HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS
(Orders By LL-Cot. B. B. L. Dow-}
biggin, ORE. Commandant,
Hong Kong V.D.C.)
PARADE
Corps 1st Battery
at
The Battery will parade Belcher's Furt at 6 p.m. on Thurs- day, September 12, 1935, Dress Overalls and Blue Cap.
Battery meeting will be held after the first parade at Belcher's Fort on 12th instant.
The Battery Dinner will be held al Volunteer Headquarters on Fri- day, September 20, 1935. Full de- tails from the Dinner Sub-Com- mittee.
The undermentioned will be examined in D.R.Fby the Instruc- tor-in Gunnery, China" Command. at Belcher's Fort on Tuesday, September 10, beginning at 5.30 p.m.
No. 1324, B.Q.M.S., E. Mosses. No. 1760, A/B.S.M. D. Marshall. No. 1829, Gunner, G. 8. Gamble. No. 1732, Gunner. H. S. Jones.
Corps Engineers
Monday, September 9, 1935—A_A. Training at Stonecutters. Duty launch will leave Kowloon at 6.15 p.m. and return about 9.30 p.m.
Haversack rations will be pro- vided. Dress: Overalls..
Members should make a special cffort to attend as it essential a second detachment be formed and trained.
for
Thursday, September 12, 1935- A.A. Training at Instruction Shed, Wellington Barracks at 5.30 p.m. members residing in Hong Kong and Whitfield Barracks at $45 p.m. for Kowloon residents,
Corps Signals
Parade at Volunteer Headquar- ters at 5.30 p.m. on-
Tuesday, 10.9.35, for Bignal In-
struction. Thursday, 12.9.35,
Drill
for
Armoured Car Section
Arms
Section will parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Tuesday, Septem- ber 10, at 5.30 p.m. for Vickers Gun Instruction-Laying and Travers-
ing.
Will all ranks do their utmost to attend as this is the last chance of practising before firing Part I. vf Machine Gun Classification.
Motor Machine Gun Section Winter Season Training will "commence with a parade on Mon- day, September 9 at 5.30 p.m. Full attendance is requested for alloca- tion to subsertions.
Wednesday, September 11. 1935, Parade at 8.30 p.m. for Night Driving Practice.
M.G, Bn., Signal Section Monday, September 1935: W/T. Instruction as previously arranged,
Wednesday, September 11, 1935: Bection will parade for Signal In- struction.
All ranks are reminded that the Training Season.. has HOW com- menced, and it expected that an effort will be made to attend all future parades.
Deficiencies in equipment should be reported at once
No. 2 (Scottish) Company All members are requested altend the Company Meeting
to
which will be held in the Lecture Room at Corps Headquarters on Thursday, September 12 at 5.30 p.m.
No. 3 (M.G.). Company Fall in at Volunteer Headquar- ters on Monday, September 9. 1935 "at 5.30 p.m. sharp for Musketry Instruction.
Will all members-make a special effort to attend this parade.
Dress: Mufti and Eifle..
Corps Infantry
Transfer
The following N.C.Os and men are transferred to the A.ALA Company:-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1935.
ARMY COURT
MARTIAL
Fusilier In Trouble
نت
An Army Court Martial com- prised of Major W. L Eastwick- Sergt. C. F. Osmund, Coy. Head-I de Brissay, Lincolnshire Regi.; Field, R. A. (President).Capt. R.
quarters.
Corp. V. A. Neves, No. 10 Ptn. L/Cpl. B. T. Gosano, No. 11 Ptn. L/Cpl. L A. Roza, No. 11 Pth. Pte. A. L. Remedios, No. 9 Ptn. Pte. F. A. Gill, No. 9 Ptn. Pte. F. M. Britto, No. 9 Pin. Pte. H. T. Sousue, No. 9 Pin. Pte. M. M. Silva, No. 10 Ptr. Pte. F. A. M. Rosario, No. 10 Ptn. Pte. A. Garcia, No. 10 Ptn. Pte. A. O. Barretto, No. 10 Ftn. Pte. R. A. Campos, No. 10 Ftn. Pte. A. P. Pereira, No. 10 Ptn. Pre. L. G. Morales, No. 11 Ptn. Pte. H. E. Osmund. No. 11 Ptn. Pte. H, M. Allemao, No. 11 Ptn. Pte. R. F. Sousae, No. 11 Pt. Fte. R. G. Gomes, No. 11-Ptn. Pte. W. Ogley. No. 12 Ptn.
Pte. M. A, Baptista, No. 13 Ptn. Pte. C. A. J. Ribeiro, No. 12 Ptn. Pte. J. H. Lawrence, No. 12 Pin. Pte. R. M. Xavier, No. 12 Ptn. Pte. A. P. Ozorio, No. 12 Ptr. Pte. H. E. Silva, No. 12 Pin. Pte. M. T. Nunes, No. 12 Pt. Pte. J. C. Santos, No. 12 Ftn. Pte. D. J. Gill, No. 12 Pin.
Inter-Platoon Transfer Pte. V, A. V. Ribeiro from No. 9 to No. 11 Platoon.
Pte. R. N. Silva, from No. 9 to No. 11 Platoon.
Pte. R. A. Crestejo, from No. 10. to No, 11 Platoon.
Pte. E. M. Botelho, from No. 10 to No. 11 Platoon.
Pte. J. A.. F. Remedios, from No. 10 to No. 12 Platoon.
Pte. C. A. Mattos, from No. 10 to No. 12 Platoon
Pte. C. M. D'Azedo, from No. 10 to No. 12 Platoon,
APPOINTMENT No. 2038, Pte. H. Ammann, A.S.C. Cadre, is appointed Acting Liaison Officer (German Section) during absence on leave of Liaison Officer J. H. Jessen,
1.
RANGE ALLOTMENT Kennedy Road Range, Septem ber 24, 1935, Corps Infantry.
LECTURE ROOM ALLOTMENT Lecture Room, September 12, 1935, No. 2 (Scottish) Company.
TRANSFER
No. 2312, Pte. W. N. Buyers, No. 1 (M.G.) Company is transferred to No. 2 (Scottish) Company with effect from September 6, 1935.
LEAVE
Cadre, granted leave as from 2.8.35 Major R. D. Walker, O.C., R.Ö.D.
to 1.10.35.
Lleut. F. Bunje, AS.C. Cadre, granted leave as from 3.9.35 to 3.10.35.
STRENGTH
No. 2381, Gunner P. V. Stephens, No. 115 Wong Nei, Chung Road. Corps 1st Battery, 4.9.35.
No. 2382, Pte. J. Johnsen, Thore- sen & Co., AS C. Cadre, 17.8.1935.
No. 2383, Pte. N. W. Smeby. Thoresen & Co., A.S.C. Cadre, 17.8.1935.
(Sd.) P. 8. M. Wilkinson, Captain, Adjutant, HK.V.D. Corps.
NOTICE
Sergeants Mess Committee
The undermentioned will com- prise the Sergeants Mess Com mittee until further notice:-
President: R. 8. M., T. Parkin-
son.
Members: CBM., G. T. Padgett, M.B.E., Corps Bignals; CQMS, H. F Westlake, Armoured Car Sec- tion; CAM, B. 8. Rogers, MMG. Bection;. Sergt. L. B. Holmes, No. 1 (M.G.). Company; C.Q.M.B. J. Pol- son, No. 2 (Scottish) Coy: C.A.M. M. F. Baptista, Corps: Infantry: Sergt. C, B. Coom, Reserve Com- per Ap-pany; CBM. A Gillard, A.S.C. Cadre; 8/Sergt. H.E. Strange, Medical Section.
Parade on Tuesday, September 10 at 5.30 pm, at Volunteer Head quarters. Training as pendix.
and Lieut. J. P. Williams, East Lanca, sat yesterday to try the case of Fusiller Herbert George' Crier, of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers on a charge of disobeying the orders of a superior officer.
Lleut. Hon. G. R. Clegs-, R.WF, was the prosecuting officet. In giving his evidence Provost, Sgt. T. Phillips stated that on August 28 accused was to have turned out for defaulters' parade a. Z p.m. but did not do so as he had been detailed for a special auty. Later witness found the ac- cused in the bath and ordered him to ge, dressed and to go to the guard room to scrub the floor.
POLICE SEAMAN SALVATION ARMY
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Case Again Adjourned
The case was continued at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday la wmen rang rix, a seaman of the Water Police Station was charge ea with (a) intent to defraud by óotaining from Yuk $38.80 in pay- ment for a promise of employment by the Harbour Master's Depart- meat of the Hong Kong Govern- ment, (b) uttering a forged docu- ment at the Harbour Office June 20 purporting to be a cerui- acate of employment from Superintendent
the of the Water Dock, and (c) on June 15 having taken $5 gratuitousy from Li Yu without the permission of the In- spector General of Police.
of
On
FOR CANTON
Four Nations To Be Represented
Brigadler James Barsom, head of the Salvation Army. will lead &
nationalities to Canton very short- group of officers representing four
ly
jotant and Mrs, Ralph Ponting, of The pioneer officers are:-Ad-
the British territory, last stationed at Saltcoals; Captain Percy Stanley of the British terri- tory, last stationed At the "House of the Trees" Goodwill Centre for unemployed youth in Ernest Schmidte, of Germany; and South Wales; Captain and Mrs.
Lieutenant "Bergit Klackers, a Fin- nish-born officer, last engaged in editorial duties in Sweden: L'eu- tenant Ruby Skelton, of the United States, last stationed at a Chinese ant Margaret Thompson, commis- Corps in California; and Lieuten- stoned in May last to the Women's Social Work In Great Britain and Ireland.
It was adjourned yesterday when Accused reped that he was not the Magistrate said that he wish going to do anything as a defau-ed to consider a recent ruling of ler and was then put under arrest. the Full Court of Criminal
The accused denied that he had peal.
Ap- disobeyed the order. On the day Taking the Bench yesterday, the low to Canton at an early date. Mrs. Sansom and family will fòl- in question he was ordered to be Magistrate said in the interval he while other officers are under con- confined in barracks for seven days had taken the opportunity to desideration for this now sphere of for failing to buy the regimental the best he could to obtain a belt. He thought that the punist-transcription
labour. On arrival in Hong Kong. ment was unfar and asked that judgement in the matter., and young ladies ready to be enrolled His Lordship's Brigadier Sansom will find eight he be tried by a Court-Martial in there was nothing he could and stend. No notice was
to alter the present position South China.
as the Army's first contingent in his request which he thought he the case. was entitled to make. When Bergt. Phillips) asked whether he had Philips found him, he (Sergt
replying in the affirmative, he was refused to be confined. On his
placed under arrest.
given to
After further evidence was given the Court adjourned to determine Its verdict.
ANOTHER CASE
Prior to these proceedings, the Court dealt with another case in which Fte, L. Ogden, of the East Lancashire Regt., was oarged with being in unlawful session of a gold watch belonging to Mr. Eddy. Harkness, musician or the President Coolidge.
3.5.
The case was first brought up on Thursday morning, and after hearing further evidence from the accused. the Court decided to ad- journ the case in order that Mr. Harkness and other material wit- nesses be called.
FIERCE FIGHT
Between Border Towns
Many
were
i
QUESTION AND ANSWER
His Lordship's ruling applied to amounted this case any bolled down.
to this-that in the the case of bribery bath the river and
receiver
When Lady Astor visited Stalin accomplices. in the Kremlin she asked him, Ordinarily an accomplice's ence was definitely acceptable in killing people? Mr. H. "A. L evid-"Wher are you going to stop a case of bribery in that it was Fisher, who held that both the giver and the opening of a vacation course in was reporting the receiver of a bribe, and anyone education, said. "Stalin's not very who in any way took part in the satisfactory reply was When T transaction having guilty know-think it necessary to do so."" Per ledge evidence was therefore subject to Lady's Astor's a not very satisfac- were accomplices. Theirhaps Stalin for his part thought
tory question.
CORROBORATION NECESSARY the general rule.
It seemed to him (His Worship) to be very simple and necessary that the same rule applied so far as charges (a) and (c) were concern-
ed..
SENTIMENT AND NECESSITY
Lord Hampden has been recall- Therefore the Court had
ing that the cricket boots he to proceed ta' near the full evid-In 1887 were worn also by his son How wore when he captained Harrow enec, and for him (His Worship) when captaining Harrow in 1930. to hear what corrobration the Lower down the social scale the prosecution had to offer-if any.
Sub-Inspector Whant of the rather's old boots is not regarded
ability of a son to wear Water Police Station appeared as a suitable subject for a pub- for the prosecution, and Mr. M. A. da Silva was for the defence.
lic pronouncement.
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dant replied that it had been des- troyed "as it was not required."
The next day defendant again saw the complainant whom he а Ave informed thae their, was no va- cancy n the police force. I have, just seen the superintendent in his office."
Continuing from: the point where: complainant (Li Yik) said that he had asked his mother for 34.50 with which to purchase some cigarettes for the "Inspector," he said that he was tended Shanghai, Sept. 3.
dollar note, which he in turn gave are injured, some, it is defendant, complainant went on feared, seriously, following a pit to say that he eventually was ched battle between the inhabi-measured at the Water Police tants of two neighbouring villages Station, and was informed by a
DEMANDED BALANCE on the Klangsu-Shantung border seaman that the Inspector did
Later both of them proceeded The clash occurred on the night not say that he was unfit for a the harbour office, where defen- of August 30 when the inhabi-Job. He was in addition told to dant produced a document upon tants of one village, by destroying return in a few days time. After
which was complainant's photo. a railway embankment, diverted an interval complainant met de- On the return journey across the flood-waters from their own dis-fendant at the station who said harbour defendant - asked
"how into that of their neigh- "I propose to get the superintend- much of the $80.00 is left" and ent of the slipway to write a chit demanded the balance. Complain- The enraged inhabitants of the of recommendation. It will cost ant promised to see his mother second village turned out in full 'several tens of dollars."" I re-regarding this matter. On arrival force to oppose further destruc-plied" My relations have only pro-at the house, complainant hand- tion of the railway embankment. mised me $80.00.00.02
trict bours.
food,
on
CALL MADE
...
ed over the paper to a relative. Defendant stayed there for "sup- per.
Bum
Later complainant handed "over
presenting the total $38.80 to defendant, this sum re- (complainant's) mother had been his able to borrow for the She saw defendant receiving the money.
ригрове
An all-night fight ensued during which several shots were fired.
The trouble started
The next day defendant came evening of August 29 when several the latter downstairs. He was ac- the to complainant's house and called thousand villagers of the Shan companied by another seaman, tung: border village destroyed and showed complainant a letter section of a branch of the Lung-which he said was written by the hal Railway. They held that the clerk. You can take this letter rallway embankment was imped and see the Inspector with it At this stage the Magistrate log the waters of the Pel Lao said the defendant. River, which was threatening to Instructions of the clerk." River, a tributary of the Yellow must give me $5 for these are the he "was going to get round this "But you asked the prosecuting officer how
evidence." It was because of this district on the north Kiangsu ter Folice Inspector," and that it His Lordships. Judgement.
By so doing a neighbouring letter was addressed "To the Wa-had gone to the trouble to see Complainant noted that the same point that he (His Worship) border was flooded. The inun-was sealed at the back with dark plainant's mother was aware what dated district is in the Hauchow area and villagers from this area, sealing wax. He could not how the money was for and therefore assisted by members of the Peace ever say for certain whether it having guilty knowledge, she was Preservation Corps, assembled by
contained anything.
J an accomplice. It would be per the railway embankment to stop and showed it to her. She gave through the case and convict it. "I took the letter to my motherfectly legal if he were to go Kuala Lumpur, Aug 8
destroying more of the branch yik (defendant) who was waiting evidence. But he was not satisfied. me $5 and I returned to Fang he was satisfied of complainant's "B" Lewis Gun: Loading and Commander A. C. Bucknell ad-line and thus causing further in the street. Leung Yee (the that the witness was beyond sus Unloading Gun, Magazine Filling, dressed the members of the Kunia floods in their district, S.AT. Vol. 11, pages 6 to 17 (1931) | Lumpur Rotary Club" to-day, He- Latest Information from the
other seaman, "saw defendant re-piclon The hearing of the case -Headquarters.".
scribing "A Tour of the Kruger battle zone state that the railway ceive it from me."
was, therefore, limited to charge The next day complainant mot (b) that of uttering a forged do-
Presentation of Jubilee Com moration Medals by the Hon. J. P Braga
APPENDIX TO ABOVE „ "A"-Lewis Gun; L.A. Btoppages,
S.AT. VOL 11, 1931 pages 58 to 75- Headquarters.
WILD LIFE PARADISE
their Bhantung neighbours from
Com-
"C"Musketry: Alming Instruc-¡ National Park," the South African line has not yet been repaire the defendant as arranged, and cument. tion; SAT. Vol. 1, 1931 pages 6s | game: reserve which is about 45 and the situation between the two the latter said that he had given The case was then adjourned ·
times as big as Bingapore Island?
to. 72 Etages 1, 2 and 3.-Head quartera.
With the aid of a large scale, "D"Musketry: Fire Empire Test man, and photographs which were -M'alature Range...
handed round; be gave a vivid im- pression of this magnificent Game serve, 10,000 square miles in area (roughly fifty miles broad and two hundred miles long), in the Trans
-villages is grave.
the money to "Mr. But the clerk after further evidence relating to the night before. Complainant the document was taken. The detailed the facilities for visitors, Superintendent of the Folice ba the two disputed charg
was then instructed to go to the Magistrate said that he ould leave and the reasonable costa entailed. sin the next morning, whom, he cord. Mr. A. V. Westrop, who expressed ther instructions to call again, on would A yote of thanks was moved by eventually saw, but received far be
would
the hope that the National Park the marrow. which it had been decided to create the European, Class Lewis Gun Training- He explained how easily a visit in Malaya woud one day rival that asked complainant Join up with Category B Rife to it could be fitted in with Home described Company-H
leave by residents of Malaya. Ha nell.
Commander, Buck- and when complain
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