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ARMY HARBOUR RACE.
LANCE-CORPL. FINLAYSON WINS EVENT.
TWENTY-SEVEN OUT OF
THIRTY FINISHED.
Thirty competitors took the water in the annual Army Harbour Race held yesterday afternoon and the race went to Lance-Corporal Fin- laysin of the K.O.S. B. who finish. ed in the excellent time of 28 mins,
42-5 seconds. The race was from the Railway pier, Kowloon, to the R.A.S.C. camber.
AT1
Finlayson struck casterly course and began by ewiraming against the current. He made fuil use of the current jo the finishing stage of the race when he was hard pressed by Lance-Bombardier Clut- terback, RA who kept almost a Atraight course.
Clutterbuck" and "Gunner Forres ter, R.A., kept close together throughout the race and hended a bunch of some fifteen swimmers on
the West side. Finlayson swam almost by himself on the Eastern with a commanding lead
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS BY LT.-COL L. G. BIRD, D.8.0
D.LE, COMMANDANT.]
No. 40/20, 1.-Aunual Camp3.
All ranks are reminded that the annual training camps will take place this year at Fanling during the iollowing week-ends:--
Friday p.m., Nov, 13, till Sunday
pa, Nov. 17. Friday pan., Nov. 2, till Sunday
p.m., Nov. 24. Friday p... Nov. 29, till Sunday
Im.. Dec. 1.
Friday p.m., Dee. 6. till Sunday
p.m., Dec. 3.
Full details which will be much the same as last year will be pub lished later.
2.-Musketry,
The Engineer and Reserve Com. panies wid fire Table "T". Part
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Range Officer: Lieut. M. A. John son, M.M.
Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 9 am, and call at Kowloon Pier
at 0.10 a.m.
Dress (Musketry order), uniform of mufti optional.
3-Holiday.
Thursday, October 10, having been declared a general holiday, no parade will take place on that date.
Notification No. 486 Hong Kong Government Gazette dated Sept
27, 1920.
4.--Orders.
In view of Thursday, October 10, being observed at a holiday, orders will be closed at 10 am, on Wed- nesday, October 9, by which time all Company Orders must be re- over all other competitors who folceived at, this office. towed in his wake.
course
The closing stages were very in- teresting. Clutterbuck having ✡ slight lead about 200 yards from home, but Finlayson, by reason of the fact that he had the current with him, not only reduced, the fead bus won by the handsome. margin of 30-40 yards.
This annual event, which arouses a good deal of friendly rivalry among the troops stationed here
was first held in 1920 when Lient, Johnson of the Durham. Light In-
fantry, A.D.C. to Major-General
5.-Corps Band.
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6. The Battery. ** Parade for Gun Drill at Head- quarters on Friday, October 11, at 6.30 p.m."
7.-Mounted Infantry Company. The Company will parade on Tuesday, October 3, at 5.30 p.m., at Causeway Bay Stables for M.G. Drill with Pack" Ponies.
&-Armoured Car Company. The Company will parade at Headquarters on Friday, October 11, 5.) p.m., for Machine Gun Instruction.
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Gun Training under Platoon, ar- rangement. No. 2 Platoon will pro- Ford Truck at 5:30 pm. ceed. to Kennedy Road Range by Range Over: 2/Lt. D. M. Richards.
Musketry Table "T" Part II. will be fired at the Peak Range at
South China). won the event, In 1927 Bombardier Korris, R.A., was winner and Lance-Corporal
the
Finlayson succeeded in obtaining first place last year.
The winner is presented with a silver challenge cup given by the East Surrey Regiment and the next six men are also given cups. All competitors finishing within minutes of the winner receive certi. Bicates.
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Sunday, October "6. Range Officer: Lieut. A. H. Penn. This the last opportunity for those who have not yet fired to do Kifles may be drawn at the aut times on Friday and Saturday, the 4th and 5th inst.
3.
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board the $5 sion, the Cup now becomes the orderly excursionists on property of the Company. O/C. homegoing ships, Company wishes to congratulate all ranks who have assisted towards the winning of this cap.
Company Dinner will be held at Cups Headquarters on Friday, November 1, at 8 p.m. Tirkets are obtainable Train Platoon Command ers on parade nights. Price $1 The prizes were yesterday distrils. All ranks are asked to make buted by Col. S. MaeD, Haskard, C.M.G., D.S.O.. who said he was taking the place of Major-General Sandilands, who was unable to be present. The race, said Col. Has. kard, demonstrated how fit a num- ber of the men were, Finlayson, particularly, had put up a credit- able performance,
He congratulated the swimmers who had completed their couree, observing that 27 out of thirty had fajshed and although the last man did not come in "fifteen minutes be pluckily behind the winner" stuck through it.
Rifle Club. The Peak Range is allotted to the Company on Sunday morning. October 13. Commence firing 9.15 a.m.
10-Scottish Company. Thursday October 10, being a general holiday no parades will takes place on that date.
11.-Portuguese Company, Part II. Musketry. The Company
is reminded that Part II. Musketry
The
The behaviour of these people who bring the name of England into disrepute is sometimes só ex- traordinary that peaceful and re- spectable British visitors are al- most ashamed to acknowledge them as fellow-citizens.
13.-Resignation.
No. 1430 Pte. H. E. Westlake, the Battery, and No. 1041 Pte. J. E. R. Coils. No. § Platoon, having left the Colony,
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MISERY to get out. In no other place in will. W. Williams to be 2nd-Lieut. SOLDIERS, parade on Friday, October 11, for in the Hong Kong Volunteer, De under-Recruits at fence Corps as from September 20,
AND DIRT.. training as The order of finishing yesterday Headquarters for Arms and Squad 1029, Authority C.S.O. 285/1929,
Drill. Dreas: Optional, rifle, bayonet and belt.
Was:-
1. L. Cpl. Finlayson (K.O.S.B.). Time: 28 mins. 42.35 secs,
L-Bdr. Clutterbuck (R.A.). Time: 27 mins. 29.3-5 secs, 3. Gar, Forrester (R.A.). Time:
20 mins. 51.3-5 secs.
4. Pte. Wilson (K,0.5.B.).
6. Pte. Parkes (Somerset L.I.),
6. Gar. Purvis (RA). Certificates are to be forwaded to
Nos. 9 and 10 Platoons at Minia ture Range for Musketry (fire orders and discipline) Landscape targets. Dress: Optional belt.
Nos. 11 and 12 Platoons at Ken- nedy Road Range for Lewis Gun Gring practice. Dress: Optional
belt.
12.-Strength.
No. 1500 Pte. L. G. Frost, MI.",
Co., from Seutember 19, 1923. No. 1801 Pte. R. F. Souza, No. 11 Platoon, from September 20,
15.—Command. 2nd-Lieut. H. W. Williams con tinues in command of the Motor Cycle Section as from date. 16.-Corps, Bignals.
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"I came to Soviet Russia with a large excursion organized by the Amalgamated Bank of New York tourist in Russia is shown only what the Soviet wants to show him,
Parade at Corps Headquarters at SHOWN ONLY WHAT SOVIET | We went by boat, from Stockholm The moment you cross the frontier
6.30 p.m. on Monday, October 7, for Signal Training. All ranks are ex- pected to attend. Dress: Multi.
BA. WOLFE-MURRAY, Major, Adjutant, E.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, October 3, 1929.
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WANTS SEEN..
Soviet Russia, to-day is a country under arms, and the only persons there who seem to have escaped the general misery and poverty are the soldiers, according to Mr. Jesse 1-Naval, Military and Air Force Wright, a New York industrial ex Directory. Copics of the above which contains the names and ad- pert, who has arrived at Warsaw No. 1502 Pte. AE. Arnold, M.I. dresses of all Officers of H.M. Re-after an extensive tour of Russia,
Co., from September 30, 1920.gular Foreen and the Volunteer No. 13 Pte. W D. Folley, No. Defence Corps, in the command, are
4 Platoon, from October 1,
now on sale at the lower Peak tram 1920.
station, price 25 cents.
The following recruits have been the following, Gur, Rosser, taken on the strength and posted as H.A.; 8, Gar. Cavanagh, R.A.; 9 under- Trumpeter Olver, R.A. 10, Pte. Jordan, K.0.8.B.; 11, Cl, Branch, KO.S.B.; 19, Gar. McDermott, I.A.; 13, Gar. Grey, B.A.; 14, Pte. Tarner. K.O.S.B.; 16, Pte. Free map, K.O.S.B.; 16. Pte Meintosh, 10.S.B.; 17, Gnr. Greenway, R.A. 18. Gar. Foggarty, R:A.¡. Wilson, K.O.S.B.; 21,
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.:1929.
No. 1504 Pte. H. Bullock, No. 4 Platoon, from October 1, 1929. (Continued on next Column).
2.-A meeting of the Sergfs. Mess will be held on Friday, October.11, 1029.
In conversation with the corres- pondent of the Chicago Tribune, he said:
"We came out for days ahead of our schedule, and we were glad
to Leningrad. The moment we left the ship we began to face misery, you are subjected to propaganda. And misery is written all over the You are closely surveyed. Your land. Leningrad, Moscow, Kieff, every step is watched, Sebastopol, Yalta-the same pic- ture of desolation. When we come to our hotel in Leningrad we never dreamed it was possible for people to live in such Gith and dirt.
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take advantage of the favourable "We were furnished with Gov- "We went to Yalta, the famous exchange rafe for silver coin.
pre-war resort of Russia. On the ernment guides, who started to show us all kinds of rest-rooms for beaches large numpers of persons workmen and schools for children. were bathing absolutely nude. Peo-
out But in passing through the streets ple all over Russia are poorly dress we noticed beautiful houses with ed. Their shoes. are worn
windows and broken roofs. They have a haunted expression in When we asked our guides about their eyes. They all seem to fear them they declined to respond. A each other.".
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