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FLAG LIST CHANGES
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1936.
ENGLAND LEFT KAY STAMMERS
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Retirement Of Sir H. Kelly
SIX OFFICERS PROMOTED
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 23.
The Admiralty announce that the following retire- *ments and promotions have been approved:→
Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, G.B F. K.C.B., C. M.G., M.V.O., is placed .. the retired list to date June 19, 1936.
In consequence:- „Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Mat- thew Best. K.C.B., D.SO., M.V.O., is Rear- promoted to Admiral, and Admiral Dudley B. N. North, C.B., C.S.L. C.M.G., C.V.O., AD.C., is promoted to" Vice-Admiral (June .10).
Captain Henry C. Rawings, D.S. O.. A.D.C RN., is promoted to Rear-Admiral (June 19), and plac- ed on the retired list (June 22.)
Captain Kenneth D. W. Mac- pherson, A.D.C... R.N., is promoted 13 Rear-Admiral (June 29), and placed on the retired list (June 21). Captain Edward B. Cloete, A.D.C.. R.N., is promoted to Rear-Admiral (June 21), and placed on the re- dired list June 22,..
Captain Reginald V. Holt, D.S.O.. MV.O.. A.D.C.. R.N., is promoted to Rear-Admiral (June 231.
Admiral Sir Matthew Best is re- Appointed Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station, and Vice-Admiral Dudley North in command of HM. Yachts. on pro- motion.
50 YEARS IN THE NAVY
It is very rare nowadays for an Admiral to complete 50 years in the Navy before retiring, but Sir Howard Kelly has exceeded this period, fuf" he entered the Britan-
asa cadet, in January, 1826. As a lieutenant he saw active ser- vice in the Somaliland campaign, and in 1911-14 was Naval Attache in Paris, where he also served as alson officer between the British Admiralty and French Minister of Marine" in 1918-17. During the early part of the War he [com~ manded H.M.S. Gloucester, whose shadowing of the German ships
Goeben and Breslau in their dash Dot Constantinople, will be remem- bered. He was Commodore Com- ananding the 8th Light Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean, in the autumn of 1917, and from early in 1918 he was Commodore, ist class, Commanding the British Adriatic Force Promoted to rear-admiral
'May, 1922, his subsequent 3D- pointments have included that of Naval representative at the League of Nations and the contmands of - the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, 1st Bat- the Squadron, and the China Sta- ton, where he hauled down his flag in March, 1933.
Rear-Admiral H. C, Rawings en- tered the Britannia in 1397 and commanded destroyer's during the War. He was commended in dis patches for his services In com- mand of the Minion at Jutland.. Since the War he has been parli- cularly associated with the Fleet Air Arm, and has commanded the aircraft carriers Pegasus and Glo- riqus. has served in the Deputy Directorate of Organization at the Air Ministry as liaison officer, and has been Director of the Naval Air Division at the Admiralty, Captain B. A. Fraser, O.B.E., has just been appointed to succeed him in H.M. S. Glorious as Flag Captain and Chier, Staff Officer to the Rear- Admiral, Aircraft Carriers
"SUBMARINE FLOTILLA
CHANGES
The June official Navy List, re- cently published. shows that changes have, been made in the composition of "the First, Second, and Third Submarine Flotillas, of watch the First is attached to the Mediterranean Fleet and the others to the Home Fleet. During recent months the Second Flotilla has been detached for duty in the Eastein. Mediterranean. It is now entirely reconstituted.
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Needs Only 107 To Beat India
RAIN DELAYS PLAY
London, June 30. Kain again held up the resump- tion of the first test between Eng- land and India at Lords to-day, but after a late start Indis
with 187 to win.
BEATEN
Straight Sets Loss To Pole
WIMBLEDON GAMES
London, June 30. Miss Kay Stammers, the English tennis player, was eliminated from the women's championship when
Wimbledon tournament the
was resumed to-day..
Miss Stammers went down in the
of Poland, in straight sets.
Mme... Mathieu (France) resched
WIN FOR THE CLUB
Victory Over C.R.C.
BASTO WINS
Beats Macfarlane In
Open Singles
At the Hong Kong Club Cricket BOWLS TOURNAMENT ground yesterday, the Club beat CRC. "B" geven-sets to. two"in the tennis league,
Scores:-
OLYMPIC YACHT »
MISHAP
Breaks Mast During A Storm
NEW ONE FITTED
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Playing at Kowloon Docks yester- day in the open singles of the Bowls Championship, B. Basto beat-Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Macfarlane on the 22nd bead 21 to, 13.
G. Sewell and H. Owen Hughes. (HK.C.C.) lost to F. H. Kwok and W. M. Cheung, 4-6; drew with S. W. Llang and Lee, 6-0; beat IL S. Mok and LF. Hon. 8-4.
D. M. MacDougal and T. A Pearce (HK.C.C.) beat Kwok and
6-4; beat Mok and Hon, 6-3.
E. Bathurst and J. F. Leys
Macfarlane was leading at the ninth head 10 shots to two. There after Basto crept up by twos and ran out the winner. Macfarlane fell completely away and scored
Copenhagen, June 30.
The Swedish Olympic yachtsmen suffered a reverse when the yacht liderim, which after many trials was chosen to represent Sweden, ran "into a storm near the Island
G. D'Oyiy-Hughes, D.3.0.. D.8.C collapsed for 93, leaving England quarter-finals to Miss Jędrzejowska. Cheung, 6-3; beat Liang and Lee, only three shots in the last 12 of Sandhamn and broke a mast
tam G. R. S. Watkins, D.S.0., and Third
Following rain throughout the
heads.
A runaway victory was scored. at
The crew drifted aimlessly for four hours before being picked up
Flotilla, H.M.S. Titanin | night, the day broke unsettled and the semi-finals after a straight- (HK.C.C.) beat Kwok and Cheung the Club de Recreio on Friday when Commander G. M. E. Keble-White, early in the morning it was found sets victory over Fraulein Horn of 6-2; drew with Liang and Lee, 6-6, Ramsay, beat M. J.' Henderson 223 by a pilot.
PROMOTION IN NAVAL RANK The procedure to be adopted in fature for recommendations as to the naval promotion of afficers of the "Royal Navy attached to the Royal Air Force is described current Air Ministry Orders.
that the wicket was drying slowly: Later showers fell. making the day cheerless, and the captains that the and umpires decided wicket was not fit for play before
lunch.
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An inspection of the wicket was made at 2.15 p.m. and the Fame resumed an hour later in Insettled weather, showers de- ing interspersed with bursts of sunshine. The crowd number- ed about 2,000. Vizianagram did not last long for
Recommendations for the naval promotion of attached officers when borne on ships' books will be forwarded by the Commanding Other of the ship through the usual naval channels. Where these officers are serving at an R.A.F. estab ishment the Commanding in the first over he lifted Verity Officer of the ship or depot will with the Commanding arrange Officer of the establishment for the form S.206 to be completed by the latter officer in the first instance. adding his own observations as necessary before forwarding it.
When attached officers are serv ing at an R.A.F. establishment and are not borne on ships' books the Admiralty wui obtain from the Air Ministry a report on any such off vers whose seniority may place them within the promotion zonę, Officers commanding R.A.F. estab lishments should supply the neces sary reports to commanding off- cers of H.M ships when requested by them to do so.
to the gully where Mitchell took the catch.
C. S. Naldy followed and after scoring nine was out to a brilliant 'one-hand catch by Hardstaff off Allen a long leg.
Falla rattled up 16 before being caught by Leyland off Verity at extra cover.
The Innings close at 93, gained in 165 minutes, leaving England with 107 to make to win.
Scores:-
ENGLAND
First innings, 134.
INDIA First innings, 147.
Second Innings
V. M. Merchant, è Duckworth,
b" Allen
O. R. Hudlekar, Lb.w., b Ro
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Mushtaq Ali, 1.b.w., b Allen Wazir Ali, c Verity, b Allen Amar Singh, 1.bw.. b Verity P. E Palia, not out...... Jehangir Khan, c.Duckworth b
Verity Vizianagram e Mitchell, b Verity C. S. Naidu, Eardstaff, b
Allen
Palla, c Leyland, b Verity Nissar, not our
Extras
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Total
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4
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16
2
93
CONVERSION OF CADRE UNITS
It was announced in the memor- andum accompanying the Air Estimates that steps were being taken to "convert existing cadre (Special Reserve) squadrons into Auxiliary Air Force squadrons, so as to bring all non-Regular squa. drons into one organization on a common model. The following units were converted to Auxiliary Air Force squadrons on the dates stated:-No. 500 (County of Kent) (Bomber) Squadron, Manston, May 25: No. 503 (County of Lincoln) (Bomber) Squadron, Waddington May 1; and No. 504 (County of Nottingham) (Bomber) Squadron, Hucknall, May 18. No. 501 (City of Bristol) (Bomber) Squadron, F
No. 501 Fall of wickets:-1-0, 2-18, 3-22, ton, has been renamed (County of Gloucester) (Bomber 4-28 5-39, 6-45, 7-64, 8-80, 9-90. squadron and converted to an Auxiliary Air Force squadron with effect from Máy 1. The only other | Allen cadre squadron to be converted is wyatt No. 502 (Dister) (Bomber) Squad verity ron at Aldergrove, Co. Antrim. WARRANT OFFICERS RECALLED It has been decided to appoint a small number of pensioned RAF warrant officers (stores and ac- countant) 6.9 elvilian assistant stores, and barrack officers. The appointments will be subject to one month's notice on either side. and will carry a fixed salary at the rate of £225 a year. The duration of the appointments will depend on general service requirements. and may not exceed two years. Applications from eligible warrant officers now in the United King- dom are invited and should addressed to the Air Ministry soon as possible,
SCOTS SAYINGS OF THE WEEK
London, June 10.
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GLAMORGAN JUST
LOSES
Worcester Wins By Eight Runs
London, June 20.
In an exciting finish, Glamorgan failed by only eight runs to reach Worcester's score in the county cricket game concluded to-day.
Batting first. Worcester scored 157 to which the Welsh county re- plied with 238. Facing a big de- ficit, Worcester managed only 150 in their second knock, but although they were only 69 "In arrears.
Was
People do not seem to appreci- | Glamorgan failed, scoring only 61. ate just how attractive, the West of
The Surrey-Oxford game Scotland is-Lord Breadalbane. drawn as nò 'play was possible to-
day owing to the rain.
Scores:-
Deer forests are one of the chief economic assets of the Highlands.
Sir Murdoch Macdonald, M.P. Worcester beat Glamorgan by The country is not simply a play-eight: Worcester 157 (Mercer 5-53. ground for the town-air Iain Clay 5-317 and 150 (Mercer 5-86. Colquhoun, Bt.
Clay 5-70). Glamorgan 238 (Emrys-
To-day the state of the world al-Davies 104; Jackson 6-71) and 81 most resembles the state of the (Jackson 6-18, Howorth £-38). Highlands under the clan system. Surrey drew with Oxford. Burrey Baille Hector M'Neill, Glasgow. 197 (Dyson 6-47). Oxford 236.-- We all know the fame of Scots | Renjer „ tish hospitality.-M. Henri Rolin
The four "L" class submarines, of which it was composed. have been transferred, L 71 to the re- serve at Portsmouth as tender to the Pigmy, and L 23, L 26, and L 27 to the Third Submarine Flotilla. In their place the Second Flotilla now consists of the new submarine minelayers Porpoise and Narwhal and the ex-Australian vessels Oxley and Otway. The Third Submarine Flotilla: now has eight vessels of three types-the "L" class already mentioned, the Oberon (general service), and the Seawolf, Snapper, Sturgeon, and SwordAsh, of the "smaller coastal or patrol.type. The First Flotulá, Mediterranean, has eight vessels of two types, three of 1920-31,
WAR WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS
London, June 10. Mr A. V. Alexander, M.P., who was First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking yesterday, at
the large ocean-going long-range Tooting at the National Brother
river class, the Thames, Clyde, hood Diamond Jubilee Conference and Severn; and five of the patrul sald:- type, the Shark, Baalion, Sea-
"Believe me,-unless some miracle horse, Starfish, and salmon. The happens, we are heading straight
Lancashire beat Derby on the first innings. Lancashire, 194 and 94 (Pope 5-53). Derby, 61. (Booth | 6-18) and -92.
Leicester beat Warwick on the first innings. Leicester, 288 (Ban- tall 5-47) and 5-102, Warwick, 255.
for war within the next 18 months, It will be no good shouting about it afterwards, Now is the time by means of our brotherhood and sisterhood to save the world and build a new one."
Germany.
Results:--
WOMAN'S SINGLES
Quarter-Finals Miss Jedrzejowska (Poland) de- feated Miss Kay Stammers (Eng land) 6-2, 6-3.- ||
lost to Mak and Hon. 4-6.
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to eight over only 16 heads.
The installation of a new mast The game was to have been will be undertaken immediately played to-day but the players, by with the hope that the vessel may Perry meets Budge and Austin will mutual arrangement, contested it participate in the Olympics, but be opposed to yon Cramm, who, on Friday.
the crew will, in the meanwhile,
beat J. Crawford (Australia) 6-1,
have to train in another vessel.-
I'tansocerin, Hewa Serev 7-5, 6-1.
There was a scene on the centre NO GAMĘ POSSIBLE
Mme, Mathieu (France) defeated Fraulein Horn (Germany), 7-5, 6-3. court during the Perry-Grant duel Mrs Sperling (Denmark) defeat-when Perry, annoyed by camermen. ed Miss Dorothy Round (England) 6-3, 8-6.
MEN'S DOUBLES
Third round
I. G. Cunninggim (America) and E Ito (Japan) defeated H. G. N. Cooper and R. K. Tinkler (Eng- land) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.
PERRY'S HISTRIONICS Despite the threatening and showery weather which interrupt- ed play for half an hour, a capacity crowd watched the quarter finals
banged the next ball at a news- paperman and hit him. Later Perry went over and appeared to apologise.
In the fourth round of the women's singles, Mme. Sperling (Denmark) was in brilliant form and took only 20 minutes to dis- pose of the Anglo-Belgian, Miss 'Nelle Adamson..
Gene Mako. of the United States, is still troubled with his injured shoulder and has scratched his doubles with entry in the men's of the men's singles yesterday, Donald Budge and in the mixed
There were, astonishingly. no doubles with Miss Caroline Bab surprises, and in the semi-finals, cock.—Router.
New York, June 29. The American League baseball encounter between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, which should have taken place to-day was postponed owing to rain, while the result of the National League night game be- tween the Chicago Cubs and Cin- cinnati Reds is expected to come through later. other games scheduled.— Heuter.
There were no
OXFORD SWIMMERS
Victory Over Cambridge
London, June 30.
In the inter-university aquatic sports at Wembley stadlum to-day, Oxford beat Cambridge 31 points to 22.
Oxford also won the water polo match three goals to one.-- Reuter,
NIGHT GAME
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Cincinnati Reds
Henshaw Pitched.
Derringer pitched.
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