RECENT SERVICE CHANGES
China Appointments
8TH DESTROYER FLOTILLER. COMMAND
-The following are among the latest Naval appointments:-
Cdr. (E) A. W. Chisholm-Batten. to Cornwall.
Payr. Lt. Cdr. G. Blamey to Kent.
Eighth Destroyer Flotilla
A change takes efect in the -command of the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla, China Station, says The Times. This force has doné most useful work of hate years in the suppression of piracy in the China Seas. It was reconstituted in 1934) with new vessels of the Defender class in place of War-built des»! troyers, which were withdrawa tof the First Flotilla in the Mediter rauenn
Captain A. R. Hammick, hitherto in command. was appointed in April, 1933, "when the Keppel, was leader of the flotilla. He is now to be relieved in HMS. Duncan by Captain R. S. Benson, who manded. H.M.S. Montrose and the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla Jubilee Naval Review,
He
com-
at the
Lanadian undergraduates, "who |
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
*This party is one of many from ) the Britishi Tales, in addition.” to. go to the Old Country in their | Canadism universities that visited | the sight-seeing features that are. summer vacations "enjoy inany Great Britain this year under the ja' part of every Old Country tour." unusual sights and meetings but anspices of the "Overseas Finca- fine group was viewing Bucha the group shown above, encount={tion Leegne by the Canadian. Pa-fucham Palace - from the OKAJI ared its bizzest thrill when the cific Iner Duncans of Britain. “ (when Their Majesties set out for royal santomobile was stopped "They visited England, Scotland, [a dziva. They stopped the car. and the King and Queen chatted | Ireland and Wales and saw many and chatted with the Canadian “with them about Canada,
} famous “schools and colleges" in İstudents for 10 or 15 soluntas.
Recreio Well And Truly ATHLETIC
Beaten
1917. He qualified as a staff officer holding.
Staff Appointment.
SHIP ON FIRE IN
HARBOUR
Hong Kong Cargo Destroyed
the thick
headwork in the goalmouth re The forwards showed promise.lieved many a threatening sitna-
1935
LITERARY NOTES
"Illyrian Spring"
An Old Problem Re-Examined
is a charming but rather stupid woman, and that it was her stupidity which irritated her family. And we are told, too, that CLASH OF THE OLD AND NEW she is a painter of international reputation, at whose feet dealers aro wriggle and for whose work gal gay leries frenziedly compete.
Miss Ann Bridge's first novels were on the whole rather than rave Sut with an undercurrent of unstressed pathos
Not Convincing Now this is simply not con-
that was singularly attractive. vincing. Lady Sta They were full of real people, of shown to us, is not a fcolour, of wit, and of wisdom. man at all, she is,
“Illyrian Spring" is a more sering one with plenty of ous-essay. Taking the old pro-if not intell blem of the misunderstanding be one would tween the older and the younger own in any generations. Miss Bridge examines economists.
A cardinal mi
IN THE VICTORIAN MANNER
A Story And A Plot
"Linda" by Miss Netta Syrett
O'WIL
Victorian story written in # Victorian manner; in its have been considered sensational contemporary world it might well
land though we do not find it so to-day, there is no reason why we should not appreciate its leisurely seriousness, especia since it possesses those satis Hbut nowadays, almost unfashion able features story and a ph Linda, its red-haired her had a good heart and a brus temper; so had had her i
it in the light of Lady Starway's in the book, therefore, is that we had precipitated a tragedy, for but in her case the hasty temper relations with
her children and are not given a chapter or two at with a young man of the same age the beginning, showing her with which Linda was to pay......... $3 her sons..
her family.
Surprise Element
comment on both generations in- herent in each sketch. Miss Bridge discusses it frankly, and almost without intermission. for 350 pares .
Enjoyable But
A GOOD THEME
The Return Of The Cavalier
is painted without`mockery; and fher study of Clarissa, whose
helps of apia the plet hassul
EXCITING STORY IN SUPERLATIVES
"Pukka Sahibs" Get Busy
Mr. Dornford Yates tell an ex
Two Techniques
Then, a painter of such reputaOne is unwilling to spoil the The examination is made with tion would have had a life of her surprise that Miss Syretf springs SHOULD
feeling. minute care and a great own outside her house and family. us when, towards the end of the deal of insight, and at the end an We are told that she had none, but quite plausible details of this book, she reveals the complicated HAVE WONxplanation is suggested which and we cannot believe it. As & serious fault unless quickly recti-|
undoubtedly contains much truth. great painter Lady Stanway Linda's parentage is part of the tragedy Sunce it to say that ned.
Beltrao showed traces of
To those interested in the convincing, she has not the tragedy, and that the reader will (Continued from Page 4)
(Continued from Page 4). his normal game, but was apt to
technique of novel-writing the ter's character. The outstanding player for the contrast will be interesting be- wander, and this was Captain The right wing, composed of case with Marques, who always put up a magnificent, show in the this theme and Miss Rose Macan- book; but it goes deeper them
also the Recreio was G. Fernandes, who tween Miss Bridge's handling of a mixed and not quite successful Pere of hanse
To sum up. "Illyrian Spring is enjoy the well-detailed atmos
"Sweet Benson has nearly completed 30 Tang Kwong-sum and Au Ping- seemed undecided whether
Eavender" at the Haymarket to right-half position In tackling lay's treatment of it in "Going anything else Miss Bridge bheatre, and bathing-machines years in the Navy. entered ming, were a dangerous pair, fast mark Tang Kwong-sum Osborne as a cadet in September, and alert to any opening. With Ping-ming, and invariably let was supreme, and his valuableth it by means of a series of tempt to tackle a very difficult the ladder-like steps that led their
or Au and the interception of passes he Abroad." Miss Macaulay dealt written, and makes an honest at-
with great booday jeeling over 1905. During the War he was a Ho Kar-keung back in the centre-both players through. sub-beutenant and lieutenant in forward position. the Athletic]
sharp, penetrating and witty problem; and the measure of the occupants to the sex." selected to specialise in gunnery in quire a tremendous amount of ful movements, but in front of accurate, and his all-round play/sible lines, and with the minimum in the reflection which one reader unlike others we have had lately, HMS. Supero. Grand Fleet, until have a forward line that will re- and were seen in several farcetion. His passes were seldom in-illustrations, in the fewest pos interest it arouses is to be found Mine Syretta: Victorian scene,
in 1930, and attended the 1934 Wong Wing-hon gave.
goal indecision, coupled with was well up to the standards of of explanation, but with a shrewd has given it a good poor shooting. lost them many First Division football course at the Imperial Defence account of himself until a few chances of scoring- Casthilo College.
minutes before the interval, when could do little right in the first Speedy Recreio Forwards he received a severe head injury half, but later in the game, com- The RecreioTM forwards. com The War Office announces that in 2 mid-air collision with bined well with. Gosano and bined will in numerous thrustful Col. V. R. Burkhardt D.S.O. OB.E., Bowen, both players leaving the Gomes Alves too lost chances raids, Campos and T. Alves being will shortly join the staff in China, field.
by bad centres, most of them the more prominent of a speedy "Illyrian Spring" is, in fact, a E. Marques made several smart going behind.
line The latter, at outside-left, difficult book to eview, for one's Miss Elspeth Briggs has found a saves, and had little or no chance First Minute Goal
įshowed speed and ball-control, feelings while reading it were so good theme in the return of jagainst the goals registered. The Athletic opened in drama and his centres were exception-mixed.
Given more playing experiencetic fashion. Chen breaking away]
ally well placed.
Enjoyment was there; cavalier, after the restoration in he will undoubtedly prove a real on the left and passing in to cleverness in approach.
and the descriptions of Dalmatia, 1660, to his home and children. The Athletic forwards showed whither Lady Stanway fled from when these children have been asset to the side. "A.V.", was in Tang Kwong-sum whose header],
move her family" and through which brought up as Puritans The con- ments, but overdid their short she wandered in the company of trast is delightful, and Miss citing, story mostly in superia- of things almost was pushed over by Marques. throughout, and showed that he From the corner, magnificently Passing when near the goal thus the young man who was not her Briggs has made is still up to his usual standard placed by Tang Ng Tak-wing
losing many valuable opportuni- clearing and tackling with all the headed in through a crowd
son, are as vivid and delightful leisurely book out of it in Resurely the wickedest old woman a pleasant, [tives. His villainous old lady is ities. old vím and vigour. He was, if players to
Yeither Shai King-chan nor
as anything Miss Bridge has prestoration.” anything slightly overshadowed ahead in the first minute.
place the Chinese
When is not easy to understand thinks nothing of killing off her
that ever existed; indeed, Tse Sui-yee. their wingmen, could viously written. by his partner, Bowen, who gave After 20 minutes of almost produce anything like good feat-
Yet the book is not altogether is why she elected to tell this own children for the sake of a one of the finest displays of his continuous pressing the Athletictirely to the inside, men to force long), and at the end there is a century manner. The first few heroine is the most perfect girl ball, and it was left almost en-salfactory (it is certainly too story in an early nineteenth few pounds more income. His out in the No. 4 hold of the steamer career. Ardent, which arrived here from
Weak Half-Backs
went further ahead when the pace. Lan Wakeny, in the feeling of disappointment Ping-ming converted
chapters read exactly Bangkok on Wednesday last. The The Recreio's weakness lay centre by Tang Kwong-sum with
* ever "created and her rescue is centre-forward berth, was s] After reflection one is inclined pasticke of Jane Austen, without carried out by a couple of sahibs *hold contained charcoal, rice and their half-back line Individual clever header.
speedy opportunist and gave to think the trouble is that Miss the sparkle.
The effect is of so superlatively pakka that Ma- salt, all being for delivery in Hongly. Figueiredo, Beltrao and Mar Kong
ques played hard and well but very last minute. The Athletic fully off the target
rated at a seventeenth century novel; envy over them. The fire floats were immediately their weak efforts at anything forced a corner on the right, and
Lady Stanway, through whose and though this style is pleasant summoned by signals to where the approaching a combined
Athletic Take Lead
mind we see it all, is the wife of to read, its employment here is Thieves" is a good one, on
The story of She Fell Among move-the kick want to An Ping-ming. ship was moored at the western ment, and their failure to sup who cleverly tricked three men in
Following 25 minutes brisk ex-a famous economist. We meet surely not right There are, too, or less - conventional end of the harbour, and steps port the forwards, will prove a his run for goal and then flashed changes, the Athletic took the her first after she has died from one or two modern colloquialisms lines; but one cannot help reel- the ball past Marques from close lead, Ise Sui-yee netting through the lack of sympathy she receives in the dialogue But the booking that it might have been more in the score the best goal of the a crowd of players after a tussle from her brilliant husband and bolds its interest, and one enjoys exciting still had the characters
in the goalmouth.
her children. We are told she reading it.
•On yesterday's play, and pro- The Athletic continued to have The damage to the ship WAS
vided they can always field their the best of the play until shortly not very extensive, although the
best side, the Athletic should before the interval when Costa cargo of No. 4 hold was spoilt, the
prove serious contenders for made a fine run down the wing charcoal by fire and the salt and The winners showed more un-First Division honours during and passed in to Gutteres, whose rice by water. The No. 3 hold derstanding and were definitely the forthcoming season.
first-time shot was deflected into was also slightly affected by the more aggressive, Forbes showing Athletic-Sui Tim-lim; Mak Suithe net by Lee Kwok-wat in a beat and water, but No's 1 and 2 very weak form in the opening set, hon, Ho Chor-yin: Yeung Kam-po, vain effort to save and were too far away to suffer any although he performed better to Kwasz 3mm 42 Ping-aing. Worg junior eleven, and with more ex- Tsui Ah-fi, Lai Kwok-chui; Tang The Athletic have a clever wards the end
Wing-bon, Ng Tak-wing and Chan perience of each other's play Norwegian steamer owned by Thoresen and
Duff and Benavitch, who recent-Cosano, Bowen: Figueiredo, Beltrao, not give of their best, bat, with should do well. The Recreic did Co., is under charter at the presently won for Great Britain the Roty Marques: Castilho, Delgado, Bmore playing experience, they time to the Chin Seng Hong Co-ary Cup for the first time since Gosano, Gomes and Alves. and is regularly employed on the the trophy was presented in 1930, Hong Kong-Bangkok run.
VESSEL ITSELF NOT MUCH DAMAGED
Early on Saturday morning fre was discovered to have broken
were taken to subdue the outbreak.
It was not until after 5 am that.
the two floats in attendance were able to leave the ship.
damage.
The Ardent,
GRUESOME FIND
IN KING'S PARK
Body Of Strangled
Woman
MURDER SUSPECTED
GT. BRITAIN AGAIN WIN ROPER CUP
(Continued from Page 1)
Britons Superior
were superior to the Americans
of
high 2
like
she
The final thrill came in the time, but his shooting was woe-blem properly.
Silva and Maher a harassing Bridge has not illustrated her pro-Jane Austen trying an early band jor P. C Wren must weep with
Recreio Marques,
R; A.
who played stoutly, but failed to LAWSON LITTLE
show the fine combination of their opponents.
Great Britain owed much for the fine victory to Duff, who again showed old-time form in crise
strokes, finished courtcraft and,
close co-operation with Benavitch
AGAIN WINS US.
17
should settle down to give a good account of themselves in the Junior Division.
Recreio. Y Fernandes: Silva, Maher: G. Fernandes, Laurel, Pereira; Gollche, Gutteres, Campos, Franko and Alves, in the phone b
AMATEUR GOLF Athletic Lee Kwok-kai; Kwok
(Continued from Page 4)
Ping-cheung, Yee Pun: Wong: Wing- |ling, Wong" Ga-kit," Yip Kai-wing; Shui King-chan, Chee. Chung-fung Lan Wat keang, Las Kim-fung and
in crucial moments. Whereas Duff 1 Little has a superb tours-Tse Sui-ye utilised his height to good advant-ment temperament, especially for
FIXTURES
First International At
Selhurst Park
The body of an unknown age in putting over some deadly match play. This means coolness BRITISH ARMY'S Chinese woman, aged about 30, smashes. for valuable. points, in a crisis, the ability to concen was found lying on" a road in Squires, who usually excels attrate on every stroke, unbreakable King's Park yesterday morning this branch of play, failed badly determination, and no tendency, at. with a cord tied around the yesterday. He missed numerous any time in the direction of dis- neck, Marder is suspected
overhead smashes, while others couragement, According to a police report found the net.
24625. Unusual length and straight- from Yaumati, the discovery Carson's Serving Fiot So Goodness from the tee which leaves the was made by a coolie, Wong Fat, Lewis Carson failed to execute greater part of his approaching arrangements to meet the Belgian who found the body on a road his ace services as frequently as range between a Four and an Army in the international tourna leading to the revolver range in in former matches, and as the Eight iron. On most holes, after King's Park Death had pro Britons were able to return most his long drive has travelled far February 16. The match against bably occurred about threa hours of the services in good manner of down the fairway, he can reach the the French Army has been fixed previously
they were to hold the upper hand bunkered carpet where the flag to be played in Paris on Februar The deceased was dressed in time and again. Benavitch lent dies with a Number 5 or
black cott clothing white
pink str
zandais.
A
COMPLETE
Daff valuable support in tight corber 6 He is ners; hie volleying being in parti for the harder Nam cular outstanding. He combined the spoon or brassie, well at all timer and was cool in others, are.
face of furions raibes
Improved contr
HICKS FOR SPURS) NURSERY
play.
the
Sp
The Army FA have completed
Selhurst Park on
ACHIEVEMENT
THE
"VICTORY"
ROYAL
been a little more human.
" MODEL
TRIUMPHS AGAIN.
Hard upon the heels of the announcement of "ROYAL S CONSECUTIVE" WINS in the London, -- News Chronicle Great Britain" comes the
*Amateur Typewriting Contest For
news of Albert Tangora's Triumph
·PIONSHIP CONTEST, held winging the championship, in cui tors of other makes "FRIMED) MODEL ROYA
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-WORLD CHAM- the 29th Tune 1935,
Opera (NON-
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Matches in the Inter Services Championship wil
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against the
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April
be decided
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