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General Fowler Regrets Little Public Support.

tendance of Volunteers warran As far as he was swars, there had been no lack of competent instruc tors. The Garrison was raądy and willing to help in any way they could. As they knew themselves, the great handicap to training was the irregularity of attendance. › The General Offeér Commanding This hampered progressive train r (Major General Sir John Fowlering. The keen ones attended resi ICMO) yesterday imado hisgularly, whilst others only turned annual inspection of the Hongkong up occasionally, and therefore. Volunteer Defence Corps on the could not take their places with their Murray Parade ground. A large colleagues and spoilt the whole number of spectators watched the success of the work. The obliga proceedings with great interest. tion in drills was not great, and

The troops formed up it Volan-he hoped that it would be more. teer Headquarters and, headed by generally fulfilled than it was at the Pipe Band of the Scottish Com-present.

pany, and the Mounted Infantry, The Mounted Infantry Section marched to the parade ground. It had two useful week-end camps on was a far better turn out than last the frontier, and obtained some rear, over 180, of a total strength of good training in the mountainous just over 800, being on parade, as and difficult country about there. compared with only 119 a year ago. The attendance was good. The The troops were under the com- Section Commander had worked mand of the acting Commandant most keanly and well in getting }; (Major Murdoch), and others on them to turn out and in securing parade were Major R. B. Young recruits, Under certain circum- (the Adjutant) and Major Black stances this Mounted Troop would (Medical Officer),

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The Parade.

The Artillery Company had only The parade was made up as fol-freceived their guns recently. Hay-

Sir.-A despatch has been #lows:

ing a proportion of old gunners Artillery Company. Ten other trained in the war they were able ceived from the Secretary of State the fur the Calusies directing attention to fire quite effectively on Fugineer Company.---Lient. P. M. range. He hoped they would be to the provisions of the Firearms MASSAGE HALL Smith and 23 other ranks.

able to get more tecruits for the Act, 1920, and to the fact that an

of Order-in-Council

the 24th. Machine Gun Platoon Sgt. Brae Section and more men qualified in March, 1921, has prohibited the

the duties of the detachment. kenbridge and 11 other monks.

importation of firearms and am Mounted Infantry Section-Sgt. The R.E. Company ran search munition extent under licence

lights and had passed certain tests Dowbiggin and 3 other ranks

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RUHR OCCUPATION.

Berlin, March 28. In a speech in committee in the Reichstag, the Foreign Minister Herr Rosenberg indicated that the Government had informed ther interested Fowers which were not concerned directly with the Ruhr confict, that Germany considered that, in accordance with the pro- posals of U. S. Secretary Hughes in December, an international com- mission of business men, on which Germany and France would be represented on terms of equality, should determine Germany's ability to meet her obligations and the manner of meeting them. The Government would then be prepared to obtain the highest possible international loan provided with any guarantee deemed necessary. the proceeds to be handed over to France or the Allies. The sutter- ings of the Bahr, population were daily increasing, with the danger of an outbreak of national passions, but the Government could not see any possibility of abandonment of passive resistance unless the

No. Platoon-Second Lieut. Corps and hoped to be able to ing strictly enforced: and while assailant réturned to the previous boundaries. As regards politica!: J. Ralston, M. C.. and other develop a signal section equipped anyone entering the United King. securities for France, he suggested a reciprocal non-aggression pact..

with wireless.

For the Infantry Companies they had had two week-end camps at Lowu, and about 70 attended each. He was glad to note that some men who attended the first also went to

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ranks.

No. 6 Platoon.-Second Lient. D. Logao,M.C., and 19 other ranks. No. 9 Platoon and Reserve Com pany-Second Lieat. (retired Major) C. Willson, O.B.E, and 23 other the second. The training done

was useful. The Infantry was ranks.

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really good addition to the military On the General's arrival a gen strength of the Colony, but he was given.. Major could not help wishing that the offeral salute

General Sir John Fowler, who was camps had been better attended. accompanied by his A.D.C., having Speaking generally of training. inspected the various Companies the General said that as far as

persons desirous of taking firearms and Platoons, formed up at the possible the object had been to into the United Kingdom to apply town end of the ground, made a make it interesting-to make men in advance from the Colony to the short address, after which he took think out problems for themselves Board of Trade for a licence to

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the salute as the troops marched back to Headquarters.

The General's Speech, The General Officer. Command-

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3. It is advisable therefore:for all-

and not to make it too arduous import the rearme.

As far

etc.;

THE SOVIET AND THE ECCLESIASTICS.

London, March 28. Latest news from Moscow is that the execution of the sentences

imposed on the Catholic ecclesiastics has been postponed pending a special order from the Soviet authorities.

Mr. T. P. O'Connor and Commander Kenworthy are among those who telegraphed appealing for mercy. The 'morning papers most strongly condemn the sentences.

VERSAILLES TREATY.

Paris, March 28. Le Matin reports that the French representative on the Repara- tions Commission contended that the German Government had in- fringed the Treaty of Versailles by issuing, a two hundred million gold mark lean in foreign currencies. The Commission unanimously decided that Germany was not entitled to issue loans without the After arrival authorisation of the Commission. Sir John Bradbury and M. De la

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary's Office.

Hongkong. 28th March, 1923.

FORMOSAN FIRES.

Tokio, March 28.

An Asahi extra says that serious conflagrations have occurred in two towns in South Formosa. In one town fifteen hundred houses were destroyed and in the other twenty-eight hundred, mostly native houses.

or to take up too much of theira Firearm Certificate must be Croix are drafting a strong note to Germany. time. A number of officers and obtained without loss of time from ing, in his address, said that since N.C.O.'s had given up much time the nearest police station-I am, his inspection a

year ago the to the training of their units, for strength of the Corps, had gone which they deserved much credit. down. The number was then 337, As be bad already said, they had and how was only 306. Of been handicapped by the irregular as training course, it was not their fault. He attendance. thought they would agree with him was concerned, if anybody had any that it was not by any means useful suggestions to make, they satisfactory. They had lost 74 would be only too glad to receive through people leaving the Colony them and he could, assure them porting the Compas

Melbourne, March 28. and for other reasons, and had they would receive consideration. think that the bulk of the people A company is forming in Australia, and has applied to the only obtained. during the year, 41

Volunteer Corps' Commonwealth Government for a lease of 482,000 acres of the Rope, The General paid a tribute to the realised that recruits. On parade that day were work done by Major Murdoch as

was really very much required, and River region in the Northern Territory, for extensive cultivation of 180, and allowing for men out of

eeting Commandant. Major Mur- that it was an insurance against cotton, and later rice and tobacco. the Colony and others, absent for doch had devoted much time to the possible serious disturbances and anavoidable reasons. the propor- tion present was, only fair.

He did not

he considered. Corps during the pass training loss of life and property to the season, and the good results obtained whole community. He was quite were due in large measure to the sure this lack of support was short-

With regard to funds and equip

AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT.

INDIAN SALT TAX

Delhi, March 28. Twenty members of the Assembly, mostly belonging to the

ment, Sir John Fowler said that interest that he had taken in i He sighted, and he hoped that in Democratic Party, haye memorialised the Viceroy not to resort to His Excellency the Governor and regretted that Major Young was fature the general community would the expedient of cartifying the increased salt tax, apprehending

Besides the that a serious political situation would hereby be created. ing the Adjutancy before next move in the matter.

military training which the Corps gave, it was to some extent a club

the Colonial Government had, in

Was

the past, and he was sure would training season. continue in the future, sup Hongkong's Public Opinion. and afforded facilities for recrea

U. S. PROHIBITION LAW." ported the Corps by approving of

The Hongkong Volunteer Corps,tion which should be useful to any expenditure which it shown the General proceeded, was cae for young man coming to the Colony.

Albany, March 28. would be spent on increasing effi-

practical use. It

The Senate has-voted in favour of repeal of a portion of the was essentially He would welcome further develop ciency. If the Volunteers would

required to meet the needs of the ment upon these lines. He trusted State Frohibition Enforcement Law. It is generally believed the make adequate use of their oppor- Colony.

It was not a Corps fur that more recruits would enrol dur measure is not likely to pass the Lower House. tanities, funds were not lacking to provide the means of making them shaw, and they wanted to make it ing the next few months, so that they efficient Increases of allowance comprehensive and efficient as to Mounted Infantry, and the new possible.. 30-yards range, were cases in point. The Artillery Company had now received two new howitzers, powerful weapons which required skill to shoot well with.

Training.

EMPIRE EXHIBITION,

Colombo, March 28. The Legislature has sanctioned a grant of £10,000 for participa

might be able to start field training A large proportion of in the autumn members of the Corps were older ‡ **

In conclusion, the General said men who had been in it for gre

cars, all credit to them; but the he considered that the general turn- tion in the Empire Exhibition. great balk of the younger men who out on parade that day was very came out to the Colony were not good indeed. The Corps was re- joining the Corps in the numbers cruited from first class material and Referring to training, the that they should. There seemed to ho was perfectly enre that in any General said that instructional be in Hongkong very little of what emeroncy, they would quit" them-

selves well parades had been held as the at he might call public opinion sup

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