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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1941.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Orders by Colonel H. B, Rose, | 5on S.M.G. V.G. and L.G. frain- | Fortress Signal Company:- M. C. Commandant, Hong Kong ing. lecture. Volunteer Derence Corps.

H.K., Friday, 5th Sepi., 1941.

; RECRUITS' MEDICAL

EXAMINATION

Tues. 9th Sept. 2.30 p.m.

Mufti. Fri. 12th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q.change. Building. All Pins, Dress as previously de- training. tailed. A/Cars Secs, and No. --3 Pln. V.G. and L.G. training. Nosi Fri. 12th Sept. 6.30 p.m. Medical| 1 and 2 Pins. Rifle Drill. Nos. Inspection Room, H.Q. Orderly 1 and 2 Pins, will bring web Medical Officer-Lieut. S. Bard. DETAIL:

Corps Orderly N.C.O. H.Q. 5.25 p.f. cach day.

Mon. 8th Sept, to be detailed by O.C. Corps Signals.

Tues. th Sept. to be detailed by No. 6 Company.

Wed. 10th Sept, to be detailed by O.C. No. 2 Company.

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Thurs. 11th Sept. to be detailed by O.C. No. 8 Company.

belts, frogs and slings. No. 1 Company:--

Mon, 8th Sept. No parade. Fr. 12th Sept. 5.30 p.m.” “H.Q. Company parade, Dress-Mufti, Weapon training. No. 2 Company:-

Tues. 9th Sept. 5.30 p.m. Kow- loon_Dock. No. 6 Pin. Dress Mufti. Weapon training.

Wed, 10th Sept, 5.30, p.m. H.Q, No. 7 in. Dress Mufti. Thomp- son S.M.G.

Fri. 12th Sept, to be detalled by No. 5 Company.

Fri. 12th Sept. 2 p.m. PARADES-CORPS ARTILLERY Coy. parade. Dress-Battle

Dress For 4 Day Training-

and

der. A day training.

H.Q. Or-

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI |BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

1 Issued and Fully Paid-up Wed,

erve Funds: Sterling

22.7.41 will be resumed in No. Ex-Lecture Room at H.Q. on L.G. 10.9.41 at 5.30 p.m. All members

not on parade will attend. APPOINTMENTS &

Annual Aquatic-Sports: ---- PROMOTIONS.

The Annual Aquatic Sports will Appointments & Promotions:- be held on Sat.. 20th Sept. com- Sgt. M. A. Buptista, No. 5 Coy,mencing at 9 p.m. The following to be C.Q.M.S. 6.9.41.

will be the events for the Inter- L/Sgt. J. D. Remedios, No. 5 unit championship:- Coy. to be Sgt. 89.41.

Relay, Free Style-4, men, each Cpl. C. E. Lammert, No. 1 Coy.to swini two lengths. to be Pie-5.9.41.

Sigmn. P. D. A. Chitlell, Corps Signals to be L/Cpl 29.8.41.

Sigmn, E. G. Mathias, Corps Signals to be L/Cpl 29.8.41. Transfers:

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Hong Kong Currency Res

Serve

Reserve Llobility

prietors...

ان

$50,000,000 -$20,000,000

£ 6,500,000)

Pro

› $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,

Miskin, Esq.,

Relay, 'Medley---3 men, each one length.

Diving---2 men from each Unit. J. K. Bousfeld, Esq. Relay, Free Style-6 men, each' A. H. Compton, Esq.,

K. 8. Morrison, Esq., I J. Davies. Eng.. one length.

Hon. Mr. T. E. Peardej Hon. Mr. 6. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr.A. L. Shieldų Hon. Str Vandeleur M. Grayburn; Chief. Manager.

Units.

The competing units will be as Cpl. L. E. Lammert from Mob. follows:-CorpsTM Artillery; Mobile Coln to No. 1C85.9.41.-* Column; Nos. 1, 2,.8 Coys; Por- F/Cat. A. F. Walkden from Aƒrtuguese Coys; Chinese Coys; Small Arm to Corps H.Q-5.9.41,

L/Cpl. C. W. Haynes from- Få. Amb. to Stanley Pln--5.9.41,

The following leave has been

Gnr. N. W. Smeby, 2nd 20.8.41-19.9.41.

Shirt, shorts, boots, puttees, hel- | No. 3. Company:- met, web belt, haversack

Thurs. 11th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q | cancelled: --- waterbottle (filled), Trousers and Coy. parade. Dress Overalls, gun platform shoes in haversack, caps. Coy, training. Classes of Instruction-

Sun.

14th Sept. 9 a.m. Peak Strength-Decrease; ------ Mon. 8th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q.|Range. Those detailed.

Pte. L. A. Rosario, No, 6 Recruits' Class under C.A.S.M. No. 4 Company:---

25.7.41. J. M. Jack Dress-Overalis, bell, frog, rifle sling and S.D. cap.

Wed. 10th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Recruits' Class under C.A.S.M. J. M. Jack. Dress as above. 2nd Battery: -

Mon. 8th Sept. No parade. Wed. 10th Sept. 2 p.m. H.Q. Company parade, Dress----Drill Or- der, helmets. Weapon training. No. 5 Company:--

Mon, 8th Sept. and Fri. 12th,

Fri. 12th p.m. to Sun, 14th Sept.] Sept. No parade. p.m. Time to be notified later No. 6 Company:-*-* Bluff Head. All Secs. Dressi Tues. 9th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Fighting Order (Trousers and] Whole Coy. Dress-Mufti. Lec- shirt sleeves), Week-end Camp. ture.

Thurs. 11th Sept. No parude. Fri. 12th Sept. 2.15 p.m. H.Q. 3rd Battery: ----

N.C.O.'s. 2 Pln. Dress Boots.

Tues. 9th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q.| putters, shorts, shirts, S.D. caps, All members. Dress-Mufti. Lee-j helmets over left shoulder. web ture by Major Garland. "Recog-equipment less haversack und nition of aircraft."

water bottle. T.E.W.T. Remaind-

Tues. 9th Sept. 5.30 p.m. HQ.] er of Coy. L.G. (A.A.) revision. B.C.A's Class. Dress-Mufti, Con- No. 7 Company:- ducted by L. McLellan.

Thurs. 11th Sept. 1.30 p.m. H.Q. Advance Party as detailed. 2 p.m. H.Q. All members. Dress as usual for 14 day training. Training at Bluff Head.

4th Battery: ---

Tues. 9th Sept. No parade.

Mon. 8th Sept, No parade. Fri. 12th Sept. 2.30 p.m. H.Q. 26 Pln. Officers and N.C.O.'s. Dress as detailed in Cuy. Orders. Remainder T.E.W.T.

of Cuy. Summer uniform. (i) Grenade training. (i) Bayonet training. (ii) L.G. T.O.E.T. (iv) L.L.

Thurs. 11th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. | recupitulation, All Secs. Dress-Mufti. Kit ins- pection and gas chamber,

5th A.A. Battery:

Wed, 10th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Nos. 1 and 2 Sees. Lecture.

Army Service Corps Company:—

Tues. 9th Sept. No parade. Wed, 10th to Sun. 14th Sept. Transport and Supply Section.

duties. Dress Mufti Weekly

Dress as before. Duty Officers as detailed.

Thurs. 11th Sept. 5.15 p.m. Queen's Pier. Whole Coy. Dress Overalls and S.D. caps. In-

Thurs. 11th Sept. 3 p.m. No 2 Sec. Dress as detailed. day training.

Field Company Engineers; ----

11.Q.

tration at A.R.P. H.Q.

Names of competitors in various events to be sent in to the' Bornbaş Hon. Secretary, Ptc. R. Goldman, Caloutis No. 1 Company,

not later than Canton Bty.|noon on Sat. Sept. 13th,

San Francisco Shanghai

Bourabaya

Sungei Patant - Swałow Ticntain

Maar (Jyboro) Tokyo

BRANCHES-

Amoy the Bangkok

Batavia

Spob

Johoro

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Kobe

Kowloon

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London

Chefoo

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AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, HK.V.D.C.Poochow Lecture:.

Colombo Dalton

Malaors

Manila

Haiphong

Mukton

There will be no First Aid Lec-Harbin ture.

Hankow

lollo

New York

Perping

Strength-Decrease:-

will

Mrs. M. A. McKenna-29.8.41. Miss G. Owen--6.9.41. Office:—

E. N. Thursby, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

NOTICES

Officers' Mess Meeting:-

An Officers' Mess Meeting be held in No. 1 Lecture Room on Thursday 11th Sept, at 6 p.m. All Officers not on duty will attend. Sgts' Mess General Meeting:--

The Sergeants' Mess That was adjourned

Persang

ACCOUNTS

Taingtao

l'okobama

CURRENT

opened Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies The Nursing Detachment Office on terms which will be quoted on will not be open at all on Wed. 'application, 10th Sept.

Sgd. 1. M. S. BRAUDE, Meeting

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

THEFT OF LOVE LETTER: BLACKMAIL CHARGE

SO CURIOUS WERE workmates to read the love letters of a young girl and an R.A.F. pilot that they searched her handbag at work and one of the letters was stolen,

As a result of this incident, Mona Roberts, 21, cendiary bomb disposal demons- of Victoria Street, Caerau, was accused of blackmail Mon. 8th Sept. No parade. Thurs, 11th Sept. 2.30 p.m. Fri. 12th Sept. 5.15 p.m. Murat Bridgend, Glam. K.C.R. Company parade. Dress ray Parade Ground. Those detail- -Helmets, shirts, shorts, huse-I ed. Overalls and S.D. caps. Motor tops, boots and puttees. Overalls cycling instruction.

to be carried. Fatigue parties as detailed and technical training fur remainder.

Corps Signals:-

Mon. 8th Sept. No parade.

Sun, 28th Sept.

All day Details later. cise. Field Ambulance; --

exer-

She was sent for trial at Gla- morgan Assizes after pleading not guilty.

2.EYES

Mr. Richard John, prosecuting, 2 VALUES

Wed. 10th Sept. 2.30 p.m. H.Q. said Sergeant-Pilot Peter John Those detailed. Dress-Review Hoare was friendly with a girl

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Lel,

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1941.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

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V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,00

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52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.}}

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Hantow

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Penang

Amritsar

Hong Hoat

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Batavia

Apoh

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Karachi

Shanghal

Calcutta

Klang

Singapore

Agencies: Kobe Clive Street Fairlle Place Kuching

Sitiawan

Kuala Lumpur Bourabaya

Taiping

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New York

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Peiping

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(Poking)

A young London A.R.P. worker Wed. 10th Sept. 2 pun. H.Q. Order. Promotion Class.

named Thelma Pegler, of Caerau. refuses to marry his fiancee, a 14 day training. Uniform, belts Fri. 12th Sept. 5.30 p.m. H.Q. Love letters passed, and Some member of the Red Cross, until only. Signal training in Sections. Those

Dress Mufti. of her workmates, anxious to compensation for civilian war in Canton Madras

read them, searched her bag at jury is equal for both men and Cawnpore the factory where they worked.

Cebu Colombo These two "Home Front Sol- Deli One letter she wrote was diers," Stanley Welsh and Gladys | Haiphong stolen, She next heard

that Luck, both with their right eyes

detailed,

Parade Pay Section:-

11th Sept. 8.30

Fri. 12th Sept. 5 p.m. H.Q. (1) Promotion Class. M/T Training Murray

a.m.j

Uni- Sub.-Sec. 1.

Ground (ii) Weapon training as Thurs. detailed. (ii) Telegraphy Class. Comd. H.Q. (iv) Signal training. (v) Train- form. Pay duties. ing Cadre will not parade, Arms Thurs. 11th Sept. Vol. and S.B.R.'s will be returned im- All ranks. Dress Mufti, mediately.

pon training.

Mobile Column:—

H.Q. the last page was sent to Hoare Wea-with an addition and a lock

hair.

Fri. 12th Sept. 8.30 a.m. Comd. Mon. 8th Sept. 5.30 p.m. Hung H.Q. Sub.-Sec. II. Uniform. Pay

Dress Hom. Those detailed.

Overalls. Driving instruction.

duties.

Orderly Sergeant for week—

Wed. 10th Sept. 2.30 p.m. H.Q. Sgt. G. Castle.

All Pins Dress-Drill Order, Next fon duty-Sgt. W. J. shirt, sleeves, helmets. Thomp- Woolley.

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"Not Decent”

of

With it was an anonymous. letter saying: "I have, in my. possession two letters concern. ing yourself and Thelma Peg- ler,...

and I can assure you they are anything but decent.

women.

bandaged, stood on the platform FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General of Kingsway Hall, London, to help Banking Business transacted. a women's mass protest against CURRENT ACCOUNTS "opened and unequal.compensation.

They were posing as injured civil defence workers.

FIXED DEPOSITS received for One

Year or shorter periods in Local or

Other Currencies at rates which wil be quoted on application.

"Gladys must be treated the

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened th same as I would be if I were in- Local Currency and Sterling with - Jured, otherwise our partnership tercst allowed at rates obtainable on couldn't start on an equal foot-application.

Ing." Mr. Weish told the "Dally The Bank's Head Office In London

Mirror."

undertakes Executor and Trustee bus

ess, and claims recovery of Britain Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the About 500 women met to urge Agencies and Branches. the Government to pay-équal to pay me £1 to return them. compensation. The meeting, con-

"She does as dangerous work If these letters mean anything as I do, and has the same risk.” to you or your position, I do not suppose you would hesitate

vened by the British Federation

"If you do not come clean I of Business and. Professional

W. H. EVANS THOMAS,

Manager

am taking these letters person- Women, was addressed by men THE MERCANTILE BANK ally to Thelma's parents and and women M.P.s.*

from there I am registering them, together with the remainder of the souvenir, to 'your command- ing officer.

V

WOMEN DUNS

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HEAD.OFFICE:

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Authorised Capital

.£3,000,000

1,000,000

1,050,000

1,254,03)

Roberts denied writing the let- Because of the acute Subscribed Capital ter, but when confronted with need 'for a statement by another girl, it women was alleged, she said:

"wrote this fetter because wanted to frighten.him owing to the letters. They were not fit for a decent young girl to receive.

"I did not intend to carry out the threat, and I realise how 1. was very foolish.".

£22,000 AMONG 160

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An estate of £22,000 is to be divided between 160 relatives who have been searched for since Joseph Vincent Rainford, rotired Liverpool timber merchant, died in 1980, aged 7D, without making a' will

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