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8. Scottish Company." King's Birthday Parado. Company will parado at full strength in Review order (helmeta) at the Football Ground, Happy Valley at 8.10 a.m. on Monday, 4th June, 1928. Musketry Part I. All ranks of the Company who are liable for firing of Part I must do so on Sunday, 17th June at Taikan Range. Details later. 9. Portuguese Company Friday, June 1, 1928.
King's Birthday Parade. The nt- O, C. Units will submit their orders
ranke is called to every Wednesday, for ensuing weeks. tention of all to be included in Corps Orders pub-Corps Order No. 2. lished on Fridays.
No. 332. Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Orders by Lieut- Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O. Commandant.
2. King's Birthday Parade, Monday, 4th June, 1928.-The Corps will take part in this parado at Happy Valley at 9 a.th. on Monday, 4th June, 1928,
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Fall in at Happy Valley, Football Ground at 8.10 am.
Two special trams will leave tho East Bound Stopping place foot of Garden Road at 7,45 a.m.
4.
All N.C.O's and Nos. 1 and 2 of Lewis Gun Sections will parade at Corps Headquarters on Tuesday, 5th June, 1028, at 5.30 pan.
10, Corps Band.
All ranks will parado as strong possible at Corpa Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 6th June, 1928.
11. Strength.
takon
The following recruits are on the strength and posted as under: No. 1324 Gr. E. Moses, The Bat tery, as from 22. 5. 28.
Dress: Review order, khaki, hel- mets, khaki jackets, medals, shorts, puttics, hosetopa,
belt and bayonet, rifle and aling.
Scottish Company will conform, dressed in the kit, as for G.O.C.tuguese Co, from 23, 5.28. Inspection, wearing helmets.
Section will be employed on special Mounted Infantry and Motor Cycle escort duty.
Nos. 1 and 2 Companies: The Bat- Corps tory, Engineer Company, Signals, Armoured Car Section, In- fantry Company and Reserve Cam
pany.
No. 1. Company: Scottish Com-
No. 4 Company: Portuguese Com
pany.
Officers for Colours: Lieut. M. G. Noll and 2/Lieut. H. R. Forsyth.
Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters telny, between 9 a.m. and 12 unen, or 2 and 4 pm or 5 and 2nd June, 13.1
and on Saturday, between 9 a.m. and i p.m.
In the event of the parade Happy
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vame. Being cancelled n ceremonial
past the Cenotaph will Lake CHBE the place instead, in which Corps will fall in at Veunicer fiene quarters at 8.50 nm.
Dress: In future leather belta wil not be worn by any N.C.D. or Man on parade, web belts only will be
worn.
3. Arms.
.
All rifles will be handed into store immediately after the King's Birth- day Parade for the annual inspection. 0. C. Scottish Company to make special arrangements with the Corps Sergeant-Major.
4. Lecture.
Major W. F. Hanna. M.C., will de- liver à lecture on the Kirkpatrick Re- connaissance Scheme at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.46 p.m. on Friday, 8th June, 1928,
5. The Battery, Lecture on Theory. This will be given at Corps Headquarters on Thursday at 6.00 pan. This is voluntary parade.
6. Mounted Infantry Company. All ranks will parade at Stables at 5.15 p.m. for King's Birthday re- hearsal parade on Friday, 1st June, Full dress, helmet, kinki jacket, brue- cles, pulties, bandoller and rifle.
Thursday. 7th June. Parade at Stables at 5.4 p.m. Plain Clothes.
No. 1325 Pte. A. F: E. Silva, Por- No. 1326 Cr, A. S. Bliss, The Battery, from 30. 5. 28.
No. 1327 Pte. H. R. Pinna, Portu- guese Co. from 80. 5. 28.
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12. Appointment.
The following extract from the Hongkong Government Gazette No. 23 dated 25, 5. 28, is published for in- formation:
"His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government, han bean pleased to appoint Lance-Sergeant Robert Keith Valentine to be Second Lleutenant. In the longkong Volun wor Defence Corps, with effect from 22ri May, 1028."
13. Command.
Captain E. J. R. Mitchell taken over command of the Infantry Company, as from 16th May, 1928.
Lieut. J. Norrie Owen takes over command of No. 2. Platoon, as from 18th May, 1928,
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The Hongkong Interpart cricket team yesterday started a two days match against the United Services at Shanghai.
Hongkong batted first and compiled a total of 205 before the last man batting form and was unfortunato in was dismissed. Sayer was in great 2/Lival. R. K. Valentine takes over not getting a century. When the in- command of the Armoured Car Sec-nings came to an end he had scored tlon, an from 24th May, 1928,
14. Transfer.
No. 643 Pte. A., W. Summers is transferred from the Mounted In- fantry Company, to Motor Cycle Section, Armoured Car Company, as from 22. 5. 28.
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15. Leave.
The following are granted leave of absence from the Corps:
Major S. J. Jordain, M.C., from 25. 5. 28. 1 14. 6. 28.
No. 1171 Pio. W. D. Russell; M.I. Co., from 23. 5. 28. to 22. B. 28.
No. 1258 Signaller W. C. Simpson, Signals, from 23..6. 28 to 22. 6. 29.
No. 1201 Gr. H. F. Sullivan, Tho Battery, from 25. 5. 28. ustil return. ing to the Colony.
16. Struck Off the Strength, Having left the Colony:
No. 1263 Corporal F. Cowherd, A. C. Co., na from 1. 6. 28.
No. 1280 Ple. W. Lawrence, No. 10 Platoon, as from 1. 5. 28.
Having completed three years' ser vice and claimed his discharge, as from 11. 6. 28:
97 and was still undefeated. The last wicket put on 70 runs,
Hancock contributed 27 towards the total, Musson 23 and Owen Hughes 19. Rain Interferes with Play.
Shanghai, May 31.
the toss against Hongkong won United Services and went in to bat, and were all out for 205 runs.
Sayer scored 97 runa not out, Han- cock 27 and Musson 23, Melsome accuring five wickets for 97 runs.
The United Services obtained 15 runs for two wickets. The inorning's play was shortened by rain, but des- pite bad weather the tinued in the afternoon.-Router.
game
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GENERAL ARRESTED.
MEXICAN CHIEF OF STAFF.
Mexico City, May 91. General Jose Alvarez, Chlef of No. 347 Spr. G. S. Kennedy-Staff of President Calles, has been Skipton, Engineer Co. (Field Sec.). dismissed from his post for "amug-
Having failed to complete the re-
quirements of Efficiency, as from 7.gling merchandise inta Mexico In connivanee with certain foreig- 6. 28.
9ners." It is reported that he has been arrested and imprisoned.—
No. 953 Pte. J. F. Peralta, No. Platoon,
No. 1098 Ple. J. M. Silva, No. Platoon.
R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, MAJOR,
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Notices.
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7. Infantry Company. The Company will parade as strong as possible on Monday, 4th June for the King's Birthday Parade, details As per Corps Order No. 2
Recruits wit parade on Friday June, 8th at 5.80 p.m. at Headquarters under L/Sergt. Terry. Dress: Mufti, belt and aldearms.
1, No. 2 Platoon Rifle Club will hold N..
C. O
Class There will be n
their next meeting at the Peak Range classes in the series of N.C.O.'A Vickers Machine Gun held during the on Sunday, 3rd June at 9.30 am. It is hoped that all members will be Summer months every Friday com: able to attend. mencing on Friday, June 15th, at Headquarters at 5.30
Dress: Mufti. All N.C.0.'s and those who wish to qualify for promotion are Invited to attend.
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2. Portuguese Company. ~ ́ The Company will compete in the Soldiers' Club Billiard Tournament,
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