·HONG KONG · VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS AT MAJOR H. B. L. "DOWBIGGIN.}
1.--Arrival of H.E. Sir William
Fool, K.B.E., D.M.G. Escort to His Excellency. On the ocension of the arrival of H.E. Sir William Pedl, K.B.R., C.M.G., & Motor Cycle Machine Gun Section. As escort, will be furnished by the Armoured Car Co., HK.V.D.c.
Detailed instructions have been issued to these concerned.
Annual Rifle Meeting, Prizes. The prize-giving in connection with the Annual Ride. Meeting will be held at Volunteer Headquarters on Friday, May 30, when H.E, the General Officer Commanding has kindly consented to be present.
Further details will be published
in due course.
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PARLOURMEN PREFERRED.
TWENTY WILLING TO ACCEPT 41 A WEEK. -་ ---
Why not parlourmen instead of parlourmaids i
Housewives who are battled by the servant problem will be inter ested in the solution which the wife of Lieut. Colonel C. H. W. Owen. of Wootton Fitzpaine, Bridport, ha found for her household.
I am glad to tell the house. wives my experience,' she said to reporter. because I believe it more persons carried it out it would give lots of men a chance,
iy husband advertised for house-parlourman, and there were 20 applications from trained and semi-trained men. The wages they asked were from £1 down to below half, that sum, and they all bad peared willing to be trained. good personal characters and ap-
seemed a shame they could not all ger jobs.
63 and Eficient.
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The parlourman I have got now is 63 years of age and most crient. He is an ex-soldier who had been' a batman. I think the reason more
3.-Care of Arms. All ranks are reminded that they are personally responsible for their rifles and bayonets or other wea Fons when these have been drawn are not engaged is because by them from Corps Headquarters.
there is generally a woman on the
present themselves in a modest establishment,
It is of great importance that servant staff, and difficulties may weapons are properly safeguarded.
Boiling water is effective method to remove internal fouling, and barrels should always be kept slightly oiled when not in us84,
4.-Sergeants' Moss Meeting. 4 Sergeants' Mess Menting will be held at Headquarters at d p.20. on Thursday, May 8.
5.-Corps Band.
Corps Band will parado at Head quarters on Tuesday, May 6, at 5.30
p.m.
6.-Battery.
The Battery will parade at 5.30 pan. on Friday, May 9, at Head. quarters for Lewis Gun Instruction. (Auti-aircraft).
7.-Engineer Company. Thursday, May 8, parade at In- atruction Shed, Wellington Bar- racks, for 1.D. training. Time: 5.30
pim.
Dress: Mufti.
B-Corps Signals. Signal Claas will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thurs- day, May 8.
9. Machine Gun Troop. Parade at Causeway Bay Stables for mounted drill at 5.30 p.m.
10.-Armoured Car Company. Cat Section.-Parade at Volun teer Headquarters on Friday, May 9, at 5.30 p.m. for driving instruc tion under Sergt. Daker.
Motor Cycle Section.-Friday, May 0. Parade at Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. for Machine Gun, Ir-
struction
11.-Machine Gun Company. There will be no parades until further notice.
* In our case we have a maa cook, so with a man parlourmaid there is no trouble. We have to pay 13. license for each, and I would suggest to the Chancellor that this license. should be wiped out, as it was imposed when the jelen, on manservant was in the nature of luxury. I trained my man cook up myself, and he is very capable. Ever since we came back from India we have had no rent servant problem."
Mrs. Owen concluded by saying that mistresses would not have such
tempestuous time with mensers vants as they sometimes have with maids.
FATAL FIRE IN FILM STUDIO.
CHORUS GIRLS' DREADFUL' DEATH.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930.
A young and beautiful English chorus giri, Nita Foy, who was taking part in a ballet scene of a
talkie at new
the Twickenham Film Studios, died last month from burns sustained when her film cos- tume caught fire.
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With five other members of the. chorus of "Here Comes the Bride." from the Piccadilly Theatre, Miss Nita Foy, who was only 20 and a cousin of the well-known actress Anita Elson, went to Twickenham after the show on Monday night to play in a ballet scene of a picture called Spanish Eyes:"
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY ZB.W, ON
353 METRES
11 to 11.30 .-Commercial News. 11.30 a.m. te. 12.30 p.m.-Chinese
programme,
12.30 to 2 p.n-Programme of H.M.V. records supplied by Messrs. Moutrie & Company. At 1.13 "pin-organ recital by Mr. G. Longyear relayed from Queen's Theatre..
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to 9 pm Programme of H.M. V, records supplied, by Messrs. Moutrie & Company:-- Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 65" (Grieg), New Light Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goosaeus.
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The Deathless Army " (Trotere)
and "The Journey's End" (De0026
Hewett), Peter
Rance, Arr.
Dawson, Bass Baritone.
The Story of Lady Godiva " John Henry), John Henry and Blossom," Humorous Tulking. "Dear Lore" (Wood; -Tusbridge and 'Wallaer), Light Opera Co. Sweetheart" (Strauss) and
Gipsy Love (Lehar), Inter national Concert Orchestra. "Song of the Volga Boatman"
(arr. Chuliapine Koeremaan) and The Dear Homeland" (Slaughter), Peter Dawson, Bass Baritone.
In A Chinese Temple Garden" (Ketelbey) and Sanctuary of the Heart (Ketelbey), Regi- nald Foort, Organ.
Elgar: "Symphony No. 2 in E Flat, Op. "The London Sym- phony Orchestra, conducted by the Composer.
"Here is the Little Door" (Howell) and (a) Take Thy Tabor;
(b) St. Mary's Carol," Choir of Westminster Cathedral.
"The Waltz
Dream-Selection "
(0. Strauss), De. Groot and the Piccadilly Orchestra. p.m.-Weather report.
9 p. Stadio concert..
PROGRAMME,
1. Pianoforte Solo: (a) Polonaise
2.
C Sharp Minor (Chopin); (b) Sextette from Lucia de Lam- mermoor (Donizetti-Liszt) (for left hand only), Miss Marie and
Machado Alves.
Songs: Selected, Miss Magarida Gomes (Soprano). Accom- panist Miss Aurea Baptista. Violin Solo: (a) Ave Maria (Schubert-Wilhelm); (b) Adagio from Octet (Schubert), Mr. J. Braga Accompanist: Mrs.. Griggs.
4.
Humorous Songs: What Did The Village Blacksmith Sny Pokee-
3.
All the chorus girls wore écrino lines for this scene. About 1.20 a.m. Miss Foy was standing near an Musketry-All ranks whe, have ing rooms awaiting a call, when her
electric radiator in one of the dress not yet Bred Part II. for the coming dress caught against the electric training season will have the last fire, and instantly she was envelop opportunity of doing ao at Peaked in a sheet of fame. Range of Sunday, May 4, at 5 am. Mr. Donald Caithrop, the pro- sharp.
ducer and actor, tried to save her Dress: Mufti or uniform optional life. When he noticed her clothes but equipment must be worn. were alight he rushed to her aid. Platoon Commanders will warn all Her screams also brought other those who have yet to fire this assistance. Her blazing dress was course. Range Officer: 2/Lt. D. L. torn off her, but she was so badly Strellett.
hurned that she died some hours. later in Richmond Hospital.
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12-Scottish Company. Parades on Thursday, May 8:- No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock under Lt. G. Duncan, M.B.E.
No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters at 5.30p.m. Squad drill with arms. Belts and frogs will be worn,
13.-Portuguese Company. Parades.-The Company will parade Headquarters under Platoon arrangements on Fridays,
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May 9 and 16.
Fridays, May 23 and 30, are allot ted for Competitions.
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Mr. Julian Wylie, the producer of "Here Comes the Bride," said that Miss Foy was a beautiful and charming girl, and her tragic death. had shocked the whole company...
"I had released six of the chorus girls to go to the studio at Twicken- ham after the performance herg" he said. "This was the only time they were to have gone down there, and I believe that they were ap pearing in the last scene, of a film."
"We can hardly realise that Nita has gone," said a friend of the dead Rifles.-All rifles must now be reactress, although she was only 20, girl. She was 4 most promising turned to Corps Stores in a clean She had been on the stage since she condition. Any defects must be re- was 10 and had appeared in The ported when handing in the rifles... Five O'Clock Girl' and Mr.
Cinders, **
24.-Duties..
Band President.-2/Lieut. D. L. Strellett will take over the duties of Band President from Captain E. J. R. Mitchell until further notice.
Sports Officer.-Captain E. J. E. Mitchell will act as Sports Officer, H.K.V.D.C., with effect from to-day. O.C. Machine Gun Company. During the temporary absence on leave of Captain E. J. R. Mitchell, the duties of O.C." Machine Gun Company will be performed by Lt. H. Owen-Hughes.
15.--Transfer.
No. 725 Corp. G. P. Lammert, No. 1 Platoon, Machine Company, is transferred to Machine Gun Troop and roverts to Trooper with effect from date of this order.
16,-Promotions, Acting Rank.
15.-Struck. On the Strength. Permitted to resign:-No. 1347 Pte. R. R. Winsor, Armoured Car April 26, 1030. Company, Cycle Section, na from
Having completed three years' service: No. 1901 Sigm. J. Woodier, Corps Signals, as from April 12,
1930.
19.-Leave.
5.
okee-oh, Leonard Heory (1.M.V.
record).
String Quartette: (a) "Air'
After J. Aubert, arr. Pochon; (b) Presto from Quartette No. (Haydn), Mr. Rosario's Quar- tette-Party-
INTERVAL (News Bulletins). Pianoforte Solos: Selected, Miss
Aurea Baptista.
Songs: Selected, Miss Margari
da 'Gomes.
Violin Solos: (a)
"Cynrdas" (Montei); (b) "Humeresque " (Dvorak), Mr. J. Braga. Ac- companist Miss Cena Noronha. Songs: Fisherman of England, Peter Dawson (H.M.V. record). String Quartette: (a) " Grave" "Allegro" (Dall' Abaco); (b) Gavotte (Handel), Mr. Rostrio's Quartette Party.
10.30 p.m. (approx.).—Close down.
SUNDAY.
11 am to 19.15 pau-Church Ser vice relayed from Union Church, Kennedy Road.
PROGRAMME. Voluntary: Hymn: " Creator Spirit! by Whose aid"; Prayer Lord's Prayer; Hyma: "O Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord" The Lesson; Hyma 5 "God, Who Made The Earth'; Offertory; Silent Prayer. Prayer; Hymn Saviour, Blessed Saviour ";, Sermon: Preacher, The Rev. G. H. MeNeur of the Union Theolo gical College, Canton. Subject :. "The Cost of Harvest"; Hymn: "Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said"; Benedic- tion : Voluntary.
No. 568 Cpl. J. A. Lindsay, No. 6 Pintoon, from May 1, 1920, to March 31, 1931.
No. 1910 Cpl A. F. P. da Silva, Corps Band, from May 1 to Septem-12.15 to 1 p.m.-Chinese programme" ber 30, 1930.
9 to 10.30 p.r.-Programme of Leave of absence is granted to H.M.V. records supplied by the under-mentioned from May 15 to May 27:**
Machine Gun Company:Capt
No. 705 L/Sergt. B. S. Rogers, E. J. R. Mitchell, No, 738 Pte. E. Armoured Car Company, Cycle See C. Fincher, No. 2 Platoon, No. 1357 tion, is appointed Acting Company Pte. P. Zimmern. No. 3 Platoon, Sergeant Major during the absence No. 1539 Pte. A
on leave of A6 Sr Conderge major
Platoon
Monies Booting
17.—Strength.
Seattish Company
No.
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Messrs. Moutrie & Co.:-
Suite Gothique" (Boellmann)
Reginald Goss-Custard, F.R.0,0. "Elgar The Want of Youth '?!
(Suite for Orchestra, Op. 1 and 1b). London Symphony Or
B Consulted 3 the m
193 A. Reid, No. 7 Platoon.
Equipment need not be returned roto Store during this temporary-ab-
версе.
No. 1697 Pte A. Fawcett, cruit, has been taken on the strength and posted to the Machine Gun Troop as from April 20, 1030. (Continued at foot of next columa),
B. C. STRACHEY, Captain, Acting Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, May 2, 1930.
The Milcado" (Vocal-Gems) (Sul. livan), Light Opera Company. Symphony No. 2 in D Major."" (Hayda), John Barbirolli's Chamber Orchestra. 10.30 p.m.-Closë down."
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