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THE VOLUNTEERS.
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
No. 354. Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Orders by Lieut- Colonel . G. Bird, D.8.0., Commandant.
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Hongkong, Friday, Nov. 2. 1. Dras.-The Dress for all ranks attending the Ceremony elther at the Cenotaph or the Club do Recreio, in uniform, on Armistico Sunday, will ba review order medals. Officers not on parade with men will wear breechies.
2. Annual Camps,
Full particulars regarding annual camps which take place between 18th November to 9th December, 1928 have been fasued to all ranks, except The Battery and Engineer Company, on 20. 10. 28, by typo written circular.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
7. The Battery. Parade at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.25 p.m. on Friday, 2nd November and Tuesday, 6th. November. Battery Drill: Signallers under Bergeant J.
M. Jack.
1928.
Tuesday, 6th November at 6.30 p.m. for practico parado. Dress: Mufti.
16. Reserve Company. Wednesday, 7th November. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. All ranks are expected to attend in und proceed to Kennedy Road Range order to make it possible to man Two by Ford Truck for Maching Gun Fir- Guns and proceed with Battery Drilling practice. Dress: Mufti
Camps. The Battery Campa will take place at Tai Lam from 7th to 9th and 14th to 16th December, 1928. Particulars will be notified Inter.
8. Engineer Company.
17. Strength.
The following recruits are taken on the strength and posted as under:
No. 1412 Pla, G. R. Horridge, No. 1 Platoon, from 25, 10, 28.
1413 Pte. A. M. Calman, No. 8 The Company will parade at Del-Platoon, from 25, 10, 28 cher's Fort on Tuesday, 8th November No. 1414 Pto. A. C. B. Hartnell," at 6.30 pm for demonstration of M. I. Company, from 81, 10, 28. Hornsby Ackroyd Engine. Dross: Helmet, tunic, slacks and belt.
9. Corps Signals. Parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Monday, 5th and Thursday, 8th November at 5.30 p.m. for Signal In- atruction.
0. C. Companies will report to The New shoulder badges are now avail- Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. by 9 a.m. onable, the old encs must be returned to Tuesday, 13th November, WednesM.S. Millington, M.M. and new ones
November and days, 21st, 28th
The attention of all ranks is drawn to Camp Orders.
5 December, 1928, the number of all drawn in their place. rinks attending camp, stating meals required, so that rations can be ar ranged.
Arma and Equipment etc. may be drawn from Corps Headquarters bo- tween the following dates:
10 M.-J. and A, C, Companies. Musketry Part II. The attention of to this Corpa all ranks is drawn 9. am and 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 4Order para, & regarding Part II. to be fired by both Companies on Sunday, p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 pm. From Month November at Stonecutters Range. dny, 5th to Friday, 9th Nov. and on Saturday, 10th November, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.-
Dress: Marching order, ie, helmet, rifle, belt, sidearms, pouches, braces, kuversack, waterbottle, greatcont
(whore issued) shorts, pattoos, hoso. tops and boots, cap bius or khaki where issued in haversack.
Scottish Company.-As above but kilt, khaki hosetops and flashes,
Armoured Car Company. Car Sect. -Ax above except no sidearms, Bandalier instead of pouches, Water- bottle and haversack as issuód.
Motor Cycin Section-As above but breeches instead of aliorts and hose tops.
M. I: Company-As for Armoured Car Company, Breeches, puttees rolled downwards.
Note-Caps-ur Glengarries will be warn from pm. to sm, when on duty. Khaki slacks may bo worn after evening parades when not on duty.
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3. Sports Committee Meeting.
A meeting of the Sporla Committee will be held at Volunteer Headquarters
This is the last opportunity for all ranks of both companies who have not fired Part IT to attend. Range Officer: Lieut. J. E. Hancock.
"11. Mounted Infantry Company. Both Sections of the M. I. Company will parade at Volunteer Headquarters ht 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, 8th Novem- her for Machine Gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti,
12. Armoured Car Company. Car Section. Fridays, 2nd and 9th November, Parade nt Corps Head- quarters at 5.30 pm. for run around the Island in the Armoured Chr.
Monday, 5th November. Parade at Corpa lendquarters at 5.15 p.m. and proceed to Kennedy Road Range by Ford Truck for M. G. Firing practice. Dress: Mufti.
Motor Cycle Section. Fridays, 2nd and th November, 1928. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 pm. for Machine Gun Instruction. Mufil
Dress:
13. Machine Gun Company, The Company will parade as strong as possible at 5.30 p.m. at Corps Head
on Monday, 5th November; 1828 atjuarters un Tuesday, 6th November
6.45 p.m.
4. Holiday. Monday, 12th November, 1928 be- ing a General holiday (no parades will be held on that day.
5. Musketry.
Dress: Mufti
Instructor's Class. Mechanism. No. 1 Platoon, will proceed by Ford Truck to Kennedy Road Range with two service guns under Ligut, H.
Owen-Hughes.
No. 2 Platoon. Immediate Action 1 to 4 under subsection commanders.
N. C. O, Probationers, will parade and sidearms under
18. Command of Unit." 2/Llout. M. A. Johnson, M.M. takes over command of The Engineer Com- pany, as from 20. 10. 28. from Captain F. Syme Thomson on leave.
19. Appointments.
No. 811 Bergt. V. C. Branson, M.C. of M. G. Company is appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major from 1. 11. 28. to 30. 11. 28.
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No. 365 Sorgt. A. W. Brown of Scot LONDON SERVICE tish Company la appointed Acting Company Borgeant Major, from 1. 11. 28.
No. 1181 Pte. O, A Ribeiro, No. 1 Platoon is appointed Lance Corporal, as from 1. 11, 23.
20. Transfers,
No. 1084 Bandaman L. Castilho is
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No. 1136 Pte. F. A. Barrotto and No. 1202 Pte. P. T. Rosario aro transfer- red from No. 10 Platoon to the Band, as from 17. 10. 28.
21. Rercralons.
No. 968 Corp. A. A. dos Remedios and No. 1180 L/Cpl. M. F. Baptista, No. 9 Platoon are permitted to re- vert to the ranks, at their own re- quest; an from 1. 11. 28.
22. Leave.
No. 1241 Pte. .G. B. Hayes, No. 7 Platoon, from 3, 11, 28. to 2, d. 20,
No. 495 Cpl. A. C. I. Bowker, No. 1 Platoon, from 1, 11. 28. to 15, 12, 28.
No. 1128 Pta. C. F. Remedios, No. 9! Platoon, from 31, 19. 28. to 28. 2. 20.
No. 1314 Bandsman M. Franco, Band, from 20. 10. 28. to 25. 2, 29.
23. Markaman, The undermentioned has qualified na marksman is entitled to wear the badge for one year:
No. 1034 L/Cpl. H. L. Lockhart, Engineer Co, 94 Points.
24. Struck Off the Strength. Having left the Colony, as from 12. 10. 28.
No. 1014 Pte. K. S. Boulton, No. G Platoon.
R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, MAJOR,
ADJUTANT, H. K. V. D. CORPS.
Notices,
The M. T. and A. C. Companies will with belt fire Part II Tabio "T" at Blonecutters A/C.S.M.V.C. Brannon, M.C. for com-meet at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday, 4th Nov- Range on Sunday, 4th November, 1028.munication drill.
Range Officer: Lieut. J. E. Han-
cock.
Launch will leave, Queen's Pler at 9 am, and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a.m.
1. No. 2 Platoon Rifle Club will ember at Peak Range to compete for the Platoon Cup, Part II conditions. 14. Scottish Company,
2. Boxing Tournament.-It is pro Thursday, 8th November, 1928, posed to hold a Corps Baxing Tourna- Platoons will parade at 5.30 p.m. forment nometime after Camp, Company Machine Gun instruction, dress mufti, Commanders are requested to ascer
Lain what support is likely to be forth- coming in time to discuss the matter at the Sports Committee Meeting on 6th November when a Sub-Committee will
appointed and a programme drawn: Pipes and Drums, will parade for Carps Christmas Cards obtain practice at Corps Headquarters oned from England are obtainnblo in Wednesday, 7th November,
the Officera Mess, Sergeants Mess and Canteen at 40 cents each. hoped full use of this opportunity will be availed of by all ranks,
Rend.
Dress: Musketry Order, ie. Rifle,ou follows:
Nos. 5 and 7 Pintoons at Corps belt, bayonet and Bandolier. Uniform
Headquarters. Trained men detailed e mufli optional.
Arms will be drawn from Corps parade, will proceed to Kennedy Headquarters on Friday, 2nd Novem- ber, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 pm, or 5 and 6 p.m. and on Saturday, 3rd November, between 3¦ am, and 1 p.m.
G. Corps Band.
No. 4 Platoon at Kowloon Dock.
15. Portuguese Company, Company parade. The Company There will be full Rand practices will parade at full strength on Friday, on Tuesday, 6th November at the Club 9th November at 5.30 p.m.
de Recreio and Friday, 9th November, It is most essential that all ranks 1928 6.30 p.m. at Corpa Heud-be present. quarters,
The Band will take part in the unvelling ceremony at The Club de Recreio on Armistico Sunday, 11th November, full details will be issued in due course.
Dress: Optional, rifle and bayonet and belt.
Memorial parade ut King's Tark on Sunday, 11th November,
All those attending this parade will parade at the Club do Recreio on
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