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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 11th, 1927.
No. 2, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS. [ORDERS BY LT-COM. L. & BIRD, D.E.O., ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.)
No. 287.
1-The rendezvous for all Officers
taking part in the Kirkpatrick Reconnaissance Scheme en Sunday, March 13th, 1937, is at Repulse Bay beach at 1p.m. This rendezvous is arranged to enable Oheers of all branches of the Corps to co-ordinate their plans.
1-Eecruits Parade...
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
INTRUDERS BEATEN WITH
BAMBOO POLE. KOWLOON, COURT SEQUEL. When six men charged with pork having attempted to rob still holder, living at. No. 19, Hau Pui Lung Kowloon, appeared he fare is. W. Schoifeld at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday after 2009, Sub-Inspector Fallon, who prosecuted said that the charge would be withdrawn against the fourth, fifth and sixth. defendants on the ground of insufficient evid-
On Thursday, March 17th, all re craits of the Corps will, parade atenc Volunteer Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. Dress: Belt, rifle and bayonet.
J-Signal Class.
They were, therefore, discharged. Opening the case against the first three defendants the Sub-Inspector said that at 7.20 p.m. on February On Thursday, March 17th, at 17th six men went to No. 12, Han Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Pui Lung with on the pretence of under 2/Lieut. M. G. Noll. O.C. paying a visit and when they door Units will detail men whom they was opened by the stall holder's wish trained as signallers to attend brother two of them advanced into and submit a list of names of same the room, while the other four to Headquarters.
caught hold
hold of the stall holder's 4-Mounted Infantry and Armoured brother who struggled and called
aut for help
The stall holder went Car Companies.
to his brother's tssistance and at- Musketry Part I. will be fired by tacked thorax men with a bamboo the above Companies at Stonecut-pole. They then ran away ters' Range on Sunday, March 13th, 1027,
Range Officer: Lieut. R. L. Mon- drieft.
Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9 a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier
at 9.10 am
Dress: Uniform, drill order with helmets.
-Arms Must be drawn from
The first defendant was pursued as far na Kowloon City Road where he was intercepted by a policeman who had heard the whistles blown. When brought to Hung Hum Polico Station, the defendant gave the police information which led to the arrest of the second defendant at a timber yard in Mongkok. This man in tara voluntemered to point
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The defendants all made, state- ments in the police station accusing one another,
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5.-No. 1 Platoon. Muskatry Part I will be fired by the above Company at Peak Range on Sunday, March 13th, 1997.
Range Officer: 2/Lieut. H. Owen-aced each of them to two months
imprisonment with hard labour. Hughes.
Firing will commence at 9.20 4.1. -last tram up' .
Dress Mufti or uniform op. tional, but belts, braces and pouches must be taken in addition to rifle and bayonet.
Arms: Will be drawn, as detailed for M., and A.0. Companies.
6.-Scottish Company,
A Platoons will parade at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30
p. on Thursday, March 17th, for Vickers Gun instruction.
Dress: Mufti, belts, rides and bayonets.
20th, Kirk- Sunday, March patrick Reconnaissance Scheme. All wishing to participate will in- form 0.0. Company by telephone (K7) by Monday, March 14th. Cars will be arranged. O.C.. Company looks for a good turn out to assist in the competition.
7.-Musketry, Programme.
The following are the provisional arrangements made for firing of Part-1. Table"T" these dates are subject to alteration.
Sunday, March 13th, M., and A.C. Companies.
Sunday, March 20th, Scottish Company.
Sunday, March 27th, Infantry Company.
Sunday, April 3rd, M.I. and A.C. Companies.
Sunday, April 10th, Engineer
Company.
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HEF.C. RESERVES v. KOW-
LOON RESERVES.
This game will be played at Soo kunpoo Aground on Saturday, Kick off, 2.30 p.m.
EKF.Clipper; El and Purves; Vickers, Walls and Fan- choon; Campbell, Thompson, Pile, Johnston and White Reserves: Mitchell, Brown and Currie,
FRIENDLY FOOTBALL.. THREE SERVICE MATCHES.
There were three friendly football matches played on Wednesday after- noon in which naval teams took part
At Kowloon, both H.M.S. Hermes. and the Kowloon Football Club fielded practically full elevens, aad an excellent game resulted in a win for Kowloon by three goals to two.
At Happy Valley H.M.S. Wither ington defested H. M.S. Bluebell by
the lead until close on time when two goals to pae. The Bluebell held both Gray and Boswell got through for the Witherington.
Another game on the Valley re- sulted in a victory for H.M.S Moorhen over the Engineers and Stokers of H. M.S. Hermes. Pugh scored twies for the Moorhen be fore the interval, and Malcolm add- ed a third in the second half. The Hermes men failed to net.
HOME FOOTBALL..
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LONDON, March 9th. Cardiff and Southampton "quali- fied to meet Reading and The Arsenal respectively in the semi- Buals of the English Cup, by win- ning their sixth round replays this
afternoon.
At Cardiff, Cardiff City defeated. Chelsea by three goals to two; and at Southampton, the Saints scored twice against Millwall without reply.
SCOTTISH CUP SURPRISE.
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10-Army Service Corps Cadre. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN
A.B.C. CADRE.
The following promotions and ap points will take effect from March
tb, 1927:
No. 812, Pte. A Gillard, to be Company Sergeant Major.
No. 1, Pte. B. E. Maughan, to Sunday, April 17th, Corps Rifebe Company Quartermaster Ser-
Meeting
Monday, April 18th, Corps Rife
Meeting
Sunday, April 24tb, Artillery and Engineer Companies.
Sunday, May 1st, Scottish Com-
pany.
Sunday, May 8th Infantry Com-
pany.
Sunday, May 15th, Reserve Com
pany.
Sunday, May 22nd, Reserve Com pany.
Sunday, May 20th, Casuals. Sunday, June 5th, Casuals."
B. Strength.
The following Recruits are taken the Strength and posted, as under:--
on.
3.
No. 1148 Spr. R. J. Vernail, Engineer Co., dated March 3rd,
-1997.
No. 1152, Pte.. T.D. E. Pendered, A.S.C. Cadre, dated March 8th, 1927.
"
No. 1163, Pte. A McGraan, No
3 Platoon, dated March 8th, 1027.
No. 1154, Pte. A. G. Mohammed, No. 3 Platoon, dated March 3rd,
1927.
No. 1135, Pte. A. K. Rahumed,
10272
geant.
No. 683, Pte. CH. Dodson, to be Sergeant!
No. 133, Cpl. L. S. Greenhill, to be Sergeant:
No. 1152, Pre. T. D. E. Pendered, M.C., to be Sergeant.
English League.
Five league matches were played to-day, resulting as follows:-
Division I.
Bolton W. 3, Burnley 1
Division II. (Southern). Swindon 4, Brentford 2
Scottish League. Aberdeen 0. Celtic 0.- Airdrie 1, Dundee Un... Dunfermline 1, Partick T.. 1.
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The 1st Division match, Hong Shanghai LownIA Kong Cricket Club 9. Royal Artil Banbe lerr will be played on the Club Tronoh Mines ground at 2 p.m., to-morrow, The Ural Caspians following will represent the Club: B.K. & K. Wharts T. E. Pearce (Capt.), A. W. Hay No. 908, Pte. J K Bousfield, ward, H. Owen Hughes, A. C. 1 ER, & W. Dook.....
Bowker, G. R. Vallack, EJ. The following is the composition Mitchell, H V. Parker, J. I. Hin of the Army Service Corps Train ton, J. D. Humphreys, W. B. Cadre:-
Cornaby, H. J. Armstrong-
M.C., to be Lance Corporal.
Major HE Standage, O.B.E., O/C. Train, to be appointed Supply Officer.
C.SM: A. Gillard, Traiz Sergt.- Major.
CQMS. B. E. Maughan and L/Corph "J, E. Bousfield, MC., Headquarter Driver.
Lieut. A. H Gillingham and Sergt. T. D. E. Fendered, M.C., Ammunition Section
Lieut. F. B. Harrison and Sergt. C. H. Dodson, Supply Section.
Lieut. T. G. Weall and Sergt. Let S. Greenhill, Baggage Section.
--11--Leave
absence from the Corps
The following are granted leave of 9/Lieut. NLH. Railton, Arti- No. 3 Platoon, dated March 8th,lery Company, from April 6th, 1997,
to March 1st, 1023.
2/Lieut, A.K. Mackenzie, Scot- tish Company, from March 5th, 1927, till return from duty in Shanghai..
No. 450, Sergt. M. A. Johnson, MM Engineer Company, from March 15th, 1927, to March 14th,
No. 1156, Pte. F.A. M. Rosario, No. 4 Platoon, dated March 8th,
1937.
No.
1157, Pte. W. Loureiro, No. 4 Platoon, dated March 8th, 1927.
No. 1158 Pie R. Gomes, No. 4 Platoon, dated March 8th, 1927.
No. 1158, Pta V. A. Never, No. 4 Platoon, dated March 8th, 1927.
No. 1150, Pte. H. G. Williaans, AC Company, dated March 9th,
1927
9-Transfers.
The following are transferred from the Reserve and. Amoured Car Companies to the Ariny Bervice Corps Cadre, as from March 7th, 1827
No. 812, Pte. A. Gillard, Reserve Company.
No. 817, Pte. B. E. Maughan, Reserve Company. ****
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Н.К. No. 874, Fic. E. A. B. Brodie, were beaten by the ship's company HK. Hope (old) Mounted Infantry Company, from in a two innings match, by 28 runs Lane Crawford March 1st, 1927, to February 28th, and four wickets 1998
Batting first, the Officers scored Mackintosh, No. 768, Corp. O. 8. Coom, ED-45 rane, of which Lieut. Robertson United Asbestow gineer Company, from March 19th, contributed 14. For the ship's com Wales (o 1837, to January 18th, 1926.pany, Dart took five wickets for Wm. Powells
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For
No. 1070 Pte RH Blake," The ship's company replied with Mounted Infantry Company, is per runs in the first innings. mitted to resign from the Corps, the Officers, Midshipman Jago took as from February 81st, 1927, on two wickets for as many runs leaving the Colony.
In the second innings, the Officers declared after making 78 runs,
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Reserve Company
No. 133, Opl. L. B. Greenhill, Reserve Company.
No 958, Pte. J. K. Bounheld, M.C., A.C. Company.
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Lieut. Robertson retiring after mak- THERAPION No. 1 H NO FONG HANGARD RE- ing 30 runs, and Pay-Lieut. Jeffreys THERAPION NO. 2 of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL making 21 not out late
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