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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS
MORDERS BY LT.-COL, R. C. B, ANDERSON, M.C. COMMANDÄNT
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS)
·RESIGNATION OF COMMISSION
H.B. the Governor and Comman- -der-in-Chief has accepted the re- signation of Second Lieutenant Edwin Johnsford Macomber Churn, from the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps with effect from 16th. October, 1936.
PARADE
1st. Battery
A Section:-Section will parade A Belchers Fort on Thursday, 29th October at 5.45 p.m. Dress overalls, blue caps and Gun pint- form shoes..
L Section-Parade at HQ. on Friday, 30th. October at 5,30 p.m. for rifle drill. Dress overalls and webb belts it issued.
M Section:--Parade in H.MS. "Cornflower" on Wednesday, 28th. October. Launch leaves H.M.S. "Tamar" at 5.30 p.m.
Corps Engineers Monday, October 26th-Minia- ture Range and Recrult Drill
Sunday, November 1st.-Church Parade. R.E. Sunday.
Sunday, November 8th-Shoot. Peak Range.
Corps Signals
Parade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 27th. October, for Bignal Instruction and Thursday, 29th. October for Arms Drill.
M.G. Troop Parade, on Tuesday 27th. Causeway Bay at 5.30 p.m. Saddling.
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Peak Range
Recruits as detalled will fre Table "A" Musketry on this range on Sunday, 25th October, 1936. Firing will commence at a.. Recruits should take the 8.30 am. tram from the Lower Peak Tram Station.
Range Oficer. Captain rigues.
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Range Bërgt-Sergeant Baleros.
A. A. L. A. Practices
"B" Company and Category "A" of "A" Company. Practices will be fred at Lyemun on Sunday, November 1st. Details will be 13- sued "later. O.Cs. "A" and "B" ¦ Companies will ascertain and in. form H.Q. of the numbers attend- ing so that transport may be ar- ranged..
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Gas Masks and Steel. Helmets Gas Masks and Steel Helmets will be drawn on Tuesday, 27th Octo- ber and will be retained until after camp.
APPENDIX
"A" Company Category "B" will fall in at 5.30 a.m. sharp to draw Lewis Gun. Spare Parts, Ammunition and Re- presentative Targets. and 'proceed to Kennedy Road Range for Firing. Category A: Revision of A.ALMA work, Headquarters. Lt. "Sequeira. Sgt. Smythe.
Category B Lewis Gun Firing. 20 men detalled by C.S.M. to fre at Kennedy Road Range, 2/Lt. Botelho, Armoured Car Section
Sgt. Britto, Sgt. Ribeiro. Remainder Sunday, 25th. October.-Section-Elementary Handling. Headquar-| will fire Annual M. G. Course on ters. Stonecutters Range. Launch wil leave Queen's" Pier at 8.30
a.m. sharp, and call at Kowloon Pier, at 8:40 a.m.
Tuesday, 27th October.-Section will parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. for M.G. Instruction as per program- 1710.
Motor M.G. Section
All members of the Section apart from Recruits will fre Part 11 M.G. Course at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, 25th. October. Launch will leave Queen's Pler at 8.30 am, sharp and call at Kowloon Pier at
8.40 a..
Parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, 26th. October.
1st Year Men G Class:-M.G. Instruction-Strippng and Assem-
bling Gun.
Remainder B Class;—-T, Q. E. D. Ptes. G. W. Arnold and W. K. Long will parade under R.S.M. [or Arms and Squad Drill.
No. 1 (M.G.) Company Parade on Friday, 30th, at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. for M.G. Instruction.
No. 2 (Scottish) Company. No. 7 Platcon will parade at H.Q. on Thursday 29th. October at 5.30 p.m.
No. 6
Platoon will parade at Kowloon Dock on Thursday 29th. October at
5.30 p.m.
instead of Friday, 30th. October.
B Class-Fire Orders.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1936.
POSSESSION OF HEROIN PILLS
Women Sentenced To Hard Labour
EXHIBITION OF PAINTING
Canadian And Chinese Scenes Viewed
ORIENTAL STUDENTS
Two young women, Ng Wai Chan and Kam Wal Hing, and an elder- ly woman. Lo Chun, stood trisi at the Criminal Sessions yesterday Thera was a large attendance 'before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholi | at guests on the first floor of tie MacGregor, on a charge of tan- Gloucester. Building yesterday possession of one ounce of crude when the exhibition of Oils and heroin, 23 lbs of pink paste and 103,750 heroin pills at 99, Leighton Hill Road, Arst floor, on September
13.
Mr. Leo D'Almada, instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silva, appeared for the defence and pleaded not guilty. The following jury was em- panelled:-Messrs. J. E. Jupp (rure man), G. A. White. W. Woog, Ho Hung Pong "A. P. Bouza, R. A. da Silva and J. Gomes.
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Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown
Water Colour paintings by Messrs. Yee. Bon and Lee Byng was for mally opened by Major V. E. Duclos
Both artists were introduced to those present by Major Duclos who, in the course of his address, sald that both Mr. Yee Bon and Mr. Lee Byng are associate mem- bers of the Ontario College of Art. Both had graduated from the Winnipeg School of Art where the former won scholarships for
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Solleitor, for the prosecution, ex-Design and Painting while the plained that originally saven per
particularly distinguished sons were charged and for various in: Still Life and Perspective, reasons they were not in Court.
Mr. Yee Bon was the first Chi- Two of them, L Sin Ku and Chan
nese to have his picture accepted Sam had pleaded guilty already.
and hung in the National Gallery Mr. Abbott said that Mr. Taylor, or Canada.. Yesterday's guests ex- Government Monopoly, Analyst, R.pressed their admiration of Mr. O. Grimmitt and a ralding party went to the premises and the door was opened by Ng Wat Chan. Mr. Grimmitt also saw another woman, Kam Wal Hing: man towards the rear of the premises and he caught guard-rail. Lo Chun, was appar her as she was climbing over the
the time. Mr.
ently asleep at Grimmitt also noticed smell of heroin pills drying.
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a strong
HANDS STAINED ..
Bon's versatility as an artist and both his Canadian' scenes and Chinese life studies were deniably works of art.
un-
After Major Ducios concluded his address the guests were user- were:-Mr. F. M. A. Macfadyen. ed to tea. Among those present
Mr. S. M. Barrett, Mr. B. Wong. Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Nobel. Mrs. Gubbay. Misses D. and H. Kotewall, Là- Cdr. and Mrs. H. D. D'Arcy-Evans,. Mr. Lee Hang, Mrs. Kingsley Dib- ley, Mr. Lan Po-kuen. Mr. Wong Sin-n. Mr. L K Fung. Mr. H Duncan. Mr. A. N. Macfadyen, Mr. Crewdon. Mr. G. 1. Hugh
All the defendants bands were stained with pink colouring similar to the paste found. One of them stated that the principal tenant was a Shanghai man whom she A. J did not know and he had paid Į Jones. *$45 rent,
Category C and Recruits: Foot and Arms Drill Belt and Bayonet Frog to be worn), Headquarters, R. S M. Parkinson. Sgt." Baleros, Sgt. Baptista.
"B" Company
All Continue A.A. Training. Head- quarters, Sgt. Hill.
Air Arm
Parade on Tuesday. 27th. at Kai Tak at 5.30 p.m. for a Lecture.
R.O.D.C.-Construction Section The 5th lecture on "Demolitions" will be given on Thursday, October 29 at Corps H.Q. at 6.30 p.m.
AME DMENT TO CORPS DIARY
The following alteration has been made in Bange allotment.
November 1: No. 3 (M.G.) Coy Stonecutters Range.
November 8: Troop. Rifle and M.G., Stonecutters Range,
Corps Diaries should be amended accordingly.
TRANSFER With effect from
23.10.38 the
following are transferred from No. 11 Platoon to "B" Company. Corps Infantry: 2183, Pte. D. J. Noronha; 1087, Pte. C. H.. Gutlerrez: 2187. Pte. E. VA, Souza, "
LEAVE
No. 1508, L/Cpl. J. Dobson, Corps Bignals, is granted leave from 28.10.38 to 27.1:37.
No. 2377, Pte. E. Davies, No. 1 C Class.-I, A. Nos. 3 and 4 posi- Platoon, No. 1 (M.G.) Company, is granted 12 months' leave from 24.9.38 to 23.9.37,
tion.
The Hallowe'en Dinner will be held at HQ on Friday 30th. Octo- ber at. 8 p.m. Dress,, Mess Kit or Dinner Jacket.
No. 3 (M.G.) Company Parade on Monday 28th. October at 5.30 p.m. as follows:-
Nos. 1 and 2 Squads:-Map Read-
ing and Use of Compass.
No. 1789. L/Cpl, S. D. Begg. A.S.C.C., is granted 6 months' leave from 1.11.36 to 1.5.37,
The fact that the defendants' hands were stained, said Mr. Ab- bott, he would ask the jury to in- fer that they had "more than a nodding acquaintance with heroin. pills,"
The third room on the premises was a heroin factory and the bath- room was used as a drying room for the pills.
The defendants were sent to the Wanchai Police Station where, in answer to the charge; Ng Wai Chan stated that she knew nothing about the affair. She went to visit re Iatives Kam Wai Hing also stated that she went to the premises to .visit a relative. Lo Chun stated, "The pills are not mine."
Mr. Abbott added that two rooms contained all the paraphernalia for a heroin factory and of the pink paste found there was enough to make at least 35.000 pills and
of the crude heroin there was enough to manufacture another. 33,000 heroin pills.
R. O. Grimmitt and Mr. Taylor
then gave evidence, and the latter, In reply to questions by counsel for the defence, said that on the whole the defendants were fairly ignorant people. Referring to three dye tina found, witness stated that it was possible to get one's hands stained by washing out the
tims.
CAME FROM COUNTRY
In her own defence, Ng Wai Chan stated that she came from the
No. 1407, Pte. J. N. Sweeny. No. 6 Platoon, No. 2 (Bcottish: Company returned from leave on 1.10.36.
No. 2577, Spr. J. 8. Greenbery,country to see her aunt, Li Bin Kiu, Corps Engineers, returned from leave on 19.10.36.
STRENGTH
Nos. 3 and 4 Squads: --Traversing. Nos. 5 to 10 Squads: Test- Holding. Loading. Aiming and No. 2703, Pte. Ng Kam Chuen, Sight Setting. Unloading, Single Russ & Co., 6, Des Voeux Road, No. Shot Lead. Clear Gun, and Strip- 3 (M.G.) Coy., 19:16.36. ping and Assembling.
No. 2704, Pte. T. S. Young, South
Nos. 11 and 12 Squads:-Infan-china & British Tile Co., No. 3 try Drill
(MG) Co., 19.10.36.
Wednesday parades are cancelled from *date and commencing November the Company will parade
RE-ENROLMENT
The following members of the « on Mondays and Fridays.
Corps Infantry. B Company, have Musketry-Squads Nos. 1 to 10 re-enrolled and are posted to the will fire Rifle Course Table "B" at Corps Infantry Unit Reserve, as Stonecutters On Sunday 1st from 23.10 38.. November. Launch will leave Queen's Pier, Hong Kong, at 8.30 am, and Police Pler, Kowloon, at 8.40 8.m. Dress: Optional but Webbing must be WEIN when dring. Range Officer: 2/Lt, R. M. Wood.
"M.G. Bn. Signals Monday, 25th, October:-Dés- patch Riders parade for Bquad and Arms Drill under R.6.M. Parkin-
.BOIL
No. 2406, Pte. E. A. V. Ribeiro." No. 2602, Pte. F. G. Vieira-Ribeiro. (Szd.) G. E. FRIZELLE, Captain, Adjutant, HK.V.D.C.
NOTICE
Hockey
The following have been selected
and to see the sights. She asked her aunt what the pills, were and was told they were anti-oplum
pills. Witness did not handle the pink mass and she did not know that it was contraband. She en- quired about the pills merely out of curiosity.
SONATA RECITAL
Appreciative
Audience At The
Helena May
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Music lovers who attended the Sonata Recital at the Helena May Institute last night were treated to a pleasing rendition of the works of great musicians which included those of Brahms, Schu-
bert, Schumann and Franck.
Last night's performers were Prue Lewis on the violin, accom- panied by Mr. Maurice Barton, and the Rev. H. W. Banes, sing- ing two groups of songs. ably accompanied by Mr. O'Nell Shaw on the plano
He was
The programme was as follows: Sonata in A., Op. 100 (Brahms) ---
Prue Lewis.
Das Wandern, Wohin, Der Neu-
gierige, Mein (Schubert)-Rev, Andantino (Martini-Kreisler) and
H. W. Baines.
Praeludium and Allegro (Pug- nani-Kreisler)-Prue Lewis. Du bist wie eine Blume, ich grolle nicht. Die Lotosblume, Und wussten's die Blumen, (8chu-. mann)-Rev. H. W. Baines Sonata in A Major (Cesar Granck)
--Prue Lewis,
ARMISTICE DANCE
On Wednesday, November 11. The Royal Engineers Old Com- rades' Association will hold an: Armistice Dance in the Root Gar- Cross-examined by Mr. Abbott den of the Peninsula Hotel, It is regarding her sightseeing witness hoped that as many people na stated that it consisted of going to possible will support this function a street where there was a lot of as the entire pronta will be given cloth for sale.
to Earl Halg's Fund. Further de- talls will be announced later o the Fress and at the Associa- . tion's next Dance on October 28
His Lordship: Mr. Abbott, doesn't. the average lady, call going to a Bale sightseeing? (Laughter),
Kam Wai Hing and Lo Chun also gave evidence.
After further evidence the jury returned their verdict.
LECTURE
Li Bin Kiu was sentenced to years hard labour; Chan 8am, A very interesting lecture was five years; Ng Wai Chan, three given by "Professor Roffey at the years; Kam Wal Hing, three years: Hong Kong University, in the Lo Chun was discharged.
"K" lecture room. The subject of the talk was "Highspeed mentors." Based chiefly on the direct cur- rent motor, the professor told the
how they could obtain higher speed Examination in First Aid: The by reversing the revolutions, and s. Chowbury; N Whitley, N. Bel-examination in First Aid on 20.10.30.ments.
Colour white. King; V. Bond, undermentioned passed the local gare numbers varifying his state
to represent the Volunteers v. Army AL on Monday, October 26 ber 28 at the P.WD. Offices at 5.30 students of the Engineering Society at 5.15 p.m. on Chatham Road p.. ground (Opposite to Recreio Club).
Wednesday, 28th. October:-Sub- sections A, B and C parade at EQ. at 5.30 pm sharp for squad. and arma drill. Beit, frog and bayonet must be worn. Following trao, R. A. Bates; D. Leonard, G.
Miss M. 8. Bander, Miss L. L.
the parade there will be a Steak E. R. Divett (Capt.), Atwar Singh. Woolley, Miss L M. 8. Deacon, Mrs. and Kidney Dinner:
Friday, 30th October:-Subsec- tion "D"-D/Rs. parade for in- struction in temporary jointing connecting up DIII and Tel. 110.
Corps Infantry Parade-Parade at HQ. at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, October, 27th, "Détails as per "Appendix.
B. Fowler, B. Gozano.
AFFILIATED UNIT
Nursing Detachment, H.E.V.D.C.
Lecture: Lecture will be given by Capt, L. T. Ride, MA., M.B., B. Ch.. | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. on Monday, Octo-
D. M. Farmer, Mrs. B. Hourihan,
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Mrs. V. M. Cairns d | TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Enrolment: Miss E. Jordan, 19.10.36.
(Egd:) K. DUERAN, Commandant,
Nursing Detachment.
HK.V.D.C.
The Hong-Kong Travel Associa- Hon acknowledger with thanks the réceipt of the following subscrip- Hón
́ ́Mr. Eu Tong Ben, $100.
CHINESE
OFFICIAL
ARRIVES
Dr. Sun Fo On Way To Canton
Dr. Sun Fo. President of the Legislative Yuan, accompanied by over 40 members of the various Government and Kuomintang or- ganisations, arrived in the Colony yesterday by the 88 Fotadam on his way to Canton so attend the state funeral of the fate Mr. Hu Han-min, former veteran Kuomin- tang leader, which will take place at Canton to-morrow. There was & tremendous crowd of Chinese People present at the wharf.
Mr. 8. Y. Wu, Chairman of the Beonomie Committee of the Legis lative Yuan, stated that Dr. Sun will leave for Canton to-day and after the funeral will probably, re- turn to Hong Kong for a few days before departing for Shanghai. It is also likely that Mr. Sun will visit his native village in the
Purple Valley of the Chung Shan
District.
Mr. Wu said that Dr. Sun will definitely not take part in any political meetings or discussions while on this visit to the South. He came down with the sole pur- pose of attending the funeral of the late Kuomintang leader.
Dr. Sun is at present, staying at the Peninsula Hotel.
PICNIC FOR THE BLIND
Big Outing Planned For To-day
The Kowloon Tong Group of the V.D.M.A. acknowledged with grateful thanks the following do- nations towards the Picnic for the Blind tomorrow:
Previously
ledged
.. acknow..
Mrs. F. E. E Booker G. K. Hall Brutton D.L.B.
Rambler
Watanmal Boolchand D: Chellaram B. 8. Hoora
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LADIES' SALON
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
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OF TAX:
IN HONG KONG!
THE BRITISH
$227.00
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A.M.W.
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Tung Wah Hospital
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Rev. & Mrs. L. L. Nash C.S.M.
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Mrs. C. G. Anderson A Paice
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The response to our appeal has been truly generous, states the Hon. Secretaries, and will enable us to mark the tenth anniversary of these outings with additional gifta to he Girls of he Blind Home, Will those who have offered the Loan of cars please note that we would like to start for Shek-Ons soon as possible after 3:00 pm. and that it would assist the organizers Pokfulam, a ittle ahead of time. if car could be at the Blind Home,
TEA AND DINNER DANCES
́ ́A ́dinner dance, will be held at
Repulse Bay Hotel to-day at 8 pm. and a tea dance to-morrow at 5 p.m. There will a half hourly bus service on Sunday afternoon.
GOLD OUTPUT
The output for the four weekr ended October 10, of the Raub Aus- tralian Gold Mining Co Ltd., amounted to 1999:47 ounces.
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