The Shanghai Municipal Council would not contemplate any present change in its responsibility towards the Singapore Road Camp and the Chinese troops interned there, a spokesman of the Council stated yesterday in reply to the query about what action the Council would take to quell the disturbances of the former "Doomed Battalion."
Yesterday morning the internees of the camp continued to give vent to their demands for' more freedom by throwing bricks and stones around the camp. All. attempts to appease the disgruntled soldiers have proved abortive so far, but the Council is Officers—Return from Leave:—Corps Headquarters.—Captain R. B. Roach returned from leave—Septernber 6; Captain F. J. W. Focken returned from leave—September 13.
Clothing—Dress:—Winter uniforms] will be taken into wear with effect leaving nothing undone to restore order out of chaos. Additional guards of the Russian Regiment, S.V.C., have been posted around the camp, which is now inaccessible to visitor from October 15. All ranks of the corps not in possession of winter uniform should report to the Quarter-Judge Helmick Grants master's Stores, Corps Headquarters forthwith.
Divorce Decree Voluntary Visual signalling Classes:—Commencing Friday, October 4, a visual signalling class will be held in the gymnasitim each Friday at 17.30 hours for those who wish to qualify as visual signallers, Unit Commanders are Tequested to send in the names of candidates from their units to the Officer Commanding Signals Company before the end of September. Candidates must understand that there will be no duplication of classes. Tt will therefore be necessary to attend each class in order to acquire knowledge and practice sufficient to'enable them to pass the test at the end of the Training Season.
US. Stores—Closing of:—The US. Stores at (Headquarter: Shanghai Volunteer Corps) will be closed September 16, and 17.
Amendments:—Reference Corps Routine Order No. 38, para, 240, dated September 9.
Strength—(b)—_ Decrease:—Delete Scottish Coy Pte. E. S. J. Blackwood, August 31. Substitute Scottish Coy Pte. E. Blackwood "A" CI. Res. Aug. 31.
Strength:—Increase:—The undermentioned are taken on the strength öf the Corps as under:—Corps Cavalry: Light Horse Troopers A. Corot September 6, L. W. Brandt Jr. September 9, R. L. Murray-Wilson September 9, American Troop.—Troopers V. D. Rogoff September 9, G. S. Read September 13, Corps Troops: Amoured Car Coy Pte. H. C. Faulder September 6, Pte. L. J. Wade Septem-asport Coy—Pte. N. N.
September 13.—"A" Company—Pte.
September 10. "B" Battalion:—Portuguese Company Pte. E. A. Souza September 6. Decrease,—The undermentioned are taken off the strength of the Corps as under:—Corps Troops: Armoured Car Coy.—Privates E. W. S. MeGregor September 6, A. W. Hay-Edie September 7, J. P. Roberts September 9,°R. A. ©. Mayne September 10, D. I. Campbell September 10, "C" M. G. Com-Pany.—Pte. O. Galich September 10. Chinese Company.—Pte. I. G. Chang September 7, Pte. M. T. Wong Sept+ ember 10. Transport Company.—Sgt. G. H. Lawrence September 13, Baruch September 13, Pte. September 13, Pte. F.
m September 13, Pte. A. J Isaacs September 13. Decrease: Battalion:—Scottish _Company.—Pte. R. L. Stuart September 12. Jewish Company—Pte. V. M. Chernoff September 6, Pte. L. Musckin Septem-Ber 9. "Light Automatic (A.D.) Company—L/Cpl. P. E. Young September 10, Privates P. J. Mackellan September 10, P. Ongetta September g'1l0, K. E. Newman ("B" El.
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A decree of divorce was granted by Judge Milton J. Helmick in the US. Court for China yesterday afternoon to Mrs. Nadejda P. J. Biggs, Russian, dissolving her marriage to Mr. P. J. Biggs of the U.S. Navy, at present stationed in Hongkong. The decree may become absolute in six months.
The action of Mrs. Biggs was undefended. Commissioner N. E. Lurton of the court was in charge of the case on the instruction of Mr. Leighton Shields, the District Attorney at present absent on leave in the United States, and who Mr. Lurton explained, "was attorney of records in the case.
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