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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25th, 1927.
XMAS AND NEW YEAR HAMPERS
We beg to Notify Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable to the Festive Season may be obtained from us at the following Reduced Rates ---
No. 1 HAMPER-$38,
-10 Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial, 1 Qt. Superb Tawar Port.
Chumpagne 2 Qta. St. Julien Olaret.
1 Pt. Blackberry Branly, 1.Pt. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.
Qts, King George IX Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry, Black Seal. 1 Q Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gul 1 Qt. Burgundy, Burgoyne's. 1 Phiat Pomeranzen Bitters.
No. 2 HAMPER-$34,
IQ Guillemart Champagne. 1 PL. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy,
8 Qta. King George IV Gold Label
of Perfection Whisky!
12 Qts. Tawny Dry Port.
Qts. St. Julien Claret. 1. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin 1. Vino de Pasto Sherry. 1 Paial Pomerauzen Bitters.
No. 3 HAMPER-$30.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Pt. Peppermint .F.
1. Pt. DOM.
2.Qts. Superior Rich Old Port.
2 Qts. King George LV Gold Tabel
or Perfection Whisky,!
1. Engrand's XXX Brandy.
1 Qt. Amontillado Sberry.
1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 2 Qts. Madoc Claret,
1 Phil Pomeranzen Bitters,
Other hampers made ap to suit Customer's requirements.
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HONG KONG.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS BT LT.-COL. L. G. BIED, D.5.0, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.]
No. 308,
-Annual damp. Full particulars regarding annual camps which take place between December 1st and December 18th have been issued to all ranks November 18th, 1997, by type writ ten circular..
O.C. Companies will report to the Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C., by AE, ON, Monday, November 28th, Wednes days, December 7th and 14th, the number of all ranks attending camp, stating first meal and number of subsequent meals required so that rations can be arranged.
No, 1979 Bantam C. M. Hough- ton, Corps Band, dated Nov. 18th, 1937.
No. 1986 Bandsman P. F. Rosario, Corps Band, dated November 91kt, 1997.
No. 1981 Gunner E. R. West. Arty. Co. dated November sand, 1927 AM 12-Appointment and Promotion.
H. E. the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to approve the following appointment and promotion in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from November 19th, 1997.:- 2/Lieut. Maurice. George Noll to
be Lieutenant. C.S.M. Archia Cyril Groves to the rank of Second-Lieutenant. Authority C.S.O, No. 2340/1020 dated November 18th, 1927,
13.-Command. Lieut. M. G. Noll takes over the command of the Corps Signals, as
November 18th, 1827,
14-Leave,
Dress: Marching order, de, hel- niet, rifle, bayonet, belt, sidearms, ponches, braces, haversack, water-from bottle, greatcoat (where issued), shorts, puttees, hose tops and boots. No. 1004 Lee. Corp. A. Urquhart, Scottish as above, but kilt, khaki No. 2 Platoon, is granted leave from hose tops and flashes Glengarries December 1st to 28th, 1997. to be worn from 3 p.m. to 5 s.m.
Khaki slacks may be worn after evening parades when not on duty.
No. 967 Sergt. A. Hutton-Potts and No. 456 Lee.-Corpl. T. C. T. Beck, M.I. Company, having rejoin- ed for duty on November 1st, 1997, the unexppired period of their leave
hereby cancelled.
2-Artillery Company. Annual practice camp will take place at Tai Lam on January 20th-is 2nd and January 27th-29th, 1928:
Parade at Corps Headquarters on Thursday, December 1st, for Battery Drill. It is hoped that as many members as possibly can will parade Signallers:A" B Group, 5.30 Grong, 5.25 p.m.; p.m.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., LTD. by 3.20 p.m.
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15.-Transfers.
i
From Medical Section to the Re- serve Company:-..
No. 713 Corp. W. Elliott.
No. 808 Pte. J. W. Anderson. No. 717 Pte. H. E. Strange. No. 619 Pte. J. K Milward. No. 933 Pte. E Law,
From Corps Band to Portuguese Company as from November 24th.
3-Engineer Oompany. Field Section: Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wed-1997 nesday, November. 30th, for tests, knots and lashings.
4.-Corps Signals.
The Corps Signals will go to eamp from December 1st to Decem- ber 3th. All ranks will parade at Kowloon Railway Station on Decim- ber 1st at 8.15 p.m. in order to catch the 5.43 p.m. train.
Those wishing to send out baggage. in advance must deliver it, clearly labelled with the owners' name to the Corps Sergeant-Major before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30th,
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, November esth. and Wednesday, November th, for Signal Instruction. Dress: Mufti.
a.30 p.m.
5. Mounted Infantry Company. Lecture at Corps Headquarters at on Monday, November 28th, for the purpose of examining the scheme which has been pre. pared for the M.I. work in the training season.
6.-Armoured Car Company. Parade at Corpe Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, November Beth, as under:-
Motor Cyclists for special machine gun class under 2/Licut. J. E. Hancock,
A. and B. aub-sections. Instruc- tion at Corps Headquarters under Capt. W. Brackenridge, M.C. Sub- ject: Stoppage.
Armoured Car drivers, under 2/Lieut. A. C. Groves passing M.G. Standard Tests 1 to 8.
A Police Officer will be present from 3 p.m. onwards to pass drivers: for free licences to drive Corps Vehicles.
7.-Infantry Company.
Those men detailed to fire Vickers! M.G, on the Penk Range on Sunday, November 27th, must catch the 9
a.m. tram up.
No. Platoon: Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuca- day, November 29th, for Machine Gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti. Rifle and bayonet will not be re- quired.
No. Platoon: Parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.30 p.m, on Tues. day, November 9th, for .G. train- ing. Dress: Multi, Belt, rifle and bayonet.
8-Scottish Company. Sunday, November 27th: Annual Church Parade to Union Church. A full strength parade is request.
ed.
Assemble at Corps Headquarters Fat 10 a.mi.
TOTO..
Thursday, December 1st, at 3.30 pems: All Platoon at Platoon Head. quarters for passing Standard Tests 1 to 6 on Vickers Gun.
|
No. 1227 Pte L. A. Peres, No. 10
Platoon. No. 1218 Pte. M.V. Neves, No.
10 Platoon.
16.-Madical Section. Monday, November 28th.-The following will parade at Corps Head- quarters at 6 p.m. to discuss the details of com
1
8.Q.M.S.D. Davies, Pte: Lawrence, Lee. Corpl, S. C Ho, and Pte. Remedios.
17.-Medical Certificates, Sick Leave, &c. Attention of all ranks is drawn to Corps Order No. 277 dated May 20th, 1927. Medical Officers will not be consulted at their private mil- dresses except in very urgent cases and there only by appointment. The normal procedure is for men to re- port at. Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. on any Monday, except a holiday for examination by a Medical Officer of the Corps on duty..
18.— Struck On The Strength.
he Colony- Having left the
No. 1256 Pte. J C. Thomson, No. 7 Platoon, as from Nov. 21st, 1997.
No. 288 Pte. D. D. Urquhart, No. 2 Platoon, as from September 30th, 1927.
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GAMBLING CONDEMNED.
MAYOR OF NICE OPPOSES NEW LICENCES.
been
NICE, October 23rd. Gambling at Nice bas
denounced by the vigorously mayor, M. Alexandre Mari, who to-day strongly opposed the grant- Having completed three years' ser- ing of fresh gambling licences, vice and claimed their discharge despite the fact that Nice is pri No. 523 Spr. J. Fraser, Engineer marily a pleasure resort, and
Co., as from Novemebr 18th, ceives large sums yearly from the taxes levied on gaming establish inents.
1927.
No. 654 Pte: A. J. Bird, Armour
cd Car Co., as from November 21st, 1927.
No. 428 Pte. G. R. Razavet, Armoured Car Co., as from November 18th, 1997. Having purchased discharge- No. 799 Corp. W. S. Hillier, No. 2 Platoon, as from Noveraber 18th, 1927
On Medical grounds, as from Nov. 18th, 1927:-
No. 1230 Bandsman H.E. Vieira,
Corps Band.
From the Corps Band, as from November 24th, 1927:-
No. 121 Bandsman' F. A.- Bap
tista
No. 1228 Bandsman J. F. Guer
riero.
No. 1934 Bandsman A. Esteban
R. A. WOLIE MURRAY, Major, Adjutant,. H.K.Y.D.C. Hong Kong, Nov. 26th, 1927.
NOTICE,
An extraordinary meeting of the town council was called, and the mayor stated that from the point of view of public morality he saw serious danger in the establishment of places for gambling.
voted Eighteen against granting the hotela the gambling licences, eight voted for the motion, and four remained neutral.
councillors
HONG KONG STOCK
..EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
$62 nom.
NOVAMBÉR. ZÁTU, 1927, A.K. Bank
$1,132 nom Do., London.. £120 nöm. Chartered Bank............£201 buy.. Mercantile Bank. A. &B... £30, nom.
O213; nom Do P.&O. Bank 10 com. East Amin Bank ........ Canton Insurance 1540 bay.
$292, nom." Union Insurance ....
.Th. 143 mom. North China Ins. Yangtaze Insurance M. $48 buy. China Underwriters...$1.20 sel. China Fire Insurance...8915 nom. Hong King Fire Ins... 1590 buy. buy. $361 Douglasen Steambo $20 sal. E.K. Tugs.......$1.90 now. Indo-Chinse (Prof.).......30 nom. Da (Del.) ..848 nuk Shell Transports.........90/- nom. $17 Dom.. Waterboats....... Benguets.................. nom. Kallan Mining Ad.......63/- nom. Langheta (combined)....Th. 121 buy.
(ingle). Ths. 94 buy. Bhat. E Exploratious 17.81
TL. 6 buy... Bhanghai Loans
$31 buy. Banbe
197 Trench Miner H.K. & K. Whats HK & W, Docks.
Hongkow ******* When your throat feels hot, in. Chins Providents flamed and sore, and too painful to New Engineerings.. swallow anything; when you ar Shanghai Dock ... suffering from hoarseness or a Ewo Cottons irritating dry cough-end the trouble in the simple speedy Reps One or two of these infec tion-killing tablets dissolved in the mouth occasionally, quickly relieve
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way.
Orientals
nom.
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3120) nom. $95 tel.
34 nom. Th. 157 buy.
U. sel.
11, 95 nom.
Tis. 7.2 bay. 1. 7,45 rel. · Tla, nes Shanghai Cottons (old)...Tla, 4 buy. Do. (now)....The 18 bay. Scottish Company.
HK. Lands St. Andrew's Ball: Members of
HK, & 8. Hotels......36 sel.
Bu el. Dress: Review order without rifles, the Company attending the Ball is pain and discomfort.
The potent medicinal fumes given Shanghai Lands Tia 123 bay.
Estates.8121 bay. , Glengarry, tunic, bolt, bayonet, the Corps Kilt; are permitted on this off by Peps and carried along with Humphrey Resilie$8.90 bay. frog, kilt, sporran diced hose, occasion to wear white mete jacket the breath, come into instant con- og
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Do.
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When the atmosphere becomes Singapore Tractions......12/9 o steamy and night temperatures Chins Bugars begin to fall, the elderly in parti- Malabon Bugaru calar need to exercise greater care Cuitos Leen in protecting the chest and lungs. Cements (combined)......87 sal.
Do (old)" 1.........36.00 nom, Do: Regular use of Peps strengthens,
(new)......l sel, fortifies and invigorates the entire K. Ropes old).10 nom.
9.-Portuguese Company.
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. on Friday, November 25th, for Guard Mounting and Arms Drill Dress: Mufti: Belt, rifle and bayonet.
10.-Reserve Company."
Parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.20 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30th, for M-G. Instruction. Dress: Mufti..
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