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THE VOLUNTEERS.
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
No. 306, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. Orders by Lieut-
Colonel L. G. Bird, D.8.0, 'Ad-
ministrative Commandant. Hongkong, Friday, 2nd December,
1927.
1. Annual Camp Full particulars regarding annual camp which take place between 1st December and 18th December have been issued to all ranks on 18th November, 1927 by type written circula
2. During the Camp Training Season 1st to 19th December, 1997 only correspondence of a most urgent nature is to be addressed to Orderly Room.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.
RUSSIAN RESOLUTION RIDICULED..
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1927.
21 YEARS AGO.
LETTER GOLF.
EXTRACTS FROM “TELEGRAPHI" FILES.
The following items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended December lat, 1900. The rate of the dollar on de- mand was 2/3 3/1Gd.
*
A correspondent suggested that Hongkong should follow the ex- ample of Shanghai and arrange an annual International Walking Match,.
London, Dec. 1. Litvinoff's "Scrnpitall-ism" at Geneva has ovoked a chorus of derision. The Liberal papera the are equally as scathing as Conservative in condemnation of a scheme which is alternatively de- farcical scribed as grotesque, "magnificent but not pence."
The Daily Telegraph declared that none but a simpleton will at all seriously,
Mr. G. P. Lammert sold Sections treat the plan while the Daily News, which is particularly down on "Moscow's A..B., C. and D., with the remain- Pence Jest" points out that to ask ing portion, at Kowloon Inland England to disarm completely and Lot No. 51. The lot had an area leave her trade routes (whorcon of 8.358 square feet and the very life of her thronged bought by Mr. Lay, Ching-ting for
$20,000.
3. Camp Telephone. The Corps Headquarters Telephone number in camp is No. 250 (Government phone)
4. Corps Orders-During Compeities depends) utterly defenceless, Training at Fanling, Corps Orders
is not exactly the same as to ask will be published on Thursdays, 8th and 15th December instead of Fridays, Russia, which is retically aclf-
supporting, to do so. 9th and 16th December, 1927.
5. Artillery Company. Parade at Corps Headquarters on Thursday, 8th December at 5.25 p.m. for Balters Drill.
"A" Group Signallers 5.20 p.m. "B" Group Sigrallers 5.25 p.m.
6. Engineer Company. Field Sections. The Sections will go to Camp from 8th December to 12th December. All ranks will parade ut Kowloon Railway Station on 8th December at 5.16 p.n.. in order to catch the 5.43 p.m. train.
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was
The death was announced, lä England, of Mr Thomas Arnold, for many years Secretary of the Canton and Macao Hongkong, Steamboat Co., Ltd.
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The plan is generally charar terised as an obvious attempt to put the other Great Powers in a false light. The Daily Herald alone reads in the proposals an
The French destroyer Fronde. invitation to the other Powers to
in which foundered off Kowloon far they are reveal how
the September typhoon, was re- Earnest.-Renter.
floated.
Advertising the Soviet.
The British press in commenting on M. Litvinott's proposals is un- impressed by their practicability and dubious about their intentions, The Manchester Guardian says: 7. Reserve Company:
"Complete disarmament is a techni Parade at Corps Headquarters at cal impossibility because every nn 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 7th Decem-tion has some means of fighting even if battleships and guns are her for M. G. Instruction. Dress:
scrapped." Mufti
8. Strength.
The following recruits are taken on the strength and posted as follows:
No. 1282 Gunner F. H. Blunsdon, Artillery Co. dated 24.11.27,
No. 1283 Pte. Lee" Yuk-him, Medical Section dated 28.11.27,
9. Promotions.
Artillery Company.
No. 10 B.Q.M.S. CV. Langley to be Battery Sergt-Major as from
29.11.23.
No. 616 Gunner J. Watson to be Bombardier, as from 29.11.27.
Armoured Car Company," Nu. 8897 Sergt. J. W. ilendarson to be Company Sergi-Major as from 29.11.27
No. 673 Pte. V. Goulborn to be Transport Sergeant, as from 29.11.27. No. 9 Platoon,
The Daily Mail speaks of Lit- and vipoll's mocking proposals
a great misfortune thinks them: for cause of disarmament.
The Daily Chronicle describes them as a bad joke,
The Morning Post says they are the a farelend advertisement for Soviet and the Daily News declares them a meaningless irrelevance.
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in
"The official opening of the rail- way from Swatow to Chaochowfu was announced.
Players representing the Hong- kong Rugby Club against the Garrison included Messers, A. 0. Lang, T. E. Pearce, J. C. Joughin
and L. J. Blackburn. -
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St. Andrew's Ball Was nounced the most successful in the history of the Society. Mr. T. F
Tough, was the Chieftain, and Mr. W. C. Jack was the convener of the Decorations Committee, which included Mr. D. Templeton
n member. Mr. R. Sutherland was one of the members of the
Dance and Music Committee. The dances, apart from the Scottish numbers, were waltzes, two-stepu and polkas.
It is the general view of the newspapers that if practical results are to be attained it will only be through the technical consideration of the problem in a scientific spirit, and with due regard to the interna-
and tional engagements ponsibilities of States. The idea participation was not expected, but that the abolition of all arms the American delegate Mr. Hugh necessarily means peace is dis-Wilson, stated that although his counted and it is maintained that the reduction of armaments, must neressarily be achieved by pro- Fressive and agreed.. stages.
No. 138 Pte. V.M, Xavier to be British Wireless. Corp., as from 20.11.27.
No. 10 Pintoen.
French Opinion...
TRY THIS ONE.
There are some supposed to be “DUMB," but they can get "WISE" by working this puzzle Infower than seven strokes.
DUMB
WISE
The Rules.
1-The iden of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given num- ber of strokes. Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW, HEW, HEN.
2--You can change only one. letter at a time.
3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbreviations don't, count.
4-The order of letters can- not be changed.
One solution is printed on another page of this issue.
THE PRAYER BOOK.
THREE DAYS TO BE DEVOTED TO DISCUSSION.
London, Dec. 1. Three days have been set aside Government must leave to European by the House of Lords within the States those matters which parti- next fortnight for the discussion of cularly concerned them in another the measure for the reform of the If the part of the world, the United States English prayer book. had signed with Great Britain, measure is rejected by the House France and Japan what really of Lords it will drop automa- amounted to' security pact tically. If carried it will be debated Most of the day's proceedings in the House of Commons on the Paris, Dec. 1.
were ocenpied with the presenta-15th. The political parties are divid Many newspapers in comment- tion of M, Litrinoff's sweeping pro-ed on the measure. The First Lord ing on the Soviet. Geneva.. pro- posals have expressed the opinionposals for the abolition of all land, of the Admiralty, Mr. W. C. Brid- in the House of Commons and the that. M. Litvinoff is joking. alea and air forces and the destruc-geman, will submit it for approval tion of all military supplies, which though Le Petit Parisien thinks subsequently underwent some cri- Home Secretary, Sir William Joyn- ad from the Medical Section to the he is serious and that the Rusticism from M. Paul Bancour of son Hicks, will probably propose Reserve Company, as from 28.11.27. sians, if refuged a hearing would
No. 409 Sergeant R.D. Read save walked out, denouncing the France and M. Bones of Czechoslo- its rejection.--British Wireless. transferred from the Armoured Carypocrisy of capitalist Govern-be further discussed on the second vakih. The Russian proposals may Company to the Corps Signals, as from .11.27.
No. 950 1/Cpl. J.A. Delgado "tó be Corpl, as from 29.1127
10. Transfers.
No. 235 SQ.M.S. D. Davies and Na, 924 L./Cpl. S.C. Ho are transterr-
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No. 227 Battery Sergi-Major C.H. Summers is transferred from the Artillery Company to the Roserve Company, as freni 29.11.27.
11. Leave
ments-Renter
American Opinion.
New York, Dec. 1.
It is too early yet to forecast
the reaction of the Soviet pro-
Official statistics, issued Ir con- reading of the Disarmament Connexion with the drought in Queens- vention-British Wireless,
land show that the sheep lost in.) 1026 are estimated at 5,335,207,
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Security Committee Sits. with an additional loss of 955,638 Geneva, Dec. 1.in, potential increase. The state- The meeting of the Security ment predicts that this year's No. 495 Corp. A.C.I. Bowker, No.posals in the United States, but.
the majority of papers are pessi-Committee has opened, Dr. Benes losses will be equally bad.
ously elected its President and mistic regarding conditions in Czecho-Slovakia Being unanim- Europe.
1 Platoon is granted leave of absence from the Corps from 1.12.27. to 30:11.
28.
No. 224 L/St, J.C., Fletcher, No. 7 Platoen rejoined from leave on 25.11.27.
No. 516 Bdr. J. Watson, Artillery Company rejoined from leave on 27.11.27.
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12. Reversin." No. 195 Bur. A.W. Roberts, M.M, and No. 610 L/Cpl. J. Harrop. Arúil- lery Company revert to the ranks at their own request, as from 30.11.27.
13. Struck Off The Strength. Having completed three years' service and claimed his discharge, as
from 25.11.27.
The New York World, contendsSr. Urrutia of Colombia Vice-Pre- that the network of defensive sident. M. Politis urged the com- treaties is rapidly dividing Europe initiee to examine the objections of armed against the adoption of the into great conditions States.-Reuter's American Ser-Geneva Protocol.
vice.
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Fear of War Justified.
America's Rosition.
The Russian delegation have is-1 London, Dee. 1. shed a long addendum to 11. Lit- A New Committee on Arbitration vino's speech declaring that
was useless to enter into the ques-i and Security was agreed to by the Preparatory Commission of thetion of responsibility for the late Conference at war which was due to competition Disarmament, Geneva yesterday. The Commit-among the great capitalist States tee will consist of all countries re-who were forced to maintain their Na, 539 Pie, ILG. Russell, M. f. [presented on the Commission, with colonial positions and markets for Company.
the exception of Russia, who will their increased output. It de On Medien Grounds, as from end an observer and of theclares that the results of the last 28.11.27.
United States, who is still con- Naval Disarmament Conference No. 1189 Bandsman E.F. Nuttall, sidering whether to send an obser- were fraught with danger owing Curps Band.
No. 118 Pte. H.R. Sequeira, No.ver. Since the Committee will deal to the strained relations between with the interpretation of certain the participants, therefore the clauses in the League Convenant, fear of the outbreak of a gigantle which America has not signed, her war is amply justified-Reuter.
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