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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

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JANUARY 15, 1938,

GOVERNOR · SPEAKS TO Special for

VOLUNTEERS FOR HONGKONG DEFENCE

The announcement that the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force reached full strength during last year, was made by the Commanding Officer, Cmdr. J. Petrio, D.s.c., at the fourth annual dinner, held on board H.M.S. Cornflower yesterday even- in, when His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote," K.C.M.G., was the chief guest.

KEEN RATINGS

Among those who attended were | Commander. 5. Hampden Ross and W. C. Shewan. In the H. E. the Naval C-In-C., Vice-Ad- Cadet W. mirel L. G. E. Crabbe, c.n., CLE Colonial Contingent, Cadet Showan D.8.0., Commodore E. B. C. Dicken, was No. 1 of the front rank and o...; D.s.C., Hon. Mr. S. Caine, Hon. left gulde. This Contingent headed Coronation Mr. T, H. King, Hon. Mr. J. B. the procession. Seven Newill, s.o.. Mr. J. R. Masson, Medals were awarded to members of Cmdr. C. Wauchope, Cmdr. C. D. the Force. Arbuthnot, Hon. Cmdr. A. L. Shields, Pay Lieut.-Cmdr. S. lamp- den Ross, Lleut.-Col. R. C. B. An-

Again I have to report the keen- derson, M.C., Lieut.-Col. H. B. Lness and officiency of Chinese Volun- Dowbiggin, O.B.E., Mr. C. Champkin, teer Ratings. The average attendance Pay-Cmdr. H. G. Oswin, Cmdr. W. is much above the statutory requirs-

Instructor), ments. N. Kingdon (Omeer Lieut.-Cmdr. R. R. Helbert, Lieut Cmdr. N. de G. Waymouth, Capt. S. 1. Bally Smith, Lieut. B. D. Gallis, R.N...

AL the meeling of the Ficknice Committee in July, presided over by II. E, the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. N. L. Smith, I was The Governor arrived shortly after encouraged by the reception given by

His Excellency 8p.m., and dinner was served follow-Chinese Volunteers attending drills to a proposal thai

ing cocktails.

The Commanding Officer presented his annual report ns follows: Your Excellencies and Gentlemen.---Each year the Force has the opportunity, in the limited space available in the ship, of welcoming guests at its a nuní dinner. His Excellency the Governor, and His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief and our other guests, have a measure of res- ponsibility for us throughout the year and it is at this time that a review f our progress is made.

Admiral Sir Charles Little, has sent a message regretting his inability to be present. It is cheering however, to know that he is re- covering satisfactorily. 1 express the feelings of all in wishing Admiral Little a speedy and complete recovery to health. (Applause).

should be given a meal before each drill. Many come a long way, and a meal on arrival bucks them up.

At a time when heads of depart- ments were threatened with dire penalties if they exceeded the bounds of economy I put the proposal forward with great trepidation. His Excel- lency concurred immediately, remark ing that it was "a very good idea", Doubtless the ratings also concur immediatelyl

During Combined Operations in March, Officers were, as in previous years, in command of patrol craft. An nggregate of twenty-two ships, In- cluding two of His Majesty's ships, were given to the Force. One was on patrol for 88 hours during four days and nights in every type of weather, even to dense log with no visibility.

To Licut-Col." Anderson of the Commodore and

The Force welcomes to the Colony H.K.V.D.C., the its first permanent Officer Instrucmembers of the Royal Hongkong Lor, Commander W. N. Kingdon, R.N. Yacht Club, the Mission to Seamen, (Retd). (Applause).

and to employers, I am indebted for co-operation and assistance. To Lieut.-Commander R. R. Helbert,

The fourth training senson closed on December 31, 1937.

His Excellency the Governor has honoured the Force by accepting the rank of Honorary Captain. (Ap- plouse).

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budgelted for. During the typhoon the radio set belonging to the Mess provided the only contact with the shore, and brought in valuable wea- ther reports broadcast from Z.D.W.

Omeers resident in the ship again distinguished themselves in the an nual examination, and once more I commend the environment of the ship to ambitious junior officers.

The senior ranks under the present establishment have now been alled J. by Lieutenant-Commanders R. Grieve and J. C. M. Grenham. Final ly, I appreciate the co-operation given me throughout the year. I now pro- pose the loasts, “Our Guesta" coupled with names of H. E, the Governor and H. E. the Naval Commander-in- Chief.

Cmdr. Petrie, with the approval of the Force, sent a signal to the Ad- miral Sir Charles. Littic. "We are glad to hear of your satisfactory pro- gress and hope for your continued recovery.

The toast was taken with acclama- Lion.

GOVERNOR REPLIES

ย

The Governor in reply sald he was glad to hear the encouraging report of the year's work and congratulated Cmdr.

On the subject of possible

velopment of the force which Cmdr. Petrie, had referred to he could mention that this matter had Comd. Gunner G. H. Warren, P. 0.

been brought to his Alexander and Yeoman

notice some time of Signal:

ago. He sympathised with the sug- Wilkinson I should like to record the gestion to the extent of communica thanks of the Force for their energelisting with the Commissioner of Police, interest and excellent instruction. (Applause).

FULL STRENGTH During the year the Force has reached full strength. Approval has

For the second successive year 1 been sought to increase the establish have to say that no record of the ment and develop a further three Force would be complete without - branches of essential training. I had ference to Cornflower's stand against hoped to be able to say something de- finite on this subject, No serious difperiences during the 1936 typhoon and the typhoon. The application of ex- ficulty is foreseen in securing the the quick action of the Volunteer necessary personnel.

ship, with only very minor damage, Officers and Shipkeepers brought the through the worst typhoon on record

Colony. Again the

the wind veered at the criticnt moment. A complete record has been kept.

The H.K.N.V. Advisory Committee will operate as soon as approval to in crease the strength is granted. The Committee consists of the Hon. J. J. Paterson, Mr. J. R. Masson und Hon. Comdr. A. L. Shields, in addition to the members of the existing H.K.N.V. Committee.

The decentralisation scheme of in- ternal organisation continues to operate satisfactorily. It is a heavy tax on Volunteers to bear the triple responsibility of maintaining the ship. running the Force and passing the at- nual examination. Nevertheless, 17 officers secured over 10 per cent in the examination. This is a record in our short history,

in

OFFICER INSTRUCTOR Commander W. N. Kingdon has just arrived from England. He re- R. Helbert lieves Lieut.-Comdr, R.

part-time. whose duties have been

has been The Internal organisation built up and maintained by Volunteer Omcers. Officers have hud demands made upon them far in excess of reasonable demands. The years of work which have built up the sturdy craft which is the H.K.N.V.F. will not, however, be passed over as a job well done for others to carry on. There are

Training has followed the usunt lines. There has been more time spent at sea than in former years, and I want even more in the future. The several schemes under consideration Force has now a launch of its own for and a great amount of work will be A further, five text involved requiring "both watches and sea exercises. books for purposes of training have

has provided of the

Commodore been prepared by Omcers

for sea-training in Force. Junior Officers continue to

ilis take 0.0.D. duties in rotation during Majesty's Ships, and full advantage has been taken of them, but it is week nights,

The Force was represented by de- found impossible to keep pace with ceremonial the demands of Ofcers for more ad- Lachments at the usun! parades in the Colony. Inspections vanced training. Commander King-

the cooks." facilities

| NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN re made by Rear-Admiral C. Gdon's arrival has been eagerly await-

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expended in improvements to furnish- At the Coronation the Force' was ings, and alterations to the day cabin, represented by Paymaster Lleutenant-etc. Over $800 has been expended or

Chairman of the "Man Power" Com- mitice. He understood that the Force required development on sev- cral lines.

Continuing, His Excellency sald "The will is there and we are going to find a way to expand th force as soon as possible. Both the Ad- miral and the Commissioner of Pollee will be glad to hear this."

The report for the year was the more encouraging in that it was a held many dificulties but year which despite that, the Force had managed to attain full strength."

The examination results were sur- prisingly good as were also the comments on the Force's part in the combined operations.

His Excellency said he could con- gratulate the Force on obtaining Cmdr. Kingdon ng Officer Inspector and be wished him the best of luck. It was after reading his report that he visited H.M.S. Cornflower and he wished to thank the officers for the way in which he was received a that occasion. The crew were smart and the officers were obviously the best type of man for the job. That Job was to be one of the first lines of defence of the Colony.

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a time when Volunteer Force could be laughed at a time he could remember him- Fell-when

they were not very emcient and perhaps they regarded their work then as something to occupy their spare time more than anything else. From what he had read, seen and heard of the Hong- kong Naval Volunteer Force, there was nothing of that spirit about them.

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