HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
STAUNCH
FRIEND OF
H.K. & CHINA
Many residents in Hongkong will remember Mr. John Stuart Thomson, who spent
China and in
MADY this
years in Colony. Since 1901, Mr." Thomson was a leading writer on Anglo-American and Sino-American relations and in his books, ""The Chinese" and "China Revolutionised" (Lawrie & -Co., London), he pays, many tri-
butes to Hongkong and Chinu.
Mr. Thomison wis manager of the Paclic Mall and lived at the Peak Hotel and in the Hangkong Club, while his offices were Queen's Building.
in
INDIAN P.C. GAOLED
STRUCK CHINESE
CONSTABLE
Banta Singh, Police Con- stable B97, was sentenced to
hard four months'
labour without the option of a fine. by Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court yesterday, when he was found guilty on a charge of xoomult,
GENERAL
VOLUNTEER ORDERS
| (Orders by LC-Col. H.B. Eose, M.G.) asked to attend. :7.45 p.m. Com-
Commandant, Hongkong
*Volunteer D.C.)
OBITEARY
pany Bupper.
No. Z M.G. Company Mar. 30, HQ. Classes Nos. 1, and
The Commandant regrets to 3, 5.30 p.m. M.G. training., Class announce the death of S.Q.M.B. G. No. 2, A.15 p.m. for Kennedy Road E. Dudley, Pay Section, which oc- Range, LA. with ball. curred on March 22
VÖLUNTEER ORDINANCE—
AMENDMENT
No. 3 M.G. Company Mar. 26. See para. 3 above. Mar. 27, HQ. No. 9 Platoon, 5.30 The attention of omcera is p.m. Miniature Range. No. 10 drawn to an amendment to the Platoon. 5.15 p.m. for Kennedy Volunteer Ordinance dated March Road Range. Nos. 11 and 12 The complainant was Tang 17, 1939.
Platoons, 3.30 p.m. "Revolver train- Yong. Police Constable C487.
CASUALS TABLE B stationed at No. 2 Police Station. Mar. 26, Kowloon City B Range, On January 21 the two con- 19 am. Those detailed by Os, C. stables were assigned for duty at Units will attend. Range Officer- the Fire Brigade premises at No. 2/Lieut. D. J. N. "Anderson. 360. Hennessy Road.
QUALIFICATION—W.T. BADGE
Ist Battery
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No. 4 MG. Company
Mar. 26, Stonecutters. Rifle Table A. No. 13 Platoon. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 8.30 am. and Kow- toon Police Pler at 8.45 am. Dress
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Mar. 29, HQ. 8.30 pm No. 14 Platoon, Map feading. No. 15 Platoon, Musketry. Those detailed for Kennedy Road Range parade at 5.15 p.m.
For many years, Mr. Thomson Banta Singh" was detalled for 8 The following having qualified optional but musketry order must was one of the late Dr. Sun Yat-pm to 11.59 p.m. duty, while fas a mürksman is entitled to wear be worn. Range Officer-2/Lt. C. sen's advisers and acted as his Tang Yung was to relieve him the Single Rife Badge:-No. 5 M.G. | Austin. spokesman to the New York press, and continue to 4 a.m.
Company-Pte. J. C. Fonseca. He has recently written many It was alleged that Tang Yung
PARADES books on Hongkong and these have was late for duty and did not re- been described by the American leve Banta Singh till 12.10 a.m., press as being equal to Kipling's and the latter assaulted him for on India at his- best."
being late. With the present trend of in- Without warning, Banta Singn ternational politics and the un-was alleged to have used his -settled conditions in the Far East. truncheon and struck Tang on the Mr. Thomson has written a letterhead, and kicked him injuring his, to the "New York Herald Tribune," left ankle. which shows how
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much ne still
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has the interests of Hongkong at CHINESE Y.M.C.A.]
heart,
His letter 13 as follows:
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FLEETS IN THE FAR EAST To the "New York Hernid Tri- bune":
CAMPAIGN
Right Section; Mar. 28, H.Q. 5.15 pim for Kennedy Road Range.
Mar. 31, H.Q. 3.30 p.m. No. 13 Left Section: Mar. 30, H.Q. 5.30 Platoon. Lecture-MO. duties in Pm Squad drill. Singallers should defence. attend. *his parade.
2nd Battery There will be no parade next week.
Engineer Company D.EL. Section: Mar. 26. See 3. above..
Mar. 27, H.Q. 5.30 p.m.
para:
April 2, Peak Range, 9.30 a.m. No. 15 Platoon.
Portuguese Companies
Mar. 26. Kowloon City B. Range. Ride Table B Castials. N.C.Os, and men who have not yet fired this course are "reminded that this is LG.the last date available to qualify
for efficiency.
The second week of the Chinese training. YM.CA. membership and financial Mar. 30, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Miniature Britain is now manoeuvering campaign closed on
Wednesday Range. ninety-five and France twenty-evening with a total of $23,041.48.)
April 16, Peak Range 9 am, L.G. five warships in the Mediterranean More than two-thirds of the total Table C.) in answer to Italian effrontery on objective has been reached and that sea. Why not imitate Theu-there is a distinct possibility that dore Roosevelt, who sent mythe Chinese "Y" will "go over the Irlend Admiral Sperry with our top" this year.
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Lyon Light Section: Mar. 27. HQ. 5.45 pm. LL revision.
Mar. 30. H.Q. 5.45. p.m. Squad and arms drill
Corps Signals- Mar. 28, Those who have not yet Ared Table B see para. 3' above.
Mar. 28, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Bignal: training.
Mar. 38, H.Q 5.30 p.m. No.5 M.G. Company. Section drill, direct. A.A. Company. A.A.L.A. Section: drili
Machine Gun Signals Mar. 26, H.Q. 9 a.m. for Peak Range. Webbing equipment `will be worn.
Mar. 27, H.Q. 5.30 pm. Line and Operating Section. Revolver train- ing. Belts will be worn.
Mar. 31, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. D/R., Section Mechanics' class. Riding practice during week according to
Daty:-Sigmn. Semmelmann and Fanling. Dowbiggin Mitchell.
Machine Gun Troop Mar. 28, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. M.G. roster. training.
Ápril 1, Trophy Race.
Air Arm
battle feet to Japan in 1908, and The three leading teams' held send our entire fleet now to their places and the other teams manoeuvre between the Philippines, showed great interest in the race Hongkong, Quàm and Wel-Hal-for the honour of leading the cam- Wel, in conjunction with the Farpaign. East deets of Britain. France, STANDING OF TEAMS Netherlanda and Australia? We The standing of the different outnumber the Japanese, four to teams follows: one. Why haven't we done this? Mr. Lum Chee-ming $4,050, Mr. Because our war profiteers and Lee Wai-hon $2.813.80, Mr. Wong concessionaires want to keep Japan | Kai-ming $2,530, Mrs. Fang Sul-kai fighting China. Who
our $1,683.70. Dr. L1 Shu-pui $1.426. The Kuns country, anyway-the culturalists Rev. Won. You-bon $1,353, Mr. and the people, or the plunderers Chow Fook-ng $1,335.63, Mr. Hu Hoing. and the propagandists?
$1.156, Mr. Lee Chung-long $1.138. Mar. 31, HQ. 5.30 p.m. Instruc-5.30. p.m. Remainder, 6 p.m. Use Mr. Lay, Hai-po 1904. Mr. Cheng tion in car maintenance. Kul-cheong $874, Mr. Chan Tse- Yeung $71%. M... Ng Hanjan $23.85. Mr. Lum Yan-wing $524.50, ing
JOHN STUART THOMSON. Glen Rock, N. J., Feb. 17. 1939.
CHINESE DETECTIVE FACES. CHARGE of ASSAULT Following upon criticisms made by Mr. R. A.. D. Forrest, First Police Magistrate, at the "Central
Armoured Car Section Mar. 26, Bee para. 3 above.
Mar. 28, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. L.G. train-
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Mar. 27, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Lecture. Maps and charts,
Medical Section
Mar. 22, HQ. Officers and N.C.OS.
of Thomas splint.
Pay Section
Mar. 31 HQ.. 5.30 p.m. "Construction Section, R.O.D.C.
Mar. 26, Kowloon Railway
Motor Machine Gun Platoon Mar. 31 H.Q. 5.30 p.m. M.G. train-
Bishop R. O. Hall $455, Mr." Lum
No. 1 MG. Company Kwai-long $304, Mr. Cheng Sing- Mar. 31, H.Q. 5.30 pm-Musketry. ng $238, Mr. Kao Min-tao $260, Mr. Those detailed, 5.15 p.m. for Ken Station, 8.30 am. Tactical exer- Lau Chung-him $185, and Mr. Leenedy Road Range.
cise'
and demolition by tunner Ching-yeu 100.
April 3, 1.Q. 5.45 p.m. Company method at the 121 mile stone near Contributions include the fol photo will be taken. All ranks are Taipo. lowing:-
Police Court on March 2, when a Fu Hua Trading Co: $100, Dod-. night so coolie alleged that be well & Co. $50, HK. & Yaumati
a
DAYLIGHT
had been assaulted by a police. Ferry Co. $50. St. Paul's Girls' Col- DARING officer at the station, Chinese lege $50. Bank of China $25, H.K. detective, Lam Shing, appeared & China Gas Co., Ltd. $25, Mr: Lau before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen-Yen-wan $17, Wing On Co. $15, Dak tral Court yesterday on a charge sheung Printing Co. $10, Nati of assault.
· Commercial & Savings Bank $10. Mo Yung, the complainant, in Mr. . . Wilson 410, Dean J. L. evidence said that after he had Wilson $10, 8am Cheong Co. $10.
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APPOINTMENT.
Pte. A. L Cash and Pte. J. H. Fox, Armoured Car Bec. to be L/Cpl. 24.3.39
Ptes. F. J. Collaco, L. G. D'A. Re- medios, C. M. Azedo, J. J. Gut- terres, and C. P. Basto, No. 5 MG. Coy. to be L/Cpl., 24.3.39.
ROBBERYA/Cpl. E C. Drown, No. 1. M.G.
been questioned by the officer on Mr. Octavio Cuevas $. Kwong European Woman's
into a room where he
saulted by defendant.
was -85-
Bench duty, he was accompanied Cheung-hing $5. Kwong Lung Co. $5, Mr. M. Nemazee $25, Mr. E... H. Bay $25, wohn Meaners đã Ca, GO, Swn. Culbertson & Fritz $25, Mr. Edward Cock $50, and Mr. D. F. Myers $25.
14 WRIST HANDCUFFED "My right wrist was handcuffed to a crossbar of a bed. The police- man opened a box, took out
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truncheon and hit me with 1. 7 FRENCH ADMIRAL'S
did not resist being handcuffed.
I was struck and I kept shouting
for help," said witness. ...-
Tussle With Armed
Gangsters
Returning home after shop- ping about 11 am yesterday, Mrs. E. J. Holmes, residing at No, 194, Prince Edward Road. found that her flat had been entered by three men axmed with daggers and, in a struggle. with them, she received ents on her hand and wrist, which necessitated hospital treat- ment,
Coy. to be Pte., 30.3.38.
TRANSFERS
2/Lt. E. L. Cunha from No. 5 M.G. Coy, to A.A. Coy,, 25.1.30.
C.S.M. G. T. Padgett from Corps Signals to Unit Reserve, 20.3.39:
A/Cpl. E C. Drown from No. 1 M.G, Coy. to Unit Reserve, 20.3.39.
Capt. J..A..R. Selby from Medical ); Sec. to Reserve of Officers, 24.3.39.
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8. F. HEDGECOE, Major, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. "Corps.
NOTICE
Cricket Sunday, Mar. 26, HKVD.C. v.İ Reccelo, Recreio Ground, 11 a.m.
AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
Lectures, etc.—Tuesday, Mar. 28;
A/Cpl. C. Cauvin, Pte." L. Choa, F/Cadet P. F. White, Capt. A Urquhart, F/Cadet E. A. Gaubert, C.B.M. J. 8. Flegg. 2/Lt. G. P. Fer-There will be practical work at the guson, L/Cpl. D. T. Bmith, Major P.WD. Offices at 5.30 p.m. for those H. R. Forsyth, and L/Cpl. J. Hmembers taking the examination Maycock
FAREWELL VISIT TO HONGKONG Cross-examined by Mr. C. AL Vice-Admiral Le Bigot, Com- Sutherton Russ, who appeared for mander-in-Chief of the French the defence, Mo stated he had Naval Forces in the Far East, is also been slapped by the defen-(due in Rongkong in the fagahip, dant and a tooth was knocked Lamotte, Picquet, on Mar. 31. This The gang succeeded in "getting.
STRENGTH-DECREASE ort.
will be the Admiral's farewell visit into the fat by pretending that Lo Chun, district watchman, here, as he is shortly relinquishing they were delivery cooltes. Once
Pte. H. D. Bidwell, Armoured Car 'deposed that be Baw defendant his command,
made, they bound the hands of Section, 28.10.38. slapping complainant on the face.
Vice-Admiral Le Bigot will be the amah and proceeded to ran-
Bigm. Qurbuchan Singh, Corps The hearing was adjourned till the guest of E, E the Governor sack the place.
Signals, 16.1.39. ̈‚· March 31
and Lady Nörthcote at an official
Pte. R. M. G. Silva, A.A. When Mrs, Holmes appeared, dinner at Government House
one of the gang attempted to Pany, Reserve, 22.30,
Gnr. the evening of his arrival.
M. Y. T.-W.-Flewnes, drag her inside, but she resisted The Lamotte Picquet will go and, after a time, managed to get
2nd Battery, 16.3.39. into "dock here for her annual free and raised the alarm, where- Appearing before Mr. R. A. D. overhaul
will proceed to upon the gang took fright and and Forrest at the Central Court Shanghai about April 14.
fled. yesterday on a charge of keep-
UNREGISTERED
MUI TSAI
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on April 3.
Friday, Mar. 31, Lecture by Pro- fessor T. Ride at the P.WD. Omeer at 5.30 p.m.*
Attachment.—Mrs. M; Priest was [attached to the Military Hospital, Com-Hongkong for training from Mar.
6 to 13, 1939.
Strength-Increase-Mrs. A. J. Whitmore, 24.3,30,
Strength-Decrease. →→ Miss: 0. Saunders, 20.3.39; Mrs., M. K. Per- dus, 22.3.30; and Miss C. R. King, 24.3.39.
Ma
Leave-Miss M. Parsons,' 14:4.39
STRENGTH-INCREASE
·Sigman. N. L. Smith, M.G. Signals, 6.3.39. One mani was caught after a Pte. A. G. C. Buttfeld, No. 1 M.G. ing an unregistered mui tsaf, Liu girl, Ng Yuk, 18, was sold to the chase by a Dairy Farm workman, Company, 17.3.39... Suk, a married woman, was fined defendant at Amoy about ave but the others managed to escape. Tpr. R. B. Mace, M.G. Troop, 15.4.39 to 14.10.39.
years ago. Three days after she Money and jewellery to the ex- 21.3.39. Inspector H. W. Fraser, of the had bought the girl, the defentent of $1,000 13 stated to have Gr. T. L Lockhart, 1st Battery, 8. C. A., told the Court that the dant came to Hongkong, but did been taken by the Intrudera. Right Section, 23.3.39,-
$100.
POP IF IT'S A MATTER OF AGE
to 1.11.38; Miss J. T. C. Smalley,
(8gd.). MRS. ́E M BEGG, Commandant. Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
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Tel: 28151.
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