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THE

and

for

STAMP ST COLLECTORS

material has been purchased by

Britain stampe, including

range

of colour trials.

fine Rowland

By A. E. L.

THE CHINA MAH," SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1936-

H.K. VOLUNTEER To-day's Complete Short Stor-

DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE

COMING WEEK

The Riddle Of The Library N

TO, sir, the master was,eral like wot I do. No, sir, some!

murdered, that's wot

N°

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Orders by Lient-Colonel H.was." B. L. Dowbiggin, OBE Comman-

Hony Kong,

Friday, 17th April, 1935.

GENERAL EFFICIENCY MEDAL

PARADE

Here it is, sir," he announced, throwing open the door.

Dixon Hawke went in. Tommy

"Ay, sir. he did rhat. But then. you see, he didn't know the Genjut his heels.

be crook done it for the diamond wot he brought home from India."

"Am" mused Hawke thought- Dixon Hawke shot a keen glance dant. Hong Kong Volunteer De-at the speaker, a typical old soldier fully. "It was well known that the

of the better sort.

Light of Asia, as the stone is call- fence Corps.

"We just run over it again, was in his possession. The HE famous old firm of stamp at the foot of the design, the

Corporal Smith, and then you can General kept it in a safe from which bank note printers, words "Voortrekker Monument" in

show us the library. Your em you say it was never taken, and Messrs. Perkins Bacon and Co., ja scroll at the top, between Zulu

ployer. General Sir Thomas Ho yet it's not there now. Right, we'll Ltd.. is no more.

shields bearing respectively the

bart, was found by you late last go up, corporal.'' This Arm is perhaps the best postage and Fund values, while In accordance with regulation night dead in his library, suspended Dison Hawke jumped up, and known of all printing firms as the the vignette depicts a typical pieces of the Regulations as to grant from a hook over the door. Tonny Burke, his boy assistant,

old Dutch architecture. the forfeiture, restoration and other penny of

**The door was boited from the got up, too. Sir Thomas Hobart's. creators not only of the

or Churh of the black, the first postage stamp, but Geloftekerkie.

matters concerning The Efficiency inside, and there were no signs of valet was an old friend of Tommy's. of the earlier issues of a large You.

Medal in regard to the Hong Kong struggle. You had to break the and when the soldier had found number of countries, especially

Volunteer Defence Corps, publish- glass to open the window, also firm himself in trouble he had turned to British colonials. All the philatelic Portuguese Air Mails ed as Notification No. 579 in the ly fastened. In fact, it looked so the youth for help. So it was that IR mails from Portugal are Gazette of 2nd August 1935, His very much like suicide that In the famous couple were now in the ma Charles Nissen, in conjunction A non carried by

3 British Excellency the Governor has been spector Ford, of Scotland Yard. General's house at Eltham. with his son Mr. Harry Nissen firm. Crilly Airways, who

They followed Smith up the com-pleased to authorize the following laughed at you when you suggested

jmurder."

broad stairs. and the British Colonial specialist menced their service on February award:→

Corporal Smith nodded his hend Mr. Thomas Alien.

1. On this day the first outward j

Efficiency Medal

sadly. This material is exceedingly inflight was made from London, bat Private Vincent Hubert Charles! teresting from both the historical conditions were so bad at the Jarrett (Government Notification and philatelic point of view. It Madrid aerodrome.

one of the No. 338 of 8.4.35).

It was an ordinary sort of library. includes proofs of early Great ports of call, that the "plane could

with a safe standing in the far not take off again for Lisbon until

Corps 1st Battery

The above does not refer to corner and rows of books all the afternoon of February 2. Wel “A” Section-B. C. Staff:— such parades as arranged by in around the walls. Tommy found Hill's original lay-out of the penny understand that no mails are being There will be a lecture at Corps'dividual subsections but such ar- it difficult to believe that only a black plate and the famous proof carried at present from Britain. Headquarters on Wednesday, 22nd rangements should be communi- few hours previously a grim tragedy sheet of the 1855 British

penny but the Company hopes to secure April at 5 p.m.

cated to 0. C. Section for posting had happened in this quiet room. stamp printed in black after a the G.P.O. contract when the ser

Hawke stood by the big-desk and "L" Section-Parade at Corps in Orders. million impressions had been taken vice is thoroughly established. Headquarters on Friday the 24th Subsection "D" D/R will con- glanced swiftly about before he from the plate.

There are many letter books in being used, and one fight is being alls and Blue Caps.

Fokker 14-seater aeroplanes are instant at 5.30 p.m. Dress-Over-tinue their training under Signal-crossed to the broken window and

looked out. ¡ler Rathmell. the purchase from which it will be made per day in each direction. All members who have not re-

"Twenty-five to thirty feet," "be] Box Respirators. There are possible in due course to extract

A $4.50 parcel post stamp returned their Gas Masks must do so still a number yet to be returned murmured. No traces below: we many details hitherto unknown cently introduced by Portugal en-At Once.

can rule this out." and all ranks are asked to com It is understood that all the ob

Tommy Burke came to his side. sures that no mistake shall be

Corps Engineers

operate in this matter. solete dies. rollers, etc. used for made in its use, by displaying a

"Dit of.

go. ain't it.! Parade at Miniature Range on: Revolvers.Signaller Sloan is gur nor?" he whispered. *Looks stamps will be destroyed, with the parcel tied up and labelled ready Monday, 20th instant at 5.30 p.m. requested to return his revolver to like it was suicide pretty plain." exception of a few plates and dies

for posting.

Corps Signals

"Too plain." snapped Hawke, as which have been presented to the

Auctions In London Parade at Corps Headquarters at Despatch Riders-Signal pen- he walked over to the door and Royal Philatelic Society. There is;

15.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 21st April¦nants used during Combined stooped to examine the bolt fixed

M. G. Troop

L/Corp. Hirat

Tommy watched him closely, fully, but it seems quite possible such as

Ascension, G. and E. Parade at Corps Headquarters at Rifle Competition - Sunday, and saw his keen, grey eyes light or two alterations to Islands.

Cook Islands, Niue and Tuesday, 21st instant at 5.30 p.m. 19th April, 1936. Details are up. and knew that something of Gibbons' Catalogue will be neces-Samoa are getting dear. others for 31. G. Instruction.

given elsewhere in Orders. Those importance had been discovered. sary in the near future.

such

Armoured Car Section

taking part are reminded that uni-Presently Hawke stood up. Nauru are still on sale

Section will parade at Corps form and equipment must be worn cheaply. I fancy the last named Headquarters on Tuesday, 21st in-and rifles drawn before Saturday

must be due for stant at 5.30. p.m. for Vickers Gun noon. Teams representing sharp rise before long. According Instruction.

Section are as follows:~~ T the New York International to published figures, the number

1st Team:- Philatelic Exhibition next of complete sets printed of these month there will be exhibits by was only 100,000, not a very large the Post Offices of Great Britain, amount even if all were sold. the United States Canada, Aus The Egyptian Seal has also risen Monday. 20th instant at 5.30 p.m. tria, Belgium. Czechoslovakia, again, and I hear of 50/- being sharp for Riding Instruction. Estonia, Liechtenstein, San Marino asked for them unused. and Switzerland.

so that it has not!

Store at once.

No much material examine it all W many of the lesser colonies

THILE the Jubilee issues for and on Thursday, 23rd April, 1936. Operations should be returned to at the bottom.

that one

International Philatelic

Exhibition

at any rate

Solomon Islands and quite

A full attendance is requested.

Motor Machine Gun Section Parade at Corps Headquarters on

No. 1 (M.G.) Company. Parade at Corps Headquarters

2nd Lieut. A. N. Brande. L/Officer Wan. L/Corpl. Hirst. Sigar. Coales. 2nd Team:-

Signr. Cole.

Sigar. Gaubert.

5.30

Signr. Sloan.

for Combined Elementary p.m. Gun Drill

Dress-Mufti.

No. 2 (Scottish) Company The Company will parade at!

Sigar. Deitz.

To Fire At 9 a.m. Sharp

3rd Team:-

L/Corp. Thomson. Sigur. Rathmell Signr. Poy.

the

MONDAY'S STORY.

Monday's story will be "On The Warpath" by F. Sandford Wilson.

"Have a look at that bolt, young 'un, he ordered.

Tommy dropped down and eager. examined it. Suddenly he gave

A low whistle of excitement.

"Gosh, guv nor." he exclaimed, some mighty slick crook done this. He's bored a tiny hole through from: the outside, and wangled the bolt. into place after he'd got out.

Dixon Hawke nodded.

Quite right, young 'un," he

What he actually did slight good one.

A rather surprising price for The United States Bureau of recently-issued stamps was a Ston Friday, 24th instant at Engraving and Printing will have Kitts-Nevis 1923 Tercentenary set a demonstration of stamp print of thirteen mint at $11. ing, and the Post Office Depart- The Broderip Italian States dis- ment will have a separate section posed of by H. R. Harmer in the for the sale of special stampa. last week of January sold at finei

Among those on the Committee prices and realised a total of only Corps Headquarters on Thursday, of Honour for the Exhibition are just short of £10,000. This is the 23rd instant at 5:30 p.m. for Arms the Secretary of the United States more surprising considering that Drill.

Belts and Side Arms will be Treasury, the Secretary of the the Italian market is completely Interior. the First Assistant Post shut out from competition at the worn. master-General, and the United present time, thanks to the insane All Box Respirators must be re-to the O.C. at the Range when it said, "It's an old trick, and a States Ambassadors or Ministers policy of interfering with our old turned to Store immediately (re- may be possible to make for nearly all the important for- friend and ally Italy for doing in peated).

change in the Team All kilt Aprons must be handed Abyssinia exactly what

TRANSFER selves did next door in the Sudan in to C.Q.M.S. Polsos for neces

Lieut. F. Bunje, during the closing decades of last sary alteration to pocket.

eign countries.

Voortrekker Memorial Fund Issue

QOUTH Africa springs a sur-

SOUTH

century.

we our-

No. 3 (MG) Company Parade at Corps Headquarters the fine collection of Capes made at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, 20th in-

Puttick and Simpson disposed of

| Signt. Canning.

Anyone not detailed to fire and who wishes to do so should report)

was to make a bell-mouthed hole, squirt a few drops of acid into it,

M.R.C.Sad burn a pit into the iron. Then

L.R.C.P., is transferred from A. She inserted a thin steel, and lever led the bolt over, covering up the

C. Cadre to Medical Section with effect from 17th April, 1936.

hole with the little disc be first cut

out of the wood. H'm! it's clear

No. 2102, Private G. C. Dudley is that the General was murdered." by the late J. A. S. Watson stant for Infantry Training. Dress transferred from Hong Kong Vo-

"Ay, sir, and right glad I am to Kong Naval Volunteer Force with job," broke in Smith. effect from 18th June, 1935.

prise on us by issuing. February 25 at good prices, the Mufti, Belt, frog, Bayonet, lunteer Defence Corps to Hong know us how 'tis yourself on the heralded, an additional denomina- highest being £100 for a block of tion to the Voortrekker Memorial Fund set, which has proved rather four of the 1d. vermilion wood- a disappointment so far as the block" which were cut into on the

Rifle and Sling.

Air Arm Parade at Corps Headquarters lower margin, and also creased, on Tuesday, 21st instant at 5.30 It had, however, a fine appearance p.m. for M. G. Instruction. (judging from the photograph),

and would doubtless have brought,

M. G. Bn, Signal Section Summer Training Season

quite a record price had it not Regular parade will be held been for these defects. Another twice per month during the sum-

in this sale was mer, on 2nd

LEAVE

Hawke smiled as he stepped back and ran his eye over the door and

No. 2116, L/Corp!. W. K. Rabin-judged the distance to the hook, son, No. 2 (Scottish) Company, Even standing on a chair, it was granted leave as from 21.436 to pretty high up.

24.5.36.

STRENGTH

Din

Fund is concerned. The new value is 2d.. plus Hd.. black and green, with inscriptions as 1187al in English and Afrikaans On alternate stamps.

No. 2597, Sigmaller. Ilam The name of the country appears unusual piece

and 4th Wednesday Corps Signals. 9.436. to Spain, 1850, 5 reales (pair), 6 of each month and the programme

Captain, reales (two strips of three and as detailed to N.C.Os will be ad-

(Sgd.) RC B. ANDERSON. three singles) and 10 reales (blockhered to.

Adjutant, HKV.D. Corps

OBITUARY

Member Of Prominent Chinese Family

MR. LEE FOOK-YIM DIES

AT AGE OF 19

The funeral of Mr.

Lee Fook-

yim, the third son of Mr. Lee Shin-pang, the well known local

of four and a single), used toge- The next parade will be on Wed,

juesday, 29th April, 1936. ther on piece, fine £115.

5,000 Candidates In

French Chamber Elections

Paris, To-day. ¡Left believes in the League, work About 5,000 candidates are con-¦for all, and the nationalisation of banker and racing owner, who testing 615 seats at the Chamber industry and banking. passed away at his father's resi-elections on April 26. The number dence in Excelsior Terrace

In view of the fact that many indicates the continued existence Wednesday night after a short ill-of a medley of parties, but the

first ballots are likely to be inde- ness, following a haemorrhage, real tussle lies between the Polots on May 3, the atmosphere at Icisive, necessitating second bal-| place pular Front, consisting of the

was

timed to take this morning at 12 at the Roman Catholic Cemetery at

Communists, Socialists and present is remarkably quief. large part of the Radical-Social- It is generally believed that the

Centre and Right.

AFFILIATED UNITS

Tommy guessed what he was after.

taller than

***He WB6

you,

guv'nor," he said, "and you ain't exactly a dwarf.”

"Yes," agreed Hawke, and also he was exceptionally strong. ordinary man could have lifted a

big body so high and left, no traces : Nursing Detachment, HK.V.D.C on the door. Now, let's have s

look at the safe."

lin

LECTURE

The next lecture on "First Aid It was one of the so-called bur.; Defence against Chemical glar-proof variety, but as Smith Warfare" will be held on Monday. knew the combination there was no 20th instant in P.W.D. Offices at aeed for the famous detective to 5.30 p.m.

exercise his skill. ENROLMENT 6.4.36:-- Mrs. E. Hole. Miss W. M. Hamon. Miss E.-M. Hamon. Mrs. M. Robinson. Miss O. Dalziel Mrs. D. M. Kidd. Mrs. D. M. Ratcliffe.

(Sgd) K. DUBRAN.

Commandant.

Taking out a powerful lens, he carefully examined the lock, but not a single mark showed where the crackaman had operated. As The subjected the heavy door to a searching scrutiny, a dull spot on the bright paint caught his eye.

Pase the powder," he said, turning to Tommy.

one

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