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HE SERVICES
ROYA
NAVY
SURVEIG DUTIES
H.M.S. Cnger, Communder
E. H. B. B
for
will be commis- sioned at pmouth for survey- ing service the West Indies
will leave 'Station, Trinidad tis
The Changer is the ship spe- elally dested for research work under themistry of Agriculture and Fishes, but after the fan- elal emency in, 1931 this project was ababred" and she has since hydrographic been eployed "on duties. Jefly in the West Indies and of the coast of Labrador. ENGINER CAPTAIN MARSHALL Commander H. C. Engler Marsh who has retired at his
own
1.9
en-
quest with the rank of enging captain, passed out from Keyha College in 1908 as ginee sub-lieutenant, and served ash In the battleship New
1913.
engineer Ztand. In
leutiant. he joined her succes- sor, he battle-cruiser built at the chape of the New Zealand Gov- ernent, and made the world cruz under Captain Lionel Haky. He remained in her after shéreturned for service with the Grid Fleet In the War, and In1917 became engineer officer of th destroyer Vancouver. Pro- mited to engineer commander in 125, he afterwards served in the otilla leader Bruce in China, the Cruisers Cleopatra and York, and the aircraft-carrier Argus until 1933, when he was appointed for duty at Malta Dockyard. During the past 21 years he has been engineer officer of the Protection and Flotillas at Portland.
Fishery Minesweeping
housed, clothed, and medically attended tree of all cost to their narents or guardians.
NAVAL ATTACHES IN LONDON
Captain. Siemens, who has been appointed German Naval Attaché In London In succession to the late Rear-Admiral Erwin Wassner, is expected to take up his new duties about the end of this
month.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,
H. K.
POLICE RESERVE
(Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King. Inspector General of Police)
The
of the
CHINESE COMPANY Training Course-Part II. undermentioned members Chinese Company w!!] attend Chinese Company Headquarters on Tuesday. September 28 at 17.30 Training
hours for Part II af
Lleutenant R. ï. Campbell, Course:
U.S.N.. Is to succeed Ideutenant E. B. Strauss. U.S.N.. as Assistant Naval Attaché at the American Embassy and will leave for Lon- don shortly.
CHINA SQUADRON DISPOSITION
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Constables R4 Tam Kim Fung R23 Kong Ka Yan. R43 Lau Chick. Kal. R49 Lam Man. R48 Thomas Thim Wong. R50 Sit Pul Hang. R56 Wan Chiu. R58 Chiu Chun K!, and R60 George Chan:
FLYING SQUAD
JAPANESE
BRUTALITY
Submarine Sinks Chinese Fishing Fleet
Details of the brutal annihila- tion of a fleet of Chinese fishing junks shelled by a Japanese sub- marine, were related by survivors who were brought to the Colony by the German liner Scharnhorst yesterday.
The survivors, who are now in the Tung Wah Hospital, suffering from wounds caused by shell bursts and splinters as well as from exposure, said that the en- tire Ashing fleet, including a num- ber of Hong Kong craft, were shelled and sunk by a Japanese
The following is the disposition Monday, September 27. 1937. They submarine ou September 32 of
of H.M. ships in North China:-
Shanghat Dante. Falmouth
Folkestone.
Tsingtao: Duncan. Welhelwel: Medway, Westcott, Eagle Sandwich. Decoy. Cum- berland. Lowestoft Tangku: Grimsby. Chinwangtau: Defender Nanking: Capetown. Ahoy: Suffolk Foochow: Dainty. Swatow: Daring.
WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR The following warships were in port yesterday:—
North Arm: Diamond, Diana. North Wall: Rover. Seamew South Wall: Delight. East Wall: Duchess. Parthian. West wall: Thracian. Dock: Orpheus, Proteus.
dora
Pan-
TRIALS OF THE CORNWALL H.MS. Cornwall will be com- missioned at Chatham Dockyard for trials after large repairs which she has undergone after eight years' service on the China Sta-Gunboats (2). Transports (2).
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR American: Barker. Chinese Customs Culser: Chun Hsing.
tion. Captain C. 0. Alexander, late Captain-in-Charge at Har- wich, has been appointed in com mand.
THE ARMY
MORE MEN FOR DEFENCE
During August 338 recruits were approved for the Territorial. Army, Since January 1 there has been an intake of 33.850 recruits, com- pared with 27,482 during the cor- responding period last year.
The total strength of officers and other ranks on September 1 was 155,050, compared with 140,- 024 on September 1, 1936. The position of the various divisions (all ranks) on September 1. last was as follows:-
51st (Highlandı
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Peace
Estabt
Strength
Fer cent
of Establ
Chinese Customs Cruisers (12);
WORLD'S FASTEST
BOMBERS
Two Blenheim monoplanes, bear- ing Finnish markings, have flown recently from London to Helsinki by way of Amsterdam and Stock- bolm. They are the first consign- ment of an important batch of ot these aircraft-the fastest bombers yet in service with any air force in the world-ordered by Finland, and are the first Blen- heima tu be exported.
According to Air Ministry official Agures the Blenheim 1, which is in large-scale production at the Bristol factory for the Royal Air Force, reaches a maximum speed of 279 m.ph. at a height of 15.000 feet when carrying its full dispos able load in fuel, oll, crew and Armament of nearly 5,000 lb. This speed... unlike maximum speeds
9,808 9,300 94.8 claimed for some foreign aircraft, is an operational speed that may be used it necessary for bombing missions over shorter distances than the 1,000 miles that is attain- able at cruising speed.
42nd (East Lane.) 9,759 5,901 91.2 50th (Nor'brian: 8.777 7,885 89.6 55th (W. Lane.. 0,774 8,752 89.5 49th (W. Riding) 10,380 9,212 88.7 53rd (Welsh) 9,759 8,597 88.1 52nd (Lowland" 9.781 8,480 86.7 48th (S. Middle
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Special Duty, The undermen- tloned members of the Flying Squad will report for duty on
will report ut Centrul
Police Station at 19.45. hours sharp. Dress-White Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt, with Brace, and Truncheons.
Cheelung“ Lighthouse.
Ten survivors, who were pleked up a few miles out of Hong Kong by the Scharnhorst, said they and clung to the wreckage of their sunken Junk for five days..
SI (R) Choa Hing Kİ. and
A Constables R302 G. Woodler. R313 D. M. Xavler, R321 Lo Koon Ho, R342 Leung To Hing, R303 D. Young, and R34 Chan Bag Ping.
The undermentioned,, members of the Flying Squad will report atly
Central Police Station on Friday, October 1 at 19.45 hours sharp for duty. Dress White Uniform. Cap with no cover, Belt with Brace. and Truncheons
P.S. R.333 A. W, Mooney, L.S. R.315 Ho So. and Constables R332 Ng Hung Kwal. R327 Sung Shu Chee. R341 Tsun Kam Cheung R334, Lau Tak Yu. R304 Lam Chi Shek, and R369 Ho Wing Kwan. EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Promotions. The following pro- motions to date from September 15, 1937 have been approved:-
Acting Crown Bergeant R.408 G.
Besides the Scharnhorst, a Chi- nese junk also arrived with other wounded men, victims of the same attack, many of whom are serious-
injured;
A young fisherman, a fortunate survivor of the attack, declared that at 9 2.01. an September „22. they were off Cheelung Lighthouse when a submarine broke surface between a half and a quarter of a mile away. She was flying a small Japanese fag, he perceived, as she drew nearer. When she was less than 500 yards away she opened fire with her solitary gun. It was almost immediately hur- led into the water. The Junk sank and a few of the crew clung to the" big sail. The submarine continu-
J. Grover to Crown Sergeant withed Oring and they saw junk after the Acting rank of Sub Inspector. junk go down.
Lance Sergeant R423 B. W. Sim- mons to Acting Crown' Sergeant. Constable R407 L. W. Tipple to Lance Sergeant.
P
Special Duty... All members will attend No. 2 Police Station on Friday, October 1 at 19.45 hours for special duty Dress-Khak! Uniform. Khaki Stockings. Belt with Brace. Cap with Black Cover, and Truncheons.
0. CHAMPKIN,
D. S. P. (R) Hong Kong Monday, Sept. 27.
TYPHOON RELIEF
FUND
the
The Chairman of Tung Wah Hospitals, acknowledges with grateful thanks following donations to the Typhoon Relief Fund:--
Previously acknowledged $3.120 Sir Robert Ho Tung....... 500 Mr. Ho Kom Tong
Total
Barker.
One managed to limp away, al- though it was hit. All the time the Japanese were shelling the rest of the fleet and they did not notice the surviving junk making off. Finally, the submarine turn- ed and moved away. It made no effort to assist the wounded. men struggling in the water.
FUNERAL OF MRS. NORA RAPTIS
The funeral of the late Mrs. Nora Raptis took place yesterday after- noon at the Roman Catholle Happy Valley, The Cemetery. cortege was accompanied by the band of the Aberdeen St. Louis Industrial School.
1937..
ONE WEEK ONLY!
SPECIAL
END OF THE SEASON
REDUCTION
OF
25%
OFF ALL MEN'S
BATHING COSTUMES
BATHING
LANE
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AND
SHORTS
CRAWFORD .LTD.
Department
Mens Wear
The House of Quality & Service
TRAINS FROM CANTON
Figures For Past Week
(To the Editor, "The Hong Kong Daily Press")
The service was taken by the
Dear Bir-To confuté the ex- Rev. Frs, Ziloli and A. Rossello.
Among those present were: Missaggerated reports which have been K. Szeto, J. circulated in the Colony recently 50 M. Braga, Messrs.
Rodriguez, C. A. Almario, F. Fer- | drawing attention to the crammed $3,670 nandez, F. Morales, Misses L. M. state of the trains from Canton, I and A. de Souza, Mrs. Passmore, bave pleasure in appending below Messrs. Lo Yan Ng. Chu Hsi Wan, the actual number of passengers Leung Hat Tat, and Tong Wan conveyed by rall from Canton tó Hang..
Kowloon for the week-ending September 28, 1937;-- September
H.M.S. Adventure has been moved from Tsingtau tu Welhaiwel,
..
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th 25th
26th
Total
NAVAL NEWS
Wreaths were sent by the follow- Several familles of the United Ing:-Mr. F. C. Young, Mr. Sumn Power is supplied in the Blen-States West River marine forces Ying Kit, Mrs. Rosselet, Staffs of 9,759 8.457 86.7 heim by-two Bristol Mercury VIII left yesterday by the USB. Sacra- the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Mr. 43rd (Wessex> 9,145 7,697 84.2 highly
supercharged
engines, mento. While the Sacramento is C. Y. Kwan, Dr. Ho Ko Tsun, Mr. 54th (E. Anglian) 9,758 0,211 84.1❘ which drive controllable-pitch alr-
away at Manila her place in Hong C. A. Almaros and family, Mr. Fisher London
9,893 7,898 79.8 crews. In form the craft is a mid-Kong will be taken by the US.S. and family. Mr. Felicate Rozario, 44th Home Cities) 9,758 7,567 78.6 wing monoplane of "stressed skin" 2nd "Anti-Aircraft 10,707 10,756 54.0 metal construction. The
Mr. J. Gorizales. Miss Rose Mok, Į under
Mr. Ding Ming Chl, Messrs. Shing i 1st Anti-Aircraft 21.326 10.930 51.3 carriage is retractile into recesses
Kee, Mrs. Tang, Messrs. Kwong behind the engines. Head rests-
It was learned yesterday that Lam Studio, Staffs of the King's British naval families from Wel- Dispensary, Mr. Hon Shing Chiu, haiwei are being brought back to Mr. Mui. Pak Ling, Staffs of the the colony and are expected here
Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.. period on Oct. 7 by HMS. Medway. This Members of the Kai Chen Club, Mr. is a departure from the usual Lum Hau Hwat, Mr. Lum Hau practice of the naval making its own way back to Hong Lum Cheung Yik, Mr. Ding Kal colony Hwat, Mr. Lum Hau Cheung, Mr.
Kong.
Sheung, Mr. L4, Mr. Ho Ching Man, When the Medway arrives in Mr. Chan and brothers, Mr. Wong allowed on board without a permit the British Bicycle Co., Mr. Wong Hong Kong visitors will not be Mun On, Mr. Li Ho. Chl, Staffs of from the Commodore's Office.
ROYAL AIR FORCE tance of the blunt-headed fishike
VACANCIES IN THE R.A.F.
body is extremely low, 2 fact which is largely responsible for the high speeds "reached by the Early next year, the Air Minis aeroplane. Recently, the Air Exer- try annourices. 1,300 well-educat-
cise devised to test London's de- ed boys" will be entered for trade fensive system provided admirable training in the RA.F.; of these
illustration of the Blenheim's 100 will be entered as alreraft
formidable striking powers. Speeds apprentices, and the remaining
of 300 m.p.h. and more were at- 400 as boy entrants. Both types tained almost instantly on slight of entrant will have good op-easing of the nose "downhill," and portunities of selection for flying the Blenheim formations had lit- tle difficulty in eluding the swif- test and most pertinacious of the fighter patrols sent against them.
training, and the possibility of promotion to commissioned rank The age limits for aircraft ap- prentices are 15 to 17 and for boy entrants 157 to 171.
The entry of aircraft appren- tices is affected mainly by com- petitive examination at local tentres. The closing date for nominations to compete is Octo- ber 5 next. These nominations can be obtained from local educa-
PICKED UP IN UNCONSCIOUS
CONDITION
OVER 600 REFUGEES PER DAY
Arriving In Colony From Canton
Normal conditions have been restored on the Canton-Kowloon Rallway and all trains, except one
cancelled, are now running.
Beat
Passengers 1,471
1,980
1.893
1,782
2,774
1,593
2,117
14.610
occupancy during this was 58 per cent.-Yours, etc.
R. D. WALKER, Kowloon-Canton Rallway (British Section).
Hong Kong, Sept. 27,
HEALTH RETURNS
Pa Yie, Messrs. Ying Cheong Hong. Messrs. Kit Woo, Mr. Lum Kap, Staffs of the British-American Tobacco Co., Mr. J. Gaan. Mr. Ding. Ut Jew, Mr. Liu Wai Chow, Mr. Chung Kit Fat,, Mr. Tsui Tim, Mr. were reported for the 48 hours Foxall, Miss M. C. Braga, Mr. Ho ended at midnight on Monday.
| King Shing. Mr. LĮ Wing Chan, Mr., 8. C. Fernandes. Rev. 8. Hoh, Messrs. Ming Tak Chong, Mr. Lai Min Ting, Mr. Leung Tuen Theong, Hong Kong Police Reserve Chinese Company, Mr. O'brien, F. M. Lam.
tion authorities through heads of Sai Yeung Choi Street on Sunday afternoon train which has been Mr. Wiliam Wu, Mr. and Mrs. A.
A Petty Officer; believed to be W. Fuster of H.M.8. Diana, was picked up in an unconscious condition in
and was taken to the Kowloon schools or from juvenile advisory' committees. Candidates who have Hospital. It is believed that the the necessary educational quali-injured man is suffering from a Iractured skull. The Police are prosecuting enquiries.
fications
can be entered direct without examination. Boy еп- trants are entered , without ̈examination and the closingTM date for completed applications is January 8, 1938. Pull information regarding both schemes. of entry can be obtained free on applică- tion to the Air Ministry (Dept. I. of R.), Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Both types of entrant receive pay during training and are fed.
CABLE REPAIRS
It is notified that cable repairs were carried out in the Cable Reserve between the City of Vic- torta and the southern end of the Kowloon Penninsula yesterday.
B. Castilho, Mr. and Mrs. F The starting times of the even- | Stafford-Smith. Mrs. O'brien, Mr. ing trains both to and from Can- Joseph Tam. Miss Leung Nap. Mr. ton have been advanced some- A. and L. de Souza, Mra, N. Pass what. Thus, there is no necessity more and Dudley, Miss P. Testor. for lighting up the trains as they
| will- arrive at their destiriations
before darkness falls.
Refugees from Canton are be- ginning to arrive in greater num- bers again, an average of about 600 having arrived per day within the last few days. Besides these there are numbers of others arriving by steamer each day.
GARDEN PARTY
|
Twelve cases of cholera, four of enteric fever and four of dysentery
GUNBOATS FOR CANTON
Messrs. W. S. Balley and Co., have secured the contract for the building of two gunboats for Can- ton, work on which is being put
in hand almost immediately.
We have received from the Canadian Pacific Steamship Com-' The Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Higgs pany an interesting booklet en- hare issued invitations to a Garden titled
"The Canadian Railway Party to be held in St. Andrew's Problem, with a supplement on Church grounds on Saturday, Competition between Rallways and October 9, at 3 p.m..
| Highways, by Sir Edward Beatty,"
Tel. 28151.
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