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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930.

VOLUNTEER CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

LUSPPANO CUP.

Orders by Major H. Dowbiggin, commanding

THE CHINA

No. 6 Platoon, at Kowloon Dock ROUND THE CINEMAS

under Lieut. G. Dunean, M.RE.

(3) Hallow'een Dinnar. It has been arranged to hold this func tion on Friday, October 31. Fur ther particulars will be issued as sou as possible, and all members ale asked to keep this date free.

Portuguese Company.

(1) The Company will parade on Friday, October 24 ks under:- No. Platoon (Headquarters) B. L.

Arms and Foot Drill.

· Houg

- Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.

state-

Parades...

(a) Corps Band.

(1) The Band will parade a3 strong as possible for practice, on Monday, October 13, at 5.30 p.m.

(2) Notice: There will be a meeting of the Corps Band Minia- ture Rifle. Club at the Miniature Range on Wednestiny. October 15

at 5.30 p.m. (b) Battery."

"PARAMOUNT ON PARADE" AT CENTRAL,

A CLEVER PICTURE.

MAIL.

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

Theatre

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Entertainments. To-day Queen's That's "Para- A sensation!

"Sunnyside-Up." mount on Parade," which opened

To-day - Central Theatre No. 10 Platoon (Headquarts first day run at the Central ters)-arms and Foot Drill.

Theatre last night. The audience "Paramount, on Parade."

To-day-World Théatre, No. 11 Platoon (Headquar- went for it, like nothing that'a teg-Arms and Foot Dri

ever been seen in this Colony be-"The Fighting Ape."

Star Theatre Today (Kennedy No. 12 Flatoon

laughter Applause and fore. Road Range)-L.G, Firing.

Today Majestic. Theatre; Recruits (Mintature Range)shook the house. It is enelly one "Modern Love."

af, the cleverest, smartest motion

Some of it "Broadway Babies.". (2) The Peak Range is allot.pictures over made.

Is in technicolour, led to the Company on Sunday,

Musketry.

Dress Unifarm.

There will be a parade at Head-bayonet. quarters at 5:30 p.m. sharp, Thursday, October 16, for gan drill and signaling with the ex ception of the following who wil parade at Gun Club Hill Barracks at 5.30 pth. on same date:-- Gor. A. S. Bliss,

Gur, Lamond,

nr. A. Laughtou,

M

Rifle

and

Sports.

Sea Special Sports Diary on page 8.

Home Malls.

America To-day-Inward from

* ། (Pres. Grant),

To-morrow-Outward for Europe

Social Functions. To-day Annual Dance and Con- Every important player in the October 19, and will be utilised Paramount Company is in the pic cert at University.

To-day-Diocesan Boys' School by Recruits only.

Iture and every one does some-

thing big, grand, delightfully en-concert, 2 p.m. tertaining. There is none of the Firing will commence at 9 am business of dragging in nanies On

Ench Bum- sharp.

just to swell the cast. Scheme. The (3) Tactical

A spirit of the most charming Company is reminded that theber of this cast entertains. Company will carry out a tactical scheme in the New Territories intimacy pervades the picture. The performers meet the audience Detalls on Sunday, October 26.

more than half way and lead it will be expected to participate.

into the joyful frolic of fun and Platcon Commanders will ren- der returns by not later than Oc-afety. It's like nothing so much via Marseilles (Malwa), 10.30 a.m.; tober 12 showing numbers under great. big, jovial Hollywood for Europe vin Siberia' (Pembroke

Party with the greatest entertain-shire), 4.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. ers in the world on hand te pro- vide the amusement aid act as

To-morrow Preelous Blood Con- ever-thoughtful hosts. several members

There isn't space here to men-vent Hazaar, formal opening, 3 p.m. It October 20-Bridge and Mah have not yet had the new flashes tion the numbers in detail, Rilles and bayonets will be car-sewn on their helmets, this mis must be seen

to be appreciated. Jong Drive in aid of H.K.W.G. & Buddy Rogers, for instance, and M.C.L. funds, Peak Club, 3.30 p.m. ried, and belt, braces and haver-be done immediately.

Liljan Roth, and George Bancroft, sack will b. worn.

Clara Bow and Nancy Carroll, they're all in it. The song hits The dancing is are marvellous. superb, and there's not too much

Gur. W. C. Low.

(e) Engineer Company.

who will parti 11) To-day. All members pro-their commands

at Iyemun will empate. cending to tamy

Flashes. (4) Helmet

Thera Parade at Queen's Pier at 6 m

who Dross:--Jackets, slacks, black are stil! boots and helmets.

(2) Members are reminded to have the new flash sewn on their inpees,

(3) The detachment, will return en Sunday night. October 12, ar- rising in Hong Kong at about 10

p.m.

(4 Field service caps will be carried slung by chin strap on Faversack. Extra baggage must he at. Headquarters by 12 noon to

day.

A

Signing of Equipment Register.

With reference to Corps Order No. 40/30 6 dated October 3. list of those who have not yet on the signed has been placed Notice Board for the information of Officers Commanding Units.

Area Order.

The following Area Order is published for information:--

"Dress. With reference to para- graph 135 Hong Kong Aren Stand- ing Orders, solar topees will be 1.Worn from 19 a.m. to 3 p.m. until

further notice.

and

(a)

October Monday, Miniature Range Shoot, at 5.30 n. at Volunteer Headquarters. (6) Regular training in D.L. at the Instrue- will be resumed tion Shed, Wellington Darracks, in November. I

of it.

It's a grand show all-around. A peach of an entertainment. Like a hundred superb-specials rolled into one-and then some!"

TALKIES AT MAJESTIĆ.

+

October 21-Lee Theatre; "The Royal Navy Ashore and Afloat," 9 p..

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME-

thi

The following programme will ba broadcast to-day from Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 955 metres:-

5-7.30 p.m.-Chinese. Programme 7.30-8 p.m.-Rev. H. R. Wells

"Cantonese for. Everyone." will give the 8th lesson from

As exclusively announced in the Chinu Mail of October 2, the Majes- "This is a special order

tic Theatre, Kowloon, to-day open does not alter the normal periods their talkie and sound pictures

in the above quoted

season with "Broadway Babies" 'a laid down

in talking-singing-dancing film Standing Order."

Corps Flashes. All members of the Corps who which is starred Alice White and Charles Delaney, supported by d) Corpa Signals.

(1) Parade for Signal Instrue. have not yet had their Topees it Jocelyn Lee, Tom Dugan and Fred tion at Corps leadquarters at ted with the new Corps flash Kohler. There are three snappy 5.30 pm on Tuesday. October 14.must do so before the commence.

(2) Parade for Wireless In-ment of the period of the Annual song hils in the production which struction at Whitfield Barracks, Camp on November 21 next. The First National Vitaphone.. Kowloon, at 5.30 pm. on Thurs Commandant will accept no extic is a Western

cuse for non-compliance with the day, October 16. Dress:-Mufti.

order on this subject by the above te) Machine Gun Troop.

Transfer.

take

(1) Sunday, October 12. Tpra date. Lammert. Linders, Fawcett, Donaldson, Edgar, Hartley, Butler The following transfers in the and Stephen will fire Table "T"Muchine Gun Company to Rifle Part II. at Stonecufters, effect from October 9:-

No. 507 L/Cpl. H. J. Armstrong Launch leaves Queen's Pier at

and Kowloon Police from No. 1 Platoon to Reserva 2.30 am. Pulice Pier at 8.40. a.m. Itauge Company. Omeera-Li. A. H. Potts and 2nd No. 767 Pte. W.-L. Groves from Lt. H. G. Williams.

No. 3 Platoon to 'No. 2 Platoon.

No. 1343 Pte. V. W. L. Stanton from No. 1 Platoon to No. 4 Pla

Struck off the Strength. Having left the Colony:

toon.

(2) Parade on Thursday, Octa- ber 16. M.G. Class parade at Volun- teer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.

Rkling School Class parade at Riding School at 5.30 p.m. (f) Armoured Car Cmöpany. tions, Musketry, Part II. Those (1) Car and Motor Cycle Sec- who have not yet fired this year will do so on Sunday at Stone- The following have been taken and posted as cutters. Launch leaves Queen's on the strength

No. 1582 Pte. I. F. Collaco, No. 12A. Platoon, as from September 30.

Strength.

Pier at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon under:- Police Pler at 8.40 a.m. Uniform No. 1630 Pte. E. M. Marques, or mufti optional but belts, ban-200, Wanchai Road, No. 12A Pla- dollers must be worn.

toon from October 3.

Range Officers:-Lt. A. H. Potts No. 1631 Pte. W. F. 'Leckle. and 2nd Lt. H. G. Williams. Union Misurance Society (Tel. No.

'(2) Car Section. Parade at 28081), No. 1 Platoon, from Octo- fleadquarters at 5.15 pm. sharp, ber 8. on Monday, October 13.

Firing

No. 1632 Pte. J. McFarlane,

The machine installed at Majes- Electric Sound Equipment, the same as in the Cen. tral Theatre and Queen's Theatre, and is capable of recording any type of talking picture.

The Majestic Theatre will show pictures from the First National, Paramount. Warner Brothers and Pathe. "Broadway 'Babies" will be followed by "The Talk of Holly- wood," featuring Nat Carr; "Inter- ference" starring the celebrated

8 p.m.-European Programme of Victor Records.

Creatore's Band, 38002. Serenade in G Major (Arensky), Pearl Fishers-Selection (Bizet),

Minuet in G (Beethoven),

Mischa Elman-Violinst 1434. When the Curtain comes down,

George Jessel-Dramatic Baritone, 21952. Liebestraum (Liszt), Prelude in C Sharp Minor

Rachmaninoff),

Julius Schendel-Pianist, 16046. The Sweetest Call,

John McCormack-Tenor, 1992. A Perfect Day,

National Cavaliers--Male Quartet, 21925.

Marek Weber and His Orch.,

35030.

Schubert's Love Songs (Schubert),

9 pm Weather Report, Local

From the Studio: Mr. John

In Vienna,

6

...

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

CLASSIFICATION OF PONIES,

IT IS the intention of the

for the remainder of the Extra Meetings Season.

Trewards is Classy Ponies

Members desirous of entering: their Ponies for Class Racey at the Extra Mesting to be held on 25th October, 1930, are requested to notify the Secretary, by 5 p.m. on MONDAY, 13th October, 1980, stating the Names of the Ponies for which they require 'Classifica- tion.

By Order.

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th October, 1930. PROGRESS IN THE CONTROL OF OPIUM.

(By Arthur Davies.) Some of the difficulties which beset. the way of the Central Opium Board of the League of Nations in Ita efforts to inter- national traffic

дго in opium illustrated in the Secretary's Pro- deal effectively with the

gress Report. which was under discussion at a public meeting of the Board, held at Geneva towards the end of August under the Chair- manship Mr. Lyall (Great Britain).

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In the first place, partly in order to circumvent the plans of illicit traffickers who are themselves of course working in secrecy, and partly because much that it has to do is of a semi-judicial character, it is found advisable hold many of the Board's meetings behind closed doors. At the same time there is no organ of the League which depends more for its effec- tive working upon the collabora tion of the Press in educating in ternational opinion than by the pub licity it can give to the facts.

Another Difficulty. Another difficulty, which the Board is on its way to overcome but which still presents a formid- the differences between various coun- tries in the system of classifying able obstacle, arises from

drugs and of recording their im- respective exportation and portation figures. Until all States supply Geneva with these figures

uniform basis, it is impos sible to disentangle the facts of the position.

Russia, in this as in many other) aspects of international co-opera- tion, creates a special difficulty by her jealous isolation. She is now an important drug manufacturing country, and it would be of the greatest assistance to the Board's work to obtain reliable statistics from her on the lines prescribed by the Geneva Convention. There seems to be little hope of this being done in the near future.

Control in Greece. Perhaps the most important part

Raw

trio, Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brock and William Powell; "The Wedding March," starring Erich. Von Stron Time and Press News. heim and Fay Wray; and "Lilac Time" in which are featured Col-Russell will given short address of the Secretary's Report consists of leen Moore and Gary Cooper. These on the aims and work of the an account of the mission carried out by him last June in Greece, latter films are either all-talking S.P.C.A..

9.35 pm (approx.)-From the Yugoslavia and Hungary. productions or synchronised films.

To-day being also the China Na Studio: The Unique Dance Oropium ie. produced in Greece, but It is being done under a strict and tional Independence the Majestic chestra. Theatre is gaily decorated with 1. Overture, Morning Noon and Night well-organised control, and the quantity has been gradually and foliage and flags. To-night the

steadily reduced until at present illuminated on an building will be elaborate scale..

the annual output does not exceed 2,000, 16 As n result of the Secretary's visit to Yugoslavia, the! Government. there has agreed to adopt. rules for fulfilling its obligations under the Geneva Con vention, which are distinctly more satisfactory than those which were previously in force. Hungary, has not yet ratified the Geneva Conven tion, but will do so at a very early date, making the necessary rules and furnishing regular statistics

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FRENZIED › MATRIMONY.

Girl Who Kept Wedding The Same Man

Machine Gun Part. II. at Kennedy Union Insurance Society (Tel. No. Road Range.

28081), No. 1 Platoon, from 'Octo- . (3) Motor Cycle

Section.ber 8. Parade at 5.16 p.in. sharp, on Mon- No. 1633 Pte. A. Popple, Kelly day, October 18, for:

& Walsh (Tel. No. 20185); No: 2 matrimonial record. She has mar (a) Firing Machine, Gun Part II.Platoon, from October. 8.

at Kennedy Rond Range; and No. 1634 Pte. F N Wilson, (b). Machine Gun Instruction at B.A. Tobacco Co. (Tel. No. 27701),

Headquarters.

No. 4 Platoon, from October 8.

Leave

(g) Machine Gun Company.

(1) The Company will parade No. 1198 Spr. J. W. Beattie, En-

A pretty woman of 21, Mrs Martha Triebe, has a new world's

2. Entracts; Narcissus, 3. Eylophone Solo, The Imp 4.Waltz, You're always in my Arms,

(Rig Rita),

5. Bines, The Meanest Kind.

Interval.

1

6. Selection, The Belle of New York, 7. Cornet Solo, My Song of Love for

You,

B Caprice, Morlanma, 4. Foxtrot, Rio Rila, 10. Foxtrot, Lovable ("Street Girl"). 10.45

down.

and Sweet,

pm. (approx.)-Close

ried the same man four times in "HARD TO PLEASE" to the League, on the lines desired the last six months.

One January 19 she èloped from

her home at Woodcliffe to marry

GIRL BRIDE PUTS OBSTACLES Ernest Tribe of Brooklyn..

The secret wedding was perform IN PATH OF MATRIMONY.

at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on gineer Company, from October 9ed by the Rev. Charles Truby, of | !! Tuesday, October 14, as strong is to 15.

possible in mufti in close column

of Platoons for training as be-

low

No. 1 Platoon Sections A and

B,. Nd. 2 Platoon Sections C and

ceremony..

D. and No. 4 Platoon Sections MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY that an even greater thill would

G and H-EG.D. 2. 1 k in No. 3 Platoon Section E E.G.D., 1.,..

No. 3 Platoon Section F

M.G. Part I..

HUSBAND'S 48-HOUR SEARCH

FOR HIS WIFEMEN

by the Central Board...

Turkey An Obstacle. Tarkey, in spite of her promises under the Treaty of Lausanne, has not ratified either, the Geneva Convention or the earlier one adopted at The Hague, A serious

the English Lutheran Church, In (Sgd, W. H. G. Goater, Jersey City..

A 17-year-old bride's refusal in problem fa raised by the extent of Captain,

A month later, the minister, at the middle of her wedding ceremony the manufacture of dangerous Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.the bride's request, repeated the at Quiberon (Brittany) to be druga.in that country and by the married at all unless she had the traffle which emanates from Tur Some weeks after that she decided right to bring legal action against kish ports, especially in an eastern her husband, it she wished, has direction, but, so far Turkey has not been persuaded to supply, the be to be married again in some excited French feminists. distant city

Shall I be able 10.sue my husband League with any regular or re- So the couple were married afterwards?" said the bride to the liable statistics. She has, howe again at Newhaven, Connecticut Mayor, who was performing the ever, agreed to give the imports- tion figures for 1930 and in several. Now Mrs. Triebe has easily beat ceremony. her own record by going thrangh. She was told that she, would not other respects cooperate with the Central. Opium Board. The in who have not yet fired this year A husband's 48-hour search it another marriage ceremony at a very yell, then, I won't be nortance of this co-operation is

married," replied the bride, and snow-storm on the mountain chapel in New York..

with a toss of her head she walked evident when it is realised that traffickers have recently Weit, out of the Mayor's office to an hote ed Car Company and Cycle Sec- his young wife, whom he lost

been making much use of Turicish Car Objected To tion. Launch leaves Queen's Pier during a climb, ended the next

territory, as a basis for their The bridegrdon followed. and operations. at 8.30 am, and Kowloon Fler at morning, in the discovery of her

Bo with series of ups and 8:40 Lai Untferm or mufil op body.age Mall has been received at the eventually the girl agreed to go on

ups

Cen Honal but belts, pouches and The couple, M. and Mme vin de American Consulate General for with the ceremony provided that she downsc

tral Oplum gard de cer braces must be worn

Valde, of Paris, were overtaken by the following persons was driven to the Mayor's office (h) Scottish Company,

the storm, while stendidg a peak WoR. Attway, Ch. Là closed motor-cas

(1) Musketry Part 11 Those

will do so on Sunday, October 12

nt Stonecutters with the Armour- Clotdes-Cavales, near Lyons,- for

big

(1) - Kange; -Machine Gun fir

netice will be carried out on Peak Range on Sunday, Octo- ber: 121 at 9 a Dress mult

0,3846 highMme, van de Velde

insisted on going on a little way to find abalterskeuring

IS YOUR NAME HERE ?...

te work of obtaining con

an International trade which,

for left uncontrolled, might well be the

Bonnder Mias F. Bostwick J. Aerature father-in-law then Conley, LS 0:5-Cooper -J- W. | went in search Davidson, Sz Domingo, T. Dardin, the bride, but H. Eddor K CEvans said it would not

The

(2)= ̈ Parades, Thursday, Octo- but his wife never returned. Two Hamilton, We® H. Heifritz (208) | the Mayor had clos

tion

Her husband waited on a ledge,

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McGes

Machine Gun Ikatruc-| hours latas hë followe

tion sho had

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at 1.80 p.m.sunder Captaly 5H. IR. lying where she

HVA IH Martin: J. KAT one to latch

Murphy WG Olindaro tow reported Bran÷N&Shumaker, the third

th, WIRTownsend modan bride

of the utter ruin of clyllies

anal object, however, far that may prove to be such amounts of

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