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ROYAL NAVY

CHINESE CONTEMPORARY

POSTER ART

COMMAND OF THE BITTERN Commander W. J. Yendell, pro- moted in the New Year list, has

Poster art is a comparatively new form of art. In China par· been appointed to command the estcort véssel Bittern." due for ticularly its development began with the First National Revolution ¡completion next month by Messrs. In 1923 to 1927. Its fortu is marked by the greatest simplicity of Une J. S. White and Co... Cowes. The and colour. And this also true of the content or subject matter with Bittern is the third of the new which the poster artists deal. They have to tell the story in the

named class, originally

convoy simplest way and the plainest manner. At the same time they have sloops, the first of which, H.M.8. to observe the accepted fundamental principles of composition of Enchantress, was adapted for use pictures, balance and colour. as Admiralty yacht in peace-time. LAUNCH OF THE LINNET The special service ship Linnet. which was launched recently by the Ardrossan Dockyard. Limited, will be the sixth vessel to bear this name in the Navy since 1806...

Artist Glorifies Soldier

The

HMS. WHITEHALL

During the last few years poster art become confined to subjects dealing with "commercial matters. It was used chiefly as a medium for advocating the excellence of commodities and objects for sale, n other words it was chiefly used as a medium of advertisement. Its use in connection with political subjects was abandoned and discour- aged and. save in the case of religious tracts and health propagan- (da, did not appear.

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As a result no creative work was possible and the art declined. destroyer Whitehall, has The exponents of the poster art and the followers of the teachers been commissioned for trials at of this art tended then to turn their attention towards the study Chatham after more than a year and development of art akin to poster art, namely graphle, cartoon, in dockyard hands for reft. She modern water colours, etc will probably reduce tu reserve It was with the outbreak of the early in April. The Whitehall nghting at Liukuching and the served in the 1st Flotilla in the subsequent large scale invasion of Mediterranean up to 1938. Lieu-china that poster art has once tenant-Commander J. Bostock, in again come into its own. charge of destroyers refitting at Chatham, has been appointed in command of her for trials.

APPOINTMENTS Lt.-Cdrs.-J. H. Venville, Cairo. in command (March 21 H. B. Wollocombe, to Delhi (March 22: C. N. Lentalgne, to Hermes (March 23); A. F. L. Evans, to Syringa, in command (March 241; have E. W E. Land, to president, for purchase this brand of stocking, or duty with D.A.P.,

Admiralty kind of cigarettes. His is a more 25); S. H. Norris, to essential task in this scheme of March Firedrake, in command; A. St. national defence Clair Ford, to Encounter, in com- He is the pictorial teacher of the mand (April 4); J» M. Rodgers and people. A. C. Stanford. to Hermes (April

Here is a picure, more compli- cated than the ones painted for the peasants. Here is a group of gen- tlemen merrily dancing away at the cabarets while the guns are Intense nationalist patriotic feel-blazing in the battlefields and the

soldiers, are dying.. ling which was suppressed in the bosoms of the Young Group of Chinese Artists has found express, on in the wealth of creative poster art which is appearing in all parts [of China.

(12).

to

Killar. to

"No longer does the poster artist

exhort Chinese

to

to

and salvation.

SIMPLE, BOLD LINES

Here is a fashionably dressed lady. She is just from the tailors. But she does not realise that the materials she is wearing are "Made In Japan":

But to the artist the red spots on the dress take on the image of Japanese soldiers bayonetting Chinese women, children, and the imprint of the bloody hands of the Japanese manufacturer.

In Canton, In Hankow, and all over China groups of young artists have come together to work in this way for their country. We thank

work, says the China Information Service.

In simple bold lines he takes the them and are grateful for their Lts.-A. B Payr Darke, E. V. Inglesby, to Vernon soldier-our soldier and glorifies (March 9): C. K. T. Wheen, to him. Why? Because in the past we have despised the soldier. Enterprise (on commg); and to Bee (undated); J. S. Theobald, to And truly the soldier before Luku- Enterprise (on commg.) and to chlao had not acquitted himsel

very well. Tamar undated).

Payr. Sub-Lts.-M. J. Chandler (act.). to Pombroke (March 11); G. A. Batley, to Galatea (March

12).

Schoolmaster (CWO).-R. Frost, to Neptune (Feb. 25)."

Promotion

Co, Engr.-C. W. Treweeks, rank of Lt. (E) (seny, Feb. 17).

Retirements

Now that he is giving his fe blood for us, we have to teach our people to help him, to bandage his wounds, to give him food and E. drink, and to help him in his fight

against the enemy-Japan.

to

LU-A. B, W. Allport. placed on the Retd. List (Feb. 14).

Wr. Engr.-R. Robinson, placed on the Retd. List (March 3).

THE ARMY

Poster art is art of the masses

at the people. The united masses, who are the merchants, the writ- ers, the students and the teachers. so the poster artist has turned to teaching the masses of the people their duty during the time of war with Japan.

Here is a picture showing simply. the difference between two vill- inges. The first village is prepared

resistance. Mass for

education MEDICAL SERVICES

been

Red Lieutenant-General Sir James has

completed. The Hartigan, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. Cross First Aid Society of the vill- They retires from the appointment of age women is organized. Director-General of the Army know what to do to help the Medical Services after 38 years wounded. And they have a good, service in the R.A.M.C, and on the supply of nursing materials made

from native materials.

Stadt.

The new Director-General 13

Major-General W. F. MacArthur,

: C.B., D.S.O., O.BE., K.H.P.

When the Javanese come. their

menfolk are ready with gun, sword

and pitchfork to offer resistance

The new commandant of the End to protect their womenfolk

from fiendish rape and slaughter college is Major-General W. B. Furdon. D.8.O.. O.B.E, M.C., who of the invaders.

has been Professor of Hygiene at

NOT PREPARED

Millbank since 1935. Colonel D. The other villagë is a village T. Richardson, M.C., moves from which is not prepared for 'reslst- 'the War Office to take the pro-ance. The men але idle: The

fessorship at the college.

women are ignorant: So when the EAST LANCASHIRE DIVISION Japanese invaders come they are The change in the command of panic stricken. They flee to the .the 42nd (East Lancashire) fields, leaving their rice and pes- Division took effect on Feb. 24 sessions behind for the Japanese to when Major-General K G.loot, Driven by hunger they re- Buchanan. C.B., C.M.G.. DS.O..turn to their village occupted by completed his tenure, and is the Japanese. succeeded by Major-General The Japanese seize their "women Holmes, D.S.O Major.-General and outrage them. That is a les- Holmes is 45, and is a Royal Welch son that is taught to the peasantry Fusilier.

by a few strokes of the brush of the poster artist.

Not only does the poster artist turn his attention to the peasant masses of the peaple but he also has something to say to the middle class masses of the people.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

HONORARY PHYSICIAN TO THE KING The Air Ministry announces that the King has approved the appointment of Air Commodore Harold Edward Whittingham, ́C.B.

Mr. Yu Chi gave an interesting E, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.CP.(E), F.R. broadcast aver XGOW. Hankow, F.P.S.(G.), M.R.C.P.(Lon.), D.PH recently, under the auspices of the D.T.M. and H.. as an Honorary Chinese People's Foreign Relations Physician to "his Majesty with Association on the subject of the effect from March 1, vice Air Vice- "Sino-Japanese War and World Marshal Sir Alfred W. Iredell Peace" In which he

stressed. K.B.E., C.B., M.R.O.S., LR.C.P, who among other things, the point of vacated the appointment on his view that as China's problem is retirement from the Royal Air necessarily that of the Far East

Force on that date.

land of the world In general, INDIA STAFF COLLEGE

peace-loving nations should not Squadron Leader E L. B. Ward remain unconcerned but should has completed a coudse at the help China in every way possible Staff College, Quetta, which ended so that Right may eventually con- In December. and is entitled to quer over Might,

the Symbol "qa" against his name

in the Air Force List. He has"

been appointed to the command

ינד

ot No. 28 (Army Cooperation)mander J. A. C. De Courey, M. C.. Squadron at Ambala,

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WING COMMANDER

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The retirement is announced, at sixth or the active list of over 300 his own request, of Wing Com-officers of this rank.

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