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LATEST CORPS ORDERS.
Volunteer Defence Corps Orders issued by Major R. Melville Smith
state:
FRIDAY
CH
21 YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM TELEGRAPH FILES
The following itams an extract ed from the Telegraph files for the week ended March 18, 1905-
The rate of the dollar was 1a 10.8/8. on demand.
WS:
BUT WOMAN DOCTOR DEFENDS THEM
Man's "out-of-date" views about 1-ENGINEER COMPANY. (a) Miniaturo Range Corps
women were attacked by Mr. Her- bert Morrison, a member of the Headquarters is at the disposal of
LCC, during s debate on
Ironi the Engineer Company on Meu
married women teachers. day, 29th March at 5,80 p.m.. The annual report of the Hongcally enough, Mr. Morrison's
(b) Musketry Couree Part I will kong Hotel Co., Ltd., showed a pro- be fred at Stonecutters lange on at on working account of $89,324, Sunday, 28th March.
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from which it was proposed to pay Range Officer: 2nd-Liont: F. Wla dividend of ten per cent and Foster-Turner,
carry forward $3,553. Mr. W. Hut Launch will leave Murray. Pierton Potts was the Chairman of the at 9 am and call at Kowloon Vier Company at 9,10 am."
Dresa: Uniform optionalit
opposer was a woman doctor
Dr. Barrie Lambert.
The exclusion of married women teachera, said Mr. Morri son, was due to an entirely anti- quated outlook
A
It was perpetuating the idea that woman was a chattel who, Volunteer Orders state that Bom-when she married, must put up rifles, bayonets and poucher must bardier C H. Blason has resigned with the consequences and with- [be taken.
and Mespre. N. J. Stabb and M. draw from public activities, and Arms: Will be drawn from Head-Stewart joined.
confine herself to the up-bringing quarters on Friday, 26th March,
of children and the darning of between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, or 2
It is Intimated that provided her husband's socks. It was a and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 p.m., and on afty Volunteers signify their will-horrible iden. Saturday, 27th March betweeningness to join, a Volunteer Rifle a.m, and 1 p.m.
Club will be formed.
Z-ARTILLERY COMPANY AND
NO. S PLATOON.
Rural Building Lot 121, situate Musketry Course Part 1. will be on Barker Road, and comprising fired at Taikoo Rifle Range on 29,416 square feet, was sold by Sunday, 28th March at 9.30 a.m. auction, being purchased by Messrs. Range Officer: Capt. D. C. Logan, Tenison, Ram and Gibb, on behalf of Capt. J. T. Douglas, for $3,550.
M.C.
Dress: Uniform optional, but rifles, bayonets and pouches must be taken.
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All members living at koo may attend on this date.
3.-MOUNTED INFANTRY AND
ARMOURED CAR COS.
Parade at Corps Headquarters on Monday, 29th March, at 5.30 p.m. Vickers Gun Practice for the Machine Gun competition.
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Dr. Barrie Lambert naked what would be the condition of a married woman teaching a class after she had been walking about! all night with a crying baby.
"Even the most modern of babies cried,” she added.
A recommendation that married women. with certain exceptions, should not be employed in the schools and in other positions was
A NEW MELBA.
HOUSE.
The return to the Colony, after carried. his eleventh trip round the world, Tai-of Mr. Findlay Smith, is recorded. In this connection extended refor- ence is made to the new Peak Tramway. system which this gentleman intended establishing, 10,000 PEOPLE STORM OPERA it being stated that the route would be up Ice House Street, past Sir Paul Charter's residence and
New York, Feb. 18-A crowd of thence to a point near the old
thousand people, Len
mostly tram terminus. It is stated
women, besieged the Metropolitan that during his world trip Mr. Opera House last night and tried Findlay Smith had visisted every to break through the police lines: known mountain railway and that and storm the barriers in order the new system would be the latest to enter the theatre to hear the of its kind. (It should be noted debut of Miss Marion Talley, the The Miniature Range at Corps that this concession was later. nineteen-year-old girl from Headquarters is at the disposal of purchased by the Peak Tramway Kansas City, who sang the role, the Mounted Infantry and Armour-Company, and the project never of Gilda in "Rigoletto" on her! ed Car on Monday, 12th April. at put into effect).
first appearance in New York.
Drivers as detailed by Lre.- Corpl, Ramany,
Musketry Instruction Classes under Sergt. Watson and Shaw for those who have been specially in structed to attend.
15.30 p.m.
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· 4.—STRENGTH.
The arrival in the Colony of Mr. The following are taken on the J. L. MacPherson, to be Secretary strength and posted as under: « of the European branch of the No. 1035 Spr. S. C. Salter, EnY.M.C.A., was marked by a wel- gineer Co., 38 from 22nd come meeting in the Association's March, 1926,
rooms, at which an address was No. 1036 Pte. R, W. Barnett, read by the Hon. Mr. F. H. May,
Armoured Car Co., as from C.M.G. 23rd March, 1926.
5,--PROMOTIONS.
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Miss Talley was hailed as a new Melba. Several hundreds of her friends chartered a special train from Kansas City and drove round New York yesterday booming Miss Talley as the world's greatest operatic star.
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Newspapers printed many columns of advance notices which caused a species of hysteria among women opera lovers.
At the annual meeting of the China Sugar Refining Co.,Ltd., Miss Talley was accorded an H.E. the Governor has been presided over by the Hon. Mr. W. unprecedented ovation, and was pleased to make the following pro-J. Gresson, approval was given to recalled numerous times during motions in the Hongkong Volunteer La final dividend of $15, making the progress of the opera, cul- Defence Corps, with effect from $20 for the year,, with a carryminating in twenty curtain calls the 16th March, 1926:
forward of $42,812.
after the final act and breaking Lieut. Christopher Willson,
all previous records. O.B.E., V.D., to be Captain. It is notified that Mr. C. S. (nów The critics Bay Miss' Talley has Lieut. Wilfrid Brackenridge, Sir Charles) Addis has been ap- a beautiful voice and an admir-
M.C., to be Captain.
pointed to assist Mr. A. M. Town-able stage presence, but is not Lieut. Donald Clement Logan, send in the management of the fully trained, and that she re MIC, to be Captain. London branch of the Hongkong quires five years' further study
before reaching her prime,
6.--REVERSION.
No. 981 Corpl, J. Reidy, Mounted Infantry Co., is permitted to revert
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and Shaghai Bank.
Entertainmer
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY and TO-MORROW Presenting
MONNA
Continental
Production
With Special
Music
VANNA
Founded on
MAETERLINCK'S Famous play
SCENES: VENICE FLORENCE PISA 20,000 Performers
ORDINARY PRICES
THE STAR
TO-DAY and TO-MORROW
VICTOR MCLAGLEN
in
"THE HUNTED WOMAN"
WILLIAM FOX SPECIAL PRODUCTION.
THE
STAR
SUNDAY March 28th,
9 p.m., Sharp.
R. B. SALISBURY'S QUAINTS will give
A Farewell Performance
OF
"No, No, Nanette"
Booking Star and Moutrie's.
Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co.
CHINA SUGARS.
SHARE PRICES.
to the rank of Pte. at his own re-notify that the Yangtze Insur- quest, as from 5th March, 1926.
7.-TRANSFERS.
ance Association, Ltd., propose declaring a dividend of 25 per cent. and appropriating $50,000
The following are permitted to to reserve. transfer to the Reserve Co., 43] from 5th March, 1926:
No. 981 Pte. J. Reidy, M.1. Co. · No. 436 Pte. W. J. Hinton, M.I. ..Co."
Mr. Frank Browne, Government
A BIG DEFICIT.
The accounita of the Chl Analyst, gave a lecture at the Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., for the Union Church Literary Club on year ended 31st December, 1925, ["Radium."
have been closed, and show a debit balance of $1,503,955.86, which The Hongkong A. D. C. an-includes the sum of $32,155.28 The efficiency Cup for the Train-nounce the forthcoming produc- brought forward from the previ ing Season of 1926 has been wan tion of the comedy "One Summer's ous year.
8.-EFFICIENCY CUP.
by the Artillery Co.
9,--LEAVE.
No. 828 Pite, J. F. Kennedy, No.
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Day." Mr. Arthur Chapman s named as Business Manager.
7 Platoon, is granted 7 months. Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captain London. A vigorous campaign leave from 20th March, 1926, to Superintendent of Police, Intim 19th October, 1926.
to make Great Britain "dry" has ates in his annual report that he been started by the United King- dom Alliance, England's counter-
No. 729 Pte. N. R. Mahomed. No, has introduced. the finger-print 4 Platoon, is granted 2 month. system at Victoria Gaol, all pri- part of the Anti-Saloon League leave from 17th March, 1926, tosonera being subject thereto on will concentrate the first part of
16th May, 1926.
10-RESIGNATION.
admission.
Following American tactics, it
its drive on local option. "Prohibi- tion will come in time," said No. 186 Pte. DeKeith, No. 6
George B. Wilson, the Secretary, London, Feb. 6.-Under the "though, Platoon, is permitted to
of course, nobody caption Why not a Coolidge can any how scon. Public from the Corps, as from 19th doctrine?" the Spectator makes sentiment is growing every day March, 1926.
11.-STRUCK OFF.
resign
L. D. JOLL, Captain,
NOTICE
the novel suggestion that Presi- in favour of it. Indifference was dont Coolidge, by a message to our worst enemy before the war, The following is struck off the Congross, or otherwise, openly but now people are either active- atrength, as from 12th March should inform the world what is ly for or against liquor. Local 1926-No. 926 Pte. A. Melbye,ternal problem of "last resort." libition must follow as a result America's attitude towards the option must come first and pro Armoured Car Co.
The Spectator suggests that the of education, for it would bo United States should act as a foolish to suppress the liquor. Adjutant, H.K.V.D.Ca "buttress" outside the League traffic otherwise than by the will
of Nations and lay down that of the people." wherever there is a breaker of the peace who refuses to recognize. the sanctity of a treaty concluded between Powers, thore America 6th April must inform the Hon the other hand, the paper says, it sees an enemy to mankind. On Secretary, Rifle Meeting not later should be emphasized that than 81st March, and enclose $1,50, wherever America finds a charge for each tiffin:
follower of peace, there she re- Hongkong, 26th March, 1026. cognizes a friend and fellow
worker.
Rifle Meeting. Members wishing to have tuins provided for them on the 4th and
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day-
...Banks..
Hongkong, 81,055 m. Chartered, 21 n. Mercantile A and B., £30 Mercantile C., 4131 “b. P. and O., #91 n. East Asia, $795.
Marine Ins
Canton Ina,, $620 b.
China Underwriters, $1.75 ea. North China, Tis. 145 n. Unions, $283. Yangtze, $441 "b.
Fire Ins. "Uhina Fires, $165.
Hongkong Fire, $570
Shipping. Douglases, $28 sa. Steamboats, 24 b. Tags, $22-ni Indo-Chinas, $38 Shell Trans. 87/9 b. Star Ferries, 8614 sa Waterbeats, $15 b. Oriental Nav,, $250, n.
Refineries. China Sugars, 527 8. Malabone, $35 · sa.
Mini
Benguets, $1.80 b Kailang, 42/6 b. Langkate, Tia 29. b. S'hal Explorations, Tla Shanghai Loane, Tie Raubs, $5.00 b
TO-DAY
Dollaron demand 28/3.5/168.
Temperatu p.m.) Barometer 12 pim.) Humidity 12 pm)
6.26 p.m. 50 30.20
84)
Tronolia 63/, b
Ural Caspians, 8/
Docks, etc.
n.
Kowloon Wharves, -$128-s97 Whampoa Dooks, 562 Hongkaws, Tla. 1624 - b. New Engineeringe, Tls, 5 b. Shanghai Docks, Tls, 102 b.
Lands, Hotels, etc,
H, and S. Hotels, $9.75 H.K. Landa, 3621 b.. "Realtys, $5
Territorials, $57. 8. Humphreys, $147 b. Princes Bldgs, $100 sa. Rural Lands, 672 s
Cottons:
Ewos, Tis. 9.25 b.. Orientals, Tis. 3 n S'hai Cottons, Tls, 524
Miscellaneo nt.
Amusements, $11 b Ganton Toss, $71 n Cements, $154 88, hun China Buses, Tls. 101 b China Lights, $211-b China Prov, $7.50 n. Constructions, $248, Dairy Farms, 320 - 8. Der A Wing,$10n. Electrics, $59 ga Masao Electrics, 840 Developments, 25 cents, Ropes, $30 8 Tolophones, $3.50 5. Tramways, 2316 Lane Crawfords, $111.b Mackintosh 21) 2011 Poak Trams 316 Sincares, $11
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