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THE SERVICES

(By The Air Mail, London September 18).

ROYAL NAVY

AMERICA AND WEST INDIES STATION Vice-Admiral S J. Meyrick, C.B.

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59th (4th West Lancs Medium

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1937.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS

Brigade (represented by the 235th ORDERS BY LT-COL. R. C. B. ANDERSON, MC, COMMANDANT Battery

MORE ARMY RECRUITS Recruits for the Regular Army during August numbered 2,468, compared with 1,836 in August last Increase of 830. The figures for the month in the more important rentres are as follows:-

has been on the sick list. reassumed command of the Ame-year-an, rica and West Indies Station re- cently and holsted his flag in H.M.S. York, Captain H. E Morse.. D.9.0., at Philadelphia.

During his absence in hospital at New York Commodore H. H.. Harwood, O.B.E, commanding the South American Division, in H.M.S. Exeter, has been in command of the station temporarily, with the rank of commodore, 1st class. He has

the broad now reholsted pendant of commodore, 2nd class. at Iquique, Chile.

LAUNCH OF THE STERLET The submarine Sterlet, building at Chatham Dockyard, KAS launched recently Mrs. Talbot, wife of Vice-Admiral C. P. Talbot, C.B., D.S.O.. Director of Dockyards, performing the naming ceremony, The Sterlet is one of the three sub- marines authorized In the 1935 construction programme,

ENGINEER CAPTAIN HALL. Engineer Commander F. H. Hall was placed on the retired list re-- 'cently on attaining the age limit. He has had 30 years' commissioned service, naving passed out from Keyham College as engineer sub- lleutenant on August 1, 1907. Throughout the War he served as engineer lleutenant and Heutenant- commander in the cruiser Lan- caster on the North America and Pacific Stations, and was promoted te engineer, commander. In 1928 while in H.M.S. Defiance, torpedo school-ship at Devonport. His subsequent ships have included the Yarmouth, signal" cruiser, the Cardiff, on the Africa Station, the aircraft-carrier Hern:es. at Devon- port, and the Iron Duke, gunnery firing ship. He has also served at the dockyards at Devonport and Hong Kong.

COMMAND OF THE VANOC Commander A. P. Celthurst has been appointed in command of the destroyer Vanoc, in the Local De- fence Flotilla, Gibraltar, from Monday next. In succession to Commander St. V. Sherbrooke, For 13 years Commander Colthurst has been a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm, and since June. 1836. has been in command of the training squadron at the R.A.F. Station, Gosport. He has held the rank of squadron, leader, R.A.F.. since January, 1934.

ASSISTANT NAVAL ATTACHE Recent naval appointments in- cluded that of Commander (E) G. Hearson to be Assistant Naval Attaché, Europe, from September 22. Commander Hearson, who will

have his-headquarters-in-Berlin was promoted to his present rank ir December last. Before then he

Was in change of the drawing office at Chatham Dockyard. He became a midshipman in 1920.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:—

Cdr.-R. M. J. Hutton, to Vic- tory for course, (Oct. 12) and to President for R.N. Staff College,

Greenwich (Dec. 10).

D.

Lt.-Cdrs.-G. A Thring and H Wyldbore-Smith, to Emerald Sept. 28) and to Norfolk (undated).

Lt. (E)-D: W. R. Moriarty, Lo President (Sept. 23).

Surgn. Lis.-W. Wilson, MR.C.S.. L.R.C.P., and B. Ridgway, M.B., to Victory for RN. Hospital, Haslar

(Oct. 1),

Senior Master-R. J. Watson, to Resolution (Oct. 15).

Schoolmasters (CWO).—A. B. Colwill, to Victory for P.N.B., and

M. J. Cummins, to Drake for Gun- nery School (Oct. 17),

ENTRIES

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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS)

BEACH MANNING EXERCISE A beach manning exercise will be held on Saturday, October Personnel detalled will parade at HQ. as under.

No. 3 (M.G.) Company parade at 3.30 p.m.: M.G. Troop, No. 1 (M.G.) Company, No. 2 (Scot) Company, Corps Signals, parade at 4.30 p.m.

Category A-1.A. Stoppages pp. 58-75.

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Category B-Stripping and As- sembling Component.

Parts pp. 32-38 (N.B. Work Col. i p. 33 only),

Recruits Classes as detalled-- Musketry.

RANGE TAKERS COURSE Parade at Q. at 5.30 p.m. "on | Loading—Sgt. Britto. Tuesday, October 5.

Class 1-Snapshooting and Rapid

London. 342 (245 last year; Leeds. 183 (81); Belfast, 10 (40); Edinburgh, 40 (33); Glasgow, 66 (561: Birmingham, 145 (83); Liver- pool. 122 (131); Manchester, 61 (92); North Wales. 31 (19): Swansen, 24 (32) Cardiff, 76 (81). The intake of Regular Army, re- crults for the week ended Septem- ber 11 was 527, compared with 413 for the same week in 1936-an In-Drill and Laying. crease of 114

CHINA SQUADRON

DISPOSITION

The following is the disposition of HIM. ships in North China:-

Shanghal Danze.

Sandwich.

Falmouth

Tsingtao: Duncan. Wethelwel: Medway, Westcott.

Eagle, Cumberland. Adventure. Defender, Folkestone. Tangku; Grimsby: Chinwangtao: Decoy. Nanking: Capetown, Amoy: Suffolk... Foochow: Dainty. Swatow, Diana.

WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR The following warships were in port yesterday:-

North Arm: Thracian. "North Wall: Scamew, Duchess.

East Wall: Parthian: Delight. Dock: Orpheus. Proteus Pan-

dora

No. 7 Buoy: Diamond.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR American Barker.

PARADES

Corps 1st Battery

A Section:-Thursday, October 7: Parade at HQ. at 5,45 p.mi. for Gun"

Dress: Overalls, Gaps and Gua- floor ShoesS.

L Section and Signalling Class :— Friday, October 8: Parade at Bel- chers at 5.45 p.m.

No. 2 (Improvised) Battery (M Section) Wednesday, October 6, 5.30 p.m.: Parade in H.M.S. "Tamar." Gun Drill Dress Overalls and S.D. Caps.

Class 2-Kennedy Road Range- Grouping and Slow Practices-Lt. Botelho.

Right Half Company Parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. pa Tuesday, October 5 for M.G: in- struction.

Alr Arnt

Parade at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, October 7 for a lecture.

Army Service Corps Company Parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, October 7 for a lecture.

Pay Section

Parade at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, October 8.

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Railway Operating Detachment

Parade at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. 110 Thursday, October 7. Lecture on

Corps Engineers Monday, October 4: Parade at H.Q. Mindature Range at 5.30 p.m. | "Firing 'explosive." ļ

Corps Signals

Parade at Corps HQ, at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5.

Machine Gun Troop Saturday, October 2: Parade at 4.30 p.m Beach Manning Exercise.

Tuesday, October: Parade at Causeway Bay Stable, Riding School at 5.30 p.m.

Armoured Car Section Section will parade at H.Q. as under:

Tuesday, October 5.30 p.m.: A and B-Driving parade-Test of car equipment: C-LA. and Stoppages.

All members are requested to at tend 36 a photograph is to b Chinese Customs Cruiser: Chun taken, Dress blue overalis and Esing..

R.T.C. Caps.

Chinese Customs Cruisers" (17) Gunboats (2), Transports..(2).

COMBINED EXERCISE

Friday, October 8, 5.30 p.m.: A and B-Musketry Instruction; C- I.A. and Stoppages.

Motor Machine Gun Platoon

A naval and military exercise will take place to-day between Parade at H.Q. on Friday, Octo- | dysk and midnight. The destroy-ber 8 at 5.30 p.m. A Class-I.A. all | er H.M.S., Diamond and units of positions, Cause and Effect of Stop- the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence pages: B Class-1.A. No. 1 and 2 Corps are taking part. The area positions with Cause and Effect; C in which the exercise will take Class-LA. Nos. I and 2 positions: place includes. Tytam Bay and

No. 1 (M.G.) Company Tytam and Stanley villages. Dur- Parade on October at 5.30 p.m. ing the exercise there will be fir- for M.G. Training a5 per pro- ing from rifles and machine-gramme. guns and the firing off of red, M.G. Part II at Stonecutters will white and green Verey Eghts. The be fired on Sunday, October 10. destroyer may also use her search- Equipment must be worn when lights.

Aring. All Ranks (except recruits) must try to attend. Range Officer: Eleut. L. B. Holmes,

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AMBASSADOR ARRIVING Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, British Ambassador to China, ac-

No. 2 (Scottish) Company Parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. on companied by Lady Knatchbull- Eugessen and his daughter, is ex- Thursday. October 7 for M.G. in- pected to arrive in Hong Kong on structions as per programine. or about October 7 on board H.M.S. Sunday, October 10: Trained per- Falmouth, this being the first partsonnel fire Part II. M.G. at Stone. Range. Launch Icaves of a convalescing voyage to the cutters

Queen's Pier at 8.30 am, and calls at Police Pier, Kowloon at 8.40 h.m. Range Officer: Lt. L. B. Holmes.

Dutch East Indies.

The Commander-in-Chief, Ad- miral Sir Charles Little, is expect- ed to make a tour of the ecastal ports, Foochow, Amoy, Swatow and Hong Kong. In the near future, re- turning to Shanghal about Oetc-

ber 18.

LEAVE

Lieut. A. N. Braude, M.G.Bn. Signals returned from leave on 23.9.37 and resumed command of M.G.Bn. Signals.

No. 2602, B.Q.M.S. J. S. Beach. No. 2 (Imp.) Bty., M Section, is granted leave from 24.9:37 to 16.10.37.

No. 2846, Pte. E. J. Ferreira, Corps Infantry. No. 12 Pl., is granted leave from 29.9.37 to 28.10.37.

STRUCK OFF STRENGTH No. 2292, Sgt. R. S. Bevan, | R.O.D.C... Construction Bec., w.e.f.

189.37 (left the Colony).

STRENGTH

No. 2867. Pte. Yeung Kam On. Sanitary Dept., No. 4 (M.G.) Co.. 24.9.37.

No. 2888, Pte. Shi Man Tsun. Urban Council. No. 4 (M.G.) Co., No. 2860, Pte. Wong Sing Hol Sanitary Dept., No. 4 (M.G.) Co., 24.9:37.

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No. 2870,, Sapper A. Zaitzef, 14: Hankow Road, Corps Eng., 27.9.37.

No. 2871, Sapper A. Brewin, Kow- Ioon Docks, Corps Eng., 27,9.37.

No. 2872, Pte. D. W. Becken, Tal- koo Dockyard, A.C. Sec... 28.9.37.

No. 2873, Pte. J. R.. Olaes, 5B. Chancery Lane, Corps Inf., No. 12 F., 28.3.37.

No. 2874, Pte. Mak Hin T. C.H Bernard & Sons No. 4 (M.G.) Co.. 29.9.37.

No. 2875, Pte. Il Luen Fun, Sani- tary Dept., No. 4 (M.G.) Co.. 29.9.37. No 2376. Pte. Fung Che Lai. Sanitary Dept., No. 4 (M.G.) Co.. 29.9.37.

-G. 8.-PRIZELLE;-Capt.

Adjutant. HK:V.D.C. AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D. Corps

There will be a meeting on Mon- day, October 4. at 5.30 p.m. at 5.30 p.m. at P.W.D. offices"

A course of lectures cn First Aid will commence on Monday. October 18 at 5.30 p.m. at the P.W.D.

No. 3 (M. G.) Company' Night Manning Exercise: Per- on sonnet detalled will, parade Saturday, October 2, according to orders to be issued separately. Officers.

Part II. A.M.G.C.; "A" Class..men Are this course at Stonecutters an Sunday, October 3. Launch leaves Queen's Pler at 8:30 am. calling at Police Fier, Kowloon at 8.40 a.m. Dress: Optional but webbing must be worn when firing. Range Om- cer-Lt. A. Urquhart,

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A new Magazine has been born in the "Hong Kong Review and Guide," and it the Arst issue is any criterion it should find its own place of userul, service in Hong Kong.

The Magazine is an attempt to digest the most significant hap- penings in the world, and at the same time make a quick survey of local affairs. The Gulde Section. should be of particular help to the newcomer of which there is a con- tinual indux in the Colony's ever changing community.

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A wide range of subjects is touched upon in politics, finance, economic, aspects, industry, com- merce, cinema, social and most things in print worthy of thought-

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THE ARMY

TRAFFIC OFFENCES

Portuguese Fined $40

THE KING'S PRIZE FOR GUNNERS

F. J. Remedios, of 29 Granville The King's Prize competition Road, was summoned before for horse, field, and medium Himaworth at the Kowloon Magis- artillery brigades of the Territorial tracy for driving without due care Army was held at Larkhill on and caution in Castle Peak Road September 24 and 25. The pre-on September 12. Traffic-Sergeant liminary schooting took place dur- Macvey prosecuted. A fine of $40 ing the practice camps earlier in was imposed.

No. 4 (MG.) Company. Parade at H.Q at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6.

king. having made the Journey pears to have been sifted from the by air. While in Hong Kong trivial and presented in a form for Mgr. Yu Fin will stay at the Cathe-quick assimilation. dral House, Calne Road, as the guest of Bishop Valtorta.

If the standard of the Magazine is kept up to the level upon which It has started, it should providę. the Hong Kong public at a very reasonable price, a means of say"

to-date mental food.

Prado at H.Q. at 5.30 pm, en MAILS FOR REFUGEES ing much time in hunting for up

Friday, October 8.

Machine Gun Bn. Signals

Letters are lying at the Poste Monday, October 4:-Bubsection Restante, General Post Office, 'for D will parade at HQ at 5.30 p.m. the following:- Overhaul motor cycles, ctc. Over- alls will be worn.

Arrangement for firing on Peak Rifle Range Is cancelled.

Wednesday, October 8-Subsec- tions A, B and C: Empire Test on Miniature Range. There will be a general discussion on training pro- gramme for the coming year and it is requested that all members of the unit make an effort to attend.

Revolver Classification!----

The following men bave qualified

G. Allen, Mrs. E. C. Andrew, Mrs. Alice Clark. Miss E Collaco, Miss

LOCAL ESTATE

B. Evans, Mrs. A. E. Fraser, Miss Robert Gregory 'Maze Durrant Justine E. Gronner, Mrs. J' Laing, Hunt, Commander, 'Royal Navy (re- Miss M. Ming, Mrs. L. Page, Miss tired), late of The Lodge, Stanton M. Rogers, A. Stchebęcheff, Mrs. | Harcourt, Oxford, England, who Tomlison, Mrs. H. Tresize, Mrs. | died. Intestate on March 10, 1937, E. F. Turner.

left local estate to the value of $2,800. An application by Maurice Murray Watson, solicitor, for sealing certified copy of letters of admin- istration to the estate of the de- ceased has been granted by the Supreme Court.

PARKING OFFENCES

A summons for parking his car at Kennedy Road Range: L/Cpl. in the Chater Road car park be- Poy. D/R. Deltä. D/R. Yeung, D/Ryond the limit of 2 hours was im- Wong, D/R. Chan, and DIR. Wong posed by Mr. W. Schofield-yester-

Corps Infantry

the year, and as a result of points In another case R. Woodcroft, gained at these camps the follow- of 35 Cumberland Road, Kowloon ing five brigades will shoot in the Tong, was summoned for falling to final competition:-84th (7th Lon-have full control of his car in don) Field Brigade (represented by Tung Chol Street on September 1: the 25th Battery); 90th (City of driving without due care and Quincey, London) Field Brigade (represent- caution, and falling to notify ed by the 357th Battery): 76th change of address on his driver's Right Half ((AALMG) (Highland) Field Brigade (repre- licence within 48 hours. Defen-pany::- sented by the 302nd Battery); 80th .dant pleaded guilty and a fine of Parade at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. on A similar summons was imposed (Lowland) Field Brigade (repre- $17 was imposed. Bergeant F. H. Tuesday, October. sented by the 319th Battery); and ¦ Kelly prosecuted.

Lewis Gun (S.A.T: Vol. II),

day at the Central Magistracy "when L. P. Knije appeared before Com-him. A fine of three dollars' was

imposed.

upon H.O Radbrach to which the Magistrate caution him.

HEALTH RETURNS

Three cases of cholera, one of diphtheria and one of dysentery were reported for the 24 hours ended at midnight on Thursday.

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Sailors' and Soldiers' HomeЛ

The final effort towards the clearing of the Debl of the Extension Building will take the form of a

CONCERT

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which has been arranged by the Military Command to be held at the QUEEN'S "THEATRE

on

Monday, 4th October, 1997, at 9.30 p.m.

The concert will be given under the Distinguished Patronage of

B.E. The Officer Administering the Government, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith. H.E. Admiral Bir Charles J. C. Little, .ox. H.E. Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, as, C.M.D., U‚D.E., DEO. FULL MILITARY BAND

The 1st Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders

The Duke of Albany's)

(Ross-Shire Duje

By kind permission of Lt. Col. J. Muirhead, M.c. and Officers. Band Selections, Fanfare, Piping, Highland Dancing ALSO ANNE WINTER IN POPULAR SELECTIONS Conductor:-Mr E. G. Baker, A.n.c.M., (Bandmåster).

Pipe-Major:-D. R Madissonn. -

Tickets may be had" from

Mesars. Lane, Crawford, Ltd. Bailors' and Soldiers Home. 14.M.B. "Tamar."

Rov. D. . Childe (Telophone 22370),

Tsang Fook Piano Cr

These tickets are in the form of vouchors which can be taken to the Queen's Theatre on and after Sentember 27th, 1937, and exchanged for tickets."1 rícés are 83, 62, $1 and 50 cents,

The President, and the General Committee, desire to take this opportunity of expressing their gratitude for all the support given: to the work of this Institution in the cause of Servicemen.