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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST

H.K. VOLUNTEER

CORPS...

COMMANDANT'S ORDERS.

[ORDERS BY LT.-COL L'O. SIND, D.LO., 6.D., COMMANDANT. Į

No. 33/30, 1.-Training.

The Ford Truck will leave Corps Headquarters at 8.45 3.1. for Taikoo Dock. Firing will commence

at 9.30 am.

Range Officer: Forsyth.

Lieat. H. R

Riftes should be drawn from Corps Headquarters before noon on Saturday, September 7.

11.-Portuguese Company.

A meeting of the Scottish Com- pany will be held at Corps Head- quarters immediately after parade on Thursday, September 3 (about 6.45 p.m.) to decide whether or not the usual Hallowe'en Dinner should The attention of all Os.C. Units be held this year. A good attend armed with the Machine Gun isance of members is required. drawn to the importance of every man who is qualified to fire Part II. Table T Machine Gun firing Part I, of the same table first on the 30 yards range. The range is always available to units on their recognised days of parade or on ap plication to the Adjutant.

The service Machine Guna will be

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" MUSKETRY PART I

30, 1929.

"AMERICA'S "HUSH-HUSH" 'PLANE.

TO HAVE BEEN FLOWN BY LIEUT: WILLIAMS.

24-CYLINDER 1,200 H.P. PACKARD ENGINE.

"THE NAVY'S FLYING KNIFE."

BALLANTINE'S

in ase for almost 100 years.

ESTABLISHED 1827,

By Appointmeni ta'

E.M. The Late Queen Victoria

and

H.M. The Late King Edward VIL

His Majesty King George V.

SCOTCH LIQUEUR

WHISKY

PHILADELPHIA-Two of America's The powerful motor of William's cleverest Aeronautical engineers speeder is a 24-ylinder X-type have put the finishing touches on a Packard of 1,200 horsepower, ae. siim little seaplane which was built cording to information eminating PURE secretly at the Philadelphia Navy from reliable sources. Yard, with which the Navy's cham- pion flier, Lieut. Alford J. Williams, Attention is drawn to Para 2 of hoped to bring back to the United States the famed Schneider Cup this Order.

and the world's speed record.

William Thurston and Harry airplane Booth, Long Island expert civilian builders, assisted the Government in the 'plane's con-

■truction. For months they have been tinkering with the tiny racer.

RECRUITS.

they are expected to parade at All recruits are reminded that Fleadquarters on Friday, August 30, at 5.30 p.m.

N.CO's.

All N.C.O.'s are reminded that available for firing as from Monday they are expected to parade at September 2.

Headquarters on Friday, August 30,

2.-Musketry.

The Portuguese Company will fire Table "T" Rife at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, September 1,

1029.

Range Officer: Lieut. J Norrie Owen,

Launch will leave Queen's Pier að 8.m. and call at Kowloon Pier at

.TO A.M.

Dress: Musketry Order, i.c., ride, bayonet, belt, braces and pouches. Uniform or mufti optional.

Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, the 30th inst., between 9 a.m. and 19 noun,

nt 5.30 p.m.

COMPANY PARADE,

++

Secret Preparations.

Nava Aircraft Factory at the Navy Off in a secluded corner of the

Yard, America's hope for the Schneider Trophy was complet All ranks are reminded that the ed in secrecy. Even Navy diers first Company Commanders parade and mechanics have not been por of the Sensor will be on Friday, mitted to become too curious con- September 6, at Corps Headquarcerning the details of the craft. Only *Al Williams, who made from Washington, weekly visita D.C., and high navy officials are permitted to inspect the plane closely.

ters at 3.30 p.m.

Dress: Optional, but all clothing and equipment must be brought on parade."

PEAK RANGE.

For the information of all ranks

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10 years old.

A Bid for Speed.

Details of the body style-are not yet known. Is was said the craft a biplane, extremely stream. lined and trimmed down to "al-

GEORGE BALLANTINE most nothing." The fuselage is very narrow and the cockpit just & SON, LTD. large enough for a pilot to squeez in." Once seated, he will have no GLASGOW AND LONDON, room to shift his position more]

than a fraction of no inch to the DISTILLED IN SCOTLAND right of left.

If you want a really first class

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better than

It is

It is thought that, had it not been for the accident which led him to scratch from the race, Wil. Scotch Whisky at a reasonable price, liams would have made a fine bid

have no you can for the trophy,

| Ballantine's -Liqueur Whisky. The public will get its first look excellent. at the Navy's flying koife"-as the craft has been dubbed-when Williants makes his trial flight over the Delaware River,

Those who have had a fleeting glimpse of the 'plane believe Thurs. Oficials of the aircraft factory ton's and Rooth's tedious work of the Peak Hange has been allotted refused to give out any information many inepths will not have been to the Company the last Sunday in about the machine, but it was in vain. The consensus of opinion each month during the coming train-understood to be the same one Wi.is that many valuable lessons have inms intended to race inst year been learnt by the builders and, but withdrew when he was unable although there is no entry by to make sufficient trial tests. It America this year, the experimental was said, however, that the machine work can continue until the eme had been almost completely rebuilt. of speed perfection is attained.

2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 p.m., anding season, unless otherwise detail- on Saturday, August 31, between 9}ed. 4.m. and I p.m.

3. Corpe Band.

There will be a full Band practice at Corps Headquarters, at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, August 30, and Tuesday, September 3...

4. The Battary.

The training season opens on Friday, September 6, and it is hoved that all ranks will make an effort: to attend.

Parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. for Gun Drill and Signal ling instruction.

Tuesday, September 3. Lecture at Corps Headquarters aa previously Thotified.

Table T Munketry, Stone catters Raage is allotted to The Battery and Signals for firing the above on Sunday, September 8, and members are asked to keep this date. free. Details will be advised later..

5.-Engineer Company...

All rankı will parade of Corps Headquarters on Thursday, Septem- ber 5, nt 5.30.p.m: for discussion of the forthcoming training programme and issue of caps.

6. Corps Signals. Parade at Corpe Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday and Thursday. September 2 and 3, for Signal Train ing. Dress: Multi.

Musketry Table "T" will be fired

12.-Strength, The following recruits have been taken on the strength and posted as under-

No. 1403 Pte. E. B. Gammell; No. 1 Platoon, as from August 27, 1999,

No. 1404 Pte. I. D, Lenox, No. 4 Platoon, as from August 27, 1929.

No. 1408 Pte. J. M. Oliveira, No. 9 Platoon, as from August 27, 1990.

13.-Promotions and Appointments.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Sergeant John Hubert Bottomley, to be Second Lieutenant in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from August 21, 1920. Authority C.S.O. No. 264/1992.

NO. 1 PLATOON.

No. 356 Corp. J. R. Collis, to be Lance Sergeant.

No. 1127 L-Cpl. D. L., Strellett, to be Corporal, Ar

No. 1319 Pte. D. A. Rushton, to be Lance-Corporal.

All as from August 25, 1920.

NO. 3 PLATOON..

No. 757 Corp. W. M. Groves, to be Lance-Sergeant, as from August 25, 1920.

14.Command.

"DEATH OF PROFESSOR TROMBETTI.

PHILOLOGIST WHO SPORE

LANGUAGES.

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PASSENGERS.

Arrivals.

yesterday by the s.3. Karmala fron The following passengers arrived

Landon:-F.-O. R. Brown. Mr. W. J. Farrell, Sg-Lt. "E. Belton, Mr. A painful impression has been D. Short, Mr. J. C. Saunders, Mr. created by the sudden death at J. Fawcett, Miss C. Gowland, Miis Venice last month (from heart. Duckering, Capt. and Mrs. attack while bathing) of Professor Christie, Mr. J. MacDonald, Capt. Alfredo Trombetti. He held the E. Richards, Mr. W, R. Connor Chair of Philology at Bologna Green, Mrs. R. G. Turner and University, and was one of the most child, Miss J. Lister, Mr. R. W eminent scientists in Italy.

Winter, Mr. J. C. Pullen, Sg. Lt. Of humble origin-bis father was D. Walsh, Mr. L. S.. Drakeford. hemp-carder Trombetti started Mr. E. G. Davis, Mr. S. D. John- life with but few advantages. He son, Mr. P. J. Lasbrey. Mr. R. T. was apprenticed first to a barber, Langdon. Miss Jones, Miss D. then to a jeweller, and his efforts Higgitt, Rev. S. H. Dixon, Mr. to study at night were discouraged and Mrs. F. Atkinson and child, by his parents on the ground that Capt. H. Hatton-Hall, Capt. J. he burnt too many candles. But Ferguson, Miss C. Hayward, Capt. nothing could quench the boy's H. Surrey, Mr. H. Thorpe, Mr. C. thirst for languages, and before he W. Wong, 3r. C. Li, Mr. G. was cut of his teens he had manag- Arthur, Mr, D. Lalwani, Mrs. ed somehow to acquire a knowledge Comrie, Mr. Comrie, Mr. Loke, Mr. of Greek and Latin and Spanish, Chi, Mrs. Heaton, child and and had picked up Persian and ipfant. Mr. Lin Choong Oy, Mfr. Soo Choong Yew, Mr. Soo Choong Arabic from an itinerant trader.

Fortunately, about this time be Hee, Mr. Chin Fah Shin, Mrs. attracted the attention of some Wyman, Miss Wyman, Master scholars, who helped him to a re- Wyman' and two infants, Rev. W.

I took his degree of Philology at Yung Tawe, Miss Yung Ts Lan, Bologna University...

Mr. H. Smith, Mr. B. Protheroe, Mr. Yeng Pin Hui, Mr. "Yong Shou Chong, Mr. Yong Teng Kong, Mr. Lob Siew Chen, Mr. Chan Ying Leun, Mr. Kan Ging Poh and

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KEATING'S

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STILMER "KARMALA.”

Awarin HONG KONG Dr. 29TH AUGUST, 1929.

FoxANTWERP,LONDON, GIBRAL- TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTBAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Camed Vessel are hereby informed MONUIGNEES of Cargo by the abovo-

that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR Ex in the Hong

KOPE and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where soh Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be

nt Stonecutters Range on Sunday, over command of the Corps Signals, gular course of studies, and in 1001 Ferreira, Mr. Yang Tse Kay, Mis obtained as the Goods are landod.

15.-Transfers,

2/Licut. J. H. Bottomley takes September 8. Uniform optional. but as from August 21, 1920. rifle and bayonet, belt and pouches must be taken." Times of launch will: be given in next week's orders.

No. 1981 Gur. E, R. West and No. 7.-Mounted Infantry Company. 1342 Gor. R. 1..Realmont are trans- Thursday, September 5. All ranks ferred from the Battery to No. 1 will parade at Corps Headquarters Platoon (Machine Gun Company), nt 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun In. As from August 10, 1929. struction. Drean: Mufti.

8.--Armoured Car Company,

CAR SECTION,

Monday, September 2. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 6.30 pm. for run around the Island in the Armoured Car.

16.-Beyersion.

No. 1113 Lee.-Corpl. L. Raptis, Corps Signals, reverta to the ranks at his own request, as from August

26, 1920,

17.-Leave.

No. 1139 Pte. J. A. Fox, No. 3

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Startled the World.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary Bit hours before arrival of the Stamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, in " olding date of arrival, will be subject to Beat

No Fire Insurance will be affected by as in any case whatever.

Damaged Fackages must be left in the Godewar for examination by the Con- ignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD & Douglas, at 10 ... on Mondays and Thursdays, within the

veloped in other works, roused C. S. Martin, Mr. W. Williams Free Stories post the Steamer must

All Claims

In 1905 Trombetti startled the scientific world with his first pub

servant, Mr. and Mrs. Kan Gan lication, a monumental treatise on

The Unity of the Origin of Cho and servant, Mrs, Kan Yew Language, which won him his post Man and child, Mrs. Wong Chon Professor of Philology at Se. Miss Wong Bee Ke and ser. Bologna University. His master-

vant, Mr. D. Krul, Miss Koh War on the monogenesis of theory

Kum, Mr. Wu Yat Chong, Rev, A. language which he subsequently de- Biottenu. Mr. Chan Yew Jin, Jr. much discussion and some opposi Mr.. R. Shea, Mr. Wong Chen tion. On the whole his views were Kuen, Miss Wong Shu Yong, be presented to the Undersigned on or more appreciated by foreign scien and Mrs. Kerman, Mr. Faloyd

bafore 18th September, 1999, or they will not be

recognized. Trombetti's name came promi- . Lokumal, Mr., P. Hermándas, Goods have left the Godown

Cher; ar. Bong Khi Tihieng li No Claims will be admitted after the nently before the public in 1928 in Mr. Morris Boo, Miss L. Lange, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & 0%, connection with the first Interna-Ir. Wong Lan Kwai, Miss Wo tional Etruscan Congress held at Chee, Kuang, Mr.W, Bray.

Agents. Florence. Trombetti announced that he had discovered a new me- thod for deciphering Etruscan texts which would prove a veritable key to the Etruscan mystery."

Friday, September 8. All ranks Platoon, from August 27 to Septem-tists than in his own country. will trade at Corps Headquarters|ber 20, 1929. at 5.30 p.m. lor Driving Instruction. under C.S.M. C. R. Wilson. Dress: Mufti.

4.

18. Resignation. The following extract from the MOTOR CYCLE SECTION.

Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 30 of August 73, 1929, is repeat- There will be a parade at Corpsed for information.- Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Men- day, September 2, for Machine Gun Instruction. Every member of the Section is particularly requested to attend.

·9.—Machine Gun Company, Recruits will parade under Sorgt. V. C. Branson, M.C., at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Friday,

"His Excellency the Governor bas been pleased to accept the resignation by Second Lieutenant Ronald Dudley Read of his Com- mission in the Hong Kong Volan- teer Defence Corps, with effect froin August.20, 1929."

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART 30, mufti with belt and May 31, 1929:-No. 1355 Pte. G. E.

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Tuesday, September 3. The Com. pany will parade as strong as JO8- sible at Corps Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. in mufti for Machine Gun In- struction. A meeting of Officers and N.C.O.'s will be held immediately after parade.

10.-Scottish Company. Thursday, September 6, 1929. Parades. Nos. 5 and 7 Platoons will parade at Corps Headquarters

at 5.30 p.m. for demonstration and

19.-Struck on the Strength. Having left the Colony, as from Maskell, No. 6 Platoon (Scottish Company).

R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, Major, Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, August 30, 1920.

NOTICES.

L-Promenade Concert, Friday, September 13, 1920, at 9.15 instruction in Machine Gun. Table Pin., on the Parade Ground at "T." (This practice will be fired Volunteer Headquarters, By kind * by the Company at Stonecutters permission of Major. B. C. Lake, Range on September 22 and Novem-D.S.O. and the Officers, the Band, her 3. Full details will be publish- 2nd Battalion the King's Own ed later.)

Scottish Borderers will play, assist- ed by the Corps Band. The Aloha Serenaders have also kindly con- sented to perform.

No. 6 Platoon will parade at the 30 yards Range, Kennedy Road, at 5.30 p.m., for Machine Gun Tests: The Ford Truck will leave Queen's Musketry: Members of the Com- Pier for Kennedy Road at 3 p.m. pany who have yet to fire their Table "T" Rifle practice will have

&

not

His views, based rather on the etymological than on the popular combinative method, were universally accepted, but Trombetti persisted that he was on the right track, and Signor. Mussolini gave Government grant of thirty thousand lire to enable him to

con- tinus his studies. When the Italian Academy was formed some months ago, Alfredo Trombetti was includ- ed among the original thirty mem- Like his famous predecessor at Mezzofanti, Bologna, Cardinal Trombetti was credited with a knowledge of over fifty languages and dialects,

bers.

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

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1,48 p.m.--Weather report. 3.30 to 8.30 p.m.-Programme of Chinese music (records supplied by Mesars. Tien Sau Tong). Tickets 81 each are, obtainable on 7.49 p.m.-Evening weather re- cash payment from Canteen and port. Mens Boys at Volunteer Headquar-

8 p.m. Evening

programme, ters and from Messrs. Anderson (Victor and H.M.V. records eup- Music Co.

plied by Messre, B. Moutrie & Co.,

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A final opportunity of doing so at 2-The M.G. Company Rifle Club | Ltd.). Taikoo Range on Sunday, Septem-will meet on Sunday, September 1, "Dollar Princees" (Leo Fall). ber 8.

to shoot off for the Company Com- Dress: Optional but rifle, hayonet,mander's Cup, at 0.30 a.m. on Peak belt and pouches must be brought: Range.

Medley, Nat Shilkret and His International Orchestra, (Continued on next Column.).

Inter-

and Kiss Me Again (Her. bert), Violin Solo, Renee Che- met.

Hong Kong, 9th Aug., 1929. [8301 "Barcarolle " (Offenbach) and "Gypey Love Song" (Herbert)

Cavalleria Rusticana, mezzo, HMY. New Light Barnacle Bill, The Sailor" and

Symphony Orchestra.

How To Make Love." Singing with Violin and Guitar, Bud Billings.

Joe Murgatroyd Says" and "A Curtain Lecture Humorous Taking by Johny Henry and "Blossom."

On The Road To Mandelas" and "Sing For Me" and

"Morning" (4,000 Male Voices). Associated

America.

Glee Clubs of

"My Old Kentucky. Home" (Fos

ter) and "Love's Old Sweet Song." Soprano, Amelita Galli- Curci

"Songs Of Beniamino

The Sea," Tenor, Gigli. "The Wanderer's Warning" and "Will The Angele Pizy Their Harps For Me? Tenor, Bud Billings.

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