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EFFICIENCY MEDAL In accordance with regulation 8 of the Regulations as to grant, forelture, restoration, and other matters concerning The Efficiency Medal in regard to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, published as Notification No. 570 in the Gazette of 2nd August, 1935 Hls Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorize the following award:-

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No. 2178, Gunner C. M. Faure, 1st Battery, Right Section, 5.1.38.

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CATHOLIC NEWS

AND NOTES

(Continued from Page 3)

No. 3057, Private A. F. Tocher, now, the procession remains one: Taikoo Docks, A. C. Sections. 14.38; of the most impressive features No. 3058 Sigman. D. W. Yee. 11. of Holy Week in places where the Babington Path. M. G. Signals, ceremonies are carried out in

4.4.33,

S. F. HEDGCOE,

Captain,

Adjutant, HX.V.D. Corps.

NOTICES

Sergeants' Mess Committee There will be a Sergeants Mess Committee meeting in the Mess on Wednesday 20th April at 8 p.m.

Effeleney Medal Private John Heywood Gelling. Extracted from Government Gazette No. 14 dated 1.4.38, Not-at fication No. E62 of 29.3.38.)

HOLIDAYS

Corps Headquarters will he closed from Good Friday 15th April to Easter Monday 18th April. both days inclusive.

Corps Rifle Meeting Corps Rifle Meeting will be held Kowloon City "B" Range on Sunday April 24th.

Corps Annual Dinner etc. The Annual Dinner and Presen- tatto of Prizes will be held at Corps H.Q. on Friday, May 20th.

AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D. Corps

full.

such as Bach's Passion Music is too lengthy and too elaborate for use in most churches, but those who listened in, last Sunday, to the relay of the second part of the St. Matthew Passion which reached us from Queen's Hall had an opportunity, of appreciating the majestic qualities of relgious music.

THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS

great

It is unfortunate that the dif ference time between Hong Kong and England rules out the CORPS ORDERS

possibility of hearing "The Dream Corps Orders will be published on

of Gerontius" which will be Thursday 14th April and Os. C.

Lecture: The 4th lecture on broadcast from Daventry on Good Units are requested to send in Home Nursing will be given in the Friday, for there are few who would their orders by Wednesday even-P.W.D. Offices at 5.30 p.m. on Mon- be sufficiently enthusiastic to be ing. 13th April.

day 11th April. There will be no up from three o'clock until Ave lecture on Monday 18th April.

on Saturday morning to hear it 1st Battery

Strength-Increase: Mies. R. As a great modern piece of There will be no parade on Fri-Grant-4.4.48: Miss D. Horlock-Sacred Music it is very suitable day 15th April.

4.4.38.

Leave:-Mrs. V. M. Cairns grant ed leave 23.4.38. to 22.5.38; Mrs. W

PARADES

2nd Battery

for performarice on this solemn day. and its recognition by both critics and pubile was one of the

Wednesday and Thursday 13th and 14th April. 5.30 p.m. H.M.8. Sharp granted leave until 24.4.39: greatest consolations in the life Tamar. Gun drill. Dress-overalls | Mrs. E. M. Philippens granted of Sir Edward Elgar, its com-

and S. D. cap.

Engineer Company Monday 11th April. 5.30 pm HQ. L G. Instruction

Thursday 14th April. 5.30 p.m. RE. Instructional Shed training.

Corps Signals

17

Machine Gun Troop

leave until 24.4.39.

vent.

ان

poser.

con-

Sgd. Mrs. E. M. BEGG,

The Arst performance in Engi- Commandant,

and, in 1900, was almost a flasco. Nursing Detachment. E.K.V.D.C. It was written for the Birmingham

--- | Festival, and Richter, who D.EL. with religious affairs in America ducted it, was so enthusiastic that lately when several members of a he wore out the singers with popular band suddenly gave up a rehearsals, so that they gave a Tuesday 12th Aprii. 5.30 p.m. life of music for that of the con- very indifferent performance. It |H.Q. Signal training.

was not until the Dusseldorf per- For the past eight years fourformance two years later 'when Tuesday 12th April. 5.45 p.. sisters named Jones and another Richard Strauss gave the work Causeway Bay Stables, Ricing girl named Gray were members of unqualified praise, that it WES School. Dress Jodjhura, khak! an all-girl band known as the finally accepted. drill, shirts, S.D. caps. uniformTexas Rangerettes." They halled, Later performance in England as their name indicates, from quite made up for the initial Texas, and they toured throughout fallure, and for many years the the States, winning great popu- singing of Gervan. Mwas in the title part made both it and him famous.

boots.

Armoured Car Section Tuesday 12th April. 5.30 p.m H.Q. Film-Methods of conceal-larity. ment from air and from ground.

Then the band was suddenly There will be no parade on Fri- dissolved, and when people began day 15th April.

to ask why they found that the

Motor Machine Gun Platoon Same as for Armoured Car Bec· tion above.

No. 1 (M.G.) Company There will be no parade on, Fri- day 15th April,

No. 2 (M.G.) Company Thursday 14th April H.QQ M.G. Instruction.

5.30 p.m.

No. 3 (M.G.) Company Monday 11th April. 5.30 p.m. |H.Q. ClassA—Instruments. Class B

-I and R. Recruits-Handling.

No. 4 (M.G.) Company Sunday 10th April. Stonecutters.

| Part II M.G. Course, Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons only. Launch leaves Queen's Pler 8.30 a.m. and Kow- loon Police Pier 8.45 am. Dress Uniform, jacket, trousers, belt and S.D. cap.

Wednesday, 13th April. 5.30 D.ns. HQ Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons.—Re- pairs and adjustments. No. 3 Platoon-Rifle drill.

There will be no parade on Fri- day 15th April.

Portuguese Companies

Thuesday 12th April. 5.30 p.m H.Q. Only these who have not yet qualified for efficiency need at- tend.

Machine Gun Signals Monday 11th April Subsection L. Revolver practice at Kennedy Road Range Transport leaves HQ. 5.20 p.m. Webbing-belts will be

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Friday 15th April. Subsections A and B. Revolver drill. HQ. 5.30 p.m. Webbing belts will be worn.

Army Service Corps Company Thursday 14th April, 5.30 p R.A.B.C. Camber. LG. Instruction. Pay Section

There will be no parade on Fri- day 15th April.

APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

1st Battery

Right Section:-No. 2588, L/Bar, G. 8. Wuby to be B.QM.B., 8.438;. No. 400, L/Sgt. H. T. Buxton to be Sergt., 8.438; No. 2589, Gnr. E. B Neve to be Bdr., 1.438; No: 2845, Gar. W. D. Roberts to be L/Bdr.. 8.4.08: No, 2124. L/Bdr. A. L. Cole to be Bdr, 8.438; No. 1971 Onг. I. G. Johnson to be L/Bdr., 8.4:38,7 -

Left Section:-No. 2620, Gar. H.

Y. Tang to be L/Bdr., 8.4.38; Na.j 2692 Gnr. R. Rocha to be L/Bdr.. 8.4.38; No. 2854, Gnt. M. Y: Yeung to be L/Bdr., 8.4.38.

REVERSION

· No. 2160 L/Bdr., E. L. Strange, 1st Battery, reverts to Gur, 8.4.36. TRANSFER

No. 2160, Gunner E L. Strange, 1st Bty., Right Section. Unit Re- serve, 8.4.38.

LEAVE

1st

Captain' T. Addis-Martin, Battery, 7.438-31.7.38; Lieut. L. B. Holmes, No. 1° (M.Q)): Company, | 30.4.38-31.1.39; 2/LA, C. W. L. Cole,

| 1st Battery, 1:5.38-31.10.38.'

four sisters, together with their | widowed mother, had all entered a convent together, and within a short time the ith girl, Willeen Gray, hnd followed them.

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