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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2,. 1927.

DOG SHOOTING.

Government Reply To

Criticism.

RABIES RISKS.

Law?.

At the Legislative Council

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE VOLUNTEERS. BROADWAY FOLLIES. SZECHUAN CRIME,

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FIRING AND - CAMP. PROGRAMMES.

WINTER TRAINING.

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SUCCESSFUL OPENING AT QUEEN'S THEATRE,

ACCOMPLISHED DANCING.

ANOTHER REPORT OF MURDER.

POSSIBLY AMERICANS.

re-

Shadows Before.

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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."

Entertainmente..

The following orders have been A small but very select company

September 2-Queen's Theatre; Beking, To-day. Jackie Coogan in "Johnny "Get issued by Lt. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.0., which is assured of success where- Are Peak Residents Assisting The Administrative Commandant.

A foreign message from Hatung Your Hair Cut" and the Broadway ever dancing, classical or modern, suggests that the foreigners Follies. The following are the provisional is appreciated in the Broadway ported to have been murdered in

September 2-World Theatro; arrangements made for fring Part II. take."," and camp. These der Ballet Master J. Cherpino, be Filchner, Plymire and Matthew-To Baldpate."

of Follies, a party 12 in number, un-the province of Stechuan may not Douglas MacLean in "Seven Keys dates are subject to alteration: which opened a short season at the non, but another party, consisting September 2-Star Theatre, Kow-

Part II, at Stonecutters

Queen's Theatre yesterday even of an Amrican family, Duncan, and loon; Viola Dana and Robert 1927,

ing before an audience which stood Canadian family, McLeod, who are Agnew in "Wild Oats Lane." - for the theatre's record attendance. known to have been robbed once by September 2-Concert at "Cheer in bandits on the borders of Burmah." 7 p.m.; Variety concert by En- parts of Europe, United States and It is possible that they were at tertainment Committee, 7 p.m. the Far East. A finished and tacked again subacquently---Reu-

September 3-Grand Concert at accomplished product of one of the ter.

the City Hall, 6.30 p.m.

September 4-Kowloon Docks

meeting, yesterday, the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard asked the fol- lowing question:-

Will the Government Eause an inquiry, to be held into (a) the circumstances connect- ed with the shooting of dogs at Jardine's Corner, Peak, on Saturday afternoon and Sun- day morning, the 23rd and 24 July, having due regard to the people using the roads and the necessity or other- wise of such drastic action; (b) the method of unforcing the muzzling regulations and make recommendations for the future?

Colonial Secretary Replies. The Han, Colonial Secretary re- plied as follows :-

has

(a)-The Government caused full inquiries to be made

into the occurrences referred to in the first part of the Honourable

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Sunday, September 11:

M.I. und A.C. Companies. Sunday, September 18:

Artillery and Engineer Cos. Sunday, September 25:

Scottish Company,

Sunday, October 2:

Sunday, October 9:

Infantry Company.

M.L. and A.C. Companies. Sunday, October 16:

Portuguest Company. Sunday, October 23:

Scottish Company. Sunday, October 30:

Infantry Company. Sunday, November 6:

MI. and A.C. Cos,

Sunday, November 13:

Atillery and Engineer Cos. Funday, December 18:

Infantry Company.

1928, Sunday, January 8:

Reserve Company. Sunday, January 16:

Sunday, January 22:

Portuguese Company,

Casuals.

Casuals.

Annual Camp at Fanling. November 18 to 20, 1927. 25 to 27, 1927. December 2 to 4, 1927.

Member's question. The shoot-Sunday, January 29: ing near Jardine's Corner was carried out by experienced Police) Officers as the result of a com- plaint from a Peak Resident of the danger to children from the presence of so many annuzzled rings in that neighbourhood; and

9 to 11, 1927. Recruits.

Artillery Company,

Thursday, September 8: deill. Dress: mufti.

Gun

Le Maitre is well known

world's most famous, dancing [A London message of August 30 academics, he was for two years stated:-A sensation has been caus-band concert, 5 p.m. principal mole dancer with the ed in Germany by the report that October 1H.K. & V.G. & New York Midnight Review, and the well-known German explorer, M.C.L.'s "Fun o The Fair," Lea we remember his thorough going Filehner, and two other foreignera Gardens. methods and artistry as ballet have been murdered in Szechuan by

Sports. master in Shanghat not very long Tibetan tribeamen. The China In- September 1-Ping Pong League: ago. Starring with him in the and Mission, while it has not re-T. Institute v. S.C.A.A. (C.C.Y.M.S.).] Broadway Follies in Mies Helen ceived confirmation of the report, September 2-Ping Pong Lenguo: Cook, also late premier danseuse is of opinion that it may refer to St. Peter's Y.M.C. V. C.R.C. of the New York Midnight Review the party which included the mis- (Y.M.C.AJ).

and, more recently, Shanghafa siohary Matthewson, who wrote to September 3-Victoria Recrea night life favourite. Then there the headquarters of the Mission inftion Club night fete, 9.15 p.m. is Miss Bagdonova and Mr. April, saying that he and two or September 3 IK. Baseball Kuroiysky, both accomplished

three other persona proposed to go League: Japanese v. Club de Re-| dancers together with a ballet of to India from China via Tibet.) creio, Happy Valley Diamond, 4 seven well trained and light foot-

p.m. led ladies. The remaining member of the party is Signor Adolfe Bollotti, the possesser of a tenor voice well beyond the ordinary range and power. For six years he sang at the Milan Opera House and later went to New York to join the Metropolitan Opera House.

At the Queen's Theatre Inst evening the Follies presented well selected programme .on stage which though on, the email

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K.C.C. CONCERT.

TO-MORROW NIGHT'S FINE PROGRAMME.

CAMERONIANS BAND.

September 3-Lawn Bowls Divi- sion I, Kowloon Dock v. Taikoo; Kowloon Bowling Green v. Civil Service; Division II, Yacht Club v. Kowloon C.C

September 4-Baseball: Filipinos v. Japanese.

September 3-Ping Pong League: W.Y.O.B.U. V. St. Louis Club (G.C.Y.M.S.).

p.m.

October 8-10 Hong Kong Jockey Club's sixth extra race meeting at side was remarkably prettily light- Given fine weather a most en-

Happy Valley Race Course; ed. First there was Mona Vanna, joyable evening should be spent at

Lammert's Auctions. termed the dance extraordinary, the Kowloon Cricket Club to-

September 4-At Lammert Bros.! the Government much regrets Parade at Volunteer Headquar given by Misa Cook and Mr. murrow to-night when an open air Sales Room, Duddell Street, miscel- that by an error of judgment.30 p.m. All those who have not wato."

ters on Friday, September 16, at Cherpino. Then followed "Quo-concert will be given by the band lascous goods, and sundry furni- the shooting took place in the passed all their Musketry Tests mixed with the classical and the ginient. Kowloon residents remem- September 35--At Lammert Bros."

Here the modern was of the 1st. Bn. the Cameronian Re-ture, 11 a.m. presence of children and that one Nos. 1 to 6 will attend. child received a slight scratch up.

changing from period to period sober with pleasure the last concert Sales Room, valuable properties in parently from a ricochet or a

cleverly accomplished that the held at the K.C.C. and there is the New Territories, 3 p.m. Winter Training Season will com-whole took the eye as one definite bound to be a very large attend-

Meetings. piece of stone. Orders have beer mence on Thursday, September 8 interpretation well concerted. The ance. There will be three in- issued that every possible care is at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.80 artists were Miss Bagdonova and

September 2-Meeting of Motor tervals.

Cycle Section of the H.K.V.D.C.. at to be taken to avoid the shooting p.m. and will continue every Thurs- Mr. Kurowsky. A Gypsy dance, a

Admission to the concert is by Volunteer Headquarters, 5.45 p.m. of dogs in the presence of child- day until further orders.

pantomime of nomad life. was pre

ȘI tickets,

September 3-New Territory ren, but it is obvious that the

sented by the entire company and Overture, "Williars Tell" (Ros-ing. Sheung Shul. 2.30 pm.

The programme is as follows:- Agricultural Show Committee meet- presence of spectators cannot al

was the tour de force of the pro-sini); Duet, Miserere Scene from ways be avoided.

Mounted Infantry Ca. gramme. Long, though well sus- Trovatore"

September 5-Annual meeting of (Verdi); Monday, September 5, at 5.15 p.m. turned, the dancing fentured many Song-Hinton "The Mountaineer"; Peak "Law Breakers."

Comic Hong Kong Philharmonic Society The Government much regrets ketry lastruction. Members

at Kennedy Road Range, for Mus-moods from sad to gay, then grave Opern Selection, "Cavalleria Rustt St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5.90

at-again, then passionate through cana" (Mascagni); Song--Wilmott the necessity for undertaking the tending will draw their own rifles a boisterous gust to a striking The Bandelero"; Descriptive, "A Club meeting, Volunteer Hend

September 6-Hong Kong Hockey unpleasant duty of shooting dogs, from the Store and proceed with finale. Throughout the whole in Hunting Scene" (Bucalossi): Selec-quarters, 5.30 p.m. but this necessity is forced upon them to Range in the Ford Truck. terpretation there was that in- tion, it by the wholesale disregrad of|

Parade at Stables at 5.30 p.m. on definable air, tinged with melan (Fraser-Simpson); Comic Song- Management Committee

"Maid of the Mountains". September 6-Meeting of the the law by dog-owners in this Tuesday, September 6. Dress: choly yet ever ready to break its Beaver Deathless Army" Song H., K. Football Lengue, Volunteer of the Colony. Among these law mufti.

bonds in hilarious laughter, which Wilmott "The Floral Armoured Car Co.

Dance"; breakers are to be numbered

The Company will parade

characterises the folk dances of the Comic Song-Hawkins. "I might Headquarters, 5.30 p.m. Slavonic races. many Peak Residents. It must bé

The romance was learn to love him Inter on"; Hun- September 6-Sanitary Board strong possible at 6.30 p.m. within the knowledge of all Hon- every Monday until further orders rapturously received.

garian Dances. Nos. 1 and 3 meeting. 4.15 p.m. ourable Members that, even since commencing on September 5, 1927:

Signor Bellotti contributed (Brahms); Pot Pourri, "Melodious) September 16-Annual goneral

of Members are specially reminded selections from the better known lemories" (Fincke); A Dramatic meeting the occurrences referred to. dog-

Kong Hong owners on the Peak and elsewhere that Part II. of the musketry course alian Opens and showed that Interlude-Porter

Hughes; Andrew's Society. City Hall, 5.15 still permit their dogs to roam will be fired on Sunday, September he really possessed a voice of a Comic Song- Beaver

"Bunga, p.m.

Miscellaneous, about unmuzzled. As to the ne- 11. and it is hoped that all will quality outlined above. Unfortun- Bunga"; Grand Fantasia, "Battle of

September 4-Social gathering in cessity for drastic action on the make a point of attending on that ately the arrangement and timing Waterloo" (Eckersburg).

St. John's Cathedral Hall, 6 p.m. Penk as well as elsewhere it does date in order that future training of the programme would not per-. can be devoted to Machine Gun In-mit the encore which was $0

September 5-Chinese Language not seem necessary to add any struction.

vociferously demanded.

School under the auspices of the thing to the bare statement of

M.I. and A.C. Co.

The company is appearing at

H.K. General Chamber of Commerce) the fact that no less than 20 dogs Musketry Part II. will be fred at every performance in the current

re-opens. from the Peak have been reported Stonecutters Range on Sunday, programme and will present a com- to the Police as having bitten September 11.

plete change of numbers on Sun-i people, since January 1, 1926, that! Range Officer: 2/Lieut. J. Eday. there were 184 reported cases of persons being bitten by dogs in Hong Kong Island since that date, 11 reported cases of Rabies and 11 reported cases of Hydro- phobia. The risk of the terrible

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as

and

BANDITS BUSY.

St.

September 8-Seventh Yearly Drawing of Debentures of the Hong Kong Club, Club House. 11 a.m.

September 10-Picnic by motor fear for inmates of the Blind Home at Kowloon, organised by St. Peter's September 12-St. Stephen's Col-

MISSIONARY RELEASED; Hancock.

The picture shown yesterday Launch will leave Murray Pierwell balanced the excellence of the

OTHER TWO STILL HELD, 9 nm, and call at Kowloon Pier opening part of the performance. ut 9.10 a.m.

Entitled "Johnny Get Your Hair

Harbin, Aug. 12.Y.M.C. Dress: Uniform of mufti oP Cut," it featured popular Jackiej tional, but rifles, bayonets, pouches, Coogan in a capital racing yarn. He and a railway employee were kid-lege re-opens.

A Danish missionary, a clerk braces and belt must be taken.

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Matriculation, Senior & Junior Local Examina- tions at the Hong Kong University, Bonham Road.

NOTICES....

HONG KONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.

diseases of Hydrophobia arising Arms will be drawn from Corps is the youthful character of Johnny napped by Chinese bandits from the September 24-Entries close for from the presence of unmuzzled Headquarters on Friday, September Daly the youngster who wanted to popular summer resort. of Erchand- the sixth extra race meeting of the

be a jockey and eventually be-zianzy, near Harbin, in a daring H.K. Jockey Club,, noon. dogs in a Colony infected with 9, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, or

September 29-H.K.V.D.C. route Rabies appears to be quite in-2 and 4 p.m., on 5 and 6 p.m.; and comes a jockey, a successful one, night raid which threw the hun-

on Saturday, September 10, be too, but he has to get his hair cut dreds of people at the resort in march from Polo Ground to Taikoo. adequately appreciated.

tween 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

first. The story carries a crook panic and caused a stampede for December Rigorous Enforcement.

Infantry Company.

trainer, a shady jockey, a lovable the railway station. On Friday, September 2, at 5.30 boarding-house keeper, a lovable! Missionary Convinces Brigands. (b).--With regard to them. All N.C.0.'s and other ranks little girl whose life Jackie The missionary, able to speak second part of the Honourable detailed by O.C. Company will saves, and all the fixtures that Chinese, was released after he had Member's question the Muzzling parade at Corps Headquarters for go to, make up a popular film. explained to the bandit, chieftain Regulations will be enforced by a special N.C.O.'s Course of Train- Jackie carries it through in his he was a poor priest for whom no- usual clever way, and is as ader- clerk and the railway man still are body would pay a ransom. The prosecution of owners, capture of ing in Vickers Gun. dogs when this is practicable and

Scottish Company,

able as ever! Special Machine Gun Class

held but troops are reported to have) can be effected without undue

aurrounded the bandits and their risk of danger to the Public Ser- already detailed in previous orders

will assemble at Corps Headquar- Lord, Donoughmore, who as Vis- rescue, is expected. vants employed, and by shooting. ters at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep-count Suirdale was private secre-

The raid was carried out by As regards the future, the Gov-tember 6. Dress: mufti.

tary to Sir Henry Blake when the several hundred bandits with the THE ANNUAL

T ernment is determined that dog- Reference Orders No. 291 detail- latter was Governor of Hong Kong, utmost daring. A dance was in MEETING of the above owners shall not, by their dis- ing parades for Thursday, Septem is chairman of the Special Commis- progress at the resort hotel and Society, will be held in the City regard of the law, imperil the ber 8, are cancelled and the follow-sion which has been appointed to many people were chatting and play- Hall, on FRIDAY, 16th September. lives of others and proposes, ing substituted:

visited Ceylon and report on the ing bridge in nearby bungalows. after this public warning,, to give Thursday, September 8., Com-working of the Constitution and bridge player, just doubling a bid 1927, at 5.45 p.m. for the purpose pany parade. All members of Nos. consider proposals for its revision. of three trumps, looked up in one of receiving the Annual Report and orders for the most rigorous en-5, 6 and 7 Platoons are requested A member of the Commission is Sir of the bungalows to face a rifle held Statement of Accounts for the year forcement of the law with a view to parade at Corps Headquarters Matthew Nathan, a former Gov- in the hands of a villainous bandit, ending 31st August; of electing to the extermination here, as in at 5.30 p.m. Dress: mufti.

At the same time other bandits be office-bearers for the ensuing year, other Inw abiding countries, of Company Meeting: A meeting of

gan shooting out lights In the hotel etc.

*P. TOD, the scourge of rabies and the dan- the Company will be held after The death is announced of Sir and in the bungalows. ger of hydrophobia.

parade on Thursday, September. 8, George Francis Bonham, Et., who

Holiday Makers Flee.

Joint Hon. Secretary, Another Question...

to discuss Company Activities. A was for 40 years in the Diplomatic The holiday makers from Harbin

Hong Kong, 2nd September, 1927. full attendance is requested: Service, and was the only son of ward the railway station. It was were frantic and fled, chiefly to- Route March: A Company route Sir Samuel George Bonham, first

Hon. Mr. Bernard: Arising

ernor of Hong Kong.

GENERAL

out of the replies to the question, march from Polo Ground to Talkoo baronet and K.C.B., who was Gov/some hours before order, was re- HONG KONG & CLUB.

the three men had been kidnapped.

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that) I should be glad to know, (1), will take place on Thursday, Sep-ernor of Hong Kong and Her stored and a check showed what experience is considered tember 29, and this early notice is Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief

The missionary returned next

RAFT Programmes and Entry necessary before police officers given to enable all to attend. Superintendent of British Trade in

Forms for the SIXTH are entrusted with the duty of No. 820 Pte. B. LW Dunnett is

Transfer.

morning from the bandit camp and China

said the bandits had fixed the ran- EXTRA RACE MEETING to be shooting dogs; and (2) the transferred from No. 2 Platoon to

som of the two prisoners at $10,000 held on SATURDAY, 8th October, weapons used.

the Artillery. Company, as from

and $5,000 respectively. The Chi-1927, & MONDAY, 10th October, The Colonia Secretary: I August 26, 1927...

bere are particularly requested to ed a strong detachment of troops to be obtained at the Race Course, nese authorities at once despatch-1927 (weather permitting) may should like notice of the question...

Leave

attend.

the bandit camps and fighting Hong Kong Club and Causeway No. 1105 Pte, W. Wooding, No 2 Platton Rifle Club.. Armoured Car Company, is grant- The first shoot for the Cup given ed leave of absence from the Corps, by Lieut. E. J. R. Mitchell will be as from August 26, 1927, until his held at the Peak. Range on Sunday, return to the Colony,

CHILDREN LIKE CHAMBER-

· LAIN'S PAIN BALM:"

For "black and blue" bruises,

* Resignation

No. 666 Pte. D. Hazel, No. 6 sprains of wrists and ankles, Platoon, is permitted to resign from strains of cords and muscles, atub the Corps, as from August 20, 1927, bed toes, cute, burns and other having left. the Colony mishaps of childhood, Chamber-

lain's Pain Balm always gives rè

"Ref. Does just as much for older

NOTICES

started. United Press.

Bag Stables, et

Entries will close at Twelve O'clock Noon, on SATURDAY,

with September, 1927, at 0.80p.m.

Conditions:-16 rounds rapli at A Chinese was last night re- 24th September, 1927.

1-8001 yarda", as for Corps moved to the Kowloon Hospital Hong Kong, 2nd September, 1927.

Championship; V10 rounds moved to the Kowloon. Application at 500 yards, Hospital suffering from a Usual handicaps.

bullet wound in the right The following are selected to thigh as the result of being represent the Corps versus the sot at: by Chinese: detective No. STONE V.R.C at water polo on Saturday,

people too. Eases their rheumatic Motor Cycle Section September 8 at the night fets 208 who found the man climbing pains, backaches and neuralgia. A meeting of the Motor Cycle T. L. Knight, G. R. Razavet, J. R. up a ladder at the rear of No. Juat rub it on the sore spots. It Section will be held at Volunteer Soares E. Railton, R. Strange, 101 Apliu Street, Shamshulpo, Is penetrating and quickly helps. Headquarters on Friday, Septem-W. C. Simpson, D. Lyon. Reserve: apparently with intent to commit Sold and recommended everywhere. ber 1927, at 6.46 pm. All mem- V. C. Branson.

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