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HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR LA MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT

SE STRENGTH;

Lee Corp FU. Goodman rejoined the Corps on 2nd Dec. 1917, and is post ed to B Co., No. 8 Platoon. Pte. Brags joined the Corps

29th Dec, 1917, and is posted to A Co., No. 4 Platoon.

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The Administrative Commandant records with deep regret the death of Private H. M Bain, "B" Co., în 28th Dec, 1917

Pie. F. A Coleman, "B" Co., is per -mitted to resigns on being granted a Commission as Lieut. in the R.N.V.R. dated 2nd Jan, 1918

Pre EH Summera, **D* Co., resigued

ion 27th Dec., 1917 Pte. J. O. Wiseman, "A"

is per-

mitted to resign, on loaving the

19172 Colony dated 100 Dec., Pre WA. Johnston, A Co, is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 91st Dec., 1917.

SAMPROMOTIONE,

Euginoor Company Dated 1st Jan, 1018. Corp. 13 Blackburn to be Com My-

Quarter-Master Sergeant. Corp. J. B. Kynoch to be Bergeant. Bopper W N

oming to be Lance-

Corporal. Sapper J McCormack to be Lanen.

Corporal.

bapper J. B. Thompson to be Lane

Corporal.

TRANSFER

Pte. H Humphreys, "B" Co., is trans ferred to D Co., No 1 Section, dated 28th Dec, 1017 Borgt. J. H Barrington, Engineer Co., is transferred to "B" Co, dated 2nd Jan, 1918,

Spr. N. MacArthur, Eng. Co., is granted

2 months' leave from 21st Dec., 1917.

ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR Friday, 11th instant

SHA MORGAN:

"PAHADES~~ A COMPANY, More → Dummy cartridges will be taken

to all Musketry instruction parades. N.COs and man who have completed their Musketry Course need not at tend inst Monday, 7th

4.30 p.m. Standard Test No. 11 (Grouping with Min. Ammunition),

at Kennedy Road Range, for all who have not passed their best. Dreen Drill order without rifles. 5.10 p.m. No 2 Platoon at Scandal Point. Musketry instruction. Dress Drill order with pouches. Tuesday, 6th inst. ----

4.30 pm. Annual Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices 1 and 2, at King's Park Range, for all who have not Ared these practices Dress: Drill order

5.15 p.m. No. 1 Platoon, at Scandal Point Musketry instruction. Dress: Drill order with ponches, 5.15 pm. No. 4 Platoon, at Heal

quarters. Section drill

Wednesday, 8th inst. :———

4.30 p.m. Annual Musketry Course, Part 1 Practices & and 4, King's Park Lange, for all who have not fired these practices. Dress: Drill order

14.30 pm Annual Munketry Course, Part 2 Fractions & and at King's Park Range, for all who have not fired these practices Dress, Drill order with pouches

5.15 p.m. No. 3 Section, at Head

quarters. Musketry instruction. Dress: Drill order with pouches. Thursday, 10th inst. Nope

5.15 p.m. No. 2 Platoon, af Head

Part 2 Practices 5, 0, 7 and 12, at King's Park Bange for all who have not fired these practices. Dress: Drill order with pouches.

Friday, 11th inst. Musketry Course,

4.30 p.m. Annual

Fart 2, Practices 8 and 9, at King's Park Range for all who have not fred these practices. Dress:" Drill order with pouches.

B COMPANY.

Gr. J. Bentley, Arty. Co is granted 1 Note. Dummy cartridges will be taken

days leave, from 2nd Jan, 1918, Pte A Mountain, Stretcher Bearor Roo- tion, is granted 2 months' leave, from 30th Dec., 1917 N Pto, N. D. Pullen, A Co., is granted

6 months leave, from 7th Jan., 1918.

Spr. 1. Miller, Eng. Co. is rated Love from Stut Jax, 1918, to 30th Jan,

1918,

SIGNALLING BROTIÓN, Vote-Dummy Cartridgen will be taken.

to all Musketry: parades.

HONGKONG MAGISTRAGY-

EXPORTATION OF BILVER DOLLARS.

The Chinese accountant of sa l'aur Heau was charged, con remand, with at- instruction tempting to expart.8130 silver dollars to

Canton without a permit.

Mr. Dyor Ball fined defendant $25, in default, two months* hard labour,

· POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION:

Tuesday, 8th instant, and Friday, 11th

instant :—

6.16 p.m. As Headquarters. Musketry instruction. - Dress, Drill order with pouches

· STRETCHER ERABER SECTION, Tuesday, 8th instantA

5.15 p.m. Drill at Headquarters,

REVED ITB.

Monday, 7th instant:-

5.16 p.m. All units except "D" Com

pany, on Murray Parade Ground, ander C 8 M Witchell, Bergt Uzberry and Corporal Grimes. Dress Drill drder. Friday, 11th instant :--

4.30 p.m. All units except "D" Com pany, at Kennedy Road Range. Grouping with Miniature Ammani-- tion. Dress, Drill order withont rifice Officer in Charge, Lieut. Evan Jones Bergts. Edmonds and Meade will attend

D COMPANY.

Monday, 8th instant:

5.15 p.m. Nos 1 and 2 Sections, on Murray Parade Ground. Musketry. instruction. Dress, Drill order with pouches. Sergts. Edmonds and Meade will attend. Friday 11th instant-

6.16 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Beations, on Murray Parade Ground Musketry instruction. Dress, Drill order with pouches Bergts. Oxherry and Corporal Grimes will attend. 2015.-DETAIL

On

duty to 10th instant inclusive Company

On duly 11th instant Mounted Section. Un duty 12th and 13th instant Machine

Gun Company.“

to all Musketry instruction parades N.C.Us, as he who have completed their Musketry Course need not at tend these parades. Mordas, 7th instant

On duty 14th to 91st instant inclusive Standard Test No. 11 A Company.s (ropicondy Road Range, for inclusive Lieut. Konnett.

with Min. Ammuni. Orderly Officer from 8th to 12th instant tion), at Kandy Bosed this et Orderly Officer from 13th to 18th instant

inclusive Lieut. Rece Dress, Drill order without rifles.

*4.30

Pte. TJ Fisher Mounted Section, is Officer 19 EVELI

greated 1 month's leave from 6th January, 1918

WAS

Spr. L. S. Straube, Eng. Co., is granted

3 months leave, from 2nd Jan., 1018. « FIELD OPERATIONE 23RD DEC., 1917.

The following remarks by the General Officer Commanding Chine Command, are published for the information of All concerned

15 pm No 8

Kowloon instruction

Locki, Musketry Dress, Drill order with pouches. Tuesday, 8th instant:

4.30 p.m. Annual Musketry Course,

Part 1, Practices 1 and 2, at King Fark Range, for all who have not fired these practices. Dress, Drill order Wednesday, 9th instant:

4:30 pm

Annual

Musketry Course Part 1. Practices and 4, at King's Park Range, for all who have not

I was much pleased with the endur- ance shown by those members of the Hongkong Defence Corps who marched in all the way from Lown to Kowloon Terry, taking part in this Field Day on the way. EN Medical Certificates for exemption from parade, eta, must be obtained from one of the Medical Officers of the Corps

DAKAS

Warrant Officers will not wear belts and

sidearms in walking out dress All Warrant Officers Jackets will have

Bide pockets in future.

CANA KYAMINATION FOR PROMOTION, W

An examination will be held early in

April. next

PEMANAS COMMUNICATION DRILL

A Communication drill will take place at

Headquarters on Tuesday, 8th inst at 6:30 pm. Officers and N.C.0% of 6.30 p.m. Officers and NCOs of

and B Companies will at

tend Other Officers and N.C.Os why

attend if they so desire. Infantry Training, 1914, Sections I to 35,

will be practised,

DALAM LEUTULE,

y

The - Administrative Commandant will give a lecture at Headquarters on Thursday, 10th inst., at 6.30 p,m, dn Map Reading and I'fald Sketching. All Offers and N.COs of the Corps are

invited to attend

ORFICERA LEVOLVER COURSE → Practices 1 and 2 will be fired at Kounedy woad Bange on Saturday, 12th inst., at 3 p.m. Medical Officers will attend to fire these practices.

ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY CAPTAIN

J. H. W. ARMSTRONG, -V.D. PARADES—AT BELCHERS BATTERE,

Monday, 7th inst. — Viv

7.30 am. Right Half Company, D.EF.

Class only

5.15 p.m. Left Half Company D.R.F

Class only.

inst.:-

fired these practices. Dres Drill 4.15 p.m. No. 5 5 Platoon, at Bonndal

Point,

Musketry instruction. Drill order with pouches. Dres Thursday, 10th instant

4.30 p.m. Annual Musketry Course, Part Practices 5, 6, 7 and 12, at King's

Park Range, for all who bare not fired these practices. Dress, Driil order with

pouches.

Friday 11th instant-

4:30 pm. Annual Musketry Couri

6.75

Part 2 Practices 8 and 9, at King's ark Range for all who have not fired these practices Dress, Drill order with pouches.

p.m.

Platoons Nog 8 and 7 Scandal Point Musketry instruc tion. Dress, Drill order with Sunday, 1No. 3 Platoon (Kowloon Dock

pouches.

13th Instant

8.a.m.

Sections), as detailed by C. 8. M. Rattey) at King's Park Range, Annual Moaketry Course, Part 3, Practices 13, 14 and 19. Dress —— Drill order with pouches.

MACHINE GUN COMPANY

Dress for all Parades, Cican Fatigue.) monday, “th instant:-- A

5.10 p.m. at kowloon Docks. Now

and 2 Guns, men detailed by C. 8. M. Duncan only, for com pletion of l'art 1, or Table of the Machine Gun Course Tuesday, 8th instant :----

7.10 am at Kennedy Road Range. Ma. 3 Gun. Men detailed by Bergt Petley only, for completion

of Part 1 as above.

19 p.m. at Kowloon Docks. Nos 1

and 2 Guns. Men detailed by CS. M. Duncan anly, for cONI- pletion of Part 1 of Table "C" of the

Tuesday, 6th insight Half Company, Wodatda Machine Gun Courdo,, 10

Full parade

5:16 pm Left Half Company, Full

parade.

Thursday, 10th 108

7.30 a.m. Right Half Compay Layers'

and Setters Claes only, Vene 6.16 p.m. Left Half Company Layers

and Setters Class only. Friday, 11th inst,

7:20 am. Right Half Company, Full

5.15 p.m. Left Half Company, Full

Bunday, 13th ipak

RMOUN Eight and Left Half Companies Sub

a calibre practice at Stonscutters.-

--- Full particulars will be issued Ister. OFFERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAFEAIN

EL Manning nightly at Belchers and Leemun Parades as per Rosters posted at Headquarter--- Engine drivers at 5.30 p.m. Electricians at 5:45 3.10. Officers next for duty-GAME

Belchers and Lt. Matthewman, Lyceman. Capt. James, J Stonecutters, Licut. Hall, Parades for Instruction Classes for

higher ratings at Belchers at 6 pm * nu Tuesday and Thursday under,

Staff Sgte Ovendens and Parsons R.E., Corp Day and End Corp Norria BKDONCRE Details of duties at Lyeeman from 2nd to 18th Jan, 1818, is posted at Head: {quarters.

10th

AGE. STEWART, Capt.: Adjutant, H. K. Defence Corps Hongkong, January 4th, 1918. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. ORDERS ISSUED BY MR. FC. JENKIN, D.3. (RESERVE).

A Chinese, just returned from Ame

rica, was charged with being in unlaw- ful possession of 150 rounds of ammuni

tion.

It was stated thint the ammunition was found concceded, amongst some food,

Mr. Dyer Ball, in fining defendant #30, remarked that it was evident defendant know he was doing wrong.

ALLEGED LARCENY FROM BANK OF CANTON.

A Chinese employed by the Bank of Canton was charged with the theft of $700, belonging to the Bank,

Mr A Preston watched the case un behalf of the Bank.

Defendant stated that he was given $700 in bank notes to be changed into silver by the cashier of the bank. He lost $500, and, being afraid of the con водцепсев,

did not attend office Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case till Monday..

DRUNK AND VIOLENT

A well-dressed Chinese was "charged with being drunk,, creating a disturbance.

Sergeant Murphy said that defendant, and committing an assaulte who was quite drunk, assaulted a

Chinese woman at Yaumati on Thursday night, On another woman interfering defen dant assaulted her alsa. A Chinese lakong who was sent to arrest defendant was struck or the hand. It was great difficulty that defendant

Errested.

with

was

Mr. J. R. Wood fired d defendant $25. THEFT FROM TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

A Chinese employed at the Taikoo Dockyard was charged with stealing two brass scuttle-kute, the property of the Dockyardian

stated that de An

watchman stated fendant was searched while going out of the Dockyard, and the articles were found concealed underneath his jacket

Defendant said he was going into tha workshop to put back the scuttle-nuta, which he had forgetfully removed, when he was arrested

Mr. Wood sentenced defendant to two months hard labour.

PARADES CENTRAL, 5.30 PM. Monday, January 7th-All Recruits. Tuesday, January 8th. No. 2 Flatoon

Also Na 2 Sestion (at Water Police Station) Wednesday, January 9th No. 3 Compan

Bergeant Major Roylancs.io pany and Ambulance Platoon, under Thursandary

Triday,

January 10th-No. 1 Section. -11th, Nos. 5- and 6

Platoons

MUGKETKY-PART L

THEFT OF SUGAR

A Chinese, employed at the Ching Sugar Refinery, was charged with steal- ing 1 lbs of sugar, the property of the

An

Red heed

watchman

The firing ordered for Sunday, January the defendant as he was going through

8th, is postponed to Sunday, January the Refinery gates carrying a pan con 13th, when men detailed in Orders of taining hot rice and sugar. Defendant, December 28th-29th will attend. Nos. and Platoons will attend in mufti at Headquarters Club on the following dates

Monday, January 7th-No. 3 Platoon. Friday, January 11th-No. 4 Platoon-

TRANSIER

Trooper 883 Bamy is transferred to No

2 Platoon as from this date.

By Order.

T. THOUGH, A.S.P. and Adjutant, Hongkong, January 4th, 1918. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

Y MGA DIVISION.

Tuesday, January 8th-

8 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill

BALYINGFE DIVISION.

Monday, January 7th: ---

Wednesday, January tth:-

4.15 p.m. Recruits, Squad Drill. 9.30 pm Band Practice. Thursday, January 10th:—

4.15 p.m. Recruits, Squad Drill Saturday, January 12th Ma

2.30 p.m., Band Practice

QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION.

A Section.

instantes Be Thursday, January 10th:

5 p.m. at Kennedy Road

NOR Men detailed by. 4 and 5 Guns. Sergt.

ergt Bannerman and other men

detailed by Q/e M. G. Company for completion of Part 1 as above. On these dates firing will com mence, at 4.30 p.za, and as many mer: 25: possible should be present at that time.

MOUNTED SECTION. Monday, 7th instant

4,30 p.m. Standard Test No.11

becoming

scared, dropped the pen and tried to escape, but was

bebut was arrested by an other watchman.

he collected tho-

it into his

Defendant stated that he

sugar from the Hoor and pub is in** pan of rice to sweeten it

Mr. John Rodgers, assistant manager- of the Refinery, said that no permission had been granted to any employé to collect scattered

fined defendant $10. Mr. J. R. Wood from the floor with the alternative of a month's hard labour.

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE THEFT OF

COAL

Two Chinese women, part owners of a conling junk, were charged with stealing 1,730 lbs. of coal

Sergeant Murphy stated that the junk, belonging

to the defendants, was engaged a coal contractor to transfer 200 tons. of coal from a Japanese vessel, which had arrived from

Saigon

to the godowns. On the coal being unloaded at tho godowns nearly 1.730 lbs, were discovered to be missing. The junk was searched and the coal was found conceal- ed underneath

营 sleeping quarters

the defendants.

the

* Defendants denied all knowledge of

the theft They said that they were celebrating a marriage feast at Yaumati, and were not reponsible for anything their fokis might have done.

Believes

Mr__J._R__ Wood remanded the case till Wednesday next, fixing bait at $100 for the first defendant and 625 for the second defendant,

PREACHING WHAT HE DID NOT PRACTICE

1.20 p.m. Bandaging Practice. Friday, January 11th- 1.20 pm Squad Drill.

Bection. Monday, January 7th:

120 pm First Aid Class Tuesday, January 8th

1.30 pm. Squad Drill, Thursday, Aid Class

30th: 4526. Jh.m Friday, January 11th

Bound 120

Drill transferred to SA Section 8.15 pm on

A Chinese preacher was charged with disorderly conduct, and 'using foul and abusive language, oalculated to create a breach of the peace

Trooper Bergeant Arnold said that at

(Grouping with Min. Ammunitill be medically examined at the diss

the while he was

tion), at Kennedy Road Range, for all who have not passed this test. Dress," Drill order without

rifles.

5:15

• Club Stabi Pin At Dress Drill order Tuesday, 8th instant

4.30 p.m. Annual Musketry Conres

Part 1, Practices 1 and 2, at King's Park

Range, for all who have not

fired these practices. Dress Drill

order

Wednesday, 9th instant

4.50 p.m. Annual Musketry Course. Part 1, Practices 3 and 4, at King's Park Range for all who have not

fired these practices. Dress, Drill

Normal School on Monday, January fendant 7th, between 1.20 p.m, and 2 p.m.

KO

VICTORIA DIVISION, Friday, January 11th

5.16 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill

(5gd) E. RALPHS

Chinese,

m

Street, he observed de

a dense crowd of obstructing vehicular Witness ordered the crowd to which they did, but as soon as ay the crowd reassembled Lok Street Witness again or thoai

cored and

____ (Dist. Supt. in Charge of District) along,

Hongkong, January 5th, 1918,

then

LUKONG'S. EVIDENCE

DISBELIEVED.

Two Chiness woman and man were charged with firing crackers at High Street without permit at 11.45 pm on the 2nd ultimo.

tad

more

the crowd COM the detournot

defendant whether he

permision to preach in public strects to which he replied with a string of filthy and abusive: epithets and told defendant to make die Witnesa dig mounted from his horse and chased de- metal fell down and was arrested. fendant, who tripping over a hap Defendant admitted preaching, 4.30 p.m. Annual Musketry Courie Defendants denied that they fired the stated that he did not understand what

Part 2

Practices 8; 6,47 and 12, at 1 crackers, but said that some were thrown complainant was trying to convey, to King's Park Range, for all who into their premises by the occupiers of He did not offer any resistance at have not fired, the practices, the coposite block of houses. 12 On the other hand, he alleged that

Border

Thursday, 10th

Dress Drill order with pouches 6.15 pm At Jockey Club Stables.

Dress Drill order without rifles,

hart

My FRS Wood diebelieved the complainant whipped him. Lubong a evidence and discharged defen Mr. Uver Ball remanded the case till dants

to-day.