THE CHINA MAIL JUNE 5, 1937:
H. K VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
Orders by Lieut.. Colonel R. C. B.1 Anderson, M.C. Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Hong Kong
Friday, 4th June, 1937. EFFICIENCY DECORATION In accordance with regulation 8 of the Regulations as to grant forfeiture, restoration and other matters concern- ing the Efficiency Decoration in re- gard to the Hong Kong Volunteer De- fence Corps, published as Notification 'No. 578 in the Gazette of 2nd, August, 1935, His Excellency the Officer "Ad- ministering the Government has been pleased to authorize the following award:
Efficiency Decoration Major Stanley Jarvis, M.C. (Government Notification No. 372 of 27th, May, 1987),
EFFICIENCY MEDAL
Dress Khaki ghirt, sleeves 'rolled up, shorts, black boots, puttees and hose taps, sun helmet, helt and frog, rifle and bayonet Rifles and bayonets will be drawn from store on Monday June 7thar
* Machine Gun Battalion Signals
Monday - June 7th. Subsection D parade at H: Q. at 5.30 p.m." -Révolver training under Sgt. Thomson.
Corps Infantry
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of N. C. Os. and men detailed for the
prietors King's Birthday parade will parade at H. Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Monday 7th. June.
Belts and side arms will be worn. King's Birthday Parade. N. C. 08.. and men detailed will parade at H. Q. at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday 9th. June.
Dress
Review Order with shirt sleeves.
Parade
Air Arm.
LEAVE
In accordance with regulation 8 of
at H. Q. at 5.30 p.m. on the Regulations as to grant, forfeiture, Thursday, 10th. June. Machine Gun restoration and other matters con- Instruction. cerning The Efficiency Medal in regard to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Captain E. G. Stewart, No. 1 (M. G.) Corps, published as Notification No. Company, is granted 5 months' leave 579. In the Gazette of 2nd. August, from 1.6.37 to 1.11.37. 1935 His Excellency the Officer Ad- Captain J. K. Bousfield, M.C., ministering the Government has been A.S.C. Co., is granted 2 weeks' leave pleased to authorize the following from 3.6.87 to 17.6.37. award:
Lieut. A. Urquhart, No. 3 (M. G.) Company, is granted leave from 1.6.37 to 15.7.37.
Efficiency Medal Private Walter Montgomerie Goves, Lance Corporal Alfred John Wad-
more.
*** (Government Notification No. 373 of
27th, May, 1937).
KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE Composite Company Those detailed by Os. C. Units will parade at Corps H. Q. at 9.30 a.m. un- der Major S. Jarvis, M.C., E.D.
Dress Review Order, i.e. Shorts, Puttees, Hose Tops and Helmets. Shirt Sleeves will be worn and not tunics.
Rifles and Bayonets Must be drawn before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 6th June.
HOLIDAY
Headquarters Office will be closed on H. M. The King's Birthday, Wednes day, 9th June, 1937.
PARADE
Corps 1st Battery
will
Until further notice parades be held on Friday evenings instead of on Thursdays..
A and L. Sections
and
•
No. 2776 Pte. H. L. F. Ewin, A.S.C. Co., is granted 6 months' leave from 15.5.37 to 14.11.37.
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
$3,000,000
-- Agencies and Branches:
Alor Bier
Iloilo
Amritsar
*Ipoh
Rangoon Balgon 4
Bangkok
Karschi
Bamerang
Bataria:
Kiang
Bombay
Fobe
Seremban Shanghai
Calcutta
Kuala Lumpur
Canton
Kuching
bingspore Sitiawan
Cawnpore
Madras
Manila
Medeo.
New York
Peiping
(Paking) Penang
Haiphong Hamburg Hankow Harbin Hoat Rong
Sourabaya Taiping
in
Tongkat
(Bhuket) Tringisd
Yokohama
Zamboanga
Foreign Exchange and General Banking busines transcoteil: ***
FBCover
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at "rates] which will be quoted on application. *;pad
The Bank's Head Office in London: undertaken
and Trustes Executor
claime business, and of British Income Tax overpaid, on of its terms which may be ascertained at any Agencies and Branches.
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1936.
No. 2657 Pte. Edmund Chen, No. 3 THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. (M. G.) Company, is granted 1 year's leave from 1.6.36 to 1.6.38.
Authorised Capital s Paid-up Capital
No. 2716 Pte. F. J. Hunt, No. (M. G.) Company, is granted one Reserve and Undivided month's extension of leave from 1.6.37 to 30.6.37.
No. 2206 Pte. H. C. Bramble, A. Car Section 6 months extension of leave from 16.6.37 to 15.12.37.
No. 1321 Sgr. T. S. D. Whitley, M. G. Bn. Signals, is granted one month's leave from 5.6.37 to 4.7.87.
`STRENGTH 2794, Private, E. M. Watts, Imperial Airways, No. 1 (M. G.) Company, No. 2 PL., 1.6.37.
G. S. FIZELLA,
Captain,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
NOTICE
Corps Aquatic Sports
It is notified for information
Profits
$10,000,000.00 5,598,600.00
$ 2,776,726.76
HEAD OFFICE :-HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road. Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Eag Wong Inn Tong, Eng- Chan Ching. Shek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Wong
Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Ying Fo, "Esq.,"
Kan Tung Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tao Fong, Esq., Manager.
Batavis
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Manila
Amoy
Melbourne
Bambay
Nagamki
that
Calcutta Canton .-Haiphong Hankow 3:Honolulu
New York
Osaka Paris
Beattle Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya
Swatde
Peiping
Sydney
Ferang
Taihoku
Bobe hawlook London
Rangoon
Tienta
Saigon
Tekyo
-San Francisco
VADCOUVER
Yozobama
Classes for Layers, D. R. F. signalling will commerce at H. Qat the Corps Aquatic Sports will be held 5.30 p.m. on Friday, 11th. June. These at the V.R.C. on Saturday, 24th. July, wishing to undergo the courses of in- 1987. struction should attend regularly.
M. C. Os, are expected to specialize in Laying and/or D. R. F.
L Section
Parade at E. Q, at 5.30 p.m. on Fri- day, 11th June for, arms drill. No. 2-Improvised Battery (M Section)
There will be no parade on Wednes¬ day,,9th. June.
Corps Engineers
Those detailed for the King's Birth- day Parade will: parade at 5.30 p.m. at H. Qfor arms drill on Monday, 7th, June.
Remainder Miniature Range.
Corps Signals Parade at Corps H. Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 8th. June for Arms and Squad Drill
All linesmen's "belts, pliers and frogs must be returned to C.Q.M.S. Millington immediately.
All Box Respirators must be return- ed to the Company Store not later than Tuesday, 8th. June.
All members of the Unit, who wish to attend. a promotion class must sub- mit their names to the O. C. on Tues- day, 8th June...
Machine Gun Troop Parade at Causeway Bay Stable at 9 ́a.m." on Wednesday 9th. June. Dress
Review Order."
י
AFFILIATED UNIT
NURSING DETACHMENT;
H:K:V.D. CORPS
Meeting: -
There will be no meeting on Mon- day, 7th. June. Next meeting will be on Monday, 14th: June.
Enrolment
31.5.37:
Miss. A.. R. L. Dowbiggin Miss P. Scotcher 31.5.37. Miss N. E. Witchell 31.5.37.
Sgd. K. DURRAN;
Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
JAPAN'S FOREIGN
TRADE
Unfavourable Balance Of Y.538,804,000
Every description of Banking and Exchange.
Fitrahisaoted. › Loans "granted on approved securities. DON
Cone Vest or
Curiam Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for shorter, periods in Local and Foreign Currencies:: on terms which will be quoted on application.
Sala Deposit Boxes To Lat. Cara Je
MRAN TUNGPO,
Chief Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15, Groschurah Street, London, E.0.8. Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital
.£3,000,000
1,800,000
1,050,000
Reserve Fund & Rest 1,247,830
BANKERS:
The Bank of England & Midland-Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES
Ipoh
Kandy
Karachi
Bangkok
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo
Kota Bharu
Dalhl
Kuala Lipis
rise,
Galla Hong Kong Howrah
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Trengganu
Kuantan (Pabang) Madras "
די:
New York Parang Fort Louis (Mauritius) Rangoon Shanghai Simla Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH.
Every description of Banking · and business transacted.
Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships undertaken. INTEREST' allowed Current Accounts and
Tokyo, May 31. Continuing -its steady Japan's unfavourable trade balance for the first five months of the year to-day stood at Y,588,804,000, or ap- Armoured Car Section
proximately twice its size at this Section will parade at H. Q on time last year. Tuesday, 8th. June at 5.30 p.m. for During the last ten days a Minis- Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained: Crew Drill and Driving Instruction..
“Motor Machine Gun Platoon
try of Finance report revealed, im-jon applications Parade at HQ. at 5.30, - p.m.. -on ports exceeded exports to the tune Monday, 7th., June for Machine Gun of Y.29,025,000. Again leading 7, Instruction.
The Escort to. His Excellency the among imported commodities was Officer Administering the Government raw cotton, valued at Y 22,922,000. for the King's Birthday Parade as de- Wool, iron, crude and heavy oils tailed, will parade at H. Q at 9 am followed in the crder named. on Wednesday, 9th. June, 1937,
***
Cotton textiles, valued at Y.17,- 848,000, topped the list of exports. Next came raw silk, appraised at Y:10,956,000.
No. 1 (M. G.) Company ty Parade, at 5:16 p.m. at Queen's Pier on Friday, 11th June." Gas Lecture.
No:8 (MG) Company: Parade at H. Q: at 5,30 p.m. on Mon- day June 7th for foot and arms drill. Total imports were valued
Dress →→→ Mufti with belt and frog, Y:139,864,000, exporta a at Y.110,899;- riffe, bayonet and sling.
000. Domei.
It is important that all these detail- ed to represent the Company on the King's Birthday, parade. should attend:
King's Birthday, Para Those de tailed to represent the Company will parade at H. Q. at 9.30a.m." on Wed- nesday June 9th:
at
D. BENSON,*
Queen's Road, Central, r
THE WING ON BANK, LTD
Head Office: Hong Kong
26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised" Capital - $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:-
Westminster Bank, Ltd. - 4 Foreign Exchange, and every dea- cription of banking business transact- edi
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Mixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.ja
Trusteeship & Executorship under German importa, of maize rose from 11,000 tons-in February to 127,000 in taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN, March, maize flour having now to be
Chief Manager. used in all bread.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING - CORPORATION
Authorised Canital –.
*$50,000,000)
fésued and Fully-Paid-u: 20 000,000 Reserve Funds
Sterling
Reserve
Hong Kong Currency
6500,000
$10,000,000
• $20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF › DIRECTORS.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Chairman.
Hon. Mr M., T. Johnson,
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bounfeld, Esq., A. H. Compton, Eng., S. H. Dodwell, Esq. J. B. Masson, Esq.,
E S. Morrison, Esc
Hoa. Mr. J. J. Pato TE Fearos, Esq., A. L. Shields, Esq.,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
*Chlef Manager,
AMOY
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO COLOMBO
DALBEN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW ILOILO IPOH JOHORE KOBE
KOWLOON
BRANCHES.
KUALA LUMPUR 2:
'LONDON.
LYONS MALAOGA
(Johora)
MUZREND
NEW YORK FEIPING PENANG BANGOON SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
rent Account opened in Local Currency and
Fixed Deposita received for one year or sherim periods in“ Local. Currency and Sterling on taru which will, ba quoted on application,
ALSO up to date BAFE-DEPOSIT BOXES various sites TO LET.
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1997..
· HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business- of the, above “Bank-"la" oond by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI ING. OORFORATION. Bulen may-be on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG. - AND SHANG BANKING - CORPORATION.
V. M. GRA BURN
Hong Kong, 1st March,
1987.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
stablished 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ....... Yeni 182,650,000
Head Office: YOKGHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Bangkok Batavia
Berlin Bombay Calcutta
Canton'
· Dairen (Dainy)
Fengtien (Mukden) Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin " Hong Kong Honolulu Hsinking Karachi
Kobe London
Manila
Los Angeles
Moji
Nagasaki
Nagoya New Yor Osaka Oth Paris Peiping- Rangoon
Rio de Jensira San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Gurrent
counts. :`
Deposits received for fixed period at: rates
be obtained on applica tions.
Hong Kong, 10th
THE
KÁNO
1987,
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL I SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up.
Rešerves,
$5,000,000,
$7,500,000.
Capital Savinga Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept, $600,000. Head Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office--
6, Queen's Road, Central Phone: 31116.