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SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1933.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE

CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK,

Orders issued by Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., Comi

mandai, H.K.V.D.C.;—

Hong Kong, August 25.

PARADE.

Corps Band. There will be a Band Practice at Headquarters on Friday, Sep-| tember IG p.m

The Battery. There wll be a Lecture at Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 31.

Engineer Company. Practice at the Miniature Range on Monday, August 28 at 5.30 p.m. Corps Signals.

Parade will be held at Headquar- ters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Au- gust 29, 1839.

Wednesday, the 30th., Lecture on Care and Maintenance of Motor Cycles at 6.30 pm. In the Lecture Room.

Machine Gun Company. Friday, September 1. Company Parade.

BRITISH

PREMIER'S

THE CHINA MAIL.

∙FUTURE

May Not Lead At Next Election.

SUGGESTED AMBASSADOR- FOR WASHINGTON

FRADIO" "CHURCHES

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. jon a wavelength of 355 metres (845

K.C.'s):-

12.30 p.m.-European programme of Columbia & Regal records.

1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re-

London. Diplomatic and international circles are busy discussing Mr. port. Ramsay MacDonald's future now that the World Economic Con 1938-ference has adjourned.

Ranks

This is the first parade of the Training Season and all should make an effort to attend.

The Schedule of Training for the Season will be detalled.

Dress-Mufti.

Scottish Company. Musketry Part III will be fired

Below, the Sunday Graphic Political Correspondent reveals that the Premier is not likely to play a leading role in the next General Election. Possibilities are a peerage and an invitation to be. British Ambassador al Washington.

The correspondent also empha- the Con- ference has imposed on Mr. Mac.

at Peak Range on Sunday, Septem-sises the strain which {ber' 10.

Range

Machine Gun Troop. Parade a 2 p.m, sharp at Cause- way Bay Stable on Saturday, Au-Brown,

gust 26.

Officer-Lieut. A. W. Donald,

All Ranks are notified that this Dress- D. Jackets and Bree-jis the last opportunity to fire this ches. Helmet, Bandoler. Blue Put-Course. Lies.. Black Boots and Spurs.

Armoured Car Section.

The Section will parade on Mon- day, August 28 at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.

Portuguese Company.

men

There will be no Lecture for N.C.0.s on Tuesday, August 29. All Officers, N.C.O.8 and should note that the Training Season commencea on Tuesday,

(Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador to the United States, left New York for England re- cently in the liner Aquitania).

"A TIRED MAN"

Believes Conference Will Yet Do Good Work.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is show- ing the strain of his recent stren-

uous life.

Motor Machine Gun Section. All Rasks parade at Headquar- September 5 at Headquarters.

It is particularly requested that ters on Monday, August 28 at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun instruction. all Officers, N.C.0.s and men attend

on this afternoon without fail at: 5,30

for Company Com- mander's parade. Platoon Comman- World ders will please get in touch with all N.C.O.s and men 25 soon possible with regard to this parade,

WORLD'S

STRANGE

HAPPENINGS

Two Girls Killed By

Clothes - Line.

Anzac Company.

There will be no Company par jades until Monday, September 11, when the Training Season for (1933-1934 will commence and all Ranks are warned that they must attend the regular weekly parades | as from that date in order to the

It is no fault of his that the Economic Conference achieved so little.

All the delegates are taking away with them a tremendous admira- tion for his personal qualities. patience in negotiation, resource- fulness and physical striving to gel things done.

But the Prime Minister is a tired man-though he has an‘amaz- ¡ing faculty for quick recuperation. And he still believes the Con-

MAN OF MANY WARS Here are some recent queer hap-come efficient vide Volunteer Orference will reassemble and do penings garnered by Reuter cor-dinance of 1933.

respondent from the four corners of the globe.

N.C.O. instruction classes are now ended and examinations will be held as hereunder:-

Corporal's Examination-Friday, September 1 at 5.30 p.m.

The following N.C.O.'s will take

North Bay (Ontario). John Birch, a Russian warrior who settled in Nipissing Junction in 1890, has fought in ware that he "just cannot recall this examination. the names of some of them."

He

many

No. 1833 Act/Cpl. H. D. Mat-!

hat celebrated his 110th thews. birthday in a home for the aged.

In the flow glow of evening! he sits and talks to the other.in- mates about the Crimean War.

No. 1782 Act,'Cpl. J. Hunter. No. 1819 Act/Cpl. J. P. Way. No. 1820 Act/Cpl. F. J. Neill. It is hoped that all other

"Aye, they were exciting days." S.C.O.'s below the rank of Lance Bays he, tugging at his white Sergeant will attend. beard. was in a war before that

Sergeant's Examination-Friday,

--a fine war it was, too, but dog-September 8, at 5.30 p.m.

gone. I just cannot remember the name of "

..

More Bodyline.

¡Sydney.

The following N.CO.'s will take this examination.

No. 1309 Act/L/Sgt N, A., E. Mackay,

Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the 1.15 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong Management. (During the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio).

216 p.Close Down. Dance Programme To-night. 4-7 p.m.--Chinese gramme.

recorded pro.

7-11.30 p.m.-European programme, 7-7.35 p.m.-Orchestral Offenbachiana (arr.-Finck) Berman Finck & His Orck, DX327. The

Hunt and Stern-

Descriptive Symphony (Berlias) Sir Hamilton Earty conducting the Halle Orchestra DX291. In a Camp of the Ancient Britons

(Ketelbey)

Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert Orch.

9866.

Waldteufel Memories-Fantasia

(arr. Finck)

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WESLEYAN METRODIST.

CHURCH,

The following are the forthcom ing services, etc., at the English) Methodist Church, Wanchai (Op-

Royal Naval posite

Hospital Queen's Rd, E)...

Sunday, August 27. Morning Service 10.15 à.m. Preacher: Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck

Evening Service, 8.15 p.m. Preacher: Rev, E. C. H. Tribbock.

SAILORS & SOLDIERS HOME.

Sunday, Aug. 27 at 7′′ p.m. "Christian Social Hour."

Monday and Thursday at 7 pm. Badminton Club meet.

at

5.30

Wednesday, Aug. 30 pm. The General Committee of

the Home meet.

UNION CHURCH.

The following are the forthcom-

Norman Finck & His Orch, 9836.ing services, etc., at the Union 7.35-8 p.m.-Musical Comedy. Church, Kennedy Road. The New Moon-Vocal Gems The Columbia Light Opera Co. 3831. The Merry Widow-Selection

London Theatre Orch. DX64 Bitter Sweet-Vocal Gems The Columbia Light Opera Co, 1900. 8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Be- port.

8.3-8.35 p.m. Symphony No. 3--Scotch Symphony

(Mendelssohn, Op. 56), Felix Weingartner and Royal

a.m.

Sunday, August 27. Sunday School 9:30 am Morning Service 10.30 Evening Service, 6 p.m. Preacher at both Services: The Rev. E. G. Powell.

Tuesday, August 29. Service men's Bathing Party. Launch Re- caves Queen's Pier, 6 p.m.

Philharmonic Orch. 9887-90.(turn 7 p.m. 8.35-9.30 p.m.--Variety. Band-

T'in Just Wild About Harry

At Dawning

(Every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m.) Devotional Meeting of the Sol- diers' and Airmen's Christian As: Billy Cotton & His Band MR768. Įsociation, Servicemen córdially wel Vocal

The Batcatcher's Daughter '- Botany Bay

The Victorian Quartette MR945. Instrumental

Butterflies in the Rain

The Song of the Nightingale

Fred Hartley's Quintet MB853,

Ev'ry Little While

Song

Try Gettin' a Good Night's Sleep

Icomed.

To-day, Saturday, August 26.-

Batning Young People's Society Picinic. Launch leaves Queen's Pier. 2.45 p.m.

Return 6.45 p.m.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.

Frances Maddux (Soprano) DB1089 | (Branch of The Mother Church,

good international work, and he in-Cornet Solo- tends to stand by his work.

It is, however, not likely that he will take the leading role when the next General Election comes, in making an appeal to the country. Not will but health will prevent him.

Valuable Services

Bird of Love Divine

Dnet Twitterings

Jack Mackintosh & William Oughton) MR814.

Vecal Duct-

Sittin' in the Dark Have You Ever Been Lonely

Jack and Jill MR852, Organ Solos-

Blackpool Song Mixture

In diplomatie and International | Song— circles there is talk about his pro bable future-

His servces must not be lost. He will probably be offered a peerage and invited to be British Ambassador at Washington. He is the only British statesman now holding high position whose name is well known to all Ameri-

cans,

US. Admires Him

Reginald Dixon MR965.

Helen The Shepherd's Song The Dubarry-If I am Dreaming

Needle Nash (Tenor) DB815. Xylophone Solo

The First Church of Christ, Scien-! tist, in Boston, Mass., U.S.A.]

Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen Road Tram Station

Subject:-CHRIST JESUS. Sunday Service 11.15 a.m.

The Sunday School is held, onl Sunday Morning at. 10 o'clock. Wednesday Evening Meeting, at 6 p.m. Reading Room at above ad- dress open Tuesday and Friday, 10 n.m. to 12 noon, Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 p.m. The Rudy Starita DB783. Public is cordially invited to at 9.30-11.30 p.m-A relay of the Hong tend the service and visit the Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Reading Room. Branch of The liong Kong Hotel Grill Room by cour tesy of the Management. (During the Mother Church, The First Church intervals recorded music will be broad-of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, cast from the Studio).

Mass., U.S.A.

Rio de Janeiro Jeoy the Clawn

11.30 p.m.-Close Down. All records in the above European ad-programmes are Hadly supplied by -- At-Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

He is not only esteemed but No. 1832 Act/L/Sgt. E. F. Selk.i Eight mothers of Roke Bay, a fashionable suburb of Seney, who hold the rank of full Corporal and lantic.

All other N.C.O.'s who at present mired on the other side of the Buspected a young man of molest-who have passed the Corporal's ing girls took more than the law examination may also sit for themade good," springing from hum- into their own hands.

They took sticks and canes and gave the young Lothario a public thrashing-Reuter.

The Oldest Tree,

Goerlitz (Silosia).

The manner in which he has

SPORT IS

Sergeant's Examination.

ble surroundings, specially ap-HOW SOVIET Both examinations will be con- peals to them. ducted by Lieut. T. H. S. Galletly.

His idealistic outlook on life The Officer Commanding the coincides with American aspira- A.A.L.A. Company will issue his tions.

In a garden at Hennershore nearly.

here stands a mighty old yew tree.

It has stood there for 1,400 years:

Orders to his Commands separate- The last British Ambassador to

Washington the American people: really took to their hearts was Mr. | No. 1824 Pte. T. J. Mildren, An-James Bryce, afterwards

Leave.

and its tch is six yards in circum-zac Company, granted six months Bryce,

ference.

It is thought to be Germany'a | oldest tree

It fained Live Fish.

Rome.

Three men had been fishing without a bite in a stream near

the village of

Northern aly.

leave from 16.8.33 to 15.2.1934.

T. H. S. GALLETLY. Lieutenant, Adjutant,

H.K.V.D. Carpz.

Porto Vira is dead on the spot.

A commission has established

Suddenly a vicious squall of rain that the "earth" of the chauffeur's and hail wwept over the village wireless set had come in contact

He also was a Scotsman. The Prime Minister started

Lord

his

ing the year, Already there are 12,616 of these instructors.

Those who excel at sports are suitably rewarded by the State. After passing various tests they are given badges. In 1933 nearly

GROWING 250.000 badges were issued: this year officials expect the number to be doubled. 17,000,000 Enter Big Athletic Drive.

STATE'S MANY FACILITIES

Moscow.

summer holiday recently, and it is Eleven million Soviet children Expected that he will stay at Los siemouth for at least a month. Aland 6,000,000 adults are participat- though on holiday he is in daily ing in a great sports "drive" in

Russia. communication with officials at 10, Downing-street.

and a shower of live fish descend-with the electric light wire and NEGRO DANCERS FOR ed upon the amazed inhabitants. this in turn with the washing-line, The Esh had been sucked into charging it with electric, current. the air by whirlpool at ses, car-

ried inland for some distance' and

deposited it Porto Viro.

Somthing To Swallow,

Bend (Oregon).

Here is another "fish story, this

time from America.

to have captured and eaten

Boy Spits Death.

HONG KONG

Enormous sums are being spent In boosting all kinds of sport, as "health strengtheners." Trade unions alone are spending up to 000) a year on sport: 35,000,000 roubles (about 25,250,-

The cost of sporté gear reached 90,000,000 roubles (about 213,600,-.

Oslo; Twin Team Conning To 000) in 1932; this year it will be

AR even more extraordinary Peninsula Hotel..

story comes from Jessheim where

a spit resulted in a boy's death.;

almost doubled.

The following facilities have already been built for sports: and recreation

Three lads on their way bome The Management of the Peninsula 4,000 stadiums from a bathe climbed to the top of Hotel announce the first appearance, grounds, 250 big swimming pools, a power transmission pole. With during a special Dinner Dance, to 400 ski stations and 2,000 winter

A nine-pound trout le reported youthful bravado one of them spat take place on Saturday, September sports Balla.

As well as 186 special travelling rattlesnake and then finished of couple of yards below him.

down on to the electric wires, 12, of a new dance team which

brings with it a great reputation "spart houses” carrying propa- the meal with a Lasty ten-inch

from Shanghal

ganda of sport and educational "water-dog" as a savoury.

The moisture landed on one of The team consists of American work amongst the "tailing masses." The raller and the water-dog the wires, a spark plared out and negro twin brothers, who dance with You have to be fit to play games were found inside the fish when it the boy collapsed with fright all the skill and abandon of their in the Soviet. No one is allowed

belig dressed by Warm

He fell off the pole on to the race. It is said that, at the Canf- to engage in sport until he

has 50,000 voltage wires and was kili-drome, Shanghai, their dancing been examined by a doctor. Dur- ed Instantly.-Renter

captivated and delighted large euing their athletic exercises all diences on every occasion of their sportsmen are under constant appearance.

medical control. In 1932 over

Wan

Springs Julians-Beuter.

Killed By A Clothes-Line,

Budapest

A washing-line has filled the

two small daughters of chauf«

WEATHER REPORT

CleversteppersTM

ATU WAVE 4,000 doctors were engaged in this draw and It`is somewhat seldom work:

feur in the suburbs,-. They were aged, and respectively. Fine weather generally, with light that the public of Hong Kong harFour special high schools and 28 The children were playing in the southerly or variable winds is fore- an opportunity of witnessing ex middle schools for sports have garden and happened to touch the casted by the Royal Observatory fu ceptionally educated feet such as Been organised which will train clothe

They both fell down the weather report fanned to-day this beam is said to possess, over 4,000 sports instructors dur

Apart from the usual sports at tivities, in the summer: 15,000,000, children are sent for a few months' Here. to camps in the country. under he control of doctors and instructors they are taught to bel it-Reuter

KING'S

THE AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

ON THE STAGE

COMMENCING SUNDAY, 3rd SEPT.

THE SENSATIONAL.

MICKEY TWINS

with their" EDUCATED

FEET."

THE GREATEST COLOURED DANCERS EVER TO APPEAR IN HONG KONG FRESH FROM SUCCESSES IN AMERICA.

MUSIC BY

THE HONG KONG HOTEL ORCHESTRA.

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