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H.K. VOLUNTEER". DEFENCE CORPS.
(ORDERS BY LIKUT-CUL, L., D.5.0., D.D..]"
Muriol Brunskill. Hubert Eis. [Corp, Band -
doll and Harold Williams under
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Parades..
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932.
CHINESE COMMITTED FOR
2. Similar Practices will be held ROBBERY CHARGE. on April', a and 10 and Tasta for those who are suficiently forward to qualify for the LG. Badges. All the most of the opportunities afford- ranks are therefore urged to make
ed by the use of this Range.
3. All ranks are reminded of the 0.0.C.' Inspection on March and requested to notond in full
1. All members are feminded that strength,
the dirsetion of Herbert Bed-the following parades must be at-1.4.L.A. Company- 8.33 to 0.47 p.m. Patit Suite de tended by every one possible:-
Concert (Colaridge Taylor) Monday, March 27; Tuesday, March played by The New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra.
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0.47 to 10 p.m. Moonlight 2. Attention of all is called, to Sonata " (Beethoven Op. 27) Corps Orders No. 8/32 para: 2 with played by Barold Bauer.. This item is by special request reference to parade for G.0.0's
Inspection on Tuesday, March 2 Buttery.
of a Listonor.
10 p.m.-Close down.
Attention of all members is called to · general · orders for G.O.C.' Taspoction, perado" on. Tuesday, March 22. Every member must at
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Parade on Thursday, March 29, at 5.15 p.ta, sharp, as Volunteer Head quarters for G.O.C's Inspection.
Dress: Helmets, jackets, breeches, blue putttees, black boots, spurs, handeliers, rifles, rifle slings and hayonets,
Armoured Car Company.-
Car Section: After the G.O.C.'s Inspection on Tuesday, March 29 there will be no parades until fur- ther notice.
Machine Gun Company
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1. The Company will parade at fall strength on Tuesday, March 22 for the Inspection by the General Oficer Commanding at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters in uniform.
Dress Helmets, jackets, medals, belts, sidearms, rifles, elings, shorts, -tops, patters and black boots.
2. The Company will parade in mufti on Tuesday, March 20 at 5.30 p.m. C.S.M. Slattery will take all recruits for passing out into train ing platoons; the remainder; Ma chine Gun training under Platoon arrangements.
3. Lient, H. Owen-Rughes will command the Company on the parade on March 99.
4. Muskotry. Platoon Comman- ders will warn all who have not yet Bred Part 11. Muskotry to fire at the Peak Range on Sunday, March 20 at 0a.m.
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Rango Officer: Lieus. R. Owen- Hughes,
Dress Mufti or uniform option- al but rifles, belts and side arms and pouches must be taken.
5. Corps Rifle Meeting: Platoon Commanders will see that all teams as entered turn ip, and the "Officer Commanding Company trusts that the Company will repeat its suc- cesses of last year.
6. Company Dance: The Com- pany Dance was a financial low and in order to keep the Company Funds going it will be necessary to bak onch member to contribute $1. Platoon Sergeants will please ar- ange to collect after the parade on Friday, March 18 and will, make up nominal rolls to facilitate collec tions,
Scottish Company.— «
1. Parades, Thursday, March 94 at 5.30 p.m.
No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock andor 2nd Lieut. T. P. Saunder-
BOD.
No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters quarters under 2nd Lieut. A. W. Brown.
Machine Gun Instruction.
1. The A.P.C. Section will parade a 5.30 p.m. at North Point on Thursday, 4th instant.
parade at 8.30 pm, at Headquarters 2. The Portuguese Section will on Friday, 28th instant.
The Officers Commanding the un- dermentioned Units will issue their Orders separately to their Com
mands:
1. Engineer Company. 11. Armoured Car Company,
Motor Cycle Section.
TRIAL
PRETTY WEDDING AT PEAK CHURCH.
LOCAL ACCOUNTANT MARRIED.
A Chinese pamod Ma Kee Pun. appeared before Mr. E. I. Wyano
A very pretty wedding was solem- Jones yesterday on charge of nised at the Peak Church yesterday robbery with violence. He was dewhon Miss Edith Lewis-Bailey be fended by Mr. C. Y. Kwan..
Outlining the case against the de fendant, Sub-Inspector Dorling said thus it was alleged that, at about 2.30 pm. on the afternoon of March ed prostitute, was called to a house 19, the complainant, an unregister
nt 1, Upper Lascar Row, 1st floor,
On arriving at the house she was shown into the front cubicle where she saw two men "She went into the cubicle and stayed there for overal minutes and apparently nothing much quid inpide but the complainant alleged that after a while one of the men got up and snatched her bangles from her. She raised a ery and one of the two men The Hong Kong Area Small Arms is said to have produced a dagger Meeting will take place on the Kow-with which he threatened her. They loon Rifle Ranges on April 7 and then ran out of the house followed 9, 1932.
by the complainant who was scream Programmen will be issued to alling after them. A district watch Unity as soon as possible. (Extract man and an Indian, constablo jointed from Aren. Orders No. 296 of March in the chase, the former arresting 13, 1932).
the defendant and the latter re covering, a dagger which is alleged to have been dropped by one of the two men during their flights
Hồng. Hong Area "Small Arms
Meeting,
Rifles for G.O.C.'s Inspection. All Rifles must be drawn from Store for the G.0.0's Inspection before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, ad inst.
A.A.LA. Company,
The attention of members of the Reserve Company is directed to the formation of the Anti-Aireraft | ditions of service have been drafted Light Automatic Company. Con specially to conform to the limited obligations required from Senior Members of the Reserve Company and it is hoped that all members over to who are not on reservice of other Companies will transfer to the now Unit. Full particulars may be had on application to Headquarters.
Annual Rifle Meeting.
Launch will leave Queen's, Pier at 8.30 am on both days, March 25 and 2 calling at Kowloon ten minutes later.
On Friday, March 25, the launch will leave Stonecutters on return ab about 5 p.m. and, on Saturday, March 26 at 12:16 pm.
Transfer.
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In cross-examining the complain ant, Mr. Kwun suggested that it was the man who had managed to avade arrest who produced the dagger and snatched the bangles. The witness, however, said that it was the defendant who did that.
After further evidence, the man
LOSS OF HM.S. PETERSFIELD,
ADMIRALTY CONSIDERS RES- PONSIBILITY RESTS WITH CAPTAIN.
Hansard of February 4, 1832," contains the following report of a qubation asked in the House of Commons with regard to the loss of H.M.S. Petersfield
Rear Admiral Campbell, V.C., No. 1640 Bom. A. P. Ozorio, Corpenaked" the First Lord of the Ad Band, is transferred to No. 12miralty if the minutes of the Court Platoon as from March 18, 1932.
Martial on the late Commanding Officer of His Majesty's Ship Polers held for the loss of the ship on Tung Yung Island had ret "been received and whether ho can make a statement as regards the naviga tion of the ship oa that occasion
Promotions,"
No. 1014 Opl. A. Chapman, No. 7 Platoon, Promoted Sergeant with effect from March 17, 1909.
1932.
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No. 1068 Cjl. G. G. Stopani Thom- Sir Eyros Monsel replied:-The son, No. 7 Pintoon, promoted Lance reports of the Court Martial havo Sergeant with effect from March 17been received. From an oxamina
tion of the minutes Their Lordships are of opinion that the respon- sibility for the loss of H.M.S. Petersfield must rest entirely with her Captain,
No. 1 L/Bdr. A. Laughton, Battery, promoted. Bombardier with effeet from March 18, 1932.
No. 1228 L/Bdr. A. 8. Bliss, Battery, promoted Bombardier with effect from March 18, 1832
No. 1561 L/Bdr. C. W. L. Cole, Battery, promoted Bombardier with effect from March 18, 1932.
Struck off the Strength,
HAVING COMPLETED 3 YEARS SERVICE No. 1337 L/Cpl L Fernandes, Corps Band, as from March 18, 1932
No. 1333 Bd. A Fernandes, Corps Band, as from March 18, 1932.
ON MEDICAL GROUNDS.
No. 1318 L/Opl. L. Weill, Machine Gun Troop, as from March 11, 1932 No. 1370 L/Ogt. J. Murray, Reserve Company, as from February
2.0.0.0's Inspection: Attention, 1932, is, drawn to Orders already issued.
"Portuguese Company.-
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PERMITTED TO RESIGN.
No. 373 Sergt. V. Goulborn; Reserve Company, as from March
Strength. The following have been taken on the Strength:-
1. Lowie Gun Classification Prac-14, 1992. ticos"will be held at Stonecutters Range Sunday, March 20. Launch will leave Queen's Pior at 8 a.m. and Kowloon at 8.10 a.m.
Range Officer: and Lient. J. H. Lawrence.
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No. 1795 Pte. R. A. J. Simpson, Sanitary Department, No. Platoon, March 15, 1932.
Leave.
On the afternoon before ground- occasions gave directions regarding ing the Commander-in-Chief on two the navigation of the ship, when he considered the proposed actions of the Captain were not suitablo to. the circumstances His reasons for doing so bre'considered by the Ad- miralty to have been entirely sound from the navigational point of view. Their Lordships are satisfied that there was nothing in these direc- tions nor in subsequent events which gave the Commanding Officer any grounds for assuming that the charge of the ship. Commander-in-Chief
had
GRETNA WEDDING
'ANNULLED.
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JUDGE'S - WADNING TO WOMAN.
Lord Fitman, in the Court - of Session, Edinburgh, declared null and void a marriage ceremony' per- formed at Gretas in April 1929 between. Kathleen Williams Book- fort of · Helensburgh; (Dumbarton- shire, and Alfred Theodore Koch, a commercial traveller, of Glasgow,
The cass for Miss Rockfort, the plaintiff, was that she and Mr. Koch went through a ceremony of Liout. G. Duncan, M.B.E., Ra-marriage at Gretxa, but neither in- serve of Offloors, returned from leave on February 23, 1932
Lieut. H. Pooley, A.8.0. Cadra, greated 9 months' leave from March 16 to December 14, 1938.
Lieut. H. G. Williams, Motor Cycle. Section, returned from leavé March 14, 1832.
No 1004 Sergt. A. Urquhart, No Platoon, granted 3 months' leave, from. Feb. 1 to April 30, 1932.
tended that it should be a real mar- riage. They then returned to their respective homes and never lived together as man and wife. They both regarded the ceremony as a means of making their engagement more definite and of persuading hor parents to agree.
No. 1690 Pte. F. J. T. Locke, No. In granting the order, Lord Pit 1 Platoon, granted 2 months' leave man said that Miss Rookfort must, from March 19. to May 12, 1032. now realise the. stupidity of her' No. 1918-F BEF Thite, No-actione. She played with me and 3 Platoon, granted-9 months loay very nearly got badly burned. If from March 23 to May 23, 1038 Mr. Koch had held her to her state- No. 1462 Bergt. L. Goldman, Na.mont (har marriage promise: at 1 Platoon, granted 9 month leave Gretna) it was difficult to see how from April 1 st Dec. 31, 1932. she could have got out of it."
caps the bride of Mr. S. T. Butlin of Messra." Cinstead and Davis The Rav. G. E. S. Upsdell offiointed while Mr. H. J. Fountain was at. the organ,
C. D. Myles, R.A.M.C., and looked The bride, was given away by Col.
very charming in dress of ivory crepe satin. She wore a nos veil wth paagi coronet, whilst Her bou- quet was composed of pink carna- tions,
The bridesmaids Wors Miss Makings, of the Military Hospital, and Miss Williams, of the Victoria Hospital, both of whom wore pretty. dresses of Aorni georgette with beige hats, and carried pink and blue larkspurs.
The matron of honour was Mrs. C. Bornard Brown, who wore navy bins and white crape de shine, with hat to match. The duties of "best man were "carried out by Mr. C. J. Waddell, of the Public Works Department.
After the wedding, a reception was held at 176, The Poak, and later. the happy couple left for the honey- moon which is being spent at Fan- ling, the bridge's travelling dress: being a beige and pale pink en- semble with hat to match
The 2.5. Taiyuan, "which left Shanghai on, March 17 vid Amoy, with. 195 bags of maila for Hong Kong, is due to arrive here on Monday, March 97..
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