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The

China Mail

Hong Kong. Saturday, Oct. 19, 1931.

Justice a Lurury!

"If the law supposes that,"

said Mr. Bumble,.

. "the law

is a assa idiot." In saying that Mr. Bumble, of literary fame, stated only half the truth, He ought to have added that the law was an expensive, costly and ruinous ass and idiot to boot. It is this latter aspect of the law to which attention is drawn to-day when "economy" has to be the watchword of every household.

SATURDAY,

OCTOBER 10, 1931.

and all Ranks will arrange to draw ROUND THE LOCAL Rifles well before the hour of Parade,

Portuguese Company. The Company will parade at Headquarters on Friday, October 16 under Platoon arrangements.

The future parades are very im portant and all ranks must make

The Battery. Parades will be held in future

A follows:-

(a) Gunnera-Every Friday even-

CINEMAS.

Reviews from Official Sources.

"ON WITH THE SHOW.”

Last night's audience at the Queen's Theatre acclaimed "On With The Show," the first 100 per cont. natural colour, talking, Ring- ing, commencing on 16th

Warner instant at Gun Club Hill ating. dancing picture, a

Bros. Vitaphone production. (b) Signallers-Every-

6.45 p.m.

Friday, commencing on 16th instant at Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. The Officer commanding the undermentioned Unit will issue his Orders separately to his command: -Machine Gun Troop,

miles out of Berlin, was crowded with spectators-mostly week-end excursionists-all enjoying an un- precedented freak of nature. |Down' the middle of the wide river lake came at a rapid pace a charm- ing little laland, with trees and bushes and a deep fringe of rushes. it contained, moreover, although only some sixty square metres in size, a tent and three boys in bath-overy effort to attend. ing suits who were doing their ut- Imost with boathooks and poles to prevent R collision with aniling yachts attached to the buoys. The island. it seems, had been the pre- vious day part of the borders of the lake; it had doubtless its lean-

The colour is soft and glamorous ings toward emancipation and took

and has none of the eye-offending advantage of the high wind to

rawness which has marked other tear up its roots and escape. The

and earlier attempts at reproducing boys, week-enders from the city,

Vitaphone, had pitched their tent among the

the hues of nature. bushes and slept peacefully till

perfect in rendition of the speech and songs and music of "On. With the morning, when, to their amaze-

is given marvellous ment, they found themselves rust-Uniform and Equipment to be The Show," ing at a great rate through, the

Provided and Kept by Officers.

reality by this innovation.

The attention of all Officers is

The story has to do with a com- wavelets of the Havel. There be

drawn to Volunteer Ordinance pany of stranded troupers, who, ing no danger of the island cap-

while their amusing adventures go sizing, they enjoyed the adventure 1920, 2nd Appendix.

Those not in possession of all the | on, are playing a musical fantasy immensely. Finally, after the lake police with their motor launch had articles laid down must complete known as "The Phantom Lover." includes such screen endeavoured in vain to, stay the their equipment as soon as possible. The cast

favourites 43 State of Emergency, runaway's wild career,

Betty Compson, the. Ber- |vices, of the Berlin "maid of all

The undermentioned personnel of Arthur Lake, Sally. O'Nofl, and a work," the fire brigade, were sum-

the Units as shown against their dancing beauty chorus of one moned and were successful. The names are attached for duty to the hundred. ambitious little island was anully Armoured Car Company (Car See- caught. towed to the bank andtion) during the present State of securely moored with long staves

Emergency. to the mainland.

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

in one paragraph it is pointed out! in the report that it is not neces- sary to employ eminent harris-j ters, who charge prodigious fees,

Orders for the Coming Week.

Orders by Lieut.-Colonel L. G. Biri, D.S.O., O.R.E., commanding Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, are issued as under:-

PARADES.

Corps Band.

The Band will attend Band Prac-| in another it is actually suggest- tice on Monday, October 12 and

ed that junior counsel should be Friday, October 16. It is most A case of taking essential that all should make a paid more! from Peter to pay Paul.

grent effort to attend all practice this month in readiness for the In these circumstances, wise Corps Concert to be held on the

Motor Cycle Section. No. 705 C.S.M. B. S. Rogers, No. 1085 Sergt. E. L. Groome, No. 1257 Corpl. R. W. Sapsed, No. 1665 Sergt. K. C. Hamilton, No. 1410 L/Cpl. P. W. J. Planner, No. 1569 Pte. C. J. Speirs, No. 1695 Ptc. A. McG. Mitchell, No. 1532 Pte. W. E. Peers, No. 1489 Plc. W. Stoker, No. 1621 Pte. W. L. E; Miller, No. 1654 Pte. G. H. Russell, No. 1694 Pte. C. L. Aris, No. 1715 Pic. J. I. Way, No. 1557 Pto, J. Smith, No. 1644 Pte. D. F. Kilby, No. 1681 Pte. R. M. Pearce, No, 1405 Pte. M. P. Olesen.

Machine Gun Company.

No. 1566 Pte. J. P. Whitham, No. 1641 Pte. R. H. G. Griffiths.

Transfer.

No. 1214 Cpl. A. F. P. da Silva, Corps Band, is transferred to The attention is again called to Portuguese Company with effect Corps Orders No. 40/31 of Septem- from 7.10.31. ber, 25. Paru. 1 (a), re Business and Home addresses. This is very

important.

The Annual Meeting of the Band will be held at Headquarters - on

"REACHING FOR THE MOON."

News of the awift modern comedy and new type of direction in the latest Douglas Fairbanka's picture for United Artists, "Reach- ing For The Moon," coming to the Queen's Theatre to-morrow, with Bebe Daniels, attracted the in- terest of the biggest star in Holly- wood during the filming.

Charlie Chaplin visited the sets one day and was enthusiastic. He rehearsed Fairbanks in a comedy routine. The following day Harold Lloyd was a guest and expressed admiration för the advance methods of picture making used by Fairbanks and Edmund Goulding, director and writer of the story.

The story action and dialogue are breezy and sophisticated. The costumes of the players anticipate the styles of 1932, The picture comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday.

Personal Pars.

State of Emergency. Having been dismissed. No. Mr. Karsten Larssen, Consul for 1570 Pte. G. E. J. Allen, No. 7 Denmark in Hong Kong, resumed Platoon, as from 9.10.31.

charge of the Danish Consulate; on September 28, 1931.

Reversion.

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No. 1420 L/Sergt. G. E. R. Divett, No. 1 Platoon, reverts to the Ranks at his own request with effect from 5.10.31.

men will be wise to seek to 23rd October. "agree with thine adversary quickly;" and where that is not possible, should resort to arbitra- tion which is the simplest way of settling simple disputes between honest mer.

But, as there still Friday, October 16, at 6.30 p.m. remain plenty of cases in which sharp. Every one should attend.

Engineer Company. disputants cannot. or will not,

Sunday, October 11. Company avoid litigation, the only remedy Shoot, Peak Range, 9. a.m. is to press for more simplicity of D. L. Practice run at Wellington procedure in the courts and more Barracks on Thursday, October 22.

on the Corps Strength:- Corps Signals, simplicity

No, 1736 Pte. L. D. Parades will be held at Corps No. 3 Platoon, 6.10.31. legislation.

Headquarters at 6,30 p.m. on + No. 1737 Pte. R. B. Brown, No. 7 Tuesday, October 13 and Friday, Platoon, 8.10.31. October 16 for Signalling Instruc- tion.

and exactness

From Other Pens.

Buenos Aires Population.

in

Musketry Practices will be fired at the Peak Range on Sunday,! October 18. Firing will commence!

· Strength.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleassil to appoint Mr. Frank Arthur Hopkins to act as Superin, tendent of Prisons during the

John William Franks, with effect from October 10, 1931.

The following have been taken absence from the Colony of Mr.

Kilbee,

No. 1738. Pte. R. Buchanan, No. 7 Platoon, 8.10.31.

Leave.

No. 1543 Gur. G. H. Gandy, The

18.6.31.

on

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "China Mail” of

October 10, 1921.) J

To-day's dollar is worth 2/11.

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From ancient times down to to-day people have not ceased to complain of the intricacies of the law and of the unhappy fate of those unwise enough, or un- fortunate enough, to be caught in itu toils.. The law, if it is fairer than was its wont, is as complex, as intricate, as profes sional as ever (if not more so). In view of the widely divergent at 9.30 a.m. Uniform is optional, 'Battery, returned from leave

Matsheus at Gùn Clüb Hill, Ków- and certainly, not less expensive. information existing with regard but equipment must be worn.

No. 1516 Pte. J. E. Henry, No. 4¡ loon, in which mutes belonging to Armoured Car Company. There is yet abundant truth in to the population of Buenos Aires,

30th. Mule Corps were the following figures are of inter- Cur Section and Motor Cycle Platoon. granted 9 months leave, the the old-time proverbs - Law-est. According to statistics of the Section. During the present State from 30.6.32.

stabled, caught alight on Saturday 'afternoon and sixteen of the suits consume time and money municipality at the end of 1930, of Emergency no parades will be and rest und friends Better a the population of the federn held, except as detailed separately.

animals were burned to death. The fro began in a matshed wood store capital was, in round

'Machine Gun Company. figures, lean agreement than a fat judg-2,150,000. If the district of Avel- The Company will parade in

at the top of the hill and blazing | fragments from the roof were car- ment In law there's many a laneda, which forms an integral mufti at 6.30 p.m. at Headquarters

rled by the wind on to the stables loss without a gain, but never a part of the city, is added, the on Tuesday, October 13 for Machine

down at the bottom. A number of gain without a loss and lastly, 2,400,000.

figures would reach 2,350,000 or Gon Training as per Platoon Pro-

His Excellency the Governor has Europeans and soveral Indian There are also other gramme. Fools and obstinate men make districts such as Ciudadeln, which No. 4 Platoon, "H" Section is been pleased to appoint Mr. Leonard soldiers courageously rescued near- rich lawyers.

have gradually become part of the allotted Kennedy Road Range on Charles Fenton Bellamy, M.C., to be ly 50 animals which had naturally city through increased bullding October 13 and will proceed there a member of the Sanitary Board become terrified and unmanageable. The lawyers those gentle-activity, and which are not includ- direct under Lieut. E. G. Stewart for a term of three years, vice Dr. Some of those that were removed who will submit the attendance roll Wilfred Vincent Miller Koch, M.D., from the burning building were so C.M.. resigned, with effect from badly injured that they had to be to the C.S.BE.

destroyed afterwards, Recruits: The undermentioned September 19, 1931. is poster to No. 3 Platoon---No. 1723 Pte. J. M. Sunley.

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Company Subscriptions :

Platoon Commanders are asked to

men who rescue your estate fromed in this estimate. your enemies and keep it to themselves - admit that the Historic Spot Draws Visitors. law is costly. For, in a reoprt | ·

The American' Club of Paris re- prepared for submission to the cently made a pilgrimage to an his- British Lord Chancellor, thetoric shrine in Versailles which is General Council of the Bar re-little known to visitors, although collect $3 per head from each mus cords that "there is some truth it is not far from the great chateau under their command, being the Company which all tourists make a point of yearly subpeription to in the view that English judicial seeing.

This is the ""Salle des Funds due on September 1. procedure. has become an Traites" in the present Library of nominal roll showing collections to the be sent to L/Cpl. F. C. E. Black, expensive luxury beyond the Versailles, which occupies

building which served as Ministry Hon. Treasurer, M.G. Company & Shanghal means of the majority of the of Foreign Affairs in the days of Funds, Hong Kong people." This, surely, is a grave Louis XVI. It was here, in 1783, Banking Corporation Limited.

which ended the Company Dinner:All Members indictment of British Law and that the trenty

American Revolutionary War and of the Company are reminded that

A

Scottish Company. The Company will parade an Thursday, October 16 for Arme Drill as under:-

Justice concerning which we recognised the independence of the the Annual Machine Gun Company pride ourselves on being the former colonies was signed by Ben-dinner will take place at Volunteer same for all. How can we con-jamin Franklin, John Jay and John Headquarters on Tuesday, Novem- tinue to have pride in it when it Quincy Adams, representing the ber 3 after the Parade on that

United States; the Duke of Man-date. Is so obviously available only to chester, representing Great Britain, the rich?

and the Comte de Mercy on behalf] of France. There seems. Jittle immediate hope that effective steps will be Islet Goes for Cruise. taken to reduce the expense of On a recent Sunday morning, at 5.30 p.m. under 2nd Lieut, T., P. litigation. This is greatly to be when in spite of bright sunshine Saunderson,

the wind was blowing "great guns" No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters' at deplored. The mactment, it

across the Have! Lakes, the pretty 5.30 p.m. under 2nd Lieut. A. W. seems must stand. For, while 'little river resort, Tegelort, a fow, Brown.

A full attendance in expected

No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Docks

No. 1672 Pte. M. E. M. Oakeshott, No. 2 Platoon, granted 12 months' leave from 1.10.31 to 30.9.82,

(Sgd.) W. H. G. GOATER, Capt.

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.

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