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SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1934.

H.K. VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS

THE CHINA MAIL.

Ripley Talks To The World

Orders For The

Coming Week.

Orders issued by Colonel I.. G. Bird, D.S.O.. O.B.E., Comman dant, H.K.V.D.C.:— A

Hong Kong.

Friday, 20th. April, 1034.

TO ALL RANKS

On relinquishing the Command I wish to express my very high ap- preciation of, and sincere thanks) for the ever ready assistance and loyal support which I have always; received from all ranks since the raising of the Corps in 1920: 1 shall always look back upon my 14 years in command with very plea- sant memories.

I shall continue to watch your further progress with great in- terest, and wish you every success for the future in all your activi-j tion.

Spd. L. G. BIRD, COLONEL

COMMANDANT, H.K.V.D.C.

PARADE

Corps 1st. Battery

There will be a parade for re- crnits at 5.30 p.m. at Heddquarters |

on

Thursday April 26th. Rifte:

dri and Miniature range.

Dress Blue Caps.and overalls. Instructors.Bdr. Marshall,

Corps, Engineers, Monday April, 23rd.--Miniature- Range,

Corps Machine Gun Battalion, Troop-Parade on Torsday 24th. April at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteerį H. O. for Machine to store tion.

Parade on Thursday 26th. April

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New York--Robert L. Ripley, creator of the "Believe It Or Not" cartoons added another drazing achievement on March 16, when he broadcast to the entire world, 24 hours in 30 minutes, from the Wing studios in New York. Ripley was assisted by a chore of translators, Left to right, standing:-Vincent Sorey (Italian), J. A. Barraket (Arabian), Robert L. Ripley, Nicholai Nassilief (Russian). Stig Deneus (Swedish);, seated (left to right) are: Sam Yuen (Chinese), Gustav Schiwek (German), Yaxuo Fawa (Japanese), Roberto Gatica (Spanish) and Jan Van Bommel (Dutch).

CONTROLLING THE

VOICE.

Film Expert.,

at 5.30 p.m. at Troop Stable, Cause Englishmen Tributed By

way Bay for Troop Drill.

Motor Cycle (M.G.) Section. Kennedy Road Range is allotted

to this Unit on Monday 23rd. to

Ore the Annual Revolver Course.

No. 3 (Anzne) Co.- The Company will parade at full strength on Monday 23rd. April at 530 p.m.

for Machine Gun

struction.

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In-

Hollywood. California.

FEEDING PROBLEM IN SOVIET

Rabbits, Emus And Mushrooms Tried.

Moscow.

The voice of an Englishman is SOLUTION STILL UNDISCOVERED more easily controlled than that of an American, according to Mr. Alj Rockett, Fox Film producer.

The authorities here are try-! Mr. Rockett made this discoverying to find something to eat.

Food experts are anxious to upon casting Hugh Williams, the

discover a new kind of food, at London young

screen and stage

once nourishing and easy to tain, that will solve the feeding problem of the U. S. S. R.

Three times they thought had

i

ĮNOSE CUT

BY TIMING THREAD IN CAR

Racing, Driver's Mishap

RAZOR SLASH EFFECT

Southport. While Mr. L. P. Driscoll, the racing driver, was travelling more than 100 miles per hour on

at

the sands here recently, a timing thread, caught up by his motor- slashing his nose like a razor. car was whisked across his face,

WRA not-aware

MARY ASTOR'S FIRST

£100,000

Claim That Parents Spent It.

THEIR REFUSAL OF MODEST HOME

New York

One of the strangest casca to come out of the film colony is the

suit for maintenance brought by her father and mother against the famous film star, Miss Mary Astor.

It

Anzac Day Ceremony wreath will be laid on

the actor, for the principal role in "All Cenotaph on Wednesday 25th. Men Are Enemies." April at 11 .m. in conmemorate "American audiences sometimes the landing of the Australian and have difficulty in understanding the hit upon the right idea. But they New Zealand Forces at Gallipoli on lines spoken by English actors," Mr. have had to admit failure in

began recently in the Los 25th. April 1915 Wreath bearers Rockett explains. "This, of court, each case.

Mr. Driscoll, who is to make an

Angeles Superfor Court, MIBA CS.M. Jenkins and C.Q.M.S. Dud- does not always hold true. How-

Jattempt to beat the world's baby Autor's parents declaring that they Iev Sergt. Sunley will attend at ever, it is not difficult for the

First-they thought of rab-car record of 128 miles an hour, were without funds and unable to the Cenotaph 21 10.45 a nt.

bits. to Englishman to learn to speak with

that threads at support themselves. direct all other bodies laying almost a pure American accent. On bits equal one cow in food value paratus had been stretched neross As, it was estimated, 150 rab-tached to the electrical timing ap wreaths.

the other hand, American

actors and

since rabbits breed at untrained in England, have an extremendous rate, it seemed the They were too high for the bonnet

the course to time а

a bigger car. The Annual Dinner of the Coyceedingly difficult time of it when ideal solution. will be held at 8 pm. on Wednes they try to speak English

of his miniature racer to snap day 25th. April 1934 Tickets may English do."-Reuter.

Posters accordingly appeared them. orging factories, workers, offices, During the morning Mr. Juck in fact everyone, to breed rab- Field took out the Silver Bullet in bits.

the hope of beating the existing

Company Dinner

be obtained from .Q.M.S. Dudley

and all ranks are asked to make

every effort to attend. Dress: Of.!

us the

to the Corps Machine

*ficer White Mess Kit and Other attached

Ranks--Dinner Dress or Uniform Gun Battalion.

Ap.

with Slacks and Blue Caps. Those | The following have been N.C.O. who have Blues may wear pointed and promoted in the Corps Engineers with effect from

1bcm.

120 4/34:-

(Portuguese) On Sunday, 22nd. No. 1034 L/Cpl. H. L. Lockhart April to complete their Musketry to be Corporal.

and Lewis Gun classification tests. No. 1121 Spr. G. E. L. Johnson

to

Miss Astor's reply to her) parents plea that she has £30,000 in property and that she earns £300 a week is a general denial, and a declaration that their own extravagant scale of living is responsible Jor her parents' plight.

Judge Frank Collier set April 5

Unfortunately, the rabbits de-record for the sands of 156 miles) as the date on which Miss Astor fied scientific calculation by per- an hour and also of making an at- must show cause why she should sistently catching cold and dy-tack on the British Empire land

not support her parents, Mr. and ing off.

speed record of 217 miles an hour,

Mrs. Otto L. Langhanke. Secondly the experts turned but luck was against him.

A Film "Super." Corps Infantry

to the giant emu, that ostrich-

Badly Shaken

Mr. Langhanke says the only The Stonecutters Range has beenj

No. P07 L/Cpl. J. G. Hooper to be like bird. for feeding purposes, allotted to the

but these were no more success-jened the course that the great car four days at 378. a day.

Recent high tides had so rough-work he has had for months has Corps Infantry Corporal.

[been a super's job in the films for ful than rabbits.

Thirdly the experts thought manner and prevented Mr. Field Miss Astor gave her parents £7 on

leapt and bounced in an alarming

The complaint states further that of mushrooms. Mushrooms are from opening the throttle fully. very high in vitamins and grow quickly. It

When he returned after his first given them five grocery

August 31, 1933, and had lately No. 1895 Spr. F. W. S. Smith to they might be grown in ordinary 147 miles an hour, Mr. Field was

was thought that run, on which he achieved only valued at £6 each.

coupons Lance Corporal. No. 1689 Spr. S. C. Salter to be failed as well..

cellars-but this scheme has

3118 Astor's reply is: shaken, and

"I have Lance Corporal.

found that the body-work of the never refused to So now the experts are search-

Bupport my parents. ing for some other solution car had started to sheer the food problem.

from the bolts holding it in posi handled. all my earnings. I was "Until three years ago my father) meanwhile, carry on with their The people,

tion. traditional menu of black bread, but was unable to better his speed, deducted

Mr. Field made another attempt, after all living expenses had been allowed only a fourth of my salary Mr. J. P. Braga, J.P., whò algo has No. 1563 Bdr. C. W. L. Cole, herrings and cabbage. Reuter.

and the car was towed back to Birkdale for repairs..

Members of the Corps Infantry are be Lance Corporal, requested to note that this Is the Just opportunity for them to con-be form with the Volunteer Regula- tions re efficiency.

There will also be various com- petitions open to the Members of the Company, for which prizes have heen kindly donated by the Hon.

provided for refreshments.

LEAVE

No. 1284 L/Cpl. A. Tarbuck, Re- serve B Section, granted 8 menth's leave from 19/3/34 to 18/11/34.

Corps 1st. Battery, granted 9

Further particulars re condi- month's leave from 1/4/34 to SUN BONNETS FOR tions will be made known in 31/12/34.

the Launch.

No. 1544 Pte. D. F. Kilby, M. Sec.. from 21/4/34 to

Launch will have Queen's Pier Cycle

Kowloon Police 20/12734.

at 8.30 n.. and

Pier at 8,40. B.177.

Range Officer:-2/Lieut. F. Sequeira.

Competitors are to be uniform

La. Helmet, Tunic, Shorts, Belt and Pouches and Puttles and Boots.

It is requested that all turn up in uniform.

ALÈOTMENT OF RANGES Peak Range-Allotted to Corps Infantry on 29/4/34,

Stoneculters Range.—Allotted to the undermentioned Units:---Corps Infantry on 22/4/34.

Mr. G. Troop, Armoured Car Co.. Motor Cycle Son,., No; ↑ (Anzae) Co., on 29/4/84, launch leaves Queen's Pier at 8.80 a.m. & Kow, Pr. at 8.40

.. MESS DRESS White Mess Dress will be taken into wear with effect from Mon- day 16th April, 1934.

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APPOINTMENT & PROMOTION

Lieutenant E. M. K. Meád. The] Inns of Court Regiment, Territor

STRUCK OFF STRENGTH Having Complete 3 Year's Service No. 1683 Gnr. H. S. Dinsdale,

Reserve A Section, as from 20/4/34. Left The Colony

No. 1999 Tpr. L. E. Morgan, M. G. Troop, am from 20/4/54.

STRENGTH

HORSES

S.P.C.A. Experiment In Cape Town. NOT THE FIRST ATTEMPT

of

very badly

it was

away

FREE WINE OR A FINE.

New Madrid Regulation.

or

Madrid, Madrid restaurant proprietors Cape Town (Cape Province). who, do not supply free red Cape Town may soon see all its white wine with every meal cost- horses, mules and donkeys wearing ing less than 5/- are to be fined. 2126 Trooper A., E. Millard M. G. sun bonnets if the S.P.C.A. Idea for Special "Fraud Service" in- Troop 19/4/34.

protecting draught animals from spectors are to be detailed to see Sd. P. S. M. WILKINSON, Captain, the fierce rays of the sun catches on. that this new regulation is strict As an experiment the S.P.C.A.

ly observed. Reuter. has obtained a dozen straw bonnets

Adjutant, HLK.V.D. Corps.

NOTICE

Athlette Sports Meeting 1934

from England. These have been to protect those horses which alend The preliminary rounds of the distributed among some of the cab-in the sun "the whole day, Inter Unit Tug of War will be held owners to Cape Town.

"We hope that the idea will

"During this period I had earned nearly £100,000, every cent, of which

was swept,' away through wild-cat investments made by my, father and by my parents' most extravagant scale of living.

"Three and a half years ago 1: finally realised that we were go-] ing along at a' spending pace, I could not afford. I pleaded with parents to retrench. This, they refused to do, and I movad out determined to handle my own; finances.

my

"I voluntarily gave them £200 a month for a year, to enable them to dispose of the house and readjust their, scale of living to a standard | I could afford.

"At the end of the year they were still trying to maintain an elaborate home with a swimming pool and other Juxuries.

The completion of the reconstruct-

ed. Kondo, the central erection

on the afternoon, of the Meeting, The straw bonnets are shaped spread, and that all cab-owners and Saturday 21st April, at 3.00 p.m., ilke ordinary bonnöts; but there are drivers of other vehicles, such as in place of the heats for the Open two apertures for the animal's ears. Ice-cream carls, will go in for these Rolay Race.

They fasten, coyly underneath the bonnets" Competitors Stewards are re-neck,

Major Upton pointed out that among the Buddhist temples at the jquested to see that their respective There is no doubt that these this was not the first time that this holy precinct of Kayanan, Japan, teams are informed of the above, bobbela afford the animals some devies was being tried in Capa was celebrated recently with elabore The following is the drawing comfort by protecting them from Town. The earlier bonnels were of ste, Buddhist rites, in which 300 Mobile Machine Guna y Intan the intense heat of the sun, Baclar a different type, however. The priests participated. The number

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ed Major G. M. Upton, secretary of bonnets were Being used in many of men and women assembling at the S.P.CA. "We Arc stribut parts of the world at present se boly mountain on the occasion them'ämong some of the cab-owners Beuter,?-?

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