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HORROR OF LEAGUE

U.S. FEAR OF POSSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS

THE VOLUNTEERS.

CORPS ORDERS FOR THE

COMING WEEK

Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corpai orders by Clout-Colonel II. B. L. Dawbiggin, ... Commandant, Liong- kang Volunteer Defence Corps.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY

NEW YORK

STOCK

LONDON STOCK ·

EXCHANGE

New York, Jan. 3. Making a violent attack on the puggestions that the new. neutrality legialation empowers the President to

Friday, Jane 3. Impose discriminatory financial and

Appointment-Cap- the New General. raw material embargoes, York American writes, "such an tain J. K. Honsfield, M.C., assumed Neutrality Command of A. H. C. Cndre vice

Amendment to the pressed the back | Major C. M. Manners, 6.B., with

can

Act wedi drag us door into the League of Nallons and effect from 1st January, 1040.

Corps lat Battery. the International Court of Justice and

2. Parade. 1 chicaneries. There other political

Itiali-A Section will parade at Bel- bo no do

doubt

Inaldique Britiali thint is at the bottom of this. cher's Fort on Thursday, 9th January, propaganda

vacillating policy of Great 1930 at 0 p.m. Britain with regard to Italy, with Franco really playing a waiting game to see what can be done in the new session of Congress, will compel us to take the side of Britain against Italy."-euter, -

President's Powers

Washington. Jan. 3.

of empowering the All Ideas President to discriminate between aggressor and victim in America's neutrality legislation has been aban. doned by President Roosevelt and his advises according to the Washington Post, which understands that the new bill, which will be introduced into either to-day or on Monday. Congress will empower the President to restrict shipments to the belligerents of, oil, cotton, scrap Iron, copper and other war materials to normal peace time levels.

Any embargo or restriction Impos- ed by the President must be applied Impartially to all belligerents irres-

Dream: Overalls, Blue Cap and Gun Platform Shoes,

"L" Section will parade at Volun- toer Headquarters every Friday at 5.30 p.m. until further orders.

1. Согра Miniature Range on Monday, 6th January 1930 42 5.30 pan.

Engineers-Parado

Thursday, 9th January 1936-D. L. Training at Belcher's Fort. Parade at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (in conjunction with the Corps 1st Battery).

I. Corps Signals-Parade at Corps Headquarters on Tuesday, 7th January, 1980 at 6.30 pm. A full attendance, in required,

Iv. M. G. Troop-Parade at Volun- teer Headquarters on Tuesday, 7th January, 1938 at 5.30 p.m. fur M. G. Instruction,

v. Armoured Car Section.-Section

MARKET. UPWARN

YESTERDAY

New York, Jan. 3.

Dow Jones's summary of yester- day's markets received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:

The stock markets to-day were up. ward, corrying Dow-Jones In-inst average to the highest level sinco.

tho... Umy November 20th, 1900, average touched the high level since February 1934, whilst railroads are near the 1935 top level.

EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Meanrs. Swan, Culbertson

Jan. 2. Jan, 3. and Fritz in conjunction with Heuler.

British Government Securities

£106. War Lann 3%

redm. after 1962 £100

Chinese Bonda

1925-47

Rly

$1024

£ F

£ 73%

4%% Bonds 1898

(Eng. 1sh.).... £102% S. C. & F. New York office cables: 44% Loan 1908. 96 Stocks: The market was generally Be Lonn 1912 .. £ 73% strong. Oil and rubber issues wore 6% Reorg. Loan

1013 (Ldn. Iss.) £ 801⁄4xd£ 80 the fentures of the advance. Traders are adopting a bullish attitude. The Gold Bonds Electric Power & Light Corporation earned 60 cents per combined pre- S'hai-Nanking ferred share for the quarter ended November 30th, against a loss of 5 Tient. Pukow $621,360 during

Rly.. the corresponding

The United Gas 6% Tient-Pukow quarter last year,

Railway (Sup!.

£ 31 Lonn) preferred share for the period ended

£ 28 Corporation carned 40 cents per second November 30th, against $1.01 per 6% Honan Rly.

first proferred, during the 5% Hukuang Kly. share,

1911

£ 47 corresponding period last year. The

Hai Rly. 1913. £ 10 American & Foreign Power Company & Lung Tsing U. quarter against $930,011 in the corres- earned $1,120,000 for the Septenter

Foreign Bonds and. Bank ponding quarter fast

year, Clearings during the week were up 6 German 7% Int. per cent.

pective of the rights or wrongs of the will parade at Volunteer Headquarments, Forwarding to mills during war. Thus members of the League lers on Tuesday, 7th January, 1998

are taking military sanctions at 5.30 p.m. whe

Aggressor would against equally liable to such measures.

an

nno

Culton: Bonus inflation is now less kely. The Trade is buying, but out- side interests are awaiting develop the week amounted to 501,000 bales as compared with 240,000 bales the previous week. The world's visible supply of American cotton totals 6,881,000 bales. Nine brokerage houses are bullish and one is bearish in their outlook regarding the future.

Wheat: Buying has subsided on weakners of the Liverpool market.

500,000 bushela.

£ 98% £ 93%

£ 09

£ 32

£ 30

£ 12

£ 31 £ 23

£ 47

£ 10

Banka

Loan 1924.... £684 £ 18% Japan 5% Sterling Loan 1907 ***

£804 £ 85% Japan 8% Sterling

Loan 1924. £ 90% £ OT

£ 10 £ 00 ~ (Lda. Regd) ·· II.K. & Shat B.

& C.

£ 13 £ 13 Chartd. Bic of I.A.

Commercial and Industrial Allied Ironfound- Associated & Elec.

Industries

ord.

Boots Pure Drug. British-American

era ***

bo vi. No. 2 (Scottish) Company,

Parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Waskington Font understands Thursday, 9th January, 1936 at 6.30

by Mr.

Mrp.m. for M. G. Training-Stoppages that the new bill is approved Cordell Hull, Senator Pittman

Chairman vii. No. 3 (M. G.) Company-The Congressman Melleynolds,

Senate and Ilouse Foreign Company will parade on Monday, th

Volunteer Hend Canadian exports have dropped to Austin Motors of the Affairs Committes respectively. This January, 1036 at account is confirmed by the New York quarters in Mufti. Fall in at 6.30 Times, which believes the new bill will p.. also ban all loans and credits to belligerents-Reuter.

LIBYAN BORDER

CA

viil Corps Infantry.-Parade Tuesday, 7th January, 1930 at Volun- Detajla teer Headquarters at fi.30 p.m..

Stonecutters an per

Appendix. Range. The Corsa Infantry "A" Company will fire Part III Musketry at Stonecutters on Sunday, 6th Jan see that in the case of Recruits only those who have fired Part II may aré.

BRITISH AND ITALIAN-ary, 1936. Platoon Commanders will

PRECAUTIONS

London, Jan. 3. The alert watch being kept on both aldes of the Egyptian and Italian Libyan frontier by troops, is described

Cora: Any further advance will probably meet with heavier country offerings.

Rubber: There has been some buy- ing by dealers, with offerings very ght. Stocks of rubber in Britain are expected to decline by 1,200 tons, The market is firm.

sh.

Tobacco (boarer) 116/3 Canadian Celanese 113/9 Chinese Eng. and

Min.

(Bearer). Courtaulds Distillers Dunlop Itubber Elec, and Musical

1. 1938.

RADIO BROADCAST

Commentary on England v. New Zealand Rugby

DANCE MUSIC TO-NIGHT- From ZBW on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kllocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-7.30 p.m.

Marek Weber and his Orchestra,

Potpourri:

Songs without Words La Bello IIeleno--Selection (Offen- Lach); Tres Jolio-Waltz (Waldteu- fol); Dreams on the Ocean-Waltz (Gung'); Potpourri of Waltzes No. 2 (Robracht).

7.30-7.47 p.m. Vocal Items, Arcady is ever Young ("The Arca- dians") (Monckton) Winnie Melville (Soprano); Les Millions D'Arlequin of City Serenade (Drigo); Vienna, my dreams (Lockton); Charles Kull- man (Tenor) Waltz Song ("Merrie England"); Heleno Esserman (So- prano): Lover Come back to mo ("New Moon") *

rence Tibbett (Bomberg): Law

7.47-8 p.m.

"Melodies of the Month" played by Len Green,

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

Blues:

8.03-9.50 p.m. Variety Items. Instrumental St, Loula Some of these Days; Dinah: After you've gone; Nobody's Sweetheart; Iver Moreton and Dove Kaye; Song

Live Laugh and Love; Saxophone. Solo- Love the Moon; Howard Jncals Song-Give me a heart to sing ta Organ

Selection: Reginald

gien slorgan (Comedienne\`.

Solos:. Sweet Music S

Dixon: Vocal--Sume of these days; The Milla Brothers; Orchestra-Sweet

Adeling Selection; Song-Shine

ענת

Dreams ("Glamorous

Trefe

Jones

1-Jump on the

(Tenor);

Wagon: The

Hill Bilica; Orchestra-Selection of Bing Crosby Numbers

8.50-9.10 p.m. Song Memories. Hermann Lohr-Gems; O who will O'er the downs so free? Melodies of Robert Burna.

9.10-0.30 p.m.

Music,

Military Band

Nell Gwyn Dances (Edward Ger man); Reminiscences of Scotland

(arr. Godfrey): Entry of the Gladia- tors March (Fulck).

37/3 87/3

44/- 44/-

41/D . 41/9 49/74 50/-

117/6

122/0

11/0

12/-

50/6 60/0

07/0

97/9

41/8

42/3

27/3

27/4%

Electric

Officer 2nd Lieut. H. A. No. 11 Platoon, "A" Company; Corps from 6th November, de B. Botelho.

Infantry, as

1936.

(England) .... Hawker Aircraft Impl. Chem. O.K. Bazaar 7. Strength, No. 2525,

GunnerImpl. Tobacco

Rolls Royce ...... 167/6 James Lee, 1st Battery, "L" Section Shai Elec. Constr. 27.12.35.

74/0 74/6

2079

29/0

Ind.

37/3

37/0

50/-

52/-

166/3

150/10

43/-

45/-

Tate & Lyle ....

88/3

88/

Turner & Newall

70/0

73/-

United Steel

31/0

31/74

Vickera ord.

20/0

20/6

Watney, Combe &

Reid det. ard...

77/-

78/3

Musle.

Woolworths

117/3

118/-

Miscellaneous

Anglo-Dutch

27/- 27/3

འ

Gula Kalampong

Rubber

23/29/-. 1/3 1/3

in

Ronge

Launch will leave Queen's Pier at in a vivid despatch from Alexandria 8.15 a.m. and Kowloon at 8.30 a.m.

Anderson Kenneth

by

Reuter's at Sellum.

his The destination from Alexandria after a 400 mile solo motor drive across the desert, in the course of which he was houra owing to a break- marooned for up by a Royal Army

until

special correspondentrenched

down

Service Corps convoy,

On the Italian side guards are keeping constant observation from tho fort roof tops at Amseat on the. Gulf of Sollum for any sign of movements. unusual If anything apparently

an aeroplane ascends to in- happle but carefully keeps on its own side of the frontier.

Turbaned blacka

eka of the Egyptian Camel Corps 4 are posted in strategic desert hillocks, ceaseless-

on

pwatching the Italian barbed wire.

ly

A report from Sollum relates New-Year's-day visit to an Italian the com- outpost to bid the men pliments of the season.

Categories.

APPENDIX.

Lesson. Location.

"A" Lewis Gun-Practico Test of Elementary Training, Test 1-5 Head- quarters..

"B" Lewis Gun-Recapitulato I. A. Stoppages lieadquarters.

"C" and "D" Foot and Arme Drill Headquarters,

A.

"D" Company

(Ground Lewis Gun Class Training) Stripping and Assembling Ileadquarters.

Class B. Lewis Gun (Ground Elementary Handling Training) Headquarters.

3. Appointment--No, 1718, Gunner A. H. Dinnen, Corps 1st Battery,, is Section with effect from 3rd January.

es Cigaretten wero courteously ex-appointed Lance Bombardier in "A"

The

celebrated New 1038. Tommies Year's Eve with community singing, and the strains of "Tipperary and "Mademoiselle from Armentieres," floated over to the Italian lines.

The British soldiers wear tin hats camouflaged to resemble the desert.

Armoured cars bear similar colour. The fate of Sollum in the event an attack from the weat is uncertain.

Until recently it was only

guarded

of

by an

Egyptian infantry battalion, and it was an accepted fact that an Italian

lan advance from Cyrenaica would not meet with resistance before Mer- zematruh, 150

O miles from the frontier

as the crow flies.

4. Leave-Lleut J. A...R. Selby Medical Section, returned from leave as from 28th December, 1935.

Major C M. Manners, a... A. S. C. Cadre, granted leave as from 1st January 1936 to 15th October, 1033.

Lieut. D. M. Richards, M. G. Battalion Headquarters, granted leave as from 28th December, 1930 to 28th October, 1936,

No. 1984, L/Sergt. J. Watson,

(Sd.) R. C. B. ANDERSON, Captain, Adjutant, H. K. V. D. Corps,

AFFILIATED UNITS

Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D. Corps

Lecture. The tenth lecture Home Nursing will take pinco at P. W. D. Offices at 5.30 p.m. on Mon- day, 6th January, 1036.

Head Storeman will arrange for beds, Hinen &c.

(Sd) K. DURRAN, Commandant,

Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. AFTER ORDERS.

following Junior Wing."The officers and other ranks have been nolceted for the next Junior Wing Course which commences on Monday, 18th January, at 5.30 p.m. at Volun- teer Headquarters and cach Monday thereafter until the end of March,

1030..

Lieut. T. P. Saunderson. Lleut, J. R. Way,

2/Lieut. H. A. de B. Botelho. 2/Lieut. R. M. Wood. 2/Lleut. L. B. Holmes,

iCorps 1st Battery, gronted leave as Section J. S. Fices, Armoured Car

But during the last fortnight British from 11.1.35 to 31.10.36. troops have arrived at Sollum and

1. Cherrill, No. 1769 L/Cpl. R. certain defensive works are proceed-Armoured Car Section, granted leave ing-Reuter.

nx from 4.10.38 to 4.0.30

•

No. 767, Pte. W. M. Groves, No. 1 (M. G.) Company, granted leave an from 23.11.35 to 23.8.36.

6. Transfor-Major C. M. Man- nors, 0.0... O.C., A. S. C. Cadre, transferred to Reserve of Officers. with effect from 1st January, 1036.

6. Struck off the Strength Left

Gunner E. B. Brasier-Creagh, M.c.

completed three years service.

Serg G, P. Ferguson, H. G. Troop. Corp. W. A. Mackinlay, M. G. Troop.

G.)

Trooper D. Black, M. G. Troop. L/Sergt. S. V. Gitting, No. 3 (M.

Company.

L/Sergt. EJ. M. Churn, No. 8 (M. G.) Company.

Corp. J. E. Potter, No. 1 (M, G.) Company.

L/Cpl. F. C. R. Black, No. 1. (M.

mpany,

G.)

Infantry.

Pekin Synd Rubber Plantation

8.30-9.45 p.m. A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin, (Copyright by Reuter)

9.45-11.15 p.m.

A Relay of the

150/10% Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

Invest Trust.. 31/3 31/3 Mines

11/74 11/0

10/3 10/1/2

Burma Corpn....

Common wealth

Mining Randfontein.

Estates, Spaarwater

53/9

54/3

Op-

7/71

7/0

42/6

43/0

252/0 253/9

108/0 108/9

Olls

tione Springs Mines Sub-Nigel Rhokann Corpn.,

Anglo-Iranian Burmah..... Shell Trans and Trad. (Bearer) Chosen Corpn... Maraman Invest- ments, Ltd. ...

68/0 68/D 81/10% 81/10%

82/6 82/0 11/0 12/--

28/3 28/3

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U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter.

e Castro, Corpa

January March Further names will be promulgated in next week's Orders.

May R.S.M., T. Parkinson and C.S.M., July

instructors to this course.

(3d.) R. C. B. ANDERSON, Captain. Adjutant, H. K. V. D. Corps.

October

New York Cotton

Jan. 2. Jan. 3.

11.70

11.45

11.70/70 11.37/88

.11.21

11.15/15

10.99

10.02/02

10.60

10.59/60

10.59/50 12.10

and with inflicting grievous boditas from 16th Novembor, 1935. Having R. E. Slattery have been appointed December (1936) 10.09

12.20

ASSAULT CHARGE ́HAMMER ALLEGED TO HAVE

BEEN USED Two shoemakers, Li Siu-cheung, aged 24, and Lai Pak-shu, aged 83, wers, charged before Mr. E. I. Wynne- Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy the Colony.

with having afternoon

cook, 30, Ngon fiing, aged

452, Shanghai harm upon him at No. 452, Street, third-floor, on December 21. The defendants and the complainant were bound over in the sum of $25 cach, to keep the peace for six months. Mr. Leo D'Almeda appeared for Detective- defondants,

The Gazette contains details of the LET US WATCH WELL OUR BEGIN- Sergeant C

Bowman Detective Sergeant

stated NINGS; THE RESULTS. WILL MANAGE Hongkong (Non-Domiciled) Divorce al gales:-202 lots that complainant wont with second THEMSELVES. defendant's kit fat wife to the floor debt of $10 from a man to collect named L Ping, who was a foki of the socond defendant. The man, Ll Ping stated that he

had

tho promised

Return

both

to

no

at a

No, 1756, Pte. A. E. C. Allemao,

Spot

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF May

January March

The King's Exequatur empowering Monsieur Soulange R. Telesier to act as French Consul at Hongkong, has received His Majesty's signature.

Rules

New York Rubber

13:486 13.570 13.04. 13.75/76 13.80a 13.01/91 13.04

14.05/08 September...... 14.00b 14.10b/

Chicago Wheat

July

The number of emigrants leaving

102% 101%/102 the Colony for the Straits Settlements May

10%/01 014 during the month of December was July...

September

.00 700 00% 7,560."

Thursday's sales: 24,140,000 bushels Considerable interest is being shown

Chicago Corn by Madame Madalah Basson at the in the pianoforte recital to be given Helena May Institute on

01

01/01% May Tuesday July

G24

02/02 Masson's Thursday's salos: 3,840,000 bushels evening next. Madame charm have won fox. her a peculiarly

Winnipeg Wheat high place in the esteem of Hongkong The Gazette contains the draft of music lovers, and it is in re accond July to May

80% 8980

894/80% an Ordinance to amend the Bills of Exchange Ordinance, 1885, and the feneral request that this

lency the Governor, Sir Andrew Falsification of Documents Ordinance, recital la being given. Ille Excel.

It is notified that Mr. William Elliott, M.R. San. I., resumed duti

Assistant Inspector of Labour,

bor 20.

the complainant's in Factorios and Workshops on Decem- brilliant performance and personal;

later date was struck over the head complainant

An argument arose and with a hammer, and both the defen- dants pushed him out of the door. дн

Dr. G. A. V. Grifiths testified that ho

examined

among which were lacerated Juric

the head. to His Worship stated that he was rather inclined to bellove Mr. D'Almada in

In that if the men wore bound over it would answer the case very satisfactorily,

The defendants and complainant were bound over, and defendants were rdered to pay $3.50 as hospital ex-

Fansce.

1996. It repeals Section 2 of the Caldecott, has signified his intention March May... latter Ordinance and re-enacts it in of being prosent, and Sir Thomas and

004

New York Stik

1.08

1.00

1.06

the Bills of Exchange Ordinance, Lady Southern, under whose patronage July where its presence seems more ap- Madame Masson will appear, will also. Total salca:14 lain. *propriate.

bo there,

10 p.m. Blg Ben.

11.15-11.45 pm. A Relay from Daventry,

England v. New Zealand. A run- ning commentary on the Rugby Match.

11.45 pm-12 midnight.

12 midnight. Close Down.

Dance

NOTE: There will be a relay from the Lee Theatre (Chinese) from Z.E.K. on a frequency of 040 kilo- cycles from 8-11 p.m.

TO-MORROW'S, PROGRAMME

Recital of Chamber Music From Studio TALK BY FATHER CAIRNS 10-11-mm. A Relay of the Mom- ing Service from St. Joseph's Church. 11 a.m.-12.15 p.m. A Relay from St. Paul's Church (Chinese).

12.15-2.30 pm. European Recorded Programme.

1 p.m. Time and Weather Report.

Reuter Press Bulletins. 1.30 p.m.

Orchestral Programme.

Leonore Overture No. 1 (Beetho ven); Cortege des Nobles (Rimsky- Korsakov): Gopak (Moussorgsky); La Muta di Portiel Overture (Auber); (Bro- En La Alhambra-Sorenata ton): Le Rouet D'Omphale (Saint- Sacris).

Light Opera.

Vocal Gema-Merric England (E. German): Selection-The Yeomen of the Guard (Sullivan); Vocal Gemi Les Cloches de Corneville (Plun- Selection The Arendians grette);

(Monckton). A Violin Recital by Fritz Kreisler." 1. Humoreske, Op. 101, No. 7

(Dvorak); 2. Caprice Viennois

(Kreisler); 3. Dance of the Mario- nette (Winternitz): 4. Polichinelle Serenade (Kreisler).

"Petit Sulto do Concert" (Colerigo- Taylor),

Musical Comedy Excerptą,

(Offenbach); Vocal Geme-Helen Selection Words and Music; Vocal Gems--Peggy Ann: The Girl Friend.

2.30 p.m. Close Down, 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-10.30 p.m. European Programme, 7-8 p.m. A Programme of Works by Richard Strauss.

Jorhanaan Descends into tha Cistern ("Salome"): Jocherannis brought before Salomo ("Salomo") Pianoforte Solo-Burleske; Elly Nevi Vocal-Heut Oder_Morgen_ ("Der Theres"! Rosenkavalier"): Mario ("Dor Rosenkavalier"); L. Lehmana (Soprano); E. Schumann (Soprano) and M. Olszewska (Contralto); Vocal Duot-Letter Scene and Waltz ("Der Rosenkavlier) A. Kipnis (Bass) and E. Tuzlezka (Mezzo-Soprano): Orchestral Till Eulenspiegels Lus- tigo Streiche, Op. 28 (Till's Merry Pranks; Orchestral The Rosenkava- Her Waltzes,

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report:

8.03-8.25 p.m. From the Studio. "Chamber Music" by C. do in Grus (1st Violin): Antolo (2nd Violin); G. James (3rd: Violin), and E. Á.. Valeroso, ('Cello)."

Programme.

String Quartet; Schumann, Op. 41, No: 140

8.25-8.30 p.m. "Spanish Dance No.

1.07/07 1.07/07 1:00%/07 8" (Granados),

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