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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1933.

HONG KONG · VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

Orders issued by Lieut.-CoL L. G. Bird, D.3.0., Q.BE, Lom- manding H.K.V.D.C.:~

1

Friday, Jan. 13, 1933.

PARADES

Battery.

parade for There will be a Signallers, Layers and Staff at 5.30 pan., sharp, ut Headquarters on Tuesday, January 17.

There will be à parade for Signallers, Staff und Gundrill at 6.30 p.m., sharp, at Headquarters on Thursday, January 20.

that remu:ded Members are Camp at Tai Lam will take place from February 3 to 5.

Range Officer-Lieut. J. S. Rod- -rigues.

Are Men of these Categories urged to turn up to parade January 17 to obtain the benefit of further instruction in Lewis Gun Handling.

Revolver On the same facilities for Revolver Practice will be available at Stonecutters for Officers, N.C.O.'s and Nos. 1 and 2 of the Lewis Gun Sactions.

date

Gun Instruction.

The Officers Commanding the undermentioned Units will issue thair Orders separately to their Commands:-

1 Corps Band,

2 Engineer Company.

3 Machine Gun Troop.

4 Motor Machine Gun Section.

5 Machine Gun Company.

6 Scottish Company.

29.12.32"

Amendment,

with

J. V. V. Remedios

on

the

No. 1374 L/Cpl. J. F. Guerreiro, No. 10 Platoon.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FRONTIER

RAIDS IN

ANATOLIA

Women Wounded And Cattle Stolen.

NOMAD MARAUDERS.

Istanbu

METALS THAT WILL WHEN GERMANY WAS

NOT MIX.

"Impossible" Alloy Fatality.

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belleve

1

DISARMED

(Continued from Page 6.)

when prejudice dles, and the world can study dispassionately the true course of events since 1914; when it has determined the basis on

added that she would not permit 'In the them to be pablished. Interests of everyone, it is bes ter not to publish them yet awhile""

Another passage throws light on the Allics wae built, and the the character of the ex-Kaiser; of rock on which Germany's hopes whom it is shrewdly observed that foundered, the Inger that points he always needed a background to the verdict will trace thase' let-be effectively: when alone and un- aupported he usually appeared at ters, 'H-a-l-d-a-n-e'." ..

Gen. von Kluck, who command- a disadvantage. ed the extreme right wing of the German Invaders of Belgium, was equally outspoken.

King Edward, The story relates to King Ed- ward's last visit to Germany. He "In the whole history of the wished to see the Kaiser alone world," he said, "there is, in my and talk matters out with him, and opinion, no military feat which accordingly King Edward told the thet has excelled, and few which, Crown Prince to arrange have equalled, that accomplish-when bis father came to bia sit- ed by the first British Army in ting-room after dinner he should this last war. My admiration come, contrary to Palace custom for that Army is greater than alone.

How a man was killed in a Lon- don metal works during an at- tempt to fulfil an order for an "impossible" alloy, was described at the inquest at Deptford re- Corps Orders No. 1/33 Paro. 7

which the military success of Fierce Nomad tribesmen have cently on Henry. Frederick Milli-' regarding Captain C. Champkin's resignation effect from again swooped across the Syrian gan (30), a metal press worker, 24.12.32" ahould read "from border into Southern Anatolia and of Heavitree-road, Plumstead.

raided Turkish villages.

It was stated that his employ- Transfer.

They wounded several villagers ers, the Delta Metal Company, of East Greenwich, had received an The following are transferred to and carried off 1,500 head of cattle.

make It was only a few weeks ago that order from Scotland to No. 11 Platoon with effect from 13.12.33 and will report to Lleut. a similar rald resulted in a battle rods of an alloy of 55 per cent. cent. lead. next between Turkish frontier police and zinc and 45 per

raiding tribesmen with the result The metals were heated to parade:

No. 1596 L/Cpl. L. G. de Silva, that eleven of the latter were killed rether and an ingot was made

and twenty taken prisoner.

This was put into a hydraulic ex- No. 9 Platoon.

These raids may result in the re-trusion press and exposed to a About of 1,812lb. arming of the Anatolian villagers' Appendix To Above.

living near the Syclan frontier Bo seventy-five feet of rod came out Parade Tuesday, January

Secretary, Officers' Mess.

can oppose the raiders from the extrusion holes and then] Lieut. L. F. Nicholson assumes that they 1933:-

police arrive. The vil the metal began to squirt out Category.A & B, Lesson the duties of Officers' Mess lion. until the Lewis Gun Handling-S.A.T. Vol. Secretary vice Captain C. Champ-Hugers were only recently disarmed "like shrapnel" pieces hitting

Or Haig he spoke with admira- 11 1931 pages 97-107. Location & kin with effect from December 29, by the Turkish authorities in order four men, of whon: Milligan was

to prevent "Incidents,"

tion, expressing his desire to meet Instructors: Headquarters. — All

At the same time, the Turkish Officers & N.C.O.'s of Categories

Struck Off The Strength,

Mr. A. Topham, factory in-

"We had him with us," he him. Armoured Car Section

Having completed 3 years' ser- Government is protesting to the

High Commissioner in spector, said that only about two said, "for six months once, attach- There will be a parade at lead. A & B to be prepared with lesson.! quarters on Monday, 16th instant, Kit required: 4 Lewis Gung vice--No. 1536 Sergt. D. Mc- French

from Syria, M. Ponsot. He was received per cent, each of the lead and zinc ed to the German army. Everyone Magazines in Carriers.

Colgan, No. 7 Platoon, Category C & D, Lesson: Mus-9.1.33 and No. 1243 Pte.

on Lecture ketry.

Elementary Laggan, No. 6 Platoon, Theory of Small Arms Fire 1.1.33.

Permitted to resign.No. Portuguese Company.

1931 pages 21-33. Parade at Ileadquarters at 5.30 S.A.T. Vol. 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17. De- Location & Instructora: Headquar-Pte. II. E. Stone, A.A.L.A. tails will be found. in the Appen-ters, Lecture Room-Lt. J. V. V. pany, as from 4.1.33.

Remedies and a Regular Instruc-

Corpa Signals

Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17.

at 5.15 p.m.

Those who have been detailed, sacets. Targets. will Are their Revolver Classifica- tion at Kennedy Road.

dix.

A.A.L.A. Company.

17,

Ground

1932.

Leave.

38

J.

28

1870 Turkish

pressure

one.

can-express.

Coburg Telegram. Col. Roddie gives the English-

from visited Turkey last month. It was and the order was therefore im- taught him too much."

No one in the O. Me- by Miastapha Kemal Pasha when he would be absorbed by the other liked him. Our trouble is that we

hoped that common action by the possible to fulfil

and Syrion Frontier works relisċd this, but when the of the Syrian marauders.-Reuter, metals in it must have been al-born Duke of Coburg's explana most completely separated, like tion of the offensive telegram which he had sent to England at Com- Guards would lead to stamping out ingot was put into the press the

Through the National Gardens oil and water. Cadre, Scheme, under which private owners

"The zinc came out perfectly in the opening of the war, that his have thrown open their gardens for rods." added Mr. Topham. "Then loyalty to Germany was so dis- Lieut. R. P. Phillips, A.S.G-1 the benefit of the Queen's Institute they came to the lead, which was / trusted that he was forced to send' of District Nursing, £10,627 was behind. and, as soon as they got! collected last summer from 250,000 to it, it began to squirt through the holes like bullets from a machine-gun."

Lieut. H. Pooley, A. S. C. leave extended to 13.2.33.

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Company Orderly Officer for the tor. week ending Sunday, January 22.

As from date, and until further Lieut. H. J. Silva. Musketry. Sunday, January 15, orders, Section Drills will be dia-Cadre, returned from leave on No. 1787 Sergt. T. G. Stokes, 1938. Men of Category "C" will continued and Members of the 6.10.32. Are Part II at Stonecutters Range. Company who have not yet com-

number of A.S.C. Cadre, granted 10 months' Launch will leave Queen's Pier pleted the

Kowloon Police drill for proficiency will parade, leave from 13.1.33 to 12.11.95. at 8.30 a.m. and

No. 1916 L/Sgt. H. Burson, No. for combined instruction at Volun! Pier at 8.40 a.m.

1.1.33. teer Headquarters every Monday 3 Platoon, returned from leave on at 5.30 p.m.

Range Officer-Lieut. H. J. Silva. The Interport Shoot with Shang- at the same hai will be fired off time. Team will be notified. by Sorgt. Sequeira.

Lewis Gun. Men of Categories "A" & "B" are reminded that for efficiency they must qualify in Part 7 Practices T33 & T34. This, Teat will be fired at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, January 22.

Launch will leave Queen's Pier

at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Police Pier at 8.40 4.7.

necessary

Anzac Company. The Campany will parade at full atrength in mufti at Headquarters on Monday, January 16 at 5.30 p.m. for instruction.

'No. 1822 Pte. H. P. Lim, Anzac Company, returned from leave on 9.1.33.

visitors.

4 Platoon, 31.8.38.

it.

"She told me that her mother | had asked Sir Frederick Pon sonby to take her letters to Eng- land in order that they might not fall into the hands of her son, the Emperor William the Second. She told me, too, that she had all Queen Victoria's re- plies to her mother's letters, and

"I begged my father to go alone, the Crown Prince told me, but he insisted that my brother, August Wilhelm, and I should go too. I told him that it was the King's wish, but that made him more obstinate, be- cause he always had the feeling that King Edward could get the. better of him aloge.

"With us there I knew my 'father would "never be natural and would only put the King's back up, so when we reached the door I pulled my brother back and we retreated down thes cor- ridor. But it was no use, my father followed us and, com- manded us to go"with him.'.

"'King Edward, who was sit ting at his writing desk, looked at the three of us and just shrugged his shoulders in con- temptuous resignation. He told us to sit down, and talked of a It was the few banal matters. last chance and my father lost it."

to leave extended He added that the peculiar be

haviour of lead and zinc in the Strength.

presence of each other was little The following has been taken onrealised, and the order would have "caught out" nine firms out of No. 1977 Gnr. R. W. Goe, Taikoo ten: The firm had the prospect the Strength:- Sugar Refinery, Tel. 20647, Battery, of a considerable order, and very naturally did what they were

"Accidental death" was the ver

Charles 12.1.33. .

(Sd.) W. H. G. GOATER, Captain,asked, although actually it re- the precaution of employing a

Adjutant. H.K.V.D.C.

quired a metallurgical expert to metallurgical chemist in. future. dict at Portsmouth on Notice,

realise that they were trying to Mr. Topham told the coroner that Clifford (56), a licensed victualler steps had been taken immediate- who drank carbolic acid In mistake' Officers Record of Service Book. do something quite impossible.

The jury returned a verdict of ly after the accident to see that for "dandy shandy." His sight was alon this book now is please return accidental death and said that no other contractors accepted a bad and he had no sense of smell or cher and Cassell will parade under M.G. Troop, returned from leave-Will the Officer in whose posses-

they thought the firm should take similar order. 2/Lt. Way at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, on 3.1.33.

No. 1381 Pte. K. H. Batger, No. same to Corps Headquaters. 20th instant for special Machine!

No. 1502 L/Cpl. A. E. Arnold, M.G. Troop, leave extended to 21.3.38.

L/Sergt. Batea, Corpl. N. A. E.

No. 1780 Tpr. G. W. Tolmie, M.G. Mackay, Corni. E. H. P. White, Ptca. Dalziel, Kent, Monks, Mac-Troop, leave extended to 12.1.83.

No. 1748 Tpr. L. G. Robertson, Kay, Blake, Way, Selk, White, Fin-

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