1941-04-26 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1941.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Orders by Colonel H. B. Rose, Pin. Anti-Tank Rifle. (iv) Dress-

M.C., Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Fr.dny, 25th April, 1941.

PARADES

(a) Corps Artillery.

1.

All Plus. Overalls, R.T.R. caps. (c) NO. 1 COMPANY

Sun. 27th Apr. Kowloon Range. 9 a.m. M.G. Course Pt. 2. Those detailed.

Dress as for Mondays

Drees for All Blys. for lers haversack and water bottle. } Day Training. S.D cap. shirt Mon 28th Apr HQ. 2 pm Fori cardigan, sharts. puttees, boots. Fanling. Dress Battle order with

haver web equipient pourites,

steel helmet, water bottle fled, " sack and water bottle filled; steel mess tin. Knife, spoon, fork and helmet, respirator. Overalls and cup to be brought, gun platform shoes to be carried greatcoat uptional, 3rd, 4th and] 5th A.A. Btys only, kitle fork, spoon, plate and, mug

Tues. 29th Ap. HQ 5:30 pan Weapon training.

HQ 5.30 p.m

Po 2nd May Weapon Training

All

(f) NO. 2 COMPANY

Sun 27th Apr. Kowloon CRY Range B

9am M G. Casuals. Those detailed. Dress shirt

il. Rifle Classificat on-Casuals. Sun 27th Apr Stonecutter. Blys. Launch leaves Queen's Pier

Rifles 8.15 am. Kowloon, 8.30 am must be drawn from HQ on Fri | sleeves, shorts Drill Order 25th pm, or Sat. 28th before nuun

Dress-Jackel, trousers, SD. cap, web equipment with pouches

Compulsory partude for all those not yet fired.

il.

Tues. 29th Apr. Kowloon Dock 5.30 pm. No. 6 P.n. Weapon training.

Wed 30th Apr. HQ 5.30 pm No. 7 P 1. G. & M.G training.

Fri, 2nd May. H.Q. 2 pm. Cuy. Specialist Qualification. The undermentioned NCON of the parade Dress Battle Order. 4th Bty qualified as under Sgt. | (g) NO. 3 COMPANY W. M. Gittins Brown-- S.LO. Class I. L/Bdr, M Villa Carlos S.L.O. Class II

1st Battery. Tues. 29th Apr. iv. H.Q. 2 p.m. All Sees. Bty, train-

Dress

and

ing al D'Arguilar. para. 4 (a) i above,

Sgt. II W.

See

5:30 pm

Thurs. 1st May. H Q Signalling. L.G aud BCA'S Classes. Dress Multi

✔

2nd Battery. Tues 29th Apr

5:30 pm. H Q2.

Thuse detailed Ki inspection All articles of clothing and equipment and booksĮ to be brought, clearly marked with name and Corps Number Dress Mufti.

j

Thurs 1st May H 2 (2) 145 PML Ser No 2 Pat gue Party 1

(R) 2.15 pm Rema,nders 1. frag at BlufTheod

Segura. 4 toys abone

1

יו יד

VI, 3rd Rattery. N

As detailed. Rifle Fi

Mon 28th Apr

These detailed. BA Dress Mufl:

Tues 29th Apr 8 Q

All Sees Kot petent

d pay

paradies Diso Mutt

Thurs, 14 May Q

All Sees. For Aberdeen Drey a ustiah.

STRENGTH-INCREASE

Pte. B. C. Oh. Field Amb. Gnr. R. Forrest, 1st Bty.

E. N. THURSBY,

Captain, Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

NOTICE

L/Bdr. O. E. C. Marton 2nd Bty. Sgt. A. J. MacFayden, 2nd Bty. Gnr. E. P. Streatfield, 2nd Bly. Gnr. G. S. P. Heywood, 2nd Bty. Gur. F. D. Angus, 2nd Bty. Res. Gor. P. Chan, 4th Bly. Gur. C. C. Lee, 4th Bty. Spr. C. M. Cropley, Fd. Coy. SERGEANTS' MESS-LAWN

BOWLS Signin, W. O. Franklin, Corps Members of the Sergeants' Mess who wish to play in the lawn bowls match against the Kowloon Cricket Club on Sunday, May 4th, are reminded that their names should be sent in before noon on Wednesday.

Engs.

Signs.

2/1t W. Stoker, Mob. Coln. Pte. W. Park, Mob. Coln, Pie, J. H. Odell, Moh Culn. Pte. P. J. Brown, Mob. Coin. e. D. B. Nelson, No. 1 Coy. Pte. J. E. Y. Walker, No. 2 Cuy. Lieut. E M. Bryden, No. 2 Coy. Pte. R. C. Baptista, No. 5 Coy. Pte. I. Agafuroff. A.S.C. Coy. APPOINTMENTS &

PROMOTIONS

Pte. G. M. Marrs, No. 1 Coy, to] be L/Cpl.

Pte. J. M. Houghton, No. 1 Coy to be 1/Cpl.

Cpl. C. Black, A.S.C. Coy, to be Sgt.

L/Cpl. A. L. Cole, AS.C. Coy. to be Cpl.

L/Cpl. 1.. A. R. Duncan, A.S.C. Coy, to be Cpl.

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shirt, shorts; haversack and

Sun. 27th Apr. Kowloon City Range, 9 a.m. Those detailed. A.M. G.C. Dress-- cap, equipment less

water bottles.

Mon. 28th Apr. H.Q. 2.15 p.m. Training as in programme. Dress rap, shirt, shorts; equipment Thurs, 1st May. HQ. 5.20 p.m. Training as in Coy. programme. Dress Overalls.

(h) NO. 4 COMPANY

Mon. 28th Apr. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Coy. parade.

Tues. 29th Apr Murray Parade Ground. 5:15 pm.

Recruit and those detailed from Classes 9 and 10

Wed. 30th Apr Half day training Order, S.D cap

HQ 215 p.m. Dress Battle

Murray Puade

F 2nd May Ground 515 pm. Recruit and detaled from ClassP. 9 and

the

10

NO. 5 COMPANY Yun 27th Apr. Kowloon City Ramte A 9 am. MG castrals Des Drill Order Shirt sleeves,

hout put ets, hose-tups bout-

Mon. 28th Apr. HQ 215 pm Dress SD

capa shirt, cardigan, ! trousers, boots webbing equip-

Fri. 2nd May. DEL School / ment and mess tin.

5:30 p.1

Overalls.

D.EL. Section.

Dress

Tues 29th Apr. HQ 5.30 p.m. (1) M.G. Sees Stoppages. LA. Ist vii. 4th Battery. Tues. 29th and 2nd. (1) L.G. Secs. Immedi- Apr. H.K. 2.15 p.m. All Sees, ate action, (hi) Rifle instruction: Bty, drill and instruction Dress - a/ Efects of Light, wind & Rain, See para. 4 (u) i above.

b/Effects of alteration of elevation at different ranges. c/ the .303 round,

as

Thurs. 1st May. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O.'s and others

detailed. General instructions in squad and! rifle drill. Dress-Overalls, S.D. cap, web belt and frog.

Tues. No. 1

vill. 5th A.A. Battery. 29th Apr. H.Q. 2.30 p.m. Section. Half day training at Sai- wan, Dress us laid down.

Tues. 29th Apr, St. John's Place. 5.30 p.m. No. 2 Sec. Lecture. Dress Mufti.

Thurs, 1st May. H.Q. 2.30 p.m. No. 2 Sec. Half day trair.Ing at Sai Wan Dress as laid down.

Thurs. 1st May, St. John's Place. 5.30 p.m. No. 1 Sev. Lecture. Dress -Murti.

Arms drili.

|

(J) NO. 6 COMPANY

Tues. 29th Apr. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. T.O E.T. (continued).

Fri. 2nd May. H.Q. 2 p.m. Dress -S.D. cap, shirt, cardigan, shorts, hosetops, puttees, boots.

haver-

sack, water bottle, mess tin, knives and forks,

L/Cpl. B. G. Clarke, A.S.C. Cuy. to be Upl.

Cpl. W. Wright, A.S.C. Coy to be Cpl.

Pie. J. M. Hood, A.S.C. Coy. L/Cpl.

Pie. A. S. Sleap. A.S.C. Coy. L/Cpl.

Pie. C. S. Rosselet, A.S.C. Coy, L/Cpl.

HID

FORTUNE,

THEN FORGOT

THE CRAZIEST

AFFILIATED UNIT

Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. 1, A.R.P. LECTURE

Fri. 2nd May, A.R.P. HQ 5.30 p.m. Transport leaves Queen's Pler. 5.20 p.m.

2. RESPIRATORS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorised Capital · · - - - - . - . #50.000,008 ·· Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Re-

BCTVO teservo Liability of

prietors

Pro-

.£ 6,800,000

.$10,000,000

$20,000,00#

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. ·

BOARD OF DIRECTORSI Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman,

W. H. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

J. R. BounBald, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq., L. J. Darion Eng..

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. 8. Morrison, Kag. Hion, Mr. T. E. Pearos,

Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwa, Hon. Mr. A. L., Shielda, Str Vandeleur M. Grayburn

Chief Manager.

Will all members who have not yet returned their respirators to Vol. H.Q.. please make arrange- ments with the Gas Officer to do Dair so at once.

BRANCHES:-

Rangoon

bigun

San Francisc Hbangkai

Kuala Lumpor Singapore London

Bourabaya

Bungel Patani

Swatow

Tientsin

no7

1poh

Bangkok

Робота

Balaris Bomba

Kobe

Kowloon

Caloutta Canton Obefoo Colombo

I,Jont

Malacca

Manila

Fouchor

Muur (Johor) Tokyo

Haiphong Hankow

Uoilo

Mukdeo

New York

Peiping

CURRENT

3. HOSPITAL TRAINING

Mrs. D. M. Begdon 21.4.41-bin 28.4.41.

4. STRENGTH INCREASE

Mrs. P. R. C. Blackwood 21,4.41.

Sgd. I. M. S. BRAUDE.

Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.

AFTER ORDERS MACHINE GUN CASUALS

The M.G. Casuals will fire the A.M.C.C. on Kowloon City Ranges at 9 a.m. on Sunday 27th April.

No, 1 Company, B Range, Range Offcer Lt. G. P. Ferguson

No. 2 Company, B Range. Range Officer Lt. G. P. Ferguson

No. 3 Company. A Range. Range Officer R.S.M. G. H. Cal- vert.

No. 5 Company. A Range. Range Ocer R.S.M. G. H. Cal-

vert.

Mobile Column. A Range Range Officer R.S.M. G. H. Cal-

TREASUREį vert. HUNT IN HISTORY HAS ENDED

Dress Shorts, shirt AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. | Drill Order. WHERE MRS ROE WELLS, ELDERLY WIFE OF A MULTI-

sleeves.

OF INDIA, LTD.

MILLIONAIRE DOUGHNUT THE MERCANTILE BANK KING. HID OVER £168,000 WORTH OF GEMS AND CASH THEN FORGOT THEIR WHERE- ABOUTS,

Scores of police and trusted volunteers crawled all over the big Wells mansion searching for the lost hoard, portions of which turn- ed up in the strangest places,

HEAD OFFICE: 15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC 8. Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund & Rest

£3,000,000

1.000.000

1,050,000 1,254.639

BANKERS: The Bank of England and Midland Bank. Ltd.

Many thousand pounds worth of dollar bills were found in beds,|

Bangkok and diamonds emerged from cup-Bombay Coffee tins, Calcutta boards and vases. tea-canisters and suitcases

were Colombo

Delbi opened, and out popped more | Galle gems.

Plunging his hand into one bed. [Chief Detective Carpenter cried, Sun. 11th May. (1) Kowloon "Oh, boy!" when his hand came City Range A. Rifle casuals. All out grasping £500 worth of dul- those not yet fired. Dress lar bilis.

Optional but webbing equipment

not

PHORDE

Taingto Totokame

tn

ACCOUNTS opened Local Currency and FIXED DEPO

SITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies terms which will be quoted application.

on

BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Let.

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1941.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank la conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained an application. FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN.

Chief Manager,

Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937.

THE BANK OF EAST

ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve 10 Undivided

Pruits

$10,000,000.00

5,598,600,00

2.083,261.60

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Central,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~~~

Hon Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwak, Esq., Wong Yun Tong, Esq.. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.. L Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq. and Fung Ping Wab. Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Hon. Mr. Li Tse Fong, Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

BRANCHES:

Jalon Kuantan

Madras

Kanty Karachi

New York Рельля

FROGG

Kota Bharu

Snangbal

Kuala Lumpur Simla

Hook Kong Howrah Ipot

Kuala Lipis Kuala

Singapore

Amoy

Bonjo

Batavia

Bamarang

Trengganu

Bornby

Nagasaki

Shanghai

Calouste

New York

Blagapor

Uniphrag

Parta

Bowtrabara

and Bankow

Pulping

Bwatow

Honolulu Kobe Kowloon

Penang

Bydney

flangoon

Tientris

Baigon

Ban Francis00

HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Hanking Exchange business transacted.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN, CURRENT ACCOUNT'S opened 13

ed on application.

D. BENSON.

must be carried. (ii) Stonecutters Another detective gave some Range. L.G. Casuals,

a shuke and down fell Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS All those curtains

received in Local Currency & STER- leaves silver dollars idmes and pennies, LING on terms that may be ascertain Launch yet fired. Queen's Pier 8.15 am, and Kow-accompanied by necklaces. (b) Field Company Engineers. loon 8.30 a.m. Dress us for rifle

Mon. 28th Apr.

5 30 casuals. K.C.R.

p.m.

Dress - Mufti. [ (k) NO. 7 COMPANY Overalls to be brought on parade Mon, 28th Apr. H.Q. 5.45 p.m.

K.C.R. 2.30 Squad and arms drill.

Fri. 2nd May, H.Q. 2 p.m. for Dress--Fighting Or- D'Aquilar. der-S.D.

knife, cap, mess tin, fork and spoon will be carried. (1) ARMY SERVICE CORPS

COMPANY

Thurs. 1st May.

p.m. Technical training by Sec- tions.

Dress - S.D.

eap, shirt, shorts, hosetops. boots, puttees. Jack-knives and pliers to be car- ried.

(c) Corps Signals.

. Mon, 28th Apr. H.Q 5.15 p.m. (1) Classification Souad under in- structors.

Manager.

the THE CHARTERED BANK

OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Roe Wells, who made many millions mass-producing dough. Nnuts, called the police to

when mansion

his eccentric wife confessed to him that she had

idea where she had, "for safety's sake," concealed her valuables.

covered.

no

been re-

At first both husband and wife Sun, 27th Apr. St. John's Place. thought they had been stolen, but it has e been announced that 11 a.m. All day compulsory

has (i) Mainland Detach-parade.

shirt, nearly everything Dress Jacket. ment, Checking stores. (1) Re-Shorts, puttees, boots, S.D. cap. mainder. Signal training as de- belt, haversack and water bottle. tailed.

Mon. 28th Apr.-Sat. 3rd May. Wed. 30th Apr. H.Q. 2 pm. Inclusive. Transport and Supplies Half day training as detailed. Sections on duty as detailed un-

Dress S.D. cap. Webbing belt. der Company arrangements. Dress Fri, 2nd May. (i) W/T. Class parade. Dress Jacket. shirt, report direct to Govt. Trade School as ordered. No leave can be at 2 nm. (i) Remainder parade granted except as ordered. at H.Q. 5.15 p.m. (ii) D/R. Sec. Daily duty officers as detailed. Revolver practice nt Kennedy Thurs. 1st May. Supply and Road Range. Dress--Overalls. (iv) | Transport Sections, Lecture- Remainder. Signal training as de- Practical mechanics. Dress Over- talled.

alls and S.D. cap. Transport leaves Queen's Pier 5.20 p.m.

(m) ·FIELD AMBULANCE

caps.

BLOOD BANK

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000,

23,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 28, Bishopagate, E.C.2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E C.. West End Branch:

14/16, Cockapur Survei, S.W.L. Manchester Branch:

63. Mosley Street, Manchester, 1

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES,

Bankow

Penang Flong Long

Alor Star

Azarišane

The Director of Medical Ser-Batavia vices announces that such a satis- Calous factory response has been received

Iloilo

Ipoh

Karachi Kiang

Robe

Rangoon

Saigon

Seremban

Shanghai

Bispapers Nitawan

Bangkok

Bombay

Agencies i to the appeal for blood donors Cuve dtrest Kuala Lumpur Bourabays

Fairlie Piace Kunhing that a Targe waiting list has been canton

Madra further offers Vawnpors prepared and no

Manila Cobu can be accepted until further

Dolomba notice.

Dafta

Hamburg

Japan

Tientsin

Toogia

· Madan

(Bhuka)

New York Peiping

Making)

Talagtas

YONOMIZAD

(d) Mobile Column.

Sun. 27th Anr. Kow'oon City A| Range, 9 a.m. Those detailed. M.G. Wed, 30th Apr. H.Q. 2.15 p.m. Casuals Part II. Dress Shorts, Half day training. Dress S.D. cap, R.T.R. caps, drill order.

jacket, shorts, puttees, hose tops, Mon, 28th Apr. Hung Hom. 5.30 boots and webbing belt. Greatcoat The staff available to man this Haiphong pim. Those détailed. Driving in- optional.

new service is necessarily limited struction. Dress-Overalls, R.T.R.) Those who have not yet re-and their hands are full taking FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generiai:

turned their respirators and web- blood from donors and preparing Banking. Business transected.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS ·-opened апо * Wed, 30th Apr. Hung Hom, 2.30 bing equipment to store must do the wet plasma.

p.m. All Pins, exercise in N.T. so at this parade.

We are asked to state that those FIXED DEPOSITS received to: One Dress Battle Order. R.T.R. caps.] (n) 'PAY SECTION

wishing to make this valuable Other Currencies at rates which will Vehicle & Working Party: No. 1

Thurs. 1st May. Comd. H.Q. contribution in the interests of be quoted en application Pln. and No. 2 Sec., No. 3. Pln, Sub-Section 1. Dress-Uniform. humanity should not be discour- SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Fri, 2nd May, Comd. H.Q. Sub- aged on account of this temporary Local Currency and Sterling with in- Section II. Dress-Uniform.

stoppage and that a further public; terest allowed at rates obtamable on notice will appear as soon as the application.

„The Bank's Head Office in London present waitingHat-of-donors undertakes Executor and Trustee, buk”“” Classes D & E. Stoppages L.G. Wed. 30th Apr. Exchange has been reduced to reasonableness, and claims recovery of British

Manning proportions.

Hung Hom. 2 p.m. Rifle Party: H.Q. 1.45 p.m, as detailed.

Fri, 2nd May. (1) Nos. 1, 2 Pins., (0) FORTRESS SIGNAL Classes A, B & C Stoppage V.G COMPANY-

.... ↑ (il) Nos. 3 & 4 Pins.. Class I V.G.| Bullding. 2.30 p.m.

instruments (Dial sight if posstraining as detailed, -ble) Class 2, V.G. stoppages Nos. LEAVE

1 & 4. (Setting). Class 3, «V.G. A/Bdr. R. L. S. stoppages Nos. 1 & 4 (l) No. 51 Art. H.Q.

Year or shorter periods in Izcal or

Income Tax overpaid, on terins which Our readers may recall that may be ascertained at

any of tha 16,000 volunteer donors, Agencies and Branches. over Webb, Corps come forward in the north-western

W. H. EVANS THOMAS, district of London alone last year. :)

Manager.","

Loodos

Melbourne

Vancouver

and Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved secʻrilles.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods in Locni and Foreign

on Currencies

terms which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.

Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital... $10,000,000.

LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every description of banking business transacted.

Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits received at rates which will be quoted on application,

Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager.

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