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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

Hawaii Clipper Loss OFFICER HAD TO

Remains A Mystery

The Air Safety Board reported to the D.S. Civil Aeronautics

Authority recently that it was unable to "ascribe Any probable -causo" for the disappearance last July 29 of the Hawail Clipper with -six passengers and a crew of nine aboard. The Clipper disappeared detween Guam and Manila on a regular trans-Pacific flight.

The Air Safety Board, a branch | The Board, however, said it re- ot, the Civil Aeronautics Authority, fused to dismiss as without prob- sald no authentic trace of the able bearing on the disappearance plane was found and that, as the of the flying boat a report from result, those who investigated its the Island of Lahuy that a large disappearance were unable to plane was heard flying above the ascribe any probable cause for the clouds about 3 p.m... Manila time, disaster.

on July 29,..

"Pending the discovery of some concrete evidence as to the fate of the Hnwall Cupper." the Board added. "the investigation remains in an open status,"

OIL SLICK

The report said an oll slick dis-

covered by the United States Army Transport Melgs near the last, reported

AERIAL SEARCHI

Lahuy is a small island east of and close to the southeastern tip of Luzun, and was directly on the Clippers' course.

The report said that at normal

cruising speed the flying boat should have reached the vicinity position of the about 3.40 pm. Manila time. A caretul aerial search was made of Lahay and near-by areas, but, no trace of the ship was found. The Board said, however, that It is not, prepared to say that the aerial

Hawat! Chipper the day after its disappearance "was proved by

-chemical analyses and other tests to have no connection whatever with the plane, though at the time

nying boat's fate."

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BE CARRIED UP GANGWAY

Dismissed His Ship By Court Martial

GENERAL

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ROYAL NAVY

KEYHAM COLLEGE COMMAND

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THE ARMY

NEW MAJOR-GENERAL Engineer Captain, C. J. G. «Mac- Colonel Arthur N. Fioyer-Acland, kenzie, C. V. O., is to take up the D.S.O., M.C., was promoted major- appointment of Engineer Captain general as the new Commander of in Charge of the RN. Engineering the Wessex Division. He in 59, Commissioned Gunner Thomas College at Keyham, in succession to and comes from the appointment Strachan, 43, of the cruiser Shef- Engineer Captain Thomas Spald-of Brigadler, Jhelum Infantry field, was dismissed his ship by a ing.

Brigade. Chatham court martial recently. The College, which trains off-COLONEL OF THE EAST SURREY

pleaded guilty to four charges, cers specializing in engineering,

REGIMENT including one of being drunk on whether entered 23 cadets at The War Office denounces that Dartmouth or by special entry or the King has approved of the ap- as artificer apprentices, is now pointment of General Sir Richard working to full capacity on BC-F., C. Foster, K.C.B C.M.G.. count of the expansion of the D.8.0., retired pay, late Royal Navy, and from January the first Marines, as Colonel of The East two terms of the course of 38 years] Surrey Regiment, with erect from It was alleged that while officer will be taken at the RN, College March 7, 1939, in succession to of the patrol at. Port. Edgar, Scot-at Greenwich, owing to lack of Major-General Sir John R. Long- land, un November 9. Strachan accommodation for the increased ley, K.G.M.O. OB, retired pay, took a petty officer into a public-numbers

who has attained the age limit for the appointment.

board HM,S. Sheffield.

The court also ordered that he should tortelt all seniority in the Fleet, as a commissioned goaned fand that he should be severely re-

primandéd, "

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he drank, with two naval ratings:

buse and drank with him; that . RETURN OF THE AMPHION

The Cruiser Amphion; Captain R. that he returned on board for duty L. Burnett, O.RE. which has been ROYAL AIR FORCE he was drunk on board. drunk, and that on November 14 flagship on the Africa Station since her completion in 1936, is in Portsmouth Harbour. About July

ASLEEP IN PINNACE "

The destroyer Vanoc, Command-

COMMAND OF NO. 84

SQUADEON

Squadron Leader D. L. Thomson,

It was alleged that when re- next the Amphion is to be trans- from the staff of No. 9 Flying of its discovery this was generally search of Lahuy and other areas turning to his ship Strachan had rerred to the Royal Australian Training School at Hullavington. regarded as a likely clue to the in the Island can be considered which he apparently went to sleep. The flag of Vice-Admiral G. H. No, 84 (Bomber) Squadron of be assisted into the pinnace. th Navy and renamed the Perth wilts, has assumed command of and he was carried up the gang D'O. Lyon, way to the cruiser. On deck he Africa Station, was transferred at bah. Iraq. Flying Officer H. F. C.B., the C.-in-C. Vickers Vincent aircraft at Shai- was held up by the quartermaster Dakar on November 28 and the corporal of the gangway Neptune, Captain J. A. V. Morge, tenance Unit at Coventry, has also to the Thomas, M.B.E, from "O" Main- The next day Strachan sald: "I D.SO., which is back at Simons-been appointed to this squadron." have had a lot of worry lately, town. which has caused me to lose sleep.

GIBRALTAR LOCAL FLOTILLA NEW SCHOOL FOR CLERKS - 'I felt unwell while I was on shore. and to keep myself going I tooker T. L. Bratt. to the Local De-has been established at Lympne A School of Accounting Clerks some whisky."

fence Fictilla at Gibraltar, is to Airport and included in No. 24 Paymaster-Lt. D. V. Jesseman.be relieved by the Wishart, and (Training) Wavelength

Group. defending, read a statement frumn will return to England at the end oficer in charge is

Halton. The 17.79m.c. (15.88m.) | Strachan saying that his wife, who

Squadron January. Commander Bratt Leader RW. Collinson. Account- 9.51m.c. (31.55m was about to have another child, will transfer to the Wishart in ant Branch, 21.47m.c. (31.97m.) was in Ill-health, and was unable command. The Bulldog, hitherto accountant officer at Old Serum who had been 13.18m.c. (19.79m.) to look after their three children, the 4th Flatüla, Home Fleet, is to for three years. His assistant is replace the Wishart as attached Flying Officer H. 8. Maurice- destroyer to the aircraft-carrier Jones, from Hemswell, Glorious, and will leave Sheerness for the Mediterranean this month. ADVANCEMENT TO A.B. Owing to the reduction of the tained from the Secretary of the sea service qualification for ad- Sports Board, Room 802, Air vancement to able seaman from 18 Ministry, Kingsway, W.C.3. The for Friday. Issued by the local months to 15 months in normal Price is 25: 34. extra for postage health authorities, shows 12 cases cases and from 15 to 12 months in at home and id. abroad.

SHORT WAVE

DAVENTRY

Calls

Z

On Wavelengths of 353.

G.S.G.

B

metres (843 km) 31.49

G.S.B.

G.S.H.

W

metres (9.52 mogaorcleal.

G.S.0.

GEO. FIO-ULSKI'S STRING ORCHESTRA FROM STUDIO "Marder In The Crisis"

12 to 12.20 p.m.. Relay of a Ser- vice of Intercession from St. John's Cathedral.

12.30 (Vocal) at the Plano.

p.m. Leslie

Hutchinson

Watching The Stars (film "Splin- ters In The Aim: May I Have The Next Romance With You (Alm Head Over Heels"). Blue Moon (Hart-Rodgers); You And The Music (revue "Stop Press").

12.42 pm. Magyari Imre and His Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra.

Trans I (G.S.0 G.S.G... G.S.B.)aged from 6 to 12 Trans. II (G.S., G.S.G.. G.F.B.) Trans. III (G.S.H., G §.G., G.S B.)

AUSTRALIA

Call Sign: VLR Wave Length, 31.34 metres Power, 1 Kilowatt- HOLLAND-INDIA

Call letters: PHI. Wavelengths 14.88m. and 2557m.: Frequen- cles 17770ko and 11730ke

p.m.

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4.00 Recital by Empire Ar- tista (D1).

4,30-"Calling All Dogs." (D1). 4.50 The Kentucky Minstrels," Passing The Church: Lilac Flow-with the BBC Variety Orchestra ers Mourn For Me Zoltan); Pale (D1)...

D's

Strachan was reported as having served 27 years ir, the Navy. character was.good, and he had shown marked ability.

COLONY'S HEALTH The return of notifiable diseases

of

of dysentery, four cases each of special cases, difficulties are being diphtheria and enteric fever. two experienced over the attainment cases each of measles and cerebro- of this qualification. spinal meningitis and one case each of chicken-pox and puerperal tever.

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EASTERN HEALTH S The Health Bulletin of Eastern Parts for the week ending Decem-

6.45-Joseph Seal, at Organ of ber 24 is as follows: Ritz Cinema (D2).

7.15-Musical children (D2).

Cholera: Calcutta 15, Negapatam 1. Stanghal 2.

Games for

Yellow Rose; I Love Beautiful 5.50 News (DI). Lady (Sandor). Hungarian Csardas Of George Nagy (Boka Karoly): You Are The Fellow, Friend Tykody: My Little Velvet Hat. Oh How Long It Seems. You Can't Forbid A Flower; The Sleeves Of My Jacket Are Tied Up. My! Sweetie Is Roaming About; How I Could Lament!

1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 p.m. Paul Whiteman and Orchestra with Ramona

7.45 "Calling All Dogs." (D2). 3,05 Hunting Songs." (D2).

all

8.15 The Great Catch" play-by Clement Poole (ba).

Small-pox Calcutta 24. Madras 29, Rangoon 1, Delhi City 10. Haned 1. Saigon Cholo 2, Hongkong 11. Shanghal 297.

8.55-Len Clarke and Harry No. 1) Dream in the Twilight. (R. Ward. In Syncopation on Two Strauss, Op.29, No. 1) Herbert Janssen (Baritone) with Piano

pianos (D21.

Their Lordships have therefore decided that if in exceptional cir- cumstances an ordinary seaman is unable, through no fault of his own to complete the period of nine months' sea service laid down in the regulations, this may, at the captain's discretion, be reduced to six months.

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

Capts.-M. K. Keble-White, to Medway (Feb. 24), and to Medway. in command, and as Cant, (S), 4th Flotilla (undated); I. A P. Macintyre, to Dolphin, as Chief

9.15 "To Talk of Many Things." accomp. by Gerald Moore. 4. Staff Officer to the R/A (8) (Feb.

by Robert Gibbings (D2).

9.30-News' (D2).

Moonlight on the Alster-Waltz | 20).

(Fetras). 5. Doina Voda (De Suren, Cdrs F. L H. Mac- 10.00 "Murder in the Crisis." Maurizi). Interval: The Great Dowell, LR.C.P. and S., to Pre- Awakening Kramer); A Bummer sident for crse, at Air Minis- 10.30 Recital of Madrigals and Night (A. Goring Thomas)-Essie try (Dec. 12); F. E. Fitzmaurice, Part-Songs, The BBC Scottish Ackland (Contralto) with Organ L.R.C.P. and S. appt. to Repulse Singers (D3).

accomp by Herbert Dawson. 8. cancelled. 11.00-Snooker: Horace Lindrum Polish Blood-Selection Nedbal), Lts. (E).-R. R. H. Boddy, to Willie Smith, Commentary by 9 p.m. Vocal Gems from Light Edinburgh (Dec. 21); H. G. South- Joe Davis ¡D31,

Opera.

wood. to Lucia: L. P. Barker, to

(Piano).

The Duke Insists Fox-Trot: Carden Of Weed Fox-Trop- (D3). Paul Whiteman and His Orches- tra. Turn Back the Clock: Ah! the Moon is Here! (film "Footlight. Parade") Ramona and Iler Grand Plano with Clarinet and trumpet.

11.35 Orchestral Music of

1.15 p.m. Retter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and An-Borodin (D3), nouncements.

1.30 p.m. Dance Music.

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The Cousin From Nowhere" Cachalot (Dec. 29); L F. Cowell, (Operetta in Brief Kunneke-to Maidstone (Jan. 4), and to 11.45 This Racing Business Marszalek Margarete Slezak Clyde (undated); O. . L S

(Soprano) and. Herbert E. Groh John, to Forth (Jan. 10);, D. W. R. (Tenor) with Chorus and Orchestra Moriarty, to Belfast (Jan. 17). from the Berlin State Opera (Sung

Racing Today." Talk by Lord Swing Stop--Don't Count Your Brassey of Apethorpe (D3). Chickens Slow Fox-Trot-House -12.00--News (D3). Beautiful Victor Silvester and 12.20-"Music for Dancing." (D3).

His Ballroom Orchestra. Tangos -E! Que A Hierro Mata: Siempre Unidos-Orquesta Tipica Francisco

Canaro.

1.40 p.m. Relay of the Rotary Timn Speech from the Roof Gur- den of the Hongkong Hotel.

2.15 p.m. Close down.

6 pm. Relay of the Dance Or- chestra from the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

DI-Daventry. Trans. 1 Dil-Daventry, Trans. II DIIT-Daventry, Trans. III M-Holland-India A-Australla

Payr. Lts.-R. D. Sterndale-Ben-

in German). "A Country Girl" nett. to Hebe (Dec. 28); C. H-B: Vocal Gems (Ross and Monekton) Clark, to Liverpool (Dec. 20); T. T.

Columbia Light Opera Company Theophilus, to Victoria and Albert

with Orchestra,

9.15 p.m. London Relay "To Talk of Many Things."

"Sharks Permitting" by Robert Gibbings.

broke (Jan. 12); I. Q. Mason, to (Dec. 31); R. M. Garride, to Pem-

Norfolk (undated).

Sub-Lts-G. MacClelland, Lilac; J. F. R. Dreyer, to Whitley; 9.30 p.m. London Relay-The R. D. Wall, to Mastiff (Dec. 31); J.

"Zampa"-Overture (Herold, arr. Godfrey) The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards cond. by Lieut. News.

to

A. Eardley-Wilmot, to Royal

R.G.. Evans. Coronation Proces- 9.50 p.m. Marie Burke and the Sovereign (Jan, 12); B. M. Skin-

sional Music-Regimental Band of Mississippi Sextette. (a) I hadn't anyone till you (b) H.M. Orenadier Guards cond, by Mama's gone

Goodbye (0) So Major George Miller,

"Show Boat" (Hammerstein 2nd B. E. Greswell . Wardle, A. A. ner, M. J. R. Smith, J. F. Stewart, and Kern) Can't Help Lovin' Dat Many Memories (d) Rhythm Mad. 7.32 p.m. A Ballad Concert with Man Bill-with Drury Lane Thea-Diggens, to Dolphin for crse. (Jan. 6.14 p.m. Record: Medley-Tarrant | Doris Vans (Soprano) and Ruberi tre Orch. cond, by Herman, Finck. Balley (Banjo) with Orch. 6,21 | Eisdell (Tenor),

London Relay-Two p.In.

10

2).

1

Mont-

Payr. Sub-Lts.-M. E. gomery, to Berwick (Dec. 30); V. E

12): R W... Browne (act.). to

p.m. (a) You go to my head (b) Love's Garden Of Roses (Haydn Plays. It's D'Lovely (c) Where in the Wood) Roses Of Picardy (Haydn "Murder In The Crisis" by Peter M. May, to Southampton (Jan. world (d) Don't cross your fingers. Wood)-Hubert Elsdeli (Tenor) Cheyney. The action of the play Drake (Jan, 10).

6.35 pm. Records: Rodeo March with Orchestra. Dream Of Au- begins on the night of September (Ramsay) St. Louis Blues (Handy) tuma (Joyce)

Cd. Engr.-H. P. Kernick, to Choristers' Waltz 29, 1938, at the height of the crisis Harold Ramsay at the Wurlitzer (Phelps)-London Novelty Orches between Great Britain and Ger- Mackay (Jan. 12), Organ of the Union Cinema, King-tra. My Dearest Heart (Bullivan) many. Scenes 1 and 2 take place

Wt. EngraR, W. C. Robertson, ston Many Happy Returns Of A Summer Night (Goring Thomas) on this evening. Scenes 3 and 4 to Dolphin; A. A. Summerhayes, to The Day (Kennedy and Dobson)--Doris Vane (Soprano) with Plano two days afterwards: Characters: Medway: A. Cockbum, to Titania; Rale de Costa. 6.44 pm. (a) I've and Cello Obbligate. Stephanie Polly; Moon; Newavandor: Nicho Archer, to L. 27 (Dec. 18): got a date with a dream (b) Sweet-Gavotte (Czibulka-arr. Altendorf las, Smalies: Detective Inspector W. R. Fieldon, to Medway (Dec. hearts forever (c) Solitude. (d) -Regal Virtuosi cond. by Emanuel Gringall; Maud.

21); A. R. Osborn, to Ramilies Twilight in Turkey.

Starkey. Drink To Me Only With Gildeth" by Norman Edwards. A (Dec. 29); G. P. Bennett, to Sen- 7 p.m. Closing local Stock Quota-Thine Eyes (Anon, arr. Batton)-radio play in one scene. Time. Wolf (Jan. 7); E R. Read to Otus tions.

Hubert Eisdell with Heddle Nash about 9.30 On zp evening in (Jan. 15).

PROMOTIONS...

"The

River

7.03 p.m. Harold Williams and Dennis Noble and Norman Allin August. Beene: A top floor back The B.B.C. Male Chorus

unaccompanied,

room in a lodging house. Char- Lt.-Cdr. Retd.).-P. M. Archdale,

John Peel (Traditional); Ten Green Bottles (Traditional)con- ducted by Joseph, Lewis with

Lt. (Retd.).-W. E Halsey, to Ernest Lush at the Plino. Wrap

10.30 p.m. Grieg-Concerto In A rank of Lt.-Cdr. (retd.), (seny, Feb. Me Up In My Tarpaulin Jacket 1. Magyar Paszia (De Maurizi); Minor, Op.16.

28, 1935). (Traditional); The Lincolnshire 3. Melody (Dawes); 3. Ivana Igsz Friedman Poacher (Traditional) conducted Volga De Maurizi). Interval: Orchestra conducted by Philippe by Stanford Robinson with Plano. All Souls' Day (R. Strauss, Op.10, Gaubert.

7.15 p.m. Milliary Band Music. No. 8) Devotion (R. Strauss, Op.10, 11 p.m. Close down.

8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wea-acters: Mrs. Wagstaffs, Ronald to rank of Cdr. (retd) (seny, Dec. ther Report and Announcements. Granbam, Lealle Robinson, Playa 10).

8.03 Studio-Concert by Geo. produced by John Cheatle, Plo-Ölski's String Orchestra.

(Piano) with.

Payr, Lts.A. K. Tucker, G. D. Godfrey, to rank or Payr. Lt.

Cdr. (seny. Dec. 18).

Cd. Engr.-R. a. Swift, to rank

of Lt. (E) (seny Nov. 17).

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