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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1932.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

G.O.C.'s Inspection.

Orders issued by Lieut. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., Com- .manding:-

PARADES.

Corpa Band.

All members are reminded that the following parades must be at tended by every one possible Mondays (March 14 and 21), Tues day (March 22) and Friday (March

18),

Attention of all is called to Corps Orders No. 9/32 para. 2 with reference to parades for Fri- day, March 18. and Tuesday, March 22.

Battery.

Attention is called to Corps Orders No. 9/32 para. 2 practice parade for G.0.C.'s Inspection of Friday, March 18, at Headquar tere. Every member must attend this parade.

Dress: Uniform, boots, breeches, puttees, jackets, bandoliers, rifles and helmets. Medal if any will be worn.

G.O.C.'e Inspection parade on March 22; dress as above. Every member must attend this parade,

Corps Signals.

All members must attend the parades at Corps Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, March 18, and on Tuesday, March 22, in uniform. Any member unable to attend should notify the O.C. Unit.

Musketry, All members who have not fired Part II. Musketry Practices must fire at Stonecutters Range to-morrow.

be issued to O.'s C. Units on 14th,

instant.

Arms Drill

O.'s C. Units are reminded of the importance of the practice of arms) drill as much as possible in view) of the approach of the G.O.C.'s In- spection. (repeated).

Officers Sword Drill.

The Commandant brings to the notice of all Officers that it is most essential that they attend at least) four sword drill parades before the G.O.C.'s Inspection.

The Adjutant will be at Head- quarters to take these parades be- tween the hours of 1 p.m. and 2 pm. and during houre.

the evening parade

The Adjutant wishes, however, Officers to notify him as to when they will be able to attend. pented).

Command.

(re-

Captain E. J. R. Mitchell, Ma-l chine Gun Company, assumes the duties of Band President with effect from 14th instant vice Cap- tain R. R. Davies (on leave),

Lieut. S. Jarvis, M.C., Portu guese Company Headquarters, as- sumes Command of the Portuguese Company with effect from 14th. Instant vice Captain R. R. Davies (on leave).

Promotions.

No. 1839 L/Sergt, A. A. Xavier, No. 12 Platoon, promoted Sergeant with effect from March 11, 1982.

No. 1290 Cpl. H. M. Britto, No. 12 Platoon, promoted Lance Ser- geant with effect from March 11,

Machine Gun Troop. Musketry-All ranks will fire Part II Rifle Course at Peak Range at 9 a.m. to-morrow,

Range Officer: Lieut. A. Hutton-1932. Potts.

Transfer.

Pte. C. Sloan, No. transferred to No. Platoon with effect from to-day.

Parade at Corps Headquarters, No. 1722 at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, March 18, Platoon, is for rehearsal of the G.D.C.'s In- spection.

Armoured Car Company. Car Section.-Parade at 5.30

Struck Off The Strength. Permitted to Resign.

No. 411 C. Sge-Major R. W. Lee

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SHARE MARKET,

No Important Change To-day.

LITTLE BUSINESS.

THE CHINA MATLA

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HIS LUGGAGE IN HIS POCKET

WILL ROGERS IN LONDON AFTER FAR EAST VISIT.

Will Rogers of course know Will Rogers; who doesn't?-, out of order.... blew in at a London hotel from Singapore on January 20.

you all the shirt fronts I realised I was

The official summary Issued by the Stock Exchange tù-day stātes: "What the Hell, boys?" was his There is no change of Importance greeting to the staff of porters, to report, quotations being more or ushers and clerks at the Savoy less stationary with very little busi-Hotel. nosa passing.

Sales.

Hong Kong Trams, $20,90. Telephones (P.P.), $22.50. Dairy Farms, $282.

Buyers.

Wharves, $144 X. Div. Providenta (old), $4.90. Providents (new), $24. Hotels (old); $13.75. Hotels (new), $13.45. Hong Kong Lands, $74. Realtles, $9.26.

Chinese Estates, $95. Star Ferries, $89.

Hong Kong Electrica, $74. Canton Ices, $5. Cementa (new), $5, Dairy Farms, $284. Watsons, $15%- Amusements, $20.

Constructions (old), $5. Constructions (new), $1,80. cent. Premium,

H.K. Government Loans, &

Sellers.

Hong Kong Bank, $1,465. Bank of East Asia, $123. Docks, $29.

Shanghai Lands, Tis. 27. Star Ferries, $90. Yaumati Ferries, $39. China Lights" (old); $20. Malabon Sugara, $22. Sinceres, $16.

They grinned at first Thes they said "Your luggage, sir?”

"On my back and in my pockets, I guess," said Will. . At that moment

(writes an Evening News correspondent)

arrived on the scene.

"What the Hell, boy?" said Will He looked around, and then he said: "Say, where's all this indue trial distress of yours? I haven't been here in years, and there's not a man in this hotel has got fired since I left. I'm going to buy this darn place one of these days and fre some of them just to see what happens.

"What about booking a room?" This to a clerk.

"Six-three-six. I'm only an American now, not a rich American like it used to be, so if six-three six is cheap I'll have it. No high perfprice rooms for me.

PASSING OF THE WALMER CASTLE.

South African Liner to Be Broken Up.

Just His Luck.

"I've just come from Singapore If you knew how uncomfortable it is over in China and all those places I've been bammin' around, you'd be glad you're still not fired. "I went over to see this Japo China war. This to me, with gesture that suggested the twirling of a cowboy rope, bu

"I wanted to get the low-down on this Manchuria racket. They stop- ped fighting the day I arrived.

Christmas in Shanghai,

No shirt-front on a P.& 0. means you can't eat. So I was fed through a crack in the wall of my room with contraband food until they got used to me..

"I spent Christmas in Shanghai, New Year in Hong Kong. Say, do you know....."

Here he grabbed my arm and led me upstairs. "Let's drink while we're talking..

"D'you know they grade you in numbers in China. A Number. One Boy is the works wherever he comes from. Some members were seated in a club in Shanghai during the Prince of Wales's last visit there] and they heard a band.

One member turned to a Chinese steward and asked what the band was about. The Chinese answered, "England Number One Boy going past."

"Bumpin' Round."

Will glanced out of the window from the bar. He used to be al cowboy before he turned comedian, and writer, and a film star.

Let him continue: "I traded a rope for a typewriter, you know, and ever since I've been bummin' ound the world.I wish you folks knew how comfortable your coun- try le, right now.

"Isn't it funny to come to a coun- try when you've read that it's full of trouble, and find, the same fel- low looking after the same job as when you left seven years ago."

Slight pause for a cocktail,

Old Friends,

"I'm sure happy to be back in! "I was there for five days, and England. I despair of ever living they started when I left. There to talk Englieb, but it's fine to was only one town to take, Chin- know my cowboy language is under- chow.

locals The

told

me atood here. I'm going to see some to hang around to вее the

of my old friends, and I know they town taken by the Japan won't ask me to say things as ese, but I told them I couldn't though I naturally wore

a dress wait for a one-cent town-like that suit they'll just let me talk like the to be taken, and' gol durnit they old deadbeat I am.

A LUCKY SHIP, There is always something melan-took it just when I stepped on to a P. & O. liner the following morn choly about a fine ship going to her

last berth at the shipbreaking yard. Ing.

"I got on that ship not realising The latest to go is the Walmer that I ought to have a dress suit Castle, which, even when she was

long past her first youth, has been an' soon's I was on board and saw

a great favourite on the South African trade, partly, perhaps, because she was one of the best

p.m. on Friday, March 18, on Mur- Jones, Reserve Company, as from looking ships of her time, says the ray Parade Ground for the Annual | 3.3.32. Inspection Rehearsal,

Dress-Royal Tank Corps Caps, Jackets, Belts, Shorts, Buttees and Hose-tops.

J Machine Gun Company.

The Company will parade asj strong as possible in close column

Shipping Correspondent of the No. 1467 Pte. G. C. Moss, No. 2 Evening Standard. Platoon, as from 7.3.32.

Strength.

She was one of the first ships to be built for the amalgamated Union)

SHADOWS BEFORE

The following have been taken and Castle Lines and was launched COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED

on the Strength:-

No. 1791 Pte. J. R. Hodgin, 8.3.32. No. 1792 Pte. E. Quinlan, 8.8.32.

Leave.

of Platoons in mufti with rifles, No. 1793 Gnr. G. F. Rees, 8.8.32. belts and sidearms for practice for G.O.C.'B Inspection under

Captain R. R. Davies, Portuguese C.S.M. Slattery at 5.30 p.m. at Campany, granted leave from 12.3. Headquarters on Tuesday, March 32 to 1.11.32.

No. 1814 Cpl. A. Chapman, No. 10.3.32.

15.

firo Part II. Rific Course at Peak Range at 9 a.m. on Sunday, 20th Instant.

Range Officer: Lieut. H. Owen- Hughes.

G.O.C.' Inspection. The Gen- eral Officer Commanding will in spect the Corps on Tuesday, March 22, and there will be a full uni-

by Harland and Wolff at Belfast in 1902/

"Ol' man Shaw, Lady Astor, and M. Cochran-all my old friends'--

then a look of sadness came into

a

his bright blue eyes "any, isn't it

pity my two old friends, Lord Dewar and Sir Thomas Lipton

aren't here.

"Well, I've got to dash off. Got dates with eleven different people at eleven diferent places.

"An' the darn funny thing is they're all fixed for the same time."

LONDON EXCHANGES

The Walmer Castle was designed very closely on the lines of the Saxon, which was the last ship bullt for the Union company, and which Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Brussels has lasted so well that she is still Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, kept' in

reserve at Southampton. Repulse Bay and Peninsula Hotels Her gross tonnage was about 12,500 and King's Restaurant.

IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions. To-day-Tea Dances at Hong

Rugby, Yesterday..

Paris New York Montreal'

92 9/16 3.64

407

28.05.

Geneva

18.25/82

„Entertainmenta.

Amsterdam Milan Berlin. Stockholm Copenhagen

9.0214

70%

15.25

18,10.

28 &

To-day — King's: • Theatre; "The Yellow Ticket."

To-day - Queen's "Son of India."

Oslo

18/7/16

Vienná

-82 Nom

Theatre;

Prague

1224

Helsingfors

215.

Theatre;

Madrid

Lisbon

47 -1094

Athena

281

Bucharest

615

All casuals of the Company will 7 Platoon, returned from leave on not to be compared with the big pulse Bay and King's Restaurant.

and sea speed 161⁄2 knots, which is) To-morrow-Tea Dances at Re-

No. 1237 Cpl. D. J. Fernandes, motor and steam ships that have Corpa Band,

been put on the Cape service since granted 2 months' leave from 4.8.82 to 3.5.32.

the war. No. 507 L/Cpl. H. J. Armstrong,

Like all Union Castle ships she Reserve Company,

was designed to be used granted months' leave from 13.3.32 to 12 trooper if necessary, and was also To-day - Central 5.32.

built in accordance with the Ad-"The Age for Love."--

To-day — Majestic Theatre; No. 1618 Pte. H. A. de B. Botelho,miralty's ideas for an auxiliary form practice parade. on Friday, No. 12 Platoon, leave extended to cruiser.

Her first voyages on the "Her Wedding Night.". March 18. All members of the April 1, 1982.

Cape trade were principally to -To-day : 8+** Theatre: Company are requested to keep No. 1243 Pte. J. O. McLaggan,

bring back troops from the Boer "Up For The Cup.” both dates free in order that the No. 6 Platoon, granted 10 months'

War. Company will maintain its pre leave from 13.32 to 81.12.32. vious high standard of efficiency on this inspection.

G.O.C's Inspection.

War-Time Service, After that she settled down to All ranks are hereby warned to passenger carrying and was one of the best investments that the Com- Attention of all ranks is called keep free 21st and 23rd instant.

Portuguese Company, ·

to Corps Orders No. 9/32 para. 2

. Home Malle. To-day-Outward for Europa via Suez (Conte Rosso) 5 pa

Lammert's Auctions. March 10-At Sales Room, Steam

Meetings.

An alteration in the date for pany ever made. She earned her Launch Elsie, noon with reference to parades for Fri- the G.O.C.'s Inspection may be cost many times over. day, March 18, and Tuesday, March made.

22.

The reputation of the Com- pany must be maintained.`,

A.A.L.A. Company.

The A.P.C. Section will parade at 6.80 p.m. at North Point Thursday, March 17,

on

Notice. Sergeants Mens Committee Meeting.

occasion.

She was as lucky in the war as Macao Steamboat Co, Ltd, 1. March 16---Hong Kong, Canton & she was in peace, and was dor Queen's Building 11 am. molested by the enemy on a single March 18 Hong Kong & Shang- DBal£Hotas, Ltd, annual meeting, Shortly before the Armletice, the xchange Buliding, 11 am, extra- Units who have not yet sub- mitted the name of a representa- was used to burry American troops ordinary meeting, 11.30 am. tive to the above Committee must across the Atlantic W Bend la such. hames' to the Mess When the 20,000 ton motor liner

Winchester Castle was commission President at once,

In future Committee Meetings ed in 1930 the Walmar Castle was will be held on the 1st. Wednesday Paid off into reserve, Now, she The Officers Commanding the

has gone to the aërappers for A undermentioned Units will issue of each month commencing on

song, and has just been delivered their Ordera separately to their Wednesday, April 6 at 6 p...

to be broken up on thế - north-cast] Commande

The Portuguese Section will parade at 5.80 p.m. at Headquar ters on Friday, March 18,

I-Engineer Company 11-Armoured Car Company Motor Cycle Section. IL-Scottish Company G.O:C' Inspections

Full details of this parade.

Obituary.

The Commandant deeply regrets

She will remain in si thor arsy the death of Au Kal after many tionate memory of South Africa years of loyal service to the Hong travellers for a long time to com Kong Volunteer Defence Corps,

(8«d.) W/ IL G. GOATER, Captain Adjutant, H.K.V.D: Corps,

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