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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 1928.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPSER
14.--Machine Gun Company, The Company will parade at full strength on Tuesday, September 11th, at 1.30 p.m. at Corps Head,
·CORDERS BY LT. COLL. BIRD, Dil.. quarters, details, as bereunder
COMMANDANT-]
No. 348, 1-Annual Camp
The Annual Camp will take place at. Fanling, New Territories, be tween November 18th and December 9th, 1999.
The dates for Camp will be as
follows:-
Friday night, November 16th,
Sunday evening, November 19th. Friday night, November 3rd, to Sunday evening, November 93th. Friday night, November 30th to Sunday evening, December 2nd,
Friday night, December 7th
Sunday evening, December
sth.
2.-Sorgeants' Moss Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Sergeants Mess Committee at p.m. on Thursday, September 13th, 1999, at Volunteer Headquarters.
3. Annual Athletic Meeting. The Corps Annual Athletic Meet ing will be held on the ground of the Kowloon Cricket Club on Satur day, October 13th, 1928, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Particulars will be advised later..
4.-Orders For Stores And Repairs
Corps Order No. 297 dated July 29th, 1927, is repeated, for the infor mation of all concerned.
The attention of all concerned is drawn to the fact that no member of the Corps is entitled to give orders to any firm or shop, for
goods or repairs, connected with) the Corps, or otherwise, unless such an order is signed by the Adjutant. If this procedure is not adopted the individual gives the order at his own liability and there can be ao guarantee that the expenditure will be met out of Corps Funds.
5.
Corps Order No. 313 dated January 20th, 1923, is repeated ler the information of all concerned.
O's.C. Unite will instruct all N.C.O.'s to get chevrons of white tape according to rank sown on to their khaki shirts by the master tailor, forthwith.
6.-Musketry.
The Engineer Company and Corps Signals will fre Part II. Table T at Stonecutters on Sunday, Septem ber 9th
Eance Officer: /Lieut. M. A.
Johnson, M.M.
Launch will leave Murray Pier at a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier at 0.10a.m.
Dress: Musketry Order, i.a., rifle, belt, bayonet, braces and pouches, Uniform or mufti optional...
Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, September *th, 1998, between 9 a.m. and 1 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or o and 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, September 8th, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
7.-Corps Band.
The Band will parade at full strength on Tuesday and Friday, September 11th and 14th, at Volun teer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m..
&-The Battery.
Friday, September 7th. Parade will be held at Corps Headquarters at 5.25 p.m. Layers Class on No. 1 Gun, Gun drill on No. 2 Gun, Signal Section, under Sergt. Jack.
9,-Engineer Company,
Machine Guy Instructors Class for those detailed, under Capt. E ̈J, RĮ Mitchell Dress: Mufti TNT
Recruits under Sergt. V. C. Branson, M.C Dress Mufti, belt and sidearms.
No. 1 Platoon, Sub-Sections "A" and B." will proceed to Kennedy Road with, two service guns, under Lieut. A. H. Penn. Dress: Multi.
DEAD MEN IN AEROPLANE.
£4,000 IN NOTES NEAR WRECKED MACHINE.
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 10th. MA-Moth seroplane, carrying Mr. R. C. S. Chandler, a diamond buyer, and Capt. Gordon, crashed this morning on a lonely farm be tween Kimberley and the Lichten- burg diamond digging.
Nobody saw the accident, buť, a farmer found the wrecked machine shortly after daylight, with the
No. 2 Platoon, Machine Gun and Infantry Training under Sub-section Commanders. Dress Mufti, belt and sidearms. day, September 7th, at 3.30 pm of the machine, was acting as pilot Recruits will also parade on Fri-aceupants dead in their seats. Ap
parently Mr. Chandler, the owner at Corps Headquarters, under Sergt.at the time of the crash, the cause and belt only.. V. C. Branson, M.C. Dress: Mufti
of which is unknown.
COMPANY DINNER, Members are reminded that the Company Dinner will take place at 7.45 p.m. in the Drill Hall on Fri day, September 14th. Those who have not already doùe so should apply for tickets (2 each) through their Platoon Commandera.
15. Scottish Company. Thursday, September 13th. Nos. 5 and 7 Platoons will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.80 p.m. for instruction in Vickers Gun. Dress: Mufti.
Thursday, September 13th No. Platoon will parade at Kowloon Dock for instruction in Vickers Gun.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS,"
Company meeting at Corps Head. quarters on Wednesday, September 19th, at 6 p.m.
Musketry Part II. Sunday, Sep- tember 30th, at Stonecutters. De tails later.
16.-Portuguese Company.
GWARD OF HONOUR,
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will parade at Corps Headquarters Practice Parade. The Company on Friday, September 14th, at 5.30. p.m.
Dress: Optional, belt and side- arms and rifle.
All ranks should do their utmost to attend these practice parades to CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT INSPECTION, The Company will parade at Corps Headquarters on Monday, Septem ber 19th, at 5.30 p.m.
ensure a smart turnout.
Dress Optional, but all ranks must bring all clothing and equip ment. All ranks must attend this parade.
PEAK RANGE.
The Peak Range has been allotted
Around the spot nearly £4,000 in ed to Mr. Chandler, who was going £3 notes was found. They belong- to the diggings to buy stones.
The machine was only bought "a few weeks ago.
HONG KONGTM STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS, "
8. Baai 1,2944 buy.
SEPTIMÁIR Ēn, 1923.
Don Landen...2138) nom. Chartered Banks buy. Mercantile Hanks, A&B...236 nom. Oeit som.
Fast Asia Banka
P. & 0. Canton Insurance 8695 bay, & an. North China Ina. ....... Tle. 146 buy. Union Insurances13871 309 s.
buy Yangtase Insurances....... 350. nom. Obins Underwriters..... $2.65 nom. China Fire Insurances....1260 buy. Hong Kong Fire Ins.......$805 sol. Douglases.....38) nom
29 Indo-China (Prof.) $35. buy. Bamboats buy, H.K. Tags
..$72} buy.
120-om. bay.
Do (Dot) Waterboats Shell Transports
Kailan Mining Admin....65/ nom. Benguete 15 boy.
ang kata (combined)..... T. 10 sei.
(single) *********e, k15 name B'ha heplorations m
| Shanghaí Lomna
Baub...........141 buy.
Tis, 31 nom. Tmpok Mines...........17/6 nom, HK. & K. Whats..
bay. China Providants** E.K, W. Locks ...137 nom
$5.65 buy Hongkok!
..Tls. 158 nom. New Engineerings.........Th. nom. Shanghai Dooks 1, 100 nom Ewo Lotions. Ths. 8.99 bay,, 9 sal.
to the Company on Sunday, Septem-Oriental Cottons...Th. 2.40 my. Company, and all ranks should take ber 30th. This is open to the whole 'hai, Cottons (old} ......Thu. 814 nom. Do. (new)...... nom. sadvantage of this practice in pre-H&B. Hatols.....$3.55 buy.
paration of firing Part II. Musketry- at Stonecutters Range the follow- ing Sunday, Firing will commence at 9 a.m, sharp...
17.-Strength.
The following recruits are taken on the strength and posted as under
Lands001 bay, Shanghai Lands ........... The 138 bay, Humphreys Estates....$14,90 buy. H.E. Realtion....$7 buy, H.K. Tramways $23.20 bay, a Peak Trame (old) $13 buy,
Ba
Btar Ferrian
China Lights (old)..
•
$842 bay.
12.30
buy,
Do, (new)....312 buy.
No. 1374 Pte. J. F. Guerreiro, Do. (1928 Lane) 12 bay. No. 9 Platoon, from Septem-HK. Electrics (ald).......$52 buy. ber 1st, 1029.
Do. (baw)...... 950), bay. Macao Electrics $16 buy. Telephones.
$8.50 buy.
No. 1375 Pte. M. T. Nunes, No. 10 Platoon, from September 3rd, 1998.
No. 1378 Ptc. T. A. Lewis, Car Section (Armoured Car Co.), from September 3rd, 1928.
-18.—Transfera.
China Busos....... 11 bay. Singapors Tractions......127. sol.
Do. (Pret.) 17,6 buy. China Sugars L Malaton Bagare $17 nom. Canton Iow
34 sel. Cementa (combined)......19.40 bay.
Do (old)......$al, Bo, (new) imm là nom.
No. 785 Pte. M. D. Scott is trans- ferred, from Armoured Car Company to The Battery, as from August K. Bopes al 2nd, 1928.
Do No, 838 Pte. A. Zimmern is trans
(now) United Asbestos ferred from Armoured Car Com- pany to No. 2 Platoon (Machine Watsons
Dairy Musketry Part II. See order No. Gun Company), as from September. Der A Wings
10. Dorps Bignals, Musketry Part II Particulars see order No. 6.
Monday, September 17th, 1928, Parade at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 pm. Dress: Mufti:
It is hoped that all ranks will make a special effort to be present at this first parade of the season.
11.-M.L. and A.C. Companies. All ranks are reminded that Musketry Part II: will be fired at Stonecutters on Sunday, September 18th.
Range Officer: 2/Lieut. R. K. Valentine.
19-Mounted Infantry Company. Friday, September 7th. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 6.30 p.m.
· 1st, 1999. 19.-Promotions And Appointments. No. 948 Pte. G. Davidson, Mount ed Infantry Company, is appointed Lance-Corporal, as from August 20th, 1999:
MACHINE GUN · COMPANY.
be Lance-Sergeant, as from Septem- No. 1093 Corpl, A. Urquhart, to
ber 5th, 1998.
No. 1100 Corpl D. M. Richards, to be Lance-Sergeant, as from Sep- tember 5th, 1928.
No. 1199 Corp!. J. W. Beattie, to be Corporal, as from September 6th, 1028.
- No. 1320 Pte. G.-R. Razavet, to' be Corporal, as from September 6th, 1928,
-59% 20,--Leave.
The following members are 'grant-
for instruction on the M.G. Sergted leave of absence from Corps:- Watson's Section only,
Tuesday, September 11th. Parade at Stables at 5:45 p.m. for riding school -
Friday, September 14th. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for instraction on the M.G. Sergt. Fatt's Section only.
13.-Armoured Car Company.
CAR BEATION,
Fridays, September 7th and 14th, 1928. Parade at Corps Headquar ters at 5.30 p.m. for run around the Island in the Armoured Car..
Monday, September 10th. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction Dress: Multi-
MOTOR-CYCLE SECTION. Monday, and Friday, September 10th and 14th. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 6.30 pm for Machine Gun Instruction. Dresa Mufti.
Tuesday, September 11th. Parado ab-Corpa Headquartern at 6:00 pm for formation ride,
Capt. T. A Martin, The Battery, from September 12th, 1928, to October 31st, 1929. --
No. 894 L/Bdr. A. B. J. White, The Battery, from September 15th, 1998, to July 14th, 1929. No. 609 Pte. J. W. Anderson, Reserve Co., from September 1st, 1928, to August 31st,
Lieut. J. C. Macgowa, Medical Bection, having returned from Icave, rejoined for duty on August 31st, 1928, --
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Lane Crawfords. Mackintosha. BIRDSTO
$0.35.nom. nam.
322.20 bay. 3742 201. $0,50 nom. ..82; bay.. $20 nom. 291 bay.
W. Ebay. H.K. Amusementa H.K. Constructions
$261 bay, $1.35 bay. B'que. Indus. G.$Bonds,.,64% buy.... HAK, Gort, Loans.........6% prem. buy. buy,—buyers į mal-sellera; sa-sules;
22.--Struck Off The Strength. a Having left the Colony, as trom September 1st, 1928;-
No. 331 Ple. C. T. Evans, No. 2
Platoon
Having completed three years? service and claimed their dis charge:
No, 051 Pte. J. E. Ward, No. 9 Platoon, as from August 18th,
1928.
No. 934 Pte. W. H. Kylling, Re- serve Company, as from Sep. tember 1st, 1928,
R. A. WOLTE MURRAY, Major,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.O... Hong Kong, September 7th, 1998.
NOTICES.
1--Billiards,
The next round of the Soldiers* "Club Billiard Tournament between H.K.V.D.C.. 31st Battery, R., will be played on September 7th, 1098, commencing at 6 p.in.
The following extract from the Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 38, dated August 31st, 1928, is 2-Promenade Concert, published for informationen
Promenade Concert will be held HE. the Officer Administering at Volunteer Parade ground, on the Government has been pleased Friday, September 1st, 1928, at to accept the resignation by 9.15 p.m. when, by kind permission Lieut. Norman Leslie Howard of Lieut. Colonel C. Ponsonby, Railton of his Commission in the D.S.O., M.C., and Officers, the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Band of Ist Battalion. The Queen's Corps with effect from August Royal Regiment will play. --led, 18 Baku mema
(Continued on next Cylumen).
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