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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 2, 1939

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

HONG KONG

Friday, 1st December, 1939.

OBITUARY

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The Commandant regrets to nounce the death of No. 2888 Pte. C. N. da Silva, No. 5 Coy,, which occured on 29.11.30.

PARADES

2ND BATTERY Battery Parade

Sunday, 3rd Dec. H. Q. 9.00 a.m. Uniform-S. D. caps, K. D. jackets, K. D. shorts, hose tops and puttees, tanyard, belt, frog and haversack web and boots.

LAYERS' CLASS Sunday, 3rd Dec. Scanaal Point. 10

a.m.

LAYERS & A.A.L.M.G, CLASSES

Mon, 4th Dec. Scandal Point. 5.30 p.m. D.R.F. detachment as detailed by B.S.M.

Point.

RIGHT SECTION Tuesday, 5th Dec. Scandal 5.30 p.m. No. 2 detachment. Gun drill. Thursday, 7th Dec. Scandal Point. 5.30 p.m. No. 1 detachment. Gun arıil.

LEFT SECTION

Wednesday, 6th Dec. Scandal Point' 5.30 p.m No. I detachment. Gun drill.

Friday, 8th Dec. scandal Point. 5.30 p.m. No. 2 detachment. Gun drill. D.R.F. detachments as detailed by E.S.M.

DRESS FOR THE ABOVE PARADES

Overalls and S. D. caps.

UNIFORM

Tuesday, 5th Dec. 5.00 p.m. H. Q. Q. M's. Stores.

LAYERS EXAMINATION Sunday, 10th Dec. 9.00 pan. Scandal Point. Uniorni as for Battery parade.

3RD BATTERY

GUN DETACHMENTS Monday, 4th Dec. Belchers. 5.30 p.m. A Detachment.

Thursday, 7th Dec. Belchers.' 5.30 p.m. B. Detachment. Dress or boin parades. S. D. and G. P. shoes.

RANGE-TAKERS

Monday, 4th Dec. Beichers. 5.30 p.m. Dress-Overalls, S. D. caps and G. P

shoes.

Thursday. 7th Dec. Belchers 5.30 p.m. Dress-Overalls, S. D. caps and G. P.

shoes.

LEWIS GUN SQUAD Thursday, 7th Dec. H, Q. 5.15 p.m. Dress-Overalls and S. D. caps.

Tursaay, 7th Dec. H. Q, 5.15 p.m. Dress-Overalls and S. D. caps.

SEE

"The Warning"

AND

HEED IT!

WHAT IS

CIVILISATION

HEADING FOR?

D.E.L. PERSONNEL Friday, 8th Dec. Wellington Bar- racks. 5.30 p.m. Dress-Overalls and S. D. caps.

5TH BATTERY Saturday, 2nd Dec. H. Q. 2.30 p.m. Nos. 1 and 2 Sections. Proceed to Shek-O camp.

FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS Monday, 4th Dec. K.C.R. 5.30 p.m. Company drill under R.S.M. Press Mufti.

Thursday, 7th Dec. K.C.R. 5,30 p.m. Company meeting.

Rifles and equipment still in posses- sion of members will be returned at once to K.C.R.

CORPS SIGNALS Monday, 4th Dec. H. Q. 5.15 p.m. All detachments. Signal training and pay- ment of camp pay (This day only).

Friday, 8th Dec. H. Q. 5.15 p.m. All detachments. Signal training.

MOBILE COLUMN ARMOURED CAR PLATOON Monday, 4th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. A Class

Indication and recognition. B Class-M. G. instruction.

Friday, 8th Dec. Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. A Class-As detailed. B Class-M. G. instruction.

MOTOR MACHINE GUN PLATOON Monday, 4th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. All ranks.

Friday, 8th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m.

N.C.O's Class.

NO. 1 COMPANY NOS, 1 & 2 PLATOONS

H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 5th Dec. As company programme.

Friday, 8th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. As company programme.

NO. 4 (TROOP) PLATOON Tuesday, 5th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. M. G. training.

Friday, 8th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. M. G. training.

NO. 2 COMPANY

H. Q. 9.50 a.m. Sunday, 3rd Dec. Church parade. Dress as detailed in company circular.

Wednesday, 6th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.in. Class B. M. G. training. Strip- ping and assembling.

Thursday 7th Dec. (1) No. 6 Platoon. Kowloon Docks, 5.30 p.m. L. G. train- ing. A. A. drill. (ii) No. 7 Platoon. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Class A. Pistol train- ing. Belts will be worn. Class B. M. G. training.

NO. 3 COMPANY Monday, 4th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Training as in company training pro- gramme.

Thursday, 7th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m.. Training as in company training pro- gramme.

Sunday, 10th Dec. Stonecutters. M. G. Part II. Those detailed.

NO. 4 COMPANY Monday, 4th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Class. L.G.T.O.E.T.

Wed. 6th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Com- pany parade. Infantry training. Belts, bayonet frogs, and rifle slings must be brought on this and on all future In- fantry training parades.

Friday 8th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Company parade. L. G. instruction. Lesson 5.

NO. 5 COMPANY Tuesday, 5th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. (1) Class A-Lecture on the sequence and object of various drills (ii) Class B-Section drill, night firing. (ii) Class C-Repairs and adjustment.

NO. 7 COMPANY

Monday, 4th Dec. H. Q. 5.45 p.m. Rifle training. Loading and unloading. Thursday, 7th Dec. H. Q. 5.45 p.m. Rifle training-aiming instruction. Pay for camp after this parade.

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ARMY SERVICE CORPS COMPANY SUPPLY BECTION

Saturday, 2nd Dec. R.A.S.C. Camber. Queen's Road, 4 p.m. A Squad. Dress -K. D. tunic, shirt, shorts, S. D. cap. | puttees, hosetops, boots, belt. Remain-

der of equipment in kit bag.

Tuesday, 5th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 B Squad. Compulsory parade in uni- form with equipment. Dress-K. D. tunic, shirt, trousers, S. D. cap, belt, boots.

BIG SOFTBALL

GAME

The long-awaited tussie be- tween Recrelo "A" and Ball Club In the Men's Softball League will be played to-morrow at 3.30 p.m. at Recreio.

Saturday, 9th Dec. R.A.S.C. Camber, Queen's Road, 4 p.m. for attachment to R.A.S.C. Dress-K, D. tunic shirt. LADIES' HOCKEY shorts, S. D. cap.. puttees, hosetops, belt, boots. Remainder of equipment in kit bag.

TRANSPORT SECTION Monday, 4th Dec. H. Q. 5.15 p.m. N.C.O's. Drill, (belt and sidearms).

Thursday, 7th Dec. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Dress-Optional.

FIELD AMBULANCE Wednesday, 6th Dec. Murray Parade Ground. 5.15 p.m. Unit photograph Dress-K. D. jacket, will be taken, trousers, cap, webbing belt and boots. Friday, 8th Dec. 5.30 p.m. Com- panies will parade independently for

lectures in First Aid; places will be on the Wednesday parade.

notified

Civilian dress.

All ground sheets taken from camp Unit C.Q.M.S. on Wednesday, 6th Dec.

on 23rd Nov. must be returned to the

PAY SECTION

Those detailed.

ATTACHMENT

Captain F. J. W. Focken, Shanghai Volunteer Corps, is attached to Corps Headquarters w.e.f. 1.12.39.

APPOINTMENT

TRANSFER

HONG KONG’S

STRENGTHENED SENIOR TEAM

*,

There are only three ladies' hockey matches down for de- cision this afternoon, two of them being in the Caer Clark Cup competition.

Most interesting fixture should be that at King's Park between Recreio team is weaker than it has probably and Hong Kong Ladies. The latter ever been in its history and will have

to pull out 'all it knows to take the Portuguese

1797, F/Cadet, J. E. Potter, Air Arm, points from the keen Acting C.S.M. 1.12.39.

girls.

For Hong Kong the inclusion of Miss June 3523, Gnr. A. R. Kinross, 1st Bty. Booker and Miss Watson, former C.B.S.

cracks, 5th A. A. Bty. 24.11.39.

the intermediate-line should strengthen this department considerably, 1while Miss Gray, veteran Interporter is also back in harness at right-back. The forward line is at full strength.

LEAVE 3318, Pte. A. J. R. Johnstone, No. Coy. 1.9.39-30.8.40.

3193, Sgt. H. W. Merrick, Pay Sec- tion. 20.12.39—19.1.40,

1993, Pte. F. H. King, No. 1 Coy. 24.11.30-23.11.40.

DR62, Pte. W. H. S. Davis, No. 1 Coy. 24.11.39-23.12.39.

in

Recreio will have out their usual team but in view of the general strengthening of the Hong Kong team they are unlikely to secure the points.

Central British School having been badly beaten by St. Andrew's last week are un- likely to take points from the powerful "Y"

3390, Pte. H. J. Cowie, No. 1 Coy.team, further strengthened by the return of

26.11.39J18.12:39,

2231, Sgt. R. Rathmell, C. Signals, 1.1. 40-15,2.40.

The following leave is cancelled. 2141, Pte. H. F. Hickman, M. M. G. PL. 20.11.39-29.12,39,

STRENGTH-DECREASE 1798, Sgt. G. W. Bowden, No. 7 Coy. 12.9.39.

Miss K. Pocock to the pivotal position.

In the only junior game Recreio should account for C.B.S.

689, Pte. W. F. Kerr, Res. Sec. B. 3.11.39.

Recreio

C. B. S.

3722, Cpl. W. N. A. Smalley, Pay Section, 6.11.39.

1532, ́ A/C.S.M. W. E. Peers, Air Arm 1.12.39.

STRENGTH-INCREASE 4222, Gnr. Y. W. Yung, 3rd Battery 23.8,39,

4223, Pte. J. B. Logan, Stanley

Platoon 23.8.39.

4224, Gnr. S. H. Leung, 5th A. A. Bty. 27.11.39.

4225, Gnr. E. F. Fincher, 5th A. A. Bty. 27.11.39.

4226, Pte. J. M. Thomson, No. 2 Coy. 29.11.39.

4227, Pte. E. S. 30.11.39.

Hall, No. 2 Coy.

E. N. Thursby

Captain, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps,

NOTICES

SERGEANTS' MESS MEETING There will be a meeting of the Ser- geants' Mess Committee at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday 13th December, 1939. The Mess will be closed for this purpose between 5.30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

CORPS RIFLE CLUB All applicants for membership of the Rifle Club who have not yet for- warded their forms of application are requested to send them" in

as early as possible.

AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. LECTURE The next lecture in First Aid will be held at St. John Cathedral Hall on Friday, 8th December, at 5.30 p.m. A short drill will follow this Lecture, and Members are requested to wear suitable shoes.

BANDAGING CLASSES

Practical Bandaging Classes will be held on Monday, 4th December at 10.30 a.m. in Volunteer H. Q. and 5.30 p.m. at 13, Leighton Hill, Happy Valley, Transport for the evening class will leave Volunteer H. Q. at 5,15 p.m.

ATTACHMENT TO MILITARY

HOSPITAL Attachments to Military Hospital' will, with effect from 1st January 1940 be of a week's duration only. No week- end attachments will be, considered.

Sgd. Mrs. I. M. S. BRAUDE,

Assit. Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D. Corps.

PROGRAMME

CAER CLARK CUP

V H. K. Ladies (Recreio, 3.00 p.m.)

V "Y" Ladies (C. B. S., 3.00 p.m.)

BRAWN CUP

C. B. S.

V Recreio (C. B. S., 4.15 p.m.)

FRIENDLY

"Y" Ladies' 2nd XI

C. B. A. (King's Park, 3.00 p.m.)

TEAMS

CAER CLARK CUP

H.K. Ladies':-Miss H. Baskett; Miss Gray and Miss Stratton: Miss G. Smith. Mias Booker and Miss B. Watson: Miss G. Marr, Mrs. W. Dalziel, Miss J. Grieg. Misy N. Quin and Miss A. Purvis.

Recreio:-Miss G. Barros; Mrs. N. Silva and Miss O. Botelho: Mrs. A. Remedios, Miss P. Gonsalves and Mrs. L. Silva: Miss B. Remedios, Miss N. Campos. Miss C. Silva, Miss A, Alves and Miss C. Remedios.

C.B.S.:-Miss J. Macfayden; Miss B. Goodwin and Miss M. Horwood: Miss S. Rousseau, Miss P. Kirby and Miss J. Kew; Miss E. Watson, Miss J. Bradbery, Miss J. Moss, Miss M. Shand and Miss V. Sissons.

"Y" Ladies':-Miss Minoot; Mrs. Stone and Mrs.,Strange; Miss M. McCaw, Mrs. Starbuck and Miss K. Pocock; Mrs. Burnett (captain), Miss Harker, Miss D. McCaw. Mrs. Gardner and Miss Bockler.

BRAWN CUP

Recreio: Miss Silva, Miss M. Ribeiro and Miss T. Gonsalves, Miss M. Silva. Miss Osmund and Miss Carvelho, Miss M. Gon- salves, Miss Rozario, Mrs. Castro. Miss Campos and Miss Figueiredo,

and Miss S. Gehring; Miss J. Burroughs. C.B.S.:-Miss P. Loseby; Miss V. Moss Miss J. Bonney and Miss B. Hobbs: Miss K. Grant. Miss J.. Stokes, Miss A. Nash. Misa E. Rousseau nad Miss P, Beraha,

FRIENDLY

"Y" Ladies' 2nd XI:--Mrs. Harrington; Mrs. Trimmer and Mrs. Grieve; Miss Dunne, Miss Stokes and Mrs. Ashman: Mrs.

Bicknell, Miss Russell, Miss V. Bradbury (captain), Miss Buchanan and Mrs. Macklin.

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