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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1933.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE
CORPS
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
Orders issued by Colonel L. G. Bird, D.5.0., O.B.E., Com-
mandant, H.K.V.D.C. :--
Friday, 8th Sept. 1933.
PARADE
The Battery-
There will be a parade for Sig- nal Section at Headquarters оп Tuesday, September 12th at p.m.
There will be a Lecture of
6.30
the
4.5 Q. F. How; and Equipment at
5.30 p.m. on Thursday, September 14th at Headquarters
Musketry-Part III will be fired Peak Range on Sunday 10th staut at 9.30 a.m.
at
in-j
Lieut. A.
Range Officer
Brown. Rifles must be drawn before
non on Saturday,
TALKING PAPERS FORECASTED
Argentine Inventor's
New Process.
THE "PHOTO-LIPTOPHONE”
Madrid.
Talking newspapers, or talking sections in ordinary newspapers, may become a reality soon.
THE
Paper "gramophone records" which are stated to be easily re- Wproduced by photograph, lithography
and other processes, have been in-
12 vented by an Argentine engineer In Madrid, Senor Fernando Crudo.
CHINA MAIL,
WORLD'S LONGEST PIPELINE
Irak's £10,000,000 Enterprise
TO BRING OIL TO THE MEDITERRANEANTM
(By ARTHUR MERTON.)
disciplined work, but they are co operating in a manner which : au-] gurs well for the future develop- ment of Irak. The hope is that the
ROBOT NEWSVENDERS IN PARIS
Machines Given Trial In London.
work will be completed, pipe-lay- LIMITED TO NINE JOURNALS
Ing, Pumping stations and all, by the remarkably oarly date of Dec. 31, 1934:
It is clear that motor transporti
Slot machines for
Paris.
newspapers
across the desert will undergo con. have made their appearance at the siderable development in the very Gare St. Lazare bore,
near future. The pumping stations, Fach machine contains a space 100 miles distant from each other, for three different papers, and up with their own supplies of trans-
Kirkuk, Irak. ment. Enormous lorrica, each port fuel, means of communication to the present machines are limited
The Syrian Desert is at the mo- capable of carrying as many as 27 with the terminal stations at Haifa to the nine evening papers only.
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TIGER MENACE IN
INDIA.
Villagers In State Of Terror:
Bombay.
newspaper slides into a rack be. low,
The new machines are so popular that it has become necessary to put "If the supply has up a notice: momentarily run out, push the bottom and your money will be re- (turned."
A.A.L.A. Company
An instrument which the Inventor ment the stage of one of the mostį pipes, or some 20 tons, have had to and Kirkuk, and their tribal Nickel coins are inserted in the The first parade of the 1933-¡calls a "photoliptophone" reproduces remarkable undertakings of be designed. To ensure continuity guards, constitute an ideal chain of alot, a handle is pulled, and the 1984 Training Season will be held the sound on these records, a con- modern times the laying of the of delivery along the line "trains" relay points for desert travel. at Volunteer Headquarters on Mon-centrated ray of light taking the pipeline which is to convey. petro-have been organised, each consiat- day, 2nd October, 1938.
place of the needle now used on leum from the allfields of North- Ing of a tractor; two or more 20-1 Please make a special point of gramophonce. The principle is ern Irak, near Mosul, to the Medi-ton caterpillar trailers, and a sort Every member is expected to at-attending."
that of the photo-electric cell of the terranean, and thue to the markets of caravan coach. A "train" cai-i tend as this is the first parade of
"talkie"-light producing an elec-of the West. Portuguese Company,
rles three crews. One driver while the Training Season.
All Ranks of the Company trical vibration which is transform-
'I have just paid a visit to the the other two rest and feed in the should note that the Training Sea-jed lato sound. The "record" is put scene of operations as a member coach. Thus the "rain" can work son commenced September 5th. In on Monday. September 11th at 5.30 order to carry out efficient and pro-į,
The Inventor has patented a pro-who takes such a lively interest in
of the party of H. M. King Feisal, for twenty-four hours on end.
It has been possible to lay 325 gressive training each man should ess for reproducing large rolls the economic development of his miles since Sept. 25 last, and the Corps Signals.
with complete operas or novels, as
Many parts of Central India! But people are asking: "If slot attend every parade. Particulars Parade al Headquarters at 5.30
well as small ones with single songs. country that, before leaving for line is progressing at the astound-report a sudden increase in the machines become generai, what as to training will be issued to in-1 pm. on Tuesday, 12th September,dividuals in due course and
a ing rate of three-quarters of a mile number of tigers roaming the will happen to street newspaper He is confident that his Invention London, he insisted on making de-
the per day. will result in the creation of talk- special excursion to inspect talled orders will appear in Corpsg newspapers-Reuter.
gigantic work in all its phases. Orders weekly. These Orders may
The line starts from Kirkuk, be seen at Corps Headquarters, in!
tm
Engineer Company. Practice at the Miniature Range!
1024
Machine Gun Troop. Parade at Causeway Bay Stables
on a cylinder.
#15.30, on Tuesday 12th Sep the Newspapers, and at the Club TRAGEDY WITHOUT WORDS
tember 19333.
Armoured Car Section. The Section will parade in unl
form on Monday 11th at Headquar.'
de Recreio, Club Lusitano, Catholic Union Club and V.R.C. It is the
duty of every man to see
Berlin. visited
countryside.
Those DESERT TRAVEL
include stu- Villagera are said to be living venders 7" No praise can be too high for in a state of terror.
dents who, in American collegiate Cattle are also being destroy-fashion, are not ashamed to help where is situated the area adminis- the small band of Englishmen and 1ered by the Irak Petroleum Com-Americans who are carrying outled by the score.
pay their college foes by this oc- or for. the The villagers cannot deal with cupation...ta pany, and from Kirkuk a double these operations,
Two of these machines are being Irakis under the menace themselves for they A 50-year old man Orders i
his line of piping runs some hundred several thousand and acquaint himself as to parades 9-year-old wife, from whom he had and fifty miles into the desert to them. These tribesmen have never are forbidden to kill tigers. given a trial at the, Baker-street and
There
it divides, the before used a shovel or done any Reuter. en separated. He shot her. Then Haditha. will Dress:-R. T. Caps. Tunics, etc. Belt and Bayonet-frog
larger proportion of the ofl pass- be worn at all parades-unless he turned the revolver on himacit. Shorts, Hose-fops, puttees, Boots,
Man and wife were both deaf anding by one line through Irak and Water Bottles and Haversacks.
dum.--Reuter.
British controlled territory to the port of Halfa. The balance will! be conveyed by a branch ne through Syria to Tripoll. SUNK IN THE SANDS
ters at 6.30 p.m.
otherwise orders.
All Ranks should note that re- placements of Kit and Equipment
Motor Machine Gun Section All Ranks parade at Headquar-| ters on Monday, 38th September should be arranged through C. Q.
at 5.30 p.m for Machine Gun Ini *truction.
Wednesday the 13th September, i for Instructional Kid-
M. S. before the end of October.
Next parade at Corps Headquar ters on Tuesday, September 12th at 6.30 p.nl.
Machine Gun Company,
Parade in pendix. September 15th
The Company will
Mutti on Friday.
at 5.30 p.m. ut Headquarters by Gun Teams far Instration, in Mechanism.
Scottish Company Parades-Thurs., 14th Sept. 1933. No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock
No. 1833 Acting Corporal H. D. Matthews, Anzac Company, Corporal as from -1. 9. 33.
to be
No 1819 Acting Corporal J. P Way. Anzar Company, to be
to No. 1 Section.
APPENDIX TO ABOVE N.C.0. Instructor's Class.mander. General Talk on Methods of in- struction.
Relinquishments
Reversion
The total pipeline is something Cer-like 1,200 miles in length. It is costing some £10,000,000, and its
No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters be arranged. All Officers and No. 1412 Lance Corporal J. Lima,
under Lieut. A. W. Brown at 530 N.C.O.'s should read Chapter II Portuguese Company, No. 12 p.m. M.G.T. —inssification
'S.A.T. Vol: 11, 1981. Location Intoon: reverts to ranks at his
structors. Headquarters. 2/L request, with effect from 20th Sequeira. 2 Regular N.C.O.'s.
August, 1983,
Own
Details will be found in the Apporal as from 1. 9. 33 nad is posted construction far surpasses any No. 14 Platoon as Section Com-thing of the kind in the known en-
gineering history of the warld.
We drove over a hundred miles) Course of Training to,
No matter how 1782 Acting Corporal J. Hun. (along the line. be arranged.--Location Instructors. ter and No. 1820 Acting Corporal often we were forced to devisto Headquarters Regular N.C.O. F. J. Neill relinquish their Acting owing to rough going or water- S. A. Anti Aircraft Training Corporal appointments with effect courses, there were telephone
General under Lieut. T. P. Saunderson, Lecture and
Ex-from 1. 9. 33.
poles marking the course of the M. G. T.--Classification
planation. Course of training to
pipeline, continuing their march in a relentlessly straight line towards Pla-the horizon,
At Kirkuk te saw the “atub end" of the pipes awaiting connection with the terminal pumping station, which in due course will be linked All members of the Corps are re-with such of the walls-there are minded that Rifles and Bayonets at present thirty-five-as it may ba are not allowed to be kept at their desired to use at any given time.. houses.
A hundred yards away these pipes disappear Into the sand to emerge again on the shores of the Medi terranean; where the petroleum they will bring to the surface will cillior be shipped in tankers to Western markets or stored in vast tanks, where, after refining, it will | be pumped into oll-burning ships.
At Intervals pumping stations!
CHURCHES
A OBLARGE
OF ONE DOLLAZ
IS MAUS FOI ALL NOTICES UNDER THIS HEADING
M
WESLEYAN METHODIST
CHURCH,
Lewis Gun Training. Mag. filling. holiday. Loading and Unloading Gun S.A.T. Vol: 11. pages 6-17.
Sight Setting. Aiming and Firing S.AT. Vol: 11, pp. 18-24. Location Instructors. Headquarters. Опо Regular N.C.0. (to go through; quickly concentrating on essentials only).
i Musketry-12 men. Fire Part II Practises T5, T6, & T8.— Kennedy
Rodrigues. 1 Regular N.C.0.
Rifles And Bayonets
At present, this order not be ing carried out,
All Riftes must be returned to the Corps Armoury at once.
Struck Off the Strength Permitted to Nesign No. 1725 Pte. F. P. Kennedy, A.
The following are the forthcom Road. Location Instructors.-Lt. P. C. Section, A.A.L.A. Coy, as from ing services, etc.. at the English Methodist Church. Wanchal (Op- posite Royal Nuval
Queen's Ed., E)..
Sunday, September 10. Morning Service 10.15 a.m.
8. 9. 33.
Musketry Aiming Instruction Re
No. 1726 Pie. J. Macdonald, A. will give the necessary impetus to Hospital mainder, S.A.T. Vol: 1, 1931, pp. 68-jp. C. Section, A.A.L.A. Coy, as from the westward flow of petroleum
72, Stage 1, 2 and 3. Location In-8. 0.33. "tructors—Headquarters. 1 Regu- No. 1848 Pte. J. Skinner, Centre lar N.C.O.
Section, A.A.L.A. Coy, as from 8. 9. Musketry.-C. S. M. to tast each
133. man's knowledge and report on
Preacher: Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck.
Evening Service, 8.15 p.m. Preacher: Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck.
SAILORS & SOLDIERS' HOME same. Location Instructors,~Minik-\C. C. Section, A. A. L. A. Coy, as
Sunday, Sept. 18-7 p.m. Chris- tiun Soclul Hour.
Monday and Thursday, 7 pm. Wednesday, Sept. 13.-10.
ture Range C.S.M. Baptisia.
Anzac Company.
No. 1860 Pte. A. Hyde Lay, K
from 8. 9, 33.
along the pipes. Tanks will take off the overflow it more is coming through the pipes than the 'ndju cent pumping station can handle. LAYING THE LINE
Ladies' Church Aid Socolety meet ranks are particularly requested to tre Section, A.A.L.A. Coy, as from line. There is surely something to
UNION CHURCH.
The following are the forthcom.
These pumping stations and the
The Company will padare at K. C. C. Section, A.A.L.A. Coy, award and visible evidence of the No. 1863 Pte. F. S. Herridge, telephone wire running alongside the track will be the only out- Headquarters at full strength on Monday, 11th Instant in mufti. All
from 8. 0. 33.
No. 1850 Pte. W. T. Lewis, Cen- presence underground of the pine atir the imagination in the thought 8. 9. 33.
No. 1866 Pte. E. D. Abraham, of this unseen passage of anything,
up to four million tons of patro K.C.C. Bection, A.A.L.A. Coy.
leum every year from ite source in Northern Irak, several hundred No. 1727 Pte. D. Cochrane, A.P.Cworld beyond. In its almost magi- miles under the desert, into the
attend this parade in order that the Winter Training Season may be discussed with all 'members. ·
The Peak Range his been allott-
ing services, etc., at the Unioned to the Company on Sunday, 24th, from 8.-9, 53,
Church, Kennedy, Road.
September to fire Part III, The
Having Left the Colony
AB
Sunday Schobi, Kennedy Road:date mentioned in laat week's Orsection, A.A.LA. Coy, as from 8.9 character the undertaking has |
Sunday, September 10.
Morning Service
9.30 a.m.
1
10.30
Evening Service, 6 pm, Preacher at both services: The Rev. John Foster.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
der (Sunday, 17th Sept:) fr hereby cancelled. All ranks are requested 38, to keep this date free
No. 1751 Pte. R. M. Jack, A. P. C. Result of Corporals Examination Section, A.ALA. Coy. as from
8. 9. 83. held on Friday, 1st September,
1933;
No. 1838 Acting Corp
13. D. Matthawa" - No. 1819 Acting Corpl.
J..P. Way.
81%
80%
Sergeanta Examination.— Friday, 3th September at 5.80 p.m.
The following. N.0.0,'n will take tils examination-
No. 1300 Acting L/Bergt,
N. A. E. Mackay::
No. 1842 Acting L/Bergt.
E. P. Belk
No. 1846 Pie. F. E. Skinfier, Con- tre Section, A.A.L.A. Coy, as from 8. 9. 83.
something peculiarly in keeping with the mystical atmosphere of the East
For convenience in handling, the Piping is cut into lengths of 36- 40ft. each weighing 15cwt Over Having Completed Three Years
160,000 lengths, waighing 120,000 No. 1434 Pto. L. 8. da Silva, Parons, will have to be dealt with be fore the line, la completed. All tuguese Company, No. 11 Platoon
these pipes have to be welded to as from 8th. Bopt., 1988; goals
MT. H.-S. GALLETZT.
gether on the field and they have Lieutenant, Adjutant,--
also to be treated specially ILK.V.D; CorpA;(
against corrosion.
NOTICES
Corpe Annual Athletic Eparts
There are spesial "Bitchers" for excavating the trenches, machines for Hiting the pipes into position before welding, contrivances for
(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Belen- tist, in Boston, Mass., USA.).
Macdonne!} Road, Below-Bowen Road Tram Station." Subject: SUBSTANCE, Sunday Barvice IL15 am. The Sunday School da held on Bunday Morning at 10 o'clock, Wednesday Evening Meeting at 6 p.m. Reading Room at above › ade dress open Tuesday and Friday, 10 N.C,O,'a who at present bold the Sports will be held on Saturday, preserve it, and, finally, an Ange- a.m. to 12 noon, Monday and rank of full Corporal or who have 28th: October at the Kow Thursday, 5.30 to 7 pm. The passed the Corporals Examination kat Club, Public sa cordially invited to ab will sit for this examination. tand the service and visit the Promotional Reading Room, Branch of The "- No. 1879. Acting G.Q MS., F. Mother Church, The First Church Dadley, Antac Company, to be of Christ, Scientist,
con, Company Quartermaster · Sergeant Masi, U.S.A.
It is hoped that xil other The Corps Annual Athletic treating the pips with anams) to
I from 1.9. 1988.4
A Commlitee Meeting
nious machine for/wrapping the pipa (just before it is placed in the [ło: allow for www uarters on panalon and contratió
tead,
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Euston stations in London.—Reuter.
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LEICA MODEL II
$220 INCLUDING CASE.
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