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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23rd, 1927.

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three ducklings, trotting to and from to the water with them, and cuddling them up to her when she thought they needed a náp A colie named Teddy, on an ostrina farm near Los Angeles, has been a confirmed foster-mother of baby astriches for years A German Alsatian which had been deprived of her pups adopted a playfu! an English settor on an Arizona ranch mothered a baby wildea: along with her own four puppies. At Spout House Farin, near Garstang, á hen was found sitting on five newborn kittens and two aggs. The eggs and four kittens were taken away. Next morning the hen was found there agam, at ting on the kitten as though it were her chick and vigorously pecking at the mother cat when it Approached. A queer instinct is mother love. Sometimes it wenk, or absent; in 'zome instances it is so powerful that any wee helpless cicature will promptly be adopted.

Tomcat "Hothers" thick.

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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER.

DEFENCE CORPS. ......

É ORDERS BY EI-COL 10. BIRD, DUO, COMMANDANT.}

No. 309. 1.-Musketry.

1928:

Sunday, January 8th, Besorve Company and Casuals will fire Part II Table T. at Stome cutters Range, full details will be published later.

2.-Casuals.

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large number of all ranks have not yet fired Part II. List of names are post on Corps Notice Boards. All such will make, arrangements to fire by Sunday, January 29th, 1998, the last day on which Part II will be fired.

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S.-Peak Ranga. Applications for use of the Peak Range for the first six months of 1028 should be submitted to the Adjutant immediately,

4.-M.G. Competition. Sergt. Spadbury's team of, the Mobile Section, the Armoured Car Company wins the M.G. trophy. to be held for one year with a total score of 45 points. The Comman dant offers his congratulations en the fine drill and shooting of his

team.

Scores of other teams are posted on Headquarters notice boards, v

Besults of Field Firing trophy will be worked out as soon as correct amp strengths are submitted by unit commanders.

5.-Corps Sigdals. Parade for Camp Pay at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 29th, at Corps Headquarters..

6.--Artillery Company. No parade will be held at Corps Headquarters on Thursday, Decem

ber. 28th, 1027,

Farade at Corps Headquarters at Thursday, January 5th, " 1928, 3.03 p.m. for Battery Drill.

7.-Promotions.

The following promotions take affect from December 14th, 1927;—

ARTILLERY COMPANY. No. 605 A/Bdr. M. H. Wallace to be Bombardier.

No. 1 PLATOON. No. 1013 Pte. J. F. Wright to be Corporal.

8.-Leave. The following are granted leave of absence from the Corps:

No. 833 Spr. K. S. Robertson, Engineer Co., from January 18, 1928, to October 31st, 1928.

No. 511 Pa. O. Eager, Reserve Co., from Enuary 1st, 1928, to December 31st, 3029.

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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONE.

9-Long Service Medal, HE the Governor has awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal to No. 224 Lance- Sergeant J. C. Fletcher of the Scottish Company, H.K.V.D.C., on A. Back.............................$1,1521 bay. December 18th, 1927.

10.-Struck On The Strength, Having left the Colony, as from December 1st, 1927-No..868 Pte. T. Low, No. 7 Platoon.

Having completed three years' service, as from 'December 19th,.

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drowned, found signs of life in one 1937 ---No. 303 Pte, W. Hill. ReNorth China Ins. ***** 31 buy.

of a family of young rats which the gardener thought he bad despatched the same way before. ..It. throwing it under a bush. brough the youngster home, re vived, and reared it. But Mug ging"

strayed, met the cat next door, without suspecting that it would behave. murderously, and

RIP.

A wolk at the Zoo reared a pair of sheepdog pups and the sheepdog mother reared two wolves. A Bod- dam, Aberdeenshire, a cow adopted

serve Company.

R. A. Wors MUERAY, Major,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, December 23rd, 1027.

NOTICE,

The Commandant wishes all ranks of the Corps.a Hapoy Christmas and prosperous New Year."

AFTER ORDER. 1.-Musketry.

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foal, and an Angora rabbit mothered an Alsatian pup. A cat at Chorley reared a couple of fox-Sunday, January 8th, 1998- terier puppies with its kitten, and a Cleveden cat reared three pup- pies of the same breed, also with

a kitten of its own.

Cats have been known to bring up foxes, and a tame fox in Brigh ton "fathered", other fox-terrier pups, helped their mother wash them, and took charge of four of them at night. A spaniel at Beech Wood Farm, Battle, adopted a baby grey squirrel, and a Picker- ing terrier reared a family of lat

teas.

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Reserve Company and Casuals. Rango Officer: Lt. A. M. Thorn

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Sunday, January 16th, 1928-

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Armoured Car Company, In fantry Company and Casuals. Range Officer as "detailed by

Major H.. B. L. Dowbiggin. Sunday, January 28th, 1928-

Scottish Company, Engineer

Company and Casuals. Range Officer Capt. K. 5. Mor rison and 3/Lt. R. 8. Logan. R. A. WOLE MURRAY, Major,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, December 23rd, 1927,

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