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ARMOURED CARS.

SATURDAY

MARCH 2

Some Facts About Their Origin.

The above picture shows the Armoured Car Section of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, with thoir two

care.

Tuo frut British armoured cars

TO-DAY'S FASHION.

For One Week

Only

The narrow hanging front panol with its buttons and quaint Insert, is matched by the scarf ond of the drapod collar that is thrown ovar tho shoulder and hangs so jauntily behind.

Is a tank an armoured car? If War, and rosidents of the Colony so, it can be argued that an who journeyod through tho Suez armoured car does not necos- Canal in 1914 may remember 800- sarily proceed on wheels. Grant- ing a very good example running ing which, one of the first typos. along the railway lino by the in history's recorde was the side of the Canal. "tostudo or tortoine. No driv

Porfuction of the internal com- ing licence was needed for this, as it consisted of a compact mass bustion onging brought armoured of Roman soldtory in stooping motor care into existeuco; and posture, with their large shields touring cars. fitted with light over their backs and Interlocking steel platos over their vulnerable with each other. The tactical parte, headed tho Gorman inva- requirements of an armoured oar sion of Belgium and Franco in were fulfilled, in that the com- 1914. Later, heavier cars bear- pany or century" became aing a machine gun protected by a machine capable of movement to couola wore produced. attackits onomy at close quartors. It was chiefly vulnerable in the lege, and the parallel of the modern extemporised armoured car with pnoumatio tyres cannot bo overlooked. Another strat agom. adopted by the ancients to deal with tho tostude was that of of the Turks to Aleppo. Forhaps Law Courts on Jan. 26 for throwing burning oil on top of the most famous unit was Com- solution. It concerned a laundry the shields, which, finding its mandor Locker Lampson's R. N. at Gloucester, which Bam way through the crovicus, waB armoured car division. It landed Hong, of Hongkong-who had liablo to cause the assembly to at Archangel, and procooded given power of attorney in thig break up in disorder. This device might bo modernised, and small through Russia to Caucasia, and country to Hung Ming Mao-had came into action there. Thonce sold to Chin Woo Hop. A balance oisterns, projecting baruing oil

it went to the Russo-Rumanian of £257 of the purchase price of under high pressure, may you froutier and gave much nooded the laundry was claimed, and tho take their place as anti-tankaid to the Rumanians during claim was granted. woapons:

their retroat in January 1917, and lator, in July 1917, bolped to rally the Russians in Volhynia.

Good Queen Boadicea was one of the first British rulers to favour armoured cars, as instanced by har famous charge against the Roman logions. The fact that her type were horsedrawn, and that she failed to protect the mative power, led to their dis- continuance, and the inherent vulnerability of this class was not overcome until the steam engine had made its appearance.

HONGKONG TO GLOUCESTER. A Chinose problem, complete to become notorious were the with Chinese witnesses, Chinose Rolls Royce flout which operated documents, solicitor who could successfully against the Sonussi speak Chinoso, and a Chinoso in 1915, and care were used with man's wifo who speaks with good olfect by Lord Allenby in a Woleb accent, came before Palestino, notably in the pursuit Mr.

Finlay in

Those who served in Ireland aftor the war will remember the use of the armoured.cars in that distressful country; and at the samo time they wore extensively employed for proserving ordor in Mesopotamia, being more mobile and economical than cavalry or

infantry.

Justico

DAILY HUMOUR.

The armoured car soction of the M.I. Company, H.V.D.C. has one car of the latest design, and a light undefended car carrying It is hoped that Lowis guns. theso will be further augmented. Conductor:

tho

March 6th..

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$1.00 a pair

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Artistio finishes in Bronze, Antiquo Copper, and. Oxydized Silver.

Polished and Lacquered Brassware.

William C. Jack & Co., Ltd

Electrical Engineers,

Astor House Bldg., Hongkong.

Tel. Central 358.

"What did you

This invention mado it possiblo to surround the motive power with armour; the armoured train was the outcome, and made its bow in South Africa. It met with no great access, As a railway line is remarkably easy Prospective recruits should com- stop the bus for if you don't want

with the Adjutant, to get off ?" to obstruct, and a train brought municate

Passenger: "I wanted to light to a halt is very easy to wreck H.V.D.C. Headquarters, or with

trains Llout. R. L. Moncrieff, Hong-my pipe !"—— by gunfire, Armoured

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