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Early History Of HK Volunteers
Related
A talk on the carly history of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps with its ups and
downs until the turn of the century, was given Personalia by Mr. N. F. Tucker of the Hong Kong Rotary Club yesterday.
Mr. B.E. Zeeman, Manager of
Branch Operations, Columbia Rictures and Mr. Edmund Geld- mani Supervisor, are due to r- five in the Coloar today by PAA
Among the departures from the Feliceula Hotel on Monday were Sir Tayangaraghavacharya
Kwok Has
No Plans To Correspondence
Evacuate HK
The Special Commissioners for Foreign Affairs for Kwangtung and Kwanki, Mr. T, W. Kwok, said, yesterday that his office bad no plans to evacuate Hong Kong, and were carrying on their du- ties as usual.
He added that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office, which was formerly in Canton, had moved to Hoihow, in Hainan Island, more than a month ago, ma
Air. Awok said that his office would consider issuing visas to ente: China, even areas that are
letters by correspondents, and by no means
The Editor takes no responsibility for vieme expressed in necessario agrees
with them.
Tilting At Windmills
Mr. Tucker, who fought in the Corps in 1941 and
was interned and spent the fast two years of the war in Japan as a prisoner of war, is a member of the committee engaged in com- piling a history of the Corps. The first mention of volun- Jaffair in those days, and the ro Messrs. Tenca, R Pieterse, A Communist-occupied, to applicant generosity I experienced with Are these në subicete for more
teering in Hong Kong was in 1854, said Mr. Tucker. The European population in those days was only about 700, and they were engaged mostly in trading and shipping
was
ports of the day said police rein-Halve, CS Wong, T.E. Barretto on the merits of each application. He added that the Nationalist orcements were posted to Reep and Buss B. Fischer. order." (laughter).
Government was still the only legally recognised Government in
1864 Call-Out
New arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel yon Monday, includ
The last time the Foliniecisks. D. M. Deane, - The Volunteer movement owed were called out to maintain order aftes E. Collins A, Mo. its birth to an emergency, and the was in JESL On September: 15 Dwyer, Hirs 2. Silver M. emergency in 1854 the of that year the Governor ordered S. L.Se Snider, Mess. Crimean War. The Lieutenant them to patrol the streets of LSU PE, CR Sharky C.S Governor of the Colony, acting on Hong Kong to reassure the hand Fraser, CC. Miller, E. Becker, instructions from London, called of the populace.
INC. P. Geike, and Yan Tiden- upon loyal citizens to assist in the
#kafshi defence of Hong Kong in case of attack, and the result was that an Artillery Corps was formed.
The Corps did extremely well, and reference 10 it was made in the "Chira Mail" of June 22, 1854, which said it promised soon to be an efficient body of mer
This enthusiasm was, however, short-lived, and with the end of
The incident which led, to the issue of this order was that at
European seamen who were out
the lime there were out 300 by CPA yesterday, for Bangkok Among the passengers who left of work in the Colony, due to the and Singapore included Mfr. D.R. shipping companies, engaging Ma- 1 Fyn, Mr CA sa Victah, Mrs. Amos: IT. Cheng, ay Indian Séamen to replace them. The Europeau serien Mr. H. Muinich, Mrs. A. Oyam stormed a boarding house, and Mrs. Huang Buachwa and Mr.
of Thon Seng-Goe. the course of the affray three of them were killed
petus as the result Im- Indian
the war the movement fizzled out. It revived eight years later, in 1862, when volunteering in Eng land received
fear of France. The French fleet in the Far East was far stronger than ours, and Hong Kong was also liable to attack from large pira- tical gangs in the vicinity.
Taiping Rebellion Once again instructions came from London for a volunteer force! to be organised among the local European population, and the then ļ Governor, Sir Hercules Robinson. passed on the word to the popu-
Lace.
Some wrote to the *China Mail" in January 1862, and this was followed by an editorial in that paper stressing the need of men to defend Kowloon in view of the dangers of the Taiping Rebellion. Following this arousing of public interest about 100 British subjects enrolled as volunteers;| and on March 1, 1862, a Hong Kong Volunteer Artillery Corps was formed. A large number of the volunteers were Parsees and Rules and regulations were then laid down, as well as a list of fines for misdemeateNTS.
Mr. Tucker mentioned some of
Germans.
Towards the close of that year the strength of the force: had reached 200, including thei Carton unit and 64 hinorary! members.
to enter.
Is all this, no proof of the general lack of hospitality and Si A number of your corres- generosity of Hong Kong? Has paudents seem heen on tilting at this elty no soul at all? Did it. the local windmills, so may ever have one? Has the mercantile spirit of the Chinese upper, class make my own contribution?
What about the lack of friend-really managed to pervade every liness here, of sense of hospitality one and everything, to shake the of this place, coupled with the ingrained indaess of the other- touchiness about one's preroga-lain British people?
wise and elsewhere so har dives? Where are the kindness,
English people and
seasible letters, or "China Mail" leaders-letters and leaders. I British comrades in arms when I was in London, in '43, as an of-
would like to write myself, were ficer of the Fighting French it not for my faulty English, and were I not, as a member of a Forces?
foreign Consulate, barred fram.
common
Visa apbillean One does not need to be a fa
Sa
so human and
Foccupted China, da pod clan of tides this question, ok, decop kitam
and
Camminkt to find out that the discussing matters of this Colony
them I have strand y warned by the department that here, whe were mayor
is more important to there is an alert situation" in beings when they arrived gre
there the areas they have been visaed in the Colony, but who lost heart than my personal interest),
Is also the As Special Commissioner, Mr. years between banks, offices and before being entitled to my leave, and soul from · living years suck it out at I have to six more months, Kwok intends to fly to Hoihow clubs seeing no men but their and be at last able to say Good-
own kin, understanding no timet within the next few days, and ] but their old times, feeling noth-/ Are for Evers to Hong Kong As in the future, will commute being but their narrow, selfish in tween Hainan 'and 'hls"! Hong) Forests and their so-called, res-7 and be recalled, or even politely
tion. pectability of hypocrite conven- not politely requested to leave.
the Colony before next March or April, I have to shof 25.
FOREIGNER.
Pedestrian Crossings
Kong office. He said that it was too early to considered plans to have even move his Hong Kong ofice.
Breach Of Immigration Regulations
One certainly does not need to be a Communist, to find cut that these diehari specimens are the worst enemies of the Bour- geois class. But if we say 30. They will point at us and shout: "Communists, hey? No Com
g than runists,
Let us try to 80% things simply as Christians.
Of course you know 31 about
Kong.
are forced
try
(cannot afford to have a scandal
.
back home
Johns-
Coleay I find I can come to no Sir After two years in the and Mrs. Ballantine,
other conclusion The 99th Regiment then took Tirs H.C. Carter, Messrs. L
than taat the a hand in the fight and one sol-Bond, C. Parker, G. Betts, W. die was shot, allegedly by an Lackie and A. Roberts left for the
pedestrian here has no rights as a road user ner any considera- policeman, but it was United Kingdom yesterday by
from other road users, u the shortage, this curse of Hons it appears from the authorities never cleared up who the police BOAC man
But did you hear that for- was. The soldiers were L
It was an oversight on the sign
diplomats,
now stranded responsible for the general forthwith ordered over to Kow-
sacral safety loon, and the Volunteers patalpore, yesterday- cluded Messrs that defendant's arrival was Hotel every three to seven
Departures by BOAC for Singa- part of the Inter-Ocean Lines here from
of the public on the highways. Rad Chins
Obviously a Mr. Hoare, Belisha led the streets to reasse Penfold, G.M. Hammarstrand, not reported to the Immigra and
to change places from Hotel to
is tadly needed to show the way populace against recurrence of y. Rylen. WR. Purbell, O.C.
controlled crossings, etc. that further similar disturbances.
Moseley, F.A. Towler, RA Lind- tion Office, said Sub-Inspector men: apparently does not care? Can anyone from
the Colonial Govern with It was also in 1864 that the Blom. C. Sheldrake and C. J. F. Wilson of the Special Branch Not that I wish to say that dipio visualise a main thoroughfare the Volunteers paid a visit to Macao, Gordon. rally armed and equipped
when a member of the firm's ds and consels are better, or length of Hennessy Rd. staff was summoned before ordinary people
more deserving,
than so-calice toce Rd. junction to Garden Rd. without a pedestrian crossing? the Justices of the Peace But what becomes of the usual Something would soon be said and Court yesterday for failing to politeness between friendly na dane about it. As it is no one can report as an alien to the Im-tions? Since those people always cross this stretch of road with- figration Office.
manage to find some place to out, wondering whether he ar nieer, it the he will ever reach the other side Defendent, Johannes Karuwal, ece were it not
tirats Government would at least
alive.
I have seen Macy residing at 24 Pikem Street to enable them to stay on where attempt at crossing only to be Mothers with children make an third Foor, pleaded guilty to the they are fixed up first? summons through a member of they are just waiting fer planes stuck half way and eventually the at the Yuen Inter-Ocem Libes
ut ships to resume their voyages, considerate motorist existed to have to run back because no they are not here to stay, any allow her passage to the other sion, and it was not until 1877 passengers aboard her were defendant is a Dutch subject born
According to the prosecution, way. that it was re-formed,
Yet, this is a matter of feruis- side. I am afraid I have yet to given some excitement when in Ambon, and had been a mentions, and it is well known that see a motorist here who would Little was known of the Corps a fire appliance and an Emer-be of the staff of the Inter-changing, or altering, regulations qualify for "Knight of the Road" mill 1880 when, again due to gency Squad vehicle screech- Ocean Lines since 1937. Defen-
long and cumbersome affair, recognition as in London. falling off in attendance, a sued to a stop outside the wharf dant hat worked for several
trouble is EVED
The wishing to, help, the Gove
everyone of gestion was put forward to Gov- gate.
years in Ambon and in August ernment may be unable to-ar-
"V" | "note"
here, travels by other roment that cost of arms and A fire float raced to the Yuen last
ast year was transferred to Hong range things in time.
Time But
what incans then on foot, therefore overnment Up it then the cast personnel arrived shortly after- equipment should be paid for by On Whart. Hong Kong Police; Kang.
hat they couldn't care less. But the about, private firms, which are On his arrival, defendant falled free to practice hospitality or vast majority of the public of had been borns by the Volunteers wards to assist the "EU" men to supply to the immigration Lack of it at will? Do you know long Hong do not enjoy such themselves,
The usual crowd gathered, Office the necessary details.
Juxtary that employees of great firms, Serviceman. What could be more causing a momentary traffic jam
Defendant was under the in- who are given free, or very chear uringained than a man in the along the Praya.
pression that the office would lodgings by their firms, are for The cause of the alarm was make the necessary
wiring of the tion Office:
In the
Portuguese Unit
EXCITEMENT AT WHARF Less than half an hour be- fcre the ss. Kwong Sai was due to clear port for Macao from her berth
In 1866 the Corps was dis banded owing to falling off in at tendance and to internal dissen-On Wharf yesterday, some 100 Miss Smit, and was fined $50 -
The suggestion was accepted br Government and from then or
Suice
and this includes the
these regulations and fines, which arins and equipment were provid- detected. It was a short circuit and did not-inform the 72-dien to sublet any part of Mugs ezin having to run and
aroused considerable laughter among the audience.
Annual Dinner
A fine of $1 was imposed for accidentally discharging a rife, and this was increased to $5 when a volunteer almed a loaded a at som.cone. The same fine was imposed on a volunteer who car- ried a toaded ride when off duty. Talking in the ranks was a less serious offence, for which the fine was 50 cents only.
Fines not paid within two days, were doubled.
or the Corps free. The Corps in the electrical was accordingly re-formed again | wharf office.
on these lines, and since then it Not far away several bales of
has become one of the regular raw cotton were packed on the institutions in the Colony, taking pier
ways supplit the office had al- formation to the Inmigration Once but, in this case it agreed that it was an oven
let and cannot occupy all the place the Decessary - themselves?
part in most public functions in- The Kwong Sai pulled out at cluding the firing of the royal 239 pan on schedule 10: the on the part of the office ist sainte at the Queen's birthday Portuguese colony- parade:
It was also in 1880 that Portuguese Rifle Corps was formed
the Volunteers
2
at
In 1888 an Ambulance Corps students of the Hong Kong Col- was formed, composed of Chinese
lege of Medicine, Izter the Uni- versity of Hong Kong.
1889 -Emergency
The next year a suggestion was put forward that a naval unit should be formed, but nothing
one of it.
the
they failed to make p
No Immediate U.S. Aid For China Is Available--Chennault
Major General C. L. Chennault said yesterday that he is back in the East solely in connection with his private work as President of the Civil Air Transport company.
devate somehority should
thought to
installing light cressings at suit-
ja order to their premises, even (as it often jump for his life happens) when they wish to sub Urich Jack Club?
cross the road and cater the
The Tr by
So quite a few places remain empty, white peo ple in town are scrambling for shelter.
able points along this stretch of Did you ever see anything more road eg. Dockyard Gates, HMS silly? Here is the executive again, the flow of traffic more
Tiniar. These would help to keep with his tyranny of the juniors the speed likrit within the speed even- and The bas lang since forgotten that
Junior once), his pre-laid down beside ensuring a much Birdies, his false pride, his fake etter margin of safety for the respectability, his complete ab- Pedestrian than exist today...
CROSS NOW". If some sence of human feelings. If some fanior members of his staff, often
underpaid have a chance to Hong Kong Education
make a little more money and a
the same time help other people Sit-M Bowell's broadcast by subletting one or two roonis was most interesting to me.
therwise unoccupied, why for agree with him wholeheartedly God's sake can't they do it? Why? on his education aims, which are Well, because of the otsified.
make good and happy citizens. bardhearted executive, who has To me the most admirable part bueni it China to long to under- in the British Education is its stand
peeds any longer.
}
to
such simple human feelings cultivative of sportsmanship for Last but not least, did you ever Desmanship I believe can bring Perdous "hypocrisy pone individual to be a...
see D
than today's stor From North China So the senior local doctors
With
the best that is in the awable win- ner, and a good loser; to give and
take to live and let live, mo
hit below the belt or stack
He made this statement in view of recent specula-old local standing and vested in opponent who is down, to get
tion and rumours on the object of his returneresis har fe refugee doctor knowledge to be brave, to
from North China. Of course, honourable and kind, an opponent from the United States.
Felictantly Sims of the ter vélorer one's self-
bleeding who is down, to get thinking of sons, so to say, In
and
stands,”
add my armic always play the game.
However, everybody was happy and the Corps flourished, but not for long. Once again there was a dropping off, and it was not an infrequent occurrence when only one or two men turned up at a drill. Various attempts were made to encourage the men, including arrangements to bring a band The second time that the Yolun over from Manila, but this die teers were called out for service not come through. Instead them an emergency was
duri Corps were presented with colour disturbances in the New and silver bugles.
tories.
in Kowloon City, and To stimulate Interest in, the when they were posted over to movement, a regular Volunteers Kowloon to forestall a threatened dinner was held, at which 160 attack on Yaumati The order were present. It was a
grand was issued on April 15, 1889. Nothing, however, care of the threat, and the matter was en- He added that due to the heavy "I have told my friends that it low as it tirely forgotten. until about five demands on his time in the is my understanding that the Tet, they add
The medical pro-Sportsmanship, fairplay, com months later, on September 2: to United States by Congressional United States had appointed lesston, realising be exact whim 5 report was committees and other interested special group, under Ambassador carefully, considered the question best cultivated in young soll, by
urgect Deed In Hong Kong, had wonderful fruits of education are and tolerance the most for doctors sent to the Secretary of State oficials desired information Jessup, which is charged with the
The speaker was: thanked, by
by on the signation in China, he has responsiblity of speedily formall- “Ok, advising Govertinent¬ Colonel E mandant
Mitchell, Come been compelled to neglect his lating a new polley for the Far Amend the existing law's but had the three Volunteer Defence Corps in the duties to the airline and is trying East, including China de ence of Hong Kong In 1941.5 hard, as he can to make up for He told Rotarians some arsing. hime incidents in the course of his 35 velopments which have affected
Becalisé of recent military de years' association with Corps.
the operational area of Civil Air Transport he has recently made a sumber of trips. These have taken him to CAT operating centres af Taiwan, Chungking and Kweilin. He will zhortly visit Hainan and He said. "In the two weeks
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most
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any adván- outweighe
and tuges that might be obtained debates
Fonspicuous By disadvantages can their absence, daughter goes tweigh the advantages to one of the
biggest and olde a lán In order to schools in the colony and she ha doctors to, save lives
ves never tasted this beauty and ere an urgent need pleasure of school sports, piemies cters" is felt? Wänt her.
and debates which I enjoyed so dieadvantages can possibly out much in my younger days and ré- weigh e question of Life and mained a happy memory. Death? Well, of course, one must now
nore
"I have particularly, emphasised my Chinese friends that they hav us get together and show unity in place and sincerity of purpose
*7 am happy to record my ob- servation that these Gliese leaders are deeply convinced of
solved to achieve it."
[“endës "October."12""lasztes" "by the Labour since, my return. I have been able such a necessity. And are firmly
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think," the advantages: 91; main-1 humbly submit therefore, that faling vested interests and pre- the Britan-Public Selvol system sogatives of the senior doctors must be applied to all Hong Kong already on the spot and hostile schools, if we wish to reach any ta-competition from all German, where near the UNO ideal Russian
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well – knową Haurs," ~ of The British steamer Anhuf sxfe were given appoint (Butterfeld and Swize), left, the oncerned, do you Colony for the Straits yesterday. that equality of treatment Shelled by Communist Artillery sich strangers with their all Amoy with 23 casualties, in- British colleagues in the services cluding three dead," on October on the surface Pay is 15 Ca route to Hong Kong the une usually, but accorda Anhud went into dock for the
tout quite 20 necessary repairs before resim youring service yesterday
time
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