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An Admiral's

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COMMANDER

H. PURSEY,

"How

R.N.

TOW many "commis- officers sions

will be awarded this year to bluejacket entries?"

"Can a seaman get to the top of the tree as an admiral-in the

why us Private Robertson became Field - Marant Sir William Robertson?"

are

These questions often asked, and one has to admit that, in spite of the large increate In naval personnel in the last six year, there were more ranker cormissions before the WRT.

The first question has been answered by the Admiralty. For August in the mouth when the selections are announceri and the fortunate ratings discard thele circular flat top hat, blur jumper and bassy trouves (or flow- ing breeks) for a rocked bat, brass-battoned frock coat and gold-laced

trousers,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1938.

Flag in His Kit Bag?

Grand Fleet promoting larger numbers from the Juwer deck, almost everyone was

Not

candidates only

LIRI the n acting lieutenant performing, following; the pre-way practies of

the service in threshold of a new career, but also war funt relations, and, in particular, battleship HLM.S. Malayın. faneres are now eagerly watching for the official announcement which will change the whole future of the man's naval career.

The first of the "brass bats" to taken aback. terve until the age of 50 and retire on a captain "swallowed the anchor" at the end of the last month.

Ah appeal was made to the Mur- chant Service for reserve ofleers 10 transfer to the Navy, a practice

To those concerned it means not

As a mate he look part in the only transfer from the mess deck and a hammock to sleep in to the Battle of Jutland and won early which had not been adopted since oflcers' mesa and cabin, but also promotion to

lieutenant for meri 1913. One hundred and twenty-five a foot on the bottom rung of a ad- forious service as a turret ofleer in were entered, and the same practice

der which may carry them for.

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not

THE second question is

so easily dealt with, as the Admiralty are unable to quote the case of a "hawse-pipe entry" rench ing flog rank on the active 1st dur- in the past century.

battleship.

These cases prove that, given the opportunity, randow officers can

make gooil.

on a similar reale is being repeated this year.

THE claims of the lower deck were volved in the Press and la Parliament, and last August CINCE the war, in spite of at-

received tempts to provide improved 13 "hawse-pipe entries" pportunities, the number of ranker commissions. Although this was The last so-called "tarpaulla" commissions have averaged only three times the number of the pre- admiral, who is supposed to have some half a dozen a year or about vious year, it was

only one-tenth served before the mast.” was Sir one per thousand entries,

of that entered from outside. John Kingcomb, promoted to fingr rank 30 years ago,

Unfortunately, After

inquiry In 1030-31, Protests also caused the Admiralty his early history is obscure, as he ordered

Mr. A. V. Alexander joined the Navy in 1608.

when First Lord of the Admiralty, to make inquiries as

new system

introduced of the low numbers.

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was

ID the Cause

The modern system of ranker Ranker officers received the same promotion was not introduced into fille as others, sub-lieutenant, were After 20 years it was admitted to the Navy until 1012, when Mr. given preliminary educational tul- be too much to expect the embryo Winston Church!!! broke down the tion at college, and then took the officer to "mug up" in his own time barrier between the mess deck and sime courses as cadet entries.

the technical educational and gen- the quarter deck with the mate

eral knowledge subjects for the very scheme,

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Twelve ABs were commissioned stiff examinations, particularly un- Forty-four mates were promoted that year under the old system, but der the conditions of life at sea. in the following-year and 31 in 1914, in 1935. under the new scheme, the.. and during the war 300 bluejacket number was down to three. This A revised system was nanounced cutries shipped the epauletter" of was the lowest figure for a quarter last September, whereby candidates a commissioned officer.

of a century, and it was only one were to be chosen earlier in thele more the next year.

careers. and given preliminary Yet one of the first batch of six educational and professional tuition. DOST-WAR “uxe" schemes cut pos

short the careers of the new scheme officers was second in Thirty-one candidates were selected,

examination majority of these officers, 139 being the rollege

of 02 led leading seamen, and sent to il benched in one "felt swoop" in 1923, "pukka" and ranker officers, and battleship, 11.M.S. Romillies, for nine Out of 400 only a dozen reached another was top of his year in gun- months' intensive tuition. commander's rank and

"brassery and won the gold medal. hat," and only three have worn the "four stripes" of a captain.

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their

They have recently taken IN spite of all the handicaps, examinations. All passed into The sentor, Captain J. Figgles,

there has always been a manship atı! 23 have qualified now commands the youths' training large number of candidates Last educationally. Nevertheless, all were establishment at Sheernung Captain year it was officially admitted that considered by a selection board and B. C. S. Martin is Director of early a hundred were recommend are now awaiting the fateful result. .. Physical Training and Sports at ed by their. captains and over 70 Even if all are commissioned, which Portsmouth, and Captain P. K. Ea- had obtained the educational verti is unlikely, the number will be less right in skipper" of the sloop firate.

than in pre-war years. Grimsby, in China.

Consecquently when, early last Whether any of them has on al- Captain Martin, as a one-striper, year, the Admiralty went outside miral's flag in his kit-bog will not was shipmates with the King when the Navy for officers, Instead of be known until 30 years hence.

IN

THE

and herding cattle. Even as a child

BUCHANITES

she held dreamy, mystical notions Millenulum At Hard

about the unseen world, and was, Renerally regarded by the nelgh- bours on "queer."

Her marriage to Robert Buchan, a fennlum was at hand, and that she

had come belleve that the Mil- of the Son of Man be,"

as

Movie Mikado

...........................by P. L. MANNOCK~..........................................

M

Y object all sublime- of watching "The Mikado" being filmed -I have achieved at the Pinewood studios,

I sat in solemn silence in a dull, dark scene-dock and naked Geoffrey Toye when things would happen. "Extremely soon-In point of fact, this afternoon," he answered; and suddenly the sun-ares, whose rays were all ablaze, revented a vista of a crowded, fantastic holiday falryland,

A bank by a river, lit by inn- terna, decked with tit-willows and flowers that bloom in the spring; and in the sky, a fat yellow globe, the moon's Celes- lial ghness.

A more humane director never did in Japan exist than Victor Scherzinger. In a fatherly kind of way be summoned Nanki-Poo, who powdered the cold perspiration that bespangled his brow, and Joled the Titu Town and tri the bandstand. Brass crashed and trumpets brayed, but there was beauty in the bellow of the blast.

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First of the Savoy operas to be Almed, it will certainly be na op- tical feast of colour; and the bril- Hant new scenic and costume de- sing are artistically bizarre.

lusient recordings, judging from those I heard, will be easily the finest yet made in this country; and Kenny Baker's superb tenor volco will reassure any fears and protests against Nanki-Poo being played by an ex-crooner."

As a strong Qlibert and Sullivan devotee, I also approve of the cla- -borate extra scenes. Ko-Ko is seen arrested for flirting: the Mikado orders his son to wed Katisha or parish and there is a tumble into a NIVEN.

New Films

Gold Is Where You Find fr STARS: George Brent. Oliva de Havilland. Callforint diritti.

HERE'S the best new Bin in the last two months; o uplenella, human story of the soll, done in exert lent colour, balanced with lively sennen of old San Francisco's hard-drinker prosperity, based on gold but aided by guilt.

Sweepingly good production is backed

by fine acting, especially that of Cloude Rains as a stubborn but wise leader of the farmers. Mr. Brent is virile

John Barclay plays the illu-ròle

in The Mikado."

wicked skinfint uncle, Warner Baxter an Alan Breck, stalwart of Bonnie Prince Charlie n 1735, and Master Bartholomew are capital,

But Arleen Whelan, pretty new genue. Ia au entirely new character. and R. L. Stevenson's classic has been violently twisted round. As a film, It

lively, hearty period adventuro stuff, both ashore and aflost. After all, mangling of the classics is nothing new in the cinema, is it?

Shopworn Angel

STARS: Margaret Sullavan, James Slewart. War-time love-drama.

183 SULLAVAN, in an impossible part, is able to change abruptly from a bad-tempered, pampered actress Iolo a tender sweetheart.

Aly Mr. Stewart. excellent no a Texan doughboy, Walter Pligeon and Nat Pendleton do well. A well-produced emotional schemozzle, which hins more false values than anything I have seen Lately,

and gentle as required, and Ollyla de. | number.......... Hunter, the Fisent

Havilland recins to get better in every picture. Tim Holt, son of Jack 1oit, is admirable, and the Frisco boase3 are grandly led by Sidney Toler,

Call of the Yukon

STARS: Richard Arlen. Beverley

Roberts. Aretic dramu.

of

Irvine, nervous that he might be overlooked in the crowd, "sprang on a table and stood there flapping his coat falls like a raven ready for thisthat."

cuses

HOLL have a cooler? Tee aid snow are always refreshing in the dog-days; and the dogs are as goed as the humans in this well-ret. simple tale ag among the Eskimos, bears and wolves, One or two animal Behis were cut by the Cengar. The courtship of wolf- day and lady colly is beautifully done; Mr. Arlen 15 Round and Miss Robert' make-up excessive.

Kidnapped

STARS: Freddie Bartholomew, Warner Baxter. Scottish adventure drama,

is a picturesque production. often delightful to the eye, and capably played. Miles Mander as the

But alast the hours slowly passed the clouds with never a break in overhead-the clouds at which they kept gazing with trembling

fell, and Night

once pectancy.

bad for the failure of the Heavenly to find ex- Mrs. Buchan

io appear, Host

Again she set it of faith, und to their lock used them to hold on with renewed. hope and trust un the coming of the Great Day could not be much longer delayed. This time, however, she did not so

Quickly

succeed in restor- ing her followers' faith in her pro- mise. Many of them, indeed, had spent all their means and were re- duced to

want. Not utter went begging from door to door, and

were looked upon as a nuisance in the neighbourhood. As a result the authorities intervened, Mrs. Buchan and Mr. White were arrest-

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The Story of a Curioused, but after a few days In prison

Religious Sect

they were set free.

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5 Idiotic headdress for a spirited

girl (6).

B. One night be, a sight better for

consulting him (8),

D Almost mostly in, good time

(0).

10 The editor must be careful to exclude from it onything that may cause an explosion (8), 11 Taking this la no vacation for

the snooker player (4).'

14 A first-class sportsman evident-

ly (13), 10 This week includes fast times

(5),

Then, making a last desperate effort to restore her authorlty, the N the year

1730. two hundred Naturally he was gratified by this because of the noisy disturbances

undaunted woman gathered her fol- years ago, Elspeth Simpson, the tribute to his preaching powers, A at thele meetings. So it came about

crowned with joy and delights un- lowers around her, and trekked a founder of that strange sect known long correspondence followed, and that a strange procession of some

penkable.

few miles westward, where a new ns the Buchaniles, WINN barn near by-and-by he proposed that she fly men, women, and children, led the town of Banfft. Her father was should remove to Irvine. This she by Mrs. Buchan,

As many weeks passed and no- camp was made and a new crusade in n n red cloak thing happened, signs of uneasiness

begun n country inn-keeper, and her early did, finding a home there for herself mounted on a white pony, and se- and doubt began to spread ninongatMore Than Mortal" years were occupied in field work and family.

companied by her family and Mr. the company. But so great was the and Mrs. White, left the town in an spell their leader cast over them enstward direction. "For

Attracted by curiosity, crowds the that, in spite of the ever recurring lightning cometh out of the east," fallure of her predictions, which she came to the meetings. But, utterly The Book of Revelation had long cried their lender, "and shineth even attributed to their inck of falih, she worn out at last, Mrs. Buchan was been her favourite study, and she unto the west, so shall the coming succeeded time and again in re- stricken down by a serious illness. awakening their enthusinsin and Her faithful followers refused to be- Heve that she would dle like potter to trade, turned out very un- was the Woman mentioned in the A Sintess Earth

their belief in her divine powers and happily, and shortly after they lind Revelation of St. John. This bullet

mission.

onlinary mortals, and when she did 22

While managed to! removed to Glasgow, with their was shared by Mr. White and also Onwards the company trudged

pass away, Mr. three children, they repented for by his wife.

Then it was that she proclaimed a.Inve her secretly buried, and gave over many weary miles, but ever forty days fast, so thint they might but that she had teen translated 23 good. Her son and two daughters remained with her, and being in

heartened by their leader's assur be prepared for the coming Great dheclly to leaven. The peculiar views that steady employment, they appeared ininister began to express in the glorious meeting might take place at the end of that period Mrs. mow where the body had been lakd.

the unces that at any moment the Day. Whether they all religiously

Only a few believed the story, and 25 "Once ulce to fry" (aring.) kept the fast is more than doubtful. to lie in fairly comfortable elreum- pulpit naturally aroused uneasiness, Arriving near Closeburn, In

(13). aroused publie Dum- .ណ stances.

31 Part of North England (4). followed by a violent outburst of friesshire, she informed, them that inch part amongst them. The authorities took the matter up. 33 A wild composition (8). Now, us over, Mrs. Buchan's chief out in this congregation, the this was the place where they should pale and emaciated. After telling and White was

34 Scanty (6), oultone

being that the Presbytery awall the coming of the Lord. Here them to partake of a thali meal.

confess as Hall of this coin is certainly not Interest in lite lay in expounding took the matter up, and he was dis- they set up their comp, and every she gave orders that they should the truth. Later on, it may be her strange religlows views, and missed from the ministry. Quite a day they held large meetings at thes, for now the momentous hour disbeliet In Mrs. Buchan's preten-

plain (8). naturally, perhaps, har activities in number of people, however, belleved whileh many

best nied, he pubilely announced his themselves in their

38 The movement of this may be slons.

an eye-opener (0), favour by her neighbours and as- Buchan

Great excitement was hind arrived, and soon they would!

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made.

new converia were

ultiro

this direction were tot rogarded with in film, and rallied around Mr.sed through the countrysida as, see the clouds part, and the Lord

Heaven.

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midst.

an

forced

demanded to

to

sociates,

n prophet sent from

Nevertheless, not u few of her the bellet spread fint the Millen- and His angels appearing in their followers believed to the end of their It happened, however, that in a A period of great excllement fot, nium was at hand.

ves that she was more than mortal, church on Sunday she awoke to the lowed. Large meetings were held at "No true believer," Mrs Buchan Fiscal's Fear

and had been sent to earth on a joyful fats Dint at last she had met which Mrs. Buchon, with great dectored, "would die." When the

special mission to lead the elect to with a kindred spirit. The preacher fervour and loquence delivered her last trumpet sounded, the wicked The excllement was Intense, as the realms of bliss. That this great Was the Hav. Hugh while, minister wonderful message. By-and-by, she would be struck dead, and remain they hurriedly prepared for the undertaking had been brought to at the Roller Church in Irvine. So told her followers that they must in that condition for a thousand mighty event. We are. told that the taught by the direct, machinations touched was sie by his discourse leave irvine and nwalt the Lord's years while throughout that period, men had their hair cut short, leaving of the Evil One was the firm belief that she wrote him a long letter ex- coming in another place. As a mat- the lact with the Lord in their only tuft at the top, by which the of the faith disciples of Elspeth promingser kintitute for thei ebm-ter of fact the authorities, had al- mldai.. -would #Inherit the earth-s ungelu might get a firm grip lo pull

Buchn fort and uplift, he had given her, ready ordered then, out, of town pipiens earth, whörg-life... ve them antely upwards One of their “

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Carrying on the game and some game carry on the game by this brheaded (?). First-class but the edge is in-. side (5).

DOWN

1 To rotate about soldiers pro-

duces an injury (8).

2 This doceptive appearance.(0).

3 la a trick of this (4).

4 la down upside down (8).

5 A principality (0),

Plan (7), 7 Buy this, and see the world

(a).

12 A famous island (4).

13 A spot of variety? ́(4).

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15 Mature (5). 10 Knowing it

(5),

includes

conflict

17 One who is half 5 across (6). 18 If upset he might be a "goner"

(65).

20 A point to discover (4).

21 These are often spotted in

gambling dens (4).

24 There were assorted

his family tree (7).

barks in

20 An answer to the sentry's chal-

lenge? (0).

27 A one-stroke feminine "motor?

(0).

26 This type is well known in

Fleet Street (0),

20 Lio close (0).

30 Does this creature go bad about

his home? (0).

32 The best kind of ending, for

story or puzzle (5),

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