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Soldier

CHINA MAIL

Court

GUILTY OF MAKING

OUT FALSE

SERVICE DOCUMENT

Government Appointments Gazetted

and promotions have been announced in the Govern ment Gazette this morn- ing:

A private soldier of the Lancashire Regi- The following appointments

ment (PWV), was sentenced to 42 days detention by a District Court Martial at Shamshuipo this morning, for making out a false service document, and for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline.

Mr P. J. Clough Superintendent of Police,

Arthur Mr Stanley

Senia:

Harden

to be Engineer, Public WoTK: Department.

Controller Kenneth

He was The Harry Nowell, 41: attached to the MI Hoom at Command Workshops, HEME, Shanehuipo. He pleaded Kuilty to both charges.

Major

F. J Prosecuting Bowman said Nowell had alle

a medical form in respect of Mrs Horton on or about October 24 te had written that be Was suffering from "acute melancholy and anxiety neurosis. Nowell

his wite and

ha:i known Lance Corporal and Mrs Berlon for some time and often visited them. Mrs Horton was,

over distressed greatly amount of noise near her Ant, and Nowell, in an effort to help them move to other accorgoda- tion, had Alled in the medical form.

Mr Thornus Henry Messenger to be Asistant Posts.

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on October, '26, but she again falled to do so. The form pass- Anny the st

Mr L. W. crew to be Acting ea through channels and later it was found Chief Assessor. to false,

Mr John Lawrence Champion piper to be Superintensem Police,

Antbony Faires, to be Acting Secretary, Medical and fealth Department,

Compassion

of

Mr Gerald

was no question There No well having forged anyone's signature, Mr Golby said, te bet signed it with als usual under- signature and written

"For Clayl. Smith, neath Medical Omeer."

Mr Golly paid that Nowell- trouble wife had had mental

This fore, and he felt that was the the

reason for Nowell's wave. feeling of compassion towards Mrs Horton

"It is a case of the accured trying to do something to help his friends but getun inte Trouble over it," Major Bowmans said.

Conscientious

Lirut N. F. Payne, of Com- mand Workshops, sold Nowell

court The President of the was Major H.K. A. Lesile.

Highlanders, and the Seaforth

Mezelers Offerr

were ther

1. B. Moore, RADC, Captain and Lieut R. J. M. Porter, RA. The Andings and sentence of Dus cont are subject

igation

often went out of his way to hep No Date

others, and he was conscientious,

extremely

The defending counsel, Mr G. Colby, of Johnson, Stukes and Master, said Noweli hud never intended that Mrs Horton should

to con-

For

Hearing

Two unemployed

actually use the medical foru. Kam. 24, and

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his medical

men,

Lai Tuen, 28,

with

He had seen she was very dis-i pleaded not guilty before Mr tressed and had advised her to duster W. A..Blair-Kerr at the!

officer. He Criminal Sorsion this morning to made an appointment for Octo- i two charges of robbery ber 24, but she falled to keep it aggravation and using a firearm

When he and his wife visited to radot arrest. Air Horton 1 r that day, she

The ease was then adjourned

bearing

a the process of packing ! for 1r bags to return to England,

the said she could not stand! the noise from the nearby flicts any longer.

dale

Ix fixed for

The two men were alleged to j have robbed a police constable,! Wan Kau-chai of a revolver and i

ile had then produced the ve rounds of ammunition medical certinente to give hur September 7. They were also confidence. He asked her to be alleged to have

use to visit his medical officer

used the re- volver to resist arrest,

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Mks J. E. Rowe has beez ap- be an Inspector of Pointed to Schools,

resumed Mr P. H. Springall

Registrar, as Drparty duty Supreme Court, on return from

Mr J. R. Oliver ceased tu et

Deputy Registrar, Supren Court, en resumplic of duty by Mr Springall.

Mr W. J. Darby resumed duty as Chief Assessor, Inlaid He- venue Department, oti from leave

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Mr F. E. Rainbow reased to Inland art as Chief AssePOT,

JC- Revenue Department, sumption of duty by Mr Darby. Miss S. Denford, Mr Cheung Shiu-kwai, Mr Cheung Shui- ling and Mr Tam Kwok-wing ceased lo be Inspectors Schools.

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A six-year-old orphan girl who has been adopt- ed by an American couple left Hongkong this morning for New York by Beac. Her new parents, Mr and Mrs G. Petersen of New York adopted the young girl from the Internationa! Social Services Organisation. She Is Wong Lan who was farewelled at the airport by Mrs M. Ashby (second from right) and Mrs Jan Olivier, both social service officials in Hongkong.

Actress Entered Colony Illegally

A 19-year-old film actress this morning was fined $500 at Central on a charge of illegal entry into Hongkong and cautioned on a charge of re- maining in the Colony without permission.

Foo Chin-moon, alias Fei obtain an entry permit from the Lang, alias Chol Pui-wah, of 5 Imanigration Offee and she had Granville Circuit, ground floor. samned in the Colony without pleaded gully before Mr T 1..¦ permission. ¡Yang.

Mr Benjamin Liu, instructed Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown by Mr S. L. Wong of M. K. Lam Counsel, said the actress illegally and Co., appeared for defendant entered the Cainny on November | and told the Magistrate to take 11 from Funnusa and when she into consideration his client's went to the Registration of Per age. sons for an identity card, was found to be an alien.

Mr Rea

when she said that moming amounted to approxi- | entered the Colony, she did not mately $545,003, Noon quota- tions and the morning's trans- actions:

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This is a very painful lesson She to a young girl like her.

urets and is sorry for what she did.

SHEAFFER'S

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THE MIKADO WAS From the Files

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS

By D. E. GRAY

25

years -AGO.

Full marks to the Hongkong Singers, W. B. Foster and Father Sheridan for their glittering pre- sentation of the Mikado at Loke Yew Hall last night. This was a night of nights, and the best evening's entertainment I have enjoyed during my six years in the Colony. It shows T Japanese Royal Family

abou

what can be done with: amateur effort, given

each

per-purchy

crchestral muste

December, 1934

HREE members of the

are expected to visit long-

the

and 1/1

goodwill, co-operation and sound direction. kong while en route to It will be impossible to talk more opportunity to engage in Australia in the course of a

individual

Japanese Imperial Nava! formance in this east of players Hongkong? He makes a first-cruise,

all of which were of a very class job of training every body The Royal trio furre un bound high order but we really must of players he is asked to direct,

cruisers Yakumo attention to Rae and his tempo and beat are

under Day Special

Asama, which are Obiitas, as Ku-Ke, whose acting most refreshing to listen to mud command of Rear Admiral

not watch,

Kemerburo Murakami, The and spontaneity played o inconsiderable part in setting; Let un hoge we have more

training squadron eft Tsingtao the and sustaining the tune of Guber and Sullivan and that for Shanghot today, where they opera through its entirely. text time the Hongkong Phil-

will be entertained by membera From the moment of his first, Larmonie Scelciy will join of the Japanese community. In with the Hongkong addition they will also inspect- entrance, Ko-Ko captivated the forces audience.

Singers, We have long been

the city, Oblitas faillar with Mr

Tire is nothing but thei After mos enthusiastic plate for this the squadron

reduction in its entirety. 1 is leisurely a pity But it was not possible

more than play for

three to nights for many of the public will be unable to see 17. since Ball performances are told quit

talent as an actor and producer. but in this role, with all the cence that goes with it, his genius really shone. One never quife knew what was coming It was, it next, but whatever was always funny.

Difficult Role

But no

they leave Shanghai, will proceed in stages to Hongkong, which port they are expected to reach by the end of February.

Prince Asakira Kuni la chief Runner aboard the Yakumo an Princes Tadahiko Asəka 1 could sew it again myself-tirvhide Fushimi

had a ticket.

endels on their Arst aboard the Asama.

Orchestra Pit

Gilbert and Sullivan IS obviously what Hongkong art societies can do and do well,

Bery! Fairey as Kalisha had a very difeuli role One instine- ively thinks of the gross, terri

with sten- fying "batticaxe" torina contralto volee, who has, rrried this part in the mumer- Gus productions over the years.

and in the new City Hall, 7 Beryl Fairey did not have a

trust that the architects have big enough voice, nor did she

allowed for an orchestra pit in look quite the part.

their plans-it is quite impossible matter, she carried it off well.

to crente n proper

theatre 13 Pish-Tush, Join McLeod,

atmosphere by Toping off the Roger Pennel as Nanki-Poo,

rst few rows of seats for the und Annette Mills as Yum-Yum

Dchestra. And there is no use were the only principals with

we will never do saying that were wained voices and they

it, opera-we have ist done chosen for their admirably

and done it well, but parts.

is respective amazing bow ittle the others, (A. T. B. Bardens' Pooli-Bat, Ko-Ko by Rae Oblitas, and the Mikado himself, by A. Mc- Gowan), needed trained sing- ing. in order to put over the characterization.

The century wigs and re's designed by Pips Westerhout! were masterpieces of perfection -o duluil was missing. And the lighting Was particularly effective.

The orchestra was a mixture. players and ԱՐ The string

tong- from the clarinet came

tong Philharmonic Orchestra,

The remaining woodwind and brass all appeared to be Police bondammen, and consider. ing the limited amount of re hearsal time they had, it was a remarkably fine orchestra.

course,

Most Suitable Sullivan's music, of does not involve any sustained breadth of tone; short, stoccato ncies from everyone Is the or- der of the day throughout, and is most suitable for amateur strumentalists and visiting bardsmen.

Why

Mr Foster. the Musical Director, no! given far

Is

Dud Shell Removed

A relic of the Battle of Hongkong (shown above) was removed by a party. of the Bomb Disposal

306 Troop,

Engineer Stores Depot, RE, this morning.

The relic, a Mark 111 10. inch Japanese naval shell

on

weighing approximately :180 lbs and measuring. 36 inches was found by 2 woman grass-culter the south face of Mount Davis where a site is being prepared for a service reservol. The disposal party of two!

British NCOs, and eight locally enlisted men, was under the command of 2nd Lieut K. M. Thomas, RE.

The shell will be dumped into the een later today by 79 Water Transport Coy, RASC.

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and Daval cruise

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The squadron will pay casual visit

сп to Hongkong route to Australia as part of training exercises.

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The revised hours of supply will be from 0 a.m. to 11 a.. and from 4 pm, to 9 12.1. Koelven is not affected by this curtailment,

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