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THE ARMY

New R.E. Companies

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London, June 26. The reorganization of fortress defences oversea has entailed the undermentioned changes in Royal Engineers units:-

30th (Fortress) Company.—A new unit for anti-aircraft, searchlight work at Singapore.:

In gratitude for the services rendered by the Navy in rescuing her husband after the piracy of the s.s. Shuntien in June, 1834, Mrs. B. Nicholls has made a donation of £50 to the Trafalgar Day Orphan Fund. This is announced in the report of the fund published in Admiralty orders yesterday. The total collected was £3,038, and has been distributed on the same lines as In- former years, to nine or- phanages and homes at the ports and elsewhere at which orphan children of seamen and marines 16th (Fortress) Company-A are maintained. This is the Navy's change in designation from 16th cwn scheme for assisting these AA Searchlight Company at children The tradition is that all ; Malta,

the personnel contribute, ‡ possi- bie a day's pay. All the money subscribed is distributed each year, none being kept in reserve, and all work connected with the fund is entirely voluntary.

22nd (Fortress) Company-A change of designation from 22nd A.A. Searchlight Company at Hong Kong.

| DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, JULY 12

Cinemas. King's: "The Private Life Of Dơn

Juan." Queen's:-"Below The Sea." Central:-"Chinese Picture.” Oriental:-"Peach Of Reno." World:-"Chinese Picture.” Alhambra:"Ladies Should Lis- - ten,"

S'ha!

Majestic "Kid Milliona.” 32nd (Fortress) Company-AStar:-"Broadway BU." new unit for defence, electric Eght Entertainments. Concert, and anti-aircraft searchlights at Choral Society, Ali Saints' Church, Gibraltar.

Ho Mun Tin. 8 p.m.

Meetings-Kloon Union Church General Committee, 6.15 p.m..

Miscellaneous. ---- Diocesan Boys School Annual Speech Day and Prize Distribution by Mrs. G. R. Sayer. 5.15 p.m.; Opening of Re- pulse Bay Lido"by Lady Southörn. O.B.E.. 6.30 p.m.; Graduation 1st (Fortress) Company.To pe Function of Chun Shing Institute reorganized for electric light and of Commerce, Chinese YM.CA, 7.30 anti-aircraft searchlights at Gib-p.m.; All Racks Open Air Tombola. raltar.

Wellington Barracks, 7.30 p.m.

ist Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Group-A change in designation from 1st. A.A. Searchlight Battalion at Blackdown.

i 8th and 15th (Field Park) Com- pantes-These Aldershot units now in cadre to be expanded to full establishment, and the 18th (Field Park) Company, at Colchester, to be absorbed into 6th, 24, "

The changes will give Malaya, Hong Kong, Malta, and Gibraltar each a Fortress EE. Headquarters and two fortress companies

The Shuntien was captured off Taku, and the aircraft carrier Fagle and three destroyers- were sent to the scene of the outrage. Aircraft from the first-named soon located the pirates in the vicinity of the Yellow River and made them release their prisoners. Mr. Nicholls is an insurance agent in Shanghai,j COMMAND OF THE ROCHESTER A change dates from to-day in the command of the sloop Roches- ter, on the Africa. Station, last re- NOTES FROM ARMY ORDERS ported at Lubito, West Africa. The scount received by band Commander H. D. Owen, on com- masters from the bind-fund will pleting the usual two years, will be be Increased' to £70e year, with succeeded by Commander F. EL. P.effect from July 1. Maurice, from the command of the Lance-Sergeant .R. destroyer Winchelsea, attached to Royal Artillery, has passed the tol- the 5th Submarine Flotilla, Forts-loquial examination in Urdu mouth. This is the first" foreign Hong Kong.

command which' Comdr. Maurice

has held. He last served oversea

In 1931-33 as staff officer (Intelli- gençe) with Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, Commander-in-Chief in China. He served during the War as sub-leutenant and leütenant in the Grand Fleet battleships King Edward VII, Royal Oak, and Col- Ingwood, and specialized in tor- pedoes in 1918.-

APPOINTMENTS

Social-Whist Drive and Tom- bola, H. Q. R. A. Sergeants' Mess, Murray Path, Queen's Road, 8.45

p.m.

Sports

Tennis. "D": Division, Radio, Sports Club v. Police R.C.; South China A.A v. Army T.C.; Kowloon Docks v. Chinese R.C.; Kowloon FC. v. Kowloon B.G.C.; Indian R.C. v. Kowloon C.C.

Moon.-VI Moon, 12th, Day. Sunrise. 5.48 a.m. Sunset.-7.11

p.m.

Tides-High at 5.02 and 19.51 Low at 13.24 and 22.19.

SATURDAY, JULY 13 Bathing-Methodist Church, Po- lide Pier. 2.30 pm Gloucester

and New Zealand Association, Po- Road Pier, 2.45 p.m.; Australian

atlice Fler, 3 p.m., Blake Pier, 3,16

Henderson,

THE DUKE OF KENT

p.m.; St. Andrew's Club: Police Pier, 8.15 p.m., Kowloon Tong Anglican Church, Police · Pier, ́8 p.m.

4

Cinemas

King's: "The Private Life Of Don

Juan."

Queen's"-Let's Live To-fight.”

On Air Exploring Central Chinese Picture"

(Special Air Mail Serv202)

London. June 26.

Oriental:"Peach Of Reno." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra: "Ladies Should Lis-

ten."

"It is said sometimes that the Majestic: "Kid Millions.” day of exploration is almost over Star: "Broadway Bill."

and that there are no new lands

Miscellaneous-Tombola, Garri-

Furt

The following appointments were made by the Admiralty yesterday: Engr. Cdr.-F. G. Brown, OBE., to President, as Engr. Overseer at

to discover," said the Duke of son Lecture. Hall. 7 pm; John Brown and Co., Olydebank, Kent at the Royal Geographical nightly Whist Drive, Craigengower' and at Jarrow's, Scotstoun (July! Society dinner. in London last Cricket Club, 9 p.m.; Whist Drive

11).

Cars. (E)-E S. Harrison, to Courageous (July 14); J. P. Char- ley, to President, for duty in NID.; Admiralty (July 18); J. H. P. Southby, to Victory, for Portsmouth Dockyard (July 19): R. W. K Twinberrow, to Suffolk (July 25); and B. W. Greathed, to Glorious (July 28)...

night.

"People who say that show how little of the world they have seen

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at Cheero Cub 8.30 pm.

Religious. Solemn Requiem Mass for the relief or the Holy Souls, Catholic Cathedral: 7.30 am.

"I am sure that the more one Social. Reception at French sees of the world the more one Consul's Residence. 13 Peak Road, realises how much is still un- on the occasion of the French Na known.

"The romantic days are over when a small band of men could Lt.-Cars.-M. F. L. Henstock, to sail straight into the unknown Courageous (June 29); B. A. Brooks, from an English, port. Now we to Eagle (July 15); J. S. Fead, lent have wireless and the most to N.Z. Government for three years elaborate forms of transport to (Aug. 8); and FS. Graham, to help us, but there are still vast Calcutta (on reducing to reserve). areas of the earth's surface that

Surgn. Lt.-Cdrs.-W. P. E. McIn- remain unknown... tyre, MD.; to Pembroke, for R.N.B: (June 20) and G. A. Miller, MB.,ploring these tracts

"Perhaps the best means of ex.

is by to Hermes (July 20).

adr. The Everest fight is a case In

tional Fete, 11.30 am. to: 12,30 P.; Dinner Party for Successful Students of Chun-shing Institute or Commerce, St. Francis Hotel, 8 p.m.

Sports

Bowls. First Division, Kowloon C.C. v. Calgengower C.C. "A": Craigengower C.C. FB" v. Civil Ser- vice C.C.; Kowloon, B.G.C. v. Chub de Recreio; Ind'an R.C, v Police R.C.; Second Diviston, Craigen- Lt-P. G. O, Langley, to Lucia point.

Bower C.C. v. Kowlcon Co.; own Service C.C. v. Yacht Club; Clyŭ (July 2).

"Aerial survey," he continued de Recreio v. Kowloon 3.0.0... Lts. (E)-W. E. Collinge, to Deis one of the very latest alds to Police R. C. v. Hong Kong Electric:: vonshire; and E. Mack, to Vallant the collection of accurate know-ong Kong P. C. v. Talkoo R.C. (July 1); and W. G. Burnard-Lew-ledge of the earth's surface." man, to Ramillies (July 5).

FX-KING MOVES IN

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, June 28.

Moon.-VI Moon, 13th Day. Sunrise. 5.46 a.m. Sunset 7.11

p.m.

For the explorer, the oblique photograph was more valuable than the vertical The archued Tides-High at 5.54 and 21.07. logist, the miner, and Low at 14.07 and 29.40. naturalist among others all used the aerial

with great

possible, seeing what condition the mountains are in at the end of the monsoon

A farge furniture van drove slow-effect,

down the long, winding drive, of Knowle House, Cranleigh (Burrev), on Baturday. In front and be- Hind it servants of the Prince of Surhodaya, ex-King of Slam, rode in cars deu

camera

Then, next spring, we shall send out our main expedition.

Viscount Bledisloe, who, with the

Minister respond-

EVEREST ADVANCE PARTY Sir Percy Com, predent of the society, spoke of the new attack on Mount Everest, which is to be made next year, and said.ed to the toast of The last van-load of the trea

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