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THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
AWARDS FÖR INVENTIONS Further awards to nava) per- sonnel for inventions have been approved by the committee of the Herbert Lott Naval Trust Fund. which
established in 1930 through the generosity of a private donor to encourage efficiency in nghting practices or appliances, The list is as follows:-
Was
Commander D. H. Magnay (£75) and Chief Ordnance Artificer W. H. Turner (40) for a look-out device; Mr. W. Hough, warrant electrician. £20, for a lifebuoy indicating lamp; Ordnance Artf- cers E. F. G. Rickman and S. H Young. £15 each for a fire-con- trol.device; Chlef Electrical Artin- cer H. J. Shannon, £10 for ex-
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MARRIED WOMEN
IN THE CIVIL SERVICE
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VOLUNTEER ORDERS
(Orders by Lieut. Colonel R. Cheld at Stonecutters on Sunday B. Anderson, M. C. Commandant. February 27. Details have already Hong Kong Volunteer Defence been issued, Corps.
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resources and powers of resis- tance." It would be folly to waste this advantage by an early offensive In conditions where it has no real chance of succeeding.
·PROMOTION An Important artice on air defence
A New Precedent "His Excellency the Governor has urges that it is not sufficient to
been pleased to approve the fol-1 meet hostile bombers before they Permanent
The announcement that the lowing promotion in the Hong
Secretary arrive over our coast, and that the Ministry of Labour, in consultation with effect from Feb. 19. 1938:-
to the Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Navy should be utilized to advance with the Treasury, has retained our Arst line of defence as close Miss A. M. Jennings, a principal Thomas Parkinson to be Lleuter- Regimental Sergeant Major as possible to their starting poins,cfficer in the Ministry of Labour, ant. (C.S.O. No. 2-198-38), when they will be most heavily on marriage because of the need loaded. Among other articles of of her services in the grade, marks note are one en "Publicity in the a new precedent in the adminis- Army." by Sidney Roverson. and tration of regulations governing The Services in Parliament." by the employment of married women Captain J. R. J. Macnamara, M.P. in the Civil Service,
LAW GOVERNING BOMBARDMENT
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Parade: On Tuesday, March 1. 5.30 pm. H.Q.
"A.A Company: LA. Competition and LG. Training.
No. 5 (M.G.) Company
Class 1 and 2-Mechanism. Class
3 and Recruits-IA.
al
Machine Gun Signals
Sunday, February 27. Musketry Table B. Kowloon City "B" Range. Firing commences 9.a.m
Monday, February 28, 5.15 p.m. HQ. Subsection D-Revolver drill, Wednesday. March 3 5.15 p.m. H.Q. Subsection D Recruits Map Reading.
a.m. to Command HQ.
Army Service Corps Company
PARADES 1st. Battery
Smith, R.A., at H.Q. on Thursday A Section: Lecture by Major
March 3 at 5.30 p.m. Subject After the report of the Commis- "Lessons from shoots at Camp." sion on the Givil Service of 1931 L Section: There will be
Friday, March 4.Subsection A The Royal Air Force Quarterly and the consideration by a joint parade on Friday, March 4.
and will leave EQ. by lorry for contains an article of peculiar committee of official and staff
Signal Section: There will be Island reconnaissance" at 5.15 p.m. perimental target: Lieutenant J. International law governing bom-dations relating to women. 3 new Section signaliers will attend lee-detailed report in uniform at 9
timeliness on "The chaotic of the representatives of the recommen-no parade on Friday March 4.
Saturday, March 5. D/Ra 45 W. F. D. Cowgill (25) and Chic bardment." by J. M. Spalght. He regulation was made in 1931 per ture on Thursday March 3. Oranance Artificers S. O. Gale and points out that if the air bombard-mitting the marriage bar C. F. Ladd. £2 each for a look-ment can be termed a "naval lifted in certalu circumstances.
2nd Battery out device: Chlef Ordnance Arit occasion" a pilot can reasonably The essential requirement is that
Wednesday. March 2, 5.30 p.m. Thursday, March 3 5.30 pm. Oficer S. U. Gale: £3. for a locking claim the right to bomb a millary the continued employment in the H.M.S. Tamar. No. 2 Gun Crew R.A.S.C. Camber, Lewis Gun in-
device ter range handles.
The amounts to be awarded regardless of any consequence to marriage will only be permitted if objective in an undefeaded town pubile service of a woman after from the fund during the year P the population; that it it is an it is considered "advisable in the to December 31. 1938, range from £130 each In the Home and i justified to doing so if it does not or special experience in relation occasion." he is only light of her special qualifications Mediterranean Fleets and £60 in involve the indiscriminate bom-to the duties required of her, or China to 10 each in, the Anti- bardment of the civil population: of the special requirements of the Submarine School and Fishery
but if it is a "land war occasion" & Department in which she is ser- Protection Flotilla.
plot is absolutely debarred from ving." bombing a military objective if the
INSTRUCTIONAL CRUISES The flotilla leader Broke. Com- mander J. M. Armstrong. RAN.. attached to the R.N. Engineering College. Keyham. have left Ply- mouth for an instructional cruise to Falmouth, Mount's Bay, and St. Mary's Scilles, returning on Friday next. The submarines Spearfish and Sturgeon. of the 6th Flotilla. Portland, are to visit Dartmouth on March 23 for the Instruction of cadets of the RN. College.
FLEET TUGS The firet tug of St. Just, or being relieved in the Home Fleet by the new tug Buccaneer. has left for Singapore. convoyed as far as Gibraltar by the escort vessel Milford on her way to South Africa and Tristar la Cunha. The St. Just is due at Singapore on April 5. Her sister- ship. the St... Issey, on being relieved in the Mediterranean Fleet by the new tug Brigand. has been paid off into reserve at Mältä, and will be manned by a civilian crew. R.M. OFFICERS' REVOLVERS It has been decided that the 38in. revolver Introduced into the Army is not to be adopted for the Royal Marines, in which the 4551 revolver will continue to be used. Equipment allowance, which was reduced last year to £10 s. in expectation of the change, has been restored to 14 10s. This covers the purchase of a prismati- compass. graticulated prismatle binoculars and revolver.
In
PULLOVERS FOR MEN response to request made at the Review of Service Condi- tions stocks of blue pullovers for
wear by men of the Navy not dressed as seamen are now avail- able for issue at the home victual- ling yards. Stocks will not be provided abroad pending exper- fence of requirements. The new Dullover, which is provided in four sizes. may at the man's option be substituted for the serge waistcoat
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town is an undefended one. The the service after marriage has been Hitherto permission to remain in position as regards defended towns granted only to six women, all in is hardly more definite. The cur- professional, technical, or executive | rent number also contains a group grades. Miss Jennings is the first of articles on the Australian, administrative officer to be so re- Canadian, New Zealand, and South tained. She entered the service in African air forces: these should October. 1931. at the age of 22. prove most useful for reference.
The Territorial Magazine pro- vides current news of the activities
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Dress-Overalls and SD. Cap.
Thursday, March 3. 5.30 p.m. MS. Tamar No. 1 On Crew, Dress-Overalls and S.D. "Cap.
Engineer Company
srtuction.
Pay Section Friday, March 4, 5.30 p.m. EQ. R.O.D.C.-Construction Section Thursday, March 10.
HQ LG instruction. Course 2 proceed by lorry to Kennedy Road
Monday, February 28. 5.30 p.m.
Parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. and lessons 1 and 2.
Range to carry out an exercise on Thursday, March 3. 5.30 p.m. "Tunnel" type demolitions. AR
instruction. R.E. Instructional Shed. D.EL. members are requested to be pre-
sent at this important exercise.
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Corps Signals Tuesday, March 1. 5.30 p.m. H.Q.
Machine Gun Troop Tuesday. March 1, 5.30 p.m. H.Q.. M.G. Instruction."
TRANSFER
C.S.M. E Moses, 1st. Bty., L, Sec. Reserve (General List), February 25. 1938.
LEAVE
Bdr. J. M. X. de Souza, 1st Bly.,
Armoured Car Section
A. B and C Classes-M.G. Instrue- L/Cpl. A. J. Dennis. Engineer
Tuesday, March 1. 5.30 p.m. H.Q..L. Sec.. 21.2.38—3.4.38. tion.
Coy., 25.2.38--21.2.39.
Friday, March 4. 5.30 p.m. H.Q.. A and R Classes-Barr and Stroud. C Class-M.G. Instruction.
Motor Machine Gun Platoon Friday, March 4. 5.15 p.m. HQ. Tactical exercise at Pokfulum. Dress-overalls.
of Territoral units as well as a practice than it has yet received. number of discursive articles. But As the Instructions were drafted most attention 15 likely to be shortly before the changes in the drawn by an article. "Citizen Army Council. It is probable that Janissary." by the military there may
be further modifica-) a still more realistic editor, Major-General H. Need-tidhs, of ham. It ventures on to dellature, before the training season
ground by implying that is in full swing. the soldier who is ordered into Among other points of sigrid- action should be tudze "whether cance more systematic study is to the cause is good enough to fight be given to methods of night fring for." The views of the author as and of obstruction (tactical, of to what is a just cause may be course. and not administrative), Table B. Kowloon City "B" Range. gathered by his references to "the Warrant officers and n.c.os. are Firing commences at 9.00 am. sentimental chaos
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super-to-be given fuller opportunities of, Fiday, March 4. 5.30 pm. HQ democratic Parliament." and to taking responsibility. Another wel-M.G. Instruction. "participation in somebody else's come promise of progress, also re. No. 2.G.). Company
No. 1 (M.G.) Company Sunday, February 27. Musketry,
re-
war for sentimental or League of corded before the changes, is con- Thursday, March 3. 5.30 pm. Nations reasons"
tained in the admonition that far HQ. B Class-Mechanism, too much time is spent in foot fresher. C Class-E.G.D. drill at the expense of practical training in weapons and tactics..
"NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:-
Engr. Capts.-H. W. Ascott. to President as Gun Mounting Over- seer. Woolwich Arsenal (March 1);} G. Villar, to Hawkins (March 8)
Capt. (E)-B W. Greathed, to President (Feb. 22),
Engr. Cars.-S. F. Heraud. M.BE
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ROYAL AIR FORCE
TRAINING FOR AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
No. 3 (M.G.) Company Monday, February 28. 5.30 p.m. HQ Class A-Indication. Classes B and C-Points B.D.A.
No. 4 (M.G.) Company Sunday, February 27, 10 am. HQ. Uniform and Equipment in spection.
Piper P. D. Wilson, No. 2 (M.G.) Coy., 19.2.38-30.11.38.
Pte. F. Hillor.. No. 2 (M.G.) Coy... 6.3.38-31.3.38.
STRENGTH-DECREASE Sapper W. R. Brumwell, Engineer Co., 7.2:38.
Singh, Corps.
Sgm. Bakshish Signals, 18.2.38.
STRENGTH INCREASE
Pte. J. B. K. Loong, Govt. Trade Schpol, No. 4 (M.G.) Coy., 18.2.38.
Gunner S. J. G. Burt, Govt. Trade School, 2nd Bty.. 25.2.38.
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S. F. HEDGCOE, Capt.. Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
AFFILIATED UNIT
Nursing Detachment, R.K.V.D.C.
The last of the series of lectures on First Aid will be given at the P.W.D. Offices on Monday.. Febru- ary 28 at 5.30 p.m.
HQ. Intersection I.A. Competition, Ald. P.W.D. Omices, 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2. 5.30 p.m.) Practical demonstration of First:
Friday, March 4. 5.30 pm. HQ Friday, March 4. Infantry training.
Portuguese Companies Companies Annual Shoot: The
(8gd.) MPS. E. M. BEGG,
. Commandant,
Nursing Detachment. H.K.V.D.C.
Boys who wish to apply for this to Pembroke for Chatham Dock-year's scholarships of the aircraft yard (Feb. 281; K.D.P. Hall-Patch Industry must deposit their forms to York (March 7).
with the Royal Aeronautical Cdr. (E)-F E, Lefroy, to Pre- Society by the end of this month. sident (Feb. 15).
Last year scholarships were award- Suren. Cdr.-F. E. Fitzmaurice.ed; the number is unlikely to be LRC.P. and S. to President (Fed less this year, but the actual num- Companies' Annual Shoot will be ber will depend on the amount of sident (Feb. 11) and lent to R.A.Ndidate needs
Lt.Cdr.-J. C. Bacon. to Pre-assistance each successful can-
to maintain him cal classes, will take chosen boys to 30 young men in training for (undated).
during the four years of the through the workshops and will posts in the industry, besides transferred to permanent list (Jan. financed by the Society of British work in the drawing offices and bear the cost of their own training. Chaplains-Rev. G. L. Tarks. scholarship's duration. The scheme, generally give them experience of others who are in a position to 1. 1934: R.-W. Collins, to Drake Aircraft Constructors, secures ap- research departments of the firms:
Applicants for the scholarships engine works to the scholarship intended to fit the boys for posts 16 and 18 years of age and must Lts.-J. B. Jefferies. to Shoreham boys and brings the income of on the design or production side of have Feb. 10): C. V. S. Malleson, to each, including the apprentice's aircraft firms. From the beginning equivalent. Forms of application
a school -certificate or its: President Feb. 11) and lent to wages, to £2 a week. R.AN, (undated):
of the fourth year the society will may be had from the Secretary of Lt.
The training." which includes be allocating £1,800, a year to this the Royal Aeronautical Society, 7, (E).-D. J. L. Foster, to Galatea (Feb. 25).
facilities for attendance at techal-purpose and will always have 20 Albemarle Street. W.1.
in the free kit, given on entry to Feb. 19) and to Newcastle (Aprilprenticeships in aircraft or aero-to which they are allotted. It is must be British subjects between
men not dressed as seamen. The Issuing price for men already, in the Service and who maintain
their uniform from a kit upkeep allowance is 3s. 5d.
DEFENCE OR
ATTACK?
COMMENT IN SERVICE JOURNALS
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Surgn. Lt.-W. V Owen, M.R.C.S.. LR.C.P.. to Pembroke for R.K. Hospi.. Gt Yarmouth (Feb. 17) and to Drake for R.N.B. (March 3).
PROMOTIONS
Lt. (E). Retd.-F. Tarrant, to The current Service magazines rank of Lt-Cdr. (E). retd. (Seny. contain continued discussion of the (Feb. 8).
series of articles on "Defence or Lt. Instr. In Cookery (Retd.).— Attack?" which appeared in The H. H. Curtis. to rank of Lt.Cdr. Times last, October.
Instr. in Cookery" Tseny. 201.
THE ARMY
SUBJECT FOR STUDY IN TRAINING
In the February number. of The Fighting Forces the editorial notes strongly support the views there expressed. In dealing with objec- tions raised in its corresponce columns, the editor cogently re- marka: "The knowledge that the Last year the problem of the Army of Great Britain is ready "offensive battie" was laid down for immediate and effective de- by the General Staff as the main fensive action seems to be more subject for study in the training likely to prevent war than the of the Army. During the actual knowledge that Great Britain will exercises the difficulty of the pro- take part in offensive action for blem tended to be forgotten which she is most inadequately and the training. became too prepared."" An article contributed often a matter of mere practice by Major E. W. Sheppard em-in attacks, executed on customary. phasizes the recent growth of lines--which were far from ful- effective antidotes to all the newer filling the conditions of success. offensive weapons and the way For this year's training a sign- that the defensiv coincides with ficant modification has been main this country's natural assets and subject." limitations. Time is on the side of It is now to be problem of the the defence, and it is wise to re-offensive and counter-offensive. If member that "our own strength in the latter is much less of a the past has always lain prin- problem, Ita effective execution cipally in our superior material demands a lot more study, and
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