THE SERVICES
(By Air Mall, Loudon, July 24)
ROYAL NAVY
'H.M.S. SHROPSHIRE'S RETURN
H.MS, Shropshire, Capt. W. E. C. Tait, M.V.O., arrived at Sheerness on July 19 from the Mediterranean. The Shropshire has been on duty In Spanish waters since her return -early in June with other ships of
the 1st Cruiser Squadron from the
Coronation Review. She will un-
dergo a long refit before returning to the station later in the year.
COASTAL VISITS
FOREIGN MEN OF WAR American: Asheville, French. Argus.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1937.
LONDON GAZETTE FLYING SCHOOL
FRIDAY, JULY 23
ADMIRALTY, JULY 14
R.M.: Proby. Sec. Lieut E. G. Hadfeld, Chinese Customs cruiser: Chun commission terminated, physically Hsing.
(July 5),
THE ARMY
MEDICAL SERVICES
JULY 16 R.N.
Lleuts, to be Lieut.-Comdrs. :--G.
R. Murray, H. 3. C. Stokes, A. R. M. The War Office announces that Baines, E N. V. Currey, J. W. Hale Sir Harold Giles, C.BE, F.R.C.S..Flight Lieut, RA, RAF). (July has been appointed Honorary 16). Consulting Surgeon in Plastic Sur gery, to the Queen Alexandra Mili- tary Hospital, Millbank, London,
The escort Hastings, Captain E.S.W.1. R. Archer, which has been making
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Sub-Lieut. (E) J. H. Gordon to
JULY 18
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PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINE
As a result of the rapid growth interest in dying and the grow- ing number of pupils who are at- tending the Far East Flying Train- ing School at Kal Tak the pür- chase of a Hornet Moth, which is
cabin monoplane seating two persons side by Ilde, has been nécessitated.
This machine will be the fifth member of the School's feet of planes, apart from the two planes which are used solely for demon-
Following the latest develop-
be Lieut. (E) (July 16): Cd Wtr.stration purposes ca the ground. H. J. Hall to be Paymır. Lieut. With a cruise to fishing grounds in the Army Orders announce the issue seny. of July 1: Wt. Wtr. A. Ements in the art of teaching pupils southern area of the North Sea, is of a revised edition of the regula Glynn, MSM., to be Cd. Wtr. with the method of handling in aeru-
plane, the cabin arrangements of to visit Hastings. In May last the tions under which commissions in seny of July ↳
this machine cut out the need for Hastings, formerly in the Red Sea the Regular Army may be obtained Division, succeeded
wearing goggles or helmet, and the Hare-by officers of the Supplementary bell as, the ship of the Captain Reserve. This and the new edition Elect. Lieut. A. L. Mitchell placed conversation between plot and pupll has no longer to be carried of the Fishery Protection and of the regulations for the grant of on Retd. List (July '18). Minesweeping Flotilla,
on through a telephone. Regular commissions to officers, of QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S BOYAL
The advantages of the riot sit- the Territorial Army which was
NAVAL NURSING SERVICE published last month both include Miss. J. H. Gillanders, Nursingting beside his pupil are many, but the Royal Corps of Signals in the Sister, has been promoted to the here the main advantage is ex- branches of the Army in which rank of Superintending Bister, to
pected to be in the case of pupils who do not understand English such commissions may be obtained.date June 17; Miss E. J. McKay has
well. Pilots will now be able to previous editions of those regula-probation, to date July 28. This is an innovation, since under been appointed Nursing Sister, on
teach by demonstration methods tons officers of the Supplementary
instead of having to explain every-
HMS. Frobisher, Captain E. J. Spooner. D.S.0.. cadet training cruiser, has concluded her visits to Scandinavian ports.
CADETSHIP VACANCIES The Admiralty arinounce that the following appointments in the Royal Navy and 'Royal Marines will be offered for competition at the Navy, Army, and Air Force exam "nation to be held in November:
Naval cadetships (executive), 33; naval cadetships (engineering), 12; Daymaster cadetships, 13; and Arst appointments, Royal Marines, 20. Candidates for the cadetships will be eligible to compete if they have attained the age of 17 but are un- der the age of 18 years 8 months on Jánuary 1, 1938. Candidates for
first appointments. RM, must have attained the age of 174 but not 191 on January 1, 1938. Forms of ap plication to compete must be ob- tained from the Civil Service Com- mission, Burlington Gardens, W.1.
NAVAL OBSERVER PRIZE Lieutenant-Comdr. A. R. Pedder,
R.N., H.M.S. Eagle, has been award- ed a prize of books or instruments to the value of 5 guineas under
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qualify for Regular commissions Reserve and Territorial Army could WAR OFFICE, JULY 23 thing orally from a back seat. only in the Cavalry, Royal Artillery, Infantry, and Royal Tank Corps of
REGULAR ARMY"
Maj. Gen. T. G. Dalhy, C.B. the British Bervice and in the In-DS.O., h.p., retires on rat. pay (July dian Army.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE
EXTENSIONS OF SERVICE Applications should be forwarded to the Air Ministry immediately by
medium-service and short-service officers of the general duties branch who are due to transfer to the reserve between April 1, 1938, and April 1, 1939, and who volun- teer and are recommended for ex- tensions of service.
Medium-service officers may be
COMMANDS AND STAFF
Maj. N. Underhill, RA relin quishes the appt. of 0.30. 2nd
Grade, War Office (July 22),
CAVALRY
4th/7th D.G-Capt G. L. Craig to be Maj. (July 17).
The follg. Lts to be Capts. (July 17):-G. K. Barker, and remains sec.: T. G. G. Cooper.
ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY and Bt. Lt. Col. E. E. Mockler-Ferryman, Maj. N, Under-
Maj.
granted an extension to complete hill retires on ret. pay (July 22): 11 years on the active list, followed Capt, D. A. Learmont, O.BE, to be by four years in the reserve. The Maj. (June 30). gratuity in respect of the 11th year
the Henry Leigh Carslake Trust of service will be £100.
Short..
INFANTRY
R. North'd Fus-Capt. B. T. G.
The Hornet Moth, which is due here on August 18 aboard the Rad- norshire from England and which will be flying by August 21, has not been purchased to replace the plane damaged by one of the students when he landed it on the edge of a river in Kwangsi on
June 7: That plane is being com- pletely rebullt by the pupils at the school, and will be in service again within a month.
MOTORIST FINED
E. V. Searle was summoned be- fore Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for driving a car at the "excessive speed of 30 miles an hour in the 20 miles controlled area and at 35 m.ph. in Nathan Road on July 9. Sub-Inspector' Brittain said that
"Fund in respect of his essay sub-service ofacers commissioned. be: 7 Pringle retires on ret. pay (July i about 9. am. on the day in ques
mitted in the 1937 competition. He joined the Eagle, for service in China, in January last from H.M.S. Courageous,
APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments have made by the Admiralty:-
Engr. Capt.-R. P. Dalton, to Victory for course (Aug, 0).
Cars.-D. H. Magnay, to Ark Royal (July 26); N. G. Garnons- Williams, to Dorsetshire (Aug 31
4).
tween April 1, 1932, and 'April' 1. 1933 (and therefore entered for six
years' reserve
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8).
"E York. R.-Lt K. Wilkinson years' active-list followed by four from Foresters to be Capt. (May
service) may be granted An extension to zeven years on the active list followed by four years in the reserve." The gratuity in respect of the seventh
year of service will be $100.
ARMAMENT SPECIALISTS Flight Lieut. E. 8. D. Drury, who successfully completed the advan-
Lan. Fus-Lt. J. E. M. Carter re- signs his comma."(July 22),
E Lan, R.-Capt G. 7. Cant is seed, for serv as an Adft, T.A (July 12): Capt. E. Garnett is restd, to the estabt. (July 12).
ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
The follg. Majs. (O.M.E.s, 2nd CI.) to be Lt.-Cols. (O.M.ES. 1st CL)
and St. J. Cronyn to Ceres (Aux.ced specialist course in armament
at the Air Armament School, East Bt. Lt.-Col. A. 8. Buttenshaw, church, which ended on February 1.8.0. AMIMechE. (March 271;
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KAISAR-I-HIND
Due On Saturday ·
tion, as he was driving along Nathan Road, he noticed a driven by defendant, travelling at a high speed. He followed the vehicle, and his speedometer in- dicated the speed to be about 30 miles per hour. When clearing the 20 miles, controlled area the
The 53. Kaisar-I-Hind is due to speedometer showed a reading of arrive from Shanghai at 8.30 am 35 m.p.h Finally he stopped de-on Saturday, August 7. The ves fendant at Salisbury Road and insel is proceeding direct to buoy Al formed him of the fact and that and will leave from there at 5 p.m. a summons would be taken out the same day. There will be a against him.
frequent service of launches from Searle pleaded not guilty and the P. & O. pler throughout the claimed that he was quite a good
sengers. he calculated that the speed could
The last launch will leave the! not have been so excessive, as
P. & O. pler at 4.30 p.m. on Satur- stated by the prosecution. He day for the ship. added that he had been driving for about 20 years and in different places, such as Shanghal, Amerl- ca and England, and had never had a case against him.
27. is awarded the symbol A inc. M. Wilson, M.C., A.M.LMech.Ejudge of speed. According to him day, provided for the use of pas
(May 9).
Cdr. (E).-K. A. B. Hutson, to Victory for course (Aug. 9),
Lt.-Cara-F. Dougins-Watson, to accordance with paragraph 383 of Pangbourne (July 19); G. E. Far- the King's Regulations. Flight Lt. dell, to Ghurka (Aug. 24); and B.
G. W. Boucher, of the Royal Aus- T. Turner, to Cossack (Aug. 30). tralian Air Force also successfully Lt.-Cdr. (E).-F. E. Lefroy, to completed the course. Flight Lt. Pembroke for R.N.B. (July 27).
Drury was a cadet at Cranwell in LES.-R. J. 3. Couch, to Esk (Aug.
1828-29. and specialized in arma- 17: S. H. Beattle, to Zulu (Julycat duties in 1933 after service chCapt. J. T. Gough. R. Tank
28); A. J. Cobhamn, to Eclipse (Aug. 12); E. J. O'Shea, to Woolston (July 21); H. C. B. Coleridge, to Escapade (Aug. 2); A. 6. Mackenzie, to Cyclops (July 23); and J. D. Sut- cliffe, to Bealion.
with the Fleet Air Arm in' HMS. Glorious.
Capt. (O.M.E., 3rd C1.) A. C. Har- AMI.Mech.E.. to be Maj. vey. (O.ME., 2nd C1.) (March 27).
ESTABLISHMENTS
Fighting
"Armoured
Vehicles
CHIEF JUSTICE RETURNS
Corps. from Asst. Instr. (Cl. FF), Tank Driving and Maintenance
His Worship remarked that as
Hls Honour Sir Atholl Mac- there was evidence of facts and Gregor returned from Singapore Sch., R. Tank Corps Cent. Schs., to be Adit. Driving and Maintenance opinion in this case, he had to yesterday morning on board the P A.F.C., M.M., has been appointed Wing (April 1) (substituted for the rely on the former and convicted& O. liner Ranpura, and was met both charges. Aby the Acting Chief Justice. Mr. C For air staff duties with the new notian. In the "Gazette" of April defendant on
NO. 3 (BOMBER) GROUP Squadron Leader W. H. Poole,
Lt. (E).-W. H. Kemp, to Defen- No. 5 (Bomber) Group, which be. 23); Capt. J. T. Gough, R. Tank total fine of $10 was imposed.
der (Aug, 2}
Tel. Lt.-W. Cox, to Victory for course (July 23).
Cd. Tel.-A. Brook, to Farlous (Aug. 29).
Bosns.-F. Moreton, to Beau- fort (Aug. 26); B. H. D. Clark, to Herald (Aug. 26); and F. Williams, to Durban (July 21).
Wt. Engr.-H. E. Sweetlove, to Tedworth (July 28),
Wt. Tela.-L. A. Howes, to Pem- broke for Chatham Signal School Aug. 15); and A. W. Fleet, to Pem- broke (Aug. 16).
PROMOTIONS
Corps. from Adjt., Driving and
gan to form at Mildenhall on July Maintenance Wing. to be Adit..
1 and is shortly to take over execu
tive command of, the units at
Gunn. Wing (May 25),
MEMORANDA
Grantham, Hemswell, Scampton, Capt. O. Le Breton-Simmons, Rea
R. Engineer and Signals Board. and Waddington, all in Lincoln- shire. He has recently been on air of On.. to be Camouflage Off (C1.
Group, Mildenhall. Squadron Lea- staff duties with No. 4 (Bomber) CC) (temp.) (July 8).
der Poole began his service with the Royal Engineers in 1914 and was transferred to the R.F.C. in 1917. Both his decorations were gained for service in the War.
ACCOMMODATION IN IRAQ
The follg. Lt.-Cols. retire on ret. pay (July 22)-P. C. Snatt, M.C.. h.p., late R. Bignals, P. S. L. Beaver, MC., h.p., late Wilts, R.
Maj. C. G. Carruthers, M.C., hp, late Border R., retires on ret. pay It is at present uncertain, states (July 24); Maj. and Bt. Lt. Col.
Act. Wt. Tel-E F. Blackwell, to an Air Ministry Order, what ac- (local Lt.Col) H. G. E. Stronge Victors for course (July 26). commodation will be available in D.8.0., M.C., The Buffs, MIL-A
the neighbourhood when the Bri- tache, G.8.0., 2nd Grade, relin- Lts.-G. R. Murray, H. J. C. tish Forces in Iraq move to Dhib-quishes the local rank of Lt.-Col. Stokes, A. R. M. Baines, E. N. V. Į ban, Oficer and airmen who | ton prom.) (July 1); Maj. J. P. Currey, and J. W. Hale (Ft. Lt., wish their wives and familles to Robinson, 8th. His granted the RAF.), to rank of Lt.-Cd (seny, join them in that country are local rank of Lt. Col., while empld. therefore advised to address an in- with the British Mil, Mission, Sub-Lts.--P. T.' Williams, to rank quiry, through their CO., to the Egyptian Army (May 30): Capt. P. A.O.C., British Forces in Iraq, in F. Dillon, late R.A.S.C., relinquishes
July 18),
ANOTHER REMAND
GRANTED
G.. Alabaster. The latter will con- tinue to sit for two or three days to conclude the oplum confiscation claim which has already occupied more than a week.
NEW "CROWN
SOLICITOR
A further remand was granted by Mr. K. M. A. "Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday in the case in which a married wo- Mr. E. W. Davies, who is to be man, Kong Fuk, aged 33, was Crown Solicitor in Hong Kong, ar- charged with obtaining a sum of rived yesterday in the P and C. 395 from Chan Sze, by false pre- 8.5, Ranpura. tences, in January this year.
It was alleged that defendant
in January, by pretending that she could obtain employment for complainant's son at the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., obtained the money trom the complainant,
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TEED EST FAND
Mr. Maximilian Barta; engineer, In evidence yesterday defendant denied that she had ever received of No, 22 Shomeen, Canton, and Misa Anita Bodement, hospital re any money from complainant. claimed that the money was hand-nurse, of No. 24 Grovesychot
Street, Shanghai: ed over by complainant to a man
of Lt. (seny. March 1); E. B. Talbot. good time, as to the prospect of the rank of Capt on enlistment called Lul Yu who claimed to be to rank of Lt. (seny July 1); Hbbtaining accommodation with into the TA (April 20).
T. D. Glynn, K. 6. L. Bell, G. R. P. reasonable proximity to Dhibban
Goodden, D. L. Gordon, C. H. Ran-
kin, D. E. Cole-Hamilton, and A. A.
W: Baker, to rank of Lt. (seny, July
16).
RETIREMENT
Cd: Gunner (T)-A. J. Hocken, placed on Retired List (April 1).
WARSHIPS IN FORT
The following warships were in port yesterday:
North Wall: Rover, Rainbow. South Wall; Robin,
East Wall: Perseus.
North Arm: Orpheus.
West Wall: Daring Diamond. Dock Regent, Regulus, Phoenix,
SINGAPORE
AERODROME
cubic yards of earth excavated from nearby hills had to be em- ployed.
To cope with the tropical rain- fall, the aerodrome surface" has
the foreman in the Company. :
Defendant also denied the state ment made in answer to the charge at the Police Station and made an allegation that she had been forced to sign the statement.
Sheds Capable Of Housing been constructed so that it rises
The Largest Air Liners from the edges to the centre at. 9
a gradient of one in a hundred. Additional facts have become while just below the surface is a available as to the new civil air- network of subsoli drainage pipes. port recently opened at dingapore. Sheds are provided capable of
Only a few years ago the site of housing the largest air-Uners the big alighting-ground was a while the dying-boat base für mangrove, swamp" and to All this "nishes, a sheltered and a special up between 7,000,000 and 8,000,000 waterway.
HEALTH RETURNS
Style 1400 Elever case of cholers, three of small-pox, one of diphtheria, Ave of enteric fever, one of measles, one of chicken pox two of cere bro-spinal fever and Eve of dy sentery were reported to the local Health Authorities for the Hours ended at noon yesterday.
Mr. Lesile Alfred Mullett, of Chinese Maritime Customs, Marina House, and Miss Anna Almeida of No. 2 King's Terrace.
Mr. Arthur Gowdy, of CPS Cheong Keng, of Chinese Maritime Customs, and Miss Lorne Casati. of Victoria, British Columbia Canada, Ne
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Taong Tobacco Company, Limited. Printing Factory Shanghal, and of: No. 143 MacOregor” Road, Shanghai, and Miss Daisy Lo of. the same address,
Mr. Willam Erie Banks, of EMB. Osiris, and of No. 12 Turner Close, London, NW. 11. and Miss Audrey Mabel Pringle sted, of No 3 Buffolk Road, Kowloon Tong
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