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NEW NAVAL QUARTERS

H.M.S. Cornflower Is Replaced

In a week or so the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force will be fully

accommodated in excellent quarters

on board a new depot

former steamship Tal Hing, but under the continued name of HMS.

Comtower, the name of the late

depot ship.

The Royal Navy has done the H.K.N.V. the signal honour of allowing them to retain this designa- tion permanently, whether head- quarters are ashore or afloat,

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Sir Rohrri Ho Tung is the bene- factor behind the scenes. The Tal King river boat of 1,050 tons, was formerly on the Hongkong-Canton When this run ceased because hostilities extended to South Chină, all these bonts were laid up diverted. Sir Robert decided place the ship at the disposal of the Hongkong Government for the use of the H.K.Ñ.VF. for the duration of the war and three months thereafter, Moreover he has generously con- tributed towned, adapting the ship to its new duties, and the spacious ne- commodation has been turned into offices which are very much needed now that the Force has been

siderably expanded.

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The new Cornãower Ites In the bosin and will remain statkomory, although she can put to sea if neeca- sary.

Probably the only occasions

on which she will leave the basin will be in obedience to typhoon nignals. The ship was turned over in March, but the official ceremony has waited on the completion of alterations and will take place short- ty, Sir Robert lilmself being present, it is hoped.

The Late Depot Ship

The late Cornflower was handed back to the Royal Navy, and she is to be broken up. This newn will bring a pang to many sentimental hearts. Since 1934 "the late Corn- Bower"

in ometally in the advertisement, been ted

suff Won- chai, where she has served as bend- quarters of the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force.

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A sloup of somewhat ancient vin- Lage on worships go, the grey outline of the Cornflower became a familiar part of the seascape.

She has already

been the training ground of scores of men,

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

September: 2, 1940.

IN LESS THAN FOUR MINUTES

NECKLACE GIFT FOR WAR

EFFORT

BRINGS £24,400

IN just under four minutes one of the finest diamond necklaces the

salerooms have ever seen was sold at Christies, in London, for £24,400. BARON IS

The money went to the nation to help on the war. A fortnight before a woman walked into the Treasury and offered the necklace as a contribution to the war effort. Her only condition was that her name should never be made known.

The auctioncer who sold the necklace assured me that he did not know to whom it had belonged.

Probably some of the jewel trade experts know. but they are not telling.

The only clue is that the neck- graduated lace, which contains 42

diamonds, some as large as FL six- pence, was put into its setting half a century ago.

Behind Steel Doors

An hour before the sale began, people were queuing up inside the sedate sale rooms, waiting for the opening of the steel doors that lead) to the room in which the necklare would be sold.

Inside thuit

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the camera- inen

were rigging up their appara- tus. the BB.C. men

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`HEAD OF URBAN

COUNCIL

H. E. the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. William James Carrie to be Chairman of the Urban Council with effect from September 2, 1040.

STAGE NUDITY NOW "MR."

-NEUROSIS

"Nudity on the stage is nothing more nor less than war neurosis, sald Mr. Basil Dean, Director of the E.N.B.A. (Entertainment. National Bervice Association). speaking at a Ladies' Night din- ner at the London Press Club.

"We are all treating (1 much too seriously. It will pass,” he added, "Nudity be nut freedoni. It is Ucence, so let us forget it."

Last-Minute Appeal To French Fleet

Admiral Tells How He Ruined Secrets

VICE-ADMIRAL EMILE MUSELIER, commander Outside there was a mixed crowd of the free French naval forces under General de Gaulle -old men in cutaway coats from told recently how he did his best to save French war

clubs of St James's secrets from falling into Nazi hands.

of the of

resistance hi SAFE HOME NOW

way

actresses in summer frocks, an un-

he heard Directly formed war nurse, a couple of AuN- tralian soldiers with The girt weakening friends, a few jewel deulers, a few Government he made his saleroom attendunta

from Bordeaux to Paris to or ganise "systematic sabotage and ; destruction."

One of the altendants stood be- hind Une glass LANG in which the necklace was laid ou Apart from ham. Tract

monchalant-looking fellow at the top of the staus, there was no spread guard

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The necklace itself thousand

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The doors isperind and the crowds SU Ki 121 The Klas

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It was in April 1934, that modore Frank Elliott, o.me, handed

the vessel over

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the

Volunteer

Force, Lieut.-Comdr, H. 5 Rousewifty whipped russel is the back being the Cornmunding Officer of the

and set up again next the postrum, ship under her new duties.

Where

at promed! aftercians in

On

that occasion the Calonial Colours were hoisted and Commodore Elliott said, "I have great pleasure to-day in handing over to you His She la a Majesty's ship Comflower. Rioop of nearly 1.200 tons, bull in 1910 by Messrs, Bareiny and Gerle, armed with two four-inch guns. She has completed 18 years valuable. Unt!! service in His Majesty's Navy. 1010 she was employed mine-sweep- ing In Home waters, and after that, in the Doritanelles and Black Sen. Then she wns 1x years in the Red Searchieving the Hollyhock in China in 1027.

"The Board of Adiniralty, realising the necessary and valuable work that is being done by the II.K.N.V.F., has obtained Treasury sanction to hand the ship over to the Hongkong Gov- ernment for use as a headquarters arid drill ship.

"For statutory purposes the ship cannot be technically regarded as o gift, but the full intention is that the loan shall differ as little as pon- sible from a gift, and that the ship shall be the property of the llong- kong Government. .I charge you to guard and keep her In accordanct with the highest Naval traditions,"

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The Senior Naval Officer, Capt. E. H. G. Benson, and the Inte Com- mander of the ship. Cmdr. E. Bush, took part in the transfer ceremonies.

The advertisement of sale states that the Cornflower has a length of 207 feet, breadth of 33141⁄2 fret and a draught of 11% feet. The hull, plated with quarter-Inch steel, must be completely demolished within 12 months. Applicants must be British subjects, and a deposit of $2,000 must accompany the tender.

SUNDAY'S "BAG” IS 22 PLANES

FROM PAGE ONE

und anti-aircraft gunners folled the attacks.

day,

The second rand of the between noon ́and 1 p.m.. was the largest. Over 150 raiders crossed the coast and a bomber formation

It

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precisely

stan Bakarok-

He made it his first business to tear burn wil novel papers concern- it aircraft and arme production

Then he did his best to And and destroy the of supplies of the vari is Paris arms factories

Among the supples which he blew up were 400 tons of special oil on Rs way to the Citaten works

His task completed, he escapeď to Marseilles by car, a peasant's cart and a fire engine.

Then be boarded † British maliter

with 400 Bash refugees

Money As Well Adminal Muselier, who is 32. had cates auctioneer, M. P. McKenna, radest to the French Fleet » in mounted the renteum, and sod

minder that stamen are not bound to

"Lathes and gentleiner, I

was going to after the magnilerly commanders who decide to give

up without fighting necklare.

arly! diaman presented in the nation by a lady a a contribution towards mi effurt.

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"I hope you will show your appre- riation by bidding to the extent of

Muy resources

I may £10,-

A dealer, Mr 5 11 Harris, atiting just below the muctioneer, nodales.

Another dealer. Mi Fred Wat standing jual behind MI Harr immediately said £20,000

The rest happened simos! 200 quickly to get any drama aut of it

Those two bid against each other,

Arst in £100's up to £23,000, then

In 1300's.

Millionairess Bida

£24,000

Woman3

A battalion of Marines to be formed, will be among the first complete units of General de Gattle's volunteer iegion.

Gives Up Italian Honour

CAPTAIN Baron George Marochetti, of the Italian nobility, the other day became Mr. George Marochetti.

He said: "I do not want to hold any honour from a country let by a man who does not know what honour met.ns."

Mr. Marochetti, third holder of the bareng, renounced his tilte ometally in the following advertisement:

Baron George Marochetti, late 11th (P.A.O.) Hussars, does not wish to Avail himself of the title of Baron, bestowed by the King of Sardinia upon his grandfather, and from now on desires to be known as Mr. George Marochetti,

Titled Sculptor

Mr. Marochetti's grandfather was Charles, 1st Baran Marochetti, RA..

the fhrnoux Italian sculptor, ad friend of Queen Victoria

HA father was itaitan AmbassĴOT

Russi

Buth Mr. Ma ochetti, who is now 40, and his brother. Baron Charles, served with the British Army in the 1st wor Mr. Marochetti w'ts 31 heutenant

the Prince Albert's Own He is a City insurance broker

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In renouncing his thle he said

my Way

retaliating fo

Thousands Risked The Journey From France Mr. Butler, Under - Secretary. Foreign Oflee, when asked bament what steps the Guvertinent | abominabte" nilion of Mussulla took in the evacuation from France of stranded British citizena, nasty of them myalaris {zlhi

the

am proud to be a British subject and an ex-offices of the British Army

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Thousands of Britista ext- zens who wished to leave and were the hazarda tut prepared to face hardship involved have been evacu- Mr Marchett) yesterday underød

I would not be in the pubile text

a new stock of notepaper and visiting interest at this moment to disclose ! words without his family crest and what steps were taken"

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UNIFORM RUSE

AGAINST EGYPT

Italian Trick

Admirul Muselier said the part of the French mercantile marine which was free came under his orders, and

is churter-earnings and cargoes pro Egypt has reached Egyptian military chiefs.

AN ominous indication of how Italy may strike at

vided enough resources to keep hi furces fut several years.

Smashed Machiner

vf

M Audre Gaulle's director-geral ቢ ነነነ ፩ - ment and scientific wark, was about To be arrested by Petain's men when the escaped in a ship.

Labarthe, General de New Order To Check

Alien Influence -Fines, Gaol

move

Native troops on the nther

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worn by the Egyptian frontier force.

The frontier force uniform, with its

khaki turban and a broad green sash round the waist, is one of the most distinctive in the world.

He said he had managed to bring to the coast 18 lorryloads of valuable All organisations subject to foreign scientific material from Government | influence are affected by a new De!

tence Regulation Issued recently. laboratories Just below

Hin men smashed with sledge- They may be wound up if it is estab voice made a sagie bid.

hammers all material they could not lahed that they are being used to Mrs. Van der Elst, the millionaiPUNY

hinder the emetent prosecution of the The dealers passed beyond her, bid-

AB experimental engines which war.

The order also covers persons in ding in £100': again

could not be moved were drained of Mr Harris sud

control of £24,300

ai and then set running at full speed cound to be in sympathy with the descents in the desert, which, up to

such organisations. Ward sald Mr

£24,400.

to destroy themselves. The auctioneer raised his hammer. Many other French scientific ex-system of government of any country now, had been thought unlikely, paused to inquire if there were any|perts, further bid, and slapped it down on apecialists have grouped themselves are liable to imprisonment or heavy Egyptian frontier "force-tail, maho the rostrums.

under M. Labarthe in Britain.

Mr. Harris and Mr. Ward laughed and shook hands,

The clerk honded the necklace in Its case to Mr. Ward (of Jerwood and Ward, Hatton Garden diamond | merchants).

Mr.

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Ward tucked arm, while the crowd swept round him, begging for another glance at the necklace,

"Is that the most expensive neck- lace you have ever bought?" I asked

him.

Once Paid £45,000

"Oh, no," he replied. "I brought pearl necklace in £45,000 in 1928."

engineers

and

armament with which Hrituin is at war, they

fines, or both.

Polish Woman Soldier

in Two

Fought in

Wars

A-40-YEAR-OLD Polish woman soldier now living in England, who lost touch with her husband and family after joining her country's forces, was reunited with one

of her missing sons.

She is Mme. Sophie Nowa-

this room for sielski. When she arrived in

"And will you try to sell as u whole, or will it, be split up?"

"Couldn't say,"

RESEARCH England from France all she

knew of her husband was that fighting he answered, "I he had last been seen

the

flew as far as the southern cat- don't know yet what I shall do with with

skiris of London, to be broken up It." by anti-aircraft are. Gunnera saw that shells hit at least three out of 12`Germun bombers arm.

He with

flying at 18,000, feet.

fice

Flanders,

Army

in

Polish

went out by the back, way,

Her eldest son 17-year-old Bozy- the necklace still under his

masses of Later they told me at his of- dar, vanished among the

Her 14-year-old 2011 that the necklace was "very refugees.

Easter, when he wrote from

The third attack was weaker and comfortable, and in 3 very safe Bohdan has not been heard of since'

was confined to the Kent coast aero- | place.”

dromes:

Cash was paid to Christles Single-seat

Messerschmitt -100 once, and it will be handed over to fighters dropped bombs. They had the Treasury, been put to tfits use before but to-day The £24,400 would just about to they were used as dive bombers.

A. A. GUNS

WRECK RAIDERS |

*****>> FROM PAGE ONE

6 pm when the enemy hurled 300 bombers and fighters against south cast England, Including the London area, says the Air Ministry news service summing up the day's fight ing.

Among the many fighters which helped to repulse the attack was n Polish squadron which, fighting over Kent, destroyed four Messerschmitts and damaged others without loss to themselves.

buy a nice bomber.

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SIR FREDERICK BANTING, at Lithuanian Internment camp. the discoverer of insulin, who

She has been staying with her five-year-old son in Fulham; now was once a penniless student in Bozydar, who arrived in England by Canada, will arrive in England shortly to carry out important A Lieutenant Mimo. Nowasleisid has, like other researches into war ailments. Polish women, hekt rank as a lleu- He will work in a specially built- tenant in the Polish Army. She has laboratory in a new million dollar fought in two wars, against the Canadian Red Cross hospital built In Russians and Lithuanians and the grounds of a large estate, A remand in custody was ordered against the Germans and Russians.

His research will be concerned not at Hendon, N.W., when Arthur Jack Bradbury, aged twenty-five, clerical all Polish women. Please, you must with the nature and treatment of soldiers in of Park-lane, Wembley say that in your paper. We teach wounds. received by officer.

to In the our children, Love your country first action, but with epidemics, such as (Middlesex), referred

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She added: "It is just the story of

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