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SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1934.

H.K. VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS

Orders For The

Coming Week.

M

Orders issued by Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.0., O.B.E. CommRD- dant, H.K.V.D.C.:~~~

Hong Kong, 2nd. March, 1934.

PARADE

Corps Signals

Parade at Headquarters at 5.30

p.m. on Tuesday, March

Signal Instruction.

Corps Engineers

6th for

on

Parade at Miniature Range Monday, 5th March 1984, at 5.30

p.m.

Thursday, 8th March. 1934-D.

L Training.

Corps Machine Gun Battalion

Troop

Parade on Tuesday, 6th March at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Head- quarters for Machine Gun Instruc- tion.

All those who did not fire the Machine Gun Course at Stonecut ters must do n on Sunday, 11th March, 1934.

Armoured Car Co.,

X.C.0% will parade on Monday, 6th March, 1944 at Headquarters.

at 5.30 p.m.

Drew: --Mufti.

Motor Cycle Section

The Section will parude at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, 5th March and: Wednesday, 7th March, for Machine Gun Instruction,

No. 2 Company (Scottish) Sunday, 4th March, 1934. Mua- ketry Part II will be fired at Stonecutters. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 9 a.m. calling at Kowloon en-route. Uniform - optional but belt and pouches musi be worn.

Thursday, 8th March, 1934. No. G Platnon at Kowloon.

THE CHINA

ATL

When a Patriotic Joy Turned to Disaster

FINANCIAL

POSITION

Festive crowd that had gathered at Kyoto, Japan, to huge stairway on which hundreds of celebrants were bid farewell to departing batch of Naval recruits, was standing collapsed precipitating buman freight to the turned into a throng of mourners when an accident bottom. Here are army doctors and soldier medical' eccurred which took 80 lives and injured 77 others." Akwekers treating some of the more seriously injured.

CHINA HOUSE

BECOMING

CROWDED

LOCAL

NEWS

IN FIJI

Trade In Flourishing Condition.

BIG PUBLIC WORKS SCHEME

PLANNED

Sydney, NSW. Sir Henry Scott, K.C., a member of the Executive and Legislative Couoncils of Fiji, who is in Sydney on a business visit said that, with the exception of the copra Industry, In which a certain amount of de pression existed Fill was in s flourishing condition.

The Dnancial position, Sir Henry Scott said, was zound, owing to the careful conservation of the island's resources in the past; and they were able to borrow money in Lott don at three per cent. An applica- tion to the Secretary of State for the Colonies was contemplated for permission to spend about £300,000| on public works, which would in"] clude a fine block of Government offices, the completion of the trans insular road, and the bridging of| the Rewa River. The colony's re- serves were between £400,000 and £500,000, and the public debl was a little more than £1,000,000.

A question which

was giving cause for considerable thought, he

BREVITIES added, was that of the Constitution

how to bring about some method of meeting the wishes of the Euro- pean Fijian, and Indian section of

The appointment of Dr. T. W. Mr. Edwin Taylor resumed duties the community. The Indian section Ware, as Medical Officer of Health, as Colonial Treasurer, on February was seeking a larger share in the No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters. Larger London Premises on February 24, is notified,

22 according to the Government Government. Gazette to-day.

Machine Gun Training-Stop-

pages.

Contemplated,

"The attention of all ranks is 227 STUDENTS NOW MEMBERS

drawn to the Machine Gun Com petition and the necesalty of Train

ing therefor.

No. 3 Company (Anzac) The Company will parade at Headquarters in Mufti at 5.30 p.m. on Monday. 5th March for Machine Gun Instruction and all ranks are exhorted to attend.

London.

Among the passengers aboard the day, was Mr. Paul Buchholz, & well- 8.8. Nankin, which arrived yester known Australian philatelist.

The status of # Crown colony had many advantages, Cannan, M.A., Army Educational

The appointment of Captain P. Sto be one of benevolent autocracy.

and the Government might be said:

Corps, as a member of the Board of sugar," said Sir Henry Scott, and "The primary industry in Fiji is Education for a further period of owing to the Imperial preference is notified in the eurrent two years, with effect from March the growers who are eighty per issue of the Government Gazette 17, is notified in the current fasue cent. Indians are very fortunate, that the name of G. F. Walker has of the Government Gazette, been added to the list of authoris- ed Auditors,

It

robe. used

'The Universities China Committee

are already thinking that it may be necessary 10 move from China House in Gower St.

as It has been possible to continue W.C.1 into larger buildings.

The dragon

high price. The outlook as far China House has been the

the Emperor of Manchukuo at his tinctly favourable, but the laws are by as goldmining is concerned is dis- Musketery Part III will be fired at hendquarters, Team will also attend this parade student community in Great Bri-truck off, the register, it is notified cording to a special telegram will be carefully watched."-Reuter. of the Chinese Investment Co., Limited, has been den store at a cost of $30,000, ac nature of an responsible gold rush The name of the United Land enthronement was made at a Muk-very stringent, and anything in the when they will receive further in-tain for only 18 months, but al-in the current issue of the Govern-the Shun-pao, formation of the next phase of the ready it is becoming almost over-ment Gazette. Competition from 2nd Lieut. J. R. crowded. Way,

The total community is 400 and Musketry Part III will be fired at of these 227 students are mem Stonecutters on Sunday, 4th March.bers of China House, Runge Offeer-2nd. Lieat,

J. R. Continund at Foot of Next Column Way.

All ranks are reminded that it

is essential that they carry out No. 3 Company (Anzac), No. this practice in order to quailfy | Platoon, last month at Shanghai. for Efciency, vide Volunteer Or

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Volunteer Air Arm dinance. Lounch will leave No. 2073, Pte. F. Winyard has Queen's Pier at 9 a.m. and Kow-been registered in the loon Police Pler at 3.10 a.m. Uni-List of the Volunteer Air Arm. form is optional. but belts, frogs and pouches must be worn.

Corps Infantry (Portuguese)

Leave

+

diptheria, two of meningitis, one of Ma Chan-than, the hero of the According to Tientsin reports, it Three cases of smail pox, two of has now been revealed that Gen.

have been reported in the 24 hours in danger in the recent attempt to typhoid fever, and one of rabies Nonni River battle, whose life was ended on Thursday,

Gazette.

to

FORMAL MEETING OF SANITARY BOARD

assassinate him, is not, the only Board was held yesterday after- The meeting of the Sanitary The appointment of Mr. D. interesting document is said

name on the plotters list. Thle noon at 4.15 p.m. those present being Kelvin-Stark, as an assistant to the contain the names of Gen. Yu President) Hon. Mr. R. M. Hender (president) Mr. G. R. Sayer, (Vice- February 16, is notified in the eur. who are to be assassinated. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, on Hauch-chang and several other son, M.O.H., Dr. T. W. Ware. Waitingent Issue of the Government

Messrs. F. C. Hall, L. CF. A perty of about 100. American Bellamy, Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. Lá No. 101, C.Q.M.S. T. Bolt, Corps) It is notified in the Government Thrift Tours and regular Tours of and Mr. Im Ping-tseung (Assistant | Tautista under the auspices of the Shu-fan, Mr. C. J. Roe (Secretary) months Gazette that at the expiration of New York City, travelling on the

Secretary). The business wAE|| to three months, from March 2, the . Pres. Johnson visited the Colony

purely formal. No. 1906, Pte. W. Sprague, Motor unless cause is shown to the con-world. The visitors took in all the Dame of Rothmans, Limited, will, on Friday on their way around the trary, be struck off the register sights in Hong Kong and Kowloon and the company will be dissolved, and were entertained at

party at Repulse Bay Hotel.

Engineers, granted

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Parade Tuesday, March 6th at leave with effect from 6.234 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters. Details 4.12.34. will be found in the Appendix.

Lewis Gun and Musketry Badges. Cycle Section, granted 10 months The following N.C.O.'s and men leave as from 24.2.34 to 23.12.34. qualified on Sunday 25th February, No. 1560 Pte. S. Greenwood, No. 7 Platoon, granted 12 months leave as from 28.2.34 to 27.235.

1934.

L. G. Badge. (Entitled to wear let Class L. A. Bodge, "LG, with

Struck Off the Strength

Having Completed Thres

Years Service.

-

Dr. Lo Wen-kan, the Minister of

tisin

DRAPKIN'S

Justice in the Nanking Govern- Gen. Sun Tien-ying, the rabel:in ment, in remaining in Canton until the north, has had his secret wire the marriage of his eldest daugh-less station in Tientsin confiscated ter.

which will take place on March by the authorities. As the station

No. 1676, Pte. So Ping Yim 20, before he returns to Nanking, was situated in the British conces from ist The bridegroom is from Hong sion there, the assistance of the

No. 1830, Pte. F. J. Wingrave,

February, 1934.

from 27th

out wreath").

Sergt. A. Garcia

34

Corp. V. M. Nunes

32

L/Cpl. E. Lawrence

32

Medical Section, as

Pte. A. L. Remedios

38

February, 1934.

Pie, A. M. E. Rocha

34

Left the Colony

Sergt. C. F. Osmund

38

Pte. C. M. Silva

38

No. 14 Platoon,

Pte. La A. Roza

30

Pte. W. C. Ogley

32

Pte. E, da Roza

34

Pie. J. H. Lawrence

36

Rife (Entitled to wear

Badge

"Single Rifle").

C.S.M. M. F. Baptista...

81

Sergt. H. M. Britto

80

Corp. J. D. Remedion

80

L/Cpl. B, T. Gosano

80

2nd March, 1984, 4

Pie. A. M. B. Rocha

90

Pte. B. Baleros

80

Pie. E. A. Remedios

81

Best Rifle Shot in the Company

(Single Rifle and Star).

L/Bergt. F, F. Cruz

95

APPENDIX TO ABOVE

"Category"

All

Lesson-

Arms and Foot Drill

Location—MA!

Headquarters,

On Medical Ground -No. 1794, Pte. A, B. No. 14 Platoon, na from February, 1934.

Transfer

Kong.

British Municipal police was first obtained by the Chinese authori

Convicted in connection with "anties. armed robbery which occurred at 67 Lockhart Road, Wanchal, on

The new swords' which the Japa- Grant, Ngau, Wong Tsin and Wong Li-ruk, adopted in place of the sabres now January 2, three Chinese, Wong nese Ministry of War recently 27th were sentenced to stand their trial in general use by officers of the at the next criminal sessions by My, Imperial army, will be put in use

No. 1732, Pte: H. S. Jones, A.Alice Court yesterday.

E. W. Hamilton at the Central Po- throughout the army on Army Day. LA Company, transferred to the

whch is week to-day, it has been

Corps, 1st Battery with effect from

SGD, F. 8. M. WILKINSON,

CAPTAIN,

Adjutant, HKV.D. Corps

NOTICE

Sergeant's Mess Committee The Committee will meet at p. on Wednesday, 7th March, 1936.

AFTER ORDERS

Air Armor

590

There are about 200′ Chin- esé students, of whom 20 are girls,

| officially announced. The new army swords are designed after the ancient Japanese swords, used by the Samural in the feudal period.

Satisfactory reports regarding Only officers will be allowed to use the new words for the time being.

Local rice merc

the work and keenness of all ten and last October out of the Bri students who were sent to Eng 6tish Indemnity Funds, have beening In

received after their first term.

out for one is working for the F.RS.C. Two of them are doctors, a and at Edinburgh while the other is

There will be lecture at Hend-studying the London diploma of quarters at 5.80 p.m. on Tuesday, tropical medicine,

6th March, 1984, A&B Flights Four other students are work Company N. C. Os to drill and, any Waiting Member will at ing for the London Ph.D, one for squads under supervision of Re-tend. gular N, C, Oi

the London M.Sc. ano ing at Oxfor

Both Flights will carry out Fi

Bebé Obliuarying Instruction at KAI TAX on Litt. and another The Commandant deeply regrets 3rd March beginning at 2.35 DAL announce the death of No. 1848, and 4th March at 10 am, v kt

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