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MAIL SATURDAY-

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STAMP COLLECTORS

By A. EL.

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HK VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

Orders by Lient-Colonel EL & L Dowbiggin 0.3.E. Com mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer

Hon KoDE.

Friday, 21st June, 1935.

GENERAL

In honour of the Silver Jubilee South African pestage stamps in Defence Corps. of its patron, the King, the Royal the museum at their beautiful new arbuilding in Trafalcar Separe, Philatelic Society, London. ranged a valuable and instructive London.

The stamps consist of Bechuan exhibition of postage stamps of the

100*S at aland Protectorate. Cape of Good British Empire in its

Place last month. Hope. Natal Orange Free State, Devonshire Practically all the rarest varieties Union of South Africa, and Tran-

CORPS HEADQUARTERS

STAFF

Departments of Corps Head- quarters will be opened for normal

among the Victorian stamps of the svaal mounted in four frames.routine evening duty from 24th The stamps will be on view for six June to 24th August as follows:- British Empire were on view.

Adjutant

Second in Command-Tresday's and Fridays

Commandant and The original copper plate from months and were shown for the which the famous "Post Officerst time on May 3 when the Mondays and Thursdays. Mauritius stamps were printed in High Commissioner gave a re September, 1847, was supplement-ception in honour of General Hert- ed by a unique cover franked with zog. Prime Minister of South both the Id and 28. values and Africa. recently sold in a London auction room for a very high figure. Of

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Quartermaster-Mondays

and

and FridayI MACHINE GUN COMPETITION.

RESULT:

Position

"D" Team M.M.G. Section

Stage Points Posi- 1st 2nd Total on

Have you among your collection the beautiful 12. Canada engraved a copy of the Baden-Powell stamp?

into existence în a with Chalon's head of Queen Vic-It came toria, there were four singles and ious fashion. three pairs, unused, two pairs oa During the Boer War Mafeking No. 1 Company the entire cover and a number of was besieged and soon the post Team .. 2

Joffice stock of stamps ran out To Ne 1 Company

.. 4. 2 single used copies.

keep up the spirits of the people it

*A* Team -- was decided to carry on with the of post, and Colonel Baden-Powell's No. 1 Company The scarce Shilling stamps New Brunswick and Nova Scotia portrait was chosen for the stamp. were liberally represented, as well A drawing was made of him, of it the stamps as four copies of the "Lady Me-this drawing Leod" private steamship stamp of taken. and from

the original letters, were printed in much the same Trinidad on the first adhesive stamp issued in way that you print photographs

There were from negatives. any British colony.

The Gibraltar No Value”

War and other ffiers whose stricken ships fall in flames are given a chance to escape barna” by the new asbestos flying suit de-

rised for the British Air Force fiers and here seen being put to of protecting fers test. The suit serves the double purpose from cold at high altitudes.

Armoured Car Section

Parade on Monday 24th June Donation From King's 3at Headquarters at 5:30 pm for

Final

at 5.30 pm on headquarters Monday, 24th June, 1934

3. 1146

1063

1

Agenda as issued separately.

SIR WILLIAM PEEL FUND

2

8 1009

A Team *

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$63

+

969

No. 2 (Scottish)

Company a photograph was

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607

No 1 Company

* Team 6

7

366

M.M.G. Section

It will cost you from 13s. to 208. Cape Woodblocks" in profusion, including the errors of colours and to add one of these 3d stamps to the unique "tet beche" pair of the your collection. and as there are clever forgeries about be careful 4d light blue.

British see-iwhere you buy. Appropriately, the

Carried!

Ming 5, 3733′′

REGISTERED

Miss Amelia Earhart

50 West 45+

New York, NY.

· 17.5. A

59363

After 14 hours in an aeroplane, a stamp with a face value of 20 cents became worth $250 to philatelists, who are paying that for any of the few "covers" carried by Amelia Earhart Putain on her non-stop fight from Mexico City to New York. Here is one she carried addressed to herself.

tion started with

a Peany Black] Cuban Glider Isspe

on the envelope posted at Ciren-

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Driving Instruction.

Troop

College

A donation of $20 from King's Parade on Tuesday, 25th June, College, bringing the total amount Troop subscribed to $12,583.60, is se- Sir William knowledged by the Peel Fund for the Protection of Children.

1935 at 5.30 pm at Table, Causeway Bay,

$2 "B" Team.

RIFLES AND BAYONETS All rifles and Bayonets must be

at once for H. returned to Store Annual Inspection by the Arm- ourer (repeated). ---

PARADE

Corps 1st Battery Layers Class at Belcher's Fort jon Thursday, 27th June at 5.30 Dress-Overalls and Blue p.mL Caps.

Parade will held even if wet as instruction can be given in- doors.

Corps Engineers

Parade at Miniature Range on Monday, 24th June at 5.30 p.m.

Thursday, 27th June-Instruc-| tion Shed, Wellington Barracks-- 15.30 piz

Corps Signals

AFTER ORDERS Annual Swimming Sports Commandant: - Lient-Colonel

B. L. Dowbiggin, O.RE.

COMMETTEE

FL

J.

President:-Major Mitchell, OBE.

Chairman-Lien F. W. T.sers:-Mr.

Ross

Preliminary notice is also given that the above Fund will be closed jat the end of June, and further

will B-donations

gratefully be acknowledged by the Hon. Trea A McKellar, c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie and Co. P. and O. Building, and Mr. Kwok Chan, c/o The Banque de L'Indo- Chine, Queen's Road, Central

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: CSMGT. Padgett, MBE CQMLS. RA. Edwards. Sergt. C. S. Coom Sergt. EF. Selk. Sergt. W. Stoker. Cpl B. Gosano. Pte. W. Owen.

STEWARDS CS-M. M. F. Baptista, CS3L B. 5. Rogers. CSM A Urquhart. Segt W. F. Webb, The Annual

Corps Swimming Parade at Corps Headquarters Sports will be held at the Vic- toria Recreation Crib at 9.15 pm on Saturday, 27th July 1985. Programme of events is as fol-

at 330 pm olim

Tuesday.-25.6.35

Instruction

for Simal

Thursday-27.6.35 for Drill In-lows:-

struction.

Machine Gun Battalions

M.-G. Bn., Signal Unit Wednesday, 26.6.35-Unit will

The Cuban post office has an-parade for Signal Instruction.

fight are preparing for qualification.

No. 2 (Scottish) Company Weekly parades have been dis-

Event (1)-300 yards Team Race, teams of 6 men, each man to swim 50 yards.

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Event (2)-50 yards Ladies In- Race--Open- viation Handicap

Event (S)-100 yards Men's Invitation Handicap Race--Open- Entrance free.

Diving Event (4).-Hight

a special series of There will be a short lecture Entrance free. cester on May 6, the actual date of nounced issue. The high value "1. R. Of-stamps to be issued in connection on Map reading for those who

"Aerial-Train": shown complete in with the fcials" were mint condition, and there was afrom the United States to Havana. of British The national tourist commission is very nice-selection stamps used abroad," mostly on sponsoring the flight, with Jack continued until first Thursday in reams of 3 men. the original covers. The celebrat-O'Meara, aviation ace, and Ri-September.

Box Respirators must be re- Event (5) Pillow Fight ed "no value" error of the ten cen-chard du Pont, glider expert, in timos of Gibraltar was on view in charge of the preparations. The turned to Store immediately (re- a block of four, a pair, and two take-off will be at Miami, with peated)- singles, all unused, while three the finish on the Prado in Bavana.

AIR ARM

The undermentioned is trans- mint pairs and one used on cover Cuba has contributed $3,000 to the represented the 4d imperforate venture and expects to recaptureferred to the Volunteer Air Arm

the amount with interest through with the sale of 35,000 stamps. to col 1935:-

Malta starp of 1893.

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Orders for the new Jubilee Com- lectors. memorative Series

have exceeded The Crown all expectations. Agents for the Colonies report that they have completely sold out of their stock, and many dealers have not been able to receive their fall supplies

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The Sarth African Government have included an exhibit for old

CHURCHES

COURT MARTIAL

Fusilier And Gunner

On Trial

BOTH FOUND GUILTY

A Court Martial comprising Major T. C. Sharp, E., Capt.

effect from 15th June

dives.

3 plain swallow

Event (6)-10 yards Team Race 4 styles. Teams of men.

1st. mar-back strokes." 2nd-side strokes. 3rd. man-Breast strokes. 4th. man-free style. Event (7).-E.K.V.D.C. Nurs 50 yards-Entrance free. Event (8) Inter-Bait Water

No. 2241 Trooper H. L. Tudoring Detachment Championship.

RANGE TAKING CLASS

The Range Taking Class will!

Volunteer Headquar-Polo. parade at

Events 1, 4, 6 & 8 to count to- Įters on Tuesday, 25th June, 1935)

for instruction in Range-Taking wards Corps Swimming Cup. < under a XCO. from the 1st Bat- talion The Lincolnshire Begi- ment.

RANGE ALLOTMENT Miniature Range Beserve Company-Friday, 286.35.

LEAVE

No. 2142, Pte. E F. V. Barnes.

Points in all Corps Events:- 1st 4 points.

2nd-3 points.

3rd-2 points.

4th-1 point.

Corps Units:--

Mobile Machine Guns.

Static Machine Guns. Small Units..

Infantry.

W. F. Ryecroft, R A. and Lient.M.G.. Section granted leave as ¡G. C. Wilson (Lincolns), which from 15.6.35 to 14835.

Entrance fees. Each unit to No. 1780, Tpr. G. W. Tolmie, pay $10.00 as entrance fee cover- FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, eat yesterday at Murray Barracks,

dealt with two breaches of military G. Troop, granted twelve months ing all events SCIENTIST

discipline.

leave as from 17.6.35 to 16.636.“ All entries to be made in wi (Branch of The Mother Church, In the first case Fusilier Her- STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH ing accompanied by the neces- Permitted To Resign By sary fees to the Hon. Secretary The First Church of Christ. Scien-bert George Cryer, of the Royal

Efficiency Board

C. S. M. Padgett, MBE at the fist, in Boston, Mass, USA] Welch Fusiliers was charged with having volunteered for the Guard

No. 1947, Pte. CE Blake, No. HK.V.D.CHeadquartera, Går- Boom so that he would have an (MG) Company as from den Road, not later than 5 pm, on opportunity of being brought be-215.35 fore the Commanding Officer to restate his case, he having been

Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen Zoad Tram Station

Su Service 11.15 2.m.“

hich he de-

Friday 19th July 1935.. Left The Colony

Admission tickets at $1.00 (one) 1928, Pte. E-V. Critchley, dollar) each will be on sale at Subject IS THE UNIVERSE, sentenced to seven days detention M. M. G. Section as from 186.35, the Officer Mess, Sergeants Mess, STRENGTH Canteen, and the Victoria Be INCLUDING MAN EVOLVED for an offence of

clared himself to innocent No. 2359. Signaller, F. R creation Club. BY A TONIC FORCE?

Lient. J. A. H. Rice Evans prose Abbas, Corps Signals, 116.35 Competitors and

No. 2360, Private, G. T. Lee trance free

rammes will anbury, of the G. Battalion, No. 3 (MG) Coy.

the night of the event at 10 14635:

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The Sunday school is held on cuted Sunday Morning at 10 o'clock Gunner E. E. A Wednesday Evening Meeting at 6 24th Heavy Batte Dm Reading Room at above ad-charged with stri

10 officer and using insubo dress open Tuesday and Fri

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