HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS
(ORDERS BY LT.-COL. R. C. B. ANDERSÓN. MC, COMMANDANT
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
ISSUE OF CORPS ORDERS Orders will be issued on Thurs- day, November 19 and December 3 Instead of on Fridays during the Camp period.
Ös. C. Units are requested to send in their "Orders not later than 10 a.m. on Thursday mornings.
CORPS ANNUAL BOOK The Corps Annual Book is now on sale at the Officer's Mess, Ser- geants' Mess and Canteen. Price 50 cts. each.
CAMP AT FANLING NOV. 20-22
The Mobile Column, Corps' la- fantry and Medical Section will proceed to Fanling Camp on Nov.
20.
Baggage for Camp must be de- livered to HK. not later than 12 noon on Nov. 20.
Stonecutters Range: Nov. 15 Musketry and Lewis Gun Classifica- tions Tables B and C.
Recruits who have not yet fired Table "A" must not attend.
Range Oncer: Lt. F. P. Sequeira. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at *3.20' a.m. and Kowloon at 8.30 am. Camp: Nov. 20, A and B Com-
panies.
Corps Infantry proceeds to Camp at Fanling. Trains as follows:- Nov. 20 at.5.19 p.m. and 3.55 p.m.; Nov. 21 at 6.30 a.m.
Members are reminded that to count as a day in Camp they must be in Camp by & am, on Nov. 21. Vide Volunteer Ordinance 1933 First Appendix para. 3 (d). The return journey will be made by the train on Nov. 22.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1936.
POISON INQUEST
Carelessness
Of Supervision
Criticised
∙ACCIDENTAL
DEATH"
The circumstances attending the death of Yip King: 33 a coolle of the Sung Lee Contractor'a; was concluded yesterday at the Central Magistracy with Mr. K. Keen sit-
ting as coroner.
The jury was composed of the following: Messrs. R. B. Brown,
M. Hess and Li Fook Shun.
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BIBLE AND POETRY
PROMINENT
Rev. Mackenzie Dow's Interesting Talk
CHRISTIAN
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FELLOWSHIP
At
MEETING
A talk on the verval interpreta- ton of the Bibue was given by the Rev. M. Dow the Christian Fellowship Meeting held yester day morning in wie malena May Institute.
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In opening his talk, the speaker stated that he would continue to deal with the Old Testament, but of another line.
PASSENGERS
Aboard Empress Of Canada
Prominent passengers aboard the C.P.S. liner Empress of Canada yesterday for Vancouver, via ports, included:-
Rev. Dr. D. Lang, returning after a C.P.8. lecture in Australia.
Sir John Nicholson Bart, Prin- cipal. Blye Funnel Line.
Lt.-Comdr. H. Conway. R.N., Mrs. Conway, Master Conway.
Mr. H. A. Greig, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank.
Mr. J. C. Williams, Manager, Texas Cb. (China), Ltd
Mr. I. A. Cox, retired Assistant Oriental Manager, C.P.R. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thayer, Blue Funnel Line Agent
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Potter and son. Standard-Vacuum O Co.
Baron von Ungern Sternberg. Mr. G. H. Brett, Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd.
At a previous hearing it was re- vealed that deteased had had a cup or fuld which he thought was kea. The liquid Was what is
The Rev. Dow pointed out that known 33 'Atlas A', 'B
poison it
anyone is 1936 claimed that white ants. 'largely used in exterminating Shakespeare had stated the King of France said the sun would Deceased Dress:-A Company: Boots, put-buliding at the Royal Navel Dock-
was working
smile at him. However, the Bard tees, hosetops, shorts, tunics, belt,
of Avon wrote such in Act. III. braces, pouches, haversack, water-
yard when he Inadvertently Scene I of "King John," in which | bottle. bayonet frog.
sipped the liquid. He complained the King of France, when giving and bayonet.
of the peculiar taste of the liquid, his daughter away in box respirator, steel
marriage. Marching order with box respira-helmet and Service Cap.
and was in apparent pain. Rush- | said, "This blessed day; (N.B. tor and Steel Helmet slung. will be Topees will not be taken). Great-
ever in ed to Surg. Lt. Com. R. B. Mc- Frutice shall be kept festival: to worn proceeding to and from Camp.
coats rolled and slung,
Vicker, deceased lived only long solemnise this day the glorious Shell Oil Co. Uniform only will be worn at shirts must be worn.
enough to have a stomach douche sur stays in his course and plays. Camp. S.D. Caps will be worn: sun
before he passed away on the way the Alchemist, turning with splen- Helmets will not be taken..
to the Government Civil Hospi- daur of his precious eye the kaj,
Members proceeding to Camp will draw their Rifles and Bayonets from Stores before 12 noon on Nov. 20,
Trains leave Kowloon Station as follows:-Nov. 20, at 5.10 p.m. and 7.55 p.m.; Nov, 31, at 6.30 alm..
Volunteers wearing uniform will receive a ticket to Fanling."free of charge, on application at the Book- ing Office. Kowloon Station.
PARADE
ist. Battery
"A" Section: Section will parade at H.Q. on Nov. 19 at 5.30 p.m. for Gas Drill and Miniature Range..
Dress Multi.
"L" Section: Next parade will be held on Nov. 20 at Belchers Fort at 5.30 pm
Dress: Overalls. Platform Shoes, Blue Caps.
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"M" Section: Camp at Tin Ha! A joint Royal Marine and M Sec. Camp will take place during the week commencing. Nov. 16. It is hoped that every member of M Sec. will attend on Nov. 18.and 17.
Corps Engineers Nov. 16: Recruit Drills. Miniature Range.
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Corps Signals No. 1 Signal Class will parade at the Command Signal Office under Sergt. Lake at 5.25 p.m. on Nov. 17, Remainder parade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Nov. 17 for Signal
Instruction.
Armoured Car Section Section will parade at H.Q. on Nov. 17 at 5.30 p.m. for M.G. In- struction, as per programme.
The Section will proceed to Camp at Fanling on Nov, 20.
Motar M.G. Section Parade on Nov. 16 at HQ. at 5.30 p.m.
B Class; MG. Signals and Points B.D.A.
C Class: Mechanism.
The Section will proceed to Camp at Fanling on Nov. 20.
Parade at H.Q. on Nov. 20 at 5.30 p.m.
No. 1 Squad; TA.
Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Squads: I.A. and Cause of Efect of Stoppages.
C.Q.M.S. will arrange to draw stores necessary for the paráde bev fore 12 noon on Friday.
No. 2 (Scottist) Company Nov. 19 at 5.30 p.m. sharp. M.G. Training."
B Class: Points B.D.A CClass: Class fire Part 1 at Kennedy Road Range. Lorry leaves H.Q. at 5.15 p.m. Class E.G.D.
No. 8 Platoon at Kowloon Dock,
5,30 p.m.
Reminder: All ranks are request- ed to keep free Nov. 29 for Annual Church Parade,
No. 3. (M.G.) Company Parade at H.Q. on Nov. 16 at 5.30
p.m. as follows:---
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Squads Nos. 1 to 10; Mechanism, 1st four sub-heads.
Squads Nos. 11 and 12: Infantr Drill.
Parade at HQ on November 20 at 5.30 pm. Training fim: "Me- chanism."First four subheads.
M.G. Bn. Signals
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Nov. 16: Sub-section "T"": D/RA parade for arms drill under RBM. Parkinson
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Nov. 18: Bub-sections. A, B and C. parade for Instruction under in- dividual N.COs, for subsectional training.
Recruits: Morse instruction. -Nov. 20: Bub-section D: Once procedure duties, etc. Recapitula- tion of work covered while attach ed to Royal Corps Signal Big Dickens, R.C.B./
Rifte
Khaki
B Company: As above. but no rifle and bayonet required.
Attention is called to para. 3 of this Orders.
Air Arm Parade on Nov. 17 at Kal Tak at 5.30 p.m. for a Lecture.
Army Service Corps Company Parade on Nov. 19 at H.Q. at 5.30 Rm. for a Lecture.
Medical Section " The Medical Section will proceed to Camp at Faning on Nov. 20.
TRANSFER
Trooper J. Barrow, M.G. Troop, is transferred to Unit Reserve as from 13.11.36.
LEAVE "
Lt. D. M. Richards, M.G. Bn. H.Q.. returned from leave on 2910.36.
Sgt. J. G. Hooper, Corps Engi- neers, is granted leave from 14.11.36 to 13.9.37.
STRUCK OFF STRENGTH Leaving the Colony:-Tpr. H. A. Greig, M.G. Troop. and Grr. F. F. So, Bty, L Sec.. as from 19.11.36.1 5gr. Bakhtawar Singh, Corps Sign- als, as from 12.11.36.
On Medical Grounds:-Pte. A. P. Sousa, and Pte. L. J. Guterres, Corps Infantry. B Coy., as from 23.8.36. Pte. V. A. Sequeira, Corps Infantry, B'Coy, as from 22.10.38.
STRENGTH
Pte. Henry Wong. Way & Hall Architect & Surveyor, No. 3. (M.G.) Coy., 8.11.38.
Pte. J. W. D. Walkden, Education Dept., No. 1 (M.G.) Coy, No. 1 PL. 7.11.36.
Pte. J. A. Shaw, China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., No. 3 (M.O.) Coy., 9.11.38.
Pte. M. de Mendonca, J.D. Hut- chison & Co., Corps Infantry. No. 11 P., 10.11.36. RE-ENROLMENT (ARMY SERVICE COMPANY)
The undermentioned have re- enrolled in the A.S.C. Company:- Pte. C. C. Stark, 12.11.36; Pte: L D. Purves. 5.11.36; Pte. J. Johasen. 911.36.
(8gd.) G. 2, FRIZELLE,
Captain.
Adjutant. H.K.V.D.C.
NOTICE
Sergeants' Mess Committee The Quarterly Meeting of the Sergeants Mesa Committee will be held on Wednesday, November 18 at 6 p.m.
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Miss E Hardisty-Smith.
Mr. M. de Blank, Astatic Petro- leum Co., Ltd.
Mr. and Mr. D. Kleassen, Dutch
meagre, cloddy earth to glittering POPPY DAY FUND
Імир. A. E. Carey represented gold: the yearly course that brings the police.
this day about shall never see it) but a new day." The speaker Previously acknowledged pointed out the similarity of this G. P. de Martin verse with the one regarding the L E. N. Ryan...... moon halting in its course which appeared in Joshua.
The first witness yesterday was Cheung Yik, a foreman of the Sang Lee Company, of 2. Ting Lok Lane, and contractors for the erection at a building at the Naval Yard,
room.
.$5.747.94
10.00
50,00
12th Heavy Battery RA Union Church, Kowloon Union Church, Victoria G. S
31,00
32,85
50.87
5.00
201.59 399.00
33.30
57.49
73.39
16.49
26.01
BIBLE IS POETRY He deposed that he was in charge of the shed where the
Much of the Bible was poetry" HMS. "Medway" and 4th poison was kept, and he received the speaker said, and it was this
S/m. Flotilla it from the Naval "Yard atore-fact because it was so, that people Hong Kong Club
remember its verses so easi.3. Government Civil Hospital Mr. D. McClure Fisher, charter-Even Christ's words were spoken (Collecting Box) .......... ed surveyor, in the department of in poetry and the speaker quoted HMS. "Hermes the Civil Engineer in Chief, next examples of such instances which H.Ms, "Berwick stated that all necessary precau- were recorded in the Bible.
H.M.8. "Diamond" tions were taken in giving out poisons, from their storeroom.
QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr. Hess: Who is responsible for the poison after it leaves the dockyard storeroom?-The con- tractor to whom it has been fa- cord of the direct utterances of sued.
Is the store in which it was kept, a property of the dockyard or of the contractor's?--The con- tractor's, although the dockyard supervises the use to which all materials are put. The shed in which it is kept is a temporary matshed, and will "be demolished on the completion of the job.
Cheung Yik was recalled to the stand when Mr. Hess questioned him further.
Who is responsible for the keep- Ing of the polson in the shed?-I was responsible. I was under or- ders and I put the poison there.
Were you instructed by your superior to keep the poison in a safe place?-I had no instructions of that rature, and we did not know it was poison.
The en-
**HAPHAZARD MANNER" Mr. Keen told the jury that the death was due to the accidental quiry had disclosed the very hap- drinking of "Atlas A."
hazard manner in which the fuld was handled all round. "Although the poison had been issued to the contractor, no proper receptacle
'A startling illustration of the HMS. "Daring" the non-infallibility of the Bible HM.S. "Grimsby" was pointed out by, the Rev. Dow Street Sales:- who gave as example the story David who killed the giant Goliath. However, the speaker pointed out, the Bible was A TEC
of
those who were the most high in God but were written down by ordinary men, and being human, they were thus not perfect.
"TREMENDOUS MILL-STONE" The speaker showed how some words in the Bible to-day were not in
Hong Kong
Kowloon
- 24.17
2,369.49 1,814,67
$810,043.28
be
Further contributions will gratefully received by Mr. F. G Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig's Fund, York Bldg., Hong Kong.
Cheques should be made payable to Thomson & Co., and crossed "Poppy Day Fund.".
The Director of Ambulance has the honour to acknowledge with grateful appreciation and thanks the receipt of the following dona-. Hogs:-
the original Hebrew manu- scripts. He pointed out that words which appear in italics in the ST. JOHN AMBULANCE New Version had no place in the original rendering.
It was -his-beller. the speaker said, that people who defended the absolute verbal interpretation of the Bible were doing no good at all; they were doing more harm than they realise. "It is a tre- mendous mu-stone around Church and bellevers." the speaker said, "It is suicide for those who defend the infallibility of the Bible. We must understand the Bible." A discussion followed the ta'k
HOTEL GUESTS
the
New residents at local hotels
had been used nor was it appro-yesterday were as follows: priately marked.
At the Peninsula:-Mrs. H. D.
The question was whether blame Bode, Canton,
At was attached to any person and whether compensation should be granted.
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the Gloucester:--Mr. and Mrs. de Francqueville. Haiphong: Mr. J. de Wael Mayer, Manila; Sir After a short deliberation the Francis Rose, Bart, Haiphong; Mr. Jury brought in the verdict that Charles Mills, Halphong; Mr. and the contractor was responsible for Mrs. Roy R. Pearson, Wuchow; the accidental death of the coolie. Mrs. H. P. Balley, Macao: Mr. N. Nursing Detachment, HK.V.D.C.
Yip King, because of the negligent! Jannot, Haiphong; Mr. J. Tanant. Lecture: The 6th lecture will before, the contractor should com-Yokohama; Miss E. C. Moss, Yoko
keeping of the poison, and there- Haiphong: Mrs. John E. Mc83, given by Captain L. T. Ride, M.A, pensate the widow. M.B., B.CH., MR.CS. LRCP. on
AFFILIATED UNIT
Mr. Tang Shiu Kin Mrs. A. Whittaker
(Per 8.C.M. Post"). Mrs. Wong Seng Chum
(Cheung Chau).
$100
3
1
Dr. Devey, 150 hand books "gas
defence."
DONATIONS
The Hong Kong Travel Associa- tion acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the following subscrip-
tions:
Kong Kong Mectric Co., Ltd. $300. Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd 50 Mesara, EL Ruttonjee & Bon- 15
SALE OF FLOWERS TO-DAY
Confucian Society Appeal Hama: Mr. and Mrs. A. Rogitarkos, They suggested that in future Bombay; Mr. J. Jessop. Bombay.. Monday, Nov. 16 at the P.Wall poisons should be kept in a
At the Hong Kong:-Mr. Vernon
The Hong Kong Confucian Bo- Omces at 5.30 p.m.
closed receptacle, and Leave: Miss R. Judah is granted hould be distinctly marked 'pol- Okeda, Fort Bayard; Mr. Aug sent us the following announce
that it Tanney, Honolulu; Mr. G. D. Rclety. No. 124 Hollywood Road, has son, and that the foreman should Chen. Canton, Mr. and Mrs. Brad-
ment for publication: be, instructed as to the danger of ley Fairchild, Manila; Mr. F. H
Our Society, with the support ai Holt, London; Mr. and Mrs. L. the general Public, once was able Inspector Carey: I take it then Brown, Macao; Mr. N. G. Mac-to maintain as many as 30 reta that death was caused from mis- Comb Macao. adventure?
six weeks' leave from 10.11.38.
(8 d) E. A. FIDOE. Joint Lady Superintendent, for Commandant, Nursing Detachment; HKV.D. Corps.
“DORADO”
polsons.
...
Mr. Keep Yes. Inspector Carer: Then it wAL not criminal negligence?---No.
COLONY'S HEALTH
The RMA. Dorado jeft Hai Tack Airport yesterday at 11:20 am, for Penang carrying three passengers; Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Bousted and
Two cases of diphtheria were Mr. Seybold. Mr. and Mrs. Bous- feld are travelling Home and will notified by the Health authorities transfer their plane at Penang.
for the 24 hours, ended November Corps Infantry
Freight carried amounted to 12, both occurring in Victoria. Parade: Nov, 17: A and B Com 1,300 kilos and mall, 92 126 kilos. panies.
The aim "Concealment from Air and Ground" will be shown. All members of Corps Infantry are urged to attend.
BAIE PASSENGERS
ANNUAL DRILL DISPLAY
Hong Kong Fire Brigade
The Annual Drill Display of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade will take place on the compound of the New No. 2 Police Station, Lockhart Road, Wanchal, at"-5" p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2 |_ HE the Governor and Lady
The CNC. plans left Hong: Manila, who arrived in the Colony Caldecott have intimated their in- Kong yesterday morning on sche- recently to make the plane contention to attend. The Public are dule flight to Shanghai, carrying nection for the North, and Mr. T cordially invited to attend and two passengers: Mrs. Z. Avertd. of M. Wong returning to Shanghai, witness the Display.
cular free schools in the Colony.
Owing to the trade depression is recent years, the number of our free schools has been reduced to 17,
Even to support this compara tively small number of schools, Jarge sums of money are required annually,
As the financial position of our society is very stringent at the present, we are compelled to solic the axistance of the Pubile by a sale of flowers which will be held to-day "and" we hope that every body will be pleased to support such a good cause, “po
Doriations will be greatly appre-" clated by:
Tiên Kem Po Chairman of the Confucian Society;
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