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[ORDERS BY LT.-COL. L G. BIRD,
COMMANDANT.]
No. 315
-1.-Field Day.
Sunday, February 5th.
COMING' EVENTS Sunday, March, 4th 1923, Shoot against 2nd Battalion K.O.Š. B. D,S,I'latoon shoot for "Dyer" Cup.
Sunday, April 1st, 1928. Inter-
The Infantry Company are, carry- ing out a Machine Gun Field Firing schemb on Sunday, February 5th, in the vicinity of Sun Wai Camp, 'will leavo Kowloon by 10 am. train on Sunday morning.
It is hoped as many as possible of afl ranks of the Corps will attend to witness the exercise. Dress. For all ranks of units other than the Infantry Company, mufti er uniform, optional.
Free travelling an 10 am, train from Kowloon and on return train probably the 5.11 p.m. on all ranks of the Corps whether partaking in r only witnessing the exercise. Sandwiches should be brought.
LECTURE.
A lecture on the field day being held on February 5th will be givra
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Quarry Bay" Cup, Quard Mount- ing, etc., will be competed for at an early and convenient date in March.
ENGLAND'S EXPAND- ING REVENUE.
£12,500,000 INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
Full details of above competitions EIGHT MILLIONS-MORE-IN- will be annended latver--
9-Portuguese Company. Parade on Friday, February 3rd at 5.30 p.m. Dresa: mufti, belt, rifle sling. Rifle and bayonet. Miniature Range and Drill.
Ar many second class shots as possible are urged to turn up for practice before firing. Part
asketry.
DEATH DUTIES
LONDON, Jan. 1st. The revenue returns issued last night show that for the period from April 1st to December 31st- three-fourths of the financial year there has been set increase of £13,303,749 over, the corresponding Period of last year.
Part. I. see order No. 2. and Nos 1 and 2 of Lewis Gandaties, which are up £9,460,000, of
Tuesday, February 7th: M.C.O.
The chief increase is in the death Sections will parade for Lewis Gun which 9,330,000 came to hand in Instruction at 5.30 p.m. at Corps the last three months. Headquarters.
Next Company, parade on Friday, February 10th.
10. Reserve Company. The Machine Gun Class will be held at Corps Healquiters at
at Volunteer Headquarters at 6.30pm, on Wednesday, February sth. p.m. on Friday, February, 3rd, 1923.
2.-Musketry.
The Portuguese Company will fire Part I, Table Tnt Stonecutters Range on Sunday, February 5th.
Range Other: 2/Lieut. S. Jarvis, X.C.
Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9 ara, and call at Kowloon Piert
9.10 a.m.
Dress: Uniform or mufti optional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be worn.
Arms will be drown from Corna Headquarters on Friday, February 3rd, between 0 a.m. and 12 noon, nr 2 and 4 p.m. or 5 and 6 p.m.; end on Saturday, February 4th, be tween 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
3. Corps Signals. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 pm on Thursday, February fith, for Signal Instruction. Dress: Mufti.
The Peak Range is nilatted, to Corps Signals on Sunday, February 5th, at 9 a.m.
The new helmet flashes are avail. able for issue they are to be drawn As soon as possible from C.Q.M.S.). Millington...
4-Artillery Company. Parade at Corps Headquarters on Thursday, February 0th, at 3.25 p.m.
The Annual Dinner of the Artillery Company will be held at Volunteer 24th, 1924. If any old member of the Headquarters on Friday, February Company desires to attend will he kindly communicate with L/Bdr. L. F. "Nicholson,, c/o the Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd., from whom all particulars can be gai vu.
5.-Mounted Infantry Company.
There will be a lecture at Corps Headquarters at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 6th, 1929. Subject: "se of Cover."
6. Armour Car Company. CAR SECTION.
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, February 5th. under Lieut. A C. Groves, for car run.
MOTOR CYCLE SECTION.
Monday, February 6th, at 5.30 p.m. Parade at Corps Headquar ters. Proceed to Renundy Road Kange for M.G. firing, under Lient. J. E. Hancock.
Thursday, February nth, at 5.30 p.13.
Corps
Headquarters.. Special Cines far instruction under Lieut. J. E. Hancork for those pre-
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riously detriled.
Sunday, February 10th: There will be a tactical-ride in the New Territories. Parade at Kow. loon Railway Station at 10.30 a.m. Dress: Tunic. breeches, puttees, beit and helmet,
Machine Gunners will parade at Corpy Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. until further notice for Machine Gun every Monday as from February 6th
Instruction.
7.-Infantry Company. There will be a Company Field Day on Monday, February 5th, 1928,
'Parade ist Kowloon Railway Station at 1.30 am. Dress: Helmet, tunic, shorts, puttees, hose-tops, khaki shirt, belt pouches, and haver- sack (worn on the back). Parti culars see Order, No. 1.
NO. 1 PLATOON.
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7th, and Friday, February 10th, for Machine Gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti,
NO. 2 PLATOON. Parade at Corps Headquarters on Tuesday, February 7th, at 3.30 p.m. for MGTraining Dress: belt, rifle and bayonet. ›
B.-Scottish Company. Thursday, February 9th, at 5.30 p.m. All Platoons at Platoon Head quarters for Vickers Gun Instruc- tion. Dress: Multi, belt and bayonet.
'PIPE BAND. ^ ¦
Pipers and Drummers will parade, for practice at Corps Headquarters on Thursdays, February, oth and 1eth, at 0.15 p.m.
ROUTE MARCH. Thursday, February 23rd The Company will parade at full strength on above date at Kowloon Ferry and march to Kowloon Dock where No. 6 Pixtoon have kindly consent. ed to be At Home" to Nos. 5 and 7 Platoona.
Dress: Malti. ›
Musketry Part I. Table T will be fired at Stonecutters Range, on Sunday, February 12th...
Range Officer: Lieut. A. Thornhill.
11.-Strength.
M.
the strength on January 30th, 1929, The following recruit is taken on and posted to the Armoured Car Company-No. 1207 Pte. J. S.
Flegg:
11.-Promotions.
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to make the following pro- motions in the Hong Kong Volun teer Defence Corps, with effect from January end, 1929:—
Lieut. Thomas Addis Martin to be Captain.
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2/Lieut. Charles Peake,, Ander son, M.C., to be Lieutenant, With effect from January 28th, 1999:-
9/Licut. James Edgar Hancock to be Lieutenant.
No. 760 Corp. C. S. Coom, En gineer Comp ay, is promoted to aet C.Q.MS, as from February 1st. 1928.
13. --Leave.
No. 450 Sergt. M, A. Johnson, M.M., Lights Section, having return ed to the Colony, the unexpired will however, be exempted from all portion of his leave.is.cancelled, he duties till April 30th, 1928.
The following are granted leave of absence from the Corps:-
No. 703 Pte. H. J. Fountain, No.- 2 Platoon, from March 1st, 1928, to February 26th, 1929.
No. 460 to HT. Buxton, M.I. Co., from February 1st to Decem ber 31st, 1928.
No. 917 C.Q.M.S. B. E. Man ghan, A.S.C. Cadre, from March Iat to November 30th, 10298.
No. 603 Pte. E. W. Allfree, No. Platoon, from February 1st to November 30th, 1925.
No, 1184 Signaller A. G. Moham- uary 1st to March 13th, 1928. med. Corps Signals, from Febr-
14-Eesignations.
Having left the Colony, as from January 15th,-1028:-
No.450 Pte. G. R. Maskell, No. 7 Pintoon. Having completed three years' service and claimed his discharge, as from January 30th, 1928-
No. 271 Pe. J. P. Dick, No. 2
Platoon.
| £4,403,000 and £3,777,000 respective Customs and excise are up by
motor yehicle duties $1,978,000, and stamps by £1,450,000 by in each case by a substantial in- crease in the last three months, In the case of exnise, the quarterly increase compared with the last three months of 1926 is £1,080,000.
January 20th, 1928
On Medical grounds, as from
No. 1182 Ple. F. D. Leonard, Reserve Co.:/
No. 578 Pte. T. V. Jeffery, Ro. SCITO Co."
The postal service has also done exceptionally well, the increase here being £2,400,000, of which, however, only £170,000 was sccrred in the last three months. The tele
of £400,000 in the three months, £1,000,000, including an increase phone service surplus, is a round
Other surpluses are: CrowA
lands, £40,000: receipts from su
dry loani, £1,610,352; and misel. Janeous £4,170,461.
(special receipts),
Decreases.
There is a big decrease in super- tax of £6,180,000 for the nine occurred in the last three months. months, but only £350,000 of this Income tax is down by £4,953,000, including £1,108,000 for the third quarter of the year.
The other decreases are: Cor- poration tax, £1,850,000; telegraph service, , £100,000: miscellaneous (ordinary receipta), £2,807,064; and In the case of the telegraph ser- land tax and house duty, £10,000. vice, however, there is an actual increase of £150.000 for the third quarter, as compared with increase for the last three months period last year. There is also an in the case of miscellaneous (or- dinary receipts) of £1,872,579.-
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
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FABRUARY 2ND, 1928.
against which the total expenditure Mercantile Bank, A. &B...32 om, "The total revenue for the hine .. Bank.....$1,200 bay,, 1,205/10 sa. months is shown at £492,814,312,
London...2181 nom, Chartered Bank..............l buy. chargeable is £642,863,701-an in- responding period of last year. crease of £17,415,002 over the cor- This increase, however, is in the Sinking Fund of than accounted for by an increase over
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crease in the Supply Services of £3,600,720.
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WALK THROUGH SNOWSTORM & 10FT. DRIFTS TO INQUEST.
Underwriters........
China Fire Insurance ....$216 nom. Hong Kong Fire Ins.......$610 nom. Douglases.......$40 com Steamboats................................ | 326, buy.,
2611204 88. HK. Tog................. kuy., 5.00 sak Indo-Chinas (Pral).
36 bay. Do.
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Alderman E. L. Wallis, the Bengusta
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Ranba an aged man Joseph Smith, who Trouch Mines. £17/6 bay, died on Friday in the hamlet of H.K. & K. Wharfa... 132 Chapel Cross
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Alderman Wallis wore a slouch Churà Providents...... 36.40 bay, 6.50 reaching to the ankles, leggings, New agiscerings.Tia. 5 nom
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Ewo Cotions
He reached a village at the foot No. 744 Pte. T. H. Pile. No. of the ridge with comparative inte Platoon, is permitted to resign from the ascent to the next village the Corps, on being posted to the as either between 10ft walls of Fnow or over great snowdrifts. As minutes ahead of the time fixed for Staff of the Victoria Gaol.
he climbed higher the difficulties increased,
length five the inquest, he reached his destina tion.
Corps Signala, is permitted to resign No. 1971 Signaller J. L. Quie, from the Corps, from from January 20th, 1028.
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NOTICE.
No. 2 Platoon Bife Club, The next monthly spoon shoot will
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There are only two huildings at Chapel Cross. One is the tiny cot- tage of the dead man, and the other-where the inquest was held
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(new) H.K. & S. Hotels
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T. 133 *******11. 152 bay. Hong Kong Realties......$8.00 buy.
$1 nom.
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B.K. Termorials ...... EK. Tramways (?)
$261 buy, 27.20 Peak Tramy (old) .........$14 nom. al, 27
(new)....................$64 0. Star Ferries.......555 buy., 644/45 sa Uhina Lights(comb.)..............$164 buy. Do. (ok)...$11-buy. During the inquest. Smith's Do. (zaw) 181 bay, fi sa widow collapsed from the intense B. Electric ............ cold. Artificial respiration was
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be held at the Peak Range on Eun-applied, and after three-quarters Mara Electrics-364-bay day, February 12th, at 9.30a.m.
of an hour she recovered conscious. Telephotos.54.56 buy,, 4,55/.60 Bess and was carried home.
SCHOOL FEES UP. --
HAILEYBURY INCREASE TO MEET BUILDING COSTS.
From next term the school fees at Haileybury College, Hertford- share, are to be increased from £130 does not apply to boys already at te £160 per manum. The increase the school.
The master, Mr. J. Talbot, said to a reporter:
as the
The extra money 14 for the general improverpent of the school buildings, such Bodence laboratories The increase 'will enable is to do work we have long wanted to carry out...'). "Fecs nt. other famous pablic schools, according to the Public Schools Year Book," are:
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