SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1934.
H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
Orders For The Coming Week.
Orders issued by Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., Commux- dant, H.K.V.D.C.:-
Hong Kong. Jan. 6. 1934.
PARADE
Corps Signals Parade at Corpe Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 9th Janu- ary. 1934.
The Battery Signal Section will parade 81: Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. on Tues- day, 9th January, 1934.
There will be a lecture at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters for all ranks on Thursday, 11th January, 1934,
Engineer Company Practice at Miniature Range on Monday, 8th January at 5.30 p.m.
Thursday, 11th January-D. L. Training-Wellington Barracks,
Sunday, 14th January-Company Shool-Peak Range, 9 a.m.
All members are reminded of the Annual Classification Firing at 'Stonecutters on 4th February and date are requested to keep this open.
January 7th. Range. Officer-Lieut. J. V. V. Remedios.
Launch will leave queen's Pier at 8.30 am. and Kowloon Police Pier at 8.40 am. Categories "A" and "B" will fire Lewis Gun Claasi- fication Tests and Categories "C" & "D" Musketry Tests.
Platoen Commanders will please see that recruits who have not yet completed their Musketry Training are warned not to turn up on this
orcasion.
APPENDIX TO ABOVE.. N.C.O.'s Instructor's Class. Les- son.--Lewis Gun Immediate Action. Location.-Headquarters.
Lewis Gun-Care and Cleaning
and Points before, during and
after firing condensed bringing out the essential points of each. Loca- tion.-Headquarters.-
Musketry Causes of Wear and Care and Cleaning. S.A.T. Vol: I-1931, p. 46-54 omitting use of wire gauze and cleaning of .22 inch | rifles. Location-Headquarters.
Anzac Company.
The Company will parade at full strength on Monday, 8th January, 1934 at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction.
(6) First Year men-Mechanism
Machine Gun Treep Parade on Tuesday 9th January
Head-and L.A. at Volunteer at 5.30 p.m. quarters for Machine Gun Lecture. Motor Machine Gun Section Parade ni Headquarters at 6.30
for Machine Gun Instruction,
Portuguese Company.
(b) Second Year men Night Firing.
Platoon Sergeants and Section
a point of reminding all ranks under their Command to attend
and to bring their! Parade on Tuesday, January 9th this parade at 6.30 p.m. at Headquarters. De- rifles und bayonets to store.
Field Day on 21st January, 1934. tails will be found in the Appendix.
who can attend Classification Testa Stonecut--All those men ter Range. Musketry and Lewis the Field Day for constructing and Gun Tests will be fired on Sunday, camouflaging emplacements
asked to give their names to their Platoon Sergeants at once,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Women's Emergency -Reserve,
Allen of the London. A new Women's Reserve Corps has been formed by Commandant Mary Women's 'Auxiliary Service, and they are being trained now in London for service in the event of any national emergency. Although the organisation is not essentialiv military, all of the officers of it hold military tilies, and in the event of war their service would no doubt be in connection with, or sup- Commandant Mary Allen is seen inspecting members of the "Ee- plementary to the military service. servists."
vice
H. C. Mac-
uary, 1934 (Inclusive).
are
Extension of Leave
(Continued from Page 8).
BOOTLEGGER
SAYS CRIME S DOES NOT PAY
Honest Police Needed In America.
"PUBLIC ENEMY” ADVISES NEW YORK SENATOR
Chicago.
Take it from no less an authority than Edward (Spike) O'Donnell, something should be done about the crime situation.
CHURCHESE
UNION CHURCH
The following are the forthcom ing services etc., at Union Church, Kennedy Road:--
Sunday School, Kennedy Road,** 9.30a.m.
Sunday, January 7, Sunday School, Taikoo, 2.45 p.m. Morning service, 10.30 a.m. Evening Service, 6 p.m.
Preacher at both services: The
For, as "Spike," once described by police as a "public enemy" so Rev. E. G. Powell. aptly put it, “Crime does not pay."
Lord's
He voiced this belief after be The Communion of the had buttonholed United States Supper will be observed at the close Senator Royal S. Copeland, Demo- of the morning service.
crat, of New York, and told him his ideas of what should be done to curb the criminal.
Social Hour in the Church Hall after the evening.service.
Monday, January 8, in the Church
Nattily attired 2 brown suit, which contrasted vividly with his Hall at 10a.m., meeting of the diamond bedecked shirt front and Ladies' Committee and Guild. fingers. O'Donnell, ✡ reputed
former beer runner with ambitions Tuesdays at 5.30 p.m.. Church
to go on the stage, attempted to Choir Practice.
testify before the Senate sub-com- Tuesday, January 9, et 5.30 p.m. mittee on racketeering and kid-1, {napping, but was not allowed to.
In the Church Hall Concert for
He did the next best thing and Children by the Mouth Organ Band talked to Senator Copeland.
and C. Pa of H. M. S. Medway.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen
Road Tram Station. Subject:----GOD
"Now about this crime business," be said. "All you need is honest corps' and a little co-operation Gun Troop, is appointed Troop]
ENGLAND'S APATHY TO ULSTER p.m. on Monday, 8th January, 1934 Commanders are requested to make o. M. S. with effect from 5th |
from the courts. I want to BLY January, 1934
Courtney something about Tom
of Cork (Branch of The Mother Church, namara resigned.
prepared to face the economic con- (The State's Attorney Peak Range Allotment Or
sequences of separation from Eng-County). I'm not saying it because The First Church of Christ, Scien- The above Range is allotted to There is an extraordinary belief land as honestly as Mr. de Valers he likes me. He tried to iron the Hist, in Boston, Masa, U.S.A.J the Police Department on every in England that England and Ulster does, and that he realises that it is out a few weeks ago.
particular should welcome the only by an apparent friendship with (Presumably O'Donnell referred return to power, of General O'Duffy. England that he can obtain his ad-to his recent acquittal on a charge week-days from 6th to 31st Jan-in
To suppose this is to do grave mitted ideal of a United Ireland, of being a vagrant) He's done No. 1651 Tpr. K. James, wrong to the consistency displayed including Ulster. With the added more to wipe out rackets in a few Machine Gun Troop, leave extended by that gentleman throughout his financial strength afforded to him months than any other State's At-
by that Union he could renew the torney. And I know.”—Reuter. struggle with England with O'Duffy' Ambition No. 1980 A/L/Cpl. C. F. J. "Use the Lead" O'Duffy derives greater prospect of success. Simpson, No. 4 Platoon, granted his nick-name from the advice he There is nothing in this man's tween each other may be, they will p.m. Reading Room at above ad- Parade on Thursday, 11th Jana- twelve months leave a from 1st gave to the Irish Republican Army past record or present policy that certainly not be improved if Eng-dress open Tuesday and Friday, 10
to 12 noon, herself to
Monday and be Bam-.. in Ulster, of which he was com-in any way makes him preferable land allows mander
the during
troubles. to Mr. de Valera as far as Ulster is boozled into the belief that the Blue Thursday, 5.80 to 7 p.m. Neither then nor at any other time concerned. Ulster desires to remain Shirts are friends either of her or Public is cordially invited to at has he pretended, to do him justice, within the United Kingdom for of Ulster. If only she would realise tend the service and visit the Branch of The anything but the bitterest hostility quite other reasons than those of this fact, she would be less inclined Reading Room. to England.
economic advantage. Whatever the to treat her loyal friends in Ulster Mother Church, The First Church Scientist, in Boston, The only difference between him future relations of the North and as stiff-necked and fanatical die lef Christ,
Mass., USA. land Mr. de Valera is that he is not! South of Ireland and England be-hards.
COMING SHORTLY!
LESLIE HOWARD HEATHER ANGEL
BERKELEY
SQUARE
A Jess L.. Lasky Production
AT KING'S
THE
The actual date of Field Day will be confirmed in subsequent Orders.
to 1st March, 1934.
Leave
Scottish Company
ary, 1934.
January to 31st December, 1934.
No. G Plutoan at Kowloon Dock -Lieut. T. P. Saunderson.
Corps No. 2106 Pte. T. A. Pearce, No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters-No. 3 Platoon from 29.12.33. Lieut. A. W. Brown for Machine
Corps No. 2107 Pte. R. T. Talbot, No. 3 Platoon from 29.12.32.
Strength.
Appointment
No. 2075 Tpr. G. Taylor, Machine
Gun Training.
P. S. M. WILKinson (Captain), Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
career.
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Sunday Service 11.15 a.m.
The Sunday school is held on Sunday Morning at 10 o'clock. Wednesday Evening Meeting at €
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