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SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1933,

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

Orders issued by Lieut.-Col L, G. Bird, D.8.0. UBE, Com. manding R.K.V.D.C.:-

Hong Kong, Friday, March 17. PARADES Battery.

There will be * parade for

March 25.

eupper and prize distribution.

Monday, March 20.--Miniatura

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Motor Machine Gun Section. Lecture Room. Allotment of. The Lecture Room is allotted to Thursday, March 23.-D. L. the Armoured Car Section on Mon-

day, March 20.

Range.

Instruction.

Corps Signal

Kennedy Road Range. Parade at Corps Headquartere

Allotment of. at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21.

Kennedy Road Range is allotted Machine Gun Troop. to Machine Gun Troop on Thurs- Parade on Tuesday, March 21 atday, March 23. 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Headquar ters for Arms Drill.

Transfer. No. 769 Sergt. C. S. Coom, En- gineer Company, is transferred to Reserve Company on 16.3.33.

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IMAM OF THE YEMEN

(By Kenneth Williams.)

Research Association! where Anzac Company. The Company will parade in full boots and shoes in every condition Signal Section on Tuesday, Marchtrength in Mufti on Monday the may be seen. They represent 21 at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. 20th for Arms Drill in preparation problems which have been solved

There will be a parade for the for G.0.C.'s Parade. All ranks are!

From the craggy summits of jare formidable indeed; they were whole Battery at 5.30 p.m. at Head- requested to attend with Belts and or which still face the scientists

who investigate the problems of the Yemen highlands, from so even before the Imam brought quarters on Thursday, March 23. Side-arms.

the burning plains of the Tiha- them to their present pitch of Every member must attend.

An N.O.C.'s class will be held on the boot trade.

mah, from skyscraper fortress excellence. Annual Classification of Signal-Friday, the 24th March and all

Here are dance shoes sent by a and from lowly hovel prayers lers will take place on Saturday, N.C.O.'s will be expected to attend. manufacturer who wants to know are now ascending from millions foreigners. Not even in Abys The Imam does not encourage The Officer Commanding the Engineer Company. undermentioned Unit will issue his why they go green, tennis shoes of Arab throats that. Allah wil-sinia is suspicion of foreign ex-

ploitation more intense.

No Saturday, March 18.-Company jorder separately to his Command: which have a habit of splitting ling, their Imam shall not die.

For Imam Muhammad Yahya European can own land in the down the sides, brown boots al Muttawakil bin Hamid ud Din, Yemen, nor even rent a house for which stain in wet weather, and lord of the fairest province in all more than six months. On the a hundred other problems of the Arabia, lies at this moment ser- other hand, emigration from the

iously ill.

Yemen has also been forbidden industry. One by one each is

The Yemen is the most his- on the penalty of confiscation of solved by patient research. The toric land in Arabia, so old that property.

scientists Association's

have the Queen of Sheba is accounted As in Mecca, there is no free- stopped the brown boots stain- latecomer in its line of mon-dom of speech. A few years ago ing, have produced an unsplitta-archs. It has seen to pass many the Imam started a fortnightly ble tennis shoe and have found dynasties, Hamitic and Semi- paper in Sana, but it contained how to keep the scales on croco- tic and many civilisations, only official news. dile skin shoes.

Himyaritic, Persian, Roman, It has been well said by my One of the latest achievements Abyasian and Turk.

Its pre-friend Amin Rihani, the eminent of the scientists there is the pro- ty odd years that he has been on the Yemen represents "Ignorance sent ruler, during the thir- Arab author and traveller. that! March 20 for the Fourth of the No. 723 Corpl. A. W. W. Salter, 'duction of the perfect army

Motor Engineer Company, promoted to boot which has been adopted in the throne, has lived like a medie- and Fanaticism under Arms.

Sergeant with effect from 16.3.33. the new pattern army boots. To val theocrat-the life, indeed, of And it is not surprising, in view There will be a parade for

Appointment.

arrive at this two thousand, Caliph of the time of Haroun of the system of government ant Machine Gunners on Thursday, His Excellency the Governor has

al Rashid. measurements of soldiers' feet

the lack of response to foreign in- March 23 at Headquarters at 5.30 been pleased to make the following

taken

Rarely travelling forth from fluences, that the country should by A special appointment in the Portuguese instrument.

his capital of Sana, the Imam has remain the despair of those who Graphs were Machine Gun Company. Company of the Hong Kong Volun drawn and charts made governed absolutely, though just compile reference books-a land Company will parade under leer Defence Carps with

effect and gradually the

ly according to the lights of Mos- of mystery. perfect

Almost all figures C.SM. for Arms Drill at Head- from March 1, 1933:-

boot was evolved, the one that em law, the Shariat.

He can relating to it are guesswork. The will best fit the foot of the aver-

be seen any day in the public population, for example, is var- square of Sana, a man of middle iously estimated at from age soldier.

Many interesting facts about height, with deep black, penetra- million to five millions. Its aren boots and shoes can be gleaned ting eyes, a mobile mouth, and alone is known at all accurately: No. 699 Spr. C. Strange, Eain this laboratory. The farther sing primitive justice to his sub-south, and 400 kilometres from a swarthy complexion, dispen- 350 kilometres from north to gineer Company, granted two North in Britain you go the big- Parades on Thursday, March 23 months' leave from 24.1.23 to

awest to east. ger get the feet of the natives, icects. Dressed generally in Al 5.30 p.m.

24.3.33 No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock No. 1544 Pte. D. F. Kilby, MotorThey also say that no two people white turban, the ends of which third is desert, and much-of-the- a large Of this area possibly one- walk-alike-and-thuit every–pairi of feet in the world is different fall at the back of his head, he remainder is covered by mouu- Toe-prints could be used like of paper on which their suit is and is therefore unsuited to close receives from applicants a piece tain ranges rising to 10,000 feet, finger-prints if only burglars

written. Having read it, the Im-colonisation. would go barefool. - Reuter.

Armoured Car Section The Section will parade at Head quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday,

Series of Lecture on the Engine.

p.m.

quarters at 5.30 p.m. on 24th and No. 1177 Sergeant F. P. Sequeira

dini instant.

Those detailed for the Colour Party will parade under Lien D.

M. Richards as above.

Scottish Company.

Ito be second Lieutenant,

C.S.O. No. 2 In 198/33.

Leave.

under 2nd Lieut. T. F. Saunderson. Machine Gun Section, leave extend

No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters, ed to 30.4.33. under 2nd Lieut. A. W. Brown, No. 1557 Pie. J. Smith, Motor Squad drill with Arms, Belts & Machine Gun Section, leave CX- Frogs to be worn.

tended to 31.0.33,

Pipes and Drummers will parade | No. 1854 Pte. K. S. Robertson, as strong as possible at Headquar, A.A.L.A. Company, granted leave ters on the following dates:---- from 2.12.32 to 15.0.33.

Wednesdays. 29th instant and No. 1823 Pte. H. A. Walter. 5th April.

Anza Company. granted two Practice for G.O.C's Inspection. months' lenve from 14.3.33

A.A.L.A. Company,

All Sections will parade Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Mon.

day, March 20.

Portuguese Company.

73.6.33.

Strength.

to

The following has been taken on the Strength:-

No. 2001 Pte. L. G. de Pinna Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 Petroleum Co., Tel. 28041, No. 10 .m. on Tuesday, March 21 for Platoon. 14.3.33. Armis Drill in preparation for

G.O.C.'s Inspection.

Two Regular Instructors will be available,

W. H. G. GOATER,

Captain, Adjutant,

H.K.V.D. Corps. NOTICE.

were

BAD NEWS FOR CROOKS,

International Police Force Formed.

HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA AND WASHINGTON.

New York.

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Commencing THURSDAY, 23rd March, ̧·

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um writes his decision on the, But the Imam's realm has two same paper. That is all. There advantages: the cool weather on is no appeal. And it suits the the Yemen plateau, and the fact Yemen.

that the monsoon showers its The system of administration blessings on the land. Of rivers is cast-iron. The Koran governs and permanent streams there everything: and the Imam inter-are none, but the abundant rain- prets the Koran. Thus there is fall is all-sufficing. no hunking-for that is unti-

Contented People. Koran. There are also no schools. Let it not be thought that the, no hospitals, no railways, and but people of the Yemen are unhap- few roads. You journey from py under the Imam's autceracy. the coast to Sana on unshod Despite his avarice, despite the mules, and if you expostulate on bans on freedom of speech and An international police force to the condition of the roads, the emigration, they are a content- expedite the arrest of interna- Yemeni will say frankly to you ea nation. The Imam is loved tional criminals has been formed that a bad road is an additional by his subjects, and his visit to

It will be known as the "Inter-protection from invasion.

the mosque each Friday is con- A Its or-

sidered the event of the week in No Gramophones. ganisation waa completed by re- on

Nohda, or progress, is in fact Sana. Whatever faults he may presentatives of two agencies: forbidden in the Yemen. The appear in Western eyes to have, A full attendance is requested. The International Association of, imam, unlike the great Wahhabi, he is a kind-hearted man, and is Rifle Meeting The annual Corps Chiefs of Police and The Inter-King Ibn Saud, has never allow sald never to have put one of his who have not yel passed Rifle Meeting will be held at Stone-national Police Conference. ed himself to be photographed. enemies to death.

The new organisation will sup- He has forbidden the entrance of One vice alone-if such it can ply the connecting link between gramophones and of the cine-be called this monarch shares these agencies and the Intenu-matograph to his country.

with his subjects: the consump tional Criminal Police Commis-i One concession to modernity tion of kat, the leaves of which sion of Europe.

the Imam has made: his palace plant are chewed to produce an Police Commissioner Mulroon- is now lighted by electricity, But opiate effect. Many Europeans ey, of New York City, who pre-in his general opposition to pro- have tried this drug, but I have aided at the meeting of police gress his fanaticism is fortified never met one to show enthus officials at which the organisa-by avarice. Of his avarice many fasm over it; to them the com tion was drafter, said: "The tales are told.

mon effect is sickness and head-

Company Orderly Officer fur the! week ending Sunday, March 25,- Lieutenant J. V. V. dos Remedios. Classification Tests- Stonecutters Range

All members of the Company

General Meeting.

A General Meeting of the Ser-national World Police."

geant's Mess will be held Wednesday, April 5.

their classification texta for cutters Range on Friday, April 14 Musketry and Lewis Gun are noth- and Saturday, April 15.

fied that the last date available is March 10. Platoon Commanders will please check the records with

AFTER ORDERS. Motor Machine Gun Section. Parade on Monday, March 20 at the C.S.M. and ensure that all Headquarters for practice ride. their men are notified. With re- AB members owning Solo gard to Recruita, only those who Machines are requested to attend. have had Musketry Training and have fired a Service Rifle will be

permitted to fire at Stonecutters. MAN WHO “WALKED

Launch will leave Queen's Pier| WITH DEATH.”

at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Police atį 8.40 a.m.

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whole purpose is to expedite ac- While piling up his treasure he ache. Yet to the Yemenis kat tion and enhance the facilities of keeps his people poor. He is is what the afternoon cup of tea; all recognised police departments said even to have forced his har is to the British.

in apprehending International em to sew bags and uniforms for The Yemen is a wonder land,! criminals and preventing further his army for the daily pay of or- and its Imam is a wonder man. international crime."

dinary workmen, without mak- He knows, and his people know,

The Commissioner said the In-ing his princesses any allowance. that during the 65 years preced- Auckland. ternational World Police would And his wives and daughters ing his accession to the throne no Mr. Samuel Flavell Hes strap, maintain headquarters in Geneva have to pay 21 per cent. an- fewer than twenty rulers sniffed ped to a steel frame in the Auck-and Washington.

nually on all the ornaments which the delights of sovereignty, on- land hospital. He walked about) Mr. Edgar Hoover, of the Bur- he may have given them.

ly to have them quickly and gen- with a broken neck for seven cau of Investigation, U.S. De- Without question he has much erally violently removed; hel weeks.

partment of Justice, assured the gold stored in his subterranean alone in recent times has known, Mr. Flavell, who is 69, was police officials that his bureau cellars, but he takes good care how to conserve them. thrown against the dashboard of would co-operate to the fullest that little of it percolates to his a motorlorry, in which he was extent of its ability.

advisers. His officials' salaries. driving, when it passed over Commissioner Mulrooney said are meagre indeed. The chief the plan for such an internation- of his general staff, for instance, "I did not attach much impor-al police power was sponsored receives the equivalent of £4 a tance to my injury which I first at a joint meeting of the month, and officers in his military thought was merely a sore neck," three agencies in Paris in 1981. school get only the raw food no-

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He walked about for BEVEN weeks despite much pain, before X-ray photograph revealed that he had received a fractured | dislocation of the cervical verte- brae.

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