THE SERVICES
(By The Air Mall, London September 18).
ROYAL NAVY
The new cruiser Sheffield, Cap- tain W P Mark Wardlaw, D.90., which was handed over to the Navy last month at the Vickers-Arm- strong works at Walker-on-Tyne, has left Chatham tor Port- smouth. In the course of her first cruise she is to visit Immingham,
Grimsby, from October 13 to 19. This is the nearest convenient port to which the people of She- feld may come to see their city's. Brst name-ship.
While
THE ARMY
APPOINTSIENTS AT SIMLA
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937.
MAKING HONG KONG
SELF-SUFFICIENT
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UNRIVALLED OPPORTUNITIES Tae Commander-in-Chief In India has made the following "Seeing how important this appointments at Army Headquar-question is to you, why don't you ters, Simla:-
do it? Why have you not done it all this time?" asked Major Reed turist Lieutenant-Colonel H. 8. Browne,
with some surprise. D.5.0. M.G., RA, to chciate as Major-General, R. A.
Major F. H. Skinner, LA, to officiate us D.AQ.G. In the Q.M.C. Branch.
Major H. "G. F. Greenwood, M.C.. R.E.. to be a Staff Officer in the Shefeld is to receive a presenta Engineer-in-Chief's Branch, to all
at
Immingham the
tion of plate to commemorate the association. She will afterwards go to Rosyth from October 20 to 25 to join the 2nd Crülser Squadron of the Home Fleet.
On October 28 she is due at Portland, and on December 7, after a further cruise, at Chatham for Christmas leave.
MEDICAL OFFICERS. AS. soon 85 possible after January 1, 1938- states a Fleet Order Irsued yesterday, short- service surgeon lleutenants of 1934 seniority, and also those of 1933 seiority who were permitted to defer their applications, are to report through the usual chan- he's whether or not they wish to be considered for transfer to the permanent list. Awout March
a new appointment.
the world's greatest agricultural country and as such they deserve the fullest consideration.
Major Reed has been an agricul- for 34 Fears and has thoroughly studled world. agricul- tural economics. In this line, in view of the fact that he has, per- haps, in bls time done more Ploneering work in all parts of the world than any living man to-day, he is looked upon by his own coun- trymen as one of the leading au- thorities. He has been a practical planter for many years and he is possessed of wide technical know ledge.
There are, Major Reed avers, unrivalled opportunities for dairy- ing, for the growing of rice and all kinds of vegetables, citrus and other fruits, cattle and poultry breeding and every other type of agriculture in this small Colony.
"You cannot get a better farmer Captain A. J. D. Rose, 1st Bat- than the Chinese," said Mayor talion, the Bulls, to be. Star Cap-Reed. "In the Pacific coast, in Central America and other parts where I have ploneered, and my
Take a look at his record: father before me, we have always
Originator of the American Im- used Chinese labour. They are the perial Irrigation scheme (805.000 best in the world, but they must be acres) Cost $5,500,000. 18
properly directed. If it had not been for the Chinese we would never have made the progress in agriculture and horticulture in the Pacine coast as we have done."
tain in the A.G. Branch.
Major C. B. Callander, M.C., The Leicestershire Regiment, is trans- terred from Army Headquarters to Live Landi Kolal Brigade Brigade Major.
Major T. E. H. Helby, M.C., R.A., transferred to Lucknow District as D.A.Q.M.G., and Captain R. E.
Holloway.
M.B.E., R.E.. officiates
as G.5.0.3 in his place.
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OFFICERS PROMOTED Colonel George B. Henderson has been promoted to that rank at 47
after service from 1916. From the Unattached List he was posted to
2nd Royal Battalion of the 11th Sikh
BACKBONE OF THE SYSTEM "The Chinese here are really the backbone of your agricultural sys- of, They must be instructed in tem and they must be taken care such things as effective insect pest
control. It is, of course, no use to expect them to buy expensive
cause they cannot afford it, but
Consulting Economics Engineer to the Governments 01 Latin America and the Chinese Eastern Railway,
Winner of international awards. $1,000 National Cotton Growing Championship Trophy of U.S.A. production. World's Fair, St. Louis. and Grand Gold Medal for banana
Grand Gold Medal for sugar cane
production World's Fair, St. Louis,
President Imperial Cotton Asso- clation: Chairman and Origina- tor Imperial Irrigation District.
next applications for transfer will the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, now the chemicals for this purpose, be- Managing Director Seed Breeding be considered together. and the selections will promulgated in due Regiment. He saw active service in that is really unnecessary when Station. National Cotton Associa-
Should any officer wish France. Mohmand, Iraq. and Kur- we know all about effective insec- ticidal plants which they can grow without cost.
course.
to defer his decision the fact is to be reported.
Since May 1, 1934, all entries of officers in the medical branch bave been on a short-service basis in the first instance for three years...
LAUNCH OF THE MOHAWK The launch of the destroyer Mohawk at the Southampton ship yard of Thornycroft and Co., Limited, has been fixed for October 5. The following revised allocation uf manning parts for the 1st, and 2nd Tribal Destroyer Flotillas has been approved:--
1st Flotilla-Mohawk, Nubian. Afridi, and Cossack-Portsmouth; Gurkha, Macri, and Zulu-Devon- port: Sikh-Chatham.
2nd Flotila, Somali Port- smouth: Matabele," Punjabi, and Tartar-Devonport; Eskimo, Mas-
Ashanti, and Bedouin
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"Then again, your soils here are what are known as acid soils and
distan, being mentioned in dis- patches and promoted brevet major. Having passed through the Staf College, he became G.5.0.2 in the Staff Duties Directorate in India and later went to the Directorate they need lime, nitrates, phos- of Milltary Operations and Intelliphates, potash and so forth. But gence at the War Office. He pass-to buy those. He can, however. your pensant farmer cannot afford
College recently, and returned to ed through the Imperial Defence-
be taught how he can produce his India as Commandant of the 2nd own nitrates. In this respect ocu- lar demonstrations are, of course, Royal Battalion, 11th Sikh
the best. giment....
Re-
Major Juseph A. L. Wilson has teen promoted lieutenant-colonel In the R.AM.C. Born in 1885, he mobilized for
"If you establish the need for a
also a demonstration farm show- distribution station and make it ing what it is possible to do with medical service right direction in handing our the War, served in France, and crop, you can bring about a great was transferred from the Special Improvement in the supply of Reserve to the RA.M.C in 1918.
green foodstuffs with a consider- able saving of time and expendi- ture..
tion of U.S.A
Reed Asiatic Museum.
Directer and sole sponsor of the
There are a host of others, too "numerous' to mention, but the above is sufficient to show the eminence of the man in the agricultural world in the U.S.A.
OFFERED BIG UNDERTAKING
Major Reed told me that just
me.
before coming to Hong Kong, as had been offered a post under the Central Government of China un- der, which he was to rehabilitate the Central agricultural system in China, but the Sino-Japanese hostilities knocked that scheme on the head. He is now in his way to Europe with personal introduc- tions from the Secretary of Agriculture in the USA. to the Captain and Brevet Major. Fre-
leaders of European countries. deric A. J. E. Marshall, D.S.O..
But Major Reed's heart is In M.B.E. M.C.. has been given his "Whether in preparation for an Asia. majority in The Buffs after ser-
"I am a pioneer," he says. emergency or otherwise," said Ma- "I have always been a ploneer, and vice from 1915. He was made Jor Reed, "all that fine land needs my father before
And the brevet major in 1932 for services developing. I do not 'R.
see why greatest pioneering work to-day Burma. He has been on the Europeans wishing to retire from can be done in Asia. Sandhurst staff and has been office toti should not take up This remark set me thinking. Brigade Major, Rangoon Brigade farming in this very Colony with why should not the authorities the great opportunity such, an oc here clich the opportunity while cupation affords.
Major Reed is still in the Colony and ask him to take
the pioneering work on the lines he has set out above?
Here is indeed an organiser and administrator of genius. Under year to other people for your food-his direction surely the New Terri
torics, bleak' and almost barren of THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE appearance 3.9 they now look. These are the views of a man could probably be transformed who has risen to the very front into a tract of land flowing, with rank as an agricultural pioneer in milk and honey!
'hona. Chatham.
COMMAND OF THE NARWHAL
Lieutenant-Commander H. Conway is appointed to command the minelay submarine Narwhat in the 2nd Flotilla. Home Fleet, in succesion to Lieutenant-Comman- der J. R. S. Brown, who joined her two years ago while still building at Barrow-in-Furness. Lieutenant- Commander Conway specialized in submarines in 1924 as a sub-lleute- nant, and his previous commands have included H 30 at Portsmouth and the Regent in China. He jolned the Navy with a special entry cadetship from Wellington College in April, 1919.
CHANGE IN UNIFORM The collar of the round jacket for midshipmen, midshipmen (E); cadets and paymaster cadets states a new Fleet Order, is no longer to be fitted with a hook and eye. The amended description of the Jacket "Blue cloth, single-breasted, with seven but- tons: three notched holes of black twist on each cuff with buttons to correspond; a stand collar. with the white turnback and notched hole or the white notched hole as described in Nos. 6 and 7." These numbers refer to the regulations for the undress coat and white tunic respectively. The round jacket is worn by midshipmen and cadets on occasions for which the full dress coat, frock cat, or mess jacket is prescribed for officers.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
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NEW SQUADRON LEADERS Squadron Leader Colin Grierson, promoted in the recent the officers who list, is among gained cadetships at Cranwell by meritorious service in the ranks.
Squadron Leader P. W. M. Wright, also promoted.. entered with a short-service commission in
Area.
APPOINTMENTS
"There is, of course, another, and by no means unimportant. as- pect to the question. When you Jordan.have all this fine land why should you pay vast surms of money every
The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty:-
Engr. Cdr.-W. T. A OBE.. to Ramilles (Oct. 31.
Cdrs. (E).-W. S. Jameson, to President Det. 5): H. S. Roome, to stuffs?" Drake Oct 121.
Lt.Cdr.-J. T. Powell, to- Dryad (Sept. 13).
Lt.Cdr. E.-E. F. Coggins. to Pembroke and for duty with Capt. Supt. of Contract-built ships and for Sikh. on comm. (Oct. 12),
Lis-A. A. Mowbray, to Titanla (Sept. 27)K. J. Harper, to, Titánia for H 43 as 1st Lt.: T. B. J. D. Butler, to Starfish; R. E. Coltart. to H 34 (Sept. 28); M. A. Langley. R. M. Galloway, to Medway (Sept. 29): G. R. Colvin, to Perseus; M. RG. Wingfield, to Odin (on relief).
Lt. (R.id.).-R, Treby. to Colom- bo (Sept. 10).
Lts. (E)-A. J. Cawthra, to Nel- son (Sept. 13); F. O. E. May, to Achates (Sept.).
Cd. Engr.-R. Duckworth, to Wild Swan (Aug. 23).
Gunners.-D.. Turner, to South- ampton (Sept. 9); W. A. V. Smees. to. Amphlon (Oct. 1).
Bosn.-A. E. Harding. to Pem- broke (Sept. 13).
PROMOTIONS
Payr. Lt. (Retd.).-8. D. Fry, to rank of Payr. Lt.-Cdr. (retd.) (seny. Sept. 10).
Mids.-F. C. B. Copland-Grimths, to rank of Act. Sub-Lt. (seny. May 1); R. L. Davis, H. H. Dannreuther, P G. C. Dickens, N. A. E. P. Ache- February, 1927. and served in Egypt G. F. Russell, Sir G. P. T. Muntz. son. F. W. Ponsonby. D. O. Smith,
and Iraq.
E. G. N. Bremner, O. R. Moore, D.
WORKS ORGANIZATION
The existing Works' Area Nu.
at Castlwe Bromwich will be closed
P: Willan, P. D. Hoare, J. D. North.
CHINA SQUADRON DISPOSITION
The following is the disposition or H.M. ships in North China:-
Shanghal Dante. Falmouth
Folkestone, Sandwich, Tsingtao: Duncan.
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WARSHIPS. IN HARBOUR. The following warships were in port yesterday:--
North Arm, Diamond, Thracian. North Wall: Seamew.
East Wall: Duchess, Parthian,
Delight.
Dock: Orpheus, Proteus. Pan-
dora
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR American: Barker,
Chinese Customs Cruiser: Chun Haing.
Gunboats (2), Transports (2).
Chinese Customs Cruisers (17)
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Yours, etc..
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Hon. Secretary, Church Committee, Christ Church, Kowloon Tong..
Hong Kong. Sept. 30.
Messrs. Wing Fung Tal, Wing Wo, Yau Tal, Tal On, Ying Wah, Yeung Sang Tong. Lun Kee Chang, Lam Woon Chi, Seck Tin Chun, Seck Ah Tung. Chu Yu Tai, Long Chun Hing each $1.00.
Mr. Fung Kong Un, ten cases milk for Canton motherless babies.
PHILATELISTS MEETING
A monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Philatelie Bociety was held in the Board Room of the "South China Morning Post" Building yes- terday evening, during which Mr. W. Sayers (Chairman) presided.
After the minutes of the last meeting were read by the Hon. Secretary and a few laws which were proposed for adoption at the previous meeting had been added to the, regulations, a discussion re- Sub-Lieut. P. R. Jellicoe. garding the annual exhibition took nephew of the late Ear! Jellicoe, place. and one of the eight young officers
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GD. Browne. E. F. Hamilton-will take place on Saturday. Octo-just completed a course of train- E. Denison (Hon. Secretary), J. H. A naval and military exercise of the Australian Navy, who have Messrs. W. Bayers (Chairman), W. Melkie, R. L. 8. Morris, F. D. Davey, ber 2, between dusk and midnighting with the Mediterrancan Fleet Odell, L. K. Bulkhardt. C. A. Noron- on September 30. Stations et M. L. C. Crawford, R. H. Jourdain, present under this area will be C. R. Pelly, J. L. W. M. Allison, and The destroyer HMS. Diamond and In England, administered after October 1 by II. R. W. Twynam, to rank of Act. units of the Hong Kong Volunteer Colombo recently,
passed through ha, O. B. Payne, C. M. Xavier and Nos. 2 and 3 Areas, and new sec- Sub-Lt. (seny. Sept. 1).
Defence Corps are taking part.
C. H. Tam. The other sub-Lieutenants are tions will be formed, with section
The area in which the exercise will Messrs. G. Fowle, I. Purvis, W. headquarters at Castle Bromwich,
Cd. Shipts.-C. A. Pike and E. A. take place includes Tytam Bay Cook, H. Burgin, J. Peel, R. Robert- Feltwell (temporarily), and Grant-Watts, to rank of Shipt. Lt. (seny and Tytam and Stanley villages. son and T. Synnot. ham. In additon, Mildenhall, now respectively Sept. 5 and 7).
During the exercise there will be All eight rejoin their ships on aring from rifles and machine- their arrival in Australia, after guns and the firing off of red, eighteen months' absence. white and green Verer lights. The Sub-Lieutenant Jellicoe is twenty- destroyer may also use her search-two; while his brother officers are lights.
also about the same age.
in Works. Area No. 5, Abing- don, will on October 1 be, trans- ferred to the administration of No.
2 Area and placed within one of the new sections.
RETIREMENT
Engr. Cdr.-F. B. Minhinnick, O.B.E.. placed on the Retd. List (Sept. 21).
HEALTH RETURNS ·:
Bix cases of cholera, four of enteric fever and one of dysentery were reported to the Health Au- thorities for the 24 hours ended at midnight on Wednesday.
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