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Hongkong Daily Press.
Registered as a Newspaper at the General
ESTABLISHED 1857
伍拜望
日陸月春年卅佰仟登 Prlice
No. 24197.* 號柒拾玖佰壹仟寧萬式第 BAN HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936.
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Hector: Car About Town Notorious Gossip
Sandy (In City restaurant)--- "Dye know, Jock, I'm told it's common for people to tip the walter half a dollar in places like this."
Jock-"Ah. weel, Sandy, we'll no dde dnything_common."
Are you a clock-watcher?" suk- ed the employer of the candidate for a job.
No, I don't like inside work," replied the applicant, without heat. "I'm a whistle-listener, "**
Editor "What's the trouble out
there?"*
Office Boy-"A lady in the hall has hysterica."
Editor-"Have her escorted into the composing-room at once." ·
Constable: Now, then, you two, what are you quarrelling about?" Sandy: 'We're no quarrelling. We're baith o' the same mind. I has got half-a-crown in pocket and the wife thinks she's nae gaen' to get it, an' I'm think
in' the same."
T.T. ON LONDON:-1/31 (nom.) T.T. ON NEW YORK:-324,
THE ARMY
Black Watch To Leave India
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 6.
Anniversaries
and Hoildays.
Ember Day. Excited Insects. (Ching-che).
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London Feb. 17. Major-General Herbert S. Gas- kell, D.S.O.. eft London yesterday in the P. & Ofteamship Strath- more for Bombay. He in to succeed Major-General G. E. Ad- dison, C.F., C.M.G. D.S.O.. as En-Oriental: "Pursuit." gineer-in-Chel at Army Head- quarters in India
Captain Siz Benjamin Bron- nead, 12th Frontier Force Re- ment, left Misrze lles yesterday" an the Maloja on return to India.
Cinemas. ping's "The Ада Who Broke
The Bank At Monte Carlo.” Queen's:—“Millions In The Air.” Central: The Man Trailer "·
World: "Chinese Picture “ Alhambra:-"The Man Who Broke
The Bank At Monte Carlo" Majestic:-'Picture Snatcher.” Star:-D. Socrates”.
Lectures.--Rev. H. W. Baines, at The 1st Battalion. The Black Helena May Christian Fellowship Watch, which has been placed Meeting, 10.30 a.m.; Dr. D. J. Va- under orders to leave India next lentine, at Ambulance Headquar trooping season and go to Kharters, 5:30 p.m. malum, has been in India since 1919 with stations at Allahabad. Quetta, Multan, Chakrata, Meerut. Land- and Barrackpore, By the time it reaches home the battà lon will have been nearly 19 vars ubrund
Laza, the negro cook, answered the telephone one morning and 'a cheerful voice inquired:-"What
number is this?”.
Liza was in no mood for trising questions, and said with some as-
ought to
know.
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Donald's nose was very big and red, One night he and a "few cronies were seated in the local
"Man, Donal,' said Jock, "it must have cost ye a heap o siller tae get a nove like that.”
It's no the orcesinal expense that worries me," replied Donald, "It's the upkeep."
Vicar: "What has become of the assistant you used to have? I was very fond of him.'
Bookseller: I had to get rid of the stupid fellow. A lady came in one day for a book to read on her honeymoon, and he offered her "Travels with a Donkey"!'
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New Colonels Leutenant-Colonel
David W.
Cunningham has been promot- ed to the rank of Colonel after 30 years in the RAS.C. He was born in 1885 and rescued the rank of deutenant-colone, in 1932. and has served in Egypt since then.
Mediterranean and Egyptian Ex- In the War pertod he was with the'
Daton, who has been serving at pedition Forces. Major. Maurice N.
Aldershot for some time, becomes Hieutenant-colonel, and the majo- rity goes to Captain C. S. Vale. M.C.. of the Home Counties Divi-
sion staff.
Penrose, M.C., is promoted Heuten- ant-colonel in the R.A
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Jour
He has
Meetings. Annual, of Seathold- ers and Subscribers, in Hong Kong: Union Church Hall, 9 p.m.; Annual; of Hong Kong Boy Scouts Associa~ tion, in Cathedral Hall, 5.45 p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.; Se Andrew's Girls' Guild, 6 p.m; HK, Lawn Bowls Association, St. George's Building, 5.15 p.m
Miscellaneous. - Horticultural show, at Volunteer Headquarters. 10 am to 4 p.m...
Religious. "Stations of the Gross," Catholic... Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.
Social Whist Drive and Tombola at H.Q.R.A., Segts' Mess, Queen's' Road, 8.45 p.m.; Hong Kong Union Church Social at 7.30 pm., and Supper at 8 p.m.
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Sports. Athletics: Wah Yan College South China A.A. Ground), 1,00 p.m.
Badminton, Mixed Doubles, Bt. Andrew's v. Taikoo R.C.; Chinese been Assistant Superintendent in R.C, v. Club de Recreio "B"; Club the Ordnance Factories, Instructor in Gunnery and Survey. Fire Brigade, v
Major de Recreio "A" v. Kowloon Tong; Sailors' And and R.A Staff Officer in
India. Soldiers' Home.
He joined the 120th Field Battery Hockey Hong Kong Hockey in 1908. had duty with the Army Club seconds v. Royal Welch Fusi- Signal Service. and got the brevetllers (King's Park), 5 p.m.
NEW GOVERNOR of lieutenant-colonel in 1834
.as
OF BURMA
Scots By-Election
the
LonuGo. Feo. 11. Cmdr, the Hon. Archioa.d Doug
Cochrane, M.P., who was awarded
D.S.O..for daring services as a submarine - officer during the War, has been appoint- ed Governor of Burma in succes- sion to Sir Hugh Stephenson, it WES announced last night. The appointment #H cause 1 by- election in the Dumbartonshire division of Scotland
Territorial Army
The War Office announces the following appointments:-
Major Bravet Lieutenant Colonel R. E. Kee.an, M.C., selected for command of the 52nd (Low.and) Divisional Engineers, R.E. TA.. 1n succession to Lieutenant- | Colonel and Brevet Colonel G. G. | McLean, O.BE, wädse tenure ex-
pred on February 6, 1936.
Major E. R. Winnall se ected for command of "the oth Baita lun (Territorial), The Royal Warwick shire" Regiment, in success ́on
leutenant-Colone: C. w. Barnes, O.B.E, MC, whose tenure expired on January 1, 1936.
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Meetings, Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association Council, 5.15 p.m.
Moon.-II Moon, 13th. Day. Bunrise-6.40 am. Suriset.-6.29
p.m.
Tides.-High at 9.35 and 20.43; Low at 2.45 and 14.00,
SATURDAY, MARCH 7. Anniversaries and Holidays. Ember Day. St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church.
Cinemas.
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Who Broke The Bark At Monte Carlo,
King's: "The
Queen's Milllons In. The Air. Central:-"Now And Forever.” Oriental: "Pursuit." World: Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"The Man Who Broke
The Bank At Monte Carlo." Majestic:-"Picture Snatcher." Star: "Dr. Bocrates."
Bocial Craigengower Cricket Club Whilst Drive, 9 p.p
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Sports.
East Lancashires (Chatham Road) 3 p.m.; Chinese Athletic v. Club de Recreio (Caroline Hill), 3 p.m.; RAS.C and RAO.C. v. Club (Military Ground, Happy Valley), 3 p.m.; Royal Welch Fusillers'v. Royal" Navy (Sookunpoo), 3 p.m.; Athletics-Central British Schoo Eastern 7. Radio Sports: (King's ||(King's Pärk), 1.45 pm. Park), 3 p.m. Third Division, Cricket.--First Division, Indian Royal Air Force v. Liga Portuguese R. C. v. University (L); Civil Ber (Railway Ground), 3 pm; Rall-
vice C.C. v. Kowloon C.G." (F); v. St. Joseph's (Rallway Ground), Second Division, University v. 1R- 430 p.m.
dian R.C. (L);' Kowloon C.C. v. RAM.C. (L).
Cmdr. Cochrane; who is the second of Lord Cochrane of Cults, v. and is 51, was present at the Bat tle of Heligoland Bight. In 1915, with two other naval officera, hc did great damage to enemy ship- ping in the Sea of Marmora. blocked the railway Ene near Kaya Burnu by bombarding it, shelled a troop train, and blew up three ammunition cars attached to it.
Later in the war he was taken prisoner, and in August 1918 he escaped, with seven other British officers, from a prison camp at Yozgad. They trekked 450 miles through Asia Minor, eventually | reaching Cyprus. For this feat he was awarded a bar to, his D.S.O. He retired from the Navy in 1922. He has been Conservative MP. for Dumbartonshire since 1932. The figures at last year's General
Election were:
Cmdr. Hön, A.D. Cochrane
(Cona.).
Golf-Completion Final Round Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Ladies' Bection Ross Cup Competition.
Football-First Division, Club de Recreto v. Royal Navy (King's Hockey-Hong Kong v. Macao: Park), 4.30; Royal Welch Fusiliers Second Battery, H.K.B.R.A. V. KOW~
V. Bouth China "8" (Bookunpoo,' ioon Indians (Marina Ground), 4,30'
4.30 p.m. v. Chinese Athletic (Kew- p.m. M
Lawn Bowls. Kowloon Bowling China "A" y. Club (Caroline H
loon Ground), 4.30 p.m.; South Green Club v. Yorkshire Bociety. 4.30 pm; St. Joseph's v. Royal Artillery Stonecutters (Causeway Bay), 4.30 p.m.; Royal Ulster Ri- fles V. Police (Prince Edward Road), 4.30 p.m. Becond Division.. Kowloon v. Bouth China (Kowloon Ground), 3 pm.; Royal Engineers (Continued on Previous Cal
3,30 p.mL
Rugby.Seven-A-Side Tourna- 24,776ment, (Happy Valley), 3 pm 20.879 | · ·Moon.-II Moon, 14th, Day.
3.841 Bunrise.-6.39 a.m. Sunset, 8.29
Hong Kong Phone 21270,
T. Cassells (Boc.)
Gray (Scot. Nat.)
Cous, majority
4,097
p.m.
* Tides. High at 9.55 and 21.25: „kow at 3:10 and 14,44.
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