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(Orders by Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., Commandant, K.K.V.D.C.).
1.-Parade.
(2.)The Battery:-
1-There will be a parade for the Signal Section and Battery Stuff at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oc- tuber 24, at Headquarters
2.There will be a parade for Gun Drill and Laying on Thurs- day, October, 26, at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters.
Dress:
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Overalls and blue cap.
3-The Peak Range is allotted to the Battery on Sunday, Octo- ber 29.
Details will be issued later, (c) Engineer Company:-
Practice at Miniature Range on Monday, October 23, at 5.30 p.m.
Thursday, October 26-D. L. Training. Wellington Barracks.
All members proceeding to Camp are requested to send in their names to 0.C." Company at the earllest possible date. (c)-Corps Signals:-
1.-Parade at Corps Headquar- ters at 5.30 on Tuesday, October
„24.
2-Part III. Musketry Practices
will be fired on the Peak Range on Sunday, October 28, commencing at 9 a.,
(d.)-Machine Gun Troop:-
1-Parade at 5.30 p.m. on Tues- day, October 24, at Causeway Bay Stables.
ECHOES OF 1859
28.-A Few Items From the Day's
News
re-
We had hoped to have been Canton immediately to settle the allowed to leave this detestable locality of the Factory site. Caldwell oase alone. Upon learning that Mr. May's memorandum had turned up, we were very desirous
A murder was committed last that they should be published Weight in the Upper Lascar Road. tried hard but in vain for the appears from informatica perusal of them. Simply for the ceived at the Central Police Station, purpose of putting Mr. May on that Inspector Jerman proceeded his mottle, we stated that a rumour to the spot where the body was was current to the effect that their found lying in a pool of blood, tenor did not by any means corro with two knife wounds, one in the borate his memory. Our ruse must upper part of the breast, and the have been partly instrumental in other in the side; the man (a lascar having them published, or it may fireman), was immediately removed have had no such effect-published to the hospital when it was found they were and that was all we that he was quite dead. The murder wanted.
was committed in consequence of a The China Muil however, staled dispute having arisen in a brothel. in the last issue that there is noth- | A strict search was made in the ing in the memo; that they are a locality for the murderer, and he mare's nest that Mr. May was was eventually captured on board quite mistaken, and that even the the P. & O. steamer "Manila" Daily Press had acknowledged their where he is a stoker, He was taken utter hollowness. Now our contem-into custody to await his trial. An porary must either be stupid or inquest will be held on his body at lazy, or else he considers that we are so. enlighten him-and the public too. In our next issue we will
How in all the world any sensible man could have so far committed himself as our contemporary has done we cannot imagine. However, there is no occasion for bluster.
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2.-7prs. L. de C Blechynden, W.CIG. Knowles and G. Taylor will
We extremely regret to learn that parade at 5.15 pm. sharp on the Hon. Mr. Bruce has applied Thursday, 26, at. Volunteer Head-bo Mr. Caldwell for a paper ou quarters to proceed to Kennedy Piracy Very good despite the Road Range to fire Elementary slobber of Belico Nobulus, we much Machine Gun Course.
question the propriety of such a (e.)-Armoured Car Section
communication. However, we shall bide a wee before we say more on the subzect
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The Section will parade on Mon- day, 23rd, at Headquarters at 5.30
p.m.
Machine Gunners will fire their Classification at Stonecutters on Sunday 22nd. A launch will leave Queen's Pier at 8.45 am."calling st Kowloon.
(g.)--Motor Machine Gun Section:
Machine Gun Part II.-The Sec- tion will fre Machine Gun Part I. at Stonecutters Range on Sunday. October 22. Mufti or uniform op- tional
Launch leaves Queen's Pler at 8.45 am and Kowloon Police Pier at 9 a.m.
2. The Section will parade at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Mon-.. day, October, 23. Section drill. (h.)-Machine Gun Company:-
His Excellency
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will land On
noon.
Minister of the Interlor, is leaving General Huang Shan Hsiung,
for Inner Mongolia on October 24 with Mr. Chab Pal Llen. A confer- ence is to be held with the Mon-
golian Princes and the General where he will supervise the auto- will establish an office at Kalgan.
nomous movement in Inner Mon- golla
The formal inauguration cere- many of the Nanking-Pukow ferry boat have been postponed until Oc- tober 22, according to a Nanking message received in Shanghai. Over 1,000 coolles who will be
Monday. We believe he will go to thrown out of employment as a
5. All ranks are reminded that Machine Gun Classification will place at Stonecutters on Sunday. October 29.
Please keep this date free. " (m)~~A.A.L.A. Company:✰
All Sections will parade, at Head- quarters at 5.30 pm on Monday, October 23, 1933.
2-Allotment of Kennedy Road
Range?"
This Range is allotted to the 1.The Company will parade in Anzac Company on Monday, Octo.. mufti at 5.30 p.m. on Friday. Oc-ber 23, 1933.
tober 27. at Headquarters for.. 3--Allotment" of Peak Range. Training by Gun Teams. Subject-. I.A.
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2-All ranks are reminded that the Company Dmner is being held on Friday, November 3, 1933.
Tickets are obtaina e from Pla- toon Bergeant.
(j.)-Scottish Company:-
This Range is allotted to the Battery and Corps Signals on Sun- day, October 29, 1933.
4-Transfer.
No. 1883 Grir. H. S. Dinadale, the Battery, is transferred to Reserve
Parades-Thursday, October 26, Company with effect from October
1933,
..No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Docks under-Lieut. T. P. Saunderson.
No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters under Lieut. A. W. Brown.
Machine Gun Instruction. Band.-The Pipe Band will parade at Headquarters for prac- tice on Wednesdays as from Octo- ber 25, 1939.
Hallowe'en.-Names of those at tending with guests should be for warded at once to Lance-Corporal W. L: Alexander.
(k.)-Portuguese Company:-
1--Parade Tuesday, October 24. at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. De- tails will be found in the Appen dix.
.2.-Members of the Company are reminded to keep Sunday, Novem- ber 12, frée for firing at Stone- cutters Range.
Appendix to Above... Category N. C. O. Instructor's' Class. Lesson: Musketry, Aiming Lesson II, B.AT. Vol. 1, 1931 page 73. Location: Headquarters.
Category A. Lesson: Small Arms AA. Training, The use of the rifle, S.A.T. Vol 1, 1931, page 184 on- wards. Location: Headquarters."
Category B. Lewis Gun' Training. Fire: Table A-Part IV; Practices 16 and 17. Kennedy Road Range..
Category C ́and D. Musketry: 1, Strengthening Exercises, B.A.T. Vol. 1 page 116-119, Headquarters. 2-Quickening Exercises, S.A.T Vol 1 page 110-120, paras 0 and 10. Headquarters. 3-Part II Prac- tices T, 5 8 and 8.Miniature Range,
Divide into 3 classes and take each lesson in turn.. (I.)-Anzac Company:-
1-The Company will parade at Headquarters on Monday, October 23, for Section Drill-Direct Fire.
2. The following will proceed to Kennedy Road Range on Monday, October 23, for Machine Gun Aring instruction under 2nd/Lieut. A. E. Bates, C.Q.M.B. F. E. Dudley Ptes. F. J. Neill, J. Wolfe, C. A. Braga, R. 8. Tiesington and A. E. Hughes.
Lorry will leave Headquarter at 1.5.15 pret
1-Nos. 13 and 14 Platoons will parade at Headquarters on Friday, October 27, at 3.30 pm for Elemen tary Gun Drill
4-Breeches and Plumes will only be worn in future on Cere monial Parades for which due no- tice will be given in Corps Orders.
20, 1933.
5-Officers' Dress.
Officers attending the Trafalgar Day Ball at the Peninsula Hotel- on October 21, 1933, will wear Mess Dress.
6.Boards.
A Board of Officers composed as Government Garage. Wanchal, at under will assemble at the P.W.D. B.45 am. on Monday, October 23, 1933, for the purpose of reporting
upon the condition and future Proceedings in triplicate will be efficiency of No. 1 Armoured Car.
forwarded to Corps Orderly Room.
President Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O.. O.BE.
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1st Bn. South Wales Borderers, Lt. Members-Lieut. T. H. B. Galletly,
J. F. Wright, Lt. E. R. Fletcher.
7.-Leave.
No. 235 C.S.M. D. Davies, Medical leave, with effect from October 18 Section, granted one month's
to November 18, 1933.
No. 1384 Pte. H. H. Massey, No. 3 Platoon Machine Gun Company, granted 12 months' leave as from October 17, 1933, to October 16, 1934.
8.—Struck off the Strength. Having completed three years
sèrvice:
No. 828 Pte..C. Thwaites, Reserve" Company, B Section as from Octo- ber 20, 1933.
No. 924 L/Corp). S. C. Ho, Re- serve. Co.. B Section as from Octo ber 20, 1933.
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No. 1420 Pte. C. E. Bros, No. 11, Platoon. as from. September 29.3 1933.
No, 1402 Ple. C. E. Barros, No. 11 Platoon, ex from September 19, 1933.
No. 1881 Spr. H. E. Beale, En- gineer Company, as from October 6, 1933...
No. 1697 Pte. 8. Er Souza, No. 9 Platoon, as from September 29, 1933.
9-Strength.
No. 2087 Pte, T. "W. Dumela, Navá) Yard, Kowloon N.Y., Tel No. 30. The Battery, "as from October -17, 1983
Mo 2088 Pte. H. J. Cowle, B. and Cal. 30884, M.G:P.,, as from Oc- Lober 19, 1933
THS. GALLETLY CISË, Adjutant, HKVDC. Hong Kong, Catober 20, 1933,
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