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ROYAL NAVY

Chief Staff Officer Malta

London, Nov 30. The dual appointment of Chief Staff Officer, and Maintenance She: "Do you know why I won't Captain, Malta, has been tempor- marry you?”

artly divided. Captain E. R. Con 500, M.V.O.. DS.C., the former Occupant, remains on as Mainten- ance Capt. Capt FW.H. Jeans. "I'm going to Paris next year.” from committee work at the Ad- "Business and pleasure combin-miralty, has been appointed tem ed, I suppose?"

He: "I can't think “

She: "That's right.”

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Babette: "Would you marry man to reform him?”

Beryl: "I suppose I shall have to; there isn't one of them that auits me the way he is now."

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porary as Chief Staff Officer, The

DIARY OF LOCAL.

EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 "Anniversaries and Holidays. - Christmas Day. Public Holiday. Accession of Emperor of Japan. 1926. The Nativity of Our Lord.

Cinemas

King's:-"Metropolitan." queen's: "The Broadway Gondo-

Her," Central:-"Chinese Picture." Oriental:"Now And Forever."

World Chinese Picture””-

Theatre, 11.30 am, on the Stage..

Miscellaneous,— Claims against the Estate of Percy Hamilton Roire, due.

Alhambra "Way Down East.. No. Business only. My wife is Admiral-Superintendent la Vice- Majestic:-"She" going with me”

Admiral W. F. French, C.E., CMG. Star:-"Gold-Diggers Of 1935."

Captam Jeans is gunnery'spec-

Entertainments. Miss Daisy ajallet, and was last in the Mediter-O'Keefe's Dancing Display at King's

ranean as executive officer of the cruiser Shropshire In 1932-34. During the War he was sub iteutenant of the cruter Duke of Edinburgh and lieutenant of the

Social.Tombola on board HMS, monitor Havelock and the battleTamar, 7.15 p.m.; Cheero Clus anip Resolution." He specialized in Christmas Party, 7 p.: Em- gunnery in 1918 and graduated at manuel Church Christmas Dinner the Staff College in 1926.

for Service Men, 7 pm.

*Sports. Athletics Primary

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Margaret: "Why, there's Joant Goodness, she looks just as young as ever, doesn't she?"

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Barbara: "Um, yes; but she tells me it costs her more every year!"

The". Professor: - "I unearthed some of George III's coins at the back of your old brickyard."

Rustic: "Lor'! Ol wonder 'ow a come to drop 'em just there!"

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"I don't like my mother-in-law "Listen, don't you realize that you wouldn't have your wife if it hadn't been for your mother-in- law?"

"Yes, that's why I don't like her."

THE ARMY

The Royal Scots Fusiliers

COMMAND MONEY

.Engilah

School, (Children's Playground, Kowloon City)..

Football "Sunday Herald" Cup, Competition, China v. Scotland (Caroline Hill), 3.30 pm/

Moon.-XI Moor, 30th Day. Sunrise

Bunket. 5.46

Tides-High at 10.18 and 20.29; Löw at 3.34 and 13.54.

3.m.

The Admiralty announce that captains (5) commanding flotilias of submarines in full commision are to receive, as from October 4, 1935, the highest rates of com: mand inoney and entertainma 867 % day allowance of 10s. · and respectively, without regard to LE number of personnel under their orders, King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, appendix, I, part 3, No. 13, whd be amended. ROYAL NAVAL FLYING CLUB Membership of the Royal Naval Flying Club, formed in 1931 to en- King's:-"Metropolitan," courage private flying among Queen's: "The Broadway Gondo naval officers, has now increased.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26

Cinemas

Her."

Sports

to about 200. To encourage Central:"Chinese Picture." younger officers to join they are | Oriental:-"Now And Forever." excused "at present from the en- World:-"Chinese Picture."" trance fee (15a), but this "con- Alhambra: "Way Down East." eession may not be continued in- Majestic:--"She," definitely. By Joining the R.NF.C. Star:-"Gold-Diggers Or 1935.* an officer automatically becomes a member of certain Hying clubs where facilities for flying, instruc- tion are provided. Information may be obtained from Comman-

Cricket. Triangular Tourna der E. W. Woodruti, R.N., secre tay, care of Royal Aeronauticalment, Hong Kong C.C. v. Army Society, B, Albemarle Street, W1.

Athletics Primary

English School, (Children's Playground, Kowloon City).

(Hong Kong C.C. Ground): First Division, Indian R.C, v. Hong Kong Electric: Craigengower Married v Singles; Kowloon C.C. v. Royal Navy: Second Division, Royal Navy v. Kowloon 0.0. the 1935 Football-"Sunday Herald" Cup, Portugal v. Wales (Causeway Bay), 3.30 p.m.

Yachting. Macao Race Cruisers, 7.30 am

London, Nov. 30. The 2nd Battalon. The Royal Scots Fusiliers, takes up duty to day in the 5th Infantry Brigade at Aldershot on transfer from the 14th at Catterick Camp.

The unit relieved is the 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, now on the COMMANDER FOR THE KENT way to Jerusalem. The 2nd Bat-

Commander K. M. L. Robinson, tallon of the old 21st Foot was at whose appointment to HMS. Kent, Aldershot after the South African flagship in China. dates from to- War and had at that time a link day, has been taking with the early Victorian Army, in

course at the RN, Stan College, its Colonel, Field Marshal. Sir

and last served afloat in H.M.AB. Frederick Haines, who had served. with the battalion. The unit's Canberra as squadron navigating stations before 1914 were Tid-ocer, Australian Squadron,

1932-34 - Commander Robinson worth, Dublin, Londonderry, and Gibraltar. Eighteeen battalions of went to sea from Dartmouth Col- the regiment served in the War which he served as midship- lege at the outbreak of the War, The tour of oversea garrison duty man of the cruiser Crescent and battle-cruiser Australia, and as sub-lieutenant and Heutenant in the destroyer Rosalind and the battleships Vallant and Superb. In 1919 he was appointed in com-

was resumed in India, The bat-

tallon left Ferozapore in 1930 for Shanghai and returned home in 1932.

mand of HMS. Gilía' on mine- sweeping duties in the Argean

SURVEYING SHIP

reduce to winter complement on December 5. Her present ship's company joined her at Chatham on March 26 for the surveying sea- son: The Kellett; completed in 1919, is a converted twin-screw minesweeper of the "Hunt” clam.

for

Moon-III Moon, 1st. Day. Sunrise.-8.59 a.m. Sunset -5.44

p.m.-.

Low at 2.16 and 12.34.

Tides.-High at 8.54 and 19.06;

EX-KAISER'S LECTURE

London, Nov 29,

his 76 years, has still the voice of The ex-Kaiser, who, in spite of

a vigorous man of middle age, spoke for nearly an hour on the origin and history of the Greer temple and its influence on Euro- pean architectum

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1ST CAVALRY BRIGADE · Brigadier Francis, W. Bullock Marsham, D.S.O., M.O,, A.D.C., will

I have received an account of a complete his tenure in command of the 1st Cavalry Brigade at

recent lecture given at Doorn by Aldershot on April 2 He com-

HMS, Kellett, Lieutenant- the ex-Kaiser to a group of lead- manded the 3rd Carabiniers which Commander F.H. B. Baker, one of gists, writes a correspondent.

ing Dutch and German, archaeolo"" was in the brigade until recently, the four surveying ships employ- His successor, announced yester ed in home waters, is ordered to day, Colonel C. W. M. Norrie, D.S.O.., M.C.. is of the 11th Hus- sars, but more recently was with the 10th in India. The compost tion of the 1st Cavalry Brigade for his first training season seit brigadier will be The Royal Scots Grays, recently, joined from Edin- burgh, The Queen's Bays, and 4th Queen's Own Hussars......... Colonel The new sloop Aberdeen la to be took part. Prominent among Norzle was Brigade. Major of his | launched at Devonport on January them was Dr. Leg Frobenius,' the new brigade from 1928 to 1930. 22, 1938. This is the first of the German explorer and anthropolo Among his staff posts in France six sloops of the 1934 construction - gist. “ were two with the Tanka, Later programme, to be put afloat. Her These his, regiment was converted irito, keel was laid on June 12 last, and | blessi an armoured-car unit, this ex- the should be ready for périence should be valuable in the new mobile, division in which the -1st Cavalry Brigade will be in Feluded.

LAUNCH OF NEW SLOOP

the autumn of 1938, when accord- ing to present arrangements the wil relleve the Bryony in the Mediterranean Fleet,

After the lecture there WAS' I general discussion, in which the Dutch and German : professors

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