PAGE 4-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
SILK
THIS IS A
SILK YEAR!
The popularity this season' of SILK SPORTS SHIRTS for Office as well as has been Sports Wear very much in evidence.
For one thing they look well, are comfortable, and economically priced" from $3.95. A further new stock has just been
Plain packed in White, Colours, and many fancy designs and stripes.
VESTS-DRAWERS
LESS 10% CASH DISCOUNT
un.
Wm. POWELL. Ltd.
10, lec House Street.
Get the world's good news daily through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Au Interantional Daily Newspaper
Published by
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY One, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts Regular reading of THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR is Ita "clean, considered by many a liberal education.
unbiased news and well-rounded editorial features, inclu ding the Weekly Magazine Section, make the MONITOR the ideal newspaper for the home. It is 15 cents a copy, or 10 cents a day on subscription delivered to your door, and is obtainable at the following location:
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM Room 500, Bank of East Asia Building 10, Des Voux Road, Central.
THE SERVICES
NEWS ABOUT THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
STAFF DUTIES DIVISION
Captain E. D. B. McCarthy took
THE ARMY
CONTESTS FOR SERVICE
MOTOR-CYCLISTS
ROYAL AIR FORCE
TRANSFER OF UNITS
The RAF station at Wittering,
was The war Office announces that Peterborough,
Vacated on up on May 16 the post of Deputy Directar of the Training and Staff it has been decided to sanction as May 16 by No. 11 Flying Training Duties Division, Admiralty. in a part of "military training the School on its transfer to the new succession to Captain H. T "O.holding of motor-cycle reliability aerodrome at Shawbury, Salop. Walker, who is to command H.MS. trials and competitions in the The school was formed at Witter- Hood as Flag-Captain and Chief Regular Army.
ing under the expansion scheme Staff Officer in the Battle-Cruiser
War Department machines only on October 1 1935. Formerly this Central Squadron.
will be used, and officers and men station had housed the participating will be treated as on Flying School since 1928. NEW SUBMARINE
military duty for all purposes. La From May 18 Wittering became The submarine Thetis. fourth of cluding non-effective awards and a station in the Fighter Command, the new patrol vessels of the third-party risks. The trials will and No. 23 (F) Squadron from Triton class, will be launched on be primarily team events for unit Northolt and No. 213 (F) Bquad- June 20 from the Birkenhead
motor-cyclists, and in the first ron from Church Fenton, Yorks. shipyard of Cammell Laird and place they will be started in com-will be moved there. No. 23, com- Co., Limited, where she was laid mands; at a later stage an Army posed of Demon two-seat nighters. down on December 21, 1936. She championship will be held for the a commanded by Squadron Leader should be completed "towards the
winners of the command trials.
R. Y. Eccles, and No. 213, which end of the year for service in the
For the régulation and control has Gauntlet fighters, by Squad- 5th Submarine Flotilla, Ports-
of Army trials an Army Mctor-ron Leader J. H. Edwardes Jones, mouth.
¡Cycling Control Board is being set No. 64 (P) Squadron of Demon SURVEYING SERVICE up under the presidency of Lieu-aircraft, under Squadron Leader V. Beamish. AF.C.. from H.M.S. Fitzroy, Commander Alun tenant-General Sir Reginald May. F.
| Quarter-Master-General to the Martlesham, will take the place Jones, which has been gurveying in the Thames Estuary for the Forces, with Major-General P. C of No. 219 Squadron at Church past month, is to be employed off. Hobart. Director of Military Fenton.
Training, and Major-General A.
Mec-
Sunderland till about the end of this month. She will then Davidson, Director of
hanization, as vice-presidents, work of the Shetlands till the
Certain civilian experts are being middle of August.
BENEVOLENT FUND
The first meeting of the couneli
Summer leave will be granted (co-opted as members of the board of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund to help in the organization of for 1938 was held at the offices of trials.
the Fund, No. 7, Iddesleign House. |Caxton Street, London, Lord
Wakefield in, the chair.
to her crew at Chatham from August 22 to September 5, after which she will be surveying off Lowestoft and Dundee.
NEW ORDER
It has been decided to sanction the entry of approved Army teams in certain civilian events of this Assistance sanctioned by the nature, and it is hoped that it grants committee for the council A new Order in Counell, provides may be possible to enter one or year up-to-date totals £6.540, re- that naval ratings employed on two Army teams in the Interna-presenting an increase of £450 plotting duties in HM. ships are tlonal Six Days Trials which are over the same period a year ago to be held in Wales in July, The number of cases helped totals
757, which also represents NEW LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. increase.
Lieutenant-Colonel H. N. Brown. Royal Corps of Signals, promoted. te that rank recently, 18 44...
to receive an allowance of 3d. a day.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS
The following 'appointments were made by the Admiralty on Saturday:-
Lt.-M. J Archer, to Hyperion (May 18).
Staff Paymaster R. H. Smyth, M.C.. has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel at 47.
an
belag
Increasing demands are made at a time when the fund. is deprived of the benefits which has derived from the RAF Display at Hendoa, and, though much is hoped from Empire Air Day, this must be regarded as an The air defence branch of the uncertain source of income which to Service now has 80 per cent. of may be abruptly terminated in an
its strength (having doubled its emergency.
Surgn. LR. L. Allan. LR.C.P. the and S.. LDS., placed "on Emergency List (Oct. 14, 1936
"Payr. Lt. W. L F. Hughes Victory for course (May 29);
Galatea (June 11),
to
Gunner.-F. C. Castle, to Ex- cellent (May 12),
RETIREMENT
Lt.Cdr.-G. J. King-Landale. O.BE. at own request (May 14)
AIR DEFENCE UNITS
embers in little over a year) and It was announced that all com- is rapidly approaching a strength mands at home bad decided to of 40,000 men. Many batteries will raise a regular subscription for have practice with the new 3.7. the fund on the basis of a volun- guns this summer at camps in tary contribution of one-eighth of Wales. Norfolk. Somerset, and a day's pay a quarter from officers Scotland. - S.
and airmen alike.
2
· MONDAY, MAY 30, 1938.
KAIPING COAL
FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSË
HOME, FACTORY AND. BUNKERS
2055
POWER
HOUSE,
TUGS &
LOCOS.
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
DODWELL & CO., LTD.. Agenti, Hong Kong,
As soon as you smar Zam-Buk on crippling les
sores, abscessOS ulcers, quick, antiseptic healing starts. This is because the valuable harbel oils in Zam-Buk are readily absorbed into the *issues and get to the root of the troubla. Zam-Bak soothes pain, reduces inflammation and dries up unpleasant discharges. When it has thoroughly cleansed the diseased places Zam-Buk heals without Doctors and nurses everywkara us and recommend Zarn-Buk.
ascar,
From
Be Free
Crippling LEG SORES
ZAM-BUK Heals Without A Star.
ZAM-BUK
Herbal OINTMENT
DIRECTORY
CHINA
JAPAN
MALAYA
ETC..
& of
1938 EDITION
NOW
HON
CHRONICLE
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
INDO CHINA
NETHERLANDS INDIA
ETC.
6
$1200
PER COPY.
SALE
·
$1200
PER COPY.
PUBLISHED SINCE 1862. REVISED AND ENLARGED ANNUALLY,
AN ESSENTIAL REFERENCE BOOK FOR ALL · BUSINESSMEN:
ORDER
FORM
TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LAD.
15-19, MARINA HOUSE, QUEEN'S RD. C, HONG KONG.
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE OF CHINA, JAPAN, ETC. 1938 EDITION $12.00 PER COPY (PACKING & POSTAGE EXTRA)
PLEASE SEND US.
COPIES OF THE 1938 EDITION