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PROMOTIONS Surgn. Lt-car.-T. J. Barry, M.B., to rank of Surgn' Cdr.. (seny, April 7).

men in India and Burma-a total of 5,014.

RETURN OF THE VINDICTIVE

GROUP COMMANDER HM, S. Vindictive, Captain E. J.

The appointment of Assistant Spooner. D.3.0., cadet training Lt.-J. Mowlam, LH F. Quartermaster-General, Territorial cruiser, has retumed to Chatham Clpps, R. L. H. Marsh, R. E. Por Army, becomes vacant by the from her spring cruise to the Westlock, C. A. C. Montgomery, J. G. selection of Colonel 8. C. M. Indies, which began on January Furbes, W. F. Haselfoot. J. W. Me Archibald M.C., to be commander 14. She will give leave and refit in Clelland, to rank of Lt.-Cdr. (seny. For the new 34th Anti-Aircraft preparation for the summer cruise, April 1). which begins on May -4.

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Od. Gunner (T).-H. J. Taylor. to rank of Lt. (seny. March 25).

Cd. Mech.-J. Came, to Lt. (E) (seny. Jan, 1). -

Wt. Engrs.-8. H. Young. E. J. Brown, H. E. Sweetlove. J. Walker 0. S. Slope, 8. St. J. G. Grifin, A. J. Williams, A L Ludford Brading. to rank of Cd. Engr. (seny, April 1),

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RETIREMENT Cdr.-C. H. Lush, at own request, with rank of Capt. (April 6).

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RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING

The annual meeting of the RAF Rifle Association will be held at Bisley from Monday, May 30, to Friday, June 3, melusive. The programme is as follows:-

May 30-Sweepstakes and Lewis gun team competition; tyre and non-tyro competitions.

May 31-Individual Hue cham- plonship, first stage.

June 1-Station and squadron

DESTROYER RELIEF Lieutenant-Commander C. P. F. Brown relinquished command on April 6 of HMS. Crusader, one of the two destroyers which it is proposed to transfer to the Canadian Navy. Her place attached destroyer to the aircraft- carrier Courageous. is to be taken by the Wren, one of the emergency destroyers at Devonport, to which Lieutenant-Commander P. Somer- ville, from the Echo in the 5th Flotilla, has been appointed in

| teams riffe championship; revolver command. Lieutenant-Commander

team match and first stage revol H. C. Maclean will assumed ccm- mand of the Crusader from April 6. The recently appointed Principal ver championship: apprentices'

Ordnance Officer at the War team match. NEW CRUISER AT PORTSMOUTH office, Major-General L. L. Hoare, June 2-Revolver and pistol The keel was laid at Portsmouth D.8.O., will be in the Directorate, individual and team champion- Services in the ships; indivični ride champan- on April 6 of HMS Strips, the of Ordnances last of the seven cruisers of the Department of the Directorship, second stage; B.R. (b) station June 3 Rifle XX match and in, the Navy Estimates of 1936 and He will be head of the stores side 1937. The ceremony of laying the and supervisor of the work and command file team championship. The silver challenge cups and Mrs. administration of the varicis ceh- was performed by Turner, wife of Rear-Admiral R. R. tral ordnance depots and provis-gold, silver, and bronze medals Turner Q.B.. DSC.. Admiral ton offices of the RAOC. in the will be presented at 4,30 p.m. on Superintendent of the Dockyard. Command, and will also be con- June 3. The past members' match This will be the only new ship in cerned with the maintenance of and Comrades of the RAF hand at Portsmouth Dockyard wat reserves and the hspection Association challenge cup

petition are to be held at 2 p.in during the coming year, so far as of general stores and dothing. present provision for new construc- Colodel B. HL Penn, D.S.O.. Ca. Sunday, May 29. All entries for ton goes, for the yard will be fully OBE has been appointed In-the meeting close on May 14.

spector of Army Ordnance Work- CONVEYANCE OF BAGGAGE occupied on large repair work.

From April 1 free conveyance of Over £1,000,000 will be spent in shop's Services at the War office.

an additional amount of baggage! continuation of the reconstruction with the rank of brigadler.

The RO.C. s expanded this up to 28 in weight may be of the Queen Elizabeth, which is having new engines and boilers, month because of Army mechaniz- allowed to all airmen below the and £1,300,000 to continue the ation. It has a new establishment rank of sergeant when proceeding. large repairs of the Renown. Later of 576 omcers, 1,718 Bersonnel in an permanent change of station in the year the Rodney will come the Store Branch. 1.188 in the or on a course of instruction ex- in for large repairs, for which Workshop Branch; 663 armourers, pected to last not less than six

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H.MS. Argus, on commissioning. 15 ordered to be administered by the Commander-in-Chief at Por- tsmouth. The Argus has been in dockyard hands at Devonport since 1936 andergoing conversion for aircraft training services and as a parent ship for pilotless aero- planes of the type used for anti- aircraft gunnery practice. at a

Wounded Chinese Soldier

Tells Of Battle Fought At Important Town Of Lini

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cost of about £567,000. The work FORT AT KECHUANG WAS TAKEN

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

81g. Bosns, J. Harrison, to

Sergeant Meng Hslang-wu is a native of Liaoning, one of the four north-eastern provinces of China. Having graduated from the Tung Chi University, Shangha', he entered the Whangpoo Military Academy where he completed his training with good records. Ser-

| Lucia (May 2); F. Hoare, C. Reed Keant Meng stated that he had fourbt three bloodly battles with

A. W. Ford. Surgn, Cdr.-R. LRCP. and 8, to Victory for R.N.B. (April 14).

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Japanese Invaders in the neighbouring districts of Talerchwanr. He was severely wounded in a battle fought at Lini, an impor- sant town to the northeast of Taierchwang. He was brought to Hankow for treatment, and he has now almost recovered from bils

"Wasting no time, I left some

to Victory for Sig. School (May 3). Wt. Shipt.-J. C. Brown, to Warspite (April 1).

Cars.-W. P. Carne, W. K. R. Injuries Cross, D. H. B. Craven, A. M.At an interview with a represen-Quite a number of the invaders Sheffield, to Victory for crse. (May tative of the Chinese People's had been taken prisoners, while Foreign Relations Association, at some, however, had escaped. Bugo 9).

Instr. Cara, 8. Jamieson, to Hankow, Bergeant Meng gave dr quantities of foodstuffs and munt-

account as follows:-

tions had been left behind by the President for crae, (April 4).

"It will be recalled that a few enemy. The ground was flooded weeks ago Japanese troops were with blood and its reflection in the feverishly manoeuvring 1n the light of the fire depicted a scene Lt.-Cars.-W. Evershed, to Skate, northern sector of the Tientsin-all the more horrible.

VILLAGES BURNED in command (April 19); J. W. Pukow Railway and constantly Linton, to Medway (April 25); A F. converging on Hauchow as their Burnell-Nugent, to Wolfhound, in anal objective. In expectation of command (April 29); L de Villers. an imminent major offensive by men to guard the fort and led the G. B. Roope, C. W. Greening. A C the Japanese forces, the Chinese rest in hot pursuit of the Japan- Behague, to Victory for cree. (May military authorities rushed troops to ese remnants. The villages in the 9); O. J. Blake, to Orpheus, in reinforce all the outposts which mountainous regions through which we were passing had al- command; P. Somerville, to Wren, protected Bruchow. The brigade

to which I belong was sent to ready been burned down by the In command (undated).

Payr. Lt.Cdr.-F. L Coleman, to South Shantung and on the 28th Japanese invaders. Dead bodies of March arrived at a point about of civilians were seen lying about

here and Kent (April 27).

wei there Presently Lts.-H. Pasley-Tyler, to Victory twenty to thirty B from the town

came into clash with a battalion "On the 29th we pushed our way of Japanese troops who came to to Shihlipo, whence we advanced the rescue of the feeing remnants. the enemy troops at Ke- We had a better advantage over Surgn. Lt. H. Mitchell, M.Bun

chuang." he went on. "At that the Japanese on account of the to Maidstone (undated).

Parr Lta-K. H. Farnhill, to time the villages in Kechuang mountainous region, and

the Japanese suffered Aurora (April 20): R. E. B. Jenk- were seen in dames which con- then we lost half of our strength, inson, to Malabar (April 21); J. Ltinued to rage for hours. There while

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Lindop, to Courageous (April 23); the Japanese troops had establish- heavier casualties. From this you R. AN, Owen, to Vindictive Capri ed a stone-house fort which was may well imagine the fierceness of 23); N. 8. Grant, to President strangly garrisioned. Admist the the claan. |(April, 8); W. B. C. C. Evans, tore and thick smoke we made our

"The severity of the battle Afrikander (April 29); 3. Ellerton charges and clashed with the

Japanese, at various points, for came to its height when it was to Excellent (May 5).

Payr. Sub-Lts.-M. Rogers. tover one hour. after which they about daybreak. As a rule, day- were compelled to fall back. - | Light" "15"advantageous || to the Hood (March 24); J. W. D. Apriggs,

Japanese, and moreover at that GENERAL ATTACK to Liverpool (May 9).

"When we were forcing our way time the Japanese had gained a Act. Sub-Lts-A P. Eustace, to Vernon for circ. (ADHI 4); D. Tato Kechuang, the Japanese ground of better vantage, as they Beckley, to Dolphin for erse. (April troops all moved into the fort, shots from a parapet. We mere pablon, from which they fred upon us Tery anxious to be through with Pay. Mids. J L Rigge, to with much advantage. The fort the battle, before the broad day-

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one person to pass through. We again and again, but spurred by Schoolmasters (C.W.0).-F. G. seized the fort to which we press-our firm determination, we con- Foss, to Pembroke for MTE (Aprled closer and closer despite the tinued to set upon our opponents. Hand-grenades were: the most 21): F. T. Michell, to Dragon (April retaliation of intensive gunfire. 22); L Dodridge, to Dragon (May At orders my men launched a effective missiles we could use at

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• "We" succeeded in zelfing ez- ***Señoölmantets K. 1. B, Topley, directions and fought the Japan

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