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VOLUNTEER CORPS
ORDERS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK
MACHINE GUN FIRING
The following orders have been issued by Licut-Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., commandant:-
Training
THE CHINA MAIL,
Behind the Scenes
in Hollywood
By DOROTHY HERZOG
Copyright, 1929, Premier Svndicatė
Hollywood, July 25.
According to a story picked up on the Famous Players' lot, Joseph Von Sternberg is slated to trek to Berlin to direct Emil Jannings in a picture for Paramount release. Efforts to learn details were unsuc cessful. But the very fact that Von Sternberg is to megaphone a Jan- nings flick is interesting..
In all likelihood it may have to do with the foreign motion picture onet, belt and pouches must be situation.
Foreign countries are brought. The Ford Truck will wary of the onslaught of American leave Corps Headquarters at 8.45 prodaction. For economie and a.m. for Taikoo Range. Firing will business reasons, it 'pears when commence at 9.30 a..
Jannings and his wife departed the Range Officer-Lieut. H. R.U.S.A. they took their belongings Forsyth. Rifles should be drawn with him. Looks as though Herr from Corps Headquarters before Emil will conclude his Famous flick noon on Saturday, September 7.
Portuguese Company Company Parade.The Company Commander's Parade will be held The attention of all Os. C. Units to-day at Headquarters at 5.30 armed with the Machine Gun isp.m. Dress Optional but all Cloth- drawn to the importance of everying and Equipment must be brought man who is qualified to fire Part II on Parade. Table T. Machine Gun, firing Part I of the same table first on the 30 yards range. The range is always available to units on their recognis- ed days of parade or on application to The Adjutant.
The service Machine Guns is available for firing as from Mon- day, September 2.
Musketry
The Battery and Corps Signala
Runge
contract on home grounds. Von Sternberg, if you recollect, mega- phoned him in one of his biggest reelers. "The Last Command."
do
Ches-
They
be saying The next Company Parade will beter, Conklin is righ ready to
call finis to held on Friday, September 18. at
his flick career. Chester has worked for 5.30 p.m.
a. pretty long stretch and he has worked for Now he's set to good do-re-me. play and enjoy it. 'Tis said that
Nos. 5 and 10 Platoons for Lewis Gun Training.
Dress: Optional, Belt.
Nos. 11 and 12 Platoons for Arms and Squad Drill.
Dress: Optional. Belt Rific and Bayonet.
Recruits.--All Recruits will will fire Table T. Kitle at Stonecut-parade at Miniature Range for ters Range
Musketry Instruction at 5.30 p.m. on Sunday. Officer: 2nd Lieut. J. H. Bottomley. Dress: Optional, Belt. Rifle and Launch will leave Queen's Pier at Bayonet. 9 am and call at Kowloon Pier at
10 a.m. Dress:
Musketry Order i.e. Rifle, bayonet, belt, braces and pouches or bandelier. Uniform or multi optional. Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters to mor- row between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 pm. and on Saturday, between 9 a.m. and 1 pm. Corps Band
The Band will parade at 5.30 p.m. al Headquarters to-morrow and Tuesday in rufti for Band Prac- tice.
Aquatic Sports
The Band will parade in uniform, caps, tunics, belts and cross belts, slacks and black boots at 8.45 pm. at V.R.C. on Saturday.
The Battery
is
Strength
The following recruits have been taken on the strength and posted as under-
No. 1496 Pte. J. Forbes. No. 7). Platoon. as from 80,8,29.
No. 1497 Pte. J. R. M. Ferreira. No. 12 Platoon, as from 2.9.29.
Besignation
The following have resigned from the Corps having left the Colony permanently:—
No. 1299 Pte. H. S. Berent, M. C. Section as from 4.9.29.
No. 1117 Pte. D. L. McLean, No. 5 Platoon as from 31.8.29.
Transfers
No. 1001 Bugler C. S. Pile to No.
3 Platoon from Corps Headquarters
as from 5.9.29.
No. 1863 Gur. B. P. Massey to No.
Chester Conklin
+
1 Platoon from The Battery as from when his contractual option expires
The attention of all ranks directed to Order No. 2 Musketry. 5.9.29.
All who have not completed Table T. Rifle will attend.
Dress. Bando- Rifle and bayonet. Tuesday-Lecture at Corps Head-
lier, belt
quarters at 5.30 p.m.
Friday, September 13-Gun Drill
Leave
he moves his walrus moustache and
Leave of absence from the Colony the rest of his wardrobe from his
Famous Players' dressing-room. is granted as under:
No. 1828 Pte. C. C. Francis from 2.8.29 to 2.9.29.
No. 1270 Pte. H.M.S. Omer from
at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.2.8.29 to 1.10.29.
Corps Signals
Parades at Corps Headquarters
at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, and Thurs day, September 12. for Signal Training. Dress: Mufti.
Musketry. Table T. will be fired at Stonecutters Range on Sunday. Uniform optional, but ride and bayunel, belt and pouches must be taker.
For times of launches see Order No. 2.
All
Mounted Infantry Company Thursday, Septemur 12. ranks will parade at Corpa Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti,
Armoured Car Company
Car Section. Monday Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.80 p.ru. for run in Amoured Car.
Recruita
Friday, September 19. parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. for driving instruction.
Motor Cycle Section.- Monday, September 9, all ranks will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5 pm. and proceed by Ford Truck to Kennedy Boad Range for Machine Gun Instruction,
Machine Gun Company Tuesday, September 10, The Company will parade at full
Promotions
The Pranksters
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A motor-infested thoroughfare separates either half of Fox's Hollywood studio. There's a pedes. trian lane marked in white paint across the street and cars are sup posed to stop when one is crossing in this safety zone. But it's s gamble if they will.
A woman, attired in ill-fitting costume and wearing makeup. hesitated on the carb, desirous to cross the street, but fearful to at- tempt it. Car after car whizzed past. An extra girl joined her on the curb. She wore abbreviated. Follies costume, much lip
rouge
and ditto sunburned powder. With- out hesitation she started across
a gas-waggon to trail out to the the safety lane. Automobiles came | M. G. M. lot. He was speeding out to a grinding stop on either side. Robertson Road around 30 miles per Appreciative eyes stared at the sixty minutes when suddenly his Follies beauty: The other girl, in steering wheel developed asphasia. | ill-fitting costume, followed the George discovered himself zig-zag-pathfinder closely. An assistant ging along a la a comedy auto, only director met them at the gates on it wasn't so comic. A car directly the other side.
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(abbr.)
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bobolink
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finer than gravel 25-A great English poet 27-Girl's name
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32-Short for Albert 33-To become vold 36-A stalk or support 89-To classify 41-A country of Europe
42-Awry (Scot.) 43-East Indies (atbr.)
THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.
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in front of his head and elping close "About time you got here," he to the edge of the road. Neverthegrouched at the Follies beauty. less, George's motor smacked into Then, turning quickly, he address- it and a curious accident resulted.ed the other woman ingratiatingly Neither he nor the feminine driver "Good afternoon, Miss Ulric." of the other car was hurt. But all Get it??? four wheels rolled off his roadster and the rear two of the crashed machine, being Scottish, Mr. Arthur
By Herself opines he saved thirty-five cents parking that day. His lawyer is Clara Beranger la a attending to the miere serious mat-She's married to William De Mille, ter.
director Miss Beranger's daugh- ter Frances, aged eighteen, has ar- rived in Hollywood. She graduated recently from a dramatic school in customers. New York. Both her mother and should get along.
The Right Answer
Lionel Barrymore gets a great kick out of directing. He arrives on the set by the dawn's early light Chico is a violinist. He is known-hair slicked, tie at the correct as a concert fiddler in Europe, but angle. As the day progresses and in Hollywood. Chico fiddles for the emoting gets more emoting, Universal at ten dollars, an hour. As a result of conscientious saving he recently purchased a $10,000 violin. He insured it for $8,000.
Tother day on Reginald Denny's "No. No, Napoleon," set, Denny 1161 L/Cpl. H. A. Botelho to be and Director William Craft framed Band Cpl.
against Chico.
The following promotion in the Band will take effect as from 5.9.39:-
1175 Cpl. D. C. Baptista to be Band Sergeant.
1112 Cpl. J. L. Alves to be Band L/Sergeant.
1210 L/Cpl. A. F. Silva to be Band Cpl.
1237 B/man D. J. Fernandes to be Band L/Cpl.
When Chico is not playing his violin is placed in the case and covered with a cloth. Denny and Bill Craft, however, switched the
1275 B/man C. Dragos to be coveted instrument and replaced it Band L/Cpl.
R. A. Wolfe Murray, Major, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
NOTICES
with a "prop". fiddle. Then Graft started to pick a fight with Denny. Every one was wise except Chico. Denny swung at Craft and Bill backed away. He backed to the open violin case. Chico rushed ar them. But too late. Crash! Craft Friday, September 13, at 9.15 plotzed upon the fiddle. Splintering p.m. on the Parade Ground atwood and snapping strings. Chico Volunteer Headquarters. Dy kind froze. His face turned ashan. permission of Major B. C. Lake, Dead silence. Slowly Chico. crept D.S.0. and The Officers, The Band, to the battered violin.
Promenade Concert
2nd Battalion The King's Own All eyes focussed upon him. Scottish Borderers will play, assist Serious eyes, slightly apprehensive ed by the Corps Band. The Aloha of the prank, and then, to be sure, Serenaders have also kindly con- he discovered the bashed fiddle to sented to perform.
be fraud. But it was a goodly
Lionel Barrymore
Tickets $1 each are obtainable on time before Chico managed a smile Barrymore's hair porcupines and strength at 5.30 p.m. in mufti at cash payment from Canteen and at the gag. Headquarters for Machine Gun Mess Boys at Volunteer Headquar- Training. No. 3 Platoon will pro-ters and from Messrs. "Anderson ceed by Ford Truck to Kennedy Music Co.
Road Range under 2/Lieut. J. F.
Wright.
Aquatic Sports
The Annual Aquatic Sports will M.G. Pt. II Table T. M. G. The be held at the Victoria Recreation Company will fire at Stonecutters Club at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Septem
on Sunday, September 15. Launch ber 7.
leaves Queen's Pier. 8.80 a.m. and Kowloon Pier 8.40 am. Range Officer 2/Lieut. D.. M. Richards.
Scottish Company
12.
Parades Thursday, September
Demonstration and Instruction in Machine Gun Table "T" (This prac
Post entries will be accepted..
TORCAT'S ROOSTERS
Children will be afforded a final opportunity of seeing Torcat's wonderful performing Ronsters at
tice will be fired by the Company the Queen's Theatre to-morrow when
at Stonecutters Range on Septem- there will be a special matinee at
ber 22 and November 3. Full de- taails will be published in next week's Orders)
Nos. 6 and 7 Platoons at Corps Headquarters under Lieut. H. R. Forsyth
No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock under Lient. Geo. Duncan, MB.E. Musketry Members of the Com- pany who have yet to fire their Table "Rifle Practice will have
2:30 pm.
Those who have not yet witnessed the performance would do well to do so, for they vil undoutedly be treated to a delightfully humorous trained roosters! exhibition by remarkably well
Mr. John Dobson, of Wood Close Farm, South Wingate, co. Durham,
a fiual opportunity of doing so at was rescued from a bull, which had
der 6.
his tie rides as, it wills. At this penning he is putting Jack Gilbert, Katherine Dale Owen, Hedda Hop- per and others through their paces in "Olympia." Seema in the flick Katherine has one of those warm, boudoir sessions with Jack, This was completed.. Thereupon Miss Owen, before rehearsing her next. scene, asked Mr. Barrymore:
"What should my attitude be now?!!
Lionel jerked his fingers through his hair and after due deliberation deducted: “Well, I would say your attitude should be relaxed. Decld- odly relaxed!"
Charlie Sales
Virginia Sales parents and an elderly couple from the small town whence Miss Sales hails, are visit- ing her in Hollywood. They accom- panied her to a flock comedy star- ring her w. k brother "Chic who is known to his friends as Charlie. After the show Chic asked them what they thought of the picture.
Well, Charlie" drawled his elderly friend, "I thought it was Exuil Jannings German Alm star party good, but a couple times
from laughin']"
Taikoo Range On Sunday, Septem- tossed him three times, by a farm whom Joseph von Sternberg will there it was all I could do to keep servant, who attracted the animal direct in Paramount picture at Ber- Dress-optional but rifle, bay- into another field,
scenarist.
her stepfather (Mr. De Mille) volunteered to lend their aid in getting her & flicker job. But Frances, it seems, has her own code of independence. She pranced her- self into a stage producer's office and promptly corralled an engenuc role in "The Big Pond," a local offering. She wouldn't even let the parents attend the premiere. They purchased tickets later in the week and unknown to her joined the eash Frances Beranger
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