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2.-Muaketry,

The Artillery and Engineer Com panics will fire Part II. at Stone. cutters Range on Sunday, November 13th, 1927.

Range Officer Lieut. T. Addis

Launch will teave Murray Pier at 9 a.m., and call at Kowloon Pier-at- 9.10 n.m.

Lecture by Major F. C. Roberts, The financial policy of the pre V.C., D.S.0.0.B.E. M.C., at All sent Cabinet calls forth general disolanteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.

on Monday, November 14th. approval from the Japanese press, available menibers should attend. and apprehension is freely expresa? Subject: Modern training. A div ed lest it should land the country cussion of modern ideas on Train. in serious difficulties at some future ing for War with remarks on points brought out during last year's home date. Discussing the subject, the maneuvres and Staff exercises, etc.) Tokyo Amhi says that after repeat To discuss a suggested training! ed Cabinet conferences, the Govern-Programme for the Volunteers whilst

in camp. ment has come to the decision that the new enterprises for the next fiscal year should be financed with funds totalling some Y.130,000,000 which consists of Y.20,000,000 ob-

This is the last opportunity for tained by: economies, Y.13,000,000 members of the above Companies representing the money released by who have not red Part II. to the deferment of part of the ex-attend penditures already roted, Martin, 1.88,000,000 embodying the increas ed issue of public loans in the general account, and Germany's re- parations money due to Japan amounting to some Y.10,000,000. In the Tokyo journal's opinion, ex cept for the first mentioned item, all are unfit as financial sources for financing, the new enterprises con- stituting the so-called positive policy of theë Selyokai Cabinet Nobody can deny that the sum of Y.20,000,000 obtained by the cut off the expenditures of all Depart, ments forms a stable fund on which To Reserve Company on November the Government can draw upon for 27th, 1927. Range Officer: Lieut. Ansacing the new enterprises, but A. M. Thornhill. all will regret that the Government has been unable to economise much more. The Finance Department authorities insisted upon a more drastic cut, but what the Ministers have done in the way of economies is only half of what the Finance Minister desired them to accom- plish.

Dress Uniform or mufti optional but rifles, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be worn. Headquarters on Thursday, Novem Arms will be drawn from Corps. ber 10th, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, or 3 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, November 12th, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

3.-Range,

Stonecutters Range is allotted to Casuals on Sunday, November 20th. instead of January 99th, 1928.

Range Officer 2/Lieut. A. Mac-

kenzie.

4.-Artillery Company. Musketry Part II, See Order No.

Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.25 p.m. on Thursday, November 17th, for Battery Drill, B.C.A. and G.P.O.A. instruction.

2.

Signallers as per programme.

5. Engineer Company. Musketry Part II. See Order No.

Monday, November 14th. All members should attend the lecture by Major Roberts at Corps Head- quarters at 8.30 p.n

Field Sections. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wed- Lesday, November 18th, for Tests. Dress Mufti

Signal Bection. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5:30 pm on Thurs day, November 17th, for Signal In

struction.

Need For Batter Example. To economise tre expenditure already voted is a thing which must be done whenever the new Budget is compiled, regardless of the state of the national finances then prevailing, and its necessity is particularly great this year, when the country is in the slough of business depression. Indeed, the Government which chooses to urge on the private companies and Inks the necessity of a thorough- going readjustment and curtail- ment of expenditure is bound to take the lead in the matter of economies. The Ministers have

7.-Armoured Car Company.. acted otherwise, however. While laying down costly new schemes on Field Day. Sunday, November the one hand, they havo-refused to 10th, 1997. make any extensive economies in Advance Party. C.Q.M.S. A. E the expenditures of their Depart-Kew, one driver and eight mea ments. As regards, the sum of parade at Corps Headquarters, at F.13,000,000 which represents part8.15 a.m. and proceed to Shek-O of the expenditures deferred to the in Ford Truck to put up the following fiscal year, it cannot pro- targets.

6-Mounted Infantry Company. Parade at Stables at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15th. Dress: Multi.

perly be utilized for the purpose Remainder parade at Corps Head- of financing the new enterprises for quarters at 5 am. ready to move it is the money which must be de-off at 0.10 a.tm. Dress: Uniform. frayed in a subsequent fiscal year, helmet, bandolier, belt, Haversack! though its disbursement is temand waterbottle, rifle and bayonet.

The inevitable porarily deferred.

The Company will be back in result of this reckless method of town by tila time compiling the new Budget will be Monday, November 14th. Lecture to issue increased public loans in by Major Roberts. All members are subsequent fiscal years to put up the necessary fund. This can but shake the financial stability of the country...

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naked to attend.

8.-Infantry Company, Members are notified that the Friday evening parades for Vickers Gun Training will be discontinued until further notice.

No. 1, Platoon. Parade at Corps Headquarters on. Tuesday, Novem-

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The following recruit is taken ou the strength on November 3rd, 1925, and posted to the Engineer Com- pany (Signal Section).

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14.-Leave.

The following are granted leave", of absence from the Corps:-

No. 1074 Pte. A T. Hunter, M.L. Co., from August 10th to November 30th, 1927.

No. 1155 Pte à. K. Rahumed, No. 4 Platoou, from Novemher 4th to 11th, 1927. No. 6 Bdr. K. Staple, Arty. Co., from November 14th to December 4th, 1927,

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31st, 1928. 15.-Struck Off The Strength.

HAVING LEFT THE COLONY,

STOLEN.

ber 15th, at 5.30 p.m., for Machine- No. 1101 L/Cpl. R. F. Strange. Dress: Mufti, No. 2 Platoon, AB from October gun Instruction. UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY THE rifle and bayonet will not be re- 20th, 1927.

quired.

No. 70 Pte. C. M. Xavier, No. NAKED EYE. –

No. Platooon. Parade at Corps 10 Platoon, as from November 13th, Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tues- 1027.

The microscopic photograph to day, November 15th for Machine- No. 1055 Pte. P. K. M. Patten, which we referred some time ago, gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti, belt, M.1. Co., na from October 1st, 1927. and which is so small that three rifle and; bayonets hundred reproductions of it "would

only

Occupy

9. No. Platoon.

the space of an Parade at Corps Headquarters at ordinary pin-head has been stolen 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, November

HAVING COMPLETED THREE YEARS' SERVICE AND CLAIMED H18 DISCHARGE

No. 814 Gnr. E. A. Howell, Arty.

from the exhibition of the Royal 17th, for Signal Instruction. Dress: Co., as from October 1st, 1927. Photographic Society at Russell-

87 11 11 1 ... .

The photograph is mounted on a slide, and is so small that it cannot be seen by the naked eye.

"The photograph is a portrait of J. N. Niepce, the French inventor,

Mufti.

10.-Scottish Company." Thursday, November 17th, at 5.30 p.m. Nos. 5 and 7. Platoons at Platoon Headquarters for Vickers Gun Instruction, Full strength

who had a great deal to do with the parades from now on are essential discovery of photography," said the to complete programme of work secretary of the society to a Daily prior to camp.

Thursday, November 17th. No. 6

R. A. WOLFE-Murray, Major,

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Adjutant, H.K.V.D C.

Hong Kong. Nov. 10th, 1927.

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1.-Sports Meeting... Express representative," and was

There will be a meeting of the

(new) ...........$6) nom produced by Professor Goldberg. (Kowloon) Platoon will parade a Sports Committee on Monday, Nov.

$53, buy, It can only be seen through a micro-soon as possible after 5.15 p.m. at 14th, at 8.30 p.m., at Corps Head-H.K. Electrics...

Macao Electrios $44 bay. Corps Headquarters ready to pro-quarters. All members are request-Telephones scope.

reed to Kennedy Road for fringed to attend and bring with them Closing time on the day, on

Baso Vickers Gun, which the slide disappeared was at

statements of expenditure," etc.," so nine-thirty in the evening. It was Church Fansur Annual parade that the accounts can be closed as there when the premises were shut to Union Church will be held on soon as possible. up, but the following morning it Sunday, November 27th, 1997. was missing.

"We think that the theft must have been carried out by a collector who wanted it for his museum as it has little intrinsic value. It had been lent to us by the British Photographic Research Association for our exhibition."

No clue whatever was left by the person who took the slide away, and since it only measures three and a half inches by half an inch, it could easily have been slipped into a pocket.

11.-Portuguese Company.

- 2-No. 2 Platoon Ride Club,

...

There will be no parade on Friday, The next monthly spoon shoot November 11th.. Next parade will be held at Peak Range on Friday, November 18th, at Corps Sunday, November 13th, at 9.30 a.m. Headquarters at 5.30 pm. for Lewis A competition with the Portuguesa Guts Training and Drill, Dress: Company Rifle Club. will also be Mufti, belt, rifle and bayonet... held at the same time.

12-Reserve Company.

Parade at Corpa Headquarters at 30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18th, for Machine-Gun Instruction, Dress: Mufti.

(Continued on nezt Column.)

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