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THE

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY

3A, Wyndham Street.

Tel. 23022

Now's

the time

to

do

it

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

SMALL JUMBLE SALE

will be held on

FRIDAY, 25th September,

at 2.30 p.m.

at 1, Ice House St. (top

floor)

EVENING DRESSES MEN'S EVENING SUITS SUMMER CLOTHES

ODDMENTS.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1936

RECORD IN BOMBERS BUILT FOR US. ARMY

Flying Tests Coming Shortly

NEW BOEING FORTRESS

Soon to take its place in the United States Army Air Corps as one of the foremost aerial defence weapons ever devised, the first plane of a fleet of Bocing Model 299 (YB-17) four-engined bom- sers was nearing completion at the Boeing Aircraft Company Seattle, Washington, last month. it is powered by the new 1,000 horsepower Wright Cyclone en- gines.

FOREST FIRES NEAR KING'S RANCH

Lying Under Henry Pall

Of Smoke

HK VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE Despatch Riders parade far Squad and Arms Drill under R S M COMING WEEK Pariz:son at 5:30 pm. sharp, Wednesday, 23rd. September. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Subsections A, B and C parade for Corps. Orders by Lieut. Colonel instruction as follows:-Class A R. CB Anderson, M.C. Comman-under Sgt. Meadows, Class B un- Jant, Hong Kong Volunteer De der Cpl. King. fence Corps.

Hong Kong.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE® LESSON SERMON Subject: "Matter"

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG

The subject of the Lesson Ser- So all Christian Science

mon

of

the

Calgary, Alberta-The King's EMP. ranch was lying under heavy pall of smoke from ma- controlled forest fires 20 miles

Friday, 25th September. away last month, and burning

Despatch Riders parade for in- embers were falling over the

Friday, 18th. September, 1986.struction in Cycle Maintenance Churches to-morrow, September 20,

will be "Matter," estate. The ranch, however,

APPOINTMENT

and overhaul

The Golden Text will be "That Was in no inmediate danger.

His Excellency the Officer Ad-|

Subsection C W/T. Voluntary which is born of the flesh is flesh: The fires, which were the worst

ministering the Government has parade. were in the region for years,

and that which is born gaining ground despite the been pleased to approve of the

Corps Infantry

Spirit is spirit" (John 3: 6) Dr. efforts of more than 250 Govern

Parade at H. Q. at 5.30 pm. grant of a Commission to

Amongst others, the following ment fire-fighters.

George Ingram Shaw, MB ChB sharp, on Tuesday, 22nd. Septem-citations from the Bible will be as Lieutenant in the Hong Kong ber, 1936. Details as per Appen- read: "Now therefore hearken, Volunteer Defence Corps, with aix

10 Krael, unto the statutes and Appendix

Junto the judgments, which I teach. effect from 4th. September, 1936.

(Government Gazette No. 50 Catagory A; Lesson, S. A. Anti-

you, for to do them, that ye may Notification No Aircraft Lecture and General Exlive, and go in and possess dated 119.36.

the 749).

planation. All Officers and N. Cland which the Lord God of your Os. should read Ch. III S. A. Tfathers giveth you. Did ever peo Vol. 11 1931; Location, Corps, H. ple bear the voice of God speak- Q Instructor, Lt. Sequeira, Reg out of the midst of the fire. Thursday, 24th. September gular N. C. 0.

as thou best heard, and live? Or Section will parade at H. Q. 5.30)

Catagory B; Lesson, Lewis Gun hath God assayed to go and take A man out walking here recent-/P.m. for Squad and Rife DrilTraining:—(1) Magazine filling him a nation from the midst of

Dress. Overalls.

Handlug and unleading gun-another nation, by temptations, by L Section

S. A. T. Vol. 11 1931 pp 6-17. (2) signs, and by wonders, and by Next parade at Belcher's Fort Sight setting, Aiming, and Firing-war, and by a mighty hand, and by

TATTOOED MAN HANGED

Horse's Head And Jockey's Cap

Southend.

Although no definite date could be announced, it was expected that the plane would be ready forly found the body of a young man hanging by a rope from a tree at fight tests early this month.

The huge bomber is an all-metal the side of a public footpath be!

PARADES

1st. Battery A. Section

{mid-wing monoplane type of semi-tween Southchurch and Shopland /on Friday, the 25th. September at!S. A. T. Vol 11 1981 pp. 18-24;)1⁄2 stretched out arma, and by great.

He was aged about 25 to 30, bf/5.00 p.m. Dress:---Overalls, Plat- Location, Corps H. Q.; Instructor, terrors, according to all that the

monocoque construction. Both its! landing gear and tail wheel are slim build, dark hair, and wore a retractable, and it is equipped grey suit and brown shoes.

Tattooed on his right arm was with air-operated wheel brakes. 1 ses head and a whip inside

With a wing span of 105 feet and

2 gross weight of approximately a horseshoe, with a jockey's cap 16 tons, it holds a significant place above and "Good Luck" below.

The rope had been obtained from as the largest landplane yet pro- duced in America. In speed it a cricket ground. stands unexcelled by any other bombardment plane in the world.

BOMBING PLANE ON FIRE

"TROOPS: DANGER”

Shirt-Sleeved Army On The March

Aldershot.

-Tamar."

Recruit

Unto thou

12/Lt. Botelho. Sgt. Britto. form Shoes and Blue Caps

Lord your God did for "you in M Section

Catagory C: Lesson, MusketryEgypt before your eyes? Parade

that on Wednesday, 23rd. Aiming Instruction. S. A. T. VOL thee it was shewed, September at 5.30 pm in H.M.1 1931 pp. 68-72. Stages 1, 2 and 3; mightest know that the Lord he Location, Corps' H. Q.; Instructor, is God: there is none else beside Corps Engineers

2/LA. D'Almada. Sgt. Baleros. Sgt him. Know therefore this day, and consider it Sk thine Monday, 21st. September--Min-Baptista

Catagory Recruits; Lesson heart, that the Lord he is God in iature Range. Corps

Feet and Arms Drill (Belt and heaven above, and upon the earth Drill for those detailed.

Thursday, 24th September.-.bayonet frog to be worn); Loca- beneath, there is none else." (Den- L Training at Bercher's Fort. tion, Corps E. Q.; Instructor, teronomy 4: 1, 33-35, 39.)

God's Aliness Parade 6 p.m. Dress, Overalls. R. S. Y

Catagory All; Lesson, A. A M The Lesson Sermon will also Haversack rations will be car-

LA. Continuation from läst in-include the following passages ried.

struction August, 30th; Loca- from the Christiza Science Text Corps Signals Farade at Corps Headquarters tion Corps H. Q.; Instructor, Est took Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures." by Mary An army in shirt sleeves, fully at 5.30 pm on Tuesday, 22nd. Hi, R. U. R

Baker Eddy"In the material Parade at Kai Tah at 3.30 pm world, thought has brought to light "Like Blazing Comet" equipped for a war in Sussex, left September.

Aldershot Barracks in the middlel

M. G. Troop

great Jon Tuesday 22nd September for with

rapidity of last month.

1. Parade at Causeway Bay

a lecture.

useful wonders. With like activ- One column of infantry, with Tuesday, 22nd at 5.30 pm.

TRANSFER

ity have thought's swift pinions An army bombing 'plane, which

Armoured Car Section

No. 2611 Sapper T. W. Carr 1s been rising towards the realm of caught fire late last month while their mechanised transport, was

Section will parade at H. - at transferred from Corps Engineers the real, to the spiritual cause of aying near Langley Aerodrome, more than three miles long.

An advance guard went in front' 5.30 pm on Tuesday, 22nd, Septo 1st Battery, M Section with those lower things which give im- Virginia, dashed to earth in flames

notices which said, tember, for Machine Guu instruc-effect from 12.9.36. and the three occupants were kill-carrying

"Troops. Danger."**

tion, Class B E. G. D. Class C The men were marching through! Lead, Fire, Unlead, A fourth, Private N. D. Flinn,

Motor M. G. Section escaped by promptly obeying the the lanes of Hampshire, Surrey,

Parade at H. Q. at 5.30 pm. on order given by the pilot, Lt. Wil and Sussex. They bivouaced that lard Marvin, to jump out with his night on the Surrey heathland and Monday, 21st. September with belt arrived at Petworth Camp the fol-and frog for Arms and Squad parachute.

Drill A farmer who saw the machine lowing afternoon. falling in flames said that it look-

ed..

wwwwwwwww

Washington.

ed like a giant cumet with a tail

of fire streaming out behind it.

AIR LINE BETWEEN US. AND RUSSIA

AEROPLANE HITS

LAMP-POST

Descent On A Road

Hythe.

01

Air Arm

MARY

2

paise to enquiry. Belief in No. 2364 Sgr. A. J. Coales is material basis, from which may be transferred from M. G. E. Sign- deduced all rationality, is slowly als to ist. Battery, M Section with yielding to the idea of a metaphy- from sical basis, looking away

the cause COMMAND

matter to Mind as effect from 18.9.36

Captain H. G. Williams return of every effect. The unlikeness of led from leave and resumed Com- Spirit is matter, and the opposite No. 1 M. G.) Company

mand of the Motor Machine Gun of the real is not divine-it is a Parade Corps H. Q. 5.30 pm-Section vice Lieat. J. R. Way with human concept. Matter is an error Lecture on M. G. Characteristics.effect from 18.9.36.

LEAVE

No. 2 (Scottish) Company

of statement. This, error in the premise leads to errors in the Company will parade at H Q. Lieut. J. H. Lawrence, Corps conclusion in every statement into on Thursday, 24th. September at Infantry. B (A. A. L. M. G.) Com- which it enters. Nothing we can 5.30 pm.

Training Film M. G.pany, is granted leave from say or believe regarding matter is Drills and Duties will be shown. 25.936. to 24.10.36.

immortal, for matter is temporal All ranks must be present.

No. 2452 Pte. E. W. Davies, No, and is therefore a mortal pheno-

concept, SOM No. 3 (M. G.) Company

1 Company, is granted 12 months' menon, a human

times beautiful, always erroneous. it collided with a lamp-post_at} Monday, 21st at 5.30 pm-leave from 14.8.36. to 13.8.37. Hythe, Kent, last month. It was an Squads Nos. 1 to 4 will attend a

No: 2625 Sgr. S. W. Clark, M. G. The three great verities of Spirit, Aeronca monoplane and was pilot Lecture on Discipline, Arrest, and Bn. Signals, is granted 6 months omnipotence, omnipresence, ozmi-

leave from 11.9.36, to 10.3.37. science--Spirit ed by Flight-Lt. Roger Bushel, of Military Custody. the 601st County of London Auxili-

RESIGNATION.

A light aeroplane belonging to Declared Possible By Soviet Fher Mr. Max Aitken was wrecked when

Moscow The establishment of a permanent air line between Russia and the United States was declared possible recently by Sigismund Levanevsky, the Bus- sian aviator, who was resting at Crasnoy.sk, Siberia, after hus fight from California to Moscow -with his flying companion.

Victor Levchenko.

San

The airmen few from Diego, California, to Moscow by way of Alaska and Siberia, with a view to mapping an air lane between the two nations.

MAHARAJA'S FLIGHT

Concern Expressed

By Retinue

Squads Nos. 5 to 10 will receive ary Air Force. Both owner and instruction in Musketry (Leading, pilot were in camp in Lympne Aiming and Trigger Pressing). Aerodrome.

Squad No. 11 will continue with In landing at Botolph's Bridge] Arms Drill. FIL-L Bushell overshot the field. Wednesday, 23rd, ́at 5.30 p.m. —— He tried to take off again, but fail-The Alm "Defence of a Village" ed, and the machine came down will be shown in the Lecture on the Eythe-Lympné road, crash-Boom. ing into the iron lamp-post at a

M. G. Bn. Signals cross-roads. The pilot was unhurt. Monday, 21st September.

English Law Of 1727

Broken For G.B. Shaw

Malvern --Mr. G.. Bernard Shaw, by Sir Barry to meet Mr. Shaw who, has in the last 40 years and members of the Malvern com-

possessing alt power, filling all space, constitut- ing all Science-contradict, for No. 153 Pte. H. D. Matthews.

ever, the belief that matter..can be MG Section, as from 4.9.36 actual." (Pages 268, 274, 109.) (leaving the Colony).

No. 1684 L/Cpl. H. S. V. Mes-

sop, M. G. Troop, as from 10.9.36. turns to Corps H. Q. of the num- (leaving the Colony).

STRENGTH

Na. 2673 Gunner, K. S. Robert- son, 1st

Section, Battery, M.

12.9.36.

No. 2674 Gunner, A.. A. An-

bers expected from their Units, be- Tore Wednesday 30th September. Corps 1st. Battery, A Section.

-Annual Dinner

This will be held at Volunteer Q on Friday, October 9th. at

drews, 1st. Battery, M Section 8.15 p.m. Full particulars from

14.9.36.

No. 2675 Private, D. G. Willis, (No. 3. (M.G.). Co. 14.9.36.

G. S. FRIZELLE

Captain. Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

NOTICE SERGEANTS' MESS

2/Lt. Marshall,

CRICKET

Will all who wish to play Sun- day Cricket for the Volunteers please send their names to P. C. Frost e/o Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire. It is hoped to arrange, re- gular fixtures throughout the sea-

- AFFILIATED UNIT-

The Maharaja of Mysore, one of broken many rules of the theatre, įpany was attended by many

It has been decided that a son. the richest men in the world, at had yet another broken for him in American visitors to the festival Photograph of the Members of the the age of 52, recently made his honour of his eightieth birthday.which lasts for four weeks, and first aeroplane flight, from London On that day a Sunday public per-was this year more popular than Sergeants Mess will be taken at Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. to Berlin. An 18-seater "plane was formance of his "Saint Joan", was ever before." chartered to take him and a re-in progress at Sir Barry Jackson's

Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14th. All)

LECTURE

The next lecture on First Aid Mr. Shaw's lithe, active and Members are requested to be are will be held on Monday, 21st Sep- tinue of 12, including his Prime annual festival here. Public knickerbockered figure has been sest Dress:Review Order Caps tember at the P.W.D. Offices at Minister, Sir Mirza Imail, and the theatrical performances on. Su one of the most prominent sights (Shorts)

5.30 p.m.

goddess which accompanies the day have been illegal in England fn Malvern during the summer. Caps are available for issue at HOSPITAL TRAINING

ENROLMENTI

Mr. M. Austin 1936. Mrs. E. Campbell 149.35. Mrs. M. Corrighan-14.9,26, Mrs. M. Jenner-14956. Mrs. D. Kelvin Stark-149,36. Mra, M. P.S. Mačačam--14.9:36.

(Sgd.) K. DURBAN,-

Commandant,

Maharaja on all his travels. since 1727.

Continental and American tourists the Quartermasters' Stores and Applications should be in on or. While the Maharaja was keenly The performance began at 8 gaze on him with awe as he dashes C.Q.M. Sergis, are requested to en-before 21st September. looking forward to the flight, the at o'clock on Saturday evening, and about in his huge car, or rushes sure that all members who have titude of those accompanying him did not finish until two minutes up and down the Worcestershire not already drawn them will do so

vas typified by the Prime Minis after midnight. Mr. Shaw re- hills at almost equal speed on his before the above date Ter, who said before the trip: "If

ceived many presents from men-legs. One American girl told The photograph will be follow- we are still slive, we hope to reach ers of the Malvern company, mone him that the had vowed not to go ed by a presentation in the Le Switzerland about the end of Aur of them costing more than 6d. at home until she had spoken to him ture Boom gust for a few days. But do you special request

The most "Well, you can go home now," re- Cocktail Party & Presentation. To really think that it is safe?”

Lt.Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Q.BE. popular gift -was a safety razor plied Mr. Shave L

The Cocktail Party and - Pro- blade..

In an impromptu speech which The next day dr. Shaw planted he delivered states time con- sentation to Lt.-Col H B. L. Dow Nursing Detachment, HXV.D.C in the garden behind the theatre a vergatione in the Malvern Winter biggia, O.B.E, has been postponed

from 30th September to 7th CHANNEL CROSSED BY CANDE The Valantser Air Arm's Camp malberry tree which he has pre-Gardens, Mr. Shaw revealed. coincides with the date chosen for sented to the town. Shakespeare, secret of his early days, by declar-October at 6 pm, and all Mem- the Aviation Service iz öt. John's said Mr. Shaw, had a malberrying that, as a dramatic critic, hebers of the Corps are cordially in- Cathedral. It has therefore been tree, and he was not going to be had never been able to do justice vited with their Wives, but on ac- Gariel, of Paris, crossed, the. decided to postpone the Service outdone by Shakespeare either at to the famous French actress, count of accommodation, no other Channel from Boulogne to Folkes from September 27 to November writing plays or anything else. In Sarah Bernhardt, because she was relatives can be admitted. Will all stone, a distance of 25 miles, f

Unit Commanders discly send re- an 18ft rubber canoe last month. the afternoon a garden party given exactly like his Aunt Georgina

THE AVIATION SERVICE

Albert Lefevre and Eo

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