1937-08-18 — Page 7

THE SERVICES

(By the Air Mail, London, August 7).

ROYAL NAVY

"MINESWEEPERS FOR MALTA

THE ARMY

TERRITORIAL TRAINING The 50,000 Territorial Army trбopá

shortly by 4,000 more.

The minesweepers Albury, Dundalk, Formoy, and Pangbourne left Devos-now upder canvas will be joined port on Ang. 6 for Malta, where they should arrive on August 17, after a -call at Gibraltar from August 10 to 13, They form the second group of the 10 war-built minesweepers which are being transferred from home to the Malta reserve, to take the place of those recently transferred from Malta to Singapore. The first group, consis ting of the Elgin, Lydd, and Saitash, left England at the end of June, and they have been assisting in patrol duties in Spanish waters. The third group will include the Dunoon, Ross and Button.

COMMANDER OF THE DEFIANCE

The City of London Yeomanry Bat tery made its officer-producing sub- unit and its field force unit to Larkhill, where the Gard Field Brigade of Brix- ton will also The engineers of the 18th (South Midland) Divsion join the bridging camp at Wyke Begia, and the 54th Anti-Aircraft Brigade, R.A., of Putney, makes the journey to Cromer to train at Weybourne, sir defence camp, The new centre at Manorbier, in Wales, receives unita from the North Midland and South Midland Anti-Aircraft Groups. The training 4th Battalion, KO.&B., when

of the Scottish units ends

loaves Kinross,

The season has been notable for the high attendance at camp and for the remarkable progress made by the new anti-aircraft units, which have attract-

The gunnery of the count defence brigades is another good feature of the season, which ends in the Isle of

Commander EG. Abbott, A.M., from the battleship Ramillies in the Home Fleet, has taken up duty as executive officer of H. M. B. Delance, torpedo school ship at Devonport, in succession to Captain N. V. Grace, promoted ined a special type of technical recruit. the midsummer list. Commander Ab. bott specialised in torpedoes in 1999, the same year in which he was awarded has served in the Torpedoes and Min. ing Department, and has commanded the Harrier in the 1st Minesweeping Flotilla. During the greater part of the War he served as sub-lieutenant and lieutenant in destroyers -

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1937.

IN SHANGHAI WATERS

H.MS. Cumberland, China Station flagship, which is at Shanghai

during the present crisis.

MISSING PILOT | HEALTH RETURNS

RETURNS

the Albert Medal for life-saving the Wight and Tyne defaces on August Captain Chen Yu Wei

H.M.S. DART

H.M.S. Dart has bean reduced to reserve at Devonport at extended notice, which moana'that she may not he required for sea service again except in an enfergency. The new patrol vessel Kingisher has relieved her as. the ship of the Local Fishery Naval Officer, English Channel, Lieutenant- Commander S. C. Tuke. The Dart was originally patrol boat P.C.73, one of the Gumerous craft built in mercantile

14. From the general complexion of the reports in the various Commands the year will probably show peak figures in all directions except infantry strength. Several units train late, and run into the first week of September including the HAC 64th, 58th, and 3rd. A. A. Brigades, 43rd, A. A. battalion, Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, and 21st Armoured Car Company,

ROYAL AIR FORCE

WING COMMANDER PRETYMAN The retirement is aunounced at his

Is Safe

Nanking, Aug. 17: Captain Chen Yu-wel, the Chinese pilot who was reported missing following the attack on the Japanese flagship Idzumo on Sunday, returned safely last night from Chihshan where be made a forced landing owing to engine trouble. He reported that his plane was damaged when he landed, the machine turning turtle. Captain Chen also sustain not serious.

55 Cases Of Cholera Yesterday

141 CASES LAST WEEK

Fifty-five cases of cholera, seven of enteric fever, two of dysentery, one of cerebro-spinal faver and one of paer. peral fever were reported to the Local Health Authorities during 24 hours ended at noon yesterday. continues to be serious. During last The cholera outbreak in the Colony week, fewer than lil cases, with 87 deaths, were reported, fire of these imported. Of the total, 188 were from from Kowloon, two from Bhatkivna the Victoria registration district, nine

yards during the Warto supplement own request of Wing Commander njuries, but, his condition is and two from rural Hongkong.

the work of the destroyer flotillas. Only one now remains in commission, PC74, in the 1st Anti-Submarine Flotilla, Portland.·

APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty :-

Capt.-G. G. B Coltart, to Victory for course (Aug. 9).

Payr Cdrs K M, Lawder, to Victory (Aug. 18); and F. J. Telling, to Lucia (Aug. 19).

A. C. G. Ermen, to Victory for ftd. Lt.Cdr. (Squadron Edr., RAF.).—

at Gosport (Aug. 10). ~

Lts-D. AB. Abdy, to L93 (Aug. 15); R. E. Coltart, to Titania; J. F. R. Crews, to H. 32 (Aug. 16), G.P. Darling, to H.49; J. L. Livesay, to Sterlet (Aug. 17): GCI. St. B. C. Watkins, to Triton (Aug. 19); J. C. H. Price (F/Lt. R. A.F.) M. W. Watson (FjO., R. A. F) to Neptune (date to be reported)

Lis (E)-C. H. Sperring, M. B. E., to Vesper (Aug. 4); W. B. Setten, to Victory for R. N. B (Aug. 18); H. M. W. Tracey, to Resolution (Aug. 26); J. K. MoA. Tod, to Pembroke addi. (Sept. 10).

Payr, Sub Lt.-B. N. D. Porter, to St. Angelo Aug. 19).

Cd. Elect-8. T. Farsons, to Farious (Aug. 6)

Wt. Elect.-H. A Warburton, to Vernon, staff (Aug. 3).

FOR

LOCAL AMBULANCE

PARTY

SHANGHAI

The local St. John Ambulance Brigade and Association have re- permission celved from London to send units to the war troubled

areas,

On Thursday next, at the Hotel Cecli, a tea-party will be glen at which volunteers to go to Shang- hat will be called for.

The permission granted by Lon- don" Headquarters was referred to the Hong Kong Government whose decision was that the memebers or the Brigade canot go to Shanghai as such, but that they may go in their private capacity as volun- teers.

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It is learned that Mr. A. Morris, Director of Ambulance, in Hong Kong, would personally lead the volunteer party to Shanghai and that a number of appliances would be taken..

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRIDGE

A Tea party has been arranged by Mr. Aw Boon Haw, at the Hotel Cecil for Thursday, afternoon. August 19, at 5.30 p.m. All mem- bers, Surgeons, Vice Patrons," "and" others ineterested are invited to be present. To all and sundry qualified nurses the Invitation is

extended

LOCAL ESTATE

Ralph Packham, formerly of Hong Kong, who died at. "Mead- way," Kingston Lane, Southwick in the County of Sussex,, England, on December 10, 1936, left local estate

the past year has commanded the air E. R. Pretyman, A.EC, who during station at Abingdon.

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

The following have been awarded the special assessments shown on completion of their course of instruc tion at No. 5 Flying Training School,

Sealand, Chester:-

Special Distinction.-Pilot Officer J.D. Huxley, Acting Pilot Officer A. J. Mould.

Distinguished Pass.-Pilot Oficers

He revealed that the country people treated him very well when they discovered that he had taken part in the bombardment of the Japanese warship. They gave him plenty of food and escorted him to the nearest highway where he boarded a bus for the capital.

According to Captain Chen, the Japanese aviators are poor fillers and marksmen, and were repeated- J. R. G. Finlayson, E. H. Jago, Actingly routed by the superior Chinese Pilot Officers H. E. Hopkins, T. W Storey, Acting Sergeant C. J. Le P. Gordon.

WARSHIPS IN PORT

airmen

Seventoon cas of dysentery, with 11 deaths, were also notified last week, as well as twelve of typhoid (two deaths), two of small-por (one death), two of measles (one death) and one non-fatal case of diphtheria.

URBAN COUNCIL

MEETING

Amendments To Bye-Laws

It is admitted here that one Chi- nese plane caught fire in the air during the fighting yesterday along the Nanking-Shanghai line, but the pilots escaped

At the fortnightly meeting of uninjured the Urban Council held yesterday

The following warships were in having taken to their parachutes an amendment to the by-laws un- when it was apparent that theirder the heading "Conservancy" machine was beyond control.— Central New

port yesterday:

East Wall: Rover, Orpheus. Pro-

teus.

North Arm: Grampus. Rorqual. West Wall: Thracian Daring, Diamond.

Dock: Odin. Otus.

FOREIGN MAN OF WAR -

contained in Schedule A to the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordin- ance, 1935 was passed.

The Chairman, pursuant to no-

the powers conferred by section 4 (xvi) of the Public Health (Sanita- Two weddings took place at the tion) Ordinance, 1935, the Urban Chinese Customs Cruiser: Chun Registry of Marriages, Supreme Court,

Council makes yesterday, the first ceremony being

following performed by Mr. W. Aneurin Jones, amendment to the by-laws under Deputy Registrar of Marriages, the the heading "Conservancy" ́con- second by Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith,tained in Schedule A to the Public Registrar of Marriages.

Health (Sanitation) Ordinance. 1835.

REGISTRY WEDDINGS tice, moved: That in exercise of

Hsing.

PORTUGUESE IN SHANGHAI

[To the Editor, The Hong Kong Daily Press.")

"

Dear Sir, I am certain that many persons, especially my coun- trymen, in reading the article with the map of Shanghal, which ap- Peared in the front page of to- day's Issue of the "Hong Kong

Portuguese residents of Bhanghal. numbering more than 4,000 citizens, were ommitted from the list of the foreign population of Shanghai, as published in your paper to-day.

Daily Prest" will wonder how the

As I deem that the said omission: was quite involuntary, I request that you will kindly rectify this, for which I thank you Yours,

etc..

A. A DE MELLO. Macao, August.16.

We are grateful for this in- formation. We reproduced the map with the official population Agures which did not include any mention whatsoever of Portuguese

The Editor.1.

AT THE HOTELS The Gloucester

Recent arrivals Include:--Mr. and Mrs. H C. Rowlands, Mrs. Peter M. Money, Mrs. 1. J. Sanchez, Miss I. Kal, Mr. P. Dietrich.

Hong Kong Hotel, Recent arrivals include:-Mrs. L. Hydens, Miss Marguerite Jacob, Miss Amy Stalsruss, Mr. T. A. Lewis, Mr. Frank M. Tack, Mrs. J. A. Flynn, Mrs. Miller, and Miss E Habecost.

THE CHEERO CLUB

A dance will be held at the to the value of $30,400, MA Cheero Club, to-night, commencing An application by George Gwin-at 8p.m. Admission 20 cents. ⠀ All nett Noble Tinson, solicitor, the Servicemen and their Wives are lawful attorney, for sealing probate welcome. The dance band of the of the will of the deceased has 1st Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders been granted by the Supreme will be in attendance, by kind per

Court

mission.

The first was between Mr. Cho'Yok So, vernacular master, of No, 36 Hau Wong Road, ground floor, and Miss daughter of Mr.

the

AMENDMENT By-law 2 (1) is rescinded and.

Chong Cheng witnesses were the following by-law is substituted

Chong Choon Messra Lai Ki Kwong and Chong Tuck Few."

therefore:

Just wed!

NEW CONSIGNMENT OF

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Jockey Shorts

PRICES

$175 & 8275

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The House of Quality & Service

WITH TROOPS

IN NORTH

2-(1), The Council shall pro-) vide a departmental service or em- ploy contractors for the removal Lt. Col. D. M. Barohard (above) of excretal matter from the fol-officer commanding the Royal lowing buildings (where not fitted Welch Fusiliers, who is now in with water closets);~~

Shanghai with the 2nd Battalion which sailed from Hong Kong aboard the Maron.

The second was between Mr. Leonardus Stark jars of the Gloucester Hotel, and Mrs. Nina Favlovna Nieolskals, in the presence of Messra. D. G. E. Middelburg, J. Van Heyningen Hoven, and M. Manninga.. dings are announced:--

The following forthcoming wed Mr. Lau Wai Leung, secretary of (b) All Government buildings. Muller and Phipps (China), Ltd. (including Government latrines) Hongkong, who resides at. No. 7 and all privately owned public Mo King, of No. 48 Aw Ke Ma Loo, Pilkem Street, Yaumati and Miss latrines in the following dis-

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(a) All buildings in the Hill District:

tricts

Mr. Louis Joseph Konfontion, (1) That portion of the Island compradore of K.P.M. (Royal Packet of Hong Kong lying below the Hill Navigation Co, Batavis), residing at District. No. 183 Tam Kang Road, second door, Kowloon, and Miss Mary Betty Ng, Chou Bin, student, of No. 183. Tam Kung Road, first foor, Kowloon.

DISEASED BEGGARS

[To the Editor, *The Hong Kong

· Daily From.”] «. Sir-A fresh beggar has arrived in the Colony to swell the huge army. already here. He has staked a claim on the pavement between the

BICYCLE STOLEN: THEN HIDDEN"

Culprits Caught

(11) The Island of Aplichau.

Lo Fat aged 17, and Lo Kan, (1) Kowloon and that portion 18, were brought before Mr. Bar- of New Hawloon lying to the west nett at the Kowloon Magistracy of a line drawn from a point on yesterday charged with larceny át the sea-shore 200 yards east of the a bicycle which was parked out village of Ngau Tau Kok due north aide the Kam Lung Knitting Fac- to the northern boundary of Newtory at 31. Wong Chuk street, and receiving the stolen bicycle res- Kowloon,"

The following applications for pectively. Hcences were refused by the Coun. ele

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Application for an eating house Bathing Shed, Tai Wan Road, Road, where he displays a limb dis Hung Hom. torted by elephantiasis og 4*

offensive Hong Kong in now expecting, the trade liçence for the premises on arrival of over a thousand British re- fugees which will cause a certain Lot No. 402 BD 4 New Kowloon amount of congestion in the betterTaal

Kong and the French Banks in Og licence for Man" Kwok Public was pushing a bicycle in the

Application for

It was alleged that at 10.30 p.m. on Sunday a detective received information that a man street with the name of the owner scratched away from the rear mudguard. He went to On Fat Btreet near Wal Fat Street and saw the first defendant push- ing s bleycle and the second dé- quarter of the town. The hard- Present at the meeting were:

fendant walking with him. On working poor are already overcrowded Mr. E. R. Todd (Chairman), being questioned the first defen- to the extreme limit of what they can Hon. Dr. D. J, Valentine (Vice- dant admitted that the bicycle endure.

Chairman), Hon. Mr. R. M. Hen had been stolen from 723, Nathan Surely something can be done to prevent the ever-increasing number of derson, Hon Mr. R. A. D. Forrest Road on August 17 and it had been diseased and filthy vagrants fooding Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Dr. H. A de hidden in the second defendant's this small place

Castro Basto, Mr. LC F. Bellamy, house at 35, Yuen Hing Street In the case of the latest arrival, he MC. Mr. A el Arcalli Drs 8 N Tal Fo.

is within sight of the traffic police chẩu, Mr. W. N. T. Tam, Mr. ☎ - As the defendants were too man at the foot of Battery Path but so far no attempt has been made to Wong Tape, Mr. C. Champkin, Mr. Young to be put in prison his Wor- move him awayangnya? Tang Shiu kin, M.B.E. Me WG ship bound them

Would it be of any use to get up an Harrison (Secretary) and Mr. Im good behaviour for a year appeal to the Government to have Ping-taeung (Assistant Secretary?, these unpleasant creatures sent back to Canton, or to their native villages, wherever they may be Yours etc. * Hong Kong Citizen., Hong Kong, August 17.)

The Edat of licences granted by Preserving Establishments 3. Food the Urban Council between August shops 8. Bake Houses 14 Milk 8, 1937 and August 16, 1987 in- Shops 1, Offensive Trades 2. Eating clusive:Food Factories 3, Food Houses 6 and Swine 40..

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