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15.-Appointment.
DEFENCE CORPS,
The following extract from the Hong Kong Government, fazelle No. 4 dated January th, 199, ja (ORNERS BY LT.-COL LG. BIRD, 1.9.0., published for information:-
F.E. the Governor has been COMMANDANT. ]}
pleased じゅう apmaint Corperal Henry Russell Forsyth to be Second Lieutenant in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from January 14th, 1029,"
No. 31
1.
Programme of firing Part 1. Table "T" on Stonecutters Bange eircu-
The decision of the Russian Com-lated to all concerned with to-lay's munist Party Congress to seek fresh orders. economir velations with the outside.
The North-China Daily News of last Friday contains a warm appre- ciation, from which we give the following extracts, of the life and work of the Inte Dean Symons of Shanghai, whose death last week world, to come to terms. If pos was reported in a Reuter cable pub sible, with capital. and to engage hsbed in our issue of last Friday :-
more foreign experts to improve The Very Reverend Dean Charles production, is the most important John Fitzsition Symons died at that has taken place since the in- development of the Soviet State 10.43m yesterday (Thursday) introduction of the New Economie his residence, the Deanery of Holy Policy in 1821. Trinity Cathedral, following an at Lack of influenza and pneumonia.
Dean Symons, whe, was about 63 years old, was born in Greenwich, the son of Captain E. C. Symons, R.N. He was educated "at Ply mouth College, St. John's College,
The N.E.P. marked the begin ging of the end of stries Commun- ism The new move means the bes rinning of the end of dictation by the workers, which has been une of the foundation principles of the Communist state. What is
2.
Stonecutters Range is allotted to Part I. on Sunday, February sta. the Portuguese Company for firing
3.---Muskatry.
18.-Promotion.
F.E. the Government has been pleased to approve of the prom tion of deeond Lieutenant Robert Litenant in the Hong Kong Volan Spirt Logan to the rank of teer Defence Corps, with effect from January 20th, 1925.
17.-Command.
Sunday, January 29th, 1925. Lieut. R. S Logan takes over Engineer Company, Scottish Con-command of the Engineer Company, pany and Casuals will fire Part II. Field Section, as from January 2th, ble" at Stonecutteds Range, 1998, rice Major R. Melville Smith, Range Officers: Liens, R. S. Logan
M.B. E., on leave. and Capt. . . Morrison.
Launch will have Murray Pier at
18.0 cars Mass Committee. Major H. R. L. Dowbiggin will take over P.M.C. from Captain Sir Erie Stuart Taylor, Bart 0.8.6.. Dress: Uniform or mufti optionals from February 1st, 1529
Members-Lieut. A. Addis Martin uit ritte, bayonet, pouches, braces and 2/Lient, H. Owen Hughes.
Cambridge, and Ridley Hall Theol is a system of State Socia.ra. and call at Kowloon Pier
gical College.
In 1857 he was appointed deacon at Colchester and the same year came to China and was stationed in
highly centralised and oppressively Bureaucratie, werking more or less in cooperation with big capital
Seven years pro such a develops Ning, a member of the Church, The Communist programme
ment would ha
seemed
med impos Missionary Society, later holding then included the destruction of the office of secretary for the C.M.S. Chekiang Mission. He catae
capital and eapitatam, the smash- to Shanghai in 1st, and his posts
ink up. of banking and all the have included at various times dur ing his distinguished career, that a secretary C.als. Disecse of MM China: examining chaplain to the Bishop of Cheking; Honorary s sistant Chaplain Holy Trinity Cathe dral, port chaplain and sub-dran of the Cathedral before he was in stituted Dean in April, 1920.
A Life Of Service.
In October of 19 Dean. Symnas wrut Home for a short leave and it is a noteworthy and striking tribute to him to record that since that hime he had refused to take other leave from his work.
From three generations or more of sea faring and shipping people, the late Dean inherited a great lave of the sea and out of this grew abai his deep interest in the welfare of Missions to Senmen, a work in which his guiding hand has been felt in Shanghai, It was on board the ship-conumanded by his father that the late Dean learnt carpentry which became a hobby with him and in which, even in liter gears, and
at 5.10am,
and belt must be wars.
19.-Transfer.
No. 978 Pre. W. Paterson is trans
Arms will be drawn from Corps 27th, 1928, between 9 am and 12ferred from the Armoured Car Con- Headquarters on Friday, January noon, ur and 4 pm or 5 and 8
pany to the Reserve Company, as p.m. and on Saturday, January
from January 18th, 10, 29th, between 9 a.m, and 1. p.m.
4.- Casuals,
4
hiners of credit, the suppres sign of all private trade, wholesale or retail; the abolition of money in A large number of all ranks have favour of assystem. of exchange of not yet red Part II. Lists of names products, and the ending of "ll fare posted on Corps cutier boards. Private ownership, even of perAll such will make arrangements Sonal clothing and furniture. fire by Sunday, January 20th, Factories were to be managed by 1928, the last day on which Part the workers. This was the official | I will be fired. programme.
16.
A New Revolution. To-day private ownership is con stantly extending: barking and credit have been restored; the monetary system has been reformed
stabilised; private trude has returned like a dood: the working. man, in place of doing as he pienses, has to earn his bread and de no he is tolik; small manufae tures have been restored to private management, and State factories placed under experts, whose business is to make a profit.
In other words, the Russian Government is passing more and mare out of the hands of political
fanatics into the hands of Business administrators. They retain the and the
here in Shanghai, he was able to nine, the · pr*** Communist move
indulge. He had a little workshop machinery of the fixed up at the Deanery where he occasionally found time free from the calls and worries of his duties to humanity to immerse himself in this form of relaxation,
ment: But they are modifying its whole cha
character. The questions still in dula before this Congress was held was whether the rank and fil of the Comenis Party wond sinn such modifications. If the Congress is any test, they welcome
5.-Corps Signals.
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, January 30th, and Thursday, February 2nd, 1994, for Signal Instruction. Dress: Mužti.
6-Artillery Company.
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.25 p.m. on Thursday, February 2nd, for Battery drill. signat See- tion as per programme.
3.
7-Engineer Company. Musketry Part II. See order No.
8.-Mounted Infantry Company,
There will be a lecture at Corps adquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Mon- ay, January 30th, 1925. Subject: "I's of Cover.".
The lecture will be followed by a ting, to discuss gymkhana ar rangements.
20.-Reversico
No. 331 Carpl. W. L. Smith, N. his own request. na from Dycember 1 Platoon, reverts to the ranks at
eth, 1927.
21.-Resignations.
resign from the Corps on leaving The following are permitted to
the Colony, from January thy 10:29:4-
No. 950. Pte. J. A. Sumtners, Na.
7 Platoon,"
No. 3 Pte. R. W. Stoddart, Re-|
serve Company.
No, 94 P. W. J. Brown, Reserve
Company.
No. 1146 Pte. S. O. Gregory, No.
Platoon.
Having completed three years" service and claimed his discharge, as from January 17th, 1998
No. 3 Pte. J. A. H. Punimer,,
No. 1 Platon."
R. A. WOLFE Meeny, Major,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, January 27th, 1997,
NOTICE.
Portuguese Company Rife Club. First shoot of the year will take place Prale Range on Sunday. January 20th. Firing commences 9.m. sharp. Only those detailed by Rifle Club Committee to attend..
9-Armoured Car Company. Car" Section: Headquarters at 5.30 pm. on Mon
Parade at Corps
day, January 20th, 128. 27 Lieut. A, C-Groves for formation Hong run and signal practice." Dress: Multi.
under
He stood high in Masoni eircles. He was Grand Senior Warden of the District Grand Lodge of North China and District Grand "Chaplain of the same lodge for a number of years. At the time of his, dientaient Russia, with "taylorised Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on
There is a long stip between the resolutions of the Congress and a medeinised and industrially-effi
Motor Cyclists will parade atj he held the post of chaplain to the Tusenn Lodge of which he had here and theap mass production that Maching Gun firing unter Lieut. Monday, January anth, and proceed factories, electric-powered farms,
Kennedy Road Ranger for also a master He had been past will Hood the world. The only per J. F. Ilincock. principal of the Zn Royal Archole who see this cuttings are those Chapter and a past master of the who are unfamiliar with the parade at Corps, Headquarters at Thursday, February 2nd: Special Orient Mark Lodge, and he held rank in the Grand Lodge of Enipractical character of most Russian 6.20 p.m. under Lieut. Huneck
far, those previously detailed). 10-infantry Company
land.
The Community's Affection. There was scarcely any social or
id not attend and at which he was not looked upon as a honoured
workers and industrial organisers,
What The Forengn Firms Ask. Some of the Inrgest foreign firms
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Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
Musketry" Programme. PART I TAKLE "." 1028. Stonecutters Bangs...
February 19th Sunday. February 5th-
Portuguese Company.
February 19th-
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Infantry Company.
February 6th:-
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No. 1 Plates will parade at públic function which the Inte Dean anxious to do business with Russia Corps Headquarters, at 5.30 p,im on March 11th-
(1) The abolition of the State February 3rd, 302, for Machine Gun Tuesday, January 31st, and Friday,
Instruction, Dress: Mufti. seriaus Isost af St. George's obstack to normal business, im.
No. 2 Platoon will parade at
guest. At the time of his death hemopoly
foreign trada monopoly. This
Wang
President
the
p.m.
for Dress:
Society, and before he was chosen posing a big official machine Corps Headquarters at 5.30 for this post he had served Even the Russian buyer and the Machine Gun Instruction.
1273 Tuesday, January 31st. almoner for, the diety..
foreign produr. It is no seems Another instance of the devotion that Krasing while chliged, for Helt, rille and bayonet. which the community felt for hir pobudcal reasons. to support th 11.-Scottish Company. was shown last June when as a monopoly, really desired the sui toke its great appreciation for his stitution of a system of hcensing have not yet fired must do so on Musketry Part I: All those who work and of deep affection, sub and regulating imports from Sunday, January th... Fier parti- scribers presented hin with a master abroad.
culars sem Order Nu, 3. ear, which he needed especially in conducting his work.
pm. All Platoons at Platoon Head Thursday, February and, at 3.50
quarters for Vickers Gon Instrue tion Dress: Multi, rite, belt and bayonet.
The establishment of a gular al system for generally He was surely one of the most applying in furizners engaged in lovable and sympathetic of men as private trade in Russia, in place of his many, many friends in Shanghai elaborate concessions for each can testify and possessed of a great separate enterprise, as now. Tekarm of manner.
-Houte March: Thursday, February During his whole The Communist Government has long teru of work in this port oficially admitted the loss and full strength on above date at Kow. gard. The Company will parade at it is characteristic of him that he hardship suffered by foreign firms, has never been known to speak a which had their goods seized and on Ferry and march to Kowloon harsh word or pass an unkind re-business destroyed during the Dock where, No. Platoon hygg mark. Here indeed was one of the volution, but up to now has made kindly consented on be "At Home true examples of a Christian and the question of compensating these to No. 5 and Platoons." an English gentleman, Christian berns contingent on an investign. fore all else, and there will be fewton of the liability of the Alded in Shanghai who will not feel his Powers for the losses caused by their intervention do the civil war. lass very deeply.
Much will depend on whether it will now treas the two issues separately-Sunday Times.
MARRIAGE DANGER YEARS.
LAWYER'S VIEWS ON THE MOST DIFFICULT PERIODS.
PARIS, Dec. 27th,
|
BOXING IS "SO DULL."
JUDGE ON THE ONLY FIGHT HE EVER SAW.
COMING EVENTS.
against 2nd Batta, K.0.S.B.
Sunday, March 4th. 1928: Shoot
Platoon shoot for Dyer Cup.
Sunday, April 1st, 128: Inter
Quarry Bay Cup, Guard. Mounting, etc., will be competed for at an early and convenient date in March.
Full details of above competitions will be announced-Inter.
March 18th
M.I. and A.C. Companies, March 2
Heserve Company.
April 1st —
Scottish Company.
April 8th!--
Ride Meeting. Moriday.
April 9th-
Rifle Meeting. Sunday,
April 15th:-
April 2nd:-
Artillery Company.
Portuguese Company, April 20th:--
Infantry Company. May 6th:
May 13th:-
Artillery Company,
Field Section and Corps Signals. May 20th:---
M.I and A.C. Companies, May 27th
Casuals,
IL. A. WOLFE MURRAY, Major,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
Hong Kong, January 27th, 1027...
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12. Portuguese Company. Parade on Friday, January 27th, int 5.30 p.m.,
Amsterdam at Corps Headquar What is a boxing promoter 1" ters. The first year of marriage and
Dress: Mufti, belt, bayonet
BeThu the years from the fifteenth to the asked Judge Sturgess
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Vicuna twentieth are the most difficult." London
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Helsingfors Lizbon years' study. of Mr. L. P.Shepherds Bush, obtained judgment Lewis Gun Sections will parade at
Bucharest Corps Headquarters on Tuesday,
County
at
Naftager one of the most pre- for 248 lor work done for Jay 31st, for Lewis Gun-train-
minent American lawyers in Paris. Harry Jacobs in connection with who has figured in many noted his boxing tournaments at Olympia. What do you do the Judge divorce suits.
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ing.
February 3rd. 1928.
Next Company parade on Friday,
Mr. Jacobs replied that he ar 13. Reserve Company. ranged fights between two men.
The Machine Gun Clans will be Judge: And then do you hire held at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 Olympic and take the risk whether p.m. on Wednesday, February 1st. you fill the seats or not?--Yes.
Judge Sturges: I have only seen one boxing match, and I never went te another because it was so dull.
Mr. Javols said he had hired Olympia for two fights, and it cost him £300 a night.
Dress: "Mufti,
14.-Btrength.
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