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This Is The Story Of An Army That Has Failed
The Women's Land Army 1 made up of many generals and
ofleers, but few active soldiers.
It was formed at the outbreak of the war has offices in Tothillstreet, Westminster, and area offices throughout the coun-
they
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At the headquarters at Balcombe Place, the Sussex home of Lady Denman, the honorary command- ing officer, there are thirty paid
SOVIET SHIP BROUGHT HERE cers
BY NAVY
The Naval Authorities an- nounced that the s. S. Selengo, owned by the Soviet Government vas brough; Into harbour -071 Saturday.
This ship, though she was in- tercepted by a unit of the Royal Navy and was brought into har- bour by naval personnel.
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They enlisted an army of 25,000 women, Uniforms: Dungarees and gumboots,
The cars at running the army is £43,000 a year. But only 2,000 women. In the whole of it have been found jobs, on farmILS
That works but at £3 ids, a worker,
POOR BUSINESS
That is pretty poor business. For i if the Government, who have to not provide the money, had given it to the farmers who grow our food much better use could have been
in any sense of the word, a prize. she has been brought into Hong kong so that her cargo may be examined for contraband.
nade of it.
Why has the Women's Land
This the first time that action Army, failed? Because the plans of this nature has been taken by were badly conceived.
the Navy near Hongkong, but ! The idea was launched by Sir
FINANCE & GENERAL
A patriotic play given by the elder children at the Hongkong War Orphans Home on the occasion uf the New Year party given by the Committee on January 3. Members of the Home, of all ages,
enjoyed themselves thoroughly. (Photo: "King's Studio).
MISSIONARY'S
CYCLE TRIP
TO PAKHOI
Major A. L. Wright, a 60-year- old omeral attached to the Church Missionary Society. will, it is learned. undertake an exciting adventure by bicycle between! Kwongchowwan and Pakhol, a
rugged highways" and mountain-
is a perfectly normal procedure Reginald Dorman-Smith. the distance of nearly 150 miles of in time of war, and is the type of occurrence which happens al most dnfly in European waters.
Minister of Agriculture, but he has not carried it out.
The 23,000 women for whom no work has been found should be trained to look after pigs and
LONDON GAZETTE poultry. They would make first- Second Supplement to the Lon-rate pigwomen. They would be in don Gazette of Friday. Dec, 29, valuable in maintaining our herds and flocks and in increasing our food production
1930: --
"WAR OFFICE JAN, 2
But their training should not be left to the farmers. The object of
ous paths.
He expects to take three days to complete the trip.
Combined with thrills of adven-
ture, Major wrigh's intention of taking the journey is mainly to reach Pakhoi with supplies for the hospitals which, have under his care.
been
Gov-
CHILDREN ADOPTED FOR DOMESTIC SERVICE
Reformed Slavery, Says Mayor
The adoption of children for domestic service was described as a reformed sort of slavery by the Mayor of Colombo in the course of his speech at the annual general meeting of the Child Protection Society held at Queen's House. Dr. R. L. Spittel, re- marked that there seems to be no publie opinion in Ceylon on the question of cruelty to children.
"If there is such. a public opinion," Dr.. Spittel added, "the public would have risen against the lalquity which goes on without Interference. There seems to be a greater outcry when an animal is: maitreated than a child."...
FIRST INDIAN R.A.F. OFFICER
Mr. J. M. R. Jayakar, son of Mr. Andrew Caldecott, the Patron of Federal Court India, is the fires Exceliency, the Governor, Sir M. R. Jaynkar, former Judge of the
the Society presided, and appealed Indian to receive a commission in
onger list of subscriptions and
said:
Gazetted pilot officer, he will be promoted to rying officer in the near futute and will take up duties as a link flying instructor.
The King has been graciously
The Kwangst Provincial pleased to approve of the appoint the Women's Land Army is to pro-ernment has instructed all admi: int of his Royal Highness Malor- vide farmers with trained. skilled nistrative commissioners to strict- General the Duke of Gloucest labour, not with candidates for ly suppress corruption and smug wider membership and a the RAF, Earl of Ulster. K.G., K.T. K.Ptraining-(Daily Express).
gling of enemy goods. G.CM... G.C.V.O., Colonel. Scots Guards, Colonel-in-Chief, 10th. Royal Hussars Prince of Wales's Own), The Royal Inniskilling Fusi- llers, The Gloucestershire Re- giment. The Gordon Highlanders, and Personal A.D.C., to be Honor- ary Colonel of the Ulster Anti- Alrcraft Regiments. Royal Artil- lery Supplementary Reserve and Territorial Army.
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Lt. Col. Bt, Col.) L. H. Jackson. Ind. Army, to be. Col. (Sept. 1939), with seny. Sept. 8, 1938.
NEWSETTES
"I hope nobody would reduce y thek subscriptions to the local charitles because DI the demand of the war charities."
The link trainer is 2 non-flying
of
2
A large gathering or members aeroplane which reproduces un the was present at the meeting.
ground the conditions With regard to the adoption of machine in the air and records children for domestic service he electrically the actions of the pilot could not speak too strongly under training, Pelping because to his ming it was none Mr. Jayakar, who is 28. learned Chung- other than a reformed sort of to fly in India. He came to England
slavery.
to take a degree at Oxford and to read for the Bar-Manchester ¡Guardian.
Tenders are Invited for the A memorial service for Marshal maintenance of way and structures: Wu Pei-fu, who died in In 1940-41.
recently will be held in king on Jan. 31
The number of emigrants leav- ing the Colony for the Straits Set- tlements during "December, 1939, + was 2,221.
ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS
KID.G-Col, (Hon, Brig.-Gen.) The Lord Gowrie, V.C.. P.C.. G.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O', LL.D., ret. pay, is appted, Col. (Jan. 1), vice Sergeant Lawrence Goldman and Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles J. Briggs, Sergeant Thomas Alexander Pearce K.C.B., K.C.M.G., ret. pay, who has have been promoted Second Lieu- completed" the tenure of his appt. tenants in the Hongkong Volunteer
INFANTRY
R.U. RI-Lt. B. J. FitzG. Donlea, M.C, to be Capt. (July 1, 1939).
Defence Corps.
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Attempting to board a moving bus in Nathan Road, on Friday, Mrs. J. Farmer, of No. 41, Gram- plan Road. all and received. in- furies to her knees and chin,
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The names of Dr. Mark Akim Varoogaky-Exooga, MRBS, 1(Hongkong). Dư, Trang Kwang Second Lieutenant Brian Alfred Kau, MB., BS. (Hongkong) and ! Fargus, and Battalion, The Royal Dr. (Mrs.) Mary King (nee Ellison), QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL Scots The Royal Regiment) has MB, BS. (Univ. of St. Andrew's).
MILITARY NURSING SERVICE been appointed to be Honorary D.T.M, and H. (London) have been Sister Miss D: Fisher resigns her Alde-de-Camp to His Excellency added to the Register of Medical appt. (Dec. 14, 1939).
The Governor,
Practitioners.
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Every reasonable step should be taken to see that that formi of adoption was not permitted.
Commissions From The B.E.F.
Thirty-six N.C.Os and men of the BEF, says Renter's Special Correspondent, left for England as the first ba ch selected to be trained) for commissions. They included
The return of books "gistered Mr. Harold George Sheldon, K.O., under Section 6 of Ordinance No, has been appointed a Crown Coun-¡ three" London Territorials (all
2 of 1888 during the quarter ended sel in the Colonial Legal Service privates and 10 Guardsmen (all
December, 1939, is published in, with effect from January 12, 1940. N.C.O.31.
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the Government Gazette. Altoge. He has also been appointed an The second bach, consisting of
ther 30 books were published.
Cecil Robert Smirke and John Saunders Webster have been per mitted to quit the HK, Defence Re- serve, James Léalle Anderson and George Graham-Cümming have been assigned to Group.
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Omcial Justice of the Peace and 95 NC.0.3 and men, will leave to perform the duties of a Magis- France next week, and the third- trates Mr. Bheldon sat for the about 60 men--the week after. first time on the Bench at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning.
Other batches are expected to follow at intervals, since no limit has been imposed by the" War Office on the numbers of men to be sent home to obtain "commissions. and as from January 16 units will submit monthly returns of men marked out for promotion.
All those chosen by their com- 1.
ducers as likely to
the Key-Fasts Mr. Geor Stacy Kennedy
Skipton has been appointed, to act as District Officer in the Southern The Roll of Maternity Home District of the New Territories in Licensed for 1940 minder the Nurs- addition to his other duties. He ing and Maternity Home Regis has also been authorised to hold manding tration Ordinance, No. 48 of 1938, a Small Debts Court in the charge become good officers, but who are Ls published in the Government rooms of the police stations at without much military experience. Gazette. There are a total of 151 Tsuen Wan. Tai O (Lantao), Tung will report to their regimental matemity homes in the Colony. Chung (Lantan), Cheung Chau depots tha the United Kingdom, and Yung Shu Wan in Lammation for 10 days' leave, When their Island
leave has expired they remain at their respective depots. probably as instructors, until there is a vacancy for them in an Officer Training Cadet unit.
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The Hongkong Government is contemplating to establish a new cemetery in the New Territories. The following promotions in the and to cope with the difficulties Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corpe in transportation of coffins, it is have been approved: --Second Lieu learned, that the Kowloon-Canton | tenant Kenneth Myer Arthur Radway will run special trains for Barnett to be Lieutenant: Battery the purposes.
taking with them a recommenda-
Will
PROMOTION IN THE FIELD - Last month the names of 107 Quartermaster Bergeant George warrant officers, n.com and men Stainbunn Wilby to be second were sent to the War Office for The Roll of Midwives who have Lieutenant; Battery Quartermaster eonsideration for "immediate been duly certified under the Sergeant Henry Stephen Jones to, emergency commissions." All men Midwives Ordinance, 1910, Ordin- be Second Lieutenant and Bom of lony Rervice or exceptional ex- ance No. 22 of 1910, and who are bardier Sidney George Bart to be perience, they not had to graduate authorised to practise in the Second Lieutenant.
Colony during 1940 is published in the · Government Gazette. There are 765 midwives on the Roll
through an Officer Training Cadet unit in the United Kingdom. but
It is proclaimed in the Gov-mn- have remained with the B.E.F. and ment Gazette that the Crown' bęcome officers in France. Most of Rents (Apportionment) Ordiosace, them were Regulars. -
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