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THE SERVICES

(By Air Mail, London, June 26)

ROYAL NAVÝ

PLANS DIVISION STAFF Commander R. G. R. Allen, B.E.. who is appointed to the Admiralty from to-day, will take

will take effect about the end of the year.

The War Office also announces the following appointments:—

Colonel F. H. Witts, D.S.O., M.C. to be Commander, 8th Infantry

up duty in the Plans Division of Brigade, with effect from Septem-

the Naval Staff (Trade. Bection) He has recently returned from Malaya, where he was staff officer

ber next.

Lieutenant-Colonci (temporary Colonel) J. G. Halsted, OBE, MC. The Loyal Regiment, to be As Bingapore, and also Naval At-Aldershot Command, with effect Quarter - Master-General, taché to Slam.

from September next.

(operations) to the Commodore at

Commander Allen was specializ- Ing in torpedoes in 1914, and re- ceived a War appointment to the destroyer Mohawk. From 1915 he was torpedo oficer of the cruisers. Carnarvon and Southampton and the battle-cruiser Tiger. The OBE was awarded him in Sep- tember, 1819. "for valuable services in several of H.M. ships during the War." As a commander. he has served at the Staff College. has been fleet, torpedo officer in the Atlantic Fleet, and executive officer of HMS. Delhi in the West Indies and Mediterranean.

MORE. PAY FOR COXSWAINS cers and petty oicers employed For many years chief petty on as torpede coxswains have received an allowance of id. a day. A new Order in Council states that as torpedo. coxswains

are now em→ ployed as coxswains of destroyers. the larger type of submarices, minesweepers. patrol vessels, &c. the admiralty are of opinion that the non-substantive pay for this rating "should be increased, and It is approved that the rate should be is. a day in future.

sistant

APPRENTICE TRADESMEN The War Ofce has decided, with affect from July 1. to make the age limit for boys competing at the entrance examinations for apprentice tradesmen, Royal Corps of Signals, 14 years and three months to under 15 years on the date of enlistment. This decision

affects all boys competing at the examination next month.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

FLYING TRAINING SCHOOLS No. 2 Flying Training School is

to the new to be moved from Digby, Lincoln, Norton, Oxfordshire, which is be ing erected at a cost of about £478,000. Digby will become "a station for fighter squadrons in No. 12 (Fighter) Group.

aerodrome" at Brize

Brize Norton aerodrome may be

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1937.

A GARDEN CITY NOW

NO MORE

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Then it was noticed that two small islands had pushed up out of the sea near Vulcan Island. Mr. and Mrs. W. E, Chinnery and three other Europeans went out in a launch to investigate. They reach et Vulcan Island just half an hour before it blew

up. Looking said Mr. Chinnery, as the edge through the shallow blue water,"

of the Island we could see the greenish-yellow bottom of the sea slowly rising to the surface!

We turned our boat towards the wharf, but a small island ross a few yards in front of us. We

ed away as fast as we could. Before we had gone fifty yards we wharf, a sandy causway rise, three saw, between our boat and the

feet above the water. We made for shore in another direction! When we were only fifty feet away we heard a terrific explosion. The volcano had erupted. We jumped for it, and ran through muddy water to the beach, as a black mass with a periphery of gus, shot into the air. The next moment the bed of the ocean had risen and grounded our boat"

FREQUENT EXPLOSIONS. From another source we get an account of what happened next

SPLENDID TELEPHONE

OPERATORS Everyone praises the valuable work done by Mr. P. Noble, who remained at his post in Rabaul and kept the other operators working, to keep communications open during the first night of

terror.

At eight o'clock next morning came a tidal ware to complete the havoc. Small craft were flung on shore, and buildings demolished.

All the time the explosions con- tinued, and pumice dust descended on the unhappy town, burning and breaking the trees and des troying all vegetation, which is

several feet of warm aah. It is buried, like the streets, under

now like a town under snow, only the, anow is the wrong colour!

ANOTHER VOLCANO ACTIVE

Another European who, deserves great praise is Mr. Jack Barrie who stuck to his post and kept the electricity going from the power station throughout that dreadful night. The earth tremors increased. all night and next day. a meeting was convened by Judge Phillips, of all officials and leading business-men. It was decided to evacuate the hospital and order all residents to leave the city. From Vulcan Island a huge This decision was made not one column of white smoke, moment too soon. Hospital pe- pregnated with stones and pumice tients had been carried down to a waiting ship, and other ships asked to race to the rescue when a dense cloud of black smoke was. seen pouring into the sky from the vicinity of the old, Matup!. Crater," and it was obvious that

at Rabaul,

used from July 15 for aircraft of personnel visiting in connection with the opening. The station will be placed under the command of the A.O.C.-in-C., Training Com-was Aung skywarda. Frequent ex- NEW PHOTOGRAPHER BRANCH effect from August 18, and the brown smoke began to pour p

mand, in No: 23 (T) Group, with plosions were heard and then dark An Order in Council is published move of No. 2 School is to be com- wards. in the "London Gazette" institut pleted by September 20. The ing a separate branch for photo-postal address will be:-No. 2 ET grapher ratings in the Royal Navy S., Brize Norton, Carterton, on a substantive basia, together ford. The telephone, number is with one post of warrant photo-Witney 241 and the nearest rail- grapher. The change is deemed

way station is Bampton (G.W.R). expedient, for the more efficient 21 miles away. 'performance of photographic The move of No. 3 Flying Train- auties in the Navy. In the new ing School from Grantham branch there will be substantive South Cerney. Cirencester, is to

be completed by August 18.

and

ratings of photographer [able beaman grade), leading photo- grapher, petty officer photographer, and C.P.O. photographer. existing holders of non-substantive ratings will be assimilated to these new grades and allowed to reckon former service in an equivalent rating in the seaman branch to- wards progressive increase of pay In the photographer branch.

SALUTES AT GOTHENBURG The port of Gothenburg, Sweden. has been added to the official list of saluting stations in foreign countries. The saluting battery is near the Göta Alv in the west end "of the ground of the naval depôt. Warships berthing in the naval port went of the meridian of Knippelholm's lighthouse are not to fire, a salute. Those intending to enter the port of Gothenburg should begin the salute when passing Kappelholm's lighthouse. The new arrangement will come into force on July 1.

APPOINTMENTS

*

The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty:

CarsG. T. Philip, to Norfolk, in command: and E. G. McGregor. to Victory (July 1),

Surgn. Cdr.-E. B. Pollard, M.H. C.S., LR.C.F., to Pembroke for R.N.B. (June 24);

Lt.-Cdra.-G. M. S. Stitt, to Dryad (N). staff (May 30); J. R. D'Oyly, to Victóry, add, for RNB. (P. and R.T.) (July 5); R. F. A Redman, to Victory, addl. (P. and RT. School) (July 1): W. 3. G. Edward, to St. Vincent (Aug. 8) B. H. de C. Mellor, to Wellington (July 19); and F. Barchard, to Ganges (July 30).

Lts. J. B. Freven, to Rodney (N) (July 12): A. R. Kennedy, to Dryad (N) (June 28); R. J. Cooper ́(F/O., R.A.F.1. to Winchester (June 14); and M. F. Somerville. to Eagle *(June 28)..

PROMOTIONS

Lt. (E)-J. Burtenshaw, to rank of Lt.-Cdr. (E) (seny. June 15),

Surga. L.-H. E. B. Curjei, M.B., to rank of Surgn Lt-Car. (seny. June 18).

RETIREMENTS Lit-Cara.-J. W. Hoskyns and C. G. P. Jones, at own request, with rank of Car. (June 16 and 30 re- spectively).

L-8 Perkins, placed on the

Retd. List (June 16);

Cd. Shipt W. J. Benos, M.B.E., with rank of Shipt. Lt. (June 22),

THE ARMY..

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

Ox-

to

The following officers and air- men have been awarded special assessments on completing a

another volcano had become ac

the whole town would be in This increased and it seemed as

danger of asphixiation) The native. tives began to make tracks for the North Bide of the island. Euro- peans began to fing necessities nto sult cases and get out their cars. Most of them made for Kokopo, and they fared best. (Owing to the prevailing winds, the north side of the island suffered heavily from volcanio dust and

pumice).

Shortly after this appalling als- covery had been made the snip "Montara" hove in sight and the master, Captain Mitchel, has been warmly praised for the marvellous way in which he got away the remaining Europeans and Ave thousand natives.

Wonders were done by the many In a letter received by Mrs. C. helpers at Kokupe (and other

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course of flying instruction at No. L. Anthony we read how a friend places) in feeding refugees and CUSTOMS

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POLICE ORDERS

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and

10 Flying Training School, Tern of hers got away on the back or providing tents for their accom-i Hill, Shropshire:

a single-seater car, with others modation. Only by sheer hard Special Distinction-Acting Filot hanging onto the spare wheel work coupled with frilliant or- Officer A. H. McLaren.

"We started to make a dash forganization was the feeding Distinguished Pass-Acting Pilot the North Coast," (says the writes) housing of all that yest crowd of Officers K. F. Arnold, P. H. Jack-but ran into ashes and cinders refugees accomplished... son, and M. T. St. J. Pattle; Acting (which burned a hole or two in Sergeants F. B. Everest and D. J. my frock and made rather a mess

NO MORE GARDEN CITY Wood.

of me) Then we turned and

One thing is certain. "Rabaul as raced for Namanula. Dozens of

a garden city, la në mare! . Whe- cars were already heading that ther it can ever be restored de- just after five o'clock pends on whether the "powers that the first black-out" descended on be" think it safe to return there, us, we could see it coming, and were all prepared to be smothered. We made for the nearest water, but the car in front of us ditched CHINESE COMPANY

we got out, tore up shirts, ine Training Course-Part II-

and hankles, and wet them, to tie undermentioned members of the over our noses and mouths... ok Chinese Company will attend Chinese Company Headquarters on Monday, July 12 at 17:30 hours for Part II of Training Course:-

The following orders were issued yesterday by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King. Inspector General of Police.

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Constables R2 Chan Tak Chiu, R4 Tam Hlu Fung. R5 Woo How Ching. R6 Chan Shik Chun, RS Wong U San, R23 Kong Kar Yan, R25 Lee Chee Leung, and R37 Leung Wing Tseung

INDIAN COMPANY Training Course-Part III. The undermentioned members of the Indian Company will attend, In- dian Company Headquarters on Wednesday, July 14 at 17.30 hours for Part II of Training Course Knowledge of Trigger Pressing. and Handling of a Revolver):-

Constables R228 1 Din, R229 K Singh R239 K. B, Sheikh, R253 M. Absan. R289 M. Y. Khan, R208 M Khan, Rp80 M" Sherriff, R256 8. A. Shakoor R276 F. Khan, R276 A. A Khai R2H1 Tara Khán, P200

Din, R242 A Aziz and R211 §. Aras.

FLYING SQUAD undermentioned members of the Training Course-Part II The Flying Squad will attend Chinese Company Headquarters: on Mon- day. July 12 at 17.30 hours for examination in Part 1 of Train ing Course

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CRUISER

MURDER

CABIN BOY ON TRIAL

F

boy aboard, the Chinese Maritime Chung Chi Cheung, former cabin

Customs cruiser Cheung Keng sp- The shipping firm of which Bir peared before Mr. K. Keen at the Walter Carpenter is the head re- Central Magistracy. yesterday ported that two of their ships were afternoon charged with the mure overwhelmed with volcanic ash der of Captain Douglas Lorne and pumice and sunk into the har- Campbell, master of the cruiser bor. He is one of the leading and the attempted murder of the men in that part of the world and Chief Oncer, Chu Cheung Koen, he strongly disapproves or the aboard the cruiser in January Inst.

would prefer to unload his ships Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu fea of restoring Rabaul

Mr. E. E. Williams, Acting Crown

and have the firm's 'headquarters | tion." "

The black-out was accompanied sure that the troubic is over and Marine Surveyor, deposed to hav

at Eopoko. He is by no means Mr. B. H. Church, Government by peals of thunder and brilliant agrees with the many big businessing prepared plans of the vessel.

ashes it was so dark you could flashes of lightning, between the men who refuse, to have their and Bergt. T. G. Mackay, polica

not see your hand in front of your nose."

what a blessed relter when we dis- 'covered we could still breath: just got dust, sulphur, and ash up our nëseé and down our throats but no suffocating fumes."

Bergeant R274 Mehdi Khan for

Part I of Training Course

R343 n Vaung, R313 D. Xavier, Constables 1302 0. Wooder,

R323 Lo Koon Ho, R327, Bang Shu Chee, R332 Ng Hups Kwat, 334 Lau Tak Yu. R341 Tsun Kam Cheung, R342 Leung To ELDE, R359 Ho Wing Kwan and R319 Ng CHỈ 10

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE

DIVEMA Squad Drill, A Squad Drill for members of the Emergency Unit Police Statiod on Wednesday, July Restive will be held at No. 2 14, 8, 17.30 hour All members will parade at Queen's Pier at 17.30 hours. Dress Optional

Patrol Duties. All members of the Emergency Unit Reserve will Constables R323 Lo Koon Ho report for duty at their stations R327 Bung Bhu Chee, R334 Lau. Tak Yu, R341 Truc Kam Cheong at 19:45 hours on Friday, July 16,

1937. Dress Khaki Tunic, Khaki

wires and children back into what photographer, also gave formal they still consider to be a "danger-evidence."

zone."

THE AQUARIUM SOCIETY The next meeting of the Hong Kong Aquarium Society will be held at 315 pm on Wednesday July 14, at the South China Nar- sexy, East Point Hill. Mr. Pan the proprietor, and a member of the Bociety has been ind enough to let the Society hold their next meeting, in his offices.

Dr. G. H. Henry, medical cancer in charge of the Kowloon Mor- tuary, said that the cause of death was shock and haemorrhage. "The deceased was shot with a 455 bore revolver and the ballet entered the jaw and another entered the two inches from the lower part of

left side of the shoulder blade.

Chu Cheung Koen, Chief Oficer Lengthy evidence was given by of the cruiser, which was cor roborated by L Ming, boatswam, and Lum Hong Kwan, a seaman The Chief Omer stated that the dut.es of the defendant was to As many people know, he has look after the mess and recently. the most interesting, and by far he (withess) had taken over the fishes in Hong Kong The Hon: Chu also the largest collection of tropical supervision of the messing. secretary will conduct this meet cruisers are in port the: fire-armis fng and give a short talk on each were locked in the armoury, but species of ash to be seen. It is when ships were at sea trearms hoped that all members, especially were kept in their respective those who are beginners will cabina.

tend this meeting as they will At this stage the hearing was Bee tanks of tropical dishes with adjourned till today. beautiful plante seldom seen in

R342 Leung To Hing, and R359 Shorts, Cap with no cover, Block-Hong Kong before,

Ho Wing Kwandongs, Belt with Brace, Truncheons,

The undermentioned members and Revolvers to be carried Police Training School, Kowloon Revolver Practice. A "Biley" practice revolver shoot will be

of the Flying Squad will attend

for Part II of Training Course on

Tuesday, July 13 at 17:30 hours:

Constables R303 D. Young, R313

"out, by members of the

Emergency Unit Reserve on Sun-

D. M. Xavier and R303 G Aday, July 18 at 10 hours at the

STEALING A PURSE

Chan" Ping, ged:24, appeared

stated that when

SPARE PARTS TAKEN

Pang Lum aged 38, appeared be fore Mr. W. Schofield yesterday at the Central Magistracy when he was charged with stealing 14 sparp

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE The War Office announces that

before Mr. Keen yesterday, when Major-General W. D. 8. Brownrigg. Woodier Kemedy Road Range under Lance he was charged with the larceny C.B., D.8.0., has been appointed Training Course Part I The Sergeant 408 WA Tansley.ot a purse containing 82 rents at Commandant, Royal Military Col-undermentioned members of the Members will parade at Queen's Connaught Road Central Defen- Darts of a sewing machine from lege. Bandhurst, in succession to Flying Squad will, and Mda Pler at 00.45 hours Dress-Mufti dant admitted the charge and a No. 2 Wing Hing Street Major-General B. D. Fisher, C.B., Police Station on Thursday, July

CHAMPKIN, C.M.G.. D.S.O. The appointment 15 at 17.30 hours under Crown

sentence of two months hard la-

fendant was remanded BP. (R) boar, was imposed.

hours in police custody.

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