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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS BY LT.-COL. I. C. BIXD, DO, ADMINISTRATIVE-COMMANDANT.]
No. 265.
1.-Artillery and Enginee: Companies.
Musketry Course Part I will be fired by the above companies 'at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, February 20th, 1997.-
Range Officer: 9/Lieut. R. S. Logan.
."
Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9 am and call at Kowloon Fier at 9.10.
Dress: Uniform or mufti optional, but rile, bayonet, pouches bruces and belts must be taken as the whole Part I Course must be fired in drill order, whether over uniform or multi
Arms: Must be drawn from Head- quarters to-day, between 9 am, and 19 moon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 pm, and on Saturday, February 19th, between 9 am, and 1 pm,
2-Engineer Company,
The light runs at Balcher's Fort will take place on Thursday, Febru ary 24th, from 3.30 to 11 p.m. It the Belcher a is proposed to Lights in conjunction with the Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery at Stonecutters on this night.
Dress: Uniform-Tunics, trousera, belts, haversack and waterbottle and caps Sandwich rations will be provided by the Corps.
3.-Annual Inspection. Tuesday, February 2nd,, 1927- (a) The General Officer Com- manding, South China Command, will inspect the Hong Kong Volun teer Defence Corps on Tuesday, February 22nd, 1927, at 8 p.m. on Murray Parade Ground.
Every member of the Corpa (Reserve Company included) is to quired to attend.
(B) The Corps less Mounted In- fantry and Armoured Car Com- panies will parade at Corps Read- quarter at 5.15 p.m.
One marker from each unit will report to the Corps Sergeant Major on Murray Parade Ground at 5.30 p.m. They must know the number of files in their own units.
(c) Mounted Infantry and' Arm. oured Car Companies will parade on Murray Parade Ground at 5.15
p.m.
(d) The Corps will be drawn up as in diagram No. 1 which will be distributed to Officers later.
Dress: Drill tunics, shorts and putties, helmets; belts, rifles and bayonets Medals will be worn if in possession, if not, ribbons 1 inch long. Chin Straps will be worn under the chin.
Mounted Infantry Company will parade with rifles, bayonets and bandoliers. Breeches.
Scottish Company will dress in the kilt with glengarries, khaki Eunice, sporans, diced hose tope, Hashes and spats. Belts and frega Officers' dress: Khaki drill, breeches, putties, Sam Browne belt, sword and sword knot, helmets.
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SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
Moara Carroll Bres are "in re- ceipt of telegraphic advice from Singpore that rubber is quoted ab 06) cents per pound.
The following dividends have |been declared," "gin 1--
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Katoyang Bahrus: 7 per cent.
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Tambalaks: per cent. interim Pusing Rubber Tin, Ltd., & por
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18th, 1927.
ANTI-FOREIGNISM IN TURKEY.
KEMAL'S DESPOTISM.
PARALLEL SITUATION TO
THAT OF CHINA.
Ze Journal of January 29th publishes the following interesting account of Mustapha Kemal's rule. in Turkey and the present anti- foreign feeling of that country:
"The regenerated Turka in- Patrut Basin. Tin. Co. & penceclude all foreiglers in the same
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Balgownies
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1.55
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1.90
Changkat Serdangs..: 10.25
Connemaras
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Indragiris
9.85 $.90 11.05
1,85
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Pajams
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4.25
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Utan Simpana
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SMALL-POX IN ENGLAND.
SERIOUS OUTBREAKS IN SHEFFIELD AND DURHAM.
A serious view of the spread of small-pox in Sheffield is taken by Dr. F. E. Wynne, the city medical officer. For the week ending Janu- ary 1st, 18 cae were reported; January 9th, 20 cases; and pa the following Sunday and Monday more than 40 additional cases were notified a total of more than 76.
Dr. Wynne said:
rather noisy hostility which either is a real animosity against for- signers or else the awkward arrog- ance of people who have lost the habit of being masters in their own home and
not who have
yet acquired good manners.
While I am writing this songa: rise from the streets. I open the window. All the houses have their flags out. Troops parade in front of the hotel. The firemen especially make a lot of noise with their heavy their Blowers, their garlands and their flags. I asked what it was all about This is the 8th of October, the anniversary of the day! when the Allica left Constantinople in accordance with the Treaty of Lausanne.
Cars,
**Those disgusting Savages." "The morning newspapers are I read sar- celebrating the day. prising articles. In a semi-official paper I found this sentence, which We celebrate the me is typical mory of this imperishable day when our heroic warriors revived our bearts with the sound of their trumpets and when they returned As victors, throwing out the Allies. those disgusting savages, the scum of seventy two nations, which our soldiers of the' Ghazi ' swept away so brilliantly.!!
"These amiable words are ad- dressed to all Allied troops The Kemalist hostility against foreign- ers does not stop at distinctions. Seventy-two nations are put in the same bag; that's a record!
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FIZUARY 17TH, 1957: Back$1,100 buy, an
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Hated and Precarious Despotism.
"The despotic character of the present government in Turkey grows more and more accentuated because its prestige decreases at the same time. The Mosal Affair the popularity of undermined Mustapha Kemal very greatly Mosul proved his defeat. Now the people begin to open their eyes and criticize the private life of their master As he surrenders to his pleasures and they see the greed A
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buy. illusory the democratic form of government is in Turkey, he feels very well that there is an under- current of national movement which wants to return to the initial pure intentions and aims.
The recent cases are tending to be more severe. The rash in most cases is typical of what is called old-fashioned small-pox. I great ly fear the disease may resume its old virulence. The disease is affecting persons of all ages. Assembly' Six fresh cases of amali-pox were notified in Doncaster on January 20th. The disease has also re- appeared in Adwick, a mining village near Doncaster."
In the Brandon Colliery and New Brancepeth districts, Durham, 30 cases were reported in one week.
Unita.
Numbers
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Parade.
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48.30
Judical Murder of Djavid Bay.'
I have read the 'account of the Uniorist lawsuit. It's a shame, to
PRACTICE PARADES. Friday, February 18th, and Men- day, February 21st, 1997-
Practice parades for the above ROUTE MARCH FEBRUARY 19TH, 1927. speak frankly. Djavid Bey and his
will be held at Corps inspection Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Fri day, February 18th, in mufti, and Monday, February 21st, in uniform.
Members are reminded that at tendance at the G.O.C.'s Inspection 13 one
of the qualifications for etheiency.
Arms: Must be drawn from Headquarters today, between a.m. and le noon,-or 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 8 p.m. and on Saturday, February 19th,, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
4-Infantry Company.
All members are reminded that attendance at the G.O.C.'s Inspec. tion on Tuesday, February 22nd, is a condition of efficiency, and every member of the Company is expect ed to be present at the Inspection and also the Dress Rehearsal Par- ade at 3.30 p.m. at Headquarters on Monday, February 21st.
MUSKETEY-LEASON 1927-1928, Part I will be fired by the Com- pany on Sunday, March 6th, at Stonecutters and Peak Ranges
be drawn from Head- Arms may quarters, between the following hours:-Friday, March 4th, a m and 19 noon, 2 and 4 p.su., or 6 and 6 p.a. and ou Saturday, March 5th,
between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Stonecutters' Range. Launch leaves Murray Pier, at 9 am and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10a.m. Range Officer: Lieut. E. J. R. Mir chell
Peak Rrange-Firing will com mence at 9.20. a.m.-last tram up 9am Range Oficer: 2nd Lieut. H. Owen-Hughes.
Dress for both Ranges: Multi or uniform optional but belts, braces and pouches must be taken in addi- tion to rifle and bayonet.
The following are the percent ages of attendance on special par- ades as stated of the various units of the Corps:
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FIELD DAY-FEBRUARY 15TH, 1827.
Numbers
On Percent. Parade,
age. :14. 926
312 12 21
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so-called accomplices, were totally innocent. Not the shadow of a Percent-proof could be brought against them. Yet they were executed 25 soon as the verdict had been render- ed; and they died at-11 o'clock at night, not far from the house where theGhazi "gave a dancing party.
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The following recruits are taken on the strength and posted as under :-
No. 1121 Pte. G. E. L. Johnson, No. 2 Platoon, dated 10.9.07. No. 2 Platoon, dated 10. Ribeiro, No. 4 Platoon, dated 14.297.
The Commandant records, with deep regret, the death of No. 326 Staff Armourer Sergeant G. W. Averell, D.C.M.
8.--Leave.
The of
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is precarious. A government which uses terror as a means in politics doesn't live very long, in general. It tries to frighten people because
is frightened."
The following are granted leave of SIR W. ORPEN'S SARGENT absence from the Corps:
No. 733 Pte. E. Jordan, No. 2 Platoon from 125.27 to 11.228
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No. 454 Pte. V. H. C. Jarrett, trait by the late John Sargent, Orpen, the portraitist, of a Por Reserve Co., 8.2.27 to 25.2.27.
which he describes as the greatest No. 898 Pte. F. E. Shuster, A.C. work of the artist executed during China Lights (comb.). Company, from 10.9.27 to 9.2.98.
his most impressionable period.
(old).. Do... Sir William said to a press re-
Do. (now).. China Providents. porter:
9-Resignations,
The following are permitted to resign from the Corps on leaving! the Colony:
No. 881 Pte. T. N.. MacReynolds, Reserve Company, as from 5.2.27.
No. 718 Pte. H Jordan, Medical Section, as from 18.2.27.
10,--Btrack on.
No. 326 Staff Armourer Sergeant G. W. Avenell, D,C.M. (deceased) is struck the strength, as from 14.9.27.2
R. A. Waure-MURRAY, Major,
Adjutant, HEYD.C Hong Kong, Friday; --
Feb. 19.
NOTICE. /
No. 2 Platoon Bife Club will hold their first. meeting at Peak Range
on Sunday, February 20th, com- mencing at 9:30 am.
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