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1-Artillery Company. City and Taikoo Sections will parade at Volunteer Headquarters Circus, at Kowlson, to a crowded on Tuesday, January 4th, 1927, it house. 5:30 p.m. for 6 Howitzer Gun drill and Signalling instruction. Dress: pony-one a Siberian and the other An item by a giant and a Lilliput
Mufti
Transport for inikoo Section will
be at Taikoo Dock, Enst Gate, at' .5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4th;
1027.
As this will be the last drill be fore Camp all members should make a special effort to attend
Jan,
Annual Camp: The Artillery Co will go into Camp, Tai Lam, for week ends as under:
Friday, 7th, to Sunday, 9th
1097. Friday, 14th, to Sunday, 16th
January, 1927. Members will parade at the Star Ferry Pier, Kowloon, at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, January 7th, 1927, and at the same time on Friday, January 14th, 1927, where transport will be available. Transport will also be available on Sundays, January 8th and 18th, 1927, at 3 p.m., for return from Camp.
Attendance in Camp is now &¦ condition for efficiency and every! member should attend for four days.
water-
Dress: Uniform, helmets, belts, baadoliers, haversacks,
ottles, great-couts, tunics, shorts, putties and black boots. Rifles and bayonets are not to be taken.
Messing is being arranged and no plates knives or forks, etc., need be, inken.
2-Engineer Company....... 'Field Sections will parade at Volunteer Headquarters, at 5.30 pm. on the following dates. Dress: Mufti:-
Thursday, January 6th, 1927: Lec-
ture on Principles of Coast Defence.
Thursday, January 13th, 1997: Lecture on Anti-Air Craft De. fence.
art was the outstanding tes ture of the evening."
A lesson in addition, division, sub- traction and multiplication is amus- ingly taught to schoolboys by a cleverly trained pony, whose owner describes it as "the miracle of the goth century."
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The tour Arkos "kings of the Air, who have thrilled the specta tors since the opening night, were seen last night in a daring trapeze act."-Trapeze work is dizzy enough at the best of times, but to turn somersaults in the air, blindfolded, legs tied and a sack put over the body is a foat that holds the spects- tors spell-bound.
Franz, Ferry and Koko, the clowns appeared in a comical scene "Arlekinada," supported by Iambo, an elephant from Ceylon.
MARINE COURT.
MASTERS OF STEAM. LAUNCHES FINED.
Yesterday at the Marine Court before Lieut. Comdr. G. F. Hole, RN the masters of the steara launches Lee Fire and Fout Shing were summor.ed for anchoring abreast of two other vesels lying alongside the s.s. Tangistan on De- cember 26th.
Both defendants pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars each.
GENERAL LI FOOK LAM
AND "BASE_COIN."
Signal Section will parade at A paragraph translated from a Volunteer Headquarters, at 5.30 Chinese paper, appeared among the p.m. on the following dates. Dress:į"Canton News" from our Chinese Mufti :-
correspondent which was published in the Hong Kong Daily Press of December 28th, 1924, headed Base Coin," implying that General Li Fook Lam had been issuing counter- feit coin in Canton.
Monday, January 3rd, 1927: Lec-
ture W/T. far R. A. Shoots. Thursday, January 6th, 1997: Le
ture Co-operation of Signals und R.A.-
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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER "KALYAN."
ARRIVED HONGIỌNG ON 27TH DECEMBER, 1926.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID. ADEN, COLOMBO AD STRAITS.
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FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE
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CONSIGNEES per Co's Steamer are heraby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Condi tions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo
will be
be ready for Delivery Em Godown on and after 28th [ ecember. Optional Cargo will not landed here, naloes Notice za been given prior to Steamer's arrival, bat carri d on i
from
port to port to the final pers of call to which the option extends.
All Broken, chafed ant damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hoars of 10:45 AM
NOON
the Free S Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered
■nd
after the 5th January, 1927, will be subject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th January, 1997, or they will not be recognised.
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No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents. Hong Kong, 23th December, 1926.
(4934
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
·OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LID,
AND
CSINA MUTUAL STEAM -NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
FROM NEW YORK via SINGAPORE
(ONSIGNEES per Go. ́aStaamer
CONSIGNOREDON
are hereby notified that the Cargo having arrived per TEIKESLAS" from Singapore will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will he at Oor- rignane risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storize at Holt's. Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godowa on and after th December
Optional Cargo will not be landed here. unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to part to the final port of call to which the aption extends
All broken, shafed and damaged Goods, are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and
Fridays between the hours of 10.45 Cpl.
units as Company signallezu will re- commence on Tuesday, January 4th, 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Ecalqua
paragraph we have ben served with Since the publication of this a Writ of Summons at the suit of General Li Fook Lam for damages for libel contions communication graph No previous 3.---Infantry Company,, from General Li Fook Lam was Parade at Volunteer Headquar-mide to us, but we accept the Writ ters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. as an emphatic and truthful de
ters.
4th, 1997
Wharf and Godown
AX.
CONSIGNmed vessel a hereby in- YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the
and placed at their risk in the Hong formed that their goods are being and Konge Company Cowlowns at Kowloon there cach consignment will be sorted out Mark by darkand Delivery can be obtained as Optional Goods will be landed hers unless instructions have been given to the contras 5 hours before arrival of All Claims against the Steam or must be presented to the Undersigned on or Gods not
the
aro
and Noor, within the Free Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods are left the Steamer's Godown, and sil Goods remaining undelivered after the 5th January, 1997, will be abject to Ben
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAD STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
'STHAKEN" FOR... STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER- HANEAN FORTS & LONDON..
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bowsprengers and Cargo for the Valuables and Ten for Italy, France and London (under arrange ment) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Mail Stasmer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London.
Parcels will be received at this. Offian antil 8 r... the Day before Sailing. The contents and vaine of all packages munk be declared.
For further Particulars; Apply to- MACKINNON, MAOKENZIE & 00,
Agent Hong Kong, 31st December, 1926
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD,
CHINA MUTUAL STRAM NAV- IGATION CO. LTD.
Faor_UNITED KINGDOM V SINGAPORE,
ONSIGNEES per Co's Steamer
CYCLOPS
CONSI
are hereby notified that the Cargo will. be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Lon Icon, where it will lie at Consigness risk and subject to Terms and Condi tions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 28th December,
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, phloss Notice has been given prior to Stemmer'a arrival, but carried on fram port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 and Noor willnin the Fres Storage period
will be Clasma
adulted
after the Goods have left the Bouner's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the Reh January, 1927, will be abject to Rent
Company N.C.0.' class mader that the statements in the para C.S.M. Slattery..
graph in question are false and Musketry Class under Sergt. without foundation. That being so, Barham.
we unreservedly withdraw all im putations contained in the para. graph and offer our sincere apolo gies to General Li Fook Lam, and express our deep regret that the Hong Kong Daily Prear has given to this Chinese press report, the Publicity of its columns.
fclaration by General Li Fook Lam the Strapared within 8 days in- before the 19th January, 1927, oz they will not be recognized, TRAN
No. 1 Platoon Rifle Section under 2/Lieut. H. Owen Hughes. "
No-1 Platoon Lewis Gun Section under L/Sergt. S. Jarvis, M.C.
Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons under /Lieut. R. R. Davies, M.C., MM Signallers parade as usual for those detailed.
On January 11th at Volunteer! Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.
No. 2 Platoon Ride Sections under Sergt. V. C. Branson, M.C.
No. 2 Platoon Lewis Gun Sections under L/Sergt. S. Jarvis, M.C.
Signallers parade as usual for those, detailed.
--Scottish Company. Musketry Course Part II. will be fired at
Stonecutters Bange Sunday, January 18th, 1927.
Bange Officer: A Lient A. Má
kenzie.
Launch will leave Murray Pier at a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a.m.
l'aiform or mufti optional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be taken as the whole Part II Course must be fired in drill order, whether over uniform or mufti.
Arms. May be drawn from Corps Headquarters, between the follow- ing hours:
Friday, January 14th, 1927-
a.m. and iz noon, p.m. and 4 p... 5 pm and 8 pm... Saturday, January 15th, 1627
a.m. and 1. p.m.
5.-Reserve Company Musketry Course Part II. will be fired at Stonecutters Rangeon Sunday, January 9th, 1927.
Range Officer: Lieut, A, 3. Thornhill..
Launch will leave Murray Pier at a.m, and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.70. a..
Dress: Uniform or mufti eptional, NEWSY GAUMONT GRAPHIC. THE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be taken as the whole- Sally with Colleen Moor in
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The competition in the Junior Part II. Coarse must be fired in the title role, supported by Lloyd Championship, open to those with drill order, whether over uniform
Hughes was shown for the first handicaps of 10 and over, will come for muff fime last night at the Queen's mence on Sunday, January 9th. Arms: May be drawn from Hend Theatre to a crowded house. Players arrange their own partners, quarters on Friday, January 7th, Impersonating a famous Russian ete. Partners need not be coming, between 9 a.m. aad 12 noon, dancer, Mila Noskerova, Colleen potitors. Post entries will be re-for 9. and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6.p.m., Moore does some wonderful Rus ceived, but no cards are to be taken and on Saturday, January 8th, be aian dances
out after 19.30 p.m. on the opening tween 8am and I p.m. The theme of the story is that a day. Sixteen qualify for match foundling brought up in a home play stages."N
Sally was mischievous to a degree It is hoped to have the fixture and the people at the home, were lists for 1927 ready this week. only too glad to get rid of heraf ma After many adventures as a diah.
washer in a cafe, she finds the luck.
which was promised her,
Farquer, Leon Errol, Dan Mason,
The continuity of the picture is John T. Murray and others, an
6-Command.
Lieut. E. P. Minnett, T.D., VD., commands the Medical Seation, with effect from December 15th, 1026, vide Captain Sir, Eric Stuart- Taylor, O.B.E, or leave. 7-Revezzion,"
Reference Corps, Order No. 237 |
j
the rank of Private at his request, as from December 22nd, 1926.
8—Resignations."
The following are permitted to resign from the Corps
No. 622 Eten G. McPherson, No. 5 Platoon, dated December 31st, 1026.
No.687 Pte. H. L. Carson, No
Platoon, dated December 15th,
1936,
cluding date of arrival will be subject to Bent
Fire Insurance will be affected by
Whatever. used Packages must be left in
CASO Damaged
the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's aurveyors Mesars, GODDARD & DOUGLAS at 10a.m.
Mondays
and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period. Olama
All
against the Steamer met be presented to the Undersigned on or before 16th January, 1997, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co,
Agenta, Hong Kong, 28th December, 1926
[4352
203. HAN TEXTON RINE DI+
will not be recognised.
All Claims against: the Steamer mark be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th January, 1927, or they
No Fire Tunants will be effected."
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agguta, Borg Kong 27th Dec,, 1926. [1355
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE,
Agenta Hong Kong, 25th December, 1926, [4353 - WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH IS IMPOSSIBLE.
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No. 148 Sgt. E. Lapsley, Reserve Co., dated December 31st, 1926.
Eles and Bayoneta. Members of the Corps who'have. their rifles and bayonets in their possession are requested to return to Volunteer Store as soon as pos sible.
G. H. H: BELL, Capt.,.? Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong December 31st, 1926.
Notice.
The Commandant wishes all mem- bers of the Corps & Happy and Prosperous New Year
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