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VOLUNTEER ORDERS

ORDERS BY LT.-COL, H. B. ROSE, M.C., COMMANDANT, HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

CORPS ARTILLERY IST BATTERY

April 4 HQ. 5.30 p.m. Q.M. Store will be open for issue and change of uniform and equipment

END BATTERY

"April 4. "E.Q. 5 p.m. Right Sec- tion and D.EL. personnel. Rifles

to be drawn.

Dress for Wed. and Thurs. parades S.D caps and Overalls. April 7. Peak Range. 9 a.m. Table "A". Range Officer-Lt. KM A. Barnett. Uniform-Trop- sers. K.D. Jacket, KD. S.D. cap. complete web equipment, lanyard, no bayonet. Great coats to be carried. Peak Tramway vouchers are available on application.

for

NO. 1 COMPANY April 3 HQ. 5.15 p.m. Kennedy Road. No, 2 Squad. Remainder. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Company programme.

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NO. 2 COMPANY April 4. M.G. Training. (1) No. 6 Platoon. Kowloon Docks, 5.30 p.m. No. 7 Platoon. HQ. 5,30 p.m.

NO. 4 COMPANY

April S. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. LO. LA.

NO S COMPANY

April 11. HQ. 2 p.m. Parade for Training Exercises.

NO, ↑ COMPANY Apri 4. HQ. 5.45 p.m. Repirator drill.

TRANSPORT SECTION Apru 4. Kowloon Bus Co's. Am Garage Castle Peak Road,

5.30 All ranks excluding DEL Per- p.m. Lecture. Dress Mufti. Trans- sonnel. Dress-Overalls, SD. Caps ¦ port, 5.20 ·D.01. Star Ferry and GP. shoes.

(Kowloon).

3RD BATTERY

April 4 Belchers, 5.30

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April S. Wellington Bkg. 5.15 p.m. D.E.L. personnel. Dress- Overalls and &.D. caps."

4TH BATTERY

April 5.- Queen's Pler for Pak- shawan 5.30 p.m. Returning 10 pm. No. 1 Gan B, C, Staff and D.E.L. Personnel 24 detailed. Dress Overalls,. B.D. caps, platform shoes, waterbottle filled. Haversack rations will be provid- ed."

Fun

5TH A.A. BATTERY April 4. Queen's Pier, 5.15 p.m. No. 1 Section for Lyemun: Dress -Overalls.

April 4, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. No. 2 Bection. General drul Dress-- Tunic and slacks,

FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS April 4. K.C.R. 5.30 pm Technical training by Sections, ". CORPS SIGNALS April 6 Annual Dinner. Dress— Blue patrols or uniform, trousers, S.D. caps, webbing belts.

RAIN, AND

MORE RAIN

This was the wettest March on record; the weather throughout the month was unsettled, with frequent rainfall, sometimes heavy; there were no less than 14 thunderstorms during the manth.

A hailstorm occurred over Kow- the 100 on March 4. This was

ever recorded first hall

at the Observatory. Fog was prevalent from March 4 to March 9, followed by a short spell of warm

sunny weather from the lith to the 14th. A brilliant display of solar halos was seen on the 14th: The remainder of the month was | mainly cloudy and wet, with occa-"

sional bright' intervals.

NORMAL TEMPERATURE The mean temperature for the month was 63.6 deg. F. which is normal: a maximum of 77.6. des. was recorded on"the 31st.

and a minimum of 55.0 deg. on the 21st FIELD AMBULANCE

The mean relative humidity was April 5. St. Paul's College, 5.30 84 per cent which

is 1 per cent p.m. Lecture,

above horsal. APPOINTMENTS Gnr. C. T. Choy, 4th Bty, to be L/Bdr. 29.3.40.

Gar. C. C. Fang, ith Bty.. to be L/Bdr., 29.3.40.

Gnr. B. Foon, 4th Bty. to be L/Bdr., 29.3,40

Pte. M. G. Carruthers, C. PL., to be L/Cpl, 29.3.40...

LEAVE

GENERAL

H.K. POLICE RESERVE Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. II. King, P. R. Sharma, and R717 Alab

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• Commissioner of Police

GENERAL

The Squad Drill competition has been arranged to take place at Central Police Station on Fri- day, April 12, 1940, Fal in at 17.15 hours sharp. *

CHINESE COMPANY Strength. Constables R169 Lau Yun Ning and R171 Ip Wa Kwal have been taken on the strength of the Chinese Company as from March 28, 1940.

will

Training Course-Part II. undermentioned members of the The

Chinese Company. attend Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course on Tues- day, April 2, 1940, at 17.30 hours sharp:-

Constables R12 Lai Chak Po, R15 Tsul. Kwok Ching. R31 Kwok Wai Lam, R39 Ip Shiu Ning. "Ros Ip Wing Nin, R101 Lai Li Ying. R164 Mak Wai Fong: "R165 LIK George Poon, R166 Chan ahlu Sun, R169 Làu Yun Ning and R171 Ip Wa Kwai,

Khan.

Training Course-Part II. The following members of the Indian attend Company Company will Headquarters

for

of Part II Training Course .on Monday, April 1, 1940 at 17.30 hours under PAR, 214 Channan Sthgh:

Constables R212 P. Singh, R272 N. Nazir. R319 N. Y. Hussain,

29 G. Nabi, R259 A. Khan, R268 G, Singh, R288 N. Khan, R300 F. Singh. R701 N. Khan, R702 M. Hayat, R704 M, Gurrim, R705 8.

Hamid, R708 M. Höcsen, R709 A. Khan. R706 M. Yakub. R707 A.

Singh, R710 H. Ahmed, R716 P. R. Sharma, R711 W. Abbas, R712 A. Rahman, R713 S. Bachi, R714 A. Khan, R715 F. Din, and R717 Ajab

Khan

· Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will

be carried out as ordered.

FLYING SQUAD "Strength, Crown Sergeant R318 Ho So has ceased to be à mem- ber of the Reserve as from March 27, 1940.

Instructional Patrol. The next

against

Sunshine amounted to 99 hours, following will attend Company Instructional patrol of the Kow-

The

anormal of 94 hours,

rainfall

Was 12.91

total

inches which is nearly 10 inches above normal. This is a record for March, the previous highest Armd.total being 11.49 inches in 1905.

Capt. C. W: L. Cole, 4th Ety,

15.5.40-14.12.40.

Sgt. J. L. Ilsley, 1st Bty.. 24.4.40 --5.8.40.

Onr. F. 7 Chung. 4th Bty., 29.3.40-20.4.40.

The highest daily total of 4.45 inches on the 16th is also a record for the month...

The maximum wind velocity in a gust was 54 mm.p.h. at 9.40 p.m. on the 22nd.

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Training Course-Part III. The

Headquarters for instruction Monday, April 1, 1940 Part II of Training Course on at 17.30 hours sharp-

Constables R12 Lai Chak. Po, R15 Tsui Kwok Ching, R31 Kwok Wai Lam. R39 Ip Shiu Ning, R9s Ip Wing Nin, R101 Lai Li Ying. R104 Mak Wat Fong, R165 Lik George Poon, R166 Chan Shiu Sun, R169 Lau Yin Ning, and R171 Xp Wa Kwai,

Patrol Duty Patrol duties will Pte. A. Walker, Stanley Platoon. be carried out as ordered.

Gnr. W. L. Yang, 5th A.A. Bty. 15.4.40. 11.3,40-10.5.40.

Pte. C. S. Rosselet, A.8.C. Cos 1.4:40-30.4.40.

Pte. W. H. Peters, No. 3 Coy. 28.3.40-11.4.40.

STRENGTH-DECREASE Gnr. J. A..L. Pearson, 2nd Bty.,

April 7 Peak Range. All con- "cerea are reminded that Signals | 8.3.40.

Spoon Shoot will be held on this: date.

MOBILE COLUMN Armoured Car Platoon April 5 HQ. 5.30 p.m. A. B & C Classes. Indication and recogni- tion: mechanism,

Motor Machine Gun Platoon April 3. H.Q. 5.30 pm. N.C.O's Class. Recapitulation.

Spr. N. K. Littlejohn, R.O.D.C.. 15.3.40.

Gar Paul Kwok, 4th Bty. 18.3.40.

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Pte. D. F. Davies. Armd. Car Pl... 20.3.40.

Pte. A. C. English, Stanley Platoon. 151440.

Ftc. T. E. Gooding. Stanley Platoon. 15.4:40.

Pte. J. R. Logan, Stanley Pla- toon, 6.4.10.

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

The next lecture will be held on Friday April 5, in the St. John's Cathedral Hall at 5.30 p.m.

INDIAN COMPANY Training Course Part 1 following members will attend Central Police Station on Wed- nesday, April 3, 1940

as 17.15 hours for Squad Drill under Sub- Inspector (R) Mehdi Khan:---

loon Section will "take place on Wednesday, April 3, 1940 at 17.15 tours sharp at Terminus Fire Station. All members must at- tend. Dress Blue Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace. Whistle and Chain, and Truncheon to be carried.

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HONG KONG SIDE TABLE, From 3 to 8 Apr. 1840.

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Commandant;

Nursing Detachment,

Constables R231 A. Karim, R257 The undermentioned lady was A Khan, R277 M. Afzal, R217, A. | Wed. attached to the Military Hospital Hamid. R218 B. Abbas, R240 A. for training during the period Mohamed, R265 Mohamed Ram-Thurj shown:

zan. R268 Kesar All, R239 N. Miss G. Ezra-18-27/3/40,

Hamet, R291 A. R. Feroz. R274 H.

Fri. Strength-Increase: Mrs. M. A. Khan, R213 M. All, R272 N. Nazir, Neve--21.3.40..

R259 A. Khan, R268 G. Singh, R300 P. Singh, R701 N. Khan, San. R702 M. Currim. R705 9. Khan, R708 M, Hoosen... R711 W. Abbas, Mon R713 S. Bachi, R714 A. Khan, R716

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