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DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS BY LI--COLL. Q, BIRD, D.5.0. COMMANDANT.]
No. 3/1929.
1-Field Day. On Sunday, January 20th, 1929, a feld Bring tactical exercise will be carried out at 'Fanling in which all units of the Corps, will participate. All ranks are requested to keep the day open. "
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1929.
MOTOR CYCLE SECTION: Monday, January 91st, 1999. All ranks parade at Corps Headquar ters at 5.30 p.m. sharp for Machine Qua Instruction. Dres: Mufti
FIELD DAY.
Sunday, January 90th, 1999. It is hoped that every member will make a point of attending. Motor Cycle outfits will be in charge of Le-Corpls. Rogers and Thomas.
11.-Machine Gun Company There will be a full strength parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 pt. on Tuesday, January 2nd, for Machine Gun Instruction under Attendance at this field day will Sub-Section Commanders. Dress
Overalia. count as one day in camp.
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Os.C. Units will submit probable numbers attending by 12 noon on Friday, January 19th, 1920,
Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, January|." 18th, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. and 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, January 19th, be- tween 9 a.m. and i p.m.
All ranks will travel out on the 0.09 am train from Kowloon not on the 9.15 a.m. at previously ar- ranged.
1-Oficera' Mess Moating. The annual meeting of the Officers' Mess will take place on Tuesday, January 20th, at 5.45 p.m. All Officers will attend.
3.-Sergeants' Mess Meeting. There will be Sergeants Mess Meeting on Thursday, January 24th, at 0 p.m. All members are expect- ed to attend.
4.-Musketry.
(4) Musketry on Sunday, January 10th, 1829, is cancelled.
The Battery and The Reserve Company will fire TableT" at Stonecutters Range on. Sunday, January 27th, 1020,-
Range Officer: Lieut. C. P. An- derson, M.C.
Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 9.M., and call at Kowloon Pier at
9.10 am.
Dress: Musketry order, ie, rifle, belt bayonet. braces and pouches. Uniform or mufti optional.
Aring will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, January 23th, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. 2 and 4 pm or 5 and 8 p.m.; and on Saturday, January 28th, bétween. 9 am and 1 p.m.
5.--Corps Band.
The Band will parade at full strength for practices as hereunder for G.O.C.'s Inspection. Dress: Mufti,
Tuesday, January 22nd, 5.30 p.m. i
Lecture Room.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 5.30
p.m.: Parade ground fer! marching..
Friday, January 25th. 5.30 p.m.:
Lecture Room.
FIELD"DAY.
It is hoped that all ranks will 'make an effort to be present, esper cially those who missed a day in camp.
12-Scottish Gompany. Thursday, January 24th. 1020. for Machine Gua Platoons will parade at 5.30 p.m. Instruction. Mufti, as follows:--
No, & Platoon at Kowloon Deck. 13-Portuguese Company.
PARADES.
LONDON'S NEW BASEMENT.
MORE ABOUT. PICCADILLY STATION.
MONEY & MARKETS.
THE LOCAL TRADE IN CASSIA.
།
MARKET THAT HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM STRIKE.
The local cassia trade has not
The Hub of the World has a new London December 20th (U.P.).—
bigger and better basement. It is the largest underworld of its yet recovered front the stump caus kind in existence. A subterraneaned by the general strike in 1023. system of tubes, tarinals, passages, and escalators, three stories deep, the new Piccadilly Circus. Under ground Station has been formally opened by the Mayor of the City of Westminster.
A game of cricket could be play. ed in the booking hall, which is at laait large enough for a baseball infield. It measures 155 by 148 tect Six entrances feed the new | station, through which fifty million
Nos. 3 and 7 Flatoons at Corps Londoners will pass annually. The
Headquarters.
eleven escalators are the largest in the world and run, directly from the train platforms-the lowest tube is 102 feet below the street-to the The Company will parade as booking tall level. Walking is re- strong as possible On Friday, January 25th, at Corps Headquar duced to a minimum, and passen. ters at, 5.30 p.m. It is hoped that gets may reach the street two and all ranks will do their utmost to put in as many parades as possible half minutes-sooner than they until the end of the present training could from the old station. The middle tube is eighty six feet be low street level. Two trains minute will be the rush hour capa- city of the station. The walls of the booking hall are lined with shops and show windows, ofering doners and visitors to the city. a new field of exploration to Lon. Poor, pedestrians who formerly dodged through the one-way traffe of the Circus may now pass in peace underground, and make a few phr chases on the way. The station Thas been four years in construction, at a cost of half a million sterling
*CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT.
The attention is called to Com- pany Orders of Corps Orders of last week re deficiencies of clothing and equipment.
14. Reserve Company. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 23rd, 1999, for Machine Gun In
struction Dress: Mafti.
Musketry Part I. The attention of all ranks is drawn to this Corps Order para regarding Table to be fired by the Company on Sun
day, January 27th, 1929.
15.-Strength.
The following recruits are taken on the strength and posted as under-
No. 1438 Pte. W Ray-Hawke, M.I. Co., as from January 10th. 1929. No. 137 Pte. J. A. Summers, No. Pintoon, as from January No. 1438 Pte. C. C: Sousa, No. 10
"Platoon,
As from January 10th. 1929.
10th. 1999.
No. 1439 Gar. H. F. Westlake, The Battery, as from January 11th, 1929.
15.-Appointments.
No. 1942 Pie. C. E. Backbouse and No. 1330 Pte J. A. E. Kendrew, Mounted Infantry Company, are appointed Lance-Corporale, as from January 15th, 1029.
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The chief difficulty was to build this station, supporting the root of Piccadilly Cireus, without disrupt ing overhead traffic, Officially, the excavation of the ball was accom plished by series of methodical borrowings." So much for official statements in London.
Lord Byng And The Night Hawks. until he is past sixty to show his The average man does not wait
The commodity is chiefly imported from French Indo-Chins and Wu- chow by Chinese traders and re exported to America, Singapore and Europe. Before the strike, business in this line was very prà- fitable and large consignments from
Indo-Chica were reshipped for making into cassia oil and for other medical uses. There are two main grades both of which were import- ed into the Colony but at different seassas. During the Summer, the
lower grade, Ewai Pai or cansia- bark, is received and transported to Singapore, while in winter, the. better grade, calted kwai yuk or cassin, is received and shipped to America and Europe.
Our representative was informed by a cassit dealer that business in
this line has declined to a third of what it was before the strike.
Quotations vary but prices for the best grade are now from 830 to $150 per picnl while the lowest grades are quoted, from $10 to $50 a picul.
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HOW HE WORKS AND PLAYS AT NICE.
Nice:-H. G Wells, the British author, has solved the problem of entertaining guests and getting his work done, at the same time, by' renting two villas on the sunny Alpine coasts of the Mediterranean.
rat interest in night clubs Lord H. G. WELLS THE MODEL Byng of Vimy is sixty-six and is now displaying an initial, and very active, interest in what goes on in the West End after hours." The night clubs wish that he had not No. 1440 Spr. D. F. Davies, En-waited until he became Commis- gineer Co., as from January sioner of the Metropolitan Police to look after their welfare. Many 15th, 1929,
managers have decided that it Lord Byng has waited this long, he might as well wait a few years longer, and have sent the furniture back to the instalment house and closed shop. Those who have not closed permanently. are at least ulasing on time, for the Byng Boys are noted for their love of pune the customer paid a half crown at the door and became a member for the evening have withered even sooner than they appeared. The average club of this kind is equip- ped with a four or five piece or chestra, a small dance floor, s fully stocked bar for members only, and half a dozen' slot machines where indivídusi contributions
17.-Markamen.
The Battery. The attention of all ranks is drawn to Corps ordera regarding Field Day on Sunday, January 20th. It is hoped that as many members as possible will attend The undermentioned hare qualituality. Dozens of clubs where with a view to studying the points fied as marksmen and are entitled to arising in connection with Field wear the badge for one year operations of this nature. All who can attend and have not yet notified the 0.0 Battery should do so by the afternoon, of Friday, January 18th
KUSKETAY.
The Battery will fire Part I: st Stonecutters on Sunday, January 27th. 1929. The attention of all ranks is drawn to Corps orders ze- garding same.
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-BATTERY, DINNER. "
The Battery Dinner will be held on the evening of Tuesday, January 29th, 1929. Fuller details will be circulated to all ranks as soon as possible. Will all ranks please keep that date free.
1. The Engineer. Company. The Company will parade as 15.00
Points
No. 80 C.B.M. E. Green,
M.G. Co.
98
03
No. 245 C.Q.M.S. G. Ste- wart, M.G..Co.............. No. 604 Pte. G. R. Vallack,
No 1 Platoon No. 1420 Pte. G. E. R.
Divett, No. 1 Platoon... 93. No. 1186 Pte. M. F., Bap
tista, No. 10 Platoon... 3 No. 48 Fte. A. Morley, Be-
serve Co.
18.-Leave.
02
No. 1392 Pte. J. H. Davy, M.I. Co., from January 11th, 1929, to January 10th, 1930.
No. 1410 Pte. P. W. J. Plannet, M.C. Section, from January 14th to February 13th, 1820..
No. 1453 Pte. R. ED. Wade, No.
March 31st, 1920.
range from one penny to two shill-
One house, the villa "Lou Pidou" is Wells' own habitat, forbidden to his guests, and houses his typewriter clusively for his guests and Wells and library. The other house is ex-
promises not to step inside its door during working hours."
His guest's house is just as com fortable as and even more attractive than his own villa. It is manned
by servants, its wine cellar is stock ed to the gunwales and every guest has a key. In its garden orange trees bearing bushels of.
fruit.
Bre
When Wells launches tris invita tions, he asks his guests to come to Grasse to be his guests every ings, the size of the coin depend-evening during their stay. That is ing upon the wealth and discretion of the customer.
all the warning he gives them, When they arrive they find a room servants set aside to see to their or suite assigned to them, with
comfort:
The uproar in the West End's night life began before Lord Byng took office. A prison sentence im posed upon Mrs. Meyrick, mother- in-law of two Peers, known locally but after he folds up his deak every Wells does not, show up all day, as the "Queen of the Night Clubs," night he locks one villa and goes and the arrest of Sergeant Goddard to the other to play. He is seldom of the Vine Street Poles Station threw Soho into
eren at the casinos or palatial hotels a real panic. where society gathers to spin the Goddard had £6,000 in one safe
ball at roulette or play until morn- in the West End for over twenty years. Mrs. Meyrick has been ac- cused of contributing to Sergeant
hours on Saturday, January 19th! Platoon, from January 3rd to deposit box alone. He had served in hard at work on his new
at Queen's Pier, for the purpose of proceeding to Lyamun for Returning on
night,
The French Store January 20th, at 22.00 hours.
Beaconsfield Arcade.
Dont worry fathers)
household.
Dress: Helmets. tunics. slacks. greatconte, black boots, belt, aver Back and waterbottle.
8. Corps Signals. Monday, January 21st. Parada at Corps Headquarters, at 5.30 p.m. for Signal Instruction. Mufti.
Dress:
9.-Mounted Infantry Company. Sunday, January 20th, 1923. Field' Day at Fanling in accordance with Corpa Ordera. A full burn out of those available is expected in order
Welcome to have sufficent numbers to carry Visitor
at any *time in
every
Every
Bug, Flea, Beetle, Moth, Fly, etc., dies once it has come into proper contact with 25,
KEATING'S
out the duties assigned to this Com- pany. Rifles will be carried except by Nos 1 and 2 of gun team.
Thursday, January 24th, 1929. Parade will be ommitted. All ranka are reminded that the M.I. Reunion Dioner takes place at the Hong Kong Hotel on this date at 8 pm.
10.--Armoured Car Company.
CAR, SECTION..
Fridays January 18th and 20th Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 pr. for run around the Island in the Armoured Car,
Monday, January 21st. Parade. nt Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction.
No. 1254 Pte. L. J. Cave, M.C. Section, from January 15th to 31st,
1929.
19.—Struck Of The Strength, Having left the Colony -
Goddard's financial achievements. Reference Corps Order No. 2/1999
No Actresans For This Quards. para. 19 No. 1352 Pte. S. H. West,
All's fair in love and war is No. 1 Platoon, is granted sick leave from November 15th, 1028, to Feb-obviously not the motto of the Brigade of Guards. The Guards ruary 5th, 1929.
not only have their own ideas about war but long standing rule regulates, to a certain degree, the No 1246 Pte. J. H. M. Andrew, | love affairs of the officers." An off. No. Platoon, from October cer must resign his commission if he becomes engaged to an actress. Naturally, resignations due to this rule are not rare. The latcat is that of Captain Archie. Grant, of No. 446 L/Cpl. D. E. G. Nichol- the Scots Guards, whose engage-
23rd, 1928.
No. 687 Pte. G. M. Shaw, Reserve Co., as from January 1st, 1999.
son, AC. Co. from January meat to Miss Teddie Gerard, of 1st, 1920.
No. 1031 Pte. R. MacIntyre, A.C.
Co., from January 1st, 1929. No. 671 Pte. A. K. Henderson, Reserve Co., from January 1st, 1220.
On Medical Grounds, as from De- cember 4th, 1928-
No. 623 Pic. A. Craig, No.
Platoon.
Having claimed his discharge on completion of three years' service
or over:-
No. 315 Spr. G. E. Tavares, En gineer Co., from January oth RA. WOLTS MURRAY, Major, Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C
Tanitary 18th, 1979
revue fame, automatically brought | bis military career to an end. Hap. piness before hide-bound regula- tions in the way Mr. Grant, late of the Guards, looks at the situation. Stage folks are a great deal more emphatic in their comments. They consider the regulation an insult to their profession. Bome have called it a relic, of the dim ages, and other things. Ap actress may, in the discretion of the Lord Cham berlain,be presented at Court, but! the Guards don't seem to care
about that. In these days, when many members of the Peerage are directly connected with the theatre, a strict application of the Guards' ruling may lead to amusing, or j harzaming, momente in society
has turned down hundreds of offers, book. All day long he writes. He
many of them at fabulous rates, tö write on contemporary topics for the reviews. He fuas refused enough banquet invitations to provide him with food for a month. He will cut himself off from London and the company of his friends during working hours until his newest book is terminated in February.
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