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The following have been trans-
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1938.
PUBLIC. AUCTION. LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
Berwick will probably leave for her new station at the end of Decem-ferred to RN as Sub-Lis (A), THE Undersigned have receiveL ber.
seny. as stated and appointed as under:-
ROYAL NAVY SENIOR OFFICERS' COURSE.
GOOD SERVICE PENSIONS
J. B. Murray, H. 8. Shaw (Aug. The autumn term at the Benior
The following officers have been Officers Technical Course at Ports- mouth began on October 17 and awarded Good Service Fensters of 31, 1937); A P. Russell. & W. will last until December 16. The £150 a year, in succession to off-Lockwood (Dec 21, 1937); D. G. course is intended primary for cers who have been promoted to|Lough (March 1); D. R. H. Drum- captains before assuming com- engr. rear-admiral:-Engr. Capt.mond (March-15); J. 1. Baker H. S. Hams (March 15); 8. M. de Longs- mand afloat or taking the course G. F. Croker, R.N. Com Dec. 27. (May 31); A. T. Easton, D. F. WII-
Engr. Capt. at the RN. War College, Green- 1937), vice
|Brockman, R.N.; and Engr. Capt.don Longsdon (July 123: P. 8. wich.
Among those joined were Cap-HA Sheridan, R.N. (from Dec. 29, Touchbourne (Jan. 12); G. Smith RA.F., Gosport, (Oct. 17); R. J. tains F. N. Attwood, late in com-1937), vice Engr. Capt. R.C. Brown, (Aug 31, 1937); all to Victory for Miles, T. E. Gray (Oct. 12, 1937) mand of the Glasgow; E. A. Aylmer, O.B.E. R.N. D.S.C., late in command of the 1st
A price of £20 has been awarded and to Furious (Oct. 17), Submarine Flotilla in the Mediter-
ROYAL AIR FORCE ranean; A. R. Hammick, from theto Lieutenant (E) G. H. Chambers,
INVÀLIDING PENSIONS command of Devonport Gunnery R.N., of the cruiser Newcastle, on School; and M. 3. C. de Meric: the result of the examination held M.V.O.. hitherto in command of on the conclusion of the advanced, the Apollo (now the Australian engineering course at the RN
College, Greenwich, in July last. cruiser Hobart).
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HOME SURVEYING SERVICE . H.M.S. Fitzroy, Leutenant-Com- mander K. F. Boxall, which has been surveying off the East Coast
ENGINEERING PRIZE
instructions
to sell y
די
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE instructions
Di
NOVEMBE
TUESDAY, the 1st NOVEMBER,
1938.
Commencing at 2.30 p.m.
At the Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central,
Ground Floor.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
• Comprising:-
Teakwood Drawingroom, Dming-
The service element of Invaliding pensions for airmen laid down in the King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions has been un- NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following apponuments are der review, and it has been decided to provide for annual instead of made by the Admiralty:-
Cars, A. C. Luce, to President biennial increments in respect of of Scotland and in the Shetlands for RN., College, Greenwich (men invalided with more than 20 will return to Chatham on Novem-28); a L. Moore, to Cumberland years' qualifying service ber 18 and prepare to reduce to (Nov. 9). winter complement. Next, season the Fitzroy, which is 20 years old.
Surgn. Cer. J. Cusack, M.B., will be replaced by the new sur veying ship Scott, now being com-to-Victory for R.N.B. (Oct. 18),
L-Cdr. R. P. Lonsdale. to Seal pleted by the Caledon Shipbuild-
(Nov. 1), ing Company at Dundee.
Act. Sub-Lt.-J. F. House. Whitley (Oct. 18).
room. Bedroom and Office Fural- ture, "Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments. Cutlery, Electric Lamps, Glass and
Ware, Dinner Crockery, Ica Chests. Porcelain Ware, Brass and E. P.
Bath Cooking Stove, The following new rates are in- Enamelled
Trunk, Radio Bets. "totroduced for airmen serving on Wardrobe
March 31, 1937," who have served Gramophones and Records, Ple continuously, without re-enlist-tures, etc., etc.. ment, from that date to the date of discharge to pension:—'
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ADMIRALTY NAVAL STAFF Vice-Admiral A. B, Cunningham, C.B., D.5.0, who was relieved as Mediter- Second-in-Command
ranean Fleet, in HMS. Hood on August 23. has joined the Admiral- ty for a month's preliminary duty before taking up the post of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff on in succession to November 14. Admiral Sir William James, K.C.B.
t..
Instr. Cdr.-R. O. Whiting. Resolution (Oct. 18).
to
PROMOTIONS L-M. Lindsay, to rank of L- Cdr. (seny. Oct. 18).
Lt. (Retd)-E A. Spittle, M.B.E, to rank of Lt.Cdr.' (retd.) (sens. Det. 17).
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
Weekly
rate
s. d.
With legs than 24 but not less than 23 year qualifying service. 2014 with less than 27 bzf
got less than 21` yezi'. qualising service 184 For other airmen the
new rates e:- The following have been trans-
With less than 24 jất not ferred to R.N. as Lita. (A), seny, as
Jess than 23 fars' stated and appointed as under:-
qualifying servic... 15 DESTROYER. COMPIANDS
E. A Liversidge (July 18); D. J.
With less than but "Commander G. M. Brewer has Gudgeon (Oct. 9); M. G. W. Cut-
pot less than rears' assumed command of the newford, K. G. Sharp (July 28): J. L
qualifying serve 14.0 tribal class destroyer Maori, fitting M. Bell (Dec. 16, 1937): R. H. G.
Hitherto men wh 23 years' ser- out for service at the Govan Grey (Sept. 8); W. C. A. Church shipyard of the Fairfield Company. (July 13. 1997).all to Victory for ved have been assessed at the He is succeeded in command of the R.A.F., Gosport (Det. 17): S. Book rate for 23 yeak and those with Ardent by Lieutenant Commander (Dec. 15, 1937), and to Victory for 21 yrs ser at the rate for J. F. Barker,
RAF, Gosport (Oct, 20),
AMERICA STATION
The cruiser Berwick was com- missioned at Chatham on October 19 with a Portsmouth crew for service on the America and West Indies Station in place of the Apollo,ransferred to the Aus- tralian Navy as the Hobart. The
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A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
and
Three Electric Refrigerators One Teakwood Diningroom Suite One Chesterfield Suite One Canvas Canoe One Surf Board
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One Radio Set (Atwater Kent) Two Pairs Binoculars in Cases
On VIEW Irma MONDAY, the 31st OCTOBER, 1938.
TERMS: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS.
SURREYS MAY STAY HERE?
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
MONDAY, the 31it OCTOBER, 1938:
Shanghai, Oct. 29. Following the decision of the Bri-
The "Government Gazette" on Saturdontains the draft of a SHANGHAI RUMOUR Bill which provides the equivalent of Nil Register provisions and requires every British subject in thelony, except those of Chinese race, or members of the regulars, to make a return of his qualifications to the Commissioner office.
tish, American and Itailar authori tles to reduce their retpective gar- sons in the International Settie- ment, Shanghal, one battalion of
At present the International
Commencing at 11.00 mm.
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At their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central. Ground Floor:
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
"should, nont the date on which The object is, that necessity arise, particulars of fly-the eption ceased;
a person who, without the East Burrey Regiment which ing, engineering, driving and other mechanical qualifications and ex-mak return, leaves the Colony was scheduled to be lus next pertence may be obtained from beide expiration of any period month may not come here.
to time which he is required by this persons who from time may be called upon to serve in the secto make it, and afterwards essential services or the defence ret to the Colony, within two from the date of his last forces of the Colony.
The Register will not be imposed lar in the Colony.
POLICE POWERS" at once, but will operate on such
any case it appears to the date as the Governor by Proclama-
Esaloner of Police that any tion may appoint.
The new clauses, inserted as has not been duly made or Part II of the Registration of Per-any return is incomplete or tect or requires verification, sons Ordinance, 1934, state:
that it cannot be made, com-
PART IL
14
ות
To this Part."British subject, corrected or verified with- means a male person of or over the the attendance of the person age or eighteen years who is fered, the Commissioner of his absolute dis- British subject within the meanin ce may in
the British Nationality. artion by a notice served on such Status of Allens Act, 1914, and son require his attendance at not attained the age of fifty-ice headquarters,
of
years.
and every
Settlement's forces consist of the United States marines. the Bea- forth Highlanders and the Savoy Grenadiers. In addition there are French troops and Annamite unita in the French Concession, whose number will not be reduced.- International News Agency.
· ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRING
A
A notification in the "Gazette". states :---
THE Underaged, have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
MONDAY, the 31st OCTOBER,
-1933.
Commencing at 2.30 p.m.
At their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
• HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising
Blackwood Ware, Teakwood Diningroom Bedroom, Drawing- Once Furniture, room and Ornaments, Carpets, Pictures, Glass and Porcelain Ware, E. P. and Brass Ware, Crockery, Electric Table Lamps, etc., etc
Practice anti-aircraft fring is
low. When firing is in progress it carried out over the area given be rson whose attendance is so re-is dangerous for aircraft to dy over The following persons shall red shall attend at police head-the area at a height less than 10,- exempt from the following prarters on the date and at the 000 feet above the level of the me specified in the notice and ground at the centre of the circle slons of this Part
(a) persons of Chinese race Orwer truthfully to the best of his described below. (b) members of His Majesty nowledge and belief such ques- gular naval, military or air ions as may be addressed to him and the Hongkong Police For by a police officer for the purpose The Governor in Council of making, completing, correcting notification in the "Go verifying the return. exempt any person or men their own accord.
a class of personé from the ing provisions of this Pa may revoke any such exer EVERYONE TO MAKE F
Bubject to the provisiozn tion 7. every British subst make and sign a return, 1 of his knowledge and bel in Form No. 2 in the so the Information and
specified in the said shall deliver the ret
TWENTY KILLED IN FIRE
Marseilles, Oct. 29, A major conflagration broke out yesterday afternoon and by night had destroyed property valued at ars 25 million francs
ct,
Twenty persons and were killed, and the Radical So- the clalist Party Congress was dis-
turbed.
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CAPE D'AGUILAR
A sector of a circle of three miles radius, centred at Cape D'águllar at the point Latitude 22 dez 12.8 N... Longitude 114 deg 15.5 E en- closed between radii directed 40 deg and 122 deg True trom the centre. The centre of the circle Les approximately 250 yards 270 deg True from Tai Long Head.
Firing is carried out at frequent intervals. When the range is in use, signals are displayed as fol- lows:-
At Cape D'Agullar.-By Day. (a) A red flag hoisted over 2
black ball.
(b) A white letter "A" on the
ground.
At Kal Tak Airport (Top of Commissioner of Policered: The hotel in which the Premier,
The return shall be
the M. Daladler, and the Foreign Min- 'Control Tower western end): (a) by a person w
comister, M, Bonnet were staying, Was By Day-A red flag hoisted over Colony at the date
hance, among the buildings burned down a black ball. of ther mencement
Starting in the large department within two months ves in store "Nouvelles Galleries the fre
(b) by a person
mence- rapidly spread to adjoining build- fects of the French Premier and the Colony after in two ings and by evening four, large Foreign Minister could be saved. ment of this Ording of such buildings lay in ashes while the Numerous girl clerks were trap- months from the
Are continued raging despite the ped in the third floor of the burn- to be efforts of the are brigades. The ing hotel and had to leap to safe-
surend by the fire de (e) by a person in the re spread so rapidly that it was an exempted pean twofony with diuently, that the et meaning of Secti
arrival:
also
A QUANTITY OF SILVER AND SILVER PLATED CUTLERY.
On VIEW from SATURDAY, the 29th OCTOBER, 1938.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
L'AMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned. Kave received THE
instructions
TO SELL EF
PUBLIC AUCTION
RQ
THURSDAY, the 3rd NOVEMBER, 1938.
Commencing at 10.30 mm.
A
At No. 2, Gascoigne Road, · Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
also
One "BCA" Radio Gramophone One "G.E. Refrigerator
On VIEW from WEDNESDAY, the 2nd NOVEMBER, 1938,
Terms: Cash on Delivery..
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS.