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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 8, 1937.
ANNUAL DINNER OF
H.K. V.D.C:
G.O.C.'S APPEAL FOR NEW HEADQUARTERS
A desire for a higher standard I am still optimistic enough to hope of efficiency and an appeal to Gov- that some of them at any rate will ernment to provide larger Head-see this point of view and by joining burden quarters, were the main points in up, now, help to lighten the
which must rest on all those respon- the speech made last night by His sible for the defence of this Colony. Excellency the General Officer Com- I also want to make an appeal to
A. manding, Major-General
W. ex-members of the Corps and to the Bartholomew, at the annual dinner many men in the Colony with previous of the Hong Kong Volunteer De-experience. I would point out to them fence Corps.
that every unit in the · Corps · has a reserve and I cannot over emphasise The Commandant, Lt.Col. R. C. B.the importance of a really strong and Anderson said:—
effective reserve:
EFFICIENCY CUP
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding said:-
It has been a difficult year for the Corps, but, in spite of the demands of economy curtailing training, # You are subscribers to a Voluntary very busy year, 180 new
members institution and like all other such în- have been enrolled during the year, stitutions your Directors are like so and two new units have been formed many Oliver Twists, always asking -the Improvised Battery and the for more. Subscribers to Hospitals, A. S. C. Company.
Churches etc. continually get dunning letters asking them to double or even For a long time I have been dis-treble their contributions.
But I am satisfied with the method of awarding wondering if I, in the part of a the Efficiency Cup for the year and Director at this meeting of Volunteers, I have come to the conclusion that it dare inflict on my audience another is no longer possible to award it on type of "More"-more TIME. the old system. It does not appear
Now I don't want you to feel that to me to be fair that it should be de- I don't know your difficulties. cided entirely on the average num- been here long enough to realise how ber of parades done by a unit. It difficult it often is for you to is quite impossible for a large unit attend parades, particularly at such as the Corps Infantry, over 200 stated times and I am most strong to compete with any hope of grateful for your attendance and the success, with a unit 30 strong. The help which you give me in my job natural tendency is for individuals of of the Defence of the Colony. I am large units to stop parading when also most grateful to the many firms they have completed the minimum in Hong Kong who allow you time number of parades required by Or-off to help us. But I look at it this dinance and for individuals of small way:--
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units to attend parades throughout the You joined the Corps for very good season consequently, a continuation of reasons of your own, and when you our present system might tend to in- joined up you must have realised your crease the efficiency of small units at obligations. Wasn't one of them "to the expense of the large,
become a really efficient cog in à real- The cup for units of the M. G. Batly efficient machine"? Well, do you talion has been won this year by the consider that 15 hours work in a year, Motor Machine Gun Platoon and I in your particular branch of the am sure that all units in the Corps Corps, can possibly be enough to fit will join with me in congratulating you as a first class working part in Captain Williams, Lieut. Way and this machine? I think that if you the personnel of that Platoon, I think will be honest with yourselves your we must all agree that they are very answer must be "No." worthy winners.
I know that many of you do give
con-
The Cup for the most efficient Pla-up much more of your time to Volun- toon in the Corps Infantry has been teering than is required by Ordinance, won by No. 11 Platoon and I
but there are many more who don't gratulate Mr. D'Almada and the and it is to those that I appeal. Are" members of his Platoon on being the you content to do things by halves? first to have their names inscribed on-surely not. this Cup.
BELL CUP
Going round on Combined Opera- tions and at other times. I was im- It gives me very great pleasure on shown by everyone to do their best and mensely impressed by the keenness behalf of all Volunteers to thank H. E to get things right. But I could not The G. O. C. for presenting us with help noticing little, stupid mistakes a Cup to be awarded to the Volunteer which might wreck a good show but who makes the best score in the Gov-which an extra hour or two on the ernor's Prize at the Bisley Meeting, parade ground could put right. and I am glad to be able to congra- tulate Lt. Sequeira on being the first winner.
NEW HEADQUARTERS There is one snag to what I have
I also desire to thank Mr. W. Hsaid so far and that is the surround- Bell, who has now left the Colony, limited and thus muet
ings about us here now. They are limit your
for presenting us with a Cup, which is now known as the "Bell Cup," to been a movement on foot for a new training and efficiency. There has be awarded to our most efficient Air- Volunteer Headquarters man. The first winner of this Cup offices, stores, garages
with better is Flight Cadet Peers and I am re-ground. Unfortunately, just as things and parade lieved that after all his escapades in the Air and on land that he is still October, the whole question had to be appeared to be nearing fruition last alive and well and able to receive his shelved on account of very proper award.)
RECRUITING APPEAL
economies by the Government here. But now we read in our papers that You must bear with me for a short trade and revenue are rising and I time if I touch on a subject, which would take this opportunity of sp- most of you are heartily sick of, that pealing to the Government to let us is recruiting. Many of you probably see a new Volunteer Headquarters ris- think that, with our numbers steadi- ing as well. I can assure them that ly increasing, all is well. The posi-it is a much needed necessity for your tion however can never be considered efficiency and thus for my Defence satisfactory as long as there, remain in schemes. this Colony, as non members of this
OFFIAL GUESTS
Gorps, so many young' men of 'mili- The official Guests were:-H. tary age without previous military The G. Q. C. and A. D. C. Admiral experience. It is to them that I wish C. G. Sedgwick, Brigadier: Bissetti to make my appeal this evening. When D.S.O. M.C., Colonel N. M. S. Irwin, I ask some young fellow why he does D.S.O., M.C., Wing Comdr. A. G. not join the Corps, his answer in- Bishop, O.B.E. A.F.C., Lt. Colonel variably is "Oh I'll come along allĮ W. T. O. Crewdson, Lt. Colonal R. F. right when the trouble starts." I have Johnson, Lt. Colonel H. M. Fordham, no doubt at all but that they will, M.C. Lt-Colonel R. M. Rodwell, Et.. but I wonder if they realise the diff Colonel J. Muirhead, M.C. Major G. culties that will be created in early R. Dibb, M.C., Lt. Commander. Ja days of mobilisation by the sudden Petrie, D.8.0., Mr. E. Cook, M.BLE. influx of all this untrained personnel. Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, M.C., Hon. Mr. I wonder too if they ever think how Leo D'Almada e Castro (Jnr.), Mr. much easier it would be for them and D. C. Edmondston, Mr. J. R. Masson, for us if they would prepare themselves G. S. M. Harrison, Mr. P. H. Smith in peace for the duties they have (F.E.FT.S.), Mr. H. Green, R. S. M.. signified their willingness to perform McIntosh, R. S. M. Metcalfe, R. S. M. in: war.
Henniker, R. S. M. Fleming,