1932-03-23 — Page 23

THE DEFENCE OF HONGKONG.

(Continued from Page 2.)

but to others. Nothing in likely to happen to us here. Nothing

THE

I hope, have enough left over to kill the criminal that made this coffeet (laughter).

tion against

the

We have to defend ourselves or to rols

on Providence for our defence. We pray for peace in have we on Providence for our time, but what good claim denolating ever does happen in Hongkongi heathenry of high explosives? We have so many Societies for the Prevention of Things Happening with an equal claim on providence, Enemy airmen also are godly folk, that we sleep soundly in our beds. We know that the nude culturists and with the inestimablo can only come when the lights are nearer heaven then Bishops Lodge, tiet tage of being ten thousand feat out (laughter) and that an air│He raid can never come at all.

-(Laughter). Surely a a gleam of We are na fortunate in our im-simple Intelligence should indicate

munities an we are blest above all leave to Providence the holding of that it, word better we should

peoples in our egregious optimiam.

the scales, and in the meanwhile We want to be realistic, but we don't want to fuce realities. That's the guns that our ungodly the whole volunteering problem in authorities tell us we need.

a nutshell.

Attack Possibility.

HONGKONG

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932.

TELEGRAPH.

CHINESE WEDDING.

who make our coffee don't matter, but the Armenians and the Land Investment Company expect us to defend our hearths and homes LOCAL JOURNALIST MARRIED (laughter)— otherwise they will

YESTERDAY. rafsc our rents, We must do something.

Tho

Volunteers Needed.

A pretty Chinese wedding was solemilised yesterday

afternoon old Regular Forces-stiffended by the bride of Mr. Wel Kwok-lun, the old China' Flest and the when Miss Tang Chiu-lan became the old whiskered warriors secretary of the Rensha News Ser were a safe standby in the old vice, who is well known in the local days, but times have changed. We Chinese Journalistic clrcles. The air and I am here to tell you that and Mrs. Tang Kwal-pok, while the have to fight new forces from the bride is the fourth daughter of Mr. we want volunteers to man the bridegroom is the fourth son of the late Mr. Wel Minting. Miss Tang was the bridesmaid, and Mr, Koo King-chen, the sister of the bride, Shin-wel performed the duty of best man.

guns.

Automatic Company we work on Ιπ the Anti-Alrcraft Light rather novel, though not entirely, original lines. Those of you who have read Nicholan Nickleby will remember that Mr. Squeers had Goodbye Ice Howe Street! If we admit the necessity for an educational method peculiarly Let us take it out of a nutshell defence we must at least admit his own. Quoting from the book, and put it in a bombshell. the possibility of attack. Not Ve go upon the practical mode (Laughter). Let

we only have we to defend this Colony, of teaching, Nickioby; the regular UR, when feel disposed to thank whatever but we have to protect a peaceful education aystem. C-l-e-a-n, clean, gods there be that Hongkong is and industrious people, whose co-verb active, to make bright, W-1-n, different somehow, consider se operation in our plans we do not win, der, der, winder, a case- elearly and as eagently as we can invite, but whose confidence in ment. When a boy knows this, what would happen if Hangknog our power of protection we have Nicklabe, he goes and cleans the was raided from the

Let every right to expect and every winders."— Laughter). s consider that the weapon of duty to encourage. the first warplane was na auto- We can't afford to take any matic platol and that today a

ariske. All that we have in nt bomber takes off with about two stake in the Colony or owned by tons of stuff that, with greal good the Hongkong Batik,----(Laughter) luck, would blow ice Ilouse Street All our overdrafts are here, and to blazes (laughter)—and st.some of our wives! The people

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A large gathering of friends and relatives was entertained at a re- coption given at the Hotel Cecil after the wedding ceremony,

Mr.

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The honeymoon will be spent in Canton.

Protecting The Gas Works. Well, it seemed to me better than most education systems i have studied and I understand it. the Girl Guides.(Laughter). We has proved highly successful in have, therefore, adopted it to a modifed extent in the Anti-Air- volunteer of the truth of our Our scheme is need has been entrusted to me.

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An Existing Need.

to nilerate men as far as possible partly, no doubt, because I am an to the defence of their own parti-old volunteer and know nothing (cular interests. The Taikoo Dock of these things, but principally, men defend their dock works. The think, because the truth is never Hongkong Electric men defend renily convincing unless told by their electric works. The water an experienced liar!--(Laughter). ስነ-11 de end their waterworks. Conforming to the same den, gentlemen, what about the a works ?--- Laud laughter), I Feriously disturbed about the gas. works? Can I hope to-day to nt forty-nine men to join me in the defence of my particular interest?

for you to decide. (Laughter),

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good enough to give me an

Mr. Chairman, you have been Dortunity of telling the truth to this representative assembly of business and professional men of Hongkong, The need exists. What more is there to say to all Hood citizens-to all who hold in The need is for men now. We and patriolism of those who, In proper honour the public spirit don't want to be reminded by let-the early days of this Colony, tere in the newspapers that there laid the foundations of its great. are hundreds of men in the Colony news and counted as the first of who will roll up when the war their obligations and the proudest starts, provided it doesn't start be of their privileges a place in the fore they roll up. The habit of front of its defences 7-CAD- rulling-up, of which I am a warm plaase). and enthusiastic supporter, has much to commend it, but it would; be more commendable if air raids were subject to a month's notice. It gives its a comfortable sense of security to know the

of

Probably, at some time or other, Mr. Chairman, you have tried to arouse public interest in some sinister scheme

your own. rollers-up You Jook RA If

you have are there wherever they r (Laughter) and I know that you but we should be happier to know appreciate my difficulties in rata- that they were keeping their handying this Company. I know that you will understand how grateful

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Hon. Mr. Shenton, ter!-Laughter) You have to In supporting the speaker, the know a little about it beforehand. Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, the It's like exchange broking (loud Wing Commodore of the Flying laughter) it takes at least ten Club, referred to the Club. IIc hours to learn thoroughly and ten remarked, "All I can say is hours training a year is all that we hope that in forming this Com- ask you to do in this Anti-Airpany Mr. Champkin will be more eraft Company, There are no fortunate and lucky in hatching compulsory parades, ΠΟ range than I have been, I hope he will practices, no cainp evercises. be able to hatch out more anti- Instruction is literally carried to aircraft gans than I have been your door in six different centres ble to hatch out aircraft. During in Hongkong and Kowloon on six the past year or 18 months I have different days of the week. We sat on some pretty good eggs for don't even frust you with a una considerable period but they form until the expense is justified turned out to be duds

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