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PROMOTIONS
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve the follow ing promotions in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps with. erect from January 22, 1937.
Lance-Sergt. John Watson to be Second Lieut. Bombardier George Frederick Rees to be Second Lieut. CORPS ORDERS AMENDMENTS 'Reference Corps. Orders No. 52/36 dated 31.12.38.
Para 7 Strength."
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Dress: Overalls, blue caps, and gun platform shoes.
Stonecutters Range has been allotted to the Battery on Sunday, January 31.
"L" Section: Section will parade at Belchers Fort on Friday 29th in- stant at 5.45 p.m.
Dress; Blue caps, overalls and gud platform shoes.
"M" Section: Wednesday, Jan. 27. Parade in F.M.5. "Tamar" at 5.30 p.m.
Monday, Range.
Corps EngineerE
Jan. 25. Miniature
Thursday, Jan. 28, DEL Train- ing. Belchers Fort at 6 p.m.
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Sunday, Jan. 31. Classification and Company Shott. Stonecutters. Further details later.
Corps. Signals Parade at Corps. H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26
Machine Gun Troop Tuesday, Jan. 26. Parade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. B & C Class TOED, up to and including se-
How.
Armoured Car Section Section will parade at H.Q on Tuesday Jan, 26 at 5.30 p.m. for Crew Drill and Driving Instruction.
Overalls must be worn.
Motor Machine Gun Section Monday, Jan. 25. Parade at Corps EL.Q. at 5.30 p.m.
B Class Instruction on Instru-
ments.
CAUGHT Scraping Gold From Tombstones
Medical Section
The Ho Tung Gemetery at Pok- Lecture on Gas Warfare. Parade | fulum was visited on the early at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, January 25 nours of yesterday morning oy a in the Lecture Room at Headquar- | 42-year-old unemployed coolie, ters
B.O.D.-Construction Section Thursday, Jan. 28. Parade at Corpe HQ. at 5.30 p.m. for instruc- tion in Anti-Gas Measures.
... PROMOTIONS The following promotions are made in the M Section, ist Battery, with exect from January 22, 1937. No. 1515, Gunner C, E, Moore to be Battery Sergeant Major.
No. 2892, Gunner J. S., Beach to be Battery Quartermaster Sergt.
No. 2687, Gunner H, H. Rose to be
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No. 2672, Gunner J. Hunter to 'be Sergeant.
Fung Lee, who was charged before Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Central
of gold from a gravestone... Magistracy yesterday with larceny.
Inspector Hourihan, said that defendant was seen at 1.15 am., by a caretaker of the cemetery.. The method used was by scraping the gold with 'a trowel after acià had been poured on the gold.
Lady Ho Tung, added Inspector Horrihan, had stated, through her solictora, that she viewed the Isr ceny very seriously.
His Worship said that it was his duty to prevent the many thefts at the cemetery and i intenced de- fendant to three weeks imprison-
No. 2051. Bomdr. A. J. MacFayment with hard labour. den remains' Bombardier.
No. 2874, Gunner A. A. Andrews JAPANESE FAILS to be Lance-Bombardier.
No. 480, Bdr. H. T. Buxton, A Section, 1st Battery, is promoted Lance-Sargeant w.e.f. 22.1.37.
No 2402, Pte. R. M. Silva, No. 10 Platoon, Corps Infantry, is ap painted Lance-Corporal w.e.f. 19.7.37.
TRANSFER
No. 1990, Spr. D. Orr is trans- ferred from Corps Engineers to Unit Reserve w.e.f. 18.1.37.
No. 2645, Onr. W. J. D. Roberts is transferred from Unit Reserve to A Section, 1st Battery.
LEAVE
No. 2725, Pte. J. Gardner, M.M.G. Section, is granted 3 weeks' leave from 4.2.37 to 25.3.37.
STRENGTH
No. 2735, Tpr. L. J. A. Feilden. HK. & 8. Bank, M.G. Troop, 19.1.37, No. 2738, Tpr. Lan Kinloch, H.K. & 3. Bank, M.M. Troop, 19.1.37.
(8gd.) G. S. FRIZELLE,
Captain,' Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
NOTICES
Rifle Club Commlites
TO REPORT RETURN
Masao Nakamura, A Japanese merchant, appeared before Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Central Magia. tracy yesterday on the charge of not reporting his departure from and, eventually, his return to Hong Kong.
Del-Sgt. Cochrane infonaed his Worship that the Từng On Steam- ship Company reported the arrival of Nakamura, on January 14, and upon enquiries, it was learned that he had not reported his depar-. ture.
Defendant had already register- ed as an allen in the Colony and had always reported before.
A fine of $10 was imposed by his Worship.
PO PUI TICKETS CHARGE
Pleading gulity to the charge of possession of over 100 Po Pul lot- tery tickets,, Chán Tuk, 32, unem- ployed, was fined $25 or four weeks' hard labour at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
Inspector Shannon
told
the
There will be a meeting of the Court that the tickets were found Rifle Club Committee in the Com-in the inner pocket of his coat while he was being searched by the constable at Jordan Road on Thursday.
C Class Instruction on Instru-mandants Office on January 25
ments.
C Class IA. Cause and Effect. No. 1 (M.G.) Company Sunday, Jan. 24. Stonecutters Range.
Launch leaves Queen's Pler at 8.20 a.m. Kowloon Pier at 8.30a.m. Range Oncer: 2/Lt. L. B. Holmes.
Friday, Jan. 29. Farade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. for M.G. Instruc-
tion.
No. 2 (Scottish) Company Sunday, Jan. 24. Stonecutters Range.
Launch leaves Queen's Fier, 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Pier, 8.30 a..
Thursday, Jan. 28. Parade at 5.30
p.m.
B Class: Instruction on Instru- ments.
01 Class I, A Cause and Effect. C2 Class: Mechanism 1st four subheads
No. 8 (Boottish) Company Parade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m.. on Monday, Jan. 25 as under.
Squads Nos. 1 and 2: Fire orders. Squida Nos. 3 to 10; IA Squads Nos. 11 and 12: E.G.D.
M.G. Bn. Signals
Wednesday, Jan. 27. Subsections A, B and C parade for instruction at 5.30 p.m. A full turn out is re- quested.
Friday, Jan. 29. Subsection parades for instruction at 5.30 p.m. Sunday, Jan.-31. Babsection A, B and C will fire their Musketry Course at Stonecutters. will be given later.
at 5.30 p.m., each unit commander to send one representative.
on
Athletic Sports Committee There will be a meeting of the Athletic Sports Committee Monday, February 1 in the Lecture Room at 5.30 p.m., each unit com-. mander to send one representative.
SAILOR STEALS
GUNNY SACKS
For the thert of eight gunny aacks from the Ching Hing Con- AFFILIATED UNIT
tractor's shed at Chean Yeung Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
Street on January 21. Cheung Fo Lecture on Gas Warfare: Parade Kam. 17, of no fixed abode, was at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, January Mr. Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Cen fined $10 or four days in gaol by 25 In the Lecture Room at Corpstral Magistracy yesterday. Headquarters.
Resignation: Mrs. M. H. Wright Mrs. M. E. Oliver, Mrs. A. M. Morris, Miss S. M. H. Morris and Miss V.
Morris-w.e.f, 22.1.37.
(9gd.) K. DURRAN. Commandant. Nursing Detachment.
HKV.D. Corps.
OFFICER FINED FOR SPEEDING
Magistrate's Remarks
For driving private car No. 1817 at a speed dangerous to the public in Nathan Road at 11.30 p.m. and exceeding the speed limit in the Nathan Road controlled area on December 30 fast, Lieut. F. C. Minshull-Ford of the Royal Welch Fusiliers was fined $15 on the Parade at Corps HQ. at b.30 pm. second charge at the Kowloon on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Corps Infantry.
"A" Company
Details
Magistracy 'yesterday.
Els Worship said that speed (A) A.A.L.M.G. Training,, Corps uimit in controlled areas must be HQ., 1 Reg. N.C.O.
(B) Lewis Can: LA. Stoppages, Corps HQ, Bgt. Britto and Sgt. Ribeiro.
C and Recruits: Firing at Minia- ture Range, Lt. Bequeira and Sgt. Baleros.
closely observed.
DANCE HOSTESSES
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·AN; A.ALMG0. Training. Corps The Misses Helena, Alice and Al- HQ., 1 Reg. N.C.O.
berta Pedruco, formerly dance Examination: No. 2402 Pte. R. M. | hostesses of the Majestle Dancing Bilva, No. 10 Platoon passed the Academy appeared on a summons examination for Corporals on Jan. before Mr. K. Keen at the Centrul Magistracy yesterday, for assault- ing Miss Ada Chan, of the samAG establishment, at about 1 a.m, on January 8
19.
Stonecutters Range: This Range has been allotted to Corps Infan- try on the following dates: February 7, 21 and 28.
Details will be issued later, Mem- bers of Corps Infantry will please keep these dates open..
Air Arm
Mr. M. A. da Silva was for the complainant, the three Bisters being represented by Mr. D. B. Evans
After evidence had been taken, until Tuesday, Jan. 26. Parade at Kai tearing was adjourned Tak at 5,30 (p.m.)
February 8 at 2.15 p.m.
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MANHOLE COVER STOLEN
BAG SNATCHER CAUGHT
Li 8am, 34, unemployed, appear-
Cheng Kam-Dul. 30 unemployed, was bound over for one year whened before Mr. J. A. Fraser at the he appeared before Mr. QA. A Central Magistracy yesterday for Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magts- the larceny of a handbag from a tracy yesterday charged with the 46-year-old widow, Lui Wai-fong. attempted larceny of one cast fron manhole cover on January 18
Inspector Chester Woods asked his Worship to take a serious view of the case as there had been quite a number of the covers stular lately.
sentenced to
Defendant was four weeks ingacl for breach of a bond, and six weeks on the lar ceny charge,
Bgt. MacDonald said that com..... plainant was walking along Yiu Wah Street at 7.30 pm, on Jan- uary 21 when defendant ORIO from behind and snatched the bag from her.
The quick approach of Wong Fong, a car driver, caused the snatcher's apprehension,
Defendant Was sentericed three months' hard labour.
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