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The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1 per day for all persons including Ladies..

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price.

Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members' Enclo-

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

lagune o gut, Colonel In G. The following orders have been Bird, D.S.O., Commandant:--

Monday, June 4, 1928. The Corps will take part in this parade at Happy Valley at 9 am, on Mon- day, June 4, 1928.

Fall in at Happy Valley, Foot ball Ground at 8.10a.m.

Two special trams will leave the East Bound Stopping place, foot of Garden Road at 7,45 am.

Company.

On May 31 uniform will be OUR 1ST NEWSPAPER QUEEN VICTORIA. worn with bandolfors but without belts.

NATHANIEL BUTLER'S

"WEEKLY NEWS."

120 DESCENDANTS LIVING IN 1922.

WILL CASE.

Infantry Company. Recruits will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuss-

APPEARED IN 1822. day, May 29 under Sergt. V. C. Branson, M.C.

Arrangements are now well nd- } His lordship was asked to de- Dress: Mufti, bolt and sidearms vanced for the Press Exhibition, cide the validity of a clause in have not yet fired are reminded Way to let here is object will be Villar, of Taunton, which created Musketry Part 1. All those who which is to be held in Cologne from the will of Mr. William James that the last opportunity is on to demonstrate the part played by a trust to continue until the death 'Sunday, May 27 at Stoneculters the Press in world affairs, to trace of the last descendant of Queen with Casuals.

King's Birthday Parade. The ita historical evolution, and to con- Victoria.

Mr. Stamp, who appeared for worke Company will parade as strong astrast the mentality which

the Public Trustee, contended possible at Volunteer Headquarters behind the Press of different coun-

that since the war the clause had at 6.45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, tries,

There will be a long central become void by reason of uncer- 1928. Dress: Mufti, belt and side.

avenud in the 300,000

tainty or difficulty of ascertain- arme.

Scottish Company.

metres of the exhibition grounds ment. The descendants of Queen Victoria included members of the King's Birthday Parade. The allotted to the stands of various Russian Royal family, whose fate Company will parade at full Governments which have taken an could not now be definitely ascer-

koo Range. Detalls later.

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TUESDAY, the 29th May, 1928, commencing at 11 a.m.

at No. 227,--Nathan Rond (Leys Buildings), Kowicon, A Quantity of HOUSEHOLD, FURNITURE.

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Each member has the right to) Introduce 2 non-members to the | Members' Enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Medara. Linstead & Davis at $5 each per day up to Friday, 25th May, 1928.

The charge for admission for Ladies to the Members' Enclosure will be $2 per day.

leather belts, must be exchanged

for web,

Store will be open from 5 p.m. on date for this purpose. Officers for Colours:

Lieut. M. G. Noll 2/Lieut. H. R. Forsyth.

A beef steak and kidney pudding supper will be held on Wednesday evening, May 30, 1928, immediate- ly after parade. Evening clothes will not be worn.

Kowloon,

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Tickets $1.00 each which must be obtained through 0. C. Units Each member can obtain, upon before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29 Chairs, Wicker Chairs. Electric application to. the Secretary, 128. Arms will be drawn from Fans and Radiator, Dining Table, Badges. for admission of 2 Ladies Cerps Headquarters on the follow Dining Chairs, Dinner Waggon, Ice free of charge. Chests, Kitchen Table and Dresser,

ur dates: Monday, 25th and Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etce Tuesday. 90th May. 1928, between. Wardrobe, Dressing Tables, Wash- tera, will not be permitted to 9 a.m. and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m. stands, Iron Bedsteads with Mat-operate within, the precincts of the or 5 and 6 pm. tresses, Couch and Armchairs, etc., Hong Kong Jockey Club during

the Race Meeting.

Dress: Review order, khaki, helmet, khaki juckets, melala. transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS shorts putties, hosetops, belt and strength, in drill order (mufti) for official interest in it. Neither the tained, as well as members of the practice parade on Wednesday British nor the United States will German Royal family, who might bayonet. rifle and sling,

May 30, 1928, at 6.46 p.m. and also be officially represented, although not be traceable because of their Scottish Company will conform in Review Order (Helmets) at the certain non-official organisations comparative obscurity. dreased in the kilt, as for G.O.G.'s Football Ground, Happy Valley' at have made preparations for a good; His Lordship: I should think Inspection, wearing helmets.

8.10 am. on Monday, June 4, 1928. showing on behalf of the British the German Royal family would Mounted Infantry and Motor

Vickora Gun. Granted aufßcient, and American Press. Most of the be rather astonished if you told Cycle Section will be employed on support is guaranteed a weekly European and the South American them that they were not well special escort duty.

class of instruction will commence Governments will be represented. known. It seems extraordinary THE FIFTH EXTRA RACE Practice Parade will be held at shortly. Will those desiring to at The German Government will act to suggest that Queen Victoria's MEETING will be held (wea-Volunteer Headquarters on Wed-tend please send in their names to as host. The French Government descendants have become an un- ther permitting) at Happy Valleynesday, May 30, 1928, at 6.45 p.m. their Platoon Commanders.

has made a substantial monetary ascertainable crowd. on SATURDAY, 26th May and Nos. 1 and 2 Companies: The Muskotry Part I. Table "T." MONDAY, 28th May, 1928, com- Battery, Engineer Company, Corps All ranks of the Company who are contribution to help their news- Mr. Stamp remarked that some mencing at 2.30 p.m. on both days. Signals, Armoured Car Section, liable for firing of Part I. musted, French journalism being more well known during the war had papers to be adequately represent of the German princes who were The first bell will be rang at 2 Infantry Company and Reserve do so on Sunday, June 17, at Tai- closely dependent upon the poli- since become "ordinary persone." tical machine than, say, British Sir Thomas Hughes, K.C., who No. 3 Company: Scottish Com-

Portuguese Company;

quite represented the testator's mar- pany.

Peak Range. The Peak Range newspapers, which are

| separate estate of the realm.. The ried daughter, said that as the No. 4 Company: Portuguese has been allotted to the Portuguese committee that has been formed in trust was to continue for twenty Company.

Company on Sunday, May 27. All

France to make the arrangements years after the death of the last All recruits will attend. Dress: mufti, drill order.

descendant, the expectation of Musketry, Part I. All ranks who includes Mr. Polacare and M. have not yet fired Part I. this year

those entitled to the residue are reminded that Sunday, May 27 The arrangements for the repre- might be deferred until about the is the last opportunity to do so, sentation of the British Press are year 2028 The trouble and ex- and should therefore make them-just nearing completion. The Bri. Pense of ascertaining and proving that descendants were living or selves acquainted as to the time tish pavilion, as again will cause dead would be almost incalculable. the launch leaves Hong Kong and no surprise, has been the slowest In 1922 the living descendants of and most difficult to organise, for Queen Victoria numbered about Parade. parade as

The Company will window-dressing is one of the least 120, and they were scattered over strong as possible at practised of British virtues. Now, a considerable part of the world. Friday, however, that Mr. Neven du Mont, His lordship remarked that the Corps Headquarters May 25 at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Mufti, the organiser of the British pavi- Russian revolution and the estab- belt, sidearms and rifles.

lion, has succeeded in making vari- lishment of the German Republic King's Birthday. Practice Parade. ous leading newspapers and other were events which might have an The Company is reminded that this bodies take the plunge, the British enormous effect in the next fifty Practice Parade will take place on section promises to be one of the or eighty years." Wednesday, May 30 vide Corps Or- most interesting and impressive. Sir Thomas Hughes said it der No. 1.

The "Observer" la included would be almost impossible to as- Corps Band.

among those British newspapers certain who was the last survivor All ranks will parade as strong which have now arranged for of Queen Victoria's descendants, as possible at Corps Headquarters separate sections. There will be and the result would be that the at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, a historical section designed to in- trust would go on for ever, as no- dicate the phases through which body would be able to prove that the British

Press has passed the time for distribution had ar- through three centuries. Among rived. the exhibits will be the "Henry Giving judgment, his lordship Sell" Collection of Historic News said it was no part of his duty

to criticise a will of this charac... .... "His Excellency The Officer Ad- papera, dating from 1626. Reference Corps Order No. 330 'ministering the Government has is now generally agreed to have ter, but the testator had made it as difficult as possible for the para. 3 dated May 18, 1928, delete been pleased to make the following been the first Brilish the names of the

the Hong Kong was Nathaniel Butler's. "Weekly, trusts of his will to be reasonably promotions three Officers

The real question Volunteer Defence Corps, with News," which first appeared on carried out. mentioned. Captain E. J. R. Mit-

effect from May 15, 1928," August 2, 1622. The Sell Collec-was whether the period of restric- chell will perform the duties of Range Officer on Sunday, May 27, M.C., to be Major.

Captain Samuel Johnson Jordain, tion begins with a copy of the issue tion could be given effect to in the

circumstances. He had of March 2, 1626. The paper ap gravest doubt as to the validity Lieut. Eric John

Roderick peared at Irregular intervals be- of the will, and if he could see his Mitchell, to be Captain.

tween 1622 and 1838, the intervals way to hold that the capital gift being of several weeks. On Decem-so restricted was invalid we would "His Excelleney The Officer Ad-ber 20, 1638, it issued what was so hold, but there was no author- ministering the Government has probably the first "lustrated news-ity which enabled him to come to been pleased to approve of the pro- paper, for it contained a picture of that decision. motion of Lieutenant Alphonse "a prodigious eruption of fire In his judgment, the difficulty McCoan. Thornhill to the rank of which exhaled in the middest of of tracing all Queeen Victoria's Captain in the Hong Kong Volun- the ocean sea, over against the descendants was not sufficient to. teer Defence Corps, with effect Isle of St. Michael The first re-make the gift bad. He hoped from the May 17, 1928,"

gular and systematic illustrated that somebody would take the Lieutenant J Norrie Owen is

the newspaper was "Mercurius case to a higher court, and that transferred from Armoured Car Civicus" (June, 1643), The first his decision would be reserved.. Company to the Infantry Company, daily newspaper was the "Dally as from May 18, 1928.

Courant" (1702). These and other HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS. interesting original are in the Sell Collection.

etc.

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Monday, the 28th May, 1928.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hùng Kong, May 22, 1926.

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

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ON TUESDAY, the 20th May, 1928. commencing at 245 p.m.

at No. 9, Middle Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Monday, the 28th May, 1928,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Acetioneers. Hong Kong, May 24, 1928.

THE Undersigned have received

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WEDNESDAY, the 30th May, 1928, commencing at 11 a.m. at No. 5A, Jordan Road, Kowloon (First Floor).

* Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

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(Particulars from Catalogue.) On View from Tuesday, the 29th May, 1928.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

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Lecture..

Major W. F. Hanna, M.C, will deliver 1 fecture on the Kirk- patrick Reconnaissance Scheme at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.45 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 1928.

Correction.

1928.

Casuals, Musketry Part 1, will be fired at Stonecutters on Sunday, May 27,

1928. All those who have not yet fred are requested to do so. This in the last opportunity for mem- bers to fire.

Range Officer: Captain E. J. R. Mitchell.

Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9 a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a.m.

Drees: Uniform or mufti op- tional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be worn."

Arms will be drawn from Corps! Headquarters to-day, between a.m. and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m. or 5 and 6 p.m. and' on Saturday, May 26, between 9 a.m. and i p.m.

The Battery.

Lecture on Theory. This will be given at Corps Headquarters on Thursday at 6 p.m..

This is a voluntary parade.

1928.

Promotions.

The following extract from the Hong Kong Government Gazette" No. 22 dated May 18, 1928, is pub lished for information:

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Promotion.

Strength.

The following recruits are taken on the strength and posted as under:-

What

newspaper

May 22, 1928.

the

Messrs. A. Betts, P. M. Bailey,

Messrs, Chauviere, E. J. Carmi- NUMBER “AI” A DISTINCTION chael, John H. Crocker, N. G. AND A SOURCE OF TROUBLE. Cavedia.

No. 1318 Pte. E. V. M. B. Souza, FIRST CAR LICENCE. J. Bent, N. Brandel. No: 9 Pintoon, dated May 18, 1928. No. 1819 Pte. E. H. P. White, No. 2 Platoon, dated May 22, 1928.

No. 1820 Pte. G. R. Razavet, No.

Messrs. Bonzedeb Devakul, H. G. 2 Platoon, dated May 22, 1923. **AI" is a motor car licence Dehn, A. Ditisheim.

No. 1321 Pte. T. S. D. Whitley, number in England which is not, Messrs. T. `B. Ellis, C. N. No. 2 Platoon, dated May 22, 1928. only a great distinction but also Edward, Ed. Eichthal. Mounted Infantry,

No. 1322 Pte. J. J. Hirst, No. 2 a cause of much inconvenience. Messrs. F. L. Fern, C. J. The Mounted Infantry will pro-Platoon, dated May 22, 1928. Theoretically, it was the first Ferguson. vide an escort for His Excellency No. 1823 Pte. C. A. J. Ribeiro, licence issued for a motor car. It the Officer Administering the Gov-No. 9 Platoon, dated May 22, 1928. was born January 4, 1904. ernment on the parade to be held en June 4,

There will be the following practice parades:---

Tuesday, 29 and Thursday, May

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31. One both occasions the parade, May 26, 1929. will be at the Stables at 5:45 p.m. No. 162 C.S.M. D. J.

On May 29, plain clothes will be Scottish Co. from June 1,

: May 31, 1929.

Worn.

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Messrs. G. H. Lynott, J. Leigh, W. Luthy, Fred Ley.

Messrs. R. Greenwood, R. Grim- shaw, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Graves. Its first parent was Earl

Messrs. M. B. Hanafin, K. J. The following are granted leave Russell, who was chairman of the Hoan, A. F. Henry, F. Haussin, of absence from the Corps:— London County Council when re- JR. Hooley, Capt. T. Horn, Mrs.

No. 1074 Pte. A. T. Hunter, M.I. gistration of motor care began. R. Hazek. Company, from May 26, 1928 to He kept it for three years, on a

Messrs. A. H. Kutezschbach, F. variety of cars, and then surren-Kulke, J. J. Kino. Purves,dered it. He said it made him too 1928 to well known to the police, who

doubted its authenticity,

For two years succeeding chair- men of the London County Coun- cil received the A1 licence number, but in 1909 it lest its official character. In 1923 it passed into the hands of George Petty, of Great Portland-street, London, who for many years had been look ing for it, and he is the present owner of it.

Detroit, Mich-The flagship of Commander Byrd's fleet of Bouth Polo planes being, wheeled from the, factory at Ford Aleport This huge craft laat standard, Ford tri-motor, all-metal-transport, but fitted with special fuel tanks to provide for a 1900-mite flight, Beret Balchen and Floyd Bennett will test the planb in Canada; for, filghts: over, snow and in cold weather prior to the trip to the Antarcile régions next fall f

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Mr. Petty, finds the distinctive licence number not a little embar rassing at times. Policemen stop him and refuse for some minutes to believe that it is not a fake. **''|

A few of the original cars for

Masara. C. B. Morrison, A. A. Marr.

Mr. J. S., Nicholson. Miss Sabine, Mrs. Sabine. Mr. A. U. Reid.

Mr. and Mrs Thio Ling Liong.. Messrs. Wachin, G. Wragge, W. E. Watmough.

QUEEN'S

which some of the early licences LAURA LA PLANTE

were latusd are still in use. Licence No. A88 was given a Paŋ-- hard motor car which covered 200,000 miles without any mechanical trouble, according to lità owner, and finally gave up its ghost during the world war A4 B delivery truck.

Maj. 8. Kendall, owner of Licence A40, has been driving since 1000, and has never until this year been cited for a motor. ling offence

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