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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2nd,

{

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

ORDERS BY IT, COL. I.. G. BIRD, D.8.0., ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.]

1.King's Birthday Parade, June 3rd, 1927.

The Corps, will take part in the above mentioned parade which will take place at 8.45 am. Fridoy June 3rd, bet, at Happy Valley.

Rendezvous

UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES IN

SINGAPORE.

LITTLE TROUBLE DURING 10:20.

NO GANG FIGHTING.

The Hokkien unlawful societies gave little reouble during the year, the Sin i Bin and the Sin Kongsi groups being quiescent. There Happy Valley, I were, however, minor disturbances due to the Beng Hua branches of these societies, states the annual re- port of the Secretary for Chines affairs, Singapore for 1926.

Football ground at. 8.1 a.m.

Pwn sporial trians will leave the East Bound Stopping Place, foot of Garden Road at 7.95 4.TEL.

Dress Review order khaki. hel ts, khaki jackets, medals, shirts, putties, belt al bayonet, ville and

ling.

Scottish Company will earfssem, dressed in the kilt, as for 6.0.0% Juspetim, wearing helmets.

Artillery and Armoured Car Com- pames will conform wearing shorts, Bandoliers, beh and bayonet.

Dress for Offrets. All Officers attending the above parade, as will dress in Review onder khaki.

During March an outbreak of fighting ourred between the Chino An, Hap Soon Hiu and Say Ab Long lawful societies in the course of which 10 persons WALA stalized. The quarrel was settled at the uning of April.

Te hustilities tween the Tea chiu Sin Tong Hon and Hok Ton Kheng (Sar ji unawful societies which commenced in December, 1925, continued during January There was no gang fighting but attacks were made by small armed ladies on individuals of the other side. On January 4th wo Hok- |kiens were murdered and one Tras chin neuidentally shot dead at Kam- Long Palau Minyak; on January 14h a Police Constable was shim on North Boat Quay and died later on January 1st JUTSURS WO wounded by revalver fire on North Boat Quay in ukdition to oldier stabbing and assault cases. Action 3. Signal Class.

Was Taken under Ordinance 153 Trained Men of No. 4 Platos (Banishment) against the headmen and those attending Signal Class and leading samsengs on both sides from other units will parade at and the two societies settled their Volunteer Headquarters at differences on January 23rd.

Thursday, June 9th, under Dress: Mufti.

2.-Recruits Parade. All reedits of the Corps will parade at Volunteer Headquarters. 3.9 1.211 3 Tuesday, Jaate 7th, 1927. for Musketry Instruṁtinu.

Dress; Uniform_optionel, belt, braces and pouchrs, rifle anal bayourt.

Lieut. M. G. Noll 4.-Mounted Infantry Company. All ranks will purate at Stables on Thursday, June 9th, at 3.30 p.m. Dress: Muiti.

Cantonese Activities. Cantone unlawful society neti rities were marked by an outbreak of gang robbery accompanied in some cases by murder in which members of the Heng group and the Wo Ki were concerned.

5. Armoured Car Company.

Both Pecing and Malacca were AI X.0.0,'s will parade at free from unlawful-soiety disturb- Volunteer Headquarters 5.30; ances 'during the year.

on Thursday, June 9th, for p.m. Martine Gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti.

6-Infantry Company.

On Fridays, June 10th and 17th,

50 p.m. All X,CD's, and other | runks as detailed by 0.6. Company will parade at Corps Headquarters for a special N.C.O.'s earse of training in Vickers Gub. Tu classes will continue to assemble Levers Frig at 5.30 pm

7. No. 4 Platoon. Paud ah Miniature Range at Corps Headniarters on Wednesday, June 8th. at 6.30 pm. For Muska trg Instruction.

Dress: Mufti.

Musketry Part I. will be find at Suurday, Stonecutters Range

June 12th.

Range Oiler 2lient. M Nail.

4.

tanel will leave Murray Pier at 9m, and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 IN,

8. Scottish Company. Tuesday, June 7th, 1927. Special Vickers Gun Class. The following Officers, N.C.0. and men will parade every Tuesday at 5. n. at Corps Headquarters for class of Machine Gun Training. This will be the commencement of a course of special classes in Vickers Machine Gun Instruction.

Headquarters-Captain D. Logan, M. and Lieut. K. S. Mur. rison.

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No. 5 Platoun;-Ptes. G. R. Mas kell and J. A. Watson.

No. Platoon:-Ptes. Cameron, H. G. Cooper and C. R. Logan.

No. 7 Platoon :-Cpl. T. P. Shun derson, L/Cpls. R. O. Sutherland and D. Lyon and Pie. D. Harvey. Thursday, June 9th, 1927.

All Platoons Vickers Gan Instrue tion

Pintoon AL

Headquarters, Members of the Company are again reminded that rifle. bolt and on all bayout are to be worn parades irrespective of the nature thereof, Platoon Commanders will see that 5 minutes squad or arms drill and 5 ninutes nusketry muscle exercise are carried out at the close of all parades.

9.-Portuguese Company. There will be no parade on Fri. day, June 3rd, 1927.

Musketry. Part I will be fred by the above. Company at Stone- cutters lange on Sunday, June 5th, 1927.

Range Officer/Liept. 8. Jarvis,

M:C.

All trained men and recruits who have fired at Kennedy Road or Peak Ranges will attend.

Launch will leave Murray Pier at 3 a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier

at 0.10 mm.

Dress: Uniform or multi optional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be taken.

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Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Thursday, June 2nd, between .m. and 12 noon, and 4 p.m., or 5 and 0 p.m., and on Saturday, June 4th, between 9 and 1 p.m.

10.--Casuals.

Musketry Part I. will be fired at Stonecuttern Range of Sunday, June 12th, 1927.

Range Officer: 2/Lieut. M. G. Nell.

(Continued on next Column),

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In Singapore there were prosecutions under Ordinance No. 116 Societiest: 148 persons who were arrested by the Protectorate or the Police of by inch depart- nents jointly being charged on 10 charges. Eighty e convictions were obtaint.

This is the last opportunity for menines of the Corps who have not (gri completed Part. I. to five.

Membies. Doust fire on the above date to quality for elbrieney,

Launch with leave Murray Pier ata and calf at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a.th.

Dress and arms will be detailed in next week's Order.

11.-Strength.

The following are taken on the strength and posted as under:

No. 151 Pic. 11. L. Keith, No. 6 Platoon, dated May 20th, 1927.

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CLOSING QUOTATIONS."

JUNE 1st, 1927. B.K. Bank ................$1,075 nom.

Do., London...E117 no. Chartered Bank......£20 nom. Mercantile Bank, A. & H...£30 m.

DD.

C... 1 P. & O. Book...£9 bay, 91 sek. East Asia

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Jos nom.

620 non. 30 nom.

Canton Insurance..... China Underwriters. Don Union Insurance $275. North China ins.

Tis. 148 buy.

No. 1252 P. R. J. Goodman, No. Platoon, dated May 27th, No. 1983 Pte. P. Cowherd, A.C. Routing Insurance ... M. $40 nom

Uhina Fire Insurance...$200 buy. Company, dated May th. Hong Kong Fire Ins.....$600 uom

1927.

No. 154 Pip. L. J. Cave, A.C. Company, dated May 30th. -1987.

No. 1255 Pte. P. L. P: Thomas,

A.C.

Company, dated May 30th, 1027.

Douglases...

Steainboats

Bom

buy Hong Kong Tuge

$1.10 nomi Indo-Chinas (Prof.).......30 nom. Do. (Def.) 865 8 Shell Transporta

Star

Ferries

No. 1256 Pte. J. C. Thomson, No. Waterbata,.

7 Platoon, dated May 31st. China Sugars 1927.

No. 1957 Pte. R. W. Sapsed, A.C. Company, dated June 1st,

1927.

12.-Appointment.

No. 455 Pte. D. L. McWhirter, N. 7 Platoon, is appointed Lance Corporal, as from June 1st, 1927.

13.-Transfers.

Malabon Sugars Bengvote

Kala Mining Ad....... Langkats (combined)..

Do, (single)

199,- ann.

81fi.

331 nom.

$1,79 bay.

buy.

191 nom.

Tis. 9 most.

'bs. Explorations...T. 4o.

Shanghai Loma Reube

Tronoh Mines

Ural Caspians H.K. & K. Whorls

No. 480 Pte. H. T. Buxton is H.K. & W. Docks.. transferred from No. 2 Platoon to Honglows --- the Mounted Infantry Company, as Now Engineeringa. from May 23rd, 1027.

Bhanghai Docks

No. 1085 Pte. E. L. Groome and No. 1160 Pte. 11. G. Williams are transferred from Armoured Car Section to Motor Cycle Sertion, from June 1st, 1927,

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14.-Leave.

Hotela

Lande

Tig. 6 nom.

21. num.

110m.

$1034 buy. &. .$39 num

Tis. 140 buy.

Tls. 5 bay.

Tis. 106 buy.

$6.90 sel.

$934 bay,, 64 vol.

nom

Hong Kong Realtys......36 vol. H.K. Territorials Humphreys Estates, Prince's Buildings..... Bural Leads

$99 nom. $1 nom. Th, 7.70 now.

The following are granted leay:: Ewo Cottons * 2.10 nom.

Orientals Shanghai Cottons (old)...Ts, bf buy. absence from the Corps No. 1235 Pte. . K. Shasz, A. Do.

(now. Tis. 26 bus Co., froin June 1st, to Jung

Buges 28th, 1927.

No. 980 Pte. J. A. Summers, No. 7 Platoon, Irum May, 25th to June 4th, 1927,

No. 995 Ple. J. C, Guingam, No. 4 Platoon, from May 24th to June 30th, 1927.

No. 480 Pte. J. A. D. Morrison, A.C. Co., from May 1st, 1027, to April 30th, 1928.

No. 408 Pte. V. R. Jones, A.C. Co., from June 1st, 1927, to May 31st, 1926,

No. 1011 Pte. F. K. Garton, A.C. Co., from June 11th, 1927, to February 10th, 1028. 16.-Resignations.

China H.K. Tramway.

Post Trame (old)

11.7

Tla, 7 buy.

$15 nom.

nom. ...10/8 com.

Do.. (new)......... Singapore Tractions. Taxis......... Amusements

Canton Ice Cements (combined)

(old) Da,

Da

DO.

$80 bay.

дода,

$1,80 buy. $2.30 nom.

$18 buy.

..35 nom.

37 bug., 7.20 nol

bay. ..si eel. (new) Chins Lights (comb.)......$14.99 buy.

Do.

.304 buy. (old) Do. Do. (new).....17 buy Providents China Constructions..... Dairy Farms. Der A Wings H.K. Electrics Macao Kleotrios # L Bope (old)

De.

(BO) Lane Crawfordis.... Mackintoshr Gimoero Daited Asbestos Watsonia (old) Wm. Powells Telephones....... Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. | baybayern; salsollera;

The following are permitted to resign from the Corps-

No. 488 Spr. H. 8. Martin, En- gineer Company, as from Juse lat, 1027.

No. 118) Pte. C. V. M. Castre, No. 9 Platoun, as from May 23rd, 1927.

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RUBBER AND MINING SHARES.

DIVIDENDS AND QUOTATIONS.

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Dividends, Lanaa: 10 per cont. interim for 1927.

Eastern Smelting Co.: 1/- int..

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Uredits, 4 months'sight ...

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Bank Bills, on demand

493

Ayer Moleks

Credits, ut 60 days' sight...

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Changkats

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