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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 16TH, 1926

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

TORDERS

DEFENCE CORPS.

YÉNEKELVILLE SMITH-YEL `ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT. 1.

1.-PORTUGUESE INFANTRY 00. It has been decided, if sufficient appli cants present themselves for enrolment, to form a Company of Portuguese, British subjects.

Applications for enrolment should be made in writing to the Adjutant at Volunteer Headquarters

SAND TABLE SCHEME.

THREE MEN IN A BOAT.

LONDON TO CALCUTTA.

ATTEMPT TO ROW 19,000 MILES.

THE VIKING BLOOD.

Two Scandinavians with the Viking blood tingling in their young veins have lately started on a perilous voyage from London to Calcutta.

They entered a row-boat at the steps. of the London Rowing Club at Putney with the object of rowing 12,000 miles round the coasts of Western Europe, North Africa, Palestine, Persia, and India feat of brawn and muscle un- dreamt of even by Jules Verne

The Tactical Scheme referred to in Orders dated July 9th is unavoidably postponed. It will now take place under The men are Captain Niels Ventegodt Major FC. Roberts, V.C., D.S.O., and Engineer Evald Tietzel, expert O.B.E, M.C., at Volunteer Headquartersparsmen, of the Long-Distance Rowing on Monday, July 8th, at 8p.m.

3-STONECUTTERS RANGE, Stonecutters Range has been allotted to the Corps on Sunday, July 25th and Sunday, August 8th.

OCs Companies except O. Reserve Company, should inform the Adjutant at once, if they have not already done so, on which date they wish to use the range.

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It is hoped that all members who have

Club of Denmark, and they will be join- ed later at a French port by Lieutenant Knud Jorgensen. -

This modern venture of Three Men in a Boat is a long-distance feat that will call for endurance, resource, and courage, endurance-in-pulling their weight over five mas and two oceans, resource in find- ing food and shelter on lonely shores like those of North Africa and the Parnan Gulf and courage in navigating their little.craft through shark and crocodile

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Jaba

English" and

Portuguese,

not completed Part I. Annual Musketry infested waters where no boat of its sizs Dutch in turn Struggled for Mastery,

Course, will make every effort to do so has hitherto ventured. They will birouKO on one of these dates, Sunday, July 25th:

Range Officer Capt.-W. Brackenridge, M.C.

Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9a.. and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 am. sharp.

Dress: Uniform optional, but rifles, bayonets, belts and pouches must be

taken:

Arms: Will be drawn from Corps Head quarters on Friday, July 23rd, between sa.m. and noon, or and 4 pm, or 5 and 6 p.m., and on Saturday, July 9th, be tween 9 am and 1 pm.

4.-ENGINEER CO.

on the shores of at least a dozen different has been since the 16th century, a Magnet attracting-

countries.

ADVENTUROUS PLANS

It is & porting venture," Captain Ventegodt explained to a Daily News Te presentative before starting, to prove that with the right men in the eight beat it is possible to go almost anywhere in a row-boat skirting the coast, keeping an eye on the weather, and finding food and drinking water as one goes along.

Our boat, the Fiking, built of cedar wood and of the two-oared in-rigger-type, is only 2 feet long and 3 feet broad, and has sliding seats. We will take it in turis to row and to steer. We will take things leisurely, doing about 40 miles a day, and in the hot climates we will row. ked. It is a Danish built, boat, but the bars have been made at Putney.

Members are reminded that Casuals Part I. Musketry Course, will be fired at the Peak Range on Sunday, July 25th, 9.15 am sharp by those who have not

"We anticipate that rowing through yet fired Part I. are requested to attend.

European waters will be fairly easy com- Range Officer: 2nd/Lient. F. W: Foster-pared with the unknown difficulties that

Turner.

Dress and arms as detailed for Para 3. 5.-MOUNTED INFANTRY CO. Mounted Parade on Thursday, July 15th, at 5.30 p.m. at Hounted Infantry Stables.

0-ARMOURED CAR CO... Parade at Volunteer Headquarters on. Monday, July 19th, at 5.30 p.m.

Vickers Gun Class under C.S.M. Han- cock.

Drivers as detailed"

Members are reminded that the rifles and bayonets must be returned to Volun- teer Stores at once for inspection by the Armourer.

8.-STRENGTH. -

The following is taken on the strength on July 19th, 1928, and posted to the Reserve Company.

No. 1034 Pte. H. West:

The following extract from the Hongkong Government Gazette, dated July 9th, 1926, is published for informa tion:-

"H.E. the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by Second Lieut. Alan Prismall of his Commission in the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from the June 4th, 1026"

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10-RESIGNATIONS. The following are permitted to resign from the Corps --

No. 827 Pte. V. D. Goodfellow-M.C.,

Reserve Co., dated June 30th, 1936 No. 825 Pte. J. M. Walker, Reserve

Co., dated July 22nd, 1028. No. 909 Pte. J. L. Litton; "A.C. Co.,

dated June 10th, 1028,

702 Pte. G. S. Hugh-Jones, Engineer Co., dated June 15th, 1926.

No.

11.-STRUCK OFF The following having left the Colony are struck off the strength, as from May 1st, 1926:-

No. 576 Pte. H. E. Hollaids, Armoured

Car Com

No. 967 Pte. J. F. Caldas, No. 4

Platoon

No. 898 Pte. G. E. Gibson, Reserve

Co.

GE. SWINTÓN, Capt..

Adjutant, H.K.V.TC. Hongkong, July 18th, 1920.

NOTICE,

BAND 'CONCERT,

will confrontus in Syria and Persia. We intend to cross the Channel from Dover to Boulogne at the week-end and to hug the French, Spanish and Fortu- guese coast. enter the Mediterranean through the Straits of Gibraltar and pas along the north coast of Africa to Rept

Here we will not enter Suez-Canal, but will continue along the Palestine and Syrian coasts to Alexandretta, where our best will be carried overland to a place on the Euphrates called Djerablouse.

CATARACTS.

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At this stage the chapter of high ad- venture will open. We will meet with and, I hope, surmount unknown dangers of the Euphrates, passing over cataracts and getting our food as best we can from the Araba. We will link up with the Tigris, rowing through Baghdad, return-

from Europe all who sought Trade, Adventure or Gain.

To-day it is rapidly becoming known as one of the Gems of the Pacific-The Pearl of the Orient and attracts Tourists and Visitors from all parts of the world.

To those seeking relief from the oppressive and trying local sum- mer there is no place which holds forth such a pleasing prospect of complete change of surroundings, of secenery and of climate

Big Game -shooting

8 days to Batavis, a short journey then takes the traveller to the Highlands, where all the trials of heat. and humidity are forgotten in temperate climate unsurpassed any-tropical-country.

Wonderful ancient Temples

Motor tours through magnificent scenery

Dolce far niente, for those who prefer it,

Hill resorts like Sindanglaja or Tosari, where Fires in the evening will be appreciated.

The magnificent vessels of the Java-China-Japan Line sail

ing to the Euphrates, and passing direct to Batavia, or to Sonrabaya via Macassar, and give the through Basra and thence through the badly charted delta into the Persian traveller the added charm of a sea voyage through Calm and Gulf.

This will be the great test, the most Trople Seas under Ideal Conditions. dificult part of the whole sorage. We will have to pierce unhealthy swamps, hot and humid, and dangerous with all forms of malaria. We will encamp ca little known shores infested with lions and tigers, which we will frighten away by fires. We will not carry arms in European waters, but we are taking them East Indies from as a precaution against hostile tribes in Persia.

́S.S "TJISARORA" July 26th. S.S. "TJISONDARI" August 12th.

The Return Fare to Batavia from Hongkong is $300.

We expect raids by snakes and scor Dions and hyenas, and we hope to get our food and water from friendly tribes. We shall be living from hand-to-mouth

Full particulars of trips in Java and through the Dutch

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ROUND INDIA

Monsoons will be encountered after passing Baluchistan and the Fiking will put in at Bombay, and if Captain Ven tegods and his men are still fit and up to time they will continue the voyage round India to Calcutta.

land. They will carry a primus stove, a Every night the three men will sleep on spirit compass for foggy weather, and a tent which will be drawn over their boat in the full heat of the tropical days, to prevent it warping or blistering in the sun. If disaster should overtake the Viking they will cable for a spare boat in Londen Most of the rowing will be done in the early morning and in the evening-and-on-moonlight nights

All three men are of the same age, namely 31. Captain Ventegodt has made many long-distance sea trips in row- basts in Northern Europe, and one of his greatest fests was to row from Copen-

There will be a Band Night at Volun teer Headquarters at 3 pm on Friday, August 6th. Tickets: $1 each are obtain-bagen to Putney. Their first balts will able at Volunteer Headquarters../

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SCISSORS LEFT IN A MAN'S BODY

The profits of Mr. Henry Ford, his son-and-family-from the manufacture of motor-cars have been officially disclosed a Ool

photograph of ospital has revealed

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for the first time. In an action brought of coclodged in the wall of his against the Ford firm for the recovery stoma

of £200,000 for alleged violation of The surprised surgeons, after guestion. patent rights it was testified that the ing the patient, whom they had first aus grass profits of the Ford Motor-car.Com pested of attempting to commit suicide,. pany for the seven years 1017 to 1924 are convinced that the instruments were amounted to 2175,235,000, and that the left behind by a surgeon during an net profits, all of which went to Mr. operation. Ford and his family, amounted to Complications have now arisen because £105,300,000.0

the patient déclines to have the scissors Mr. Ford's greatest-profits were made removed, on the ground that the surgeons în 1929, when he and his family netted | "might leave some less portable and in-

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