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DEFENCE CORPS. Around the Courts
(Orders by Col, L. G. Bird, P.5.0.,
O.B.E., Commandant, H.K.V.D.C.)
1.-Parade.
(4) Corps Signals:-
Parade at Readquarters at 5.30 on Tuesday. February 6, for p.m. Signal Instruction.
Musketry: Musketry practices Parts 2 and 3 will be fred at Stonecutters Range on Sunday. February 4. Launch will leave Queen's Pier, Hong Kong, at 8.30 am, and call at Kowloon Police Pler at 8.40 6.10.
Dress: Elther uniform or mufti, but belt, braces and pouches must be worn.
All members who have not yet ared are reqeusted to turn up on that date, otherwise they will have
to fire with the Casuals, (b) Corps Engineers:-
tion.
ASSAULTED AT PLEASURE!
Pigwash Coolie's Ordeal
All
enter into the Stewards' Room. On seeing the incident, he at once stopped the defendants and asked whether they had got their passes from the Shipping Company the The ordeal of a'pigwash coalie | Lloyd Triestino, but they all falled who was tied up and assaulted at to produce them. pleasure, was described by Mr. C.
the defendants pleaded Y. Kwan at Central Magistracy | guilty and said that they could yesterday when he prosecuted, on not find any employment in the behalf of Li Kwah, two Chinese Colony. SO they boarded the: named Lau Fu and Lau Pung for steamer in order to find some work common Assault at Kwong Ton to do, Terrace on January 26,
Mr. Kwan said that the com- plainant," Li Kwan helped his mother as vegetable garden keeper and also kept some pigs for the purpose of earning their living. In the ordinary course of routine, the complainant would lect pigwash for his mother. come over to Hong Kong to col-
After hearing the evidence. His Worship then imposed a fine of $10 or one week's hard labour on each of all the defendants.
SOLDIER IN TROUBLE
Alleged Theft Of Letters
•
caught hold of the complainant years.
The serious charge of obtaining On January 26, the day in letters by false pretences and de- question, which was one of these laying the delivery of several Sunday, February 4: Musketry at
asual days, the complainant came postal Stonecutters Range. Launch will
packages. was preferred over to Hong Kong early in the against Sergt. F. B. W. E. Pratt - | leave Queen's Pier at 8.30 am, and Kowloon, Police Pier at 8.40 m...
morning to collect pigwash from" of the H. K. S. R. A., at Kowloon Heung Hon Terrace which was the Magistracy yesterday when Mr. Dress: Uniform of Mufti option usual place. After collecting some J A. Fraser prosecuted and Mr. af Equipment must be worn.
The Company Shoot will be run ally collided with the first defen- defence.
pigwash the complainant accident- D L Strellett appeared for the concurrently with the Classifica-dant, as a result of which the After Mr.Fraser had briefly given defendant's trousers were spilled the facts of the case. Col. Thom. Monddy, February 5: Miniature over with plgwash.
officer Range.
commanding. H.K.S.R.A.. "The first defendant," continu- went into the box and said that Thursday, February 3: D. L. In-ed Mr. Hwan, "became angry, the defendent had been a clerk struction, Wellington Barracks. quite naturally I agree, and in the Brigade office for four (e) Corps Machine Gun Battalion;
(1) Troop; Parade on Tuesday, and struck him. The complainant letters, come to the office, and as
On October 10, 1932, two February 6 at 5.30 p.m. at Volun-finding that he was not his equal, in the case with all registered teer Headquarters tor Machine tried to run away but was pulled letters, they were entered" in a Gun Instruction. All ranks are back by the defendant, who sheet.. which W25 circulated again reminded that they must fire dragged him to his own house at amongst the different batteries, Rine Part 3 at Stonecutters on No. 7. Heung Hon Terrace. Apart this serving to notify addresses toj Sunday, February 11, 1934.
from the frat defendant there come and collect the letters: were two other men in the house Continuing. Col. Thom sald and they, one of whom was the that when two of these letters second defendant, caught hold of went astray he altered the system! the complainant and struck him. in confunction with the Postmas- After having done so, they tied ter-General whereby it was ar the defendant up to a pole and ranged that if any registered let- there continued to strike him at ter came for any individual, an advise note be forwarded to the hour. Eventually a man named officer and the person concerned Chan Tal, who knew the com- would then call for the letter. plainant, came, to the house and Witness went on to say that short- untled Hilm
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complainantly after this he held a conferencë then left the place but was so of Battery commanders and ex- seriously wounded that he was plained it to them, at the same unable to go home. Eventually he time warning them not to take struggled to a house, No. 3. Heung letters addressed to private indivi- Hon Terrace, which was vacant; duals.
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(2) Motor Cycle Section: ALL ranks parade at Headquarters on Monday, February 5 at 5:30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction.
(3) No. 3 Company (Anzac): The Company will parade at full strength on Monday, February 5 at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruc-pleasure for a period of over an
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1. 1st year men-Mechanism.
2. 2nd year men-LA
The attendance at the last and previous parades has not been at all satisfactory, and in view of the fact that there are not many weeks left of the Training Season, all ranks are specially requested to rake an attempt to attend the re- raining parades in order that every men will be efficient.
d) Corps Infantry (Portuguese):
Parade on Tuesday, February 6, at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters. Lecture by O.C. Company.
RIFLES AND BAYONETS.. All members of the Corps are again reminded that Rites and Bayonets are not allowed to be kept at their houses.
At present, this order is not be- ing carried out.
All Rifles must be returned to the Corps Armoury at once....
APPOINTMENT
2nd Lieut. F. P. Sequeira is ap- pointed Officer-in-Charge Rifle Club, H.K.V.D... Corps, Vice-Lieut. J. H. Bottomley,
Gunner C. E. Moore, 1st Battery, is appointed Acting Sergeant from July 1 to September 30, 1934.
Gunner G. F. Rees. 1st Battery, is appointed Acting Sergeant from
vne 1 to July 31, 1934.
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and there he took a rest until # ... Witness concluded his evidence o'clock in the evening" when he by saying that as "far as he could was found by his mother. He was remember, he never issued instruc then taken to the Central Police tions to the defendant to receive Station where he made a report after which he was removed to
(Continued on Page 11) the Government Civil Hospital | He stayed there for three days." | After the complainant had given evidence in support of Mr. Kwan, His Worship (Mr. Balfour) bound the defendants over a period of twelve months İNE the personal bond of $25 each.
CHAUFFEUR FINED.
Disobeying Traffic Signal
Li Ching. a chauffeur Was charged before Mr. Hamilton yes- terday with disobeying a traffic signal at the junction of Morrion Gap Road and Stubbs' Roád.
Mr. D. W. Phillips said he was just turning into Stubbs' Road from Queen's Road, having been given the green light, when the defendant, who was coming down. Stubbs Road, cut in in "front of
car and proceeded in the
No. 1381 L/Cpl. B. T. Gosano, No. his
11 Platoon, Corps Infantry, grant-direction of the Valley,
ed one month leave from February 1 to 28, 1934.
No. 1587, L/Cpl. N. A. Beltrac, No.9 Platoon, Corps Infantry, Klanted
one
month leave from February 1 to 28, 1934.
STRUCK OFF. THE STRENGTH Permitted to Resign No. 1275, Cpl. C. Dragon, Corps Band, as from February 2, 1934.
Mr. Hamilton imposed a fine of $15 remarking that he was much obliged to Mr. Phillips for "bring- mg the case. Leung Choy, a lorry driver, was fined $10 for dangerous driving. Inspector Nicol said defendant was doing 28 miles an hour in Connaught Road West, which was crowded with people at the time. Leung Ming-sal, a motor cyclist, was cautioned on a summons of riot having full control of his cycle in Queen's Road Sergeant Youe said defendant had East.
handle bars to adjust his tie. In taken both his hands off the
spector Nicol remarked that de- fendant was the person who was No. 2110 Pte. O. Da Rocha, Mer- knocked off his cycle by a private cantile Bank, No. 9 Platoon, Janu- car some time ago.
No. 427, ESM. G. Puncheon, Reserve Company. "A" Section, as
11om February 2, 1934. Having Completed 3 Years Service No. 1657, Pte. T. S. Fraser, No. 8 Platoon." No. 2 Company (Scottish)
as from November 13, 1933.
STRENGTH
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No. 2111 Pte. S. Ozorio, Mercan- tile Bank, No. 9 Platoon, January 30, 1934.
Officers Commanding the under- mentioned Units will issue their Commands separately:-
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OFFICERS MESS There will be a Mess Meeting at 5.38 pm, on Monday, February 19, 1934.
SPORTS COMMITTEE
MARINE COURT CASE
Unlawful Boarding Of Ship
Yung Chun. and seven other Chinese, all described as odd jab coolies, appeared before Comman- der Hole at the Marine Court yesterday, charged, with unlawful- ly boarding the Italian steamship the "Conte Rosso" last Thursday afternoon, without the permission of the ship-master or the officer- in-charge "of the ship.
Water Police Sergeant Baker, who prosecuted, told His Worship that while he was on duty
on
the
A Meeting of the Sporta Com- board the "Conte Rosso" last hittee will be held at Headquar-Thursday afternoon, he saw the ters at 6 p.m. on Monday, February defendants walking around 19, 1934. Os. C. Units and Comship and some of them tried to panya (Corps Machine Gun Bat- fellon) will please send one repre- sentative.
AFTER ORDERS Corps 1st Battery 1. There will be parade for the Signal Section at Headquarters "on Tuesday, February 6 at 6.30 p.m.
2. There will be a lecture for all ranks at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday. February 8 at Headquarters."
B.QMB. Buxton, Gunner Coe, Gunner MacFayden.
L/Sergt. Beach, Gunner Duffield, Gunner Hynes. Bdr. Cole, Gunner Rees.
Bdr. Webb Gunnez «Bickford, Gunner Stedman.
Gunner Gardiner,
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3. The following will fire Mus- ketry Course Table T Part 3' at Launch leaves Queen's Pler" at Stonecutters on Sunday, February 8.30 am. and Kowloon. Police Pier 11. 1994
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