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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
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ORDERA BY LT.COL L. & BIRD, D.3.0.
· ADMINISTRATIVE "COMMANDANT. }
No. 284.
L-Brevet-Major Robert Alex ander Wolfe-Murray, D.S.O., M.C. The Gordon Highlanders, takes over duties of Adjutant from Capt. G H H. Bell, 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, as from February 8th, 1997.
2.-Command of Company. Capt. S. J. Jordain, M.C., took over command of the Infantry Co., from Lieut. E. J. R. Mitchell, as from February 9th, 1997.
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3.---Dress.
In future all men' parading at Volunteer Headquarters when their platoon is warned for drill will bring belt and frog with them and wear
sime.
4.-Field Day
Sunday, February 13th, 1997. Parade at Kowloon Railway Sta- tion at
Dress: Khaki jacket, shorts, put- ties, boots, heimets, belts, braces and pouches (or bandoliers), haversacks and water battles, rides and bagonets.
Haversack rations will be carried. This will count as one day in Camp for those who have been un- able to complete the requisite four daya.
Arms:
Must be drawn from Corps Headquarters 9 Friday, February 11th, between 9 a.m. and 12 go, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 3 and rpm, and on Saturday, February 12th, between 9 am and 1 p.
5.---Annual Inspection. Tuesday, February 22nd, 1927. (a) The General Officer Command. ing, South China Command, wil inspect the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps on Tuesday, Feb. 22nd, 1927, at 6 p.m. on Marray Parade ground.
Every member of the Corps (Rs. serve Company included) is required to attend.
(5) The Corps less Mounted In- funtry and Armoured Car Com- panies will parade at Corps Head quarters at 5.15 p.m.
One Marker from each unit will report to the Corps Sergeant Major en Murray Parade Ground at 5.30 pm. They must know the number
RUBBER MARKET.
SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
Messra Carroll Bros are in re ceipt of telegraphic advice from Singapore that rubber is now quoted at 63 certs per la The following dividends have been declared:-
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making 124 per cent, to date. The following are the latest quota
tions:-
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Alor Gajahs
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
FEBRUARY 1011, 1937. A. L. Bank..
Homosassa cousinsa$1,100 nom. Chartered Bank nom
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9.00
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Ayer Panas
Balgownies
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Larina Buga
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0.75
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it women desiring to deceive bus-Chins Lights (comb.)....... bay. bands or levy tribute on
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of files in their own units.
(c) Mounted Infantry and Armour- ed Car Companies will parade on Murray Parade Ground at 5.15 p.. (d) The Corpe will be drawn as in diagram No. 1 which will distributed to officers later.
Dress: Drill tunics, shorts and. putties, helmets, belts, rifles and bayonets. Medals will be worn 'if in possession; if not, ribbons 1 inch long. Chin Straps will be worn. under the chin...
Mounted Infantry Company will parade with rifles, bayonets and Bandoliers. Breeches
Scottish Company will dress in the kilt with glengarries, khaki tonics, sporans. diced hose tops, fashes and spats. Belts and frogs,
Officers' Dreas: Khaki drill; biecches, patties, Sam Browne belt, sword and sword knot, helmėte.
PRACTICE PARĀDES. Friday, February 18th, and Monday, February 1st, 1027.. Practice Parades for the above in- spection will be held at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, February 18th, in multi, and or Monday, February 21st, in uni- form. Members are reminded that attendance at the G.O.C.'s Inspec- tion is one of the qualifications for eficiency.
wife's arrest.
8.--Scottish Company. Thursday, February 17th, 1997.. All Platoons full strength at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for Arm: Drill and preparation for General's inspection.
belt, braces, frog.
Dress: Mufti, with rifle, bayonet,
All members are requested to make a special effort to attend this parade.
9.-Reserve Company.
Wing Hong Kong Electrica......$59 buy.
18 nom... Macao Electrics HK Bores (old)
..$35 no
510 sol.
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The Lewis Gun Class will be held ters of religion from any part of 0. 50
anderand... 1011⁄2
at Volunteer Headquarters at 3.30 pm on Friday. February 11th, 1927. Dress: Mufti
รี 10.-Signalling Class. Signalling Class will be held at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. every Tuesday evening.
11.-Musketry.
The
Referring to Musketry Programme dated January 18th, 1997. Arms Must be drawn from Corps musketry arranged for Sunday, Headquarters On the following February 13th, is cancelled. dates.
12--Strength,
Monday, February 14th, to
The following recruit is taken on Thursday, February 17th:-8 a. strength on February 7th, 1927, and
to noon, p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 posted to No. 2 Platoon (Infantry
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, February
a. to 1 p.m.
Company)-No. 1190 Pte, H. Hamp-
19th:-91
top.
6. Engineer Company.
13.-Promotions And Appointments. The following promotions and, ap-
All Sections will parade at Volan-pointments will take effect from teer Headquarters on the following February 9th, 1027:-
dates at 5.30 p.m.:
Monday, February 14th, 1927. Thursday, February 17th, 1927. Squad drill with arms.
LIGHTS EZCTION,
Owing to the fact that the light runs on February 14th and 17th na intimated in the Engineer Company Training Programme are at Lyemun and Stonecutters respectively, these dates are cancelled.
Two light runs at Belchers Fort will take place on February 17th and 24th, from 5.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. It is proposed to run the Belchers Lights in conjunction with the Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery at Stonecutters on these nights.
Dress: UniformTunics, trousers, belts, haversacks and waterbottles and caps Sandwich rations will be provided by the Corps
7-Infantry Company. There will be no further Company parades until after the G.0.0.'s in- spection, but all members are ex- pected to turn out on the following Corps parades
Sunday, February 13th: Field
Day
Tuesday, February 15th: Route
March
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Friday, February 18th: Practice
for 0.0.C.'s inspection, Monday, February 21st: Practice
for G.O.C.'s inspection. Tuesday, February 22nd: G.O.C.'s
inspection.
(Continued on next Column).
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NO. 1 PLATOON. No. 1020 Pte. H. C. Burgess to be
Lance-Corporal...
NO. 2 PLATOON...
No. 750 Ptc. C. B. F. Johnson,
MM., to be Corporal:
14. Leave.. The following are granted leave of absence from the Corps:
"
No. 752 Pte. F. G..L Wheeler, No. 1 Platoon, from March 1st, 1927, to December 31st, 1927. No. 271 Pte. J. 0. Dick, No. 2 Platoon, from February 1st, 1927, to January 31st, 1928. No. 600 Pte. A. W. E. Davidson, Reserves, Scottish Section, from February 1st, 1927, to March 31st, 1997, No. 133 Corp. L 8. Greenhill, Reserve Company, from Feb- ruary 16th, to April 15th, 1997: No. 808 Pte. A R. Kinross, Armoured Car Company, from April 29th, 1927, to October 29th, 1927.
No. 735 Pte. E. G. Jordan, No. 2 Platoon from February 12th, 1927, to February 11th, 1928, 15-Resignation...
Armoured Car Company, is permit No. 444 Ice-Corp. O. Skinner, ted to resign from the Corps, as from January 26th, 1927, on leaving the Colony,
R. A. WOLTE-MURRAY, Major,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, February 11th, 1927.
the Empire to solemnise weddings On in the province.
It will be recalled that owing to the present law Dr. Ingram, Bihop of London, was unable last year to conduct the marriage service at the wedding of his niece for which he had come specially to Toronto
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ABD-EL-KRIM'S MEMOIRS.
REVELATIONS OF PLOTS AGAINST FRANCE.
Abd-el-Krim, the former leader of the Riff tribes in Morocco, and now exiled in the island of Reunion, is
to contribute his memoirs to the Matin.
He will reveal some of the secrets of the European Powers policies.
The Rif chieftain, it is stated, asserts that he received offers of arms and of money to attack French Morocco during the world war, when the French were obliged to reduce their forces there to skeleton strength.
"He maintains," says the Matin, "that while the hand of Germany was in it, the eye of Moscow colla- borated in this manauvre, and there were other Powers allied with France in Europe who did not hesitate to create for us the greatest- difficulties in Africa."
Abd-el-Krim adds that his strength lay in his ability to mobilise tribes "drunken with glory" from their success against the Spanish,
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