1935-03-02 — Page 7

LOCAL WELSHMEN

FOREGATHER

Annual Dinner Last Night

The Hong Kong Hotel roofgarden presented a Evely and animated scene last night on the occasion of the annual din- nor dance of the St. David's Society, which

Kreat

success.

was a

There was a large and distingushed gathering present and among the guests were; Sir Thomas Southorn, CM.G., and Lady Southorn, Mr. Justice MacGregor and Mrs. MacGre- zor, Sir Henry Pollock and Lady Pollock, Mr. A. S. MacKiohan (President of St. Andrew's Society), Mr. B. H. Hallowes (Pre- sident of St. Patrick's Society; Hon. Sir Willam Shenton and Lady Shenton and other prominent members of the Chinese and other communities.

The place was gally decorated with the Welsh flag (the red dragon of Wales on a green and white background) being prominently in display. The table decorations with the leaks (the traditional emblem of Wales) and daffodils (an emblem more recently associated with the Principality) were profuse.

After dinner dancing was indulged in to the strains of the Hong Kong Hotel orchestra and the spirit of conviviality pre- vadled throughout the evening.

HOSPITALITY

UNBOUNDED

Mr. A. Morris (the President of withstood the English attempts at the Society was in the chair and invasion and conquest. Yet the was supported by the-Vice-Pre-independence of the country was sident (Mr. E. R. Price) and the sacrificed to and for an infant following members of the Com-the first Prince of Wales typity- "mittee: The Rev. E. G. and Mrs. Fing the truth of the saying, "A Powell, Messrs. David Davies, "B. Hittle child shall lead them.". C. Thomas, R. R. Davies, D. M. Richards, E. Lloyd, Jones, D. F. Davies and Mrs. J. G. Hooper

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer).

After a hearty repast the Pre- sident proposed the toasts of HM. The King H.R.H. the Prince" of Wales and the immortal memory of St. David:

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH

Addressing the company, Mr. Morris saja: Gentlemen:-To-day throughout the Universe Welshmen assemble whether their members be many or few to pay homage and honour to the memory of St. David, the patron Saint of Wales.

We yield to King, our Country and our Faith It is "Our Day," the day for extolling the beauties and merits of Wales, for there is no sphere

Bo

race in

our

In which we as a nation have not excelled. To-night, it is my pri vilege to represent Wales in this

my remarks in

"CROESAU GWRESOCAF IN

The beauties of Wales are pro- verbial and places like Anglesey: Conway, Llangollen; Snowdon, Aberstwyth. Llandudno: Gower conjure up in the memory scenes of beauty difficult to match and certainly unequalled.

Tenby,

Pious Memory of St. David Before proposing the Pious me- mory of St. David, I claim your indulgence while I give a few brief details of his biography, particulars which you must have heard on more than one occasion.

Few historical facts, are known tions, and the dates both of his regarding the saint's life and ac birth and death are purely con- Jectural, although there is reason. to suppose be was born about the towards the close of the 8th cen- year 500 and died at a great age

tury.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1935.

ROYAL BALINESE H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

DANCERS

To Appear Shortly At The Queen's

Beautifully formed as all Ball- nese girls are-Ratu Idja and Dewi Ratnia who are now twenty, commenced dancing at a very early age. In fact, Ratu Idjú entered the temple when she was only six. She lives for her art as all truly great artists do.

The girls are both supple and graceful. There is art In those graceful movements of the body and limbs-and culture-some- thing very rarely seen in the dances, of the West and many of those of other eastern races.

.

Life on tour, seen through our Western eyes, "is hard for them. Every day they practice from nine in the morning til

one in the afternoon. They then have their lunch, consisting of rice with fish and chile, and may rest t four when they have to prepare themselves for the performanec In the theatre. They must diet and are not allowed to eat much til the last performance is over.

The Management arranges for ing which they are allowed to see two free days every fortnight dur-

the town and do some shopping under the care of Princess Dew! Maya. The company have their car, a Chrysler, with them on the tour for this purpose.

(Orders by Lieut-Colonel H. B. I. Dowbiggin 0B.K, Commandant, Hong Kong V.D.C.)

GENERAL

Annual Inspection The Corps will be inspected by the General Officer Commanding the British Troops in China at 6 pm, on Tuesday, March 12, 1935.

Practice Parade-Annual Inspection

All ranks including Air Arm and Reserve Company, will parade-at Headquarters on Tuesday, March 5 at 5.15 p.m. in accordance with Circular No. 86 dated 13.3.35 issued to all Officers and N.C.O.'s.

Colours (cased) parade.

will

be

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Amendent Reference Corps Orders No. 8/35 dated 22,2,35, paragraph 5 for: "Private" read "Sapper" except In the first item.

Reference Corps · Orders No. 17 dated 27.4.34, the enrolment of Gunner H. Wells (No.,2127) is can- celled.

PARADE

parade in full strength at Head- quarters on Tuesday, March 5 at 5.15 p.m. sharp.

Dress:-Ceremonial

.

Order (Le Shaki Tunics, Shorts, Puttees, Eosetops, Boots, Helmets Belts and Frogs Rifles and Bayonets).

Lewis Oun and Musketry Badges, The following N.C.O.'s and men qualified on Sunday, February 24, 1935.

Lewis Gun Badge' (Entitled to wear 1st class LA Badge "LG." without wreath):-C.S.M. Baptista 36: Sergt. M. A; Baptista 40; Sergt.

P. Baleros 30 Sergt. F. V. - V. Ribeiro 30; L/Cpl B. B. Haleros 38 L/Opl. L. A. Roza 30; Pte. A. C. Xavier 40; Pte P. A. Campos 40; Pte. J. M. J. Xavier, 34; Pte. L. G. Morales 36.

Rifle (Entitled to wear Badge "Single Rife") Bergt. J. P. Baleros 81.

Lecture Room Allotment Friday, March 8, 1935, 6.30 p.m.- Machine Gun Dance Committee.

TRANSFER

No. 1297, Corporal J. S. Flegg is transferred from Corps Headquar- Corps 1st Battery

ters to Armoured Car Section with The Battery will parade at Head-effect from March 1, 1935, and re quarters on Tuesday, March 5 at

tains his present seniority" 5.15 p.m. sharp for practice parade for Inspection by G.O.C..

No. 1306, Pte. C. L. Gregory is granted a free transfer from No. 1 Company to Machine Gun, Troop with effect from March 1, 1935.

Dress:-Review Order: Topee, Jacket, Bandolier, Lanyard, Bree ches. Puttees rolled downwards, Black Boots. Rifle and sing.

RETURN FROM LEAVE

Thursday, March 7, 1935.

No. 1906, Pte. W. Sprague, Motor There will be no parade on Cycle (M.G.) Section, as from Feb.

11, 1935.

Corps Engineers

Monday, March 4 at 5.30 pm.

Parade at Miniature Range on

Tuesday, March 5, Practice parade for G.O.C.'s inspection. For details see General Orders. ··

The girls of the Royal Ballness Ballet are all virgins as all temple dancers must be--and they are never out of the sight of Princess Devi Maya. They look on life

"through particularly interested

eyes, the youngest of them being.only just sixteen. Dress:-R.T.C. Caps, From tourists they have heard cf America and Europe and are keen to see all these places.

Machine Gun Battalion Armoured Car Section-Practice Farade for G.O.C. Inspection:-

All ranks will parade on Murray Parade Ground at 5.30 pm. on Tuesday, March 5.

Tunics,

Shorts Puttees. Hosetops, Boots, Belts, Revolvers and holsters will be issued on parade. It is most

No. 1747 Pte. TR. Ingram. Armoured Car Section, as from 18:2.35.

:

STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH Having Completed 3 Years Service and Over No. 1717, Pte. F. G. Maunder, No. 4 Platoon, as from 21.2.35.

Medical Section, as from 13.2.35.

No. 1660, Pte. Chong Shui Lam,

No.-1875, L/Cpl. Szeto Yan Pui, Medical Section, as from 13.2.35.

Having Left the Colony Troop, as from 27.2.35.

No. 2088, Tr. H. J. Cowie, M.G.

No. 2238, Pte. J. D. Mackenzie,

East and West will meet in the important that all should attend No. 2 Platoon es, from 28.2.35.

near future and I wonder which will receive the most interesting impressions

this parade.

Motor Cycle (M.G.) Section Monday, March 4-Parade at Headquarters for Riding Instruc- tion at 5.30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5.-Parade at Headquarters for Practice Parade:

HOT GOSPELLER G.0.0. Inspection, at 5.16 p.m.

sharp.

Dress: R.T.C. Bats, Jackets, Breeches, Puttees rolled down-

Famous Evangelist wards, Boots, Belt and Revolver

In Hong Kong

According to his various bio- graphers he was the son of Sand- de, a prince of the line of Cuned- da, his mother now ranks as a distant outpost of the Empire and taken a prominent part in

Cymric saint. He seems to have while I do not propose to address celebrated synod of

the Llanddewi the Welsh lan-Bref, and to have presided at guage, for which I am confident the "Synod of Victory" held some Mrs.

The world famous evangelist, Almee Semple McPherson, you are grateful, yet it is incum-

years later at Caerleon-on-Ust. better known as the "Hot Gospel- bent upon me to say a word of At some date unknown, St. David, ler," arrived here yesterday morn- Wales in the reign of Edward Ias peneseoli or primate of South ing from Shanghai, by the s.s.

Empress of Russia. leon to the remote headland of arrival, Mrs. McPherson said that Coer- Interviewed by Pressmen on her

Mynyw, or menevia, which has she had not yet decided how long ever since, under the name of St she would stay in Hong Kong David's (Ty-Dew!) remained the probably a few hours or possibly Cathedral city, dr the western see. two or three days. She intended

St David founded churches throughout all parts of purchasing land there for a mis- numerous visiting Canton with a view to South Wales, of which fifty three sion station, for which funds had still recall his name, Parently he never penetrated far-

GWAHODDEDIGION AC I BOB tiastical government from

Wales, moved the seat of eccles- CYMRO YN BRESSENNOL YMA

HENO."

Here, I would make reference to

Ali ranks are reminded that cleanliness and punctuality are cssential.

No. 2 (Scottish) Company Sunday, 3rd instant-Musketry Part III will be fired at Stonecut ters. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 9 a.m. and will call at Kowloon en route, belt and pouches must be worn.

Uniform optional but

Tuesday, 5th instant-Practice parade for G.O.C's Inspection.

Thursday, March 7--Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for lecture on Equipment and Cere-

monial.

No, 3 (Anzac) Company Musketry Part II. will be fired at Stonecutters on Sunday, March

the revival and survival of the Welsh language and literatorės; for following the conciliation of Wales in the reign of Edward 1 I use the word "concilation" ad- visedly, for Wales was never con- quered the ancient language of the country was spoken west of →the Severn-and the 14th and 15th wer north than the region of stay here she would pay a visit (repeated).

.centuries are: remarkable for pro- ducing some of the finest bards and historians..

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The Welsh language was made a compulsory subject in the cur-

but ap been raised in America.

visited Cornwall. Pawys, although he seems to have

She indicated that during her

to the grave of her first husband, Robert Semple, at Happy Valley. she thought Canton was a more his gultable

centre for missionary a work in South China.

Mrs. McPherson is on a world

With the passing of time the Saint's fame increased, and shrine at St. David's became notable place of pilgrimage, so

ricula of the Schools, facilities that by the time of the Norman tour which is mainly for the pur- which have assisted in the ac- Conquest his importance and san- quisition of the language as well city were fully recognised, and at pose of seeing how mission funds as for its axity. Aš

a natural! Henry's I's request he was fully raised in America for the Far East sequdece, the establishment of

and formally canonized by Pope are being millised. National Libraries and Universi-

Calixtus II about 1120. ties followed and Cardiff, Swan- sea,

Aberystwyth, Caermarthen and Bangor became centres of learning.

few ut

I commend to you a our national dainties-Mead, Welshi Cakes, Welsh mutton and Welsb Rabbit. I am Inclined to the opinion that from the popularity the bardic contests of music, at the last named poetry and learning for which majority of you are Welsh in dellcacy the Wales is celebrated.

taste if not by birth:

The Eisteddfodau

represents

Wales is the land of songs. Welsh choirs are world renown-

I thank my committee for the great honour which has been con-

the Presidential chair;

E

ed, and the enthusiastle passionferred upon me in electing me to for music can be attributed to the Singing Schools which are a feature of the Chapels and Chur- ches of the country. Our national Instruments, the Harp and the Cruth have disappeared, but the natural mellow, musical volees of the people remalh unimpaired.

the time and trouble and work To our energetic Secretary for, involved in preparing for this function and to our guests for gracing the occasion with their presence.

It has been remarked that there We are very proud of our coun- try and foreigners unconsciously This is as it should be. The Welsh are more guests than membera perhaps pay tribute to Wales and Society in Hong Kong small acknowledge its people as the numbering some 35 members, yet Cominant race of Britain. Who their hospitality is as unbounded there here present who has not used as the blue expanse of Heaven the words Britain: Great Britain. with a feeling of pride and self telegrams of congratulations from The Rev. E. G. Powell then read satisfaction-words derived from the Singapore and Shanghaf "Briton? our ancestors, men and branches and Hong Kong's reply, women who stubbornly resisted after which musical items were the Roman invasion and slowly contributed by Mr and Mrs D. M retreated into the mo

Richards, Miss Iris Phelps and Mr

ness

of Cumberland Cornwel and West Wales, where later they

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Winners of Shameer

3. Launch will leave Queen's Pier

at 9.a.m. and Kowloon at 9.10 a.m. Uniform is optional, but belts, Frogs and Pouches must be worn-

The Practice Parade for G.O.C.'s Inspection will be held on Tuesday," March 5 at 5,15 p.m. sharp, ".

Fermitted to Resign

No. 2115, Gunner G. Sims, 1st Battery, as from 15.2.35.

No. 1557, Sapper. J. Smith, Engi- neer Company, as from 28.2.35.

STRENGTH

Sapper G. L Chow, Logan and Amps, R.O.D. Cadre (Construction Sec.), 21.2.35.

Sapper W. N. Lee, Logan and Amps, ROD. Cadre (Construction Sec.), 25.2.35.

Sapper C. L Rocha, Logan and Amps., D.O.D. Cadre (Construction Sec.), 25.2.35.

Sapper S. G. Poole, Sanitary Dept., Corps Engineers, 25.2.35.

Sapper-GY-Chen, Logan and Amps., R.O.D. Cadre (Construction Beg), 28.2.35.

(Sd.) P. 8. M."WILKINSON, - Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

AFFILIATED UNITS Nursing Detachment; HLKY.D.C.

Lecture. The seventh lecture in

First Aid will be held on Wednes-. day, March 6, 1935 in the Minia- ture Range at Volunteer Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m.

Lecturer: Lieut. LT. Ride, MA, MR.CS, LROP, MB., B.Ch.

*

-(84;)-M÷M; MELLOR, Acting Commandant, Nursing Detachment,

H.K.V.D.C.

NOTICE

RUGBY FOOTBALL Arany, v. HKVD.C. HKRFC. Ground, Happy Valley

Dress:Field:Bervice Hats, Khaki

Belts, Frogs, Rifles, and Sidearms. Tunics and Breeches, Puttees, Black Boots of Regulation pattern, Web

Corps Infantry (Portuguese Coy.)

Practice Parade for G.O.C.'s on Saturday, March 2, 1935. Kick Inspection: The Company will off at 4.15 p.m.

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