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HÖNGKONG - VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERĄ BY MAJ, M. MELVILLE, SMITH, MEE
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.]
ས ས ཏ སཾ ཏི སཾ ,
"No","
1-WAR MEDALS.
If there are still any members of the Corps who consider themselves entitied to War Medals in respect, of the Great War, and are uncertain as to whom they should apply for them, instructions can be furnished from this Corps Headquar ters on application."
2-RIFLES.
Maay members of the Corps are at present keeping their rifles in their own possession. This practice is contrary to regulations.--
Members are reminded that all rifles when not in use must be kept at Corps Headquarters, if Armouries at Taikoo and Kowloon Docks are closed.
Those members of the Corps now in possession of rites must return them to Corps Headquarters without delay.
3.-ENGINEER COMPANY. Wireless Signal Section will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Aronday, August 23rd, 1526. All members are asked to make a special effort to at- tend. Dress Mufti.
ARMOURED CAR COMPANY. All Officers together with C.S.M. Hancock and Sergt. Groves, are request ed to attend a meeting at Volunteer Headquarters on Monday, August 23rd, 1023, at 6 p.m., to discuss the Training Season Programme, 1998-1827,
Drivers: Ptes. V. R. Joues and A. R. Kinross will attend at Corps Headquar ters on Monday, August 23rd, 1998, at 5.30 p.m., to pass in driving.
5.-STRENGTH."
TORRENTIAL RAINS IN JAPAN.
NORTH-CENTRAL DISTRICTS BADLY FLOODED,
VILLAGE FEUDS THE CON. SEQUENCE.
Over 200 dend, several score more injured and property: to the value of naveral hundreds of thousands of yen destroyed forms the toll just taken from two provinces in North-Central Japan by torrential rains, writes the Tokyo cor respondent of the N.C., Daily News on August 3rd.
While the greater part of the country had been broiling in a summer heat that old-timers say they do not remember bar- ing endured for over 900 years, the north-central part of Japan's main island was visited by downpours such as These heavy showers continued for over generally only aflict tropical regions. five days, flooded the countryside, caused mountain streams to leave their beds and took grievous toll of life and property. Village Sunk in à Lars,
The village of Tochiocho was particu Jarly affected. This is one of the prin cipal settlements in the region hit and the death toll here alona amounts to over so. The place has been practically blotted out, a large, dirty-brown lake. now holding away over what few days ago was a pleasant village.. It was built in a valley and was simply overwhelmed by waves of water when swollen moun- taia streams left their channels. Other villages in this region suffered in like manner.
After the floods had subsided and the survivors were preparing to take up
threads again the
of their daily life, inter-communal. fighting broke out amongst the farmers of the area, fighting. that soon took on the proportions of rioting. The immediate cause was over the draining of flooded fields. A farmer owning a field on higher ground sought to drain it by finding an exit for the water to a lower level. This naturally flooded farms on the lower levels.
The following is taken on the strength on August 16th, 1996, and posted to thelot Follows Artillery Company:-No. 1067 Gunner M. P. Concannon, M.C
6-TRANSFER..
No. 674 Pte. W. M. Lyons, No. 1 Platoon, is permitted to transfer to the Mounted Infantry Company, as from September 1st, 1926.
7-LEAVE.
No. 6 Pte. N. V. A. Croucher, Mount ed Infantry Company, is granted sick leave from August 9th, 1928, to April 13th, 1927...
G. E. SWINTON, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
Hongkong, August 20th, 1926.
NOTICES.
PROMENADE CONCERT,
Words were exchanged, blows 5007 followed and abortly after a thousand farmers were trying to settle the dispute by going hammer and tongs at one an- other with bamboo poles, pick-laces, heavy clubs and rusted swords. Fifty policemen were rushed to the scene of the affray, whereupon the enraged village mobs, forgetting their quarrel, turned on the guardians of the law, sending most of the policemen to the hospital. This over, rioting was resumed. A much heavier posse of police was then sent and quelled the cisturbance.
The rioting is regarded by the Govern- ment in a more serious light than the natural disaster, and the authorities are more than inclined to suspect that radical labour agitators have beeg, trying to crente discontent and dissatisfaction amongst the farmers. The situation has. The Infantry Company will hold a Pro- - quieted down, but no less than 1,000; menade Concert on the Parade Ground policemen are on perpetual duty in the
Corps Headquarters on Friday, affected regions. September 24th, 1994. Tickets: 50 centa ezen, may be pornined or Volunteer Headquarters.
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WATER POLO.
The following will represent the De- fence Corps against the V.R.C. on Satur- day, August 21st, at the" V.R.C. First Evening Fête at 0.10 p.m. The match will take place at the end of the pro- gramme and it is hoped that as many Volunteers, as possible will turn up and give their support:-
Spr. A. A. George (Engineer Co.), Pte. Garrod (Scottish Co.), Pte. Razaret (A.C. Co.), Gf. E. W. Railton (Artillery Co.), Pie. Duncan (Scottish Co.) Pte. Brodie (MI_Co), and Ptc. Knight (A.C. Co.).
BOOKMAKERS AND
THE TAX
TRYING TO FIND MEANS TO PASS IT ON.
Several hundred bookmakers at the. Hotel Cecil, Strand, on July 22nd, took part in a conference organised by the Turf Guardian Society to devise ways and means of dealing with the betting tax.
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Mr. Charles Bend, who presided, said " OCEAN ** COMPREHENSIVE · POLICY
they regarded it as an impossible tax and believed that in a few months they would be able to convince the Chancellor of that fact.
The secretary, Mr. W. J. Randall, said it would be useless to try to get behind the tax, and equally futile to talk of any organised system of boycott by the withdrawal of bookmakers from the ring, because that would open the gates for a system of pari-mutuel
Their interests would be best served by bo-operating to prevent the tax from. being made a medium of further.com. petition within the society. Let the members 'deal with their clients with the atmost possible consideration. One sug- gestion he offered was that in the case. of bets in offices the bookmaker should shoulder the burden of 1 per cent. of the tax and pass on the other 93 per cent. to the client.
The meeting adopted # resolution stating that no part of the tax of 3 per cent on-office-bets could be borne By- the layer, and that the matter be re- ferred back to the society so that the committee in eonference with the mem- bers and others might devise a method by which the tax could be passed na to the backer.
A 2 per cent. Bet,
Mr. Winston Churchill (Chancellor of the Exechequer) said in the House of Commons that a bet made "on à course, during a race meeting between a backer and a Bookmaker, both attending" that particular meeting, but on a horse or horses running at another meeting in unother part of the country on the same day, would be taxed on the lower scale of 2 per cent.
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