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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

[OLDERS BY LT.-COL, L: O. BIRD, D.8.0., ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT. ]

No. 284.

1,-Recruits Parades.

BY AIR TO INDIA.

LECTURE AT SINGAPORE.

R.A.F. FAR EAST FLIGHT.

PERSONNEL OF FLYING BOATS.

Lese than a score of people form- ed the audience at the Victoria The composition of the Royal Air Theatre, Singapore, last Thursday Force flying-boat flight from Eng- night, when Capt. Geoffrey Malins, and to Singapore and on to Aus Reference Corps Order No. 1 of O.B.E., F.R.G.S., gave a lecture,tralian waters has now been official- last week all recruits except those illustrated by a film, on the lightly announced, and Group-Captain of the Portuguese Company who from England to India of himself, II. M. Cave-Brown-Cave, D.8.0., havo not passed Musketry Tents Major Blake, and Capi, N. MeMil. D.F.C., has been posted as the Nos. 1 to 4 will parade for Musketry lab, M.C., A.F.C., in 1922 Mujor commander. He will have Squad- ron Leader G. E. Livock, D.F.C., Instruction at Volunteer Headquar-Blake was the leader of the ex ters at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July pedition, Capt. MacMillan the pilot, of the Flying Bont Development. 12th. Dress: Mufti:

and Capt. Malins the cinemato. Flight, Felixstowe, as second in recruitsgrapher and engineer. The expedi- command.

Super-marine Southampton flying tion got as far as Agra when Major Blake fell ill with appendicitis, and boats, fitted with two Napier Limn had to be left behind. The other 450h.p. engines are to be teed (mays: two went on to Calcutta,, where the Aeronautical Correspondent of they resumed the journey in a senhe Times), and the four boats plane, which was eventually wreck-

which make up the flight are of ed in the Bay of Bengal. The air- men clung, without food or water. the new metal hulled type, which, to the float of the overturned plane for three days and two nights bey reason of the saying in weight fore they were rescued.

For details of Portuguese Bec Order No. 10 below.

2--Allotment of Ranges, The Miniature and Kennedy Rond Ranges are allotted to units during next work as follows:-

Armoured Car Company both

ratges, Monday, Infantry Company, both ranges,

Tuesday.

Engineer and Artillery Companies,

hath ranges, Wednesday, I was certainly a ne perform Brolish Company and No. 4ance in 1922, although it has been Platoon, both ranges, Thurs-greatly eclipsed several times sinee, never more so tun in the last few day.

days when Singapore people saw Portuguese Company, Friday.

for themselves a giant Fokker passenger carrying monoplane that had flown, with five people ́on board, from London to Singapore in 14 days, on three. which no flying was done.

3-Casual Part I.

The Peak Range is allotted to the Senttish and Mounted Infantry Companies on Sunday, July 24th, for firing of Casuals in Part 1. Table

T.

Range Officers: Lieut. K. S. Mor risou and 2/Licut, H. C. Macteresting, depicting as

#famara,

4-Engineer Company,

On Wednesday, July 13th, an Engineer Company team will shoot a match with the 10th Company, RE, on the Miniature Range

fram will be advised later.

The monthly Spoon Shoot, will take place on Wednesday, July

7th, at 5.30 p.m.

5. Mounted Infantry.

All ranks will parade at Stables on Thursday, July 14th, at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Mufti

Sunday, July 17th, 1997. Tactical Ride under O.C. Company parade a Stables at 2.15 p.m. Dress:

Mufti.

B. Aimoured Car Company.

Monday, July 14th, and Thursday, Vickers July 14th, at 5.30 p.m. Gun Instruction and Armoured Car drill and driving at Volunteer Head quarters. Dress: Mufti

Motor Cycle Section will parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Mon- day, July 11th, at 5.30 pin., for Machine Gun Instruction under 2/Lieut. J. E. Hancock,

The Bm with which the lecture in illustrated a certainly very in- it does scenes in many different places in the world. Particularly interesting is a cinematograph picture of a mirage which the uirmen shown Capt. Malins explains the above the clouds. As the film is different scenes, and points out anything of special interest.

Saw

over the former wooden hulls and

the absence of water sonkage, have a considerably increased duration. The earlier boats, it will be remem bered, have carried out some note- worthy fights round the coast of Great Britain, and two boats flew from Plymouth to Aboukir and back in 1926, carrying out a prearranged programme without a bitch. The. bulls are so ruoniy that there is ample space for a navigator's chart table, and a wireless aperator's see- tion with directional wireless, in addition to the control and gunnery cockpits, while space can be found for collapsible bunka, so that the crew can sleep on board.

The Southamptons will be flown ranean, and then on to Singapore, out to India, vid the Mediter- and along the Dutch East Indies to Australia, where an extended light Motor-cycle World Tour,

round the Australian seaboard, in conjunction with the Royal Aus- Capt Malins is at present tralian Air Force is contemplated. gaged on a tour round the world on an O.E.C. Temple combination, Ultimately, it is probable that the boats will be based permanently at and is giving these lectures at vari ous places en route. He is accom-Singapore to work with the naval panied on the tour by Mr. Charles base there. Other personnel posted Oliver, also on a Temple combina-Flight-Lieutenants P. E. Maitland, to the Far East flight include tion. Mr. Oliver was the naviga

tor of the British Airship A.F.C., S. T. Freeman, M.B.E., D. So far they have visited in the Carnegie, A.F.C., C. G. Wiggles- course of their tour,

Holland, worth, A.F.C., and H. G. Sawyer, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, A.F.C.. and Flying Officers B. France, Spain, Gibraltar, Malta, Cheesman, M.B. E., S. D. Scott, and Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, IndiaG E. Nicholetts. and Burma. Crossing the Sinai Desert, the tourists last their way. and very nearly perished before they were found.~-~Singapore Frez Press.

HOSPITAL COMFORTS.

All members of the Motor Cycle The Committee begs to acknow- Section are entitled to free driving ledge. with very many thanks, e and evelo-licences they must appceipt of the sum of $400 from the Bersamally for same with full-parti- Kowloon Cricket Club, being the culars direct to Truffle. Superinten- proveeds of an open-air concert dent of Police, Central Police given by the Club on May 28th. Station.

7.-Infantry Company.

On Fridays, July 15th and 22nd. at 5.30 p.m. All. N.C.O.'s and other ranks as detailed by O.C. Company will parade at Volunteer Headquar N.CO.'s Course of Training in Vickers Gun.

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8.Scottish Company. Special Machine Gun Class-as all rendy detailed in previous orders will assemble at Volanteer Head. quarters at 5.30 p.. on Tuesday, July 12th.

9.- No. 4 Platoon. All ranks will parade at Volun teer leadquartere at 5.30 pm on alonday, July 11th, and Thursday, July 14th, for Musketry Instruction. Dress: Mufti.

10.-Portuguese Company, Friday, July 8th. Men detailed by circular letter will parade for Snapshooting Rapid-loading and practice at Miniature Range.

There will be no Lewis Gun Class. Sunday, July 10th. Part I. Mus ketry,

The above men will parade at Peak Range. Dress: Uniform op tional, but pouches, belt, braces and frog must be worn. Rifles und bayonets to be drawn from Store on Friday, July 8th, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., o 5 and 6 p.m. and on Saturday, July Bib, between 9 am and 1 p.m.

Last Tram up 8.20 a.m. "Firing

commences 8.45 a.m

This is the last opportunity of firing Part I. and all those detailed should make a point of attending both above parades.

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Bu. (single).**** No. 1049 Corph, R. K. Valentine to be Lance/Sergeant.

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No. 2 Platoon.No. 1121 Pte. G. E. L. Johnson to be Lance/Cor- poral.

14.-Transfer.

No. 1214 Pte. A. J. Baker is transferred from the Mounted In- fantry Company to the Armoured Car Company, as from 1.7.97.

15. Reversions.

No. 420 Corporal G. W. Sewell, Mounted Infantry Company, relin quishes the rank of Acting Com

pany Quartermaster Sergeant, as from 1.7.87.

No. 745 Corporal E. Dewhurst, No. 2 Platoon, reverts to the ranks at his own request, as from 1.7.27.

15.-Leave.

No. 692 Pte. W. C. Clark, Arm- oured Car Company, is granted 5 duties from 17.27 to 30.11.27. months exemption from Military

17-Resignations,.

Recruits who have not passed No. 758 Pte. W. M. Mason, No. 2 Maskotry Teats Nos. 1 to 4 will Platoon, is permitted to resign from parade at Volunteer Headquarters the Corps, us from 28.0.97, having. on Friday, July 15th, at 5.30 p.m.

left the Colony. 11-Rifles and Bayonets. Those members of the Corps now in possession of rifles and bayonets must return them to Volunteer Store immediately for inspection by the Armourer.

12.-Sports Committee.

At a Sports Meeting held at Volunteer Headquarters on June 17th, 1927, the following Sports Committee were eleted:

President: Captain D. C. Logan, Hon. M.C. Scottish Company. Secretary: 2/Lieut. M. G. Noll, Engineer Company. Members

Lieut, T. A. Martin, Artillery

(Continued on next Column.)

No. 912 Pte. J. M. Henderson, No. 2 Platoon, is permitted to re- sign from the Corps, as from 1.7.97, having purchased his discharge.

R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, Major,

Adjutant, H.K.VID.C. Hong Kong, July 8th, 1927,

NOTICE.

Sports Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Sports Sommittee on Monday, July 11th, at 6 p.m. All members repre- seating units are requested to at tend at Volunteer Headquarters.

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