ALL
VOLUNTEERS UNDER 41
THE 'GAZETTE'
His Excellency the Governor, under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has appointed Miss Kathleen Mary Pocock, B.A. (Hons.), to be a Mistress, Education
TO BE ACTIVE Department.
Mr. Katsuo Okazaki Consul-Gener- al for Japan at Hong Kong, assumed charge of the Japanese Consulate-Gen- cral on 2nd October.
The General Ofcer Commanding the Troops, with the approval of the Governor after consultation with the
The King's Exequatur empowering Commandant of the Hong Kong Volun-
Mr. John Herman Bruins to act teer Defence, Corps, has rescinded
Consul of the United States of America paragraph (4) of regulation the Regulations Respecting the Con-at Hong Kong has received His Ma- stitution, General Government, Disci-jesty's signature.
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pline and Training of the Hong Kong His Excellency the Governor, has Volunteer Defence Corps, and sub.
been pleased to approve the following stitutes the following paragraph
promotion in the Hong Kong Volun- therefor:
teer Defence Corps, with effect from
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ant.
(4) Unit reserves will normally 18th September, 1939: Sergeant Dou- consist of volunteers who have com-glas Eric Davis to be Second Lieuten-
in the pleted three years' service
the corps. During the period that provisions of the Compulsory Service Ordinance, 1939, (Ordinance No. of 1939), are in force all volunteers under the age of forty-one years will be transferred from unit reserve to the active list of the unit. No volun- teer under forty-one years of age may be transferred to a unit reserve except as a special measure.
HON. MR. M. K. LO
REAPPOINTED
His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Honourable Mr. Lo Man-kam to be an Unofficial Member of the Legisla- tive Council for a further period of four years, with effect from the 4th
WELSH R.A.F. GUNNER'S October, 1939. SAGA OF SIEGFRIED
LINE: “ GAVË
HIM ALL I HAD"
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"Though I was done for, I sud- denly saw men running from the other direction and recognised them as French Algerian troops. Both sides were racing for me. "An Algerian picked me up and
WOLSEY JAEGER
VIYELLA
MORLEY
BRETTLES
TWO STEEPLES &
staggered into the woods.
"I was safe but it was a very near thing."
ex.
The gunner, who was not deeply impressed by this incredible perience, added that the pilot was and able to jump a little later landed in French territory. The observer must have died at once. -Reuter.
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