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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.
To-day. G
(July 4.).
Independence, Dasy, USA. Reception at American Club, 11.30
3.M.
Opening of Science Building at St. Stephen's College,, inst
Swimming: V.R.C. Night Fete, 9:15 pm
Lawn Bowle:First Division: Civil Service Kowloon Howling Green; Police. Craigengower; Kowloon Dock v. Club de Recreio; Kowloon C.C. v. Taikoo. Socond Division: Oraigengower v. Civil Service; Taikoo Hong Kong Electric; Kowloon B.GO.. Yacht Club; Club de Recreio v, Kowloon
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vice; Indian R.G. v. Craigengower; Chinese R.C. 2. Army T.C. Hong Kong C.University: Nippon Club v. U.S.R.C. Division: Y.M.C.A.. Indian R.C.; Craigen gower v. Radio Sports Club Kow Recreio Army T.C.; University South China Deutscher Klub Hong Kong C.C.; Civil Service vi Kowloon Indians.
loon C.C.. Chinese R.C.; Club de
PEN PICTURES OF AMERICA.
XII THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
PLEASANT AND EASY GOING
MILITARISM
[By J, E. SEWELL]
The defenco of the United States 1 fall below a certain minimum The depends, as in other countries, upon men are recruited from the various the Army, Navy and Air Force. In centres and their term of service the States the Army does the is for three years only. They can greatest part of the work. The re-enlist and a great number
do training of the American soldier is The recruiting service claims that
80."
Lawa Tennis: A Division: M.B.K.. Chinese RC. Indian R.C.. Hong Kong C.C.; Bouth China v. Kowloon C.O. "B" Divi- sion: Club de Recreio . Civil Ser-devised and carried out by the over six por cont. of the soldiers
War Department. All branches of stay on after the first period, National Defence are handled by
The officers are trained in the this department in conjunction Government military schools, tha with the Navy. Department. The chief of these being, West Point. It military strength of the country is is very rare for an enlisted man to divided into three sections the work through to a commission, Regular Army, the Reserve, and the though now and then an enlisted National Guard. All but the Re-1 man is sent to West Point, if he Queen's Theatre: "City Lights" serve depend upon enlisted men shows gront promise. World Theatre Last of the Service is not compulsory in any Duanes."
The The pay of the American Soldier "Double Cross of these, but every man who attends is better than that of any other Star Theatro? Roads."
a University receiving state or army in the world. A recruit re- government subsidy must take aceives $21 a month, his clothes, food course of training in the Reserve and other necessities. He is usually
King's Theatro: A Devil With Women."
Control Theatre: "Tabu." Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.; -:
Home Mail-Outward: Europe viz Suez (Kashgar) 10.30 n.m'
Tiden : High . t1.35 and 11.27; Low at 4.38 and 7:03. 7
Ay Sunday
(July 6.)
Fifth Sunday After Trinity, Baseball: South China v. China Athletic, Caroline Hill, 4.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: General
Crack,
World Theatre: Double Cross Roads."
Star Theatre: "The Pagan.” King's Theatre: The Dancore Central Theatre: Tabu.". Tes Dance at King's Restaurant. Tidea:---High ab 214 and 12.00; Low at 674 and 8.10, .
Monday (July 6.) P.W.D. Auction of Crown Lands. Water Polo: First Division: Kowloon . Chinese Bathing Club; Second Division: University South Wales Borderers; Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Royal *Signals.
"General
Queen's Theatre: Crack." A
World Theatre: Double Cross Roads."...
Star Theatre. The Pagan." King's Theatre The Daucers Central Theatre:: Tabu." " Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
European Mails Outward Europs ria Siberia
Tides: High at 2.40 and 19.33; Low at 6.14. and: 8:10, ;
required to purchase his full dreas uniform and he buys canteen luxuries such a tobacco, etc. But the canteen is supplied through the Government stores and prices are cheap.
The country is divided into nine corpa areat, and each corps ares has several military posts under the command of the Corps Oficer. The Army iteclf is divided inta different branches. There are: Intary, fold artillery, coast artillery, air corps, The enlisted men are divided into quartermaster corps, medical corps, grades: private, private first class, tank corps, signal corps, Enance de corporal, sergeant, first sergeant, partment, engineers, chemical war staff sergeant, technicat sergeant, fare, ordnance and cavalry: Each and master sergeant. The last three branch is made up of several regi- are called the first three grades, ments, and these regiments are and men of this status cannot be. scattered among the different corps reduced except under exceptional circumstances. Those holding the other ranks can bo, reduced by the commanding officers,
arcas.
Each regiment. is composed of companies which in their turn are divided into platoons, with squads of eight men each. Each company. does ite work as a separate unit as far as the training and the work is concerned,
Easy Days!
Articles of War.
The soldier comes under what are known as the Articles of War. These govern the army in all of its activities, and are read to the tropps every six months. This is to keep the various offences in the men's minds and there is no excuse
The Regular Army does not have much work to do in peace time; it is only used in case of national for any one
| emergency, and can only be called All persons thng regulations...
out by command of the President, In case of local emergency the corps commander can call out the tropps.
The army is always kept at a cer. tain strength and never allowed to
come under the
Articles of War are tried for offences, civil and military, by court. martial Murder and rape are the only two crimes that are punishable. by civil court...
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