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ORDERS FOR THE COMING

WEEK.

No. 22/29, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Orders by Lieut- Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E, Commandant.

Hongkong, May 31, 1. King's Birthday Parade, Mop- day, 3rd June, 1920.",

The Corps will parade as strong as possible at Corps Headquarters at 9.55 a.m. to take part in the Cere monial parade in connexion with the celebration of His Majesty's Birth- day..

Dreas: Review order .o. Helmet, khaki jacket, shorts, black boots, pulties and hosetops. Beit, ride bayonet. Medals. Scottish Company will conform dressed in the kilt.

No. 1 Company under Captain A M. Thornhill. The Battery, Engineer Company, Signals and Reserve Com. pany (less Scottish Section),

No. 2 Company under Captain E J. R. Mitchell. Mounted Infantry

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1929.

LETTER GOLF.

EARLY SEEDS are just what are nebded for spring gardeners this time of year. Here they are! Par speight.

EARLY

SEEDS

1 The idea of letter golf is to

TROPICAL FILM.

"WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS.”

Thrilling adventure and, exotic romance fenture the naw Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer production "White Shadows in the South Scas," which will be shown at the Queen' Theatre from, Sunday to Wednes- day..

The plot is built on the re- generation of n doctor, who, after having sunk to the level of a beachcomber, pulls himself to- gether to avengo a wronged child, and as a result of his chivalry is lured on board a plague ship, lash. ed to the mast and. set ndrift. The ship wrecks on the reef of a tropical paradise where, after a series of thrilling and romantic adventures, he is adopted by a native tribe and wins the love of the most beautiful girl on the whon island. What happens

discovered

on tho

Company, Armoured Car Company change one word to another and pearls are

(less Motor Cyclo Section) Machino Gun Company,

and

do it in par, a given number of No. 3 Company under Captain strokes. Thus to change COW to Alistair Mackenzie, Scottish Com-HEN, in three strokes, COW,

HOW HEW HEN. pany and Scottish Reserve Section.

No. 4 Company under Captain R R. Davies. Portuguese, Coy,

Officers for Colours. Lieut. 1. Owen Hughes and 2/Lieut. J. Wright.

The Corps Sergeant-Major will

tail the escort.

2-You can change only one letter at a time.

3-You must have a completo F.word, of common usage, for each

de.

The Motor Cycle Section will parade as escort to His Excellency the Governor under special instructions.

The Band will parade for playing with the Massed Bands under specin) Instructions.

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O eers not detailed for parade and attending with their families spectators will dress in drill order brecebes and nuttees; medal ribbons sword, etc.

The Commandant looks to all ranks to ensure that 11. D. The G.O.C. is not disappointed in his special appeal for as strong as possible a parade on the nboye occasion.

2 Arms.

All rifles will be returned to Corps Headquarters Immediately after King's Birthday Parade for annual Inspection.

this

3. Kirkpatrick Cup. The conditions under which Cup la lo be competed for this year throughout the Garrison have been received at these Headquarters, draft copy has been issued to all Os. C. Companies.

A Conference will be held at Corp Headquarters at 5.30 p.m, on Tues- The day, 4th June, 1929 it which Commandant will explain the condi tions of the Inter unit competition for, the Corps Cup.

4. Corps Band.

The Band will parade In mufti at Corps Headquarters on Friday, 31st May at 5.30 p.m, for final practice For King's Birthday Parade.

and

Group

On Sunday, 2nd June, the Band will parade

AL Kowloon Railway Station at 9.45 a.m. for. Church Parade with Portuguese Company Dress: Helmets, tunics, shorts, put tecs, black boots, belts belts.

On Monday, 3rd June the Band will parade at Volunteer Headquarters ai 9.15 a.m. and proceed to Jackson Road to join massed bands of Regulat Units for the King's Birthday Parade, dress us for Sunday,

5. The Hattery, Engineer Campany and Corps Signals. Attention is drawn to parade 1..nt these orders. It is hoped that the parade on 3rd June will be better attended than the practies paradas have been up to date.

G. Mounted Infantry Company, Sunday. 2nd June, Exercise Ride. Starting from Stables, nt 9.30 am. Monday, 3rd June. Attention drawn to para. 1 of these orders. It

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island, his fight between greed and a desire for civilization and his love for the native girl forms a story of Intense dramatic appeal.

Monte Blue plays the role of the doctor. Opposite him is Raquel Torres; one of the new sensational dramatic "Anda" of the season. enst. A large group of native. Robert Anderson is also in the islanders supply the authentic and picturesque atmosphere. The company, under the direction of W. S. Van Dyke spent five months in filming the scenes on the is land of Tahiti.

The picture is said to have is hoped that the parade on 3rd June broken all cinema records includ- will be better attended practice parades have been

date.

than the

toing "Hen Hur" and "The Big Parade" in New York where it was recently show.

up

at

at

Thursday, 6th June. Parnde Riding School, Causeway Bay, 6.30 p.m..

7. Armoured Car Company. Car Section. King's Birthday The attention of Parade, 3rd June. all ranks is directed to Corps Order No. 1.

Motor Cycle Section. A circular containing special instructions for The King's Birthday parado is issued 'this' day to all ranks of the Sceilon,

6. Machine Gun Company.

The Company will parade an strong as possible at 9.55 nm. on Monday, 3rd June at Volunteer Hendquarters for King's Birthday Parade. Dress: Review Order.

Platoon Commanders are requested to ensure a full turn out of their respective units. There will be, ne parade on Tuesday, 4th June.

The

9. Scottish Company. King's Birthday Parade. attention of all ranks, is directort to para. 1 of these orders. It is hoped that everyone will make a special offort to be on parle.

10. Portuguese Company. Church Parade. The Company will fall in outside the Kowloon Railway Station at 9.45 am, on Sunday. 2nd June. Dress: Helmet, tunic, shorts, hoselops, nutteen, black boots. Medals. Belt and sidearms.

King's Birthday Parade. Attention is called to para. 1 of these orders in ronjunction with this parade on Mou

lay next.

11. Reserve Company. King's Birthday Parade. Parade nt Voluntour Headquarters at 9.55

mon Monday, 3rd June, 1029..

hon His Excellency The G.0.C. expressed his special wish for a full turn out of the Reserve Company on this date.

12. Appointmenia,

The following extract from the Hongkong Government Gazotte No. 24 dated 23rd May, 1929 is repeated for information:

"His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following

appointments in the Hongkong Valun- toer Defence Corps:

Lance Sergeant David Morgan Richards to be Second Lieutenant, ta date from 16th May, 1929.

Lance Sergeant James Francis Wright to be Second Lieutenant, to date from 18th May, 1920."

13. Posting.

2/Lieut. D. M. Richards is posted" to Machine Gun Company, as fram 15th May, 1929.

2/Lieut. J. F. Wright is posted in Machine Gun, Company, ns from 18 May, 1929,

14. Transfers.

trans- Lleut. J. Norrie Owen is ferred from Machine Gun Company to Pertugrese Company, an from 13, 5, 20.

No. 1472 Pte. D. Black is trans- ferred from Mounted Infantry Com pany to The Battery, as from 18. 6; 20.

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15. Leave.

No. 102 C.S.M. D.J. Purvca, Sent- tish Company leave to be extended till 31. 3. 30.

No. 728 Corp. A.W.W. Salter, Ea- gineer Company, froh 1. 6. 20. to. 31. 12. 20.

No. 1242 L/Corpl, C. E. BackhousG, M.1. Company, sick leave from 27. 5. 29. to 8. 7. 20.

16. Struck off the Strength. Having left the Colony, as from 27. 5. 20.

No. 1320 Corpl. G. R. Razavet, No. 2 Plafoon.

R. A. WOLFE MURRAY, MAJOR,

ADJUTANT, H. K. V. D. CORPS.

Nolice.

The shoot between teams trom Scottish R.M.S. Cornwall and the Company, II.K.V.D.C., which was held nt Stonecutters on Sunday, 26th May, 1923, resulted in a win for

former.

Scores H.M.S.

Cornwall,

the

528

points; Scottish Company, H.K.V. D.C., 620 points.

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