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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938.

Mr. Sandys Gives Evidence

Before Select Committee

London, July 6.

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Mr Duncan Sandys gays evidence in private at a sitting yester- PUBLIC AUCTION. day of the Select Committee of the House of Commons which is in-

quiring into the substance of recent statements made by him and

the applicability of the Official Secrets Act to Members of Parlis- THE Undersigned have received

ment.

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FRIDAY, the 8th-JULY, 1938.

Commencing at.2.30 p.m.

VISIT TO THE CLYDE Eighteen ships of the Home Fleet went to the Clyde, where Sectland has its own Navy Week

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS from June 25 till July 7, in con- The following appointments are junction with the Empire Exhibi-made by the Admiralty:

Engr. Cor-H. Lang, to Durban Meanwhile, in the House. the of information or to make public The ships were the battleships (July 4

Prime Minister suggested that the the names of those present, at Nelson, flagship of Admiral Si: Cdr. (E), J. B. Rooper, to Cape-Opposition Leader should open meeting. Charles Forbes, Rodney, and Royal town (July 20).

conversations through the usual Sovereign; the aircraft carrier

Cdrs.-GT. Millett. to channels to see what arrangements

Mr. Hore Belisha revealed that Courageous, flagship of Rear-Southampton (July 37); W. Rcould be made for an early Com- Admiral 0. C. C. Royle the Tucker, to Tamar II (July 37). Imons debate on the report of the 25 Members of the House of Com- cruisers Glasgow and Newcastle: Lt. (F/Lt., RAFK-M. Bruce, to Committee. of. Privileges, which mons held commissions in the two held the flotilla leader Faulknor and the victory for RAF. Gosport (June found that a breach of privilege Territorial Army and

was committed when a military commissions in the Army. These "destroyers Fame, Fearless Fire- 241.

drake, Foresight. Forester. Fortune. Parr. Lts.-R. H. Colby, zo Nelson court of Inquiry ordered Mr. Members were subject to military Foxhound, and Fary (6th Flotilla); }(Julý 1); G. R. Lavers, to President Sandys" to appear before, it inlaw at all times. In addition, 57 Members of the House held com-- the destroyer Wren, in attendance for duty in NID, Admiralty (July uniform.

Comprising:- The War Minister, Mr. Leslie missions in the regular Army or the

and Courageous;

the 18); W. K. Commish-Bowden, to

Hore-Belisha, when questioned, Territorial Army Reserves. Gen-

Blackwood Ware, Teakwood Submarines Narwhal and Seahorse. Faulknor (July 287.

give information re rally speaking, these Members Diningroom, Bedroom, Drawing- Five of these ships, the Glasgow, Sub-Lts.-J. C. N. Shrubsole, to declined to Faulknor. Fortune, Foxhound. and Widgeon (June 25); C. E. Emerson,garding the time and place of the were subject to military law if they room and Office Furniture, Car- meeting of Army Council which were ordered for military duty to pets Rugs, Cutlery, Electric' Table Wren, were built on the Clyde by to Resolution (July 22).

Sub-Lt. (R.N.R.).-A. Alexander, decided to set up a court of in-which they were able-British Fans and Lamps, Gramophones Messrs. John Brown and Messrs.

and Records, Enamelled Baths, Yarrow.

entered as Sub-Lt.. RN. (seny, Febquiry into the suspected leakage Wireless)..

Ornaments, E P. and Brass Ware, [24), and apptd. to Glowworm (July

Porcelain and Glass Ware, Curios, Pictures, Clocks, Books, etc., etc

SENIOR OFFICERS' COURSE The spring term at the Senior Officers' Technical Course at Por

June ended, on

24. tsmouth Among those attending have been Captains P. C. W. Manwaring. C. Cantlle, DS.C., C. F. Harris, and C. P. Hermon-Hodge, D.S.C. The supmer term will be held from August 6 to October 7.

14).

Cd. Engr.-F.

to 5. Margrie Capetown; (July 11).

•

Major-General H. W. Newcome, BRITISH PILOTS

Cd. 8.0.-C. H. 8. Tancock, to C.B. C.M.G., D.S.O., retired pay. with effect from November §. «in Boscawen (June 30).

Senior Master Petty, to St. succession to Major-General A A MAY BE TRAINED

Vincent (June 27).

McHardy. C.B. C.M.G., DS.O.,

Wt. Engr.-L W. Green, to Queen retired pay, who attains the age Elizabeth (June 28).

limit for the appointment on that date.

Wt. 3.0.-A. R. Cole, to Furious

SUBMARINE ENGINEER OFFICER

Engineer Commander H. Moy. (June 28), from the submarine depot ship Maidstone, has

been

appoint-

PROMOTIONS

Lt.Cdr. (Retd).-L. B. A. Maj- ted to HMS. Dolphin for the endle, to rank of Cdr. (red.) charge of machinery and the (seny. June 23). floating dock at Fort Blockhouse and for duty with submarines. in succession to Engineer Commander

P. H. McCartan, who goes to the Admiralty.

COMPLETION OF THE

| MANCHESTER

Sub-Lt. (F/O. RAF.).-K. P

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Gurr. to rank of Lt. (seny. April 5). pilots have

THE ARMY

IN CANADA

· Ditawa, July. 6. Mr. Mackenzie King; Canadian Prime Minister, told the press after a Cabinet meeting yesterday that Canada was willing to pro- FLYING ASSESSMENTS vide training facilities for British The following officers and airman pilots in Canadian flying schools. been awarded the He added that Canada had never special assessments ihown on com-declined the offer of such facili pleting their courses of instructiontics; but the Government took the at the schools' named:-

view that the schools should be NEW COLONELS COMMANDANT

the authority of the No 2 Flying Training School, under The King has approved the Brize Norton, Oxford-Distinguish-Canadian Minister of Defence. The appointment of nine mid- following appointments as Coloneled Pass-Acting Pilot Officers L The decision of the Canadian

to shipmen HMS. Manchester Commandant, Royal Artillery:- F. Malone and M. W. H. Uphill. Cabinet has been communicated trom August 9 indicates that this

No. 6 Flying Training School,o the British Government.~~(Reu- new cruiser will have been delf-lage, KCB, C.M.G., D.8.0.. with vered at Portsmouth by that date. effect from today, in succession to Netheravon, Wilts. Special Dist-ter). She is the sixth of the Southamp-Major-General A. G. Creagh, CB, Inction-Acting Pilot Omcer C. Distinguished Pass.-- top class of cruisers, and will be retired pay, who has resigned the McKinley.

Acting Pilot Officers DS.G. Honor the second to be sent oversea, the appointment.

Major-General H. R. Peck, C.B., and W. G. Taylor; Sergeants I earlier five being In the Home Fleet with the exception of the CMG., D.8.0., retired pay, with A. Keast and FA Woodcock.

No. 11 Flying Training School, in command of the RAF station Birmingham. which has gone to jeffect from October 18, in succes-

sion to Major-General Sir George Wittering. Northants-Distinguish-at Helwan, Egypt, which bhs now China.

The Manchester is to take the Franks. KCB, rethes pay. who ed Pass-Acting Pilot Officers Ltwo bomber squadrons, Nos. 45 and place of the Enterprise in the East attains the age limit for the ap- E. Ells and R. M. Milne: Sergeant 211, the latter having recently been

C. Whitehead by pointment on that date.

Tndles. She

commanded

Lieutenant-General C. C. Armit-

COMMAND AT HELWAN Squadron Leader T. C. Traill, D.F.C., has been appointed

transferred from Grantham,

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