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WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR

The following were the positions of warships in harbour yester

day:-

North Wall: H.MS. Delight. HMS, Duchess.

South Wall; HMS. Duncan. “ East Wall: H.M.S. Phoenix. H.M.S. Regent, H.M.S. Regulus.

North Arm: HMS. Cumberland, HMS. Falmouth.

West Wall Dock: HMS. Berwick, H.MS. Bruce, H.M.S. Sandwich. "In Dock: HMS. Osiris, H.M.S.

Rambow. H.M.S. Pandora.

No. 1 Buoy: HM.S. Hermes, No. 2 Buoy HMS. Medway and Submarines.

No. Buoy: HM.S. Diamond. H.MS. Daring.

No. 8 Buoy: H.M.S. Diana. H.MA Grimsby.

Foreign; U.S.8. Mindanao, U.S.S. Tulsa. French Lamotte-Picquet.

and gunboat Argus.

FLAGSHIP OVER-HAULED The Lamotte-Picquet, flagship | of Vice-Admiral J. P. Esteva, Com- mander-in-Chief of the French Naval Forces in the Far East, has completed her over-hauling at Tal- 100.

DESTROYERS FOR CHINA The destroyer Westcott, late of the 8th Flotilla, Home Feet, which has been ordered to China to re- lieve the Bruce, left Devonport and called at Gibraltar. November -11; Malta, November 14-19. She is ex- pected in Port Said. November 23- 25: Bucz, November 25; Aden. December 1-2: Bombay, December 8-12: Colombo, December 15-19; Penang. December 24-28; and Sin- gopore, December 29-January 2, arriving at Hong Kong on January 9. Commander E. M. Loly, now in command of the Bruce, will trans- fer to the Westcott on her arrival Lieutenant-Comdr. C. M. Lentaigne. late in command of the Cygnet. will take out the Westcott and

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

INCREASE IN DEATHS FROM DIPHTHERIA

An increase in the number of deaths from diphtheria is noticed in the weekly, return from the Health authorities, showing the number of cases of notifiable disease, which have been notified as having occurred in the Colony during the week ended November 14. Out of eleven cases registered. eight victims were claimed, and this la markedly in contrast to the two deaths from six cases reported for the previous week.

Seven cases of typhoid fever were reported, deaths occurring in four of them, while one case of chicken-pox with fatal result was notified.

Forty-nine deaths from tuber- culosis were also notified.”

Cerebro-spinal fever and puer- peral fever each claimed one case.

For the 24 hours ended Novem- ber 16, three further cases were notified. Three occurred in the Victoria District while the fourth occurred in Kowloon.

For the period under review an- other case of typhoid fever was reported This was imported.

of Payr. Lt.-Cdr. (seny, Nov. 1).

Sig. Lt. (Retd.).-H. J. Cook, to rank of Sig: Lt.Cdr. tretd.) (seny. Nov. 2).

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ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY

Annual Report Discloses Sound

Position"

GENERAL MEETING

*TO-MORROW

السين محمد

The report or the Committee of the St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong, for the year ending Sep- tember 30, discloses a very sutis- factory state of affairs, with as-

It sets totaling $7,074.00. la notified that the seventh annual general meeting of the society will be held in the Jacobian Room o Hong Kong Hotel to-morrow at 5.30 p.m.

The report continues: "

MEMBERSHIP

It is with the deepest regret we record the deaths of Messrs. W. 8. Bailey and A. F. L. Maginnis.

Our membership's now:

Life Members 22" Ordinary Members 13), Associate Members 10--Total:- 152.

During the past year twelve ordinary members and three asso- clate menibers joined and one re- joined the Society.

Forty members left the Colony on retirement or transfer.

The President and Committee appeal to you to recruit пен members in order to maintain the membersh.p of the Society.

COMMITTEE

*

During the past year Messrs. J.

Payr. Sub-Lts.—A. J. Pack. P. A. V. Lloyd-Bostock, J. H M. Cole, and W. S. Tute, to rank of Payra Ritchie and L. P. Lane resigned Lt. (seny.. Nov, 1).

Gunner

(T).-L. "H

Vick, rank of Lt. (seny. Oct. 10),

RETIREMENT.. Lt.Cdr.-A. M. Hughes, at own 1equest (Nov. 6).

ROYAL MARINES

from the General Committee on to leaving the Colony. We desire to record our appreciation of their

Majors.-R. H. Quin, M.V.O., to

services on the Committee.

CEREMONIES

On the occasion of the funeral at HM King George Fifth on the January 28, a wreath was placed

PROF. FORSTER'S SHIPPING

JOURNEY

Difficulty Of Crossing Borders

ROTARY TIFFIN TALK

Speaking at the weekly time of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong. held at the Hong Kong Hotel yes- terday, Professor L Forster de- uvered the final chapter of his "England to Hong Kong by train” talks

The following guests were in troduced to the Rotarians by Mr. W. N. Thomas Tain. President:- Mr. James W. Rabbitt, Tokyo: Mr. N. Hassenkamp, Bremen: Mr. N. Ratnerr, Hong Kong; Mr. R. F. G. Kelly, Baltimore, U.S.A.: General Morris Cohen, Canton: Mr. T. N. Cheng, Swatow.

who

COMPETITION Christmas*

Speedier Services In

Near Future

EUROPEAN-FAR EAST RUN

on the

Shipping competition European-Far East route will be intensifed in the near future whom a number of new and fast liners, now being built by their respective owners, will be put into service.

companies The policy of the concerned in building these new veisels is strictly a matter of re-.

placing certain vessels which, by their age, will soon become out of date. or getting their number of ship on service in line with rival

Deets.

P. & O.

Two modern and speedy liners. of are being built for the P. and O.

acet and the

it la conjectured by shipping circles that they will be put in commission in the Far East service next year. Both vessels will be of the type and tonnage of the Strathmore, one of the P. and O.'s three "white sisters." The Strathnaver and the. Strathaird are the other two. The general design of these two ships will re- main unchanged and the BIOG colour scheme will be used, al- though a number of internal re- finements will be introduced."

THE ROTARY SPIRIT

Mr. James W. Rabbitt,

Was Tokyo,

Introduced by President

Bald that ho

the was, the representative of Rotary Club of his city at the Atlantic City Conference and asked the guest to say a few words. Mr. Rabbitt, stated that it would be difficult for him to give Hong Kong Rotarians an impression he got at Atlantic City. However, through out his trip in England and the Continent, and his return to the East via Suez, he was particularly impressed by the spirit of Rotary which was present at all the

Rotary Clubs in the various cities he visited. The speeches he heard were all fitted to the various poli- tical situations in the world and

they were all delivered without the personal opinion of its speakers.

THE CORONATION RUSH

being Meanwhile, plans are made by the P. and O. for two fast liners from India to be employed for the anticipated rush during the Coronation next year. In all probability the liners Viceroy of India and the Strathmore will be Pressed into service for this. The two vessels will take only sixteen days to complete the run to Lon-

the normal schedule. Passengers will, therefore, be able to reach the scene of the Coronation a few days before it takes place.

transfer to the Bruce on arrival in Terror II, and 2. St. J. Brockman, at the foot of His late Mayesty's the speaker reminded his listeners don, which is five days less than

succession to: Commander Loly. The destroyer Thracian, which has been retted at Devonport, will accompany the Westcott to the China Station, for service at Hong Kong.

BASE SHIP AT SINGAPORE Commander T. W. Whitehorn is appointed in command of HMS. Terror, base ship at Singapore, in succession to Commander C. B. C. Swayne, The Terror is the 15-in. gun monitor which served in the Dover Patrol during the War, and

to. Queen Elizabeth.

ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE

statue.

Wreaths were laid on the Ceno- Lt.-E. J. R. Pollitt. to Denance taph by your President and Com (Oct. 31), and to Drake (Nov. 14).mittee on Armistice Day and St.

Pay. L-A T. Wood, to Iron Patrick's Day..! Duke (Nov. 5).

APPOINTMENT Surgn. Cmdr. C. Souter, M.B., to Drake, Nov. 2.

Burgn. Lt.-L Merril, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., to Scarab, Oct. 1.

PROMOTIONS

Sub-Lt (E)-P. O. Openshaw, to

was allocated for her present duty rank of Lt. (E), seny Nov. 1.

in 1933 after several years as turret drlilship at Portsmouth

Commander Whitehorn was re- lieved in July after two years as Commander at Gibraltar Find

Assistant to the Maintenance Cap- tain. He was the youngest officer of his rank at the time of his pro- motion in 1925, receiving early ad- vancement in recognition of the promptness and Armness he dis- played when in command of the gunboat Cockchafer on the Yang- tze on the occasion of the murder of an American citizen. He has aince been executive oficer in the cruisers Melbourne, Adelaide, and Devonshire, and has commanded the minesweeper Albury."

The following appointments were made by the Admiralty:—

Engr. Capt.--T Spalding,

'to Drake for R.N.E. College. Keyham, and as Engr. Capt. In Charge

(Nov. 25).

Surgn: Cupt.-E. St. G. S. Good- win, M.D., to Nelson, and as F.M.O, and Specialist in Hygierde (Nov. 24).

Cdrs.-H. D. Nichol, to Pre- sident for duty in T.D., Admiralty (Nov. 2); and L. M. Shadwell, to President (Dec. 18), and for duty in Plans Division. Admiralty. ·

Engr. Cdra.-A. E B Seccombe and H. R. Whitehouse, to Vernor for HPE course (Nov. 8).

Car. (E)—A B Coventry, to Vernon for HP.E. Course (Nov. 9). Lt.-Cars-E. L. Pemberton, to Dryad (Nov. 9); B. L. Robertshaw and C. G. W. Donald, to York (Dec.

· 181; And H. G. D. de Chair, to Wrestler, in command (on commz.).

Chaplains-Rev. G. F. Grove, to Exeter (or, recommy.); and Rev. J. D. Bartlett, to Drake for R.N.B. (Nov. 3).

Wt. Writer. F. OLeary, to

rank of Cd. Writer, seny. Oct. 17.

W.8.0.-W. J. Tilsed, to rarik of Cd. Supply Officer, seny. Oct. 21.

ANNUAL BALL Owing to the death of H.M King George Fth the Annual Ball arranged for March 16 was cancelled.

DINNER

A successful dinner was held in the Roof Garden Hong Kong Hotel on Saturday May 23. It is regretted that this function did not receive the support that was

anticipated.

* CHARITY

Your Committee expended the ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE sum of $640 on Charity during the Payr. Lt. Cmdr.-A. P. Gillespie,year. This amount is larger than placed on the Retd. List, with rank in previous years

In accordance with Rule No: 14 your Committee cannot dévote to Charity in any one financial year an amount greater than the total income for

of Payr. Odr., Nov. Z.

L-R. H. Culverwell to Doon, Nov. 5: to Pembroke, Nov. 7; to Defiance, Nov. 28: and to Drake. Dec. 12.

Act. Sub-Lt-C."F. Parker, to Pembroke, Nov. 7; to Defiance, Nov. 28: 'to Drake. Dec. 12; and to Barham, Jan. 9.

Wt. Engr.-W. G. S. Lack, to Winchester, Nov. 3.

APPOINTMENTS

Cdra.-G. F. Renwick, to Dolphin (Nov. 16) and to Viscount, In.com- mand (Dec. 15); and M. Cunning ham, to Pembroke (Dec. 15).

Engrs. Cdra.-R. G. Forsyth, to Viętory (Nov. 9); and H. H. R. Brown, to Woolwich (Nov. 16).

JOURNEY CONTINUED Professor Forster, was, then call- ed to deliver the concluding chap- ter of his talks. In his opening

that at his last speech he left off. at the part when he was in the Manchult railway station, sleeping overnight on a hard bench in order to get his visa from the local au- thorities there.

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got from

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LLOYD. TRIESTINO The Italian Lloyd Triesting Line

The Impression:

planning to have four fast Russia, however. was that the wo-liners in regular service, instead of men are doing the same work and only three as formerly. This will being treated the same way as the "speed up" their regular schedule They enjoyed the same and, with the Conte Verde, Conte privileges and responsibilities as Rosso and the Victoria, with the their men and were to be met with addition of the new ship, a fort- in all the walks of profession. This nightly service will be maintained. was utterly in contrast to the At present there is a call at Hong situation in Germany where its Kong once every three weeks both women were confined to the home outward and homeward. in keeping with the spirit of the Germanic polley.

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HARBIN'S POVERTY

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA The Nippon Yusen Kalaha are also planning the building two or The speaker then traced the ex-three new lifer for their Euro- pean run. These vessels, however, periences and impressions he ob- tained by his travels throughout will replace the older ships on Manchukuo and described Harbin the run, which will soon be de- as not a very pre-possessing city.clared obsolete by their owners.“ it had a bad reputation from the These ships therefore will result the previous year.moral point of view. It had been in the speeding up of another These charitable grants constitute, very hard hit by the political and | service. a main" part of the work of the military situations in that country Society, your Committee therefore and a great deal of poverty existed

desire to impress on all members within it. The Rotary Club there,

tine importance of the enrolment however, have taken in hand the of new members and of prompt | beggar situation and have created payment of annual subscriptions. a colony where the poor arë given housing and the subsistences of

FINANCE

The total Assets of the Society fe are #7.074.00.

city.

JACKIE COOGAN

AND THE FILMS

STAGING COMEBACK

CENTRE OF CULTURE Our thanks are due to Messrs. Pelping is a very interesting F. G. Maunder and W. B. Finnigan the speaker sald, and pointed out On November 12 the "Hong Kong for acting as Hon. Auditors.. that it would a tragedy of the first Daily Press” reported ari Interview The 1st Battalion the Royal order if it should cease to be the which was given to its representa- Lt.-Cdra.-Q. E C. Wood, to Ulster Rifles arrived in the Colony centre of culture in China. It was tive by Mrs. LR. Coogan, the Yourke cutting Oxford from England. I'mother of Jackie, Coogan, one of Shikari, in command (Nov. 9); at the end of last year.

desire D" Crossman, to Nelson (Nov. 24): Committee

place on After tracing his journey to his | Hollywood's most famous of child G. R. Waymouth, to Victory (Nov. record their thanks and apprecia arrival in Hong Kong, the speaker prodigies. Mrs. Coogan was a 25); 4. C. Creswell, to Stoke (Dec. tion to Lieut. Col. R. M. Rodwell stated that the abiding impression passenger on the liner Empress of 23), and to Medway (on re and Officers for the support given he obtained was the difficulty one Canada, en route to Honolulu to commg)); and J. V. W. Frizelle, to

to the Society.

had of crossing the borders from spend a short vacation there. She Lupin (Dec. 15);"

Germany to Poland, Poland to was accompanied by her elder son, Russia, Russia to Siberia, and Mr. R. Coogan. Siberia to Manchukuo.

Lt-Car, (E).-D. 8. Holt-Wil- son, to Hasty ton coming.)..

bo

WHIST DRIVES

Lt.-E. A. Bigden, to Ebbtide, in The Civil Service Cricket Club command, temp. (Nov. 2); W. H. I will hold n Whist Drive to-morrow Bowater, to Douglas (Nov. 6), and commencing at 9 pm., and also on (on recomme, E. C. F. Nicolay, to Saturday 21st inst. commencing at Pembroke for Southampton (Dec. | 9.30 pm. 15), and to Southampton (on commg for trials and service); J. D. C. Little, to Rodney (Jan. 1); G. B. S. later, to Ganges; and # C. C. Henley, to President for course at R.N. College. Greenwich

(Jan. 4).

Act. Sub-Lt. C. Carver, to Sub-Lis-H E Fewins, to Shark; C. P, Norman, to Salmon; Dryad (Nov., 9). and B. G. Heslop, to Seahorse C. D. Gunners -H. Greensinde (Oct 2015)

(T.), to Tenedos (Nov. 6); and Balley, to Excellent (Nov. 9).

Cd. Engr-R . B. Truscott, to Venetia (Oct. 27),5

Pa77, Mid-H. M. de B, Lipscomb, to Royal Sovereign (Dec. 18), \(\

Gunner-Ho Player, to Southampton: and R. Smith, to Shefeld (Nov. 10). || ||

W. Writer.-E. J. Corbin, to Drake (Nov. 30)

PROMOTIONS:

Lts. (Retd.).-A G. H. Charman, to rank of Lt.-Odr. (retd.). (seny, Oct 22) B. Fleut and J. C. Do- miny, to rank of Lt-Cdr. (ratd.) (seny, Oct. 24). - .

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on the Address in, the Commons This step will be urged by, among others, Mr. Churchill and Admiral of the Fleet Bir Roger Keyes, States the "Evening Times”:

There is strong support among PA for the transference. They had hoped that the Air: Minis try would recognise the force in their claim and agree voluntarily to give full control of the Navy Air Force to the Navy.

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It will be argued that not only Gunner.-R. Tolliday,' to: '· Drake, for Newcastle (Nov. 10) and to is the Admiralty the datural con- Newcastle on comma, for trials troller of aircraft working with the Fleet but also that the Air Minis- and service).

try is overweighted with work.

Wt. Engr.-W. Lane, to Dolphin (Oct. 1); and RJ Brown. to Whitehall (Oct. 20).

› THE FLEET: AIR AKM ⠀

A demand that the control of the Fleet air arm shall be trans-

The debate will take place on the amendment to the Address on the subject of national defence.

There is a plan also to make the Fleet air arm the sole subject of a further debate if a member sup-

Past. Lta-Q. H. Ashby, J. P. ferred to the Admiralty will be perting the transference han luck McIntyre, and H. J. Reeder, to rank | made in the course of the debate in the private members' ballot.

INTERESTING FIGURES

fi.

Rotarian E. M. Raymond then thanked the speaker for his in teresting series of talks and point- ed out that the journey under taken by Professor Forster cover ed 8,882 miles. This was the third longest journey one could under- take by train while the other two distances were from Kowloon to Assuan 7ia Warsaw, 11,701 miles, and from Kowloon to Algeciras, 9,916 miles.

WEDDING

The forthcoming wedding is an nounced between Flying Officer Frederick Charles Hayward, RAF.,

Asked what Jackie's future plans were, Mrs. Coogan said, "Jackle is

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