1937-12-06 — Page 7

THE SERVICES

(By The Air Mail, London Nov. 20) |

ROYAL NAVÝ

COMISIAND OF THE

SCARBOROUGH

29) J. E. Moore, to Birmingham (Dec. 19).

Lt. (E).-J. A Fenn-Clark, to Apollo (Nov. 21).

Surgn. Lt.-J. W. Caswell. M.D..

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1937.

FIRST SPEECH

DAY HELD

FROM THE

GAZETTE

Chinese Accounting Successful Tenderers

School's Progress

The Reformed Chinese Account-

Sub-Lts.-A. C. D. Leach, to Scarborough; D. W. Ungoed, to Shoreham: L. A. Jones to Emeralds School held their first Speech

The following names of success- ful tenderers are notified for gen- eral information in the "Govern- ment Gazette:"

Tender for the blood and hair contract. Ma Tau Kok. Mr. Hui

Nov. 18); P. F. B. Could, to skin-Day at the Central Theatre yester- | 8hing Kal; blood and hair con

Commander Hugh St. L. Nicol-to' Drake for RN.B. (Nov. 20). son has been appointed to command the escort vessel Scarborough, America and West Indies Station, in succession to Commander F. R. Baxter, whose two years expire next month. The Scarborough re- turned to Bermuda on October 15 from a cruise on the northern part of her station.

H.M.S. GLORIOUS

Jack (Nov. 23), and to Hazard (un- dated); J. F. R. Dreyer. to Corn- wall; P. L Hawkins. to Nelson (Nov. 29); F. H. Morris, to Am- phion; J. D. Hanron, to Repulse; G. A. Milward, to Salamander: D. E. B. Field, to Guardian (Dec.

1); J. N. Kempton, to Apollo (Dec. 41: M. A. Hemans. to. Ajax (Dec 7); C. H. Falulret, to Weston (Dec,

PROMOTIONS

Lt (Retd.).-H. J. Hamsher, pro- moted të Lt.-Cdr. (Retd.) (sen. Nov. 11).

The aircraft-carrier Glorious.

B. A. Captain

Fraser O.B.E.. A.D.C., has been taken in hand for rent at Devonport Dockyard. | 17). The first watch, consisting of four-fiths complement, has gone on foreign service leave, and one- Afth of her new ship's company has joined the ship. On Decem- ber 29 the first watch will return direct to Devonport Depot, and the second watch, one-fifth-com- plement, will begin their leave. A further one-fifth of the демо crew will join at the same time. The Glorious is expected to "return

Mediterranean to the early in the New Year.

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REPAIR SHIP AT MALTA' H.M.S. Resource, feet repair ship In the Mediterranean, was paid

November 23, and commission ALS an independent command in reserve at Multa' at standard notice. Captain R. M. Serynes will be succeeded in com- mand by Commander A. D., E. James. The accounts of the Ra- source were closed up to Novem-

Payr. Lt. (Retd.).—A E. Tull, to rank of Payr. Lt.-Cdr. (Retd.)

seny. Nav. 17).

ROYAL AIR FORCE

COMMAND OF NO. 26 SQUADRON Squadron Leader T. J. Arbuthnot, whose appointment to command No. 26 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at Catterick is announ- ced returned recently from India, where he had served for nearly five years with No. 20 (A.C.) Squa- dran at Peshawar.

NEW AERO ENGINE

The name of Cheetah X. has been approved for the new-Arm- strong Siddeley 7-cylinder cooled radial engine which

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The Principal, Mr. Thomas Lee C. Kuen....AAA., ALLS., in his re- port said, in part

You will be aware that the pre- sent method of keegg accounts in Hong Kong and other parts of South China needs radical im- provement in many phases. With the object of revolutionising the age-old system, my colleagues and I have for several years strived to advocate an effective method we have devised that will keep ac- counts in Chinese on the basis of the principle of modem accoun- tanes and can be adopted bý mer- chants in Hong Kong and eise- where without undergoing too drastic a charge familiar with usual radical reforms.

track. Kennedy Town, Mr. Hul Shing Kal;

Repairs to Kowloon City Ferry. Pier Approach, the Chung Lee Construction Co.;

Piling to new Central Market, the Vibro Plling Co., Ltd.:

Providing and flding boundary stones to lots. Mr. Tsang Sin:

Conservancy ccontract, Pokfu- lam, Aberdeen and Aplichau, Mr. Wal Yuk;

Supply of meals to Chinese pri- soners, witnesses and deportees, Mr. Kwan Kee:

Conservancy contract, Stanley and Taitam. Mr. Wai Yuk;

Repairs to No. 1 Pace Launch. repairs to No. 4 Police Launch, and repairs to S/L. OP.O. 2. Messrs. W. S. Balley & Co., Ltd.;

Repairs to S/L Kwong Lee, the Kwong Hip. Lung Co., (1932) Ltd.; Maintenance and repairs to Port Works, Messrs. Sang Lee & Co.;

Repairs to SD. 3.. the Kwong Hip Lung. (1932) Ltd.;

Supply of junks to Government grab dredgers Nos. 1 and 2. the Union Construction Co.;

The Importance attached to the desirability of reforining the old accounting system is now uniyer- sally recognised. This is not only from a commercial point of view as a" denite guard against the falsi- fication and manipulation of the account books, but it is also a mat- ter of national aspiration. If ac- count books are not properly kept. public investments and Governing Cheong: ment revenue in the form of taxes, to mention a few instances, would be jeopardised and much harm could be done, In Shanghai, prac-

Making uniforms for Govern inent départments. Messrs. A-Man

Chinese cemeteries. Mr. Kung Tai;

ber 22, and extended if necessary about to be introduced into the tically ninety five per cent of the Hong Kong. Ltd.:

for the victualling of ratings awaiting passage. Personnel from the ship, as already announced, is needed for the manning of new destroyers.

HOME FLEET FLOTILLAS

The new cruiser Aurora has left Portsmouth for Portiand to shake down for three weeks on beginning her service as the ship of Com- modore H. D. Pridham-Wippell, C.V.Q., A.D.C., Commanding, the Horne Fleet destroyer Botillas. Engineer Captain R. P. Dalton has been appointed to her for duty with the flotillas in succes- sion to Engineer Captain G. D. Campbell, D.8.0.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appoit tments are made by the Admiralty:-

Capts.-D. de Pass, to Cossack; J H. Edelsten, to President, as Deputy Director of Plans Division, Admiralty (Dec. 28); G. H Cres- well, D.S.C., to Afridi (Dec. 11); H. B. Maltby, to Malabar (Jan. 8); R. Shelley, to Curaços; E. R. Bent. D.6.C.. to Drake (Jan. 11); M. J. Mansergh, to Nelson (únɑated):

Burgn Cdr. J. Wylie, O.B.E.. M.B. to Drake for R.N.B.. Devon- port (Nov. 27).

Lt-Cdr. R. 9, D. Armour, to President, for

duty in N.A.D.,

Admiralty (Nov 22).

Lt.-Cars. (E).-H. M. Millett. to Royal Sovereign (Dec. 7): S. A Harrison-Smith, to Werspite (Dec. 14) G. A. M. Wilson, to President for duty in E-In-C. Dept., Admiral- ty (Dec. 14).

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to

G. Rivers-Smith, Stronghold; R. S. Brooke, to Broke

Nov, 20); P. A. R. Withers, to Ex- cellent for course (Nav. 22), and to Hardy (Nov. 20); H T. D. Glynn. to Despatch (Nov. 23), and to M.T.B. 102 (Dec. 18).

LL. (E).-H. Greenwood, to Drake (Dec. 9).

Sub-Lt-J. D. Neale, to Comet Nov. 22).

Fayr. Sub-Lt.-W. C. F: Grant- Dalton, to Arethusa (Dec. 6).

Act. Sub-Lieut.-M. P. W. Green- hill, to Excellent for course (Jan. 3);

Service for

installation in the

business houses Dİ MA important Airspeed Oxford I aeroplane. This scale have now reformed their aircraft, a twin-engined mono- | accounting system through the plane, has been adopted 35 an necessity of furnishing accurate advanced training machine. It has reports for income tax and sur- a top speed of about 185 miles an plus tax purposes. In Hong Kong. hour.

however, progress, if any, in this direction is very slow,

CANCELLED

The arrangement for the trans- fer of the RAF. Stadion at rarn- borough from No. 24 (Training). Group, Training Command, to No. 22 Army Co-operation) Group, Fighter Comunand, has been can- celled.

THE ARMY® ·

TESTING THE MOBILE DIVISION

NOVEL SYSTEM

We have succeeded in devising a novel system that follows closely to the old system in the way of ap- plication while lacking in no way the serviceability of Western ac- counting, and in the second, we have found the means seminating the knowledge to younger accountants, and others through rapid and cheap tuition as now given hy our School in class studies and kindred ways. In this connection, perhaps it is flat-

Mooring buoys, The Talkoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of

Maintenance and repair of and alterations and additions to Gov-

Messrs. ernment buildings,

Tak Hing & Co. and Sang Lee & Co.: Tender for asphaltum, the Asia- tic Petroleum Co., (South China) Ltd.;

Materials for Harbour pipelines, the Hume Pipe (Far East). Ltd.:

Supply of brass dog licence badges, Messrs. Kwong Hing.

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URBAN COUNCIL

Licence Applications

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The orders of the day for the Urban Council meeting to-morrow included the following:

Application for an eating house licence for No. 12, Gough Street, ground floor; an eating house licence for No. 150, Queen's Road' Fast, ground noor; a food factory

The new Mobile Division will be tried out next training season on Salsbury Plain, with changes in Its experimental composition. Ittering for me to say that never will consist of the 1st Tank Brigade, before in Hong Kong has

there 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigade, and been a School, such as ours which 1st and 2nd Brigades, R.H.A., with is able to give tuition in modern other R.A. units, R.E., and infan- accounting through the medium of try for support. The tank brigade the Chinese language, will be of the usual four batta-

What makes it more encouraging lions of mixed tanks (1st, 2nd, 3rd, taat our work in reforming ac- and 5th), and each cavalry brigade

counts may not be in vain is that will consist of three light tank recently there came into force the regiments. This will secure homo-Imperial Preference Tarifs ques- geneity and evenness in mobility. tion which compel local factories The mechanized infantry batta- to voluntarily alter their present lion, the 1st Battalion, The Rifle method of accounts, the business licence for the premises at "Ma Brigade, will be moved from and income taxes in Canton which brigade support and will be at necessitate the preparation of ac- the divisional commander's dis- curate financial reports and the posal for special use.

decree by the Canton Government Each of the five infantry divi- that henceforth all limited com sions will get an Army tank bat-panies are to keep regulated sets tallon, and to this end another of books. battalion will be formed next

under review com-

Shan," Bal Wan Ho; a food pre- serving licence for No. 5. Landale Street, ground floor; and a food preserving licence for No. 19. Chi- nese Street, ground floor,

NAVAL FUNERAL

The funeral of Able Beaman Frederick Dale, HMS. Pandora, who died at the age of 39 Saturday, took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery yesterday, the Rev. Fr. Driscoll officiating.

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year. Later, tank personnel in The term India will be available for other menced on the 1st of July, 1937 units at home, since the place of with an aggregate of 218 students of the Tank Corps in that country on the Enrolment Register. The will in time be taken by cavalry number enrolled was more than we light tanks.

anticipated for the first term, and It is gratifying to point out that the percentage of attendance was There was a large number of maintained throughout the term at naval and military men present at at a part which serves to indicate how the graveside, including officers.

interested the students have been Wreaths were sent by the Com- in their studies. Of the number, modore-in-Charge, Officers and seventy five per cent are employed

Men of the China Fleet, Hong as bookkeepers in various firms, Kong: RN. 1st and 2nd Cricket while the remainder hall from the XI, All ranks,, No. 8 Section A merchant class and those fresh.-O.C. old friend?” HM. S/M Pär- from secondary schools."

SMALL ARMS SCHOOL The following instructors, hav- ing been employed on the staff of the small Arms School Pachmarhi for more than six months, have been granted dis- Senior Master.-H. P. Pearce, to tinguished certificates in all wea- Aurora (Jan, 1).

Dons: Captains, E. A. G. Wake- Schoolmaster (CWO)-W. G. field. R. Deccan Horse; A. C. Coleman, to Aurora (Nov. 9). Young. 1st Beds and Herts Regt.

Cd. Elect.-F. Griffiths, to Iron and R.E. Dennys. 2nd Green Ho- Duke (Dec. 3)," "

wards; Sergeant G. L Case, 1st E Surrey Regt.

Gunners (T).-E. T. E. Henrick, to Verity (Nov. 29); D. E. Wright, 'to Nelson (Dec. 1).

PROMOTIONS

Surgn, Lt.Cdr. C. May, M.C., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P, to rank of Surgn. 'Cdr. (seny. Nov. 11).

Cd. Bosn.-C. Harrison, to rank of Lt. (seny, Oct. 271.

Cd. Shipt.-O. S. H. Camfeld, tó rank of Shipt, Lt. (seny. Nov. 10).

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RETIREMENTS

Temp. R.C. Chaplain The Rev. A. Forty, placed on the Retd List (Nov. 24).

Ca. Gunner J. Maunder, with rank of Lt. (seny. Nov. 25);

Its-Visct. Kelburn, R. F. Wells, A. R. J. B. Q. Nolan, R. F. Philli- more, P. Hankey, G. 7. Murray, R. W. Hughes, R. N. Gibbs, to Victory for Tong (8) course (Nov.

INDIA RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The central meeting of the Army Rifle Association (India) will be held at Meerut from February 21 26, when the King's Medal will

:

Although, so far, the preliminary stage of our work has been ap- preciably successful, there is still much to be done, but with the co- operation and advice of the Direș- tors of the School and the support of the public and Government we

be awarded and the Army and the feel certain that our mission will Army and RAF. championships attain its goal in the not distant decided. Entries close at the small | future. Arzas School, Pachmarhi, on Feb-

thian; John and George, Bill Mat- thewa, 'Submarines Petty Officers Mess, the Submarines Coxwains, old shipmate "Paddy," Submarine EA's and C.P.C.'s Mess, and many

others.

LOCAL ESTATES Letters of administration to the estate, sworn under $4,000, of Mok Wai-tak, merchant, late of No. 40,

July 28, 1925, at No. 32, Taipolam Spring Garden Lane who died on Street, Macau, have been granted to Mok Hing-870

ruary 1. The AR.A secretary's portunity of thanking sincerely Mr. In conclusion, I take this op- address will be at. Pachmarhi 8ing Kut, JP, Chairman of the of the 2nd Battalion. The Rifle for till February 9, and after that care Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Brigade, Meerut

coming to distribute the

A petition by Leung Kam-yuen certificates and the Hon. Mr. M

allas Leung Ming, shoemaker for

·K. Lo, Dr. 8. F. Lam, and Messrs. grant of letters of administration J. M. Wong, Fung: Heung Chuen,

to the estate of Leung Chan-thi Yeung Chee Ming, Jowson, Li alias Chan Yok-hap, widow, Tate The Fons, Lo Tung Fan, P. H. Bin,ör No. 27, Lower Lascar Row, who Lan Yuk Wun, Yung Goon Mandied on June 8, 1937, has been for their kind consent to become granted. The estate was sworn Honorary Directors of the School. under $3,200.

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

Cars M. S. Blattery, to Pres1- dent for duty with D.N.A.D.. Ad- miralty (Nov. 22); R. M. T. Taylor, to Excellent (Dec. 17),

HOLIDAYS

1938

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Sixteen Bank Holidays and gen- eral holidays will he observed. In Hong Kong during 1938 according to an announcement in the "Gor- ernment Gazette," which among other things fixes Monday and Tuesday, January 31 and Fébruary 1. as Chinese New Year holidays, and Saturday, January 1 as a pub- ic holiday for the Gregorian New Yeal.

The following is the complete st of official public holidays ап- nounced by Government for 1938:

PUBLIC HOLIDAY Empire Day, Tuesday, May 24. GENERAL HOLIDAYS The Hirst week-day in January Saturday, January 1: Chinese New Year's Day, Monday, January 31, and Tuesday, February 1; Good Friday April 15; Saturday, Apri 16, and Monday, April 18; whit Monday June 8: The Birthday of His Majesty the King. Thursday, June 9: The first week-day in July, July 1; The first Monday in August, Monday, August 1: The Araf Mon- day in September, Monday, Septem ber 5.

The tenth day of October. Mon- day October 10: Armistice Day, Friday, November 11; Christmas Day, or if that day should be a Bunday, then the following day Monday, Lecember 20; The twenty- sixth day of December, or if Christ-

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as Day should be a Sunday, then the Tuesday following Christmas Day Tuesday, December 2T.

It is notified that His Excellency Governor has excluded the the Magistrates from the operation of the Holidays Ordinance, 1912 on January, February 1, and April 16 and 18; June 6, and Angust 1. September 5, October 10, and December 26.

The Imports and Exports De- partment will be open for the pur- pose of Revenue collection."and issue of permits only from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon on all the above days except Sundays, Chinese New Year's

Christmas Day. Day, Good Friday, October 10, and

APPOINTMENTS

The appointment of Mr. B. F Balfour to Be District Officer, South, and the nomination of Mr. E. Cock as a Member of the Court

of the University are announced in the "Gazette.""

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