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The

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ESTABLISHED 1845.

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1931.

VOLUNTEER CORPS. "HILL” IN THE NORTH|

Orders for the Coming Week.

INTER-SECTION MUSKETRY.

Orders by Lieut-Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., commanding Hong Kong Volunteer, Defence Corps, are issued as under-

PARADES.

Corps Band.

The Corps Band will parade at Headquarters for Band Practice on Friday, September 11, and Monday, September 14.

SEA.

Unfair to Blame Earthquake.

Is the upheaval in the North Sen, reported to have been discovered by a Norwegian' skipper, due to the underses earthquake which phook England last June? The Royal Geological Society ja vory doubtful about it.

"The captain appears to have dis- covered, by soundings, that the depth was only 144 feet, when, ne- been 228 feet," an official of the So- cording to his chart, it should have'

All practice parades

leicty said to The Evening News. must in

"It is most unlikely, however future be regularly attended by all that this newly found hil caused by the earthquake.. Corps Signala.

"If the earthquake had caused a Parades for Signalling, Instruc-sea upheaval of 114 feet there would tion will be held at Corps Head-(Continued at foot of next Column.1 quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, and Friday.

members.

Armoured Car Company. Car Section.-Parade on Monday, at Headquarters at, 5.30 p.m. Those detailed will proceed to Kennedy Road Range to fire Part I M.G. Remainder M.G. Instruction under crew commanders.,

InstructorsParade at Head- quarters on Friday at 5.30 pm.

Machine Gun Company. The Company will parade in mufti, full in at 5.30 p.m., sharp, In close columns of Platoons for training as per Platoon Programme, on Tuesdays, September 8 and 15. No. 1 Platoon is allotted the Kennedy Road Range on Tuesday, and will not fall in with the Com pany on this date but will proceed to the Kennedy Road Range under O.C. No. 1 Platoon who will submit attendance roll to the G.S.M.

All N.CO's will parade under Sergt. Terry on Tuesday,

Field Day: All ranks are asked to keep Sunday, September 13 free for Beach Firing at Stanley in the morning followed by a bathing plenle, from 1 p.m., Further par- ticulars will be issued to Corps Orders at a later date.

Musketry. The Inter-section competition will commence at the Peak Range to-morrow at 9.30 a.m. Range Officer-Lieut, H. Owen- Hughes.

Revised Handicaps will be an- nounced at the Range on that day ...and there will be the usual In- dividual Spoon Shoot Competition.

Renewals-Will Platoon Com- manders please see that any re- newals required for members of their Platoons are submitted to the C.Q.M.S. before next Tuesday's Parade.

Portuguese Company.

was

changed, send in request to C.S.M. Parkinson 0 Headquarters' as soon as possible.,

The Officers commanding, the undermentioned Units will issue their Orders separately to commands :--

their

1.-Battery. 2-Engineer Company. 3. Machine Gun Troop.

Rides and Bayonets. The 'undermentioned have not. yet returned their rifles and/or bayonets to Store for annual inspection, in accordance with Corps Orders No. 24/31 of June 5, 1981:-

Corps Signals.-L/Cpl. A.

Tarbuck.

Machine Gun Troop-Tpr. G. P. Lammert and Tpr. R. A. Faw- cett, These must be returned forth- with.

.

Appointment and Promotion.

No. 1815 Pte. C. E. Moore, No. 1. Platoon, is promoted to Lance Corporal with effect from 2.9.81.

Struck Off The Strength. Having left the Colony-No. 1235 L/Cpl. J. K. Shaw, Reserve Company, as from 4.9.31.

Strength.

The following have been taken on the Corps Strength:-

'No. 1715 Fte. J. R. Way, A. Car Co., Motor Cycle Section.

No. 1716 Pte. E. M. R. Fleming, No. 3 Platoon.

No. 1717 Pte. F. G. Maunder, No. 3 Platoon.

:

No. 1718 Gnr. A. H. Dingen, Battery.

Leave.

NOTE ISSUES

Official Monthly Returns.

POSITION ON AUGUST 31.

The returns of the avorage amount of bank notes in circula- tion and of specie in réserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended August 31, 1981; as cer tifed by the Managers of the re- pective Banks is as follows:---

Ranki

Chartered Banks

of India Australia and

Average Specic Amint In Reserve

China $23,168,725, $ 8,300,000* Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Banking Cor-

poration...124,824,120' 112,000,000†

Mercantile

Bank of In-

dia, Ltd.... 3,698,024 1,350,000§

Total .....$152,684,775 $121,650,000 In addition Sterling Securities are deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,831,700. In addition Securities deposit ad with the Crown, Agente and Straits Government valued at £3,078,000,

§. In addition Securities deposite-t! with the Crown Agents valued at $180,000.

The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes In efrculation. is published for general information under Section 6 of the Mercantile Bank 'Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 85

Amount Latest

market price

of 1911):-

Security

54% Treasury

Bonds

pay-

able @ 100

in 1933/36..£180,000 100-101%

INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.

for licences to store dangerous The fees to be charged and paid goods, which licences will expire on March 21 next after the date of the issue thereof, shall be as follows, For every licence to store in- flammable liquids, whether packed or in bulk, where the permitted quantity ex- ceeds 500 gallons.......$100 For every other licence to

store dangerous goods....$ 10

over

have been a terrific tidal wave, Capt. W. H. G. Goster, M.C., which would have

swept D.S.O., Corps Headquarters, grant- Whitby and Scarborough and other ed. 9 days leave from 4.9.31, 'to coast towns in the district. 12.9.31

On a Ridge.

All ranks are reminded that the No. 1411 Pte. A. D. Coppin, No. Training Season 1931-32 com-1 Platoon, granted 12 months leave mences on Friday.

from 28.8.81 to 27.8.32.

The Corps Diary and Company No. 1358 Pte. S. V. Gittina, No. Training Programmes are in the2 Platoon, granted 3 weeks leave 'hands of Platoon Commanders to from 1.9.81 to 21.9.31. whom application for same should be made..

Scottish Company,

Parade on Thursday for Machine Gun Training as under:

"What is more likely," the official went on, "is that the captain hap pened to take his soundings in a particular place where no soundings have been taken before, and his line rested on the top of a hitherto j undiscovered ridge.

Not

No. 1423 L/Cpl. L.. Roza Péreira, No. 10 Platoon, granted 16, days "This has happened before. leave from 6.9.31 to 21.9.31.

long ago, a new, river bed in the North Ses was discovered in this

No. 1924 Pte. H. M. Remedios, No. 10 Platoon, granted 16 daya No. G Platoon-at Kowloon Docks leave from 6.9.31 to 21.9.81.

at. 5.30 pm.

No. 1468 Pte. W. Lawrence, No. 9

No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters Platoon, granted 16 days leave

from 6.9.31 to 21.9.31.

at 5.80 p.m.

There will be an Inter platoon No. 1676 Pte. C. A. Figueiredo, miniature Range Shoot on the 10th No. 9 Platoon, granted 16 days instant at Headquarters, detalls leave from 6.9.81 to 219.31.

of which will issued later to mem-. No. 1598 Pte. E. da Roza, No.

bere selected to represent their 12A Platoon, granted 16 days' platoon.

leave from 6.0.31 to 21.9.81.

1

way."-

Trinity House, which supervises the pilot lightships and lighthouses round Great Britain, has received no report of the supposed discovery. The secretary stated that even supposing the depth at that spot had been decreased by 114 feet, there was no dangar whatever.

"Even the greatest ship-like the Berengaria for instance only

Will those members who wish to(Sgd) W. H. G. GOATER, Captain, draw about 88. feet of water," he have any clothing or equipment

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C; | said.

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