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THE VOLUNTEERS.
CHASE IN CITY.
LATEST CORPS ORDER.
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Volunteer Defence Corps Orders, isted by Major R. M. Smith, M.BE
sinto:
ANNUAL CAMP.,
The Annual Camp will take placa November 6th and December 10th, at Fanting, New Territory, between
1926.
(Continued From Page 1)
the Hongkong Hotel bar and a "cafe across the way" At both places, he had a few drinks," finishing up, as far as he could
Hotel bar... remember, at 3.30, at the Hongkong From that hour his mind was a blank, until he woke up to find himself in gaol this
Attendance at the Camp is a con- dition for officiency in the case of Engineer, Mounted Infantry, Armour ed car Infantry and Scottish Com-morning. panies.
AERIAL TRAVEL.
(Continued from rage 1).
the course of the White Nile, the machines would be hydroplanes.
If the servico was successful, from
ten daya to a fortnight would be saved in the journey between Khartoum and Uganda and eight dara between Khartoum and East Africa. Why should not northern and southern links be forged in this African chain, and a through aeroplane service run, at least ex- perimentally between Biypt and. His Worship And yet, you | Cape town? In the course of the were able to go to a shop, demand training programme of the Royal pyjamas, and were able to work, try to arrange for a certain number Air Force, the Air Ministry would
out the rate of exchange betwäon of flights, carrying mails and off- American and Hongkong, dollare;cial passengers to link up with the civil machines at Khartoum. From Kowloon to Fanling-Fri- and you say you were intoxicated? Would it be possible for the South
It is hoped that members will be able to get out by the evening trains on Frkinys, for Saturday to count as a full day's training, as mumbers must arrive before 8 nm, on that day.
TIME TABLE FOR TRAINS.
and 8.17 m.
and 6.19
on
day evening-4.36 p.m., 5.99 p.m.,
Mr. G. H. Wilson, a fellow African Government to consider and 7,21 p.ni.
From
Fanling to Kowloon-Sun- electrician with defendant
whether the South African Air Force could not make a certain day evenings 6.61, p.m. 12.12. Monday morning-7.31a.m. board the President buat, appear number of flights linking up with ed in Court to give evidence to the route to Uganda? These pro- the effect that at 6.30 yester-posals involved no subsidy-noth day afternoon, Atk returned on ing more than co-operation be board to take over the watch,tween one Government and another and it became apparent to witness and between military and civil that he was so drunk that witness
flying.
Railway Warrants: Arrangements are being made with the Railway Company to issue. second class return thelots to Fanling for other ranks,
The Schior N.C.O. or men present will be responsible that the names are ticked off on the list pt the Book-thought it prudent not to hand over ing Office as the tickets are issued.
the watch. At eight o'clock in the Baggage Members wishing to have their buggage sent
evening, a seaman came on board the Camp at Fanling must deliver it, clearly
to say that defendant was under labelled with owners' names at Corps arrest. Headquarters by 2.30 p.m. on
FEI- day3.
יי .
2. Ritter and Bayonets are not on any
to be left in Camp during midweek.
Bedding: Will be drawn from the store tent by members sleeping in Camp, and returned before members leave on the Sunday evenings, or Monday mornings.
Arms: Rifles and bayonets
may be denwn from Corp Headquarters, between the following hours:-Mon- days
to Thursdays: um. to 12 noun, 2 pan. La 4 p.m., and 5.p.m. Fridays: Between 9 am and 12
nooit only.
.
Dress Marching, order ... hel- mets, rifles, bayonets, belts and sidearms, braces, haversacks, water- bottles, great-coats to be carried folded on the shoulders or if prefer- rod they may be sent out with bag- gage. Shorts will be worn by all Infantry and the Machine Gun Sec. tions.
ARTILLERY COMPANÝ,
City Section: Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 pm. on Tues- day, November 2nd. Dress; Mufti.
Subject:
of Fire Recture-Lines Chapter II. Artillery. Training Vol. -Signalling Instruction G How- Haer Guns Drili.
·Talkoo-Section: Parade at Taikoo
at 5 pm on Friday, November 5th, Dross Mufti.
Subject: Lecture Lines of Fire and Recapitulation.
All members are reminded that Musketry Course Part II. will be fired again at Stonecutters. Range on Sunday, October 1st, Dress: Uni- form optional, but belts, bayonets, frogs and bandoliers must be worn.
Signal Section: Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, November 8th. Dress Mufti.
Subject: Lectures 13 and 14. Field Sections Parade at Welling- ten. Barracka ut 5.30 pm. on Monday, November 8th. Dress: Mufti,
Subject: Practical Work with 40th Co., R., an Field Works training.
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COULDN'T WAKE UP. Questioned by the Magistrate, Mr. Wilson further said that with in the fourteen months during which he was employed on the same ship as the defendant, he had never known him to be ima drunken con- dition. When witness got up to the Police Station at nine o'clock in the evening he found the defendant was lying asleep. He was in a help less condition and appeared to be under the influence of narcotics for he could'not be awakened.
This latter statement was borne out by Inspector Field.
In Imposing a fine of $100, with the alternative of six weeks' im- prisonment, the Magistrate said that in British law, intoxication 'was not regarded as an excuse for the crime, although it might be re- garded as a cause for leniency in regard to the sentence.
LANDING GROUNDS WANTED.
Sir Samuel Hoare emphasised that if these routes word to be created and safely maintained," it was essential that landing grounds should be formed at proper inter- vals and be kept in good order. Sir Alan Cobham had declared after each of his great fights, that this was the first condition posed to provide the members of of success. Sir Samuel Hoare pro- the sub-committee with a list of the principal landing grounds re- quired, with a view of seeing whe- not. ther each Government could undertake the responsibility for themselves within its territory.
WORK FOR AIRSHIPS. Passing to airships, Sir Samuel Hoare said they would carry out the long distance non-stop voir. journeys of the future. The air- ships now being built should, with normal freight and 100 passen-. gers, be able to fly without refuel- lag in good weather for a dis- tance of some 4,000 miles. An air- ship, being largo and practically silent, would be much more.com- fortable than the neroplane for long journeys. It would have pro- When a train arrived at Odense, minade decks outside the cabins, Denmark, on Wednesday, a horse- and ample smoking and dining box attached to it was seen to be rooms. Airships and aeroplanes on fire, A racehorse was found were really complementary to each burnt to death in the box, and other. Objections were raised to lying on the floor was a man suf- an airship on the ground of dan- fering from burns, who was taken ger of storms to so large and. to hospital in a serious condition. fragile a structure and to the dan- Ife was identified as Mr. Staple-ger of fire to a ship composed of ton. a Surrey trainer of trotting horses.
PROMOTIONS.
inflammable material. highly Great progress, however, had been made during the last two years towards overcoming these dificul ties. The structure of both air- shipe now being built would be in- comparably stronger in the matter of material than the structure" of Mounted Infantry. Company-No. | any airship built in the past. The 420 Pte. G. W. Sewell to be Corporal Meteorological Department had
Quarter-Master-Ser-
The following promotions will take effect from October 26th,
1920:-
"ARTILLERY AND ENGINEER COMPANIES.
Masketry Course Part, II, i be (and Acting fireil at Stonecutters Range on Sun- geant). No. 674 Pte. W. M. Lyons
to be Corporal, day, October 31st, 1926. All who have not fired must make a point ef attending"
Range Officer: /Licut. R. S: Lo-
gun.
Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9a.m., and call at Kowloon Pier, at 9.10 a..
7
Dress--Drill order: Web equip- mont: Belts, hagenes, frog, 2 pouches and braces. Bandolier equipment: Belts, frog, bandoliers.
as: Will be drawn from Corps Arms: Headquarters on Friday, October" 20th, between 0 a.m. and 12 noon," or 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, October 30th, between 9 a.m. und 1 p.m.
ARMOURED CAR COMPANY, Parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Monday, November 1st, at 5.80 p.m.-Fall parade of all sections for Arms Drill. Fali in with rifles, belts and bayonets. Gun drill under 2/Lieut. . E. Hancock.
Wednesday, November 3rd. Parade
REVERSIONS.
No. 682 L. Cpl. W. C. Clark, En- gineer Co., reverts to the rank of Sapper at his own request, us from October 19th, 1925.
No. 575 L-Cpl. E. L. Pinguet, Mounted Infantry Co., reverts to the rank of Private at his own request as from October 25th, 1926.
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made an intensive study of the gir conditions over these shores and en route to India. Accurate climate and weather, reports were essential to the development of airship routes, not only so that the airship might be able to avoid storms but also that in the in- in improving Empire air com- terests of speed and economy an munications, and the sub-commit airship might make the fullest tee at once set to work to: consi possible use of prevailing winds
upon the various routes. To meet der the details of how this could the danger of conflagration, an best be achieved. Some interest- No. 489 Spr. G. R. Maskell is trans-airahip was being built at Caring facts as to the development ferred from the Engineer Company dington which would be equipped to No. 5 Platoon (Scottish Company), not with petrol but with heavy oil as from October 21st, 1920.
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No. 662 Spr. W. C. Clark is trans- ferred from the Engineer Company to the Armoured Car Company, as from October 19th, 1926
NEW AIRSHIPS BOON.
GRAVES
ghtly
FOR GENIUS.
SPECIAL CEMETERY IN.
NEW YORK.
The League for Fostering Geni- of air travel in the various
us, in American institution, has Dominions were disclosed in the just announced that it will estab speech of the delegates. The ish a "Campo Santa," where gen Slowly but surely our pro- Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. iuses, although penniless, may find grammes had been developing.
a last resting-place. An acre of In a year's time, two great aiz ships should be completed. It was showing how widely aeroplanes ground in a New York cemetery is The undermentioned has qualified as then proposed to carry out ade were used for communicating with to be bought, and a marble coping marksman and is entitled to wear the quate Home trials and, subse the remote centres of population
MARKSMAN.
Mackenzie King, gave statistics
at Corps Herdquarters at 5.80 p.m. badge for one year: No. 437 C.S.M.quently, to fly at least one of the and for mapping and surveying upon which will be the names of
It is advisable that old clothes or pany; 95 points." overalls be worn for this drill.
INFANTRY COMPANY.
LEAVE.
the donors, will surround it. A In the course of excavations
dia for a full period of trial in uninhabited parts of Canada, great peace monument and foun- near Hajdu-Boszormeny, Eastern
tropical conditions. When these Valuable work in detecting and tain will occupy the centre of the Hungary, the grave has been dis-
The following are granted leave trials were completed it was hop checking forest firca was also dono covered, of a knight of the 9th Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, 5:30 pm-No. of absence from the Corps: No, 504 ed, if the Dominions decire, to by the permanent forest guard of plot, which will be circular and century whose charger had been 1 Platoon: Rifle Sections at Minia-Pte. S. Kelly, Reserve Do., from Nomake demonstration flights to the aeroplanes, whose activities had memorials will mark the reating, buried with him. The find includure Range Lewis Gun Sections. at vamber 17th, 1926, to September 16th, En- 1927 No. 044 Spr. A. Contos, Samuel Hoare emphasise that for of life and property. The Austra
capitals of the Empire. Sir resulted in a considerable saving places of those whose cre
creative Range. Kennedy Road ed, a set of armour, a sword,
22nd. 1926, Tuesday, Nov. 9th, 6.30 p.m.gineer Co., from October 22nd. Platoon: Rife Sections at Corps to December 31st, 1926; No. 933. Pto this purpose two conditions must lian Premier, Mr. Bruce, said that effects entitle them to Be there.
Scation, from De be satisfied.There must be moor- the novelty had worked off flying A long list of names of those serve out safety razors to soldiers, been placed over the dead soldier's at Kennedy Road Range. Nos. 3 and
tober 21st, to November 10th, Instead of open blades, was raised eyes. The whole have been re-4 Platoon at Corp Headquarters for 1926; No. 475
Lewis Gun, instruction. in Parlament in connection with moved to the museum · A÷ the contract for the supply of the Debreczen, where the grave will be former, made by a Company bear- reconstituted as it was found. ing a well-known American name.
Captain King. for the Govern-
arrows, a silver bracelet, a saddle,
Tho decision of the War Office to and two golden discs, which had Hondquarters. Lewis Gun Sectionn B. Law, Med. J. Clerk, A.Cing masts at the end of the jour in his country and to travel by who have been invited to shopss
ment, explained that the Company of the contract was that the Com- with which the arrangement was made was an off-shoot of an entire pany should take over War Office stocks of over 100,000 long-handled ly British charactor."
razors in exchange for safety
He mentioned that one condition razore.
Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,
RESIGNATION..
from October 26th, 1928 to De-ney and adequate moterological, aeroplane, as he did on the Jour this as their last resting place cember 24th, 1926; No. 268 Ptc. D. D. data, He hoped that the ney to London over several hun- has been published, but on close, SCOTTISH COMPANY.
Urquhart, No. 2. Platoon, from Ge Dominions concerned would put dreds of miles of territory, there scrutiny one cannot find the All Platoons will parade at Voluntober 23rd, 1926, to February 28th those in hand without delay by bffecting a big saving in time names of any with the lightest teer. Headquarters on Thursday, 1927. November 4th, at 6:30p.m., for
There was the further question of was no uncommon thing. In the claim to genius. However, it s Platoon drill. Dress: Mufti, with
developing commercial airship remote districts, the aeroplane was stated that the treatment of the rifle.
lngs between Great Britain and proving is great boon, increasing Campo Santa' will be that of a the Dominions, and he hoped to as it did the sense of security by shrine with none of the gloom of a 800 these started at the earliest bringing the distant centres of burying place. Every memorial possible moment.e
population within reach of doctors erected will be required by the WILLING TO CO-OPERATE and hospitals, in caso of aleknoss committér to be of a happy inspir The discussion that followed or accident. Most of the maation. Thus the League for Fos- Sir Samuel Hoare's speech indicatechines so used, were equipped with toring Genius Intends to avoid any
unpleasant Rima" sca ed the general desire on, the part stretcher British Wireless.
RTRENGTH."
The following are permitted to re- sige from the Corps on leaving the The following recruits are taken Colony, na from October 14th, 1926: on the strength and posted an un- No. 588 Pte, W. 1. Ramsey, No. 2 der!--No. 1000. Fie, 6: B. Ekiridge, Platoon, No. 810 Pte. T. L. Thorn. No Armoured Car Co., dated October2 Platoon, 25th, 1926: No. 1001 Pte, W G. H. Deacon, No. 2 Pintoon, dated Octh: ber 20th, 1926; No. 1092 Plex T. Soddon. No. 2. Platoon, dated, Octo ber 20th, 1026.
[✨ N.`C] D. Browṛjoun, Captain,
Adjutant, HR V.D.C. Hongkong, October 20th, 1920.
of all the Dominions to co-operate
scandal,