petrol, and
few other minor concessions.
"It is the ownership of the motor-car, and that only, on which the writer of the article appears to base his allegations and criticisms, I know that Inspector Shaftsin has a full sense of humour, but he
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Mr. Sheldon: No, My Lord.
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I am sorry, My Lord, but I forgot I am asked to state-indeed, I am most anxious to state-not only did my clients not have Mr. Shaftain in mint, but no member of the Hong Kong Police Force.
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8.S." CHENONCEAUX.”
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON TUESDAY, NOVEMIɣE 5TH, 1929.
FROM MARSEILLES, &c. TONSIGNEES of Cargo by the abore named Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Oplam, Tressare and Valu
bles are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godown of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
not cleared by the 14th Oo., Ltd., Kowloon, whatice Delivery CALL
1929, al 4p. be obtained as the Goods are landed
will be subject Goods not cleared within 7 daya in to Rent will be of arrival, will date elnding
• pubject to
All broken, chafed and damaged Ban
Packages are to be left in the Godowns All Claims must be sent to the Under where they will be examined, in the signed before Thursday, the 14th Novem presence of Consignees by Meurs. Goddard and Douglas, on 13th Novem- "To Pass the Time Away and Armoured
Damaged Fackages must be left la Steamer including those for Cargo Company, from Once upon a Tine," Meille November 1 to 21, 1920.
the Godowns for examination by the Gideon, Humorous,
Consignees and the Company's Bar- short delivered must be presented on the 17.-Struck On the Strength:
Messrs. Goddard de Douglas at Special Form provided, and must also veyors, 10 am. on Saturday, the 9th November, be submitted within 30 days of arrival Having claimed his discharge on
otherwise they will not be recognized. and "Down in our Vil-completion of three years' service 1929.
No Claims will be admitted after the No Fire Insurance will be effected
by us in any caso whatever. lage, in Zimmeret," Norman is from December 4, 1990;No. 1093
Bandsman E. E. Remedios, Corps Goods have left the Gedowns.
No Fin Insarsace will be effected by Bond.
in any case whatever.
L. LESDOS,
Agent. Hong Kong, 5th Nov, 1929,
Egyptian,"
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PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
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7TH NOVEMBER, 1929,
FLANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
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Goods not cleared within 8 days in- cluding date of arrival will be subject to Bert
No Fire Inmarsace will be affected by us in any case whatever,
Damaged Packages must be left in Consignees, and the Company's surveyors Messrs. GODDARD & Dovolás 65 10 .. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage perisi.
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