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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1929
NAVAL REVIEW AT HAPP
AEROPLANES, BLUEJACKETS, AND MARINES IN IMPOSING DISPLAY.
ADMIRAL SIR REGINALD TYRWHITT SAYS "GOODBYE."
NEW C.-IN-C. AND STAFF ARRIVE.
Vice Admiral Sir Regimild Yorka Tyrwhitt, Bart, K.C.B, D.S.O., D.C.L., who has been Commander-in-Chief of the China Station during the past three years, bade farewell to his cfficere and men of the Station at a Naval Review yesterday morning at Happy Valley. The Admiral's flag will bo struck in H.M.S. "Kent" at sunset"to-day.
The C-in-C has been relieved by Vice-Admiral A K, Waistel whose flag was baisted in H.M. 8. "Cornwalf" this morning.
Below, we give a personal reminiscetics of Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, written by a Daily Press representative who was a officer in the Harwich Flotilla under Sir Reginald during the war.
THE REVIEW.
"Parade
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On the bridge of the leading eruser which was rolling almost scuppers under in the beary swell, Shun !'"
a gaunt figure in a yellow hooded The map of hands on riffe-butts fammie uit poised his lithe stified the hum of chatter from the body against, the rail as be focussed. pavilion is the battalions of blue-Lis binoculars on the dim shape jackets and marines spring to st that reared itself skyward on the tention. Came another command horizon. He addressed a command ax then the buglers sounded the to another and sturdier figure at Admiral's salute as Vice Admiral his side. - A string of bunting climb. Si Reginald Tyrwhitt, Commander-ed to the masthead. in-Chief, of the China Station, ac-
At thirty knots, the pygmy cru companied by Major-General C. Csors sped toward the flickering Luard, C.B. CM.G. (General light.
"
A large crowd of spectators watched the event with great in
THE
YAL ARBOW TRAGEDY.
WITNESS'S EVASIVE
'REPLIES.
EVIDENCE REPEATED IN SWEDISH.
The case against Louis Pedersen, who is charged with the murder of John Zetterberg on board the sis. Royal Arrow on January 18th, was resumed yesterday morning at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. E.. W. Hamilton.
Detective Inspector Lane pro- secuted and Mr. O. E. C. Marton (of Messra. Deacon's) was for the defendant.
Before evidehes was called his Worship said that he was by no menas certain that Bernsen," the witness, who was pre nt when the fatal blow was struck, really under- stood the questions put to him.
He believed that Bernsen had in- formed Inspector Lane that he did. not understand either his Worship' or Mr. Marton as well as he did the Inspector
Inspector Lane replied that Bern- sen had remarked that the Magis trato and Mr. Marton had spoken "too big "English" for him to under. stand.
Evidence In Swedish.
Mr. H. Hallgren, the Swedish interpreter, was then sworn and evi- dence already given by Bernsen waa repeated.
Officer Contanding), Flag Capt. The signal flags Buttered to thei
Describing the incident in the J. Wolfe Murray, D.S. (Chief of deck and the three cruisers execut cabin, Bernsen said that at B p.m. Staff Flag Lieut. St. John R. Jed a swift compass" turn, spin there were three men in the cabin Tyrwhitt and Secretary-Paymasterning round in succession, until the Pedersen (the accused) the decented Comdr. EF. Badcock, D.5.0.warning light was ahear.
and himself. They had all been arrived upon the race course t The tall figure on the flagship's drinking beer. Pedersen started Happy Valley to review massed bridge rapped B command. 1
talking about boxing and said he detachments from the First Cruiser young lieutenant, with nerves wanted to box the messman (Zetters Squadros and other Naval ships in a tingit, shouted into a voicepipe.
berg). Witness was sitting on tac harbour yesterday morning.
Crimson and yellow spurts of forward bunk and Pedersen and the tame and stroke stabbed the grey deceased were on the bunk ogposits morning viciously, and the wheeling to him. They were talking and sulls in the wake of the cruisers arguing about boxing, and com Low-hanging clouds drifted down from the hills but rain beld off and sped, screaming with panic, far menced to hit one another occa- the weather remained ideal fo- stern, as the boom of six-inch batonally.
terics shattered the silence.
His Worship then remarked that the ceremony. Approximately 1,000
„A section of the Harwich forces. I that was where they began to “go officers and men took part and comander Commodore Reginald Tr away from it. Witness having prised three Battalions. The smart whitt, the tall figure on the previously stated that no blow was appearance of the seamen,
Arethusa's bridge. bad dared to struck at the outset. marines, and the wonderful pre-hombard Heligoland, Germany's cision and smartness displayed b Gibraltar! them in drilling and marching. excited laudatory comments from the spectators
beregt.
Three Battalions.
and
The Arst battalion consisted of "A" "company, H.M.S. Kent, "B" company, H.M.S. Cornwall, and
company, HM.S. Suffolk. Ai companies in this battalion con sisted of three double platoons.
The second battalion consisted of "D" company. H.M.S. Herues "E company Fourth Submarine Flotilla, and "F" company, Eighth Destroyer Flotilla and Sloops These companies consisted of two double platoons.
The third battalion consisted of Royal Marines drawn from ships.
The Brigade was commanded by Captain the Hon. W. S. Leveson Gower, D.S.O., of HM.S. Corn- Well.
Taking the salute from the drum and file band, the inspecting party moved to the saluting base, the band of the Royal Marines playing the time-honoured salute Rule. Brittania," Following, the insper tion of the ranks, the parade a vanced in companies with fixed bayonets and marched past the saluting base, returning in mass brigade order.
Zoom!
"The roar of an acroplane swoop ing from the scudding clouds broke short the flood of wartime reminis .cences. Another and yet another kite" shot down and up again over the heads of the party at the saluting base. Thus the new eyes of the Fleet" saluted the China Flest C-in-C. Nine machines in all from Kai Tack Aerodrome provided one of the most spectacular events of the review and fully maintained the display of frat rate efficiency evidenced by the "Jacks and
"Jollies."
The How d-in.o Vice Admiral Arthur
Kipling Weistoll, C.B, the new Com mander-in-Chief, arrived in Hons Kong on the P. & O... Mace donia, accompanied by members of bis personal staff.
His fag will be hoisted in H.K.S. Corall at 8 a. to-day and transferred to H.M.S. Kent, the flagship, at sunset.
Sir
The flag of Vice Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt will be struck in Kent at surect today. Reginald, his family and his per- socal staff all for Home on Satur day by the Mores.
The New Staff.
Continuing, Bernsen said Peder. sen punched Zetterberg who fell sideways on the buak, appearing to be afraid of Pedersen. Then Peder sen took full bottle of beer from the table and struck Zetterberg en the back of the head. He struck only one blow. The bottle was smashed to pieces, and the deceased lay motionless on the bunk.
Witnesa spoke to the deceased who did not answer, and Federsen left the cabia without saying anything. Witness went to get help, sad when he returned with a areman and the assistant engineer, Zetterberg was sitting on a chair. Witness held to his statement that Pedersen left the cabin, before he (witness) returned with the firemen and the engineer. Pedersen very drunk, and Zetterberg had been drinking the whole afternoon. Witness admitted that he was drunk, but was sober enough to remember.
WLS
You tell me
Conflicting Evidence. The Magistrates Pedersen left the cabin as soon as be struck the blow-Yes.
The fireman said he did not sce Pedersen. in the cabin? No, he. didn't
But when Mr. McDermott, the Ist
a little: assistant engineer, came Inter he said that he did see Peder- Ben Witness again. afirmed that The new Commander-in-Chief Pedersen did not return to the In the pavilion, a cunning fire of hoisted his dag in BM.S. Fresi- cabin. comment was kept up as the vandent, in London, prior to embark- ous platoons and companies, de-ing for Hong Kons. ployed into line and the tramp of Those of His Excellener's staff marching feet and the strains of who came out on the Macedonia Colonel Boger brought back many are: reminiscences of similar scenes dur- ing the days when Britaine Sure Shield was called upon to play a grimmer role.
Tyrwhitt of Harwich."
*** The Saucý Árathissa.” Dawn
From out the mist, three ghostly shapes stole, swiftly through the waters, Arethusa leading, grey Undaunted and Cicopatm aetern. They had left Harwich two days and a night before. This was the end of their lose patrol."
Ahead a light flickered, was lost and flickered again.
CORRESPONDENCË.
BROKEN BONES AND WRENCHED PASSAGES.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS.])...
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The Magistrate remarked that it was most extraordinary, and that it seemed that there was a conflict of evidence.
Mr. Marton also remarked that it Secretary Pay. Comdr. L. C. E. was curious as Mr. McDermott Had compared the condition of the three
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No Drink For 29 Days! Pay -Lt. Comdr. H. T. Isaac. Pay.-Lieut. R. Bailey...
Cross-examined by Mr Marton, Pay.-Lieut. J. H. P. Proctor. Witness said that.when the ship had From 1924 to 1926 Vice-Admiral berthed, after a voyage of 29 days, Waistell commanded the First he bought liquor from sampans He Cruiser Squadron. Previously he knew how many days they had been had commanded destroyer flotillas, without drink as he had counted Atlantic Fleet (1999-23). He was them. Ho added that he and the also Lord Commissioner of the others were ready for their drink! Admiralty and Assistant Chief-of-Witness himself drank two bottles Staff (1923-24) He served in the of beer before going on watch, and War and was mentioned in des.returning at 2 p.m., after the watch, pazedes,
he had another bottle.
Mr. Marton: You wouldn't get drunk on three bottles of beer -- the Scriptures,"
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