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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 26, 1940.
New Cornflower Handed LATE NEWS
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1 am well aware of the essential A pleasant ceremony took place in the Royal Naval Dockyard yesterday duties which are being carried on by afternoon, when Sir Robert Ho Tung, day and by night by the Hongkong LL.D., handed over the steamship Tai Hoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The Hing, now to be known as H.M.S. Commodore informs me that acting Cornflower, to the Hongkong Royal an entirely self-contained
rd unit, you Naval Volunteer Reserve for their have assumed complete responsibility use during the war,
for all the Auxiliary Patrol Vessels Excellency the Acting whose duties entall constant patrols
Lieut.-General
to observe, report E. F. Governor,
and, if proc
practicable, Norton, c.n., D.3.0., M.C., thanked Sir to fight any approaching Robert on behalf of the Government have the unceasing responsibility of mine-layers and, speaking of the unique services detecting any enemy rendered by the HK.RN.V.R., said it who may endeavour to lay mines in and 10 was hoped shortly to send Home in the vicinity of this Dase, small batch of these offeers for gen-, sweep up the mines should they be Inkl. The Minewatching branch, a eral service in the Royal Navy,
The Reserve were first inspected branch which is believed to be
On arrival at the peculiar to Hongkong by His Excellency.
bas assumed The of
basin. His complete control of the Mincwatching noth
by the Com- und Indlentor
Stations, Loop Excellency was met nindore, Rear Admiral A. M. Peters, ndition have provided the Commanding Officer of the majority of officers at present sery- 11.K.IN.V.A., Commander J. Petrie, ing in the Local Motor Torpedo Boat ... P.A.C., Hupurary Commander of Flotilla, and it is hoped shortly to
Mr. A. L. Fend the K IN VR., Hon
ainall batch of officers home Shields: Lieut.-Cindr, R. J Vernall, for general service in the Royal Navy. Lieut-Camit a CM Grenhum, and, With the exception of the Mutir
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Under die command of Lieut Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as any Cidt i WM Dulley the Furce was lependent unit with no permanent maustesed 121 atvintena OfBeers, Royal Naval Ofker attached to therm es Offer Instructor, as is the case in Divisional Offer Lt Comdr 1. J Stevenson.
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Jundles taken by the Hongkong Royal inspection Naval Volunteer Reserve is recognis On completion of the
Offerted the Admiralty and it in for this that they have given permis- proceeded on board for the reremony rea of handing over the Tai Hang A The ston for the name of HMN
flower to be given in perpetuity to Hongkong Government
The Hongkong Royal Naval Volunteer prompfect this most opportune gli
Hahore Reserve afloat or
a privilege are very gently appreciated not only Lex De by testinte recipients and by bayc winch wer raid
The Hongkong Gesermanent but by this Admiralty in London
On behalf of all those I thank yo (Applause)
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Some nine months before the oul- break of wor It was found that H.M.S. Cornflower, the old Headquarters of the Hongkong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, was in such a bad state of repair that the expenditure involved in making her seaworthy would not be justifiable, and it was recommend- ed that Headquarters should be trans- ferred
For various ashole. this proved impracticable at the time. Then with the outbreak of war and the mobilisation of a part of H.K.IN.VA. the need for more ex- tensive quarters than those provided
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But Sir Robert's offer does not stop at the loan of the Tal Hing: not only is the charter of the ship without fee or consideration but in addition he has made generous contribution towards the cost of adapting the ship to Service requirements and is also undertaking to meet the costs of all fair wear and tear maintenance,
Before formally accepting this genereus offer I should like to say a word or two about those who benefit by it, the H.K.RN.V.R., whom I have met officially to-day for the first time.
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