DOMINATE | THE VOLUNTEERS
AIRWAYS
Formulation Of Plan By Britain
New York, Dec. 2. Unimpeachable sources any that Great Britain is definitely embark- ed on a drive to gain virtual domin- ance of the world's airways.
So Important is this stand toward world commercial supremacy, the belief is expressed, that it is one of the principal reasons for the ex- pected return of Ambassador Ken- nedy from London.
Corps Orders for The Coming Week
LIST OF PARADES
Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps orders by Lieut. Col. H. B. Rose, M.C., Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Friday, Dec. 2.
THE HONGKONG
MARKET ACTIVITY
Further Marking Up Of French Franc DEMAND FROM PARIS
London, Dec, 2.
TELEGRAPH,
STOCK MARKET REPORT
SATURDAY,
The Hongkong Stock Exchange Weekly report issued at 3.15 m. yesterday, says:
T|zg market during the whole Any illusions held by foreign ex-week ruled steady, and at the close | change clrcles that yesterday after- was firm wilh prieen showing an noon's lull predicted a quiet finish improvement from the beginning of to the week were rudely shattered the week. The turnover was small, to day. Απ soon UR the market as sellers are not attracted at ruling opened there WHA a forerunner of what 10 expect in a further mark- Uniting up of the franc rate of 178.15, ns compared with 170.18 overnight.
Before long the demand for francs in Paris developed into a crescendo. In the face of which the French Ex- change Fund had no alternative but
1. Conference There will be a conference of Commanders at H.Q. at 3.4 p.m. on Tuesday next. December 0.
2. Emciency
In order that records of efficiency Aviation circles have received an
may be completed to date O's.C. outline of the new British plan,
Units will forward to HQ. as carly introduced ins possible lists of N.C.O's, and men frmulated in
envisaging brondly, Best- Parliament,
who are recommended
for leave ly, the Government taking over the
from (a) Camp and (b) Combined Imperial British Airways under a
Operations. Government system similar to that
Applications for leave on medicnt of Germany and Italy, and, second-
rounds
must be supported by a 13, scrapping all considerations
in its race to doctor's certificate. economy and profit dominate the airlines.-United Press.
CLIPPER DUE TO-DAY
of
J. Return of Rifles A number of rides which were drawn for phooting and for Com- bined Operations have not yet been Big Passenger Bookings For returned to HQ. They must be re-
Outward Journey
turned without delay.
will The Pan American Clipper leave Manila for Hongkong to-day. and is due at 12.30 p.m. She is ex- pected to carry on unusually large number of passengers when he be- gins her return flight to-morrow.
4. Stores-Issues of The Quartermaster's Store will be closed from December 11, 1930, to January 5, 1930, except for issues for shooting
on December 11 and 10,
lower in successive stages the buy- ing rate for sterling and within n couple of hours of the opening the spot frane had broken through 178.00 to 177.07.
At
discounts for the same time forward francs prnetlenily disappear- ed and for the first time for a con- siderable period franes for delivery a fortnight hence commanded a small premium over spot.
While the Paris market was al- meat entirely ( buyer of francs as against major currencies, other con- tinental centres and Jupon were
fairly substantial buyers mainly for commercial account. The British authorities were consequently called upon early to support sterling against the dolor, although sales of dollars In connection with gold arbitrage purchases subsequently helped to nl- levinte pressure against the pound. -Reuter.
Test Result, Engineer Company The following, of the D.E.L. Sec- tion, passed a lest In control of Ruster-Horney Engines a DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE in November, 1930:
Engine-2773 J.
Spr. A. W. T. May Become Secretary White, 2060 Spr. N. D. Lloyd.
D.EL.-2734 Spr. Bonch Osmolov-
For Dominions sky..
0, Paradca
Among those who have aiready booked are Mr. J. E. Waterman, re- presentative of an American Frut Packing Company, who has been on his annual visit to the Orient, and Mr. C. Bertrand, representative of Pan American's purchasing depart ment In New York, who are re- turning to the States; and Mr. E. Perkins, Far Eastern Manager of Paramount Films of China, Inc., Mr. Fedro T. Hayes, Mr. Ty Sim, Mr. Ty Woo, and Mr. Ong Chul, pro- minent Chinese merchant of Manila, and his family, all of whom bound for Manila.
(a) 1st. Battery:
levels and buyers will have to raise demand. their rates much more to satisfy their
DECEMBER 3, 1938.
THE STORY OF A MIRACULOUS HERB
(Continued from Page 1) foundation, but nevertheless it well illustrates the lure exerted by this remarkable plant, which like gold, has played a promin ent part in the opening of new. lands to settlements.
Korca was stated to have been first penetrated by Chinese ploneers in an effort to gather the wild herb growing in boun- teous profusion in the northern Hongkong Bank $1,360, $1,343. $345, part of that country. Indeed, $1,300, $1,300
Business Dons During the Week
“Union Insuration 9402);
Wharves $114
Providenta (018) 151%, 19.20 Providents (New) #3.05, $3 Hotels $5.20, 10.30 Lands $343, 14 Humphreys 2014 Tramways $181 Star Ferries $70%%% Electrics 15514
Telephones (Old) #2331⁄2" Cements 515.33. SIG Watsons 13%, #6.03 Vibro Piling 10% Govt. 1 Loan 6 Maramang (Lon.) 17/3 .
pmi
3.13 pm. Changes (Cloung Quotations)
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,300 BK. 4 K. Wharves $116 Providents (Old) 19.30 Providents (New) 3.10. H.K. Lands $393% Humphreys 15% HK, Electrics $501% Dairy Fart 23.50 Watsons $8.00
Sellers
China Underwriters $0.75 H.K.K. Wharves #118
Alex
Hongkong Bank 11350/90 HR. Lands $345/4
PAYING THE BILL
Berlin Damage Caused By Riots. London, Nov. 28. The Duke of Devonshire, accord- INSURANCES ABROAD bre 1. Right Section-Thursday. De-
ing to reports current in politicol cember 8, Pakshawan. Special Man-
cireles here this morning, will soon According to
Iroinnin. message
Launch leaves Queen's Pier
Berlin, Dec. 2. be
Secretary appointed
The for United Press, the American-bound at 5.30 p.m. direct, returning at 8.30
The question of who will pay for Dominions, as the task of adminis- Clipper landed because of fog off p.m. Dress-S.D. Cap, overalls, nun-
tering the two departments of the the burning of the synagogues and Dominions and the Colonies is pruvother damage in the recent Treasure Island, and taxied to Ala- [platform shoes.
ing beyond the powers of Mr. Mal-Jewish excesses has now become in- il. Left Section-Friday, Decem-colm MacDonald, especially in view ternational through prezentatiou of ber 9. Belchers, 5.45 p.m. Dress of the complicated situation in Pales-other foreign companies as re-insur
claims ได Britain, American
medn.
DAEDALUS DEPARTS
Heavy Consignment Of Christmas Malls
The Imperial Airways plane Dae- dalus carried 491 kilos of mail when she took off from Kal Tak pera- drome early yesterday morning. The Dells did not accompany her as was tended, but will leave this morn- ing at 7 o'clock also bearing her eagerly-awaited consignment of sea- sonal greetinga.
one
The Daedalus carried only passenger, Mr. Paul Buergin, whore destination was Rangoon,
9.D. can, overalis, gunplatform shoes. i. Signal Spetton.-Friday, De- cember 9, H.Q. 5.30 p.in.
IV.
All Sections.-Friday. Decem- ber 16, HQ, 5.45 p.m.
Lecture. This will be the last parade till mid- January, 1930.
(b) 2nd. Battery:
Wednesday, December 7, HMS. Tarenr. 5.30 p.m. Gun drill. Dress -Overalls and S.D. cap. Thursday, December 8, HATS. Tamar.
5.30 |D.199, Gun drill. Dress-Overalls
and S.D. cap.
(c) Engineer Company:
December
a.
1. D.EL. Section-Monday, De- The Delphinus arrived yesterday cember 5, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. L.G. In- afternoon without passengers, butstruction. Thursday, with 270 kilos of mail. She hadPakshawan. D.EL. Instruction. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 5.30 p.m. direct, returning at 11.30 p.m.
flown from Vientiane, where
she
stayed on Thursday night instead of completing the stage from Bangkok to Hunol.
MALAYA TO CEYLON R.A.F. Plancs to Forge New Link Non-stop
Singapore, Dec. 2.
Une.
p.m.
!
Northern Korea and Manchuria are the natural habitat of the plant in the castern hemisphere, and the annual production of some 6,000 lbs, readily finds a market in China. This quan- tity, however, is apparently un- able to satiate Chinese demand, and therefore much is (or was) imported from Japan, where the medicine can be obtained for about 3 yen a pound,
Formerly, the Eastern States of America were the source of much of the ginseng to be found in Chinese medicine shops, and it is interesting to note that one of the first Yankee vessels, the "Columbia" which arrived at Canton in the year 1790, includ- ed in its cargo a large quantity of American ginseng gathered from the dark, loamy "solls of New England woods and fields.
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THE medicinal value of gin-
GILMAN
"King Georgs
"Whisky
IV
has had a REPUTATION
for 50 years Every QUALIFICATION of a first-class whisky and a DESTINATION that is always assured
HOSIERY
seng in the Chinese point of view is well illustrated by its W vernacular name-yan-sham- which incidentally may signify as some have suggested. "the (plant) of man." Such a de- naturally enough, signation, suggests the notion of a sort of anti-paracelsian
panacea, which seems little short of ridiculous to Westerners, who claim that the principal virtue of the plant is an aromatic one, although, they admit that it docs possess some rather remarkable stimu- Always lovely, always [lative properties.
Bud
ance underwriters.
Estimates by German brokers of losses caused by demonstrators are £83,000,000,
The Duke of Devonshire, who is 43 years of age, succeeded his father this year.
On his mother's side he is the grantison of the Inte Lord Nearly all German insurance com- Lansdown and has been Parliament-panies are re-insured abroad and
By the Chinese, ginseng is acceptable. hosiery ary Under-Secretary of State for the Dominions since the formation of the casequently they have presented
abroad on the ground of civil extolled as an almost immortal Chamberlain Cabinet in 1930-conmotion. Some of the foreign remedy; for, owing to the fact makes the perfect gift. Trans-Ocean.
companicy are expreted to decline (which they firmly believe), payment because the civil commolon that it can enter the lungs and
the clause had been struck out in the spleen, it is capable of And all our stock is fresh in the contracts by the Germans themselves -Thursday, December 1, 1.2. 5.30 who argued that civil commotion was effecting wonderful cures.
Lecture on Demolitions.
In- full range of popular shades-- impossible
authoritarian State. deed, this property of being so ari Other foreign
companies
whose contracts include the
readily assimilated by the hu- "she likes. repiled that they were prepared to
man body makes it invaluable in prove that the anti-Jewish outbursts were
the speedy relief of those mala- connivance and therefore represented Consequently, it is as a tonic. organised with the Government's dies due to physical weakness. an act of sovereignty not covered by the re-insurance contract.
that ginseng is believed to be unsurpassed, and, hence, it is a component of innumerable time- tested Chinese medical formulae which are extolled for the relief of all manner of debility. The list of ille for which ginseng is regarded as the specific reads more like a patent medicine ad- vertisement than the recital of a simple fact.
7. Appointments 2748 L/Bdr. K. M. A. Barnett, 2nd Battery, Acting Sgt. 12.11.38; L/Cpl., 2.12.36; 2158 Pte. H. F. Hop 2090 Pie. V. C. Bond, M.M.G. Pl., kins, M.M.G. Pl, L/Cpl. 2.12.38;
Leave
1. Lyon Light Section-Monday, 2161 re. E. 3. Hynes, M.M.C. PL., December 5, II.Q. 5.45 p.m. Mus-L/Cpl., 2.12.38. kelry, Aiming instruction. Thurs- day, December 8, 11.Q. 5.45 p.m. Musketry, Trigger pressing. Those tion.
Three Royal Air Force nying-practice. boats,
of the Sunderland type, 60-
on
Air Vicc-Marshal Babington, R.A.F.
December 9, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. A Class
One foreign underwriter, believed to be British, re-insured again with German underwriter, who is stated to be strongly unti-Semitic and is now called upon to Jewish damage. Reuter,
pay for the
|- Sec, CABIN BOY MURDER
Gnr. Lim
Privy Council Rejects Prisoner's Appeal
detailed-Revision of L.L. instruc 1940 Plc. D. K. Paul, Medical Sec- tion, 15.10.38-15.7.39: 3067 te.. (d) Corps Signals-Tuesday, De-
Connor, A.S.C. Company, 1.11.38- cember 6, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Buzzer
1.11.39: Lieut. J. G. B. Dewar, En- gineer Company, Lyon Light Sec., 22.11.38-28.11.38: 2200 Gnr. IL A. called flying battleships, will forg day, December 0, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. 22.11.38-28.11.30; 2349 Gr
(e) Machine Gun Troop-Tues-Samuel, 1st ity.. Right a new Empire communications link M.G. instruction,
D. G. when they make the first non-stop
Kozikis, 1st Bty., Right Se fight from Malaya to Ceylon
(f) Armoured Car Section.-Tues- 22.11.30-28.11.38;
287D Sunday.
day, December 6, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. A Pen-kiat, 1st Bly Left Sect Between Penang and Trincomalee Class-LG. instruction. B Class 23.11.38-28.11.30; 2347 Pte. B. A. (India) they will be accompanied by M.G. Instruction and tests. Friday, Gellman, No. 1 M.G. Company,
22.11.38-28.11.38, 1469 L/Sgt. E. C. HONGKONG SENTENCE Commander in the For East.
-L.G. Instruction. B Class--M.G.
Lawrence, A.A. Company, 22.11.38- The route is regarded as very im- instruction and tents, portant for strategical and commer- (8) Motor Machine Gun Platoon. A.A. Company. 22.11.38-20.11.30; cial reasons. Vice-Marshal Babing--Friday, December 8, 11.Q. 5.30 2418 Pte, L. A. Elarte, A.A. Com ton will inspect the air force deve- pan. A & B Classes Mechanism,pany, 22.11.38-28.11.38; 2450 Pte. J. lopments in Trincomalee and Colom- 1st 8 sub-heads. C Class-Re-G. Rocha, A.A. Company, 22.11.38- bo before returning non-stop on De- capitulation, Mechanism 1st 6 sub-28.11.38; 3130 Pie. W. A. Garela, A.A. Company. 22.11.38-28.11.38, (h) No. 1 M.G. Company-Fri-1278 Pte. E. U. S. Alves, A.A. Cay. day, December 9, 11.Q. 5.30 p.m. Reserve, 22.11.38-28.11.30; 1310 ₺. Discussion on Combined Operations. G. Morales, A.A. Coy. Reserve, (1) No. 2 M.G. Company-Sun- 22.11.38-28.11.38; 2772 Pte. II. D. day, December 4, 1.Q. 8.30 a.m. White, No. 1 M.G. Company. 4.12.38- Church, Parade. Details have al- 3.1.30. ready been issued in Company cir- cular.
cember 12,-United Prens.
GERMAN PLANE CRASH
Plane Afire But Passengers Escape With Lives
Vienna, Dec. 2. Four members of the crew and two German passengers
were seriously injured when a German Lufthansa
airliner crashed in flames near here.
Coptain F. S. Wilkins, Assistant Inspector of Aceldents of the British
Air Ministry, who was travelling to Baghdad to investigate the crash of the Imperial Airways liner Calpurnin, was slightly injured.
The passengers were asleep in their
Mr.
bunks when the plane struck a tree and crashed, burning itself out... Another British passenger, H. L. Muschamp, who was alightly injured, said that when the plane caught fro he had to hurt himself slx times against a locked door before it opened-Reuter Special.
AIR SERVICES
Arrivals and Departures
For
'Of Planes
Ontward
·
heads.
28.11.38; 1030 Pte. E. M. Marques,
9.
Strength-Decrease
2847 Gnr, S. F. Delgado, ist Bty,
London, Dec. 2. Chung Chi-cheung's appeal against the death sentence for the murder of Douglas Lorne Campbell, on 1 Chinese Maritime Customs cruiser outside Hongkong in 1837, has been dismissed by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
When we consider that such complaints 09 shortage of digestion, mental depression and breath, hiccoughs, gripings, in-
the like, as well as certain forms of fever and colic, readily yield to its curative powers, impartial observers admit that there must travagant claim of the Chinese be some sound basis for the ex- people that ginseng is "the plant which is worth its weight in gold."
INCIDENTS ON FERRY
Woman Drops Bag Over; Another Collapses
Chung. however, will not be commuted to life imprisonment by executed, his sentence having been the Governor of Hongkong, irrespec- live of the Council's decision.
The Council, in its reserved judg- ment issued to-day. (1) No. 3 M.G. Company.-Mon-
dismissed the day, December 5, Minlature Range. Left Sec., 30.9.30; 2081 Pic. J. R appeal, saying that the point the ave pm. No. D' Platoon. Remain-Kelly, No. 5 M.G. Company, 1.10.38; judges had to decide was whether der-I.A.
2077 Plc. J. E. Cruz, No. 5 M.G. the territorial immunity of the cul- an armed vessel visiting a Company, 4.10.38; 2962 Ptc. A. B. ser, as (k) No. 4 M.G. Company-Frl-Henry. Armoured Car Sec., 4.10.38; State, extended to all members of depleton, No. 1 & 2 Sec. 2450. Pte. F. J. Elarie, A.A. Com- the crew.
long-H.Q. 5.15 p.m.
0. da
In delivering the committee's judg- Road Range. M.G. Part 1.
far Kennedypany, 12.10.38; 2110 Pte.
No. 3
Company, 12.10.38; 2156 ment, Lord Atkin recalled that both Rocha, A.A. Pte. F. A. Joanlibo, A.A. Company.
in the cabin boy and captain were Bri- Sections-11.Q. 5.30 p.m. Mus-13.10.38; 2192 Pic. E. A. R. Alves, lish nationals,
No. 5 M.G. Company,
Lordships that It appeared to their i 14 Platoon-HQ. 5.30 p.m. Sigma. Plara Singh, Corps Signals, the Chinese Government consented leaning over the rail to call to friends
19.10.38; 2562 H. G. Siedlecki, to the British Court exercising juris- 19.10.38; 2204 Engineer Company, D.EL..
diction. Section,
On the question of the jurisdiction Traineer Company, D.EL.
No.
kelry.
No
December
Musketry.
No. 15 Platoon-1.Q. 5.30 p.m. Preparation for firing Part II.
Sunday, December 11, No. 15 Pla-25.10.30; 2203 Spr. V. I. Tresil, of Hongkong courts, Lord Atidin said
Pte.
toon Stoneculters. Part II M.G.15.10.18: 2330 F H. Remedios, that as far as England was concern- Course. Dress optional.
mpany. 20.10.38; 2428
ed, international law had validity, (1) Portuguese Companies.--Sun-
save insofar as its principles were day, December 4,
Company. Stonecutters. D Table C. Launch
P
Comertes, A.
15.11.38; 2700 Gur. F. A. Olsen, 1st domestic law-Reuter.
accepted and adopted by British Pler at 8.30 am. and Foilce Pier, Pte. E. M. Critchley, M.M.G. Platoon, leaves Queen's Diy, Right Section, 22.11.38; 1905 Kowloon at 8.45 a.m. Range Ofcer
Lt. H. A. de B. Botelho Tuesday, 31.10.38; 2321 Sigmn. J. Guard, M.G. December 5, H.Q. 5.30 pm. No. 5 Signals, 20.11.38; 2774 Gar. R. G. M.G. CompanyMechanism, hends Witchell, 1st Bty., Right Section, Britch-4. A.A. Company-Stripping and
assembling.
London, Australia, Countries and Europe: Imperial Air ways am. Dec. 3; Imperial Air- TYDYB a.m. Dec. 0.
7
(m) Machine Gun Signals-Mon- day, December 5, No prende for the Section. A N.C.O's. Class will com-
at 5.30 p.m. mence
All N.C.O's. will attend. Sunday, December 10. Hankow, Chungking, Slan,
should be kept open for ele.: This date Eurasia and CN.A.C. services tem-firing the Annual weapon training
For USA. Manlia, Guam, Hono- Julu: Pan Americon Clipper 8.30 am. Dec. 4.
porarily suspended.
For France, via Hanoi: Air France, 6.30 am. Dec. 3.
Inward
course.
(n) Medical Section-There will be no parades untli January, 1930.
(o) Army Service Corps Com- -Sunday, December 4, Stone- Launch leaves
From London, Australia and Bri- tish countries. Imperial Airways cutters. p.m. Dec. 3; Imperial Airways 5 om. Dec. 7.
Table C.
30.11.30.
10. Strength-Increase 3218 Plc. D. Hardwick, No. 2 M.G.. Company, 1.12.30.
(Sd.) B. F. Hendecor, Major, Adjutant, HK.V.D. Corps.
AFFILIATED UNIT
Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D. Corps Lecture
G.O.C'S. DEPARTURE
Guest at Government House Next Week
His Excellency the General Offcer Commanding British Troops
in China, Major Седста! ^. W. Bartholomew, and Mrs. Bartholomew are departing from Hongkong for England by the P. & P. liner Canton next week.
Major General Bartholomew it will be recalled, is being relieved In, Hongkong by Maj. General A. E. Grrett,
Prior to their departure on Satur
Queen's Pier 8.30 am. and Kowloon The next lecture on First Aid will Pier at 8.45 a.m. Details have albe given by Professor L. T. Ride at From U.S.A. via "Guam, Manila: ready been issued in Company cir- the P.W.D. Offices on Friday, De-day next week, Maj. General and Pan American China Clipper 12.30 cutur.
cember. D," at 5.30`p.m. p.m. Dec. 3.
(p)` Pay Section.—There will be From Franco, vin Haneli Airno parades until January, 1930. France noon Dec. 8. -
(q) Construction Section, R.O.D.L.**
Mrs. Bartholomew will spend a few (84.) Mrs. E. M. Brco,
days at. Government House Commandant,
Huesie of His Excellency the Governor Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. 'and Lady Northcole.
the
Two incidents involving Europeans Kowloon last night. occurred on a ferry soon after it left
A woman tourist on the Empress of Cannda dropped her handbag Into water near the whorf as she was
ashore. The bag contained her pass- port and money.
Half way across the harbour o woman collapsed but recovered after treatment. It is believed she had an epileptle AL,
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