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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1936
H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
ORDERS FOR THE Sigal Training Chapter VIL
Sections 40 and 41. COMING WEEK
Subsection "D"" D/R. — Map reading.
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Camps. Orders by Lient-Colonel H
Corps Infantry B. L. Dowbirrin. O.B.E. Comman on Tuesday, th February at 580 Parade at Corps Headquarters dant, Hong Kong Volunteer Denim. Details as per Appendix Fence Corps.
Hong Kon
Friday, 31st January, 1986.
„OBITUARY
GENERAL DE COMMAND
RELINQUISHMENT
APPENDIX
THE LETTERS OF JEMIMA
(Continued from Page 5.)
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1936 SAILINGS
Hong Shang Naga- Kode“. Kong-hai-
June 1
was a peculiar mixture of the bellicase and mysterious. Each evening after her supper, was Stonecutters Range: "A
Lover we heard the parlour door and the front door open and "B" Companies will fire Part Ill close. She was only out for a Musketry at Stonecutters on Sun- few minutes. I forget what ac day, 9th February, 1936, Pistoccident brought me to the main The Commandant deeply re- Commanders & CSM mn rest to record the death of Pri- that no man who has already comer where the nearest pillar- be road one evening, and to that vate Arthur Charles Maycock of fired Part. III`nor any man who bar to our house stood. I could the Motor Machine Gun Section has not yet fired Ball Ammoni have sworn that which occurred in hospital on the tion; attend on this date.
Jemima 29th instant
dropped something into the box- Range Officer-Lieut. F. P. Se and withdrew like a timaid
bama Honolulu victxels - queira.
Lause Arrive Leave Leave Leave. Leavi Arrive. [shadow. M Launch leaves Queen's Fier at The chain of evidence was C/Banda Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar Mar Man 5
E/Canada Feb. 11 Fab. 1S
Feb. 16 Feb-18 Feb, 25 Mar. 1 Liert J. R. Way will assume $.15 am and Kowloon at 8.30 am almost complete, but it was lapas Mar 6 Mar 8.
Max 14 Command of the Motor Machine!
Mar. 11. Mar. 13 Max. 19 Mar. 24- strictly circumstantial still. The Canada Apr 3 Ap. 54
Kat. 20 Mar. 22 Man. za Kaz. 26 Mar. 23. Gun Section vice Captain. E. G. Category "A", "B" & "C"-Les absent link was provided by 5/Bussia Apr 17 A 19 Apr. 21 Ap 23 Apr. 25
April 6 Williams (on Leave) with effect son Musketry. Trigger pressing, Annie's autograph album. An- E/Japan May 1 May 3
Apr. 8 Apr 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 22 May 4 from 1st February, 1936.
Aiming and Bolt Drill Location nie was in the first flush of the Aria May 15 May 17, May 19 May 21 May 23
May 6 May 8 May 14 May 19 Headquarters.
disease. An unfortunate birth-2/Russia June 12-June 14 June 18-June 18 June 20
E/Canada May 25 May 31
June 3 June 5 June 12 June 17 detailed day had provided her with the Japan June 26 June 23 Part R. album, and she was possessed E/A July, 10 July 12 July 14 July 16 July 18
June. 29 July 1 July 3 July 9 July 14 with a mania to leave no empty E/Canada July 24 July 25
· July 2 July 29 July 31 Ang. 7'Ang 12 pressing page. She canvassed pertinaxis Ang, 7 Ang. 9 Aug. 11 Aug 13 Aug. 15 Headquaraciously the highest and the Japan. Aug. 21 Aug. 23 Aug. 26 Aug. 28 Sept. 3 Sept.
lowest of the land. She sent al "B" Company
Metter of condolence to a bereav Class "A" Lewis Gun-Grounded and triumphantly inserted Training Stripping & Assem the secretary's, typed and curt| JUNIOR WING
bling Headquarters.
acknowledgment. And I con- Reference Corps Orders No. 1 Class "B" Lewis Gan--Ground vinced her that without Jemima dated 3rd January, 1936-- Training-Stripping & Assem- her hierarchy was woefully in- The Classes for the Junior Wing bling (Complete including Barrel complete the most cursary will be discontinued until further, Group). Headquarters.
comparison between the signa- notice.
RANGE ALLOTMENT ture in Annie's album and the Kennedy Road Range-Toe-script on the letters was sun- (day, 11236-Arcoured Car Sec-cient to identify the writers.
The suspicion had, of course. -long been in the air, but it was. Thursday, 6th February, 1936 at No. 1034 Corporal H. L. Lock-now crystallised into certainty 6 p
hart Corps Engineers, to be Ser-Not for one moment did it occur geant with effect from 31st Jan to any of us that we should re-
veal to Jemima our knowledge! Mary, 1936.
of her pathetic secret. We stil - RETURN FROM LEAVE Lient. V. C. Branson, M.C., rerived for Jemima with the same assured her that a letter had ar- on Friday, 7th February, 1936 at turned from leave on 23rd January blend of envy and curiosity as
His Excellency the Governor *D* Musketry-Men has approved the relinquishment by CSM Baptista--Fire {of his- Local Commission 25 Kennedy Road Range. | Lieutenant in the Hong Kong Remainder-Trigger Volunteer Defence Corps by Aiming & Bolt Drill Lieut. Charles Leonard Tatham,ters. with effect from 16th December, 1935 on his permanent transfer from the Colony.
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1936
PROMOTION
LEAVE
ef cid, and he still hugged it The following have been grant-But now, at any rate, a strange as-mysteriously to her bosom.
Corps Engineerings Parade at Miniature Range oned leave as under: Monday, 3rd February, 1936 at 5.30 p
Thursday, 6th February, 1936–— Parade at Belcher's Fort 6 p.m. for D. L. Training...
M. G. Troop
at
M. G. Troop-No. 1761 Trp Feach evening from the parlour medley of sound which came G. Nigel from 15136 to 14.10.36 No. 2. (Scottish) Coy.—No. 2379 Pte. A. A. Bremner from 3.2.36 24.3.96
No. 3 (MG) Coy:-No.
was explained. It was an ar- drons granting converted some times to a laboured moaning, and a splashing, a scratching, 1538 which announced to us that
Parade at Corps Headquarters Col. E. Gubber from 1236 to Jemima was inditing a letter to on Tuesday, 4th February, 1936)
jat 5.30 pm. for Machine Gun In_/80.4.36. ́No. 2859 Pte. F.. R. Ab-Jemima.
struction.
Armoured Car Section Section will parade at Corps Headquarters on Tuesday, 4th February at 5.30 pm
For Crew Drill & Driving Instructions/Cpl Spradbery, Ptes. Austin, -Walkden and Scoones.
For Arms Dril-L/Cpl Butler, Ptes. Davies, Ingram, McGugan and Lafford.
Motor Machine Gun Section Parade at Corps Headquarters Jon Monday, 3rd February at 5.30 pm Lecture by Corporal Warner on “Repairs & Adjustments”.
No. 1 (MG.) Company Parade Friday, 7th February 1936 Recapitulation of Elemen- tary M. G. Training. The object of this parade is to ascertain in- dividual deficiencies in handling and mechanism and L &.. AÏ ranks of the Company are ext- pected to attend.
Strength
bas from 27.136 to 83.36.
If anyone still harboured the Medical Section - Lieut. H. Tleast flicker of scepticism the Crett from 28.136 to 5.236. incident which now took place Reserve Section "B"-No. 539 extinguished it Something Pte. W. F. Kerr from 15236 to had happened during her. wash- 15.1236...
ing The wheel of the mang- No. 2587 Private A. Lan No. 3 wrong way, or she had slipped Hing machine suddenly pulled the
(M G.) Coy, 27.136.
against the handle. The de- No. 2538 Sgr. N. F. Deitz, M. G.tails were uncertain, but it was Ba. Six Sec, 29.1.36.
quite certain that Jemima was No. 2539 Sgr. Lo Shing Leung, suffering from a sprained right M.G. Bn. Sig. Sec. 29.1.36.
wrist. Of course she had to No. 2540 Pte. C. R. Maberly, abandon washing for a time. {No. 2 (Scottish) Co., 80.1.36.
PARADE
Corps Signals Parade at Corps Headquarters Thursday, 6th February, 1936 at on Tuesday, 4th February and
5.30 pm
Captain,
a
and, strangely enough, while her right band was incompetent she was likewise abandoned by her correspondence. None the less Letter for Jemima and we she demanded punctiliously, declared, "Not to day" in puzzled and disappointed voice. It is some months ago that (Sd) R., C. B. ANDERSON.
Adjutant, HKV.D. Corps the postman brought not
but two letters for Jemima reconnaissance arranged One had been posted in our for No. 3 (MG.) Company on Sun- town, one in Egypt. She ap-
duly. day, 2nd February, 1936 is post-peared
"Letter for Jemima ***
"Jemima, Jemima, two let-
The
No. 2 (Scottish) Company Parade at Corps Headquartersmed. on Thursday, 6th February, 1936)
After Orders
Afiliated Units
at 5.30 p.m. prompt for Machine Nursing Detachment, H.KVDCters!" said Annie excitedly. Gun Training "and L. A
PARADE
The next lecture in Home Nurs-
one
"No skittin', please!" demand- ing will be held on Monday, 3rd ed Jemima faintly. February, 1936 at P.W.D. Offices at.5.30 p..
No. 3 (M. G.) Company Parade at Corps Headquarters on Monday, 3rd February at 5.30
Head Storeman will p. in accordance with pro zzamme detailed in Company Cir for beds, linen, etc. enlar
M. G. Course Part II:-
The following have been quali
fied as 1st class Machine Gunners:
arrange
(Sig.) K. DURRAN.
Commandant,
Nursing Detachment, H.KVDC
NOTICETM
"Look!"*
Jemima shrieked, caught up the Egyptian letter, and fled cloudily.
Before long the postman de- livered a little parcel from Malta. That evening demi
silks
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a parrot. Corporal "Gubbay, Corp Stonecutters, to be played onbird, but fortunately in Maltese, T
The parrot was a blasphemous Carvin and L/Corp Broad-Sunday next, 2nd February, 1936 Įbridge, N.
at the ground of the Kowloor/and no one was discomfited BRITISH: SZEAMERS: CHANGTE - TAIPING BURKERS) M. G. Pa., Signal Section.. Football Cluby Chatham Road. Jemima with a cheerful maledic Each evening the parrot greeted Wednesday, 5th February, 1936. Kick off at 10:30 am. The Contion. Jemima crooned over his Signal Section will parade for mandant, Lieut-CoL H. B. L. Dow perch and informed him he was instruction in Subsections biggin, OBE bas kindly Sat Ist Feb. follows:-
a very wicked Wyan, he was, sented to kick of a b Took 20th Feb. Sabeection **A” V/T——inder)
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Upon entering the kitchen re from hand reel and operating Gamble (Battery), Millington smell of the seas.. A big, red- Thus 6th Feb. Dit instruments as in forward (Battery) and Boyd (Engineers) bearded sailor lay back on the
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