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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,

13 SCOTS EDUCATION R.E. Old Comrades Gather

WHAT IT Wasi

(Continued from Paye 6.)

3.25 Tangos.

was the usual age. In 1703 the Majanah! (Juan Lioskas),...Dojos | Principal of Edinuurga

Unvermay Bela Dance Orchestra. Enamorados (Wetzel-Jore); Mon Amour. (Barczi- Bertrani) Robert Herard Dance Orchestra. Havana Heaven (Johnson & Dostal). Mantovani & Is Tipica Orchestra,

8.37 Variety with the HH Ullies. Fred Astaire, Boswell Bistern and Marcel Faloit

In Your Arms Tonight (Lockton- Gechi); I'm Away In Killarney With You (King Kennedy)

James

wala paid at the raw of zou þu

walle Live! Pocasor of Humanity was lucky i ne got ha 20 a year. Your correspunucu, and ne student boasts of compitung fib universny couise, board mini 44, 102 ino sum of £11 183. 00. A vad nar- vest unost depleted tno ciasca of attendance,

Even at the beginning of last cen- y a great effort had to be nuus by those mudjena woù desired, to

At Re-Union Dinner

Member and friends of the Royal Engineers Old Comrades Association gathered at the Peninsula Hotel on Saturday night to attend the annual reunion dinner of the Association.

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Among those present are many distinguished military officers including Col, G. C. Gowlland, the President, Col. G. B. Gifford Hull, Lt.-Cól. T. W. R. Huycroft, Major D. Bathe, the

¡ce-Presidents, and Lt.-Col, H. de L. Panet, the Chairman, The function proved to be ù most, Haughton, which had done great enjoyable one, excellent entertain work. Apart from the good shows ment being provided during the In- that it had arranged, sonie 4,000 tervals of the toasts, by Peggy and persons had been entertained and In Jean Racburn, talented young singers"

anch benefited by $470. "You Bailey and Mr. Vieter Sanders, singers of treat merit. C.S.M. W. J

can see from the programme, and in Raeburn performed in a humorous activities of the Entertainment Com- ne Preas, and on posters, the future item and was a great favourite with mittee and I hope that this Com- those present. The band of the 2nd. mittee will still continue the Battalion The Royal Scots wan In

were sung by the diners, attendance, playing selectiona.. of popular tunes. Old-time choruses

OCTOBER 17, 1938.

wholehearted interest and support FACADE to this branch of the RE.O.C.A. Such Interest and sup port is neither patronising nor con- descending but a true example of "Service not Self", and fus effect is

Just the sante as all members past and present feel in having HM, the King an Colonel in Chief-very dimcult to define; but probably purdoriable pride and a determina- ilon to give of one's best so as not to tarnish the lustre of the Corps and so as to further the ends of every- thing connected with it, including the R.E.O.C.A.

Foran (Tenor) with Orchestra. Jan unter upon a college course. Most unit tap dancers, and by Sapper / consequence of this funds of the local of many, gives us that entre feeling}

Kiepura Film Melodies: Intro-My

of them were sent with a bag of Song for You My heart is calling; books, a crock of butter, a omies of I love them all; My heart is calling herring, and a sack of oatmeal, holl- Tell me Tonight Marcel Faloitunys being given so that me such (Organ). Trav'lin' All Alone (Breen, Johnson) The Boswell Sisters return home to replenish their with Orchestra Accomp. Haleiwa

-Graham, -tho--historian, speaks of

The

Larder.

outside.

(Wood); Papalina Lahilaht (on them living in garrels and re Noble) Ray Kinney with Dickheir books by the light of the lamp McIntire's Harmony Hawailons. Way You Look To-night (Blm 'Swing

David Livingstone found Time'); The Waltz in Swing Time lodging in Glasgow at 25 a week

for his room.

William (film 'Swing Time'), Fred Astaire

Chambers with Johnny Green & His Orchestra.

stra, learned a Latin by the aid of a Charlie Kunz Plano Medley No. 13 dictionary surreptitiously read from Intro-Pop goes you Heart; believe

a second-hand book-stall, fact in Miracles; Okay Tools; Old which led him to set up his famous Bohemian Town: Roll Along Covered publishing house in later years. Wogan; She wore, a little jacket of blue Charlie Kunz (Piano). When That Harvest Moon Is Shining (G. A. Stevens); Good-Night (Wood- Bibo-Conrad) ... The Hill Billies with Novelty Accomp. Ein Gewisser Herr Gran (from the flim)

The Education Act of 1871, with its transference of schools to a local School Board and the donation of £2,000,000 by Carnegie for student grants in 1901, paved the way for better education and genter oppor-

unity.

It was in 1888 that the Leaving i

instituted, and were

Marcel Palotti (Organ). Why Don't You Practice What You Prench | Certificates

Your Love Go

(Sigler, Goodhari, Hoffman); Don't

dintrinsed by their stividad, Vance or Wrong ditioned by their standard. None of us would like to go back to the old days when it wab a CANC of the survival of the fittest. But Is It not true to say that the individual is being lost in the type?

R. T.

(Whiting, Schwartz, Johnson) The Boswell Sisters with Orchestra Sun Francisco: Accump. Medley: Down South Tarrant Bailey (Banjo) with Orchestra.

0.30 London Relay The News. 9.50 Dance Music.

Fox-Trois-Too Lovely To Be True "The Sky's the Limit): Who

"Rosalie)

...Billy

Know--(nim

Ternent & His Sweet thythm Orch.

dena;

Voeni

Refrain. Tangon--Con-

"Orquest

Vend

ent; Viejos Tiempos, Tipica Francisco Canaro with refrain Fox-Trots-In My Little Hted Book; Something To Sing About [from the film) Mantovani & His Orchestra with venl refrain. Fox-Trots-Little Henken Of The Seven

Hawalian Hospitality Scau (lm "Rhythm in the Clouds Ronnie Fox-Trois-You Took The Words

Muaro & His Orchestra.

APPOINTMENTS

Notifications in The Government Gazette

Appointments notified

the In Government Gazette include the following:

Following dinner, Lt.-Col. II. de L. Panet rroposed the toast of "The King, and Col. Gowland the toast; of the "Corps" and the "Association, In proposing hit toast, Col. Gowl and outlined briefly the history of the Association and mentioned that he would like to see the young serv- ing members of the Royal Engineers join ft.

He said that the Hongkong.branch of the Association was founded in 1910 with membership of 32. I went on until 1024, when there was complete break in the records until when the membership roll was 50. Then there was unother five years' break and this appeared to

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grand Sappers as General Sir Dindon The interest and support of such Blood and Hunter-Weston, to mention, but two General B'r Aylmer

and incentive of

which I have oken, You, Sir, are carrying on their glorious tradition and you can essential and

assured that your support is above all that it is

rest

it has had and so well dpport apprcekated by us all. In a word,

sak the Colonci.

Referring to the members who had Ba'd left the Corps Col. Gowlland that the elx persons who left las: year had taken up givit jobs in the Colony.

In conclusion, Col. Gowland aald: "We are about to lose about 50 of uur serving members. We shall part with Q.M.5. Green who has done Kreat work sa the Hon. Secretary for a period of three years, and I think that the present well-being of the Branch in due to his untiring: efforts. I should Lise to thank him on your behalf and to wish him every sucents in the future. Another great loss is likely to be Capt. Higgs, the Iun. Treasurer."

Toast to the President

Lonst to In proposing the

the

have been a period, of acute depres

on, as the only record during this "President, Capt. A. C. Houghton, time was that "C.M.S. Shillito had the Chairman of the Dinner Com- paid one shilling" into the Associn-mittee, sald:

on.

In March 1935, the branch woke up, and when the first reunion dinner

was held there were 155 members. This success was mainly due to the

excellent efforts of Major Dickson, Capt. Luckin and Q.M.S. Staples. During the next two years the num ber of members was mirleading an trooping took a lot of them away, and the Association was continually ga.ning and losing members. The ut membership were peak figures 202.

Appeal to Young Men "On the whole," declared the aspeaker, "we are steadily gaining, but

Mr. R A. Camidge to be an un- ofcial Justice of the Peace.

Mr. J. Ratsion, M.A., to act

Senior Inspecter of English Schools.

Mr.

C. R. Stoddart, M.1.9., MT.P.1., Right Out Of My Heart (alm-Bi to be a Land Surveyor, Broadenst of 1930'); W11x-The Waltz Lives On (him 'Ulg Broadcast member of

Sir Vandeleur Grayburn to be a the Exchange Fund of 1038') .. Henry Jacques and

Advisory Committee in place of Mr. His Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra.D; C. Edmondston.

10.20. Light Orchestral,

Mr. L. Tillinger to act as a Pubile Ragning The Rags (A selection of

Vaccinator. early Ragtime Favourites): The Whirl Of The Waltz New Mayfair Orchestra cond. by George Walter. An Exctirsion In The Vienna Woods (A Medley, arr. M. Charlle. from melodies by J. Strauss)

Great Symphony Orchestr with Chorus. Cond, by Alais Melchor. Fantasia The British Empire (arr.. Hayda Wood) ... Mayfair Symphony Orchestra.

10.45 Lomilon Relay-Tom Jones' A light opera, with music by Edward Gerien. Broadcasting ver- sion by Gordon McConnel, founded upon the Mbretto by A. M. Thompson HA Robert Contetneldge and the novel by Henry

Fielding. Lyrics by Charles II. Taylor. Production by Gordon MeComrel." The BBC Theatre Chorus and The BBC Theatre Orch, Leader: Tate Gilder. Conducted by Stanford Robinson.

12.0 Close Down,

The Gazette also notifies that H.M. the King has signed the exequntur empowering Mr. Arturo Cuan Terry to set an Honorary Consul for Hon- duras at Hongkong.

I am honoured with the privilege of proposing the next toast that of Our President, Colonel Gowland, Chief Engineer of this Command.

Many of you heard the tame toust so ably proposed by Captain

in this room Smart

on a similar I do not occasion to this a year ago, therefore propose to embarrass the Colonel with a repetition of his achievements in the spheres of his enreer and in sport. So far as è reer is concerned we share in the honour of the success he has gained, we hope he will ascend to stili greater heights and we know the truth of the well known quotation: "The heights by great men reached and kept are not attained by sudden

ght."

would like, to see all the young Terving R.E.'s become members. Here, it is perhaps dificult for the hand has not lost its cunning at the So far as sport in concerned, his young Supper to realise the imporsport he now favours most-yacht- Lance of the Assoc.ation, but the older serving Sappers must however ng amply proved by the

In recent races of his sucht wo which shows that even a lady will do as she is told, with or without wind in her walls, when properly handled. This in spite of the evil "Painted Influences of "Eve" and Lady."

realise the use of the Association,

and I hope that they are all mem-

bers."

Apart

frem subscriptions, con- tinned Col. Gowiland, the Ascocta- tion sent home last year about $300. This was largely due to the enter tainment committer, led by Captain'

Exhibition

of Photographs

Hather do I want to convey to you, Sir, what the moral value of your

It makes the humblest Sapper feel that you are with him to atd and counsel in all that he does.

Concluding, the speaker said: "May I be allowed, Sir, to couple with your name that of Mra, Gowiland, as I feel sure that you would be the first to admit, whether the is as easy to handle as "tean" or no, that she has nobly played a woman's part in all that you have done, We wish you both, Sir, long continued health and happiness and we hope to have the pleasure of your company at as many as possible. of our social functions this winter."

The toast was drunk with en-1 thusiasm.

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Officers present at the dinner In- cluded Lt. Col. T. W. R. Haycroft, Major C. M. Manners, Major A, S. Johnstone, Major E. Bader, Major A. de G. Best, Capt. M. T. L, Wilk.n- son, Capt. I. D. Sinart, Capt. W. W. Parsons, Capt. F. L. Freeman, Capt. S. Mnson, Capt. A. C. Iggs, Capt. A. E. Hazell, L. Cartwright-Taylor, Lt. Le Secicur, Lt. G. C. Richards, L. F. W. T. Kuma (H.K.V.D.C.). LL. W. II. Owen (H.K.V.D.C.), Lt. I. A. Barron, Lt. J. M. Calvert, Lt. C. 3. Waddell (I.K.V.D.C.), 2nd. Lt. G. Douglas.

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