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Argylls Arriving On Monday; Glorious History Recalled

Personalia

Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Thursday included Miss H. E. Downingi Miss J. Dunlop, P. Itrons, Messrs, N. W. Norgny, W.C. Domuldson, Wang Clu

wu, D.S. Sar Starr, and 11.W. Arnoti.

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CORRESPONDENGE

benefits nobody,

"RUSTIC".

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The Editor takes no responsibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and in no means necessarily agrees with them.

foamers are very much of the alt round....I shall have much The troopship Empire. Troopen is due to arrivo hor Old Boy's View

opinion that they suffer consider- Į pleasure in anaking my identity. on Monday from the United Kingdom with

Sir,About the same day na able loss from it and huve ot-own to that gentleman-lf lig further. reinforcements, for the Garrison.

veur. ditorial, appeared, there was tempted upon several occasions to still taktg an interest in local

things poilicali at that, foture- a pleture in your esteemed paper havo-it abolishedi Aboard the troopship will be the main, body, af

of His

Excellency, distributing The plan was put into opern-happy day 1:

Forgive, me for the moment, for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. prizes at one of the local collegpation in the first place for a six-.

Prize Giving Day His Excellency month experknental parlad which must sull keep a wary eye on Advance parties have already arrived here

muden siliring!speech, part of it, iffsuccessful, would have resulted the turther inaneres if the un- hanowanble gentlemen, to quote: "All of us have a deep the extension of the plan to elected

The farmers and for the present guerilla tac- include the. Island, by troopships to pave the way for the ex-

affection for our school.. pected arrivals.

Indeed we all have, to och Its Apte: to, have been asked after es ture, the west wil such time The Argyll and Sutherland That glorious Veteran Sir Colli own, and this is where we become that period io vote for, or against, as can meet them in overwhelm.

the retention of the plan

Hasing force-say possible when the ****tetoun Club really gets round Highlanders (Princess Louise's): had already praised these young not just u ttle too sensitive: that

been taken?

to plecting a tighting, coffimittee Why not give your readers both which is properly representative Among the new arrivals at the are the heirs of two regiments soldiers" (er their conduct at the our alinn usates should once again, this vote over becn

hold not its members and their opinion! Peninsula Batel on Thursday were raised for service in the wars Aimu, saying "I never saw offers and for the third time, be selected,

middlemen but

HON. FOR HONEST. Miss It Bradshaw Miss Cut French Resolution and and me, the and nit, exhibt even vielmised, the venue of resident of the picture?

nellier do I support the impostr Later rings and gallantrustion by the Authorities that brief for the Leurs, Miss S. Perry, Messia, Napoleoni

They were Bratly the Argyll the rame heroism in the

I tito Indian Mutiny they tough be

Since s Farrell, Y T. Tsal C.Y. lisich, E.

Inception, LaSalle tien of any plan against the will

Hotel. Residents. Pulford-Davis. Scan-Howe, K.

one of the foremook of those who are most concerned Collego Is Regiment, originally) the 08th Foot will

public should not be A.D.

TE. 1. Edwards, and later the 91st: raked:H 1794 let of Lucknow and at the emp

Sir.- Sincere thinks to the school here in Hong Kong and and the Benart!,

ture of Cawnperc; at Lucknow Ramzan Menhji, G. Van Syil. by Dunean Campbell under over members of the regiment Christian Brothers who not only

asked to make Jobs for the stni China Mail" for publishing the East, peraled by the The Far

of this ergarisation. if it actually letters from your public-spirited M. da Blank, hurt. Eauthority given to his kinsmen

Mike won the Victoria Cross. Stewart, J. F. Folico, A. Garciu da the Duke of:

execute their tasks thoroughly

subscribers "Resident” and Atril by King

During the First Great War 27 and charitably, but loyally at all.

on the subject of the curious ad- Silva, D. J. Kessel road J.C. Xang.

George and secondly ther

the Argyll and tunes, loyal in their professione as

ministration of the Hotel Ordin Sutherland Regiment; the 93rd battalions Of

woll us to the Flag under whose

ance by the present incumbent of raised in 1800 by: Major Generni: Sutherlands fought in France William Wonyası nephew, of the Belumant Macedonia: ant on

protection they are deeply con-

Reform Club

the Opartering, Department. velous of As in the past the; Gol- Earl of Sutherland, on an order Gallipoli,

The over-increasing number of 1939-45 wa

hotel sever lege, and all to do with it wil from the King" They were joined

Charles Loseby, breaches of the Ordunnes Avoy!!

and ally to the front in the face of Sir-Mr. battalions of the Argyll and Sutherland

on the Kowloon side ins tire

cousing a whenever it becomes Chairman of the Reform Club, in Highlander ·ity '188]['*

Sutherlands fought in the Dunt adversity The Plat and the 03rd both saw kiete Campaign, in the Western necessary. At the moment has it his reply to my letter of 12th is feeling of extremo bitterness on the victima and D meir first active service in South Desort, Crete, Abyssinia, North already become necessary? When utterly unconvincing and he will the part of

the Quartering Au- to requisitioning there need to do a good deal better notice that It comes Alien,

Francel Africa Sicily, Italy. tho Dist in 1798nt>tle first captures of Cape Town ftrin Ogium, Holland and Germany, CD many other places more than this if he wishes the public thority has not accepted the effor Ingical and preferable to pick on to believe that he, and his Con- made by one of youf corrosport- the Dutch and the Bird in 1808:

and Malay and the Icice than Ln Stile Colicge as a hessmittee, are wrsking for anybody dente to supply him with the name i

In Crete

but themselves.

of a hotel, in which it could be pital.

The The 91st carry on their in- tere lank heavy toll at the German nine battle honor of the

For just a few reasons:

The Chairman contents himself

prover that irregularities. AY: HOFUME suta War: A Division which

twine invasion.

building is much, too near one of with demanding the names of taking place, or had taken place.. At Alsinal, the Mareth Line, in the Reserve.

the main enemy objectives: to', myselfand: "Hon, for Honesty who A friend of mine who holds a Uno French Wax tho

the Wadi Akbait, serving in

consider sufe for bospitalization--- last week answered his fulsome, Resident's Card, fasted, to, MR. WET. Frushed

•heard of Authority the burlesque known the Quartering Authe Highland Division: shey therefore, most undesirable, the 51st

Apraise of whis. 3). Laswen, and Mr. Farrall saved Sle Jorm Moore TRY

were in the foretreat of tue ass ittle aeross the College are other hereabouts as the Legislative two rooms which were being vacat were among the passengers who

saries of the on the anniver-}

their Peninsula battler sault, they were at Longilor just no spacious buildings that Council, Headers will notice that ed by residents who had been for left fo the United States vla

their R. S. M. cheries an ivers Bin Tunisia, the prelude to the enn accomodate 500 beds and fur Mr. Loreby has nothing: to saytunate enough to get a small flat- Yokubarun yesterday by HOAC.

stick which was carried by his hal destruction of the Axis

the airfield- about the charges which I made, for six months, and.dashed around from ther away predecesser throughout Weiling- armies in Africa.

therefore, most preferable. Other Le. that he did not take the op to the hotel, only to find that both One of their officers won ile vernacular ton's Spantsis Campaigns and on

schools, if a school portunity of reiterating his stand rooms were already filed with must be considered, in more sen-gainst neemination; that he has Shanghai Chineso. This is in a which are eight gold plates In V.C. at Wadi Akarit and another

besides Government not yet convened a general meets hotel which is one of the so-called scribed with the name of a viens Longstop it: In Sicily, they sible areas,

of the Reform were vietors of Conturipe and in fulldings, could be considered for Ing of Members

controlled" once. tory.

Italy of the river and megalain. tise sane purpose-therefor, why Club; that then Committee mem- battles, of Cassino, and the Anal not? Are they not as vulnerable bers are probably motivated

as the La Salle College for such seilish unbitions, a view which nuvenes,

cnuses?

found suppert in the Press;

The Reverend E. W. Merim, of Stephen's College, left fur Sydney yesterday by las Am

St.

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Along the passengers who left the Colony for Australia pester- clay by Qanties Aleways wit Mrs. S. Thus,

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Mr. and Mrs M. Gililbrand Colombo ad their son left for Vesterday by HOAC.

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and Mrs.

the who Aining those

left Colons yesterday for Singapore were Mr. and Mrs. I.F. Sewart, Mosers. N. C. F 1, C.W. Blan- chard. M. Pearce, C. R. Vincent. G.A. Campbell, and Davis Folley,

Passengers who left for Yoko- in- vesterday by BOAC hauma elurted Mr. E. J. Davis, Mr. 3. A. E. Kendrew, Mrs. M.A. Prait. Mr.

and Miss K. M. A. D. Bennett, Young.

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Among the passengers who left| by CPA for Singapore, Bangkok ad Rangoon yesterday were Mr.

Janes. MISS Felley, Bg A Doon, 1 for, Lam Pong Cheng

L.6.1 Mahtuni and Titamins Nebbrai).

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Mrs.

To this

Birkenhood Wreck

In the wreck of the "Birken- head on the South African const In 1852, 20 of the 91 were among the troope who stood in their ranks on the deck

and

went down with the strip while the boats-saved-the women and chlidren.

It the

At Normandy

Ar-

Soon after D-Day other hat- telions of the regiment were th the thickest of the Enbting on the Normandy boarħbivad, on the left tank, supporting the The 92rd are the

Thin Red Lerne Division. gas They won the title when for two nuntia Saue,"

will few a honour hart rests, they helped in they arned the battle Halachtva, possessed by no other th declai battles 4

Segiment. On that day. Faloise.

holding their hr to the last moment. they would a charging mass o

After the first Russian cavalry. the left and the 93rd brake ranics charge the

the Russians wheeled to

elne nem.

YRE Kal infantry two deep

Passengers who left by CPA Manila yesterday include: o Teng, Chua San See Stong Linh cua itura lich. Klong Toug

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Mr. F. M. Ribeiro of the Portu Flee Consular Staff left Marao yesterday.

On the Tip of Every Tongue !!

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Our alma mater bos bad Its fair innings in such circumstances, so why not call the whole thing "Cricket" nat give it a chance now that the College is once again just beginning to (stand feet after years of arduous and

on.

patient rehabilitation and resum ing its good work. in the normal

way.

were

by

I have not seen any advertise- ments about rooms which are va ented by residents, probably be Cause the

the hotellarn feet secure in I put it to Mr. Loseby that un-

auber of the Com the callous indifference shown, by til every mittee is ready to make ila pori, the Competent Authority or, if they to notify that exalted on unmistakably, clear in regard do trouble to to nomination. I and other mempersonage, hasies for: too busy 19. of the Club, ore, juslibed in which should be accupied by or- in worry about advertising rooms bees suspreting that all their previous dinary taxpayers who

help to pay ranting ha

salarand, in time, a. calculated to portray Publicity them to the public and the Gov. cranion us the natural leaders of the reform movement.

bren

just advanc?

So far as the question of ano-

pensione

WI

fiat

Will Caen-

It is indeed time that the De- May. 1. as one of the thousands

partment run, by this individual of Lasobas (La Salle Old Boys); After the pursuit Holland)

vn Investigated by the Effelency whose younger generations are hey cleared the bank of the Mate

now tindergoing schooling at La nimity is concerned, Mr. Loseby Exper, and, if the present official from Nijmegen to the sea in the

Salle College, request the Au has maybe forgotten that no poll is too busy with his requisition winter struggle ngelist the Inst

thorities concerned to sympatheticlan, or would-be politician, con ing duties, maybe be will suggest from attack the appointment of some other. German offensive in the Aulennes

tically consider the present clr- enjoy immunity they hurried to the help of the enemy's last lines of escape from cumstances and importance of anonymous or otherwise. My iden- less pre-occupied government sor

education, the College's past ad-ity is no greaser segret thu thevant to administer the Ordinance. Bastogne. The Argyll and Suther-er

versities in pulling its weight uns workings of the Relvan Club with a degree of regard for the

rights

of among complainingly to a normal fooling Committee.,

the residents. and Highlanders were

When Mr. Loseby chooses t Mr. Shar

cently

suggested first British troops to cross the once again, to give. the College

and all that It stands for, a re- answer the charges 1 buve race that it would be a good thing I Rhine.

I may be willing to believe him the Residents Association was re- For the Che recent sight of pitc and it be permitted to cen- Singapore will have raised many tinne un in lis good work to rear Until then 1 form my judgment vived, but in my opinion, the only

ich will have memories The Argylls left Port our citizens of tomorrow without on the evidence available.

course which have any effect interference. While we fully rea- Dickson on December E, 1041, to

upon the magnificent isolationism slem the Japanese advance at ee and appreciate the ideal be-

of the gentleman.who now refuges to see resideйtā, a petition to Broh. Fighting under their coming such a scheme, by the Au-

Mas mander Brigadier

Athurities, we, nevertheless, all

the Colonial,Omice for his removal nirection for our

trom his post-a

and the

the appoint- Stewart they gained lasting glory've a deep

Titi Korangan, GFIX Road, school, and we are all behind it.

ment of somebody else. aver, like the

One thing is certain. If the Kuala Kangsar, Gopeng-Dipang, new, more than Telok Anson, and the desperate sons of La Salle that we were.

LASOBA FM.C. Slim River battle.

unfortunate enough to have to stay. after which only.

20. Highlanders remained

to hear my letters live Inspired in a hotel, we should see an en In Mr. Ir seby, and his, remarks tirely duferont interpretation unwounded.

Government: Marketing;

ro anonymous correspondents who placed upon the Ordinance and less

seeming in have the temn.rity to say suchof: big, presenti things ghen the present_unelect.. i enee. Sir.-Your readers, have been a Legislative Counell. I should

of the workers alving,

Later

the Argylis with thr Gordons, held the Johore Cause.

way against attacks from land and air until the last of the

M.M.

No Names, No Nominations

-Sir.-In - view of the housea. Quartering Authority was himself

which I am not entirely surprised

withdrawing troops-had-crossed urfeited of late with grandlo- | apprecials an opportunity of re

by

Piper

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The proper remedy. for this sent state of affairs, is the appoint To the tune of "A 100 Ripers" uent accounts

having performed by the Vegetable », (and People generally write to the ment, not of a Committee made un either directly played only the surviving Fish Markeling Organisation and newspapers because thers is soms or indirectly, Interests i

of people

in the hotel. Argyll

remaining the remarkable benenta which thing that they feel needs setting beingass Insts of ni Jadielas Com Highlanders marched aernes have accrued to the New Terri- night. In mother part of the mission to which residents could It to Singapore island, the fast torics farmers by reason of the world, where democracy is more submit evidence of over chimering British troops to learn Malaye, institution of this system.

advanced than it is locally, they suela Copumisalan would have far The

bion in the I wonder whether any member have the privilege of writing to gap was Causeway as they left.

of the Press has thought it worth their member of Parliament in Ar late as February this year. while to interview the, farmers stead, but here the publie forum the Commander-in-Chief: Genera' themselves, I do not mean the of the correspondence columns is Sir Niel Ritchie

unveiled middle-men but those who actt- thoy have. metnorial ins the Presbyterior tally own and work the farms, to Church in Singapore to the mem-learn what their reaction to this bers of the regiment who lost wonderful plan is? They may as sounding board for the loud! their lives during the Malaya find thut, far from having received and prolonged utterances of some operations.

any, benefits from, this plan, the of its more, vocal, members, and

Literary Contest On Gordon Of Khartoum

Hong Kong's youth is included in an invitation to.

participate in an Empire-wide. literary con test. on the life of Major-General, Charles Gordon, better known as Gordon of Klar toum.

Wo can of course, neglect the Reform Club which merely serves

about as undemocratically

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constituted body possible to imagine as "M.M." Has so ably and truthfully pointed nut.in your journal. I, too, am u sadder and wiser member of that institution and have yet to see its afters or committee elected by a

majority decision of the mem- „Bėrs131.

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greater power. in dealing with the paraziten responsible for the cur rent state of affairs.

"PRO BONG JOHN: Q!”

Trawlers To Operate In- HK Waters

Five:

e former UNIRA - fahing, trawlers are, now? undergoing, rem

pairs at Taikoo Docks preparatory. to operatlagin;local waters

Four of them are forher Aug- tralian craft recently bought over by the Chinese Government.

All are equipped, with modern naviknutionel, pida.

They will apply for local lléence to fit in deep ses fabing grounds nearby with Hing Kông, as the barc

CONFISCATION

OF GOLD Forty-eight gold?)mtszweighing 240 tsels and officlaj, valued at about 33,000, wete, gridered to bp

at Central yesterday on the ada confcated by : Hin-bhing Lq plicatie of Revenue: Officer. Wi The fold was found unclaimed G Humphreys

When Press correspondents use the shield of anonymity, which the uditors of reputable fournals pro- vide, it is not for: the purpose of indulging in looser personalities Butually, rather, in order, pro- toct themselves from the kind of Bundum pressure which is ex- tremely popular, locally, where' anything affecting, our powerful. vested interests: and the, Unoffi cial "Nominebis." is, concerned, :-) The contest is to mark the to improve the hard lot of the In all newspapers the world 00th anniversary of the foun- poor during the period of his over editors understand and ap. dation of the Gordon Institute service of Gravesend, when he proved this just as they well for Boys, Melbourne, Austra turned his home into a haven understand the reasons which

from which he clothed.

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prompt people: to place their own lia. The prize, £100, has been donated by friends of the hundreds of boys each year, real names prominently before the Institute.

Entries are invited from writers throughout the British Common- wealth for a. 4,000 to 6,000-word literary work, in poetry, or prose, the subject being, a tribute to the

towel, neta. Just, memory of Major-General Charles

denied, healthy, happy homes, not find favour with those upon

yoshi, whom they are gratuitously in- Gift-boxed George Gordon Gordon

He announced that the Gardón | ficted, and, who may, well; hava | received, In lovely colors Kbaricum.

Institute for Boys would shortly to bear the subsequent burden of and designs, to, plomes. say. The work, which will be announce a. building appeal for their folles in the form of ill-con- receipiant published as a small book by £30,000 to completedts new.homo.ceived administrations are

of

tee on this humane publie at not infrequent:intervals:

ho said, "the Gorden Prople who enter public life, onshoryline-ku» Kwong, Sai, and› Institute

and 14, respectively, for. Baya,,ince Hr whether as Important public the Chours:Hing on July 13

Thures. (or as would be important foundation In Melbburṇa, in

1889, he served the dommunity public figures) must expect to be shostat verbady in the Press when in equipping, for a better life their actions and, utterances do .some 3,000 keys, who, had been

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Melbourne publisher, must* bożan'] at Higher, wil be judged : It may not have pecurred to Mr.

The contest

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Commonwealth, committee of well-known Aulikon the pubility of the materes Animat with special emphasis on Gordon's tralian writers incluring Gavin appearing frequently. In print. trustin

In God, and on his work in Casey, Alan helping homeless, and

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