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No. 21.409 TEPERAð ̈ B☆*ƒËÆÆT HONG KONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 1927,

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H. P. WINSLOW, Manager.

REINFORCEMENTS IN AMERICAN. MARINES RUN

SHANGHAI.

ARRIVAL OF DURHAM AND

GLOUCESTERS. ·

PHYSICAL DRILL ON THE

WHARF.

A FINE RECORD OF PAST SERVICE..

Speculation as to the time of arrival of the 2nd Eatt. the Durham Light Infantry and the 2nd Batt. the Gloucester Regiment proved all

datray.

It was when the two hand- some transports of the British In- dia, line the Foana and the Takliwa, dropped quietly into the Huanpu about 10 a.. on Saturday the 12th inst, and came to moorings at the Old Ningpo Wharf and the Shang- hai and Hongkew Wharf with probably not more than a score of people aware of the fact.

During the next few hours, several score of people wandered down to the wharves, but no one was allowed on the boats and the hopes of seeing the then march off also

AMOK.

MADDENED BY HONGKEW

WHISKEY.

ASSAULT ON SHANGHAI CHINESE.

"This is a deplorable case of two young men running amok on Hong- kew whiskey, and is particularly serious in these troublesome times," Commissioner Nelson E. Lurton of the American Consular Court, Shanghai, declared in fading a prima facie case of amault against Black and. Henry Eugene E Honore, marines of the U.S.S.. Pittsburgh.

They were charged with seriously injuring a rickshaw coolie, and "ne saulting several constables in a riot i on Boone and North Szechuen Roads.

The marices will remain in 'the

custody of the Pittsburgh until their trial before Judge Milton D. Purdy of the United States Court for China-

There was onflicting testimony, but all witnesses alleged that at least one of the marines had been.

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THE WEEK'S DIARY.

Today.

Golf: Bogey pool, Fanling. *H.K. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p.m.

Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.30 p.m.

Philharmonie Society rehearsal (H.M.B. Pinafore), Cathedral Hall,

8.30 p.m.

Lectures Aviation," by Flight- Lieut. J. Newall, Helens May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

Annual Meeting, K.RA., St. An drew's Church Hall, 6 p.m.

Requiem Mass, R.C. Cathedral, for late Bishop Pozzoni

Queen's Theatre:

Marriage Clause."

World Theatre "Prairie Wife." Star Theatre: "The Ten Com mandments?

Tuesday.

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Annual Inspection 31 Y.D.C., by G.O.C., Murray Parade Ground, 8p.#

Devil's

Dinner given by Dr. Lai Chi Hsi to H.E. the Governor, Lee Garden. Queen's Theatre: "The Mystic." World Theatre: "Dalcy." Star Theatre:

"The Circus."

Principal Mails:"Outward: San Francisco and vid Siberia (Shingo Maru), 10.30 am.; U.S.A., Canada, etc. Europe vid San Francisco (West Elenjem), 1 p.m.

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up to a late hour, the officers had

Coolie Ukconscious. no definite orders as to where their men would be billeted. The general

The rickshaw colie, a man of 42 idea appeared to be that one of the years of age, who displayed many Yangtazepoo Waterworks and the only a hazy idea of what had hap- other to the Kisoshow Road Water- pened. He said that some foreigner works, but again there was hit him over thathead with a wine rumour that some of them would be sent to the Race Club, which bottle, and be unconscious for several Lorry as mult, accord- gained strength from the fact that ing to story, took place on later in the day the officer in cos Bead and hade a detailed inspection of all the accommodation available in the latter place

Chinese Pouce Constable No. 1693 said that the coolie had sustained his injury when Back kicked him to the pavement at Boone and Sze chuen Roads

Captain J. Thompson, who gave his nationality as Scotch, said that he saw one of the marines, whom he believed to be Honore, hit the coolie with a beer bottle.

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2.30 p.m.

Wednesday:

Annual meeting A Benevolent Society, City Hall, noon.

HK. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel

tez dansant 4.30

Dance Display by Miss V.Capell's pupils, Theatre Royal, 5.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: The Mystic." World Theatre: "Dulcy."

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Ferry Wharf and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management Electric Light and Fans Throughout.

Thursday.

H. Hotel ten dance; 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tea dansant, 4.30 p.m

Philharmonic Society rehearsal (H.M.S. Pinafore), Cathedral Hall, 8.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Wages of Virtue.'

World Theatre: "Midshipman." Star Theatre: The Freshman.."... Principal Mails:-Inward: Canada, U.S.A., etc. (Empress of Asia).

Friday.

One Glorious Four. Thus it was a quiet day "for the unen, save for one glorious hour. The sedate Gloucesters at the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf spent the day in sober inaction, swapping yarns with the few people who came

C.P.C. No. 1523 testified that Annual meeting H.K. and K. Wharf to the Fama's side or chorusing both marines were very drank. | indGodównCo.,Ltd., Mesara Jardine, for the benefit of these and them Black, he said, his him in the face Matheson & Co., noon. solves the Army's latest popular and broke bis tooth. Chinese Police songs. It was different with the Constable No. 1088 came to his lively Durbama. Once they knew assistance, but the marines refused they would not have to make a quick to be arrested. They were finally transfer, the officers and sergeants forced into rickshawa, and it was succumbed to the glorious tempta then that Black kicked the coolie tions of the spacious Old Ningpo to the pavement. Black also kick- Wharf with its coal heaps till fights of stairs, dumps of wheels,ed C.P.C. Nc. 1055.

Captain Thompson, stated that he etc. The battalion, in.

first saw the marines chasing "all order, came ashore at the double, and sundry at Boone and Chapou and, divided into, some 20 sections, Roads, saying that they had won an hour at the one form of drill the the war, and using vile British soldier really thoroughly

old loves. The surrounding godown Chinese grotleman off the street,

He said that they knocked bage quickly filled with Chinese, whe chased Japanese and Chinese wo

they never be- laughed as probably

Demez, kicked a coolie, and demolish. p.m. possibly never

Organ recital, St. John's Cathe. fore, have done

A crowd collected, evered rickshawa. will again. Casey"! "On the

the and the marines were in danger of dral, by Mr. R. Baldwin, 5.43 p.m. V.R.C. Annual meeting, B p.m. ands, dahin," Up them steps and #mob assault when the police back, quick as yer çan,

St. Andrew's Young Men's Club more of that order failed to interest

Social, 8.30 p.m. them, but when it came to squads tossing each man in turn and, bet Armistice found them on service in ter still, the vigorous application the Black Ben area and from there of a doubled belt to the most used they went to India, but most of the Virtue.

World Theatre: "Midshipman." Bervice part of the War Office's

men now here have only been in slacks, the Chinese

Star Theatre: "The Freshman," India for about a year, at Sialkot, Principal Mails:-Outward: went into hysterics. It will be a matter for in the Funjab. It will delight everlasting regret if there did not Shanghai to know that the men Canada, U.S.A., cic, Europe vid happen to be on the wharf some bave their full share of the miner's Victoria, B.C. (Protenlaus), 10.30 vigorous young lion of Hankow Rond who will tell his paper's readers how with his own eyes he saw the long-suffering British sol-

and a few

arrived.

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1:

H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.80 p.m. Hotel Savoy ten dansant, 4.30

Boxing: RN. and Royal Marine Novices competition,R. N.C.Theatre.

Queen's Theatre:

"Wages of

.m.

Baturday. Annual meeting H.K. and S. Bank, City Hall, noon.

Girl Guides rally, Headquarter

House presentationof PrinceofWales Bannerby LadyClementi,3-4.30p.m.

Annual Meeting Bank of East Asia, 3.30 p.m.

love of sports and they are parti- cularly keen on football, winning several trophies in Ladia, and Bral by establishing themselves as Army dier-man flogged into submission champions there. The officers his Imperialistic master for but an speciality is polo and they and their

That, however,

covered themselves with hour and after that there was little ponies

glary in India, gaining rank to do bus

Who's your gossip. football team1 Any chance for the best team amongst infantry us to get at them?" asked the men. regiments. The men were somewhat Why did they make it 113 ft. doleful when they were told what

And the Recreation Ground offers, for p.m. lang asked the officers.

Football and Cricket: details in they said they came away at sach then the gossip became general.

short notice and with auch in Saturday's issue definite Typical English Countrymen,

orders that they left all Not even in the British Army will their sports kit behind. They were Shanghai seo amarter, fitter and but indifferently comforted when more businesslike men than these told that Shanghai" very expably

of the Durhams and Gloucestera and cheerfully would put that

The latter are typical English coup right, for they have little notion of trymen, whilar the others are mostly what the Settlement can offer, but stardy miners, full of the gay reck it is a certainty, they will not be

disappointed.

The Gloucesters (the old 61st

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The majority of the anything

Boxing: R.N. and Royal Marines men normally would have passed to Foot) are familiar to every Briton the reserve in a few months, so they as the regiment with the unique Novices competition,RN.C.Theatre,

Queen's Theatre: "Wages of

Midshipman. can be regarded as in their prime honour of wearing two badges in as soldiers and the emergency duty their head-dress, in front and rear.

Star Theatre:"The Freshman." that has sent them to China has re- This distinction was won at Alex

Principal mails:-Outward: sulted in their service being exandria in 1801, when the rear rank tended.

faced about and the regiment took Europe grid Marseiles (lakusan The Durham Light Infantry have on all comers from both sides. The Maru), 9.39 a.m.

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