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DINNER DANCE

(in aid of H.KW.G. and M.C.L. Charities)

WILL BE HELD ON

SATURDAY

December 5th, 1931,

at

8.30 p.m.

UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF THE THE GOVERNOR"

AND LADY PEEL

IN THE

HONG KONG HOTEL

on the occasion of the opening of the NEW GRILL ROOM

During Dinner, the Hong Kong Hotel Band will play slections. Dance Music by kindness of Ronnie True and his band.

TICKETS

'DINNER and. DANCE

་་་

$10.00 each.

(Tickets must be.shewn when booking tables) DANCE ONLY.

$5.00 each.

To be obtained from Mrs. J.D. Lloyd. 406. The Peak, Mrs. Simpson, The University, and from the Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

SUIT

Send them

to the

Dry Cleaners"

FROCKS

7 he experienced touch of

skilled cleaners restore all the first freshness to creased and soiled garments.

Household textiles of all kinds Cleaned.or Dyed.

LOOSE COVERS

(CARPETS

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO. Sanitary Laundrymen, Dyers and Dry Cleaners HEAD OFFICE and WORKS, Mengkok: Tel. 57032." KOWLOON HOTEL DEPOT Tol, 68008;

HONG KONG DEPOT, 60, Queen's Road Contral. Tel. 21973. PEAK HOTEL DEPOT. Tl 29071.

PENINSULA HOTEL (Visitors only).

BONG KONG HOTEL,

73, WYNDHAM STREET.

SPECIAL VALETERIA SERVICE.

No. 2, Peninsula Hotel Arcade, Tel. 58081, "

864, Nathan Road (Next to Majestic Theatre). Tel. 88908., "60, Queon's Road Central. Tel. 21979..

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

TRADE UNIONS IN HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

POLITICS.

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The speed of descent will be de celerated in all probability by the debacle for the. Socialist vote shown that may workers have rofused to

DEFENCE CORPS.

ORDER BY LIEUT. COLONEL L. BI

·D.8. 0..., '0 1‚§. ']''

(a) BATTERT.

Farados,

The Battery will parade at 5.30 support the party, and will inovit, sharp, on Thursday, Decem ably decline to finance a policy from

bor 3 at Headquarters for gun drill and Bignalling, which they dissent.

1931

500 CHORUS GIRLS

FOR 35 PARTS

A LONDON SCENE WITH

A MORAL

Socnes at the London Hippo rome lend point to the rigid policy now being pursued by the Ministry of Laboux Regarding the admission Every mamberto England of foreign entertainers. The niliation fees paid by men(t) CORP SIGNALS,—

must make an effort to attend. bers of the trade union movement

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Signallers will proceed to Camp

2. N.C.O. in charge of stable. L/Cpl. J. H. Davy will not as

to the Congress amounted last year at Fapling in accordance with do to 207,2043 and the trade union fees tails already issued to all ranks paid to the Socialist party were (4) MACHINE GUN TROOP.- £21,971; in addition to which there was n special lovy of twopence per

1. The Troop will procera to momber, estimated to yield £17,000. December 4. Those who are unable Camy nt Faaling on Friday Above this the Scarborough conforto go on this week-end will go an ence granted in urease of the annual levy of threepente to four-

Friday, 7th. instant

Laney from all trade unionists.,,

Nor is this the total, for eacnN.C.O, in charge of Troop Stabilo, Kubstantial trade union has its own political fund for the financing of its own candidates and agents. Finally, every division has ita oleç tion fuuls. The anti-climax of w costly, and ambitious endeavour has been reached by the Labour debacle, when over 400 candidates. who would cost roughly £800, each; have come to grief.

Eet me recall finally the very re- cent circumstances which formed the prelude to this electoral smash. Since January last the General Council of the Trudes Union Con- gress has attempted to usurp more and more political power, and hay become yery familiar with the way to. Downing street, On several occur sions it his sounded a tocsin very like war against Mr. MacDonald.

Dictation to the Cabinet.

When he appointed the Holman Gregory Commission to examine the Unemployment Insurance Fund with view to making it solvent and self-supporting," the General Coun cil was exceedingly annoyed.

Nearly 500 girls applied at then- tre named for the 38 chorus girl parts in Mr. J. Murray Anderson's now rovue which is to be present

od there.

The audition lasted all day. Ap. plicants arrived in similar proper

production. tion for the juvenile parts in the

Under the Ministry's most recent instructions only a minimum num bor of foreign artistes is now per total entoring the country in the mitted to come to England, mid the last few months is amuler by far than was the case a year, ago.

This is the result of consultations Ministry's officials and representa which have taken place between tho tives of varicus interested boilies.

Our Policy Now.

3. There will be no Thursday Paradu til after Camp. (d) ARMOURED CAR COMPANY, MOTOR

1. The

CYCLE SECTION."

drivers will parade at

combination

Workshop, Wanchai, on Monday, P.W.D.

30th. instant at 5.30 p.m. and ins |pect their machines to ensure perry has been adjusted according to

the rise in the number out of work.. fect reliability for the next Camp: The policy at the present moment.

Cpl. Supsed, Cpl. Hamilton, Pee, is as follows: Aris, Pte. Spiers.

At these conferences the number' man of the profession na been re- of unemployed British men and wo viewed, and the policy of the Minis

(1) Practically no foreign chorus girls or men are being allowed.

2 RIFLE Crun. All members will

(2) Actors and actresses, of miner parado at the Miniature Rauge on parts are not being admitted unless Wednesday, December 2 at 3.30 p.m.sentation, or, in the case of certain their presence is vital to the pre

detailed will parade on Friday,

3. CAMP: All members except as acts, in variety has December at 5.30 p.m. at Kow-vidual artistes are admitted only (3) Foreign orchestras and indi- loon Fire Brigade Compound. when they are of high reputain Cpl. Sapsed, Cpl. Hamilton, Pte. the musical world, and have some- Aris and Pts. Spiers, will collect thing to offer which cannot be pro- combinaticus from P.W.D. Work-vided by our own performers. shop, Wanchai, and convey them to Kowloon by Lighter leaving Hong Kong at 5 p.m., sharp.

Dress:-As for lust Camp.

(4) Leading actors are admitted under a permis for a certain period" when the demand for them in this ecuntry is previously assured.

This explanation of policy was made by one of the leading officers of the Department.

1 protested loudly against bothy() Scorris COMPANY-- - the personnel of the Commission 1. ANNUAL CHURCH PMADE, The and the terms of reference. Bol Annual Church Parade will be hold "The primary object," he said, veney it ridiculed, and it took the on Sunday, November 29,1931. The" is to do all in the Ministry's pow- extraordinary course of telling all Company (full strength) will parer to help the British entertainer. trade unions to comunicate with ade at Corps Headquarters. The palley with regard to dance the Council before offering any evi-10.18 a.m.

bands where those band's play for. the dance band act of a stage the benefit of dancers as opposed to

dance bands are as good as any, has always been severe, British

dence.

When the official organisations of employers in all British industries joined in a manifesto on the serious national position in March last and suggested certain practical remedies, the Trades Union Com gress issued the bland-reply that, Socialism is the only effective remetly for the present grave indus- trial situation." That was a singu- Jarly ineffective rejoinder in a case where co-operation to meet national emergency was invited.

Dress-Review Order without Rifles, Kilt, Djeed Keae and Spates Spor i.r.-Glengarry Tunie, ran. Belt and Sidearms will be worn. The Pipes and Druma Medals will attend.

The Night Clubs: "We are admitting a few fer- Machine Gun Training as under special feature for entertainment The Company will parade foreign bands which are used an a on Thursday, December -- purposes in restaurants, cabarets No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock and night clubs only when they under 2nd Lieut. T.F. Saundersonave something rare to offer.

Landon night clubs, restaurants 8.30 p.m.

No. 7. Platoun at Corps Hand-croign, entertainers,

and cabarets predominantly employ The Government itself, hampered quarters under 2nd. Lieut. A. W. have been imported lately. Mont

Very by national considerations, came Brown 6.30 p.m. under the inah of the General Coun-(f) The Officers Commanding the tension of their permit, after care of them have been granted an ex- cil for its very inadequate trcat- ment of such minor matten as the

underimentioned Units' willful consideration on the part of issue their Ordera separately to this department. theit Commands:-

ย

Trade Disputes Bill, the Washing- ton Eight Hours Ratifiention Bill and the Factories Bill..

1

Corps Band.

11.

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All these renched finality in the

Engineer Company. open and violent break with the Machine Gun Company... Government over essential measures

IV. Portuguese Company, of reotomy. Refusing any modera. tion of dele benefits-despite many

Promotions and Appointments, known abuses and anomalies which pointments in the Machine Gun

The following promotions and sp arese after the trade unions forced Troop have been made. to take effect the yeaval of restriction-the from 8th. instant:-- 1.1.C. raised an opposing buttle- ary.

Blazing a Trail of Defeat.

PROMOTION,

No. 1300 Acting. Sgu. R. 7. 12, C. Grieve to Sergeant, No. 1air Act- ing Cpl. G. P. Fugerson to Cor-

The revente tariff was discussed poral, No. 1448 Acting LICpl. R. and dropped bastily, and trade J. R. Wolff to Lance Corporal,

wiists were invited to "inflict

a shattering defeat upon the Gor.

APPOINTMENT.

trument In order to segro the No. 1382 Tpr J. H. Davy to nationalisation of industry and a Lance-Corporal.

wholesale reform of the financial |

No. 1547 Tur. I. "G. Allison to

system. There were menacing re- Lance-Corporal frenees to "fout thousand millions

of British capital invested abroad,"

and when the protagonists joined

issue, and the General Council went

J

PORTCOVERE COMPANY,

No 1101 Sat. A. J. V. Ntheiro, Portuguese Co., Headquarters ap-

put to the constituencies, it boasted pointed C.Q.M. Sergeant with effect

oddly enough-that the presence from 19th instant

in the industrial field of the or-

ganised trade union movement has caused no embarrassment to the re- actionaries!!

Struck Off the Strength.

HAVING COMPLETED 3 YEARS' SERVICE. No. 1408 Gnr. B, O. Davies, Bat-

ON MEDICAL GROUNDS,

Had it? They blazed a trail of tery, as from Nov, 2, 101. lefeat wherever they went, and at Birmingham, where they had the biggest meeting they assured that worst loss of all of their party.

It is an amazing thing that, de- spite the cumulative effect of these incidente, ani the sharp indictment of Mr. MacDonald because he could not legalise, the sympathetic strike,

Platoon, as from Nov. 4, 1931: No. 70 L/Sg, J. A. Watson, No.

MAVING, LEFT THE COLONY,

Medical Section, as from Nov. 12 No. 1073 Pee. Tai Kim Hing,

1933.

Strength.

Die General Council still expected The following have been taken to carry its policy in the elections on the Strength-

It has failed as richly as it deser. No. 1730 Gnr. D. Marshall, H.X. ved. When Mr. MacDonald said at & China Gas Co., Ltd., to Battery Seaham that it is the trade union on Nov. 19, 1931.

section" which opposes us," the eans rushed to Seaham to assure his defent.

They took with them the presi- dent of the Miners' Federation, and

No. 1781 Tpr. F. G. Nigel, John-

san, Stokes & Master, to M.G. Troop on Nov. 19, 1931.

Leave.

the president has gone, and the Licut. John Durran, Medical, Sec., caucus has gone, and the Seaham returned from leave on Nov. 21, miners have returned Mr. Mac-101 Donald triumphantly."

The General Council might appro- priately remember the /warning which Mr. Walter Citrine, gave to another organisation in similar cir cumstances, that it is digging ita wn grave,

Battery, granted 10 months leave No. 1970 Gar. R. W. H. Maynard,

rpm Oct. 3, 1931, to July al, 1001.

W. H. G. GOITER, Capt, Adjutant. H.K.V.D, Corps Hong Kong, Nov. 9, 1931.

few

Individual, entertainers. De ar- tists are admitted in a number of cases for one night only. Chalia" pine entered the country on a Pri day and left on a Tuesday,”

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TANKER EXPLOSION KILLS TWO.

HETANDARD OILEVESSEL BADLY

DAMAGED BY FIRE,. San Francisco, Nor 20-Live perachs were killed today when un explosion caused great demupy abbard the Standard Oil Company dead include the Chief Mote, Mr. tanker the Charles Watson. The B. C. Rippe, and the Third Mat Mr. John Cannon.

Captain Oscar andahl, the mas er of the ship, is critically hurt. Another pumpman is in a serious sondition while sight other mambors of the ships, crow, aro 'suffering painful injurios.

The explosion, in the forward part of the ship, occurred just after she had docked after a voyago from East Bay. After a stubborn fight of many hours firemen finally extin the ship are now Bling with whoer. guished the flames but the holds of

The cause of the explosion has not beca definitely established.

From One Girl to Another

Powder Perfume Sachet

Buth Talcum

Bath Solta Toilet Water French Soap

GIRLS can't spend

terribly much on each other, so when they give their in- timate little gifts, they choose dainty cosmetics-the things they best love to. receive at any time.

LANE CRAWFORD'S..

PERFUMERY DEPT.

WEEK-END SPECIALTY

BLACK PUDDINGS

60 cts. per lb. Perfect-always

SHEEP KIDNEYS

22

cts. each

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

Mr. Kodaka's Exhibition

of Natural and Cultured

PEARLS

AND

PEARL JEWELLERY WEDNESDAY,

25th November,

"AT

MESSRS. KOMOR & KOMOR

for TEN DAYS ONLY

9 AM to 5 PM.

Pearls make a good X'MAS Present, to suit every Pocket

KOMOR & KOMOR

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