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China

The

Mail.

ESTABLISHED 1845.

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1931.

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Orders for the Coming Week.

PONTUGUESE CHURCH PARADE.

Orders by Lieut-Colonel L. G.

Bird, D.S.O.. O.B.E., commanding Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, are issued as under:-

PARADES.

Corps Band. The Band will attend Band tice on Monday.

The Miniature Range is allotted to the Band. on Friday.

The Battery. Gunners will parade at Gun Club |HII at 5.40 p.m. on Thursday.

Signallers will parade at Head quarters at 5.30 pm. on Thursday.

JAPAN'S EXPLANATION.

Provocative Acts Resented.

The following communique (ing to any steps that might ham- has been received through the per any efforts intended to assure Japanese Consul-General here!flict between Japan and China.

a pacific settlement of the con-

1The Japanese Government Organised Agitation, realise as fully as any other 3. On the other hand they signatories of the Pact of Paris, have repeatedly called the nt- 1928, the responsibility incurred tention of the Chinese Govern under the provisions of that ment to the organised hostile solemn Pact. They have made agitation against Japan now in Prac-it clear on various occasions that progress in various parts of the Japanese railway guards, in China. The suspension of all taking military measures in commercial intercourse with Manchuria since the night of Japanese, at present practised in September 18, have been actuat China, is in no sense the spon- ed solely by the necessity of de-taneous act of individual Chinese. fending themselves as well as It is enforced by anti-Japanese protecting the South Manchuria organisations that have taken Railway and the lives and pro- the law into their own hands and Engineer Company.

perty of Japanese subjects are heavily penalising, even with An artillery shoot will take place against wanton attacks by Chin- the threat of capital punishment, on November 2 and 24 at Paksha-ese troops and armed bands any Chinese who may be found Nothing is further from the disobeying their arbitrary de thoughts of the Japanese Gov- | crees. Acts of violence levelled ernment than to have recourse against Japanese residents also to war for the solution of their continued unabated in many outstanding differences with places under the jurisdiction of China,

the Government of Nanking. It 2. It is their settled aim to will be manifest to all fair obser- compose, those differences by all vers of the actual situation that| pacific means. In the Note of those activities of anti-Japanese the Japanese Minister of Foreign | organisations are acquiesced in Affairs to the Chinese Minister by the Chinese Government as a in Tokyo, dated October 9, the means to attain the national ends Japanese Government have al-of China. The Japanese Govern- ready declared their readiness | ment desire to point out that such to enter into negotiations with acquiescence by the Chinese responsible representatives of Government in lawless proceed- Chinu for an adjustment of the ings of their own nationals can- present difficulties. They still not be regarded as being in har- hold to the same view. So farmony with the letter or spirit of as they are concerned they have the stipulations contained in no intention whatever of proceed- Article II of the Pact of Paris.

wan.

Members desirous of attending and assisting in running the lights, are requested to send their names to the O.C. Company As soon as possible for either or both dates.

Details of times and dress will be forwarded to those intending to parade.

Corps Signals. Parades at Corps Headquarters

5.30 p.m.

on Tuesday and Friday for Signalling Instruction. Machine Gun Company. The Company will parade in mufti at 5.50 p.m. on Tuesday for Machine Gun Training 06 per Platoon Programme,

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The Company will parade in uniform at 5.40 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, for a Lecture by C.S.M. Slattery on Field Signals and Formations.

Dress: Forage cap, jacket, belt, slacks and black boots.

Machine Gun Course Part II This will be fired by No. 2 Platoon at Stonecutters to-morrow. Range Officer-2nd Lieut. V. C. Branson, M.C. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Polico Pier at 8.40 a.m.

Members are again reminded that the Hallow'een Dinner will take place on Saturday next at 8 P.m.

Portuguese Company. The Company will parade at Headquarters on Friday at 5.80 p.m. under Platoon arrangements.

All ranks are reminded that the Parades for November 6 and 13 are very important and these dates should be kept open.

No. 1240 Pte. A. D. Wylie, No. 7 Platoon, appointed Lance Corporal with effect from 22.10:31.

No. 1579 Pte. T. Cranston, No. 7 Platoon, appolated Lance. Corporal with effect from 22.10.31.

Struck Off The Strength. On Medical Grounds.-No. 1591 Pte. E. D. Oliveira, No. 10 Platoon, as from 21.9.31.

Company Dinner.-All members

Transferred to Other Ports of the Company are reminded that

No. 1739 Tpr. D. Pike, Machine it is their duty to support and at

Church Parade: “King of Kings," Gun Troop, as from. 28.10.81 and tend the Annual Machine Gun Company Dinner

The Company will fall in at | No. 1015 Pte. A. M. Pereira, No. 9 at Volunteer

at 3.80 Platoon, as from 1.11.81. Headquarters, on Tuesday, Novem-Headquarters to-morrow

the ber 8 in uniform at 7.50 p.m. p.m. and will proceed to

Tickets at $1.50 per head are now jobtainable from Platoon Comman- ders to whom nominal rolls have been sent to facilitate distribution. Musketry. The Peak Range is at the disposal of the Machine Gun Company Rifle Club on Sunday, November 1, at 9.30 a.m. Range Officer-Lieut. H. Owen-Hughes. The Inter-section Competition and the usual Individual Spoon Shoot Competition will be held on this date. This is the last opportunity this year as the Company will be in Camp on the first Sunday in December.

Scottish Company, The Company will parade at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, and proceed to Kennedy Road Range for Machine Gun Training.

The Pipers and Drummers will parade at Headquarters at 6 p.m. on Thursday for practice.

All Ranks are reminded that the Company will fire Machine Gun Course Part II at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, November 8. Details of Launch times ete. will be issued later. A full attendance is expected and all ranks are anked

to keep the date open.

Belt.

His Excellency the Governor hea Cathedral.

been pleased to accept the resigna-] Dress: Boots, Puttees, Hose- tion by Capt. Edward Pigott Minett,| tops, Shorts, Jackets, Helmet and T.D., V.D., M.D., D.P.H., D.T.M.&H., M.R.C.S., I.R.C.P. of his Commis- slon in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from September 1, 1981.

Authority:-C.5.O. 3 in 108/1931.

Strength.

The Officers Commanding the undermentioned Units will issue their Orders separately to their commands:→

1.-Machine Gun Troop. 2.-Armoured Car Company.

1-Car Section.

2. Motor Cycle Section. Members of Reserve Co. Allatted to

Armoured Car Company.

The following have been taken on the Corps Strength:-

No. 1746 Pte. G. W. Stabb, A. Car Company, Car Section.

No. 1747 Pte. T. R. Ingram, A. Car Company, Car Section.

No. 1748 Tpr. L. G. Robertson, M. G. Troop.

No. 411 C.S.M. R. W. Lee-Jone, No. 578 Sergt. V. Goulborn, No. 188 Sergt. W. H. C. Robson, No. 505 Corpl. R. A. Wadeson, No. 924 No. 1749 Tpr. B. P. Massey, L/Cpl. S. C. Ho, No. 865 Pte. J. H. M. G. Troop. Gelling, No. 64 Plc. F. Cullen, No. 839 Pte. T. L. Knight, No. 542 Pte. W. F. Simmons, No. 1061 Pte. F. P. Franklin, No. 658 Pte. A. J. Allison, No. 770 Pte. T. C. Monaghan, No. 1734 Pto. N. Mathieson, No. 796 Pte. H. Marriott

Promotions and Appointments,

No. 1760 Pts. L. B. Smith, No. 7 Platoon.

(Sgd.) W. H. G. GOATEE, Capt.

Adjutant, HKV.D.C. NOTICE

Corps Christmas Cards.

These cards are now on salo in the Officers' Mess, Sergeants' Mess No. 1066 L/Cpl. G. G. Stopani-, and Canteen at 50 cents each or $5 Thomson, No. 7 Platoon, promoted per dozon. Corporal with effect from 22.10.31.

After Orders.

No. 1284 L/Cpl. A. N. Braude, Peak Range will be allotted to No. 7 Platoon, promoted Corporal the Engineer Company on Novem-}| with effect from 22.10.31.

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The BAD ONE

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LOVE?

She had co- quetted with

all men yet sho wanted none-- and then a

bold sailor

taught this

Jove-wise lasA even she had

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