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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930.

"THE THIN RED LINE."

“A RIDE OF DEATH.”

RACING PROSPECTS

FOR TO-DAY.

THE VOLUNTEERS.

FAMOUS ANNIVERSARY OCCURS TO-DAY.

ん

HOW HIGHLAND INFANTRY

REPELLED RUSSIANS.

was

SEQUEL TO 70-M.P.H. POLICE

CHASE OF BANDITS.

A chase by Scotland Yard officers -"à ride of death," in the words of a police witness-through North London after alleged thieves in a motor-car WIN described at Lon- don Sessions recently, when John, Egan, 3, Charles Eva, 32, Sidney Freedman, 39, Woolf Freedman, 35, Rebecca Lissner, 44, widow, and Ethel Egan, 13, married woman, were charged with stealing a quantity of silk hose, the property of A. Goldenfeld and Co., Ltd Whitechapel-road, E. an alternative charge of receiving. Mr. John Moore, prosecuting, stated that goods to the value of about £465 were missing from the premises. Three Flying Squad officers patrolling in a car towards Dalston saw a car similar to the

There was

PRESIDENT HALL MAY NOT START,

By "Ringtail"], Quite a good card has been ar- ranged for the Ninth Extra Meet- ing at the Valley, this afternoon, with the first race commencing at 2 pm. From all appearances, fields will be of satisfactory strength.

and good racing should be sem, al- Ponies are mostly in good form though I do not expect times to be very fast, as the new extension to the course will be open this after- noon, and as it may be still a little soft, it may have some effect on the Hoing.

SUCCESSORS HERE. Seventy-six years ago today, in the Crimean War, the Battle of Balaclava fought, it was noteworthy for 4 gallant stand by the 93rd Highlanders, who, by musketry fire, drove back an overwhelmingly larger

The Fifth Aggregate Stakes will force of Russian cavalry. The one concerned in the raid. They be finally settled, and it looks as if 93rd are now the 2nd Bn. The called on the driver to stop.. Zorhan will annex the cup, as he

The car. which contained two has built up the most points. Argyll and Sutherland Highlan- ders, at present stationed in men, accelerated, and then, said

There will be six handicap events Hongkong. To-day, in our Pic-unsel, a mad chase through a

number of districts began.' Ulti-altogether, and all of these will torial Supplement, we give a re-mately the police officers managed surely

have some distinguished production of Robert Gibb's to board the car, and after a violent runners included în fair to middling famous painting, "The Thin Red struggle it was stopped and Eva fields. Line," which immortalises the and John Egan were arrested. historic incident which won high honours for the Highlanders.

Traffic, Signals Ignored. In the car were two cases of silk atockings, a cold chisel, and a length of solid rubber. Later the officers searched a house in Listria Park, Stoke Newington. This disclosed a quantity of goods with invoices which had been enclosed by Messrs. Goldenfeld in the packages which had been stolen.

In two suiteases

a safe-opener, a chain drill, a large jemmy, and a cold chisel were found.

To recall the precise part played by the 93rd Highlanders in the his- toric battle. it should be explained the Black that, together with Watch and the 79th Cameron Highlanders, it comprised the Highland Brigade which took part in all the principal actions against the Russians in the Crimea War, but that the 93rd was alone engaged In the notion at Balaclava which Detective Sergeant Greeno, one earned for the Battalion, the title of of the officers in the police car, "The Thin Red Line" and the hat-stated that the chase was "a ride tle honour of "Balaclava." The de- of death." The car driven by Eva, feat of the Russian cavalry charge he alleged, ignored traffic signals by the musketry fire of the 93rd to stop, went on the wrong side of Highlanders, formed in line and obelisks and mounted footways, unsupported, saved the British post narrowly missing pedestrians. The: at Balaclava from imminent cap- police car at one point in the chase ture.

was travelling at seventy miles an hour.

Story of Battle.

count. The jury

It is interesting now to recall the Whiteley, K.C., said that there was The Deputy Chairman, Mr. Cecil despatch sent by Major General Sir no evidence against the six persons Colin Campbell to Major General on the charge of breaking and enter- Escourt, the Adjutant General, on

ing Mesars. Goldenfeld's, and he the Battle of Balaclava. At about directed the jury to find them not seven o'clock on the morning of Oc-guilty on that tober 25th, 1854, the Russian force found all six prisoners guilty of re- debouched into open ground in ceiving. front of Redoubts. Nos., 1, 2 and 3, which were occupied by Turkishing evidence concerning their pre- infantry and artillery. The enemy's vidus history, said that the people force consisted of eighteen or nine- before the court were a dangerous teen battalions of infantry, from combination of warehouse breakers, thirty to forty, guns, and a large motor bandits, and receivers body of cavalry,

stolen property.

Deteclive Sergeant Greeno, giv

A CHILD'S GUIDE

of

"The attack,"

says Sir Colin

Egan was sentenced to eighteent Campbell, "was made against No. 1 months' imprisonment; Eva to nine Redoubt by a cloud of skirmishers, months* imprisonment; Woolf supported by eight battalions of in- Freedman and Sidney Freedman to fantry and sixteen guns. The nine months' in the second division, Turkish troops in No. 1 resisted as and Ethel Egan and Rebecca Lissner long as they could, and then re-to six months.. tired; and they suffered consider- able loss in their retreat. This at- tack was followed by the successive abandonment of Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Redoubts by the Turks, as well as of the other posts held by them in our front... The garrison of these redoubts retired, and some of them formed on the right and some of the left flank of the 3rd Highland- ers, which was posted in front of No. 4 Battery, in the village of Kadikoj.

"When the enemy had taken pos session of these redoubts, their ar tillery advanced with a large mass of cavalry, and their guns ranged to the 93rd Highlanders. which, with 100 invalids, under Lieuten- ant-Colonel Daveney in support, oc- cupied very insufficiently, from the smallness of their numbers, the slightly rising ground in front of No. 4 Battery."

Enemy Routed,

After referring to the enemy's cavalry, Sir Colin Campbell stated that "one body of them, amounting to about 400, turned. to their left, separating themselves from those who attacked. Lord Lucan's Divi- sion, and charged the 93rd High- landers, who immediately advanced to the prest of the hill, on which they stood and opened their fire, which forced the Russian cavalry to give way and turn to their left: after which they made an attempt to turn the right flank of the 23rd, having observed the flight of the

TO DIET.

Continued from Page 6.)

A. (Irritably) Your father has

the constitution of an ox. Q. Why did he say that since you took to dieting you'd lost all your pep?

to use such

A. I forbid you

volgar words.

2. And why did he say that it was no wonder you couldn't keep a cook when you gave her nothing to do but chup up grass? A. Your father does not under-

stand these things.

Q. And why did he say that if you stopped smoking and went to bed early and stop ped drinking the cold yel- A. Will you be quiet!

2. Yes, mother. (A pause.) I've finished the salad. Can have a marshmallow?

Whether President Hall will sad- dle up for the Aggregate Stäkes is hard to say, as rumour is rife that he pulled up lame after his last race.

My selections are:

1st Race.

Windsor Stag Royal Flush Pride of Tsingtao

2nd Race.

Mr. Roza's mount Bridge Hall Cream Cracker

Piccy Tango

3rd Race.

Mount Elburz

4th Race,

Nationalist II Zorhan Black Beauty

5th Race.

Young Pretender Marquis Hall King's Counsel

Cth Race.

Misty Eve Pickle The Tiger

7th Race.

King's Colour Peppercorn Christmas Chimes

8th Race.

Duke of Normandy Grenadier Sunning.

MASS PRODUCTION IN INDUSTRY.

CONDEMNED AS TURNING

OUT ROBOTS.

Oxford. Save your country- men from being turned into Ro- bots," was the call of Sir Wynd- ham Deedes to voluntary social workers assembled by the National Council of Social Service here recently.

Sir Wyndham, who has had wide experience as a soldier and un ad- British Empire and in ministrator in various parts of the Palestine under the mandate, declared that society is being mechanized. Not only are factories dominated by mass production; the pursuit of

A. No. Don't you want to be leisure is machine made for us by

healthy and live long?

Q. Yes. But, mother- A. Well?

Q. If Methuselah had eaten whole lot of marshm

A. Bother Methuselah,

Q. Yes, mother. May I have

marsh

A. (Desperately,)

Take

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the cinema and the loudspeaker; our individual lives are conducted "according to plan" through the multiplied rules and regulations of the state and the municipality, whose institutions, from their very a size, become less humane-and afl

in the name of efficiency.

the

Captain Ellis, secretary of the whole dish. And I hope they | National Council, said that the give you a pain.

new housing estates built by municipalities, new communities Terks who were placed there. Up- Campbell's quick eye perceived that with no common traditions, were on which the Grenadiers of the 93rd, under Captain Ross, were

a Russian charge by 1,500 horse- already proving fertile soil for wheeled up to their right, and freden was about to fall upon the 93rd cultural development along noble on the enemy which manoeuvreclaimed, "there is no retreat from

Highlanders. "Now, men," he cx lines, completely discomfited them."

Capt. B. S. Townroe, an au- here. You raust Lord Raglan, writing from Head-stand!" "Ay, ay, Sir Colin," was of the influence of voluntary effort die where you thority on town planning, spoke quarters before Sebastopol three the grim but ready response, we'll on slum clearance, the most pres- days later said: "The Commander dae that!" Two deep, the Scots-sing internal problem of the day. of the Forces feels deeply indebted men held their ground, awaiting the The magnificent effort of the So- to Major-General Sir Colin Camp-furiousionslaught of the cavalry. bell for his able and persevering

ciety of Friends in rebuilding the Dr. Russell, the Times correspon- morale of a mining community in exertions in the action in front of dent, relates how "with breathless South Wales, which had Balaclava on the 26th inst., and he suspenso everyone awaits the burst broken up by years of unemploy been has great pleasure in publishing to ing of the wave the Army the brilliant manner in rock. But ere they come withinment, and the new movement for

upon the Gaelic which the 93rd Highlanders, under two hundred yards a deadly volley encouraging the spirit of citizen his able directions, repulsed the flashes out from the levelled 'rifie "Townswomen's Guilds," contrast- ship" among women through enemy's cavalry. The

Major General had such confidence in this and carries terror into the Rused and yet harmonized with a lec- sians. They wheel about,, open distinguished regiment that he was files right and left, and fly back fasture on "The Fine Arts and Sicial satisfied that it should receive the ter than they came. 'Brave High- charge in line, and the result landers, well done!' shout the proved that his confidence was not misplaced."

spectators."

Ready to Die.

Reform."

These are some of the accounts of A Rhodesian friend of the Salva- the stirring engagement between tien Army has contributed £10,000 the Russian cavalry and the High- towards the cost of establishing the In another account of the battle, land irfantry so admirably depicted new nurses training school for it is explained that the Turkish outposts were scattered by four in Gibb's well-known battle-picture African natives at the Howard

Salvationist Settlement, Russian squadrons, and Sir Colin

of "The Thin Red Line."

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

clrcular issued. The next

MR. DON MOE TO

PLAY HERE. -

ARRIVAL BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND YESTERDAY

No: 13/30, Hongkong Volunteer De-1 fence Corps Orders by Major H. B. L.

Mr. Don Moe, the American Dowbiggin, commanding Hongkong

amateur golfer, arrived in Hongkong Vounteer Defence Corps.

Parades

yesterday evening on board the Parades and special President Cleveland and according to (a). Corps Band.

tices will be held as per H. Ferguson to-day at Fanling arrangements he will be playing with 'parade will be on Monday, 27th. He is due to leave for Manila this October, 1930 at Headquarters at evening and will return on November the 5.30

when we will gain appear on p.m., sharp. (b). Battery.There will be a parade-local line.

at Gun Club Hill Barracks for Mr. Moe, who is making a round the Whole Battery at 5.25 pm, trip on the Cleveland, was one of the sharp, on Thursday, October 30th, members of America's Walker Cup with the exception of the Signal team and is one of the most promising At the age of who will parade at Head young amateurs. arters at the same time and twenty he is the holder of many titles and has taken part with distinction in several major tournaments.

(c).

date.

Engineer Company-1. Monday, October 26th. Miniature Range shoot at Headquarters 5.30 p.m. 2. A provisional date,. Novem ber 9th, has been fixed för a team shoot with the R.E. at the Peak Range. Members are requested to keep this date open.

3.

The Winter Training will start in November and there will. be D. training at Wellington Barracks on the 2nd. & 4th Thursdays of each month. The 1st & 3rd. Thursdays will be set aside for squid drill or other form of training as will appear in weekly orders,

4. Miniature Range shoots will still be held at Headquarters on Mondays.

(d). Corps Signals.-1. Parades for Signal Instruction will be held at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 28th. October and Friday, 31st October.

In-

Parade for Wireless struction will be held at Whit field Barracks, Kowloon, at 5.30 Thursday, 30th, October. Drese Mufti.

p.m. on

3. Recruits will parade at Corpe Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 28th. October, for Arnis Drill Belt and Bayonet Bayonet must be worn.

(e). Machine Gun Troop-1. Thurs. day, 30th. October, Machine Gun

pany will carry out a Tactical Scheme in the vicinity of Fanling on Sunday, October 26th.

Parade at Kowloon Railway i Station at 6.20 a.m., sharp, by Platoons and will proceed by the 4.85 a.m. train. Nos. 9, 10, 11 & 12 Platoons will detrain at Fanling Railway Station & 12A Flatoon will detrain at Sheung Shui Rail-

Station.

The Company will return to Kowloon by the, train leaving Fanling 2.46 p.m.

3. Lewis Guns. Platoon Ser- geants will be responsible for taking over at the Kowloon Sta

2 Le

Lewis Guns each and for return of same. 4. Blank Ammunition. The Com

Quartermaster Sergeant will be responsible for the draw-

of the

Blank necessary

the

Dany

ing

Ammunition and rattles for the

Company, and for the return of

spent cases.

3. Dress. Boots, putties, shorts, shirts, helmets and full equipment, Rifies and Bayonets. Platoon Sergeants will not carry Rifles.

6. Rifles and Bayonets will be drawn on Friday, October 24th. Machine Gun Part II Results. The following were the leading

Class parade at Volunteer Head-scores at Stonecutters on Sunday last, quarters at 5.30 p.m.

2. Riding School Class parade at Riding School at 5.30 p.m.

3. Kennedy Road Range is al- lutted to the Troop on 30th, instant. Details as to Practices to be fired will be issued later. (f). Armoured Car Company-1, Car Section. Parade nt Kowloon- Canton Railway Garage at 5.80 p.m. on Monday, 27th, instant for driving instruction.

2. Moter Cycle Section. Par. ade at Headquarters 5.30 p.m. Monday, 27th. instant for Ma- chine Gun and driving instruc- tion, (g). Machine Gun Company-1. Tues- day, 28th October at Head- quarters in Mufti. Fall in at 5,30 p.m." for Platoon Drill In. direct Fire,

Recruits will Sergt. Slattery.

parade under

2. Tuesday, 4th. November at Headquarters in Uniform.

Dress:-Drill Order, i.c., Boots Putties, Hose Tops, Shorts, Tunics, Helmets, Belts, Bayonets, Rifles & Slings.

Fall in at .45. p.m. for Arms Drill, followed by Platoon Drill Indirect Fire.

19th. instanti

Car Coy. Cycle Sec. 269.

1st. L/Cpl E. L. Groome, Armoured

2nd. Pte. P. E. Barker, Armoured Car Coy., Car See: 212,

3rd,

J. V. Ramsay, Armoured Car Coy., Car Sec: 204. $th. Pte. D. A.

Hutchison, At- moured Car Coy. Cycle Sec: 196 Grieve, and L/Cpl. R..J. D. C. M. Gun Troop, 196.

The standard of shooting was high and it was not necessary to put back anyone for further instruction, and in addition, only one firer did not reach 1st. Class Gunner's average and he only missed by a very few points,

Range Allotments.

With reference to the Range Allot- ions etc. are made: ment programme the following addi-

(a). Serial 35, Stonecutters 20th.

October, Scottish Company. Add "3. Members Machine Gun Troop.” (b). Serial 41, Ditto. (e). Serial 49. For "Machine Gun Troop read "Scottish Company."

Amendment..

instant "from No. 2 Platoon to Head- Carps Order No. 42/30/4 dated 10th.

Plateen to Machine Gun Company quarters" should read "from No. 2

Headquarters."

Reversion.

This is a Company Parade and every. Member is expected to at-No. 1 Platoon, reverts to Sergeant at No. 1894 C.Q.M. Sergt. A. Urquhart, tend,

his own request with effect from

3. Musketry. There will be a 23.10.30. Rifle Meeting at the Peak Range

Transfer.

on Sunday, 2nd. November at 9a.m. for the Inter-Section Cup Platoon, is transferred to No. 2 No, 1004 Sergt. A. Urquhart, No. 1 and Monthly Spoon Shoot.

1.

4. Machine Gun Course, Part Platoon with effect from 22.10.30,

No. 1616 Tpr. J. E. Henry, Machine

All Officers and N. C. O's of! the Company attend at Stone-Gun Troop, is transferred to No. 4 cutters on Sunday, 9th. Novem- the rank of Private,

Platoon, with effect from 23.10.30 in

ber in mufti with belt and

No. 680 Pte. W. F. Kerr, No. 7 pouches to

fire this Course. Platoon, is Launch leaves

transferred to No. Queen's Fier at Platoon' with effect from 23.10.30. 9 a.m. and Kowloon Police Pier

, at 9,10 a.m,

th).

(i).

Promotions.

No. 1086 L/Cpl.. E. L. Groome, Ar-

5. Company Dinner. All memmoured Car Company, Cycle Section, bers are reminded of the Com- to be Corporal as from 16.10.30. pany Dinner to be held at 7.45 p.. after the Uniform Parade on Tuesday, 4th. November.

Scottish Company. 1. Parades, Thursday, 30th October, 1930 for Machine Gun Instruction.

No. 7 Pintoon at Headquarters 5.30 p.m.. under Captain H. R. Forsyth.

No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock! ander Lieut: G. Duncan, M.B.E,

2,

moured Car Company, Cycle Section, No. 1257 Pte, R. W. Sapsed, Ar- to be Lance Corporal as from 18.10.30. No. 2 Platoon, is appointed

No. 811 Sergt. V. C. Branson, M.C., C.Q.M.S.

from 22.10.30.

No. 1528 Ptc. A. C. Beck, No. 4; Platoon, to be Lance Corporal as from

22.10.30

Struck Off the Strength. Having been dismissed from the Range. No. 8 Platoon will Corps No. 1498 Pte. B. H. Lasham, fire M.G. Part II at Stonecutters No. 3 Platoon, as from 23.10.30. on Sunday, 26th: October, 1930. Fange Officer-Lieut: G. Duncan,No. 736 Pte. E. C. Fincher, No. 2 Having completed 3 years' Service. M.B.E. Launch will leave Queen's Platoon, as from 20.10.80, Pier at 8.30 am. and Kowloon Police Pier at 8.40 a.m.

No: 7 Platoon will fire this Fractice

on the following Sanday, 2nd. November, 1930.

No. 545 Spr. W. L. Walker, En- sincer Company, as from 23.10.30.

No. 836 Spr. J. S. Landolt, En- gineer Company, as from 28.10.80.

Having been transferred from the Machine Gun Troop, as from 24.10.80. Colony. No. 1658 Tpr. J. Donaldson, Under the Terms of Regulation 5(1) of Volunteer Ordinance. 1920, Flatoon, as from 7.10.80.

No. 1362 Pte. G. A. V. Hall, No. 2

31st. October, 1930. Members 3. Halloween Dinner. Friday, and ex-members of the Company who have not yet signified their intention of attending, are asked to do so without delay, by notify ing the Hon: Secretary, Pte. J. Younger, c/o Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd,

4. Camp. The Company will attend Camp on the following nell, Machine Gun Troop

No. 1414 Tpr. A. C. Braine-Hart- week-ends commencing: Friday, 16.10.30.

us from 21st. November, 1930, Friday,

cd Car Coy., Cycle Sec: as from No. 1365 Pte. G. R. Payne, Armour. 23.10.30,

12th. December, 1930. All ranks Gun Troup, as from 23.10.30.

No. 1392 Tpr. J. H. Davy, Machine

are reminded that attendance at Camp is essential for efficiency,

Btrength.

The following have been taken on

and every effort should be made Corps Strength:

Edm. E. A. Alves, Edm. G. S. Ed-

to attend. Portuguese Company-1. The ward, Bdm. 1. G. Laurel, Edm. A. P. Company will parade on Friday, Ozorio, Pie, R. H. Griffiths, Pte. J. S. October 31st, as under:

Lee, Pte. E. A. Walter.

(Sgd.) W. H. G. GOATER,

CAPTAIN, Adjutant, H. K. V. D, C.;

NOTICE. Sergeants' Mess Committee Meet-

at Headquarters

No. 9 Platoon

Platting

for Bayonet

No. 10

at Headquarters

for Bayonet Fighting

for Attack & Defence.

No. 11 Platoon at Lecture Rooming Members of the Sergeanta' Mess No. 12 Platoon at Lecture Room are requested to send to the Mess for Attack & Defence.

President by November 1st., 1930 Recruits at Headquarters for the name of one representative from Arms & Foot Drill Dreas for each. Unit to serve on the Mess Com Nos. 9 & 10 Platoons & Beèruita, mittee..

Belts & Bayonets, and Rifles.

Only those whose names are so for- 2. Tactical Scheme. The Com Mess Committee Meeting.

warded will be eligible to attend the

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