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AGENTS IN HONG KONG:

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

[ORDERS BY UT.-COL. L. G. BIRD, D.§.O., ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMANDANT. ]

No. 255,

1-Recruits Parades, Reference Corps Order No. 1 of last week all Recruits except those of the Poriguguese Company who have not passed Musketry Tosta Nos. 1 to 4 will parade for Musketry Inistration at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 pm, on Tuesday, July 19th

Dross Mufti: For details of Portuguese Recruits see Order No.

10 below.

2. Casuals Part I.

Sunday, July 17th, 1927. The Peak Range is allotted to the Artillery and Armoured Car Com panies for firing of Casuals in Part I Table T.

Brange Officers: Capt. W. Brac kenridge, M.C., and 2/Licut. T. A.

Alartin

Sunday, July 24th, 1927. The Peak Range is allotted to the Mounted Infantry and Scottish Com- panies for fring of Casuals in Part I. Table T.

Range Officers: Lieut. M. S. Morrison and 2/Lieut. H."C. Mac

namara.

Dreas for the above parades: Uniform optional, but pouches, belt, braces and frog must be worn.

Rifles and bayonots will be drawn from Corpe Headquarters on Friday and Saturday.

3.--Allotment of Ranges.

The Miniature Range and Ken- nedy Road Range are allotted to Units during next week as follows:

Armoured Car Company, both

ranges: Monday. Infantry Company, both ranges:

Tuesday,

Artillery and Engineer Companies,

LAUNCH FOR B.N.B.

GOVERNMENT.

SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP.

BUILT BY MESSRS, W., S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

The official trials of the steam launch Petrel, built and angined by W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd., for the British North Borneo Government, were run on Tuesday.

The vessel is of teak, with com ponad surface condensing engines and engine and boiler casing of atcol. There is also European and crewe galloy, a deck cabin forward neally panelled with railway with riage windows and fitted with cushioned settees, wash tusin and portable table, etc. The bridge, over forward cabin, is fitted with chart table, flag locker and usual nucessories, while a cabin for the Serang is also provided aft with bed; drawers and wash basin. A steam windlass and davit are fitted for handling the anchors.

The trials were highly satialau tory, steam being easily maintained at an average speed of nearly nine knots against the contract speed of 8 to 8 knots only.

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JULY 142, 1927. L.K. Bank

Al,u65 buy, & ĐỐI Doy London,..£115 nom, Chartered Bank............£20 nom. Mercantile Bank, A. &B...£i nom.

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1601, 781/9 sa. Ohine Fire Insurance .....$210 buy. Hong Kong Fire Las......$600 sel. Steamboats, Dong lanes

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Shanghai Decks Livingston & Co., Ltd., and Mcsers. Hotels Borrowman and Bailey of W. SHK Bailey & Co., Ltd.

THE TSETSE FLY.

AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC

EXPEDITION..

NEW YORK Dr. Arthur Torrance, with party of nine, including five acien- tists, will sail for Africa next September, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, Wash-

both rangess Wednesday. Scottish Company and No. 4 Pla.

'toon, both ranges: Thursday. Portuguese Company, both ranges:ington, and several New York

Friday.

4. Engineer Company. The Engineer Company-all Sec- tions will parade at Kennedy Rond Range with rifles, at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20th, in order to fre item No. 4 of Standard Test

Test enrds are now being issued by C.S.M. T. W. Carr.

Spoon slient on Miniature Range on Wednesday, July 27th, at 6.30

p.m.

5:-Mounted Infantry Company.... All ranks will parade at Stables on Thursday, July 21st, at 5.20 p.m. Dross: Mufti.

In future members will only ride

their own ponies on parades.

institutes, to study the teeteo fly from the medical standpoint.

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Healtys.

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Prines & Buildings....

Bura! Lands

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Th. 3) nom

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SUMMER CRUISES 1927

To Shanghai, Tsingtau, Wei-Hai-Wei, Taku (for Tientsin & Peking), Dairen and return to Hong Kong.

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Do, (old)....36.60 nom. Do. (NOW) ......$2

Si aol. The itinerary of the expedition

Okina Lights (comb....... $134 al. is as follows: From Seccondee on,

Do. {uld)'......$10g num. the Gold Coast to Kumasi by train,

Do. (new).....$? nom then overland in automobiles to China Providents.de Ley Timbuctoo, From Timbuctoo the Constractions ..........................2.30 ¢)Ï‚ ̧ party will portage down the Niger Dairy Farms River to Kabba, in Nigeria, then Der A Wi

Vinga to Yola, on Lake Tchad, in French H.K. Electrics Equatorial Africa. Next the jour Macao Electrics... ney will be through the elephant H.K. Bopes

(old) country to Albertville, via Stanley- ville. The party will go to "Ujiji, where Stanley found Livingstone, on Lake Tanganyika, and from this lake they proceed to Tabora by railroad. After some lion hunting the party will go to Dar-es-Salaam, on the east coast, and continue to Zanzibar by boat, where the trip

6.—Armoured Car Company. : Monday, July 18th:-Parade at ends.. 5:90-pan-for-passing-of-Standard Tests. All those who have passed on Miniature Range to draw their own rifles and be ready to proceed to Kennedy Road, at 5.30 p.m. These No. 458 C.S.M. R. H. G. Charles, parades apply to all ranks of all Mounted Infantry Company, is Sections.

granted six months' exemption from

I

13.--Exemption.

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only for Gun and Drill instruction to January 5th, 1028, -- at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Mufti.

All

14-Resignation,

No. 006 Pte. A. Macfarlane, No.. Part I, Masketry: Sunday, July 7 Platoon is permitted to resign 17th-Peak Range, 9 11.)

from the Corps and is struck off the members who have not yet fired strength, as from June 30th, 1027. Part I must take this final opportu- nity of completing one of the essen- tial parades for efficiency.

Motor Cycle Section will parade at Corps Headquarters on Monday, July 18th, at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction under 2/Lieut. J. Hancock.

7-Infantry Company.

On Fridays, July 22nd and 20th, at 5.30 p.m. All N.C.O.'s and other ranks as detailed by O.C. Company will parade at Corps. Headquarters for a special N.0.0's Course of Training in Vickers Gup,

8. Scottish. Company. Special Machine Gun Class as already detailed in previous ordera will assemble at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19th.

Kennedy Road Range and the Miniature Range are allotted to the above Company. every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m..

15.-Fined and Dismissed.

The under-mentioned members bave been fined and dismissed from the Corps, no from July 15th, 1087, for failure to complete requirements of eficiency during the 3926-18: Training Season under the Volun teer. Ordinance No. 2 of 1920, Pari III. Section 10A:-

Engineer Company. No. 810 Spr. R. S. Paterson. No. 785 Spr. A. L. Quarrell. No. 472 Spr. H. H. Rose.

Mounted Infantry Company. No. 985 Pie.. D. S. Hill No. 980 Pte. H. M.. Pinguet No. 781 Pte. J. R. Jenkins.

Armoured Car Company.. - No. 941 Ptc. H. C. Hunt, No. 818 Pte. R. W. Jenkinson. No. 802 Pte. C. E.-L. Grist. No. 1015 to. W. Jenner. No.. 1030 Pte. R. Y. Frost.

Fo. i Platoon.

Musketry Part I. Last opportu- nity of firing the above is on Sun day, July 24th. at 9 a.m., on the No. 810 Pte. W. M. Cox. Peak Range...

9. No. 4 Platoon.

All ranks will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Mon- day, July 18th, and Thursday, July 21st for Musketry Instruction. Dress: Mufti.

10 Portuguese Company. Friday, July 15th, at 5,30 p.m. Ail! Recruits who have not passed Tests Corps Ito 4, parade at 8.30 pm, st Headquarters.

Trained men who have failed Part 1. ar requested. to parade on Fridays for further Musketry in- struction.

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

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12-Strength.

The following is taken on the strength and posted to the Armour- ed Car Company (Motor Cycle See tion), a from July 11th, 1997: No. 1202 Pte. J. Kindness.

(Continued on next Column.)

No. 2 Platoon.

No. 768 Pte. F. C. Clemo. No. 771 Pto. R. A Cooper,

No. & Platean...

No. 620 Fte, J. Gardners,

*No. a Platoon No. 901 Pie, G. R., Murray,

R. A. WOLFE-MURRAY, MRJOT,

Adjutant,-H.K.V.D.C Hong Kong July 16th, 1927.

NOTICE.

1.Scottish Company Meeting.. Ameeting of the Company will be held in the Lecture Room at Volunteer Headquarters' on Thurs day, July 2lat, at 5.30 pm. to -ihe- cuss various matters in connection with the activities of the Company. All members are requested to attend.

2-Portuguese Company Meeting.

A meeting of the "Portuguese Company will be held at the Club Lusitano on Wednesday, July 20th, at 5.30 p.m. All members of the Company are requested to attend,

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"MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

AGENTS.

FRENCH COAL BAN. for every million tons of coal pro- duced per annum. He had no in- WHAT IT MEANS TO BRITAIN. in this country as a result of this formation as to the closing of pits

5,000,000 TONS LESS A YEAR..

Mr. A. M. Samuel, replying to questions in the House of Cominons by Mr. Ernest Brown and others

licence decree. -

-12 Per Cent, of Bristol Channel Trade.

Mr. Philip Gec. Director of the Colliery Owners Publicity Depart meat, in a statement on the effect of concerning the French coal am

the embargo upon the British coal said he stated on Monday export trade said:- that the British Ambassador at Επ 1913, Paris had made strong representa tions to the French Government,

France imported 18,410,000 tons of 2,240lbs., of which

and the British Government had 11,760,000 camo from Great Britain, 3,434,000 from Germany, and now learned that the decree bad. 3,610,000 from Belgium, been in force as from June 10th, During the first four months of but that licences granted up to the 1927, France was importing at the 13th inst. for the delivery of coal rate of 91,760,000 tons per annum, from the United Kingdom during of which 9,160,000 came from Great amounted Britain, 8,700,000 from Germany

June, July and Augu cuding and 1,500,000 from Belgium.

tu 2,800,000 tons, coal for all purposes,

railways and

works.

British Government were watching

the position closely, and

It would appear probable that the decision to prohibit the import

of coal for railways and public

appear that the operation of the utilities would deprive Great Bri- decres would prejudice the British tain of an outlot for 6,000,000 tons export trade, they would at once of coal per annum, practically the indicated. by M.. make further representations to the same amount as

Tardien in his speech when he in- French Government.

Mr. W. Thorne:. Is it not a fact dicated that the French, Government tirat one of the reasons why the proposed to reduce their imports French Government have placed an 40 per cent. embargo on imported coal is becauso the colliery owners in this country are selling coal at most ridiculous priece below cost?

No reply was given.

Districts Affected.

At the present rate of shipment from Bristol Channel and north- eastern ports, this was equivalent to about 12 per cent of the trade of these two districts.

.

In South Wales, many collieries depended exclusively on French Col. Lane-Fox informed Mr. E trade for their existence, and in Brown that the mining areas of this these cases the operation of the

decree would

be particularly severe. country which might be affected by

It was interesting to note that the prohibition were South Wales, Durham, Northumberland, and to German collieries had offered to a less degree the Scottish and East reduce their price in respect of eur Midland conifolds. As to possible rent contracte, provided French unemployment on the average near buyers entered into purchases of ly 4,000 mineworkers were employed coal for delivery over next year.