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THE ARMY
The 2nd Sherwood Foresters
(Special Air Mall Service),
London Oct. 13. The 2nd Battalion. The Sher- wood Foresters leaves Bombay on Wednesday in the transport Neura- lla for Port Sudan, arriving Octo- ber 18, when headquarters and three companies go to Khartoum and one company to Cyprus. The families (Cyprus company except- ed) cpme direct home to await the battalion's return next trooping
Beason.
Saturday. He will succeed Colonel T. 8. Riddell-Webster, D.S.O., in the Directorate of Movements and Quartering: He has been a year and a half in command of his bat- tallon, so that a major will be promoted well in advance of nor- mal time.
Wlikinson Lieutenant-Colonel joined The Foresters from the Australian Forces in 1906 and has had nine years with The King's At Port Sudan on October 18 African Rifles, including service as adjutant of the 4th Battalion and the old 95th will be joined by a dratt from the 1st Battalion (45th), | O.C., the 3/4th. He served in the stationed at Lichfield, which left Dodinga operations, the East Afri- Southampton last Wednesday. can campaign against the Ger- After Lieutenant-Colonel" John S. Wi- mans, and in Somaliland.
graduating at Camberley in 1923 kinson, D.S.O., M.O.. who com- mands the 2nd Battalion, will not he went to Aldershot HQ. as staff Eo with it to the Sudan, but is to captain, then to the War Office as go to the War Office next month, D.A.Q.M.G.. and to Camberley as
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1934.
ALL THE FUN OF
THE FAIR
At Tait's Carnival
Tait's Manila Carnival Bhows opened on the vacant ground op- posite the Peninsula Hotel last night to a fanfare of music and whirl of mechanical devices, bring- ing with them all the thrills and fun of a modern travelling Fair.
Old Man Depression was banish- ed in moments of pleasure snatch- ed on the back of a rocking horse, "Dodgem" cars, or in the less ad venturous interior of a side show. A new riding device brought this year is called "Leaping Lena" and consists of twelve small motor cars which go round in a circle, cars in so doing, do their best to leap. "Dodgem" and the Big Wheel seem to be as popular as ever, crowds waiting at times to ride hem. A new ride, the Slide, was bullt in Kowloon last year. The younger people seemed to be getting a great deal of fun out of it.
There are, many side shows on the Fair ground. The motor drome is one of the best with two very daring riders who race each other round and round the drome, one on a motor-cycle, the other in n amall motor car.
"Peejay's" Dive Amusements which are billed "spectacular," "stupendous," etc. always put one of, but after see- Ing Peelay Riggens high-diving act the writer altered his opinion; for these words are not strong en- ough to do justice to this item.
PASSENGERS
Departures
The following were amongst those who left on the ss. Asams. Maru yesterday for Shanghai and San Francisco:Mr. and Mrs, Charles Bradley Andrews. Miss Janet Bache Andrews, Mr. and
AT A HAINAN FERRY
How Motor Cars Cross The River
MCAVOY'S QUICK KNOCK-OUT
Etienne Overwhelmed
(Special Air Mail Service)
Londor, Oct. 15. The largest river in northern | ference in crossing, but he really
worried. The Jock McAvoy, the Rochdale Mrs. Hainan is known as the Golden, need not have FF. River. It rises in the mountain- drivers know their place; rarely at- middle-weight. won one of the - Clarence L Arnold, Mr.
and wends its way temps to push ahead, and take quickest victories of his" career at. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ben- ous interior
Vue, Manchester, when he well, Mr. James MacLoad Brown, through the coastal plain to empty their turn' very philosophically. A Belle Mr. H. J. Buhi, Mrs. P. & Crowder, into the Hainan Straits near Hol-military officer and his attendant knocked out Jack Etienne, the Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crowley, Mr. how. In former days its broad guard were inspecting cars, They Belgian. in 52 seconds of actual and Mrs. Glen Cunningham, Mr. waters, formed the main artery of viewed ours front and back, in-fighting time. Since the pair met back minutely and two year ago Etienne has boxed a E. J. Deen, Mrs. June Dickey. Mr. trade and travel for the east and spected the
and even for certain then honked the horn insistently draw with Marcel Thil, whom Gordon Dunn, Mrs: Sara Maria south Ebert, Mr. F. Blls, Miss E. B. Fair- portions of the island towards until the chaffeur left his meal McAvoy is anxious to meet for the Now the auto roads and appeared. "Where, was his world's championship. Last night's ley, Mrs L L Foxall, Mrs. Ruth K. the west.
rear number plate?" "Wasn't It parformance is hardly kely to on? It was at Kachek" "No, he encourage the Frenchman to ec- Genochio, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. all-have lessened its importance as a bert, Mr. H. Gittias, Mr. S. V. Oit- trade route but the ferries across
hadn't any." The postman de- cept the challenge. clared he had seen it at Big Road tins, Miss E Dittins, Mr. W. N. it bring hustle and bustle at cer- Gray. Mr. Howard Green, Mrs. Etain points..
market when he tied on the mall McAllister Keegan, Mr. and Mrs. J. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mor
bags. The officer made a notation Denys
on a card and ordered the chaffeur row, Mr. J. A Petit, Mr. Reiss, Mr. Geo. Thos. Shimunok,
to get new plates in Hofhow it he Mrs. Ruth Spoo, "Mr. Floyd St.
could not find his As later cara our chaffeur and me- chanic questioned them anxiously John, Mrs. E Standridge, Mr. F.
drove up J. H. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. W. E
had they picked up a number Waddell: Mrs. I. Watson and son,
plate? A Chevrolet touring car Mr. L. H. Wright.
pulled up. Yes, they had it. and it was produced. Our chaffeur hand- ed a dollar to his fellow-driver and said 'have some tea-money. The other handed. It back" but said they would have tea together in Hol- now. All was well that ended well, and our men were rejoicing as they tied the plate securely in place for the rest of the journey. as new number plates and badge for the chatteur and changes on Licenses would have meant at least $7.00 in coats, perhaps more.
"
Empress of Russia
The following passengers arrived on the RMS: "Empress of Russia yesterday:--Capt. and Mrs. C. L. Arnold, Mr. C. C. Black, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Costello Mr. and Mrs. 8. Crawford, Mr. Drummond, Rev. Bro. James, OBE. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. S. Lloyd, Mrs. F. D. Tracy, Mr. I. H. Wright, Mr.
and Mrs. D.
The main ferry is about twelve miles from Klungchow City, at & The hamlet named Ham-khau river is perhaps a hundred yards wide' at this point, with rather high banks on either side. Consequent ly the current is fairly swift even of low water. but the in times ferries can go clear to the banks without grounding and na dredging is needed. Two very good cement approaches have been bulit, the high walls with steps providing & Toadway for passen- gers, the curved runway allowing cars to reach the scows casily. On the east or Kachek side the first road came straight down a hill, to the ferry, but so many cars came to grief by running onto the ferry, clear across it and off into the river before they could stop that now, the road makes a wide swing
R. H. Wild, Mr. and Mrs. G. Cun-yet, and on either side of the river turn in the cement ap- with a
Accidents happen even proach. yet, and on either ide of the river huge signs state that all men and women passengers must get out of the cars before they go on the
It is the most wonderful perfor-plagham, Mr. and Mrs. F. Crowley, marice of diving, I have ever wit- Mr. G. Dunn, Mr. H. Green, Mr. nessed A man of fine physique, J. J. Watt. nerve of iron, timing his dive against wind and general condi-
tions, landing in a tank of water
right in the centre from a height of 100 feet, well, it has to be seen to be believed.
Lady Partner
"SHE LOVES ME ferry
Peelay Riggens has a lady part ner who also performs, she doing a swan dive from a 50 foot ladder Both the acts were performed to perfection and both artistes rece- ived a great ovation from the buge.
crowd that witnessed the diving. The dive was timed for 10.45 pm, and this, we are informed, is the time at which it will take place every night during the season
And judging by the crowds last
Talt's Shows are in for a good sea-
ment.
NOT"
Coming To The Queen's
An Unusual Sight
An hour at Kam-khau is in- teresting. Recently our car from Kachew arrived there about 8.45 am. It was a cold chilly morning with a strong north wind and the sun gradually coming out from be- hind the clouds. Eight or ten cars were already lined up waiting their turn. The congestion at such an early hour was unusual, and
McAvoy went straight inte his man and, fighting with concen-
A stift trated fary, quickly had Etienne bewildered and helpless. uppercut was followed by a tér-. rific right to the ribs which sent Etienne, under the ropes, He was down for a count of nine. As he came up McAvoy hit bim again. with immense force in the ribs, and two quick blows to the head. sent the Belgian down for good. The whole contest had lasted only 71 seconds.
Etienne, had been hit with such power in the side that a medical examination showed that at least one rib had been broken.
Eddie Maguire (South Africa) and "Schaefer (Canada) had Paul fought eight lively rounds when Maguire retired with a damaged eye. Up to that stage he had held his own in the fight.
The final of an eliminating .competition: be-
Al Burke (London) and Gordon (Scotland) WAS former on A
won by the. technical knock-out in the fourth
round.
HOOD RETURNS AND WINS Jack Hood, the former European and British welter-weight cham- pior made a triumphant retur to the ring at Birmingham he
(Tiger) Smith defeated 'Lea
opponent. points after Afteen rounds and clearly, outboxed "his who had beaten him in the same
A Varled Assortment The cars were principally Chey-middle-weight rolets and Fords, in all stages of tween age and/or decrepitude. Three George regular routes cross the river here through cars to Vang-neng dis- trict, south of Kachek, slightly mort than a hundred miles from Hol- how; Kachek cars; and cats to and from the southern end of Vun-slo Cars for Kachek and Vang-neng are usually fairly good-looking touring cars, as there is no money in poor cars for the long hauls, Vupsio cars, many of them, are old and battered but tied up with rope and wire and ambling right along. Out-going cars had baskets of chickens, great numbers of empty kerosene and gasoline tins and huge bundles of hides as freight. or perhaps carried only passengers and baggage. Cars from Hothow were loaded with bales of cotton, crates of fancy te, miscellaneous the Lui-kong-tsae (Thunder god- freight and baggage, and passen well) ferry was diverted to Ham-gers crowded inside or perched
hau and that ferry's motor boat precariously on the outside. sent up to help. Usually at such pours one motor boat handles two scows, escorting them across the
rains
Something new and different has two motor boats were at work in been accomplished in motion picstead of one. There had been ex- ture history; & college story with ceedingly heavy typhoon out a football game, a football during the few days previous and player, or a college musical show, the lower ferry road was so badly has been filmed.
washed out that all traffic from
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There is a jumble of tongues. The fruit peddlers and ferry men are Kheng-toa Lol and speak that
right, the writer imagines that the picture is "She Loves Me Not, produced by Paramount with son. What we liked so much about Bing Crosby and Miriam Hopkins the show was the extreme neatness starred. It is coming on Saturday and cleanliness of its arrange--to the Queen's Theatre.
"She Loves Me Not is adapted ments, and we think great praise la due to the excellent manage-from the widely-read novel which main channel but leaving the boat- tongue among themselves, but al
appeared in serial form in many American papers and also from the Broadway play of the same name. In addition to Crosby and Miriam Hopkins, Kitty Carlisle, Edward Nugent, Henry Stephenson, Warren Hymer, Lynne Overman, Judith Allen, George Barbier and Vince Barnett are included in the cast.
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Elliott Nugent, who directed "Three-Cornered Moon" directed this film from the screen play by Benjamin Glazer.
Besides giving Crosby opportunity
man to, pole them up to and away speak Hainanese. The passengers from the landing. The scows in speak Hainanese, Cantones. ordinary use at Ham-khau have Hakka, occasionally Malay, some Iron loops at either end into which times a little English. The pasɛen- two naftow akids are hooked for gers are an interesting study a cars. This time one stow had a cross section of present-day Isl- wide slatted platform at either nan. Here is a military car. Some end, binged, and sticking out and official is travelling. His guards up at any old angle as the boats cling to the outside of the car, cross the river. Apparently this fingers on the triggers of their arrangement is Jess satisfactory wicked-looking Mauser pistols. His than the novable skids, at Ham-aldes ride in the car with him, khau at least, for almost invariably and when the party gets out of the the second car to go on the scow (they can carry two at a time)
ring a few months ago.
on
Hood boxed skilfully from the start and had Smith down for a count of eight in the second round. He scored points freely with his left and with right crosses till the thirteenth round, where Smith attacked fercely and came close. to knocking his opponent out. However, Hood had a long lead by ther and held it to the end.
MILLER WINS IN FIRST ROUND Freddie Miller, the world's fea- ther-weight champion, knocked out Benny Sharkey, of Newcastic, at Newcastle after two minutes. and ten seconds of the first round. The final punch was a terrifc left that did not travel more six inches and gave Sharker no hope of sur- viving the count
their drivers licenses, and take their turns at the wheel. The new regulations require chaffeurs to be in uniforms, with capa, and with a metal badge bearing their car license number pinned to their left ira small leather suitcase s shoulders. Dawn corntry any old heavy looking that it must con- battered hat will do but at Ham to sing several brand-new, typical-stalled and had to try a second or tain dollars, or a brief case full of khau the men spruce and ap ly Crosby songs, the film is also full third time to make the grade. papers ostentatiously and ass- pear in caps. Whether they trade of comedy and suspense.". A young. So the Scows wove back and duously guarded. Sometimes the with a driver going out, have night-club dancer sees a murder forth. The current was strong as official's wife and children and ser- supply kept in Ham-khau, or have committed and, fearing to be ques- the river was high. The wind was vant may be along. Here are alert a secret compartment in their cars tioned by police, she runs away, enbugh to make white caps on young men dressed in nifty for from which they produce capf getting as far as Princeton, New the river and the wayes lapped eign-style suits, employees in vari-when needed, is a mystery nos ye! Jersey.
There probed. During their wait at the against the sand. A boat was go- ous government bureaux. Broke. hungry, and desperate sheng slowly up river, the patched comes a woman dressed in Chin- ferry they have their meal and walks into the room of Crosby, asall partly up and the boatmen all ese clothing, with a foreign style put in the rest of the time pump- student. By a clever use and a huddled under cover except the outer coat, but with an unmistaking tirea, squatting on their heels little disguise, he attempts to hide her in the dormitory. She is dis-stersman. A load of tiles in an able Malay cast of features. She in groups and discussing the merits covered and the events that follow boat was Boating down, deis leading a little ten-year-old girl of this car or that, the wear and Ain gorgeous red cost and trousers, tear of the road, gossip of various Involve Grosby, the Dean and the stined probably for Hollow entire college in an uproarious man on a pony rode down the bank red stipes to match. The man of rorts. Of they solemnly Inspect and a tiny old-fashioned wooden the family is probably backs from some car, peering at the extre series of events.
boat put out from the other side the South Seas with wife and leaves in the springs and counting to get him-two coppers for the daughter, returning to his ances- how many are already broken, of passenger, perhaps four for the tral home where quite possibly a report on road conditions and warn horse, where cars pay one dollar Hainanese wife and family of each other which track to follow aptece. And all the tute, ike a children awalt him. A middle where roads are soft and mudholes refrain, was the soft clink, -cling, aged man. In ordinary Chinese deep. They are a competent group cimkity-clink of hammers falling clothes, inconspicuous enqugh and and accidents are very few, but on stone, from underneath the
they cannot take proper care of shade of the huge banyan trees,
their cars when owners force them where the men of Ham-khau ham
to carry the leads they do. Own- let ply their ancient trade of stone
ers say they cannot make expenses without such overloading, and cutting
there you are, in a vicious circle.
Our turn carne
FILM
MR. ARLISS'S NEW
(Special Air Service
London, Oct. 13. Mr. George Arliss, who is shortly to return to Hollywood to appear as Cardinal Richelleu in a new film, will next month be seen on the London screen in "The Last Gentleman," an American Alm made some months ago.
quite uninteresting in appearance, may likely enough be a prosperous merchant on a buying trip. Fost men with their green sleeveless Coats and big hats and bags of There are two eating houses on mail are often in evidence. They the Kachew alde of the river, tea- are allowed passage on cars but shops on the city side: The two on must ride on the outside and help The character of Cabot Barr, the the east side are now under one when needed along the road. At part played by Mr. Arliss, is a com- management Charleurs and pastimes schoolboys are seen, and al posite of three
One, Mr. sengers alike stop for breakfast most always a few women travel The Arliss Bays, was his own father, Rice, meat, vegetables, coffee, milk,lers... another, a man he once knew, and cakes, cigarettes-almost anything. the third the father of on of his you want, are on sale Peddlers boyhood companions, On the move hither and you with trays Allie Hain nese but most screen Cubot Barr is said to be of oranges, bananas, sugureane, of shown as a tyrannical, grunt, and any fruit in season, quarrelsome old widower, who first drives his family away from home and then bakes them back when
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he is tired of trying to find a wor- the heir.
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