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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2, 1941
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
İHONGKONG & SHÄNGHAI. |BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
850,000,000
H.Q., promotion examination held on issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000
Fri. 8th Aug. 5.30. p.m. H.Q. R.] Wed. 6th Aug. 2 p.m.
Dress-Fight- 24.7.41. Sec. No. 2, Fatigue Party, 0 p.m. Company parade. H.Q. Whole Battery, Dress--Jac-ing Order, helmets. 1⁄2 day train- ket, shorts, helmet, web-equip- | ing.
Orders by Colonel H. B. Rose, M.C., Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
HONG KONG.
ment, Friday, 1st August, 1941, 1. RECRUITS' MEDICAL
EXAMINATION
p.m.
boots, steel helmet. A1 (1) NO. 5 COMPANY
Mon. 4th Aug. No parade, spare uniform, equipment except
H.Q. Fri. 8th Aug. 5.30 p.m. greatcoat must be brought in kit! Fri.
8th August. 5.30
bags, Kit bags to be at H.Q. by Whole Company. As detailed in Medical Inspection
4 p.m. 8th Aug. Week-end Camp Circular to N.C.O's. Room, H.Q.
at Bluff Head. Orderly Medical Officer-Lt. S
(j) NO. 6 COMPANY Bard.
Tues, 5th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Whole Company. Dress-Mufti. Gas chamber test.
Fri. 8th Aug.
2 p.m. H.Q. } Whole Company. Dress as before. Platoon in defence.
2. DETAIL
Corps Orderly N.C.O. H.Q. 5.25 pn, cách dạy.
Tues. 5th Aug. to be detailed by O.C. No. 8 Company.
Wed 6th Aug. to be detailed by O.C. 2nd Battery.
Thurs. 7th Aug, to be detalled by O.C. 1st Battery.
Fri. 8th Aug. to be detailed by O.C. Field Ambulance. 3. RESIGNATION OF
COMMISSION
from
Extract
Government Gazette No. 43 dated 25.7.41.
888 His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve that Lieutenant Colonel THOMAS ADDIS-MARTIN he allowed to resign his commission in the Hong Kong Volunteer De- fence Corps with effect from 18th July, 1941.
23rd July. 1941."
4. HOLIDAY
Corps HQ will be closed on Mon. 4th August except for mat- ters of a very urgent nature, 5. LECTURE
Tues. 5th Aug. 545 p.m. No. 1 Lecture Room Officers of the fol- lowing units. Lecture by the Ad- jutant.
vi. 3rd Battery
Tues. 5th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. All members. Dress-Mufti. Re- cognition of targets. Lecture by Major Garland,
Thurs. 7th Aug. 2 p.m. H.Q. All member Dress--As laid down for
day training,
Changes of kit etc.
Next Q.M's evening. Wed. 13th Aug. and alternate Weds. there- after.
v. 4 h Battery
Tues. 5th Aug. 2.45 p.m. H.Q. All Sees. Dress as laid down for 11⁄2 day training. Training at Pak- shawan,
Thurs, 7th Aug 5.30 p.m. All
Secs. Dress Mufti. Kit inspee-
tion.
Thurs. 7th Aug. 6 pm. See, as de'ailed. Dress Mufti. B.C.A. Class.
vi. 5th A.A. Battery
Tues. 5th Aug. 2.30 p.m. HQ. No. 1 Sec. Dress--as detailed. day training at Saiwan.
Wed. 6 Aug. 5.30 pm. H.Q. Nos. 1 and 2 Secs, Dress -Mufti. Gas test.
Thurs. 7th Aug. 2.30 pm. HQ. No 2 See Dress As detailed. 1 day training at Saiwan. (b) FIELD COMPANY
ENGINEERS
Thurs. 7th Aug. 2.30 p.m. K.C.R.
Field Company Engineers. Corps Signals. No. 1 Company. No. 3 Company, No. 4 Company. Company parade. Dress Helmet, No. 5 Company, Pay Section. shirt, shorts, hosetops, boots and
NOTE: There will be no lee-puttees Demolitions in N.T.
fure on Monday 4th Aug.
6. APPOINTMENT
Lt. G. P. Ferguson is appointed Assistant Adjutant w.e.f. 20,7.41. 7. PARADES
(a) CORPS ARTILLERY
i. Special Course Lamp Attendants The following have been pass- ed as Class 1 Lamp Attendants:-
Gnr. B. Lipkovsky, 1st Battery. L/Bdr. J. A. V. Hart Davis, 2nd Battery.
Bdr. V. G. H. Lipton, 2nd Bat- tery.
Ødr. R. S. Cavell, 3rd Battery, L/Bdr. H. K. Chan, 3rd Battery Bdr. E. Ali, 4th Battery. L/Bdr J. W. Reeves, 4th Bat-
ter.
(c) CORPS SIGNALS
Mon. 4th Aug. No parade.
5.45 p.m. HQ. Tues. 5 h Aug.
Admin Those detalled.
Lecture. Wed 6th Aug 2 pm H.Q. Dress! - Summer Battle Order. Weekly 1⁄2 day training.
Fri. 8th Aug. 5.15 nm H.Q. Dress-Mufti. (1) W/T. Group working. (i) Training Cadre and, Recruits.
(k) NO. 7 COMPANY
Mon. 4th Aug. No parade. Fri. 8th Aug. No. parade. Sat. 9h Aug. 1.45 p.m. H.Q. Company parade. Dress--Fight- ing Order. Additional equipment as detailed In Coy. Orders will be carried
Week-end in kit bags. manning.
(1) ARMY SERVICE CORPS
COMPANY
To Sergeant
Cpl. J. P. Murphy, No. 1. Coy. Cpl. T. Seddon, No. 1 Coy. To Corporal
L/Cpl. F. M. Thompson, No. 1 Coy.
а
(b) The following passed promotion examination" held on 31.7.41.
Reserve Funde-
Sterling
BCTVC
Hong Kong Currency Re-
Reserve Liability
Pro prietors
of
-£6,500,000
$10,000,000
.$20,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
To Corporal L/Cpl. R. C.
L/Cpl. J. M.
Gardiner, No. 1
Houghton, No. 1
J. R. Bousfield, Esq.,
Coy.
Coy.
L/Cpl. D. R. Holmes, No. 1 Coy.
L/Cpl. C. E. M. Morrison, No. 1 Coy.
E. N. THURSBY,
Captain,
A. II Compton, Eng., L. J. Davids, Ľaq..
0. Min, Eeq.,.
K. B. Morrison, Eng. Hon. Mr. T. B. Pearos, Bon. Mr. B. B. Dodwell. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shielda Hon, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.
Friday, 8th Aug. 5.45 p.m. St. Chefoo
BRANCHES:~
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Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
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Bangkok
Ipoh Fobore
AFFILIATED UNIT
Datavin
Kobe
Nursing Detachment, H.K.V D.C. 1. LECTURE
Bombay
Calcutta
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13 one
Dress Colombo
Malnom
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Peiping
Tues, 5th/Sun 10th Aug. Trans-John's Cathedral Hall. port and Supply duties daily as Outdoor Uniform, First Aid Lec-
detailed. Dress as before. omfeers as ordered.
Duty
Tues. 5th Aug. 5.30 p.m. St.j John's Place. Whole Coy. Dres:--| Mufti. Gas lecture.
Thurs. 7th Aug. 5.30 p.m. St. John's Place, Whole Coy. Dress- Mufti. Gas lecture.
Unit
Fri. 8th Aug. 5.20 p.m. Murray Parade Ground. Those detailed.
S.D. Dress--Overalls and
caps. Motor cycling instruction. (m) FIELD AMBULANCE
Tues. 5th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Whole unit, Dress-Mufij. training.
Wed. 6th Aug. 2.30 pm. H.Q.i detailed. Dress--Fighting: Those Order, shirt sleeves, summer, less Trousers to be car- steel helmet. ried in haversack, Field training.
Fri. 8th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Those detailed. Dress-Mufti. Promotion class. Sat. 9th Aug. Those detailed.
ture. 2. STRENGTH-DECREASE Miss 1. Hibbard 24.7.41. 3. LEAVE
Miss M. F. Cole 31.8.41-31.12.41. Mrs. P. Mace 1.10.41-12.11.41. Sgd. I. M. S. BRAUDE,
Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.Č.
"COCKTAILS" BEAT THE TANKS
British and Australian 330 p.m. HQ soldiers have been tack- Dress-Fighting
Order. shirt sleeves. summer ling German tanks round Trousers to be carried in haver-Tobruk with Molotov sack. Week-end manning.
Cocktails exactly like (n PAY SECTION
Lecture No. 7- Cables. Tues. 5th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Vo those made by the Home
All ranks. Those HQ. (ii) Period 2 Sub-M.G. detailed, (iv) Remainder. Signal, Weapon training training,
for
week
Orderly Sergt. Sgt. A. D. Coppin. (d) MOBILE COLUMN
Wed 6th Aug. 230 p.m. H.Q. (i) Nos. 1 and 2 (A/Car) Secs.. 1. Week-end Camos
L.G. and V.G. instruction, (ii) Corps Orders No. 37/41/7 (a) Now 1 and 2 Plns. Practical Map (iv) dated 4th July is again re-reading. (l) No. 3 Pln, L.G. in- peuted for general information: struction. (iv) Dress--Fighting |
Week-end training camps will Order, shirt sleeves.
be held as under.........-
1st Boʻtery-5/7th Sept.
2nd Battery-8/10th Aug.
&
12/14h Sept.
3rd Battery-15/17th
Aug. &
19/21st Sept.
4th Battery-22/24th
Aug. &
26/28th Sept.
5h A.A. Battery-15/17th Aug & 26/28th Sept.
Canips will be from 1890 hrs. on Fridays to 2100 hours un Sun- days.
All Runks are required to bring to the notice of their employers
Fri. 8th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. (1) Nos. 1 and 2 (A/Car) Sec. L.G.)
Dress-Mufti. !
a.m.
Thurs. 7th Aug. (1) 8.30 Cond. HQ No. 1 Sub-Sec, ranks. Dress-Mufti. Weapon training,
Friday, 8th Aug. (1) 8.30a.m. Comd. H.Q. No. 2 Sub-Sec. Dress (iD Vol. Uniform. Pay duties. H.Q. No. 1 Lecture Room. S.Q.M.S. Clark. Cpl. F. C. Young, Sgt.
Minoot and Brown, Ptes. Foy. Cautherley.
(o) FORTRESS SIGNAL
COMPANY
Guard in Britain.
"The defenders of Tobruk have been discovering that the tank can be mastered by the individual soldier," said a high staff officer in the Western Desert.
"Their tactica have been to take a steel or Iron bar, jump on the tank, smash the cater- pillar tractor, and then throw a "Molotov cocktail' through the ventilators."
The "cocktails" Ex-bottles
which are Wed. 6th Aug. 2.30 p.m.
Alled with petrol and Building. Dress-Mufti, carrying a fuse are being made by the Tobruk garrison. British United Press.
and V.G. instruction. (1) Nos. 1 change and 2 Pins, M.G. Sec. Drill, ()| Sector Survey.
8. CORPS ORDERS No. 3 Pln, L.G. Instruction, (iv)
AMENDMENT Dress as previously detailed.
ORGANISATION
Pins.
In future Nos. 1 und 2 will be known as Nos. 1 and 2 (A/Car) Secs., Nos. 3 and 4 Pins. as Nos. 1 and 2 Plns, and No. 5 Pin. as No. 3 Pin.
(e) NO. 1 COMPANY
Mon. 4th Aug. No parade. Fri. 8th Aug. 5.30 p.m.
H.Q.
the compulsory nature of these] Company parade. Dress Mufti. camps and to obtain the neces- Weapon training and Gas Cham- sary leave. The Saturday morn-| ber.
ings will be in lieu of one day Tues. 5th Aug. 5.45 p.m. H.Q. training.
Hi, Classes Of Instruc'lon, Lecture Wed. 6th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. (1) C. A. Signallers Course. Squad' "A" only. (ii) Lecture by Major W. Morgan R.A. on P.A.D. Ör- ganisation. All Officers and NC.O's to attend. No. 1 Lecture Room.
Officers. Lecture.
(f) NO. 2 COMPANY
Tues, 5th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Kow-
Dress- loon Dock. No. 7 Pln. Mufti. Weapon training.
Wed. 6th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Company parade.
Dress-Mufti. S.B.R. Atung. Gas chamber.
Fri. 8th Aug. 2 p.m. H.Q. Com- Dress-Battle or- pany parade.
Iv. 1st Battery
Tues. 5th Aug. 2 p.m. H.Q. Ad- der. 1⁄2 day training. vance Party. 2.30 p.m. Remain- (g) NO. 3 COMPANY der. Dress as laid down, Training Mon, 4th Aug. No parade. at D'Aguilar.
Thurs. 7th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Thurs. 7th Aug. 5.30 p.m. HQ | Dress-Overalls, S.D. caps. Com- D.E.L. Sec. Dress-Mufti. L. G. pany training.
training.
v. 2nd Battery
Wed. 6th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Scan- dal Point. L. Sec. Layers. Dress Overalls, S.D. caps to be carried.
Fri. 8th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Dress-Fighting Order. Week-end Manning.
(h) NO. 4 COMPANY
Mon, 4th Aug. No parade,
Corps Orders No. 40/41 dated 25.7.41. para. 10. Strength-De-
crease.
Groves,
For "DR226 Pie, F. A.SC. Coy." to read "DR226 F. Groves. No. 1 Cov."
9. APPOINTMENT PROMOTIONS
Cpl. A. F. Tocher, Mob. Coln.! to be Pte. 1.8.41.
Cpl. W. Sprague, Mob. Coln, to be Pte. 1.8.41.
Cpl. T. R. Ingram, Mob. Coln, to be Pte. 1.8.41.
L/Cpl. J. Hutchison, Mob. Coln. to be Pte. 18.41.
Pte. F. K. Partridge, Coln, to be L/Cpl. 1.8.41. 10. TRANSFERS
Mob.
from No. 3
Pte. H. Thomas, Coy. to Fd. Amb, 1.8.41.
Bdr. A. Smith from 3rd Bty to 4th Bty. 31.7.41. 11. STRENGTH DECREASE
CORPS
Pte. G. A. Ribeiro, No. 6 Coy. 13.6.41.
C.Q.M.S. C. G. Silva, No. 5 Coy. 27.6.41,
Pte. A. E. V. Ribeiro, No. 5 Coy. 30.6.41.
P'e. A. Jaanilho, Fd. 2.7.41.
Pte. H. F.
Shields, Fd.
Res. 14.7.41.
Spr. B. Bocharoff, Fd.
Engs. 18.7.41.
Amb.
Amb.
Coy
Gnr. D. P. Salinger, 5th AA.
Bty: 35.7.41.
Gnr. Leung Fuk Kwong, 3rd Bty. 9.6.41,
Gnr. A. M. Xavier, 3rd Bty. :15:7.41.
RAN AWAY TO SEA, IS HERO
A man who ran away from home to go to sea at has been the age of 14 awarded the M.B.E. for a Nazi shooting down 'plane in the North Sea.
This latest hero of the British
Merchant Navy Is John Edward Nivens, 32, donkeyman, of Blyth, Northumberland.
It was the first time he had manned his ship's gun under
bomb splin fire, but braving ters and a hall of machine-gun bullets from Nazi dive-bombera
Dairen
(tolla
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