1933-10-14 — Page 5

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1933.

The School Year Is Beginning Master's Friendly Talk To New Boy

"FRESHMEN

ARE IGNORED

(By STEPHEN FOOT.)

FATTY ARBUCKLE'S

ESTATE

Married Sister Files Petition.

ESTATE ONLY £400

Los Angeles, California. A petition asking special letters of administration of the estate of the late Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, film comedian, has been filed by his aister, Mrs. Nora Arbuckle St. ¡John

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

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

· mandant, H.K.V.D.C.:— Friday. 18th October, 1933.

PARADE

Control and Elementary Handling, Location-Headquarters,

Lewis Gun Training. Elementary Mechanism. S.A.T. Vol: IL, 1931 page 46-51. Location Headquar. tera.

The Battery There will be a parade for the

Musketry. The Lying Position. Signals only on Tuesday, October 17th at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters. Stages I, II, & III page 108-112 There will be a parade for Gun S.A.T. Vol:1, 1931 Lesson 3. Loca Drill and Laying at 5.30 p.m. cation-Headquarters.

Mrs. St. John said she is seeking, authority to investigate reports Life is rather easy for you, that Arbuckle, who died in New "Here's a new boy; let's kick! him That Peter. is what you rather difficult for this other new York June 29 last, left interests in might have expected when you bay. I suggest that you should real estate and personal property In Thursday, October 19th

with him. But first arrived at school 20 years, make friends ago. To-day you will find very please don't do it in a spirit of different treatment: you will not condescension-misfits at school be bullied, only ignored.

Los Angeles County.

The actor left a will, the sister are apt to become rather remark-sald, but the bank which holds it able men in after life. I should refused to offer the document for

it has not be surprised if this boy is probate because

no know. better worth making friends with ledge of any property Arbuckle than all the other new boys, Towned here. Mr. St. John

I'm afraid. David. that you said the actor's widow, Mrs. Addie body So much the better. be have been placed in too high a

McPhail Arbuckle, had petitioned Cause you certainly do not want!

form: perhaps you did better

the New York State courta to to appear in the limelight:

than usual in the common en-

At your prepartory school, no doubt, at the end of your timo you,

quite an important person, but now you will be no-

were

on

at £409.-Reuter,

80

the contrary, your chief anxiety trance exam. Anyhow, the re-grant probate of the estate, valued will be to avoid doing the wrong suit is that work is really beyond] thing

you and. however much you You may find, Alan, that your struggle, you can't keep up. Well. school has the system of telling that is not good to your or to off another boy, who has already anyone else.

been there for a term or two, h Possibly the form-master will net as mentor to the new boy. If notice it, but in any case by far so, don't be afraid to ask him the best way is for you to go and questions. It is his job to keep speak to your house-master about you straight, and quite possibly it. The is no need to be alarm- he will get into trouble if you go ed, This is exactly the kind of Wrang

PRESS CONFERENCE IN MADRID

International Meeting During Autumn

Madrid..

thing that your housemaster The second International Press hun wants to know about, and he will; carence is to be held in Madrid walking certainly put it right if he finds November, and preparations have

already been started,

Spain's representative in the

quarters.

at Head-

Dress-Overalls and Blue Cap. Engineer Co.

Practice at Miniature Range on Monday. October 16th at 5.30 p.m.

Corps Signals Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17th.

Machine Gun Troop. Tuesday, 17th October-Parade at Causeway Stables at 5.80 p.m. Riding School.

Musketry. Table A Part II prac- tices T5 & 6. Location. Kennedy Road Range,

Anzac Company Parade at Headquarters on Mon- day, 16th October and proceed to Kennedy Road Range for Machine Gun Firing at 5.30 p.m. Lorry will leave Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. sharp and all ranks are requested to make every effort to atend.

Parade a Headquarers at 5.30 P.m. on Friday, 20th October for Elementary Machine Gun Drill.

Platoon Sargeants and Section Tprs. R. H. Cole, M. Davis, F. E. Commanders are especially requent- W. Lammert and J. Barrow willed to see that as many men parade at 5.15 p.m. sharp on Thurs possible attend. day, 19th October at Volunteer Headquarters to proceed to Ken- Rody Road Range to fire Elemen- tary Machine Gun Course.

A. A. L.. A. Co All Sections will parade at Head- quarters at 5,30 p.m. on Monday. October 16th 1933.

Appointments-Oficers Captain P. S. M. Wilkinson, The

Volunteer

Armoured Car Section. The following will parade on Sunday, October 15th at Head-Wiltshire Regiment, assumed his quarters at 9 a.m. to take part on duties of Adjutant, Hong Kong Defence Corps on 4th a Field Firing Practice.

Sergt. G. C. Moutrie, Cpl. M. W. Ocober, 1933. (Authority Head- quarters, Government Gazette No. 667 dated 6th October, 1933).

Lieut. D. L. Strellett, No. 3 Pla- toon, appolned O. C. Reserve Com- pany with effect from to-day, vlee Captain A. M. Thornhill.

Remember that all the dreds of boys got see about the school were one new that a mistake has been made. boys like yourself. They seem I want to warn you, Dick, about. to have survived the ordeal, and leaving money lying about. You League of Nations press section. Turner, L. Cpl. F. R. Burch, L/Cpl. no doubt you will do the same are going back to school much Senor Pla, is now in San Sebastian, R. C. Butler. Pte. K. A. Munro, Pte. richer than you have ever beel where foreign Ambassadors and A. T. Walkden, Pte. R. Stilliard, And most, Michael. I'm going in your life before; all your Un Ministers spend the summer, in Pie. T. L Paget, Pie. J. Choa. to suggest that you: shimaid make cles and aunts thought that this connexion up your mind that you are goong as a suitable time for giving arrangements. to leave a mark somewhey. b. You an extra tip. What are you

i dut going to do with this money 7 fore you leave school. mean by carving your nan

. Opportunities For All

ties, but by accomplishing some thinst that wit result you

with the preliminary :

Dress:-R. T. C, Caps, Jackets, Shorts, Putties Rose Lopa, Boots, The conference will last a week. Belts & Haversacks. and more than 100 representatives Members will provide their own of newspapers

and newa ngeneles.rations. diplomatic correspondents and chiefs

Injustice That Galls. Probably your housemaster or] house tutor runs a bank for thef foreign office press sections from take part

Transfer

Capt. A. M. Thornhill, O. C. Re- serve Company, transferred to Re. serve of Officers with effect from

Any other members who wish to

in this exercise will 13.19.33.

Fame ting recorded somewzer onvenience of the boys in the over the world will attend.-parade at the same time and place. Lieut. L. D. Strellett, No. 3

Reuter.

Machine Gun Classification at

The Section will parade on Mon-Platoon, ransferred Lo Reserve day, October 16th at Headquarters Company with effect from 13.10.33. at 6.30 p.m.

Kennedy Rd. Range-Allotment of The above Range is allotted to the following Companies:-Monday, 10th October, 1933--Anzac Co.

Thursday, 19th October. 1933- Machine Gun Troop.

Stonecutters on Sunday, October 22nd.

Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 9 a.m,

Perhaps it will be at work, by house. It seems rather rash to, winning a scholarship at the Un- entrust him with the care of sal Iversity or gaining special much money, but don't be ner- pesze on Sprech Day; or at games vous he won't run off to South'

letters home, and you will often by representing the school in a'America with it, and there

will! first or second team; or in the 0.he regular times when you can find that the effort to put down TC by prasing Certificate A draw out what you want. What-something on paper has cleared at berming un N. C. O. And ever happens, don't keep a lot of your own mind by giving you in this connection there is no money in your pocket: the only the solution to some problem that

Motor Machine Gun Section need to despair, even though you result will be that you will leave was worrying you.

Boys Should Be Happy. are no good at football or cricket it in the changing-room, or

All ranks will parade at Head- Most schools nowadays have op your locker when

Finally, Kenneth, I can assure quarters on Monday, 16th October, portunities for many other dis- change. and you will be putting you that boys at school are meant a1 5.30 p.m. for Section and Platoon

to be happy, even new boys. You Drill. rowing, shooting, in the way of some servant swimming, boxing,temptation which may prove muy possibly have moments of

Wednesday, 18th October- Lec- be his ruin.

acute misery, but they will be Lure. After you have been at school Some time or other, Robert, moments only; the general un- for a year or two fix your mind possibly during your first term der-current of your life at school on something. and aim at that you will be treated unjustly. This should be happinness, Best of all, you may some day befmay appear to be a very dreadful are not happy then there is some- Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Dress- solerted to become a prefect, and prospect, but 1 can assure you thing wrong either with you or Mufti. Machine Gun Training by

tinctions athleties.

fives, &c.

to others,

In

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you go

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How are

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Machine Gun Company Friday, 8th October-Parade at

Peak Range Allotment Of The above Range is allotted to

The Battery on Sunday, 29th Octo- ber, 1933,

Leave

No. 1094 Sergt. A. Urquhart, Nu. 2 Platoon, Machine Gun Company, granted three weeks leave sa from 13.10.33 to 2.11,33.

No. 1352 Pte. S. M. West, Hend-

granted four weeks leave as from 29.9.38 to 26.11.89.

quarters, Machine Gun Company,

No. 1931 Tpr. M. Davies, Machine Gun Troop, "granted two months leave as from 11.8.33 to 10.10.38.

No. 1207 L/Cpl. J. S. Flegg,

monthe leave as from 4.11.03 to 3.9.34.

Struck Off the Strength Having completed three years

Re-

Gun Tenma. Gun Position Brill, this means that you are. judged that it happens from time to time with the school. to have developed such a charac-in every community.

Let us take yourself first, be- Traversing etc, cause if there is something wrong Members of Machine Gun Com- ter that you are a suitable per-¡you going to take it?

| son to be held up as an example | It may be a master, or possibly there, you can start at once to pany are reminded that the Com-

a prefect. who makes the mis-put it right. Are you

selfish? pany Dinner will take place on Of course, John, the first thing take; but,

That is a frequent cause of anyhow, you

Ticketa November, un-Friday, 3rd you will notice is that you now blamed, and possibly punished, happiness. Are you bad-tem-$2.00 each obtained from Platoon Corps Headquarters, granted ten have very much more freedom for something that was not your pered, so that other boys avoid Sergeants. than you had at your prepara- fault. What will your feelings your company? Are you bored? All are requested to keep this tory school, and there will

Probably you will be fur- If so, that is that worst thing of date free. many opportunities during the ious at the time, and it is also all, and there is no hope of hap

Scottish Company week when you will be able to possible that you will go

on piness

until you start getting Interport Musketry-Competition long keen on something. choose what you are going to do. bearing resentment for a

will be fired at Stonecutters on Sun- Those are the times for friend-time afterwards. That would Examine yourself with criti-day 15th insant. Launch leaves serve Sompany, Section A, as from ships.

cal eye and see whether the Don't be in hurry, but make I suggest that you should look cause of unhappiness lies within Queen's Pier at 9 a.m. and calls at Kowloon on route. Team as detailed sure that you don't miss that at it in a different way. Cast you.

If it does, then try your will parads correctly, dressed. great gift of school life; seize your memory back over the last best to cure it. But if not? your chanees for making friends, year. Can you recollect any oc Let us suppose that you have

Roate March-The Company will "A real friendship is so valuable casion when you did something examined yourself honestly, and parade at full strength on Thurs- that it is worth while taking for which you ought to have been at the end of it you are sure that day 19th instant. Fall in opposite some trouble over. Choose some punished, but escaped because it the cause of unhappiness comes Kowloon Fire Brigade Station at body who is about your own age wasn't discovered? Perhaps you from outside-what then? Well, 5.30 p.m., move off at 5.45 p.m. and seniority in the school. can remember something of that I'm afraid it means that there is This doesn't mean that you kind, and, if so, then I suggest something wrong with the school, must wait until you find a boy that you balance that lucky es- or perhaps it is only your own who was born on the same day, cape against this possible injus house. came the same term, and is in tice.

be a mistake.

Dress as detailed.

Portuguese.Company.

Parade.--Tuesday, October 17th) at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Da- Make no mistake about It, Lails will be found in the Appendix,

1

to

service.

No. 585 Pte. W. Crickton,

17.110.33.

i

Permitted to Resign No. 16 Pte. H. S. Rouse, Reserve Company, B. Section, as from

3.10.33.

No. 1867 Pie, Pte. V. C. Labrum, AALA. Company, as from 8.9.33.

No. 1901 Pte. G. B.. Labrum, A.A.L.A. Company, as from 8,8,83.

P. 3. M. WILKINSON. Llout. Adjutant,

H. K. V.D. Corps.

Appointment

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the same form as you are, before I wonder, Arthur, if you will there is no other alternative. If Dress:-Belt and Bayonet-Frog and No, 1469 Pta. E, C., Lawrence, you can speak to him; but in a be quite as regular in your let-boys are unhappy at school, and Category "C"-Belt, Bayonet Frog, No. 9 Platoon, Portuguese Com general way. juniors should make ters home when you get to yourlit is not their own fault, then Braces and Pouches...

pany, appointed Lane Corporal with friends with juniors, and seniors new school At your prepara-there is something wrong. Dress & Equipment. It has been effect from 11.10.39. with seniors." After all, if a boy bory, of course, there was no What can you do? Probably noticed that certain men, are still much senior to you starts mak chance of escaping the letter very little while you are a new not acquainting themselves with ing friends, it rather suggests home, every boy had to produce boy; but you can make up your Orders, arriving on Parade" im- that he hasn't many friends one on Sunday evening; but now mind to do something later on properly dressed and equipped. In among those of his own standing there will be nobody to make Make careful notes about these future men who are unable —not altogether a very strong sure that you write.

things, and don't let yourself be carry out their training sa aid recommendation...

Don't be careless about it, and bluffed into thinking that they down will not be credited with For you, Christopher, I've got don't think that two hastily are all right because they have drills. a very special job. Amongst scribbled aides of notepaper will "always been done." the new boys in your house there be sufficient. Your parents will You will be a senlor some day, APPENDIX TO ABOVE

Category N.C.O. Instructor's is one who seems to be rather a certainly look forward to your possibly, you may be "head" of Sipft; he fan't much good at letters with great eagerness. It the house. When that day Class

games, nobody talks to him, and would be a pity to disappoint comes you will have the power LESSON-Musketry, Alming Les- he seems rather lonely. You are them. Tell them everything you and the opportunity to put things on 1. B. A, T. Vol: L. 1931 page lucky in having several friends can about your school life, they right. Mind you don't forget. 60. Location-Headquarters, who came from your preparatory will be interested in everything Boys are meant to be happy at 8. A, Anti-Aircraft Training. school, and you are quite good you are doing. It is worth while school Best of luck to all of Recapitulation of Introducóry and at games.

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