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Hong Kong, Saturday, May 2, 1931.

ADVERSARIA.

"Without fear, favour or malice.”

Music Roll, which is a bit of a jar. Others, though, are great fun:

CLARK GRAVE VAULT, When the lovců ano passes, the

heart recognises pbligations that may never have been spoken

thought, Tho most important of these is that the remains de protect- ed.

مانی

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931.

VOLUNTEER CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

ANNUAL SMOKING CONCERT.

Volunteer Defence Corps Orders by Lieut-Colonel L. G

D.S.O., O.B.E., state:-

PARADES.

ed) until further notice.

Bird,

BRITAIN'S BETTER.

SOLDIERS.

War Minister's Great Tribute.

Mr. Shaw, Secretary of State for War, speaking in the House of Commons on the estimates, made two notable points first, the great improvement in the

LESS THAN CLARK COM-

Engineer Company. PLETE PROTECTION IS NO

Miniaturo Range Shoots will be condition and character of the PROTECTION AT ALL. held on Mondays (holidays except-average soldier since the pre Also to be noted is:

war period and the fact that All members intending to be the Army is not likely to de- GUSHI GURGLE! SQUISH !

present at the Prize Distribution crease in size until other coun- And company in the next room- must send in their names to O.C. tries follow British disarmament That constant trickle so obvious-Company by May 8 (vide notice policy.

ly from--!

sent from Headquarters).

Corps Signals.

How embarrassing!

MUSHROOM PARABAL.

It can't help but fit every time!

News in Brief.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Lam Heung Lun to be a Justice of the Peace.

"While in 1913," said Mr. Shaw, "the incidence of drunken.

Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 ness was 426, in 1930, it was 107, In other words, three-quar- p.m. on Tuesday.

ters of the drunkenness has gone

quarters at 5.30 p.m. in mufti.

N.C.O.'A under C.S.M. Slattery. Recruits will proceed by Corps Truck to Kennedy Road Range under Sergt. Terry for Musketry.

Machine Gun Company. Parades. On Tuesday at Hend-out of the Army, and I want, as one who happens to have seen something of them. to protest against the idea that seems to exist even vef that these can- · teens are drinking booths into which it might be inadvisable for a respectable person to go.

"That is not the case. The

at

M.G. Rifle Club will meet Peak Range at 9.30 am. to-mor- row. Range Officer: Lieut. E. G.

The

The St. Andrew's Church Branch Stewart, Competitions: Company ordinary regimental establish. of the Scripture Union will meet in Commander's Cup and Individualment now is pretty well of the the Church Hall at 6 o'clock on Spoon Shoots.

type of the ordinary middle- Monday evening. The speaker will)

class tea room in London-just be Miss B. M. Pope, B.A.

8 clean, with men just as well behaved, and in every way much better than apparently some sec tions of public opinion believe that it is.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Dr. Dougins James Valentine, M.C., M.B., B.S. (Lond.), D.PH., D.T.M. and H., to act as Deputy Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, with effect from April 22.

It is notified that at the expira- tion of three months from date, the Chinese. World Tour Company,

Officers commanding the under-mentioned Units will issue their orders separately to their commands:-

1.-Corps Band, II.-Battery.

III-Machine Gun Troop. IV.-Armoured Car Company.

(1) Car Section.

() Motor Cycle Section. V-Scottish Company. VI.-Portuguese Company.

Another amusing example of. Limited, will, unless cause is shown/graph 3

Amendment,

if not definitely had, then at least to the contrary, be struck off the "Armoured Car Company, Car Sec not good English, used to pro- Register of Companies and be vide not a little amusement in dissolved.

the Peak trams. There was al

Corps Orders No. 18/31 Para

dated April 4, 1931

tion" should read "Armoured Car Company. Motor Cycle Section." Qualification of Machine Gunners The following have qualified as First Class Machine Gunners:-

L Cpl. N. S. E. Mackay Pte. F. D. Angus

W. M. Groves

C. E. Moore

Transfer.

Polute

136 170 127

126

Commissions from Ranks. "One pleasing feature is that of 616 commissions granted since March 31, 1930, 106 have been granted to men from the ranks. It seems quite evident to me that just as the type of man has changed so the type of officer has changed, and must change.

and physics Mathematics, chemistry are becoming of more and more importance every day. and the old type of education will no longer suffice.

Notice is given of the accession notice in white letters on the of this Colony to the International

"It is to be hoped that a method will be found quite panel above the driver's head Convention relating to International

frankly, I have not found it, al- Exhibitions signed at Paris on which announced that "children

though I do not yet despair of November 22, 1928. Copy of the under the age of twelve years are Convention may be inspected at the

doing so for the systematic promotion of men from the ranks not permitted to occupy seats Colonial Secretary's Office.

into the commissioned ranks in next to the external air." This

His Excellency the Governor such a way that, the trained sol His Majesty the King has not has been pleased to make the foldier, with the modern scientific extreme form of circumlocution

been advised to exercise his power lowing transfer in the Hong Kong knowledge required, will find his was the object of continual ridi-of disallowance with respect to Volunteer Defence Corps:- way easily from the bottom to cule, and I am glad to see that Ordinance No. 3 of 1931.----An

Lieutenant Arthur Harry Penn the top, so to speak. Ordinance to amend further the lately it has been altered to read,

to be transferred to the Reserve Public Health and Buildings of Officers, Hong Kong Volunteer in simpler and more natural Eng Ordinance, 1903, and an Enactment Defence Corps, with effect from lish, "chidren under twelve years referring thereto. of age are not allowed to occupy!

It Is notified, under section 6 (3) seats next to any doors." There of the Basel Evangelical Missionary ig no excuse for not understand-] Society Incorporation Ordinance,

the men in the ranks there are ing that!

1927, Ordinance No. 5 of 1927,

Struck Off The Strength,

how some 14.000 who have certi. that satisfactory proof of the ap

Pte. A. R. Tavares, No. 10 Pla-ficates of education quite equl. pointment of Mr. Arthur Ritzi Few things are President in this Colony of

astoon, as from February 12, 1931.valent to the matriculation ́or the Where more amusing to Basel Evangelical Missionary So-Platoon, as from February 2, 1931 shows a tremendous

Cpl. R. O. Sutherland, No. 7 school certificate standard. That move for. Ignorance the old China ciety has been placed in the hands

Pte. G. 0. Danenberg, No. 10 ward in the education of the is Bliss, hand, по doubt, of His Excellency the Governor.

Platoon, as from May 1, 1931. men,

"In 1921 Strength.

the Estimates of this country stood at £82.000,- 000: to-day they stand at £39,800,000.

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than

the

сп

thusiastic greenhorns who crop

up from time to time with a bril- liant "new" idea and think they are going to set dear old Hong Kong on fire. They don't believe A section of the that the people here are apathe- English As public often tic. Oh, no!

She is Mangled.

affects to criti-

of

newspapers,

а

standard to which few news-

CORRESPONDENCE.

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

To the Editor of "China Mail.")

Iligh Educational Standard. "The number of men now holding certificates of education April 25.

in the Army is over 90 per cent. No. 1682 Pte. G. C. Moutrie, No I am speaking from memory Armoured Car Company, Car See-with me, but I think amongst Platoon. is transferred to now, and I have not the figure

tion, with effect from May 1...

The following have been taken on Corps Strength:-

Tpr. D. B. Evans-Machine Gun Troop.

Pté. 0. L. Fiedler-Armoured, Car Company, Car Section.

Pte. H. P. Morton-No. 6 Pla- toon.

Leave,

"That is a reduction of well over 50 per cent., well over half. Ja there any nation in Europe that can show a record like that?" What is the use of saying that if we show an example, other people will follow 7 There is the example, and other people have not followed. Then what is the use of pretending that facts do not exist.

Pacifist But Sane. "Facts are greater than mere theories. There is the blunt, startling fact 50 per cent. of reduction unmatched by any large nation in the world. What is the use of talking about our hypocrisy in view of the figures? The Government position is

If they had any money it would Tennis Fan's" letter in your Company.

Sir, I read with much interest No. 219 Cpl. W. Greig, Reserve granted 12 months cise the English be a different matter. No one columns last night. I feel that leave from February 12, 1931, to

would be more welcome here than his inference that I was blased February 11, 1932.

(Sgd) W. H. G. GOATER, Captain, but we wonder how generally it a stray capitalist with a few mil-in favour of E. C. Fincher when

writing my article relating to the:

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.G is recognised that the English of lions to start new industries and prospects of the final of the Open

NOTICE. educated people in high posi-enterprises. But persons of that Singles Championship was a little tions is frequently of useful type always manage to more impulsive than thoughtful.

show Hong Kong a clean pair of realise that for the last ten months

"Tennis. Fan" did not seem to Annual Supper and Distribution

of Prizes, papers would descend? Only heels, and ungenerously spend Fincher had been practising asal- The annual steak and kidney ple the other day a well-known their money in Shanghai or duously for an attempt at the sapper and smoking concert will Magistrate referred to the evid-Canton.

The trouble is that sosult must, even to the eyes of the p.m. in conjunction with the pre. Plain. It is a pacifist Govern

Championship. His play as a re-take place on Friday, May 15, at ence of Chinese defendants as a many of us have ideas, which, unblased "Tennis Fan," have im sentation of prizes won at the ment, but not necessarily an un- "shrieking impossibility." What we are certain beyond a shadow proved itself considerably to have annual rifle meeting which is move Heaven and earth, as it has resisting Government. It will on earth does that phrase mean? of doubt, would revolutionise the been the means of eliminating the Excellency the General Officer done, to get agreement inter- holder, T. Honda. Having reach Commanding, Major General J. W nationally. It will take the ini After considering it from every whole of industry and perhaps ed the final last year, Fincher tais Sandilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O tintive in getting an agreement angle, I have to admit that it civilisation if only we could in- year was obviously in a very good has kindly consented to present which will mean a real reduction defies analysis. Let me take the duce

ONE. to back position when he defeated his last; All prize winners are required

year's conqueror, and, in my capa-to attend. In uniform.

of armaments. two words separately. To shriek, us up.. But that someone city as a critic, I landed his play

"But in view of the fact that according to my Dictionary, is cannot be convinced that the tyro- and out of the last four players and can be obtained through Unit result that we hoped for and that Tickets for the supper are free unilateral action has not had the "to utter a shrill outcry or capitalist is perfectly magnanim-selected him as the 1981 cham-Commanders who will please ad- we have not produced by our

An impossibility, Ious. Perhaps this is just as

vise Lieut. H. Westlake on or be example what we were told we gather from the same source, is well, for with too many million-my opinion with statements, the quired, after which date no seats to agree with: us that the only Is it not permissible to support fore May 11 of the number re should produce, we ask the House the state of being impossible." aires roving about the world authenticity of which are shared can be arranged for.

scream."

some

I can understand the slang use prices might be inclined to sear of "impossibility" in this sense, trifle too high for the purses but when allied to "shrieking" of the poor minority. its meaning becomes entirely

lost. How a substantive like “impossibility" can do anything but be impossible it is impossible.

to imagine, "Shrieking English"

I can understand, and this ap

plon.

in

some of the prominent players

the Colony?

All driks will be paid for as way to get succors je by inter- My challenger consumed by those attending.

national agreement and arrange asks quite naturally why, if my

with other people for diminution Guests may be invited but, as statements were true, did Fincher accommodation is limited, invito-the world secure."

of armaments which will make lose? The answer I give to that tions must as far as possible be question is that Fincher, for some limited to potential Recruits; n In many respects reason unknown to me, adopted charge of $1.50 will be made for Jargon of the Saturday tactics which were entirely for

guests other than these.

· American Evening Pos into C. A. L. Rumjahn's hands. eign to him. In fact, he played

Journalism.commands myTennis Fan," no doubt, read with For pleasure what I said of Rumfahn's admiration. För

F

GAFTER ORDER. Casuals. Machine Gun:-Stone- cutters Range has been allotted to...

Ten Years

(From the "China Mail" of. May 2, 1921.) To-day's dollar 'ts worth 2/6.1/8.

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pears to be an example of it. I one, its price, five cents for a play in the following issue. would suggest that the dignity of week's reading. The clan of Its congratulate "Tennis Fan" on his Gun Caspal

In conclusión, I should like to the Corps, to-morrow for Mach Deep regret will be falt at the Four justiciary system is not advertisements, the mechanical foresight in selecting the 1931 This is definitely the last changs news of the death at sen on April nobled by the utterance of such perfection of the pictorial alde, champion, although I should have for 1980/31 Casuals to completa 18 of Inspector Herbert Frank loose and mangled forms of the cord tyres and silk-clad legsore if it had been written the ments will be for the 1981/52 Sen- Department. Salling to Australis, appreciated his correspondence their course as all further allot Pearson, of the Hong Kong Sanitary Edglish language, especially act

ally more life-like than the same afternoon as the article pub. Sonradan by the ss Eastern, in order to en- when they are pronounced by a real thing. But some of the Behed,

Launch leaves Queen's Pier at joy a six months vacation, the dignitary who is, perfectly aware!! akerme itical. that they will be published ind

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