This is kuova as the. falling-of season for Appetites
but
LANE CRAWFORD'S
have opened a
COLD BUFFET
AND NOW.
the most jaded appetites are tempted by the fine display of Cold Foods.
Choose from" our Tasty Tiflio Dishes.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS BY MUJOR IL BAL DOWBLOGIN.]
1.-His Majesty the King's Birthday Parade,
The Corps (less Corps Band) will parade as strong as possible at Corpa Hendquarters at 9.30 .m." on Tuesday, Jane 3, to take part in the ceremonial parile in connec "tion with the celebration of His
Majesty's Birthday.
Dress: Review order, Le.. helmet, khaki jacket, shorts, putties, hose- tops and black boots.
Belt, rifle and bayonet,
Medals will be worn.
The Scottish Company will cha- form, dressed in the kile
No. 1 Company.-Commander: Capt. M. A. Johnson, M.ME Com- position: Battery. Engineer Co., Corps Signals, Reserve Co. (has Scottish) and Armoured Car Co. (less Cycle Section)..
No.
* Company-Commander: Capt. E. J. R. Mitchell. "Composi- tion Machine Gun Co
F.
Colour, Party.-2/Lieut. Nicholson. /Lieut. J. H. Bottom-
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French Postal and Telegraph em- ployees have rejected a Communist inotion to declare an immediate general strike. It also rejected an insufficient the Government's pro- ferred compromise. The general im pression is that as a result of the meeting, the situation in France has become worse.
C. S. Coom, ant Sergt. G. E. L. Johnson.
Ne. 3 Company.Commander: Capt. H. R. Forsyth. Composition: Scottish Co. and Scottish Reserve.
No. i Company-Commander: Capt. . . Davies. Composition: Portuguese Company.
The Machine Gun Troop will ride past H.E the Governor. This unit wil follow immediately in rear of 1st Mountain Battery, Hong Kong aud Singapore. Brigade, Royal Artillery.
Parade.-Causeway Bay Stables
at 6.43 n.m.
This unit will parade on June 5,
at Causeway Bay Stables for troop drill at 5:30 p.m.
The Metor Cycle Section will parade as escort to H.E. the Gover nor, under separate instructions.
The Corps Band as detailed will parade at 9.15 a.m. for playing with the massed bands of regular units of the garrison, and later for march past; under separate instructions.
There will be no parade for this unit on Monday, June 2.
2.-Musketry Cup.
The following results of the annual musketry competition for the Musketry Challenge Cup pre- sented by the Commandant for sea- son 1929, is published for informa-
Average Part II. 65.81
tion:-
1.-Corps Signals
2-Machine Gun Company. 63.15. 3. Scottish Company 78.04 4.Engineer Company 70.17 5.--Fortuguese Company... 62.74 3.-Armoured Car Company Car Section)
7.Reserve Company
8 The Battery
61.94
75.50
62.67
9-Machine Gun Troop ... 58.82 10-Armoured Car Company
61.30
(Cycle section) Corps Average in Part II, 65.02. The Commandant offers his con gratulations to 2nd Lieut. J. H. Bottomley and to his Company for winning the Cap.
The winning Company retain the Cup for one year.
3.-Elciency Cupi..
The Machine Gup Troop has won
the Efficiency Cup for the training
year 1929-30. The Commandant con- gratulates Lieut. A. Hutton-Potts and all ranks of his Troops for at- taining 100 per cent. return of efficiency...
4-National Rife Association The 67th Annual Meeting of the N.R.A, will be held at Bisley from July 7 to July 19, 1930
Any members of the Corps who will be in the U.K. on these duties, and who is interested, may see a copy of the programme on appli cation to these Headquarters.
Rifles and Bayonets.
All rifles and buyonets will be re- turned to stores for annual overhaul immediately after HM the King's Birthday Parade,
6.-Battery.
The Battery will, turn out as strong as possible on the King's Birthday Parado (see para. No, 1).
Dress Uniform, shorts, hose tops, putties "rolled upwards, belt rifle and bayonet.
7.- Corps Signals. Signal Claas will parade at Corps. Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. on Thurs- day, June 5.
9.-Machine Gun Company.
It is hoped that all members of the Company will attend the King's Birthday Parade. For particulars see Corps Order para, No. 1.
9--Scottish Company, Parades-Thursday, June 5, 1930. Machine Gun instruction.
No. 8 Platoon at. Kowloon Dock under Lieut. G. Duncan, M.B.E... No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m: under Capt. H. R. Forsyth.
13. Portuguese Company. King's Birthday Parade. The at- tention at all canks is called to Para. No. 1 of this week's Corps Attention is also called to the time of parading. Punctuality is essen- tial
11-Promotions.
No. 1491 Pte. G. F. Byles, No. 1 Platoon, to be Corporal as from May 27, 1930.
(Continued at foot of next column).
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
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DIFFICULT DECISIONS
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1930.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS -. (Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) GUYAS
hot
TRYING TO PICK OUT A CLUB BREAKFAST FROM THE DOZEN OR MORE COMBINATIONS OFFERED, WITH
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TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME,
BROADCAST BY Z.B W. ON
353 METRES.
11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial News 11.30 a.m. to 13.30 p.m.-Chinese
programme.
13.30 to 1.15 pm. Programme of H.M.V records aupplied by
Messrs. Moutrie & Company. 1.13 to 1.43 p.m.-Organ recital re- layed from Union Church, Mr. G. Longyear.
1, Isla of the Waters... Coates.
2. Pastoral
Duncan. 3. Finnish Song ......... Palmgren. Linden Bloom Hocberg, Godard. 4. Berceuse
Hollin's. 145 to pim-Recorded program-
me continued.
3.
Spring Song
7 to 9 p.m.-Programme of H.M.V. records supplied by MessTS. Moutrie & Co.
9 to 11.30 p.m.-Programme of dance music. Victor records.
SUNDAY,
BROADCAST TO SAVE WOMAN'S LIFE.
WRONG MEDICINE FROM
DOCTOR/
There was a thrilling drama of real life in London last month.
A doctor, Scotland Yard detec- tives, policemen, and the British Broadcasting Company combined in an effort to save a domestic servant from taking poison. They succeeded.
The public first beard of it through a broadcast 8 UN just
after 10 p.m. It said:---
FORTUNATE ESCAPE FROM PIRATES.
CAPTAIN'S PRESENCE
OF MIND,
Due to the great presence of mind of the captain and engineer of the Chen Chang S. N. Co.'s launch En Ching, the vessel narrowly averted. being pirated last Saturday night whilst being brought from Tuchow, Chekiang.
The veese had reached a place known as Loo Shu Tang at 9 p.m. when the captain noticed about forty junks ahead with many arm-
"I have here an urgent mesa- age for Miss Lehane, who is known to be employed in the Victoria district of London, and ed pirates ça board. The captain who is requested not to take the saw the pirates signal to the launch granulated powder given to her to stop. Instead of obeying, the by her medical attendant in
South Kensington, since an error captain and his officers told the has been made in its composi-passengers to lie flat and promised tion,"
to carry them to safety. Full speed. The doctor, had gone into Chel- was put on and the launch was sea Police Station and had ex-
only within a few feet of the junks plained his dilemma. He was very worried about the possible sequel which had lined up across the creek to taking the wrong prescription, with a view to stopping its passage. especially as he had mislaid Misa Then, amidst a volley of shots from the pirates, she pushed her way through and sped for safety, The surprised pirates. gave chase but were unable to catch up and the Ho Ching escaped.
11 a.m.-Chudeh Service relayed Lehane's address.
from Union Chorch.
12.15 p.m. (Approx.).—Chinese pro-
gramme.
1 p.-Close down.
Race to Savoy H. He suggested that a broadcast appeal should be made, and was advised to go to the B.B.C. The doctor raced througa London to Andan-Savoy Hill.
p.m.-March Militaire (Schübert)
Athear Menle, Organ, tido (Lemere).
Appreciating the doctor's anxie
0.10 p.m.-Patience, Selection (Sults, the appeal was broadcast.
livan).
from
9.20 p.m.-Relay
Theatre of the talking "Pulting on the Ritz.
As time pasead and no word of reply reached the B.B.C., anxiety Queen's was increased. Scotland Yard de picture tectives and police officers patrol. ling the Victoria area started in quiries for the servant.
ADVICE FOR INVESTORS.
READERS are reminded
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• Answered on page 1 every Let- Tuesday by Kufan." ters should be sent to this office, and must be accom panied by writer's name and address, nat for publication. Letters should be addressed
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of the.. caro to Editor.
No. 1112 L/Sergt. J. L. Alves, Corpe Band, is promoted Band Ser Beant with effect from to-day.
12.-Struck On the Strength. Having left the Colony." No. 162 Pte. J. H. Austin, Re- serve Company, as from May 28, No. 849 Bdr. W. G. Lawson, the Battery, as from May 31, 1930.
13. Laaye.
1930.
The Ho Ching was riddled with bullets but, happy to say, only one casualty was reported, this being slight a passenger who received a wound in the leg.
The vessel was brought to Shang- hai last Sunday afternoon and a report was at once made to the authorities. The wounded man is Doctor's Motor Dash,
being detained in the Lester Hos Meanwhile the doctor feverishly
pital. searched his surgery for a piece of paper, on which, he recalled, he.. had written Miss Lehane's address. He found it lying on his desk.
Immediately he motored to her home and was in time to warm the patient not to take the powder.
HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.
The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ending May 24, 1930, is as follow
Plague.
Alexandria Baghdadharani -Rangoon
Bangkok... Prom Pénb
Calcutta Rangoon Manila Bangkok.... Haiphong Pnom Penh
Cholera,
Saigon
-Canton
Small-pox.
Bombay
Calcutta
Cochin
Karachi
Capt. E. J. R. Mitchell, Machine Gun Company, returned from leave and resumed duties as 0.C. of the Company as from May 28, 1930.
No. 273 Corpl, J. V. Ramsay, armoured Car Company Car Sec- tion, from May 27, 1930, to June 28,eguptam
Notice: Sergeant Mess. The members of the Sergeants' Mess will be at Home to their their friends on June 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
B. C. STRACHEY, Captain, "Acting Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, May 30, 1930.
Madras Moulacin
Rangoon..
Vizagapatam -Penang Batavia Pnom Penh Shanghai
Cases. Death
4
1
70
4
..3.....
42
Cerebrospinal Zeror,
Shanghai
8-1-139
1
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THE PHILADELPHIA PRIMARIES.
MR. PINCHOT'S VICTORY.
[UNITED PRZas.]
Philadelphia, May 22.-Virtually complete returns of this week's primary to-day showed that in spite of the apparent victory of the Vare-supported Governor Fran- cis-S. Smith, ex-Governor Gifford- Pinchot has actually received the nomination with a plurality of of 17,000 votes.
Behind Mr. Pinchot lies a long and, distinguished record of public service marked especially by his work on behalf of conservation."
He was a member of the Nation- al Forcet Commission in 1896 after four previous years of systematic forestry work. From 1898 to 1910 he was forester, and chief of the division which afterward was koown as the Bureau of Forestry and is now the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agricul ture
Some Far Eastern experience was gained when Mr. Pinchot inspect ed the forests of the Philippine Is Jands in 1902 and recommended-a. forest policy for the islands.
His later history was marked by service on behalf of public lands, inland waterways and, finally the general subject of National TUMBER: • xation In 1017-18 he was a mem ber of the U.B. Food Administra tion, and in 1923 he negotiated settlement of an anthracita coal strike.
From 1923 to 1927, Mr Pinchot was governor of Pennsylvania, the position to which he now sapires once more.
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