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H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Orders For The Coming Week.

Orders by Lient-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O. B. E. Com mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

Hong Kon.

Friday, 5th October, 1984.

GENERAL

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the follow ing promotions and appointment ia the Hong Kong Volunteer De- fence Corps:

PROMOTIONS

Captain J. C. Macgown, M.B., CIT.B. (Edin.) to the Major with effect from 1st September, 1934.

Second Lieutenant J. R. Way to te Lieutenant with effect from 27th September, 1934.

APPOINTMENT

Sergeant

G. C. Moutrie

2.1

Second Lieutenant with effect from 1st October, 1934,

(Government Gazette No. 43-

C.S.O. 2/198/34).

TATT00-1934

A preliminary rehearsal of the H.K.V.D.C. Item will be held at 600 Kun Poo on Tuesday 16th

October at 5.30 p.m.

United Taking Part:-

Troop, Armoured Car Section, Motor Cycle (M.G) Section. Dress:-

Field Service Order, Steel Hel-

mets, Box Respirators.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1934

Herr Adolph Hitler passed over the protean General Hermann Goerlag, Prussian Premier, in choosing a deputy to replace him in case of incapacity or absence from duty. He designated Herr Rudolf leas, long polent figure in the Nazi Party. Herr Hess is shown in a closeup and with Der Reichsfuehrer,

Shorts, Puttees, Hose Tops, Boots, Respirators, Steel

Belt, Box Helmets (slung).

A/C.Q.M.S. Groome will arrange transport of Guns, Storea. Can Guns and stores (except for M. teen atc., to Kowloon independant-i M. G. Sec.:). will be transported fly.

to Soo Kun Poo by Corps Head. Cleanliness, Punctuality and quarters and will be available for Keenness are essential to this laque there by 5 p.m. BLANK will exercise being successful.

not be used.

MESSING COMMITTEE There will be a meeting of the Messing Committee, composed as under, at Headquarters on Tues- day, 9th October at 5.30 p.m. President.

Lieut. J. R. Way.

Members:-

C. Q. M. S. Edwards-No. 1 Com

pany.

Cpl. V. M. Nunes--No. 10

Platoon.

Pte. E. Quinlan-No. 2 Platoon. Pte. A. E. Hughes No. 14 Pla

toon.

Pte. W. C. Ogley-No.. 12 Pla: toon.

COMMAND During the absence on leave of Major E. J. R. Mitchell, O.B.E. Captain H. R. Forsyth will of clate in Command of the Machine Gun Battalion from 5th to 24th October inclusive,

GAMING CLUBS IN LONDON

Many Opened In West End Recently

"BANK" ALWAYS WINS

The prosecution at Marlborough Street Police Court of a man found) guilty of conducting a gaming house

in Albany Courtyard, Piccadilly, has aroused pyblle speculation as to the extent to which gambling is carried on' in the West End at the present time.

It is no secret that there has been a considerable increase in the number of roulette and baccarat "clubs" opened during the past year. Such facts, however, as are given below have no connection whatsoever with that court proceed-

nga.

For some time gambling In Lon- don, as distinct from harmless play! in private houses and at functions In aid of charity, has been prac-i tically controlled by one group of men. These people make a practice of renting expensive premises- rarely outside the confines of May- fair, Bayswater, and Kensington— for periods of three months at ai time,

·

Roulette is the principal game played, but once a week, generálly, on Thursdays, it is forsaken in favour of baccarat or chemin-de-

LINGUISTS OF THE fer.

PHONE

Girls Who Act As Interpreters

IMPLICATIONS RESENTED

No Formalities. There is a singular lack of forma lity about those gaming places. Strangers are welcomed; they do not have to be "signed in" or introduced by habitues. Drinks are liberally supplied and are free. Evening dress is never compulsory.

Most of these roulette parties con- No. 3 (ANZAC) Company

Switchboard girls at the In-tinue right through the night but Parade at Headquarters at 5.30ternational Telephone Exchange officially these are two separate p.m. on Monday, 8th October for in London are up in arms at the sesalons: the first from 5.30 p.m. to 2nd Test In connection with implication that all they know of 8 p.m., the second from 10.30 p.m. Proficiency Classification which foreign languages is just enough until the last guest has left. "Stakes Schedule B of the Machine Gun to repeat numbers and a few ranging from one shilling to £50 can was cancelled last Monday owing well-worn phrases, such as be placed on the even chances. to inclement weather.

"Number engaged" and "Sorry Needless to say, the "bank" Ride practice will be held in 7ou have been troubled."

invariably wine in the long run. It the Miniature Range on Thurs- One critic who said that he is a common occurrence for £100 to doubted the ability of the oper-be lost in one evening's play,' while| day, 11th October at 5.30 pm

Corps Infantry (Portuguese) ators in the international ex-a single baccarat session frequently The Corps Infantry will parade change to talk in a foreign lang-finds the gamblers the poorer by on Tuesday, 9th October at Head-tage on a wide variety of sub-5600.

&

quarters at 5.30 p.m. Details as Jects outside the scope of their The regular frequenters, of Lon- work, was invited to pay an in-don's gaming houses are mostly per Appendix attached.

formal visit to the General Post middle-aged people of private means. Belts, Frogs &c-Men for Mus: Office and talk to the girls on any Occasionally a debutante or an ketry Instructions will parade topic he chooses. They guaran- undergraduate find their way into

Braces Belts, Frogs, with Pouches.

Orderly Officer from October 9th to October 16th.-

Lleut. J. V. V. dos Remedios, APPENDIX TO ABOVE

CIRCUS

FRANZ

GRAND

OPENING

TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M.

200 EUROPEAN ARTISTS

300 CLEVERLY TRAINED ANIMALS

10 PERFORMING ELEPHANTS.

50 VARIETIES OF HIGHLY TRAINED HORSES.

5 CARAVAN DROMEDERIES

FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG!

GREAT ATTRACTION !,

FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG!!

GREAT ATTRACTION !! Headed by the World's Greatest and Most Fearless Horsemen Direct from the Caucasus:-

RUSSIAN COSSACK'S TROUPE

NEW WONDERS !

NEW WONDERS ! ! {

KING OF THE AIR !! THE GREAT FLYING TROUPE RUDENKO

6 GENTLEMEN & ONE LADY MATINEE SHOWS: Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday CHILDREN Under 10 Years Half Price Only For MATINEE SHOWS

BOOKING. AT ANDERSON MUSIC CO, LTD.

tee to be able to "stump" him on one of them, but they rarely come KING JOHN'S JEWELS the very latest colloquialisms. back. They cannot afford it.

There are 200 of these girls.

Rich Widow's Play

notes from her bag, stakes them one The Prince's Tribute

by one, and promptly leaves the

apparently When the Prince of Wales vi-house,

indifferent

All of them can speak fluent and Report of one rich widow who colloquial French and German goes to a certain roulette "club" five Many of them speak Spanish and nights a week states how every Captain E. G. Stewart will of-

Categories. Instructors Class, Italian. Their accent is almost night she quietly produces six.£5 ficiate in command of No. 1 (M.G.) | Musketery Aiming Lesson I Sat flawless. Company during the absence of Vol: 1, 1931 page 66. Location.-1 Captain H. Owen-Hughes on leave Headquarters. from

to 18th October in- 5th clusive.

APPOINTMENT Major M. A. Johnson, M. M. will act as P.M.C. and P.R.I. from 5th to 24th October inclusive.

GENERAL HOLIDAY Volunteer Headquarters will be closed on Wednesday, 10th Octo- ber, 1934.

PARADES

ONLY HIDDEN

J.

Rector And The Most

Likely Place

con.

"NOT LOST IN THE WASH"

S. A. Anti-Aircraft Training sited the G. P. O. at the opening whether she wins or loses.

The Rev. O. R, Plant, Rector of Recapitulation of Introductory of the international exchange in Four members of the group are Rockingham, Northants, is & 'Aiming Firing Instructions- Fire

May last year he spoke to one of usually present, acting as croupiers vinced that King John's treasure Control & Elementary

the operators in Spanish (a lan- and hosts, while their wivea mingle was not lost in the Wash but that Handling.

guage which the Prince is known with the crowd, generally playing it in hidden between Rockingham Lowig Gun Training-Ele

to speak fluently) and congratu- for high stakes and appearing Castle and his rectory. mentary Mechanism Sat. Vol: 11, Inted her on command of the strangely indifferent when their 1981-pp. 46-51.

The rector has already found tongue.

"luck" is out. Musketry-The Lying position.

There is a general impression One precaution invariably taken behind a false cardboard back in Stage 1, 11, 111, Sat, Vol. 1, 1931 PP that the switchboard girls are is to have the street door carefully the church safe some silver plate 108-112 Lesson 3. Headquarters drawn from..national exchanges watched.

including a hand-beaten silver Musketry (Firing at Minia and taught just enough of The group are

chalice dated 1570, which has been also unusually Bel-ture Range). Headquarters.

French and German to enable well-informed about the financial valued at $4,000, and is believed to 11th

LEAVE

them to cope with telephone traf-status not only of their regular have been used at Communion in Major E. J. R. Mitchell, O.B.E..fic. Actually the Post Office visitors but also of a far wider the adjacent Royal Castle by the from 5th to 24th October inclu- chooses

the girls because of circle of men and women. Cheques Kings of England. give.

their knowledge of languages and 1.0.U.'s are sometimes accepted. In continuing his investigationa Corps Engineers

Captain H. Owen-Hughes (No. Most of them were educated in Gambling fever in the West End the rector discovered that King Parade at Miniature Range on 1 Company) from 5th to 19th Octo- the countries whose languages is a fitful complaint. It has a habit John was at Rockingham a few daya Monday, 8th October at 5.30 pm. ber inclusive.

they speak.

every before the disaster in the Wash, Parade at Relcher's Fort on No. 2114, Pte. G. R. M. Ricketts Often these girls have to act or are years. While the fever laste and he claims that, records preserved Weak nerves- Thursday, 11th October at 6 p.m. (No. 3 Platoon) from 5th Octo-as interpreters when subscribers it results in extremely high profits in the Castle show that the bulk of for D. L. Training.

ber to 5th November, 1934, in-get into difficulties with each for those who organize it to their the Royal treasures were not in the clualve.

other's language. This is not own ends. No. 2106, Pte. T. A. Pearce, (No. part. of their work, but when 3 Platoon) from 8th to 24th October they hear an Oshkosh manufac inclusive.

Corps Ist Battery The Battery will parade at cher's Fort on Thursday, October at 6 p.m. sharp.

Dress-Overalls, Blue Caps, Platforms shoes,

Corps Signals

Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday 9th October for Signal Instruction.

Corva Machine Gun Battalion Armoured Car Section

Parade or Tuesday, 9th October at 5.30 pm. at Headquarters for Gas-Mask Instruction,

Iturer struggling with his Har-WATCH TOWERS FOR No. 2120, Pte. P. H. Scaones vard French to make a Parisian Section) from wholesaler understand his or

FOREST FIRES (Armoured Car

18th to 24th October inclusive.. ders at the rate of several dol-

No. 1691, Tpr. D. B. Evans, M. lara a minute sheer good-nature New Look-Out Methods

G. Troop, from 29th September to 28th December, 1994:

STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH Over Three Kear's Service

makes them come to the rescue

Proved Successful

baggage train that was lost, but that they were at Rockingham, at that time.

"I am not making an irrespo sible statement. I know what I'am talking about." said Mr. Plant to & Press representative. "If I had a gang of four men working for a week on the spot which I think hides the treasure I am confident hope the longdost crown and jewels are using that they unconscious that the British Forestry Commis would at last come to light. - L.M. Roza ly adopt the mannerisms of the stoners will this year establish a Tattoo Rehearsal.Pereira, Na. 10 Platoon, as from country concerned the high-new record in the effective fighting The following Drivers will parade 1st August, 1934.

Monday, 8th October.-All ranks will parade at Headquarters at 5.20] p.m. for M. G. Classification Tests and Instruction."

Wednesday, 10th October. Field Day and

at Headquarters at 8 am, and col-

No. 1929

No. 1423, Pte.

STRENGTH

An official at the Post Office told me that the girls become su wrapped up in the language they

There is every reason

pitched voice and vivacious of forest area,

manner of the French and the Up to date there have been ap lect machines as under. They will No. 2216 L. Glendinning M. G. lower pitched deliberation of the proximately the sathe number

Germans. then proceed to Kowloon via Vehl- Bn. (Sig.) 28,0.34.3

cular Ferry

No. 2217 1. G. Robertson Medical

G. Fowler, No. 1; V. Bond, No. 8: Sec: 1.10.34.

W. Peers, No. 72, M. Critchley No. 2218 A Vantrong Corps kas Hacks.

No. 576; S. Fowler, No. 3; Mitchell, Signal. 2.10.34

No. 577.

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