THE SERVICES
(By The Air Mail, ROYAL NAVY
London October 9).
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COMMAND OF THE AJAX The term at the Senior Officers' Technical Course, Portsmouth, which began on August 9, ended recently. The next term will be held from October 18 to December 17.
Among the students who are to take up new appointments Im- mediately is Captain C. H. L Woodhouse, who has assumed com- mand of the Ajax.
NEW TRAINING COMMANDER Commander St. John Cronyn is to become Training Commander at the R.N. Barracks," Portsmouth, in succéssion to Commander W. W. Sitwell, who has been selected as the Arst commander of HM.S. Manchester, the new cruiser build- Commander ipg on the Tyne. Cronyn was promoted in June last when senior leutenant-comman- der of the cruiser Dorsetshire.
ACCOUNTANT OFFICER,
SHOTLEY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY,
CHRIST'S WAY
THE ONLY WAY
Colonel G. B. O, Taylor, C.B.E..DR. STANLEY JONES. from the Directorate of Fortläca-
lons and Works-Chief Engineer at York H.Q. for the Northern Command In place of Brigadier G. B. Pears MC., who has com- pleted four years and to-day wil go to retired pay...
Leut-Colonel C. C... Phipps, O.B.E.. M.C.,
C.R.E. In from Palestine-promoted to be Deputy Chief Engineer at Horse Guards for the Eastern. Command in place of Colonel P. W. Bliss, who will Join the War Office as
Director of F. and W.
Assistant
Lieutenant-Colonel 8. W. K'rby. O.B.E., M.C., RÉ, with promotion to be Assistant Master-General of the Ordnance at Army HQ.. New Delhi, in place of Colonel J. N. Thomson, D.S.O. M.C.. who has completed four years.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
CHANGES IN COMMAND Wing Commander C... N. Lowe, M.C., D.F.C., has been appointed *Paymaster Captain G. H. Thomomeer in Charge of the 'R.AF. son. O.B.E, has taken up duty as accountant officer of the Training Establishment ut Shotley, H.M.S. Ganges, in succession to Paymas- ter Captain R. D. Paffard, OBE.. who will succeed Paymaster Capt. V. C. G.. Eason. O.B.E. DSC., in charge of supply "duties at Cha- tham Barracks.
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REFIT OF THE WOOLWICH It has been approved for H.M.S. Woolwich, destroyer depot-ship in the Mediterranean, to reduce to reserve at Malta about the end of February with the ratings ear- marked for her recommissioning, and for the vessel to be taken in hand för rent immediately on re- ducing. Arrangements will made for the old crew (less those required for the reserve crew) to leave Malta by transport for Eng- land on March 11, and for the new by crew to leave Southampton transport on April 30, arriving at Malta on May 8.
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ANTI-SUBMARINE FLOTILLA The patrol vessel Kingfisher. completed last year, and since ernplayed on Ashery protection duty, is to relieve the destroyer Wolfhound "la the ist Anti- Submarine Flotila at Portland- of the and the Wolfhound, one
destroyers of the War average programmes, will reduce to reserve, NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are made by the Arimiralty:~~
Lt.Cdr. (E).-R. O. Giffard. to Drake (Nov. 1).*
Cd. Engrs.-W. T. Blackeby, to Dolphin, add, for L21, 158, L69. and L71 in reserve (8ept. 27); E. Tickle, to St. Vincent (October 18): R. Bowden." to Wolfhound
Oct. 27).
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Wt. Engrs.-H. Griffiths, Osiris (Sep 27); S. G. Hodgson. bo Curacoa (Nov. 2).
PROMOTION
Cd. Gunner.-L. A. Sherin, to rank of Lt. (sehy. Sept. 17).
THE ARMY
NEW DEFENCE INSTRUCTOR Colonel R H Dewing, D.S.O.. M.C., has been appointed Brigadier and Army Instructor at the Im- perial Defence College in place of Major-General A. G. C. Dawnay. C.B.E. DB0, who was recently made Director of Public Relations
the War at
Office. The new
from instructor, transfers
the Directorate of Military Operations
he and Intelligence, where
12 G.8.0.1. He is a graduate of the College.
PROMOTIONS TO COLONEL Colonel C. J. Wyatt, Assistant of Medical Services at Catterick Camp, will be placed on the re- tired list on reaching the age of 57, after 32 years in the RAM.C. and on the Staff. The new colonel in his place will be L'eu-" tenant-Colonel M. J. Wiliamson, MC., who is A.D.MS. at Aldershot and is 51. He has served since 1909 and was on the Staff in Indla.
Major J. K. Tickell, R.E.. Chiet Instructor at the Army Technical School for Boys at Beachley Camp, Chepstow, has been promoted to lleutenant-colonel in place of Lleutenant-Colonel W. E. Britten, O.B.E. who has completed four years at Shrewsbury and is placed en the half-pay list.
Station at Cranwell, in succession to Wing Commander J. H. O. Jones, who takes command of No. 201 (General Reconnaissance). Squad- ron at Calshot.
For the past three years Wing Commander Lowe has been Chlef Instructor ti Oxford University Air Squadron.
Jones also
Wing Commander joined the R.F.C.. in 1910, and served in France.
THE AIR ALMANAC An initial issue of the first Air Almanac is being made to all bomber and general reconnaissance squadrons, as well as to appro- priate headquarters, schools, and libraries. The Almanac is in two parts. One contains permanent
information and interpolation
tables
(A.P. 1002). the other ephemeral information (A.P. 1802A) in loose-leafed form. arranged for clipping into the permanent part as required. The Almanac has fac!- been designed primarily to Iltate the calculation of astrono- mical sights in the air, but it also replaces the Nautical Almanac for use in the R.A.F. for other pur- poses. As the publication is quite new
and is regarded as partially experimental, suggestions for its improvement. are invited, and should reach the Air Ministry. wherever possible, by December 1.
Lieutenant-Col. W. W. Richards, M.C.. of the Ordnance Staff at Abbassia, has been appolated to! the British Military Mission In Egypt as Ch'ef Technical Adviser to Major-General J. H. Marshall- Cornwall, head of the M'ssion, and will deal with arms, ammun'tion, and equipment. He mobilized with the TF was on the Staff of the First Army, and served under the Air Ministry."""
ENGINEER POSTINGS "The following have assumed the appointments shown against their names:
NO. 55 SQUADRON MOVE No. 55 (Bomber) Squadron, un- der the command of Squadron Leader G. W. Hayes, closed down at Hinaldi on September 11 and reopened on September 14 at the new air station at Dhibbari, which has been bult to replace stations which are being vacated under treaty obligations with Iraq. No. 55 Squadron was moved from Mosul to Hinaid! in 1925.1
CHINA SOUADRON DISPOSITION
The following is the disposition of H.M. ships in North China:
Shanghal: Cumberland, Folkes-
tone.
Tsingtao:' Grimsby. Chefoo: Decoy. Weihelwet: Adventure. Sandwich,
Duncan.
Tangku: Defender. Hankow: Capetown
Foochow: Diamona. Swatow: Daring..
WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR The following warships were in port yesterday:--
. North Arm: Buffolk. Westcott.
East Wall: Diana, Dainty. West Wall: Thracian. Dock: Orpheus, Proteus. Pan-
dora.
Talkoo' Dock. Lowestoft, Clcalà. No. 1 Buoy: Eagle." No. 2 Buoy: Medway and the
Fourth Submarine Flotilla. No. 3 Buoy: Dorsetshire. No. 4 Buoy: Falmouth.
No. 6 Buoy: Danas.
No. 8 Buby. Duchess.
'FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR Chinese: Chun Hsing. Chinese Customs Cruisers (15) Gunboats (2), Transports (2). MOVEMENTS
H.M.B. Diamond' and HMS. Duncan arrived on Wednesday at Foochow and Weihaiwel respec- tively.
H.MS. Delight left for Welhal- wel yesterday.
The transport Dunera has pass ed through Singapore on her way home.
H.M.S. Sunokk will leave for Welhalwel on October 28 to re-
AT THE CATHEDRAL
Why We Get Nowhere
NAVAL EXPERT
TELLS OF SUBMARINES
Continned from Page 2)
OCTOBER 22,
1937.
ABSOLUTELY INVARIABLE What do you mean by "dor- mady"?-In some cases, specially in foreign navies, some submarines are pull with two two guns--una before the conning tower and one art but this is most unusual. It
is usually found in the largest and most modern submarines. It is not unusual to see a submarine equip- ped with one gun but a submarine equipped with two guns would be a most unusual sight in South China
A timely message was delivered by Rev. Dr. E. Stat.ey Jones at St. John's Cathedral last evening when he spoke of the widespread disillusionment and futility in the affairs of men and nations caused by a refusal to walk the way of Christ. He urged that the very mament people admitied Him into their hearts. and surrendered
And would that enable you to themselves entirely to Him, they would instantly And the inward
form any opinion as to its nation- unity that they had been search-ality?—Yes, I should be very much log for
inclined to beueve it was a Japan- ese submarine.",
Humanity's path was
one of fruitless lol until Christ came. Likening our struggles and endea- vours to the toll and stress of the the boatmen in the episode in Gospel of St. John, who made no headway unul Jesus sppeared to them, Dr. Jones said that all the contradictions and failures in pre- sent-day life would be solved we looked to Christ for guidance. Men had sought to express them- selves freely, but had found the result disappointing. To lose our- selves was Christ's teaching, but wanted to find themselves. We could get nowhere until took the way of Christ. and then strange thing would happen, our sel. would come back to us. of service True greatness came and giving of ourselves.
"We do not lose our enemies by of them," said Dr. getting rid
"But f we made up our Jones.
should we minds to love them, find friendship, or at least would have got rid of pur hatred."
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JAPAN AND CHINA Taking an example from current the affairs. Dr. Jones asked if Japanese could get rid of the alleged anti-Japanese feeling in China by fighting the Chinese. Could one hope for another's love by sticking a bayonet into him? One must first love before one could
tove, Jesus gain
asked "Can Satan cast out "Satan?" Jones thought that it would be Immensely better for all if we learned to smile, which procedure
was
Dr.
stated to involve only 13 muscles of the face, than to frown, which moved 63 muscles. "Why overwork our face?" asked the speaker.
wha Men
broke God's lawS broke not those laws but broke themselves. Dr. Jones concluded
by appealing to all present to surrender themselves completely to Christ it was the only way.
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
At the Theosophical Society meeting at Manuk Lodge, Mrs. O M. Park'nson, MA, delivered an interesting lecture yesterday even- ing. With the help of a newly improved type of magic lantern, the speaker expla'ned to those present her subject, "Natural Order," The film clearly is- trated how the order of Divine Will was effected in forms including crystals, flowers and up the evolutionary scale to
man
the all
JUGGLER IN TROUBLE
Self-described as a juggler and a dentist, Wong Kam-fu, aged 22, was sentenced to four months' hard labour by Mr. 9. F. Balfour at the Central Magistarey yester- day when he appeared Un a charge of larceny from the per- son of Lam Mun, shop foki, of two Burgess batteries.
Cheng Hal-tsang. 41, unlicensed hawker, was given six months on the same charge. A third man, Lam Man, 22, unemployed,' got two
were'
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Do you know anything about the dresses and equipment that is worn by Japanese salors?-Yes, they are in" the habit of carrying a water battle when they form landing parties, or go ashore. They wear a sort of equipment with straps over their shoulders. The water bottle. I belleve, is attached to the straps which go from the shoulder down to waist.
Is that an invariable practice?—— Yes, absolutely invariable; they always wear it when they go ashore, but I could not say whether they wear it when they are at sea,
Apart from that, is it unique m that respect?---Absolutely.
Chairman: Can you give me any idea of the colour of the strap?
A dark khaki colour.
"Chairman: Am I right in as- suming that you draw a distin-
ne between guishing
landing parties carrying a bottle strapped to their shoulders and the other equipment of boarding parties?— I should. Imagine it would be a practice then to wear some sort of equipment when they were going to, action,
GO BY CLASSES Chairman: Do you happen to in the Japanese know whether Navy there is a submarine bearing the figure 7?—I should imagine there would be, because they go by classes, 1 to 5 and 5 to 8.
Can you imagine what armament No. 7 submarine has?—I should say two 5.5 inch guns.
Re-called, Dr. Court stated that he performed a "post mortem" examination on Leung Hong and found that he died as a result of a septic would in the leg.
After Mr. Whyatt had informed the Commissioners that the expert evidence on the bullet was not yet available, hearing was adjourned
until 10 a.m. to-day.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
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Mr. Lui Kwai Fan, clerk, of Messrs. Lo and Lo Solicitors. re- siding at No. 5 Grampian Road. and Miss Lam Yuet Wo, of No..90 Kal Yan Road.
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LIZARDS AND SNAKES
NO ILL-TREATMENT TOLERATED
Even snakes and lizards are entitled to enjoy the full protec- ton of the law, just as much as any human being in the Colony! and to ill-treat them would mean a fine or some other penalty.
A stall fok, Li Chu, learned this to his cost when he was fined $15 by Mr. E. Hmsworth at the Kow- loon: Mag'stracy yesterday to: causing unnecessary cruelty to these reptiles and fowls by placing them in boxes which were too small to allow them enough room for exercise...
Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham, who prosecuted, told the Court that Kowloon who happened to be n on Tuesday, the Chief Inspector of
the vicinity of Publ'c Square Street saw the animais being crammed .inside small Cases Instructions were left in the Yaumati Station, acting on which
AMBULANCE BRIGADE he visited the stall. There was a
North China Relief Association
huge black lizard inside a box with its tall curled twice round the sides because the box was too small for it to stretch out. A full- grown guinea fowl was kept to a Mr. Alfred 'Morris has the honour standstill because there was'n" to acknowledge with grateful ap-xo m in 's cage for it to tu n preciation and thanks the receipt about. and a snake several feet of the following donation to the log had barely enough space to Chung Shan Surgical Unit, Nan-rest comfortably. king (Hong Kong Volunteer Unit).
The H.K. Chinese Relief Associa tion (per Mr. Ho Kom-tong) $7,000.
JUNK, SURVIVOR IN COURT
Lieutenant Peck, R.A, has re- ported to the police the loss of a quantity of oil.' stores. and com- ponent parts of a lath from 'the Ordnance room at the new Stanley Barracks on Wednesday. He be- lleves that entry had been gained through an opening.
months for receiving the Allegations that he was one of articles. All defendants pleaded the three survivors of a junk not guilty bat
convicted which was sunk by the Japanese after evidence had been heard. on the day following the mass Allegedly engaged in an attempt massacre, to inquire into which a
to steal clothing from the first Government Commission was ap-floor of No. 111 Wing Lok Street pointed, were made by Cheung early yesterday morning, Chan Wo, 30, when he appeared' before
Yuen, aged 27, allpped from the Mr. W. Schoßeld at the Central verandah and fell into the street, Magistracy yesterday charged with receiving injuries to his leg which possession of. 98 cattles of tree necessitated his removal to the wood.
Queen Mary Hospital.
HEALTH RETURNS
One case of cholera, one of en teric fever, two of measles and 11 of dysentery were reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended at midnight on Wednesday
According to the man he was a roki on junk No. 245. About 7
Wong Sze, 28-year old woman, p.m. on September 23 the boat was living at the Melchow Hotel, was off Chek Wan whet “It was fired | removed to the Queen Mary Hos-
lleve HMS. Adventure which is has been relleved by HM8. Cum- | upon and sunk by a Japanese vital on Wednesday suffering from returning to Hong Kong;
berland, Flagship of the China ship. There were only three sur-the effects of poisoning. Fleet, with the Commander-in-vivors from a full Junk's_crew."
H.Ms. Duchess is sailing for Tsingtao on October 28 to relieve HMS. Grimsby which will be pro- ceeding to Welhalwel.
HMR. DANAE
H.M.S. Danae arrived here yes terday from Shanghal, where she
Chief, His Excellency Admiral Bir After hearing his story His Wor- Chan Hon-Bing, motor-car driver, Charles Little, on board, The ship bound the man over' in $30 reports that while driving in Wing Danae will sali for Home to-mor- for one year and ordered him to | Lok Street on Wednesday" he row flying her paying-of pdhnant be sent back to Canton. Forty knocked down an unknown Chi- ane will probably reach England cents is to be given him from the nese boy aged six. The lad was. on December 10.
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