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Continued From Page 1 Prime Minister, have created great confidence.
Although the Greek Navy is small it is considered in Lon don to be a useful addition to the Allied Naval forces in the Mediterranean, It consists of
14 destroyers two of which were recently built in Britain, nine torpedo boats and six submarines, while many of the Greek haval officers have re- ceived their training in Bri- tain.
In a speech in New York yester- day, President Roosevelt referred to the Italian invasion of Greece. FEEL SORROW
H.K. VOLUNTEER
ORDERS
ORDERS BY COL. H. B. ROSE, M.C., COMMANDANT,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
(CONTINUED FROM SATURDAY)
RECRUITS MEDICAL
EXAMINATION
Nov. 3. Kowloon 'Railway Station, 8 No. 2 Sec. Rifle Classification.
Nov, 1, HQ., 1.90 p.m. Orderly Medi-Dress-S.D. cap, shirt, shorts, boots, and putties, full web equipment less haversack and water bottle. slinga to be carried.
rul Oficer-Lt. G: T. Balean.
'FIRST AID COURSE Nov 1 ELQ 5.45 pm. Those de- tailed, Lecture by Captain F. Bunje, M.R.CS, LROP...
..
PARADES
1st Battery
Oct. 30. HQ 8 am, for D'Agullar.
2nd Battery
Oct. 31. Belchers. 5.30 pm. Gun He said, "I am sure you will all drin. breech mechanism laying prac feel the sorrow in you hearts that tice and dummy loader. Dress-Mufti. I feel for the Italian and the overalls and 8 caps to be carried. Greek people that they should be Nov. 10, Kowloon City Rifle Range, involved together in confict. This s'am, Classification for all members day has been an anxious one be-who have fired on open, range and for cause of the outbreak of another 30 yard range before. war."
3rd Battery.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 30th OCTOBER 1940, 8.30 .
The General Post Office will be closed at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 30th October 1940.
Parcel post service to Canton is temporarily suspended.
The Imparial Airways Bervice between. Hongkong and Bangkok Rifle is temporarily suspended. Air mail correspondence will be accepted at the existing rates of postage and will be forwarded by the first. opportunity by steamer to Singapore to connect with the east and
west bound air services. '
Field Company Engineers Oct. 31, K.G.R., 8.30 am. Kit Inspec- tion All clothing must be brought on parade, 9 a.m. Technical training by Sections Dress-Uniform.
Corps -Signals
An air mail service providing a connection with British Over- seas Airways at Rangoon will be available during the period of suspension of the Hongkong-Bankok Service. The postage rates for lettera and $0.75$
Oct. 30, HQ., 2 pm,' (1) 'A Group for all destinations, will be $1.50 per os. Field Signalling Exercise. 1) B Group each for postcards. Mall for this service should be superscribed
Signal Training. (1) Evening "Via Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mail label: parade → Line Section Arms and Squad Drill, D/R. Sec. Semap read- Ing.
-Nov. 1, H.Q., 2 p.m. (1) A Group Procedure Lecture and Buzzer Instruc- tion .(10) B Group-Group Lamp Heading and Flag work. (1) Ever.
from Peak. B Group, Buzzer Instruc- tion D/R.Sec., Map Reading Class
Mr. Cordell Hull, sald that Oct. 31, HQ. 8 am. for Aberdeening Parade A Group. Lamp Reading. America was prepared to take any DEL Section will not parade. steps that might become neces- sary in view of the spread of the "war to the Balkans.
United States expressed disgust at the ItalianTM Invasion,"
4th Battery Oct. 31. DEL, School, 5.30 pm. D.EL. recruits.
5th AA Battery Oct. 31. Battery Manning.
Fall in Order.
The NEW YORK TIMES says and dress as previous Tuesday. that this unprovoked assault was
launched on even flimsier grounds.
In London, THE TIMES says that
the Italian action followed the usual style of the dictators- threats, lles, ultimatums, invasion.
Death Of
The paper describes the attack as Prominent
"a monstrous and contemptible
action, though"not" unexpected."
The Times praises the behaviour) of the Greeks and says that Brt- tain will honour to the full the
Figure
pledge she has given. The British Sir Herbert Wright
Mobile Column
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
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Ser-
31st Oct
Oct. 30. All Platoons. Hung Hom.Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct 8am. Technical Training. Dress-
Nos 1 and 2 (Arnd C) Pls Battlö vice," San Francisco date 18th October...
Overalls. Remainder-Battle London and Straits, Order less Steel helmet, topees will be U. S. A., and Manila-(Seattle date, 30th Sept.). WORL
Australia and Mania.................
Nos. 1 and 2 (Armd. C.) Pls, Vehi. cle Party as detailed, Hung Hom, 7.15
2.11.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct
vice"-San Francisco date, 25th October London and Straits, Nos. 3, 4 and 5 (M.M.G.) Pls Java and Manila. Duties Ord Sgt. Cpl. Collings, R.K, London and Straits. Ord Cpl-Cpl. Groome, EL. Duty Swatow
Sec.--No, 2, Parade at Hung Hom at London and Straita 1.30 am,
Nov. 1, Nos. 1 and 2 (Armd. C) PA HQ. 5.30 p.m. Those detailed-LG instruction. Remainder Indication and Recognition:
Training.
Java and Maria... Australia and Manila.. London and Straits
. S. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai Francisco date 19th October), Sandakan Calcutta and Straits
31st Oct
Ist Nov.
1st Nov.
Ser-
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duty is clear." the paper goes
Nox. 3, 4 and 5 (MM.G.) PI. "Those on. "She will have to defend her
LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter)-The
detalled for Bren Catrier driving in position in the Mediterranean."
The
death has occurred, at the age of struction. Hung Hom, 5.30 pm. Re- NEWS-CHRONICLE em-88 of Str Herbert Wright, a pro-
mainder,HQ, 5.30-pm-Rifle-dri- phasises that the war is entering minent figure in the rubber in-
No. 6 Platoon, HQ 5.30pm. L.G. into another great phase which dustry. will be as crucial as the battle
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than The late Sir Herbert Wright, be- of France which was lost to us and sides his other activities, was
No. 1 Company
the time given below, unless otherwise stated, and where mails are the battle of Britain which so far Chairman of the Rubber Growers' Lecture.
Oct. 31. Those detailed Corps Gas advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel malls are we have won, says Reuter.
Association. London,
closed at. 5 p.m. on the previous day When mails are advertised to in 1932;
Nov. 1. Those detalled-- First Aid
Remainder-Signals and Hand Angles.
No. 2 Company.
We have since worked hard to Scientific Assistant to the Direc- Lecture. L.G. Section LG. Training Jose after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel mats are closed at 5pm. consolidate our forces. On this tor, Royal Botanical Gardens, Cey- tremendous new battlefeld curtain now rises.
the lon: and also Controller of the Government Experimental Station, Ceylon, in 1900-08:
It was announced in Istanbul yesterday that no request for Tur- kish aid had been received from Greece.
POLICY OF ACTION British Wireless adds that the DAILY TELEGRAPH Writes: "Our own part is clear. We must have
a policy of action. The infamous
essault on Greece was planned to
give fresh bases for the hitherto
He also edited the India Rubber Journal, London, from 1907-17 and was also the author of many pub- lications dealing with tropical agriculture.
Oct 30, HQ., 5.30 p.m. No. 7 Pla- toon. Training under Platoon ar rangements.
Nov. 1. Field day detailed per Company Circular.
THURSDAY ^..
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Date and Time
Thu. Jist GP,O,&KP.O.
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg
"British Overseas AirwayS"
N.CO/Saigon.
Formosa and Dairen......
Company Straits.
་བཟས་ཞཅན དགའ་ཉཥཿཉཿག བཙཅན
No. 3 Company Oct. 30, HQ, 8.30 pm). training class,
Oct. 31, HQ, 5.30 p.m. BRITISH ASSURANCE training programme.
parade. Training as in Company Bangkok, Madung, Salamaua, Rabaul and Tulagi
Nov. 1, HQ 6.30 p.m. Those de- talled.
TO GEN. METAXAS
unsuccessful endeavour to break our hold or the Eastern Mediter-
LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter)-The
No. 4 Company British Minister in Athens, on ranean. Mussolint has committed
Oct. 30.
All day training. (1) 14 himself to a very dangerous ad-
instructions from London, w.lland 18 Fla. H.K. men, EQ, 7.30 am ausure General Melazas that Bri- Kowloon men, K.C.R. Station, 8 am.. venture. The Italian Fleet must now at last put to sea if Il Duce istain will give Greece all possible(1) 13 F1. HQ 8.15 am. Dress for to achieve anything.
assistance in defending herself | all. Battle Order.-B.D. cap will be "Whether it does or not ouragainst Ital an aggression.
Navy and Air Force will henceforth have bases in Greece and In islands
of the Aegean front where many
of the most vulnerable targets in Italy can be effectively bombed.
The tortoise of Mussolini's arma-
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Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA., Central
South America and United-Kingdom; via couver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only).
Note:-All Malls for United-Kingdom will be for-
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and
Ord.
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Parcels, 4.00 P
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Nov. 1, HQ, 5.30 p.m. (1) Classes 1 and, Lecture. Remainder. LO. - struction.
Ord.
5.30 PM
No. 5 Company. Oct. 31, EQ.. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O.'s Class Lecture, Message writing
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A., & G.P.Q.
Europe via "Fan American Airways and Trans. Atlantic Services.”
Reg.
6.00 PM"
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PO.
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4.30 PM
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Parcels 400 TM
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"No. 6 Company
Oct. 1, FLQ., 5.30 p.m. N.CO.'s de- talled will attend Gas Corps Class
Nov. 1, HQ. bam. Dress--Blame-as-
ment has put its head out of its with an Army omcer as passenger, shell at last. We must aim to was travelling slowly along King's make it pay the penalty."
Road in an easterly direction.
When nearing the North Point LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter)- Refugee Camp, two women, be before. (Exercise at Recreio Football Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with There is no information in London lieved to be inmates, were said to rst Aid Course at HQ 5.45 p.m.
Ground). Those detailed will attend
"British: Overseas Airways" as to the attitude of Germany and have dashed across the front of Russia.
There is no truth in the reports that Britian forces have landed in Crete, Salonika and Thesalonla.
Reuter is officially informed that His Majesty's Government is giving Greece military aid in
the car.
The victims were Ho Mel-lei, who sustained injuries to her back, and Isang Pui-ching, who received şight abrasion. Both were `taken |« to the Queen Mary Hospital.
the widest sense of the terms KOWLOON PERFECT
though at the present stage it
is impossible to describe the steps.
No. 7 Company
Nov. 1, HQ, 3 am Full day train- Dress -- Fighting Order. Steel helmet....
Those
Army Service Corps Company Oct. 31, HQ, 5.30 p.m. Drill detalled under RBM. Remainder un
der CSM. Dress-Overalls, S.D. cap.
brown or black shoes,
Pay Section
Manning exercise
25
Nov, 1, Garrison School, 2.15 p.m. Dress-Uniform
* Fortress ® Signal Company Oct. 31 Duddell Street, 230 pm
detailed by OSM
Nov. 1, HQ, 5.30 pm Recapitula
(Bgd.).EN. THURSBY, Capt.
Adjutant HEV.D. Corps.
Except for the early evening,
Field Ambulance when wardens and Police officers Oct. 30, HQ. 9am. Centre Section" visited a number of homes to inunder Lt. Rodrigues. COMMUNICATIONS: SEVERED
form householders that the exer- Oct. 31, HQ, 9, a.m. Left Bection LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuter)-case had commenced after sun- under Lt Balcan Reater's Sona correspondent says down, Kowlood last night enjoyed that communications between its most perfect black-out There Greece and Bulgaria have been were not so many people in the severed since early yesterday morn-streets as, on previous black-outs ing.
and there were appreciably fewer Greek's resistance to the Italian cigarette-smokers and flashlight demands has surprised official Bul garlan quarters and Turkey's reac⠀ In the early evening, there tin, L.G.
earriers about tions to the Invasion are eagerly appeared to be some misunder- awalted in Bofia.
Meanwhile, an unconfirmed re-mencement of, the exercises lights standing as at the hour of com- port states that the Italians have were on in a number of houses captured Knostur in Macedonia.
up to as late as 6.30 pm
Motor buses, crawled along keeping up zegular servicenas did the single ferry that plied the harbour with a fair number of passengers
Nazis Take
Precautions
In Rumania
AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D,C. Attachment 2
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Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Reg. 5.00 PM Atlantic Services.”
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SUNDAY Mahila, Batavia, and Mauritius.
MONDAY
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9.00 AM
blocs. 4th
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. B.A., Canada, Cen- | G.P.O: SEPO.
tral and South America and United Kingdom Reg. 9/11 5:00 PM Via San Francisco,............. .................. ............pere, ería:
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Ord: 4/11 8.30 AM
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"British Overseas Airways.”
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Marques, East and Bouth Africa, Via Durban
THURSDAY-
£30,38
Thn. 7th
8.30 AM
Fri. 8th
The following were attached to the Multary Hospital for training during Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya, the period show
Taxis and private care travelled Mrs. M. Berruex, Miss P. T. Prit- somewhat faster and, in the chard, Miss A. L. Black, 14-21.10,40.
LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter) It opinion of some, rather too feat Strength-Decrease
is reliably learned that German There were number of near Mrs. M. Petri-24.10.49 mechanised mobile units are fever-acoldents,
Hongkong looked
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Brisbane...
Or8/11,9.30 AM
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straits and Calcutta.
Letters 11.00 AM
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(8gd) Mrs. LM. B. Brandle,
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Queen's
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