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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 Anniversaries. and Holidays. -- Spirits' Festival. (Chung-yuan- cbleh).
Bathing. Australian and New Zealand Assco.. Police. Pler, 30 p.m.
ROYAL NAVY
Rear-Admiral Manners
(Special Air Mah Service)
Landon, July 29,
THE ARMY
Tientsin Area Command
(Special Air Malt Servico)
London, July 29.` The promotion of Captain Errot
The War omce announces that Manners. ADC, to nás rank has Colonel A H. Hopwood, D.S.0., has coincided with his return to Eng been appointed Commander, Tier- land in command of the cruiser isin Area, with effect from Septem- Bufolk with the art treasures from | ber 27, 1935. Queen's-Mickey Mouse Variety Chins for the Royal Academy Ex-
Programme."
Cinemas
King's: "Folies Bergere."
Central:-"Chinese Picture" Oriental: "The Mighty Barnum.” Alhambra:-"When A Man's A
Man."
VISITS BY THE C.I.G.S. Field-Marshal
Archibald
46
hibition. He retires on promotion after 38 years service in the Navy. Montgomery-Massing berd, Chief of Hear-Admiral Marners has the the Imperial General Staff, will to-
visit the reputation of being, à good athlete day
Royal Muitary as well as a good officer, and has Academy, Woolwich, where a Ter- played for the Navy at hockey, ritorial Army officers course is Majestic: West Point Of The Air" tennis,, and Rugby football. As a being held. On Monday he will Star: "Behold My Wife!"
vialt the Salisbury Plain area to Miscellaneous. Rotary
witness training of the 1st Tank Hongkong Hotel
Brigade.
Social-Ladies'
Than
M.C.L. Whist Drive, Police Recreation Clab. Happy Valley; 3.30 pm; Cheero Club Whist Drive,. 8.30. p.nj.
Sports
Bowls.--Open Singles, T. AT- strong V. H. A. Alves (Kowloon .C.C.).
Golf, Royal Hongkong Cha Club Ladies' Section, L. G.D Monthly Medal Coinpetition.*
Swimming.-"B" Company, Lin- colnshire Regiment (YM.C.A.), 2 p.m..
Tennis-/"A" Division, Chinese
R.C. "A" v. Indian R.C.; Club de Recreto "A Y. Hongkong. C.C.; Craigengower O.C. 3. United Ser
vices RC; Chinese RC. "B" Y Club de Recreio "B,"
Grow
Moon-VIF Moon, 15th, Day: Sunrise.-5.59 a.m. Sunset.-6.57
Lieutenant he specialized in gun, nery in the War he was gunnery cfficer of the cruisers Europa and
NOTES FROM ARMY ORDERS Comum (in which he was present at Jutland and gained promotion The Tank Brigade Signals have to commander)," and
been formed and Nog 1, 2, 3, ind executive ofacer of the battleship Corf 4 Tank Signal Sections have been queror. His promotion to captam absorbed therein. Nos. 5 and is in 1923 was made after service as Sections are redesignated the 6th commander of the Excellent. In and 4th Tank Signal Sections this rank be has commanded the respectively.
cruisers Delhi and Caradoc, as well" The Royal East Kent Regiment as the Suffolk, and from 1928 to will retain as an abbreviated title 1933 he was in command of the P. the designation of The Buffs. and R.T. School and Director of which will also be the style for Physical Training and Sports. He official correspondence. now retires at the age of 52.
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H.M.S. LONDONDERRY:
The new aloop Londonderry is to be commissioned at Devonport to-
day for trials by Captain, E. B Jacomb, late executive officer at RN College, Dartmouth. If the
trials are satisfiqury the London- derry will pay off on August 2, and should be ready to commission, for service about September 19 to re- place the Hastings in the Red Sea Tides-High at 734 and 21.40 twentieth sloop for general service Division. She will make the
Low at 0,45 and 15.00.
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14
Ann.versaries and Hollidays. — Vigil of the Assumption of Our Lady.
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King's: —"Ladies Love Danger." Queen's "Mickey Mouse Variety
Programme."
Central:-"Chinese Picture." Oriental: "Naughty Marietta." A'hambra:-"When A Man's
Man."
A
Majestic Before Midnight." Star: The Witching Hour””
Meetings-Kloon Union Church Women's Guild, 10 a.m.; LC.A, 50– ciety, Ballors' and Soldiers' Home, 10 a.m.; Kowloon Tong Anglican Church Committee, 6 p.m.
Social-Tombola on board H.M.S. Tamas, 7.15 p.m.; Chëero Club Bo- cial Night.
sports...
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The Litle of "Local Auditor" ini commands will in future be re- placed by "Army Auditor.”
A new manual of elementary drill has been approved for issue.
LADY CHATER'S
WILL
Legacy To Brother
built for the Navy since the War. Five are serving or have been allo- cated to China, four each to the
(Special Air Mail Service) Africa Station and the Persian
London, July 29. Gulf, three to the Red Sea, time to This strange phrase appears in the America and West Indies the will of Lady Maria Christina Station, and two to New Zealand. Chater, of Marble Hall, Victötia. After this year there will be none Hongkong whica as published of the War-bullt sloops of the "flower" class serving abroad exor my brother, whose name
on Thursday!
cept the Bryony and Chy I cannot remember, one-sixth of santhemum in the Mediterranean. my estate in trust."
TO COMMAND RESERVE.
FLEET
It was announced by the Ad- miralty yesterday that Rear-Adml. | Gerald Dickens has been appointed to succeed the late Vice-Admi. E. A. Astley-Rushton in the com- mand of the Reserve Fleet. The 'date of his appointment is to be July 19, the day after the death of Vice-Admi. Astley-Rushton in motor-car accident neur Peters fleld.
The will goes on, referring to the brother, "...whose where- abouts I have not been aware of for many years, but his last known place of abdde was Van- couver, British Columbia.
Rear-Adml Dickens is the second.
“And I declare that the trust in favour of my brother shall fail and determine and be no effect if he fails within three years from the date of my death to claim the same and satisfy my trustees as to his identity and right to such share."
She was the widow of Bir Cat-
ESTATE IN ENGLAND son of the late Sir Henry Dickens. Lady Chater dled in March Aquatics.8ta. Heavy Brigade, K.C., and a grandson of the novelast, aged 79, and she left per- RA, YMCA., Kowloon.
List. During the war he was com-sonal estate in England valued at Bowls Open Pairs (Semi-finals),manded for service in action dur: £25203. J. Cavanagh and M. J. Medina v. J.ing the Callipoli operations, re- Shepherd and S. Eccleshall (Kow-celving the CM.G. In 1918. The chick Pani Chater, who Was foon B.G.C.J; Open Singles (Fourth CB was conferred on him last known as the father of Hong- Round), A. M. Holland v, E. el Ar- | year. .: cúlli (Civil Bervice C.C.); E. Cullen V.A. Hyde-Lady (Club de Recreio)
Tennis-"B" Division: Indian' R.C. V. University: Hong Kong C.C. v. South Chind A.A.; Civil Service C.C. v. Chinese E.C
| kong," where he was a prominent Agure for years in business- sport and philanthropy.
Sir Catchick Paul Chater went
to Hongkong in 1884.
He commanded the Tenth Cruiser Squadron for the Royal Naval Review, and has been Director of Naval Intelligence since August 15, 1932. His successor in this post is Rear-Admi, IA, G. Troup, from Moon-Full Moon, 8.44 p.m. VII the Portsmouth Tactical School. from Moon, 18th.. Day:
Sunrise.-5.59 a.m. Sunset.-8.58
1.12.
Miscellaneous-Toc H Dinner
His greatest work was the res clamation of part of the harbour West
Pole Naval Yard
Towards the end of his life (he died in 1928, aged 79) he negotiat- Tides. High at 6.27 and 2208. Meeing at the Peninsula Hotel, ed the purchase from the mill- Low at 1:50 and 18,44′′
7.30 pm: Civil Service Cricket Cary authorities or sites in the Club Whist Drive, 8.45 p.m. Bad- centre of the island colony for minton Club Meets at 8.30 p.m.. Ballors and Soldiers Home.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15.
Anniversaries and Holidays. Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady.:
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Hing Ladies Love Danger"
"Mickey Mouse Variety Programme.". Central:Chinese Picture."" Oriental:"Naughty Marietta" Alhambra:-"When A Man's
Man
Majestic Before Midnight". StarThe Witching Hutar”
Meetings-Theosophical Society. Study Class, & m
£2,000,000.
Sir Cathick's collection of old procelain at Marble Hall was considered one of the finest in
Aquatics.8th Heavy Brigade, the world. RA, YMCA, Kowloon,
Bow's-Open Singles (Fourth Round), R. Duncan ▼, A. Mactar- lane (Club de Recreto), B. W Bradbury v. C. G. Bilva (Talkoo RCW. K-Way C. Brown (Olvil Service 0,0);"
Moon VII Moon, 17th Day. Sunrise 8.30 am Sunset 8.55
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