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·THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1939.

SECOND LINE OF H.K. VOLUNTEER

NURSES

The Government has decided to

set up a "Civil Nursing Reserve" for service in emergency.

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DEFENCE CORPS.

Orders by Lt. Colonel H.-B. Rose,

This reserve will consist of train-M.C. Commandant, H.K.V.D.C. ed nurses not already engaged in hospitals, assistant nurses, and nursing facilities.

Hongkong, Friday, 28th. Apr., 1939.

Efficiency Medal Extract from Government Gazette No. 17 of 21.4.39.

Regulations as to grant, forfeiture, "No. 326 In accordance with the restoration and other

matters con-

Announcement of the new plan was made by Mr. Walter Elliot, Minister of Health, at a Newcastle-cerning the Efficiency Medal, His Ex- on-Tyne conference. He appealed to cellency the Governor has been pleas- women to volunteer.

ed to authorise the following award:

Efficiency Medul Company Sergeant Major ciano Francisco Baptista.

Company Quartermaster

Mar-

Sergeant

The Minister also revealed that offers to billet 2,000,000 children from the danger zones of Great Victoria Britain have been received, 1,000,--Augusto Jose Vieira Ribeiro.

000 other people have made their

Hong Empress Kong

Leave

Shang- Naga-

hai

saki Kobe

Arrive Leave

Japan May 12 May 14 'Asia May 26 May 28 May 30 Canada June 9 June 11 Russia Junò 23. Juno 25 June 27

Leave

Yoko hama Honolulu

Leave Leave

May 17 May 19 May 25 Juno 1 June 3 June 10 June, 14 June`16 June 23 June 29 July

Arrive

Juno 28 July 10

own arrangements to move from May 30

the large towns to safer parts of June 16the country in the event of war.

This response,

he said, was "magnificent."

Dealing with the million people who would go to friends in time of war, Mr. Elliot said:-

Air-conditioned equipment on ›C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains, Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.

TO MANILA

Empress of Japan on Friday, May 5th

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone 20752

"They have arranged to go tő places like Aberdare and Mountain Ash.

"They are not millionaires from Park-lane running away-they are people going away to friends."

Children's Safety Plans

"We are only a small island," he said. "Every bit of accommo- dation is being examined for one purpose or another."

Mr. Elliot added that vulner ability had been more important în determining whether an area should be a "neutral" rather than a “re- ception" area.

:

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.)untarily offered for the reception of

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,

DIAMOND MERCHANTS,

UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.)

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS' BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

Via

SHANGHAL, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU

8.8. “PRESIDENT CLEVELAND” · SAILS MAY 5th at 12.01 A.M.

SS. "PRESIDENT TAFT".

8.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

8.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

8.8. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

ES. "PRESIDENT: PIERCE”

"'

MAY 19th at 12.01 A.M. JUNE 3rd at 12.00 Noon JUNE 16th at 12.01 A.M. JUNE 30th at 12:01 A.M. JULY 14th at 1201 A.M.

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ 8.S. "PRESIDENT HARRISON"

$ 3.8. “PRESIDENT POLK”””

SAILS MAY 12th at 12 Noon..

!,, • JUNE 9th at 12 Noon

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER MANILA

8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE” SL8, "PRESIDENT HARRISON", ES. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE” S.8. "PRESIDENT POLK"

SAILS MAY 12th at 1.00 A.M.

MAY 12th at 12.00 Noot MAY 26th at 8.90.F.M. JUNE 9th at 19. Noon

** AMERIGAN ✰✰

PRESIDENT LINES

UND WORLD SERVİ

A survey of accommodation vol-

evacuees vas practically complete. The accommodation -offered would be more than sufficient to house the unaccompanied

school- children from areas designated as “evacuable" areas.

It was an essential feature of the scheme that casualties ́ should not remain long under treatment in the more vulnerable areas. .

Arrangements had already been made to put additional beds into all institutions in the safer areas which were capable of becoming base hospitals for the treatment of casualties.

Carlos Germano de Silva, Company Quartermaster

Sergeant

Sergeant Manuel Alberto Bap-

tista.

17th April, 1939.”

PARADES

1st Battery

Right Section Friday. 5th May. tion on breech mechanism. H.Q. 5.80 p.m. D.R.F. and instruc overalls.

Dress

Left Section-Thursday 4th May. HI.Q. 5.30 p.m. D.R.F., Lewis gun and | instruction on breech mechanismL

Dress-overalls.

2nd Battery Wednesday 3rd May. H.M.S. Tamar, 6.80 p.ṁ. Squad drill.

Engineer Company D.E... Section-Monday Jet May. H.Q. 6.30 p.m. Those detailed, squad drill.

Thursday 4th May. H.Q. 5.20 p.m. Kennedy Road Range. Those detailed, squad drill Remainder,

Lyon Light Section-Thursday 4th May. H.Q. 5.46 p.m. Squad and arms drill.

Corps Signals Signal training.

Tuesday 2nd May. H.Q. 5.30 p.m.

Machine Gup Troop Tuesday 2nd May H.Q. 5.30 p.m M.GTM training....

Armoured Car Section

Tuesday 2nd May, H.Q. 5.30 p.m M.G. training.

Friday 5th May. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. M.G. training.

Motor Machine Gun Platoon Friday 5th May. 11.Q 5.30 p.m. N.C.0.'s. class and riding practice. No. 1 M.G. Company Friday 5th May. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. training. M.G, competition practice and recruit No. 2.M.G. Company Thursday 4th May. H.Q. 5,30 p.m. M.G. training.

No. 8.M.G. Company Monday 1st May. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. M.G. training.

No. 4 M.G. Company Wednesday 3rd May, H.Q. 5.30 p... No. 18 Platoon, section drill dir- ect. (li) No. 14 Platoon, I.A. (iii) No. 16 Platoon, section drill direct.

Sunday 7th May. Stonecutters. No. 15 Platoon, Rifle Table A..

Portuguese Company

STEAMER BREAKS Tuesday 2nd May H.Q. 5.30 p.m.

UP

Crew Reach Island

In Lifeboats

Wireless messages received at New York reported that the crew of the San Francisco steamer, Point Vincente, 4,744 tons, took to the lifeboats when the vessel started to break up in surf off Bona Island, 20 miles from Bal boa, at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canali

It is believed that the crew have all succeeded in reaching the island. The United States cruiser Charleston is going to the rescue.

Three coastguard cutters left New York to stand

City of Birmingham, ain reported he had submerged object în Sound, ripping

ough

(1) No. 5 M.G. Company, anti-gas training. All members are urged to attend so that the gas masks may be properly fitted. (il) A.A. Company, anti-gas training,

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