THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1941
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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
Obituary
| HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
$50.000.000
Pte. R. W. D. Danby, A.S.C. Coy.: Isaued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 4815, Pte. I. E. Roberts, A.S.C.Reserve Funds: Coy.; 4816, Gnr. N. W. Sheby, 2nd Bty; 4817, Pte. Yu Shiu On, Fd. Amb.; 4818, Pte. Ling_Tak Hong, Fd. Amb.; 4819, Pte. Tong Kwok Kee, Fd. Amb.
Orders by Colonel H. B. Rose, (0) Army Barvice Corps Company Khan, Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4773, Pte. Mo- M.C.. Commandant, Hong Kong Mon., 3rd-Sat., 8th Mar, Weekly hamed Azam, Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4775, Volunteer Defence Corps, Fanling duties, Transport and Supply per- Pte. Barkat All, Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4776.
28th Camp, Friday,
February,sonnel as required by S. & T. Pte. Mohamed Akbar, Sp. Gd. 1941.
Office. Dress as usual,
Coy.; 4777, Pte. Sher Singh, Sp. Supply Tues., 4th Mar.
and Gd. Coy, 4778, Pte. Imam Din, 2nd Camp Sp. Gd. Coy; 4779, Pte, Akbar Ali, The Commandant regrets to an- Transport personnel.
Pte. Sultan talk. H.Q. 5,30 p.m. Dress-Mufti.|Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4780. nounce the death of No. 1540,
Appointment and Promotions Thurs., 6th Mar. No parade. All, Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4781, Pte. Mo-
4542, L/Cpl. J. E. Jessop, Mob C.S.M. R. E. Slattery, No. 4 Com-
Fri., 7th Mar, 2nd Fanling Camp hamed Shaff, Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4782. Coln., to be Cpl.; 3867, A/Sgt. S. pany, which occurred on 22.2.41.
(7th-14th Mar.) Supply and Pte. Mohamed Alam, Sp. Gd. Coy., J. Cooke, No. 4 Coy., to be Sgt.; Fri., 7th Mar. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Transport personnel as detailed.4783, Pte. Rehmat Khan, Sp. Gd. 3367, A/Sgt. L. O. Davis, No. 4 Coy. 4784. Pte. Bhawal Bux, Sp. Coy, to be Sgt. 2914, Cpl. H. S. Orderly Medical Officer --Lt. G T. (h) Field Ambulance
Those attending camp March Gd. Coy.; 4785, Pte. Mohamad Lo, No. 4 Coy., to be L/Sgt.; 2884, Balean.
7th to 14th will parade on Wed., Khan, Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4786, Pte. L/Cpl. Y. 0. Kwok, No. 4 Coy., to Promotion Examination Recruits
5th at St. John's parade ground at Nur Dad (P.O. 205), Sp. Gd. Coy: be Cpl.; 4052, L/Cpl. W. J. Brown, The following members of No.
5.30 p.m. to draw anti-gas res-4787, Pte. Pola Khan, Sp. Gd. Coy,¦ A.S.C. Coy.. to be Pte. (at own 4 Company passed At Promotion
pirators and to receive final in-4788, Pte. Nur Mohamed. Sp. Gd. request), 3159. L/Cpl. N. J. Examination to Sergeant held onstructions for camp Dress --Mufti, Coy, 4789, Pte. Ghulam Rabbani, Booker, Corps Sigs., to be Cpl. 21.2.41 -A/Sgt. S. J Cooke,
Sp. Gd. Coy., 4700, Pie. Sardar A/Sgt. L, O. Davis and Cpl. H. S. Lo
Recruits Medical Examination
Parades
(a) Corps Artillery
Leave
Transfers
4663. Ple. W. A. Zimmern; from No. 3 Coy. to A.S.C. Coy.; 4052. Pte. W. J. Brown, from A.S.C. Coy. to Unit Res.
E. N. THURSBY, Captain,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps. AFFILIATED UNIT NURSING DETACHMENT,
H.K.V.D.C.
Sterling Hong Kong Currency Re-
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
serve
.£ 8,500,000
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfald, Esq.. 0. Miskin, Esq., A. II, Compton, Eaq..
E. S. Morrison, Esq. L. J. Davies, Eng., Hơn. Mr. T. E. Petro Hou. Mr. 8. H. Dodwall. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Bir Vandelcar M. Grayburn
Chief Manager.
BRANCHES:-
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Saigon
San Francisc Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur Singapore London
Bourabaya
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Amoy
Bangkok
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1pol Johors Kobe
Kowloon
Calcutta
Canton
Cholno
Lyona
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Malacca
Bwatom
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Manila
Thentais
Foochow
MÜar (Johor) Tokyo
Baiphon
Mukden
Flankow
Now York
Barbia
Polping
Mon., 3.3.41. Advanced lecture. Military Hospital. 5.30 p.m. Office ollo Workers. Transport leaves Queen's Pier 5.20 p.m.
3385, Sgt. J. L. Isley, 1st Bty., Khan, Sp. Gd. Coy.; 4791, Pte. 20.3.41-9.7.41: 3330. Gnr. N. Jetha Singh, Sp. Gd. Coy: 4792. 2nd Camp Fanling
Dessoulavy, 5th A.A. Bly.. 1.3.41-Pte. Mohamed Hashim, Sp. Gd. The following units and other 28.3.41; 3482, Spr. A. I. Napoloff. | Çoy.: 4793, Ple. Mehal Singh, Sp. Fateh Mo- personnel as detailed will proceed Fd. Coy. Engs.. 19.2.41-20.3.41; Gd. Coy.: 4794. Pie to camp on Fri., 7th March, under 3554, Pte. J. Waid, Mob. Coln.,hamad (223), Sp. Gd. Coy., 4795, instructions already issued: - No. 1 27.2.41-12.3.41; DR111, Pte. H. Pte. Fazal Hussain, Sp. Gd. Coy; Company. No. 4 Company, No. 5. Andrews, Mob. Coln, 3.3.41-4796, Pte. Khazan Singh, Sp. Gd. Company, No. 7 Company, Army 2.5.41; 2552, Sgt. W. G. Schnabel, Coy.; 4797. Gar, E. J. Tandy. 5th Service Corps Company (those No. 1 Coy.. 25.2.41-10.3.41; 2817, A.A. Bty.; 4798, Gnr. G. D. Stokes, detailed) and Field Ambulance Pte. H. Smith, No. 2 Coy., 22.2.41-5th A.A. Bty: 4709, Pte. Fateh (those detailed).
21.3.41; DR223, Pte. R. D. Gilles- Homamed.
4800. Sp. Gd. Coy: pie, No. 2 Coy., 8.3.41-26.3.41; Gnr. W. G. Lawson, 1st Bly.; 4801. 4265, Pte. F. D. Scicluna, A.S.C. Pte. Hool Cheng Weng, Fd. Amb.; Coy. 25.2.41-24.3.41; 4505, Pte. | 4802, Pte. Lee How Fong, Fd. Buchanan, Sp. Gd. Coy., Hughes Amb.: 4803, Pte. L. E. Guterres. Fd. Amb.: 4804. Pte. Teoh Tiaw Group, 28.2.41-10.3.41.
Teong, Fd. Amb.; 4805, Pte. Khoo 4764, Spr. G. Bogoslovsky. Fd. Kee Seang. Fd. Amb.: 4806, Pte. Coy. Engs. 4765. Spr. V. A. Per-Stephen K. S. Sim, Fd. Amb., 4807,
Pte. Tan Luan Hool, Fd. Amb ins. Fd. Coy, Engs: 4766, I'te. G. Foulard, Mob. Coln; 4787, Pte. | 4808, Pte. Lim Thiam Tet, Morid Hussien, Sp. Gd. Coy..; 4768. Amb; 4809, Pte. Tan Hock San, Pte. Munshi Mohamed, Spd. Gd. [Fd. Amb.; 4810. Pte. Chan Yan Coy. 4789, Pte. Saif Ali, Sp. Gd. Kwong. Fd. Amb.; 4811, Pte. Wong P.m. at A.R.P. H.Q. Happy Val- ley. Transport leaves Queen's Coy. 4770, Pte. Abdul Karim. So. Yue Tim, Fd. Amb.; 4812. Pte.
Pier. 5.20 p.m. Gd. Coy.: 4771, Pte. Nur Dad (P.O. Wong Chin Wah, Fd. Amb.: 4813, 237). Sp. Gd. Coy. 4772, Ple. Lal Pte. Peter Fok, Fd. Amb.. 4814, 21.2.41 to 20.3 41: Mrs. C. Shore
Qualifications. The following members of 2nd Bty. qualified as Gunlayers on 19.2.41 (in order of merit): Gnr. K. J. Altwell (re- qualified). Gne. J. J. Ferguson (requalified), Gor. K. Tomes, Gnr S. O. Berg. L/Bdr. O, E. C. Marton (requalified), Gnr. J. Reynolds. Gr. T. J. Gould, Gnr. G. H. Oliver and Gar. T. H. W. King
The following members of 2nd Bty. qualified as Rangetakes on 19.2.41 and 20.2.41 (in order of merit): -L/Bdr. H. Corra, Gur. J.
A. Grant, Gor. E. E. Huttemeier and Gur. E. R. Childe.
1st Battery. Tues.. 4th Mar. R.Q. 2.15 p.m. Bly. training at D'Agullar. Dress as usual,
2nd Battery. Mon. 3rd Mar. H.Q. 5.30 pm. Gun Detachments and B.O.P. Staff. Lecture on the shoots by Major 1.G. Dress-- Mufti.
Tues., 4th Mar. Belchers. 2,30
Gun p.m. Right Section.
drill.
dummy
loader and semoohore.
Dress --Mufl. Overalls and S.D.
caps to be carried.
drill
Thurs.. 8th Mar. Belchers. 2.30 p.m. Left Section. Gun dummy loader and semaphore. Dress Mufti. Overalls and S.D.
caps to be carried.
3rd Battery. Thurs., 8th Mar H.Q.
Aberdeen. 2.15 p.m. Dress as usual.
for
4th Battery, T., 4th Mar. HQ 2.30 p.m. Full Bty. training and instruction at Pakshawan, Dress
as usual.
6th A.A. Battery. Tues., 4th Mar. H.Q. 2.30 p.m. No. 1 Section. Gas Chamber Test. Dress as usual.
Tues., 4th Mar. HQ. 5.30 p.m. Lecture. Dress-- Mufti. No. 2 Sec- tion.
Thurs., 6th Mar, H.Q. 2:30 pm. No.
2 Section. Gas Chamber Test. Dress as usual.
Thurs., 6th Mor. H.Q. 5 30 p.m. No. 1 Section. Lecture. Dress-- Mufti.
(b) No. 1 Company
Lecture.
Mon., 3rd Mar. No parade. Tues., 4th Mar. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Between 5.30 Thurs., 6th Mar. and 6 p.m. Rifles will be drawn, (c) No. 4 Company
Thurs., 6th Mar. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Company will draw Respirators and rifles for camp.
Fri., 7th Mar. Company will proceed to camp. (di No. 5 Company
4th.
Strength - increase
FAN MAIL TELLS WHO'S WHO
Mon., 3.3.41. 1st Aid Examina- tion. H.Q. 5 p.m.
Home Wed., 5.3.41.
Nursing Examination. H.Q. 5 p.m.
Thurs., 6.3.41. Advanced lecture. Military Hospital. 3 pm. Non- Office Workers. Transport leaves Queen's Pier. 2.45 p.m. via Vol. Fd.H.Q
STRANGE SERVICES are performed as daily routine by postal employees. Almost a symbol of the far-reaching efficiency of the Department is the manner in which the Hollywood Station, branch of the Los Angeles Post Office, deals with millions of "fan mail" letters directed to film and radio stars. directors, producers, writers, character players, and extras.
Hollywood Station holds the wrote to Selznick studios offering
distinction of having unique
a suggestions. "fan mail" clerk, whose job it is to keep up with rapidly changing addresses of motion-picture cele- brities.
Only A Name
While much of the mail address. ed to actors and actesses carries
come
some
About 10 years ago, the Super- the name and addresses of the intendent of Mails assigned to studio, hundreds of letters
simply "Hollywood, Thomas A. Shipman, postal clerk addressed in Hollywood Station, the task of Calif." Occasionally, from forwarding inadequately address-remote town, a letter will be for- ed "fan mail" to film stars. Un- warded to Hollywood bearing only first-class an actor's name, with no address der postal regulations,
these, like the mail is entitled to "directory ser- whatever, and vice" and fan mail is no excep- others, pass through the fan-mail tion. Mr. Shipman began com clerk's hands.
and piling a list of the
and addresses of filmdom's great near-great.
names
On the fan-mail list are names
list Included on the fan-mail are the names of persons whose last known forwarding address was in Paris, Berlin, or London,
addressed to
Thurs., 5th Mar. The whole and addresses of more than 5,000 and Mr. Shipman forwards these, Company will parade at 5 30 p.m. screen luminaries a strictly con- along with the rest. Pola Negri instead of on Mon., 3rd and Tues..ndential list which Mr. Shipman still receives mail
Fri., 7th Mar. The Company will keeps up to date by daily chan- Hollywood, which is sent to Ber-
ges, taken from routine notifica-lin, her last-known
address. proceed to Camp. Dress-S.D. captions of changes of address
Maurice jacket, shorts, hosetops, boots, puttees, webbing equipment, ha from news stories in daily papers mail goes to Paris
and
forwarding Chevalier's and George
and waterbottle. All and magazines describing the tra- Arliss receives his in London, spare clothing and equipment in vels of his "clientele."
versack
cluding greatcoat, steel helmet,
box respirator but less sun helmet
will be taken, All except Nos. 1
this order.
Train times:-Fri., 7th Mar. 4 p.m., 5.30 p.m. and 7.55 p.m.; Sat., 8th Mar. 6.20 a.m
Movie Cranks
KOWLOON GODOWNS DIVIDEND
Fri., 7.3.41. A.R.P. lecture. 5.30
Lcave. Mrs. J. Groundwater-
B.
--26.2.41 to 28.9.41; Mrs. Yale-2.3.41 to 1.3.42.
Sgd. Mrs. J. M. E. BRAUDE,
Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
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and 2 will draw rifles on Thurs., Postal officials have little pat- 6th Mar. from 5.30 p.m. box res-ience with movie fan "cranks" pirators will also be drawn by the who address their favourite stars whole company at the same time by pasting pictures on the out- and date. Rifles and box respira side of the envelope in lieu of tors must be returned to Stores on address, or use other 'freak' sub-| Saturday, 5th Mar, before 1 p.m. terfuges in place of the conven-
The Hong Kong & Kowloon Delb Disciplinary action will be taken tional address, although even these in case of non-compliance with are delivered, in so far as ordin- Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. an-inburg
nounce that, subject to audit, the ary post-office routine permits,
amount at credit of Profit and · FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General The fan-mail clerk, who de- Loss Account for the year ended Banking Business transacted,
is: $1,036,534,95. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and 31st December votes only part of his time to The amount brought forward FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Iscal or Fri, 7th Mar. H. 8.30 m. this specialised phase of sorting from the year 1939 being $424,- Other Currencies at rates which will
and distributing mail in Holly 188.56, the total now available for be quoted on application wood Station finds fan mail very distribution is: $1,460,723,51,
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS alio opened in At the forthcoming. Annual Local Currency and Sterling with in- spasmodic, and greatly affected by the showing ·' of new pictures, Meeting of Shareholders, the. Di terest allowed at rates obtamable on stories about film celebrities' rom-rectors will recommend an appro-application.
દી their priation as follows: To pay ances, their travels, and
Dividend of $7.00 per share troubles.
$630.000.00, To Transfer to Gener- Fan mail reached a high level al Reserve A/C. $400,000.00. To during discussion of who would Transfer to Repairs & Renewals play the lead in "Gone With the A/C. $15,345.58, To carry forward Wind," as thousands of persons $415,377,03.
(8) No. 6 Company
Dress as before.
(f) No. 7 Company
Mon, 3rd Mar. H.Q. 3.45 pin. Sound and Arms drill:
Thurs., 6th Mar. H.Q. Stores, 5.30 p.m.
Rifles will be drawn and respirators from Coy. Stores. Fri., 7th Mar, Company will proceed to camp at Fanling as de- tailed, Trair times are as fol- lows-1.30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5.30 p.m. and 7.55 p.m.
The Bank's' Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee, busi ness, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terma which may be ascertained at any Agencies and Branchen.
of
the
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