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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927.

NEW ADMIRAL.

War Service.

In the Battle of the Bight the "Arethusa", distinguished herself

Arrives Here To-day by greatly, and Tyrwhitt enhanced

"Morea."

A NAVAL TRIBUTE.

"

NICARAGUA.

BRITISH AND ITALIAN

› FEARS.

PROTECTION REQUESTED.

This reputation, being taken out of Harwich for a short time to help cover the passage of the Expedi- tionary Force. He was prevent- ed by the position of his station

Washington, Jan. 5. from doing very much in the Arriving by the s.s, "Morea German raids on Gorleston and Commenting on the statement made to-day is Vice Admiral Sir the Yorkshire coast, but has dis- by the White House with regard to Reginald Yorke fyrwhitt K.C.B., tinguished himself during the air United States policy in D.S.O.," the new Commander-in-raid on Cuxhaven and at the Bat-America, cabled earlier, Dr. Vaca,

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suceeds Admiral Sir Edwyn end of 1914 he was specially tative at Washington, said he was

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Chief of the China Station who tle of the Dogger Bank. At the the Nicaraguan Liberals represen- If youngsters mean Alexander Sinclair, K.C.B.. mentioned in dispatches, received not aware that anyone had threaten- then this picture will not please you

M.V.O.

the thanks of the Admiralty, and ed the rights of the United States the new was created C.B., but if these to build a canal or naval base "at Arriving with Commander-in-Chief is- Lady honours gave him very great Fonssen Bay, but no canal was be Tyrwhitt, the two daughters pleasure he showed few signs of ing constructed, and "American it, sticking to his work grimly marines had been landed at points and the Admiral's Secretary.

Admiral Sinclair leaves for and making his name something of the Nicaraguan const very far from the site of the proposed canal! Home on Saturday by the s.a. of a terror to the Germans.

The State Department has "Malwa" prior to taking up his. In the summer of 1915 he position at the Nore in succession chased the German minelayer nounced that an Americn marine to Admiral Sir William Good-Meteor" and forced her crew to guard has been ordered to Managua,

scuttle

her, being in time to and has disclosed that the British enough.

an-

Under the heading "A Strong rescue the ship's company of the and Italian diplomatic representa Man for Chine, Frank C. Bowen British armed boarding steamer tives there have requested outside. writes as follows in "The Navy":"Ramsay" which she had sunk. protection for their nationals whom

Reuter's American Service.

"SPARROWS" ranks with the best Mary has

ever accomplished. There is plenty of the comedy that always abounds in her films, there is heart interest as well; and in addition there is the biggest sequence of THRILLS we have ever had on the screen.

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With Sir Edwyn Alexander At the beginning of 1916 the they felt to be in imminent periYou know what the name-

Rapid Promotion.

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Sinclair's term of office as Vice-Arethusa" struck & mine, but Admirall Commanding the China Commodore Tyrwhitt very nearly Squadron drawing to a close contrived to save her by beaching there has been some uneasiness her on the Cutler Shoal. Unfor among the Eastern commercial tunately, her back broke, and it community as to who would be was not until then that he gave appointed as his successor, for the order to abandon ship. seniority has a habit of creeping into these Admiralty appoint- ments, and those who live on the spot, and earn their bread in China, do not for, a moment be- lieve that the raising of the anti- British Canton boycott will mean the pacification of the country or the resumption of trade on the great waterways.

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Earlier Messages.

Washington, Jan. 5. President Coolidge was repre- sonted at the White House to-day

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a believing that the United States means on a moving picture

A Good Story, a Fine Cast and

must continue its present policy of defending American lives in Cen- tral-America.

More Marines Being Landed.

Managua, Jan. 5. The United States cruiser "Ga}- !

Corinto tomorrow to guard the veston" is landing 160 marines at

All labourers; both native and

The "Cleopatra" was his next

It was pointed out that there is flagship and during the air faid on Hoyer he once again showed a large number of American na- bis rapid determination by blonals in Nicaragua' who control swinging her round and cutting vast commercial enterprises. Far a German destroyer clean in half. ther, the United States has pur

the Germans raided chased rights at the cost of When Lowestoft and Yarmouth in the G$8,000,000 to build & canal across

1916. he spring of

was the country and also to establish s flying his

thecaval base at Fonseca Bay-Rei- pennant in Distinguished Record..

in andi "Conquest,"

spite ter's American Service. The appointment of an ad- miral who had nothing but long of the fact that he was "up service and personal gallantry to against battle-cruisers he hung commend him would have been on to them grimly. The result disastrous at this state of affairs, was that a 12-inch shell hit his for in China at the moment the little vessel. By good luck it did admiral has to be a diplomat as not sink her; but he had 40 cas-American Legation at Managua. Sinclair has satisfied these re-shape when she contrived toget foreign, are being recruited for ser-] well as a fighting man. Admiral valtics and she was in very bad quirements splendidly, while the home. At the Battle of Jutland record of Admiral Sir Reginald he was ordered to remain at his Tyrwhitt, who has been appoint- station, holding himself in readi-British, American, and German of coffee pickers. ed to succeed him, is sufficient to ness, and it was a bitter disap-nationals are protesting againat assure the most timid that Bri-pointment to him that he could enlistment tish prestige will be maintained not take part in the fight. The Failure to gather the crop, which if he is given anything of a honours began to flow in to him is now ready for harvesting, will thick and fast, the D.S.O. was entail serious loss to the owners.- chance by Whitehall.

followed by a knighthood, the Reuter's American Service... Like so many other distinguish-Legion of Honour and the Mili- ed admirals, Sir Reginald is the tary Order of Savoy, and, in| son of a padre, and was born in 1918, he was promoted Acting May, 1870. Thirteen years later Rear-Admiral over the beade of he entered the Navy as a cadet some 50 captains senior to him- and worked his way steadily up-self. wards. His first chance of dis- tinguishing himself was in 1894, when he was landed at Bluefields. Nicaragua, with a naval brigade Armistice, when he

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He had his triumph at the

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AVALANCHE.

TWENTY-TWO PEOPLE KILLED

Moscow, Jan. 5. Twenty-two people were killed in an avalanche when snow

-Reuter.

SUMATRA REVOLT.

over-

to help protect British lives and charge of the surrender of the whelmed the dwellings of employes property during one of their German submarines at Harwich of the gold mines in the Khakassky after which he was appointed periódical revolutions. Two years Senior Naval Officer at Gibraltar. district of the Yenissef Province. later he was appointed to the Mediterranean dispatch vessel very largely because the strain had tested even his mag- "Surprise," commanded by a re-nificent constitution. In the same lative, which enabled him to come year he was created a baronet, to the notice of his seniors.

Padang, Jan.,5. and in December confirmed Rear- Admiral. He then went down The whole of the male population The Rapid decision was one of to the Mediterranean Fleet. in of Padangsiboesoek has been made of the Cruiser subject to Dutch authority, and 267 his strongest points, so that when command he was promoted to commander, Squadron, distinguishing him- prisoners escorted to Sawabloente.. in 1908, he had the opportunity self while there during the

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TO-DAY'S RECEPTION.

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He was kept busy from the first Father Situ, perhaps the best Particular Property may be obtain- day of war, and before hostilities known of the three guests of ed on application at the office of had commenced a week he was honour at to-day's reception, is in the Water Authority, The Secre appointed to the new cruiser charge of the Chinese congrega-tariat for Chinese Affairs, or at the "Arethusa," in charge of the tion at Wanchai, residing with Tung Wah Hospital destroyer force which was based Father Augustine in the house

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