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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 9, 1939

H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

Orders by Lieut. Colonel H. B. Rose, Į M.C. Commandant, Hong Kong Volun- | teer Detence Corps, Friday, Decemper 8, 1939.

PROMOTION

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Extract from Government No 78 of 1.12.30.

"No. 1116-His Excellency the, Go- yernor has been pleased approve the following promotion in the ríong Kong Volunteer Deience Corps, win effect from 13th November, 1939-

Bombardier John Hooinson to be Lieutenant, 1st December, 1939."

ANNUAL STOCK TAKING No stores or clothing and equip- ment of any description will be issued from H.Q. from 23rd December, 1939 to 4th January, 1940 (both dates in- clusive).

1st Battery:

PARADES

Fri., 15th Dec., Belchers, 5.45 p.n. B.C. staff, gun detachments, Lewis Gunners and D.E.L. Section. Dress- Overalls.

2nd Battery:

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Layers Examination Sun., 10th Dec., Scandal Point, 9 a.m, Dress as for Battery parade, less greatcoat.

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A.A.L.M.G. Class-Mon., 11th Dec., carried as well as washing and shav- Kenneay_itoad Range, 5.00 p.m. Dressing gear and personal garments.

Overalls and S.D. caps.

Kit bags of all ranks will go out to camp with advance party and must be at H.Q. (suitably labelled) before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 13th December. 4th Battery:

Camp-Wed., 13th Dec., H.Q. for camp: 9.30 a.m.-Kit bags and baggage; 10.00 a.m.-B.Q.M.S. & Advance Par- ty; 3.30 p.m.--Battery parade. Dress- S.D. caps, K.D. jacket and trousers, boots, belt, frog and haversack web, lanyard. Greatcoat to be carried. 3rd Battery:

Gun Detachments & Range-Takers- Mon., 11th Dec., Belchers, 5.30 p.m. Dress-Overalls, S.D. caps and G.P. shoes.

Lewis Gun Squad-Mon., 11th Dec., H.Q., 5.15 p.m. Dress-Overalls and S.D. caps.

Camp-Wed., 13th Dec., H.Q. Ad- vance Party under Bdr. Guimham 9.45 a.m. Remainder 3.45 p.m. Dress- Jackets, trousers, S.D. caps, boots, webbing belt, braces and pouches, ha- versacks and waterbottle. Greatcoats to be carried over the left arm.

The following articles etc, will be carried in kit bags Spare jackets, trousers, shorts, khaki shirts, putties, overalls and G.P. shocs. Material for cleaning buttons and boots should be

BRITISH MADE TEA SETS FOR 6 PERSONS

5 CHARMING NEW DESIGNS – MODERN STYLE

OUR

PRICE $1250

SET.

WHITEAWAY'S

Turkeys

NEW SHIPMENT OF PRIME

AUSTRALIAN BIRDS $1.15 lb.

D. F. FED

ALSO

$1.30 lb.

OTHER CHRISTMAS

SUGGESTIONS

EMPIRE DUCKLINGS

55 cts, lb.

(32 5 lbs.)

D. F. FED CAPONS

78 cts. lb.

D. F. FED PORK LEGS

80 cts. lb.

D. F. FED GEESE

66 cts. lb.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD

STORAGE CO., LTD.

Pure Food Specialists.

racks, & p.m. D.EL, personnel, Dress Wed., 13th Dec., Wellington Bar-

-Overalis.

Fri, 15th Dec, Qucen's Pier, 5.30 p.m. (returning 8 p.m). All members. Dress-S.D. caps, overalls, gun plat- 1orm shoes.

Field Company Engineers:

Mon., 11th Dec., K.C.R., 5.30 p.m. Musketry.

Thurs., 14th Dec., K.C.R., 5.30 p.m. Technical training by sections.

Corps Signals:

Sat., 9th Dec, Reconnaissance party as detailed.

detachments. Signal training,

Mon., 11th Dec., H.Q., 5.15 p.m.

Fri., 15th Dec., 11.Q., 5.10 p.m. detachments. Signal training. Moblie Column!

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Mon., 11th Dec,, H.Q., 5.30 p.m. Pay parade, All N.C.O's. and men who were at camp will attend this parade.

Armoured Car Platoon-Mon., Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. A, B & C Classes. M.G. instruction.

Fri., 15th Dec.: (i) H.Q., 5.30 p.m. A & Classes. M.G. instruction. (ii) Hung Hom Depot, 5.30 p.m. Driving instruction,

Motor Machine Gun Platoon-Mon., 11th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. No. 1 Company:

Nos. 1 & 2 Platoons Tues., 12th Dec.: (i) Squad No. 2 Only. H.Q., 5.15 p.m. for Kennedy Road. (ii) Squad INÓ. 4. H.Q., 5.30 p.m. Revolver train- ing. (iii) Remainder. H.Q., 5.30 p.m. as Company programme.

Fri., 15th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. As Company programme.

No. 4 (Troop) Platoon-Tues., 12th Dec. and Fri., 15th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. M.G. training. No. 2 Company:

Wed., 13th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. B Class. M.G. stripping and assembling. Thurs., 14th Dec.: (i) No. 6 Platoon. Kowloon Dock, 5.30 p.m. L.G.-A.A. drill. (ii) No. 7 Platoon. H.Q., 5.30 p.m. A Class. Pistol training at Ken- nedy Road Range. B Class. Stop- pages, L.A.

No. 3 Company:

Sun., 10th Dec. Stonecutters. M.G. Part II. Those detailed. Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 8.30 a.m, and Kowloon Police Pier at 8.40 a.m. Dress -Optional, but equipment will be

worn.

Mon., 11th Dec. and Thurs., 14th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. Training as in Company programme. No. 4 Company:

Mon., 11th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Class.' L.G. T.O.E.T.

Wed., 13th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. Company parade. Infantry training. Fri., 15th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m. Company parade. L.G. training. Re- peat Lesson 5,

Sun., 17th Dec., Stonecutters. Table 8. Those detailed. No. 6 Company:

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CORPS ORDERS-AMENDMENT Corps Orders. No. 60/39 of the 24.11.30. Para, 1-Qualification-Cross- ley Engines.

For "Y. K, Pun" read "P. N. Pun" and for "Gnr. H. K. Chan" read "L/Bdr. H. 'K. Chan".

TRANSFER 1997, Pte. A. F. Walkden, from Armd. C. Pl. to Air Arm., 1.12.39; 1701, C.Q.M.S. F. G. Nigel, from No. 1 Coy. to No. 7 Coy., 8.12.39.

LEAVE 1

2872, Pte. D. W. Beeken, Armd. C. Pl., 1.11.39-31.1.40; 2996, Pte. Chan Fook Chor, No. 4 Coy., 11.12.39- 24.12.39; DR53, Gnr. F. D. Tanner, 5th A.A. Bty., 15, 12:39-15.1..40; 3629, Pte. E. A. Matthews, No. 1 Coy., 22.12.39- 12.1.40; 2993, Pte. R. C. F. MacGre- 16.11.39-15.11.40; gor, No. 1 Coy, 2978, Pte. F. Cessford, No. 2 Coy.. 8.12.39-2.1.40.

STRENGTH-DECREASE

1381, Pte. B. T. Gosano, No. 8 Coy., 18.4.39; 2985, Gnr. W. C. Muir, ist Bty., 28.6.39; 3355, Spr. H. E. Baker, Fd. Coy. Engs., 20.7.39; 3128, Pte. P. Liang, No. 7 Coy., 27.7.39; 2787, Pte. F. H. Chan, No. 3 Coy., 29.9.39; 2023, 2nd Bty.. Gnr. N. o. Christensen, 6.10.39; 3463, Gnr. E. Huttemeier, 2nd 2nd Bty., 6.10.39; 2517, L/Bdr. L. 13. Bty., 6.10.39; 3467, Gnr. K. Wilkens, Fernandes, 4th Bty., 9.10.39: 3188, Pte. J. M. Pechenick, Fd. Ambulance, 19.10.39: 2344, Pte. A. M. G. Philip- pens, A.S.C. Coy., 21.10.39; 3012, Pte. Lau Kam Kwong, No. 4 Coy., 24.10.39; 3831, Gnr. R. M. Santos, 3rd Bty:, 30.10.39; 3830, Gnr. H. M. Santos, 3rd Bty., 25.10.39; 2832, Pte. M. A. Gill, No. 5 Coy., 27.10.39; DR51, Pte. E. B. David, Fd. Amb., 10.11.39; 3875, Gnr. 3795, Gnr, W. Kong, 4th Bty., 4.12.39; G. Campbell, 5th A.A Bty., 10.11.39; 3255. Pte. A. V. Hui, No. 4 Coy, 7.12.39: 2922. Pte. K. K. Chan, No. 4 Coy., 27.8.39; 3016, Pte. P. Ng, No. 4 Coy,, 8.12.39.

STRENGTH-INCREASE 4228, Sigmn. J. S. Rose, Corps 4229. Gnr. T. A. Signals, 13.10.39: Jolendovsky, 1st Bty.. 19.10.39: 4230, Pte. J. C. Davis. A.S.C. Coy., 8.11.39; 4231, Gnr. W. K. Lam. 5th A.A. Coy., A.A. Coy, 1.12.39. 1.12.39: 4232. Gnr. D. Rumyee, 5th

PROMOTIONS

Bty., to be Bdr., 8.12.39.

2543, A/Bdr. A. M. Wallace, 3rd

to be Bdr., 8.12.39.

2855, L/Bdr. M. Zaman, 3rd Bty.,

E. N. THURSBY, Captain,

Adjutant, HK.V.D." Corps.

NOTICE Corps Christmas Cards Corps

Officers' Mess, Sergeants' Mess Christmas Cards are on sale in the and Canteen. Price 35 cents each.

AFFILIATED UNIT NURSING DETACHMENT

H.K.V.D.C. Lecture-The next Lecture in First Aid will be held on Friday, 15th De- cember at 5.30 p.m. in the St. John's Cathedral Hall.

Practical Bandaging Classes-Prac- tical Bandaging Classes will be held on Monday, 11th December at 10.30 a.m. at Volunteer H.Q., and at 5.30 p.m. at No. 13 Leighton Hill, Happy Rifle Valley. Transport for the evening class will leave Volunteer H.Q. at 5.15 p.m.

Sun., 10th Dec., Kowloon City Range, 9 a.m. Members of No. 5 and No. 6 Companies who have not yet fired Rifle Tables A and B will attend. Dress -Optional, but belt, braces, pouches and frog must be worn. Range Of Acers-As detailed by O.C. Companies. Tues., 12th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 p.m.: (i) Class A. Demonstrations-Teaching gun drill and training gun numbers in use of ground and cover. (ii) Class B -Visual training and recognition. (iii) Class C. Square parts. No. 6 Company:

Sun., 10th Dec., Kowloon City Range. See details in No. 5 Company's order above. Tues., 12th Dec. As detalled by O.C. Company. No. 7 Company:

Mon., 11th Dec., H.Q., 5.45 p.m. L.G. training, No. 1 Platoon. Rifle train- ing, No. 2 Platoon as per Company schedule. Thurs., 14th Dec., H.Q., 5.45 p.m. Rifle training, No. 1 Platoon. L.G. training, No. 2 Platoon.

Army Service Corps Company:

Supply Section-Sat., 9th Dec., R.A. S.C. Camber, Queen's Road, 7 p.m. B Squad will report for duty vide.Corps Orders No. 81/39.

Attachment-The following member for training during the period shown was attached to the Military Hospital Mrs. Kelvin Stark-20.11.39 to 27.11.39.

Miss A. Brewin, Miss N. Witchell, Miss Strength - Decrease-Mrs. M. Austin, E. Witchell, Mrs. M. E. Bolt, Mrs. B. Hourihan, Mrs. N. Lee, Mrs. W. Sharp, Miss J. Old, Mrs. E. R. Harding, Mrs. O. Burnett, Mrs. P. L. O. Ferguson, Mrs. W. Whittaker, Miss J. Nash, Mrs. L. Cartwright, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. J. E. Ramsay, Miss M. C. Smith, Mrs. D. George, Jilani, Mrs. J. G. Smith, Mrs. F. Middleton-Smith, Mrs. P. C. Fox, Mrs. Miss N. Kempton, Mrs. A. D. Newhouse, Miss V. Bockler, Mrs. O. B. FitzHenry, Miss J. Shirley, Mrs. M. S. Keniston, Mrs. E. F. Hirst, Mrs. K, Benwell, Mrs. M. A. Read, Miss E. E. Cheure, Miss S. Bander, Mrs. R. L. Davis, Mrs. C. D. Hopper, Mrs. J. Smyth, Miss B. M. Howell, Miss R. Jordan and Mrs. B. O. Andresen.

Sgd. Mrs. I. M. S. BRAUDE, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D. Corps.

Assist. Commandant.

It is notifled for general informa- Transport Section-Sun., 10th Dec., tion that Mr. Ernest Hausammann re- R.A.S.C. Camber, 9.30 a.m. Driving mains in charge of the Swiss Consular instruction. Mon.. 11th Dec., H.Q., 5.30 | Agency pending the arrival of Mr. p.m. N.C.O's. drill, Thurs., 14th Dec., H. A. Keller, H.Q

5.30 p.m. Company parade. Dress Optional,

Field Ambulance:

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Wed., 13th Déc., 5.30 p.m. Murray. parade ground. Dress-Uniform for last Wednesday. Fri., 15th Dec.. 5.30 p.m. Companies parade separate- ly at St. Paul's College for lectures in First Ald. All members who have not yet returned their ground sheets must return them to Q.M.S. Steven on or before Wed., 13th Dec. Pay Bootlon: Those detailed.

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