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AUGUST 271H, · 1926

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

[ORDERS BY MAJ, B. MELVILLE SMITH, M.KK,

HATIVE. COMMANDANT.].

Bongsong Bank

No. 240. 1.-TRAINING.

AUGUST 28TH, 1920, .....$1,100 sel

Du, London...116 m. Chartered Bank......

Mavantile Bank, A 4 Bu£Wr nom.

F.&O. Bank

Do

bank Am Bank

Chins Underwriters

The following is the allotment of the Cauton Insurance

Farade Ground, Drill Hall, Miniature Ranga Kennedy Ranga

for the training season 1928-1937, from September 1st inclusive:

Mondays. Mounted Infantry

Armoured Car Companies. Tuesdays, Infantry Company. Thursdays Scottish Company. Fridays, Artillery Company.

Norths Unium Insurance Union Luursade Yangiare Insurance Uni Fire Insurnace ...... Hongkong Fire usuTADCO Douglasce poikammt

Tags... ↓ M. Stemaboste

_DEST"

nom."

$6.3. sal.

$i nom

145 BOR. $295

bay., S sel

..$95 boy. ...$200 bag. $829 num.

bry.

and

kół num.

ELK

Hongkong

2.-ENGINEER COMPANY. Wireless Signal Section will parade at Corps Headquarters at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, August 30th, 1928. All members are requested to make a special effort to attend. Dress: Mufti.

--ARMOURED CAR COMPANY.

Parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Monday, August 10th, 1928, &c 6,50 p.m.

Levers and Mobile Column? Special lecture by Private. C. R. Wilson-en

Types of Magnetos Explained." All members of the Company may, at tend, but all those connected with Motor sections should make a special point of¦ attending.

4.—SCOTTISH

COMPANY.

Part II, Musketry Course will be fired

at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, Sep Lember 5th, 1998.

Every member of the Company are rei quired to attend.

Range cer: Capt. D. C. Logan, SL.C.

Indo-Chinas (Pret.) ..................................U KOM.

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Savli Transporta ....................... Scr"TerrdaNas-ཨn ་་་་་

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Do,

Kalan Mining As... Langkats (combined)

(single) Shanghai Explorations. Shanghai Loans Fanbe

Tronoh Mines Ural Chapinas

HK & K. Wharta................. H.K., & W. Dock in hongkers ... New magising Shanghai Docks......... HK S. Hutala

Lands

Hongkong Hongkong

88/-bay.

$15) nom.

дом.

...$36 pom.

Sià nom.

..40/- nom. .....T. 23 buy,

Th. 12 20.

Sun 6 sel

Th. 7 com

.74)- buy. ..8/..nom.

$117 vol. $37 buy

17 buy. ... 6 buy

Das 111 buy.

$10 el

your buy.

$5 Bu

$13.50 sel

Realtys (f.p.)......$7 nom.

1.K. Territoriais vaatas

Humphreys Estates,

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Prince's Building..............

Koral Lands

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Kwo Cotton

Orientals

Bhanges Cotton

Do.

fi

Chins. Bu

$89 net.

$1 buy. TIM. 9,55 bay.

TE. 4 buy.

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(new).... t'i, 27 bay.

„Lix. JÚj bom.

Launch will leave Murray Pier at 0. and call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a...ng Tramways ... buy, 24.x. dir, sel. sharp.

Dress: Drill order. Uniform optional Arms: Will be drawn from Headquar ters on Friday, September 3rd, 1996, be- tween.c and noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 3 and 6 p... and on Saturday, September 4th, 1926, between a.m. and 1 p...

5.-MOTOR CARS AND MOTOR

CYCLES."

Comx 1 matin, (2111)

UJO. (now).. Singapore

Tractions Tax

A musoäidata Canton Ice

amanta (combikou),

Do. 100.

....Slag num."

....11/- buy. 12/- sul. ..$3 roh

„$104 bay.

વર્ષ

Chins Lights (combined;

ę le nom.

Do

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$18) nov. Jiu buy.

Jo, {us) China Providents (old)....$3.30 năm. Gonitračmons.........................

Dairy Farms......................... Der A Wings..............................$ő me Hongkong Electrica

Only the Commiandant's motor ear and those motor cars and cycles which are on the strength of the Armoured Car Company are allowed to be parked in the Drill Hall Any cars or cycles other than the above left at Corps Headquarters K. Bop (combined) will be placed outside the Drill Hall on and after August 25th, 1920.

R-RIFLES.

Many members of the Corps are at pre- sent keeping their rifles in their own possession. This practice 'is contrary to regulations.

Members are reminded that all riter) when not in use must be kept at Corpsl Headquarters, if armouries at Taikoo and Kowloon Docks are closed.

Those members of the Corps now in Possession of rifles must return them to. Corps Headquarters without delay.

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A CONTRAST.

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THE HOT SEASON HOT DAYS-

WARM STICKY NIGHTS A TIRED FEELING.

..$ök fel.

sel

IN JAVA:

„19j noci.

Loki mua. ƏZU Malta.

Uned Asbestos ............ Wattoos forty.....................kut-nom", Wm. Powellami, ő§ mum.

way. vayers; meliora; MAIN

7-The following extract from the 66 Hongkong Government Gazette dated August 1st, 1923, is published for infor

mation:-

"H. E. the Governcr has been pleased to accept the resignation by Lieut. iichard Hugh Skelton of his Commis sion in the Hongkong Volunteer De- fence Corps, with effect from August- 10th, 1986,

8.-PROMOTION..

No. 1087 Gunner M. P. Concannon, M.C., Artillery Company, to be Lance- Sergeant in charge City Section, as from. August 23rd, 1926.

9.-REVERSION,

No. 18 Sergt. H. S. Rouse, Artillery Company, reverts to the rank of Privafe

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10.---LEAVE."

The following are granted leave of absence from the Corps:

No. 367 Spr. G. S. Kennedy-Skiptor, Engineer Company, from November 11th, 1996, to August 31st, 1927. No. 888 Ptc. W. L. Ramsey, No. 1 Platoon, from September 1st to 30th, 1926.

J.-RESIGNATIONS.

The following are permitted to resign from the Corps, as from, August 10th,

No. 607 Pte. D. S. Fitzgerald, A

Armour- 'ed Car Company.

1028:-

No. 919 Pte. A. P. Glanville, Armoured

Car Company................

12. STRUCK OFF.

No. 078 Pte. J. Clelland, No. 6 Platoon, having left the Colony, 1 struck off the strength, as from August 27th, 1925. "

G. E. SWINTON," "Capt

Adjutant, H.K.Y.D.C. Hongkong, August 27th, 1926, "

NOTICES.

SWIMMING.

There will be inter-unit Relay Race, open to units of the Defence Corps at the V.R.Coswimming meeting on Septem ber 4th.

Teams of six.

Any man wishing to swim for, his unit should send his name into his unit com- mander, without delay.

PROMENADE CONCERT.

The Infantry Company will hold a pro- menade concert on the parade ground at Corps Headquarters on Friday, Septem |ber 14th, 1928.

Tickets 50 cents each, may be obtained nt Volunteer Headquarters.

Hongkong Bank Building.

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