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WED AT 10, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
FATHER OF FIVE AT 20
Home Guard will increase "as Father of five children before more men of the Regular Army he was twenty years old, and ara sent to other theatres of war," | grand-father of nineteen at the Sir Edward Grigg, Under-Secre-, age of forty-eight is the extra- tary for War, said at the opening ordinary record of Mr. N. G. Fite of a new War Office training of Houston, Texas. school for Home Guard com- manders.
The Guards will be taught mo- dern methods of warfare, Sir Edward added, and will be made Jamiliar with most of the wea- pons used by the Army in caso at any time they have to be mix- ed with regular units.
Sir Edward suggested that the motto of the Home Guard should be "Old and Bold."
Sir
Speaking of equipment Edward said the War office was doing its utmost to provide every Home Guard with battle dress during the next few weeks.
a
Married when he was ten to
girl aged twalve, Fite Hap now at the age of forty-eight Bixteen, children-ten girls and six boys.
His first wife died when she was twenty. Less than two years later did not last long for his wife ob- he married again but this union tained a divorce.
Not long after their separation Fite married a third time and this wife is still living.
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital Issued and Fany Paid-up Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
$50,000,000 .$20,000,000
.£ 0,500,000
Hong Kong Currency Re-
Berve
.$10,000,000
.$20,000.000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,. Chairman,
C. C. Roberta, Esq., Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq., G. Miskin,, Esgə A. II. Compton, Een, K. 8. Morrisan, Esq. D. J. Davies, Esq. Hon. Mr. T, E. Pontos, Hon. Mr. 8. H.Dodwall, Hon, Mr. A. L, Shielde, Sir Vandaleur M. Grayburn
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Kobe
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London
Lyons
Malacca
Manila.
Foochow
Munt (Johors) Tokyo
Tsingtao,
Yokohama
Nine of the Fite children live Diren In Houston and he says he finds He announced that as the de-
Halphoug considerable comfort ane happi-Hankow mand on the output of greatness in having them near. The Harbin coate for the Army was so great, others are scattered over the a trench cape had been devised country. as an alternative for the Home Guard.
floilo
Mukden
Nom York
Peiping Penang
Sungei Patent
Bwatow
*Tientsin
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency and FIXED DEPO. "I don't know the ages of all SITS receu for One Year or sharter my children — there аге too periods in Local and Other Currenetes many for that," he said, “1 Hd Linuteh will be qunted on application. have
record of their birth but my house was robbed a fer years ago and it was among the things taken."
The Guard now had a strength of 1,700,000, said Sir Edward. A large
armed proportion were with the appropriate weapons, and this process would be coг. pleted in the near future with the assistance of the United
Fite has been unusually catly States, which was doing its part in doing another thing
- he ha In this respect splendidly. Calready retired from active busi- Sir Edward said he had been ness, having accumulated enough impressed with the organisation of money during many years as the Home Guard; in many threa-prosperous merchant in Houston, tened parts of the country they had joined with the Army in holding defensive positions.
CARROT-MARMALADE NEW DISH
Marmalade made with a pro. partion of raw carrots is includ. ed in the substitute commodities now appearing on the British market as the result of restricted suppiles of oranges.
Because of their natural sweet- ness, carrots permit the use of less sugar, while the organe flavor is wholly maintained.
Virginian cigarette smokers will also shortly be compelled to smoke substitute brands, consisting of a mixture of Turkish and Oriental
It's
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beneficial effect is quickly felt in renowed energy and cheerfulness.
tobaccos.
Tobacconists admit a shortage, due to the air raids reducing fac- ory hours and destroying stocks. The tobacco controller is con- sidering a proposal to limit some brands of tobaccos and cigarettes
nor
PINKETTES
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Even London Zog inmates are feeling he pinch.
time and
Monkeys, which in peace ignored sandwich offerings accepted only knobs Of sugar. sweets and nu's, to-day eagerly welcome visitors bearing! stale bread.
However, food restrictions here do not compare with Italy, where the Government has announced a Christmas surprise decree ration. ing rice, flour and maize.
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prietors
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£3,000,000
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Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937,
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LTD.
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5,508,000.00
2,183,281,50
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Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. L Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
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on
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THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.
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