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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

NEW CIVIL AIR Dutch Tug

GUARD COMMISSIONERS

INVITED

con-

London, August 19. The Air Ministry announces that, at the invitation of Sir Kingsley Wood. Secretary for Air, the following have sented to serve as Commis- sloners for the recently con- stituted Civil Air Guard: Lord Londonderry (Chairman): Mr. W. Lindsay Everard. M.P.. for Melton;

Major Alan "Goodfellow, R.AF. (Ret'd.);

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Mrs. G. F. Miles. wife of the Managing Director of Phillips and

Fowls Aircraft Ltd:

· ME:

Robert Murray. Glasgow

Detained At Bocca Tigris

The Netherlands Harbour Works tug. Reinier, which was reported

GENERAL

VOLUNTEER ORDERS

ORDERS BY LIEUT. COLONEL IL B. ROSE, M.C., COMMANDANT, HONG KONG: VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

COMMAND

Lieut. Colonel H. B. Rose, M.C.

overdue on Thursday, has been assumed command of the Corps on detained by the Chinese authori-17th August, 1998.

tles at Bocca Tigris, it was learned from the owners yesterday.

No expianation has been given for the detention, but all on board The are reported to be safe. owners are in communication with the Chinese authorities in Capton.

DEPARTED ON

HOLIDAY

Well-known residents who left

· BEACH MANNING EXERCISES Saturday 20th August. Corps Signals. Those detailed-. Parade at H.Q. at 9 am. «

Corps Signals. Remainder Parade at HQ, at 2 p.m.

No. 3 M.G. Company-Parade at H.Q. at 4 p.m.

Dress-S.D. cap. K.D. Jacket, K.D. trousers, fighting order less box respirator.

Thursday 25th August. HLQ 5.30 p.m. AA. Company. Officers and N.C.O's, and umpires-conference.

Friday 28th August. K.Q. 5.30

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Monday 29th August: H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Lecture

night Arins practice.

on

No. 1 MEG. Company Wednesday 24th August H.Q. 5.30 pm. No. 15 Platoon. General revision I.A.

Friday 36th August. E.Q. 5.30 p.m. No. 15 Platoon. General re- vision LA.

Portuguese Companies Monady 22nd "August. 'FQ. 5,30

No. 5 M.G. Company p.m. ( 'mechanism. (11) SA.A. „Company-

ZA. 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions

Machine Gun Signals Monday 22nd August. H.Q. 5.30 P.m. (1) Subsections "A" and "A" -line testing. (1) Subsection "D" -Miniature Range.

Friday 26th August. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. for Murray Parade Ground. Riding practice,.

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STRENGTH-INCREASE

Pte. R. C. Baptista, A.A Com-

and N.C.O's and umpires-con-pany. 15.8.38.

Corporation Transport employee: for holiday yesterday by them. No. 5 M.G. Company Ofcers |

Air Commodore J. A Chamler Empress of Canada included:- (Secretary).

Mr. R. M. McLay, chief man

Mr Everard is an unorary Airager of the National City Bank. Commodore in the Auxillary Air Mrs and Miss Mignon McLay. Force and Chairman of the Royal who are bound for Yokohama: Aero Club and of the General Mrs. M. M. Morse, wife of the Council" of the Associated Light Chier Accountant of the Hong Shanghai Banking and Flane Clubs. He is a private air-Kong

is proceeding craft owner and possesses his own Corporation. who aerodrome at Ratcliffe.

to England;

Rev. J. L. Wilson, Dean of St. Major Alan Goodfellow is a soli eltor by profession. He was with John's Cathedral going to Yoko-

the RAF during the Great War huma and serve on the Western front.

Ir

ference.

Saturday 27th August.

A.A. Company-Parade at H.Q.. a: 3.30 p.m.

Corps Signals and No. 5 M.G. Company-Parade at HQ. at 4

pm.

Dress-As for para. (a) above. MACHINE GUN SPECIAL CLASS

Friday 26th August. Parade at H.Q. at 9 a.m.

"PARADES

Engineer Company

Ple. W. A. Garcia, A.A. Company, 15.8.38.

Ple E. D. Fisher, No. 3 M.G. Company. 18.8.38.

5. F. HEDGCUE,

Captain, Adjutant. HK.V.D. Corps AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.

Lecture

The next" lecture on Home Nursing will be given at the P.WD.

Monday 22nd August. H.Q 5.451Offices at 5.30 p.m. op Monday 22nd August" by Miss C. R. Hammond, QAIM.N.S.. Matron Military Hos- pital. instrucTM

L.L. Section. Squad drill. Thursday 25th August. HQ 5.30 p.m. LL, Section LL. tion.

Mr. R. Sanger, of the Standard- Who is Hr is a member of the Lancashire Vacuum" Oil Company. Aero Club and of the General bound for the United States. ac- p.m. Council of Associated Light Aero-companied by Mrs. Sanger and plane Clubs and is both an aero. family:

Dr. P. F. S. Court, Medical plane and glider pliot:

Mrs. Miles 13 well-known avia Officer of the Queen Mary Hos- trix and is a member of the Read-pital, and Mrs. Court, going to

Kobe; and Ing Flying Club. Mr. Murray Is President of the Glasgow CorporAsiatic Petroleum Company, whe Mr. G. M. D. D. Wolf, of the

tion Transport Flying Club.--

is going to. Yokohama (British Wireless).

ARRIVED YESTERDAY

Examination

An examination in Home Nursing

Corps Signals Saturday 20th August. Beach will be held in the PW.D. Onces manning exercise. See para, 2 (a) on Monday 12th September at 5.30 above.

Tuesday 23rd August. Q. 5.15 p.m. Revolver practice at. Ken- nedy Road Range,

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Armoured Car Section! Mr. R. R Roxburgh. Far Eastern

Tuesday 23rd August. HQ 5.30 representative of Messrs. Thorny-p.m. "A" and "B"-musketry in-

PHILHARMONIC'S croft and Company Ltd, and Mr. struction. ""-driving Instrue-

NEW PRODUCTION

"Ruddigore" Will Be Presented In December

The Hong Kong Philhar- monic Society announces that the Gilbert and Sullivan opera. "Ruddigore." will be staged on December 14, 15, 16 and 17.

F. C. Millington. head of the ad- tion.

vertising firm of Millington, Ltd.

arrived from North China yester day in the 3.4. Naldera.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED

The following passengers arrived fn "tac Colony yesterday fron Japan and Shanghai by the ss

Naldera:-

Motor Machine Gun Platoon Friday 26th August: H.Q. 5.15 p.m. for Revolver firing at Kennedy Road Range.

5.30

No. 1 M.G. Company Friday 26th August.-H.Q. p.m. Arms drill and squad drill under RS.M. Slattery,

As this is the first parade of the training year a good turn out particularly requested.

p.m.

Attachment

at- The undermentioned were tached to Military Hospital, Hong Kong. for training during the period 8/8/38 to 15/8/38. Mrs. I. M. 8. Braude, Miss L R. Sinclair.

Sgd. Mrs. E. M. BEGG,

Commandant, Nursing Detachment. H.K.VD.C.

PICNIC FOR

BLIND GIRLS

The Christ Church Group of the VEMA. acknowledges with grate- ful thanks the following donations and offers of loan of cars towards the 12th annual pleric for Blind Girls, which will take place on October 1-

Mr. Gustave Hofschimedes. Mr$5. Hong Ching-wan.

Mrs. Mabel Bessie Ellen Hop- Mr. and Mrs. Behman

No. 3 M.G. Company Saturday 20th August. Beach Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Vincent and child, Mr. L. Kodoomal, Mr. C. R. manning exercise. See para. 2 (a) It is understood that the pro-Karmally, Mr. G. V. Riley, Mr. w.above. duction is to be in the hands of D. Ball, Mr. H. B. Dagis Mr. T

Lalchand, Mr. Cyril Brown.

Mr. J. Motilal, Mr. C. G. Rehearsals are commencing al-Nicholls, Mr. M. Phoolchand Mr. most immediately, the first being A. Davison, Dr. A. Kazimirow, Mr. on Thursday, September 1 at 8.45F Millington. Mr. R. Roxburgh. p..m. in the China Fleet Clue Mr. W. White. Theatre, and subsequently in the Mr. J. Arnot, Mr. R. Beards- same theatre on Mondays at 5.3 worth, Mts. J. Hoffer, Mr. 0. p.m. and Thursdays at 8.45 p.m. Hwa. Mr. Huan Chang-ho. Mr. M, A. Kardish Mrs. M. E. Paus, Mr:

until further notice.

This "production will mark the Teang Tak. A.B. C. Clark, MI. 1. revival of the Savoy Opera in H. Kendale. Hong Kong after an interval' of almost five years. "Ruddigore" is tuneful and spectacular and has enjoyed increasing popularity in England during the last few years.

FUNERAL SERVICE FOR LATE MRS. D. Y. LIN

PASSENGERS DEPARTED

The following salled yesterday for Shanghai, Japan and Canada

in the Empress of Canada:-

kins,

Mr. G. S. Archbutt, $25. Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Q.B.E.

Mr. J. Key. $5. Mr. G. B. Labrum 35.

Loan of Cars, Mr. F. H. Tyson. Mr. Oscar May. Further donations and offers Mr. Chanral Lachmandas, Mr. will gladly be received by the Hon. Lee Yu-pack, Mrs. Jean Leach, Group Secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Mr. Li Peng, Mr. Oliver C. Lock Goddard, care of Messrs. L. Ron- hart, Mr. C. S. Liu. Mr. H. J.don and Company. Ltd., Marina Mackenzie,

Rashid Iranee and 3 minor 'chil- dren, Mr. Leo Itkes, Mr. and Mrs. Ki Chun,

Mr. M. D. Mahtani. Mr. Wad- humal Mansukhani, Mr. Philip Maxwell Markert. Miss Mabel Marsh, Mr. Sidney Thomas. Ma- thison, Miss Alice McGill,

House.

News Briefs

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mont- His Excellency the Governor and gomerie... McLay, Miss Margaret Lady Northcote will attend Divine

Mr. Werner Amtage. Mr. WU-Mignon McLay, Mr. John Milne. Service at St. John's Cathedral to- am John Anderson, Mr. John Mrs. Margery May Morse, Mr. L Basil Ashton, Mr. Bang How, Mr. Newton,

morrow at 11 am. His Excellency will"read the Lesson.

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and Mrs. R. P. Bingham. Lieut. Mr. Harold Sydney Peake, Mr. Robert Stewart Blacker. R.N.. Frank Powell, Mr. Charles D.

The local branch of the Chinese Reich. Miss Barbara Rich. Mr National Women's Relief Associa- and Mrs. Richard Sanger, Misstion will held its first annual meet- Charlotte Banger. Miss Helen ing on Friday at Euston, the resid- Sanger, Miss Elearnor Sanger, ence of Mrs. Eu Tong-sen, at Rep- Mr. Arabinda Nath Sinha, Mr. uise Bay. Mrs. T. V. Soong will C. C. Bleh. Mr. Kenneth Waldo welcome the guests. Smith, Mr, Max Streitman, Mr.

Mr. Wilfred Bowling, Mr. C C A funeral service for the late Chang. Mr. Edward Btesh. Mr. Y. Mrs. D. Y. Lin, noted pioneer of S. Chen. Lt. Roger Henry Cooke, physical, education for women in R.N. Mr. Chun Keo Jack, Mr. 8. China and wife of the Director T. Cheng, of the Kwangtung Bureau of Mr. and Mrs P, F. 8. Court. Mr. Agriculture and Forestry, who died John Virgil Crowe, Miss Nordine on Wednesday, was held at St. Theresa. Mr. Rabbi Jacob Eisen. Paul's Church yesterday after Mr.. Edgar Hamilton Elam, Mrs. noon. Bishop R. O. Hall officiated. Feari Edna Fee. assisted by Rev. Paul 8. 8. Tso.

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Alan Macpherson Stuart, Mr. Tong Lady Northcote wil be present Shook-chlu..

at the A.R.P. lecture at the Peak M. and Mrs. Lakshmi Narayan Club on Monday at 10 a.m. Mr. Jose Henrique de Figueiredo, Sukhani. Mr. Tsang Tsung-fee,

Mr. J. Friedbers. A large gathering of relatives Mr.

Robert Mr. Dayaram Wadhumal. Veswapi. The health returns for Thursday and friends attended the service. Robertson Gillon, Mr. Peroy 8 Mr. C. 8. Tung, Mrs. P. Veswani show seven cases of cholera, four

The remains of the late Mrs. Grant, Mr.

Gray, Dr. and minor son,

cases of dysentery, two cases of Miss Dorothy Josephine Wheeler: cerebro-spinal meningitis and one Lin were later removed to the Richard Thomas Green, Chinese Christian Cemetery in Mr. and Mrs. F. Griggs, Dr. and Miss E. M. Whitehead, Rev. J. L. case each of diphtheria and enteric Bung Hing Tous. Fanling. where Mrs. Samuel Minter Hill Miss Wilson. Mr. G. M. D. D. Wolf.fever. The total of cholera cases burial took place.

Mary Jane Hill, Mr. Hoh Kwong. | Captain Yang Yin

notified this year is 345.

.F. W.

POP-OR ELSE A RIOT SQUAD

I THOUGHT. YOU SENT

HIM TO LIVE WITH HIS GRANDMA'N THE

COUNTRY TILL THE

AIR RAID

PRACTICE

WAS

OVER

SO WE DID BUT SHE SENT HIM BACK WITH

NOTE SAYING

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JAPANESE SHIP CONCENTRATIONS IN KWANGTUNG WATERS

Canton, Aug. 19.

There is a total of 26 Japanese, warships in the Kwangtung Waters, concentrating at the mouth of the Pearl River and the Bwatow 'ares.

The Japanese seaplane carrier, Akaga, salled from Kwangtung on August 15 and was yesterday reported to be seen opposite Foochow

cartier. Kamol, is still

The Japanese aircraft anchored opposita Tongkawan.

There is only one Japanese seaplane carrier in Kwangtung and that the planes, which of fate raid- ed the two railways, had come from her with the exception of those from the bases in Sancho and Hopao Islands-(International).