Shanghai, Apr. 7. Valuable work is being done by members of the British community in Shanghai who have joined the Hongkong Naval Volunteer' Reserve Vice-Admiral Sir Perey Noble, Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, had occasion to congratulate members of the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Reserve, under the command of Cmdr. J. Petrie, on the valuable work they are carrying out in the defence of the Colony, following an inspection of the unit recently.
Among the Divisions inspec ted by Sir Perey were: Europ-can Seaimen Ratings, under the charge of Sub-Lieut. L.D.M. Beattie; Chinese Seamen Rat ings, under the charge of Sub-Lieut. F.RL. Carey; and Communications Ratings, under the charge of Sub-Lieut, H. C. Eardley.
All three officers are well-known in Shanghai.
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