1937-05-22 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 22, 1937.

H. K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

*Orders by Lieut. Colonel R Anderson, M.C. Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Friday, 21st May, 1937.75)

OBITUARY

The Commandant deeply regrets to record the death of No. 2313 Private P. C. Frost of No. 1 (M:G.) Company which occurred on 14th instant.

HONOURS

In the Name of His Majesty the King His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government has been pleased to award the King's Coronation Medal to the following persons in recognition of their loyal and valuable services to the Empire→→→

Volunteer Services Hong Kong Volunteers Defence Corps Lieut. Col. R. C. B. Anderson, M.C., Major S. Jarvis, M.C., Major H. R. Forsyth, Captain H. Westlake, M.B.E., D.C.M., Captain E. G. Stewart, Lieu- tenant A. Urquhart, C.Q.M.S. T. Bolt, C.Q.M.S. H. J. Millington, M.M., C.S.M. E. Moses, C.Q.M.S. J. C. Polson, Ser- geant F. V. V. Ribeiro, C.S.M. C. E. Terry (Government Notification No. 342 of 14.5.37.)

EFFICIENCY MEDAL

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(Scottish) Company will be no parade on Thursday, 27th May, et saaks d

- No. 3 (MG) Company-There will be no parade on Monday, 24th May.

Machine Gun Bn. Signals. There will be no parades for Subsections B. & C. until further notice,

Air Arm-Parade, at 5.30 p.m. at Kai Tak on Thursday, 27th May for a lecture.

Army Service Corps Company-Next parade will be on Thursday, 3.6.37. "Convoy Island" by Captain R. Robert- son, R.A.S.C. Rendezvous, R.A.S.C Camber at 5:30 p.m.

It would be, of assistance if as many private vehicles as possible could be brought.

TRANSFER

No. 458 C.S.M. R. H. G. Charles, M.C. Troop, is transferred to Unit Reserve w.e.f. 30.4.37.

LEAVE

No. 2721 Pte. L. Chos, No. 3 (M.G.) Company, is granted 8 weeks' leave from 14.5.37 to 3.6.37.

STRUCK OFF STRENGTH -- Permitted to resign-No. 2506 Gnr S. M. Casim, Corps 1st Battery, L. Sec- tion, wef. 6.5.37.

In accordance with regulation 8.of Left the Colony No. 2698 Gnr. K. the Regulations as to grant, forfeiture, Brock, Corps 1st Battery, A Section, restoration and other matters concern-w.e.f. 29.4.37. ing The Efficiency Medal in regard to

STRENGTH the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence No. 2789 Trooper R. F. Winfield, Corps, published as Notification No. M.G. Troop, joined: 18.5.37. 579 in the Gazette of 2nd August, 1985, His Excellency the Officer Administer ing the Government has b n pleased to authorize the following ward:—

Efficiency Medal

Lance Sergeant Wilfred Herbert Owen (Government Notification No. 347 of

8.5.37.)

HOLIDAY

Headquarters will be closed on Em- pire Day, Monday, 24th May.

CORPS ORDERS AMENDMENT Corpa "Orders No. 19/37 of 14.5.37 para. 5 "Leave."

The 3 week's leave granted to No. 864 Pte. J. Choa is hereby cancelled.

PARADE

Corps 1st Battery L Section. Sec- tion will parade at H.Q. on Thursday, 27th May, at 5.30 p.m.

Laying and Rangefinding Classes at Belchers Fort on Sunday, 23rd May at 9.30 a.m.

No. 2 Improved Battery (M-Section). There will be no parade on Wednesday, 26th May.

Corps Engineers There will be no parade' on Monday, 24th May,

Corps Signals-Parade at Corpa H. 1. at 5.30p.m. on Tuesday, 25th May: Machine Gun Troop-Parade at 5:30 on Tuesday, 25th May at Causeway Bay. Riding School.

Armoured Car Section.-Section will parade at H.Q. on Tuesday, 25th May at 5.30 p.m. for Driving Instruction and Crew Drill.

Captain,

G. S. FRIZELLE, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

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Corps Aquatic Sports-It is notified for information that the Corps Aquatic Sports will be held at the V.R.C. on Reserve and Undivided Saturday, 24th July, 1937,

AFFILIATED UNIT, NURSING DETACHMENT, H.K.V.D. CORPS · There will be no meeting on Monday, 24th May.

A meeting for practice of bandaging will be held at P.W.D. Offices on Mon- day, 31st May at 5.30 p.m.

Sgd. K. DURRAN,

Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K,V.D.C.

Profits

Hon.

$10,000,000.00

$ 5,598,600.00

2,776,726.76

HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG.

10. Des Your Bosa, Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

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Chan Ching Shisk, Esq., Wong Chn Som, Esq. and Kan Ying Fung Ping Wah, Faq-

Bir Shou-son Chow, Chairman Li Koon Chun, Esq. PL. Krok Ris Tong, Eng., SABE To, Esq.,

Kan Tung Fo, Esq., Chlef Manager. Li Tse-Foug, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHÉS AND AGENCIES:++

An application to the French Courts Batavia

divorce! by Mrs. Erskine-Bolst for a

her from

husband, Capt. Clifford Charles Erskine-Bolst, formerly M.P. for Blackpool, has been refused.

Misa Zofia Smetkowna, until recently the champion woman javelin thrower of Poland, who underwent an operation for change of sex will probably exempt from military service on count of small stature.

be ac-

According to the semi-official Taas Agency of Moscow, a rich oil deposit of several ́'square

an area

Motor Machine Gun Platoon.-There covering will be no parade on Monday, 24th May, miles has been discovered on the banks Wednesday, 26th May, Miniature of the Volga, near Syzřan, in the Cen- Range at 5.30 p.m.

tral Volga district of European Russia.

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