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THE HONGKONG

FEBRUARY TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

29, 1936.

CHINESE ART

DEFENCE CORPS:

RECORD CROWDS AT EXHIBITION

MACHINE GUNNERS

AT DINNER

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BANKS

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London, Feb. 28. Mr. Qua Tai-chi, Chinese Am- bassador to the court of St. James has gone to Geneva to attend moeting of the committee for Company held their annun technical co-operation between China at which about Bu people and the League of Nations. He will including members of the Company return on March 8 when he is to give and their friends.

An enjoyable time was spent at the yesterday Volunteer fonduriers evening when the No. 1 Machine Gun Autuorized Capital ********

$50,000,000 20,000,000

.................... 9,500,000 Currency Reserve $10,050,000 Reserva lablity of Proueurs $10,000,000 HEAD OFFICE1—BONGKONG. KUARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. J. Peterson, .Chairman,

dinnor, ued and Fully Paid-up attendcu Beperre Funds 1-

Burling Hongkong

a large evening party at Burlingwa Capt. II. Owen Hughes, the Com- House to celebrate the closing of the pany Commander, presided at the Chinese Exhibition.

function. Col. H. C. Harrison, G.S.0. 1, was guest of honour, and amongst thoso present were Col, H.B.L._Low-| ilon, Mr. W. H. Bell, C. G. Knight Ed. biggin, Commandant of the

·

O, Mkin Eq.. Deputy Chairman.

Hong-|A. 11. Compton Faqs . E. Pastor Big

Capt

JA. Plummer Ed H. T. Johnson E44. A. Ia Bhielle Das, V, M. BAYBURN E

CHIEP MANAGER.

BANGKOK

BRANCHES

With the approach of the end of the Exhibition, the crowds wore denser than over yesterday, with 1200 visitors calipsing all records for the Royal Academy. By the end of the keng Volunteer Defence Corps, Capt. Dodwell E

R.C.B. Anderson (Adjutant), 13th week of the Exhibition there had been a total of 327,000 visitors. it. G. Stewart, Capt. II. Westlake, is expected that the French Exhibition, DC.M. (Captain Quartermaster), total of 340,000 will be beaten easily. S. M. Harrison, M.DE., US M. Terry,

Packing of the treasures will begin Licut. C. de S. Robertson, M.M., Lieut. AMOY the instant the Exhibition closes on. Urquhart, icat. J. R. Way and BATAVIA LOMBAY March 3, and will continue night and Lieut. V. C. Banion, M.C.

CALCUTTA day. Three weeks only are allowed | After an excellent steak and kidney, CANTON for this prodigious labour involving dinner, Capt. Owen Hughes toasted GEFOO the distribution to the owners

the health of H.M. the King. after COLOMBO over the world.

which he expressed thanks to Col. POUCHOW It is not expected that a British Harrison and the guests for their pre-HAITONG eruiser will carry back tho. treasures, sence at the function. He said that HAMBURG to China, but there will be a naval

General Staff Officers come and HARDIN escort.

for Col.NCKEW hut when the time comes Harrison to leave these shores, they Loito would all remember him for

the Po

JUHORE energy and enthusiasm he had ex- KOBE pended on behalf of the Hongkong KOWLOON Volunteers. (Applause).

Certain American enthusiasts efforts to transfer the Exhibition to New York have failed as the American Government is unable to supply the requisite naval transport-kontor.

CORRESPONDENCE

Cigarette-Card Collecting

(To the Editor,

DAIREN

ΠΑΝΚΟΥ

LONDON LYONG MALACCA MANILA

MUAR (30NONE)

MUKDEN

*NEW YORK

PEITING TENANG RANGOON RAIGON

BAN FRANCISCO

BHANGRAI SINGAPORE

SOURAHAYA

SUNUEI PATANI.

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YUKUHAMA KUALA LUMPUR

Current Accounts opened la: Local Currency The speaker said that at annual and Fixed Deposita received for one year or

were aburter person

In L

Currener dinners at headquarters, they

and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on father Inclined to regard the presence applession,

of Col. Lowbiggin as a matter

ни

of ALSO up to date BAFE DEPOSIT DOXES

Hongkong, 24th February, 1936.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

course. He would ask them to pause in various sizes TU LET. and think how much time the Com- mandant had given up in order to be with them, and he would ask them to remember this whenever they were reluctant to attend drills.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1839. TINAD OFFICE –LONDON. Paid-up Capital o....................... 13,100,000 Reserve Liability of Proprieters new SSED AR Reserve Fund ........................ 3,890.806

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES, ALOR STAR ILOILO

AMRISTBAR

BANGKOK

DATAVIA BOMBAY

POR KARACH KLAND

KODA

CALCUTTA CANTON

KUALA

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CAWNPORE KUCHING CEDU COLOMBO

HAIPHONG

DELHI

HAKUURG

HANKOW

HADRAS

MANILA

MEDAN

SATCON SEMARANG

SEREMBAN

BHANGHAI

BINGAPORE BITIAWAN BOURABAYA

TAIPING TIENTERT TONIKAH

NEW YORK TSINGTAO

PEWING

(Poking)

HARBIN PENANG HONGKONG BANGOOM

TOKOJAMA

ZAMBOANJA

Foreign Exchange and Gomeral Bankiông business transacted.

General Ascounts opened mod Přsed · Des |Donita received for one year or shorter periodi kt rates which will be wnated on azglaschen.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

1,100,000,000 Y.187,492,900

HEAD OFFICETOKONAMA

Branches and Agracion në

Capital (fully-paid-up) Reserve Fund

Alexandria

Heinking

navi

Kamchi

Janeko

Berlin

Kobe

flombay

London

Southe

Caleuita

Los Angeles

Canion

Manita

Shanghai

Untren (Dainy) Mall Penttien

Sipore

Narusaki

Barabara

New York

Tantulp

Unkn

Tsingtao

Farle

Tokre

Yingkow

The Balhem, of the above Bank la con- (Mukden) Nug fucted by the Hongkong and Shanghal Banks Bumburg

Harb'o

Capt. Owen liughes also palding Corporation. Hules may be obtained on liankow tribute to the work already done by application. Capt. Anderson, the new adjutant of R THE HONGKONG AND RHANGHAI Horsiela

BANKING CORPORATION the Corps, whem he described as a happy asset to the Hongkong Volun Learn. (Applause).

Hongkong Telegraph.) Sir-It is not uncommon to hear meorn poured on hobbies of all kinds, and in particular apon cigarette-card collecting. Nevertheless, many keen colectors of cigarette-cards, like myself, spend hours on declaiming the beauty, intrinsle interest and in formative value of such collections,

Existing facilities to stimulate Before he concluded, Capt. Qwen greater enthusiasm in this connection, Hughes congratulated the Company however, have hitherto not been very on its achievements during the past helpful, and am writing, through year. He said he could do so without the medium of your valuable cofurans, a blush as he was away

from the

to solicit greater support from the Colony during the greater part of the various local concerns representing year and the work was mostly done by elgarette manufacturers,

Capt. E. G. Stewart, whilst ho wan

If I remember correctly, the pre-away. sent acries of "Wonders of the Sq0,"

Flake,

Speaking on behalf of himself and

in circulation with Will "Gold the guesta, Col. Harrison first of all was issued about two years thanked the Company for asking him' ago, if not eariier, and there is still to be present at the gathering. Ho no sign of its being replaced. We said he would like to make it clear earnest collectors are beginning to get to the Company that he had an in tired of seeing so many of them. terest in the Volunteers that

not because he Some time last year, a set entitled t was part of his duty, "Safety First" was issued with personally regarded it as a privilego Player's "Clipper" cigarettes, but for where felt like that since he had got he was with them. He had #few weeks only, and many of my always friends were unsule to compete to know them. He did not take an sets of this particular series due to interest in them from any sense of its short period of circulation.

duty but for the great pleasure it The position an far as Chiness, afforded him. cigarettes are concerned, is rather

Cal, Harrigan naid he regarded them In most cases the carta all

had

discombered and the collector is given up so much of their spare time!

are not

often left to find out for himself the in a Colony like this and in a climate

efficiency.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Masager. Hongkong, 2415 February, 1936.

Medicated

with ingredients of Vicks VapoRub

VICKS

COUGH

A

Pelping Hongkong

Interest wowed an Carvent Acuau HRČA. Deposit revalved for fixed periodu as Tubu is be obtained on appileation.

G. KISUTNANL

Hongkong. 120: September, 1924.

Manditt.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

Hond QD-15, Grevehurch Street, Landen, B.C I Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund and Beat

BANKERS.

#S, DOG.896

1,050,000

The Bank of England & Mideað Bank, Ind.

Calcutia

BRANCHE Ipoh

Kuanian

Kandy

Karachi

SETULE

Rangoon

Bhunghaf

Bangkok

Kew Tak

Rombay

Colombo

Delhi Gallo

Kota Bhar

fiunta Lips

U

Bangkong

Kuala Lumpur

Kindras

Howrah

BONGKONG BRANCH,

.

Every description of Beaking und Buskesma Business transacted.

Traveller Chrones fanted.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIPS UNDERTAKEN, Internet allowed on Current Accounts and

|tained on application.

total number of cards to make up a T'ke this to be in the Volunteers," and take up his post; Col. Dowbiggin, who set. Certain omissions are also de congratulated the officers and men for congratulated the Company for the work they had done during the past courage the sale of more packets. Other speakers were Capt. Ander- year;, and Capt. E. G. Stewart, who

I should like very much to hear son, the adjutant, who thanked, "the replied on behalf of the No. 1 Com-Fixed Depolis at Raise that may be amour. what other cigarette-card collectors Company for the way in which every pany. have to say on the subject.

GOE YAU CHFONG-

imamber had made him feel at home A musical programme rounded off

ever since his arrival in the Colony to a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

R. KENNEDY,

Hongkong, 24th July, 1936.

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