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THE SUNSHINE BELT".
PRESIDENT TAFT...
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT GRANT
PRESIDENT MADISON
PRESIDENT JACKSON
Tuesday, June 21st Tuesday, July 5th
Tuesday, July 19th
Tuesday, Aug. 2nd
Tuesday, Aug 18th
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS.
HONGKONG TO EUROPE
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Via San Francisco or Seattle
£120 £112
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE VOLUNTEERS,
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
No. 280, Hongkong Volunteer De fence Corps Orders by Lieut- Colonel L. G. Bird, D.9.0., Ad- ministrative Commandant.
CRICKET.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1927.
FRENCH FINANCE,
AUSTRALIANS v. SINGAPORE. CONSOLIDATION LOAN TO BE
The following are the scores in the match between tho Australians and Singapore:
Australian XI.
W. M. Woodfull, Lb.w., b Braddo!] E. R. Mayne, + Frankis, b
Bräddell
C. G. Magnrtney, e Gilmour, b.
Leijssius
Hongkong, June 10. 1-Recruits Parade's on Tuesday.
All Recruits are required to pass Musketry Standard Tests Nos. 1 to immediately and will parade every Tuesday at Corps Headquarters at R. Bardaley, b Gilmour 5.30 0p.m. until this has been com- T. J. E. Andrews, run out pleted. Any Recruit who has post-W. A. Oldfeld, not out .... ed all four teate and had his card E. P. Rofo, lb., b Bartola Initialled by an officer need not at tend farther Recruits Parades until 1st Tuesday in September next.
2.-Canuals,
Musketry Part I. will be fired at Stonecutters Rango on Sunday, 12th June, 1927,
Range Officer: 2/Lieut. M, G. Noll
This is the last opportunity for members of the Corps who have not yet completed Part 1. to fire.
Members must fire on the above data to qualify for efficiency.
Launch will leave Murray Pior at 9 a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 ...
Dress: Uniform or mufti op- tional, but ride, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be taken.
Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters to-day, between 1 a.m. and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m. or and 6 p.m., and on Saturday, 11th June, between 9 am and 1 p.m.
3.Signal Class.
Trained Men of No. 4 Platoon and those attending Signal Clans from other units will parade at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Thurs- day, 16th June, under 2/Lieut. M.- G. Noll Dress: Mufti,
4-Engineer. Company.
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S. C. Everett, at Frankis, b
Fetnam
E. W. Adams, b Retnam... J. Sullivan, 1bw.. b Bartela H. S. Gamble, b Retnam
Extras
Total
Bowling.
ie
32
19
30
101
1
20
20
ISSUED.
Paris, June 9.
Д
Le Matin announces that M. Polnenro will shortly issue Consolidation Loan devoted to the absorption of surplus bank notes, consequent on the decrease in the amount in circulation of national defence bonds.
The value of the notos which could be withdrawn from circula- tion without damage to commer- cial needs is estimated atten billion francs.
Parliament would afterwards be 11 requested to reduce, to the same extent, the legal limit of advances" of the Bank of France to the trea- 281 sury and the bank should call in and cancel an equal amount of notes.-Havas.
Retnam, three for 26; Braddell, two for 64; Bartels, two for 64: Loifasins, one for 32, Gilmour, one for 70.
Singapore 1st. Innings. Capt. C. H. Congdễu, c and b
Everett
10
Lt. C. H. Taylor, b Macartney.. G. F. Murphy, l.b.w., b Macariney 19 H. Bartels, b Macartney
T. Leijsalus, e Oldileld, b
Everett
R. L. L, Braddell, b Everett ..... B. Brooke, c Adams, b Evorett.. N. H. P. Whitley, c Oldfold, b
Gamble
T. B. X. Retnam, b Everett Lt. J. E. Frankis, not out
Gilmour, c Sullivan, b Macariney
G.
Extras
Total
Bowling.
101
S. C. Everett, five for 45: C. G. Macartney, four for 38; J. Sullivan, none for 13; H. S. Gamble, one for 4.
Singapore. 2nd. Innings
Beatboy, Washinging July 12 Pimiec10
The Miniature Range at Corps July 25g bmpin July-20 | Headquarters is at the dispansal of Ak
Fmth-brg
the Engineer Company on the 2nd Ang 7 Aug 60 brg R'hopta Aug 11
nad 4th Wednesdays in enek month Aug. 10 Uhr bmpta Ang it Aug. Pint-Chrg Aug. 2 Ange 24 by Shopts Aug 31 Sept 3 brg hmpts Sept. 9 Sept. wih Corg Sept 12 | Belt. 17 O'brg Flipin Sept. 23 Spit Ba Cheg-Sbmpto Sept. 2 Od. Chrg-bhmpta Ört. 7
ut 5,30 p.m. except during June | Capt. C. H. Cangden, b Everelt .. when daten will be 15th; 22nd and | L2. C. H. Taylor, b Everett 20th June, 1927.
Aquitai
Nan Pengisinco | Majestie
Bremtide Mauretanin San Franciscolympic
Berengaria Ban Franelara Enguerar
TO SEATTLE, AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI,-
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
THE FAST SHORT ROUTE".
PRESIDENT JACKSON
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE
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Meskerry Part I. will be fired at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, 12th June, 1927,
Members of the above Campany who have not yet fired are requested to attend, anch, etc., as detailed in Order No. 2.
-Mounted Infantry Company.
All rank will parade at Stables on Thursday, 16th Jung at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Mafu,
6-Armoured Car Company. Machine Gunners will parade at
Wed., June 15th, 7.30 a.m. Volunteer Ileadquarters on Monday,
Wednesday, June 29th Wednesday, July 13th Wednesday, July 27th Wednesday, Aug. 10th
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON WEDNESDAYS
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ -
· PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLER -GENOA-MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
PRESIDENT HAYES
PRESIDENT POLK
PRESIDENT ADAMS
Tues., June 21st, 6.00 a.m.
Tuesday, July 5th 8.00a.m. Tuesday, July 19th 6.00 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, Aug, 18th 8.00 a.m.
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS.
June 13th, 6.00 p.m.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT WILS N
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
June 21st, 6.00 a.m. June 21st, 800 p.m. June 2706, 4.00 p.m. July 5th, 8.00 a.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
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CANTON LINE,
Sailings from Hongkong-Daily at 1 a.m. and 8 a.m..) (Sundays
{1 a.m. only), Sailings from Canton-Daily at 8. a.m, and 3 p.m. (Sundays
13 p.m. only).
The
3 p.m.
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arrival on
in Hongkong berth at Wing Lok Street Wharf.
All Steamers, will, us usual, leave for Canton from
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MACAO LINE
FROM HONGKONG:-
8 A.M. and 2 P.M.
(Wednesdays only).
FROM MACAO
8 A.M. and 2 P.M. (Wednesdays only).
SUNDAY EXCURSION.
"On Sunday, the 12th June 8.8. "SUI AN"' will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9A.M. and from Masao at 3.30 P.M. Return Baloop. Pasange Fare $5.00,
SPECIAL TIFFIN $1.50.
13th June at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction,
All NCOs. will parade at Volun teer Headquarters nz 6.30 pm. on Thursday, 10th June for Machine Gun Instruction.
Motor Cycle Section will porade et Volunteer Headquarters on Mon- day, 13th June at 6.30 p.m." for Ma chine Gun Instruction, under 2/Lieut. J. D. Hancock, Dress: Mufti.
7-Infantry Company.
Op Pridays, 17th and 24th June
at 6.30 p.m., all N.C.Os. and other
G. F. Murphy, Everett
T. Leijasius, st.
Andrews
R. L. L. Braddell, run out
THE SWATOW DISASTER.
ARRESTS OF SHIPPING MANAGERS ORDERED.
"
ap-
Swatow, June 8. The authorities hero have or- dered the arrest of the two mana- gers of the Tai Hing 9.8. Co. whose vessel the Tai Hing turned turtle two days ago while proaching Swatow, resulting in the loss of a number of lives.
The charge against these two « men is that their steamer licensed to carry 350 passengers, while they carried 800 on the un- fortunate trip.
was
in
The charitable institutions Swntow and Kityang, have sent" a large number of coffins to the scene of the disaster and according to latest information to hand some recover- € 170 corpses have been
ed.
4
4
Oldfield,
30
13
14
自
B. Brooks, Bardsley, Andrews N.-11. P. Whitley, e Macartney.
Andrews
LL J. E. Frankis, Mayne,
Andrews
H. Bartels, b Everet
A. Gilmour, not cut 7. E. K. Retnam, b Everett
Extras
Total.....
89
Bowling. Everelt, five for 22; Macartney, none for 0; Andrews, four" for 30 Adams, none for 15.
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
SEVEN COUNTRIES REPRE-
SENTED ON COMMITTEE.
London, June 9.
The International Committee of the Federation of Cotton Manufac- turers Associations have deter- mined on the appointment of the countries to be represented on the Egyptian Joint Committee in ac cordance with the resolution adopted by the International Con- 'gress in Egypt to deal with ques- tions connected with Egyptian cotton, namely England (three re- presentatives), France, Germany and Italy (one each),, Switzerland DEATH EXPECTED IN A FEW and Czecho-Slovakia will share a
DAYS.
member and Egypt will have seven members-Reuter.
ROUMANIA'S KING.
Bukharest, June 9. ranks as detailed by O.C. Company condition and his death is expect The king is in a very critical will parade at Volunteer Headquar ters for a special N.C.Os. course of ed in a few days.--Reuter. training in Vickers Gun. The classes will continue to assemble every Friday at 5.30 p.m.
S.No. 4 Platoon.
Casuals Musketry Part I. will be fired at Stonecutters Range on Sun- day, 12th June. Range Officer: 2/LL Null.
Launch will leave Murray Pier at a.m. and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a.m. Dress and Arms as de- talled in. Order No. 2.
3. Scottish Company.
bolow:
The General Offlear Commanding H. K. V. D. C. on winning the Cup. heartily congratulates Headquarters,
1st. Headquarters, H. K. V. D. C.. 2nd. Engineer Company, H. K. V. D. C., H. K. 9. Bde. RA. (No. 2 Syndicate).
JAPANESE VESSEL
SEIZED.
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CAPTAIN SHOT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Tokyo, June 9. The Government has decided to file a protest with the Soviet Am- 7th, Armoured Car Company, H. Kbassador against the seizure of v. D. C.
The Commandant congratulates the Engineer Company on being so highly placed out of 12 entries and wishes to Tuesday, 14th June. Special Vic-thank all those who participated in ker's Gun Class. The following Off the scheme for their assistance eers N.C.Os. and men will parade
a Japanese fishing vessol off Kam- chatka, the captain of which shot and seriously injured.
Though the vessel was not oper- ating within the three mile limit. 12. The following letter dater 3rd. the Soviet contends that the action every Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. at Volun- June, 1927. received from D. A. A. was justified as it insists that: teer Headquarters for class of Maand QM.G., South China Command, chine Gun Training. This will be thes repeated for information. The Russian territorial waters extend commencement of a course of special General Officer Commanding congratwelve miles from the coast.-- classes in Vickers Machine Gun In- talutes the 15th Infantry Brigade, the Reuter.
struction.
Headquarters: Capt. D. C. Logan,
M. C., and Lt. K. S. Morrison.
No. 5 Platoon: Ptes. G. R. Maskell and J. A. Watson.
No. 6 Platoon: Ptes, J. J. Cameron, H. G. Cooper and C. R. Lagan.
No. 7 Platoon: Cpl. T.-P. Saunder- son, L/Cpls. R. O. Sutherlnad, and D. Lyon and Pte. D. Harvey.
Troops of the Garrison and the Hong kong Volunteer Defence Corps in Their turn out and steadiness on the King's Birthday Parade this morn- ing:
The march past was good and show-
the result of careful training,
He appreciates the long time a sum- ber of the troops were of necessity under arms, and the strength of the sun, which makes their effort all the more praiseworthy."
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CHAMPAGNE BATH.
EARL CARROLL GOES TO
PRISON.
Atlanta, Georgia, June 9. The well known New York thea-
Thursday, 16th June at 5.30 pm, All Platoons Vickers Gun Instruc- His Excellency The Governor tien at Platoon Headquarters. Mom-writes privately as follows to the trical producer Eart Carroll, who bers of the Company are again re- Commandant "Please convey to the was sent to hospital at Granville minded that rifle, belt and bayonet mounted escort, which accompanied after a, collapse, aboard a train' ure to be worn on all parades irres- me to and from the King's Birthday when he was travelling from New pective of the nature thereof. Pla- Parade, my cordial thanks for their York to a prison here was carried toon Commanders will see that servicon and my appreciation for their
on a stretcher into the Federal minutes squad or arms drill and smart and soldierly bearing."
penitentiary here to serve his sen- minutes musketry muscle exercise are. carried out at the close of all parades.
tence of a year's imprisonment for perjury in connexion with the 10. Portuguese Company.
Grand Jury investigation of the The Company will parade at Corps
theatrical party in which a bath Headquarters at 5.30 pm, on Friday,
tub and a chorus girl figured. 10th June for Lewis Gun Instruction.
Reuters American Service. `· Overalls to be drawn from Store.
Sunday, 19th June. Casuals Part I Muaketry will be fired at Peak Range by those specially detailed by C. S. M. Rodrigues,
13.-Long Service Medal. His Excellency the Governor has awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Servier Medal to No. 133 Ser- geant La S. Greenhill of the Army Service Carpa Cadre, H. E. V. D. C.
on 30-5-27.
14.-Lenvo.
Lieut. A. H. Gillingham, Army Firing commences 9 a.m. Last car Service Corps Cadre is granted leave up 8.30 am,
of absence from the Corps from Rendezvous at Peak Terminus. 7.6.27 to 27.0.27.
Dress, Muftl, belt, braces, pouches and frog. Rifles and bayonets to be drawn from Corps headquarters on Friday, 17th June, between a.m.
R. A. WOLFE-MURRAY, MAJDI.
Adjutant, H. K. V. D. C.
NOTICE.
The Portugueso Rifle Club will hold
AMERICA'S WEALTH.
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and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and its second meeting at the Peak Range National Industrial Conference,
16 p.m., and on Saturday, 18th June,
between 9 a.m, and 1 p.m.
11--Kirkpatrick Cup.
on Sunday, 12th June.
Firing commences at 9 n.m. Those members of the Club who did The results of the Kirkpatrick, Remembera notified by the Hon. Socre not fire at the first meeting, and those connalannnes Cap Scheme is shown tary, will be eligible to attend.
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