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H.K. VOLUNTEER
ORDERS
ORDERS BY LT.-COL. H. B. ROSE, M.C., COMMANDANT, HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
(CONTINUED FROM SATURDAY) | Corps Signals, 29.7.40 to 28.1.41:
PARADES
Pte. H. L Foux, Mob. Column, 31.7.40 to 13.8.40; Fte. F. G. Ribeiro, No. 6 Coy.. 1.8.40 to 15.8.40; Fte. E. A.
Corps Artillery 1st Battery
Aug. 15. HQ. for D'Agullar,
3.31.
3rd Battery
Aug. 15, HQ for Aberdeen,
..
4th Battery
5th AA. Battery
800 WOMEN
EXEMPTED FROM EVACUATION
Approximately 500 women were exempted from the compulsory evacuation.
21
SPORTS
POLISH ASSCN. IN HONGKONG
The Polish Association in Hong- kang acknowledges, with sincere thanks and deep appreciation, the following
from contributions Hongkong and Macao realdents:
MAY, 1940
About 500 were exempted on the ground that their services were R. 8 Fernandes, No. 6 Coy. 3.8.40 to required by the Director of Medi-M. 2.9.40: Char. A H. Seemin, 3rd Bty.,cal Services, the Director of A. R. 10
Chlef Censor and the 4.8.40 to 10.8.40; F/Cat. 6.. Grove. F.. the
s Air Arm, 6.840 to 16.9.40: Major Hongkong Volunteer Nursing D
R. D. Walker, Fd. Coy, Engs., 7.8.40 [tachment.. to 21.8.40: Major J. P. Sherry. Fort.
number The remaining
were
W. J. van Woerkom H.K.525; J. Jones 20; C. I. Sipitaky 20: P. Elenbaas 10; A. P. Tkachenko
oundersen 10.
JUNE 1940
S. F. L. $1; P. F. Zech 3; I. F. Naylor. 5: 3. Videro 30; H., Irving
3; W. N. 5; A. W. Brockert 19; A. Aug. 15. DEL School, 5.30 pm. Siz: Coy, 7.8.40 to 13.8.40: Pte. permitted to stay on specific in Landau 5 Nederlandsch Indische A. Fisher. A.3.C. Coy. 7.8.40 to structions from the Secretary of Handelsbank 25: P. Liebenschutz DEE recrults only.
31.8.40; L/Bdr. P. F. Cathrew, 5th
State. They are persons who are 5: K. P. Fletcher 6; J. M. Braga 5; H. Nolasco 5: A. Jorge 5; F, Rodri- A.A. Bty.. 9.8.40 to 8.5.413 Pte. Mar-running their own businesses.
Coy. 9.8.40 to tin Gold, A8.C. 25.8,40;
R Fowles, A further batch,of about 150,gues 15: Carlos de Vasconcellos 10; A.S.C. Coy, 9.8.40 to 9.12.40; Cpl were exempted because they had. Pereira 5; G. Nolasco 6; A. W. Elliott, Fd. Ambulance, 9.8.40 made their own arrangements to
"Aug. 15, No. 2 Section. Full day's training. Detalls, etc. the same as for No. 1 Section above.
Aug. 16, No. 1 Section, HQ 5.30 p.m. LG. Course.
Dress: Mufti.
A. Sgt. E.
Dress: Helmet,
to 24 5.41: Pte. D. F. Hughes, No. leave the Colony.
Coy, 12.8.40 11.9.40: Sgt. E. Zim- merr, No. 3.Coy., 13.8.40 to 12.9.40:
Field Company Engineers Aug. 15, KCR. 8.30 am, Tech- mical Training.
Pacheco Jorge 5; Farmácia Moder-.
shirt, shorts, boots, puttees, hose- C.Q.M.S. R. E Stott, No. 4 Coy-ative Council were invited to at- Eurasta 2;, M. Catela 1; H. Nolasco,
tops.
SPECIAL MEETING Unofficial Members of the Legis-
tend a special meeting of the Exe cutive Council which was held yes- training at Gnr. T. S. Khaw. 5th AA Bty.terday to consider the question of
Group 13,3.40; LCpl. E. A. Bompas, Nonancing the evacuation.
Corps Signals Aug. 16, H.Q. 2 p.m. ()' W/T.
Specialist Detach. Victoria Bks.
Field training as
(11) A
detalled
ray Parade Ground,
17.8.40 to 10.12.40; Pte. R J. Cloake. Training Cadre, 10.8.40 to 11.8.40.
STRENGTH-DECREASE »
(1)1 Coy, 5.2.40; L/Bdr. A. J. Stephen,
B Group. Signal training on Mur-1st Bty., 18740; Pte. Chan Kam
ed.
(v) Evening parade.
reading Classes.
fr
Mobile Column
Aug. 16. Kennedy Road Range, 5.30 p.m. Nos, 1 and 2 (Armd. Car)
Fins. Revolver course.
Aug. 16, Nos. 3. 4 and 5 (MMG) Fins. ( Those detalled. Hung Hom. 5.30 p.m. Driving instruc- tion. (1) Remainder. H.Q. 5.30
STRENGTH-INCREASE
Gars. C. K. Au. S. Fung and B.
H. A. Hoypoy, 5th A.A. Bty., 2.8.40
Gar. L. H. A. Ongstad, 2nd Bty..
time..for saving.
na (A, Jorge) 1; J. Cabral 2; Cas- slare Fonseca 2: A. A. de Mello 3 H. de Barros Pereira 2; Joao C. 2: Americo Angelo 1; Nolasco
Jr.; B. de Senna Fernandes 2: illegible 5: H.. C. McComb 10; H. D. Bryan 10; A. J. W. Hockerihull 10: F. J. Gellion 20: Chas. I Barnes 5: W. Jy van Woerkom 25; F. Rego 5; T. A. Jolendovsky 5; J. J. R. Jones 20; E. J. Videro 5: videro 10. -
SALARY TAXATION - Payments of taxes by instal- (iv) Recruits, Chuen, No. 4 Coy.. 18.7.40; Ptements, will not be permitted. In
of salary taxation, a Through kindness of the Banque Signal training at H.Q. (v) D/R. Lay Kam Wing, No. 4 Coy.. 24.7.40; the case
D. Williams, Fd. Am-three months notice will be serv-de l'Indochine and the Hongkong Bection. Signal training as detall-Pte. A.
Map balance, 31.740: Pte. S. C. N. Chau,ed on the payer thus giving ample and Shanghai
Cor- Banking F. Ambulance, '5.8.40.
poration the collections en Consideration is likely to be umerated above have been ven persons hard-hit by the remitted, without charge by evacuation, or other circumstances, the banks, to the President of the and require short extension of Polish Republic to aid in caring 88.40 Gar. R. J. Adwill. 4th Bty me to pay the taxes.
for Polish women and children 8.8.40: Pte. W. F. Cullen, A.S.C.
Persons who do not pay their who are war refugees from their Coy., 3.8.40; Sigmn. W. J. Richards, Corps Sigs., 7.8.40; Gnr, T. taxes on time will be fined a five Nazi-invaded country.
The Association" fully appre- Gould, 2nd Bty, 1.8.40; Onr. W. Y per cent penalty under the Ordin Lal 4th Bty, 2.8.40; Pte. J. Read, ance, but the application of this ciates, the many calls which have Ordinance to salary taxation has been made upon the Colonies of No. 3 Coy., 2.8.40.
not yet been discussed; it is learn-Hongkong and Macao for funds, |ed.
especially during the past year, |but trusts that those in A' position to continue aiding worthy causes will not overlook apportioning a part of their contributions to the Polish Association in Hongkong which was formed in response to bo bidding at the a direct appeal made to Polish re- Attachment: The
There was members were attached to the Crown Land sale yesterday when aldents of the Colony by the Pre-. Aug. 17, HQ. 2 p.m. Company Military Hospital, Bowen Road for two lots of land were sold by sident of the Polish Republic. parade. Dress as for field day ex-training during the period shown: auction. cept steel helmets will be worn in Mrs. W. Whittaker, Miss O. place of sun helmets. S.B.RS. will Green, and Miss E. M. Parkes, Magazine Gap Road, consisting of be carried. Exercise will end 27.7.40 to 5,840. Sunday, 4 p.m.
Notice The full days training on Wed, Aug. 21 is cancelled as a two day's exercise will take place on Aug. 24/25.
No. 1 Company
Aug. 16, HQ. 5.30 p.m. Nos, 1, 2: and 3 Pins. Lecture by Major White, R.3. Recruits Squad un- der Sgt. Edwards.
No. 2 Company
Aug. 15, H.Q. 6 p.m. N.C.O.'s parade.
No. 4 Company |||
Aug. 16, H.Q. '5.30 p.m. Those de- talled for Musketry. Remainder L.G. Recruits. Musketry.
No. 6 Company.
Aug. 16, HQ. 8 a.m. Dress---
Same as for last week.
No. 7 Company
Aug. 16, No parade.
Army Service Corps Company
Aug. 17, p.m. to Aug 18, p..
I
E. H. THURSSY,
Captain, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps, AFFILIATED UNIT
Nursing, Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
First Aid Lecture. Friday, Aug. 10. St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5.30
p.m.
following
(Sgd.) Mrs. I. M. S. Braude, Commandant,
Nursing Detachment.
H.K.V.D. Corps.
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an area of "about 16,200 square Leave: Miss G. Owen, 1.8.40 to feet was sold to Mr. L. Kadoorie No. 3 Company
30.9.40: Mrs H. Dowbiggin, 1.9.40 at the upset price of $4,050."
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4275, Aug. 15, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Kit to 25.12.90. inspection.
Strength-Decrease: Miss A. R. L. situated between Fa Yuen Street Dowbiggin, 3.0.40.
and Sai Yee Street. was purchased by Mr. Wong Tat-yien, of No. 27. "The advent of the war has un- Bute Street, for $58.250. The site fortunately temporarily stopped contains an area of about 22,500 the clock of progress as regards square feet.
civil aviation in Ceylon, but im- provements to the Airport are slowly but surely going on and it
*The secret ambition of the is earnestly hoped that when civil aviation once again comes to the average Americap, giri a year fore, the Airport at Colombo like two ago was fame. She wanted to her elder sister the Shipping Port be an opera singer, a film star- will be one of the most important or another Amelia Earhart.
the world," writes Today all that is changed. Her Ceylon's Director of Civil Aviation, ambition. now is marriage, Mr. Kenneth de Kretser, in his better job, a chance to travel, or Administration Report for 1939. ab opportunity for study.
MORE PASSENGERS
This is revealed in a composite Seventy-six"
presented
Atlantic more passengers picture carried
on the Colombo City by Miss Mary Alice Glavin, Karachi air route in 1939 than in of the Sarah Lawrence College, 1938, according to the Report, 455,- Bronxville, at the national com 632 more passenger miles were ference of the American YW.C.A. flown last year than in 1938. Miss Glavin conducted survey
But fewer mall tons were
car among 60,000 members." This ried in 1939 than in the year pre- the "average girl" 25
presented vious to that, while the number of to the delegates— mail-ton mies also shows a de-
"She is 25. She left school
And she
Beach Manning.
The war has come to Malayu's gardens. Where once bloom-centres in Aug. 15, HQ. 5.30 p.m. Whole ed exotic flora from Europe. England, Java and Manila, máy hence- Company. L.M.G. Revision. of
forth grow modest plants of lesser glory. lessons 2 and 3. Holding: loading. Most of the exotic vegetation that rose in Malayan gardens unloading, sightsetting, alming were orchids imported by gardens from the Philippines and Java. Aring. 8.AT. Rifc. Lessons 13.
These were hybrids which enthusiasts were cultivating here 14. 15 and 16: Lying, kneeling great success, says the Malaya" Trbune, standing" and
Dress--Overalls
sitting positions,
and
cap.
S.I.
During the last year of two, C.S.M. will arrange to draw stores, most of these orchids were im- Java. Plants from Duty section for Transport and ported from Supplies will receive instructions. Europe besides being expensive. regarding this parade trom, CB.M. suffered the risks of a long sea voyage, while in Java, a start had Duty Officer: Capt... Blaker.
Aug. 16, HQ. 5.15 p.m. LM.G. been made in the production
commercial Firing practice, 38 yards range, hybrid orchids in a Only those detailed for L.M.CH, in-way..for export purposes, so that
of
AMERICA'S FLYING POSTWOMAN
with
¿were
America, has a flying post-crease.
in
a
is
at
struction will attend. Dress Malayan growera had found It woman who delivers maily by Figures for the two years 1938 18. She lives at home. Overalls and '8.D. cap. Duty Omeer possible to possess rare specimens plane. Her name is Elizabeth and 1939 Indicate that in 1938, 161 Works in a shop or office where
Lt. Parsons.
Morill Phillys.
at reasonable prices,
Three years ago passengers were carried on the there are from 30 to 50 other
workers, The posabilities of importing she had never flown except as * Colombo-Karachi air route while
"SEEKS PHILOSOPHY” ... Into Malaya, orchids from Europe, passenger.
last year "237 passengers were car-
"Most of all she wants to know
to be a
RTO. Duty Officers detalled as follows:-Aug. 12, Capt. C. Blaker; Aug. 16, Capt, A, B. Potts.
are now almost non-existent. En- But when she was living at rid, 282,843 passenger miles were This duty, will depend on size of thusiasts have been hit even more that time in the Chesapeake Bay down in 1938. In 1939-738480 pas- how to get along, how
good mixer, impress people, ac- troop movements, Officers detail-by the ban on
senger miles were town."% importations of district the Bay was frozen over -ed- will confer with 0.8.M. "
flowers from Java. Orchids and in a bitterly cold winter, and 1938 and last year 172,720 mail-im. She is very much concern
198,500 mall-ton miles were flown quite charm of manner-and keep similar plants have now been Tangier a small island in the Bay. ton alles were flown Aug, 15, Left, Section. HQ 8.30 placed in the category of "pro- was ice-bound without food or a.m.. Under Lt. Balean.
hibited imports"-not merely stricted imports."
Field Ambulance
Dress; As for last week.
Pay Section
The
Philippines
num-In her part of the country to own on
its
mall-
Own
ed about men and marriage. She much deplores the lack of mar PILOTS LICENCES "re- medical supplies.
Figures given in the report riageable men, or marrying men. A plane was chartered to carry show that 22 Pilots' "A" licences IN AUSTRALIA
"She wants to know how to
and mén friends
keep Aug. 16, HQ. 2.15 pm. Dress;
Malayan Orchid Review, provisions, and she was asked to and one "B" licence were current make short, puttees, hosetops, commenting on the situation, sees help distribute them. The whole on December 31, 1939. Shirt.
them, and "she wants especially
boots, belt, gap.../.
After referring to the
American a. possibility of supplies. being episode, the plight of the people.
to know why so many APPOINTMENTS & PROMOTIONS Available from Australia, but adds their gratitude, the possibilities of plane mishap which occurred on marriages fail so that her
Gar. W. G. Long, 2nd Bty, to, be that if does not seem that in aviation Impress her so much that November 20 last year, when the wit not L/Bdr., 9.8.40: L/Cpl. J. Hempsey, Australia they are yet producing she decided to be the first woman plane experienced engine trouble
"In short she seeks a personal large No. 1 Coy, to be. Cpl. 9.8,40: Pte. plants for export in
way from Madras to philosophy. H. Burson. No. 1 Coy, to be L/Cpi bers or as a commercial enter-and-run a plane,·
Colombo and was compelled to
"She goes to church, but won- 9.8.40 Pte. G. E. Budden, No. 1 prise,
Last year the was chosen as the force-land at Puttalam, the report ders why religion seems unreal to Coy, to L/Cpl., 9.8.40; L/Cpl. J. A.The
would have official flying envoy of all the states that the engine cut-out
her. She is becoming Bantos, No. 4 Coy, to be Pte., 8.8,40; been a source of supply, but for women's, organisations in USA, while approaching the aerodrome trade unions, and notes 8/Sgt. A C. Tribole, Pay Sec. to the ban on. Imports from this to carry their petition for Equal and had not sufficient engine be B.Q.M.S. 0.8.40; Sgt. F. O. Maun-country.
the prices she Rights for Men and Women to power to reach the serodrome. It difference between prices paid to Says the Malayan Orchid Re-Congress at Washington; der, Pay Sec. to be 8/8gt. 9.8.40;
bad to force-land six hundred the farmer and Sgt. F. C. Young, Pay Bec. to S/Sgt. view, offelal organ of the Malayan
yards short of the aerodrome paya for food."
"And on the war issue she reads 9.8.40 Pte. W; M: Thomson, Pay Orchid Growers Association, "Our
boundary Sustaining structural Bec. to be Cpl. 9.8.40; L/Cpl. W. L. gardens will of course suffer· ́as
damage. No one was injured. the European news closely, and Leung, No. 4 Coy. to be Pte., 9.8.40; a result of the deprivation of this
The report points out that it is vitally concerned about what Pte. K. H. Goh, No. 4 Coy, to 'bej (Java) source of supply; especially
was this same machine which the United States will do about. L/Cpl., 9.8.40.
when it is taken in conjunction CHUNGKING, Aug. 1 (Reuter) over-ran the flying ground and the war, and what sort of an with the reduction of supplies-Negotiations are reported to be overturned in April of that year America there is going to be Pte. E. G. N. Grimble from A.B.C.} from England; and: Europe,... under way for the removal of the while effecting a landing at the when it is over".
"Against this our own locally body of the Panchen Lama from Colombo airport. Gar. T. Króx from 4th Báy, Res, produced hybrida uze, coming
Kokonor to Tibet:
TRANSFERS
Cay: to: Unit Res, 2,8,40:
to ABC Coy, 0.8:40.
on
Inisėly and mang"""off" them are - we getting into Buch a "stage, where
BODY OF LATE PANCHEN LAMA
interested
the
The report also mentions that a ascertain the suitability of the late hydrographical survey of Bolgoda for a flying boat alighting area. So will there rise in Malayan Lake has been completed by the This matter will be looked into Pte: H Wong, No. 3 Coy, 23.7:40 their numbers can be increased by gardens blooms of lesser quality, Burveyor-General at a cost of ap further when times are more to 10.8.40; Bigmn. W. Garroit, vegetative reproduction.”:
proximately Rs. 6,000 in order to favourable, adds the report.
but greater quantity:
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