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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1941.

PRESENTATION

BY A.R.P.

DESPATCH CORPS

"WE ARE FIGHTING in the same war, and I strongly believe that with the proverbial tenacity of the English and the patience of the Chinese, we will emerge with colours flying," declared Acting Head Communications A.R.P. Warden, Mr. K. W. Shin, presiding at a dinner given by 31 A.R.P. Despatch Corps Officers at the European Y.M.C.A. last night in honour of Wing-Commander A. H. S. Steele- Perkins, O.B.E., Director of A.R.P., who is leaving at the end of the month to take up an important post in India.

In the course of the evening toasts to His Majesty the King, to the Republic of China, and to the D.A.R.P.,.were honoured, and a presentation, on behalf of the Despatch Corps, was made to Wing- Commander Steele-Perkins by Mr. C. G. Sollis, Director of Education.

BISMARCK HUNTER BY ACCIDENT

A Civilian was on board H.M.S. King George V- by accident during the battleship's fight against the Bismarck.

The man, Mr. W. J. Derrick, a Tyneside technician, was in the King George V carrying out elec- trical repairs when the order came for her to put to sea im- mediately in pursuit of the Nazi raider.

Among the guests were Messrs. Maintenance of, communications B 11 Puckle. Major C. Champ-) was one of the essential poin's kin. C. E Terry. M. L. Bevan, R. in A.R.P. work and therefore it Mr. Derrick had to stay on

board on

all Dormer, G A. Pentreath, D. A was must important that interest board, and was Pockson, A. W. Ingram, W. G. in the Corps should be muin- | through the fight. During the Schnabel and A. E. Gerondal. tained so that when the timeaction he had to stay below.

came the members. would be prepared to carry out their tasks.

Through the courtesy of Mr. Gerondal, a film of the recent activities of the Hong Kong Corps) of Air Raid Wardens ind Boy Scouts Association was screened after dinner.

Mr Shin said: --

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Mr. Derrick's adventure became known the other day when he met the King and Queen during their seven-hour tour of Tyneside docks, shipyards and harbour.

Royal Congratulations

Expressing appreciation for the the handsome present, Wing - Cindr, Steele-Perkins-said he felt he had left the Boy Scouts rather in the furch because they had not been exercised as much as they should. However, he hoped his successor, "The occasion of our

Their Majesties met him in an meeting

now that the main principles of

arms fuctory and congratulated here to-night is both a sad and a

A.R.P. had been reorganised, him on his thrilling experience. happy one-sad, because we are

would develop the Boy Scouts met to say farewell to

old an

and Messenger Service friend; happy, because he is go- than he

had done and ing away to take up a more in-members fully employed in portant position which will give wider and fuller scope to his abil- ities and talents.

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ture exercises.

that

to work

You CAN AFFORD ONE OF THESE

Four prominent figures in the more trade union world-Messrs. Mark keep Hodgson, national secretary of the fu- Boilermakers' Union; J. Coxon, of the Shipwrights' Union; J. Mit- chell and U. Bowman, both of the "I take it," Wing-Cmdr. Steele- [A.E.U. - were introduced to the "It is hardly necessary for me Perkins continued, "that I have King in a shipyard humming with

enumerate the wonderful a certain amount of experience activity. achievements he has made during in the work I have been trying

admit his short term of office in this to do and I must Colony, but there are two points the material one has which I should like to single out with in Hong Kong is very good that your Assistant Commission- for mention in his relation with indeed. The intelligence, keen-er, Mr. F. H. Chan, has always the Despatch Corps.

ness and esprit de corps that given me. It was largely through have been displayed, especially by he and Mr. John Pau that

and "Firstly, it may interest you to the Boy Scouts, has left nothing have so many recruits, know that the Despatch Corps has to be desired, and it would be would like to express publicly my of the work a history almost as old as the wrong for me if I do not men-deep apprectation A.R.P. organisation itself. The tion the ready help and assistance Mr. Chan has done." Corps was the first-born child of the local A.R.P. organisation. It was inaugurated only months after! the A.R.P. Department was founded. The Corps is backed up not merely by a few individuals; like other A.R.P. brunches,

but by the whole of the local Boy Scouts Association, which has more than a thousand members.

Strong Conviction

"That our Honourable Guest this evening has a great attach- ment to the Chinese people is o well-known fact and he is of the strong conviction that when given the opportunity the Chinese will do a job just as well as any other people: this is shown by the fact that from the Head Communica- tions Warden downwards, all the 31 officers of the Despatch Corps are Chinese, For this and other! reasons, our officers realise the great responsibilities we have on our shoulders, and we wish reassure the D.A.R.P. that we will do our best to keep the Corps in such a state of efficiency that he will not have any cause for re- gret in having made those ap- pointments.

to

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"We are now fighting in same war, and I strongly believe that with the proverbial tenacity of the English and the patience of the Chinese, we would emerge

with colours flying.

"In conclusion, I wish to ask all of you to drink a toast to our dear friend, wishing him all the luck in his new land of adven- tures.'

Presentation

After making the presentation, Mr. Sollis said that without tele phonic and other means of com- munication in times of war, ARP. activity had to resolvel itself to the human clemont, ondi in this connection the Boy Scouty; Association and others who had found time to undergo the neces- sary training were very proud have assisted In Its formation:

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