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THE

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SERVICES

ROYAL NAVY

AFRICA SLOOP COMMAND

Captain Q. D. Graham is ap-

Lts (E)-H. F. Waight, to Cape- Low: C. M. H. Henderson, to Engle (Jun. 1); R. L. Chave, to Decoy

undated).

Fayr. Lt.-J. C. E. Burston, to pointed in command of H.M.S. President (Feb. 14); and lent to Bridgewater, on the Africa Station, R.AN. (undated).

ROYAL VISIT TO PARIS

FOUR DAYS AT END OF JUNE

in succession to Captain "H. J. Payr. Sab-Lt.-A. L. Pearson, to The King To Unveil

Egerton. He was relieved in De-Bee (Dec. 31, 1937). cember on the instructional staf Cd. Engr.-F. J. Hurt, to Decoy

of the R.N. Starr College, Green-(Feb. 10).

wich,

(June.

H.M.S. BIRMINGHAM

War Memorial

The King and Queen will pay a after his promotion laat DESTROYER COMMAND IN

state visit to Paris for four days THE MEDITERRANEAN

At the end of June, when his The Admiralty announce that Majesty will unveil the Australian The new cruiser Birmingham, the appointment of Rear-Admiral National War Memorial at Villers- Captain EJ. P. Brind, which left John C. Tovey, C.B. D.S.O., as Malta on February 11 to continue Rear-Admiral her voyage to China to take the place of the Danae in the 5th Cruiser Squadron, is due in Hong Kong on March 18.

(D)

Bretonneux.

Commanding

The following official announce- Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterraneanment regarding the visit was issued Ficet. in succession to Vice- Admiral James F. Somerville, C.B., D.S.O. is to be dated March. 5, 1938.

THE ARMY

CHANGES IN SIGNAL APPOINTMENT

A number of changes which con- cern the Royal Corps of Signals take effect shortly.

FISHERY PATROL CHANGES The new minesweeper Leda, on completion at Devonport Dockyard in May. will commission with a Portsmouth crew to relieve HMS Cherwell in the Fishery Protec- tion Flotilla. The key ratings al ready appointed to the Leda will remain in the shio for a few

Colonel E. de W. H. Bradley. months and then be relieved by DS.O., M.C., completes his tenure Portsmouth ratings. The trawleras Chief Signal Oficer, Southern Lilac, now la reserve at Devonport Command, and is succeeded by will commission at the same time as the Leda with a Devonport crew to relieve HMS. Kingfisher in the Fishery Protection Flotilia.

from Buckingham Palace:-

The King and Queen have at- cepted with much pleasure an invitation from the President of the French Republic to pay a state visit to.. Paris from June 28 to July 1.

During their Majesties' stay in France the King will unvell the Australian National War Me morial at Villers-Bretonneux. It is understood that no detalls

for the King's visit have yet been Axed.

King's: household.

&

This will be the first visit of the King and Queen to a foreign coun- try since their accession, and the first state visit of their reign.

Further plans for the visit will Colonel A. C. Sykes, D.S.O., O.B.B. be discussed during the next few Brigadier F. A Heymann, O.RE., weeks by the French Ambassador, completes his tenure as Comman-M. Corbin, and members of the dant of the Signal Training Centre and is succeeded by Colonel R

O.B.E., M.C. Colonel E. N. F. Hitchins. D.S.O., the post of M.C., has vacated Officer in Charge of the Record and Pay Office at Chatham, or transfer to New Delhi as Signal Officer in Chief, and his successor at Chatham is Colonel G.E. Sampson. D.8.0., from Aldershot., ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCE

SURVEYING SHIP FOR SALE H.M.B. Beaufort, which is being Chenevix-Trench, relieved by the new surveying ship Gleaner, completing on the Tees has been transferred to dockyard control at Devonport for prepara tion for Sale,

STAFF OFFICER, HONG KONG

Commander H. T. Rust, who

King Edward VII unveiled, the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy in 1936.

TWO PREVIOUS VISITS

The King and Queen twice visit-

attended the 1937 course at the

ed Parts as Duke and Duchess of Stair College, has been appointed

York-once in July, 1931, when to H.M.S. Tamar for duty as staff A big effort is to be made to find they paid a four-day visit to the officer (operations) at Hong Kong the men required for the anti-French Colonial Exhibition; and November, 1835, when in succession to Commander Colin aircraft defences of the South and again in Wauchope.

Rust East Coasts and the Midlands. they attended the St. Andrew's Commander completed his course as a cadet at The 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Night dinner and ball, organized the Caledonian Society of Dartmouth in December, 1916, and Territorial Army have been given by Joined HMS. Vallant in the Grand big establishments to fill, amount-France.

About 27,000 Fleet. In 1924 he specialized as an ing to 44,842 men.

to President Lebrun, air observer, and served as such in imen are now under training, in a telegram the Eagle in the Mediterranean, gunnery and searchlight work, and recalled "most happy recollections" but he afterwards returned to it is hoped to have 30,000 by the of his visit to Paris at the time of general service in the destroyer end of March. It is hoped that the Colonial Exhibition, and ex- Vanquisher, the battleship Rodney, the summer and autumn campaign pressed the hope of being able "In near future to renew the and the cruiser Cumberland, of will result in 40,000 of all ranks the

agreeable relations enjoyed at that which he was senior leutenant-to man the guns and lights.

time." commmander in China before his THE KING'S SHROPSHIRE promotion in 1935.

LIGHT INFANTRY

In December, 1938, the King, in

AUSTRALIAN FALLEN

NAVAL OFFICERS' PAY

Major and Brevet Lieutenant- Early in April, 1918, tierce Aght- To The Editor Of The Times

Colonel J. M. L. Grover, MC., basing took place in an around Villers- Sir,-A

selected for command of Bretonneux, and. In this fighting year n.go you per-been mitted me to explain at

King's Australian troops played a some the 1st Battalion, The

pro- length, supported by instances Shropshire Light Infantry, in minent part. Many of them lost from my own career in the Navy succession to Lieutenant-Colonel their lives there and are buried in After a young married officer, the G. S. Brunskill, M.C., whose tenure cemeteries in the district.

the War Villers-Bretonneux was grievance of the married naval expired on February 11,1938. officer. Judging by the number and PARKES MEMORIAL PRIZE, 1937 "adopted" by Melbourne, Australia. tone of the letters I subsequently Major J. Biggam, M.C., RAM.C., which assisted it during the years got, my explanation was largely has

the been awarded Parkes of reconstruction, and a park was upproved.

Memorial Prize for his very valu- named Melbourne Park as an ex- Sir

inhabitants' 01 the always able investigations into the light-pression

to their Australian forgets that this, at any rate fing of barracks and other military gratitude from the point of view of the institutions, coupled with the im-helpers. victims, is a human problem; his portant work he has carried out well 'marshalled facts and Agures in regard to the effect on vision do not touch the married naval of the wearing of the Service officer's real difficulty. which is respirator and the designing of a this:-

Isuitable spectacle frame for wear- Whereas the married Army or ing with the respirator by men R.A.F. officer can draw that part, with Impaired vision.

Charles "Harris

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ROBERT T. BOWER,

Commander, E.N. House of Commons, Feb. 7.

APPOINTMENTS

ROYAL AIR FORCE

with the British Power Boat Com- pany. They are 641t. in length and have motor engines of a total nut- put of 1,500 h.p. They are similar - STAFF DUTY IN INDIA

in design to the motor torpedn- Wing Commander E I. Bussell, boats supplied recently to

the from the command of Hendon air Navy, station. has been appointed for These boats have remarkably air staff duties at headquarters in long range and have been --tried India, where he served from 1919 to tor seaworthiness in gale condi- 1923 with Nos, 97 and 60 Squadrons. tions in the English Channel and INSTRUCTORS REGRADED the North Sea. They afford, a high The Central Flying School has standard of comfort for officers The following appointments are granted new categories to the and crews; and while their im- made by the Admiralty:

mediate duty 18 that of following flying instructors:- Lt.-A. C. Akerman, to Iron Duke

A.2 to A.1.-Flight Lieutenants work. they are evidently capable (Feb, 17)..

R. H. A. Lelgh: R. G. 8. Morgan- of a wide variety of traks in asso- Wt. Engrs-H. W. Glover, to St. Smith, and M. B. Hamilton; Flight ciation with marine altcraft. Vincent (Feb. 14); R. E. Williams, Sergeant R. Farr and Sergeant A The motor torpedo-boats each

to Norfolk (March 5).

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carry two torpedoes; boats of B. to A.1ght Lieut. E similar design and power might.

| carry big loads of stores and spares Colville, Kidd.

a tenders to flying-boat squadrons

FW. Hearn, P. White: M. J.. E B. to A.Z-Flight Lieutenants Collins, J. R. Potts, A. K. Pallot, A. W. Langton, M. H. Rhys, and engaged on operations away from R. N. F. Glennie. D. C. Jourdain, J. O. Willis, Flight Sergeants Ltheir bases.

M. B. Goto, M. B. Sumn., R. C. E. Sextone, E. J. Hayes, and T. W. Lamb, R. R. S. Fisher, M. Laborda. Kean; Bergeant G. C. Webb.

R. H. Martin, 7. 8. ̊C. - Thomas, STATION COMMAND CHANGES R. I. D. Tiddy. C. K. Gray. J. H Group Captain K. R. Park, M.C.. Turner. G. C. Lindop, R. M. Young, D.F.C. A.F.C., has been appointed

Commander C. Torr Anderson, D.F.C.

PAY OF BOY ENTRANTS

H. D. Frost, and 'A. C. W. Bromley, in command of the air station at With effect from January 3, 1938,

to rank of payr. mid. (seny. Jan. Tangmere, Chichester, vacant by or the date of posting to a unit. for

[1..

Cdr.-H. Dalrymple-Smith,

Amphion (March 12)..

the appointment of Wing Com-duty, whichever is the later, the

to mander C. W. El to command rate of pay of boy entrants who No. 217 (General Reconnaissance) have completed their initial train-

Payr. Cor-B. K. H Norgate, Squadron; and Wing Commandering and who have not attained the to Terror (Feb. 11),

8. B. Harris, DF.C., A.F.C., takes age of 18 will be Is. id. a day states Lt.-J. L. Blackham, to Enchan-command of the station at Huck-a new Air Ministry. Order. tress (Feb. 10).

nall, Notts, in succession to Wing rate hitherto has been is ́a day,

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