SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1934,
HK. VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS|
Orders For The Coming Week.
Orders by Lieut-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O. B. E. Com mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps :-
Hong Kong.
Friday, 4th. May, 1934.
PARADE
Corps ist. Battery
Trumpeters parade at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters on Tuesday, 8th May, 1934.
Parade at Belcher's Fort at 6 p.m. on Thursday 10th May, 1934 E.
Every member must attend. No one will be allowed in the Fort unless in Khaki uniform or fatigue dress as below:--
etc.
Dress-Overalls, Blue Caps &
Corpe Signals Parade at Headquarters at '5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 8th May, 1934.
Cerpe Engineers.
Corps Rifle Meeting-Sunday--
6th May, 1934.
Monday, 7th May-Parade at Miniature Range at 5.30 p.m.
Thursday, 10th
May-D. L.
Training at Belcher's Fortum
Parade at 6 p.m.
:
Dress-Overalls.
CORPS M. G. BN.
Troop
Parade on Tuesday, 8th May at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Headquar- ters for Machine Gun Instruction. Parade on Thursday, 10th May
at 5.30 p.m. at Troop Stable for Mounted Drill.
Armoured Car Co.
at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.
Dress-Mufti.
Members of the
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INGENIOUS
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Cigarette Case With Clothes Brush. MODERNISED CHESS
London.
JAPAN'S COURTSHIP PROFESSOR
OF AUSTRALIA Special Attention To Mr. Latham's Visit.
CLOSER RELATIONS SOUGHT
Tokyo, Apr. 17. The coming visit of the Hon. Mr. J. G. Latham, the Australian!
OF OLYMPICS
APPOINTED
Baron De Coubertin's New Chair.
NICE UNIVERSITY POST
London.
Baron de Coubertin, who has
-
There were some exceptionally Attorney-General,, Minister. of ingenius, though homely, inven- External Affairs and Minister of just been appointed to the newly Parade on Monday, 7th May, 1934 tions on show at the British In Industry, is awaited with unusual created Olympic Chair at Nice dustries Fair this year. For ex-interest in Japanese diplomatic University, is the founder of the
and industrial circles.
modern Olympic Games. ample:
Forty-seven years ago he began in favour of the
of methods of physical
and parents showed tries; to demonstrate that Japan little interest in his ideas, so the is becoming an increasingly large Baron set about converting the consumer of Australian wool, and pupils.
It was a great triumph for him Major E. J. R. Mitchell, O.B.E. doors which enables a milk bot-that she can supply Australia with Regimental Institutes with effecttle to be put in-but not taken many lines of useful goods allwhen he succeeded in persuading out. There is no need to wake prices which other countries, not-President Carnot to distribute the prizes at a big athletic assembly up and wonder whether the milkably Britain, cannot approach.
Due use, no doubt, will also be of boys in the Bois de Boulogne, is safe if you have one of these.
A combined folding perambu- There are signs that no effort. No. 3 (Anzac) Co.
Competition lator and suitcase. It is shaped will be spared to prove to him the propaganda Team are requested to parade atlike a suitcase, and, as such, canadrisability of the Commonwealth adoption in French schools Headquarters on Friday, 11th May be used for carrying clothes.haring its own diplomatic represen-English at 5.30 p.m. on every subsequent But when unfolded it is convert-itative in Tokyo to cement Friday until further notice for In-ed into a perambulator with four relation between struction in the Third Phase of the folding wheels operated by
simple automatic opening and closing device.
An apparatus for fixing to
Machine Gun Competition.
APPOINTMENT
is appointed President Regimental
from 1st May, 1934.
No. 1708, Spr. 1. W.
Brown.
ing Sergeant from 45.34 to 1.12.84.)
21
trade jeducation. coun. the two
Masters
Baron
the
Corps Engineers, is appointed Act-j A safety device for preventing made of the fact that Japanese which had been boycotted by
an attache case from dying openindustrialists will turn to South scholastic authorities.
de Coubertin thught The following appointments in the street and scattering your Africa and South America for wool
if trade relations with Australia French schoolboys to play Rugby Machine belongings. have been made in the
football, which he described as a Gun Troop with effect from 4th
A cigarette case incorporating become unsatisfactory.
Special Importance
lesson in manly science." May, 1934,
a brush which not only swishes
be The "Tokyo Asahi," one of the He was less ken about cricket. No. 1882-A/Sergl. J. D. Haway cigarette ash but can
inland Association football, diemise- used as an emergency clothes or moat important newspapers
Japan, declares that the Ministering them as "manly amusements." No. 1929-Trooper W. A. Mac hat brush. kinlay to Corporal.
An inclined chute
Crawford to Sergeant,
son to Lance Corporal.
No. 1991-Trooper D. A.
ming to Lance Corporal.
No. 1935-Trooper N. M.
Kintosh to Lance Corporal.
or table for Foreign Affairs Mr. Hirota, The Baron practised what hej
what for
to proached. Once, at Cannes, he No. 1704-Trooper B. C. Field to with a cup at one end to help attaches special importance
only with was challenged to show Acting Corporal.
you to improve your golf. You closer relations not No. 1748-Trooper L. G. Robert-can practise your shots along Australia but also with the other physical exercise had done
colonies. him. this table and the ball will be re-British Dominions and
Without any special preparation Cum-turned to you for the next shot."The fact that the British Govern-
"Modernised" chess is another ment withholds diplomatic rights he cycled for an hour, played ten- Mac-idea. The "men" are represent-from its Dominions and colonies nia for an hour, boxed and fenced, ed as commanders, aeroplanes, is occasioning considerable incon- rode a horse for an hour and then No. 1684-Trooper H. S. V. Mos-ships, guns, tanks and so onvenience" it says and Mr. Hirota drove a motor-tar for an hour- has been studying measures aiming and motering in those days was sop to Lance Corporal.
at their elimination. His aim, really an exercise. f
Doctors who apparently, the puper states, is to
examined him other afterwards pronounced him atill British Dominions and colonies, as "fresh."-Reuter. has already been done with Canada. Powers as Ministers
LECTURE
Captain V. J. F. Popham, lat
Reuter.
Bn., The South Wales Borderers, Section, Reserve Company, as from exchange ministers with
lecture to Omeers, W. O's and 2.2.34.
N. C. O's on Smoke and Gos at ́5.45, n.m. on Friday, 11th
1934.
Transfer to R.N.V.R
May, No. 1766 Tpr. A. H. Harbord,
Troop, Machine Gun
AB from
LEAVE (contínued to 5)
It is unlikely that it will be pos- 21.3.34. sible to repeat this lecture and all Officers, W.O's and N.C.O's are re- quested to attend.
LEAVE & RETURN Lieut. H. G. Willams, O. C. Motor Cycle (M. G.) Section granted one month leave as from 80.4.34 to 31.5.84
No. 039 Spr. C. Strange, Corpa Engineers, returned from leave
from 18.4.34.
No. 1760, Bdr. Marshall, 1st 'Battery, returned from leave from 27.4.34.
VOLUNTEER AIR ARM No. 2140, Pte. B. C. Curtis, Cycle
As an alternative, a strong body of opinion in Japanese Foreign Offce circles desires that govern- No. 1717 Ple. F. G. Maunder, ment delegates should be exchanged No. 4 Platoon, No. 1 Company, to attend to diplomatic matters granted six months leave as from generally, these being invested with 27.3.34 to 26.9.34.
practically the same powers as a No. 1708 A/Bergt. H. W. Brown, Minister, their main duty being to
as from 4.5.84 promote closer trade relations. Corpa Engineers,
-The "Asahi" declares that the
to 1.12.34 (granted 7 months).
PHILIPPINES AND OIL TRADE. Diverted To Japan If U.S. Tax Imposed.
Tokyo. Importation of an American ex- No. 1799 Pte. G. A. White, No. 4 British Government does not re-cise tax on cocoanut oll may turn Platoon, No. 1 Company, granted gard the idea with favour, but the the trade of the Philippine Islands nine months leave as from 15.34 authorities in India, Australia and toward Japan, Mr. Manuel Quezon, South Africa wish to see it realized. President of the Filipino Senate, to 81.1.36.
stated recently.
No. 1276 Gnr. R. W. Maynard; 1st Battery, granted ten month's leave as from 8.3.34 to 7.1.35.
No. 1458 L/Cpl. G. W. E. True,
(M. G.) Section, is transferred to No. 4 Platoon, No. 1 Company,
TOWN WITHOUT TIME.
..
The President of the Island Senate said it was yet "too early" to predict whether the excise tax
Roosevelt approves the Bill in which it is included.
Waiting List (Six months business granted 12 months leave as from Prolonged Dispute Over would be changed before Preadient
leaves).
STRUCK OFF STRENGTH Having completed three years service
No. 1689 Spr. W. E: Allan, Corps Engineer, as from 14.4.84.
Have left the Colony No. 1651 Tpr. L. K. James, M. G. Troop, as from 4.5.34.
No, 1752 Tpr, R., H. Wade, M. G.. Troop, as from 4.5.34.
No. 1904 Tpr. I, B. B. Tuxford, M.
G. Troop, as from 4:5:34.
No. 1403 Sergt. J, Barnes, Corps Bignals, as from 80.4.84,
No. 2084 Pts. E. Paterson, No. 7 Platoon, No. 2 (Scottish) Coy, an from 17.1.34.
No, 1983 Pte. 0, 0, F. King, Armoured Car Company, as from $30,4.34.
Oyer Three Years Bervice No. 1064 L/Bergt. H. West, "B"
22.4.34 to 21. 4.35.
STRENGTH
No. 2128 Pte. D. C. Sullivan, No. 2 Platoon, 27.4.84.
No. 2129 Tpr. H. A. Greig Troop
1.5.34.
Sd. P. S. M. WILKINSON, Captain,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
NOTICE
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Winding Clocks.
Frankfurt-Am-Oder.
Time is standing still in the little town of Lichenwalde-be- cause nobody will wind up the public clocks.
Hitherto the clocks in the
church tower and the Town Hall have been regularly wound by a clockmaker, who was paid by the
Revenue
NAZIS IN CLASH AT CHERBOURG. Communists Stone Ship.
Cherbourg.
'Corps Ride Meeting The Annual Rifle Meeting will take place at Stonecutters Range
parish.
place Beveral Incidents look on Sunday, Ch May, 1984.
But one day old documents here between sallors of a German Launches will leave Queen's
were discovered providing that freighter flying Nazi colours and Pier at 8.00 am. and 9.00a.m. call the clocks had been, installed by local Communists, who sang the ing at Kowloon ten minutes later the town-and therefore it was internationale and threw stones on
Those competing in the Corps the business of the town, not the the ship'à 'deck, don Championship and Tyro Competi-parish, to wind them.
A group of demonstrators then tion must catch the first Launch.:
This was confirmed by a court clashed with the German sailors Competitors will make their own of law, but the town has refused in a local restaurant. - A free-for- arrangements regarding time to accept the verdict. Meant ensued, as a result of The Canteen will be in atten while, the clocks have run down which three men were arrested;
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