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London, May 16." Rear-Admiral E. H Ramsay, MVO., who has been promoted to flag rank from May 9, has hitherto been a command of the Royal Sovereign. This battleship has re- turned from the Mediterranean for long rent, which should be com- pleted in time for her to be present at the Naval Review,
Rear-Admiral Ramsay is 52 and has had 37 years' service." He was a sub-lieutenant of the Hyacinth during the Somaliland War and was landed for the capture of Illig As a lleuterint he specialized in signals, and he was one of the first officers to be appointed to the War Staff in 1913. In the War he was Flag Lieutenant-Commander to Vice-Admiral Sir Douglas Gamble; he commanded a monitor, M 25, on the Belgian coast; and was also in command of the flotilla-leader Broke in the Dover Patrol. When Lord Jellicoe made his tour of the Dominions in 1919 in H.M.S, New Zealand, Rear-Admiral Ramsay was Als Flag Commander. His cap- tains commands since 1923 have included the cruisers Weymouth. Danae, and Kent, in the last named of which he was Flag Captain and Chief of Staff in China. He has also served on the staffs of the War and the Imperial Defence, Colleges. CRUISER FOR CHINA STATION
H.M.S. Dorsetshire, Captain A. J. L. Murray, DSO, OBE.. is to leave Devonport to-day for the China Station. She has previously served in the Home Fleet and as flagship on the Africa Station, but is now going to China to replace the Cum- berland, which has been withdrawn for large repairs. The programme of her voyage out is as follows:- Gibraltar, May 17-18; Malta, May 21-24: Pert Säld, May 27; Ismaila.
May 27-30: Suez, May 30; Aden. June 3-5; Colombo, June 12-16; off Penang, June 20; and, Singapore, June 21,
NEW SLOOP IN NEW ZEALAND
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THURSDAY, MAY 30. Anniversaries and Holidays. Ascension Day. Holy Thursday Decoration Day, USA.
Cinemas King's:-"The Sliver Streak." Queen's Naughty Marietta" " Central: "Chinese Picture."
Every Woman
London, May, 28. Summarising the Governments alr proposals, the Under-Secretary. for Air. Sir Philip Sassoon in a speech In London said that they
Oriental:-"What would create between 1935-1938, 71 new squadrons instead of 22 as
Knows." contemplated under the old ex-World:"Chinese Picture." pansion"programme, The new si- Alhambra:---"Smart Money." tuailon was no without its brightMajestic: "Gift of Gan side. If Germany was sincere and Star:-"The Flying Squad." there was "no reason TO believe Entertainments; - Cheero Club otherwisu. there, was once more
Concert, 8,30 p.m. some real hope for a Western Air Lectures.-Theosophical Society, Pact which Great Britain put for- Eong Kong Club Annex, 6 p.m. ward last February. The Air Pact Meetings.-Monthly. Hong Kong whereby the security of each of Philatelic Suelety, "S, C. M. Pošť” the air Powers in Western Europe. Board Room, 5.30 p.m.; St. An- would be guaranteed against ag-
drew's Club Discussion, 9 p.m.; An- gression by other members of the nual. Hong Kong Pelo Club, Messrs. pack, was the only hope of avold- | Jardine Matheson's Board Room, Ing a race in air armaments with its inevitable conclusion - dis- astrous war.. Collective security. however, which was the only secur- y on which, in these days, any nation could safely rely, not only ruled out competitive armaments. It must be fully understood that the measures now being taken were, ia no sense, emergency mea- sures. It did not represent the
· Ilmits of efforts that could be made 1 occasion required. Nor did it involve any falling off in the high standards of material and person- nel which at present characterised, the Royal Air Eprecs
The Air Ministry would not let demands of military aviation in- terfere with the progress in the development of the clvt side of flying
Imperial The
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5:30 p.m.;. Annual, Peak Church. Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous. Claims against the Estate of William MacDonald. Retired Chinese Maritime Customs Officer, due: Women's Fellowship. St. Andrew's Hall, 3 p.m.
Rehearsals. Hong Kong Singers, Union Church Hall, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m. "Blest Pair of Sirens" (Party), -
Religious-United Service. John's Cathedral, ".30 p.m.
Social.Whist Drive, Civil Ser- vice Cricket Club, 8.45 p.m.
Sports.
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Tennis."C% Division, South China v. Kowloon Indians; Army T: C. v. Kowloon C.C.; Club de Recreio v. Indian R.C.; Central British Association v. University:
Craigengower CC v. Chinese R.C
MoonIV Moon, 28th. Day. Sunrise.-5.39 am. Sunset.-7.02
Tides. High at 7.23 and 21.08. Low at 0.53 and 14.20.
p.m. twice weekly, to set great advance represented by that schedule, was justified al- ready by the growlug commercial
FRIDAY, MAY 31. } use of air transport alike.. for
Anniversaries and Holidays.- Passenger, goods and mail, He had no doubt that the ideal which Feast of Our Lady Queen of Apost- Union Day (Union of S. Africa), was aimed at would sooner or la-
les. ter be attained.— British Wireizen..
APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments were made by the Admiralty on Satur day
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The new sloop Wellington. Com- mander J. B. E. Hall, arrives in New Zealand waters to-day. and, ap- propriately, her frst port of call is From Hong Kong to be Wellington. She will stay there until Friday, before going on to the base at Auckland. The Wellington replaces the War-bullt sloop Laburnum, which has beconte drill-ship of the Singapore Division of the R.N.V.R. She will make her first cruise from July 15 to Septem- ber 21 among the Pacific Islands
COMMANDER L, C. LAWRANCE
Lieut.-Commander L. C. Law- rance, who has been placed on the retired list with the rank of com- mander, is one of 48 officers who were commissioned as mates in December, 1917, of whom only five now remain on the active list, one of whom has reached the rank of commander (active). Commander Lawrance served in the battleship Malaya during the War, and after- Lt. (Emergency List)-W. H. wards in the fishery gunboat Hills, name replaced on Emergency Ettrick, and the sloops Truro and List (with original seny, of Aug.1,
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World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra: "The 13th Guest," Majestic: "Gift Of Gab." Star:-"Bright Eyes."
Lectures.-Rev. F. N. Chamber- lain, Christian Fellowship, Helena May.
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