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HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS

| ENGINEER COMPANY DINNER. “

1

MONDAY, JANUARY 18:

MUSIC AND LAUGHTER.

EDGAR WARWICK'S COMPANY

*A, OPENA" WZELL,.

Edgar Warwick may all his show what ho plesso Hamy sallieVanity Fair,

could be.

,

wibbiy- about "Looks, by

wobbly chorus by the ladies. Then two come dians tried to be fanny, but didn't quite succeed, don't you know.

Miss Madge Griffith hag a rich voice, full of colour, which did the right thing, by a lovely song called God be with you while you're away." The refrains, joined in by four voices blending nicely. made real music, and the audience asked for a repetition

Mies Eileen Bord and. George Titch- ener sang a duet about old and new ways

Another high class item was the

certainty that the "China"Mail"

Company since 1014, but a few so that those fortunate people refer figures us regards our graduat growth red tons Penkite would successfully. would protest very strongly Bet

would probably not be put of plaze, miss the last tram. (Laughter.) 1 surely those people who talks if

We started in a very humble way do not wish to detain you any longer they still think that Germany is o

having only 90 N.C:01, und men at because I could steal with the noble menace, are betraying a regreitable

to the beginning of the war, and, after work that has been done by you There was a lively happy time at we had carried on for nearly a year's gentlemen here to-night, for a very funk? Germany, not natural the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday very short-handed but still increasing pong time. I can assure you that has become a bogie. Children, four evening when the Engineer Company in number, it was found necessary to those who know what has been done bogies. Men don't it in pot true of the Hongkong Defence Corps call for more workers, as "we" wuns fully appreciate the great sacrifices of Ravasi a'➡Comady. It is really musiCKI that the Hun is a very brainy that entertained themselves and a num-working four nights out of seven and you have made, sometimes, many comedy without a plot or continuing thread. he can invent something to get him ber of guests in celebration of the it was getting to breaking strain nights a month, in guarding this port. This music of the best, and there is more fact that their long and strenuous After repeated efforts to get men to It is work which has been well done.music than comedy 16 is a continuous out of his present mess. It is not work on the searchlights which come over, Colonel Darling, RE, It has been extremely useful work performance, one good turn desorving aa- true he other, and gotting it. Any man, who says even when he is dead he may only R.E. Major-General Ventris-bad mandant, ware successful in getting Major General Ventris was thorough, he wasn't atlebou is like the daw on thre

up a meeting at Volunteer Beadquar- ly deserved. (Applausa.) Before I be pretending. Strange as le may now come to an end.

* The "atrangements which were inters and we had the satisfaction of sit down therefore, I on behalf of a From the swinging opening seem (especially to some Germans) he the hands of hd Ileut, J. Black procuring about 30 recruits and off the visitors, can only show our appre-chorust the 2nd stem, there was no

burt were perfect. Behind the long cem for the Company. This umber ciation of your hospitality to us to stags walk. This is the place be mention... he is finally and hopelessly beaten, table at which the Chairman (Capt. bud to be trained as electricate and night and the work which you have that the voices the of unusmaliy good no matter what happens when the Russell) and the guests sat was a engine-drivers and turned out to be done, by proposing the toast to Cup quality. There was one of that period of the Armistice expires beautifully painted copt-of-anne of good material, although scarcely anytoin Russell, your comminander, Offi-eping tone so common in sanderille. the Hongkong Defence Corps. The of thers had any mechanical know-cers, N.C.0s. And men of the En-There were two complete changes of Field Marshal Haig tells us a Hull was full of calqur with Allied ledge up to that time. We have had gheer Company, I call upon your costums, the first being capocially charm. officially, and he ought to know. flags, at the two ends, were minix scarcely any reason to look behind guests to-night to-ren and drink this in; and the stage management, tableaux, Dinner table talk will be pleasanter ture search-lights three danger since, and of the time we closed down toast, coupled with the name of Cap- and ed on, were as deirly perfect as they if this item of new, which seems to signals, and a tide we were 250 strong and all well-toin Jaries (pplause)

The Company, but cloud, to dinner qualified to run the figlite. It is Capt. Joira said that he must con,

A funny part song have been over-looked,

epted shortly after 8 o'clock Capt. Rue worth mentioning that we have seas he was taken aback, at haging the men, was followed by and remembered.

se!), who prosided, had, HE. the 30 men to the front, some of whom reply to the toast of the Company. Officer Administering the Coreen have commissions today, and I'm He had had experience with two ment on his right and H.E, Major-pleased to say that I have not heard branches of the Service in the Colony, General F. Ventris on his left. Other of a casualty among that los. His and not the least pleasurable of these Fuests were Colonel Young, R.E, Excellency Major-General Ventris was his Association with the En Capt. Wahl, R.E. Capt. Buck, RE, we have plea to thank for his interet gineer Company. He had to thank Lieuta. Raworth and Bryant, R. E.; in the Company, and his kind words His Excellency for the nice things Lieut. Col. Chapman, Major Morgan of appreciation in a recent Garrison he had said of the Engineer Com (H. K. D. C.), Major Macdonald Order. Applause.) With regard to is (H.K.D.C.). Major Black (H.K.D.C.) Colonel Young's part in our history, pany. He thought that, in Hong Major Wakeman (HKD.C.). Cap-we have been most closely associated Rong, they had a finer fald for

good Engineering Corapang than in tains Stewart and Wood (H.K.D.C.). with him, he having been responsible most places in the world. They had Talents Wright und Higbyfor our training and discipline. here two large shipbuilding yards, (H.K.D.C.), Mr. P. P. J. Woodhouse have nothing but words of praise, (A.D.U. to HE the Officer Ad- during his tenure of office we have with staffs, who, worked properly of "proposing”, also of rubbing, and minister as the Government), Lieut. worked harmoniously together with ought to be in the Engineer Com-theu daer o Samson A.D.C. to the G.O.C.), out any friction either with him or Fany. Similarly, there were many Messrs. G. Grimble and W. A. his staff (Applause.) In conclud. pavate ongineering arms whose clams Alabazon Jubiles in which i Hann bal. The Engineer Company, ing, I should like to express my sin pany. Although they had done with Shirley Cooke's sweet soprano, to say Officers present,, besides Capt Rus care appreciation to all Officers, their duty on the lights, he thought nothing of her excellent pianoforte play The police caught one of tacos gile sell, were Capt. James, Lieutenants N.C.Cs and Suppers for their loyal it would be a great pity if the Coming, encaptured the house. Being cucored, Chineza who prefer water pipes to stair Hall, Stevenson, Brown, Templeton, support, and to thank them for their

est when entering hous a. Two months Hill, and Marley, and Second Lieut. hard work so ungrudgingly given and pany were to die out. (Cries of Noshe gave us a clever sobbing -song, con- You'll And, as this life you travel Blackburn. The R.E. Hustructors, now so satisfactorily finished. Afem fear") If it were worked properly taining this wise sentiment:

.. through . term to be offensive-too mueb of the local affice of the P. and D. left this for their labours in training the ask you to rise and drink to Our Prissianism, the Engineer Cam- Mr. E. V. D. Hir, Superintendent present, to whoai tribute was paid bers of the Engineer Company, 1 without and he did not mean the

You'll get heaps of lickings for things morning on the 3.8. Dilwar" & short Engineer Company, were C.S.. Guests, coupled with the name of

After that the funny men did some Youngs, Q.M.S. Tidey, White, and His Excellency Mr. Claud Severn, pany could be worked for the good never do.. Overdene, Staff Sergt. Parsons and the Officer Administering the Govern of the Colony and the Empire, as a

whole. One of the outstanding facto more fooling with George, singing Sergeant White..

about the Company was that most of tongue-twisting conundrums at him. The menu card was of an original || Replying His Excellency suits members had no technical know- Qui e a lot of people laughed. and appropriate design. The cover Captain Fussell, Your Excellency ledge whatsoever when they jo ned, Then more good music, in "The Bells bore u representation of the search- Obeers; N.C.Os. and men of the and it spoke volumes for the patience of St. Mary's by three ladies and three light-station with the light illumin- Engineer Company, it is with very of the RE instructors, attached to gentlemen. It was very moving and ing the sky, while the inside was em- great pleasure that I rise to thank Sir H. W de Saumares. jodge of bellished with sketches of engineer-you on behalf of the visitors here to the Corps, that they bed trained the pleasant, and was encored.

Leslie Holmes now managed to be.. H. R. Ma Sapreme Court for Olan baying appurtenances. This was the night for the very kind way in which Company to do ite work, in a man- arited in the Colony from Shanghai for work of a member of the Royal En- you have received the fast of the Ber which had won officiel com truly funny, in a song about a chip of

gineers. The language of the men visitors proposed, by Captain Russell, mandation. The work in the En- the old block," and the busine ths herring of an appel ensa to be beard was in engineering terms which to (Applause.) I am sure that all who pincer Company had been popular therewith. He is a clover mimic. This because they had all felt that it was litera had an encore and be returned the uninitiated was hard to under are your guests to-night esteen it a worth while, and they would always to tell stories, some of which we had

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very great honour to be entertained feel it has been worth while heard before. No matter, he kept the A Chinese from the crunty thought stand;

INDICATOR CAR

in this magnificent way by those who plause) He asked them to drink t for more than four years have toiled the R.E. instanctors, coupling the house roaring, until he wound up with to take this port safe from the at- me of Q.M.S. Tidey, with the toast. those different ways of reciting the tocks of the enemy (Applause)Q.M... Troy briefly acknowledged didn't go well. He had better cut it out.. charge of the Light Brigade. That You are, though only perhaps tein the compliment. Before starting-up test all your porrily, members of that magnificent B. Major-General VENTS, ris. Besides, he didn't do it right.

connections,

body of men the Royal Corps of En- ing in response to repeated calle for Pacific Memories" was a charming gineers. (Applause.) This body, the "G.O.C.,!" said that they hadset, though no "typical melodies" of ke many other fanious bodies, les already read in printed orders his Hawaii were beard. The ladies its traducers. We have all been approval of the magnificent work looked delicious in the bala“ skirta brought up to certain traditions with done by the Engineer Company Heof grass, and the floral "lais." It is regard to the Royal Engineers. We only wished to add that what he did no flattery to say that they looked have been told that same of them are say came from the bottom of his more attractive even than the soft-syed mentally deficient (laughter) that beart (Applause.) He disliked belles of the islands. The stage group others have entered the married state speeches, and he stood up ** more

(laughter) while others are fol- sorrow than in anger. E.E. raised as smartly and effectively done, lower of that noble, man John an uproar of laughter by delivering and the music was good, of its sort. It Wesley. (Renewed laughter.) In the last phrase in a shrill falsetto, addition to those crimes we are told imitative of the manner in which

Afer the interval, they opened with that when they are designing a build- Sergeant Canavan had sung a comic quite a fanny turn, a burlesque of grand ing of more than one storey the stairs song of that name at the Smoking pera, introducing more or less appro are sometimes forgotten-laughter) Concert, the previous night priste popular airs, all in a cafe with a —and that when barracks are designs. Col. Young, who was next pressed funny waiter. It was worth the money

business trip to India.

A Chinese seaman of the steamer **Chefoo" who attempted to smuggle. Bļ a of opium into the Colony was fined $1,000, ́er six months. The opium was brought from Haiphong.

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A kaifegrizider had a lodger, and asked him for the rent. He said it wat overdue. The lodger said the demand won' premators. Each charge the other, with

to help us in the big war. All this he could earn a few tle by getting up a because the British Raj had the game of dice. The Pukce thought they. ELLIOTT.—At the Government

Civil Hospital on 11th January Alexandrian idea of taming an could earn mors by running him in. They 1919, J. ELLIOTT, Superinton-erstwhile enemy. It may be that were right. A fine of $10 was impi sed, dent Engineer, Hongkong Hotel, the way of the Romans with with 14 days' jail, failioz paymen

Carthage was a better way; but, où the other hand, there is no Roman empire-still with us to prove it History is a queer study. It is like the scriptures and the law records; from it a partisan may take extracts to support his already conceived judgement. From it; also, a man may take nothing at all. "It would seem that there are many men who acquire no more than that. That

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JAN. 13, 1919.

Cities and thrones and powers Stand in Time's eye, Even as do the flowers Which daily die

it. The cunning knifegrinder shem

mod to be hurt, and hid himself carried to

the Fulics Station. The theme "failed. Inspector Macdonald sew through it,

The Howitt-Phillips C medy Compary is coming fack, and will play "Peg, of my Hout" on Monday night, January 20 On the two nights following wasze to hars "Within the Law" and "The Glad Eye." Montrics are ready to book reals. There's, sure to be a rush.

FOR MODERN.CATOS.

-AFTER Alexander the Great had conquered Persia, his behaviour to the beaten people was not understood by the Macedonians. Their very natural idea was that they would be alldwed to "mnh it in." Elie appointe

A local army officer on board the ments of Persian straps, his is the reflection of a history loving. S. Dilware this morning pointed out to a number of friends the corner on the recruiting of Persians for his army, poet, and not of the average man deck where he slept when the ship and his ndaption of inme of the court Big as this great war was, it is not conveyed his regiment across the etiquette of the defeated monarch, (as some people seem to think) the English Chantel as part of the "Old convinced them that he was crazy.only war that ever happened. With Contemptibles.".

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5. DASOLESCENT PET COCK AND fed to wills and the rigours of to make a speech, declared that he to see how that waiter opens a bottia of Mesimoos-While the sapper the climate of Hollifax, the plans are was proud to have been associated champagne. He is sure of a job in Hong- is snoring. fashrooms 474 occasionally sent out and a building with the Engineer, Company: for kong, if he wants one, owing to his forming No.-Should a erected to withstand the more year and a half, during which, by knack of "camouflaging" Hat wine. A mushroom appear, take steps salubrious atmosphere" of Colombo, working the lights, they bad enabled masical malange, very tuneful, and with to remove it at once.

(Laughter). But all these things are many regular soldiers to go to the

pleasant 6-CHEVRONS: The result of mix vain slanders of those who in their Front. It had been good and useful good fooling. It included

ing spare parts. Perhaps the hearts admire that magn feent Corps service to the nation, although they song called "Babbles, and a remarkably only chevrons you will get. of Engineer (Hear, hear.) I have were not in the Eghting-line: He did ns exbibition of dancing by Vera Pain.

• One bistorian at least seems to have differences only of degree, history On Fandy evening about 7.10. motor 7.--INSULATED TERMINALS AND been reading lately the despatch by not know many of themaven by This was encored de form

Nery For conducting the Sir Douglas Haig on the critical time sight, but he hoped that, in the George Graystone's. He sang of "Captain “A very fine song in a difto voice was adopted their opinion. It is to be shows some startling parallels, from car No. 14 co staining three Tumpe.ns.

juice from the generating in France from the 21st March to future, they would meet together John McPherson of the steamer Ben gathered from Grote that, Alexander, that very patriotic old, humbug Cato and a tramcar came into collision on the

plant to the consuming device the end of April and all through that and have some-(s voice: Jollifica Mactree and being deservedly encored, who is not over-praised if we call onwards Carthage was licked, and teep hill running down by the Talkoo

HEAVY LUBRICANT-For flush despatch over and over again, occurs tion "Tollification (laughter) — on | gars on I Henlay's galent poem, “Captain him the Foch of his time, had got jolly wall licked, but Cats wanted it Club. It was a wonder that a sofinan

ing purposes after shutting wibute to the magnificent work the bills near by He could zot say of my soul in a suitable setting, te After a pottoa farcical comedy," well what is nigarly called "swelled-destroyed. He was as insatiable in being bent mudguards on the motor er

down, especially suitable for which the Corps of Engineers did much as to the future for fear it done but with a stale plot there was soc'dent did not occur, the only damage bed the Kaiser's trouble. There his hatred as here and there some As might be expected there was no damage

internal parts working at high (Cheers.) Well, I say you should be might be thought that he was speak-nice song about the Fairy Man, and a · temperatures.

proud to even temporarily be mem-in officially. There were two ideas rather clever item esled opere turned asinowever, at least one other way of seem to-day. No one is likely to to the trammar,

TOASTY.

bers of such a corps and I can say in regard to the future of the Corps.to ragtime, Verdi protesting from one regarding his attitude. He may or regret Carthage. It was a rotten

Charge up your batteries and see for personal experience that your One was that the Hongkong Defence of the boxca

There was a male "duoltowards the may not have, believed the oracle of State, as full of social 'crime ne ever St. Paul's College is about to cale that your tanks are absolutely full work has been done with thorough Corps should be all infantry, the end of which some people dissprovoc

ness and a strict attention to duty technical work being left to the re- Nothing entrageous, but some of the Ammon, that he was the son of Jove; Germany was It should be noted, seventieth of its inception by the. Hav brate two interesting anniversarica-the but there in no doubt that he had though, that Rome had collected Vincent Stanton in 1949, and the 10th overious the engine. Remember you moments of great anxiety. I am bar should til be artillery and engineers, filled and comments overheard on the

Put in your restance and don't which bas sometimes caused ungulars. The other iden was that they verses might have been more refined

The thestra seamed to be completely some sono ideas on the subject of big indemnity before she burned the of the Bev, A. D. Stewart's charge are not a self-lubricato

potsessor of a boat in which I travel because soldiering would, then, only, stairs indicated general satisfaction with making and maintaining an empire. city and ploughed it under. The fact of the present Anglo Chinese School

The Cucols

over the sea surrounding the Colony take up a part of their time, as it the show which has grown to very large propor Should your vaporiser get too bot a good deal und it has sometime bees was more difficult to train, and took His treatment of Persia and his that Carthage held them off for three tons. The prize giving is fired for next remove the cover, but be sure, never my misfortune through adverse a longer time to trains infantry than proceedings there were very like the years is also worth remembering, as Saturday evening when the Hon. Mr.

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attitude of the British Raj in and illustrating what even a defeated E. Pollok, c. will address the boys theless, that you have (amp)le volte winds to approach the port of Hong artillery These, of course, were two was perfectly willing to let he ten-

the Hongkong Canariste will adopt the

kong during the war after what may opposite views, and nobody imew

and their parents and distribute the before going home K towable India. It is at least doubtful enemy, provoked to desperation, may prizes

After the repast, the toast of The be described as elcsing time.(Laugh what was going to be done, 16 de off, because the work on the lights wae far more important to the de- that one people fenf mora

the King" was drunk with musical-hon-ter.) I low my mental anxiety aspended upoi" the policy of the Eru fence of the Colony than the thin- vindictive do

M. Vladimir d'Uettingen, the Tamian ou got to that imaginary line boule pire as regards the size of the Army

ing of infantrymen. Now the world ards the Huns than they did. Of course this is not a plea for Conaal, informs the "China Mail that

the Indians just after the mercy" for the Germans, or anything | New Style reckoning of dates, in con Capt. Russell said:Brother Of Stonecutters (laughter and the might be, he hoped that the exist he wondered, were going to stay on TEen proposing The Guests by Green Island, and by the end of Whatever, the status of the Corps on the lights had ceased, how many, ating. The black hole", of Calcutta like that. The "China Mail" as noorsuty with the introduction of the cers, Non-Commissioned Officers and relentless beam, whether it was from ring strength would be maintained the Corps. He hoped all. Recently

ed a resentment in the hearts of more use

de for Germans than any fined by t

Gregorian Calender into Russia as sanc Sappers of the Engineer Company No. 10 at Belchers or No. 2 major MORGAN, in the coume of a

the Provisional Government 1 see from the Toast let that I have Stonecutters (Voice No il few remarks, and that time after he had had several calte from his men the pepple as strong and sincere as right-minded student of recent history at Omak. This will consular diary the honour to propose the health of No, not No. 91 am sure (laughter time papers had come round saving/ asking for transfers to the Engineer Company Why 2 Because, perhaps, day, and means that the our anger at the Haunish atrocities enn have. It is not a suggestion that will jump, in one night from Jan, to our guests. I see around me several When that beam stick me know they wanted more inen and yet more Bat time this feeling died down, we should now "kiss and be friends." Jan 16, To-morrow will be the last day distinguished and enthusiastic sol 1 felt myself extremely lucky its plug for the Engineers, and where were they thought they would have lese lavance. Koskars in Benncil prossistir | Shapatriots that there is no sense in change purely ecclesiastical celebration doing duty for our King and county main sail. That only shows there infantry battalion. In fact, things Company to come back (A voice

perhaps alt av merely a hint to quite a number Ex Church to Jalan As the dies who, like ourselves, have been shot did not come hurtling past my they to come frori, exopt from be to do. He wanted all these then who name daya ate, will be observed socort..for the past four years, and it gives way strict attention to duty and had come to such a pass that he had we want them, The Engineers

recorded according

the Indians good things for good | being ridiculous. If the Old Testament ing to the Old Style,

viour, Timé parred, until we method of wiping em about me nawa. British Roj holding a duchar, | women, and child, were sull in vogne,

an vlidian court levee in the Indian it is possible the " Chinn Mail would

begin on Wednes-3

all sometime

fee

me great pleasure indeed to welcome felt that the least recompense 1 them here tought His Excellency could give was to go

and spend one the Officer Administering the Govera edhe AT

ment has captainly shown

all periods of ear hoo DO YOU COUGE

example, and well

ing how the thing was: pot dosb-(laughter) a el and custom, with members of be willing. If there were a proposal or broat in trying to dislodge and Engineer Company in the

ON'T overstrain the fino membres him for rany privileges obtained by afraid for the rest of my the previously hated race holding from some responsible quarter to the phléase Chamberle m'a Cough, prodire war record. It would told that

nticus of honour therest. Asdn bara Berlin, to plough, the rules, and wedy-will 'asedmplish this for yon, ond

cure the cold that causing it For sale, take up a great deal of time for me. saw Indians begging to be allowed to meatter salt thereon, ita not, a] by all Chemists and Storbkrepare, a

Engineer to recount the histo

had been transferred to the Engineer.

to get the permission of H.E. the 1 Governor to detail the, men for the cold have them back again if the necessity arose. He thanked Chem work on the lights, for it was for all for the cordial reception better to detail them than to have.

Laugh looking into things, it needed, at least periods

the work done by infantrymen, be given him.(Applause.

During the evening Mésarw. Gray cause, whereas a trained engines. Bamsey Anderson and Han- shall could take up duty after two.

George Grimble playing the

thering

accompaniments. The happy gathers

aver regred he

were filmed with de

ingenuity

three months tri

for an: fantryman to be it to go on

nibal entertained the

ing broke up at midnight.