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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Successful Official Trials Of Breconshire: Governor Proposes Toast

The m. a. Breconshire, the largest vessel to be constructed by the Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering Co. underwent amicial trials yesterday. The 10,000-ton matorship was constructed to the order of the Glen Line Ltd. and proved entirely satisfactory in her testa

Approximately seventy guests were invited to attend the trials of the Breconshire which left Talkoo Dockyard yesterday at 11 am.

The guest of honour was His

Excellency the Governor, Geoffry Northcote, who was -AC- companied by Captain 8. H. Batty-Smith, A. D. C., and Mr. J. H. B. Lee, acting Private Secre- tary.

Other notables on board were Mr. D. F. Landale, of Jardine. Matheson and Co., the Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell. Mr. E. Cock, Chief Manager of the Hongkong and. Whampoa Dock Co.. Mr. W. H.

GENERAL:

VOLUNTEER ORDERS

ORDERS BY LT.-COL. EL. B. ROSE, M.C. COMMANDANT. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

MANNING EXERCISE Thursday, July 27, HQ. 5.15 p.m. (Except where otherwise detailed by O's. C. Units). Those detailed

Class, Instruction B Class, M.G. instruction.

Motor Machine Gun Platoon July 26, 5.30 pm. M.G. instruc-

from Corps Artillery, BL Com-tion and riding practice. pany, Corps Signals, No. 2 M.G.

July 28, No parade. Company No. 3 M.G. Company, No. 4 M.G, Company, No. 5 M.Q. Com- pany.

QUALIFICATION-RANGE TAKERS

No. 1 MG: Company July 25, H.Q. 5:30 pm. N.Q.0.'s Class, Setting up stoppages,

July 28, EQ. 5.30 pm. Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons. Trained. mep, Night Aring." Re-

The under-mentioned members) Section drill

GARAGE CLAIM of the 2nd Battery passed an aruits, E.G.D.

FOR DAMAGE

R.A. Bombardier Alleges Car Was

Not Road Worthy

examination of rangetakers held at Scandal Point on Sunday, July 18, 1999.

1:

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2587 Sgt. H. H. Rose 3229 Gar... A. M. J. Wright 3412 Gnr J. F. Burford ... 2093 B.Q.M.S. J. S. Beach ·94 3224 L/Bdr. A. Bone ......... 93 PROMOTION EXAMINATION--

RESULTS

The following passed a Promo-

Examination on 14.7.39.

To Sergeant

Before Mr. Justice B. E. Lind- Lock, of Butterfield and Swire, sell. In the Summary Court yester-tion Mr. R. B. Bell. of the Talkooday, 2 claim for $105.50 was

Dockyard and Engineering Co. brought by Lam's Garage, of. No. Mr. W. H. Dickie, Holt's Ship-145, Gloucester Road, against wright Superintendent. Mr. E. C. Lance Bombardier Fuller, of the Bustard, Holt's Superintendent of 13th Battery, Royal Artillery, Fort Construction, Mr. J. Therifall. Stanley. Holt's Engineering Superintendent | The claim consisted of $4, being and Mr. K. Modsen of Burmeister | agreed cost of hire of a

car on and Walne. Guarantee Engineer, Aprli 12. and $101.50, being balance the last four gentlemen having of damage to car No. 588. arrived from England for duties in connexion with work on the Breconshire. At noon.

board the new motorship, Mr. W. H. Lock, of Butterfield and Swire, proposed garage, stated toast to the King, the Governor replying with a toast to "The Good Ship m. s. Breconshire," April 1 defendant hired Car No.!!

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which was drunk in champagne.

An outdoor luncheon was served to the guests on the boat deck of the Breconshire.

Mr. R. M. M. King of Messrs. Johnston, Stokes and Master, ap- peared on behalf of plaintiffs.

Proprietor's Evidence

Lam Ping, proprietor of the in evidence that

2294 A/Sgt. T. Swan, No. 2 M.G. Company.

To Corporal 2099 L/Cpl. V C. Bond, M.M.G.

Platoon.

2104 L/Cpl. E. L. Curtis, M.M.G.

Platoon.

2586 L/Cpl. W. R. E. Collings, M.M.G. Platoon.

No. 4 (Troop) Platoon: July 25, HQ. 5.30 pm. Trained men, Section drill, Night firing (lecture). Re- cruits, M.G. training.

No. 2 M.G. Company July 28: H.Q. 5.30 pm. N.C.O,'s Class. Practical instruction

area.

on

No. 3 MG. Company July 24, H.Q. 5.30. pim. For de- talls see Company circular. There will be no rece for No. 10 Pl

No. 4 M.G. Company July 23: Peak. Range; 9.30 am. Rife. Free tickets may be drawn from QM.'s store before 9 a.m.

July 7 HQ. 5.15 p.m. Manning Exercise. No. 13 Platoon and any volunteer from 14 and 15 Flatoons. July 28, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Recruits. Musketry.

There will be no parades until further notice. N.C.Q.'s Classes 2158 L/Cpl. EF: Hopkins, M.M.G.will commence from Friday, Aug. 4.

Platoon.

1778 L/Cpl. 8. A. Fowler, M.M.G.

Platoon.

ANTI-GAS INSTRUCTORS'.

COURSE July 22, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Those

defendant had hired cars from detalled. him on several occasions. On

*PARADES

Corps Artillery

568 at 8.40 p.m. and agreed to re- DEL Personnel: July 25, EL.Q. turn it at midnight, but did not 5.30 p.m. Lecture by Captain Gross, do so til 2 a.m. Defendant said R.E. he met with an accident through At three o'clock in the afternoon turning a Comer at too great the trials were completed and the speed near the Dairy motorship returned to the dock-Pokfulum.

Recruits: July 26, HQ. 5.30 p.m. To draw and sign for B.D. caps and Farm, badges, overalls, gun platform

shoes.."

1st Battery July 25, Belchers, 5.45 p.m. No. 1 Gun drill Gun and DR.F. Class.

Dress- and D.R.F. instruction. Khaki drill shorts and shirts, S.D. caps and gun platform shoes.

yard by the western passage. The Flaintiff said that defendant approximate speed attained by the told him

that one man' was in-

m. s. Breconshire during her trialsjured as the result of the acci- yesterday was between 10 and 20dent, and had been taken to the 'knots.

Queen Mary Hospital.

No. 5 MG. Company July 25, HQ. 5.30 p.in. (1) No, 17 Platoon. N.C.O.'s, reconnaissance, Remainder, night fring. (H) No. 18 Platoon, night fring. (1) No. 19 Flatcon, P.B. mounting. (iv) Recruits, instruction under L/Sgt. J. D. Remedios and Cpl. J. T. P. Souza.

Anti-Aircraft Company July 25, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Aircraft- Action, duties of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 12 degrees lead method.

Air Arm July 23, Kai Tak, 9.30 a.m. Com- pulsory flying. Overalls will be

worn.

July 24, Kal Tak, 8 p.m. Lecture. APPOINTMENTS & PROMOTIONS A/Sgt. T. Swan, Ng. 2 M.G. Coy. to be Sgt. 21.7.39.

A sistership, the m.s. Glenorchy. Defendant was asked to sign

L/Cpl. H. F. Hopkins, L/Cpl. E. July 28, Belchers. 5.45 p.m. No. 2 is now in the final stage of con- form admitting damage to the

L. Curtis, L/Cpl. W. R. K, Collings, struction at the Taikoo Dockyard car. The vehicle was repaired, sun. DR.F Class and Lewis Sun-L/Cpl. S. A. Fowler and L/Cpl. Y.

Gun drill, D.R.F. and Lewis and is expected to be launched and a bill was sent to defendant, ners.

C. Bond, M.M.G. Pl. to be Cpl., instruction. Dress-Khaki in the near future.

who said he could not pay all at gun

21.7.39. drill shorts and. shirts, S.D. caps once, but offered to pay $10 a week. A sum of $10 was paid. and gun, platform.shoes.

LEARNER DRIVER FINED

BUS COLLISIONTM

SEQUEL

but no other payment had since ¡been made.

Cross-examined by defendant. plaintiff said that it was not al-

No parade.

2nd Battery

3rd Battery July 24, Belchers 5.30 p.m. Gun

Dress-S.D. caps, overalls and gun platform shoes.

Pte. J. Choa, Armd. C. Sec. to be L/Cpl. 21.7.39.

TRANSFERS

Bdr. T. J. Houston. from 3rd Bty. to 4th Bty. 19.5.391

Spr. M., F. Houghton from DEL.

ways that a car was, tried out bedral, D.R.F. and. A.A Lewis gun.sec. Res. to 3rd Bty. Res., 21.7.39.

fore being hired.

Not Roadworthy

Defendant told the Court that

4th Battery July 28, Queen's Pier, 5.30 p.m.) he agreed with what plaintiff had Dress-S.D. can overalls, gun plat said, but his case was that the car form shoes. was not in a proper condition. 'The vehicle was not roadworthy,

A Ane of $15 was imposed on said defendant, because the springs Mrs. Wu Tak-son, a leamer driver, were bad.

of No. 90. Kennedy Road, by Mr. The Case was adjourned R. Edwards. at

Central Court August 17 at 3.30 pm.

yesterday on â summons for driving without due care and caution when changing direction on June 20, in King's Road; when i

her car came into collision with

a China Motor Bus No. 636...

POSSESSION CLAIM

Beach Light Company July 24 to 28: Duties for night aring at Stonecutters. Launch leaves R.AS.C. Camber 6.15 p.m. to Dress SD. caps,

K.D. jackets, trousers, web belts.

The clal for possession of No. 176, Kitung Street, ground floor.

July 24: Sgt. Bowden, Spr. J. Lee, Spr. F. H. Chan, Spr. C. M. Lam, and Spr. C. c. W. Chung.

July 27: "L/C. Tsang, Spr. 1 s. Cheung. Spr. C. M. Lee, Spr. E Lam, Spr. M. W. Tang.

July 28: Sgt. Poole, Spr. S. K.

Mr. P., Y. Wu appeared for de-shamshuipo, brought by Ng Ngawong, Spr. 8. W. Mark, Spr. 8. C. fendant, whilst Mr. P. Winter shi, "widow, against Leang, Kee, viek. Spr. W. H. Tang

Blythe held a watching brief on behalf of China Motor Bus Com

Traffic-Egt Clark, pro-

pany. secuted...

July 27: HQ. 5.15 p.m. Beach Manning. Duties as already de- tailed: Personnel detailed for

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INFANT ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ⠀

ABANDONED

The allegation that they had Pte. P. F. dos S. Xavier from A.A. abandoned their child, seven days, Coy. to 3rd Bty.. 21.7.39.

old, in a feld at the juncture Onr. P. K. Sim from 4th Bty, to of Levern Road and Argyle Street, Unit Res., 21.7.39.

Kowloon, on the night of July Pte. A W. Mackenzie from Air 19. as a result of which the fe Arm to No. 2 M.G. Coy.. 21.7.39. and health of the child was per- Spr. Y. L. Pao, from D. & W. Coy.manently injured, was the charge

to Unit Res., 23.8.39.

LEAVE

preferred, at the Kowloon Court' yesterday, before Mr. E Hims- Pte. "A. G. Hargreave, No. 1 M.G.worth, against Leung Fuk, 30, and Coy., 4.8.39 to 3.5.40.

his wife Yeung Yih, 22. Inspec- Pte. Y. 8. Cheung. No. 4 M.G. tor Rogers, of Kowloon City, whe Coy, 18.7.39 to 11.8.39.

le prosecuting, asked a remand of Gor. G. G. Davies, and Battery. three days in the case of the two 19.7.39 to 17.8.39.

Cpl. F. C. C. Quah, No..3 M.G. Coy., 20.7.38 to 1.9.39.

Coy., 20.7.39 to 2.8.39.

Pie. G. Treverton, No. 1 MG.

defendants.

ADJOURNMENT OPPOSED

Lieut. C. Blaker, Res, of Offrs,

As complainant, Mr. J. A Duži 21.7.39 to 16.8.39.

had not arrived from Shanghai. Pte. A. J. B. Johnstone, No. 1an application for remand until M.G. Coy., 28.7.39 to 31.8.39.

STRENGTH-DECREASE

Pte. F. A. Santos, A. A. Coy. Res.,

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STRENGTH INCREASE

August 15, was opposed by Mr. Loseby, who represented E. "D. Sykes in the case in which he is charged with obtaining money by

from false pretences

Reliance Motors, at the Central Court yeɛ- terday.

otherwise known as the Leung Yuet Electric Company, came up for hearing again in the Sum- mary Court yesterday, before. Mr. Liu Hong, driver of motor bus Justice R. E. Lindsell, but was ad-posts 12 and 13 parade at 4.15 pm.

Dress see para. above. No. 636; gave evidence that de journed stoe die because of an fendant's car was about 40 yards action pending against one of the at Stonecutters July to September

Details of personnel for duties 4.7.38. ahead. The left front of defen-plaint's grandsons for breach of and for Beach Manning are posted dant's vehicle, after hitting the contract in respect of the letting on Company notice board at H.Q.19.6.39. right front of the bus, made a out of the premises. complete turn ending"on the side

Demolition & Works Company Gar. W. Luke, 3rd Bty., 20.6.39."

His Worship agreed that defen July 27, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Miniature

Gar. C. F. 1p, 4th Bty.. 21.8,39. of the bus again The defendant

dant should not be made to wait Gnr. S.. L. Ma, 4th Bty., 12.739. for the adjournment. did not give any signal whilst

Range.

Gar, N. R. Kirk, 1st Bty., 21.7.39. turning.

Hearing was fixed for Wednes- Gar. G. Tanner, 1st Bty., 21.7.39.day, Gnr. A. R. J. White, 1st Bty., 21.7.39.

It was stated at the previous hearing that the plaintif held thei premises in trust for her "twɑ' grown grandsons, who were said ROAD WAS CLEAR

to be suffering great hardship by Mra. Wu Tak-son said that she having to live in a small cubicle was driving along King's Road, with their families. accompanied by Chau . Cha

Mr. D. McCallum appeared for licensed driver, from Causeway plaintiff. Bay to Shaukiwan. The road was

Corps Signals

July 22, H.Q. 2.30 pm. Line Sec- tlon. Reconnaissance.

July 24, H.Q. 5.15 p.m. Line and Operating Section. Signal train- ing. D/R. Section. Riding prac- tice as per roster.

July 27: EQ. 5. p.m. Line and

clear and there was no trafic told defendant to stop?--I had to Operating Sections, Manning ex- ahead or behind.

Chau Chai, licensed "driver, said that he had over 16 years ex- perience in driving.

apply the hand brake..

Did she appear to loose her head before the accident?-She was nervous as she did not know

Sgt. Clarke: Is it true that you how to avoid the collision.

POP AIN'T IT THE TRUTH?

Gnr. W. T. Leung, 3rd Bty.,

E. N. THURSBY, Captain. Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps..

NOTICE

Corps Swimming Sports

The Corps Swimming Sports, will

ercise. Uniform as detailed.

be held on Friday, July 28 at the July 28, D/R. Section, Riding | V.R.C. at 9.30 p.m. exercise as per roster.

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P.W.D. Omces at 5.30 p.m.

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