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H. K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

(Orders by Colonel L. G. Bird,

D.9.0., O.B.E., Command- ing H.K.V.D.O.)

-Parade.

(a) The Battery--

1. There will he a parade for Lewis Gun Instruction at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters on Thursday, May

IS.

2. Those 'members attending Peak Range on Sunday, May 14

OUR SCOTTISH AIR-MAIL

LETTER

Death of Col. G. A. Malcolm of London Scottish: Slump in Scottish Auto Insurance: Mitchell Library and the Burns Collection: Princess Royal and the Royal

will catch the 9.30 a.m. Penk Tram. | MAN WHO LED

Dress: Mufti or Uniform.

Range Officer: Lieut. M. I. de Ville

(b) Engineer Company-

Practice at Miniature Range on Monday, May 15. (c) Corps Signal-

Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 1933, (d) Machine Gun Troop-

Parade at Causeway Bay Stables at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18. (e) Armoured Car Section~~~

Parade on Monday, May 15 at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for these who have been detailed.

Scottish Company- Parade on Thursday, May 15,

1933:

No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon un- der Licut. T. P. Saunderson for Revolver Training.

No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters under Lieut. A. W. Brown for Machine Gun Training.. (g) The Officers Commanding the undermentioned Unite will issue their Orders separately to their Commands:

Motor Machine Gun Section," A.A.L.A. Company, Portuguese Company, Anzne Company. 2-Allotment of Kennedy Road Range.

The Kennedy Road Range i al lotted to the Armoured Car Section on Monday, May 16.

3.-Musketry Oup and Efficiency Oup.

A. The Musketery Cup for the Training Season 1932-1033 has been won by the Engineer Company with an average of 69.73.

B. The Efficiency Cup for the Training Season 1032-1933 has been won by the Motor Machine Gun Section.

The Comunandant congratulates Capt. M. A. Johnson, M. M. and Lieut. H. G. Williams on their Efficient Units.

4.-Leave.

No. 1300 Trooper R. J.. D. C. Grieve, Machine Gun Troop, grant- ed 12 months leave with effect from 7.3.33 to 6.2.34.

No. 1888 Cpl. J. H. Davy, Mar chine Gu Troop, granted, eight months leave with effect from 28.2.33

to.27.10.33

5. Struck of the strength.

PERMITTED TO KESION.

No. 26 Plc. J. McPherson, Reserve Company, with effect from May 12, 1939.

No. 542 Pte. W. J. Simmons, Reserve Company, with effest from May 12, 1933.

HAVING COMPLETED THREE YEARS'

SERVICE

No. 1417 Pte. C. V. Marques, No. 10 Platoon, with effect from 22.3.33. 6.-Strength.

No. 2056 Pte. G. O. W. Stewart, H.K. & S. Bank, Tel. 30221, M. G. 'Troop, 9.5.33...

No. 2065 Pte. F. J. Bond, H.K. & S. Bank, Tel. 30221, M.G. Troop, 2.3.33.

,

No. 2000 Pte. W. E. Hunt, A.P.C., Tel. 2011, M.G. Troop, 10.5.33.

ST. JOHN'S REVIEW

THE MAY NUMBER

...

(Special Air-Mall Service)

LONDON-SCOTTISH

Gusaow, Apr. 25. Col. George Alexander Maleolin, D.S.O., the father of the Lon don Scottish, has died at his resi- dence at Kingston-hill, Surrey, af- ber a short illness, in his 82 year.

and

Col. Malcolm took the first bat- talion of the London Scottish to France in September; 1914, commanded them at the battle of Messines Ridge on Hallowe'en night, Oct. 31, when they drove the Germans back at the point of the hayonet. It was the first time Ter ritorials had gone into action in

the war.

During the entire engagement Col. Malcolm took an active part in the fighting, and when a new i position had to be taken be person ally led his men to the attack.

Lord French sent Col. Malcolm a telegram saying "I wish you and your splendid regiment to accept warmest congratulations and my thanks for the fine work you did on Saturday. You have given glorious lead and example to all Territorial corpa fighting in France."

Col. Malcolm also commanded the battalion during the heavy fighting in the first battle of Ypres and ¦ remained in the front line until December, 1914, when he was in valided home.

༔

In 1917 he was appointed Assis tant Director of Labour, and had control of all labour battalion troops, numbering more than 200,000, working at the ports in Northern France,

betically. Full indexes facilitate reference to the new catalogue, which at present is typewritten in folio volumes for the use of readers at the Library. But it is the hope of the committee that, when times: are more propitious, the catalogue may be reproduced in print, so that its classified lists may be available to anyone, at home or abroad, who proposes to make a study of any aspect of the national poet.

PRINCESS ROYAL AND THE

SCOTS

When the King and Queen drove away from Talavera Barracks, the Princess Royal, who is Colonel-in- Chief of the Royal Scots, remained with her regiment. She lunched with the officers in mess and after- wards attended the garden party on the officers' lawn given to the wives and families of all ranks of the re- giment.

In the afternoon the Queen in- spected the Louise Margaret Hoo pital for officers' wives, and with the King was present at the foot ball ground to see the replay of the Army Cup final between the Cameron Highlanders and the Rifle Brigade. The members of the teams were presented to the King.

CAMERONS WIN ARMY CUP

The Match was between The 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (Aldershot), and the 2nd Battalion, The Rife Brigade (Devonport), who had played a drawn game, after extra time, on the Command Central Ground at Aldershot on Monday, His family came originally from April 17, in the final round of the the Dundee district, but nearly allArmy Challenge Cup, met again the his life had been spent in London, following Wednesday. After extra where he was senior partner of the time, The Cameron Highlanders firm of W. F. Malcolm and Co. won by three goals to two. flax, hemp, and jute merchants.

The funeral service was at St. Mary's Church, Wimbledon.

SCOTTISH SHARE

SENSATION

vi mottak » Bate

After a long spell of freedom from unpleasant sensations markets were thrown into a perturbed state yesterday by a perpendicular de- clin in the shares of the Scottish Automobile and General Insurance Company:

These shares were selling early in the present year at 368, and before the market closed for the Easter holiday the price had receded to 275. 6d.

Yesterday the quotation alumped Į again to 15s, at which figure sellers. were offering after hours..

The shares of the offshoot concern back in sympathy also to 158. This -Automotor Finance, Ltd.-came

priée compares with 21s last week and 29s earlier in the present year. Since Scottish Automobile and General Insurance have been paying dividends of 174 per cent, regularly

THE NEW OFFICIAL

REFEREE

Mr. CM. Pitman, K. C., whozz appointment as Official Referee, of the Supreme Court has just been. announced, is a brother of 'Lord Pitman, who is a judge of the Scot- tish Court of Session.

The Pitman family has a dis tinguished legal record in Scotland, and the promotion of a member to

prominent English law appoint- ment recalls the old rhyme which gives point to the exclusiveness of legal Edinburgh. explained that Todd, Murray and (It should he

Jamieson is famous Edinburgh law firm):

›

Todd, Murray and Jamieson.

Jamieson, Murray and Todd. The Blackburns speak to the

Pitmans, And the Pitmans speak to God.

A Legal Bird.

On April 22 a distinguished Scot- dined in his club, and after dinner tish lawyer was in London. Hə)

was introduced to a bemonocled young Sassenach.

What, may I ask, is your pru-

rather patronisingly,

up

for many years past the slump infession, sir!" said the Sassenach, the shares has, quite naturally, caused a good deal of comment,.

It is generally expected that, in view of the heavy slump in the price of the company's shares, an early statement will he issued by

the board,

BURNS AND THE MITCHELL

LIBRARY

new

The new editor of St. John's

· Review, Mr. Maurice Barton de- serves, every congratulation upon. the May number. All the church and other"Official" notices are set in clear and businesslike fashion, while there are in addition to a number of carefully selected deratum of students of the poet's

out

By the completion of a catalogue of its Burns Colleg tion," the Mitchell Library has provided what has long been a desi-

life and writings. The literature that has gathered round Burns's name since the publication in 1788 of his Poems chiefly in the Scot

articles of a religious nature, others of general interest notably Mr. A 5. Abbott's Impressions of Java." The Bishop's address to Canton Rotarians is in typical vein tish, Dialect" is enormous. Sever- Thought provoking, fresh original.

and

The Rerien is werth its price if only for the delightful cartoon of

The Two Mules."

al bibliographics of that literature have been printed, and have been helpful to collectors and to. students; but nothing la' the nature; of a class-guide" to the many "The Why and Wherefore, is a books which, wholly or in part, deol little startling in its manner of with Burns'a career and achieve- answering questions from a serious- ment has ever been published. The, minded laymen. It pro-supposes need of such & guide is apparent two things, a sense of humour, and when it is remembered that the some previous effort to find out the printed books and pamphleta clas- answers to the queries put forward. sified as Burnsiana" number ap

An appeal is made for more helpproximately three Ibbusand. for the choir.

A Olassed Oatalogue.

At this time of year we are finding gaps in the office and in our Eocial circles, the main reasons be- Commenced fifty years ago, the ing horse leave and the departure Mitchell Library Burns Collec- of the feet for the North. This is tion is probably now, the largest also true of the Cathedral Chair in existence and is consulted by and we are shortly to lose several students and writers from far and choir men for these reasons. near. Its contents have recently Mr. Mason would welcome applica been rearranged and recatalogued: tions

Interested in the editions of the poet's, writinge

Chojnow more the according to place of publication,

merrier is certainly true of a theans in 28 sections Church Choir both from their own biography, criticism, dibice noint of view and that of the con- trations, musiswind religion gregation,

prints

sip]

The lawyer draw himself proudly, "I am a writer to his Majesty's Signet."

visibly impressed. "And does the Ah said the Englishman,

bird ever reply ""

The answer is that, since the transfer of so many head offices of Scottish businesses to London, he does not...

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