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THE

*THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY,

2,

1938.

SERVICE APPOINTMENTS

TO CHINA STATION

Recent appointments announced by the Admiralty include the following to the China Station:

Surgn. Capt.-G. V. Tamar for R.N. Hompl., (March 18).

41 Planes

Raid South China Area

Canton, Feb. 1. Forty-one Japanese bombers, flying in seven groups, ralded the Canton- Kowloon, Canton-Hankow and Can- railways yesterday. ton-Samshul

Cdr. F. M. Walion to Dalnly (Febong the Inst cadets to enter the Scores of missiles blew up tracks and

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Hobbs, to the Yangtze, where he was Flag Hongkong Captain and Chiet Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral R. A. S. H. He was training-ship Britannia at Dartmouth, In 1904, and specialized in navigation. He was Heutenant (N) of the light cruiser Skirmisher and the battleship King George V during the War.

Surgi L.-D. O'Sullivan, m.u., to Moth; T. A. Turnbull, M.n.c.8. L.B.C., to Eagle (undated).

MLS. Birmingham' Poyr. Lis. I. L. Matheson to

The new Cruiser H.M.S. Birming- Duchess; A. L. Wylde to Scarab (Feb.ham, Captain E. J. P. Brind, was to leave Portsmouth on January 24 for

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Gunner T. G. Cartwright to Dun- can (Feb. 8).

Wt. Tel. G. II. Guy to Duncan (Jan. 31).

Portland for trials, returning on

January 27. She was due to sail for China, to join the 5th. Cruiser Squadron, on February 1. She re- places the Cornwall in China.

tore down telephone and telegraph Ines.

It is stated that five bombs were droppedt in Hokshan city, killing and injuring scores of civilians. A num ber of houses were completely wreck- ed.

Chingyuan city was also bombed. as well as Nganchanno and Kuntien Conton-Hankow on the stations railway. Five bombs, it is reported, fell near Cheungmuktau station on the Canton-Kowloon rallway,

Twelve planes flying at a high north-western altitude skirted the suburbs of Canton while en route to the Canton-Hunkow line. The Chin- ese anti-aircraft batterica did not "pen arc.

Cruiser As Training Ship H.M.S. Cornwall, Captain C. o. Alexander, which was commissioned

A row of dwelling houses on at Chatham in December after large ringkong Street, in Funshe Village repairs for service in the 2nd. Cruiser near Whampen Harbour, were demo- Squadron, Home Fleet, is to be em-ilshed during an earlier Japanese air ployed as a seagoing training-ship for raid on January 30. Several non- boys in that fleet. She will leave combatants were wounded by the Portsmouth about February 3 for dying shrapnel, Gibraltar. From 1928 to 1930 the Cornwall was employed on the China

Vice-Admiral Davenport Consequent on the promotions of Admiral Lord Cork to be Admiral of the Fleet and of Vice-Admiral Sir William James to be Admiral, Rear- Adiniral R. C. Davenport, c.u., is promoted to be Vice-Admiral. No having hoisted his fing at sea, he passes on to the retired list. For two years up to July last he was at Rosyth as Stalion. Rear Admiral and Commanding Omeer, Coast of Scotland.

Comdr. T. II. Bayliss

London, Jan. 19.

escort

It is a coincidence that Admirul Commander T. H. Bayliss, the

commander of the James and Vice-Admiral Davenport new were members of the same term a vessel Folkestone. Ching Station,

in is na

avintor. He experienced cadets in the Britenala, entering

seen a good deal of

varied January, 1880, and leaving in August, has

abroad and al home, 1807. The only members of the term service now remaining on the active list are Admiral James, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Sir Dudley North, Commanding the Royal Yacht, and Vice-Admiral L. G. Eyre Crabbe, acting Commander-in-Chief in China, comments The Times,

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Vice Admiral Davenport Was executive offleer of the eruiser Astraca at the Cope when the War began, and in her took part in the conquest of the Cameroons, where he held acting rank as commander until his promo- tion in June, 1910. He was after- wards commander of the battleship Zealandis, the cruiser Southampton, and the battle-cruiser New Zealand, in the Grand Fleet, From March, 1010, he was Chlef Staff Officer al Constantinople. His captains com- mands included the Despatch In China and

the Queen Elizabeth, Medi- terranean flagship, and in 1928-30 he was Captain of the Home Ficet in At the time of his H.M.S. Nelson. promotion to rear-admiral in 1034 ho was Commodore of. Chatham Barrucks.

Command of the Glasgow Captain C. G. B. Coltart assumed command from January 20 of the new cruiser Glasgow in the Ilomo Fleet, in succession Captain F. N Attwood, who was appointed to her while still under construction. The Glasgow was to leave Portsmouth about the end of January to join the 2nd. Cruiser Squadron at Gibraltar.

Captain Collart is a submarine specialist, and his last command, from September, 1934, to February, 1937, was of H.M.S. Medway and the 4th. Submarine Flotilla in China. He has since attended senior officers' courses at Greenwich and Portsmouth. He commanded submarines all through the War, both on the China station and in home waters, and at the time of the Armistice was in command of L.20. He was promoted to captain In June, 1932, while on the stuff of the Operations Division, Admiralty.

Command of the Manchester

H. Captain II. Bousfield assumed command of the new cruiser Manchester, 8tting out at the works of Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne, and due for com- pletion in the early summer: Com- mander W. W. Sitwell was appoint- ed to the ship as executive' ameer some three months ago. The Man- chester will join the East Indies Squadron when ready for service, lo place of the Enterprise.

has

Captain Bousfield was until recent- ly Captain of the R.N. College, Greenwich, and last served alloat in

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Three bombs, it is stated, fell inla the river near the harbour-Central News.

DR. CHARLES D'ARCY DEAD

HEAD IN IRELAND

was watch keeper in the battleship PROTESTANT CHURCH Vallant in the Mediterranean, in the cruiser Norfolk, now flagship of the. East Indies Station; and while British river flotillas were on the, Danube he commanded

launches there.

one of the motor

He served in China with aircraft carriers, and specialised as an air observer In 1923, He succeeds Captain J. G. L. Dundas.-Our Own Correspondent.

COLD PLUNGE TO SAVE OLD WOMAN

London, Feb. 1.

The death has occurred of the Most Rev. Charles Frederick D'Arcy, Archbishop of Armagh and head of the Protestant Church of Ireland.→ Reuter Bulletin.

Without a Doubt. The Best Thing He Has Done!**

SONY Times

Mr. PAUL MUNI »

THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA

THIS SATURDAY AT THE

QUEEN'S THEATRE

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Port Sudan, Port Said, Tripoli, Algiers, (Oran), Antworp Rotterdam

(Amsterdam).. Hamburg,

Gothenburg & Scandinavian ports.

M.S. "NIPPON" M.S. "NAGARA"

Dr. D'Arcy, who was 79 years old, Bas a Science Scholar and Gold HOMEWARDS to:

Morni Medallist in Mental and Philosophy and started his career as Curate of St. Thomas' at Belfast in 1004. He held a large number of of appointments, Including that Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and preacher at the Univer sities of Cambridge, Oxford, Glasgow and Durhum. He was Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighin, and also of Down and Connor, Archbishop of Dublin in 1910-20, and Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland The incident occurred by the from 1920 to 1937.

It is not! Ho

proline writer on waterfront near Hill Rond. yet known whether the woman, who theological subjects, his late publica- is about 60 years of age, fell in ortions including God and the Struggle Jumped in, as until late last night for Existence, Anglican Essays, and she was still unconscious at the the Atonement in History and in

Life. Queen Mary Hospital.

Diving into the harbour about

. yesterday, Sgt. J. Michie, of No. 7 Police Station, saved an old woman from drowning.

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The chemist's answer (0).

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