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WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER 1, 1933.

H. K. V. D. CORPS Programme Of Week- End Camps.

APPEAL TO EMPLOYERS OF VOLUNTEERS

De-

The Hong Kong Volunteer fence Corps will hold their Annual week-end Camps this year as fol lows:--

1st. Friday afternoon, November 17 to afternoon November 19.

2nd. Friday afternoon.

Novem-

ber 24 to afternoon November 26-

3rd. Friday afternoon, December

1 te afternoon December 3.

4th. Friday afternoon. December

8 to afternoon December 1.

These dates apply to all Units of the Corps except the Engineer Company, who, owing to the natura of their training, have had special arrangements made for them.

The dates on which Units will concentrate are

lows

Various

A fot-

(Novem

lat. Week-end Camp ber 17/19).-Corps Signals. Ma chine Gun Troop, Armoured Car Section, Motor Machine Gun Sec-

Company. tion, Scottish Section.

Medical

2nd. Week-end Camp November Machine 24/20).--Corps Signals,

Gun Troop, Armoured Car Section, Machine Gun Company. Portuguese Company, Anzac Company, Medical Section,

3rd. Week-end Camp (Desember 1,3)-Corps Signals. Battery, Army- aured Car Section. Company. Medical

tish Company.

Machine Gun Section. Spot-

+ December

4th. Weekend Camp 810).-Corps Signals, Armoured Car Section, Motor Machine Gun

In Reichstag Fire Trial

Here are three of the principal figures in the trial at Leipzig, Germany, where five men are on trial charged with burning the Reichstag Building in Berlin. Above are, Blagol Simonov Popow (left) and George Dim- itroff (right), Bulgarian Communists, two of the five accused. Below, Prosecutor Werner, who drew an admission from Marinua van der Lubbe, Dutch suspect, that he had set fire to the historic building.

H. K. UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION

Time Table Details.

'SENIOR LOCAL" TO BE HELD FOR LAST TIME

ROTARY TIFFIN YESTERDAY.

Held On Board The President Hoover.

THE CHINA MAIL.“

BRITAIN'S LIABILITY IN PALESTINE

(Continued from Page 8),

Transjordan la now nothing but la buffer State of Palestine, where the experiment of creating a "Na- tional Home" for the Jews is being Itried.

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The Zionists assert that British retention of Palestine is necessary for the security of the Suez Canal, They say that the retention of Transjordan is necessary for the security of Palestine.

Doubtless these same men would have preferred us to retain

our

Mandate in Irak to ensure

the

security of Transjordan.

we

Had we done so, they might very logically have argued that should take the wild mountains of Kurdistan under cur care for the protection of Irak.

It is "The House that Jack Built" all over again, but it is more fan- tastic than the nursery rhyme.

For the story that Palestine stands in an important military relationship to the Suez Canal fa s pure myth. The Left Bank of the Canal, like the Right, is Egyptian territory.

Unfortunately, the nonsensical argument for retaining the Trans- jordan Mandate has become Incor porated into British official policy.

The public is less easily de- ecived. It knows what Irak coat us. It knows that there is imple employment for British money and the brains of Briush officials in our own vant Empire. If the tax- payer in Britain were consulted about our Mandate in Transjordan he would any: Get rid of it.

By ancitation of the president, Mr. T. B..Wilson, the usual weekly tiffin of the Hong Kong Rotary Club the The following is the time-table was held yesterday on board Section, Scottish Company, Porta- for the Hong Kong University President Hoover. guese Company, Anzac Company. Matriculation and Senior Local Medical Section.

Examinations:—

The Engineer Company will their annual training carry out from November 17 to 19.

Volunteer The

Ordinance Fu quires that every Volunteer must attend four full days in Camp at least. A day to count # such must be from 8.80 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.; two days out of the tour must be Men with three full consecutive. year of emcient service to their credit need only undergo training for two days in Camp. Failure to comply with thie obligation of efficiency in certain cases renders the individual concerned liable to a fine of $25.00.

In order to reduce to the mind mnm the number of

Volunteers upon whom this fine might be im posed, nt the suggestion of the Advisory Committee, the Comman dant of the Corps appeals to all employers to offer every assistance and encouragement to all members of the Corps, in their employ, to Attend Camp.

He much appreciates their aseis- tance in the past, which has result-

He long is the farce to continue? The Emir Abdullah plays his part weakly and inefficiently to an unappreciative audience of a quar- The president greeted Deanter of million subjects. Swann on his return from leave and

The play is a failure-but it goes Monday, November 13:-English conveyed to the meeting the regrets on. And we finance the produe-

Grammar, Arithmetic, Man-Jof Captain F. Anderson, of the Pre-tion. darin. Higher Chinese (Paper Fident Hoover, whe was unavoidably

prevented from being present. la), Elementary Calculus. Tuesday, November 14-English

The following guests were intro- And welcomed:-Rotarians

Essay. Algebra, Higher Chi-duced nese (Paper 1), French, James M. Henry, A. E. Quin, R. H. Chollot. 8. F. Urdu, Spanish, Book-keeping. Gormon, J. M. X. Biblical Knowledge (Samuel). Chien, Geo. Burdick, J. B. Harrison Wednesday,

15. and Dr. Tennyson Howie all of November Geometry; Chinese Language Canton). O. Stapleton Cotton (pre- and Literature (Paper I);sident, Tientain Rotary), T. Malay, Japanese. Siamese, Southam (Amoy Rotary), Mr. D. S. Portuguese, Russian; Geo-Wylie, (Toronto), Eng. Cmdr. R. P. graphy:

Chinese Ninnis, Rev, R. F. Lankester (Yun- Higher (Paper Пla): Geometrical anfu). Messrs. F. A. Perry, J. W. Drawing.

COMING SOON!

W7.

ONCE again they come to enthrall you!

Janet

Platt C. L Shank, P. D. Newman

Thursday, November 16.-English and F. G. Maunder.

Set Book, Chinese Language and Literature Paper II). Applied Mathematics. Design drawing. Higher Chinese (Paper IIb). Mechanics, Friday, November 17-Trigono- metry. History, Chinese Lan- punge and Literature (Paper III). Higher Chinese (Paper IIIa).

Biblical Knowledge (St. Luke).

U.S. DESTROYERS LEAVING TO-DAY.

French Sloop Sails For Shanghai To-morrow.

The U.S.S. Black Hawk, Destroyer S.S. Destroyers Smith Thompson. Paul Jones, Pills-

ed in record attendances at Camp Saturday, November 18.-Dicta-Tender, and the

tion.

and in a consequent general im- provement in the effciency of the Monday. November 20.-Chemis-bury, Stewart, Parrott, Edsall and try. Domestic Science, Phy-Bulmer, which arrived in Hong Kong sics. Higher Chinese (Puper from Shanghai on October 24, are Th). Conics Siamese (Paper expected to leave this afternoon at П), Biblien! Knowledge 4 p.m. for Manila.

Corps, and this year he hopes for excellent results in view of the keenness of efficiency displayed at the present.

RUSSIAN WITHOUT VALID PASSPORT.

Fined $25 And Ordered To Be Expelled.

(Acts).

The French Sloop Savorgnan de

Tuesday. November 21.-Model Brazza is expected to leave port to-

Drawing, Higher Algebra,morrow for Shanghai.

Hygiene and Physiology. Needlework, Latin, Co-ordin- ate Geometry, Music, Dutch,

Higher Trigonometry, Can. tonese. Stenography.

GAYNOR

Warner BAXTER

PADDY

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SEWING MACHINES Best Makes

Man Ping-kwal, a tea salaman, Treadle Modals from H. K. $99.--- appearing before Mr. Balfour at the

Central Magistracy this morning Abe the latest

:

The Senior Local Examination on a charge of larceny as a servant PORTABLE ELECTRIC MODELS will be held for the last time of 220 lbs of tea, the property of

A fine of $25 was imposed by The Junior Local Examination the Hong Kong Trading Co., 81 Mr. Balfour, at the Central Magia has already been abolished, and Des Voeux Road Central, on divers tracy this morning, on Vladimir beginning from 1935 only the dates between May 1 and Oct. 11, Lich Malkoff, aged 23, unemploy- Matriculation Examination will was bound over in the sum of $100 ed. for entering the Colony with-be held yearly. No Examination for 12 months.

oul a valid passport on October of any kind, however, will be

28.

An order for expulsion was also made.

held next year.

Hong Kong entries for the forth- University examinations Sergeant Mottram said that the coming

as follows:- defendant, who came from Canton: total 853, divided

last Sunday, was in possession of Matriculation, boys 629, girls 41;

* Shanghal passport which expired Senior Local, boys 88, girls 100.

on October 21.

The defendant stated that he

was on his way to Shanghai, via POPPY DAY FUND.

Swatow, to renew his passport, Further Contributions.

when lie was arrested..

KOMOR

Previously Acknowledged $2,760.00

C. G. Mackie, Esq. ...

50.00

KOMOR HONG KONG

25.00

[F. Lobel, Esq.

20.00

|R. B. Jackson, Esq.

16.00

R. W, Gardiner, Esq. ...

10:00

E. Davidson Esq......

10.00

CHITRAL DELAYED E. Potter, Esq.

BY TYPHOON.

Arriving On Friday.

G. Pa. "John Halg" Sales - 5.00 Total,..... $2,895,00

The P, and O. liner Chitral has advised the local office by radio, that Further contributions will be she will not be able to reach Hong gratefully, received by Mr. F. G. Kong before Friday, having encoun- Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig's tered heavy weather, due to the Fund, York Bulding, Hong Kong, Chequel Khould be made payable typhoon, reported yesteHlay as be tween the Philippines and Gape to Thomson & Co. crossed"" ""Popey *Padaran.

Day Fund."

New goods arrived. From 50 cts. to $5,000, Every article

in plain Agures.

HELMUT NOCHT

French Building:

·5, Queen's Road C. Tel. 21291..

York Building Chater Road.

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