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ROYAL NAVY

18T TRIBAL FLOTILLA COMPLETE

Commander R. W. Ravenhill has sasumed command of the Nubian st the works of Thornycroft and Co., Limited Southampton, wi the delivery of the Nubian the 1st Tribal Destroye: Flotilla will complete.

Three ships, the Afridi, Cossack, and Mohawk, are already in the Mediterranean, where the Botilla" is to be employed; three others. the Gurkha, Sikh, and Zulu, have run their acceptance trials and are (now at the home porta.

[RETURN OF THE CUMBERLAND |

HMS Cumberland, Captain J. C, Leach, M.V.O.. has returned to |Chatham on the completion of her commission on the China Station, Her present ship's company Joned on May 13, 1938,

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1938.

SERVICES PUBLIC AUCTION LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

ROYAL AIR FORCE T Intructions

PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS

UE Undersigned have received

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The next promotion examina- tions "B" and "C" for fight lieu- tenant and squadron leader in the [gestera) dúlles branch, and "E" and The Cumberland has been ser- "F" for corresponding ranks in ving as fagship on the station, the euipment branch, will be held THURSDAY, the 17th NOVEMBER, and transferred the ting of Vice Admiral Sir Percy Noble to the Kent on September 28, on the re- turn of the latter ship after refit.

The

•NEW SUBMARINE

on March 14, 15, 16, and 17, 1939.

Air officers commanding at home

and abroad are to submit lists of

candidates to reach the Air Min- istry not later than January 1. These Ists ́ are to include the minelayer submarine names of any officers who wish to Cachalot, completed in August by take the whole or part of any ex- the Scotts' Company, Greenock, and Amination again. The 1st Flotilla will be closely at present attached to the 5th followed by the 2nd Tribal Flotilla, Flotilla at Fortsmouth, is ordered which has been allocated to the to relleve the Swordfish in the 2nd Home Fleet, and which will also Submarine Flotilla, Home Fleet. consist of eight vessels. The first The Cachalot is commanded by to be delivered will probably be Lieutenant-Commander S. W. F. the Somali, bullt by Messrs, Swan, Bennetts. formerly commanding than ordinary importance has Hunter, and Wigham Richardson the seahorse in the 2nd Flotila, at Wallsend-on-Tyne, as leader of the flotilla.

MALARIA AND COTTON

A British plantation of more

recently been the subject of an article in "Fortune," a de luxe American" periodical devoted Laisin esa.

REPAIR OF THE HUNTER The destroyer Hunter has been All these destroyers, the largest | ever built for the Navy, are being commissioned at Malta for trials

While cotton is the chief crop. with the crew of the Active, which made commander's commands, with captains in the dotilla and has been taking her place in the the Delta and Pine Land Com division

2nd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterany is the once heavily timber- leaders. Commander

ed delta region of the Misslasippi ranean Fleet... Ravenhill has hitherte commanded

River which is said to have two "The the destroyer Whitehall

distinctions. The Erst, which no doubt led to the establishment of

He is a specialist in navigation,

Hunter WILS seriously | damaged while

patrol *oft

or

and was. in the Royal Sovereign as/Almeria on May 13, 1937, by a made this British enterprise in Americà,

squadron navigator, 2nd Battle Squadron at the time of his promotion in June, 1936, PROGRAMME FOR THE HOBART

which exploded under the mess decks, eight members of her crew being killed and 14 injured.

In spite of her extensive injuries the ship remained afbat, and was The Australian cruiser Hobart towed 150 milles to Gibraltar, where (formerly the Apollo in the Royal temporary repairs were effected. Navy), Captain R. R. Stewart, has A claim for $124,000 for damage left Portsmouth for Australia, to the Hunter, and £10,500 for manned chiefly by the Common-compensation for the dependents wealth crew which brought home of those killed and injured has

presented the seaplane-carrier Albatross. The been

to the Burgos Hobart will call át Gibraltar,authorities. November 1-5; Malta, November 8-15: Suez. November 18;. Aden, November 22-24; Freemantle, De- cember 0-12; and Melbourne, December 17-19; before arriving at Sydney on December 21.

Is the claim that it is the great- est ares of long staple cotton Growing in the world.

Ita other distinguishing feature causes

some alarŻY

to planters and much misery. to thousands of field hands, The delts region, which Hes along the great river in the state of Mississippi, has the " greatest incidence of malaria. and more deaths from it than

1938.

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TUESDAY, the 15th NOVEMBER,. 1938.

Commencing at 2.30 p.m.

At their Bales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central Ground Floor.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising: -!

Single Iron Bedsteads, Iron Cot Divans, Chesterfield Suites, Sofa. wardrobes, Dressing Tables," Chest of Drawers. Carpets, Rugs, Desks, Typewriter Tables, Filing Cabinets, Bookcases, Flower Stands. Tables, Chairs, Blackwood Joss Table, Tea- poys, Opium Stools, Curio Cabinets and Stands, Armchairs, Records, Ornaments, Cutlery, Binoculars, Glasses, Tea and Dinner Crockery, Cloisonne and Porcelain Vases, E P. and Pewter Ware, etc.. etc.

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25 words $1.00 prepaid||1 Mectric Refrigerator “Frigidaire**

för 3 insertions.

quinine daily të given to hundreds of plantation hands. In case of

1 Electric Refrigerator "GE"

1 Electrid Refrigerator "Frigidaire” 12 Canvas Canbes

1 Sur Board

1 Teakwood Diningroom Suite

any other region in America. an attack 15 to 20 grains of qui-1 Radio Set "Atwater Kent” THE ARMY

A few planters, especially to nine per day during five to seven 7 Radio Bet "Philips" (new). their tractor mechanics, have days are advisable, 85 prescribed ASSUMPTION OF

1 Teakwood Bedroom Suite proved the commercial Impor by the Malaria Commission of 'APPOINTMENTS

|tance of immunizing them against the League of Nations Major-General A. F. A.N. Thorne,malarla by a daily dose of pro-{ The American officials wish to C.MO., D.SO., assumed his ap-phylactic quinine,

confirm what plantation owners LIEUTENANT W. H. HOYLE

pointment as General Officer Com-

QUININE TREATMENT In the Far East have long known, Commissioned Gunner W. Kmanding, London District, recently. More recently, and in order to that quinine is the one real pre- Hoyle, who has been placed on the General Sir Harry Knox, K.C.Bconfirm the prophylactic value of ventive of malaria. The im- retired list with the rank of Leu-D.S.O., has taken up the appoint-quinine оп 1 more extensive portance of keeping field hands tenant on attaining the age limitment of Governor of the Royal scale, the Mississippi State Board at work instead of in bed is of 50, was awarded the DSM. for Hospital, Chelsea, in succession to or Health started a comprehen- obvious that the Mississippi

services

the Battle of General Sir Walter Braithwaite, sive study along this line. A pro- plantation owners are eager to

G.C.B. Jutland as a petty officer."

|phylactic dose of "six grains of co-operate. ¿

his

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