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PRESERVATION OF PEACE WAS CHIEF AIM OF NORWEGIAN POLICY, SAYS

FOREIGN MINISTER

During the debate on the Speech from the Throne the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Dr. Koht, laid particular stress on the passage in the Speech which declared the preservation of peace to be the chief aim of the Norwegian

Government.

Continuing, Dr. Koht said that to remain neutral ls. not only a duty we owe our country but is also a right we exercise in our relations with other peoples."

One may at times be inclin-sider whether they had not better their DWD interest exercise ed to believe that the belli-in

use of gerent Powers think that we' greater restrain in their ought to choose between this form of warfare.

by. - this would gire the other party no right whatever to do the

We have done every.hing in our

re-

GENERAL

VOLUNTEER ORDERS

ORDERS BY LT-COL B. B. BOSE, M.C., COMMANDANT,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ORDERLY MEDICAL", OFFICER All respirators, knives and pliers MEDICAL INSPECTION- must be returned to Company

Office.

RECRUITS

Friday, Mar. 3 HQ. 5.30 pm, Lt- E. W. Stout.

"CLASP TO THE EFFICIENCY MEDAL

Extract from Government Gazette No. 17 of the 19/4/40.

CORPS SIGNALS Friday, May 3 H.Q. 5.15 p.m. Signal training:

power to maintain a strict neu- trality. This was acknowledged

MOBILE COLUMN by the whole world when we

Armoured Car Platoon leased the German prize "City of

Friday: May 3 H.. 5.30 pum. All Filmt" as she sought refuge in a "No, i-In accordance with re- Classes. Compass and Map Read- Norwegian part. We have shown gulation 8 of the Regulations as mg. Mechanism. and will connue to show cur to grant, forfeiture, restoration Motor Machine Gun Platoon

Friday, May 3 HQ. 5.15 p.m. for will to preserve strict neutrality and other matters concerning The towards all the belligerents.

Efficiency Medal in regard to the Kennedy Road Range. Those de- Hongkong Volunteer SOVIET & FINLAND Commenting on the war be- The mine war has also been tween Soviet-Russia and Finland them, and that there is really no other way out offered to carried into Norwegian territorial Dr. Keht said:

waters. In the first half of Dec- When Russian forces invaded ember one British and one Greek Finland the feeling in our vessel were sunk off the Nor-try was one of consternation. It however. was war against a peaceful neigh- sinkings bour with whom we live in close territorial collaboration, and our hearts-can- limit. It is on the other hand no; but be deeply stirred by this clearly established that the sink-event

US.

INDEPENDENT POLICY

I will, therefore, put on recore wegian coast. I. 13, that we regard ourselves as being doubtful whether those in truth au side the War Our occurred within the neutrality is the outcome of independant Norwegian policy and is based on vitally important Norwegian interests. We will not let ourselves be drawn Jato the war and we

détermined to

are

The Foreign Minister then T

ferred to the problems which

coun-

feel-

Defence tailed. M.G. practice Pt. I

NO. 1 COMPANY Corps, published as Notification

Friday, May 3 HQ. 5.30 pm. 0... No, 579 in the Gazette of August 2, 1935, His Excellency the Governor C. Company's parade. All ranks has been pleased to authorize the will attend. following award:-

Clasp to Eiciency Medal Regimental Quartermaster Sex Seant Albert Edward Kew. April

18, 1940"

PROMOTION ·

Sunday, May 5 Kowloon City Range. M.G,

those Casuals, All who have not already fired Party II A.M.G.C. For detall see para, 5

below.

ነነ

NO. 2 COMPANY Extract from Government Thursday, May 2) No. 8 Gazette No. 17 of the 19/4/40... Platoon. Kowloon Dock 5.30 pm. ng of another British vessel. the| Nobody can prevent such

"His Excellency the Governor M.G. and LG. Instruction. (1) No. Deptford" occurred in Norwegian ings, and no Government can pre-

vent that help is sent to mit-as been pleased to approve the 7 Platoon, H.Q. 5.30 pm, Training

following promotion in the Hong-programme parade No. 3.

territorial waters.

kong

In none of these cases "bas It gate the sufferings of the Finnish defend our neutrality as far as it been proved that the sinking was | people. Bu however natural iles in our power.

caused by torpedoes. One might these things

equally are, it is theve suspicions, and these seem-clear that the state must remain of the outside the conflict. This is the ed strongest in the case "Deptford.” I so a German sub-more necessary as much forces as marine mus, have been at work. we have for our defence are need- most As

investigations ed at home. as the

all three cases were completed

500N

Under the

political

conditions

Corps.

Volunteer Defence

NO. 3 COMPANY with effect from Mar. 28, 1940:- Thursday May 2 Nos. 9. 10 and Staff Quartermaster Sergeant 11 Platoons, training as in Com- Ralph James Shrigley to be pany programme. No. 12 Platoon, second Lieutenant. April

15. N.C.'s only: 1940"

NO. 4 COMPANY Friday, May 3 HQ. 5.30 pm. TO.ET. No parade: Company man will be eligible for "Weapon Training Bonus for 1939-40 until he has passed these tests. Re- crults: Musketry training.

PARADES

war has created for the small na tions, pointing out that the mine

the warfare had proved

CORPS ARTILLERY fatal. to this country. Norway

3rd Battery has since the outbreak of war lost were brought to the attention of now prevalling Europe We Thursday, May 2 H.Q. 5.15 p.m. 28 ships aggregating 70.000 tons

the German Government with a might easily find ourselves in- N.CO's Class. Dress-Overalls & hundred (X) and more than

request that the matter be fully volved in a

conflict

more S.D. caps, looked into and steps taken to than one Great Power. We

Thursday. May 2 Miniature policy of Range, 5.30 pm. DEL: Section, prevent à recurrence if it should not embark on such a

Dress-Mufti. be found that the sinking of the "Deptford" was due to a German submarine.

#

ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED

adventure.

with

Can

4th Battery Friday, May 3 No. 1 Gun: B. C. Sta; A Rellef, D.EL. "B" Re- let; and all Signallers 5.30 p.m. Queen's Pier for Pakshawan, re- turning at

Dress-S.D. p.m.

waterbottles 1 Alied. Haversack Cape, overalls. gün platform shoes, rations will be provided.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1940.

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Queen's Building.

WEATHER REPORT

Hongkong Boral Observatory

10 am. April 29. Barometer (at sea level), 30.00-ins. Temperature, 70 F. Humidity, 72 per cent Wind Direction, E.NE

`Tel. 20638

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 30 Apr to 8 May 1940.

HIGH WATER,

7 Days of

Montli

Date of

NO. 5 COMPANY Sunday, May 6 Kowloon City Wind Force (Beaufort), 1. Range. M.G. Casuals. For details Temperature; maximum yesterday.

75 F see para. 5 under

Wed. 1 Temperature: minimum last night.

88 F. Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th Thur

today, nil.

All Box Respirator's and Steel Helmets must be returned to H.Q. immediately.

Kong

Standard

Time.

Beight.

Standard

Height.

LOW WATER.

Hong

Hong

Rong

Time

b. m.

.in. b. m.

Pace, 30

00.39

45

08:30

44

1024

16.5

92 50

06 30 14 8

10 50

1655

5 2

93 39

2

ΟΙ ΟΙ

5 1

18 11

5 1

12 11

"3

OT 28

00 24

19 to 0.1

13 04

Sat 4

07 46

01 02

H

2002

13 48

Sea

5

08.09

15.9

01 36

43

20 45

5 1

14.29

**

MOB.

8

0-26 6 3

09 10

24

21 20 15 01

16.06

18

Total rainfall since January 1 FTL,

Norwegian seamen have perish fx) The Norwegian war casualties have been mounting fast lately. By February 2, 38 ships aggregat Ing 91.254 tons had been sunk

It has been a cause of great Į with a total of 227 Ilves lost."

us that Finland satisfaction to In some cases there had been a

has played its part in Northern well-founded suspicion that, the

bu it should be A whole month after the above-en-operation,

NO. 7. COMPANY. suk- sinkings had been due to

We

sinkings know that two mentioned marines.

had taken borne in mind that It was never

Thursday, May ? HQ. 5.45 pm. Control Orders vessels have been sunk by Ger- place, Brish and French news-the meaning that this collabora-

and Discipline. man warships, but there are in papers affirmed that Norway was tion should have military sign!-

Musketry Fire

Thursday, May 2 H.Q. 5.30 pm. doubtful cases unable to keep the way from in-ficance. four addition

Governmen's All the Northem

Whole Company, "drill. Dress- 5th A.A. Battery definite proof vading her territory "and suggest- where there is no that the sinking was the work ofed that Allied warships should have declared themselves against

Thursday, May 2 (1) No. 1 Sec- Overalls and S.D. cap. therefore enter Norweglan terri-a military alliance and during the

tion. Queen's Pler, 5.15 p.m. belligerent vessels.

Parades-Members are remind- Barometer (at sea level), 29.89 ins. orial waters.

meeting of the Northern states Overalls, to be carried (1) No. 2 ed that parades are compulsory. Temperatura. 73 F. The information here submitted a Stockholm on October 18 and Section. E.Q. 5.30 p.m. As per Permission to be absent must be Humidity, 65 per cent. serious hindrance makes it quite clear, however, that 19 last, it was made clear that programme. Jacket and trousers. obtained prior to parade date. Ac-Wind Direction. ESE

FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS tion will be taken in respect to Wind Force (Beaufort), 2 to the Norwegian export trade this contention is entirely un-none of the Northern countries

Thursday, of the had contracted any obligations and has also been harmful to the founded, and even if one

May 3 .C.R. 5.30 any member disregarding this or- Maximum temperature, 73 F.

·Minimum temperature, 87 F belligerents themselves. The bel- belligerents had committed such of a military name towards any p.m. Lecture-Heavy Bridging by der.

Rainfall, nil. Continued on Back Page Lt. Hilton, R.E lgerents would do well to con-agrant violation of our neutrall-

submarine

SERIOUS HINDRANCE The mine and has proved a

War

Continued on Fare, 11

22.49 ins. Against an average of, 11.01. Sunset tonight, 6.49 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6.52 3.m.

4 pm.. April 29.

A black-out was imposed all

over Switzerland recently under the orders of General Guisan, Commander-in-Chief. Air

raid alarms were sounded to give the population practice in ruining to shelters-(Havas).

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