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H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

(Orders by L-Col. L B. L. Daw- biggin, 0.B.E. Commandant, H.K. Volunteer D.O.); Hong Kong ban II 1945.

NOBITUARY

The Commandant regrets to an nounce the death of Captain Syme-Thomson (Reserve of Off- cers. H.K.D.G.) which occurred on December 20. 1934.

GENERAL ... (1)-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the grant of Commissions to the fol- lowing gentlemen for service with the Railway Operating Detachment Cadre of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps with effect from January 1, 1935.

Mr. Reginal David Walker, M.C

as Major.

Mr. Ivan Bernard Trevor as

Captain.

Mr. James Smith as Lleutenant. Mr. Arthur Edward Perry as

Lieutenant.

(L.)-Officers Sword DriL

Ride and Bayonets must be re- turned to Headquarters immediate H.

Posting-2nd Lieut. H. A de B.

Botelho posted to No. 12/Platoon..

Orderly Officer--January 15 to 22 2nd Lieut. H. A. de B. Botelho,

4-VOLUNTEER AIR ÁRM The following obtained their "Am licences during the Training year 1934:-Major J. C. Macgown, M.D. Ch.B. (Edin.); Capt. L.'F. Nicholson, Lt. J. F. Wright, L/Sgt. H. Burson, Gunner *B... B. Braster-Creagh, Trooper J. Barrow, Private N. A. E. Mackay, Private D. R. Ryde.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1935.

ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE

"Resolute" Starts To- day From New York

The annual saling of the s "Resolute" on her cruise around the world has, like the opening of the opera sesson, become an outstanding event. This year the Resolute fresh from the beauty parlour for ships, sleekly white and rejuvenated throughout, will The following attachments to depart from New York on Jan the Volunteer Air Arm will take uary 12th, salling eastward on a place with effect from January 11,32,800 mile voyage of discovery, ad-

1935.

Capt. L. F. Nicholson from Corps

1st Battery:

Carpl. W. E. Peers from Motor Cycle (M.G.) Section:

venture and romance-a" voyage

that will comprise 29 countries and torty fascinating ports, with included shore excursions.

Private N. A. E. Mackay from No. 1 (M.G.) Company.

Private D. R. Ryde from No. lorca, an (MG) Company.

ed forthwith.

5.--APPOINTMENT

No. 1779 Pte. H. F. Westlake is

All available Officers will parade under the Adjutant for Sword Drill at 5.30 p.m. on the following datės -

Monday--January 21, 1935. Monday January 28, 1935. Monday-February 4, 1935. Monday-February 11, 1935. Monday-February 18, 1835. Monday-February 25, 1935. Monday-March 4, 1935. The 2nd Junior, Wing Course will pany. begin on Monday, January 21, 1936.

Details will be issued later. (lii.)--Commänd.

Captain S. Jarvis, M.C., resumed Command of the Corps Infantry (Portuguese Company) on January

10. 1935.

(v.)-Peak Range.

Nos. 1, and 2 will not be used until further notice. (v.)—Lecture From Allotment.

Monday, January 14, 1935-Nur-

sing Detachment,

Friday, January 18, 1935.—No. 1

(M.G.) Company. Thursday, January 24, 1935.-Re-

serve Company.

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3PARADE ~

(L)-Corps 1st Battery.

The Battery will parade at Head. quarters on Thursday, January 17. 1935 at 5.30 p.m...

Dress: Overalls. Musketry. The Battery will fre Part III at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, February 3, 1935."

Launch will leave.Queen's Pler at 9 am calling at Kowloon at 9.10

a.m.

(H.)---Corps Engineers

Monday, January 14-Miniature Range.

(il)-Corps Machine Gua

-BattaHou

TROOP

A special Machine Gun Course will commence on Tuesday, January 15 at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer Head- quarters. All ranks will make special point of attending regularly on Tuesday until the course is com- pleted.

up

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SHANGHAI CANTON AIR PASSENGER SERVICE

Schedule Resumed After Exhaustive Tests

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dalis system, and to make the pilots Press (Copyrigh).T properly acquainted with the fly- Shanghai, Jan. 1. ing conditions, a trial service for After the resumption of the air-two months Now that the Cor- matis only was run for the first mail service between Shanghai

and Canton in the beginning of November following a six months interruption, the full service, carry-

both passengers and mail, will be continued again as from morrow, Tuesday the 8th."

to-

con-

Doration feels itself adequately provided to ensure the safety of the passengers. 8

full service. twice a week, has been decided.

Safety First, Schedule Next Prior to the actual resumption Unlike the other lines of the The Resolute itinerary is spiced China National Aviation Corpora- wil tour" was conducted which with such novelties as Tangler Non. the Shanghai-Felping and proved only partially successful. of the passenger service, a "good"-

the chief port of Morocco, Mal!

the Shanghai-Chengtwhich sharp at seven a.m. yesterday, the Island of lovely land have for years been operated Douglas Dolphin started out from and-seascapes; Barcelona, Flying instruction will be resum-dernistic city of Old Spain; Is- Canton air route passes through reached Wenchow precisely ac without incident, the Shanghal- the Lunghwa Aerodrome and tanbul (rarely, included in world cruises), with a delightful cruise one of the roughest parts of China. cording to schedule on the tick of The interruption of that service, nine, where several dozens of re- the Bosphorous: Djibouti, ft will be remembered, was occa-sidents were given what must have promoted to Colour Sergeant and East Africa, primitive as the exersioned by the disastrous crash of been for some of them the first appointed C.Q.M.S.; Armoured Car hai jungle, savage under the skin; a passenger plane on the Che ride in the air. At 11 in the Section, with effect from January India with an included excursion kang coast in the middle of last forenoon the journey was 11, 1935, vice C/S (C.QMS.) Nissim which conveys cruise members to year. To prevent the repetition tinued towads Foochow the next transferred to the Reserve Com-busting Bombay-Agra, the Abode of such an accident, the manage- stop. For more than half-way the of Art the Taj Mahal-Delhi of ment of the CN.A.C. has spent dying conditions were all that the Dying Dynasties-Fatephur-

weather reporting along the South fog was encountered; and with months to perfect & system of could be wished, until gathering China coast, especially around the continued radio reports of heavy Hangchow Bay, where aerial con-weather ahead, the pilot. Mr. C. s ions are among the most un- Vaughan decided to turn round, certain of China. Wireless sta- about 80 miles to the north of Hons have been erected on In addition to these novelties the strategic points, and have chow.

all Foochow, for Shanghai via Wen- that must be visited on a World for that specific purpose. For there will be the traditional places operated since the last half year, Cruise, if one hasn't seen them; more powerful machines, two Dou- places that may be agreeably alt-glas Dolphin seaplanes were pur ed again if one has already done chased from America. But in or so, such, to name a few, as Ma-der to give a sufficient test to the deira the mauve; the lively French planes and the weather reporting Riviera; famed Naples and its beautiful bay; Classic Athens; the Holy Land, including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethany, and the Mount of Olives; Mystic Egypt with Cairo, the Pyramids, the Nil

6.—TRANSFER

No. 868 C/Sgt. (C.Q.M.S.) A. Nissim, Armoured Car Section. is transferred to the Reserve Com- pany, reverting to rank of Sergeant at his own request, with effect from

January 10, 1935.-

7-RETURN FROM LEAVE No. 1511 Sergt. G. P. Ferguson,

M.G. Troop, returned from leave on December 13, 1934.

No. 1481 L/Cpl. R. M. Wood, No. 4 Platoon, on 31.12.34.

"Я-LEAVE

Lieut. J. A. R. Selby, Medical Section, granted leave from Janu- ury 12 to December 31, 1935.

No. 1796 Bergt. L. W. Hume. Medical Section, granted leave from January 28 to November 25, 1835...

9.-STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH

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Capt. F. Syme-Thomson" (de ceased) Reserve. of Officers, from December 20, 1934.

10-STRENGTH

No. 2249 Private T. M. Parsons Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, MO. Btn. (M.M.G. Section), 7.1.85.

(Ed.) P. 5. M. WILKINSON,

Captain,

Adjutant, HK.V.D.C. AFFILIATED UNIT

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Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.

1-Lecture. The second lecture

Sr, the Fated-Kuth, Minar Naam-Ud-Din: Ball, the unspo ed and enchanted Island; Korea. ed on a World Cruise; and Japan, the Hermit Kingdom, seldom vlait- in cherry blossom time,

Headquarters respectively for M. Instruction-

Sunday, January 27, 1935.om pany will fire M.G. Part II at Stonecutters. Detalls will be issued later.

Leave No. 1466, Pipe Major W. C. K. Mackte, No. 2 (Scottish Coy. Headquarters granted nine months leave from January 15 to October

.14, 1935.

No. 1730 Pte. AC. Young, No. 7 Platoon, granted seven months

First Aid will be held on Mou- leave from January 12 to August Room at Volunteer Headquarters at day, January 14 in the Lecture | 11, 1835. 5.30 p.m.

Lecture: L L T. Tide, MA M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.B., B.Ch. -- ARMOURED CAR SECTION

2-Practice-A Practice Class There will be a parade on Tues-for those qualified will be held at day, January 15, at Headquarters the same time and place.

at 5.30 p.m.

NO. 3 (ANZAC) COMPANY Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 pm, on Monday 14th instant for. Machine Gun Instruction in pre- paration for the 4th Test in con- nection with Schedule "B" of the Proficiency Classification. (I A. & Stoppages).

CORPS INFANTRY | (PORTUGUESE)

The Corps Infantry will parade on Tuesday, January 15 at Head- quarters at 5.30 pm.

Box Respirator-Instruction. in the use of the Box Respirator (un- der regular instructors) all ranks will parade with Gas Mask

ACTORS DISCOVER

QUICKEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION.

Amazing evidence of the remark able speed with which indigestion and stomach pains can be stopped has been revealed by medical ex periments and numerous X-ray photographs of actual cases. These prove the ingredients of Bisurated Magnesia to be the quickest acting And most effective known to medical science. Within 5 minutes & tea spoonful of Bisurated" Magnesia in a little water produced complete relief in cases witere numberless other remedies had failed entirely." Biurated Magnesiais B COMA picke treatment for the relief of stomach troubles it neutralises the harmful acids that cause the trouble and it spreads a soothing, protective him over the stomach Jiming Loading Stomach specialists, doctors and hospitals recommend Bisurated Magne because they are in these Inte

NOTICE

The Hong Kong Police is holding an Athletic Sports Meeting on the ground of the South China Athletic Association (by kind permission of the Association) at Caroline Hill on Sunday, January 27, commen- cing at 2.30 p.m.

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Event No. 18 mile) is open to members of His Majesty's Ser- vices and the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. This race will take Com-place at approximately 3.30 pm.

(84) M. M. MELLOR, Acting Commandant, Nursing Detachment ELK.V.D.C. AFTER ORDERS Parade No. 2 (Scottish) pany.-No. 8 Platoon: Wednesday, January 18, 1935: No. 7: Platoon: Thursday, January 17, 1935. “Parade at Kowloon Dock and 1935.

Entries should be sent to Sub- Inspector Chester Woods, Police Headquarters. before January 22,

Manager of the ON.A.C., though Interviewed here, Mr. Dal En-ki,

fight, expressed full disappointed with the interrupted concurrence

Mr. Vaughan's judgement in Dixby, Director and representative abandoning that trip. Mr. HM.

of Fan-American Airways' interest in the C.N.A.C.; also endorsed that and the Sphinx: Madras, the view, saying that, for the time be metropolis of Southern India; in the management was not so Ceylon, the spice and pearl bland: much concerned about schedules, Penang city of the Snake Temple but wanted to get their men tho- and marvelous botanical gardens roughly acquainted with the route appearing: Pakuam, scaport of shape, and that for all times the Malacca, quaint, dreamy, Dutch and to get their equipment in

with its Bangkok, capital of Sam; Java rule should be "Safety First canals; Manila of the Philippines.

notable aquarium and China United Frei. redolent of Dewey Hong Kong. embroideries, slippers, and china; China, city of silks, jade, iveries, Shanghal, on the Junk-teeming Hwang po; Ching Wang Tao, with Pelping and Tientsin included: Honolulu and Hilo in the lovely and Los Angeles in California; the Hawaiian Islands, Ban Franciscu

Panama Canal, and Havana, Cuba.

There will be interesting over- tones in the form of optional ex- cursions allowing ample opportu nity for visiting such places as the shrine of Monserrat in Spain. Pompell, the rained city DERT Naples, a pligrimage to Nazareth and Galilee in Palestine; a fas cinating excursion from Cairo to Luxor; a gorgeous trek to the Himalayas and to Darjeeling; to Holy Benares and Calcutta In India; across Southern India from Madras to Colombo in Ceylon, to the world-famous temples at An- koz Wat; to the famous wall of China, and a joyous excursion ACTOSS cherry petalled Japan

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HONGKONG DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

1935

CONTEST IN PROGRESS

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