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FIXING COTTON DIARY OF LOCAL

PRICES

Legal Agreement Drawn Up

London, Sept. 25.

During the next few months the Africa Squadron will be short of one of its two cruisers and one of its four sloops. The Carlisle, Cap- tan F. R. Barry, has returned to Plymouth to recommission, and the Daffodil, Commander W. P. reorganisation of the Cotton In- An important step towards the Stocker. D.S.C., will arrive on Sep-dustry Lancashire was taken tember 12 to pay off for disposal: at Manchester to-day when a mass The Carlisle "will return

meeting of Spinners of Egyptian ready. The place of the Daffodil yam decided upon a legal agree- will not be taken until February ment for fixing prices. 1935, when the Bridgewater, now in China, will go to the Cape, and the new sloop Lowestoft will re place her in the Far East.

when

Vice-Amiral E R. G. R. Evani. in the Dorsetshire, will leave Simonstown on September 26 for a cruise up the West Coast. After calls at St. Helena, October 2-4. and Ascension. October 6-8. he will go to Dakar, Bathurst, Free- town, Takoradi; and Laroa. About- November 12 he will transfer his mag to the stoop Milford at Port Harcourt to visit other places un- til the end of the month. Both vessels will return to Simonstown,

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EXCURSION TO MACAO SUNDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER, 1934 S.S. "SUI TAI"

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will leave Hong Kong at 9.30 am. and Macao at 4.30 pm.

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Cruiser's New Engineer

On the return of the Carlisle Commander (E. W. H. Taylor- Young concludes his service as engineer officer of the ship, lo which he has served for two and a half years. With effect from to-morrow he is succeeded by Eng ineer Commander F. B. Secretan. late of the sister ship Calypso, in reserve at Devonport. The new engineer-officer was, promoted in. Jun 1933, after serving in the de- Stroyer "Arrow in the Mediterran en He was promoted to com- issioned, rank as mate (E) in July. 1918. and served as such in submarines m 1923 he was ap- pointed engineer officer of the steam-driven submarine K 12. He His familiar with the Africa Station through having served there in the cruiser Lowestoft in 1925-27.

Naval Cadetships Parents or guardians of

boys who contemplate entering them for the Navy, Artby, and Air Force examination for cadetships in November are reminded that the forms of application from the sec- retary of the Civil Service Com- mission, Burlington Gardens, must be returned completed not later than September 26. At this ex- amination the Admiralty are offer ing 18 naval cadetships (execu- tive), ave naval cadetships (eng- ineering), 10 paymaster cadetships and 10 first appointments. Royal Marines.

APPOINTMENTS

The following appointment were made by the Admiralty on Satur- day:-

This agreement replaces the gentlemen's agreement which has been in operation for nearly a year

provide for the inspection of mill When completed it will books and imposition of fines for any breaches of the agreement..

It is anticipated that both sec- tions of the Cotton Industry will follow a similar course with a view to ending under-cutting in prices. British Wirales..

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ACCIDENTAL DEATH

London, Sept. 25. A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest to-day on the Marquess of Waterford, aged 33, who was this morning found fatally shot in a room at his house in County Waterford where he had gone to get a sport- ing gun to shoot & hare he had seen on the lawn- British Wireless.

GRESFORD \CCÈLIERY

DISASTER

London, Sept. 25: Although the pit was yesterday sealed at the Grestord Colliery, Wrexham, the scene of the week- end disaster, a further explosion occurred to-day which apparently broke the seal One miner stand- ing near the pithead was struck by falling material and' killed- British Wireless.

Lt.-Cdrs-H C, Skinner, to Vic- tory for R.N.B. (Sept. 6); C. H. Thomas, to Terror (Oct. 1); T. 1. S. Bell, to Effingham (Oct. 9); and G. W. Mott, to Victory for RNB, (Oct. 10).

Surgn. Lt.-Cars-W. F. Walsh, LRCP and S., to St. Angelo (Aug. 30); T.-W. Frogatt, MB., to Godetia (Sept. 28); and J. C. Gent, MR.C.S., LR.CP., to President for course (Sept. 29).

Cdr. F. T. de M. Morgan, retd, spector of Naval Ordannce, Woolwich, has been appointed Supt. of the RN. Cordite Factory, Holton Heath. He will succeed Capt. L. J. L. Hammond, retd, on March 2, 1935.

Surgn, Cdrs.-G. E. D. EUIS, Burgn. Lt.-S. R. G. Fimi, to OBE, MRCS LRCF, to Vic-President for course, Sept. 5. tory for RN.B. (Sept. 19); and H. Wt. Engrs.-R. J. B. Truscott, to L. Douglas, MRCS, LRCP to Venetia, on recommg; C. WT. Pembroke for R.N.B. (Bept, 12).. Baas, to Vega, on recommg.; and } Payr. Cdra.-R. O. MacKenzie, BS.. E. Adams, to Valorous, Aug. 31; H. Bowen, and L. V. Webb, O.BE, R. R. Ostler, to L 27, Bept, 3; B. J. to President L. for. Victualling Plikington, toHerald, Sept. 7; A E course Part 1. (Sept, 17): G. Urell, to L 25, Sept. 8; E. J. Bawdy, Pertwee, D.8.0. and W. G. Ward- to Ormonde, Sept. 7; W. J. Blacke- Smith, to President I, for Victual- by, to Medway, Sept. 13; and H. Ing course Part II (Sept. 25). P. Kernick, to Phoenix,

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Meetings

Hong Kong Philatelic Society.

·S. C. 3. Post Board Room, 5.30 D.M

Theosophical Society, Study Class, 8 p.m.

Toc H. Social Meeting, Lane Crawford's Restaurant, 5-7 p.m.

St. Andrew's' Boy Scouts Meet at p.m.

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Miscellaneous

Whist Drives Civil Service Cric- ket Club; 845 ..

R.A.0.3. Club, 8.30 p.m.4. -Monthly Meeting, Bible. Union of China, 2163 Nathan Road, 5.30 p.m

First Annual Meeting of Em- manuel Church Members, 6.30 pm Moon:-VIII Moon, 19th Day.

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