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THAT NAVAL RESERVE."

To the Editor of the "Chins Mail"

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926.

ADVERT. CASE.

AMERICAN ANIMAL COLLECTOR SUED.

QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.

WEEK'S ORDERS.

H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

TWO PROMOTIONS.

Current orders of the Hongkong

Launch will leave Murray Pier ad 9 a.m. and call at Kowloon Fier at 9.10a.m.

Dress: Uniform optional, bat rifles, bayonets, belts, and pouches must be taken.

1:

Members must fire on the above

date to qualify for efficiency.

Sand Table Scheme.

A Tactical Scheme will be held on the Sand Table at Headquarters on Monday, August 9 at 6 pm.

Subject: "Defence in Mobile Warfare."

Dress Mufti.

Parade

Armoured Car Co.

at Beadquarters. Monday, August 9 at 5.30 p.m. Vickers Gun Instruction

C. S. M. Hanunek.

Drivers as detailed.

**** Medičn} Unle

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requested

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Mounted Infantry. Company, "No. 512 Pie. E. S,, C. Brooks to be Lance-Corporal

Sir-It is just six months since

In an action in the Supreme Court H.E the Governor made a public reference to the formation locally in which an American wild animal Volunteer Defence Corps, by Major R. Melville Smith, M.B.E.. Admin- of a Hongkong Naval Reserve and collector named Frank H. Buck, was

Well! by Meyer istrative Commandant, rendi:- many young fellows want to know successfully

Casuales, what has been done about it. Franklin Kline to recover two suma tu $880, there was

Masketry Part I will be fred at Singapore and Ceylon had naval amounting

Sunday, the argument, between the Chief Jus-Stonecutters range on reserve units even before Governor's speech and since then tice, Sir William Murison, and Mr. August 8.

Range Difteer: Captain D. C. Malaya has fallen into line. Hong. C. Smith, who appeared for the kong. it would appear, with its plaintiff, as to the extent of the Logan, M.C.

Accord- usual "maskee" spirit has let the jurisdiction of the Court matter drift as one of those ing te pleadings the defendant was. things which "wili be attended to employed by plaintiff to solicit ad- vertisements for an O.S.K. guide in due course,

called the Ocial Shippers Guide, At the Imperial Defence Com- of which the plaintiff was the mittee meetings held carly in the publisher. Plaintiff claimed $376 year, at which the Colonies and which he alleged the defendant had Dominions were represented, the been paid in 1920 by Messrs. latter indicated their willingness Latham and Co. in respect of an to shoulder a burden which was advertisement which should have growing increasingly heavy on appeared in the 1921 edition of the the Home taxpayers the main-guide; and a further sum of $505 There were premises to inspect tenance of naval vessels and per-paid to defendant, after his cen summonses to be taken out, prose-sonnel. Hongkong is hardly in a tract had expired, by the Singapore

Engineer Company,'' cutions to be initiated, and Police Position to build ships or to office of the O.SK.. who were the Alf members of Signal Section shoulder more than a small part agents of the plaintiff in Singapore.wili parade at Headquarters t Courts to attend-all eating into of the cost of Imperial Defence The defence was that the claim was 5.30 p.m. on Monday, August 9. an otherwise very busy day's but the formation locally of abarred by the Ordinance of Limita- work. How it is all done is a Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve tions.

Mounted Infantry Co. would give local people the oppor- The evidence of plaintif, taken

Mounted Parade at M.1. Stables mystery that baffles us. With eventunity of indicating their willing- de bene esse, stated that Back was. treble the present European staff ness to do what is in their power. an American and ord:onelly reaid-1 5.30 pm on Thursday, August the verdiet would be that they do incidentally, it would provideled at Los Angeles. At the time of 12.

young fellows with invaluable his last visit to Singapore he had wonders in a community in which experience and the opportunity of a farm there where he collected wild the Chinese lower classes pre-healthful relaxation and exercise. animals. Plaintiff also stated that dominate and in which, therefore, Shortly after His Excellency's he met Back at Raffles Hotel during widespread ignorance obtains in announcement was made a report 1926 and during the interview de regard to sanitation and hygiene, appeared that the local naval fendant admitted that he owed the

authorities would consider the money. Ent said he had no money.

A short demonstration of the Telephones Central 22 & 4641.

There were no fewer than 441 lending of a nucleus crew for the! and would pay plaintiff some day, Cabla Address: Mail. Hongkong.

It was in the course of his argi evacuation of casualties during and prosecutions, the fines tctalling voluntary men to work with andj All com addressed to the Newspaper Enter-$4,324. Moreover in the sanitary of making over two mine laying ment against the centention of the after an action will be given after sloops for the maintenance of defence that the claim was statute each of the Sand Table Schemes. districts on the Island, 90,567 which the Reserve unit would be barred thas Ms. Smith pointed out All members are

thas the contract was to be per-attend if possible. floors were cleansed, the number responsible.

formed in a number of places all

Appointments.. in Kowloon being 44,800. There Having regard to the fact that over the East, but not in Singapore. The following appointments tako were 27,557 cases of limewashing Hongkong, as His Excellency re- which was expressly excluded from effect from August 2 on the Island and 11,997 in Kow-marked at the time, as one of the the contract. The contract, there

most important outposts of the fore, could not be performed within. Empire, is dependent for its pros-the jurisdiction. Even perity on the maintenanec of its Replying to the Chief Justice Mr.i were we to reproduce a Sanitary shipping connections; it is to be Smith said the jurisdiction of that hoped that this promise of the Coart was Singapore. The Chief | Inspector's notebook for one day's naval authorities will be made use Jaatire and the Court was the

duty it would give an inadequate of and that the whole thing will court of the Straits Settlements. In the publication of the report conception of the amount of rot fall through for lack of inter- Mr. Smith: It is the Settlement for 1925 on the Sanitary Depart labour of the European"personnel est on the part of the powers that of Singapore. The heading of the writ is for the Settlement of Singa- ment will be found overwhelming as a whole. Nothing more has

There are several ex-naval men pore. There is not a general writ evidence in support of recent been heard of the project to in- at present resident in the Colony which applies here and in Penang, articles in this paper contending crease that staff commensurate who would be prepared to give The Chief Justice Do-you-mean that this all-important Depart with the growing sanitary re- their services, to such a unit and to say that a writ issued by me in

Mr. Smith said that, if the cause The following are permitted ment is grossly under staffed and quirements of the Colony; but we have the Royal Ilongkong Penang would be bad?

Yacht Club which undoubtedly overworked.

something must be done in this would provide other enthusiasts of action did not arise in the juris-resign from the Corpe These annual reports rarely get direction even if only to cope with with the advantage of a know-diction the case could not be tried

here. into the hands of the average emergencies. Whilst the P.WD./ledge of our local coasts.

The Chief Justice: Where the The formation of such à Re- reader, who has to be content rightly earned a meed of praise with whatever excerpts are pub-for its fine work as the result of serve in Hongkong will not only case is tried, is different matter. gineer Co.

be a gesture to the Home Govern-There is only one Court, the Court For the recent floods, its confreres in ment but a very practical solution of the Straits Settlements. It may Scot, Section. that reason it is not surprising to the Sanitary Department were to the problem of Imperial de sit in Penang or Malacca, but it

fence. If the appeal is launched the same Court. find a lack of appreciation in not one whit behind. It is as well

Mr. Smith submitted, with rea- It may safely be said that it will | many quarters of the work of the that this fact should be known: not fail through lack of volun-pect, that the Court sitting in Sin- Sanitary Department." But the indeed, to make no mention of it teers. I only hope that this let-gapore is limited to Singapore. more one stadies the latest an- would be invidious. But the point ter will catch the eye of someone submitted that the position was

in a position to launch it. nual report the more one is driven is that the present strength of to the conclusion that in view of the Europeans in this Department the shockingly low European per cannot be expected to go on from

"Hongkong, August 6. sonnel, the Department accom year to year, emergencies or no

The Chief Justice replied that a plishes truly marvellous work emergencies, with only a

[Our correspondent is wrongdge of the High Court, could try very in assuming that this matter has anybody wherever the King's writ work that would be a credit to the trifling incrense. There may been shelved. We have ourselves! runs,

"Liberty-loving people do not Mr. Smith: If a plaintiff in demand cash for voting their con- most thorough and up-to-date arise an emergency for which made enquiries as to the progress

df the scheme. from time Penang came to, bring an action invictions."-William L. Nelson. business establishment at Home even three times the existing perto tinte and have ascer Singapore he would cause endless

Everywhere the hand of the sonnel could not possibly cope tained that the local auth- trouble. Sanitary Inspector is seen-and with, in which

well,orities Ere only too anxious! The Chief Justice: It is only for

Certain modi- to start with it.

convenience. Do you mean to say fications were made in a tentative that I could not go to Penang to scheme which had been prepared try a ense? prior to His Excellency's refer- Mr-Smith: The jurisdiction of limitation must apply to plaintiff's ence to the matter last February this Court is limited to Singapore in Singapore. and it was then forwarded Home but your lordship's power to try for approval. Until the scheme 'cases is not limited. Mr. Smith GERMANY'S PERPETUAL FIRE is finally approved the hands of added that in England a man in the local authorities are tied. Staffordshire could not bring a case Editor of the "China Mail."]

at the Warwickshire Assizes."

The Chief Justice:

Hongkong, Friday, August 6, 1926.

OVERWORKED:

ished in the newspapers.

Thus we might go on!

event-

felt. It is easier to enumerate Heaven help Hongkong! what he does not do than what hel

does. There is routine work un- der the Public Health and Build- ings Ordinance; there is work under the Food and Drugs Ordin- ince there is scavenging, refuse removal, and nightsoil removal toj supervise; there are public bath! houses to be seen to; there are

WAR MEMORIAL.

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IN A GROVE..

Berlin The diffleulties attending. 24 German Memorial of the Great

be.

"

Yours, etc., NAVAL RESERVĖ.

A WARNING.

(To the Editor of the "China Mail.")

Lance-Corporal.

No. 538 Pte. J. E. Milne, to be

Reversion.

.3

No. 409 A. Sergt. R. D. Ren!, Mounted Infantry Compaay, is pe mitted to revert to the ranks of Private at his own request

Transfer. No. 409 Pte. R, D. Read, Mounted Infantry Company, is permitted to Lunsfer to the Armoured Ca Company.

Resignations.

gineer Co.

-

No. 700 Spr. A. C. Word" En-

No. 471 Spr. A. J. Manton, "E-

No. 391 Pte. T. G. Paterson, Ke,

Struck Off.. The following are struck off the strength of the Corps:-

No. 534 Lee.-Corpl. 2. Fyburn. He No. 3 Platoon.

No. 729 Pte, N. B. Mahomed, Na. 4 Platoon.

analigous, with an Assize Court in England. The Agize Court in Staffordshire could only try cases which arose within the county of Staffordshire.

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"The persons who do not look on the world with, kindly eyes hate themselves."-Dr. A. F. Fitch.

limitation upon him, not upon the Court,

Mr. Smith said if that was so the

His lordship was not called upon He found that decide the point. the Ordinance of Limitations did not apply and gave judgment for.. the plaintiff for the amount claim- That is a ed.

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water closets and public con-war have at last come to a satis- veniences to be looked after; factory conclusion. It is now pro- there are cemeteries, mortuaries,posed to keep a perpetual fire burn-|- Sir, The landslide at the junc and crematoria that require ing in a grove of honour, for which tion of May and Magazine Gap

.right supervision and

On a beautiful natural site has been Roads having carried away

1 pipe,

temporary through the whole gamut of the found in what is said to be the sewerage sanitary, requirements of the heart of Germany. On the annl-wooden trough has been put in its versary chosen to commemorate war place. This trough leaks freely! Colony. Strikes may-and do- memories, fires will be lit on hills and also overflows at times into occur; floods come and necessitate ir.. every province of the Reich. the nullah water below. Owing volumes of extra work on the part Thle "ancred fire" will not be to the water shortage it is quite of the Sunitary Inspectors and symbol of defeat and discourage probable that, as is the case with ment, but an outward and visible Magazine Gap residents, people their gangs; but everything is sign of the fire of regeneration and living below may be using nullah performed as if the unusual were reconstruction "burning in German water for household purposes,

hearts. When the last survivor of This letter is written with a just, the normal,

the Grent War, young to-day, dies view to warning people of the The report for 1925 discloses a decades after the fires are lighted polluted condition of the water staff of one Chief Inspector, four for the first time, the great central from this nullah.

Enclosing my card. Senior Inspectors, and 38 Inspec-fire, the flaming heart of the coun-

Youra, etc., With an army of 1,500 sub-try, will be extinguished by the ordinates they look after the young men of that day.

The twelve years that will have

Hongkong, August 5. sanitary needs of practically the elapsed this summer since the whole Island and Kowloon. Last beginning of the Great War find the confict of German opinions on year alone they had 16,866 what constitutes victory and defeat "nuisancen reported" to deal with as much a matter of party opinion This Idea, pagan and (including 554 outstanding on as ever,

poetical, can apparently be carried December 31, 1924). There was out without offending anybody not one nuisance reported in once the central site for the sacred which action was pot taken prove has been agreed upon.

tors.

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