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SINO JAPANESE WAR 1937

BY PERCY CHEN

LEARN... The Facts about the Campaign

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of the Eighth Route Army in Shansi, Key Point of the North China Front.

The Details of the Battle of Tazang) Fiercest Battle Ever Fought Outside Europe.

As Elitor-in-Chief, of the Uhina' Information Servi e Mr. Chen is in a position to deal authoritatively with bis subject.

THE

The SERVICES

SERVICES

ROYAL NAVY

MEDITERRANEAN STAFF On the conclusion of the com-

bined Fleet exercises Captain R. J. R. Scott, A.M., will relinquish the post of Captain of the Fleet on the star of Admiral Sir Dudley Pound. Commander-in-Chief, Medi- terranean, which he has held since 1935.

| Smith (T), A. Powell (T), to Ver-

non (April 1).

PROMOTIONS Hdmstr. Lit.-Cdr.-F. M.B.E.. to rank of Hdmstr

(seny. "March 10).

Storer, Cdr.

Wt. Shipt.-W. Sharpe, to rank of Cd. Shipt. (seny. March 13)..

RETIREMENT

C4, Shipt.-H. L. H. Burden, at own request, with rank of Shipt.

His successor will be Captain C.Lt. (undated). E. Hotham. D.S.C., late Flag Cap- taln and Chief Staff Omeer to Vice-Admiral L. G. E. Crabbe in the Yangtze.

THE ARMY

LONDON

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GAZETTE

FRIDAY, MARCH 11

ADMIRALTY, MARCH &

MARCH 3 RN

Sub-Lieut. (E) J. P. Shenton to be Lleut. (E) with seny of Aug. 1. 1937.

MARCH 4 R.N

Paym. Lieut. (Retd.) R. Guy to be Paymır. Lieut.-Comdr. Retd.)

(Jan 23).

Cd. Gunrs. to be Idents with seny, of Feb. 28:-H. H. Brown, G.

AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE KING | May, F. J. Wood.

The War Office announces that

Cd. Engr. F. J. Hurt to be Lieut. his Majesty has approved the ap-E (Feb. 21). pointment of Lieutenant-Colonel

R.M.

CADETS UNDER TRAINING “ During the coming financial year the average estimated number of cadets under training at the RN. College, Dartmouth, will be 404. (honorary Colonel) C. G. Smith, Proby. Lt. E. "A. Allenby is con- compared with 488 in 1937 and 419 O.B.E., V.D., Poona Contingent, Armed in the rank of Lieut. with in 1935. Contributions by parents Auxiliary Force (India), as Alde-seny of May 21, 1937. or guardians in the coming finan-de-Camp to the King (Additional, cial year are estimated to be £63.-in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel 000, compared with £59,000 in 1937 | (honorary and £46.300 in 1934.

Colonel

H. M. 2. Auxiliary Hewitt, General List. Force (India), who has resigned his commission.

ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT

HOME SURVEYING SERVICE H.M.S. Fitzroy, Commander Alun Jones, has been completed to full complement at Chatham for her last season's surveying service. Major W. L Dibben, M.C., has During the next 12 months all four been elected for command of the of the ships which have been em- 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwick- ployed on hydrographic work in shire Regiment. with effect from: home waters since the War will be March 10, in succession to Lieu- replaced by new vessels, the Beau-tenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel tort by the Gleaner, the Fitzroy by F. C. Roberts, V.C.. D.9.0.; 0.B.E the Scott, the Finders by the Ja-M.C.. who has been appointed to son, and the Kellett by the Frank- the Staff with effect from that Jin.

date.

COLONEL L. ST. J. R CLUTTERBUCK Colonel L. St. J. R. Clutterbuck.

SQUADRON ENGINEER OFFICER Engineer Captain C. J. Meggs is appointed from March 10 to HMS. Hood for duty as squadron en-O.B.E., retired from the Army early gineer officer for the Battle-Cruiser this month He was born in 1884. Squadron and the 1st and 3rd

APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA Cruiser Squadrons. Mediterranean The Commander-in-Chief in Fleet. He succeeds Engineer Cup-India has made the following ap- tain Geoffrey Morgan, who has

pointments:- served in the Mediterranean since

Major J. M. B. Steer, 15th Punjab

andria.

STAFF DUTIES DIVISION Captain R. M. Servaes, on coa- cluding the Senior Officers' Tech- nical. Course on March 11 joined the Admiralty on March 19. He succeeded Captain H. Bove!) Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties.

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MARCH 9 R.N.

Lieut. W. J Styles placed on Retd. List (March 9); Paymr. Licu. (Retd) C, Coney to te Paymr. Liett-Comdr. (Retd.) (Feb. 17).

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S ROYAL NAVAL NURSING SERVICE Miss M. M. P. Dainty has confirmed as a Nursing Sister with seny. of August 18, 1937.

been

WAR OFFICE, MARCH 11 Lt-Col. (hon. Col.) C. G. Smith, O.BE, V.D., Poona Contgt.. Aux. Force, India, is apptd. A.D.C. to the King (Addl.)"(Aug. 27. 1937), vine Lt.-Col. (hon. Col.) H. M. F. Hewett, Gen. List. Aux. Forde, India, who has resigned his commn.

REGULAR ARMY,

ET Col, H. N. North, D.SO... A.D.C...

is granted the temp. rank of Brig.. whist spec. empld. (graded "as Chlef Engr.) (Jan. 1).

The follg. Cols, are granted the temp rank of Brig., whilst empld, as Bde. Comdrs. In India:-W. A K. Fraser, C.B.E, D.S.O.. M.V.D., M.C.

(Dec. 20. 1937): W. H. G. Baker,

1935, having been formerly on the Regiment, as G.5.0.2. R.A.F. Co-D90., O.B.E. (Jan. 15). staff of the Rear-Admiral, Alex-operation, at Army Headquarters. Col. C. W. Edwards. D.S.O.. re-

Major J. J. L. Mackirdy, 4th

tires on ret. pay (March 11). Gurkha Rifles, as Brigade Major, The follg. Lt.-Cols., Ind. Armiy, to Zhob Brigade Area,

be Cols.:-C. L Andrewes, MC. Major R. W. W. Hills, M.C...Jan. 8), with seny. Dec. 8, 1937: R.I.A.S.C.. as

D.A.D. of Supplies. w. H. G. Baker, D.S.O.. O,BE, Waziristan District.

Probyn's Horse (Jan. 15). with Major A Fortescue, R.I.A.S.C., as seny. July 1, 1934. officer in charge of the M.T. Re-

« L-Col and Bt. Col. F. C. Roberts. cord Section at Chaklala, to fill aiy.c. DS.O. OBE. M.C.; from R CARRIER FOR. TRAINING new appointment. H.M.S, Hermes, Commander L.

Donn D.S.C., DOW in the Re-nolds. 15th Punjab Regiment, as

be an Instructor at the Staff College to be Bt. Cols. under the prov. of serve Fleet. Devonport is to employed as training ship for the and also Major C. H. Boucher, short-service officers who are to D.S.O. 3rd Gurkha Rifles, to fill a be entered in the Air Branch. As new appointment at the college. already announced in The Times, Lieutenant-Colonel K. J. Lee, these officers will be given three M.C.. RE.. to be commandant of months' preliminary naval train-the Training Battalion, King ing at Devonport in which they Gerrge V's Own Bengal Sappers will be introduced to seamanship. and Miners. boat work, and the like.

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War. R., to be Col. (March 10), with Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Rey-seny. May 6, 1932,

M.

Lieutenant-Colonel É. S. Prinsep. O.B.E., to be Commandant The flotilla leader Broke. Com-of Probyn's Horse. mander R. Heathcote, attached to the RN. Engineering. College at Keyham; made ап Instructional cruise to Dartmouth from March 14 to 17 and Torbay on March 17- 18.

DEPOT SHIP FOR RESERVE

Major T. H: Ross, M.C., to be Commandant of the 3rd Battalion, Sth Mahratta Light Infantry. Commandant of "the 10th

Major H. C. S. Minchin to be

Bat- talion, 12th Frontier Force Regl- ment...

THE QUEEN AND A GIPSY'S PROPHECY

Lieutenant J. E. Murphy, I.A., to H.M.B. Woolwich, Captain E.

be Master-at-Arms, a new, post at Rotherham, depot-ship for des- the Army School of Physical Train- troyers in the Mediterranean, was ing. reduced to reserve at Malta on Mar. 11 and was taken in hand for reft. The bulk of her ship's com- pany will be available for the man- ning of new destroyers of the Tribal class, one flotilla of whic

The Queen, who in May last year is to be sent to the Mediterranean. A new crew for the Woolwich will presented the Football. Association "Cup to the captain of the "Sunder- arrive in Malta about May 8

[land team, has just learned of the SENIOR OFFICERS' COURSES ..

fulfilment of a gipsy's prophecy in The first of the 1938 terms at 1892 that Sunderland would not the Senior Officers' Technical Course, Portsmouth,

win, the Cup until a Scottish Queen March 11. Among those attend came to the throne.

ended

on

ing have been Vice-Admiral Sir

Gerald Dickens, nine captains, and

Mr. William Perry, one of the

oldest supporters of the Sunderland

three commanders of the Royal club, recalled the incident, and

Naval Reserve. The next term

his description of it was sent to

will be held from April 25 to June the Queen by Mr. C. E. Milburn,

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NAVAL APPOINTMENTS

of Sunderland.

According to Mr. Perry, the pro- phecy was made to James Hannah, The following appointments

one of the Sunderland team, be- have been made by the Ad-fore the semi-final tis between Sunderland and Aston Villa in 1892.

miralty:-

Surgn. Cdr.-V. F. Walsh, L.R.C. P. and B., to Ganges, arid for R.N. Sick Quarters, Shotley (March 30).) Lt.-Cdr. (8. Ldr., R.A.F.).—A.... M.. Rundle, to Hermes (March 14).

Lt.-Cdra.-C. A. Rowe, to. Med- way (April 14); M. G. Rimington, to Parthlan. in command (un- dated).

Lts-R. B Chenevix-Trench, to

TWO RINGS FOR MUSEUM

Princess Helene of Greece, widow

of Prince Nicholas and mother of the Duchess of Kent, has pre-

museum

Excellent for crse. (March 14),sented two gold rings of the. the Byzan- and to Shoreham (March 23); J.Byzantine period to.

The in Athens, R. C. Moultrie, to Pegasus (Marchtine 21); B. T. Simons, to E 43, in com- presentation has been made in mand (March 23); H. H. H. Mul-memory of Prince Nicholas who leneux, to Enterprise (April 4); H. died on Feb. 8.

R. J. L Hammond, to Excellent (April 22).

R. Law. to Rodney (Apr 20); M. On one of the rings, is an M. Singer, to Iron Duke (April 21); enamel effigy of Christ with the "God help the inscription couropalati leondion." "Couropa- Cd. Gunners-H. Peason, to Ex-lat" in ancient Greek signifles cellent (March 14); H. J. R.next in rank to the King." The Baunders (T); to Dunedin (March: ring is said to be of great 125); A. H. Budden (T), W. G.archaeological value.

The follg. Mais, and Bt. Lt.-Cols.

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