Having seen war service, been a submarine officer, played a part in the British Fleet' movements during the recent Ilalo-Abyssinian crisis, and served previously on the China' Sta-ion, Lieutenant-Commander A. S. D. Ryder has arrived in Shanghai from England to take up his post as Naval Star OMcer in place of Lieutenant-Commander W. E, "Warner. Lieut Gar, Ryder jolted' the British Navy uring the Great War, in 1915, and served asa midshipman on FINS. Centurion, now a fect target ship. Promoted' Sub-Lieutenant, he spent the remainder of his war service patrol duty in the English Channel.
Aller the Great War, he entered the submarine service, serving frst all on submarines and then in the iti-submarine service. During this period, he hid three narrow escapes from death, not through mishaps. 19 lurly submarines upon which he was: nerving, but through disasters raft from which he only recently had been transferred. While serving fas First Lieutenant "on HM. sub: marine 123, he assisted in the resetie attempts carried out after the terrible Gisaster to. ILM, submarine L25, Sepajou, which was sunk. the 123 dived and
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