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CHANGE IN COMMAND OF

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the non-substantive ratings succeed Commander E. V. Jeffreys, |usual "stynalmian, 1st class, and and is himself succeeded in the wireless telegraphist, lat class are Vernon by Commander G. B. Sayer to receive 15, 6d, a day instead of from the command of the 1st

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1938

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

is: these with the ran-substan- Motor Torpedo Boat Motilla in the PUBLIC AUCTION.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS

tive rating of submarine detector Mediterranean. instructor are to have is.94, a day, instead of is. 8d.; and those with the non-substantive rating of tor- pedo gunner's mate 2. a day in-made by the Admiralty:- stead of is. 84.

SENIOR OFFICERS' COURSE

cers.

The following appointments are THE Undersigned have received

Lts.

THE SHEFFIELD Captain W. P.. Mark-Wardlaw, D.S.O, A.D.C., relinquished on Aug 8 the command of HMS. Shefeld to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. Homa Fleet, at Chatham. This will be his

Instr. Capt.-A. H. Saunders. last command, us he is due for

O.B.E, to President for duty inside promotion to flag rank. During

Admiralty (Sept. 1). Navy Week the Sheffield has been

A new term at the Senior, om- Inst. Cars.-F. one of the principal ships ahown'

C. Sobey, to

tn the public...

cers Technical Course at Forts-President (Aug. 22); W. G. West, to Captain E de F. Renouf, who mouth began on August & and President for duty inside Admir- takes up the command, has been last until October 7. Among those alty Sept. 5).

Lt.Cdr. (E).-E. L. J. Howell, to on the staff of the R.N. War Col-who will attend are two flag okir

Vice-Admiral Sir Wilfred Resolution (Sept. 6). lege for the past two years.

French, K.C.B.. C.M.O.. late

(EJ. H. Gordon. to AIR ARM ALLOWANCES Admiral-Superintendent at Malta Dolphin (Aug. 6), and to Malds- Dockyard, and Rear-Admiral R. H. tone (Ag. 18): R. L. Edmonds, R. G. Engineer officers who volunteer for technical duties in the Fleet Air Late-Poole, C.B. OBE. who Raper, P. G. Fyers-Tumer, G. J. returned recently from the com-Noble, F. A. V Jackson, L. RE 68: a day while undergoing instruc-mand of the Australian Squadron Kennedy. J. H. H. Perring, D. T. tion and while holding appoint- The following captains will also Columbell, to President for crae. ments for full flying duties (a attend the course. Powell, Wat RN. College Greenwich (Sept. distinct from aeronautical eng-G. Agnew, A. G. B. Wilson, H. B

Shipt.-A. V. Watt, to St. Vin- ineering duties). Officers, holding Crane, A. H. Maxwell-Hyslop, Lord cent (Aug. 25); A. J. Cole, to Queen. Fleet Air Arm technical appoint Louis Mountbatten. LA P. Mac-

Elizabeth (Aug. 26); H. I. W. Lush. ments of the rank of Teutenant Intyre, and F. W. H. Jeans.

to Dolphin (Aug. 30), C. A. Pike, to (E), lieutenant-commänder (E), or

LAUNCH OF THE SEAL Drake for MTE (Sept. 1). commander (E) will receivs an

CC. Gunners (T-W. R. Mason. allowance of 3s. 6d. a day.

The submarine Seal, building at appt. to Rodney cancelled; W. J. Chatham Dockyard, will be launch-G. B. Hayter, to ilustrious (Sept. ted for specialization in aeronau-on Tuesday, September 27. This 1); 8. O. Gregory, to Dido (Sept. B). tical engineering will be eligible for is the last but one of the eight Cd. Bosuns. J. O'Brien, to ar allowance of 6s a day during submarines authorized in the naval Furious: J. H. Fry, to Royal Oak their course of technical instruc-programme of 1936; six are already (Aug. 15); H. B. Lamble, to Victory

aflost and the other, HM (Sept. 1). tion. After qualifying they will re-bune, will be launched shortly

Arm will receive an allowance of

Omcers of the Air branch selec

celve pay on the scale laid down

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Cd. Shipts.-A W. G. Todd, to

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for engineer officers, and will be at the Fand of the Scotts, Ship-victory for M.T.B. (Aug. 29); A. M. eligible for an allowance of 35. duiding Company, Greenock. The Watts, to President for duty with a day when holding appointments Seal belongs to the Porpoise class Adml, Supt., C.BS.. Sept. 8). for aeronautical engineering duties of minelaying submarines. while of the ranks of lleutenant (A), lieutenant-commander' (A), or i commander (A),

.

CRUISE OF THE DUNDEE

Senior Master-H A. Fowler, to Pembroke for M.TR (Sept. 1).

Schoolmaster (CWO), F. J. D.

THE instructions

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

TUESDAY, the 23rd AUGUST. 1938

Commencing at 11.00 a..

At No. 3, Gloucester Arcade.

A QUANTITY of valuable

Glass

SHOP FURNITURE

AND FITTINGS

Comprising:-

Showcases, Wardrobes. Bewing Machines, Mannequins, Iron Safe, Shop Furniture Range of Shop Fittings..

TERMS:-Cash on Delivery.

and

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

PLAN TO DIVIDE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have

instructions

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

SATURDAY, the 20th AUGUST 1933.

Commencing at 11 am.

At The Premises of The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Cọ, ai Hong Kong. Quarry Bay

(For Account of the Concerned).

38 REELS NEWSPRINTING PAPER

(All More or Less Damaged)

TERMS:-CASH ON DELIVERY

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

instructions

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to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

The following programme has Williams, to Excellent (Aug 22). HOUSE OF LORDS SATURDAY, the 20th AUGUST,

· Bosn~W, G. R. Easterbrook, to Tamar (Sept. 13).

ENTRIES."

has been approved for the arst 1ST ANTI-SUBMARINE. FLOTILLA (cruise of the Dundee, Captain C. CA. Allen on her return to the KMS Kingfisher was replaced America Station after refit at on August 8 in the Fishery Protec- Portsmouth: St. John, New tlon Flotilla by H.M.S. Lilac, and Brunswick, August 15-22, Digby. McL Cowling, J. M. A Parker, as R. B. Whatley,. A. O. Baker. J. Lieutenant-Commander EP. August 22-25; Halifax, NS. August Naval Cadets, Special Entry (ex- Pinckney will transfer from the 26-September 2; Sydney CBecutive) (seny. Sept. 1), and apptd. former ship to the Lilac in, com- September 3-8; Pictou, September to Erebus for training (Sept. 16). mand. The Kingfisher will reduce 9-14; Newcastle, N.B., September to a special complement under the 15-19: Ellis Bay. Anticosti, Sep- orders of the Commander-in-Chief,tember 20-24; Cornerbrook, Sep- Plymouth, for reft, and early next tember 25; and Forteau Bay, month is to relieve the Wolfhound. | October 2: returning to Bermuda Leutenant-Commander B F

on October 7, Gurnell-Nugent, in the 1st Anti Submarine Flotilla, Portland, The Wolfhound is to reduce to reserve at.standard notice at Chatham.

TORPEDO DEPARTMENT

ROYAL AIR FORCE

N.O. 6 SQUADRON. COMMAND Squadron Leader N. C. Singer, who was promoted in the June list, CHANGE.

has been appointed to the com- Commander J. 8. Cowie, who for mand of No. 6 (Bomber) Squadron the last three years has been head in the Middle East, in succession INCREASED ALLOWANCES

of the mining department in the to Squadron Leader A, G. Adnams Increased allowances for specia. Vernon, torpedo school, has been This unit is based on Imallia, and list duties are sanctioned by three appointed to the Torpedoes and tormally operates with orie de- new Orders in Council. Men holding 'Mining Department. Admiralty, to tached fight' at Ramieh, Palestine,

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[but recently the full squadron has

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NO. 150 SQUADRON

Judicial Business In Separate Room

REFORM" PROPOSAL

REJECTED

Au issue bearing on the constitutional „position of the House of Lords was..examined In the House, recently... A number of peers contributed to the discussion on Lord Newton's proposal, that judi- cial business should be carried ant in, a Committee room,:50 that the House could meet for legislative business at an earlier hour than was possible at present. says the Dally Telegraph.

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Maugham, rejected a suggestion that the subject should be consi-

The formation of No. 150 (Bom-dered by a committee.

Lord Newton pointed out that ber) Squadron, which was due to take place on August 8 at Uswerth. under the present system there Durham, has been postponed for were the present.

SPORTS BOARD

only eight hours a week available for effective debate- beż tween 800 peers. Small atten- dances, he suggested, were due to The following cricket matches the late hour at which the House are announced by the R.AF, Sportsmet after judicial business had Board:-

been transacted.

August 19-20-R.A.F. Zingari. at Halton: August 22-23. |R.A.F. v. Royal Navy, at Lord's.

The R.A.F. swimming champlon ships will be held at Halton from August 18 to 23, inclusive, and a swimming match between the RAF and the Insurance· Officers' A.S.A at Halton on August 31..

R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS The following appointments in the Royal Air Force are notified:--

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH Squadron Leaders.-J. Warbur- ton, to Headquarters, R.AF. Far Fast, Singapore, for Air......... Staff duties (July 21); N. C. Binger, to No. 6 (Bomber) Squadron, Ismailia.

| Egypt, to command (July 6).

CASE FOR INQUIRY · The Marquess of Crewe and the of Onslow. Chairman Of Earl Committees, were alive to "the dinculties, -but agreed that there was a case for inquiry.. 47

Lord Atkin, as a Lord of Appeal, said that were the Judicial" and legislative biisi-' ne of the House to be "car- ried out simultaneously in different places, the House would be split in two. An Act of Parliament would be re- quired to bring in what he thought would be a very dan- gerous innovation.

Lord Snell suggested that:: an Increased opposition would pro- vide the only remedy for the pre- sent lack of interest in debates, but Lord Harlech supported, the EARL OF BIRKENHEAD case for inquiry with the plea

that sooner or later it would be essential to define clearly the dif

Lord In-Waiting To The King ference between the House sitting

In the one and the other capacity," Viscount Mersey deprecated the suggestion that the highest tribunal in the country should at so late an hour be elected from the spot at or near which It had sat for centuries.

It was officially announced recently that the King had ap- proved that the Earl of Birken- head should be appointed Lord' in 'Waiting to his Majesty In the place of the Earl of Munster. Lord Birkenhead was appointed The Lord Chancellor said that Parliamentary Private Secretary to any or all of the peers were en Viscount Hallfax, the Foreigntitled to attend sittings of the Secretary, in May. He will occupy House in its Judicial capacity. both positions

though vey few of them did. It Lord Birkenhead, who succeeded would, therefore, be the more his father in October, 1930, when dimcult to divide the House Into

two." he was 22 was educated at Eton The Government's view he add- and Christ Church, Oxford."

# ed, was that there were vital and In 1935 he married the Hon. Conclusive objections to the course Shella Berry, second daughter of proposed and that the time was Lord and Lady Camrose. Lord not opportune for raising serious Birkenhead is the author of two questions involving reform of the volumes on his father, the first Earl House, which would be needed, it of Birkenhead, and a book on the its judicial powers were to be Earl of Strafford.

ended.

1938.

Commencing at 11.30 am.

At Davie Bonk & Co.'s Godown, Quarry Bay

(or Account of the Concerited)

ABOUT 200 PICULS RAMIE

(All More or Less Damaged)

Terms: Cash on Delivery."

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

BY ORDER. OF. THE

MORTGAGEES

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Of the following valuable fease- hold property situate at "North Point, Victoria, in the Colony "of Hong Kong. being All that piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office as The Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 2386, and. the Extension thereto. Lugether with the messuages erections and buildings thereon known as. Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Fort Street.

Area 460,880 sq. ft. or there- abouts.

Crown rent $4,823,20.

To be sold

IN ONE LOT

PUBLIC

AUCTION

on

WEDNESDAY;-

The 31st Day of August, 1938,

at 3 O'CLOCK F.M.“

Messrs. LAMMERT.

At their AUCTION ROOMİS No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL

Second Floor

Victoria aforesaid

"For further Particulars and Con- ditions of Sale, apply to

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