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· THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1941.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Orders by Colonel H. B. Rose, Pay Sec., R.O.D.C. anit Fort. M.G., Commandant, Hong Kong | Coy. Volunteer Defence Corps

*

HONG KONG.

Friday, 15th August, 1941.

1. OBITUARY

(a) The Commandant regrets to announce the death of No. 2983 Bdr. D. E. Smith, 1st Bty., which occurred on 13.8.41. (b) The following message has been received by the Commandant from H.E. the G.O.C. Major Gen- eral C. M. Maltby, M.C.

"I very much regret to hear that Bdr. D. E. Smith of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps has died as the result of an accident which occurred last night when he was returning from training in Army motor lorry.

Will

you

8. PARADES

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorized Capital (7)

+$50,000

$20,000,000

.£ 6,500,000

$10,000,000

of Reserve Liability

prietors

Pro-

serve

Mon. 18th Aug. 5.30 p.m. K.C.R. Į tion, (11) Those detailed. Thomp- lasued and Fully Paid-up Company parade. Dress-Mufti.on Sub. M.G...(ii) Remainder. Reserve Funds ;---

Sterling Training under Section Officers;LL. instruction.

Thurs.

Hong Kong Currency Re ⠀ Fri. 22nd Aug. 2.30. p.m. H.Q. 21st Aug. 12.30 p.m.

Officer No. 26 Pin.

and K.C.R. Company parade. Dress (1)

Dress Summer and Helmets, shirts, shorts, hosetops, N.C.O.S.

Par.. (i) Company boots and puttees. All spare cloth web belts.

a/ &ing to be brought in kit bags. Kitade. Dress Fighting Order.

inspection to be followed by tech- Thompson S.M.G.

b/

Grenade and nical training under Section Om-training. c/ LG. TOET.

possible stoppages. cers.

(a) CORPS ARTILLERY i. Weak-End Camps Week-end training camps will be held as under:-

4th Battery-22/24th 26/28th Sept.

Aug.

1st Battery-29/31st Aug. 2nd Battery-12/14th Sept. 3rd Battery-19/21st Sept. 5th A.A.Bly-26/28th Sept. Camps will be from P.M. Fri- days to 1800 hours Sundays. The

mornings will be Saturday

in

lieu of one day's training.

Dress for above parades-Fight- ing Order, shirt sleeves less shorts Full kit as lald plus trousers. down in the recent circular dis- tributed to all ranks to be car- ried in kit bags. Time of parade deepest sympathy to his relatives will be communicated to B.Cs. by

O.C. C.A.

please

convey

an

my

and to his comrades in the Corps."

2. RECRUITS' MEDICAL

EXAMINATION

1. Classes Of Instruction Mon. 18th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Fri. 22nd Aug. 5.30 p.m. Medi-C., A. Signalling Class. Squad cal Inspection Room. HQ. Order- "A".

Medical Ofcer-Captain G. T. Balean.

3. DETAIL

Corps Orderly NCO. HQ. 5.25 pan, each day.

Mon. 18th August to be detailed by OC. Corps Signals.

Tues. 19th August to be delall- ed by OC. No. 2 Coy.

Wed. 20th August to be detail. ed by 0.C. No. 3 Cay.

Thurs. 21st August

to be de- tailed by O.C. 4th Battery.

Fri. 22nd August to be detail- ed by O C. No. 1. Coy. 4. PROMOTIONS

from

Mon. 18th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Recrutt's Class under C.A.S.M. M. Jack. Dress-Overalls, belt frox. rifle sling and S.D. cap.

Wed. 20th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q C. A. Signalling Class. Squad

(c) CORPS SIGNALS

(1)

ARMY COMPANY

SERVICE CORPS

Aug.

Mon. to Sun.

18-24th

Transpor: and Supply duties. Daily as ordered. Dress as before. Duty Officers as ordered,

Tues. 19th Aug. 5.20 p.m. St Dress John's Place. Whole Coy. Dress

-Mufti. Gas lecture.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.

W. H. Lock, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.

Bold, Eng..

G:-Misking Beq»,

A... Compton, Esq.

K. 8. Morrison, Bad, L. J. Davica, Esq.. Hơn. Mr. T. E. Pranda, -Don, Mr. S. XI,. Dodwell, Hon, MA A. L, Shiel

Hon. Sir Vandeleur. M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.

Mon. 18th Aug. 5.15 p.m. H.Q. (1) Training Cadre and Recruits. Dress Mufti, Lecture No. 9, (1) Nos. 2, 5 and 6 Detachments. Dress-Mufti. U. C. Switchboard. (ili) W/T Sec. Dress-Mufti, Tele- granh. (Iv) Remainder. Mufti, Signal training.

Wed. 20th Aug (1) 2 p.in. Thurs. 21st Aug. 5.20 p.m. St. от Hunghom.

Section. John's Place. Whole Coy. Dress Bangkok Dress-Summer Battle Order. As-Mufti. detailed. (11) a p.m. H.O. Remain- Fri. 22nd Aug. 5.15

p.m. Mur- der. Dress Summer Battle Orray Parade Ground. Those detail- Canton cd. Overalls and S.D. caps. Motor Chefoo der. 1⁄2 day training.

cycling instruction.

Main and

Thurs 21st Aug. Scandal Point Hall, H.Q.C.C. 5.30 p.m. Those de- त Lecture. "Sanitation in

Fleld."

Fri 22nd Ale 5.15 p.m. H.O (1) Those detailed. Dress Mufti. | training. Thompson Gun, (ii) Those detail- ed. Dress-Mufti, M/T training. (iii) Remainder. Dress Mufti Signal training.

Wed. 20th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Recruits Class under C.A.S.M. J.

(d) MOBILE COLUMN M Jack-Dress as above.

Mon. 18th Aug. 6.20 p.m. Hung- Wed, 20th Aug. 5.45 pm. H.Qhem. Those detailed. Dress-Over- No. 1 Lecture Room. Lecture by alls. Driving instructions. Lt Col F. D. Fie'd, M.C.. R.A.

I. C A.6.L. Tests-Class 3 Lamp Attendan".

Government qualified.

Extract Gaze'te No. 48 of the 8.8.41.

933- His Excellency the

Governor has been pleased to ap- prove the following promotions in the Hong Kong Volunteer De- ! rence Curns with effect from 1st August, 1941-

The u/m men of 2nd Bty. re-

Gar. H. G. Stewart, Gur. 0 Peresinkin, Gnr. V. Tasar, Gur, O. GM. Davreaux,

fied.

The u/m man of 2nd Bty, quali-

Gnr. J V. Christensen. (a) CORP ARTILLERY

Iv. 1st Battery

Second Lieutenant · DOUGLAS ERIC DAVIS To be Lirulenami Tues, 19th Aug. 2 p.m. H.Q. All Second Lieutenant DAVID Secs. Dress as laid down for LAMB PROPHET. To be Lieu-day training, Training at D'Agui- tenfant.

8th August, 1941."

6. EFFICIENCY MEDAL

Extract from

Government

Gazelle No. 48 of the 8.8.41.

934--In accordance gulation 8 of the

lar. Orderly Sergt. 17-23rd Aug. --Sg. Johnson.

v. 2nd Battery

Gas lecture,

San Francise Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur Blurgspors

Sourabaya. Bunge! Patant

Swalay

Tientaln

BRANCHEST

Ipob

Jobors

Bangoon Balgon

Batavia Bombay Calcutta

Lobe

Kowloon

Londoa

Lynne

Colombo Dairen

Mataora

Mazil

Foortow

Muar (Johors) Tokyo

Haiphong

Mukden

Hankow Harbin Collo

New York

Telogten Yokohama

Felping

Penang

(m) FIELD AMBULANCE

Tues. 19th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Whole unit, Dress-Mufti. Unit

Wed. 20th Aug. 2.30 p.m. H.Q.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened Dress-Fighting or- Whole unit.

Local Currency and FIXED DEPO der, shirt sleeves. summer. less srrs received for One Year or shorter steel helmet. Trousers to be car- periods in Local and Other Currencies ried in haversack. Field training.on terms which will be quoted in

Fri. 22nd Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Qapplication.

detailed. Review

Promotion Class.

These summer.

Order.

Wed. 20th Aug. 2.15 p.m. Hung-, (n) PAY SECTION hom. All Pins. Dress-Fighting or-

es 19th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Vol. der, shirt sleeves, helmet. Exer- H.Q. All ranks. Dress cise in N.T.

Weapon training.

Multi.

a.m.

Thurs. 21st

8.30 Aug. Comd. H.Q. No. 1 Sub-Sec. Uni- form. Pay duties,

All

|

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Let.

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR busdress undertaken.

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1941. HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Dank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

FOR THE

AND HONG KONG

Wed. 20th Aug. 1.45 p... Hung- hom. No. 2 Sec., No. 1 Pln. Dress -- Fighting Order, shirt sleeves, helmets. Vehicle and Store Part*. Thurs. 21st Aug. 5.30 p.m. Vol. ranks. Dress-Mufti Fri. 22nd Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q.HQ. Nos. 1 and 2 A/C. Secs. Dress as | Weapon training. previously detailed. V.M.G. and Fri. 22nd Aug. 1.30 a.m. Com.SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

No. 3 Pin. H.Q. No. 2 Sub-Sec. Uniform. Dress as above, L.M.G. instruc- Pay duties.

L.M.G. instructions,

tion,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager!! Fri. 22nd Aug. 8.30 am, No. 1 Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937. Administration

Lecture Room. S.Q.M.S. F. C.

Minoot Tues. 19th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Coy. Young, Ptes. Foy,

and THE CHARTERED BANK Office. All personnel drawing Cautherley.

de-

OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA Orderly Sgt. for Week-Sgt. equipment, including those

AND CHINA. Muskett.

Wed. 20th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Scan-tailed as riflemen. dal Point. Left Sec. Layers. Dress --Mufti. Overal's and S.D. cap to be carried. Revision.

with re- Regulations as

Thurs. 21st Aug. 2.15 nm. HQ to grant, forfeiture. restoration and other matters concerning The L. Sec. D.EL. and B.O.P. Stores All Secs. Efficiency Medal in regard to the Party. 2.45 p.m. H.Q.

Defence Dress as laid down for 2 day Hong Kong Volunteer Corps. published Notification training. No. 579 in the Gazette of 2nd August. 1935. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased authorise the following award:-

ns

Emciency Medal.

Sergeant COLIN ROBERTS LOGAN

Fri. 22nd Aug, 5.30 pan. C.A S.L. School, S.L. and Engine personnel. Dress Mufti. Overalls and S.D. caps to be carried. En- gires.

Fri. 22nd Aug. 5.30 p.m. HQ

detailed. Dress Shirts, Cormoral GERMANO Those AUGUSTO DE PINNA, Private shorts, puttees, boots, S.D. caps,

RE- web belts and overalls, Engines. EDUARTO

vi. 3rd Ba'tery

MEDIOS.

VICENTE

2nd August, 1941," 6. LECTURES

Mon. 18th Aug. 5.45 pm. No. 1, Lecture Room. Officers of the fol- lowing units to attend. Lecture by Major V. C. Branson, M.BE., M.C. Corps Artillery. Mob. Co'n.. No. 2 Coy., No. 8 Coy., A.S.C. Coy... and Fd. Amb.

Tues. 19th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. All members. Dress Mufti. Lec- ture.

Thurs. 21st Aug. 2 n.m. HQ. All members, Dress as laid down for 2 day training. Half day train- ing at HQ Finish 6.30 p.m.

vil. 4th Battery

Tues. 19th Aug. 2.45 p.m. HQ. Tues, 19th Aug. 5.45 p.m. No. 1 All Secs. Dress-As laid down for Lecture Room. Officers of the fol-day training. Pakshawan, lowing units to attend. Lecture by the Adjutant.

Fd. Coy. Engs., Corps Sigs., Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 Coys, and Pay

Sec.

7. COURSE, IN FIELD

SANITATION

p.m.

p.m.

Thurs 21st Aug. (1) 5.30 p.m. H.Q. D.E.L. Sec. Dress-S. D. cans, everalls, web belts and frogs. Rifle and foot drill. (i) 6.15 p.m. H.Q. Sec.

detalled. Dress-Mufti. B.C.A. Class. (lli) 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Sec. as detailed. Dress-Overalls, slings, T.S.M. Class.

as.

Monday 18th Aug. 5.30

Fri. 22nd Aug. Times to be Scandal Point Hall, H.Q.C.C.

All Secs. Dress notified. H.Q. Aug. 6.30 Tues. 19th

Fighting Order, shirt sleeves. less Scandal Point Hall, H.Q.C.C.

Thurs. 21st Aug.. 5.30p.m. shorts plus trousers. Remainder of kit in kit bag as per circular Scandal Point, Hall, H.Q.C.C.

Those detailed from the follow-issued. Week-end camp at Pak-

shawan, ing units:-

Monday 2nd, 3rd and 6th A.A.! Btys. Mob. Coln., Fd. Coy, Engs. and No. 2 Cóy.

(a) NO. 1 COMPANY

Mon. 18th Aug. 2.30 p.m. Star Ferry, Kowloon. Those detailed. Dress as order. T.E.W.T.

Next for duty-Sgt. Merrick.

SIGNAL COM - (0) FORTRESS

PANY

Wed, 20th Aug. 2 p.m. Exchange Building. Dress-Mufti. Sector

Mon. 18th Aug. 2.30 p.m. H.Q. Those detailed. Dress as ordered. Survey. weapon training.

Tues. 19th Aug. 5.45 p.m. H.Q10: APPOINTMENT Officers. Dress Mufti. Lecture: Pte. C. A. Sills Mob. Coln. to be.

Tues. 19th Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. L/Colt in ~15:841,

N.C.O's Dress--Mufti. Bayonet 11. TRANSFERS

fighting.

Fri. 22nd Aug. 5:30 p.m. H.Q. Coy. parade. Dress Mufti. Wea- pon training.

(1) NO. 2 COMPANY

Tues. 19th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Kow-7 loon Dock. No. 6 Pl. Dress- Muf i. Weapon training.

No.

Wed. 20th Aug. 530 p.m. H.Q.

7 Pln. Dress-Muft T.O.ET.

Gnr. B: Herschend. from 2nd Bty, to Unit Res.-12.8:41.

Spr. G. W. Grey, from Fd. Coy. Engs. Res. to H.K.E. Corps 15.8.41.

L/Cp). Chan iu Tung, from No. Coy. to No. 7 Coy. Res.-5.8.41.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 185

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

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£3.000.000 £3,000,0

£3,000,00

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Singapore

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(Poking)

12, STRENGTH-DECREASE

Gnr. B. Pasco, 1st Bty-11.7.41. Pte. C.

Failio Fine Kuching L. Clarke, Fd. Amb. --12.5.41.

Pte, M. Grossman, Fd. Amb.

Fri. 22nd Aug. 2.30 p.m. H.Q. Coy. parade. Dress-Battle Or- 30.5.41. der. day training,

(g) NO. 3 COMPANY

13. STRENGTH-INCREASE

Pte. S. K. Helberg, Sp. Gd. Coy.

Mon. 18th Aug. 2.15 p.m. H.Q.-5.8.41. Dress as usual. Coy. training.

Pte. C. D. Castro, No. 5 Coy.

Ptę. R. Hoselitz, Sp. Gd. Coy.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted...

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS": received for Q Year or shorter periods in Local Other Currencies at rates, which wi

Pte. J. A. Ritchie, No. 2 Coy.-be quoted on application,

Tues. 19th Aug. 5.30 p.m. Scan-12.8.41. dal Point. Those detailed. Dress- Mufti. Lecture-Sanitation in the 12.8.41. Field.

Thurs. 21st Aug. 5.30 p.m. H.Q.12.8.41. Dress Overalls and S.D. Platoon arrangements. (h) No. 4 COMPANY

caps.

HO

Mon. 18th Aug. 530 n.m (i) C'asses 1 and 2. Dress-Mufti. (ii) Remainder of Coy. Dress- Overalls. Weapon training.

SAVINGS. ACCOUNTS also opened D Numbers Local Currency and Sterling with in- The following Corps have been allotted to the Fortress terest allowed at rates obtainable on

application. T Signal Company:-

4877 to 4976.

E. N. THURSBY,

Captain, Adiant, H.K.V.D.Corps. AFFILIATED UNIT.. Nursing Détachment, HK.V.D.C. 1. LECTURE

Fri. 22nd Auz. 5.45 pm. St. John's Cathedral Hall. Uniforma. 1st Aid Lecture.

Wed. 20th Aug. 2 p.m. H.Q. (1) Wed. 20th Aug. 5.30 p.m. HQ. Sec. B. Drill Order. without HO Nos. 1 and 2 Secs. Dress pouches. T.E.W.T. at 321571. (1) Mufti. Lecture,

Remainder of Coy. Dress-Drill 5. and 7

Thurs, 21st Aug. 2.30 p.m No. 2 Order. Wedpon training.) Tuesday Nos. 1, 3,

as detailed. 1⁄2 day (1) NO, 5 COMPANYB Coys, A.S.C. Cov.. Fd. Amb., Sp.| Sec. Dress

training at Saiwan,

Mon, 18th Aug.: (1) 2.15 p.m. 2. STRENGTH-DECREASE, Gd. Coy, and Stanley Pin.

H.Q. Whole Coy except those Mrs. I. Plummer-11,841. Thursday 1st and 4th Btys., (b) FIELD COMPANY

ENGINEERS

detalled for TE.WT Dress: ass Corps Sigs., Nos. 4 and 6 Coys.,

WHEREVER YOU GO

CALL FOR

EWO

The

QUALITY BEER

before. Training at HQ; (b) Kow-|3. ATTACHMENT TO MILITARY

a Rly. Stn. 2 p.m. Those de- HOSPITAL tailed.

PHBMrs. M. K. Sanh-4-11.8.41.

Sgd, I. M. S. BRAUDE, *** Fri, 22nd Aug. 6.30 p.m. HQ

Commandant Whole Coy Training as per cir

Nursing. Detachment, H.K.V.D.C cular to N.C.O's

(1) No. 6 COMPANY

Tues, 19th Aug. No parado. Fri, 22nd Aug. 5 p.m. H.Q. Those detailed by O.C. No. 22 Pine Dress Boots, trousers, shirts, SD. caps, web equipment, rifle sing mess tins, Special exercise. G ***Pr1, 22nd Aug. 2.15 p.m.. H.Q. NCO's. No. 21 Pin. Dress--Boots, shorts, shirts, S.D. caps, sun hel- met slung over. let shoulder, web. equipment. T.E.W.TA

Fri. 22nd Aug. 2.15 p.m. H.Q. Remainder of Coy. Dress as above. LG. Revision (Ground) Lessons 4 to 15 Revision. (k) No. 7 COMPANY -

Mon. 18th Aug

5.45 pm. HQ 4) LG 1 and 128; Dress-Over alls and belty Ristol instruce.

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