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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following. Deben- tures were drawn at the Pavilion on TUESDAY, the 14th day of Oc taber, 1930:
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No. 38 No. 312, No. 561
41,
359
570
12
383
618
15
405
619
181
453
654
189-
479
68.1
190
482
725
220
525
733.
251
531
779
286
558
VOLUNTEER CORPS
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ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
MARKSMËN QUALIFIED.
Orders by Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin, commanding Volun- teer Defence Corps, state:~
Parades.
(a) Corps Band.
AMUSEMENT
NEWS
QUEEN'S present Buster Keaton and Anita Page in "Free and Easy," the atory of a beauty-prize winner who seeks movie fame. Her adventures with a supposed part- ner are exceedingly good entertain- ment. A talkie film.
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CENTRAL features all the stars "Paramount on Parade," a
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Parades and special practices will be held as per special cir- cular issued. The next parade will magnificent. technicolour spectacle with scores of beautiful "chorus 920.
be on Monday at Headquarters, at and show girls and a platoon of Nearly Holders of drawn Debentures 5.30 p.m. sharp..
dancing Publix ushers. who desire to be paid on the 31st (b) Battery. October. 1930, are requested to There will be a' parade at Head-everyone who counts is in this pic inform the Treasurers, Messrs. quarters
at 5.30 p.m. sharp, onure. A talkie Alm.
MAJESTIC presents Nat Carr Percy Smith. Seth & Fleming, on Thursday, for gun drill and signal- or before THURSDAY, the 30thling with the exception of the foland Fay Marbe, the famous stage lowing who will parade at Gun stars, ip "The Talk of Hollywood," October, 1930.-
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY Club III Barracks, at 5.30 p.m. a 100 per cent. talking, singing, GIVEN that Debentures number- ed as above which are not cash- ed on the 31st October. 1930, will be paid on the 30th April, 1931, after which date they will cease to bear interest.
By Order of the Committee. L. S. GREENHILL,
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 15th October, 1930,
en same date:--
Gar. A. S. Bliss
#1
J. Lamond
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A.. Laughton
W. C. Low.
(c) Engineer Company.
Monday-Miniature Range Shoot at 6,30 p.m.
(d) Corps Signals.
and dancing alm. The story is of the trials and trubulations of producers in the production and reproduction of sound pictures. A talkie Alm.
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STAR features Lillian Gish and Lars Hansen in "The Wind." The famous actress plays the role of (1) Parades for Signal Instruc-a delicately nurtured Southern Into the tion will be held at Corps Head-girl suddenly, thrust quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday windstorms, the rigours, the hard- ships and the elemental pasalons and Friday.
(2) Parade for Wireless In-of the plancer life. A silent film. Barracks, Kowloon, at 5,80 p.m. WORLD presents Dolores Cos- LAMMERT BROS.struction will be held at Whitfield
tello and George O'Brien in on Thursday. Dress:-Mufti.
(3) Recruits will parade at "Noah's Ark," a picture with ten The Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. thousand characters in it on Tuesday for Arms Drill. Belt theme is the changelessness of the heart of humanity-whether in the and Bayonet must be worn.
modern life that we know or in (e) Machine Gun Troop.
A magni- the traditional past. ficent silent film.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS.
-Public Auctions
NHE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
MONDAY, October 20, 1930, commencing at 11 a.m.,
at No. 13, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On View from Sunday, October 19, 1980.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, October 16, 1990.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the EE. Tele. graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:-
Blanche Gordon, 168, Edinburgh Road, from Singapore.
The Secretary, the Beach Hotel, from Shanghai.
S. LACK,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, October 17, 1930.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.
:
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the office of
Company mark:---
(1) Thursdays, October 23 and 30.-Machine Gun Class parade at Volunteer Headquarters at 6.30
n.m.
Riding School Class parade at Riding School at 5.30 p.m.
(2) Machine Gun Course Part I-The following will fire the above course on Sunday. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Police Pier at 8.40 a.m.
Sergt. Kendrew, L/Cpl. Grieve, Tpr. Dale. Tpr. Henry, Tpr. Fer- guson, and Tpr. Allison.
Range Officer:-Licut. A. Potia.
(f) Armoured Car Company..
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H.
BOMB FACTORY.
POLICE FIND IN NORTH CALCUTTA.
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Calcutta, Sept. 11. One cast iron live bomb,
shell in
sultcase, alloy three tins, aluminium
chemicals, battles,
guncotton and other implements in an almeirah were recovered in the course of a (1) Car and Motor Cycle Sec-raid in a house in Jorahagan, North Lions-Machine Gun Table " Part II. will be fired at Stonecut- Launch' leaves ters on Sunday.. Queen's Pler at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Police Pier at 8.40 a.m. Uniform or multi- optional.
Range Officers-Captain A. M. Bariaal, then, in the house were
Thornhill and 2/Lieut Williams.
H. G.
at
(2) Car Section.-Parade Volunteer Headquarters at 5.80 p.m. on Monday for driving in-
straction.
Cycle Section.- (3) Motor Parade at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.15 p.m.
on Monday for. In- structional ride. 3g) Machine Gun Company.
Tuesday at (1) Parade on
Fall in Headquarters in mufti. at 5.30 p.m. for Section Drill Direct Fire with the exception of "H" Section who will proceed to Kennedy Road to fire M.G. Part 1. under 2/Lieut. E. G. Stewart.
Recruits will parade under Sgt. Slattery.
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(2) Tuesday, October 28. at Fall in Headquarters in mufti.
Calcutta, yesterday, by the police, who had been watching the house for a considerable period.
Three persons including a woman with a child in arms, all residents of
arrested.
While the search was proceeding'a youth entered from eutside with a eight bombshells. He was arrested, bundle of vegetables which concealed Surendra Nath Dutt said to be an oll merchant, who rented the house WES also fourteen months ago, arrested.
Owing to the outbreak of foot- and-mouth disease at Leeds, the Canadian Department of Agricul ture has placed an embargo on cattle shipments from Britain, except those already en route,
further notice signalling class of the Company will parade on Fri- days with the Company.. Other voluntary parades are permissable. Amendment, Corps der No. 41/30/1(3)3 the Great Northern Telegraph at 5.30 p.m. for Platoon Drill In-
B (Limited) of Den-direct Fire.
"Details will be expected to par- Recruits will parade under Sgt. ticipate" should read "Detalls will be issued next week. Every (3) Tuesday, November 4, at one will be expected to partici Headquarters in Uniform. Dress:
pate." Puttles, Hose Tops, Boots,
Marksmen Belt, Shorts, Tunic, Helmet,
The following have qualified as entitled to Bayonet, ftifle and Sling.
marksmen and Fall In at 6.45, p.m. for Arins Kirach Braun, care of Cooks,
Drill, followed by Platoon Drill wear the badges for one year:
No. 705 A.C.S.M. B. S. Roger, from Shorewood, Wis.
Armoured Car Co., Cycle Sec- Hugh Dillman, care of Coupon, Indirect Fire..
tion, 98 pointe. from New York.
Tong Yung-lee, China Commer-Slattery. cial Co., China Building, from Shanghal...
Tokuwa, from Hakodate... Sanwako, from Hakodate. Silver, from Kobe.
This is a Company parade and every member is expected to at-
F. V. JENSEN,
Superintendent tend. Hong Kong, October 15, 1930.
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(h) Scottish Company.
(1) Range-Machine Gun fir- ing practice will be carried out on Kennedy Road Range on Oc-
HONG KONG HEIGHTS tober 23 at 6.80 p.m.
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-
Island.
...
are
No. 1085 L/Cpl. E. L. Groome, Armoured Car Co., Car Section, 93 points.
No, 1899 L/Cpl. A. A. Xavier, No. 12 Platoon, 97 points.
Transfer. .:
No. 468 Gar. J. J. King, Battery, (2) Parades-Thursday, Octo-ta transferred to Machine Gun ber 23, for Machine Gun Instruc- Company, No. 2 Platoon as from
October 16. tion.
No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters No. 1640 Sorgt, R. E. Slattery, at 5.80 p.m. under Captain H. R. Machine Gun Company, le trans- ferred from No 2 Platoon to Forsyth.
Headquarters as Sergeant Instruc tor.
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Promotions.
The following wore promoted
RangeTM has been allotted to the to be Lance Bombardiers as from. Company on Sunday and will be 16th instant
utilised by Recruits only. Firing
Victoria Peak.
Feet. 1828
No. & Platoon at Kewloon Dock under Lieut. G. Duncan, M.B.E.
Signal Station
1774
(1) Portuguese Company.
(1) Peak Range.The Peak
Mt. Parker
-1784
Monutain Lodge
1725
The Eyrie
1725.
Peak Hotel
1305
Talkoo Sanatorium
1000
will commence at 9 a.m..sharp (repeated).
Mt. Davis
877:
Bowen Road (After)
297
Foet
Kowloon Peak Talmoshan
1971
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(2) Tactical Scheme. The Company will carry out a Tac- tical Scheme in the vicinity of Fanling on Sunday, October 28. Actual detalls will be issued in next week's orders.
It is hoped that every one will be back in Kowloon by 8.50 pm. latests
The Company Commander hopes tant every one of the Company will take advantage of this Scheme, as some adat useful work will be done and knowledge ob tained.
(8) Signalling Clace. Until
No 1119 Gar. A. L. Cole, Bat- tery.
No. 1824 Gnr. E. Moses, Bat- tery. S
Struck Off The Strength, Having left the Colony
No. 994 Pie. H. V. Parker, Reserve Company, as from Oc- tober 10.GMA Strengili
The following have been taken on Corpa strength:
No. 1685 Pte. D. C. Brodie, No.: 7 Platoon.
No. 1686 Pte. E. F. Brown, No. 12A Platoon.
(Sgd.). W. H. G. GOATEE,
Captain, Adjutant, HK.V.D.C.
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