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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925.

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

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LATEST CORPS ORDERS. Hongkong Volunteer Corps orders, issued by Lieut.-Col.

G. Bird, D.S.O.. state:

Rides And Bayonets, All rifles and bayonets must be returned to Volunteer Headquar ters before the Christmas Holidays. Miniature Llange. Range has been alloted as under: Monday, 21st December, at 5.30

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Promotion.

The story of a Chinese who was shot while attempting to excupe over a verandah was told at the Criminal Sessions this morning, before the Chief Justice, Sir Benry Gollan. The accused, Chinese named Fung Wong-sang. was charged with robbing the Po Tai pawnshop at Hunghom, of a large quantity of jewellery, to the value of $5,000, in company with j

No. 779 Sergt. J. E. Hancock, Ar- two other's unknown. The jewellery| included 240 rings, 148 ear-rings, moured Car Co., to be Company- Sergeant-Major, as from 10th Do 139 bracelets, 30 gold pendants, cember, 1925. two strings of pearls, five pieces of jade, and 28 watches. The ne cused pleaded guilty.

The accused

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Stating the facts of the case, Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solicitor, said on July 30th, at 5.15 pm four men entered the pawnshop, and bound and gagged the cupants, after which they took the articles mentioned in the charge. Was arrested on August 13th, and in the house where he was living was found some of the stolen property, tuge ther with other miscellaneous attempting to jewellery, On escape over a verandah, a Chinese policeman fired at him, and in- ficted a wound. He had been in hospital for three months.

Reversions.

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No. 11 C.S.M. O. Eager, moured Car Co., No. L/Bdr. T. Williams, Artillery Co., and No. 654 A/L/Corp., W. L. Smith, Mounted Infantry Co., are permit- ted to revert to the rank of Pri- vates at their own request, as from 10th December. 1925,

Transfers.

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No. 511 Pte. O. Eager. Armour-

ed Car Co., to Reserve Co. No. 641 Pte. T. Williams. Artil

lery Co., to Reserve Ca. No. 554 Pte. W. L. Smith, Mount-

No. ed Infantry Co., to Platoon.

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No. 629 Pte. D. MacCrae, No. 5

Platoon, to Reserve Co.

Resignations.

Sir Henry Gollan said it was a very serious case, and he took a serious view of il He had given very severe sentences in similar

The following are permitted to cases. He would, however, take

resign from the Corps, as from 15th into consideration the fact that prisoner had done his best to helpDecember, 1925- the police in the administration of justice, and also the fact that he had been wounded. He would have to go to prison for three years with hard labour.

PROHIBITION PROBLEM.

STARTLING AND SERIOUS REVELATIONS.

No. 506 Pte. P. W. F. Mills,

Armoured Cat Co.

No. 993 Pie. W. F.

Armoured Car Co.

Curwen,

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1. D. JpLL, Captain,

Adjutant, HK.V.D.C. Hongkong, December 18th, 1925.

Notices.

-All men in the British Em- pire wearing the King's uniform! on Christmas Day, 1914, were eli- gible to receive Her Royal High ness the Princess Mary's Christ- mas gift box.

New York, Dec. 17.

Any such meraber, who has never Startling prohibition statistics were quoted by Mr. Buckner, the received the gift, should send in United States; Attorney. in his name to the Adjutant without speech here. He declared that delay.

2.-The Artillery Challenge Cur, there had been 511 deaths from alcoholic poisoning in New York presented by Sir Hercules G. K. City in 1925, as compared with 87 Robinson, was won on November in 1918. Fifty per cent. of 5,900 22m, 1925, by No. 1 (City) Sec-

Company. Houg-1 samples of domestically manufaction, Artillery Lured liquor seized in 1920 were kong Volunteer Defence Corps. genuine whisky, but such genuine The Lugard Cup, presented by liquor comprised less than two Sir F. J. D. Lugard for shooting per cent. of a larger amount scizat unknown ranges, was won ed in 1928. Mr. Buckner alluding December 6th, 1925, by the Mount- to factories and offices in Newed Infantry Company. The Scot- York City where bootleggers were tish Company were second and the equipped with colouring and sea-Engineer Company third. soning fluids and manufactured

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all varieties of liquor using wood alcohol as the basis, he declared that the prohibition problem no longer lay in Rum Row with its spectacular sea battle, but in finding a method to bottle up thu

of poisoned industrial Messrs. Carroll Bros. inferaz us stream alcohol which was continually that they have received cable in- flowing from plants officially con-formation that the rubber market is trolled, of which at least forty dell and giving the following million gallons reached the boot-quotations and dividends declared: |

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ROBBER SENTENCED AT SESSIONS.

Two charges were preferred against a Chinese at the Criminal Sessions this morning, bufore the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, One was of robbing a man of a watch and $52 in money on July 10th at Shamshuipo, with four other persons unknown, and the second was of receiving a watch at Mongkoktsui, well knowing it

to have been stolen,

Asked if he pleaded guilty or not gulity, the accused sald he did not take any part in the rob- bery, and know nothing about it. but a few minutes later he con- tradicted himself and admitted that he went with the other men to steal

went up the stairs of a house in GERMAN REPORTS DENIED. Shamshuipo, and called out thes

Paris, Dec. 17 - he had brought a parcel from the

The High Commissioner for occupant's younger brother. The Syria and the Liban states that he occupant, who had bad eyesight, finds himself obliged to contradiri opened the door, and was seized the news sent out by the German by the throat by the man outside. radio service at Nauen, according Three other men entered the room to w ch the French bombarded The Damascus, a street fight took place! and a struggle took place. wife of the occupant told them not in the town, and the Druses vecu- to struggle, and told her husband pied

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Damascus. to let the men take what they These three news items are faise; The t- wanted. They were both pushed says the Commissioner. into a cubicle and an attempt was titude of the population during the made to break open a safe. The visit of the High Commissioner to neighbours were roused by the Alep showed the pacific and ami- noise and the men got away. The able spirit of the population and| accused was found in connection the desire of the great majority to

maintain the French mandate.: with the pawning of the watch.

Sir Henry Gollan said he must Disorders which word created and do his best to make the public un-maintained by the elements group- derstand that they could not comed around Damascus exasperat-d mit such offences with impunity. the other regions in Syria which The accused would have to go to place their sole hope on France to prison for three years with hard re-establish amongst the different creeds and races the harmony in-

Inbour.

In outlining the case, Mr. HL K Holmes said at 8,30 p.m. someone | ceeded with.

The second count was not pro-dispensable to common prosperity.

Indopacifi.

Parla, Dec. 17. The Senate has passed a vote of confidence in the Government after A debate on the. Syria question. Router.

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