NEW REGIMENTAL COLOURS
PRESENTED TO SOUTH WALES
BORDERERS
COLOURFUL CEREMONY
AT THE VALLEY
CONFIDENCE IN REGT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1933.
YOUNG LEPER /
ENDS LIFE
BODY FOUND IN HARBOUR
The corpse of a young Chinese, aged about 21, was recovered from the harbour near the Ping On Wharf shortly after 10.30 last night, and the case, which appear ed at first to be murder, has now proved to be suicide,
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MAN ACQUITTED AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS
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Sul Yau-cheung pleaded "Not Guilty" at the Criminal Sessiona yesterday, beföre Mr. Justice CONCERT FROM THE STUDIO Wood, acting. Chief Justice, when two he appeared in answer to charges of being in possession of implements of forgery for the pur pose of making spurious Siamese banknotes.
J. A. Shaw (foreman), W. R. Wil- The jury comprised Messrs. kinson, E. A. Dos Remedios, N."
From ZB, W., on wave length of 365 metres (84.5 k/c.),
4.30.7 pm. Chinese recorded pro- graïne.
7-10.30 p.m. European programme. 7-7.18 pm Dance Tunes.
A tragic story is told about the life of this man, who in his younger days was stricken by leprosy and cast off by his family Macarthur, R. Morrison, S. Edgar Waltz-Waltzing in a Dream.
and I. L. Goldenberg. in consequence. Since then," he | ****** The Defence, had been landing an aimless
Fox Trot-In the Dim Dim Dawning. Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, 6443.
7.18 pm.
Selected London and New York Stock Quotations, etc.
Closing Local Stock Quotations,
Waltz-A Boy and a Girl Werg
Dancing, Leaden skies and the sudden cold snap did not detract existence, subsisting mostly on the for the Crown, accused went into After evidence had been called
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadiana. 6441. from one of the most inspiring and picturesque military charity of his friends, by whom he the box and in a lengthy statement Fox Trot-Swing Low.
Fox Trot-Ducky Wucky. pageants ever witnessed in Hongkong, when, at Happy was familiarly known as Teang, said he met a man Chan,, repre
Duko Ellington and His Fantous sentative of a Jajianese firm of milk
Orchestra. 6432. Valley this morning, the ceremony took place of the the Leper Boy.
During fits of depression, he was dealers, who told him that on ne-Waltz-A Little Street Where Old presentation of Colours to the 1st Battalion of the known to have expressed his deter count of the Japanese boycott he Friends Meet South Wales Borderers by His Excellency the Governor.mination to commit suicide, and was unable to sell his goods. He, this determination appears to have the accused, suggested that they The ceremony is unique in the from this Colony takes place, the been carried out laat night when alter the brand and so de cive the History of Hongkong, for, with the loss to local sport will be great. his body was found floating a few Chinese. For the purpose of that exception of the occasion upon which the Colours of the Volunteer
feet from the Wuchow steainers work Chan, who was tenant at 16, wharf on the Central waterfront. Clarence Terrace, sub-let the rear
7.30-8 pan. Instrumental.” Forces were consecrated, Hong-
In giving up the old. Colours the A sampan man, sheering off from cubicle to him. He was given some Violin Solo-Menuet (Bach- kong has never before had the Regiment loses
Winternitz). one quality at the wharf, unwittingly prodded the Siamese notes by a friend named opportunity of event of such historical signifi-been one of the laat. Colours still cidental discovery.
altached to them, for they must have body with his par and made an ac-So Ng and at about the same time Violin Solo Gavotte (Beethoven).
he met a friend named Li, who
Fritz Kreisler. 1150. carried by a regiment which have
A long pin, of the kind' used for agreed to share the cubicle with Piano Solo-Polish Dance sewing up gunny bags, was found
Plano Solo-Humoreske (Dvorak) him. I brought with him, a letter --(Scharwenka). embedded in the man's stomach, into which it had been driven with
Violin Solo-Estrellita (Ponca considerable force to n depth of
Violin Solo-Valse Bluetto
Heifetz). four inches. The police on being notified had the remains removed
(Drigo-Auer). to the Mortuary,
cance.
witnessing
THE CEREMONIAL.
been actually carried in action, the practice of carrying Colours on ac tive service having been discon tinued about 1887.
press, a glass plate and three card- board boxes. He mentioned his intention of altering the trade mark. He had spent all the Siamese notes but one, and it occurred to him that he might copy one side of that note or rather part of it and use that as the brand mark.
Sharply at 10.30 this morning, the Troup, marching at slow and quick tempo, drew into line and
"In presenting the new Colours to the Escort for the Colours, preced- the Regiments to-day I venture to ed by the Band and Drums, formed express my absolute confidence to the left and marched to receive that the Regiment will under them the old Colours, After the Royal maintain the high reputation which Salute, the Old Colours were it gained and maintained under the marched along the line of the four Colours Guarda, the Escort passing be- tween the ranks. As the Old Coloura were deposited to the rear of the ranks the Battalion formed three sides of a square, and the the ceremony of Saluting the New India. The question was not who he wanted only a small portion of Colours followed. The Colours re-ther changes were necessary, but joined the lines at slow time, and what those changes should be. the Battalion formed into column for the March Past. Advancing
New Colours were brought for- ward and placed on piled drums. The impressive Consecration Service, conducted by the Senior Chaplain of the Forces, Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan, then took place, and was followed by His Excellency
the Governor's address.
GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.
"
COLOURS SALUTED...
the Battalion reformed line, and Immediately after the address
and dignified, ended.
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FEDERAL INDIA CONTROVERSY
(Continued from Page 1.)
GOVERNMENT AIM. The Government proposed to
They
Li stated he would try and copy the back of the note and took it away with him. He returned later with a plate copy of the whole note but accused pointed out that such an instrument was illegal and said it copied. The following day Li brought back another plate of the centre of the back of the Siamese note. Li left Hongkong on Janu- in Review Order the Battalion re- concentrate upon essentials and ary 28 for the country. In one of ceived the Royal Salute, and the to define responsibility.
the card board boxes he left one of Ceremony, impressive, yet simple agreed it was quite essential that etc. Li handed the box over to the the glass plates, and copper plates, [cxecutive Government in India, both in the centre and the provin he was away. The other plate was principal tenant for keeping while The New Colours were handed ces, should be strong, and the put in the drawer of the table by to. His Excellency the Governor White Paper contained a compre-L. He knew nothing of how one His Excellency the Governor by Major R. G. Lockner M.C. and hensive scheme to that effect. They of the plates got into his suitcase. said:-Colonel Raikes, Officers, Capt. P. Gottwaltz, MC., the Offi-had tried to give the fullest post was left there without his know- Non-Commissioned Officers and cers for the Colours being Lts. Asible scope to Indian aspirations, ledge. Men of the South Wales Borderers, J. Stocker and J. 0.. Crewc-Read, and if they had introduced safe- -1 regard It not only a great
After a brief retirement the pleasure, but also a great pri-
OFFICERS OF GUARD... guards it was because they be-jury returned a verdict of not vilege, to present to you to-day the
lleved they were necessary if guilty on both counts, and prisoner The Officers by Guards were as stable Government was to con-was discharged. new Colours. In the first place 1
follows:
tinue. congratulate the Battalion on the
Escort to the Colours:-Captain smart and efficient way in which
FUNDAMENTAL CONDITION. the parade is being carried out. G. C. Cooper, Lieutenant H. 31.
Regarding the Indian States, Sir to-day. I know that a great deal Davies, Lieutenant R. F. F. Gil-Samuel Hoare said the Princes did of time and work has been ex-lespie.
not enter into the Federal scheme pended on preparing for this
No. 2 Guard. Captain P. L except in so far they agreed to parade, and the result is an entire Villar, M.C., Lieutenant A. G. modify their treaties upon their Martih, Lieutenant T, H: S. Gallet-entry into the Federation. They ly..
would be free to enter or not, as The day is an muspicious one, No. 3 Guard: Captain A. R. they wished. The effective accea for it is the Regiment's birthday. Smeathers, Lieutenant R. S. Cress- sion of a sufficient number of On March 28th, 1689, King William well, Lieutenant H. W. Tyler, States was a fundamental condition Ill commissioned Sir Edward
No. 4 Guard:-Captain N, R. G. of the whole of the proposals,
success.
Dering to raise the Regiment. In Tucker, Lieutenant J. L. Jordan, One of the great advantages of its early history, from 1702 to Lieutenant A. C. Hamilton, R.S.M. the Federal scheme was the on 1704, the famous General, the
... F. Theobald, Bandmaster portunity it would give to the Duke of Marlborough, was Colonel J. L. Gecks, A.R.C.M., Drum Major great provinces of developing on of the Regiment. The Regiment E. Thomas.
their own lines. Centralisation now has the honour of having Hia In Attendance: Captain W. L. had been pushed too far, at any Royal Highness The Prince of Hughes, M.C., Lieutenant J. C. rate in recent years. He believed Wales as its Colonel-in-Chief.
Richardson, Lieutenant W. K the proposal for decentralisation Miller. (Quarter master), Lieuten- might well be one that would give ant A. G. D. Home, 2/Lieutenant a great body of new life to Indian The Regiment has a very dis- D. P. Tater.
development.
SAFEGUARDS DEFENDED. tinguished record, part of the his-
FINE RECORD.
COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE DIVIDEND AND BONUS
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Hana Barth. 20204,
Jascha Heifetz. 1332. Plano Solo-Invitation to the Waltz
(Weber).
Alfred Cortot 1201. Violin Solo Aldaa "Oc (Farewell to
Thee). (Liliuokalani-Kriesler). Violin Solo-From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water (Cadman-Kreisler).. Fritz Kreisler. 1115.
8 p., Local Time and Weather Report.
8.3-8.45 p.m. Orchestral High Water (Brennan-McCurdy). Midnight Reflections (Mulneck
Signorelli). Paul Whiteman and His Orch: 35902 Espana Rapsodie (Chabrier).
Detroit Symphony Orchestra. 1357. Orpheus Ballet Dance of the Spirits Minuet from Serenade (Brahms).
(Gluck-Motti).
Holiday in Seville (Albeniz). Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
6834..
Leopold Stolowaki and the Phila- Prince Igor-Polovetzki Danca
delphia Orchestra. 7168.
(Borodin),
In the Village (Ippolitow-Iwanow).
Philadelphia Symphony Orch. 6614. Programmes are Victor and are All records in the above European kindly supplied by Messrs. Tanng Fook Piano Co.
$45.9 pam
in C Minor (Grieg). Marjorie Hayward and Una Bourne (This Suite is from Z.B.W.'s Library.)
9-9.45 p.m. From the Stadie,
A Pianoforte and Song Recital by Mr. Harry Ore (Pianist) and Mr. Li Cher Chi (Teaor) accompanied by Mr. Maklezoff. Piano Solos.
Programme.
(n) Bourse (Bach). (b) Intermezzo in E Flat
The report of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., to be presented at the anntial meeting on April 10, states:
The General Managers and Con- sulting Committee, have pleasure in counts of the company, made submitting a statement of the ac-Songs. Dec. 31st. 1932, in sterling and Hong- up to hong currency.
1931 Account-This account shows a surplus of $683,830.60, and it is recommended that this sum be appro- priated as follows:
Το
To pay a a Dividend of
$50 per share
pay an "Exchange" Bonus of $5 per share To add to Reinsurance
Fund
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$ 400,000.00
40,000.00
143,830.60
$ 583,830.66
understood that the continuance or
tory of which in a brief form has Old Colours of the Battalion, guards which had been attached It is worthy of note that the Sir Samuel defended the safe- been printed in to-day's program- me. One cannot but be moved which will be sent to England to from both sides as key questions by the epic but tragic story of the be laid up in the Regimental Cha-of the Government proposals. Note.--The General Managers and two officers who last their lives pel in the Cathedral at Brecon, They were safeguards, if need be, Consulting Committee wish it to be in order to save the Regimental are the oldest át present carried that could be carried into full otherwise of the above Bonus, in the was in the British Army. They are effect. The importance of maintain-whole or in part, pill depend entirely Colours. Queen Victoria deeply impressed with this story also the most historical and were jing the credit of India, which was
on Exchange. and specially asked that the the laut Colours to be carried in in essential condition to success Coleurs should be brought to her. battle by any unit of the British of the Federaiton, had been kept In recognition of that effort and Army.
fully in mind.-British Wireless.
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WREATH ON VIEW,
of the defence of Rorke's Drift, Her Majesty placed a wreath of immortelles on the staff of the The Old Colours were present Queen's Colour and ordered that led to the Battalion on July 21, a silver wreath should be carried | 1866, almost seventy years ago. A thereafter.. A wreath of im wreath of immortelles, which was mortelles now forms the basis ofan view in the Jockey Club en- the regimental crest to-day.
COTTON & WHEAT
LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS
Colton
closure this morning, was placed Messre, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz The Regiment has a high record on the Colours by Her Majesty have received the following quota- for valour, having gained in allQueen Victoria, in 1879, shortly tions on the New York cotton and twenty-two Victoria Crosses, six after they were saved following wheat exchange for yesterday: of which were gained in the Great the disaster at Isandhiwana, when War. In that war the Regiment 21 Officers and 476 N.C.O.'s, and played a notable part; 311 officers
May and 5,460 other ranks were killed Cers of the Regiment, Lieut. Cog- or died of wounds.
YPRES FEAT. Perhaps, the most notable feat performed by the Regiment in that
Ranks Jost their lives. Two Off-
July
hill and Lt. Melvill lost their lives October in the attempt to save the Colours, December and for their gallant heroism they January were posthumously awarded the March
Spot V. C.
The history of the Battalion is, war was on the 31st October, 1914, an unbroken record of heroism May the most critical day of the first and British gallantry, right down July battle of Ypres, when the Germans to Gallipoli in 1916 and Mesopota- September made their great effort to break mia in 1916-1918. through to the Channel ports
The
Regiment held Gheluvelt
October
Opening Closing Range
6.52-0.52 4.26-6.38 4.70-6.69 6.55-6.58 0.83-4,83 6.08-6.68 0.89-6.80 6.76-6.76 7.05-7.06 6.86-4.80
66.19-6.20
6.25
Wheat
Chicago Winnipeg
5236
49%
523%
$2
50%
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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
Chateau and the ground just north
of the Ypres road, though the Ger-
mans had 'broken through. It was
the defence of this place against OUR PATIENCE overwhelming odds that enabled the MORE THAN OOR FORCE.-Burke. Worcester Regiment to make their famous counter-attack, and de- finitely stopped the German ad-
WILL
ACHIEVE
vance.
1932 Account The balance at credit of this Account is $496,168.54.
Consulting Committee. Sir Robert Hồ Tung
ing, Messrs, C. Bernard Brown, A. H. Com
Compton, Inde Dunbar, Felix A. Joseph, T. E. Pearce and A. H. White retire but, being eligible, offer them-
selves for re-election.
Auditors. The accounts have been audited by Messre. Lowe, Bingham and Mathews and Perey. Smith, Seth and Fleming who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
CLAIM' FOR: WAGES.
ALLEGED - WRONGFUL DISMISSAL
of
(Brains).
(a) Song And A Dream
(Cadman), (b) Tired Handa (Sanderson). (e) Song of Songs (Moya). Pianofore Solos.
(a) Bagatelle in E Flat (Ore). (b) Gavotte (Glazunoff), Songs
.
(a) Primavera (Springtime)
(Tirindelli).
(b) O! Ten Grunds Yeux Noires (Old Gypsy Song). (c) Serenade (Drigo). 9.45-10.10 p.m.
The Soldier's Tale (Igor Strawinsky) directed by the Composer. LX197/9. (This Suite is from Mesers. The Anderson Music Co)..
Wiener Blut (Strauss).
10.10-10.30 p.m Concert Waltzes. Voices
of Spring (StrauES). Boston Symphony Orchestra. 6903. Estudiantina (Waldtoufol). The Skaters (Waldteufel).
International Concert Orch. 36798. These records are from › Messrs. Tsang Fook Plano Co.
10.30 p.m. Rugby_Press News, 10.33 p.m. Close Down.
KZRM PROGRAMME.
To-day's Broadcast from Manila; 5 pm-Studio Music. 0.10. p.m.-Spanish Informational Period,
0.30 p.m-English Informational Period.
7pm-Dinner Music-Bay View Hotel Orchestra,
7.30 p.m.---Lyric Music. House Pro- gramme-Johnny Harris-piano re-
quests.
7.45 p.m.--Ford Service Programme him-Boswell Sisters,
(A claim for $039.51 in respect wages and commission due to from the Radio Service Lad, Glouces. ter Arcade, for
rendered as services manager, was made by Emile Landau, of 9
Building, Loc Lok
Road, 9, Wing Kowloon, at the Supreme Court yes- terday afternoon before Justice
Mr. Puisae acting
Judge. C. E. Rendall (Measre. Russ G, B, and Co.) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. R. A Waderon
Messrs. Deacons) for the defendant.
Mr. Rendall said the claim was for $200 wages due for the month
of months salary in
Pecorary, ihre
8 p.m.-Botica Bole Master Music Programme-Regina Feldman.
8.15
5 p.m.President Taft Orchestra. 8.45 p.m.-Stock Quotations. 8.50 p.m. Chamber Music Pro- gramme.
p.m.-Graduation Concert Recital Rosario
Lobregat-plano, and, Orchestra conducted by A. Lipay from Manila Grand Opera House,
10.30 p.m.-Close down.
W
of notice, (8000), in view of the Thirteen cases of small-pox, five wrongfal termination of plaint the President Hoover, appeared before Captain F. E. Anderson, master of from Victoria and eight from Kow- loon, and two cases each of diphtheria. I employment by the defendants, and Comdr. Newill, at the Marino Court commission totalling $130.51. He typhoid and imeningitis, were report stated that the sum of $290.61 had this morning, to enswer e Hunnicas ed to the health authorities during been paid into Court by defendants of having used the steam whistle of the week-end. A Chinese pedestrian was held up
as representing the amount in which his vessel for a purpose other than by two men at a dark spot of Fat
they admitted liability. That sum navigation about 0.15 p.m. on March The Regiment has shown great Hing Street shortly after 11 o'clock In view of the great demand for was made up as follows: $620.51 21. The Captain pleaded not guilty, prowess not only in war, but also last night and took from him $60 in space, the Committee of the British salary and commission less $200 cash saying he did not know that in peace, for it has shown great bank notes. The two men ran in the Empire Fair has fixed April 15 as advanced by defendants to the plain-gulations. Sergeant May Lestified to having heard the whistle nounded three keenness and skill in most forms course of the alarm raised a suspect tions can be accepted. Intending ex
direction of Nam Pak Hong and in the the last date on which local applicatif.
After evidence had been called for times, and also noticed that the pre- of sport. There is no doubt that was arrested and taken to the Police hibitors of poultry are asked to get the plaintiff, the case, was adjourned peller was not going artern, A ne when the departure of the Regiment Station.
in touch with the Committee at once." until April 7.
of $10 was imposed.
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