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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER CATHOLIC NEWS
DEFENCE CORPS
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(ORDERS BY LT.-COL, R. C. B. ANDERSON, M.C: COMMANDANT
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS)
EFFICIENCY DECORATION In accordance with regulation 8 of the Regulations as to grant, for
felture, restoration and othér mat- ters concerning the Emclency De- coration in regard to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps,
·published as Notification No. 578 in the Gazette of August 2, 1935, His Excellency the Officer Administer-] ing the Government has been pleased to authorize the following award:--
Efficiency Decoration: Major Stanley Jarvis, M.C. (Government Notification No. 372 of May 27. 1937).
EFFICIENCY ́MEDAL
In accordance with regulation 8 of the Regulations as to grant, for- felture, restoration and other mat- ters concerning the Emciency Medal in regard to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, published as Notification No. 579 in the Gazette of August 12, 1935, His Ex- cellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to authorize the following award-
Emclency Medal; Pte. Walter Montgomerie Groves, and Lance- Corporal Alfred John Wadmore (Government Notification No. 373
of 27,5,37),
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Corps Infantry N.C.Os. and men detalled for the King's Birthday parade will parade at H.Q., at 5.30 p.m. on June 7,
Belts and side arms will be worn King's Birthday Parade. N.CO. and men detailed will parade at H.Q. at 9.30 a.m. on June 9.
Dress: Review Order with shirt sleeves,
Air Arm Parade at H.Q. at 5:30 pm. on Thursday, June 10. Machine Gun Instruction.
LEAVE
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Caph E. G. Stewart, No. 1 (M.Ġ)) Coy, is granted five months' leave. Capt. J. K. Bousfeld. M.C., A.B.C. Co., is granted 2 weeks' leave.
L. A. Urquhart, No. 3 (M.G.) Cos.. is granted leave.
Pte. H. L. F. Ewin, A.S.C.Co. is granted six months leave.
Edmund Chen, No. 3 (M.G.) Coy, is granted' one year's leave.
Pte. F. J. Hunt, No. 3 (MG.) Coy, is granted one month's extension of
leave.
AND NOTES
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themselves to the contemplativs life is anything but idle, but that by their prayers they are bringing the blessing of God on the human race. For this reason the Catholic closed Orders" that is those who Church greatly favours the “En-
shut themselves away from the world as the Carmelites do. It
gisters are not shut in, but ahut should be remembered that these
themselves into the convent, or. more correctly, they go into the convent and ahut out the rest of the world from them. The cere mony of inserting a barrier be tween the life of the Sisters and that of the outside world will take place in Stanley to-morrow. To- are interested are day, all who welcome to inspect the convent.
A FAMOUS ENGLISH
CARMELITE"
There are men as well as women in the Carmelite Order, which is one of the oldest of the. Religious Orders, and one of the most famous of 1 members was an Englishman, St. Simon Stock, who was its General In the thirteenth Pte. H. O. Bramble, A. Car Sec-century. He was a man of very tion, six months' extension of leave. wide experience and great human Sgr. T. 3. D. Whitley, M.G.B. sympathy, and he did a great deal Signals, is granted one month's to bridge that gulf that sometimes seems to exist between the English character and the monastic life.
leave.
STRENGTH
Pte. E. M. Watts, Imperial Air-He ways, No. 1 (M.G.) Coy, No. 2 Pl..
KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE Composite Company: Those de- talled by Os.C. Units will parade at Corps H.Q. at 9.30 a.m. under Major | 1.6.37. S. Jarvis, MC. ED.
Dress: Review Order, Le. Shorts, Puttees. Hose Tops and Helmets. Shirt Sleeves will be worn and not tunics.
"Rides and Bayonets: Must be drawn before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. June 8.
"HOLIDAY Headquarters Office will be closed on H.M. the King's Birthday, Wed- ¡nesday, June 9, 1937.
PARADE
Corps 1st Battery
Until further notice parades will be held on Friday evenings instead of on Thursdays.
A and L Sections:-Classes for Layers, DR.F and signalling will commence at HQ at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, June 11. Those wishing to undergo the courses of instruction should attend regularly.
N.C.Os. are expected to specialize
in Laying and/or DRF.
L Section: Parade at H.Q. at 5.30
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(8gd.) G. S. FRIZELLE, Captain. Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
NOTICE
Corps Aquatic Sports
It is notified for information that the Corps Aquatic Sports will be held at the V.R.C. on Saturday, July 24. 1937.
AFFILIATED UNIT
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Nursing Detachment. H.K.V.D.C.
Meeting. There will be no meet- ing on Monday, June 7. Next meet- ing will be on Monday, June 14.
Enrolment.-Miss A. R. L. Dow- biggin. Miss P. Scotcher, and Miss N. E. Witchell, 31.5.37.
am on Friday, June 11 for arms
drill.
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No. 2 Improvised Battery
(M. Section)
There will be no parade. on Wednesday, June 6.
Corps Engineers
Those detailed for the King's Birthday Parade will parade at 5.30 p.m. at H.Q. for arms drill on Mon- day, June 7.
Remainder; Miniature Range.
Corps Signals Parade at Corps H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8 for Arms and Squad Drill.. :
All linesmen's belts, pliers and frogs must be returned to C.Q.M.S. Millington Immediately.
All Box Respirators must be re- turned to the Company Store not later than Tuesday, June 8.
All members of the Unit, who wish to attend a promotion class must submit their names to the O.C. on Tuesday, June &
Machine Gun Troop - Parade at Causeway Bay Stable at 9 am on Wednesday, June 9. Dress: Review Order,
Armoured Car Section Bection will parade at HQ on June 8 at 5.30 p.m. for Crew Drill and Driving Instruction.
Motor M.G. Platoon ·
Parade at HQ at 5.30 p.m. on June 7 for Machine Gun Instruc- tion.
(Sgd.) K. DURRAN, Commandant, Nursing Detachment,
H.K.V.D.C.
established Carmelite com- munities of ten in several Univer- sity cities, such as Oxford and Cambridge in England, and Paris and Bologna on the Continent. Bod he lived for some time at Cambridge. The spread of the Order under his direction both in England and In Southern Europe Was very notable. As often hap pens, he is best remembered in countries other than his own, and he is honoured particularly at Bor-
deanx where he died and was buried. He was a native of Kent.
GERMAN SURMARINES
Berlin, June 2, The German submarines, "D 24” and "U 35" left to-day for Spanish waters.--
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TWICE NUMBER OF
BRITAIN
It is officially announced from Rome that 20 new submarines ars to be laid down this year, raising the number "of undersea boats in the Italian Navy to 108. This will be the largest submarine fleet in the world, and all except eight boats are of modern design.
Excluding vessels built under were war programmes, which are therefore chiolete, the strength of the leading naval Powers in mo- dern submarines, built and -bulid- ing, is:
Italy France
Japan
Great Britain US.A.
100 85
64
54
51
Some idea of the intensive naval preparations being made by Italy is conveyed by the fact that in the period 1835-37 she has laid down or ordered 44 submarines, besides nearly 50 destroyers and torpedo boats.
The Escort to His Excellency the
'It is amelally confirmed in Rome. Officer Administering the Govern- that the Italian Mediterranean
islands,
including Pantelleria ment for the King's Birthday Parade as detailed, will parade at midway in the narrows between HQ, at 9 am on June 9, 1937.
Sicily and Africa—are being deve- loped as naval and air bases.
No. 1 (MG) Company Parade at 5.15 pm at Queen's Fier on June 11. Gas Lecture.
No. 3 (MG) Company Parade at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. on June 7 for foot and arms, dri.
Dress: Mufti with belt and frog, rifle. bayonet' and`sling,”
It is important that all those detalled to represent the Company on the King's Birthday parade should attend
At the time when it was in cir- culation each stud represented the value of one iron hoe. Two hçes were worth one goat, and 10 goats King's Birthday Parade Those equalled one cow, so that the detailed to represent the Company have a Revenue Officer in attendance example now displayed by the will parade at HQ at 8.30 am. on when damaged dutiable goods aremuseum is worth almost two cows, June 9.j examined.
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must
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broken, chated and damaged Goods The value of one hoe was sub- Dress: Khaki shirt, sleeves rolled are to be left in the Godowns, where equently standardised at 58, mak-up, shorts, black boots, puttees and they will be examined on the Sting the coln worth £9.
hose tops, aun helmet, belt and June, 1937, 9 in. by Mesura,
These heavy tokens, of which the frog, rine, and bayonet. Rifles and Carmichael & Clark.
manufacture, ceased in 1860, re- bayonets will be drawn from store present the first output of the on June 7. Messina copper mines. They were cast there in primitive moulds by the Ba-lemba tribe, and sub- 15331sequently, by the Besuto.
by
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
W. & LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) Lam.
Hong Kong, 1st June, 1887
Machine Gun En. Signals June 7: Subsection D parade at HQ.at 5.30 pm Revolver trafi ing under Sgt. Thomson
FLOOD PREVENTION MEASURES
Washington, June 3 The establishment of seven re-
stonal authorities to undertake a comprehensive programme for flood drought and dust storm prevention and soil conservation has been re- commended by President Roosevelt In a message to Congress E The regional authorities will also administer hydro-electric projects, undertaken as part of the Multiple Purpose Watershed Developments.
The President issued a warning that the water power resources of the nation must be protected from private monopoly and used for the benefit of the people Rauter
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