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VOLUNTEER UNIT AT

DINNER

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The Battery Shows Good Results

The Battery Unk of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps held la ammuni dinner at the Corps Headquarters last night which was presided over by its Capt. §. A. Martin, who in toast- ing the health of the guests spoke of the co-operation between the gunners and the unit and expressed thanks to all who had helped the unit.

CAPT. MARTIN'S SPEECH Addressing the gathering 'tain Martin' said:-

and If you know of any key re- Cap-cruit please send him along. We will guarantee him a good show, a happy show and a hard work- Ing show.

Colonel Carrington-Skyes, our Commandant. Gentlemen,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1935.

GALLANTRY AT SEA

British Officers- Rewarded

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At the meeting of the Executive. Council held on Thursday His Ex-

cellency the Officer Administering the Government, presented to Mr. C. G. Strappe, Third Engineer of the Anshun, on behalf of the | Mercantile Mariña Department of the Board of Trade, a palt of binos culars. This award was made to him by the United States Govern- ment in recognition of his services on March 14, 1934, when the gun- beat Fulton was in distress. iz Bias BAJ.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS

(ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COLONEL H. B. L. DOWHIGGIN, OBE. COMMANDANT, H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.)

PARADE

Corps 1st Battery Parade at Belcher's Fort on

Wednesday, September 25 at 6 p.m. Dress: Overalls and Blue Cap.

DR.F. Cup. This has been won by Bdr. Rees with 113 marks out [of a possible 125.

Corps Engineers Monday, September 23, 1935- A.A. Training at Whitfeld Barracks at 5.45 p.m.

Corps Signals Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 1995 for Signal Instruction.

Parade at Corps Headquarters at

26 1835 to proceed to Kennedy Road Range.

Although a heavy sea was nun- May I close in a persona vein?ning and the night was very blacks.20 pm, on Thursday, September I have referred in my speech to the sa Tsinan, in which, he was co-operation and the "get-to-serving, on the appearance of a gether" spirit.

Without it I do glare in the sky, went to the rescue not think it is possible to become of the gunboat mentioned. On

really efficient volunteer Unit We of the Battery are a family party al: working together for one end. No Battery Commander has had a keener, mined-to-get-emclent a more loyal crowd very hearty

It is customary I believe for Volunteer Units to have their ann- ual dinners towards the end of the training season rather than at the outset. I do not think I can be accused of boasting when I claim that the Battery is no or dinary Unit: we do things quite differently. And so it is I find myself this evening at the very start of our training season bid- ding cur Guests a welcome to cur "get-together" Party.

Our training programme is di- vided into

The two sections," more detailed work is carried out

regularly during winter at these H.Q. or

at Belchers Fort where the Engineer Co. who operate the Lights work in with us. In the

off-season we .summer Or

go in for the more specialised side of gunnery. No fewer than five mem- bers of the Battery-,'qualified in their D.R.F. tests thanks largely to the untiring efforts of L/Sgt. Watson himself a member of the Battery.

very

An excellent start was made with the training of layers with- out whom accurate shooting is impossible and We hope to have at least two qualified layers for each gun before Xmas. Our good friend Sgt. Cross of 20th Battery R.A. was in charge of this. instruc- tion and to him our thanks are due.

more deter- crowd nor than I have

utmost 1.

and tonight I would ask the Bat- tery to accept my most sincere thanks. We can now. go forward together striving our make ourselves

satisfaction rea

to our HQ, and pride of the Corps. Gentlemen, will not fail.

Members of the Battery I give you the toast of the evening-OUR QUESTS--

a source 0/ to Command own H.Q. the The Battery

COL. CARRINGTON SYKES

approaching the burning ship, a boat was put out from the 5. Tsinan and wireless signals sent for assistance.

The Tsinan was responsible for saving 48 lives from the USS. Ful- ton and in recognition of the part which he with other omcers of that ship played, the testimonial has been awarded by the President of the United States,

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SHANGHAI FUNCTION

Shanghai, Sept. 15.

At the residence of Sir John Brenan, HM Consul-General, at noon, yesterday, Sir John, on be-

Colonel Carrington Sykes in half of the President of the United thanking the Battery for their States, acting through instructions kind hospitality to himself that from the British Board of Trade, evening said it was only a plea- presented Mr. Robert Richardson sure for him to do whatever he with a pair of binoculars for assis could to assist the Battery in their tence rendered to the U.S.S. Ful- training, and he appreciated very ton. Mr. Richardson, who is an much reference to the part he had play-at the time of the rescue was 3rd. indeed Captain Martin's officer in the China Navigation Co., ed in maintaining co-operation engineer in the s.9. Tsinan. between the Gunners and the Bat- tery. He would like to stress a point, and that W& that each member of the Battery should j HELP FROM GUNNERS

make up his mind to make him That I make reference at all to sely as efficient as he possibly occasion and that is the presenta- our training programme is to re- could, no matter what particular tion of a testimonial of gallantry mind myself yet again-1 indeed lob he got. Unless every person awarded by the President of the this be necessary of the invalu- did this there would be no effici- United States to a British officer able help and encouragement - we ency in the Battery as a whole. of a British vessel for assistance receive at all times from the One thing had struck him re- rendered to an American warship

Sir John, in making the pre- sentation, said:

"We are gathered here to-day for an unusual but very gratifying

Armoured Car Section Section will parade at Corps Headquarters on Tuesday, Septem- ber 24 at 5.20 p.m. sharp for firing Part I. Machine Gun Course on

Kennedy Road Range,

A full attendance is requested. Motor Machine Gun Section Monday, September 23, 1935.— | Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for MG: Classification of gunners.

Wednesday, September 25, 1935.--- Riding parade" at Corps Headquar- ters at 5.30 p.m."

RANGE TAKERS The following have qualified in Range-Finding :----

No. 19% B.Q.M.S. E. Moses, 1st Battery.

No 1760, Sergt. D. Marshall, 1st Battery

No. 1829, Gunner G. S. Gamble, 1st Battery,

No. 1732, Gunner R. S., Jones, 1st Battery.

TRANSFER.

No. 480, Gunner H. T. Buxton, 1st Battery, is transferred to Battery (Unit Reserve) with effect from "September 20, 1935.

No. 16 Pte. K. A Mummo is transferred from Armoured Car Section to No. 2 (Scottish) Com- pany with effect from September 20, 1935.

LEAVE

No. 1548. L/Bergt. L. B. Holmes, No. 1 (M.G.) Company, returned from leave as from September 13, 1935.

No. 2349, Gunner D. G. Kozikis, 1st Battery, granted 5 months leave as from 15.9.95 to 14.2.1938.

STRENGTH:

No. 2302 Gunnar H. W Layden, P.W.D. Corps ist Battery, 17.9.35.

No. 2304, Signs, B. Omar, Sanitary Dept., Corps Signals, 19.9.35.

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No. 2385. Trooper R." Edwarda M.G.Bn. Signal Section

8.0.A. Dept.. M.G. En. (Troop), 10.9.35. Wednesday, September 25, 1935. Section will parade at Corps Head- No. 2395, Trooper P. F. J. De Kök, India Commercial quarters. Empire Test will be fired Netherlands on Miniature Range. As this prac-| Rank, M.G. Bn. (Troop), 19,9,35, tice is essential for efficiency, every No. 2084, Pte. Lim Kim Huan, St. member is requested to attend. Joseph's College, M.G. Ba. No. lecture on Map Reading and prac-

Friday, September 27, 1935. A│3 (M.G.) Coy., 16.9.35. cal work on Model will be given

in

Section Office. This work is

particularly necessary to men tak- ing promotion examinations.

Stonecutters Range-The 6th Oc- tober, 1935 has tentatively bean fx- keep this date open. ed and all ranks are requested to

No. 1 (M.G.) Company

Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, September 27, 1935. N.C.OS. detailed Guard Mounting.

Second and third year men un- der Lieut. D. M. Richards.

First year men, 'I.A. „Recruits, Stripping and Assembling Lock.

No. 2 (Scottish) Company No. 7 Platoon will, parade at

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No. 2389. Pte. W. M. Sousae, H.K.

Electric Co., Corps Infantry Reserve

Class B, 16.9.35.

No. 2387, Pte H. A. V. Ribeiro, H.K. Electric Co.. Corps Infantry Reserve Class B, 16:9.35.

No. 2388, Pte. L. A. Peres. H.K. Electric Co Corps Infantry Re- serve Class B. 16.9.35.

No. 2389, Pte, C. V. Marques, H.K. Electric Co., Corps Infantry Re- serve Class B, 18.9,35,

No, 2390, Pte. H. E. Vieira, HK, Electric Co., Corps Infantry Re- serve Clasi B, 16.9.35,

No. 2391, Pte. C. M. Dos Santos, | Maxwell Pub. Co., Corps Infantry

Reserve Class B, 17.9.35,

No. 2399, Pte. E. F. Nuttall, Dod- well & Co., Ltd, Corps Infantry Reserve Class B, 19.9.35.

No: 2397, Pte. A. F. Da Silva, General Elec. Co., Corps Infantry Reserve Class B, 19.9.35,

No. 2398, Pte. B. A. D'Almeida, General Elec, Co., Corps Infantry Reserve Class B. 19.9.35.

No. 2999, Pte. A. P. De Souza, General Elec. Co. Corps Infantry Reserve Class B, 19.9.35.

No. 2400, Pte. B. D'Assompeac,

Gunners, Col. Hearle is unfortun-cently, and that was the extraor- "You will all remember "the Corps Headquarters on Thursday. ately unable to be here tonight | dinary good feeling existing episode to which I refer In September 26, 1935 at 5.30 p.m. but the remark I would have ad- amongst all the members them-March of last year, the USS, Ful-sharp for Machine Gun Training. dressed to him appy equally to selves, and he hoped that this ton was unfortunate enough to

No. 6 Platoon will parade at Col. Carrington-Sykes. We do ap would mean the Unit Itself would catch fire off the south coast of Kowloon Dock, on Friday, Septem- preciate more than I convey in a attract reorults, 1.5 there was few words all you are doing for us

China, between Hong Kong and ber 27, 1935 at 5.30 p.m. for no getting away from the fact Amoy, and had to be abandoned, Machine Gun Training. and for your great interest in us. that the Battery had the makings but, fortunately, two other ships,.

No. 3 (M.G.) Company That there is to-day the most de- of a really, first-class show. Ho HMS. Wishart and the 6.5. Tsinan,

The Company will fire at the lightful and friendly co-operation also hoped that as many members existing between the Royal Regi- as possible would join. the R.A.

were within reach and were able to Kennedy Road Range on Monday. ment and the Battery is due in Association, thereby establishing from ship to ship was not accom-drawn that day between 2.30 p.m. save the entire crew. The transfer September 23, 1935. Rifles may be stty closer co-operation between plished without, considerable dan- and 5.15 p.m. Bayonets will not be the Gunners and themselves. He agaiıı

No. 2383, Pte. N. Mathieson, But- thanked the

get, but there is no doubt that on required. Fall in at Corps Head- Battery for asking him that evening, and

that day all concerned. both re-quarters at 530 p.m. The lorry terfeld & wire. Reserve Company wished them every success in the

scued and rescuers, upheld the will leave for Kennedy Road at 5.25-Section B, 17,9.35.

p.m. sharp. Dress-Mufti. no Training Season Which had just bighest traditions of the sen...

equipment. "Apart from other acknowledg- ments by the United States au- REPLYthorities of the assistance given by the two British vessels, the Pre-

started.

THE COMMANDANT'S

..very large measure to your own personal enthusiasm. To you Sir, to your Staff and to our affiliated Battery is it a mere coincidence I wonder that we have chosen this date for our dianer?-we would express our most sincere thanks.

I am sure. Sir, you will not mis- understand me when I remind the gathering that we are first and foremost a Volunteer Unit, Cot Dowbiggin it has been my happy Members fortune to serve with you before H.K.V.D.C. and I knew when I took over com- mand of my old Battery that you would always be ready to help and advise us." I have not been Martin for disappointed. Your one ambition I know is to see every unit in the Corps happy, contented and effcl-

ent. We will do all we possibly can to assist you.'

THANKS EXPRESSED

Lt. Col. Dowbiggin in expressing dent has made awards to certain thanks said:-Captain Martin and of The Battery

I must first thank you all for inviting me to be evening and next thank

the kind

sist

officers of the 5.8, Tsinan for the prominent and gallant part they took in the rescue work. Mr. Robert Richardson, who is with us present this to-day, is the only one of those officers at present in China, and the testimonial awarded to him by the President is a pair of binocular glasses, which I am about to hand

Capt. words

to him.

Dodwell & Co., Corps Infantry Reserve Class B, 19.9.35.

(sd.) P. 8. M. WILKINSON, Captain, Adjutant, HKV.D. Corps.

Corps Infantry Parade at Corps Headquarters at

AFFILIATED UNITS 24, 1935. 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, September

Nursing Detachment, HE.V.D. Details will be found in the

Corps, Training lectures will begin `at Appendix.

N.COs. Examination-Examina- Volunteer Headquarters (Lecture tions for promotion. take place Room) on Monday, October 7, 1935 at Corps Headquarters commencing and be continued weekly on Thurs-

A detalled days and Mondays alternatively. Tuesday, October 14. syllabus of the requirements of each rank will be issued to Platoon Commanders.

· APPENDIX "A" Lewis Gun-Probable "Stop- pages continued.-Beadquarters.

he has said and particularly for the assurance he has given on your behalf that you wil, one and all, do all you possibly can to as-

me to make the Corps in "Perhaps a work of explanation general and the Battery in parti- is required as to why I am con- cular in every way efficient to ducting this ceremony and pot my "B" Lewis Gun-Elementary Mé- In thanking you for your in-undertake its tasks in the De-American colleague, but the rea- chanism 8.A.T. Vol. II 1931 pp. 46. terest in us we would include your tence of the Colony. This yon son is that the awards were in the--51-Headquartera

can only do if:

first place all sent to England "C", Musketry-Lying position. (1) You all individually turn up through the usual official channels, S.A.T. Vol. I, 1931, Lesson 3 Stages

regularly

the and

binoculars parade-Be-

for Mr.III. and Headquarters.

"D" Musketry-Fire Table "A" sides being unfair to your Richardson were forwarded to me

I., Freliminary-Kennedy friends in the Battery, irre- by the Board of Trade for pre-Part cularly militates against sentation. I therefore have much Road Range. progressive training.

pleasure in presenting to Mr.

A.A.L.A. Company

Staff without whose co-operation nothing can be accomplished. It 1s a matter of real regret that our Adjutant is so soon to leave us and we would ask him to ac- cept from all members' of" the Battery our very best wishe's and Good Luck.

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on

(2) Back up your Battery Com-Richardson this testimonial award- Class I. B.A. Anti-Afrcraft Train-

mander, who has a good ed to him by the President of the 'ing.-Fire Control-Headquarters,

Class 2. Join up with Category deal" of work to do behind United States for his gallant con- thescenes-Hels

"B" worth | duct, and I would like to add my backing up, and you have own congratulations to him for the assurance of his adala-having earned this conspicuous re- tance at all times.

"ward." (3) Endeavour, to bring in as

In reply. Mr. Richardson made a many recruits as you can short speech of thanks, and was for this training. Season, for warmly congratulated by both Mr. the Battery cannot have Cuningham and Commander too many, at this, juncture,

Everson.

AIR ARM There will be a meeting at Volunteer Headquarters (Lecture Room) at 6 pm, on Monday, Sep- tember 23, 1935. The attendance or all members is requested as the day, time and place for Ground Training will be discussed.

APPOINTMENT M.G.Bn. Signal Section

1st Lecture-Lecture Room, 5.30 P.m. Monday, October 7, 1835, Home Nursing.

Lecturer, Mrs. E. G. Stewart.

(84) M. M. MELLOR, Acting Commandant, Nursing Detachment,

H.K.V.D.C.

NOTICE Bergeants' Mem

An “At Home" will be held in the Mess on Monday, September 30, 1935 from 6 pm to 7 pm

Soldiers' Club, Bollards

Tournament

Winners: HK.VD.C. (Corps. In- fantry);

The winning team will report to Lieut. F. P. Sequeira at the Boldiers' Club at 9 p.m. on Friday, Septem- ber 20, 1935,

Hong Kong Rifle Association (1) The HK.V.D.C. Rifle Club is

It is a source of considerable pleasure to see so many of our] good friends around us tonight-a!- sure-omen of your interest in our f welfare. I have been asked by Co. lonel Harrison to express his most sincere regrats that he is unable to be with us and to assure you of his good wishes for the Train-

affiliated to the recently formed ing Beason. It is particularly

HK. Rine Association and all mem- gratifying to have with us: repre- »

bers of the Corps are affiliated members of the Association: As sentatives of the Nayy with whom we must work in the closest har-

such they will shortly be issued with membership cards, and are mony fever we are to give, a congratulate B. 8. M. Marshall, really good account of ourselves. B Q. M. 8. Moses, Bombardier

No. 1871, Cpl. R. 8. Meadows is entitled to shoot at all association We shax always be glad to see Rees and Gunners Gamble and present the DR. Cup, donated appointed Sergeant with effect practice shoots when range accom any of you at our parades if 1 Jones on Dassing their DR.F. tests by L/Bergt. Watson, to Bombadier from September 20, 1936modation is available. The Hong would not be too unduly boring. so satisfactorily. These goot re- Rees and the Commandant's SU-No. 477. gr. J. J. King is an Kong Ride Association hold, Gentlemen I have one, appeal to suits are largely due to the ex-ver Bugle, to be held for one year make and in which you can agcellent instruction given by L to trumpeter H. J. Mulington. sist. The future, efficiency of the Bergt. Watson, to whom I desire The Battery Commander's Cup Battery is being seriously hand-to express our thanks

for Gun Laying will be awarded capped through lack of numbers It is now my pleasant duty to later on in the season.

I would destre particularly o

pointed, Lance Corporal with effect tice shoote on the Kowloon City

Range from September 29, 1935

Wednesday, mencing at 2 pm, and members

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