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MONDAY, MAY 28, 1928.

QUEEN'S. SOLDIERS.

UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL TABLET.

The memory of two officers and

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KOWLOON ASSAULT.

MAN WHO RESISTED ARREST FINED.

The arrest of a truculent 'Chin- 25 other ranks of the Second ese was described by a district Queen's Royal Regiment, who died watchman before Mr. W. Schofield on active service in China in 1860, at the Kowloon Magistracy on was honoured by officers and men Saturday, when the man of the Battalion at present charge with assault. stationed in Hongkong-at-St. John's Cathedral yesterday morn-

ing, when Lleut. Col.

Hayley Bell, D.S.O., unveiled 籍 memorial

was

According-to-the-watchman, he Baw two Chinese in Shanghal Street peering into the pockets of

pedestrians. The men were fol

tablet in. the lowed and on arriving at a crowd

Lady Chapel. The tablet, which of people watching a street per

was dedicated by the Rev. Sformance, they stopped.

The

Llewellyn Webb. Senior Chaplain to watchman kept his eye on the two

the Forces, bears the following in men, when suddenly a gust of wind of blew his coat up. The defondant scription: "To the memory Two Officers and Twenty-five other had apparently seen witness' FC- Ranks of the Second Queen's volver, for he went to his com Royal Regiment, who died on active panton and after saying something service in China in 1860. Erect-the latter went away,

ed by all Ranks 1st Battalion

The watchman immediately

Queen's Royal Regiment while seized the defendant by the back of the neck and told him that he serving in China 1927-28."

taken to the Police for enquirica. The

It was happy thought to give would be to Lieut. Col. Hayley Bell the Station honour of unveiling the tablet as defendant grabbed witness by he forms a link between the regl-the front of his collar, tearing his ment and Hongkong. He served coat and scratching his neck. On with the 10th, (service) battalion the defendant refusing to release during the war, and was in com his hold, witness drew his re- mand of it from August, 1917, in volver and threatened to shoot.

who replaced France, Italy and Flanders and The accused then left go of the Inter with the Army of Occupation watchman, in Cologne.

A detachment of 450 men with officers and N.C.O.'s represented the Queen's Regiment, and there was also in attendance, 120 men with officers and N.C.O's of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Scot tish Borderers.

weapon.

his

The two men atarted for, the Police Station, when the defend- ant picked up a brick which he threatened to use on the watch man's head. Witness again drew his revolver causing the defendant to discard his missile. The man

who pro- his Worship

Inspector Cotton, The service, which was special-was then taken to the Station. ly adapted to the occasion, was led by a military choir, who occupied secuted, Informed the choir stalls, and music was that both men were "very, very ex- supplied by the band of the cited" when they arrived in the

charge room. Queen's Regiment. In addition to the Rev. Llewellyn Webb, the also Very Rev. Dean A. Swann took part in the service and give an

address.

Commencing with the hymn "Spirit of Mercy, Truth and Love," the service was continued with an introduction to morning prayer by the. Rev, Llewellyn Webb, follow- ed by the Versicles and a palm. Lieut. Col. Boyd, D.S.O., Officer Commanding the 1st. Battalion of the Queen's Regiment, read a lesson from Revelation which was followed by the Jubilate Deo. After The Creed and Collects, the hymn "O God of Jacob by whose hand," was sung, and during this RECORD HITS. hymn the clergy and officers of the

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Queen's Regiment gathered in the Lady Chapel.

Unveiling and Dedication.

At the conclusion of the hymn Lieut. Col. Boyd neked Lieut. Col. Hayley Bell to unvell the tablet which was covered with a Union Jack, Lieut. Col. Hayley Bell then unveiled the tablet after which it was dediented.

Then followed The Grace and "The call to arms is sounding," during which the clergy and of ficers returned to their places. The service concluded with "O God our help in ages past," and the Bless- Ling.

The

the

defendant. denied charge, but his Worship convicted and imposed a fine of $30 with the alternative of one month's hard la- bour in default.

BERLIN POLICE USE

GUNS.

RED REFUSE TO DISPERSE.

Berlin, May 20. Seventy thousand Communists from all over the country assembled to demonstrate on behalf of the "Red Front Fighters" organisation. The police hold up several thousand mar chore and ordered them to disperse. The Communiste refused to obey the orders of the Polico and the latter ware compelled to use their trunche This failed to disperse the Communists and the Police had to e to their carbines, several Communiste being wounded-

ons.

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Esprit de Corps.

The Dean continued that esprit de corps was a powerful for à and When the service had conclud-it was that which brought them el the men filed past the tablet. on together on that occasion. Why, their way out.

Dean's Address.

asked the speaker, was that spirit strong enough to bridge the gap of death and time? Surely it was the impulse of their highest nature The Dean said he welcomed and feelings, that part which was those present because they desired superior to death and time. It that the Cathesira) should become was the soul of man. Human life! increasingly the House of Memo was incomplete unless it was spent rial to these departed and one of in fellowship, and it was strong- inspiration to people of the pre-est when men had a common ideal. sent day. They had gathered, he

The speaker reminded those pre-

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who died on active service in day and that on the first Whit- China nearly 60 years ago.

Church was begun Sunday the eynie might suppose that the puss-when about 3,000 people formed ing of merely two or more genera-themselves into the greatest bro- tions might be effective in destroy therhood ever seen. In the Church ing any tie which the present they found satisfaction of their troops of the Queen's Royal Regi- craving for fellowship. All the ment might have had with those members had a common ideal and who died 60 years ago. ....

owed a common allegiance.. As Their attendance that morning membera of regiments of armies showed that the dead were not for- were bound together by duty and gotten nor out of mind. It was loyalty, so were members of the quite possible that none of the Christian Church. A soldier serv men they were honouring were ed his country as personified by known to them by name. There the King, while the true Christian were no individual ties to bind lived and served the world as them, but yet they wished to show typified by Jesus Christ. The that they remembered and had Christian Church in spite of Ita placed the fact on record in the difficulties would last as long as the Cathedral.

world.

What was this powerful bond

The Right Spirit.. of.

and common membership common fellowship of regiments

As long as esprit de corps was in the British Army? asked strong in a regiment, that regi the Dean, It WRS, hement would be healthy and strong. continued, esprit de corps which Also as long as that spirit was al- hound them together. That bond lowed to be strong in the minds of was not broken by the passing of members of the Church, the

60 years. "These men are your Church would be healthy. brothers and owed the same al

Just as their esprit de corps re- loglance to their country as you'do. They bore the same name that be-minded them of their brothers longs to most of you. Duty took who, many years ago, died in the them away from their homes and service of their country, so they sent them across the face of the of the Christian Chirch remem- earth as it has sent you, and no bered many men and women who doubt they felt the same feelings worked and died for Jesus Christ The Dean concluded: "Let us of loneliness and home-sickness that, very likely, you. have some pray that he will make us soldiers times felt. They may have suffer in his cause and braver in His ed hardships..not altogether un-fight, that we may be loyal and known to you. That only serves help to make our country a happy to Increase the bond of sympathy, and lovely country, happy in his They, no doubt, were proud of their praise and lovely. In his sight,"

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