THE SERVICES
(By The Air Mail, London October 16).
ROYAL NAVY
COMMAND OF THE SHROPSHIRE
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Captain A. W. La Touche Bisset will relinquish the post of Direc- tor of Physical Training and Sports and the command of the P.T. School at Fortsmouth, which he has held for two years. He is to assume common.d or H.M.8. Shropshire, refitting at Chatham and shortly to return to duty in the 1st Cruiser Squadron, Mediter- Commander E. W. ranean, Anstice, who has been temporarily In command, remains on ts execu- tive officer.
RETURN OF THE MILFORD The escort vessel Milford, Cap- tain.. E. C. Thornton. DS.C... arrived at Spithead recently from her second commission on the Africa Station. The Milford will be docked "ard refitted at Ports- mouth, and about mid-January will recommission with a crew from Devonport.
-THE AMERICA STATION
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drum-
ment was presented to the High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) on br- hali of the Australian regiment. at The presentation was made
by Brigadier- Australia House General G. H. Harrison, D.S.O... Colonel of the Border Regiment, who was accompanied by officers of the regiment. The major's star was captured by the Border Regiment (then the 34th Foot) from the French in 1811, during the Peninsula Campaign. still com- The engagement is memorated by the regiment at an the annual
when ceremony. captured drum-major's staff and drums ar trooped.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
BIRCHAM NEWTUN
COMMAND
Wing Commander J. W. Wood- house. DS.O.. M.C.. who has had charge or the ExperLrental Section at Farnborough for four- years, has been appointed to com- mand Bircham Newton station. With the return to Bermuda King's Lynn, where there are now two of the newly formed general recently from their visits
reconnaissance squadrons. United States ports of the escort vessels Dundee and Scarborough, all the ships of the America and West Indies Station will beTM In company at this base with the exception of the cruisers Ajax, refitting
Portsmouth, and Exeter, Commodore's ship. South American Division, which is at The squadron now Talcahuano. includes the York (flagship), Apollo, and Orion, the last-named having arrived
England from recently
SURGEON CAPTAIN PACE
The "retirement at his own re- quest, of Surgeon Commander J. F. Pace, with the rank of surgeon captali, is announced,
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments. are made by the Admiralty:-
Cdr. (E).-C. Ellis, to Victory Sept. 19).
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Lt.-Cdrs.-G. C. Phillips. Dolphin for course (Oct. 18); S. H. Pinchin, to Dolphin for Course Oct. 25). 25); T. E. Little, to Greenwich for course (Nov. 20).
L-P. J. 8 Hardinge, to Ro- chester. (Sept. 27). ·
Surgn. Lts.-R. T. May. M.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P., to Drake for R.N.B. (Oct.
COASTAL COMMAND STAFF Wing Commander H. M. K. Brown, on relief in command-at Bircham Newton. "ins head- quarters of the Coastal Command. Lee-on-the-Solent, for armament duties, in which he" specialized in
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937.
RED CROSS
CONCERT
Acknowledgment Of Thanks
The General Committée sac members of the 81. Teresa's Chin- tender their most grateful thanks ese Young Men's Society with to
to members of thê s.s. Conte Verde Orchestra, the Choral Group, Pro- fessorg Gualdi, and Pellegatti, Mrs. J. P. Choy, Miss C. Ping, Mrs. M. Hrovatin, Messrs. Li Chor Chi, H. Wood, and G. F. D'Aquino, for their valuable help towards the success of the Grand Concert held at the
Club on Kowloon Tong
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Albert
Agisson, Atlantica Ins. Co., Ltd. of Gothenburg. Britannia Battery Co.. Mrs. F. C. Carter, Capt. S. M. Copp. Misa E. LL Drum - mond (c/o Presbyterian Masion), A. Eddy, Electrotechn (Hong Kong', Corporation. Inc., Mrs. Peter Fisher,' Miss D. Fairbairn, Mrs. M. Garin. Miss M. E. Gray, Lt. P. M. Gregory. Leighton Halley, Mrs. A. Hancock, Mrs. Grace Hazzard, Dr. Eugene L Hill J. Hupreys. Mrs. H. Jensen, S. M. Kapulr. Miss M. G. Kesler. B. P. Lalkuka, F. Martha Law, Lyric Music House, M. Wednesday night the 27th ultimo. Mayer, Mrs. M. MacKay, Rev. and They also wish to thank the Mrs. Geo. McNeur, Mrs. E. D. Kowloon Tong Club for placing its Mortimer, New Asia Underwear hall lighting and boy services at Mfg. Co.. The National Provindal the Society's disposal tree. of Bank, Ltd.. Mrs. Ely O'Nor, Mrs. charge, the English and Chinese D. Peltreeman. Maurice Pinguet, press for publicity, the Star Ferry
Richard Pollak, Mrs J, Robinson, for display of posters. St. Mary's Mrs. J. Ryan, W. R. Rehfus, Mrs. School and La Salle College for L. Stanley-Smith, E. J. Stephens. chairs, Tsang Fook Company for Diyan Tan Kimg, Mrs. Ada Fulcher platio, Peninsula Hotel for plat-Thompson E. 1. Thwaites (clo form, and the young ladies who The Agents-of-Bank-of-N.S.W.)
helped in the sale of tickets and programmes
The total net proceeds of the concert amounted to $688, which i sum will be immediately forwarded to the Chinese Bea Cross at Nan- king through the medium of the Central Council of Hong Kong Chinese Catholic Action Societies.
Letters are lying at the Poste Restante, General Post Office for the following:-
NEW RAINER AIRCRAFT The oficial name adopted for the Hind aeroplane fitted with dual | MAILS FOR REFUGEES control for ab initio" training 13 "Hind (T)" states A new Air Ministry order. The Hind is a development of the Hart, produced by the Hawker Company in 1929, and in its medium bomber form has been issued to a number of the new squadrons organized under the expansion scheme. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Wing Commander R. H. M. S. Saundby M.C., D.F.C. A.F.C., has been appointed Deputy Director of Operations. Alr Ministry, with acting rank as group captalo.
NORTH WEALD STATION
COMMAND:
Wing commander J. H. Dand., M.B.E, hitherto navigation officer
with No. 23 (Training) Group. 26) and to Norfolk (undated); | Grantham, has been appointed to W. H. E. McKee, M.B., to Cricket | command North Weald Station, (Oct. 28); M. F. Sheehan, MB., to Epping, where three fighter squa- Drake for R.N.B (Oct. 28) and to Birmingham (undated); D W. Pratt: M.B.. to President for course (Oct. 27).
drons are based. Wing Comman- der T. Q. Studd, D.F.C., the late CO., has joined the staff of the Superlätendent of Reserve, Hen-
Flowe! don.
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Surgn. Lt. (D).-D. seny. anted to Feb. 11).
Sub-Lts, R. N. Hobart, Amphion (Sept. 27); A. H. Row- landson, to Arethusa (undated).
Mids: G. D. H. Miner, J. C. Coldwell, P. L. C. M. Lee, F. H. V. Fowke, .A. Liversidge. to Shrop- shire (Nov. 3).
THE ARMY
OFFICES FOR IMPERIAL DEFENCE COLLEGE following British The
Army officers have been nominated to attend the course at the Imperial Defence College. London, begin- nlug in January next:-
THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL
Mrs. H. E. Alers, Miss Ayrton, Miss H. Benjamin, Mrs. L. Blcks, Mrs. A. L. Biggs, Miss B: Craig, Mrs. A. E. Fraser, Miss P. Fryer, Miss
Richard Tidy, T. A. Torres. B. Thomason, & Co. J, M. Venters (c/o Atkinson & Dallas, Ltd.). Mons. and Madame X. Yellm Ng.
REGISTERED ARTICLES Domenica Cedolin, Continental Mercantile Co., Mrs. N. A. Gorman (Parcel), E Kobza,
REGISTRY WEDDING
A quiet wedding took place at the Registry of Marriages. Supreme Court on Saturday, when Miss Maggie Tsul became the bride of Mr. Charles Y. S. Chan, B.A., only son of Dr. and Mrs, H. K. Chan of Sumatra, and a member of the staff of the Diocesan Boys' School.
The ceremony was performed by Mr. W. Aneurin Jones, Deputy Re-
of Messrs. Tang Chi-cheung and Ku Pak-lal.
S. Halwall. Mrs. W. A. McClelland,gistry to Marriages, in the presence Mrs. L Page, Mrs. G. Page, Miss H. Rogers, Mrs. P. G. Tate, Mrs. Tomlinson. Mrs. H. Tresize, Mrs. J. M Walker, Mrs. L. H. Williams, and Mrs. Woolley
gun firing in the area to the East of Waglan. Dorsetshire aircraft will exercise with the Dorsetahire. HMS. Rainbow will also take part in the exercise.
Tuesday, HMS. Dorsetshire will carry out 4-inch full-calibre firing in the area to the, South of Hong
Kong and 8-inch full-calibre day firing at a battle practice target in the same area. The Dorsetshire will also be firing 8-inch sub-
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The bride looked charming in a beautifully-designed Chinese gown. She is the second daughter of Mrs. Tsul-Ma Foo King, of No. 80, Holly- wood Road.
After the ceremony the bride and groom left for an undisclosed destination where the honeymoon is being spent.
FORTHCOMING WEDDING The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Angus John Henry MacDonald. of the Canadian Pacific Railway, residing at Cen- tury Terrace. and. Miss Doreen Aimee Marle Edwards, of No. 266. The Peak.
ARMISTICE
DANCE
On Armistice Night, 1937, the Royal Engineers Old Comrades Association are holding a Dance and Cabaret in aid of Earl Halg's Poppy Fund, Hong Kong. at the Peninsula Hotel.
The office of the Inspector-calibre at night. - General of the Royal Air Force, Wednesday: Aircraft of H.M.S.R.E.O.C.A. which Marshal Sir Edward Elling- | Eagle will exercise in the vicinity ton, GCB., C.M.G., C.B.E., late of Mirs Bay and to the south of Chief of the Air Staff was ap- Blas Bay. Submarines will be pointed, has been established at operating to the south of Hong Bush House, Aldwych. Wing Kong. Commander H. T. Lydford, AFC..
Thursday: Same as Wednesday, from the RAF College, Cranwell, with the addition of HMS. Folke- has been appointed to the staff stone firing 4-inch fall-calibre in the Inspector-General, and the area to the east of Waglan by Squadron Leader R. R. Nash, who day. HIM.G. Dorsetshire will carry was Personal Assistant to Sir Ed-out 4-inch high altitude. full- ward as C.AS.. will again serve catbre and 8-inch full-calibre with him in that capacity.
firing at night in the area to the east of 'Waglan.
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CHINA SQUADRON DISPOSITION
The following is the disposition of HM. Ships in North China:
Shanghai: Decoy. Cumberland. Taingio: Grimsby, " Weiheiwel: Adventure, Defen-
Colonel H. C. B. Wemyss, D.8.0.. M.C.; Major and Brevet Leute- nant-Colonet A. G. Neville, M.C., Royal Artillery; Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J.. K. McNair, Royal Artillery; Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. N. Kennedy, “M.C. ̈ ̄Royal Artillery: Lieutenant"|der. "Delight,
Colonel I 8. O. Playfair, D.&.O., M.C.. Royal Engineers; Lieutenant- Colonel J. A. H. Gammell, D.S.O., M.C., The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
APPOINTMENT IN INDIA Majors HR Officer, 12th FR., and R. E. Barnwell, The Royal
Warwickshire Regiment, are con- firmed as D.AQM.G., North Com- mand, and DAAG.. Lahore Dis- trict, respectively.
Major H. Bullock, I.A., who has Deen officiating as Deputy Judge Advocate-General of the North Western Circuit, is confirmed in the appointment, and Majo: F. G. T. Davis, LA, is made AJA.Q. Major R. de V. White, 13th F.F.R..
is made D.AJA.G.
Tangku: Sandwich.
Hankow: Capetown.
Swatcw: Daring.
WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR North Wall: Seamew. South Wall: Tarantula, East Wall: Orpheus, Proteus. Pandora
North Arm: Westcott, Thracia: Dock: Diana, Dainty. Talkoo Dock: Lowestoft, Cteala. Falmouth, Phoenix.
No. 1 Buoy: Eagle,
No. 2 Buoy: Medway" and the Fourth Submarine Flotilla.
No. 6 Buoy: Dorsetshire. No. 8 Buoy Duncan,
FOREIGN MEN OF WAR Chinese: Chun Hsing. Chinese Customs Cruisers (15).
MOVEMENTS
Major A. W. Nicholls, OBE. Transports (2). Gunboats (2), RLAB.C. leaves Army EQ, on Friday for four months' leave,
Captain D. R. Guiness, H.E., Engineer-in-Chief's Branch, vacating bi appointment December 11 and left Bimla this week on leave, until that date.
THE BORDER REGIMENT AND
AUSTRALIA
The Italian minelayer Lebanto has arrived in port from Sin- gapore. She will probably proceed to Shanghai later..
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To commemorate the alliance. between The Border Regiment and
The U.8.8. Tulsa is due here in November 3.
MANOEUVRES
In accordance with their usual practice, the Royal Navy, and Fleet
the 34th Battalion of the Aus- | Air Arm will carry out a series of
trallan-Military Forces, which was approved by the King in October of last year, a replica of the drum- major's stan of the Border Re-
tactical exercises in the vicinity of Hong Kong this week.
Monday: HMB. Dorsetshire will carry out pom-pom and machine-
The cabaret will be presented by courtesy of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd, and dancing will be held from 8.30 p.m. til 2 a.m. Table reservations may be made by applying to the Hon. Sec- Friday: HMB. Eagle will exer-retary of R.E.O.CA Entertainments cise in the vicinity of Mirs Bay. Committee. Chief Engineers Office and to the south of Blas Bay.
Friday will also be a spare day for the week's exercises, in case of inclement weather.
Command Headquarters or to the Peninsula Hotel. Reservations must be made by noon on November 10, 1937.
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St. John Ambulance Units
Mr. A. Morris is in receipt of a cable from the Knights of the Ven. Order of St. John to the effect that Volunteer Members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade should work with the Chinese Red Cross.
This cable is in reply to a letter from "local Headquarters to the Chapter General applying for per- mission to assist the Chinese Red Cross, as well as constituting a reply to Colonol de Watteville Geneva Red Cross Representative who had
wired to previously Gecera whereby the British Red Cross was notified of the ruling.
Hitherto, a few St. John men' and nurses went unofficially with à Unit organised by Mr. A..Morris Hospital, for the Chung Shan Nanking.
Recognition thus accorded will be very gratifying to the members of the local unit, and enable them to work together as a recognised. body.
Damaged coacher of the Canton-Kowloon train, which were bombed by the Japanese air force, who spared not even innocent civilians. (Ming Ynen Studio).
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