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ANNUAL DINNER OF THE PORTUGUESE COMPANY: YOUNG SUBALTERNS AND FIRING OF SALUTES.
To my mind any young and able bodied man of military age, who is aligible to join and is not employed in one of the essential services connected with, the life and well-being of the Colony, has got to make up his mind now, whether to join the Volunteers.or run the risk of being accused of not possessing a proper sense of public duty," said His Excellency the General Offer Command. ing (Major-General J. W. Sandilands, Q.B., O.M., D.SO.) when he addressed the gathering at the annual dinner of the Portuguess Company, Hong Kong, Volunteer Defence Corps, which was held no the Club Lusitano kat evening.
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"When you read those letters in the Press, you often wonder who has written them. It is often, one discovers, some person who wishes to get a rime out of someone else. Sometime ago, there were a lot of lotters in the Press complaining of the infernal noise made by the Ar tillery when firing salutes, and a suggestion was thrown out that the Aring bo moved to another point The letters were signed, amongst other names, by Mother of Bix who complained that the noises were harmful to her babies and r modation, as to-night, for our furself (laughter). I took a grosting Eau de Cologne tions and supporting us goustantly noise and then put my Secret Sor deal of trouble trying to lesson the
About two hundred people sat down to an excellent dinner and amongst those, in addition to Capt R. R. Davis, Officer Commanding the Company, and Lieut. 8. Jarvis, second in command, werỡ Lieut. Colonel L. G. Bird, Commandant, Capt. W. H. G. Gonter, Adjutant, Capt. Cameron, Capt. E. J. R. Mit- chell, Mr. A. F, B. Silva-Netto, Mr. Leo D'Almada, ja, Mr. Ä¡ E. S. Alves and Mr. J. C.. D'Almeida
OUR GUESTS.”" "After the Loyal toast was hon oured, the gathering drank to the health of the President of Portugal. Then followed Our Guests" and bofore calling members of Porta guese Company to honour this, Lt. S: Jarvis, M.C., wid:—
Your Excellency, Col. Bird and Gentlemon,.
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in all our activities, call for specialise agents on the job. They found mention since. it is only the Portu guese community which can effco that a good many of the lostora tively support and augment the were written by young Artillery subalterns who didn't want to Are Portugues Company.
the salutes! (Loud laughter.)
Last hat by no means least, nur friends of the Prass, who see to it that none of our netivities is obscur fod and thus assist in attracting the
shy birds to our ranks.
His Excellency than made an ap peal for more recruits, and, con- tinuing, said, "Many of those hors to-night have heard to make ap On the occasion of cur third off. It is such steady everyday quiet peals for men to join the Volunteers in which I have put forward vari- cial dinner it in again my pleasut maristance that counts most. What ous reasons for doing so, but I
ie must do is to show our appro would ones duty to propose the health of our
more emphasize the guests. In wondering what I glation whenever we get the opporthe main reason. should say, the thought came to me tunity and not take things for how many similar attempts, are granted as we might be inclined to made the world over on such occndo. I cannot help feeling that the sions and the consequent difficulty rosulte achieved Wie not altogether of avoiding the dull and common-proportionate to the efforts put pince, whilst at the same time exforth by our friends. In saying caping the charge of insincerity... this it may be thought that I am However, I make no aspirations sounding a discordant note at an towards brilliance, there is very event at which the chord of good little one can say a repetition of fellowship and possibly a little, of the truth cannot be other than sin-that very human failing-mutual cere and our guests interest and admitation-should reign supreme; ready assistance is such a common- but the feeling remains, that it is place with us that the periodical mors, by our own continued efforts repetition of it must seem dull. Theat recruiting, esprit de corge and opportunities for brilliant efforts unselfish hard work that we can which lead to brilliant speechos are show the appreciation which wa few.
how signify in spirit, by drinking the very good health of Our fuesta,"
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CAPT. MITCHELL REPLIES.
Troubles Ärise* Suddenly.../ The Hong Kong Volunteer, De fence Corps exists for the protec tion of the Colony of Hong Kong. It has no connection with the pro tection of other parts of the Britiab Empire, still loss has it any con- nection with wars in Europe.
Incorporated in the protection of the colony is the protection of the agad and infiem, and the women and the helpless children of the British, Portuguese and the Chin- ese community.
What stronger reason could be pab forward to persuade young man to join up at cnce, as history. has shown over and over agair that trouble is prone to arise: sud: denly and at incredible spoed.
Once again one feels that to single out individuals for mention would net do justice to the rest but I can- not let this opportunity pass with-
To my mind any young and able bodied man of military ago, who out referring to His Excellency who las one more demonstrated his In roplying on behalf of theis eligible to join and is not emaş keen interest by his presence here guests, Capt. E. J. R. Mitchell ployed in one of the essential ser with us at a time when, as we all said that he felt it an honour to vices connected with the life and know, his mind is all too fully cou- be asked once again to do so. He well being of the Colony, has got pied with the difficulties of the situ-made reference to the exellent to make up his mind now, whether atie in the North,
work done by the Portuguese Com to join the Volunteers or run the pany who, he said, first joined up risk of being accused of not possess.
The continued help of Col. Bird
and Capt, Goater whogs ready word during the trouble in 1825 in the in refer to leave it at that and
of encouragement, which means so much to the leas experienend has never been withheld.
Capt. Mitchell, who only fault seems to be that in consequance of his presuasive tongue recruits might perjure themselves by signing the enrolment form twice, Our old friend Mr. Westlako-since our last function his head has been, anong the stars but he still finds time to chasten us. with stripes when we weed them i
original Infantry Company but so rapidly did their numbers increase at they soon formed their own Company. Capt. Davis who was then the Company Sergeant was, given the Ich of "knocking the men' into shape and the efficiency or the Company to-day was evidence enough of the time and work put in by Capt, Davis.
a proper sense of publio duty. thank you at the same time for the bospitality which I have received at the hands of the Portugução Com- pany. (Applause.)
Capt. Davis, the Company Com mander gave a short speech in the course of which he thanked his men for their support and appealed to them to bring in more recruits. When he returned for leave next year, said the speaker, he hoped to find a new platoon of recruits realy for training.
Mr. Loo D'Almada jar, aled made a short speech. He said that the Company were soon going to Workers for the Corps.
Lose Capt. Davis who is shortly go ing Home on leave but they all Those members and bodies of the wished to see him back again after Portuguese community who have a very enjoyable holiday. During given as every assistance by pre-his absenen the Company will have senting trophies, providing accom- as their commander, Lt. Jarvis and manded,'
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