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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, '1937."

THE SERVICES

ROYAL NAVY

COMMAND OF THE FALMOUTU Commander C. C. Hardy, on rellef this week as Assistant Director, Physical Training and Sports, and Secretary of the R.N. and RM Sports Control Board, is going to China to command the escort ves-

servists who have received instruc- tions to rejoin, but have not re- ceived a travelling warrant for the journey, should apply at once to the appropriate officer-in-charge of records for a warrant. Reser- vists who have already rejoined units and have aid their own fares for a journey, over three miles will be refunded, through their ac-

sel Falmouth. He succeeds Com-counts, the cost of their fares by munder G. F. N. Bradford, whose rail or public service vehicle from two years expire next month.

LAUNCH OF THE TARTAK The destroyer Tartar. building at the works of Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Wall- send-on-Tyne, will be launched on September 21. She belongs to the second group of Tribal class des- troyers, of 1.850 tons displacement. authorized in the Navy Estimates In March. 1936. and ordered an June 19 of that year.

MEDICAL OFFICERS

The following officers qualified at the examination for promotion to surgeon-commander held recently: Surgeon-Commander (provisional) C. A. Downard, MB.. R.A.N.. and Surgeon leut.-Comdr. G. Rorison, M.B.. R.N. No officers qualified for accelerated promotion.

DESTROYERS FOR MALTA H.M.S. Intrepid. Commander R. F. 3. Swinley, has left Portland to Join the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla In the Mediterranean. She was de Hvered to the Navy on July 29 by her builders, J. Samuel White and Co. Limited, Cowes. The Intrepid Is to call at Gibraltar on August 34-25 and should arrive at Malta on August 28.

Her sister-ships the Imogen Commander E. B. K. Stevens. and Icarus. Lleut.-Comdr. C. D. Maud. have arrived at Malta from Eng- land to join the 3rd Flotilla.

H.M.S. SALAMANDER

H.M.S. Salamander, of the First Minesweeping Flotilla, has return- ed to home waters with the re- mainder of the flotilla. and has not, as the announcement in "The Times" might be taken to imply. remained abroad, She was not with the flotilla when it sailed tram Gibraltar for home, being then t kea on duty, but rejoined her con- sorts on the passage bome.

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TACTICAL COURSE The dates of the next Senior Omcers Tactical Course at Ports- mouth have been altered, to Sep tember 20 to December 3, 1837.

APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:

Lt.-Cars.-E. O. T. Keeling. to Greenwich (Aug. 18); E. H. F. Podger, J. S. Daison, to Cornwall (Aug. 24); J. P. de W. Kitcat, to Birmingham (Aug. 26) R. G. France-Hayhurst, to Dauntless (Aug. 30); J. T. Powell, to Iron Duke (Sept. 19).

their homes to the recruiting office.

More than 2,300 reservists have now notified the Army record offices that they wish to rejoin the Colours, in accordance with the offer recently announced by Mr. Hore-Bellsha.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

"STAFF COLLEGE STUDENTS

Consequent on the retirement of Squadron Leader F. E. Nuttall and the exclusion because of Service exigencies of Squadron Leader G. B. Beardsworth, commanding No. 30 Torpedo Bomber) Squadron at Singapore, Squadron Leaders C. F. H Grace and L. T. Pankhurst have been selected to attend the 16th course at the R.A.F. Staff College, beginning in January next,

Both officers have been promoted during the past year. Squadron Lender Grace at present commands No. 65 Fighter) Squadron at Horn- church, and Squadron Leader Pankhurst is engaged on air staff duties at headquarters of the new No. 12 (Fighter) Group" at Huck- nall.

The dates of the 1938 star course are:--First term, January 24 to April 8: second term, May 2

Excellent picture showing the stern of the steamer An Lee washed up on the praya, Connaught Road Central, by the Luen Chong Wharf.

to July 29: third term. September JAPANESE

19 to December 16. Officers under- going the course are to join on the evening of January 23.

DIRECTORATE OF ORGANIZATION

Wing Commander J. W. B. Grig- son. D.S.O.. D.F.C., who returned

recently from the command of No. 2 (Indian Wing) Station at Risal: pur has joined the Directorate of Organization, Air Ministry, in suc cession to Wing Commander E. S. Goodwin, A.F.C. Wing Commander Grigson has had 21, years' com- missioned service in the 'R.N.A.S. and R.A.F., and formerly served for 31 years in the ranks of the R.N.V.R. For over 12 months he flew on active service with Wing Commander O. R. Gayford as his observer, the officer who in 1933 gained for this country the world's long-distance record by a non-stop. fight from Cranwell to Walvis Bay. Wing Commander Gayford is also now at the Air Ministry.

REUNION DINNER

Parti-

The reunion dinner of the ex- Surgn. Lt.-Cdrs.-J. J. Benson, Royal Flying Corps Association will L.R.C.P. and 6.. to Drake for R.N.D. be hold on September 25

Aug. 20); R. C. May, M.R.C.B.culars may be had from Mr. H. S. L.R.C.P., to Drake for R.N. Hosp Plymouth (Sept. 1).

Lt. (E) —A. J. Stewart, to Sussex Sept. 17

Surgn. Lts.—T, F. Miles, M.R.GS. L.R.C.P...to Drake' for R.N B. (Sept. 2) A. J. Glazebrook, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.. to Pembroke for R.N.E. ¡Aug. 27) and to President for

course (Sept. 30); G. T. Holroyd, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.F.. W. H. E. McKee, M.B., R. T. May. MR.CS., L.R.CP. and M. F. Sheehan, M.B., to Victory for RN.B. (Sept. 18); C. L G. Yen- doll, to President for course (Sept. 19: C, J. P. Pearson, F.R.C.S. (Ed.). L.R.C.P., to Vindictive (on commg).

ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE Sub-Lt.-J. P. Somervalle, to Vic- tory (Sept. 12), to Defiance (Oct. 3) to Drake (Oct. 17), to Despatch to complete training (Nov. 14.

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THE ARMY

.APPOINTMENTS AT HOME AND

OVERSEA

The War Office announces the following appointments:----

Col E. N. F. Hitchins, D.8.0.. M.C., to be Signal Officer-in-Chief, India, with effect from February 17. 1938.

Col. N. I. Whitty, D.S.O., «to ́ be Commander, "133rd (Sussex and Kent) Infantry Brigade, Territorial Army, with effect from February 18, 1938.

Col. A. M., Cuthill, M.c. to be Officer-in-Charge of Infantry Re- cord and Pay Office, Warley. with effect from February 18, 1938.

Col. H. Gordon, to be Omicer-in- Charge of Infantry Record and Pay Office, Leith, with effect from February 18, 1938.

REJOINING THE COLOURS The War Office announces that Section "A" and "B" Reservists're- Joining the Colours under the terms recently announced" will be granted free conveyance for the Journey from their homes to the -nearest recruiting office, by train or public service vehicle, if the journey is over three miles. Re-

Rindles. care of the manager, Hol- bern Restaurant, Kingsway. Lon. don. A stamped addressed en. velope should be enclosed.

R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS

The "following appointments in

the Royal Air Force are notified:-

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH Wing Commanders.-I. M. Rod. ney. to Headquarters, Fighter Com- mand, Stanmore, for Signals duties (Aug. 9); H. S. P. Walmsley, O.B.E.. M.C., D.F.C. to R.A.F. Station. Abingdon, to command vice Wing- Commander E ̈R. Pretyman, A.F.C.

July 1).

Squadron Leaders.-H. `J. 'Baker. MV.O.. to Directorate of Signals Department. Air Ministry, vice Wing-Commander I. M. Rodney (Aug. 9): F. J. Taylor, to Central Flying School, Upavon, for Ad- ministrative duties, vice Wing- Commander K. H. R. Elliot, D.8.0. (Aug. 9).

Flying Officer.-J. B. P. Thomas, to School of Air Navigation, Man- ston (Aug. 5)..

CHINA SQUADRON DISPOSITION

CONTRACTS

CANCELLED

Owing to the Cghting in Shang hai. Chinese merchants in Hong Kong have decided to cancel their contracts with Japanese firms, just" as Chinese merchants are doing in other places.

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CHRISTIANS

DUTY NEVER

TO FIGHT

"Peace In A Night"

"It is the duty of religious people never to take military weapons to secure right," declared Dr. Alfred It is said that, the amount in- Hall of Sheffield, in his presiden- volved exceeds $2.000.000. Owingtial address to the Congress of the to the stoppage of business, many of the Japanese firms in Hong Kong have closed their doors. Many of the Japanese merchants of the Wanchal District have also closed their shops and left for Japan.

Over 250 Japanese women left for Japan by the ss. Kwangtung Maru yesterday. Many of them were old residents of the Colony- Chinese Evening Pres. ·

DEATH OF CHINESE LADY

Mrs.

International Association for Liber- at Christianity and Religious Free- dom at Oxford."

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May Arrive By R.M.A. Dorado To-day

The international situation was very grave, he said, but reasons for hope were not wanting. Some of the evils of the past, such as witen- burning, private duelling, and the

The R.M.A. Dorado is expected securing of evidence by torture, had been abolished with unexpect to arrive here from Penang at 11 ed suddenness. Perhaps when they

a.m. to-day and will in probability were least looking for it, the day have on board Mr. R. G. Howe, re- of peace and good will might dawn.cently Counsellor to the British War brought all the fils which it Embassy in China, who is to take was supposed to cure, and carried ebarge of British Interests in with it graver injustices than those | China during Sir Hughe Knatch- it set out to abolish. Rearming büll-Hugessen's illness. Node- Involved the continuance of old Anite confirmation of Mr. Howe's wrongs and the creation of new arrival by the plane will be ob-

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Imperial Airways until to-day.

We record the death of Yeung Chu-ham, aged 39, mother of Misses Yeung Sau-king: China's foremost lady swimmer and re-

Tolerance, the offspring, of pro- stil the presentative at the World Olym-gressive religion, was pic. Yeung Sau-chun, also well-world's great need in every sphere known in local aquatics, and Mas- of life. he added. ter Yeung.

The deceased, who passed away yesterday at her residence at No. 46 Morrison Hill Road, lived most of her life in Hong Kong and leaves many friends and relatives to mourn her early death.

PICNIC FOR

THE BLIND

Sir. With reference to our ap- peal for donations and loan of cars' The deepest sympathy is extend-in connection with the eleventh ed to Mr. Yeung Chu-nam and the annual outing for the inmates of children. The funeral will take the Blind Home. Pokfulam, which

place to-day.

RUNNING A

DISTILLERY

"I ask your Worship to take a serious view of the case as we had

to break the door to gain entrance, and after a long chase over roofs they were secured," said S. R. O. Grimmitt when two men Li Hal and Fung Keung were brought be- fore Mr. W. Schofield yesterday, charged-on four counts in connec- tion with running a distillery. Mr. Grimmitt said that the premises Following is the disposition of were solely used for the purpose H.M. ships in North China:

of distilling wine and only a mat used for sleeping purposes. The first defendant was fined $500' or three months' hard labour on each charge while the second was fined $1,000 or three months' hard labour, also on each charge.

Shanghai: Danae, Falmouth, Woosung: Defender, Grimsby,

Lowestoft.

Tsingtao: Eagle, Dainty. Wethelwet: Cumberland, Adven- ture. Diana, Duncan, Medway, Sandwich, Wescott.

Chinwangtao: Decoy. Tangku: Folkestone. Nanking: Capetown. Foochow: Delight. Amoy: Diamond.

***WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR

The following warships wate in port yesterday:— North Wall:

Bouth Wall:

Daring: Rover

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you so kindly published in your paper three weeks ago and for which. on behalf of the or- ganisers, am much obliged, Indeed. please be so good as to publish the following in to-morrow's issue of your paper:

The Christ Church Group of the V.DMA. acknowledge with grate- ful thanks the following, donations towards the eleventh annual out- ing for the inmates of the Indus- trial Home for Blind Girls which is to be held on September 25th: Previously acknowledged. $27. The Rev. L. L. & Mrs. Nash 10. Well-wisher

Mrs Whiteid

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Weather permitting, the Imper- lal Airways-plane - Delphinus -Will leave Hong Kong for Penang at

5 a. to-day. The plane will not be carrying any passengers but

will have a special mail on board, which, on the plane's arrival in Penang, will be connected with the mid-week airmall from Singapore.

PRISONER AS SHORT STORY JUDGE

Eisteddfod Work In Wormwood Scrubs

schoolmaster who, while serving The unprecedented case of a

a sentence in Wormwood Scrubs, was allowed to adjudicate in his cell on a short-story competition held in connection with the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, was disclosed at Machynlleth at the second day of the Eisteddfod.

Mr. D. J. Williams, of Fishguard, one of the three Welsh Nation- alists who were sentenced to nine months' imprisonment in the se- cond division last January, for setting fire to an RAF aerodrome at Caernarvonshire, was the man concerned.

Further donations and loan of cars are solicited and may be sent addressed to Mr. E. 8. Cunning- kam. "C/o Colonial Secretary's

He was granted special privi- Office, Hong Kong. The organisers, leges, by permission of the Home are, of course, fully aware that the Secretary, to judge the 20 entries local public are greatly concerned received for the short-story, sec- FOREIGN MEN OF WAR

over, and their attention directed tion. Together with his adjudica. Chinese Customs Cruiser: Chun to, the state of amatra.dow exist- tion Mr. Williams sent a message Hsing.

ing in Shanghai and North China. from prison wishing success to Siamese Training Ships: Tachin, but at the same time let us not the Eisteddfod. Maeklong.

forget the existence of these un-It is understood-that-the-case- Blamese Torpedo-boats: Klong fortunate ones in our midst for was regarded as an exceptional yel, Takbal, Kantang,

whom these outings are organised one and was dealt with on its MOVEMENTS

annually in the, autumn. Yours, merits. In judging the competition H.M. ⚫ troopship..

etc.,

Mr. Williams Was not over- whelmed by a mass of papers, and his task of adjudication did not I involve any interference with the

normal prison 'routine, --

Elephanta,

East Wall: Odin, Otus, Pandora. | which sailed from Calcutta on

West Wall: Thracian Talkoo Dock: Duchess. Kowloon Dock: Suffolk.

August 24, with the 5/8 Battalion,¦ Rajputana Riñes, on board, has arrived here.

E. 8. CUNNINGHAM,

Hon. Group Secretary.

Christ Church Group. Hong Kong, Bept, 6th. 1937.

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