1938-01-15 — Page 7

THE SERVICES

- (Bỹ the Air Mall, London, December 26), ROYAL NAVS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1938.

FAREWELL TO SEAFORTHS

Marinca: Captain HAR Faro ENJOYABLE CONCERT and Lance-Bombardier M. Caruana, "EAT MORE SLOWLY" Royal Malta Artillery; Lieutenants AT GARRISON SCHOOL

C. A. Ballard and R W. C. Hooper, "Eat more slowly may have to be adopted as a motto in the Navy. Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: The incidence of diseases of the Lieutenant-Colonel C. A Clowes, stomach-principally gastritis and DS.O. M.C., gastroenteritis and of diseases Corps; and of the intestines has mcreased during recent years.

"The specialist medical officers. of the home hospitals are now

devoting special attention to the problems involved." states a report lasued recently. 38. 3 Blue-book "Several medical officers are of the opinion that the tendency to

"bbit meals may be one factor contributing to the increase

Spectacles are not scorned now In the Royal Navy. The conces slon, of wearing glasses on duty had been extended' until DOW officers of the executive branch and ratings of the seaman and signal branches are the, only per sonnel who are never allowed to wear glasses on duty comments the report

Relaxations of eyesight standards continued to be made, as expert

nce warranted, but finality had almost been", reached.

A HEALTH RECORD The Royal Navy set up a Health rècord in 1935, for the average number men sick daily was the towest ever recorded. According lo.the statistics for that, year the returns for the total force showed a decrease in the incidence of disease and injury, compared with 1935 and with the average for the Ave years, 1930-4."

The invaliding ratio was grester than that for '1934, but was a đẹ crease compared with the average for the five years. The death ratio was higher by 38 per 1,000 than that for 1934, this being due solely to disease. The death ratios for 1934 and 1935 were the lowest recorded.

The total force for 1935 was $6- 345, and the number of cases, of disease and injury entered on the sick-list was 37,903. This gave a ratio of 439.68 per 1,000-a decrease of 31.75 In comparison with the five years' average and one of 24.68 br 1934. Only in 1930, was a lower Agure recorded.

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Australian Blaz Battery Sergeant Major J. Joubert, South African Artillery.

To the delight of the children and parents alike. the twofold ceremony of the Hong Kong Gar risen Infants, School held in the school premises yesterday was s

great success.

EPIDEMICS

SUPPRESSION CAMPAIGN

League Commission In Colony Plans Work In China

It is learned that members of the - League of Nations Epidemics Commission, who have assembled in Bons Kors during the past week will leave this morning by boat for Canton, whence they will take a special train for Hankow..

Dr. 3. Heng Liu, Chinese Minis- ter of Health, and Dr. Benslav

children

The items Presented by the Borcie. League expert and Adviser were very neatly and to the Chinese "National Health cleverly played, some of which were Administration came here on simply excellent, great credit being Monday last to welcome the Com- due to the Hendmistress, Mrs M

mission, which consists of Profs. A. Diver, who organised the con- F. Ettinger, Robertson, Dorelle, cert

LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS "Major-General J. H. Marshall-

The ceremony took the form of a Christmas concert, and farewell Cornwall, C.8., C.B.E, D.S.O., M.C. to the children of the Seaforths, Chief of the British Military Mia who will be transferred to the Sion to the Egyptian Army, has Kowloon Garrison Junior School passed the preliminary examina-

on account of the Seaforth High- tin in Arabic at Calro. His A.Alanders leaving the Colony in the and QMG., Colonel W. H. Oxley, near future. M.C., and the Staff Captain. Cap tain G. S. M. Burton, M.C., qualified, Captains A. J. H. Dove, M.B.ER.E. and J. G. Morrogh Bernard, The East Yorkshire Regi- ment, Bapper A. Evans, R.E., and Lance-Sergeant F. Gadsley. The North Staffordshire Regiment, have

Perhaps the most charming, yet passed in colloquial Arabic at effective, of all was the Natyy Jerusalem. Lieutenant J. M. Cal Play, "Bethlehem," the characters vert, R.E., has qualified in Canton of which were SO dexterously cat at Hong Kong: Captain Jenacted, that completely won the C. Hooles. RA.0.0., and Leu-appreciation of the audience. tenants C. F. G. Pearce, R.A, and, The programme was as follows: FA. R. Anson. The Middlesex Nursery Rhymes (accompanied Regiment, in Malay at Singapore; by the Percussion Band); "King and Captain B. G Pullibank, Christmas And His Court" (play R.T.C.. In Somali."

let); (a) Gossip Joan, (b) Mihuet (Selections by the Percussion Band); "The Falry Ring" (Song and Dance); "The Tale of The Shoe" (Recitation by D. Baskor

ville R. Bradley and M. Machen nan); "As I Went Walking" (Action Song by bables), and the Nativity Play "Bethlehem" with four scenes: (1) Road to the in. (2) In the Fields by Night, 43) Three Kings, (4) The Stable.

R.E. AND SIGNALS "BOARD Colonel A. P. Sayer, D.S.O., who has become President of the RE and Signals Board in succession to Colonel F, J. C. Wyatt, OB.E...M.C.. has been 37 years 's Sapper.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE

SQUADRON LEADER N. S. DOUGLAS

The retirement, is announced, because of ill-health, of Squadron Leader N. Sholto Douglas, who has had over 23 years' service with the R.N.A.S. and R.A.F., and was twice mentioned in dispatches for his work in the War.

NIGHT LANDINGS AT

"TANGMERE

Pliels landing by night at Tang- mere Aerodrome, Chichester, are warned that there is a belt of trees at the northern end of the west boundary of the aerodrome. The tree belt is approximately coft

The new low record in the aver-high and 200 yards long, and is

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Pollitzer, Lasnet, Mooser, Vinzeler, Lascent and Monétaire.;

Preliminary conferences have been held in the Colony, and tentative plans for carrying out the work of relief and suppression of epidemics have been drawn up. As far as can be ascertained, the work of the Commission will be divided

between three units (named for "the time being the Engilsh-speaking, French-speaking and German-speaking units), who | will be delegated to different. areas. A unit covering North China, with beadquarters in Stan, will be in charge of Prot. Mooser a second unit under Prof. Robertson will cover the Yangtaę · regions,” with headquarters in Changsha; whilst the third unit, under Prof. Lasnet will be stationed in South China and will have its head- quarters in Nanning, Kwangsl with a branch at Canton.

Among the very large gathering present were Mrs. Wolfe-Murray (wife of the Officer-in-Charge of Dr. Borcie is accompanying the schools), Major Joseph (Command Commission to China, and will Education Officer), Captain 'G: W. act as lalason officer between the P. Kimm Education Offeer), Mrs. Commission and the National Kimm, Rev. G. Bateman. Rev. 3. A.Health Administration. Williamson. and Rev. C. J. Winstanley (Protestant, Presby- terian and Roman Catholic Chap- Jains to the Forces respectively),

and Mrs. Bateman....

GOVERNMENT

age number of men sick daily was not indicated by us HOUSE

1,569.10, or a ratio of 18.17 “per 1,000. This was a decrease of 44′′ per 1,000 compared with 1934 and ong of 124 in relation to the ve years' average.

APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty:---

Lts.-E. D. G. Lewin (F/0. R.A.F.), la Victory, for R.A.F.. Gosport, for course (Jan., 8);, C. Leonard, to Excellent (Jan. 24).

Mids.-A. R. Barrow, to Cornwall,

R. G King, to Ajax, A. Davies,

to Rodney (Jan. 1).

Cd. Gunner.-J. H. Scrivens, Lo Victory (ship) (Jan. 6).

Bostis.-C. J. Lake, to Cardiff (Jan. 21); L J. G. Taker, to Ganges (Jan. 22).

Big. Besn.-F. R Mathews, to Victory, for Bignal school (Jan. 13).

THE ARMY

GUNNERY STAFF COURSE Twenty-five-officers and 35 other

CHINA SQUADRON

· DISPOSITION

The following is the disposition

1 H.M. Shipa iz North China:

Shanghals. Folkestone.

Tsingtao: Suffolk. “

Chefoo: Delight.

Welhalwel: Sandwich.

Amoy: Duchess.

· Swatow: Thracian

WARSHIPS IN KARBOUR The following are the berthings of warships in port:

North Wall: Adventure.

South Wall: Herald, Seamew East Wall Rorqual, Phoenix.

Parthen, Grampus. North Arm: Cumberland,

mouth.

•Dock Capetown.

No. 6 Buoy: Dorsetshire.

No. 9 Buoy: Moth.

No. 13 Buoy: "Daring.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR French: Dumont D'Urville.

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Fal-

ranks passed at the last Gunnery Chinese C.M.C. Cruisera (15). Stafr Course. Apart from R. A.Transports (2). Ganboats (2)) personnel, the following quaй- Aed:-

Captain C. La R. Salter, and Sergeant H. G...Cartledge. Royal

POLICE REPORTS

Reward For Valley. Murderer

The Police are offering a reward of $250 for information leading to the apprehension of the murderer in the Happy Valley murder which occurred on Thursday......

All the man detained yesterday have been released.'"

Driving a motor cycle belonging 10. Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Co. Ltd. in "Shek Oon Thursday, Lo Chui-wal was injured severely when the cycle left the road and dropped down an embankment for

distance of 15 feet.

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ON PASSAGE

To Chefoo: Lowestoft. To Hong Kong: Dorsetsire. To Shanghai: Grimsby..

TONKINESE ARTS EXHIBITION

RECEPTION

Over 900 Guests Invited

INQUEST MAY BE HELD

Death Of Coolie Investigated

TUE

It is probable that an inquest will be held into the circumstances attending the death Kwok Fat, a vegetable atäll fold,who is be- lieved to have died under peculiar circumstances at 1.50 p.m. on Jan.

11.

His Excellency and Lady North-

Deceased was one of the oc- cotę are giving a reception at Gov-cuparits of a lorry driven, by Chan ernment House on January 21, from 9.30 p.m. team, to which some 150 guests have been invited Dance music will be played by the dance orchestra of the Hong Kong Hotel and other dance music will be broadcast by Z. B. W, Hung Kong.

A specially interesting item in the dance programme will be a waltz, "Diamond and Gold," written by a British Gulanese composer, Mr. Vaughan Casimir, and dedicated to Lady. Northcote.

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́UNREGISTERED MULTSAI

Sin Wal-wong, 50, married wo- man, was cautioned by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday when she appeared on charges of keeping an unregistered muletsal and bringing such Into the Colony.

Chak-kul in Connaught Road West early on Tuesday morning. A re- port made to the Police by the driver stated that in attempting to avoid a boy he

was forced to swerve and the side of the lorry struck the pilar of the verandah

When the lorry, arrived at the West Point Police station:-Kwok was able to speak and when asked to go to the charge room preferred to remain, in the lorry to watch the vegetables. When the police. went out to inspect the lorry, de- ceased was in an unconscious con- dition and was removed to the Queen Mary Hospital where he succumbed.

It appears that deceased asked for a lift with two baskets to the market. When one of the baskets fell off the lorry as the result of the collision with the pillar, de- ceased assisted in placing it back

in the lorry.

Mr H. W. Fraser, of, the Secre There were two other men in the tariat for Chinese Affairs, prosecut-rear of the lorry at the time but ed and said the girl had been pre-

one has since disappeared; sented to defendant in July 1937 The second day of the exhibi- for $95 and she had brought her to tion of Tonkinese Arts and Crafts Canton on Christmas Day. She in the French Bank Building yes- reported at the S.C.A. on January terday again found a large number 12 The girl was well-treated and of people present during the day wished to remain with the wo

and the small staff had a busyon. time showing and explaining the varied objects in the collection to interested visitors.

Many of the articles, which are priced quite reasonably, had been sold on Thursday, but among those that remained were a number of

real object d'darts, including some fine sculptures and hand-wrought metal-work, and these attracted the attention of many who went,

some of the things being snapped

One of three Chinese, Chi Ping, ❘ up.

BANISHEE'S RETURN

OLD STAMPS ON "RENT RECEIPTS~;·

A total fine of $50 was imposed on Chu Yuk-bio, alias Chu Chi- yin, alias Chu Yuk, of No. 2 Aber- deen Street Arst floor, when he was sumantioned before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy

House In Country Bombed yesterday for having used. old

By Japanese

Although he pleaded that ne had returned because his house in the country had been bombed by the Japanese, Tang Wan, aged 35, banked from Hong Kong for ten years in January 1934 was given six months' hard labour when he was

who boarded a tramcar at Whitty Other articles on view include charged before Mr. R. A. D. For Street about midnight on Thura-paintings, lacquered ware, lace, rest at the Central Magistracy yes- day, fell from the step while. It bamboo hats, baskets and carpetsterday with breach of the Deporta was in motion, and received in of goats hair, many of them of a tion Ordinance.

juries from which he died at the Queen Mary Hospital at 1.45 am. yesterday.

very are quality of workmanship.

The exhibition, which was or

ganised by Mons. M.J.B. Montar- Sir Geoffry and Lady Northcote gis, in collaboration with Madame visited the Tonkinese Exhibition C. W. Haynes, of the Medical D-Dufort, delegate of the Govern-yesterday morning, spending some partment, knocked down an eight ment of Indo-China, will remain considerable time inspecting the year-old girl in King's Road, near open daily from 10 am to 1 p.m..display. It is understood that His Taikoo Docks, while driving his and 2 pm to 8 pm until January Excellency, indicated his intention

20 car on Thursday.

of paying a further visit.

stamps on receipia;

The offences were committed in. December, 1933, and the first four months of 1834 when - defendant had anized to rent receipts revenue stamps which had been previously. used. Sergeant Whitcroft Dro secuted.

GOVERNOR GOING · TO FANLING LODGE

His

Excellency the Governor

and Lady Northcote are going to Fanling Lodge for the week-end returning on Monday. It is an derstood that Els Excellency has consented to present, the prizes at the Bridge Drive at the Peninsula. Hotel on Monday in aid of the HKSP.CA

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Bargains in all Depts.

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(FLORENTINE' with a border of classical griffine in sepia čolour on a

background, of green, enantel)

WEDGWOOD

FINE

CHINA WARE

The effectiveness of a table display depends on knowledge of style, colour and design. Note the new shape of this set, this is unique English pottery—a complete departure from the common shapes and decidedly more charming in effect.

OTHER exquisite patterns:~~

· Fallen-Leaves", "Stars", "Silver Laurel "Pink Vandyke ́Border", etc, etc.

TEA SETS FOR PERSONS from 885,50': DINNER SETS FOR 6 PERSONS from $89.50

Inspection Cordially Invited

CHINA EMPORIUM

CHINA AND GLASS DÉPARTMENT

SECOND FLOOR.