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VOLUNTEER DINNER

GENERAL

CORPS ACTIVITIES REVIEWED

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The great interest His Excellency | panles has been won for the second | Corps, in person, how grateful I always shows in our work and his year in succession by No. 11 Platoonam for their services in the past readiness to give favourable con-commanded by Mr. D'Almada. 1 year and how much I hope for their sideration" to all proposals hene-congratulate him and the members continued and even greaten ser ficial to volunteering has been a of his Platoon but I warn them vices in the year to come." source of great encouragement to that it is not my intention that

I should like also to express my

all those responsible for the ad-the Cup should became their pro-thanks to Brigadier Bissett and the. ministration of this Corps and an perty should they be successful staff of the Hong Kong Infantry incentive to 'ali ranks to show again next year.

Brigade, to the Heads of Services. themselves worthy of this con- There are two more individual | at Command Headquarters and sideration.

Cup winners to whom I must refer their staff and to the Os.C. The at this stage and its curious that 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots, the 1st IMPORTANT EVENTS

both should also be winners for the Bn The Middlesex Regiment and Since our last annual dinner

of importance has 2nd year in succession. Captain the 9th Heavy Brigale, R.A. I have one. event

Sequeira has once again won the to rely to a very great extent, on occurred to which

Cup, so kindly presented by His Regular Instructors to train the like to refer.. This

Excellency the 2.0.C. to the Volun- Corps. The increase in strength teer who makes the best aggregate has necessitated my making greater Score in the various matches that demands than in former years and to comprise the competition for I am glad to record that I have E the Governor's Prize at the always received very generous as- Bisley Meeting. I congratulate sistance on all occasions from all |Captain Sequeira, «

units and departments, The, Corps

I should

the

Coronation of Their Majesties the King and Queen at which this Corps was represented by the Senior Volunteer Officer and the Senior Volunteer Warrant Officer on the Active List. Major Mitchell and C.B.M. Everest. I know our re-

their Regular Army

The other is Flight Cadet W. E themselves will be the first to ae- presentatives and the Corps in gePeers who has won the Cup pre-knowledge the help they have re- eral esteemed it a very high honour that they should have been per-seated by Mr. W.H. Bell to our most celved from mitted to participate on that me-efficient pilot. I am sorry that Instructors. morable occasion and I have no Flight Cadet Peers is not able to doubt that the events of that periodike to have congratulated him, not be with us this evening, as I should will live long in the memories of only on winning the Cup, but also on being our first pilot to obtain a

those who attended.

B licence.

NAVY THANKED

I am very pleased to have with us this evening Commodore Dicken of the Royal Navy and I have great pleasure in thanking him. Captain Whitmarsh and the Royal Marines of H.M.S. Tamar on behalf of all ranks of No. 3 Battery, for the very valuable work they have done for that unit throughout the year.

We are all very much Indebted to Major Mitchell for presenting to the Corps, on his return to the

CLOSE COMPETITION Colony, the portraits of Their The competition for the M.G. Majesties the King and Queen Trophy was a very close affair and which can be seen in this hall this was noteworthy, for two events evening.

| the first being that it was won by We are very proud tou possess the dark horses of the competition.] Officers of the Royal Air Forec and these pletures especially as they No. 3 Company winning by @ points to Squadron-Leader Smith and the have been graciously autographed from. No. 2 Company. It was staff of the Far East Flying Train- for us by Their Majesties.

gratifying to learn that the judges | Ing School, I am much indebted for were unanimously of the opinion the Instruction and training of the

SUCCESSFUL YEAR

To Group. Captain Peck and the

I think I may say that on the that the winners were the best. ell volunteer Alt Arm, whole, this has been a successful round team in the competition, the] I must include in my expressions year for the Corps. It has cer-second noteworthy event being that of thanks to all those who bave tainly been a very busy one: 274 the runners up. the Scottish Com- helped me. a reference to the Hong new members have been enrolled pany, proved once and for all that King Press. We owe a great deal and two new units have been English Ideas of Scottish hospitality to the Press. The publication of formed. a Chinese Company and are often based on misconceptions. our weekly orders and the generous 3 Corps Pay Section.

I doubt any other national publicity given to all our activities team would, even though it was is of great value to, and is much

The creation of a Chinese Com-

a

BIFLE MEETING.

RECRUITING.

pany is an innovation in this Corps under misapprehension, treat appreciated by, the Corps. but I am glad to be able to say their victorious opponents to such that it has already proved a suc-a liberal supply of beverage. I

I make no apologies on all Ò¤¶ cessful one. The anxiety to join congratulate the winners on their and the keenness and enthusiasm success and the runners up on the casion such as this for referring" exhibited by all "those who Have way they have upheld our national once again, but for the last time I assure you, to recruiting. Many of been enrolled ensured the sucess tharacter,

you will probably think I should of this Company from the very

have omitted all reference to this beginning. I congratulate Captain The Corps Rifte Meeting took subject in view of the fact that I Branson and his staff on the rapid place on Kowicon Ranges on the have reported a nett increase of progress that has been made, and 24th of last month. In spite of nearly 200. if that be so then I ask on behalf of all other units in the very adverse weather conditions all you to remember that the forma- Corps, I extend a very hearty wel-events on the programme weretion of new units is responsible for come to the Chinese Company. completed and the standard of the major part of that increase and Colonel Rogers has already taken shooting of the leading teams was that the strength of old unita has the Pay Section under his wing distinctly good under the chreums-not changed to any great extent. and there I am quite content. to tances.

I know that there are a largo leave it. The Editor of the Corps

Journal has also the honour of commanding the Pay Section and therefore I feel that its activities will probably receive ample pub: 'ficity.

EFFICIENCY

We congratulate L/Cpl. Ribeiro of number of men in this Colony who the A.A. Company on winning the are not averse to volunteering but Championship, also the runner up who cannot make up their minds Sergt. Baieros of the same unit. to take the plunge. It is to them It is worth recording that the Blake and to them only that I wish to Shield was also won by this unit appeal this evening. I càn do so and that their team of four obtain in no better way than by repeating Those of you, who were presented the first three places in the in the words of a famous politician at the anual dinner last year will the individual Championship.. when, broadcasting an appeal for remember that I altered- the con-

We also congratulate the Scottish | A.B.P. workers." ditions under which the Efficiency Company on their success in the He said "I have never doubted Cup was awarded. I-am applying other team events. They have that they will come in their the same rules this year and once shown us all that old men can still hundreds but they will come ngain the tactical efficiency of the shoot and that the ordinary Batur untrained, and for the work unit and its readiness for war have day evening entertainment in Hong that we will be *required been the principle considerations Kong "can be indulged in without to do, one man trained be- in awarding this cup.

the eye being seriously affected on forehand will be worth three or four the Sunday morning.

Before I announce the winners should ke to apologise to the Coast Defence Units, and by them I mean both batteries and the En-

under

RIFLE CLUB FORMED

I should like to take this opport- unity of informing the Corps that

who come at the last minute." I should like to go even further than that and say that a large influx of untrained men would be an

embarrassment in the early stages

ADVISORY BOARD

gineer Company, for once again I have not taken them into con Rife Club, affiliated to the of an emergency. sideration. The lines on which H.K.R.A.. has been formed within you are trained make comparison the Corps and that I hope in this with other units almost impossible way to encourage Volunteers to We extend a hearty welcome, to and I must ask you to rest content interest themselves in rifle shoot-all our guests and among them it with the knowledge that the C.RA Ing and to take a larger part in gives me great pleasure to see so and all the Regular Officers who the H.KRA, weekly shoots, HEmany members of our Advisory.. have assisted in your training have the Governor has very kindly ap- Board. We are always pleased expressed themselves as very satis-proved a scheme whereby the sup-when they interest themselves in fied with your progress. It is in ply of ammunitions to members of our work and I do ask them not keeping with the reputation of this Corps Rifle Club will be very to be content with just one annual these units that their efficiency much faciliated. I am sure no one visit. I should ilke them to feel that these conditions should would be more pleased than H.E they are always welcome here and have increased rather than if the improved facilities for shoot-to realise that a casual vielt now diminished.

ing should result in a Volunteer and again will always be appre- ANTHE WINNERS*·

winning his prize at the next Bisley clated. The Efficiency Cup for M.G. meeting,

I am deeply indebted to the Units of the Corps has been won HE. the G.O.C. has, on every Heads of business houses and firms this year by the Mobile Column. possible occasion, stressed the imin Hong Kong for the assistance The M.M.G. Platoon and the portance to the Colony of the they have given me and for the Armoured Car Section, who to-Volunterr Corps and I should like consideration they have always, gether comprise the Mobile Column to thank him and his Chlet star shown me. It is perhaps un have contributed equal shares toomcer. Colonel Irwin, for the ad- fortunate that this year the condi- the winhing of this Cup. I am vice, assisance and encouragement tions which have made it such a sure it will be the general opinion we have received from their hands busy year for many business houses that the winning unit has worked during the year under review. Wet Hong Kong should be the very jhard for and well deserved.its win. are all sorry that the 0.0.C. 18 un-same condition's that made it I personally congratulate Captain able to be with us tonight but he necessary for the Volunteer Corps Williams, Lieut. Way and Lieut. He sent me a message which he to increase its efficiency.............. Hamilton, and those under their has asked me to read to you this command, on their success and evening.

do so also on behalf of all other

units in the Corps...

Competition was very close and

It was no easy win. These Units,

*@G.O.C.1 MESSAGE

It is as follows:-

expect that you will be making speech sometime during the An-

and there were several, who came nual Volunteer Dinner !!!! close to the winners must be satisf you do I would be grateful if

-All difficulties were, however, overcome and I should like to as- sure you that I am grateful for the way you me, especially in the busy months of November and December last, when you released so many volunteers for the annual camps.

LAST ADDRESS

fled with knowing that they were you would broadcast my very best Gentlemen, this will be my last close enough to have a good chance wishes to the assembled company opportunity, before my departure

of reversing the result next year. for a most successful evening,

י

in two montra time, of ssdressing

FORTUGUESE SUCCESS am particularly sorry not to be the Corp as a whole and I can- The Cup for the most efficient able to be present on this occasion platoon in the Portuguese Com for I would have liked to the

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