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G. P. Griggs, P. R. "A. Brown, to Shropshire; C. B. H. Wake-Walker, D. F. Trench, J. P. Angeli,, A. M Akehurst, B. G. Vain, G. M. H. Alston, to Southampton; "R. "G. P. Bulkeley, J. M. Michell, M. W. Dis

DESTROYERS NEW SERVICE" The following dispositions have been approved for the destroyers of the Acasta class, which were re-ney-Roebuck, J. R. Marigold. J. A cently relieved in the 3rd Flotilla in the Mediterranean by new des troyers of the Intrepid cfb:

The Acasta to relieve the Wren as gunnery. tender at Devonport, The Achates temporary parent ship of the 1st Anti-Submarind Flotilla, Portland, on reller by the Woolston ba this duty to relieve the Wolverlite as emergency "dès- troyer. Devonport. The Acheron temporarily replacing the Ambus-" cade in the Vernon Flotilla, to re- Reve the Verity as emergency des- troyer, Portsmouth. The Active, on

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1938,

WEDDINGS AT NOTED CHINESE

THE REGISTRY

Two Ceremonies

the Registry of Marriages, Supreme A quiet wedding took place at

Court, yesterday, when Miss Mar- Douglas, W. R: Williams, to Rajory Elizabeth Mackay registered. milles R. J. Forty, G. V. nurse, became the bride of Mr. Read-Davies, C. Minchip. A H... Victor Erwin Feimann, merchant Booth, C. W. Dyer, F. I. Moore, to of the Peninsula Hotel. Resolution: 0. A. G. Brooke, B. H. Falley, J. C. K. McKinman, W. R. W. P. Snow, F. N. Stephenson, J. L A. Bowles, to Nelson: P. Broug ham. C. D. Graham, J. P. Camp, N. A. Bartlett, R. Stainer, to Revenge: CE C. Dickeris, J. M. A. Falbank J. R. Thompson, to Glasgow: C. 8. C. Clarabut, S.. Falle, F.. E.. Han-† ning-Lee, N. W. Rockingham, E. J. Martin. P. G. Piddington, to Royal

The bride is the daughter of Mr. Robert Grant Mackay, clergyman,

Hermann Feimann, "merchant and the groom. is the son of Mr.

The ceremony was performed by Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith, Registrar of Marriages, in the presence of the groom's father and Mr F. Ortlepp.

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ARTIST HERE

Mr. C. Ssu-Tu The Chinese Gauguin

Paintings Destroyed In Nanking Hostilitics

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An interesting visitor at present in Hong Kong is Mr. C. Ssu-tu, the well-known Chinese artist, whe exhibited here in 1923 and again In 1933 Called the Gauguin öf

art, Mr. Esu-tu Chinese engaged in decorating the building of the Legislative Yuan in Nanking when the advent of fight ing forced him to leave the capital, with very few exceptiora, the SECOND CEREMONY In the presence of Messrs. Chan many paintings which he had Miss Cheung Fung Lin, residing at Sr in Nanking, and these, My, Ssu-tu revealed, had all been des- No. 98 Thomson Road, ground fluor, troyed. They constituted in all an

Mr. Cheung Hung, invaluable record of his develop daughter of store-keeper, was married to Mr. Mak Yueng Fai, grocer, of No. 1098ment as an artist, and included many portraits of notable people Canton Road, first floor, son of the

whom he had painted in the course late Mr. Mak Kwok Fan.

of his travels and which could never be replaced.“

completion of service in the 2nd! Oak; D. A. C. Broek, R."H. Bygoth Kam Moon, and the bride's father.executed in the course of his career Flotilla Mediterranean, where she le replacing the Hunter during re3. N. Elliott, C. E. Defries: T. S. pairs to reduce to reserve at Malta. The Antelope to relieve the Windsor 23 emergency destroyer at Ports. mouth. The Anthony to relleve the Wishart as gutinery tender at Chatham. The Ardent to relieve the Witch as emergency destroyer at Devonport. The "Arrow to re- lieve the Worcester as gunnery tender at Portsmouth.

E. G. Egerton, D. Scott, to Sheffield; Weston, A. F. Davies, to Cornwall; A. R. Sabbe, M. R. Gibson-Watt, J. R. Stephens, B. C. Moth, A. R. Barrow, to Ajax; A. W. Matthew, J. E. Washbourne, to Amphion: M. A Baillie-Grohman, J. C C. Hamil. ton C AE Compton A-P--S Wood, D. P. Robertson, L. D. Me- Laughlan, to Birminghaṁ (Jan. 1).

Payr. Mids.-M. B. Speare-Cole, J. D. D. Henesey-Smith, to Nelson; C. C. H. Dunlop, to Resolution (Jan. 16).

Mr. W. Aneuda Jones, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, conducted the second ceremony.

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WAR GAMES”

However, Mr. Ssu-tu is not one to lament. "I am not a pessimist, he said. "I don't mourn over the loss, because I think all the work I have done before the age of 40 can be destroyed without regret!” STOENESCO'S PUFİL

LAUNCH OF THE FRANKLIN The surveying-ship Franklin, building at the works of the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Limited,

Fayr. Cadets.-T. P. B. Wilkinson, To Be Held In Colony Soon Troon, under the construction pro-to Afax; L R. Humphrey, to Bar-

This, utterance is characteristic gramme of 1936, was launebed re- ham; M. C. Lawder, to Repulse, M. A message from Singapore sux of Mr. Sau-tu'a modesty towards

B. Harvey, to Cornwall: C. J. Litch-gestive of the possibility of simul- his own feld, to Revenge; R. B. Angel, tataneous naval and military man-spirit that is always looking ahead work, and indicates a Cornwall; W. G. Marshall, to Re oeuvres in Singapore, Hong Kong and striving for a higher expres venge; T.'K Ivans, to Hood; I. A and North Australia in the nearsion, a quality that distinguishes yeying duties in home waters. Her Crawley, to Resolution; D.; future, was discounted by the the true artist from the fraud and

military authorities in Hong Kong the dilettante. “ yesterday.

cently. The Franklin will be of

„830 tons," with a length of 2300k., and is due for completion in March next to relieve the Kellett on cur-

machinery, of 1,750 horsepower, giving a maximum, speed of 17 knots, is being manufactured by 'Messrs. Thornycroft.

This appears to be the first ship of the Navy named after Captain

Jeffery, to Barham, N. R. W. Cle- ments, to Rodney: A. J. Boyd: to Malaya: P. G. G. Bayly, to Royal Oak (Jan. 1).

Plans are being shaped for the holding of small scale manoeuvres in the Colony early in March. but any "war games" held here will

Born in 1902 in the Hoi Ping dis- tu followed in the footsteps of his trict, Kwangtung Provinice, Mr. Ssu- father, who was a portrait painter In the traditional style, and with the extensive land. sea and

started painting at an early age. air manoeuvres which are to testing was either picked up from his Whatever he learned about-paint- Singapore's defences.

Cd. Gunner (1).-H. J. R. Seun ders, to Sardonyx (Dec. 30).

Gunners (T).-R. A. Reld, to Pun-have no Sir John Franklin (1786-1847). Enjabi (Jan. 7); A. O. Kennedy, to tering the Navy in 1800. Sir John Rodney (Jan: 1); T.B. Burge, to WIS present at the battles of Gloucester (Jan. 3); J. A. Jago, to "Copenhagen and Träfalgar, and in

Effingham. (an, 4); 1814 was wounded in the expedi-- tion to New Orleans. He took part in various Polar voyages, and for seven years was Governor of Van

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Boins.-W."G. R. Easterbrook, T.

(Jan. 21).

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Diemen's Land. In 1845 he sailed with the Erebus and Terror in a fresh attempt to explore a north- west passage, and perished with the whole of his crew in 1847, his fate being discovered in 1650 by the expedition'under Captain (inter Admira) Sir) Leopold M'Clintock.

PROMOTIONS COMMAND OF THE GRENADF

Sub-Lts.-M. C. Giles, to rank of Commander J. W., Josselyn is ap. Lt." (seny." Oct. 1, 1936); A. A. pointed in command of the Gren- Cavendish, to rank of Lt. (seny, ade, in the 1st Destroyer Flotilla, March 1-P. K. Horsey, W. G. Mediterranean Fleet, in succession Horsey, W. G. Meeke, to rank of to Commander J. P. Gornall. - He Ll. (seny, July 1); W. A. Phillimore, has been relléved in the Naval Air J. A. Ogilvy, to rank of Lt. (seny. Division by Commander A. R. Ped-respectively Aug. 14 and Sept. 11 der, promoted in June last while J. W. Eleming. W. J. Parker to serving in HM.8. Eagle in China. rank of

Lt. (seny, Oct. 1) P. F. Commander Josselyn's last service Manisty, to rank of Lt. (seny. Nov. afloat was in command of thể dós- | 1). troper Shiran, attached to the fleet target-ship Centurion. He was a midshipman of HMS, Mainya in the Grand Fleet during the last two years of the War, and special- ized as an àir observer in 1924.

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REDRGANIZATION OF COAST

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connection whatsoever

ROYAL AIR FORCE

father or from his

own experi- ments,-and-he-did not commence

had big work exhibited in Hong serious training until after he had

Kong Shanghai and Peiping.

"In 1928 he went to Paris, where he studied with Stoenesco, court painter to the Royal House of Rumania. Stornesco was the pupil of J. Paul Laurens, the sketch for whose portrait, now in the Luxem bourg, he presented to Mr. 860- tu: This sketch, it is regrettable to say, perished with all his pos sessions In the Nanking. pombard-

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H. P. Belcher, to Cormoranty (Jan Relief Assn., has moved into its The HK Chinese Women's War 2); and to St. Omar (on commg.).

WL Elects. E. Mitchell, to new and more spacious quarters Gloucester: H. J. A. Lynch, to located on the mezzanine floor. Ramillies Jan. 4); W. J. Guilford, Room 3 of the Wang Hing Building, to Kent (Jan. 25);F. J. Harvey, to

Queen's Road. Belfast (Jan. 4); A. L. Smith, to Edinburgh (Jan. 11).

WSO.-E. W. Pope, to Maidstone He is commandig the 9th (Jhana) Infantry Brigade and has passed through the Imperial Defence and Staff Colleges, becoming Colonel in 1930. He was a Provost Marshal and G.S.O, in the War period, D.A.Q.M.G. 1922-25, and instructor LIGHT AND COLOUR *. at the ata College in Quetta dur- Mr. Bsu-tu, whose work displays tug 1033-34;. His appointment as an unusual love of light and colour,

way Ambulance Div... $035.00 A.D.C. to the King was made last has been compared to Gauguin Per Wing Commander RAF 500.00 year. His regiments were the ath and Mancial, but the artist him- Mr. and Mrs. Fung Ki Cheux 100.00 and 15th Punjab, and he has had self says that he cannot claim any Hon. Dr. L. Shu Fan a wide range of active service in one as his master because he has Mr. P. K. Kwok '.......... Egypt, France, Iraq, and the North- borrowed from many schools. His Mr. J. K. Bousfeld West Frontier, including the Mah-interest is turning to traditional Dr. Y. Y. Tang sud, Marris, Afghan, and Waziristan Chinese portraiture, and it is like Mrs. E L. Dunbar operations. Twice wounded, he was ly that he will bring new life and Mr. J. E. Monaghan mentioned six times and promoted, interest into this aspect of Chinese Mr. H. H. Beddow

Mr. Sau tu remembers with satis. The adaption of coast defences

faction and gratitude the encoure at home and abroad to meet mo- | NAVAL CO-OPERATION SCHOOL agement which local art circles dern requirements, as mentioned in On January 1 the School of Naval gave him during his first exhibi- the Army Estates, has been carried Co-operation was moved from Lee-tion here. He is going soon to through with a reorganization of on-the-Solent, where It has been Rangoon, Burma, to join. his wife, the heavy batteries of the R.A. and for 14 years, to the new aerodrome who is principal of the Fukien

for Girls formation of anti-aircraft units at Ford, near Arundel. Squadron Normal School The preliminary work consisted of Leader H. N. Hampton, D.F.C. has Later he plans to visit Malaya, the forming thrée A.A batteries and been appointed to the school for South Seas and India, where he four mixed batteries (heavy and } flying (catapult) duties.

hopes to make a portrait of Dr. AA) for Colonial stations, and The main object of the school Rabindranath Tagore, whom he during 1937 one A.A and seven is the training of observers for the met some years ago in New York. As far as is known, the only heavy batteries were formed, Fleet Air Arm, and Squadron Lead-

Sierra Leone, which is included er Hampton has served with the example of Mr. Ssu-tu's work in Payr. Lt.-Cars.-E.M.S. Stragban- in the reorganization, will have Fleet in command of No. 821 (Spot the Colony is a portrait of the White, to Drake (Jan. 10); C. E C. coast artillery and AA guns and ter Reconnaissance) Squadron in late Mr. Chang Fat, proprietor of Tomkins, to Hastings (Jan, 12),

RE, and thus restore the old gär- | HMB, Courageous,

the Yee. Sang. Fat Company, which He entered Lts. W. Heather, to Wrenrison at Freetown, which had con- the RFC. at Denham in October. Was made some six or seven years (Dec, 29); L. A. Wright, to Cormor-sisted of a heavy gun company of ant; G. A. Carline, R. 8. Bostock, the R.G.A., a local company, and to Courageous; J. S. Manning, to Eagle (Jan. 3); H. C. D. Maclean to Arridi; J. D. Watson, E, S. Carver, R. N. Quill, J. A. Stewart-Moore, to Glorious; (Jan. 4); J. L. Blackham, to Royal Oak (Jan. 12; R. H. John son, to Bandit (March. 1).

Proby. LP, W. Clarke, Fitzroy (Dec. 27)..........

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

Capts.-M. W. a. Boucher, N. V. Grace, to President for daty in- side Admiralty (Dec. 17 and 20 res- pectively).

Cdr.-C. B. C. "Swayne, to Balt- burn Jan. 6),

Lt.-Cdre.-D, G. Clark, R. H. 8. Rodger, to Royal Sovereign (Jan. 4); G. R. Fuller, to Cumberland (Jan. '10).

(Jan. 15).

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Act. Payz, Bub-Lt.-V. E. M. May.

to Drake (Jan, 1).

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ago,

there.

LOCOMOTIVES FOR CANTON

Mr. Leung-Yau

Mr. Szeto Foot Yée

Mrs. A. Whittaker M, Leung Kai Man

Mr. Chan Pak Sun

Mr. Tham Yat Cho

Parsi Ambulance, and Nursing Divisions, Bombay, 4 cases Medical Supplies for Relief Work

Anonymous, Baby's Cot. Mrs. E. A. Edwards, Winter cloth- ing for Cheung Chau babies,

Nestles Milk Co... two cases of milk.

MACHINE-GUN BATTALION

Royal Scots Due Hong' Kong Soon

Before berthing at Kowloon yes- terday the German N.DL. Uner Enquiries from Military `Head- Potsdam palled in under the heavy quarters ellested the information it crane at Talkos Dockyard and that the 1st Bn. The Seaforth two large locomotives were n-Highlanders are being transferred loaded from the liner.jav

from Hong Kong to Shanghai to- Germany, are consigned to Chins

The engines, which were built inwards the end of this month.

There is no special significanço

1918, and during 1018 was with No. 68 Squadron in France, where he RE. The Infantry garrison has gained the DFC. In 1919 he was always remalfied, and The Sierra granted a permanent RAF. com- Leone Battalion of the Royal West mission, and served in Egypt end African Frontier Force does duty Iraq until 1924. Later he was chief at Wilberforce. Formerly The ground instructor at Digby, and in West India Regiment furnished a 1931 graduated at the Staff College. battalion, but this corps was dis- LESS TIME FOR ENGINEERING tobanded in 1927. The Gold Coast

Reference is made in the Report maintains a battery at Acern. The of the Commandant of the RAF Payr. Lia.-L. E. Wright, to Dryad general reorganization covers Gi College, Cranwell, to the consider- (Jan. 11); J. B. Hayzom, to Prellar, Malta, Bombay, Karachi, ahle reduction which has been sident for duty inside Admiralty Colombo, Diyatalawa, Singapore, made in the time spent by the and came from Europe se deck to the decision. The Seaforths sre

Hong Kong, Aden, Jamaica, and cadets on engineering instruction. Mauritius.

It is considered more profitable to cargo on the Potadam. Being too to relieve the Itoyal Weich Fusiliers, Next month four anti-aircraft teach the maintenance of aircraft unwieldy to handle at the wharf who are destined for India. batteries and one searchlight com- and the method of running a night, assembled and each of which can gun battalion, and is the first such the locomotives, which, are 'already The Royal Scots is a machine. any will be sent to Egypt to with a general knowledge of the strengthen the Canal and Eastern workings of a squadron, than to only be handied by a special crane, to be sent to the China Command. Mediterranean defences. The de- | spend many hours on

were lifted off the deck at Taikoo Previous battalions stationed in the fence of the port of Baits will plicated mechanism of a modern and will later be transported across Colony have been infantry units, also. come under

review. The engine, which is more suitable for the harbour and put onto the rails Regular heavy artillery 18 be an engineer officer. It has to be at Kowloon to make the trip to ing largely released, for oversea de-borne in mind, adds the Comman

Canton d tence, since the Territorial Army is dant, that with the expansion of now responsible for seaward de- the Air Force, cadets, very shortly fence at home,

alter they are commissioned are. called upon to command a night, and t is essential that they should have a working knowledge of the dificulties they will meet very early in their careers in the Force.

Mida.-J. A. Murrap, A. B. Hen- ley, M. AL Dunlop, E. V. Speakman,

to Suffolk; A. K. Dodds, R. G. Mac pherson, to Cumberland;, W. B. Willett, A. G. Smalley. F. F. A Turabun, F. E. N. Towle, to Hood; A. H. L. Mackinon, W. W. Haynes, P. R. C. Higham, to London; M. P. Fitzgerald, R. N. B.Bruce-Lockhart, HH. Bergeant, R. G. King, P. M. Staveley, F. W. Lawery, to Rodney; P. L. Meryon, N, C. Glen, R. J. R.

NEW MAJOR-GENERAL Cundall,' T. W. Stocker, 8. M. Ho- Brigadier E. P. Quinan, C.B. ward, to Malays; R. T. Bett, F. OBE., A.D.C., is promoted Major- Ruck-Keene, J. P. 5. Cundell,' D. I General at the age of 62 after ser F. Goodale, C, E. M. Thornycroft, vies in the Indian Army from 1904.

the com-

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HEALTH RETURNS It is officially informed that sli cable and wireless communications Four cases of small-pox, thres of with Shanghai are interrupted and dysentery and one of diphtheria that the only way to communicate were reported to the Health Aul, with Shanghal is via London, thorities for the 24 hours ended at Communications between Manila midnight on Wednesday.

and Shanghai are also interrupted.

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