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ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
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The following orders have bean Issued by Licul. Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps:
1. King's Birtlulay Farade. All ranks of The Corps are reminded of the King's Birthday Parade which will take place on the Cricket Ground dur- ing the forenoon of 3rd June, 1029. His Excellency The G.O.C. has ex- pressed his special wish for a full turn out of The Corps and The Command- ant asks all to keep the date free,
2. Holidays. Monday, 20th May, 1920 (Wiit-Monday), and Friday, 24th, May, 1920, (Empire Day) will be observed as holidays, no parades will be held on those days.
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3. Corps Band.
There will be a full band practice for the King's Birthday Parade at 5.30. p.m. sharp on Tuesday, 21st May, at Volunteer Headquarters, dress mufti.
4. Engineer Company. Friday, 17th May, 1929. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. to proceed to Kennedy Road Range for firing. Dress: Mufti,
5. Mounted Infantry Company, Thursday, 23rd May, 1929. All ranks will parade at Race Course at 6.30 p.m. for Mounted, Drill. Dress: Mufti.
6. Armoured Car Company, Car Section. Monday, 27th May, 1929. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. to proceed to Kennedy Rand Range for Machine Gun Part I. Mucketry.
Motor Cycle Section. Parades, for
FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1929.
LETTER GOLF.
If you can. WADE, you can SWIM. Just follow letter golf rules and you'll be swimming in peren strokes.
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1-The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given number of strokes. Thus to change COW to HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW HEW HEN.
DIOCESAN SCHOOL.
GENEROUS RESPONSE TO BIRTHDAY APPEAL.
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In connexion with the sixtieth birthday appeal and commemora- tlona, and the Diamond Jubileo Endowment Fund of the Diocesan Boys' School and Orphanago the following donations have been paid or promised:
Mr. Lee Tham Song Formosa $1,000 Formosa 3,000
Mr. Weo Tong Bo
1,000
THE
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Sir Robert Ho Tung
Mr. Tila Mah Yan
Saigon 1,000
Anonymour
5,000
Mr. J. E. Josoph
1,000
The Estate of the Late
Mr. Chan Kai Ming
1,000
Mr. Wong Kam Fuk
500
Dr. B..O. Wong
250
Mr. B. Wong
50
Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-
BON
Co., Ltd.
300
The Canton Insurance
250
The Hongkong Fire
Insurance Office
250
The Hon. Mr. B. D. F. Beith Mr. B. Pasco
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120
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Offico
Note-$2,000 of the above has been allocated to additional Build- following amounts have also been received for build-
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Mr. Wee' Chai Gee Mr. Chan Wing Yung
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One solution is printed on an- other page.
the Motor Cycle Section will be disdate from 22nd April, 1829." continued uni further notice.
Resignation.
"His Excellenty the
Mr. Chan Shiu Yung
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7. Machine Gun Company. has been pleased to accept the resigna- All ranks are requested to keep the tion by Captain Sir Eric Stunt Tay- morning of 3rd June, 1929 free forlor, O.B.E., M.D., of his Commission the King's Birthday Parade, full de. in the Hongkong Volunteer Defenes 7th May, Corps, with effect from talls later.
1020."
12. Promotions and Appointments. No. 2 Platoon 'No. 1894 L/Sergt. A. Urquhart, to be Sergeant, as from 13. 5. 29.
8. Scottish Company.; Weekly parades will be discontinued until further notice.
Reminder: A full attendance of the Company Inexpected to turn out for the King's Birthday Parade on 3rd June, 1923. All ranks should muke a point of keeping this date free.
9. Portuguese Company. Church Parade. The Company an- nual Chuch Parade will take place on Sunday, 2nd June, 1929. Particulars will be issued later.
No. Platoon
No. 1156 L/Cpl. F. A. M. Rosario, to be L/Sergl. as from 15, 0..29.
No, 1938 Pte. P. M. Xavier, to L/Corp. as from 15. 6. 29;
CONFINED IN CAVE.
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MISSIONARIES TORTURED BY BANDITS.
Peking, May 16. Rev. Barry Schwendener, who was carried off by bandita to Sze- bachian with the Rev. Edgar Truax, both belonging to the Christian and Missionary Alliance, were bound, tortured and confined In a cave. A ransom of $25,000 was demand- ed. The Rev. Edgár Truax. 'Was released on March 29 to get the ransom for the Rev. Harry Schwendener, who was eventually released on May 13 without the
been paid.- ansom having Reuter.
No. 1381 Pte.. B. T. Gosano, to bo 1/Corp), ps from 15. 5..20.-
No. 1307 Plc. J. M. Pinna, to be L/Corpl, an from 15, 5, 29,
No. 10 Platoon
No. 1136 Cpl. N. B. Maher, to be Sergt. as from 15. 5. 20.
No. 1178 1/Sergt. II. J. Silva, to Annual Meeting. The Company an- nual meeting will take place on Wed-be Serg as from 15. b, 29. nesday, 22nd May. Time and place will be notified later. It is hoped that as many as possible will attend.
10. Strength.
The following recruits have been taken on the strength and posted
under:
No. 1476 Pte. H. P. dos Santos, Portuguese Coy, as from 13, b. 20.
No. 1477 Bandsman F. Rosario, Corps Band, as from 14, 5, 29,
No. 1478 Bindaman S.'F. de Pinna, Corps Band, as from 14, 5, 20,
11. The following extracts from the Hongkong Government Gazette dated 10th May, 1929, ara published for information: Promotions.
No. 1164 L/Cpl. A. J. V. Ribeiro, to be Corp, ns from 16. G. 29.
No. 1929 Ple. C, A. J. Jibeiro, to be 1/Corp. as from 15. 6. 29.
No. 1176 Pte. A. E. Carvalho, to be L/Carpi. as from 15; 5. 29.
No, 1327 Pte. II. R. Pinna, to be L/Corp. as from 15, 5. 20.
No. 1291 Pie. M. A. Silva (Junr.) to be L/Corpl. as from 15. 5, 29,
No. 120 Pte. J. J. Xavier, to be L/Corp as from 15, 6, 20.
No. 11 Platoon
No. 950 L/Sgt. J. A. Dulgado, to bo Sergt, as from 15, 5. 20.
13. Leave,
No. 1240 Pte. J. C. Remedios, to be "Is Excellency the Governor L/Corp), as from 15. 5, 29, .- has been planned to make the follow-
the Hongkong No. 701 L/Sgt. T. P. Saunderson, ing promotions in Volunteer Defence Corps:
No. 7 Platoon, from 1. 6. 29. to 30, 4. Lieutenant Allatair Mackenzie to be 30. Captain, to date from 20th April, 1020.
Second Lieutenant Henry Forsyth to be Lieutenant, to date from 20th April, 1920.
Second Lieutenant Robert Helth Valentine to be Lieutenant, to date from 21st April 1929,
Second Lieutenant Maurice Alfred Johnson, M.M., to bo Lieutenant, to
No. 1233 Bandsman V. G, Xavier, Corps Band, sick leave from 7. 5. 29. to 6. 7. 20.
No. 1384 Dandaman A. B. de, Bouza, Corpa, Band, from 8. 5. 29. to 7. 6. 20,
14. Struck off the Strength. Having left the Colony:
A telegram received. on May 10 stated: A message Crem Han- kow says that the Christian and Missionary Alliance Hendquarters have received a telegram from the Rev. Edgar Truax from Sung- tao, Nekwelchow, stating that the Rev. Harry Schwendener has been captured and carried off by brigands near Sungtao. local officials are taking stops te The Rev. E. effect his release, Truax is hopeful that these will be successful. The US. Legation has made representations to Nan- king in connexion with the mat. ter..
The
No. 1105 Pie. W. Wooding, Car Séction, as from 16. 5. 20.
No. 1370 Pte, T. A. Lewis, Car Soction, as from 15, 5, 29,
R. A. WOLFE Murray, MAFOR,
ADJUTANT, IL K. V. D. CORPE,
Notice.
Machine Gun Company Rifle Club No. 1208, Plc. C. F. V. Roza, No, will meet at the Peak Range at 9,30
a.m. on Sunday, 19th May, 9 Flatoon, as from 18. 1. 29.
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