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ROYAL NAVY

Latest Appointment And Promotions

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London May 20.

The following appointments were niado by the Admiralty yester day:

Capt.-J. Powell, D.S.O., to Cale don, in command, and as Senior omcer. Reserve Fleet, Devonport (July 21

Engr. Cars-H. J. White and G.

(McLennan, to Victory for Lon courses (May 29).

Lt.-Cdrs.-W., J. Tonkin.. to Drake for anti-gas school (June 6): A. A. S. Murray, to Calypso (June 91; R. P. Mack, to Sussex (on ré- commg.) C. John (Flt. Lt., R.A.F.), to Victory for RAF. Base; Gosport (May 7); and to Courageous; and E. O. F. Price, to Furious (on re-

ler:

Cdrs. N. E Currey. to Ver- non (May 16), F. W. Growse, to. Vermon for course (May 17) and to Resolution (May 23); and the

· Hon.

E Pleydell-Bouverie. to Hermes (July 9).

Lt.-W. L. Whitaker. to Royal Oak (May 17).

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Chaplains.-Rev. D. V. Edwards. M.A.. to Pembroke, for Chatham Dockyard (June 8); and Rev. J. W. Evans, B.A., to St. Angelo for Malta Dockyard (June 11).

Lts. (E).-H. C. Brown; to Bri- tannia for R. N. College, Dart- mouth (May 221: R, W. Marshall. to Norfolk (May 25); 'T. W. E. Dommett, to Suffolk; and E. G Nixon, to Berwick (June 3)..

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,. MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1934.

ONE GATE ONLY BRITAIN'S TENNIS FIRST COURT OF SANITARY BOARD NAVY CUP POLO FOR M.C. C. TEAMS

Proposed Change

(Special Air-mall Service)

London, May 10. The guit In big cricket between the wnateur and the professional (otherwise known as the Gentlemen and the Players) may soon bridge-by the MC.C.

For learn (writes an "Evening News representative) that a Pro- Foals likely to be made that for the Test at Lord's and for future ALING

matches at cricket head- quarters amateurs and profession- al shall take the field through the innigate instead of separate gates as at present.

TEAM

Hare Takes Place of Lee

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London, May 16.

SEASON

Queen's Beautiful Gown

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London. May 16.

The LTA. have nominated the following, players to represent Bri-

The first Court of the season, heid betain in the French championships by the King and Queen at Bucking-

which begin at the Stade Roland (ham Palace last night, was. Garros, Auteuil, next week: scene of more than usual bril-

Men's Singles.-F. J. Perry. H. llance and beauty. W Austin. G. P. Hughes, and

Ambassadors and diplomats In C. E. Hare.

their magnificent uniforms. Cabl- Women's Singles.-Miss M. Cnet Ministers, their dark coats Scriven, Miss B. Nuthall, Miss K. emblazoned with much gold braid, Stammers, Miss E. M. Dearman. the Army, scarlet and gold, a and Miss N. M. Lyle.

sprinkling of the Navy and rich Ken's Doubles-Hughes and Per-gold turbans of eastern poten- ry, Austin and Hare..

tates, gathered round their Majes“ Women's Doubles.-Miss Nuthall ties in one great spectacular dis and Miss Scriven. Miss Dearman and Miss Lyle.

Mixed Doubles-Hughes' and Miss Nuthall, Hare and Miss Lyle." The inclusion of C. E. Hare. In welcomed both for his own sake the official nominations will be

It may be that a new gate wil be constructed in the Pavilion ralls so that the amateurs and profes sionals will have an equal distance from their respective walk dressing-rooms, and meet before stepping, on to the field.

to

Chapman's Gesture

It is an old and a vexed ques tion. Yesterday's "Lord's intent. when Chapman took Hendren, the only professional in the M.C.C. side, out with the rest D the lean through the main pavilion gate has hrought it to a hend,

Before Chapman's gesture-a very popular one with the crowd-Patsy Hendren had been a very conspic- 12x5 solitary figure leaving the Players' dreasing room at the north" end of the Pavilion, and walking alone across the pitch to join the ten amateuES

The sig elers which greeted him were interpreted as mening a little more than a tribute to one of the most popular of all crie- der hint of sympathy that he should be isolated by the hide G. R. Brown, attached to R.AF-bound traditions of the game.

Sub-Lts-J. A. "Goldsmith and

and G. A. Vardon, to Orion (May 22 and A. F Paterson, to Kent (on recommy!

Leading members of the M.C.C. are aware that, the majority of the Ericketing public would like to see. ertainly England teams, take the held without any distinction be- Ounner A. Rafferty, to Cape-tween paid and unpaid players.

Cd. Gunner.-R. E. J. Fowler, to Emerald (May 22,

town June 1.

Promotions

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Lts.-E. B. Tancock. J. T. Lean, W K. P. Cross, and A. St. J. Ed- wards, to rank of Lt.-Cdr. (seny. May 151

Lts. (Retd.)-M, Thomas and E F. Mauger, to rank of Lt.-Cdr. (retd) (seny. respectively May 10 and 11).

Players' Views

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and as a sign that Davis Cup re- cruits are coming along. He is taking the place of H. G. N. Lee, a semi-finalist last year, who will only make occasional appearances on court this summer.

Empire Holds Four Titles Last year in Paris England won two and the British Empire four of the five championships. For the first time in the history of the meeting France falled to win any of the three events in which men may compete. J. H. Crawford became the first Australian hol- der of the men's singles; Miss Scriven the first English holder of the women's; and in an event so long dominated by French pairs, Perry and Hughes won the men's doubles, for England, also for the

..first time:

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play.

Eight hundred guests were pre- sens, and the King and Queen had an answering smile,and bow for

sented. each of the 200 debutantes pre-

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Imagine ballroom, not too large, ac the moment when the band has ceased to play and all the dangers are still. The picture conveys some small idea of the

Orders Of The Day

At the next meeting of the Sanitary Board, on Tuesday, June 5, the business to be discussed will be:

1: Application for a bake house licence at No. 231, Lockhart Road, ground floor,

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2. Application for a bake house. licence at an unnumbered house on Kowloor Inland Lot No. 1219. 'Nathan Road, ground floor.

3. Regular Returns:-

(a) Rat Return for the weeks ending 12th and 19th May, 1934. (b) Health Bulletin of Eastern Forts from the Honourable Dir. ector of Medical and Sanitary Services for the weeks ending 12th and 19th May, 1934.

(c) Health Return from the League of Nations, Eastern Bureau, for the week ending 28th April, 1934.

(d) Mortality Return for Hongkong for the weeks ending 13th and 20th May, 1934.

(e) Summary of licences, per- mita and exemptions granted and refused by the Board dur- ing the month of May. 1934.

(f) Cattle and Swine Returns for the month of April. 1934.

rich display of colour at the Courts. JUBILEE RECORD

"A Marvellous 'Sight"

Let an Earl's daughter who made her curtsey last night des- bribe the experience:

"It was a marvellous sight,” she said. “I enjoyed it immensely. although at first it did not seem quite real. Many debutantes con- Iessed to feeling nervous, but my most nervous moment was during that long wait in the ivory and gold room with the red curtains in which we sit for an hour ad- miring one another's dresses and making appointments *for the

All the titles held by the B-future. 'tish Empire will be defended by

those who won them so gallantly in 1933. The odds against à re- petition of the same results are considerable, but there is good prospect that England may win

"One of the most striking tiaras I noticed was worn by the Mar- chioness of Titchfeld on her pret- tilly-waved fair hair. It was of an openwork pattern several liches high in front of large diamonds

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To-day's Final At Causeway Bay

This afternoon at 5 o'clock, the South Wales Borderers will meet the Civilians in the final of the Hong Kong Polo Club's contest for the Navy Cup.

These two teams beat the "Pro Bono Public"

and "Naughty Noughts" respectively in the séc- ond round to quality for the Final

The teams are: South Wales

Borderers:-Back, Ligut. D. P. Yates (3), No. 3, Capt. J. Jordan (4), No. 2. Lieut: A.. J. Stocker (2) and No. 1. Capt. C. F. Blackden (2), Total handicap, eleven goals.

Civilians:Back, H. C. Macna- mara (2), D. L. Newbiggin (3), No. 2. J. Keswick (3) and No. 1, Tay- lor (2). Total handicap, ten goals.

WOMEN'S GOLF

AMATEUR"

Uncanny Successes by Mr. Holm

(Special Air-Mail Service)

Cotoneaster Wins By The maten,

A Neck

was

The weather here to-day. There was I crowd, and the racing tremendously interesting, writes a correspondent

London, May 16. pluy stage of the women's amateur golf' champion- ship started to-day with 32 mat- ches,

(Special Air-Mail Service)

A cold north-westerly wind sung through the teeth of the players London, May 16.

as they started on the first tee. Summerlike which is practically on the rocky

great

shore, and, before some of them proved

had reached the turn, they had practically been blown out of the

Not O.E. After All

every tee the Atlante is visible and the wind

The King and Queen arrived championship soon cfter the first race, and the Prime Minister and Mr. J. H. Thomas were also present,

From Ocean

The King and Queen, attends ! by the Princess Royal, Lord Har Sweeping in from the sea made it wood, the Prime Minister, Lord difficult to control the ball. Derby and Lord Lonsdale, weat

Among those who were blown

Inquiries have shown that almost all amateurs" would welcome the change, but that the professionals themwives would rather have their own dressing room apart from the amateurs. The probable solution will be that, wherever possible, the three of the events. Henri Cochet and held in place her feathers and King's horse The Abbot saddled for land champion, who

"common gato" will be constructed, Ar various times county captains bare shown their dislike of

Lt. (Emergency)R. C. Gervers,regation system by walking to rank of Lt.-Cdr. Emergency) "ound to the players' room and

lending the team out from there,

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(seny, May 15).

Lt. (E).-J. B. Nicholson, to rank of Lt.-Cdr. (E) (seny. May

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Royal Naval Reserve.

Cdr.-G. A.

Robinson,

placed on the Retd. List,

rank of Capt. (May 167.

NEW SLOOPS

FALSE IMPRESSION

R.D.,

with

H.M.S. Grimsby. Commande!

V. Grace, is expected to run her acceptance trial from Devonport to-day. She is the seventeenth

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will be absent and Jean Borotravell Lady Titchfield must have is not to compete in the singles.

remembered some similar scenes But Crawford will find in the as she was the

a lady-in-waiting to field the two English players. Per-

Queen Alexandra be ry, and Austin, who, as they prov.

"Lady Ann Cavendish-Bentinck ed in the two Davis Cup matches last year, are at their best on the

was presented by her mother and Auteuil courts.

I made the perfect debutante in her girlish white frock with no Jewels. "I noticed Sir. John Bimon, loo-

Crawford Uncertain

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Perry's present form was reveal king better than he has done for ed at Bournemouth, and Austin,

some time. He later joined Lady on a surface similar to that of

Simon, who wore blue and gold the Stade Roland Garros. re-

brocade with a spray of blue Monte tained the

Carla Cup in February without losing a set. flowers on her left shoulder. Crawford. On the other hand,

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(Special Air Mail Servicë) ..

London, May 16. The

Secretary General of the League of Nations has found it necessary to correct the false i pression circulated about the visit he received from the Japanese Consul General at lieneva.

At Amsterdam this week-end the Coldstream Guards, playing ide spread abroad was that he he certainly did not play like the the National Anthem, told us that

The

seems to have returned to his

hcertain form of tour years ago.

The Royal Entry "Punctually at 9.30 the band of

into

the paddock to watch the out was Miss Olive Kay, New Zea❘ the "Jubilee."

was Ave cown to Mrs. Andrew Holm While W. Jarvis was superia-(Troon). Scottish champion. rending, the Queer was engaged in animand. conversation with Lord

Deadly Putting The conditions merely reminded Lonsdale.

Mrs. Holm .of her home wind- Miss Kay, on the swept course. I

other hand, appeared to be ever guessing. She was in a few bun Smith with Cotoneaster, on whom was Mrs. Holm's deadly putting.

Victory went to Mr. Thornton-kers but what overwhelmed her

Nicoll rede a well-judged race to win in the record time of 2mins,

The Abbot looked the, picture of a well-trained racehorse, but never saw him in the race.

Weil-Judged Race

At the last five holes going out she needed only one putt on each green. Her

successes were un-

2-58cc9. He did not appear on the scene canny, as the putts ranged from until well inside the distance, where feet to 6 yards. Diamantee looked like coming through to challenge the prominent The Blue Bor.

sloop to be built for the Navy i had whittled down the character champion who overwhelmed Bous the King and Queen had entered horse by a neck.

since the War, and the seventh

pionship.

the throne room. Afterwards their Majesties walked out together. down the long corridor, where we had all assembled, followed by the Duchess of York and then the Prince of Wales, walking with the

The official nominations for the women's events contain three new narces Miss Scriven, Miss Lyte and Miss Dearman. It is under-Duke of York...

stood that Miss Round and Mrs..

of the Loague's co-operation in the sus, Satoh and Cochet in the last .to be built at Devonport. The

reconstruction of China, and es- three rounds of the French cham Grimsby is to relleve the Corn-pecially that he had intimated that flower on the China Station in the liaison officer, Dr. Rajchman, October, Her

the appointed by the Council would no state: ship. Lelth, should be finished in Julv. longer continue his functions. Dr. and is to relieve the Veronica i Rajhanan is passing through Lon- New Zealand. Three other sloops don this week on his way back from are building at Devonport Dick China to Geneva, and lus report on yard: of which the Lowestoft was Chinese reconstruction is to be Godfree were both invited to go to Paris. Miss Scriven, who was un- launched on April 11, the Welling-published in Geneva' to-morrow.

Needlose to say," General neither give

the Secretary seeded last year in Paris, will this

nor had authority to give any such sasur-

year be seeded No. 1. She is to ances as those inaccurately attri- an entirely new combination-and

pair in doubles with Miss Nuthall buted to him. It is the Committee in mixed doubles with Crawford, seeined of the Council which appointed

ton is due to be launched on May 29, and the Londonderry is abatt

to be laid down.

CLOTHING ALLOWANCES

INCREASED

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From July 1 the rates of kit up keep allowance for active service ratings will be increased by is, year. The rates for chief petty acers and petty officers

ing Class III. dress (glit buttons and gilt cap badge) will be £0 17s. a year; for men dressed as sei- men, £5 ls; and for men not dressed as seamen, £6 98,

Re-

vised issuing prices of clothing. soap, and tobacco are also to come into force on July 1.

FIRST BATTLE SQUADRON COMMAND

Vice-Admiral. C. M. Forbes, C.B., DBO, late Third Sea Lori and Controller, leaves London to-day for Marseilles, where he will of

to waik

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Od the Royal dals, which A blaze of scarlet and

Diamantse fourth,

From Father To Daughter Mrs. Quedella (Walton Heath),

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PRINCE AND THE BEER TANKARD.

I Should Think You Need It".

(Special Air-Man Service)

London, May 16." The Prince of Wales had a joke

Lester last night when he distri- with, Company Bergt-Major A. G.

buted the

annual prizes to the Queen's Westminster And Civil Service Rifies, of which he

13. Honorary Colonel, at the Battalion Headquarters in Buckingham Gate.

After the Prince had handed over a number of trophies Sergt. receive the Bushby Tankards- Major Lester walked briskly up to

great silver vessels like German beer tankards.

As the Prince handed them over he asked, with a laugh, “Whất do you fill them with?" Beer, sir,” replied the sergt-major prompt- Ly.

The Prince laughed again, and. ,nn looking inside one "of the tan-

kards noticed, a series of silver. pegs arranged one above the other from top to bottom.

"What are the pegs there for?" he asked.

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"Each peg." replied Sergt.-Major Lester. "represents a plat, and rach man drinks down to a peg." "Oh," said the Prince, with smile, that is very nice."

Soon afterwards the sergeant- major came up to receive, on be- half of a company. the Cohen Cup for tent pitching..

The Prince resumed his joke: And what do you all these with?" he asked. "Same as before, sir- beer." was the reply. "We need it more."

"I should think you do.'" said the Prince quietly.

Value Of Territorials

In his speech the Prince stressed the importance of the Territorial Army."At the present time," he sald. "It holds an important place in the Imperial Forces of

the Crown. I think we are all agreed that, at the present moment, it is one of the greatest institutions we have in this country. (Cheers.)

"Quite apart from, the training and from the military side. T always think that the Territorial Army offers a great opportunity for support and comradeship to a lot of people who might not otherwise get It So D hope that the recruiting drive the regiment is making will be very successful.

"A temporary recruiting office is to be opened at the Royal Ex- change,bnd, although the regi- ment has never set itself out to" poach on other people's preserves. we have always had a number of recruits from the City.

"There are so many hobbles and interests apart from our work now.

us, there is not the same call, the same appeal, maybe, of military training which has to be taken up by people who join the Ter- ritorial Army.

Cotoneaster finished strongly to too, was borne out of the chamadays that to a great many of peg back Sir, Wyndham Portal's pionship on the wings of the wind through agency cf Miss Doris Scarlet Tiger was third and Park,

an East Coast Scottish golfer. Generous Gift ran very badly,

Mrs. Guedella could not keep and another big disappointment was the well-handicapped Leighon. out of the bunkers, whereas. Miss

My "aap" Cyclops soored in the Park, playing her shots Shepperton Selling Plate from Mr. control, avoided them, and, more Pip, who had the race won every-over, she putted beautifully, as where except, near the finish, when becomes the daughter of the late Juhnay Dines got Law's borse's wille Park, the best putter who head in front.

ever live.

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"Biz Victor Warrender was que of the members of the Royal suite who had

backwards in

100 To 1 Chance front of this procession. The Earl There is a certain type of punter or Cromer, as Lord Chamberlain, who delights in backing anything led the way."

that starts at 100 to 1 or over in JAPANESE the Derby. If the Epsom classic were to be run to-morrow one coit that would..come into that category woodhouse, for that is his pravail- is Mr. Somerville Tattersall's

ing price. "The King in his Royal Horse Actually his chance is by Guarda uniform, seemed in the means forlora. His juvenile record best of health. The Queen wore suggests. I think. be might easily

Dr. Rajchman, with the cordial with whom she won the event last gold; we curtsied before the King Miss Stammers is to play and Queen and passed on quickly assent of the Chinese Govermnent, | year. which is not likely to welcome my with C. E. Malfroy, the New Zea- to leave others to take our place. change, and it is scarcely credible land champion, in the mixed dou that the Council Committee (with bles. which United States representa

tive co-operates) would so

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The

Wightman Cup Practice

and what looked

diamond in

like

no

"form"

Any way, I am expecting Wood- the house to win the Newmarket Stakes on Wednesday. If he does, his was like a lovely Derby price will come down with free cannot be excluded without summer sky, its silver tissue train, a run,

under

OLYMPIC

SWIMMERS

Remarkable Exhibi. tion In Shanghai

"It means giving up metot trips and golf and other things. But I am certain that there are peo- ple for whom it does have a great appeal, and I sincerely hope the regiment will soon be a bit more up to strength," (Cheers.)

Japanese contestant. Despite the fine "performance put up by the local lads, when each covered his part of the distance inside of `2 minutes 30 seconds, Makino ran into a long lead and won by a full lap of the bath, recording 4 minutes 293 "secs:

Every Local Record Broken In the 50 yards, Takahashi only beat Umeda and Takamura in by a touch, "recording 242 seconds, which is almost a second better Shanghal, May 29. than the local record of 25+ made Followers of swimming were last week by Frere of the U.S.E. given a rare treat last night at Augusta. Yusa in like manner was the Foreign YMCA when the only alightly ahead of his rivals

the

capitulate to Japan's impertinence I gather that the Wightmana lovely gown of pale blue and run into a place. His hollow de. as to remove one of the key men Cup team will not be definitely silver with the brighter blue of the feat by Dignitary at Epsom should in the collaboration between Chinä

announced until early next month. Garter riband. She had many not be read too literally. Epsom end the League,

The Committee, will have to con- matches, concluded at Wimbledon pearls

series of women's doubles diamond necklaces and ropes of as a habit of logging students of ailer Dr. Rajchman's report and presumably so long as Dr. Rajch- on Saturday, revealed little that the Koh-i-nor man is prepared to serve no ques-

was not known before, but they centre of all.

"Her zown tion will arise about his doing so. estallshed the fact that Mrs. God- Sir Arthur Salter, one of the ex- perts who was sent to China (and reducing our chances of success, embroidered with many tiny cry- The Manton stable may also take who broke his log while there is and also that new and strong al-stals and beads, gistening uke the Payne Stakes on Thursday with Japanese Olympic team gave an in the 100 yards and recorded the Tiberius. Patriot King, whom he exhibition, and the way in which remarkable time of 55 seconds, the now in London. again.

llances might be fashioned out of bright sunshine. Her Majesty is heat, in the Hastings Stakes at the they broke every existing record like of which has never been seen units previously unpaired.

indicate before, here. The swimmers seem- noted for her thoughtful devotion Gunens meeting, has a slight pall for the pool served to

comparison to ed tireless and kept up a terrific We might challenge the Amer to these embroderies, which give in the weights, but I fancy Tiberins their prowess in entered Osborne in 1919 and pass-icans successfully for the Wight work to so many hands. She had will stay the extra distance better local performances. A large crowd speed all the way. In the back- ed out from Dartmouth in Decem- man Cup with four players, and a smile and word for each as they It should be a close thing between packed the pool to witness stroke, 641 seconds was clocked, affair and were treated to swimm- and Makino's time for the 400 s ber. 1922. He served as a mid- there is something to be said for passed.

them, though. shipman in the Danae and Re- the theory that the introduction "Behind the King stood the

ing, the like of which has never definitely outstanding. The breast venge, and from September, 1927. of additional players is a psycho Prince of Wales, very silent and

seen in Shanghal before. stroke brought about two heats, as sub-lieutenant of the Berwick | logical handicap. Another player, | thoughtful, in a uniform, of which

Records that were set up by such Kideke, recording 87 seconds for in China, On his promotion to however, will certainly be named I could see only his scarlet tunic, "My boy," said the business man world record makers as Arne Borg the hundred yards, it being revent- Heutenant in June, 1928, he was if only as a reserve.

Sa he was half hidden by the to his son, there are two things went by the board, and the youth-ed that he only just lost this event appointed to the Cumberland on As the members of the American throne. Next to him was the that are vitally necessary if you │ful aggregation of stars simply by a touch at Manila in the recent that station. In December, 1929, Wightman Cup team are all com- Duke of York, in the dark blue are to succeed in business."

tore away from start to finish of Games, whe he joined the battle-cruiser Tiger. peting in the French champion of his naval uniform, and a little "What are they, dad?"

every race, be it a mere. 50: yard: The two heats for the from which he was appointed Flagships, obviously the results of any farther away sat the Duchess of "Honesty and sagacity.”

dash or a quarter mile,

were done ing Lieutenant in the Yangtze,

Anglo-American matches must be York, in white and silver,

"What is honesty?”

ming a comparison with local and Lieutenant the Hon. R. D. Cole Paymaster-Commander G. H. taken into account. Even so the "It was a marvellous evening. "Always--no matter what hap swimming. Makino, of the which broken ridge will be Flag Lieutenant to Bankart who was Becretary to difference between a clay court and it seemed only right that we Deus, no matter how advisely it middle distance stars,

8.400 for the poolitad Vice-Admiral Forbes. In 1931-33 Vice-Admiral Forbes at the Ad- and a grass court must, where should go on to" a amall private may affect you-always keep your yard course, agá he was Mag Lieutenant to Rear-miralty, will accompany him to both teams are concerned, remain party to talk or the scene and en- word once you have given it Boyd of the Forelco Admiral R. 8. HUIS.N.O., in the his new command in that capac an important and possibly a de- joy it a little longer that same

"And sagacity?

two well known Yangtze.

Lieutenant Coleridge Ity.

cisive factor.

night."

"Never give VORFA WOTE WA

the ́s à Rajputana for passage to Malta to take over the command of the First Battle Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. and to be Second-in-Command on that station. His fing will be hoisted in the Resolution. Admiral Bir Roger Backhouse, whom he relieve will leave for England in the Revenge after the transfer, and strike his flag on arrival Portsmouth,

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