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THE SERVICES

(By Air Mail, London, Jane 26)

ROYAL NAVY'

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT Captain H. R. G. Kinahan will be succeeded to-day in the Naval Ordnance Department, which he Joined as Assistant Director in October. 1934. Since March, 1936. he has been "Deputy Director. Captain F. W. H. Jeans is promot- ed from Assistant to Deputy Di- rector, and Captain M. M. Denny, late executive officer of the cruiser Shropshire. is the new Assistant Director.

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Newnham; and Gloucester, arriving at Gloucester on June 28.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937,

LONDON GAZETTE THE DRESS OF

FRIDAY, JUNE 25 ADMIRALTY, JUNE 17

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Captains LO. Jones, B. G. B. The mechanized 8th Army Field Mitchell, and H. A. Bass to be Brigade, R.A., is to march into Maja and to take rank and pre- Wales, leaving Gallsbury Flain on cedence in the order shown (April June 29 with 18-pounders. 4.524): Captain e. V. Walton to be howitsers,

other Maj. (June 7).'" vehicles. The march will be by way of Melksham, Bath, Bristol, aloucester, Chepstow, and the Rhonada Valley. The column will return to Bulford on July 9 after a march of 334 miles.

· APPOINTMENTS ASSUMED TO Lieutenant-Colonel H. B. D. Will- cox, D.S.O.. MC., on promotion from the 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, totris at Quetta this week as 0.9.0.1 in the Staff College.

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Captain Kinahan is to sea service in. command of H.M:S. Orion, which is to take the place of the Dragon in the America and West Indles Squadron. In 1914-19 he served in H.M.S. Queen Eliza-

Colonel H. L. Evans, M.C.. has beth. both at the Dardanelles, Joined the Army Armoured Fight where he was commended for sering Vehicles School from half pay vice in action, and in the Grand 13 instructional chief to

driving and maintenance wing in Dorset,

Fleet. He was gunnery ameer of the Hood and Repulse and. as a commander, executive officer of

the Hawkins, when flagship of the Cruiser Squadron. Atlantic

2nd Fleet.

CRUISE OF THE DURBAN The programme of the cruise in Scottish waters of HMS. Durban. Dagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Gerald Dickens. Commanding the Reserve Fleet, has been amended

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Major C. W G. Grimley, M.O..

The following Leuts. to be Captains:D. L. C. Duncan, B. W. de Courcy-Ireland (Flying Officer. RAF), J. Lampen (April 24); A R. Burch Faying Officer. RAF) (May 24): R. C. de M. Leathes (June 7).

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JUNE 18 R.N. Lieut-Comdr. J. W. Hoskyns. placed on Retd. L'st at own request with rank of Comdr. (June 16); Lleut. S. Perkins placed on Retd. List June 16); Cd. Shipt., W. J. Bendy, M.BE, placed on Retd. List with "rank of Shipt. Lieut. (June 22).

JUNE 19 R.N.

Lieut. (E) J. Burtenshaw to be The Duke of Wellington's Regi- Licut-Comdr. (E) (June 13); Surg. ment, who has been commanding out HE B. Curjel, M.B., BS., the 8th Battalion. The "Nigeria to be Surg Leut-Comdr. (June Regiment at Eniga for some time, has assumed an area command with the local rank of lieutenant- colonel.

SERVICE FLYING CLUBS Membership of the Household

18).

JUNE 21 R.N.

OUR ARMY

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Why are the Gordons net to oc allowed to have a guard of honour in full dress; not even at their own expense? Nature has given them a fine appearance,

"QUE FEATHER BONNETS" "Is that the way to attract re- cruits? We must get back our full dress, our feather bonnets and our doublets.

"A girl will contribute as much as 3a 6d. towards the combined ex- pense of a walk-out with a young Guardsman in his red coat. Since the Highlanders were put into blue tunics the most any girl would contribute, unless she was dotty, is sixpence. ¡

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"I hope." Sir Ian said, "that we shall manage to draw a little clo- ser to England, as well as to the Continent of Europe, during the chairmanship of two officers well trusted by their respective clans Major Fetherston-Godley and former has. with his delegates. own Lord Airlie. The

created a kindly feeling for Eng- land in many of the larger cities of Central Europe and the Bal-

Paymr. Lieut.-Comdr, (Retd.) "kans." J. V. Sandison to be Paymr. Comdr. (Retd.) (June 17).

Actg. Sub-Lleuts. to be Sub-

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Lord Airlie, who presided at the

received In reply to a vellum ad- conterence, read out a telegram

L.King.

dress presented to His Majesty the

to the following:-Ullapool, June Brigade Flying Club, to which Mr. Leuta with seny, as stated:TA. J.

21-24: Oban and Ballachulish. June 24-July 5; Portrush. July 5-8: Loch Long, Clyde. July 8-12; Liver- pool, July 13-15; Falmouth, July 18-19; Devonport, July 19-20; and return to Portsmouth, Jely 21.

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APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty:-

Surgn. Cdrs.-W. P. Vicary, M.R. C.S., L.R.C.P. to Cardin (Aug, 12; J. D. Bangay, OBE, M.R.CS., R.C.P., to Victory for R.N.B. (Apg. 14); T..Madi, M.B., to Victory for R.N. Hospl., Haslar (July 17); J. F. M. Campbell, M.B., to Drake for R.N.B. (July 19); W. J. Colborne. MRCS. LRG.P.. to President for course (Aug. 11); J. Hamilton. M.B., to President for course (July

7).

Lt. (F/O.. R.A.F.).-B., H. G. Strokes, to Victory for R.A.F. sta- tion, Gosport, for course, and to Sussex, un completion of course.

Lt; (E).-D. A. Williams, to Pem

Fermor-Hesketh, who was killed in France recently. belonged, is the largest of the three service flying clubs. The Royal Naval and the Royal Air Force Flying Clubs each has a membership of 200.

The Brigade. Club, which was founded Heston. in 1928. has its headquarters-at

almost every serving officer in the Its membership, which includes Household Cavalry and Brigade of Guards as well as many past off- belong to the Ladies' Annexe of the cers and a number of ladies who

Guards' Club, is nearly double that of its nearest rival.

from Hanworth and members of The 'Navy'sfying club operates. the RA.F. who want a busman's holiday fly with their club at Hat feld. Surprisingly, the R.A.F. Fly- ing Club is the youngest, of the four years ago. three, having been founded only

number of club machines, possess- It can, however, boast the biggest broke for M.TE, Chatham (Julying four as against the Army's one 14): H: H. Finch-Dawson, to Nor- and the Navy's none.

WŁ Engr.-F. J. Howe,

fcik (July 21).

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RETIREMENT

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List

Cd. Gunter (T-F. C. Broom- feld, placed on the Retd. (April 1).

NAVAL BATHROOMS The latest Admiralty decisions in reply to requests for the review of service conditions Illustrate the Improvements in naval amenities In the last 20 or 30 years.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE

THORNEY ISLAND STATION A station headquarters will form Thorney Island. Emsworth, Hants, or August 30, on which date this new station will be placed un- in-ci. Coastal Command, in No. 16. der the command of the A.O.C.-

(Reconnaissance) Group.

The aerodrome may be used Naval seamen in naval, barracks

from August 3 for aircraft of per- are now provided with long baths.

sonnel. visiting on duty in con- Even during the war there were will not be available for general nection with the opening, but it many ships where only the Captain use until October. 4. The nearest enjoyed a full-length wash.

The railway station officers had to bath in fiat, round three miles away.

13 at Emsworth, baths placed loose on the floor of a tiled compartment.

When the ship rolled the officers, sitting cross-legged in their tin trays like Chinese Buddhaa, alid backwards and forwards over the glazed deck, cannoning off each other as though at a fun fair.

ADMIRAL-ACTOR

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About 1,450 acres at Thorney. Is- Ministry for £78,500, including Iand were purchased by the Air

the like, and altogether about compensation for disturbance and

the island into a base for Ave £575,000 is to be spent on making squadrons and a training fight, LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Buckeridge (July 16 R. Foster (May 1. 1936); J. D'O. Nott (Aug. 16, 1938); "M.

1936); K.

Faber (Nov. 1, 1936),

JUNE 22 R.N.

Comdr. J. F. Paget placed on Retd. List at own request with

Supply Officer C. J. R. Souhamy to rank of Captain (June 14): Wt. be Cd. Supply Officer (April 16).

* JUNE 23

B.N. Lieut, C. A. Bacon placed Retd. List (June 23),

JUNE 24 R.N.

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placed on Retd. List at own request Cd. Ord. or. W. West, MB.E,

with rank of Ord. Lieut. (June 24).

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solution submitted by the Glasgow The conference accepted a It-

Area Council, and accepted by the National Executive, to the effect that to fulfil the principles of the British Legion (Scotland) a youth or Junior section be formed and to

operate under the full control and jurisdiction of each branch.

That a special committee be Appointed to consider the future activities of the British

Legion (Scotland) as set forth in an at- tached memorandum" was a mo- tion in the name of the Dunferm- line branch, the Fife and Kinross

Council. Ares Council, and the National

It was stated that both resolu- tions would receive the careful Lieut. R. St. C. Arkwright to be consideration of the National Ex- Captain (June 24).

ecutive Counell.

JUNE 25 R.N.

Cd. Gunr. E. J. Keene placed on Retd. List (June 25); Cd. MAA A. B. Jenkins, M.BE, placed on Retd. List (June 25).

WAR OFFICE, JUNE 25

REGULAR ARMY COMMANDS. AND STAFF Maj. E M. Binauer, MC., ret. pay, late R.E.. to be Dep. Asst. Dir. of Fortifications and Works, War Office (temp.) (March 1).

CAVALRY

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4th H.--Lt. J. C. L. Jones resigna his commn. (June 24).

KOYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Lt. Col. D., C. Wilson, D.8.0. retires on ret. pay (June 25); Lt. C. C. McCreight is placed on the h.p. list on account of ill-health (June 26),

CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS

Lt. C. R. D. Tuckey resigns ha comm, (June 25).

ROCAL CORPS OF SIGNALS. Captain J. H. Moppett la secd. whilst empld, as Instr., Sch. of Bignals (June 13).

FOOT GUARDS "C. G'da Lt. H. W. F. Walker is rest to the estabt. (May 30). (Substituted for the notin, in the "Gazette of May 28).

INFANTRY

The late Admiral Sir William Fisher's readiness is well illustrated pionships will be held at the Chis- The R.A.F. lawn tennis cham- by a story of him when he was wick Park Club, Chiswick, from Commander-in-Chief of the Med-Wednesday to Saturday, July 14 terranean Fleet. He used to 80 to 17. Entry forms should be re- ashore at Malta in civvies, wearing turned to Squadron Leader A. C. a large black felt hat, and always insisted on his barge arriving puric-

B. Harrison. M.C. (honorary Asst. tually, to take him back to his Headquarters, Hillingdon House, secretary). Bomber Command flagship.

day, July 3, and the draw will take Uxbridge, by first post on Satur- place on July 10.

One afternoon he was standing on the quayalde, fust about to em- 'bark, when an Englishwoman tourist observed to another: "What an odd person that is. He looks

like an actor out of work.”

As he started to walk down the steps to his barge. Bir William Fisher turned and taking off his hat with a sweep, said: "An actor, madami, possibly. But not out of work

THE ARMY

LONG RECRUTTING MARCHES The 12th Royal Lenders will be gin a 270-mile recruiting march on Thursday Akmall column of armoured cats, lorries, motor cycles, and cars will leave Tid worth and will pass through Gloucestershshire; Somerset, and

at Barnataj

Devon

The Its will: day) Bu and Sunday) and

Coleford

plonships will be held at Halton The airmen's lawn tennis cham- from Monday to Saturday, July 26

of the annual toumament of Prin to 31. The semi-finals and finals. cess Mary's RAF. Nursing Bervice was played at Uxbridge. Wednesday, June 30,

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› MACHINE-GUN RECORDS Spectators at the rehearsal of the R.AF. Pageant at Hendon were asking the identity of the officer whose excellent commentary through the 180 loud speakers was a feature of the show. He was Squadron-Leader HJ Baker, of the Fighter Command, who was also in charge of all the signal arrangements.

In his glass panelled observation box he revealed: one of the minor secrets of the page

The realisti which was heard

the

PENSION GRIEVANCES Motions regarding pension grie vances occupied a considerablé part of the time of the conference, and most of them were for con- sideration by the, N.E.C...

During the discussion Dr. Mac- Laren, Shields, Edinburgh, said the Ministry of Pensions were far too hard-hearted in dealing with cases

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The following promotions appointments Order of the Hospital of St. John to the Venerable of Jerusalem which have been of disability aggravated by war sanctioned by the King were an- service. The Ministry saw the men and what was the result of the

nounced in the "Landon Gazette": Knights. Mr. Nigel Corbet Flet- visits? It should be stated in pub-cher, Sir Jeremiah Colman, Mr. lie that out of every 100 men who James Whitson Jack, Lt Col Bir were recommended by panel doc- James Sands Elliott, Mr. Richard tors for treatment only about 40 were accepted; ·

He challenged the Ministry on that point, he added, as he himself had recommended cases time and again. which had been turned down.

A delegate called out that the proportion of cases' accepted was not so high as 40 per cent.

vrying Le Sueur, Mr. Gregory Sprott, Col. Bir Leslie Orme Wilson, Sir Patrick Duncan, Air Chief MRT- shal Sir Robert Moore Brocke- Popham, Lord Wakehurst. Viscount Craigavon, Mr. Vincent Massey, Mr. Lawrence Roger Lumley, M.P., and Prof. George Knox.

Associate Knight-Sir Firozkhan Noon,

Dames. Mrs. garet Dalziel Williams, Mrs. Alice Constance Mar-

Vincent Massey, Viscountess Gal- way.

The Council were instructed to request the Ministry of Pensions to accept a larger measure of res- ponsibility for the treatment of disability pensioners' rather than Commandera.-Lt. Col. H. Ross, refer them to panel doctors. LM.S., F. P. Wilson; G. Watkin, A. Other resolutions referred to B. Cardew, MB., F.R.08.Ed. Capt. statistics kept at Employment Ex-P. 3. Johnston-Saint, Lt. Col. W. changes of ex-service men regis-Chaloner, Bir Charles Marston, tered; the age-limit for the em- Major L. F. C. Maclean, A. Morris, ployment of ex-servicemen set by Sir William Clare Lees, E. L. Hann, local authorities; medical referees Bir Evan Williams, Col F. H. under the Workmen's Compensa Theron, N. McDougall, M.B., F. J. tion Act; the proposed Forth and Butchinson, T. H.. Goddard, M.B., Tay road bridges, and delegations Sir Henry Lindo Ferguson, M.D., Sir to "enemy" countries.

Henry, Horton, E. Pratt, M.D., L4- On the suggestion of the Edin- Col. J. P. 8. Ward. M.R.CS, burgh Area Council it was agreed: LR.C.P, Major E. W. Herrington, that the annual memorial service LRCP. MR.CS. E. McIntyre, Durham.LI-Lt. F. de Robeck is to the late Field-Marshal Earl MRCS, LEC.P., 8. J. Warren, Sir Force (June 17)ganised by the Border Area at ACW Knox, M.B. Sir Walter secd. for, serv, with the sddan Det. Halg. founder of the Legion, or Harold Spencer, Morris, K., Capt. A and B.H-Maj. EF Bu Dryburgh Abbey in June each year, MCA Allen, A. E. Wilson. Captain chenen M.C., retires on ret. pay should be recognised as the oncial H. F. C. Crookshank, MP., Lt. COL (June 17); Captain and Bt. Maj.service.S CB. Robertson, M.C. to be Maj. (June 17) table d

The Bufs-Lt. J.R. P. Williams to be Captain (April 1),

W. York R. Capt. J. A. Barlow is seed whilst holding "the appt. of Supt., S.A. Experimental Estabt. (May 1).

Word R-Capt. and Bt. Maj. H. E R. Ford, MC., in secd: for serv. as an Adft... Aux, Force. Burma (May 20).

The following Staff Nurses to be Bisters-Miss D. Blackwood (Jan. 30): Miss G. Roberts, Miss M. LR Jack (May 1),

BWL Beales H 8 Cann, T. 01

bins, Bir Robert John Webber, J. H Davies, Col.C. Cole-Hamilton,

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL tenance Wing (June 19); Capt. LC. E. Salt, M.B. J. Brine, C. S MILITARY NURSING SERVICE G. Hynes, R Tank Corps from Falconer, Major J. R. Thomas, M.B Sister Miss L. Winter resigns her Instr. (CLF) to be Instr. (CL W. Young. M.D., LI, CO W. R. apps (June 241

Wing (June 19). 15), Driving and Maintenance Battye, MLB, FR.CS., Burg Rear- Adml PT. Nicholls, H. Gibbons, Moppett, R. Signals, to be Instr. Miss Alice Mand Walker, Lady Sch. of Signals Captain E. J. E Mr. Eliza Mary Balcombe, Brown, (CLCC) (June 19).

Plender, Countess of Plymouth. Inapn. Dept-Maj (DO) P. Mrs Calle Cornelius Grimtha, Mrs. the appt. of Asst. to the Chief Mary, Lady Walwyn. Taggart, OBE RA relinquishes Harriett Emma Parke Eileen Inspr. of Armamenta (June 16) Associate Commander Cross LE (DO) ALWA Apline, DOM. RA to Aust to the Chlef inspr..

The following provi. Staff Nurses. Miss D E. James Miss HE M are confirmed in their appt.

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firs Captain F. R. Brooke R Tank of Armaments Cane 16),

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Capt. 6. A. Dixon EB), Driving and Main-Bedia Htia Herts, F to be and June 19) Capt. G. Ant Supt (OL. 00) (May 19)

ank Corne, from Crom-Wing to be

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MEMORANDAZING GCD Proud 11th Bika R anted the local rank of Lt.

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Col while empla. s 411 Attacha turaden - ar 650, 2nd Grade) May11); Maj and Bt. LtCols E Mockler Ferryman, MC RA to be 0.5.0. 2nd Grade, Australian Mil. Forces. (June-15),

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ERUPTION

Why suffer humiliation from the scrutiny of passers-by? If your face is marred by disfiguring eruption, an angry rath, or un- sightly blotches, a course of Cutiara treat ment will quickly clear you skim. Heali starts with the first application Itching, irritation and smarting stop Pimples begin to dry up and your mirror shows a visible impi each day until, in a few days, scarcely trace of the disfigurement remains.

ECZEMA

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PRICKLY HEAT PIMPLES BOILS ABSCESSES

FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS

Wash, the affected part alight and morning with Cuticurs Soup and hot!

Dry gently and apply Cuticuïn Ointesent. This daily treatment'co-, "leves inching and alleys fundanturatioéie 42 docs, nod ls so fanfallink senały/

Curicus penetrates to the depths of the eruption. It destroys the lurkin vering and cradicates the poisons which keep the disease active, it hea

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