1914-10-27 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Decorated.

His Britannic Majesty has been pleased to give and grant nats Mr. William Hanter Steele, de- puty traffic manager, Peking- Mukden Railway, His Majesty's. Royal licence and authority to wear the Insignia of the Seventh Class of the Order of the Excel: lent Crop, which decoration bas been conferred upon him by the President of the Republic of Ch'ns, in recognition of valuable services rendered by him.

Burning Opium!"

Daring the third quarter of this year the Satohow Customs ecized 1105 tao's of raw opium, 120 tools prepared opinm, 007 taele opium dross and 560 taele medicated pills containing mor phia. All these have been bärnt in the office of the Magistrate of Wubsien by the Magistrato and the del gate'ssut by the Super- intendent of the Customs in the presence of the general public.

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The Iron Duke also carries two voluntary retirement of Admiral) ments for a subscription be left captains-R. N. Lawson, who Sir Alfred Paget, announced to the commillee, Captain Rea commands the ship, and the yesterday, "in order to take up reminding them of Earl Kit recently promoted Itger Back an appointment for ses service in chener's advice:"Look afte house, Admiral Jellicoe's Big- the Royal Naval Reserve," should the women an:l children and I captain; while the other officers have promoted Vice Admiral Sir will look after the men."

of the ship include five comman A, M. Farquhar to fall Admiral. Shanghai Journalist's Funeral.

dora (instead of the usual one), These advancements not having The funeral of the late nine lieutenant-commanders, been gezelted, the Admirala' liat Wilkins, of the Shanghai eight lieutenants (eigtroraine at includes only ten names instead Mercury, took place at the these two ranks together is the of the authorised wel, and twa Babbling Well cemetery on usual number): 11 midshipmen, officers are (to put it on the Cotober 21 in the presence of a 19 warrant and commissioned lowest plane) losing a pound a very large number of friends. warrant officers, 12 accountant day to which they are entitled The wreaths were numerous and officers, six engineer cflicars, four under the regulations governing showed the regard in which the medical officers, and five officers promotion.

One result of this is that, for deceased was beld. Among those of the Royal Marines. Of course, attending the funeral were re-the fact of the Irn Duke being the first time for many years, the presentatives of all the Shanghai the flagship, in which the whole list of Vice Admirals includes of organisation and two brothers-Sir Arthur Far- newspapers, the Customs, the work shipping community, and the direction has to be carried out, is quhar, Admiral Commanding Freemasons, among all of whom largely responsible for the number Coast Guard and Reserves (who, the late Mr. Wilkins was very of officere horne. The personal being first from the head of the popular. The service was con- staff of Sir John Jellicoe accounts list, is due for promotion), and ducted by the Rev. A. J. Malpas, for four, and the General Staff Richard Bowles Farquhar, Vice- and the pall-bearers

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New River Gunboats. Some surprise has been caused by the British Admiralty's pur- chaso, on the outbreak of war, of Chinese Rebels in Shantung. the river gunboats which Measra, since December last year, is con It is reported that the Chinese Vickers were completing for firmed in that rank; and the kebels who have lately taken Brazil under the names of Javary, next Rear-Admiral on the list for refuge in Dairen bave, toking the Solimoes, and Madeira. Mention advancement is Sir George Patoy, opportunity of the Japanese of the purchase has already been who commande. what until the nvestment of Tsingtau, associated made in the Globe, but the outbreak of war was known as with the bad characters and details of the vessels were not the Royal Australian Navy, but mingled themselves with the given then. They are intended which is now part of the great apanese troops. A large number for river service, displacing 1,260 naval force at the disposal of f these rebels have made their tone, and carrying two 6 inch the Admitally. ray into the interior. They are gane forward and two 4.7-inch The Naval Air Service.

Between August 1 and ow said to be stopping at I honilzere aft, as well as four Isien, Pingtu, Tamo and other 3-pounders; while protection is August 18 no fewer than 43 avia- came forward and were laces with a view to starting afforded against light projectiles tora ouble when the time comes by side armour two inabes thick. accepted for temporary "in" he Japanese have declared that The designed speed is 11 knots. other words, war service-in the

would co-operate in prevent- All three were commissioned at

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Sir Richard Dane Decorated, have been maintained only pleted his great flight across the Peking, Oot 18-The an in the Far East, where at the Atlantic. Another section of our uncement is made in the beginning of the war we had ten naval forces which appears in the overnment Gazette to-day that vessels of this class. They are Navy List for the first time is the first class of the Chisoho probably there still, but the new Motor Boat Reserve, more pro- soration has been conferred Navy Lint gives no indication of saically referred to in the official on Sir Richard Dane in the stations of ships,

publication under the heading of cognition of his services in Flag-Rank Promotions, "officers holding temporary com onexion with the reform of the It is presumably owing to the missions in the RN. Volunteer it Gabelle. On Tuesday the war that the Admiralty are keep Reserve." There are 88 of these mister and Vice-Minister of ing in abeyance the promotion of cfficers in all, of whom 74 have eign Affaire will ettend a certain officers whose advance-apparently placed a motor-boatat session of the State Council ment is due, though what excuse the disposal of the Admiralty, in xplain the Government's would be offered for this unfair addition to their own services.

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