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H.K. VOLUNTEER

CORPS.

COMMANDANT'S ORDERS.

(ORDERS BY LT-COL. 1. O. BIRN, D.9.0.. 0.15, OUMMANDANT.)

No. 33/20. 1.-Training.

The attention of alt Os.C. Units armed with the Machine Gun is drawn to the importance of every man who is qualified to fire Part II Tabic "T" Machine Gun, firing Part I. of the same table first of the 30 yards range. The range is always available to units on their recognised days of parade or on ap- plication to the Adjutant.

The service Machine Guns will be available for firing as from Monday, September 2

2.-Muskotry.

The Battery and "Corps Signals will fire Table T Rifle at Stone cutters Range on Sunday, Septem bor 8, 1929.

Range Officer: Lieut. J. H. Bottomley.

Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 9 a.m, and call at Kowloon Pier at

9.10 m.

Dress: Musketry order, ie., rifle, bayonet, belt, braces and pouches or handeliers. Uniform or mufti op- tional.

Arms will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, September 6. between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, 2 uni 4 pan.. or band & p.m., and on Saturday, September 7, between 9 am, and 1 p.m.,.

3.-Corps Band.

The Band will parade at 6.30 p.m. at Headquarters on Tuesday, Sep- tember, 20, in mufti for Band Pran tico.

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AQUATIC SPORTS.

The and will parade in uniform. eaps, tunics, belts and cross belta, slacks and black boots at 8:45 pm. at V.R.C. on Saturday, September

4.The Battery, The attention of all ranks directed to Order No. 2.

MUSKETRY.

THE HONG KONG DAILY. PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1929.

Money and Markets

CANTON TRADE

NOTES.

11

The artificial fertilizer market which has been dull for the last two months is now reviving.

#

The Canton Government Mint has recently placed an order with Hong Kong for 4,000,000 ounces of silver bullion.

Trade Conditions in Wuchow are still disappointing and the finan- cial crisis caused by the deprecia [tion of Kwangsi banknotes has not

been settled.

There has been a healthy demand from country merchants for cane molasses, but arrivals are shall and prices have risen. The car rent prices are from Tis. 2.40 to Ts, 4.37 per picul.

The flour market is overtocked as merchants bought heavily before the new tax was imposed. Only limited quantities have been in ported during the past few days and prices have been raised..

*

The demand for raw silk has been brisker, 220 bales being sold na Thursday. The prices have ad. vanced by about five dollars per picul and Thursday's quotations were-H.K. 970 for No. 14/16 per picul and H.K 8080 for No. 13/15 Best 1.

*

Both retail sales and demand by the country districts) especially the West River districts) for cotton yarn have been healthy and on Thursday, the prices rose by about

According

the prices Shanghai telegram, there are unchanged.

two

dollars.

10

a

The oil market has revived

HONG KONG SHARES.

BENJAMIN & POTTS' WEEKLY REPORT.

The local market on the, whole has beon rather quiet during the past week and although there has been a continuance of the demand

have been the

for some of the favourite countera, only a moderate amount of business has been transacted. Attention is still mainly centred in Public Utilities which medium of a fair turnover.

According to latest cabled advices from Shanghai the market is firm with an improving tendency

Banks-Hong Kong and Shang- hai Banks have remained strady at $1.230 at which figure sales were made. The London price has ad- vanced to £126) (Middle)..

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION......... ·

EXPRESS

BAER

PASAKA

SERVICE

Duyen } Brillian

Balea

Nominad

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER6

Buyer Sellers Baira ominai

Banks

$1,930 H.K. Banks £126

£20

Do. (London)..... Chartered Banka...

12188

Mercantile Bks. "A',

Do.

$1,235

£193 £34

BARBER

"C'

£15

$90

Bank of East Asia.

#90

WILHELMSEN LINE.

Insurances

3630

Canton Ins.

$630

33

Underwriters

31.90

TALY

North China

T160

8330

Union Insaneer

9330"

850

Yangtaze Ins......

360

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China Fires

an

E.K. Fires Ani

$770

M.V.

$

Shipping

Douglases

825

$26

$25

Steamboats

$247

$46

Indos (pref.)

550

$70

Do. def.)

Water-boata...........

T160

$310

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Marine and Fire Tasurances.- Linions were put through at 8330 and continue in request. Cantons can probably be placed at 8830. Heng Kong Fires seek buyers at 83.15 8760.

Shipping-Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboats are enquir ed for at 893. Indo-Chinas "Pre- ferred" at 848, the "Deferred shares at 870, and Waterboats at $9

2 are on offer at quotations. | 21- There has been a further improve- ment in the price of Shell Trans- Douglas Steam- parts to 100%- ships at $273 continue neglected. "Docks, Wharves and Godowa Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharves are wanted at $120.

Whampoa Ducks have stiffened and are sale 6 able at 8323.

China Providents

$129 84.30

2321 T.142

0918

have buyers at 84.33. Shanghai Docks are higher at Tls. 142 and mark an advance on" the week. Now

bit easier with $17.80 818.00 318* Engineerings are

T.91 sales reported at Tis 7.30.

Lands. Hotels and Building. | T38) Hong Kong Ladds were realised T

•SaleB in at soot Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels further strength-

is lately Prices of groundnut oiled and were negotiated at. 88.69. has risen by forty to fifty cents Humphreys Estates are asked for per picul and will likely go up at 814.10. Realtys continue in de- still higher. Demand for camellia- unt off has fallen away, but prices remain firm as both stocks and

All who have not completed Table

Ride will attend.

Dress: Bandolier, belt, rifle and

bayonet.

Tuesday, September 10: Lecture nt Corps Headquarters at 6.30 pm.

Friday, September 13: Gun Drill Corpe Headquarters at 5.30 p...

Corps Signals.

arrivals Arc limited. Bean uil and wood-tar oil are steady. Latest market prices of groundnut oil are $93.50 to 831.84 per picul; wood-tar oil, $11.65; camellia aut oil, 94.50 and bean oil, 825.

The

10. Portuguese Company..

COMPANY PARADE

Parades at Corps Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, September 0. and Thursday, September 12, for Signal Training. Dress: Mufti.

Musketry. Table T will be

Company Commander's fired at Stonecutters Range, on Sun-Parade will be held on Friday Sep- day, September 8. Uniform optember 8, at Headquarters at 5.30 tional, but rifle and bayonet, beltp.m. Dress: Optional, but all cloth- ing and equipment must be brought and pouches must be taken.

ou parade.

For times of launches see Order No. 1.

The next Company Parade will be held on Friday, September 13, at

5.30 p.m.

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Public

Utilities.Hong

and at $5. Electries were placed to a tair ex

Kong

to S'hai.

ធ្វើ ៖

$8.80

T.154

38

$14.10

308

ART

$18.30

ten at 859/800, the market clos ing steady. China Lights (Old) Enve had a smart recovery. They were dealt in early in the week at $12.70 but finished up with buyers al $13.10. The new shares are wanted at 812). A fair quantity of Hong Kong Trams were taken off the market at 818.20 at the 813 outset, but the market has since 812) strengthened to 818-3/5. Star Fer-1850 ries can be placed at 886.

100/- Shell Transports...

Mining

Beaqueta.....

T.14 Langkats (comb) ....

T.91

$300

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T15

Do. (single) ***

TI

TIL

Shanghai Loans

T4

Raubs

$9.70

Queen's Buildings.

Agenta.

Tronah Minus ......

T1.10 Explorations.......

T4

Docks, Wharv01,

Godowns, etc.

H.K. & K. Wharfs. 8:29 Providents

H.K. Docks

84.30

94.35

......... 8321 Shanghai Docks T140 Now Engineerings T7

T.184 Hongkewa '....................]

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Cotton Mill

Ewas

*********-**- $17.80 S'hai. C'tons (old)... T9

Do.

(new)... T.561 Zoong Sings. T.11

Lands, Hotels and

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SOUTH BOUND.

$601 60/60. 10

$9.10

H.K. & 3. Hotels H.K. Lands

88.60❘ $8.75 $60

Shanghai Lands

L

H.K. Realty's

14-

88

Humphreys

$14

$14.50

Chinese Estates

Public Utilities

Tramways.

$18.401

311.60

Peak Trams (old)

$11.80

86,05

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866

Star Ferric

$651

C. Lights (old)........

$13.10

4.

$13.10

Macao do.

EXPECTED WILL

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Telepbortes

20.90

China Buses ..............

15/-

Tractions and 0/.

Do. (pref.)......

53

Canton Icos........ $21.

Cements (comb)... 89

88.90

Do.

**

(old)... $7.70

81.90

Dó.

(new)... 1,30

Ropes ******

China Sugars.

$27

Malabon Sugara ...

United Asbestos ...

140

Miscellaneou

$19.90] Dairy Farms ...............

Miscellaneous. Green Island Cements (Combined) ended up with $8.00

firmer undertone with buyers at T.14 $9. Transactions were reported in

20/- Hong Kong Ropes at $6.83. Wat- sons have takers at $11.00. Raubs were done at 893 and continue in request. Langkats (Combined) were

Hong Kong BĐS realised at Tls. 14. Amusements changed bands at 925. 37.70 There are sellers of Hong Kong

36.56 Government Loan at 7 per cent premium. Telephones were bid up to 87..

Cotton Mills. Eos continue $6 All recruits will parade at Minia-their upward movement and sales

6.-Mounted Infantry Company. Thursday, September 12. All ranks will pynde at Corns Headquarters at, 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun In-belt. struction. Dress: Mufti.

1.--Armoured Car Company,

CAR SEOTION.

.

Monday, September ; Parade at Carpa Beadquarters at 5.30 p.m. for run in Armoured Car.

Friday, September 13. Recruits parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. for driving instruction.

MOTOR CYCLE SECTION. Monday, September 8. All ranks will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5 p.m. and proceed by Fork Truck to Kennedy Road Range for Machine Gun Instruction.

8.--Machine Gun Company, Tuesday, September 10, The Com- pany will parade at full strength at 5.30 p.m. in mufti at Headquarters for Machine Gun Training No. 3 Platoon will proceed by Ford Truck to Kennedy Road Range under 2/Lt. J. F. Wright.

M.G. PART 11. TAULE "T" 3.0. The Company will fire at Stone- cutters on Sunday, September 12, Launch leaves Queen's Pier at 8.30 a.m. and Kowloon Police Pier 8.40 Range Officer: 2/Lt. D. M. Richards.

4.2.

9. Scottish Company. FABADES.

(This

No. 9 and 10 Platoons for Lewis un Training. Dress: Optional, Nos. 11 and 12 Platoons for arms and squad drill. Dress: Optional, belt, rifle and bayanet.

-ILECRUITS,

ture Range for Musketry Instruction at 5.30 p.m. Dresa: Optional, belt rife and bayonet.

11,-Strength,

The following recruits have been taken on the strength and posted at under

No. 1458 Pte. J. Forbes, No. 7 Platoon, as from August 30, .1929.

No. 143 Pte. J. R. M. Ferreira, No. 12 Platoon, as from Sep- tember 2, 1999.

12.- Resignation.

The following have resigned from the Corps having left the Colony permanently:-

No. 1200 Pte. H. S. Barent. M.C. Section, as from September 4. 1920.

No. 1117 Pte. D. L McLean, No. Platoon, as from August 31, 1920.

18.-Transfer.

to a fair extent were reported up to Tls. 18 at which rate there are further buyers, Shanghai Cottons (Old) are in demand at Tis, 91. while the new shares at Tls. 81 mark a further rise,

rate Exchange. The T.T. London to-day is 1/11 and on Shanghai 831.

Settlement Forward

Days- September 24, October 29,

and $11.99 November 26, 1929.

THE COPPER MARKET.

1

ADVANCE IN PRICE EXPECTED,

$0.25

Industrials

30.80 Der A. Wings..

Amusements Constructions

Lane Crawfords

8251

14

$155 813

on

$18

812

Do

Jessre, Pentreath & Co. inform No. 1001 Bugler C. S. Pile, to No.us they have received a cable from

Mears.

Hornby" Hemelryk,

3 Platoon from Corps Headquarters, Liverpool, concerning the copper as from September 5, 1929.

market.

Sales in New York are

prem.

Mackintoans........

ng Tobacco... $4

(old).. 29,60

Watsons

(new)

Wm. Powells

28,30

$12

64. B. Ind. G. Bonds...

H.K. Cart. Loan ...$107

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIER]

Rocer, Sept. 5.

123.875 4.84 23/32 34.99

Paris New York

of

Brussels Geneva Amsterdam

Milan..... Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen

25.183 -12.001 92,695 20.37 18.10

18.215

Oslo

Vienna

Prague

Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon

18.205 34.44 1631 183 32.903

No. 1333 Gar. B. P. Massey, to No. 1 Platoon, from the Battery as heavy, and an early advance in

export prices is expected.. from September 8, 1920.

14.-Leave.

Thursday, September 12, 1923. Demonstration and Instruction in

Leave of absence from the Colony Machine Gun Table "T" practice will be fired by the Com-is granted as under: pany at Stonecutters Range on Sep- tember 22 and November 3. Full details will be published in next week's orders).

Nos. 5 and Platoons at Corps Headquarters under Lieut. H. R. Forsyth.

No. 6 Pintoon at Kowloon Dock under Lieut. Geo. Duncan, M.B.E.

Musketry: Members of the Com- pany who have yet to Bre their Table "T" Rifle Practice will have A final opportunity of doing so at Taikoo Range on Sunday, Septem-

ber 8.

Dress: Optional but rifle, bayonet, belt and pouches must be brought.

The Ford Truck will leave Corps Headquarters at 8.45 a.m. for Taikoo Firing will commence at 9.30a.m. Range Officer: Lt. H. R. Foreyth. Rifles should be drawn from Corps Headquarters before noon on Saturday, September 7.

No. 1399 Pte, C. C. Francis, from August to September 2, 1929.

No. 1970 Pte. H. M. S. Omer, from August to October 1, 1929.

15.-Promotions.

The following promotion in the Band will take effect as from Sep

tember 5, 1929 :-

No. 115 Col. D. C. Baptista, to

be Band Sergeant, No. 1112 Cpl. J. L. Alves, to be

Band Lance-Sergeant.

No. 1161 L/Cpl. H. A. Botelho, to

be: Band Corporal.

NOTICES.

1.-Promenade Concert. Friday, September 13, 1929, at 9:15 p.m. on, the Parade Ground at Volunteer Headquarters. By kind permission of Major B. C. Lake, D.8.0., and Officers, The Band, 2nd Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, will play, assisted by the Corps Band. The Aloba Serenaders have also kindly consented to per- form.

Tickets $1 each are obtainable on cash payment from Canteen and Meas Boya at Volunteer Headquar

No. 1210 L/Cpl A. F. Silva, toters and from Messra, Anderson

be Band Corporal."

No. 1237 B/uran. D. J. Fernandes,

to be Band Lance-Corporal. No. 1275 B/man. C. Dragon, to be

Band Lance-Corporal.

R. A. WoLre Munnar. Major, Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. -Hong Kong, September 0; 1023....

Music Co.

2-Aquatic Sports,

The Annual Aquator Sports will be held at the Victoria Recreation Club at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sep. tember 7,

Post entries will be accepted.

Athens Bucharest Rio Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama T Silver (apot) ....... Silver (forward) '.......

108,20 376

B18

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274 1/114

1/11 3/32

941 24 3/18

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Willesden magistrate: Does your husband live at home? Wife: Yes, but all by himself; no one takes any notice of him,

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