The Archive · 1938

A Fine Record for These Days

In spite of the severest War and Business depression in the history of China, more persons of the business class in Shanghai decided in February to possess the New Remington Portable than for any preceding month for several years.

Make your reservation, from machines due to arrive, if an early "A" Battalion, Shanghai Volunteer Corps, commanded by Major E. S Barraclough, M.c, will carry out a route march on Sunday starting from the south entrance of Jessfield Park at 1045 am.

The march will take place through Jessfield Park, along Jessfield Road, Keswick Road, Great Western Road, Edinburgh Road, Vu Yuen Road back to Jessfield Park, where the Battalion will dismiss.

By kind permission of Lt.-Col. J. E. Hume and the officers, the Band of the 2nd Bu. The Loyal Regiment is to accompany the Battalion on the March.

"A" Battalion of the Shanghai Volunteer Crops is composed of the following companies;—"A" Company, "B" Company, Shanghai Scottish Company, Jewish Company, and Air Defence Company.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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