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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
-ORDERS - BY LIEUT-COLONEL H. B. L DOWBIGGIN, ÜBE COMMANDANT, H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.)
PARADES
Corps Signals
Signalling class only will parade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Tues- day, July 14.
Armoured Car Section Tuesday, July 14.-Section will parade at E.Q. as early as possible after 5 p.m. M.G. Competition team to practice IA.. and remain- der of Section to parade for driving
duties.
Thursday, July 18.-M.G, Com- petition team will parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. for practice in LA.
"Motor Machine Gun Section
The Second Stage of the M.G. Competition will be fired on Mon- day, 13 Instant. Members of both teams will parade at H.Q. at 5.15 D. Truck will leave for Kennedy Road Range at 5.20 p.m. sharp.
Air Arm
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Parade at Headquarters on Tues-
day, July 14 for lecture.
KENNEDY · ROAD RANGE.............. ALLOTMENT
Kennedy Road Range is allotted to the Armoured Car Section on Tuesday, 14th instant.
COMMAND
Llebt. H. J. Silva takes over com-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1936..
THREE FATALITIES
REPORTED
Traffic Accidents
WEEKLY RETURN
In the Colory "of Hong Kong including the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am. on Satur- day, the 4th instant, there were altogether 42 traffic accidents as the result of which 3 persons were killed and 18 persons were injured. OI the persons killed, two Chinese males, lorry passengers, \| died as the result of injuries re- 2nd Lieut. C. A. D'Almada Eceived through falling from twd Castro is posted to No. 11 Platoon.different moving motor lorries. "A". Company.
mand of "A" Company Vice-Capt. J. 8. Rodrigues, aś from to-day.
POSTING
LEAVE
No. 2000. Tpr. W. E. Hunt. Troop. granted 7 months' leave from 1.7.36 to 31.1.37.
A Chinese seaman on board the Vehicular Ferry, s.s. "Man Kim," died as a result of injuries re- ceived when a private car which started too soon coiided with the barrier plank which he
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PLANS FOR STRENGTHENING THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
French Foreign Minister's Speech
NOT DEPRESSED BY “SETBACKS”
TO DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
Paris, Jane 23. M. Delbos, the Foreign Minister. laid down the lines of French policy to-day.
escape from the fact Germany was arming at top speed. The British | questionnaire had not yet been an-. awered. When the answers came France would examine them with the sincere desire of finding a bas- the for an agreement; but the But | agreement must be based on in- is divisible peace and must not be a
menace to anyone. "
M. Delbos's two main "proposals tor strengthening the League were briefly outlined recently in
Guardian." "Manchester what tes
M. Delbos proposes not actually
amendment
STRENGTH No. 2642, Pte. M. H. Curtis, Immoving from the bow of the ferry. O the persons injured, 8 were pedestrians who were either walk perial Airway, Ltd.. No. 1 Coy., No. 2 Pt. 3.7 36.
ing or running across the road
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Apart from riding parades no other parades will be held after Monday, 13th Instant until early in
No. 2643. Pte. E. P. Humphreys, September.
Riding parades with be held un-Malcomm Co., Ltd.. No. 1 Coy., No.
2 Platoon. ·7.7.34. der Corp). Peers *an alternate Wednesdays commencing on Wed- nesday, July 15,
No. 2 (Scotlab) Company The team selected for the M.G. Competition will parade at H.Q. for instruction at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday 14th, and Thursday 18th. The Competition will take place at Kennedy Road Range on Friday, July 17 and the team will parade at H.Q. at 5.15 p.m.
Machine Gun Battalion Signals Wednesday, July 15.-There will be no regular parade. Individual arrangements made stand good. The following men are asked to return rifles for Annual inspection
at once.
L/Cpl. Thomson, Sigs. Coppin, Sigs. Carr, Sign, Canning. Sigr. Clark. Sigr. Sloan.
Friday, July 17-Despatch Riders will parade as usual for instruction in Docket Routine, etc.
JAPANESE BUSINESS LOOKING UP
Better Times In Sight For White Collar Workers
MANY CONCERNS PAYING BONUSES
Shanghal, July 7. Happy days are here again for the Japanese white collar workers, the "Shanghai Mainich!" said yes- terday. The wheels of big business, insofar as Japanese firms were concerned, showed a distinct slow- ing-up over the week-end as em ployees, o.d and young alike, wast- ed company time and company pa- per to figure out what they would do with the mid-year bonuses that, just have been distributed.
While exact figures are unavail-
No. 2644, Gunner So Pak Fai. Petty, 452, Lockhart Road, 2nd floor. 1st Bty. L Section, 7.7.36.
No. 2645, Gunner W. J. D. Roberts. APC. Shell House, Bty Unit Reserve, 9.7.36.
No. 2646, Gunner A. W. Martin. D. Gestetner. Ltd., Bty, A Section. 9.7.38,
(54.) R. C. B. ANDERSON. Captain
Adjutant. H.K.V.D.C.
" AFFILIATED UNITS Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
Meeting. The next meeting will be held on Monday, July 20 at 5.30 p.m. at the P.W.D. Offices.
Enrolment:Miss G. Swan, July
10, 1936, and Miss I. Williams, July 10. 1936.
(Sgd.) K. DURRAN.
Commandant, Nursing Detachment. F.K.V.D.C.
DISTURBING NEWS FROM CHAPOO
Soldiers And Labourers Said To
Responsible
FURNITURE OF HOUSES BEING DESTROYED
who
and were struck by vehicles.
Twe tramcar passengers and one bus passenger were injured while allshiting from moving tramcars and a moving motor bus respec- tively.
One tricycle driver, two private motor car drivers and two private molor car passengers were injured as the result of collisions between vehicles.
Or the 42 accidents, 21 were collisions between vehicles; 10 were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians; and 11 accidents were due to other causes.
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PROMOTED TO
pre-
of "the Covenant, which might
дп undesirable set up cedent, but the drawing-up of in-
terpretive texts. The sanctions against Italy, M. Delbos sald, were applied too late and incompletely and in any case he thought that awar already in progress could not be stopped merely by economic sanctions, even applied. The ideal application of progressively
article 16 would consist in military sanctions being used against the aggressor by all the members of the League, but this was too much to expect from nations not direct
CONTROL OF ARMAMENTS
The problem of Franco-German relations was closely tied up with the question of disarmament. The
setbacks to the Disarmament Con- ference had not discouraged the French people, who knew that the armaments race inevitably led to war. The French Government system of publicity in regard to would ask for the setting up of a
amaments so as to check the arms race, and also the setting up Control Comission. It
of the
would also propose that the draft- convention voted by the majority ly affected by the conflict. Collec-of States in April, 1935, should tive action must therefore be
come up for a second reading. By divided into two sets,
tries France could be relied upon
own war indus nationalising her
to apply nationally all the neces- sary control she also expected to be enforced internationally.
First there must be a group of Powers which, tor geographical reasons, or through common inter- csts are prepared to use military sanctions against the aggressor:
REAR ADMIRAL but at the same time all the mein-
COMMODORE SEDGWICK'S DISTINCTION
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was made
It is very likely that
as Rear Admiral he will carry on with his present duties until the end of the period for which he was appoint-
In spite of all the efforts made by the British and French Govern-
bers of the League, without excep-ments the Western Air Pact had. tion. must help the victim of aggression by applying to the aggressor economic and financial only in
sanctions. Such regional pacts of mutual assistance must not be directed against anyone, and must, be open to all.
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come to nothing. The German Government had accepted the pact
principle, but without wishing to commit itself to any limitation.
The announcement
of the promotion of yesterday Commodore C. G. Sedgwick to Rear Admiral with effect from July 19. The Commodore will be placed on the retired list on July said, must be changed, as it para stimulating it. Germany, though lysed the working of article 11 of not a League member. would be the Covenant. It was nonsense.
welcome to join in the discussions. that a State threatening peace
EXTREMELY SIMPLE should be in a position to hampër the action of other members of
PROPOSALS : the League. The French Govern- Such are the remarkable pro- ment would propose to put an endposals made by the new French to this paradoxical situation, The Government. They differ from all negotiations for regional pacts-eariter French proposals by being the Danubian, Mediterranean, and extremely simple and, given the | Western pacts-must be hurried necessary goodwill on the part of the other Powers, it is felt in
Lastly M. Delbas proposed that M. Briand's "European committee” M. Delbos's second proposal con- be called together at Geneva to "cerned the rule of unanimity on examine the League Council Tals rule. heirational trade with
such problems as inter- view to
Beje, March 1937.
in
Shanghai, July 7. 'Those
bought land Chapoo, built houses, paid taxes to the Cheklang Provincial Govern- ment, and then were ordered to
leave the district, as it was to be
Soldiers, and
Prior to taking up his present position over a year ago, Commo- dore Sedgwick was Captain of HMS Berwick
It la notified in the War Office Gazette that Captain G. F. Ma- .clean. - Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, and formerly G.S.03 China Command, has been pro- moted from Brigade Major, Cairo Brigade, to G903, War Office, with effect from June 17.
UNIQUE OBSTRUCTION
Three Truck Loads Removed
women.
up.
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All the Mediterranean Powers French Govemment quarters that from Spain to the Balkan En- most of them at any rate could be tente (he said) must be guaran- carried out with the minimum of tors against anybody's hegemony difficulty and delay, over a sea whose shores belong
to nations united by a common civilisation.
ITALIAN CO-OPERATION
INVITED
M. Delbos hoped that in the
West an agreement would also be
reached which would put an end to a crisis that began on March 7 (the German occupation of the demilitarised Zone) "But
this
turned into a military zone, now have a new worry. labourers in the area are reported, in one particular instance, to be
Five coolles and two occupying the premises and to be demolishing all the
described as widows, were charged household
before Mr. Q. A, A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Folice Court yester- does not depend on us alone." day with causing an obstruction the meantime the Locarno guar-
goods. Although it is only known for certain that this has happened able, the paper said, the Shanghai In one house, it is feared others Cotton Spinning Company appar-
may suffer as well. ently was the most generous, pay-
footpath When Landowners lefc Chapoo in Ing out
amounts equivalent to July, 1934, following an order by eight months' salary. The Nippon the provincial authorities, many Yusen Kaisha led the field in en- left behind all their household possessions. They had paid a land tax of $150 a mow and the under-
In
THE MONSTER AGAIN
London, June 24.
The Loch Ness monster has a uice sense of publicity. After ly- ing at the bottom of the loch-or
elsewhere-for several months he now reappears on the eve of the antees reaffirmed on March 19 re-
major holiday season. Perhaps main in force as far as the defence of France and Belgium was con- the great heat of the past few
cerned.
days has drawn him from his lair,
by leaving bedding, on a public at Reclamation Street near Ningpo Street All the ac- cused were bound over in 83 each Inspector R. Shannon stated that The Foreign Minister expressed but whatever be the weather con- three truck loads of, baggage and the conviction that Italy would ca-ditions for the next few weeks we "other paraphernalia, including operate. "We should be glad if may expect many reappearances, tensils, were removed from the ner efforts could be gradually bar and traders, hotels, and merchants footpath
monised with our own and those in the vicinity a corresponding in- of the other interested nations crease in custom. The phrase has been interpreted
"DORADO" LEAVES
terprises of its kind with gifts cor- responding to four months' pay. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha; the standing was that, as soon as the DK.K. the Yamashita Kisen Kal-fortifying of the zone was finished. sha, and the K.K.K, rewarded their they would be permitted to return." employees with extra pay envelopes They were given receipts in return. about three times heavier than for the tax money paid, but title usual. This was in addition to the deeds proving ownership of "the usual May salary. The Nisshin land were not forwarded 25 The RM.A. Dorado" left here Kisen Kaisha, having apparently promised
yesterday morning at 11 o'clock recovered from the effects of the
It is believed that soldiers and without any passenger, but carried anti-Japanese boycott, also return-
labourers previously have made use | 63.328 Kilos, of mail There was ed to the three-month" class, ac- of the evacuated houses, but, up no freight carried also. cording to the "Mainichi."
to now, they have always shown
by some as an invitation to return to the Stress Front,
There followed the usual tributes
to "the great British democracy," to the United States, to Russia (whose mention was greeted with a storm of applause from the Com- munists and Socialista), to Poland (with whom M. Delbos hoped to
GIFT OF RARE SWEETS
They Were Once Paid As Tribute To Queens
London June 22. One of the ratest-sweetmeats of the area once again would be find "better forms of co-opera- the East has been
presented to opened to the public.
tion"), to the Little Entente, and Princess Elizabeth and Princess the Balkan Entente, to the "young Margaret Rose by Dr. F. E. Pieris, democracy of Spain" (mote cheers the Ceylon Trade Commissioner in from the Left), to Portugal, to the London. Scandinavian States, and Holland,
In the "four-month" category consideration for property belong- cáme most spinning companies anding to others. banks. with large, Import and ex The possibility of Chapoo be port Arms gave out sums equival-coming a summer resort for From those who have visited the ent to Eve months' pay.
Shanghai grew apace in 1933. area since it has been learned that Dealers in cotton yarn and goodsMany motorists visited the area
some concrets pull-boxes, about 6 fared badly receiving a two-month and a syndfeste bulit a café at the feet square, have been constructed bonus, the paper said.
head of the beach. In 1934, the on the hillsides overlooking the IN. C. D. N.) Chekiang Provincial Government, sea. Nothing else has been done 'on the threat of confiscation, beyond throwing a barbed wire ordered all landowners to pay a entanglement round the hills. tax. Those who paid were given Foreigners and Chinese are denied tax receipts and promised they entry into the area, except a few should receive title deeds in due
farmers who, having land-inside course. These title deeds never the barbed wire, are allowed to were issued and on July 10, an
continue cultivation. ultimatum was issued, ordering An organization which suffered everyone out of the district, as it severely from. the
closing of
DONATIONS
St. John's Cathedral Organ Fund
Already acknowledged ...... Anonymous W. M. Barton-
i was to be turned into a mi̇itary Chapoo was the Automobile Clúb $1,825,25 zone. It was understood at that of Chins, which had begun buld- 50.00 | time that, as soon as the fortifica- | ing a clubhouse before the eracos- 10.00 tion of the zone was completed, tion order was issued.--(N.C.D.N.)
It is "Jaggary," made by a 'secret DESIRE FOR PEACE WITH ' process from the liquor obained by
GERMANT
"tapping"! the flower of the Kitul Regarding Germany M. Deibos palm, which is found among the recalled that the Left parties had forests of an ancient royal village. always striven for Franto-German Certain families there held their lands on the tenure of paying their friendship.
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On many occasions Hitler pro- | tribute in 'Jaggery" to the queens claimed his wish to be frieride of the island,
with France. We have no inten- The sweets themselves, in the tion of doubting the words of a forin in which they have been pre- man who during four years knew sented to the Princesses, resemble small pieces of brown marzipan. the horror of the trenches.
But after this tribute to Hitler. The taste is delicious an intensive M. Delbo said that one could not sweetness predominating.,
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