HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1937.
THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
LAUNCH OF THE SOMALI
The destroyer Somall Wis launched" recently at the works of Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardson. Limited. Wallsend-on- Tyne This is the first regular man-of-war to bear this name. but during the War the P. & O. liner Somall served as a hospital ship at the Dardanelles.
The Somali is the first to de launched of the nine destroyers in the second group of the tribal class. They were authorized in the Navy Estimates of Maten; 1936, and the two ordered from the firm of Swan, Hunter, Somali and Turtar, were laid down on August 26, 1938. The displace- nient of the tribal class is 1,850 tons, compared with the 1,350 'tons (30 the destroyers which im- mediately preceded them. The horse-power is increased from 34.- foo to 44,000, and the designeq speed from 35 to 36 knots. Most notable is the increase in the « main armament from four to eight 4.7in. guns, but the number of torpedo tubes has been reduced from 1 to four.
CHINA STAFF CHANGE
aircraft concerned is not being used for trade, business, or pro- fessional purposes, no landing fee 17101 be charged at on gir Force zerodrome when the plot is an officer of the R.A.F., the R.A.F. Reserve. the Auxlitary Air Force. Reserve; ur is a retired officer liable to, recall to service! or s
an officer of the R.N. or Army attached to the R.A.F. A member o a university air squadron visit-. Ing station other than his own
ta connection with the work of his squadron will also be exempted.
NO. 46 SQUADRON
No. 46 Fighter) Squadron will move from Kenley, where it was formed in September last year, to Digby by September 21, on which date the unit will be transferred to the new No. 12 Fighter) Group. No. 2 Flying Training School, hit- herto at Digby, is moving to Brize Norton. Oxford.
R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS The following appointments in the Royal Air Force are notifed:--
General Duties Branch Squadron Leaders.R. H. Don- in to Np. 58, Bomber) Squadron. Hucknall. to command (Aug. 3); C. H. Finn. to No. 3 Flying Train- ing School, Grantham, for dying cintles in Advanced Training
Commander, L. E. Porter, who is Squadron, vice Squadron-Leader H C Russell Aug. 4): appointed to H.M.S. Cumberland..
J. W. Hutchins, to R.A.F. nagship in China, will succeed Commander J. A. S. Eccles as stuff
Station, Mildenhall, for. Engineer duties. "vice" Flight-Lieutenant . officer Intelligence) to Admiral Sir
T Cazelet (July 29); F. W. Sin- Charles Little, K.C.B. Commander Porter was promoted in the mid-clair. to R.A.F. Station, Halton, for summer list when senior leg-Administrative duties (July 27),
4.
tunant-commander in the cruiser Sussex He was
s::. {T formerly officer
intel- foperations, and fgence in the Australian Squad-
ron.
COMMAND OF ABINGDON STATION
H. Wing Commander
S. P Walmsley. O.B.E.. M.C., D.F.C.. has been appointed in command of Abingdon Station "vice" Wing
Commander E. R. Pretyman, A.F.C. WING COMMANDER ANKERS It is announced that Wing Com- Ankers. D.C.M.. mander. Burton
command of No. 3
has assumed this
HOWARD-CROCKETT PRIZES Eardley Howard-Crockett Prizes have been awarded to Chief Cadet Captains R. J. G. Macpherson and A. K. Dodds, who passed out of the R.N.
Dartmouth, College, month. The prizes are awarded for qualities of leadership and good example. They commemorate the late Lieutenant Edmund C. Howard-Crockett, R.N., who was killed in South Africa in 1929.
*H.M.S. IVANHOE.
The new destroyer Ivanhoe is to commission at Chatham for ac- ceptance trials, after which she the
of the
will join her sister ships in 3rd Destroyer Flotilla Mediterranean Fleet.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:--
Cdr. (E).-K. A. B. Hutson, to Belfast Sept. 21).
Surgn. Cdrs--M. Brown, M.B., to Vindictive, fon commg); A. W. McRoric, M.D.. to President for Course (Sept. 81, "
Lt.-Cdrs.-A. C.
Ermen 1S/Ldr.. R.A.F.), to Courageous (Aug. 19) H. G. Craig. to Vernon Sept. 4); A. H. T. Flemming. to Norfolk (Sept. 20).
Lts.-H. E. F. Tweedic, to St. Angelo (Aug. 201: R. C. Sewell, C. H. E. Osmaston, and P. H. Wor- mall to President, for course (Sept.
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Lts. (F/O. R.A.FE W. Clifford, O. J. R. Nicholls, A. R. H Barton, F. M. A. Torrens- Spence, to Glorious: G. E. D. Finch-Noyes. to Courageous (Aug. 21 O. R. Brown. R. J. H. Step- hens, and E. A. Shaw to Victory (Aug. 25).
Temp. Instr. L.-J. E. W. Berry. to Glasgow (on commg.).
Sub-Lts, (F/O.. R.A.F.).-C. P. Campbell-Horsfall. J. C. Reed, to Glorious: A. S. Kennard. A. P. Boddam-Whetham, to Courageous (Aug, 24).
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Payr Mid-HJ-C Cotter to Barham (Aug. 13).
Cd. Engrs.-W. P. Garner, to Velox (Aug. 25); W. H. Strubbings. to Versatile.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
DIRECTORATE OF SIGNALS Wing Commander 1..M Rodney. who was promoted in the Inst half-yearly list, has been appoint- ed to Fighter Command heart- quarters, Stanmore, for signal duties, after serving for three and a half years in the Directorate of Signals at the Alr Ministry, place is being taken by Squadron Leader H. J. Baker, M.V.O.
NEW ARMAMENT TRAINING
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CAMP
His
Indian Wing) Headquarters "vice" Squadron Leader R. Reay-Jones. Wing Commander Ankers served in India between 1928 and 1934, being in command of No. 31 (Army Cooperation Squadron at Quetta for three years. He has specialized In photography and has been of the staff of the School of Photo- Braphy since 1934:
R.A.F. APPRENTICE' CLERKS
Japanese, bombers which raided the North Railway Station last week-end laid waste a part of the Station building as seen from the two pictures above. The main administration building, seen in the background, remains intact. (Photos. "N.C.D. News”),
TOLL OF THE ROAD
Weekly Accidents Return
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In the Colony of Hong Kong including the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am, on Satur- day. the 4th inst.. there were al- together 53 traffic accidents, as the result of which one person was killed and 25 persons were in- jured.
The person killed, an unknown Chinese male, aged 60 years, was knocked down and killed by a private motor car whilst walking across the road.
Of the persons injured, 13 were pédestrians. who were either walking or running across road and were struck by vehicles."
the
Two bus passengers and a tram- car passenger were injured while alighting from moving motor buses and a moving tramcar res- pectively.
The Air Ministry announces that vacancies for secondary central, junior technical, and other school- boys under the apprentice clerk scheme will occur in October, 1937. Candidates. and in January, 1938. who must be between 15 and 17 years on October 1 and January 1 for the October and January en- tries respectively, must produce either an approved school certi- Acate
that they or evidence have attained an approximately equivalent educational standard.
Full particulars of entry and conditions of service are contain- ed in A.M. Pamphlet 9, a copy of which may be had on application to the Air Ministry, Boys' Depart-
Two Chinese males were injured ment, Victory. House, Kingsway. W.C.2. During their 13 months when a publie motor car collided rape stretched across the and apprenticeship
throughout with a Career Service their
accepted road.
Of the 53 accidents. 19 candidates are fed, clothed. ac-
free collisions commodated, and given medical attendance and pay, and ad- there are opportunities for vancement.
CHINA SQUADRON
DISPOSITION
The following is the disposition of EM. ships.in North-China
Shanghai: Danae. Falmouth
Dainty, Sandwich, Daring. Woosung: Grimsby. Wethetwel: Cumberland,
Dun-
can, Medway. Westcott, Eagle.
Defender.
Tsingtao: Adventure. Chinwangtao: Decoy. Tangku: Folkestone. Lowestoft. Nanking: Capetown, Amoy: Diamond. Foochow: Delight, Diana. Swatow: Thradan.
WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR. The following warships were in port yesterday:
East Wall: Rover. Dock: Orpheus. Proteus.
dora,
Talkoo Dock: Duchess.
No. 8 Buoy: Suffolk.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR Chinese Customs Transport.
Pan-
A lorry passenger was injured through falling from a moving motor lorry.
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THE ROBBER SYMPHONY
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Seldom before has there been a picture produced with such a mas- tery of technique. It is indeed a masterpiece. It is irresistible in its appeal to the sense of beauty. richness of orchestration and emo- tions, perfect in its blending of" the three, in its unity of music and superb acting.
Music, an age-old mystery and, charm, the intriguing originality of love and romance, always Alled with the vitality and Inspiration of youth, makes "The Robber Symphony" a picture only to be appreciated by actually seeing it.
Brought to the screen in all the life-like beauty of Nature's won- derland, "this splendid production qualities and is has refreshing finished with an artistic touch by Director Friedrich Feher, the Aus- trian composer, who also the music for this film.
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between vehicles; 24 the most were collisions between vehicles and "pedestrians; and 10 accidents were due to other causes...
Type of Vehicles Involved Private motor car 28, Motor lorry 13, Public motor car 10, Mo- tor bus. 8. Motor cycle 2, Tramcar 6. Bicycle 1, Tricycle 1 and Rick- anawa.
LOCAL ESTATE
Jose Antonio Felipe de Morais. retired colonel of the Portuguese Army, late of Vila Primavera, Macao, who died at the age of 64 on December 2, 1935, left local es tate to the value of $14,400. "A petition by Christopher D'Almada e Castro. solicitor, the lawful at- torney, for grant of letters of ad- ministration with the will annex-
ed, for the use and benent of Adella Gonsalves Rodriguese de Morals Palha has been granted by the Supreme Court,
HEALTH RETURNS Twenty-five cases of cholera, three of enteric fever and three of Siamese Training Ships: Tachin dysentery were reported to the
Macklong.
Health Authorities for the 24 hours Siamese Torpedo-boats: Klong-ended at midnight on Thursday.
yel, Takbai, Kantang.
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ing as-is the singing of the boy. SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE
Filmed in the rainbow beauty of the High Alps the picture-enfolds The tale of the adventures of a wandering boy organ-grinder with a gang of robbers who are ter- rorizing a small south European town.
A Flair For Naval Matters
Sir
Robert
'Am-
Important consequences are ex- pected to follow Craigle's appointment bassador in Tokyo, writes a Home correspondent.
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weaves Robber Symphony" gripping story of the bandits who
The son of an admiral, he in-. try to retrieve the stolen savings
herited a Dair fer naval matters, of a fortune-teller, which they. unknown to Giannino, have hid-and" played an Important part in den in the latter's organ,
Their schemes to obtain their booty provide breathtaking thrills. when, to their amazement and anxiety, the little boy gets lost in the snow-clad mountains, accom- panted only by a faithful dog and almost human donkey, the performance of these two animals being truly worthy of high praise.
drafting the Anglo-German agrec- ment and in naval talks with the United States. As Japan's, naval intentions are of critical impor- tance at present the reasons for sending him to Tokye may be sur- mised.
Sir Robert is 53, and entered the Foreign Office 30 years ago. His wife is the daughter of a rich American newspaper proprietur whom he met while serving in Berne during the war.
Sir Robert presented his creden- tials to the Emperor on Wednesday.
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STREAM OF MELODY Accompanied by an ever-flowing stream of lovely Viennese music, played by the London Symphony Orchestra, comprising 100 musi clana, the story winds its way in fest tempo, afled, with suspense The Robber Symphony"-- and interwoven with a romant much that charms the eye with a thread, to glory, ending in a thrill-display of magnificence or beauty ing climax of incomparable beauty but there is also a great deal- Since numbers of persons were Majesty's Consul at Swatow which killed and injured in Swatow on authentically filmed 15,000 feet up that affects the spectator solely was subjected to heavy bombard-Thursday, it is possible that the in Mont Blanc by Eugene Schueff- through the medium of superior
acting. tan, a wizard of the camera. ment by the Japanese planes and Thracian may be called upon to
Besides the glittering back- "The Robber Symphony" warships on Thursday, H... evacuate British nationals. She Thracian, under the command of will remain in Bwatow, in any ground of snow-clad mountains, shown at a Press preview audience" An amendment to the King's Lt. Comdr. Tancock, hurriedly de- event, to render whatever assis- with its gorgeous pageantry and at the Censors Studio yesterday Regulations and Air Council In-parted for that port early yester-tance and protection she finds its revelation of out-of-door ille. and is coming shortly to the
there is much that is enchanting Queen's Theatre. structions provides that when the day morning.
new Armament Training, Camp, No. 8, opened at Evanton on September 1, and the range at Dornoch # month later. The camp at Evanton was transferred from the Coastal Command to the Training Command on August 16 and placed in the Armament ..Group. This camp is the most northerly of the R.A.F. stations in Great Britain.
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