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HONG KONG DAILY PRES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937.

SCOUT WATER RETURNS CROSS-SUMMONS HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

NOTES

AN ANONYMOUS GIFT

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When "The Discovery," Captain Scott's famous ship in which he and his adventurous band of ex- plorers walled the Antarctic, was presented to the Boy Scouts As- sociation just over a few weeks

The

Storage During January

month.y water return shows that the total Island storage: on Feoruary 1 was'1,267.86 milion gallons, as compared with 1,530.03 million gallons for January last

year.

A constant supply was given to Bil districts during the whole

month.

WITHDRAWN

All Parties Bound

Over For Year

DEFENCE CORPS

(ORDERS BY LT.-COL. R. C. B. ANDERSON, M.C. COMMANDANT HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS)

HOLIDAYS

When Mra. C. Toledo and her san, Mr. Alberto Toledo summoned for the Chinese New Rear Holidays Corps Headquarters will be closed wong Hal on February 5 for spit-on Thursday, 11th and Friday, 12th ting on the staircase in front of February. her Bat the Magistrate ordered wong to clean up the mesa."

Yesterday, before Mr. W. Scho- The total storage on the main-field, a cross-summons was brought land was 1.740.01 million gallons by Wong Hut against Mrs. Toledo sà compared with 488.91 million gallons for

and her son for assaulting him in the corresponding his own home. month last year.

No.

PARADE 1st Battery Gunlaying Examination: 1594, L/Bdr. C. L. Arts has qualified as a CD. Gunlayer.

Photograph: This can be seen at Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios | Ming Yuen 6 Queen's Road Cen- represented Wong and Sub-Inspectral. districts

As on the Island. 1 constant supply was given to all during the month,

On the Island arz estimated population of. 441,900 consumed 381.85 million gallons at $151

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Launch will leaye Queen's Pier at 5.30 p.m. calling at Kowloon at 5.10 p.m.

tor W. N. Darkin appeared for the "A" Section: Annual Camp will be held at Pak Sha Wan frain Fri- police.

Mr. Remedios informed his Wor-day, 19th to Sunday, 21st- Instant. ship that it was alleged that a Any member who cannot attend average of 27.9 per head per day, totally different story had been told must ask for permission in writing while on the mainland an estimat-previously, and that extreme provo- from the Battery Commander. ed population of 328.300 consumed

cation was the cause of the whole 240.91 zallion

affair. gal'ons at Ri average of 23.7 gallons per head per day.

sup- Toledo was again put into the wit Bostness box. She deposed that defen- 7.67 dant played mah jang every night with his friends and they made the plenty of noise until between 2 and January 3 every morning. She also accused defendant of expectorating dally in front of her door.

ago, the Association also received Additional amount of water another magnificent gift-a sub-plied to the Lalchikok Water stantial sum of money to help to- | Dock during ` January wards the upkeep of the ship-million gallons.

from an anonymous donor whose Total rainfall recorded name was not to be disclosed dur-Royal Observatory for

ng the docor's lifetime. The per- was 2.75 inches. son was known 68 'Mr. A.“

By the death of Lady Houston recently, the mystery of "Mr. A." is solved, for it was she who made The gift of money which enabled the Boy Scouts Association to ac- cept the offer of the Discovery made by the Colonial Office in consultation with the Government

was

by

FATAL MOTOR ·

MISHAP

Knocked down by a car driven by Dr. 8.8. Strahan at Hennessy Road on February 2. Chan Cheung died at the Government Civil Hos-

As his Worship said that the for- mer case was not concluded Mes“

On the evening of February 3, continued the witness, she and her son were having dinner when they. heard a God awful noise of some- one clearing his throat, and then spitting. She went outside with a bowl of rice in her hand and repri- manded defendant, but he spat

of the Falkland Islands. It is total on Tuesday night, according again at her food and at her. She

understood that this was Lady Houston's last gift to charity be- fore her death.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SOUGHT Although Lady Houston's gift is considerable amount, It is not sufficient to ensure the annual up- keep of The Discovery, and as it

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is to be kept as a living memorial to. Captain Scott and other ex- plorers, It is hoped that the pub lic may be prepared to assist by giving further financial support.

to a police report.

It is believed that the man sud- denly dashed across the road, and, In an attempt to avoid him. Dr. Strahan applied the brakes, caus- ing the car to overturn.

Expedition, who

has discovered more continental coastline than

any other explorer.

The Discovery is now lying at CEYLON PROPOSES the East India Dock, and it is

hoped that a suitable berth will be found for her in the Thames hear to London

The Sea Scouts will be very proud of this ship in which Cap-. tain Robert Falcon Scott, who was her first Commander and most famous of explorers of the frozen wastes. Lieut. Ernest Shackleton (late Bir Ernest), Dr. Edward Wil- son, Petty Officer Edgar Evans, and Mr. Frank Wild (now Com- mander Wild were among those on the first voyage.

SCOUT COLONY

Instead Of

Borstal Institutes

and her son then went into defen- dant's flat to ask him to go to the

and she had her. police station arm jammed in the doorway of the kitchen for her pains. Her son attempted to strike defendant but she stopped him.

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In the witness box, Alberto Tole- do said that he was very angry when he saw his mother's arm in the door-way and forced his way into the kitchen and hit defendant once in the face.

Mr. Remedios then suggested to His Worship that all the parties should be bound over as he could not imagine anyone not going to the aid of his mother if she was spit upon.

The cross-summons was with-

A Scout colony at Kalutala, Cey-drawn and all parties were bound lon, an estate of 50 acres, es- over in the sum of $25 each in per- tablished in 1931 for training boys sanal bonds to keep the peace for in Agriculture, Food Production, a year. and Character training, by apply Ing Scout methods, bas met with such outstanding success that a proposal to establish four other Scout colonies on Crown land, each extending over a hundred acres, instead of the establishment of a proposed Borstal Institute has been

SHIP'S REMARKABLE HISTORY

The ship has a remarkable his- tory. It was towards the end of the nineteenth century that a made to His Excellency the Gov- renewed interest in the Antarctic crnor of Ceylon by the Chief Com- of Boy Scouts there.

led to the building of The Dis-missioner covery, which was built by the The matter has been referred to Dundee Shipping Company, and the Home Ministry, and is being was launched in 1901, Through considered. the efforts of the Royal Society and the Royal Georgraphical So- ciety a sum of £47,000 was subs- cribed. to which was added a Government grant of £45,000. In July, 1901, the ship set off on her first adventurous voyage under the command of Commander Robert Falcon Scott, R.N., then a young officer of 32.

to go

The colony at Kalutala has three main

sections.-1. Agricultural: which undertakes training In practical agriculture for those who intend

out and colonise under the Ceylon Middle Clase scheme. 2. Teaching: to produce teachers who will be of practical value to the schools," able, apart from ordinary teaching, to en- She made for the Ice Barrier courage agriculture in schools. sighted by Sir James Ross sixty make and repair school furniture years earlier and her 500-h.p. en- and buildings, teach religion gines enable her to free herself through the ice in four days into the Ross Sea. Observations of Victoria Lang were made and a new coast, named after King Ed- ward VII, was discoverėd,

hygiene,

POSSESSION OF ARMS

Sequel To Raid

As a result of a rald carried out on January 12, at 602, Cunton Road, second floor, the occupants, Chan Hel-yin, 30, Li Wai, 29, widow, and six othera were arrested and charged before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.afternoon for the possed- sion of two revolvers and eleven rounds of ammunitions found in a suitcase in the rear cubicle.

Detective-Inspector A. H. Elston applied for the withdrawal of the charge agatrist L Wal and the six defendants.

Dress: Service cap. tunle with lanyard, slacks, black boots, web helmet, box respirator and great belt, haversack, water bottle, steel coat. Blue caps, overalls and gun- platform shoes will also be brought. "L" Section: There will be no parade on Friday, 18th instant.

No. 2 Improvised Battery (M Section) Wednesday, February 17: Parade in H.M.B. Tamar at 5.30 p.m.

Corps Engineers Monday, February 15: Parade at Miniature Range at 5.30 p.m.

Thursday. February 18: Parade at Belchers at 5.45 p.m. for DEL Manning.

Corps Signals "Parade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16.

There will be a Cable-laying exercise on Sunday, February 21. All who are able to attend will please notify L/Corpl. Wadmore not later than Wednesday, Febru- ary 17. Details of time and place will be issued individually to those attending.

¡MG. Troop

Tuesday, February 16: Parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. M.G. Film-Me- chanism.

Amoured Car Section Tuesday, February 18: Parade at HG at 5.30 p.m. M.G. Film-Me- chanism.

All ranks are reminded to keep the forenoon of Sunday, February 21, free for Rifle Practice at Stone- cutters Range.

Motor M.G. Platoon Wednesday, February 10:-

B Class: EQ.D. Class to act as matructors.

CT Class: Blank Firing Muzzle Attachment.

C2 Class: LA. 1st and 2nd Post- tions.

No. 3 (M.G.) Company Parade at HQ. on Monday, Feb. 15 at 5.30 p.m. as under:-

Squads Nos. 1 and 2: Application of Fire Direct.

Squads Nos. 3 to 10: Methods of Indication.

Squads Nos. 11 and 12: LA 3rd Position.

M.G. Ba. Signals Monday: February 15:- Bubsection D parades for D/R. instruction at 5.30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 17:-- Subsections A, B and C parade for training at 5.30 p.m. as under. Subsection B: Line work under

L/Cpl. Rathmell,

instruction under L/Cpl. Thomp

Subsection 0: W/T. and morse 300.

Corps Infantry Parade on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6.30 p.m.

A Company: Arms and Foot Drill at E.Q. under CSM

B Company: Continuation of AALMG. Training at H.Q.

Stonecutter Range 21.2.37:-

N.C.OS. and men who have not fred the LG. and/or Musketry Classifications will do so on the above date. Details will be issued later;

Gas Course: Pte. G. F. D'Aquino, No. 9 Pt., will attend the Class vice Capt. J. M. Ollveira.

Army Service Corps Company Parade of the AS.C. Co. for ins- pection of uniform will be held at HK.V.D.C. Headquarters at 5.45 p.m. on Thursday, March 4. Dress for this parade Cap. 8. D. tunic and belt, shorts, puttees and boots,

R.O.D.C.-Construction Section

A lecture on Demonition "Do's and Donts" will be given by Major R. D. Walker, M.C. at H.Q. on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 5.30 p.m. Members who have not yet handed in their Foot-Bridge Demolition Schemes should do so on Thursday, Feb. 18.

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NOTICE

Rifle Meeting Competition for the Francis Cup | will include a deliberate practice | fired at 200 yards. The frers wear- ing box respirators.

The Tyro Competition will be

B Class: M.G. Instruction-Pre-opened to men who have not scored paration for carrying on firing 65 or over in Table B. when target is obscured.

Class: M.G. Instruction-I.A.

Cause and Exect.

A tactical ride will be held on Sunday, March 14 on the Island. All ranks are expected to attend. Please keep this date free.

No. 1 (M.G.) Company Corps HQ. at 5.30 p.m. for M.G. Friday, February 19: Parade at

Instruction,

No. 2 (Scottish) Company

at 5.30 p.m.:

Thursday, February 18: Parade

"THE BLUE-

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STOCKINGS”

Arts Association Production

Outlining the case. Inspector handicrafts" and folk Elston said that acting on informa- dancing. 3. Boys' School; this ts tion received, accompanied by Sgt. mainly for Wolf Cabs, education MacPherson he went to the pre- being bi-lingual, and includes out-mises and found three baskets, one have the opportunity bha month door activities and rural science,

COMMUNITY WORK

ICEBOUND FOR TWO YEARS All colonists do community work Winter quarters were set up on in the paddy field, in planting, in Ross Island, near the 78th parallel, building, or in constructing roads, not far from Mt. Erebus. Here wells. etc., and all are trained ta The Discovery was icebound from cooking, sewing and other crafts, March, 1902, until February, 1904. to achieve independence. There Scott and his lieutenants made are no servants: cooking, building. sledge journeys of exploration and cleaning, etc., are all done by the Scott's own party reached a lati-colonists. tude of 82 deg, 16 min, on Decem- The Colony has received high ber 30, 1902. The following year commendation from educational- Scott trekked to the west for 200 Ists in all parts of the world. miles over the South Victoria TRAINING FOR CAREERS plateau. The information gained Young convicta expected to go was far in excess of anything pre- to the Borstal Institute may be viously obtained.

admitted to these colonies in rea- Captain Scott made another ex-sonable numbers and made to pedition in the Terra Nova in 1910 share the life of the community and arrived at the South Pole on and train themselves for agricul- January 18, 1912, only to find that tural or Industrial careers. They Amundsen had forestalled him by will be treated as ordinary mem- thirty-three days. Scott's whole bers of the colonies so long as party perished in the blizzards in their conduct remains satisfactory...., March of that year.

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Hong Kong theatre-goers will

AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.

Lectures: A Course of lectures on Home Nursing will commence on Monday, February 15 at the P.WD. Odices at 5.30 p.m.

(leaving the Colony) w.e.t. 10.237.

Resignation: Miss E. M. Frow

(Sgd.) K. DURRAN. Commandant, Nursing Detachment.

H.K.V.D. Corps.

Registry Wedding

The wedding took place at The Registry, Supreme Court yesterday between Mr. Ku Se-tek.manager of the Chinese Chemical Company, Manila, and Mig Lee Glok-ha of No. 7. Sung Street, Kowloon City.

Mr. J. P. Murphy, Aadistant Re- gistrar of Marriages, omelated

while the witnesses were Mesara

of which contained two keys which seeing one of the outstanding Atted a suitcase that was found in ¦ Plays' of the year. We refer to the rear cubicle. When the case "The Blue-Stockings" which will was opened the revolvers were dis- be produced by the Hong Kong covered.

Chou Shing-sul and Lee Yae-sui University Arts Association under Defendant denied the ownership the direction of Mr. A. H. Pater-Following the Registry ceremony, a of the fireseras, and also the ault-son, BA, in the University Great reception was held at the Hotel case which contained them. I Was Hall, by kind permission, on Satur. Cecil where a large number of re- said that the suitcase was brought day, February 20 at 9 pm. Ad-latives and friends gathered to there by a friend, and she had no vance bookings open at the King's offer their fellcitations. knowledge of the contents. She Theatre on Friday, February 6, was told that it only contained The prices of admission have books.

been fixed at $2, $1 and 50 cents, A special performance for the senior classes of schools on Friday, the 19th February at 6.30 pm at the reduced rate of 50 cents to all seats. Heads of schools who have not yet received a circular on the subject should communicate with the Hon. Business Manager care of

Sgt. J. E. Scott, Police Armourer, gave evidence that the revolvers serviceable, and were fully loaded when they were handed to him for examination by Sgt. MacPherson.

Defendant was discharged, owing to insuncient evidence.

EMBEZZLER FINED

M

WEDDING

The forthcoming wedding is an-: nounced of Dr. Chan Chin-kwong, of 577 Nathan Road, and Miss Lam Sck-cheong, residing at 7 Gram- plan Road, Kowloon Tong.

the Hong Kong University Arts AMBULANCE BRIGADE

Faculty.

The Director of Ambulance has The Chief Commissioner for the

the honour to acknowledge with Tse Chung, 23, appeared before his employer returned. However, The Discovery was afterwards Ceylon Boy Scouts has pointed out Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magis- the next day defendant admitted rateful appreciation and thanke employed as headquarters of an to the Governor that the methods tracy charged on four counts of to his employer that he had spent the receipt of the following, dona- expedition to study the habits of of the Scout colony are much more embezzlement from his employer, the money on gambling and buy-

tions:- whales in the Antarctic seas, un advanced than the methods em- Leung Yu-kwong. The sums in ling clothes, and sent $10 to his M. Grayburn der the command of Ideutenant-ployed in Borstal institutes. Sim- volved were $43.35, $25, $12.35 and mother. Commander Stenhouse, R.N.R.,ple cottages, built by the colonists | $11. The British Government chartered themselves, would appeal more to The Discovery from 1920 to 1931 the self-respect of the colonists and lent her to Sir Douglas Maw-than imposing buildings and iron aon, leader

of the BAN.Z.AR. gates.

.$30,00

Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington...... 28.00

25.00

and His Worship ordered defendant Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau

Sgt. McKay, who prosecuted, in- to raise the sum of money within Hon. Mr. O. H. Dodwell ... 20.00 formed his Worship that the money 24 hours or, in default, to spend a Mr. and Mrs. Bramwell (Fer was collected by defendant and he month in gaol, and fined him $100 Miss Alice Kwok) ... 10.00 wis told to wait at the office until ¦ or two months' imprisonment. Fer Mias Tsang Bhun Hing 2 25.80

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