CURRENT MOTOR NOTES
BY "ROADSTER"
COMMERCIAL SECTION.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
THE VOLUNTEERS
CORPS ORDERS FOR THE
COMING WEEK
Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Orders by Lieut-Colonel H. B. Dowbiggin, O.B.Z, Commandant,
Friday, Feb. 8.
1-General.
FEBRUARY 9, 1935.
ROTARY DELEGATES
HONGKONG UNABLE TO
WELCOME THEM
The Hongkong Rotary Club had arranged a special "Ladies Day" timn for Thursday, February 14, at the Hongkong Hotel, when it was expected that a party of Haiwean 250 and 800, including delagates to the Fifth Pacific Rotary Conference at Manila, Jocal Rotarians and guests, would Licu-be entertained.
A perusal of the Chairman's that 1935 will make a bettor and Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. speech at the annual general more appreciative showing. meating, indicatos, to what a great in- extent local motorists are debted to the Hongkong Auto- mobile Association; and yet it is revealed that out of nearly three thousand private car owners, only 728 paid their subscriptions last yearl
CAR PARKING
con.
Appointment.His Excellency the In connection with the valuable Governor has been pleased to approve work performed by the Associa of the grant of a Commission to Mr. tion, it is interesting to learn that Leonard Churies Tauan s it is intended to create com tenant for service with the Construc-
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HE. the Governor and Lady mercial section, under which tion Section of the Raliway Operat Peel had promised to be present, owners of commercial vehicles willing. Detachment Eadre of the Hong-and Sir William Peel way to be enabled to join and recelye kong Volunteer Defence Corps with welcome the delegates on behalf equally valuable benefits as those effect from 17th January, 1936 enjoyed by the ordinary-motorisi. The suggestion has already beon
SMALL TAXIŞ
2-Parade.
14th February,
Bandoller must be taken.
Thursday, 14th February, D. L.. Training at Belcher's Fort Parado at 6 pm. Dress:-Overalia.
8.A.
the
RADIO BROADCAST
Dance Progrumine From Hongkong Hotel
RECORDED
MUSIC
From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocyclon) :
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programmo,
7 p.m.-12 midnight. European Pro. granimo.
7-7,32 p.m. Concert. 'Cello Solon-Menuet (Paderewski). Spanish Dance (Aragoness)
(Cansado).
Gaspar Cando. Songs-The Doll's Song ("Tales of
Hofmann") (Offenbach). SongsWine, Women and Song
(Strauss).
Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Songs Glorlour Doven (Gorman). Songs-Father O'Flynn (Stanford).
Robert Radford (Bass). Finnoforte Solus-Impromptu in A
Flat (Chopin), Fianoforte SolorFlirtations in a
Chinese Garden (Chaains). Fignoforte Solos-Rush Hour a
Hongkong (Chanins).
Benno Melsolvitch. 7.32-8 p.m. Band Music. Swan Lake-Ballet (Tchaikovsky). Old Folks at Home and in Foreign Marching with Sousa. Lands (Roberts).
Parade of the Elephants--Charac-
Lerialic (Chenatle).
The Conference Members of Rotary Clulas from the Pacific coast of North and
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Il Corps Slenals-There will be South America. Honolulu, Japan, Report. in parade nu Corps Headquarters at China, Hongkong, Malaya, Burma, 8.03-8.43 p.m. Variety.
630 p.m. on Tuesday, 12th February, India, Australia and New Zealand, Vocal Duets-We Just couldn't say 1936.
Goodbye. will assemble at Manila from Voral Ducts -Say It isn't se Signal I. Corps Machine Gun Battalion: February 18 to 20 on the ucca-
Section-Wednesday, 13th February Instruction in Flag and ion of the Fifth Pacific Rotary Vocni-Minstrel Show of 1920. Buzzer. Station work.
Conference which is this year being held in the Philippine Orcheatin-She's Everybody's
have Islands. Previous Conferences Sweetheart
Layton and Johnatone.
Victor Minstrels.
Some motorists are apparently
of the Colony. no different from any other see
re- Unfortunately, news was tion of the community-merely content to take most things for
i. Corps 1st Battery-The Battery ceived yesterday that the granted, and forgetting to realise Approved by the Committee, and it will parade at Heicher's Fort at President Coolidge, on which the that they enjoy many advantages is expected that a suitable achemenm. on Thursday,
delegates are travelling, has been which are created in their own will be in operation before very 1935.
delayed by bad weather in the Interest by such a public-spirited long.
Dress-Overalls, Blue Caps, Plat. Pacific. This will interfere with FOC DANGER
the form shooN.
various entertainments body as the H.K.A.A.
All men who did not shoot at arranged for the delegates by the The recent foggy spell has Stonecutters on Sunday 3rd February Shanghai Rotary Club, and will again served to emphasise the must attend at Stonecutters Range cancel the Hongkong programme One of the most important as dangers encountered when driv-on Sunday, 10th February, 1935.
Ride, Sling. Helt, Bayonet, and altogether, for the ship will not pects of Major Manner's speech ing on the upper portion of the
arrive here until late in was that dealing with the question road to The Penk under such con.
Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 0.00 evening of Thursday, February of car parking. It was in July, ditions. It is observed, however,
A., and calls at Kowloon at 9.10 14, and will mail for Manila at 8 1933, that, following almost daily that the side channels have latelynm.
(.m. on Friday, February 15. complaints of polty-thieving from been whitened, thus providing Rifles should be drawn from Hend-However, contact wit be parked cars, and other annoyances, useful guiding marks. Quite
quarters before noon on Saturday.
established, for a Hongkong dele. the Inspector General of Police number of cars are equipped with Camp will be at Pak Sha Wan on xation will join the ship and decided to place the control of all anti-fog lampa fitted with amber week-ends March 1st-ird and 16th-
proceed to the Conference. The car parks in the hands the coloured glass, and these do un-17th.
of ARROciation, and motorists goner-questionably serve a useful pur February, Miniature Range.
11. Corps Engineers-Monday, 11th party will be led by the President of the Rotary Club, Mr. M. K. L. ally, will agree that a much better pone. Quite a good make-shift state of affairs exists as a result. can be provided by placing
There is one particular polat in plece of orange coloured paper on connection with this, that very few the inside of the lens of head- motorlats appear to appreciate, lamps. and which is the strongest possible argument in favour of every owner in the Colony becoming asenter taxis in Kowloon (not to re- So popular are the small two- member. Prior to placing the control of car parks with the fer in their moderate fares) that H.K.A.A., It was acriously
It is surprising that they have not sidered making a charge of ten aide of the Colony. These vehicles been introduced on the Island dollara per month to all motorists are extremely useful in the case who made use of these parks, of one passenger, and they must with a proportionate rate for daily
surely Jessen parking. Motorists have to thank
the demand for which do create an the Association that this system rickshas was not adopted, for, as it is now motorists.
additional traffic menace 10 Launch will leave Queen's Plur at WI be given by the Governor the use of parking space is free bijou cara
Incidentally, these 9.00 am, and Kowloon Pler at 9,10 General of the Philippine Islands, to all, whether members of the most useful purpose in The Peak would surely fla
the President of the Philippine Association or not, and further, district.
Parade on Tuesday, 12th February Senate, the Mayor of the City of an efficiently organised car clean-¡
at 6.30 pan. at Volunteer Headquar-Manila, and the President of the ters for Machino Gun Course. ing service is available at the
Rotary Clubà The Dowbiggin Trophy Point to
of Manila. Mr. moderate charge of $5 per month; to non-members and $4 to mem- The short-cut to The Penk has
Commissioner for China, Hong- bers.
proved of immense value in time- v. 'No. 3 (Anzac) Company- kong and the Philippine Islands A REMINDER
on behalf of the saving, and the noticeable. increase Parade at leadquarters at 5.10 p.m.will reply in traffic using Garden Roudharp en 11.2.35, Lecture on Defence visitors.
International Goodwill greatly work is vl. Corps Infantry (Portuguese Mr. and Mrs. Harris will continue After the conference at Manila, a reflection upon every owner who winding nature of the new route parade at Headquarters on Tuesday, President and Mrs. Hill will go The Company)-The Company willon to Australia and New Zealand. remains outside membership of Palis for the utmost caution, 12th February at 6.30 p.m. sharp. the Association that last year's especially when making the des Categories "A" and ""Lewis (2# to the Netherlands Indles, working showed a Соян of $3,- Cint, and all drivers should reuniting at Kennely Road Range dia, and on through Europe, and 373.001 It is quite safe to assert member to drop down to "second"Range Ofeer Lt. F. P. Soqueira. the British Isles, that every motorist benefits by the at the top of the decline. If it is
Men detalled by C. S. M. w all in In more than a score of coun- work done by the II.K.A.A.. and found that this is
and proceed to Kennedy Road. Larry tries on the borders of tha ton severe even if so much has been taken a check, it is a simple matter to "goharp.
leaves Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Pacific there are Rotary clubs. a matter of course, it is to be up into third" and from the point
Representatives of the clubs in hoped that this reminder will stir of view of "Safety First this
of these many
countries will every non-member to his or her should be one of the golden rules
Kather in Manila to discuss sense of responsibility in ensuring applied in this particular locality
frankly and informally the many |TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME problems arising from their inter- national relations.
MAGAZINE GAP ROAD
how
Motorista must remember that clearly illustrates such an organisation cannot be appreciated this new. conducted for nothing, and It is
amongst Ponk
motorists.
· TOBACCO DUTY
TO BE LEVIED ON LOCAL PRODUCT
tobacco, whether manufactured or not,
Section 7 (1) of the principal Ordinance permitted the Legista-| ture, by resolution, to impose new duties only on tobacco thereafter imported into the Colony "T The Gazette contains the draft already in the Colony at the time of an Ordinance to amend the fof coming into operation of such Tobacco Ordinance, 1981.
resolution, Section 2 of the
M.
All rank
Friday, 15th February—A lecture Unit by Lleut. C. de S. Robertsen, on Gas Defence will be given to the
attend.
are requested to
Troop. All ranks must fire Ro Part III at Stonecutters on Sunday, 10th February, 1936.
a.m.
moon.
been held in Honolulu Orchestra-Whistling under the twice). Tokyo, and Sydney:
The Conference will open on
Orchestra A Night at the Hungaria
(arr. Colombo). the morning of Monday, February 18, when addresses of welcome
Medley.
Piano Solos--Music in the Air-
Raie da Costa
Orchestra-Bitter Sweet Waltz. Orchestra-Sleepy Valley.
Point and Troop Dinner will be held Eraest F. Harris, who is Honorary Miserere ("Il Trovatore") (Verdi).
on Saturday, 13th April, 1935.
ngainst Gas--Part 1 by Lieut. C. de 8. Robertson, MM.
N.C.O's and Remainder :-Lesson- Elementary Handling. Location Headquarters, Sergeant Britto.
Instructor-2/Lieut. Botelho and
Kit required-2 D. P. Guns, Spare Parts Hag, Ground Sheets, Magazines. Categories "C" and "D"-Busketry.
-Men for Musketry Instruction wii TENDERS ACCEPTED Parade with Rifles, Bayonets, Belts, Frogs, Braces and Pouches.
Sanp Practices.
Lesson-Grouping, Application and
Location-Miniature Range, Instructor-Licut, H. J. Silyn and Sergt. C. F. Osmund.
Kit required-22 Rifles and am munitions, representative Targets,
Orderly Oficer from February, 12th
V. dos Remedios.
LATEST GOVERNMENT
LIST
The purpose of this amending amending Ordinance removes that to February, 19th 1936-Lieut. J. V. etc.--Messrs. Hop Keo.
Ordinance is to enable duties ta
restriction.
be imposed on tobacco which has Section of the amending Or- been grown in the Colony.
dinance adds a new section, 11A. "Tobacco" is defined by section to the principal Ordinance provid 2 (m) of the principal Ordinance ing for the time of payment of (No. 39 of 1941) as including all any daty which may be imposed tobacco other than growing lon tobacco grown in the Colony.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
IN ALL UNBELIEF THERE ARE THESE The Japanese gunboat. Saga arrived! TWO THINGS: A GOOD OPINION OF in port 10-day from Canton. ONE'S SELF AND A BAD OPINION OF GOD.-H. Bonar.
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His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Leo D'Alamda Castro, Jr., to be a Member of the Board of Education for a further period of two years,
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The names of the Canton Traders, Ltd., the Hop Yick Co., Lt, and Lyon and Co., Ltd., have been struck off the register,
3.-Leave.
No. 460, Bdr. H. T. Buxton, Corps Battery, granted two months leave as from 1.2.35 to 31.3.35.
No. 2242, Pte. C. M. Santos, No. 10 Platoon, Corps Infantry, granted three months leave as from "17.1.85 La 16.4.30,
(S.) P. S. M. WILKINSON, Capt. Adjutant, H. K. V. D. Corps.
AFFILIATED UNITS
Nursing Detachment,
H.K.V.D.C.
The following tenders have been accepted by the Government;
Supply of Prisoners' Provisions, Site Formation of the New Wan. chai Market. Messra, Hop Shing & Co.
Mount Parker Catchwater- Second Section. Mesara. Lurn Construction Co.
Supply of Uniform to Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force.--Messre, Wm. Powell, Ltd. and Messrs. Hong Sing.
8.43-9 p.m. Old and New (A Pot- (arr. pourt of Popular Melodica) Herman Finck).
9.9.17 p.m. Vocal Gems,
Mavis Bennett and John Turner. Il Trovatore (Verdi), Monsieur Brauenire (Mesanger).
9.17-9.30 p.m. Light Violin Sotos. The Dance of the Goblins (Bazzini).
Clochette (Paganini).
Alfredo Rode.
171 go and Enlist for a Sallor
(arr. Sharp).
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Elste Avril 9.30 p.m. Prons Bulletins. and Commodity Quotations.
9.35 p.m.-12 midnight. Danes Or. chestra from the Hongkong Hotel.
10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
12 midnight. Close Down
Relay from St. John's Cathedral
TWO STUDIO ITEMS
11-12.15 p.m. Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.15-2.30 p.m. European Recorded Music,
1 p.m. Time and Weather Report,
A Concert. Pianoforte Solo-Hungarian Rhapsody, No, G (Liszt).
Mischa Levitzkl. Sung-Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4
(Strauss). Songs Stanchen, Op. 17, No. 2
(Strauss),
Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano), Sony-Tom der Reimer (Tom the Rhymer) (Loowe, Op. 136). Violin Sole-Concerto in G Minor
Ivar Andresem (Bass).
(Max Bruch).
Louis Zimmermann. Light Orchestral Music Kowloon-Fortissime (arr. Feige),
Overture to 'Opera "Die Schone
Galathen,"
New Magistracy, Messra. Tak ling & Co.
WHEELER AMENDMENT
Washington, Feb. 8. The Senato Appropriation Com 1. Enrolment Mrs. D. G. Stapleton mittee to-day defeated Senator on 1st February, 1935. Mrs. E. B. Wheeler's inflationary amondment Lambert on 4th, February, 1935.
Practice-A Practice Class into the President's Work Relief Bill, First Aid will be held on Wednesday, United Press. the local 11th February, 1936 in the Lecture
Two cases of Smallpox, and one case each of Diphtheria and Paraty phoid were reported to His Excellency the Governor Health authorities on Thursday. has appointed Professor Lancelot Forster, M.A., to be an
additional
Room at Volunteer Headquarters at His Excellency the Governor has
5.80 .m
appointed Mr. Geoffrey Polglase, member of the Council of the Un-aid of the Shek Lung lepers, called as from 8th February, 1936. Mr. sor of Fates.
The whist drive on Wednesday in
3. Resignation--Miss V. Blackburn P.A.S.1., to be Third Assistant Asses- versity of Hongkong for a period of vae year.
a not return of $57.00. It is hoped. Baile an from 8th February, 1935. to have further support for a similar (Leaving the Colony). function to be held in the near future.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Dr. W. B. A. Moore, pro- visionally
and subject to Ilis Majesty's pleasure, temporarily to boj
Professor L Forator, M.A.. will lecturo the Ilangkong University
(Sd.) M. M. MELLOR. Acting Commandant, Nursing Detachment, U.K.V.D.C.
Nolice. Sergeants Mess-The attention of
Abfember of the Legislative Council Education Society on "The Growth of during the absence from the Colony Differences of Character in Family minbers is drawn to Rule No. G of the Hon, Dr. A. R. Wellington.
Life". In the Union Assembly Room:
On Thursday, February 14, the St. on Monday, February 11, at 8.45 D.. management of the Mess, that each Andrew's Church Women's Fellowship All are welcome.
It is essential for the satisfactory
Unit be represented on the Moss Committee.
The names of Unit representatives
gre holding a concert in aid of St. Andrew's Bonovolent Fund. The con It is notified that at the expiration should go forwarded to the Mess cort will take place in the St. Andrew's of three months, unless Cause in President. Hall at 2. p.m.. Among the artistes shown to the contrary, the names of taking part are Airs. Anderson Miller, the Ning Yuen Land Investment Co... first Wednesday of each month at The Meas Committee meets on the Captain O. P. Joec, Mr. A. W. Lorena, Lid, and the Tropical Trading Co. Mrs. E. Schroeder and Mrs. 3. A. Ltd, will be struck off the register 9.00pm Riach.
and the companies dissolved.
Father D. Ouspensky arrives from Manila to-day, and the Russian com- munity will hold its religious services to-day at 6 p.m. and 10-morrow at a.m., at St. Andrew's Church Hail, Kowloon.
2/Lleut. F. W. T. Ross. 2/Llout. H. A. do B. Botelho.
C. S. M. Padgett, M.DE.
O. Q. M. S. Edwards.
Bergeant 'G. 8. Coom
"Sergeant W. H. Owen.
Borgeant E. F. Selk.
Sergeant W, Stoker,
At the Tschalkovsky Fountain
(Urbach).
Fantasia on Melodies of Johann
Strauss (Weber).
A Hunt In the Black Forest
(Voelker).
In a Clock Store (Orth). Farewell I Kiss you hand (Fall). Falling in Love Again (Hollander). Light Opera.
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Vocal Gems-The Quaker Girl
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Vocal Goms--Follow a Star (Ellis),
Selection-Florodora (Stuart).
Octals.
Melody in F (Rubinstein); Cava- tinn (Raff); Andante in G (Batiste); Andanting (Song of the Soul) (Lomare),
2.80 p.m. Close Down.
4-7 p.m. Chinesa Programme. 7-10.80 p.m. European Programme, 7-7.30 p.m. Quartet No. 2 in D Major (Borodin).
7.80-B Belection.
(Strauss),
Pro Arie Quartet, Light Orchestral
Thero will bo`a mboting of the A Night in Venico-Potpourel February, 1856 at 5.30 p.m. In the above Committed on Friday, 15th Lecture Room H.K.V.D.C.Hond-
Athletlo Sports Committee.At quarters. meeting of the Athletic Sports Com- To-morrow at 0.20 p.m. the next of
mitteo "held at Volunteer Headquar A concert aranged by Madame de tors on Thursday, 31st January, 1985, the series "Half Hours with Great Precourt is being held at the Helena the following were elected to form Composers broadcast from 2.BW. May Institute on Thursday, February A: Standing Committee for the Corps by Mrs. Anderson Afiller, and Lieut. 21, at 5.30 p.m. The programmo, in Athletic Sporta Col. Kuhna, will be devoted to Robert, cludes a dramatic ballot, two original Major E. J. R. Mitchell, one, Pre- Schumann, Examples will be con- akotches and a musical number. Those sident. tributed from the Song Cycles taking part are Hermione Beauclerk, Captain II. Owon-Hughes, Chair. "Dichterliche and Frauenliebe und Ineke Grenham, Gerald Nigol, Joan man. Lchen, and from the Planoforte suito Mollison, Cecile Delcourt, Frank Lout. H. Westlake, D.C.M. "Carnaval".
| Howla and James Farztson..
Lieut. M. I. De Ville.
After Orders. Medical Section-Major A. F. Kennedy, c.b., M., R.A.M-C. will lecture to the Medical Section (All ranks) at Volunteer Headquarters on Thursday, 14th February, 1985 at 5.30 p.m. on Medical Services in the Field"
Subsequent lectures will be given -on-the--second-Thursday -in each
All ranks are requested to attend..
minth
The chalatish); Forest
Idyll (Esslinger).
"Marek Weber and his Orchestra. Masquerade (Loob); I want your
hoart (Wood). Jealousy (Gade): Live Love and
Laugh (Hoymann).
8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.09-8.45 p.m. Organ Recital by Mr. Frederick Mason from St. John's Cathedral.
Mrs. Snowdon Jones-Soprano.
„Programme..
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