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VOLUNTEERS' 1ST ANNUAL DINNER.
HAPPY SPEECHES.
THE CHINA MAIL,
Yesterday's Match.
well responded to by the Portu- Portuguese Company, but to all guess community. The Portuguese units of the Corps. joined the H.K.V.D.C. la such large
During numbers that they formed the
the evening Lleut, majority of the No. 4 Platoon. Jarvis announced that a team of Then the formation of the Portu- members of the S.V.C., at present guese Company was considered and visiting in Hong Kong was to shoot! It was formed in April, 1927. against a team from the Portuguese Since then they had been a credit Company at Taikoo Rango yester- The Shanghal team was to The Portuguese Company of the to the Corps and already had two day.
Thebe:-Messrs. P. A. Costa, A. M. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence marksmen in the, Company.
I. Rocha, A. Corps, which is the youngest unit speaker was sure they would see Gutierrez, E. of the Corps and one which has before the end of the next train Collace, A. J. Rangel, R. Favacho He hoped the been making tremendous strides in ing season, more members of the and M. Sequeira. every branch of soldiering since its Company wearing cross guns on Hong Kong Portuguese would win..
their sleeves.
Various concert items were offer- formation, held its first annual
The Portuguese Company captured by both members of the Port- dinner at the Headquarters on
ed the Corps musketry competition uguese Company, and the guests. Saturday evening.
Nearly 100 members of the Por-at Stonecutters, Fte, G. A. Ribeiro Special mention should be made of tuguese Company and their friends doing the trick. Pte. F. C. Ribeiro Mr. M. Sequeira of Shanghai who was second in the open champion- gave an excellent impersonation were present, amongst them being ship, and the No. 10 Platoon won of a Japanese speaking English, Lieut. Col. Bird, D.S.O., Officer the Lewis gun competition, He with typical "Nippon" accent. Commanding the H.K.V.D.C., Cap was very proud to command the During a break in the concert, tain F. Lietno, Officer Commanding Company.
Lieut. Col. Bird presented the the Portuguese Company of the Lieut. Davies then referred to the shooting prizes won in "shoots" of Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Major strength of the Company and said the Portuguese Company, as fol-1 Wolfe-Murray, D.S.O.. Adjutant of it was not what it might be and he low: the H.K.V.D.C., Lieut. R.R. Davies, hoped that before the next training M.C., O.C., Portuguese Company, season the full four platoons would | H:K.V.D.C., 2nd Lieut. Jarvis, M.C..havò been formed.
also of the Portuguese Company, Reference was also made to the H.K.V.D.C., Lleut, Norrie Owen, interest and confidence placed on Lieut. Mitchell, Lieut. Hancock, the Portuguese Company by the and Corps Sergt.-Major. Westlake of Club Lusitano and Club de Recreio, the H.K.V.D.C., Sergt-Maj. Slattery, who had presented prizes for com- |K.0.S.B., Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa, petition by the Company,
Mr. E. L. Rocha, Mr. E. da Roza, Mr. A. E. S. Alves, Mr. J. Ribeiro, Mr. A. M. Gutierrez, Company Sergt-Maj. Rodrigues, Committee members of the Club Lusitano and Club de Recreio, and members of the Shanghai Portuguese Interport Football Team.
An excellent menu was served, as follow:-
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Portuguese Corapany, On Parade
-Fruit Cocktail.
Markers Fall In, As you were Oxtail Soup.
Sergeants: Call the Roll-Fried
Sole.
Shake-a-leg; No talking in the Ranks-Venl Cutlet.
Standstill everybody --- Roast Turkey and Sausage,
Slope Arms; Present Arma; Order Arms--Peach Melba.
Company: Move to the Right Fours-Coffee.
Old Friends.
Lusitano Challenge Cup: Pte. C. G. Silva, 92 points.
First Runner-up Cup: 2/Lleut, S. Jarvis, M.C., 89 points.
Second Runner-up Cup: L/Cpl. F. A. M. Rosario, 89 points.
Team Competition: L/Cpls. Sequeira, C. F. V. Ribeiro, Ptes. C. G. Silva and J. C. Remedios, 288 points.
200 yards Rapid Shooting: L/Cpl. H. J. Silva and L/Cpl. F. A. M. Rosario, scoring 30 points out of a possible 30.
Company's Progress,
200 yards Application: L/Cpl. Lieut. Col. Bird, in replying for the guests, congratulated the Por-F. P. Sequeira, 19 points out of 20. 200 yards Snap Shooting: C.S.M. the strides tuguese Company on
J. S. Rodrigues, 17 points out of 20. they had made during the past year. The keenness of their work at camp was extraordinary, and at drill they were now equal to any Company in the Corps. In the musketry competition, Pte. Ribeiro beat a good shot who had held the championship for many years. Col. Bird also referred to the presenta-92 tion of the Corps Colours in May and the King's birthday parade, and said he was sure the Portu guese Company would be there in full force and make a good show- ing.
Other Speeches.
500 yards Application: Pte. C. G. Silva, 14 points out of 20.
Special Prize: Pte. C. G. Silva,
points out of 115.
TRAIN SMASH IN NORTH.
Shanghai, Saturday.
At 3 a.m. on Friday the down military train and the up passen- ger train on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway collided near Tao-lu-chap (Cantonese, pronunciation)..
The passenger train was derail- ed and fell into the river. There' wert many
casualties. "Wah!
Capt. Leitao of the S.V.C., ex- In pressed his pleasure at being pre- sent at the first annual dinner. He hoped that soon the Portuguese Company will rank first in shoot- Keong Po." ing. They
have done it several
times in Shanghai, and he felt suro they could do it here also.
Lieut. Mitchell also paid a tri
At a meeting of Carlisle Board of Guardians Mr. Etchells mentioned that a man who had been in the
The toast "The King" was pro- posed by 2nd Lieut. S. Jarvis, M.C., whilst C.S.M, 3. S. Rodrigues gave "The President of Portugal."
In giving the toast "Our Guests," Lieut. Davies, O.C. Portuguese bute to the efficiency of the Partu-workhouse with his wife and alx
referred to the
кцеве Company. He Company,
very children had asked that his wife: friendship between England and great improvement in them since might be allowed to go out and look Portugal, and said this
He offered to stay in was his return from leave. The Corps for work. proved
again once
in 1925 Band was composed entirely of the institution with the children "If a man won't when during the trouble the Portuguese, and he felt sure that as while she went. authorities' appen! for ser- soon as it was functioning, it would work, neither shall he eat," com- vices for the common cause was attract recruits not only to the mented Mr. Etchells.
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