SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930.
VOLUNTEER CORPS
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
HALLOWEEN DINNER.
Orders by Major H. B., L.. Dowbiggin, commanding Volun. teer Defence Corps, state:-
Parades.
(a) Corps Bund.
Parade and special practices will be held as per special circular. Issued. The next parade will be on Monday at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m., sharp. (b), Battery.
There will be a parade at Gun Club Hill Barracks for the Whole Battery at 5.5 p.m., sharp; on Thursday, with the exception of the Signallers who will parade at Headquarters at the same time and date.
(c) Engineer Company,'
Range
1. Monday-Miniature shoot at Headquarters 5.30 p.m.
2. A provisional date, Novemi- ber 9. has been fixed for a team shoot with the R.E. at the Peak Range. Members are requesterk to keep this date open.,
5.30 p.m. on Monday, for driving Instruction.
2. Motor Cycle Section-Parado at Headquarters 6.30 pm. on Mon. day for Machine Gun and driving instruction.
(g) Machine Gun Company.
1. Tuesday At Headquarters is Mufti. Fall in at 5.30 p.m. for Platoon Drill Indirect Fire. Re- cruits will parade under Sergt. Slattery.
2. Tuesday, November 4, at Headquarters. in. Uniform.
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Dress:-Drill Order, ie, Boots, Putties, Hose Tops, Shorts, Tunics, Helmets, Belts, Bayonets, Rifles & Slings
Fall in at 5.45 pm. for Arma Drill, followed by Platoon' Drill· Indirect Fire,
This is a Company Parade, and every Member is expected to at- tend.
3. Musketry-There will be a Rifle Meeting at the Peak Range on Sunday, November 2 at 9 a.m. for the Inter-Section Cup and Monthly Spoon Shoot,
4. Machine Gun Course, Part II-All Officers and N.C.O.'s of the Company attend at Stonecutters on Sunday, November 9 in muft! with Lbelt and pouches to fire this Course. Launch leaves Queen's Pier.at. a.m. and Kowloon Police
Pier at 9.10 nm. ́
5. Company Dinner-All mem
3. The Water Training wil) start in November and there will be D.C. training at Wellington Barracks on the 2nd & 4th Thurs days of each month. The 1st and,bers are reminded of the Company 3rd Thursdays will be set aside Dinner to be held at 7.45 p.m. after for aquad drill or other form of the Uniform Parnde on Tuesday. training us, will appear in weekly November 4..
orders.
4. Miniature Range shoots will still be held at Headquarters on Mondays.
(d) Corps Signals.
1. Parades for Signal Instrue tion will be held at Corps Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday and -Friday...
2. Parade for Wireless Instruc tion will be held at Whitfield Bar racks, Kowloon, at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, Dress-Mufti.
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3. Recruits will parade Corps. Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, for Arms Drill. Belt and Bayonet must be worn., (e) Machine Gun Troop.
1. Thursday-- Machine Class parade at Volunteer quarters at 5.30 p.m.
(h) Scottish Company,
1. Parades-Thursday, October 30 for Machine Gun Instruction.
. No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters 5.30 pm. under Captain H. R. Forsyth.
No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock under Lieut. G. Duncan, M.B.E,
2. Range No. 6 Platoon will fire M.G. Part II at Stonecutters on Sunday.", Range. Officer-Lieut. G. Duncan, M.B.E. Launch will leave Queen's Fier at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Police-Pier at 8:40 nm.
No. 7 Platoon, will fire-thla practice on the following Sunday, Nóvember 2.
3. Hallowe'en Dinner-Friday, 'Gun October 31. Members and ex Head-members of the Company who have not yet signified their intention of. attending, are asked to do so with- out delay, by notifying the Hon. Secretary Pte. J. Younger, e/o Gibh, Livingaton & Co.; Lid.
2. Riding School Class parade - at Riding School at 5.30 p.m.
3. Kennedy Road. Range is allotted to the Troop on 30th instant, Details as to Practices to be fired will be issued later. (f) Armoured Car Company.
1. Car Sectian-Parade at Row- toon-Canton, Railway Garage at
4. Camp-The Company, will at2 tent Camp on the fallow week ends commencing:
Friday, November, 21, 1930. Friday, December 12, 1930.
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All ranks are reminded that at- tendance at Camp is essential for efficiency, and every effect should be made to attend.
(1) Portuguese Company."
1. The Company will parade on Friday, October 31 as under:- No. 9 Platoon at Headquarters for Bayonet Fighting.
No. 10 Platoon at Headquarters for Bayonet Fighting............
No. 11 Platoon at Lecture Room for Attack & Defence,
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Gunners average and he only miss Armoured Car Co., Cycle Section ed by a very few points.
as from 23.10.30.
Range Allotments, With reference to the Range Allotment programme the follow. ing additions etc, are made:-
(A) Serial 35, Stonecutters, October 26, Scottish Company, Add "3 members Machine. Gun Troop."
(b) Serial 41. Add "3 Members Machine Gun Troop." \
(c) Serta 49. For Machine Gun Troop" read "Scottish Com
No. 12 Platoon at Lecture Roompany." for Attack & Defence.)
Recruits at Headquarters for
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Amendment.
Corps Order No. 42/30/4 dated Arms & Foot Drill. Belta 16th instant "from" No. 2 Platoon. Bayonets and Rifles.
to: Headquarters" should read from No. 2 Piatoon, to Machine Gun Company Headquarters."
2. Tactical Scheme The Con- pany will carry out a Tactical Scheme in the vicinity of Fanling to-morrow.
Parado at Kowloon Rallwny Station at 6.20a.m., sharp, by Platoons and will proceed by the 6.95 2.m. train. Noa. 9. 10, 11 & 12 Platoons will detain at Fanling Railway Station & 12A Platoon will detain at Sheung Shui Rail way Station.
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The Company will return Kowloon by the train leaving Fanling 2.46 p.m..
3. Lewis Guns-Platoon Ser- geants will be responsible for tak- ing over at the Kowloon, Station 2 Lewis Guns each for the return of same.
Reversion. No. 1094 C.Q.M. Sergt. A. Urquhart, No. 1 Platoon, reverts to Sergeant at his own request with effect from 23.10.30./
Transfer.
Nb. 1094 Sergt. A. Urquhart, No. 1 topu, ia transferred to No. 2 Plakog with effect from 23.10.30.
No 1516 Tpr. 4. E. Henry, į Machine Gan Troop, If transferred to No. 4 Platoon, with effect from 23.10.30 in the 'rank of Private..
No. 689 Pte. W: F. Kerr, No. 7 Platoon, is transferred, to No: 4 Platoon with effect from 23.10.30. Promotions.
No. 1086 L/Cpl. E.-L. Groome. Armoured Car Company, Cycle Section, to be Corporal as from
14. · Blank _____ Ammunition — The Company Quartermaster Sergeant will be responsible for the, draw-16.10.30. ing of the necessary Blank Am- No. 1257 Pte. R. W. Sapsed, munition and rattles for the Com- Armoured Car Company, Cycle pany, and for, the return of spent Section, to be Lance Corporal as cases.
from 16.10.30.
5.
Dress Boots, putties, shorts, shirts, helmets and full equipment, Rifles and Bayonets,
Platoon Sergeants will not carry, Rifles.
No. 811 Sergt. V. C. Branson, M.C., No. 2 Platoon, is appointed C.Q.M.S. as from 22.10.30...
No. 1528 Pte. A. C. Béck, No. 4 Platoon, to be Lance Corporal as from 22.10.30.
Machine Gun Part II. Results. The following were the leading Struck Of The Strength. Acores at Stonecutters on Sunday No. 1498 Pte. H. H. Lasham, No. last, 19th instant.
3 Platoon, as from 29.10.30. Groome, 1st L/Cpl. E.
No, 786 Pte.. E. C. Fincher, No. Armoured Car Co., Cycle Section 12.Platoon, na from 20.10.30. 269..
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No. 545 Spr. W. L. Walker, En- 2nd- Pto. P. E. Barker, Armouredgineer Company, as from, 23.10.30. No. 836 Spr. J. 8. Landoit, En- Car Co., Car Section 212.
3rd Cpl. J. V. Ramsay, Armour-gineer Company, as from 23.10.30. ed Car Co., Car Section 204.
4th Pte. J. D. A. Hutchison, Armoured Car Co., Cycle Section, and 4th L/Cpl. R. J. D. C. Grieve, Machine Gun Troop, Cycle Section,
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
Having been transferred from the Colony :-
No. 1558 Tpr. J. Donaldson, Machine Gun Troop, 38, from 24.10,30.
Under the Terms of Regulation 5 (1) of Volunteer Ordinance, 1920:-
No. '1362 Pte. G. A. V.. Hall, No. 2 Platoon, as from 7.10.30.
No. 1365 Fte. G. R. Payne,
No. 1414 Tpr. A. C. Braine- Hartnoll, Machine Gun Troop as from 15.10.80.
No. 1392 Tpr. J. H. Davy, Machine Gun Troop, as from 23.10.30.
Strength.
The following have been taken on Corps Strength:--
No. 1637 Bdm. E. A. Alves Corps Baad.
No. 1638 Bams G. S. Edward, Corps Band.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This crossword puzzle has bem made by an expert dut our readers are warned to look out for 'occasional phonatio
spellings, such an harbor, ploch, and altho.)
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No. 1643 Pte. E. A. Walter, No. 7 Platoon:
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(Sgd.) W. H. G. GOATER,
Captain,
Adjutant, R.K.V.D.C.
NOTICE.
Sergeants' Mess Committee Meeting.
Members of the Sergeants' Mess are requested to send to Mess Pre- sident by November 1 the 'name' of one representative from each Unit to serve on the Mess Commit tec.
Only those whose names are so forwarded will be eligible to at- tend the Mess Committee meeting.
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Osborne, first, lieutenant and
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Trotter, second" Heutenant, who never saw anything like war for upsetting meals. ` Whose wife reads the papers every morning and writes him what's going on in the war
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The Colonel'arranging with Stanhope for the raid....
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The celebration-champagne, cigars and a chicken from, a nearby farm.. Bacon for breakfast" and trying to dis tinguish the bit of lean from the streak of rust off the pan-ten with a taste of onion leaves dark yellow soup without "War's bad enough with pepper, but without it it's bloomin' awful!" says Trotter.
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