H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
Orders For The Coming Week.
pleted third series' will do recapi.; tulation of 1.A,
There will be no parade on Thursday, 25th October as the Drill Hall will not be available..
There will be no parade on
Orders by Lieut.-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O. H. E. Com mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Thursday, 25th October Defence Corps:
Hong Kong.
Friday, 19th October, 1934.
GENERAL Investiture-Dress
The dress for Officers and other) ranks attending the Investiture on October, 23rd will be:--
No. 3 (ANZACY Company Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday 22nd October, 1934. Recapitulation for 3rd Test in connection with Schedule B of the Machine Gun Proficiency Classification.
Corporal Matthews and Private Wolfe and Tissington will com- Officers. Review Order. Dismounted Officers will wear plete the 2nd Test. Stacks and Bools.
Other Ranks-Reyiuw Topees, Jackets,
There will be no Rifle practice Order on Thursday, 25th October, 1934.
All' ranks are reminded that! Slacks, Black
Part 1 Machine Gun Classification will take place at Stonecutters on October, Sunday morning, 28th
Boots, Belt und Medals.
Sergeants and above will weari Sashes and Side-arms..
Tattoo Rehearsal
A Rehearsal with lights. of the
1934.
Corp Infantry (Portuguese) The Corps Infantry will parade
H.K.V.D.C. Rem will be held at on Tuesday, 23rd October at 5.20 -Soo Kún Poo on Tuesday, 23rdp.m. sharp at Headquarters.
October at 8 p.m.
-
Judhpurs, ed
Dress Troop. Shirts of Jackets, Steel Helmets, Box Respirators.
Armoured Car Section Overalls, R.T.C. Caps
Details as per Appendix attach-
Gas Masks. The Corps Infantry will be equipped with Gas masks. All members of the Company will draw Gas masks on Tuesday, 23rd October, 1934, -
Motor Cycle (M. G.) Section Peak Range-flas been alloted Overalls, Steel Helmets, Box to the Corps Infantry on 28th October, 1934. Recruits that have Respirators.
Stores Troop. Will be deliver-fired Ball ammunition will report ed by R.Q.M.S. at Causeway Buy to Lieut. H. J. Silva at the Peak Range at 9 am sharp. Last tram during the afternuon.
up at 8.30 am.
Armoured Car And Motor
Cycle (M.) Section Will be issued to Sections Headquarters by 7 p.m.
Blank will not.be use.
Rendezvous
Rifles must be drawn from Corps Headquarters before noon at on Saturday, 27th October, 1934.
In areas allotted on 16th October,
The Rehearsal will be completed
by 8.40 p.ngapprox:
"
Officers-Transfer
Dress-Hufti. - Belts, Frogs, Pouches aud Braces must be worn. Orderly Officer-from 23rd to 30th October-Lieut. E. J. Silva, APPENDIX Lesson
THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1934
After a 20-year courtship, MrA. Ido M. J'earson, 58, and Joseph Goddity, 65, have married and moved into the new 5-room bunga low at Danvers, Mans that God- ditt built himself. He saved for 20 years to get the money to build and furnish a house so he could wed and "settle down."
SCOUT CONCERT NEXT WEEK
HON. MR. E.D.C. WOLFE FAREWELLED
Reception At Chinese
Merchants' Club -
DINNER AT POLICE CLUB IN EVENING
CHINESE GOODS EXHIBITION
Further Sincere Co. Enterprise
58 FACTORIES REPRESENTED
Elaborate preparations are being
The Hon. Ar E. D. C. Wolfe, made by the Sincere Company, Limited, for their annual Chinese C. M. G, the retiring Inspector General of Police, was the guest of Goods Exhibition, the purpose of honour at a reception given by his which is to foster Chinese manufac Chinese friends at the China Mer- tured goods, to be held on, the roof chants' Club, China Building, yes-garden of the Company's premises
from November 1 to November 10. terday afternoon.
Fifty-eight factories, from Hong An illuminated address in Chinese Kong, Shanghai, Canton, Foochow, is being prepared and will be sent Hangchow, and Macao, will be re
to the Hon. Mr. Wolfe in England presented at the Exhibition.
Chinese manufactured goods of when it is ready,
China every description, including silk; On behalf of the South Athletic Association, Mr. Luke Ol-carpets, confectionary goods, shoe wan, Chairman, presented, the dewear, clothes, crockery and china- parting Inspector General with aware, and all kinds of food stuffs, beautifully bound book "An Old will be exhibited. Chinese Garden" by Wan Chen Workmen at a cost of $2,000, are Ming, and a pair of Chinese vale- now constructing stands, booths, dietary inscriptions, bordered in and stalls for this purpose. Two- blackwood.
third of the roof garden space is
The Hon, Sir Shou-son Chow pre-to be devoted for the exhibition. aided, and among those present) At the conclusion of the exhibi.
testifying were the Bishop of Hong Kong, Et. tion certificates
the Rev. R. Owen Hall, the Hon. Mr. R. quality of the goods of their ex- E. Lindsell, the Hon. Mr. N. L. hibitors, will be issued by the Smith, the Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, Sincere Company. the Hon. Mr. R. H. Henderson, the Hon. Sir William Shenton, the Hon.. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, the Hon. Mr. J. Ower Hughes, Mr. Justice 'P. Jacks, the Hon. Mr. B. H. Kotewall, the Hon, Mr. T. N. Chau; Sir Wil llam Hornell, Messrs. M. J. Quist,¦ H. Gipperích, E. Cock, Stanley Dod- well, Edgar Davidson, T. H. King, [M, K. Lo, M. W. Lo, P. H. Sin, G, which has declined more than sea- P. de Martin; J. H. Taggart, G. B.jsonal while general distribution Sayer, and A. G. W. Tickle, the and retail trade hag, advanced over
STEADY TONE ON WALL STREET
(Continued From Page 6).
Programme Includes Hon. Mr. S. W. T'so, Dr. Li Shu-August, but the advance was less
Outside Artists
AVOIDING MONOTONY
be
¡fan, Messrs. Lau Ping-chal, Lo Pothan seasonal.
་i
hwal, Li Yick-mui, To Sze-tuen, A decline in employment during Kwok Sul-lau, Sam Pak-ming, Mok September, bringing it to the level Kon-sang, Tang Shiu-kin, Ng Wah, of October, 1931, is reported by the
Police Club Dinner
N.C.08.-Musketry. Categories.
Final arrangements are now well Ngan Shing-kwan, Ho Sai-ming, Department of Labour which, in a The RSM will arrange for the Aiming Lesson III S.AT. Vol: 1,
page 77 to 32-Lacation. in hand for the Scout Concert to Ma Chiu-taui, Wong Ping-shoun, statement, said that had the textile Canteen to be at Sdo Kon Poo by 1931,
||Lake Oi-wan, Wong Kong-tin, and atrike not occurred, employment Headquarters. 8 p.m.
held next Wednesday at the China
¡Li Sui-kam.
would have increased by 116,000, Lewis Gun Training. Elementary Fleet Club Theatre at 8.45 p.m.
The employment index for the handling. Continue from stage The scouts of the 4th Hong Kong)
manufacturing industries has de- 2nd Lieut. A. E. Bates is trans reached last week. Headquarters, (Murray) under Scoutmaster Wm.
The Hon. Mr. Wolfe was also the clined to 75.8, compared with 79.5 Musketry. Snapshooting and C. Low, and the 4th. Kowloon (Gar) ferred to the Reserves of Officers
S.A.T. rison) under Scoutmaster G. R. guest at a farewell dinner given at in August and 80.0 in September with effect from. 30th September, Rapid and Fire Training. 1934. (during temporary transfer Vol: 1, 1931, page 121-128 Sec: 32 Ross have spared no pains to make the Police Recreation, Club last last year, while pay-rolls have.de-
...omitting page, 126 para: 9. Head- the entertainment the best of its night, Chief Inspector A. R. Clarke;clared by 6.8%.
E. A. Pierce Co.'s Report · kind ever 'staged in the Colony. Principal of the Police Training
In their market. report, the Long experience at Home has School and Chairman of the Club, (Recruits) Mucketry. 16 men
American Oriental Finance Cor- Captain H. L. A. Bunbury, 6th who have not yet fired Ball Am-shown that Concerts run entirely by presiding Bn. City of Melbourne Regiment. munition. Kennedy Road Range, Scouts are apt to become monoto- Among the guests present were poration, correspondent for Messrs. ceased to be attached to the Corps Remainder--Foot & Arms Drili, nous, and that the most satisfactory Mr. T. H. King, Deputy Inspector E A, Pierce, and Company New with effect from 30th September. Newly joined Recruits--Foot Drill. result is that of a Scouty back-General, who is to succeed the Hon. York state:
"Stocks:-Instead of an expected ground interlaced with local talent. Mr. Wolfe, Mr. D. Burlingham, Mr.
to Shanghai).
1933.
Attachment
PARADE
Corps 1st Battery There will be no parade
quarters.
ber, 1934.
ร
PROMOTION
aome mo
It is hoped that the Committee H. V. Booth, Mr. W. R. Scott; reaction, the market again slumped No. 1741, Cpl. M. W. Turner, Armoured Car Section, to be Ser-responsible have achieved their alm Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, Mr. E. into dullness and we think a little in thly Concert. The programme Wynne-Jones, Mr. K. A. Bidmead, good news would have quite an ef- ongeant with effect from 17th Octo itself is a model of variety, con-Mr. T. Murphy, Mr. P. Grant, Mrfect on the upside.
taining within. its bounds songs-D. Davies, Mr. A.J. C. Taylor, Mr. Wheat:There was REVERSION
tenor and soprano, plano solos, dan-G. C. Chatham, Mr. T.Hynes and derate selling. The market rallied No. 1172, Sergeant A. Garcia, cing humour, part, singing, violin Mr. W. Ward.
late in the day on covering. There Parade at Miniature Range on No. 9 Platoon, reverts to the ranks solos, and dance band music as A smoking concert followed the was little change in the general Monday, 29th October 1934 at 6.30 at his own request with effect well as plays and displays by the dinner. The artists were Messrs.
Thursday, 25th October,
})..
-Corps-Engineers
The first Camp at Belcher's Fort will be held on November 23rd to 25th. All members are. reminded thut attendance at Camp ises sential and are requested to keep the above dates open.
Corps Signals
Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 p.. on. Tuesday, 23rd October for Signal Instruetion."
Recruits-Arms Drill.
from 17th October, 1934.
TRANSFER
W. T. Phelps; V. C. Labrum and H. Scouts,
The following artistes have pro-J. Fountain. Sergt. Osmund, No. 11 Platoon mised their support:- to Company Headquarters,
Mr. Victor Sanders, Professor G. Pte: A. Garcia from No. 9 Play Gonzales, Misses Helen and Stella toon to No. 10. Platoon.
Ho, Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan, Mre. Pte: F. A. M. Rosario from Com-Sinclair, Messrs. Grenham and Fer- pany Headquarters to No. 10 Pla-guson, and the talented Quartette toon.
of the Lincolnshire Messrs. King, Trowt, Kime and Goble..
LEAVE, AND EXTENSION No. 1516; Pte. J. E. Henry's leave extended to 31st December. 1934, Armoured Car Section.
Regiment
By kind permission of the Officer Commanding and the officers of the
No. 1166, Pte. F. A. M. Rosario, South Wales Borderers, the dance Corps Machine Gun Battalion
Corps Infantry Headquarters, band will render popular up-to-date Troop-Parade on:Tuesday, granted three month's leave as selections. 23rd October at 7.80 p.m. at Troop from 12th October 1934 to 11th Stables for Tattoo Rehearsal. January, 1935.
Dress:-Khaki
Judhpurs and Shirts, Bandoliers, Gas Masks and Steel Helmets.
STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH Having Left The Colony No. 1917, A. L/Cpl. D. S. Harley, No. 3 Platoon, No. 1 Company, as Corps Machine Gun Battalion---
Armoured Cor. Section-The from 11th October, 1934. crews detailed for duty at the
No. 2220 W. R. Brumwell C. En- Tattoo willparade at Headquar-| ters at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 25th gineer 15.10.34.
・ STRENGTH".
SUICIDE LEAP FROM SOLAR STAR
Woman Also Jumps From Ferry
RESCUED BY BOATMAN
character of the news.
"Cotton:The offtake in the cot. ton-goods markets was moderate, Prices were firm. Demand from mills has improved; while Trade buying is offsetting hedging; The basis continues high, with only a small amount of actual cotton of- fered,
"Rubber:-The London market was very dull and traders gold off here owing to lack of interest. Dealers, Commission, Houses and the principal traders were mostly inclined, to Bell...
Index "FlashesAnalyst
19
of
Two attempted suicides, by jump Business Activity: 74.9, against 72- ing into the harbour, were made 9 last week. Automobile output in The proceeds of the Concert are within two hours yesterday evening the United States during the week to be devoted to the funds of the A Chinese is reported to have amounted, to 26,401 units, against 4th Hong Kong and 4th Kowloon jumped from the Solar Star At 718,998. units the previous week, p.m. while crossing the harbour Money in circulation decreased by from Kowloon.
$10,000,000."Reuter
Troops.
Tickets at $2.00 (reserved) and $1.00 (unreserved) are now avail [able elther from the Scouts or from
the. Anderson Music Co.
October. Dress-Overalls, Belts, No. 2227 J. A. da Luz Corps In- 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 24th Respirators, Steel Helmets, Boots. fantry 16.10.34.
The remainder of the Section
No. 2228 E.. L. Cunha No. 11
will parade at 5.30 pm. for Re-Platoon 17.10.34.
volver Instruction. Doss-Mifti
Motor Cyclé (M.G.). Section:——
Sunday, 21st October.-M.G. Classification at
“"
Corps Machine Gun Battalion:-
October, 1934.
Practice for those qualified will be held at the same place and time.
Signals Unit ···
* RESIGNATION Wednesday 24th October, 1934 Miss M. Langley as from 12th Unit will parade for Flag and October, 193479 Stonecutters.
(Sgd). K. DURRAN, Commandant, St. John Nursing
Detachment, H.K.V.D.. Corpe,
Launch leaves Queen's Pior 8.80 Buzzer Instruction.
a.m., Kowloon 8.45 a.m.
Dress-Mufti.
Monday, 22nd October. Parade
nt Headquarters at. 5.20 p.m. for
M. G. Recapitulation and Instruc-
Friday, 26th October, 1934, Unit will attend lecture No. 8. AFFILIATED UNITS: DETACHMENT
ST. JOHN NURSING
APPOINTMENT.
NOTICE
Chan Fung, a woman, age 36 The following telegram was re years, after having jumped, it is cefved by the A. O.F. C. from alleged, from the Yaumati Ferry, Messrs. Harriss & Vose, New York: Man Wai, was rescued by boatmen. "The cotton market reflects in- She was admitted to the Government creasing confidence and lack of Civil Hospital at 9 p.m., Buffering hedges, on account of receipts must- from the effects of immersion.
BICYCLES COLLIDE WITH TRAM
Two Chinese Seriously Injured
After colliding with a tram-car |
the Police in Leighton Road, neart YEAR BOOK 1934–1935 Unit Commanders will please Recreation Club shortly before,
Chinese cyclists Tuesday, 23rd October-Parade Assistant Commandant with ef- send in to Captain D, W. Mortp.m. yesterday, two
tion.
Tattoo Rehearsal at Sookuppos.
Miss M. M. Mellor is appointed
at Headquarters at Z30 p.m. for fect from 17th October, 1934.. lock, C/O Hong Kong Shanghai wore taken to the Government Civil
Bank as soon as possible and not Hospital in an unconscious, condi Dress-Overalls, Steel Helmets, with Effect From 19th Oct. 1994; later than 31st October, 1984tion:
ox Respiratora.
No 1 (M. G.) Company
Parade on Friday, 26th October
(If fine) at Headquarters.
E ENROLEMENT
Mrs. W. Sharp.
Mrs. M. Swain.
ly going into the 12-cent Loan and also the beller that acreage restric tione next year will be probably within, $5,000,000 to 40,000,000
Acres."
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Birthday Gift For
Exhibition ***
Melbourne:
The King and Queen are send-
rescreen as
Miss Wichell
1. A summary on the activities Both victims were suffering, from One of them, of their unit (8. double space dool severe head injuries.
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colle Wan Yee-lan, has recovered, cons
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