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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
Special Dinner Dance Saturday, February 14th, 1931.
CARL FISCHER
AND HIS GLOBE TROTTING ORCHESTRA
on board S.S. “BELGENLAND”
ON A WORLD TOUR.
Do not miss this wonderful opportunity of hearing these Masters of JAZZ
Dinner $6.00 per Person.
Book your tables early.
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THE VOLUNTEERS.
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
No. 5/31. Hongkong Volunteer Do fence Corps orders by Lieut-Colonel 1. G. Bird, D.S.O., Q.B.E., command- Ing:
Parades.
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The forty-second report of Board of Directors to the general meeting of shareholders in the H.K. Land Investment and Agency Co. Lid.!
BOXING
CITY HALL
to be held at the offices of Mears, Saturday, 7th February, 1931
(a) Battery, 1. There will be a loc-Jardine, Matheson & Company, Ltd., ture nt Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday, February on Thursday, February 5th. for 10, states: the following:
The not profits for the year, after B.S.M. Puncheon, R.Q.M.S. providing for all directors' and Gu Davies, Bdr. Black,
Bdr.ditors' fees amount to $1,485,305.87: Lamond, Bdr. De Ville, Gar. which with the amount brought for ward from last year, $994,100.88 gives, Highet, Bdr. Laughton. 2. Rango Takers as already an amount available for division of Hend $2.470,658.76, From this amount an detailed at 6.80 p.m. at quarters on Thursday, February Interim dividend of $2 per share on 240,000 sharca ($480,000.00) hAB 5th.
8. Signal Section. Parado at already been paid leaving a balanco] 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters on of $1,009,556.75 available for appro- Thursday, February 6th, for map priation which it is proposed to doal,
with as follows: randing etc.
4. Layers as detailed last wook at 5.30 pm, nt Gun Club Hill on Thursday, February 5th.
Company: Monday, February 2nd. Miniature Range shoot at 30 p.rs.
(b) Engineer
(c) Corps Signals. Parades will be held at Corps Hendquarters 5.30 p.m.
Tuesday, 3rd,
Friday,
0th.
February
February.
and
To pay a final dividend of 12 For shara of 240,000
old shares
To pay
* 480,000 dividend of $1 per share on 43,767 new shares...
43,767
To pay a bonus to staf
10,000
nt
To general contingency
Account
50,000
To a rewsira and renewals account ..... To equation of divid
and fund
0,278.27
(d) Machine Gun Troop. Parade st)
Corps Headquarters at 6.30 pm on Thuraday, 5th. February for Machine Gun Instruction.
(e) Armoured Car Company. 1. Car Section. Parade on Monday, 2nd, February at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Yor Driving Instruc-)
tion.
A
2. Motor Cycle Section. talk on "Map Reading and Field Measures will be given by Tho Adjutant 5.45 p.m. in Lecture Room on Monday, 2nd. February," 1031.
To rebuilding reserve
account
To carry forward to a new profit and loss account
59,000
400,000
059,621.48 $1,999,666.75
Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. T. E. Pearce now retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for re election as directors.
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Perey Smith, Seth & Fleming (f) Machine Gun Company, 1. PA and Messrs. Linstead & Davis who
ade. The Company will parado' in Mufti at 6.30 p.m. at Volunteer now retire ond offer themselves for re- Headquarters on Tuesday, 3rd. February with Rifle, Belt and Bayonet. This in the practice for G. O. C. Inspection.
election.
Band Miniature Range Club) will be at the disposal of The Pipe Band of The Scottish Company.
Transfer.
at 9.15 p.m.
MAIN EVENT Middle-Weight Championship of
the Colony..
-JOCK" CRICHTON
(SHANGHAI)
Welter and Middle Weignt of the Oolony
Verans
A. B. EWIN
(H.M.A KENT} Imperial Services Middle.Weight
Champion 1925-28 Middle-Weight Champion,
Philippines
Booking at Mostria's-- For Members of the Hongkong Boxing Assaciation on WEDNESDAY, 41k and THURSDAY, 5th February. General Public: FRIDAY, 6th and SATURDAY, 7th February. Ringside Sests $5.50, others $3.30 8 $1.10 Including Amusement Toa.
INTERPORT SOCCER.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
The
MATCH.
2. Musketry, Machine gun Company Ride Club will meet at
Interport soccer match Peak Rango at 9 6.2. on Sunday,
between Hongkong and Shanghai' 1st February. Range Officer- No. 082 Pte. W. C. Clark, Armoured is to take place on the Hongkong Lieut. H. Owen-Hughes.
Car Company, Motor Cycle See: Football Club ground on Wednes- (g) Scottish Company. 1. Parades transferred to Corps Signals with day, February 18th, kick-off at
Thursday, 8th February, 1931 effect from 30.1.31. for Machine Gun Instruction. No. 614 Ple. A. J, Wadmore, Re-3.30 p.m. sharp.
No. 7 Platoon at Hendquarters serve Company, a transferred to
Booking for the match will open 5.30 p.m. under Captain H. R. Corps Signals with effect from at Messrs. Moutrie, Ltd. for Clubs Forsyth.
30.1.31.
in membership with the Associa No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock No. 1268 Sigm. W. C. Simpson. tion on February 5th and will open under Llout. A. Duncan, M.B.E. Corps Signals, is transferred to En-to the general nublic on February
2. Musketry. The Company ginger Company with effect will fire Musketry Part II at 90.1.31. Stonecutters on Sunday, 8th.
February,
1031. Launch will
Promotion.
from 10th.
Prices of tickets will be:- Covered Stand, $2.20 including · leave Queca's Pier at 9 a.m., call been pleased to appoint Mr. Martin including tax.
His Excellency the Governor has tax; Uncovered Stand, $1.10 Ing ni Kowloon Police Prot 9.10 a.m. Range Officer Captain tenant in The Hongkong Volunteer western ends of the ground will Ingram de Ville to be Second Lieu-) The stands at the eastern and H. R. Forsyth.
Defence Corps with effect from the not be reserved, but will be open 27th. January, 1931.
on the day at 60 conta, including
Struck of the Strength. Having completed 3 years service.
No. 1292 Bdm. P. T. Rozario, Corps Band, as from 30.1.31.
Lesve.
(h) Portuguese Company, I. Par-
ades. No. 9, 10, 11 and 12 l'intoons will parade at Head- quarters on Friday, 6th. February under Platoon arrangements.
2. No. 12A Flatoon will par ade at Miniature Range for Musketry. It in most casential Captain M. A. Johnson, M. M. re- that every one should attend the turned from leave on 26th. January, parades in future in preparation, 1931. for the General Officer Command- ing Inspection.
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Lleut, R. K. Valentine, Armoured Car Company, Car Section granted 9. All Rifles & Bayonets not leave from 12.31 to 1.12.31. yet returned to Corpa Stores No. 1649 Pte. W. E. Hunt, No. 4 must be returned immediately. Platoon granted leave from 10.1.31 to
(j) Corps Band. There will be a 10.1.32.
Band Practice at Volunteer Head- quarters at 6.30 p.m., sharp, on Monday, 2nd. February
and Wednesday, 4 February, 1981.
Annual Ride Meeting.
There will be Committee Meeting in the Lecture Room at Volunteer Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 3rd.) February, 1931. One representative from each Unit will attend; and any Officers who wish to attend.
Lecture Room. Allotment of. The Lecture Room is alloted to The Battery or every Thursday evening. until further notice.
Parade Ground etc. Allotment of,
From and including Wednesday,
tnx.
FRENCH POLICY.
DECLARATION BY THE NEW MINISTRY.
Paris, Jan. 30,
A Ministerial declaration read in Parliament say's the new Corps Strength. Checking of.
Government will devote · itself With reference to Corps Orders No. methodically and patiently to or 1/31 dated 2nd. January, 1931.
Instand of The Corps Strength being with the collaboration of all na ganisation of peace in the world will be sent to all O'a. C. Units for tlons sincerely animated by the
same intention, and all Govern checking purposes.
ments which respect Adelfty to treaties.
published in Orders, a copy of sanio
Sgd. W. II. G. GOATER, CAPTAIN,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. NOTICE.
Volunteer Cricket Week,
It will do its best to secure the auccess of a vast collective effort The Volunteer Cricket Week will be directed towards co-ordination of hold during Race week and the follow-European forces. Ing matches have been arranged: It is determined to continue its Monday, 2nd. March v. Kowloon policy of national defence, which Cricket Club at Kowloon.
guarantees security and Indepen- dence to the country, while de airous of realising, in agreement with other nations, a rational and oquitable limitation of armamente. Reuter.
Tuesday, 3rd. March 7. The Army at Hongkong Cricket Club Ground.
Wednesday, 4th. March v. The
11th February the Corps Parade Combined Longue, Hengkong Cricket Ground, Drill Hall and. Miniaturo Club Ground. Range (when not required by The Team will be announced later.
Tuesday, 17th February, 1931.
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