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Tuesday, Mr. Easter, landing practice. Mr. Liu and Prob. Flight Sub-Lieuts. Barnes, Bray, Hodsoll, Price, Young, and Watson, straights with Instructors Manton, Winter, Russell and Shepherd. Wednesday, Mr. Carabajal and Mr. Easter solo circuits and special landing practice alone, Mr. Liu passenger flights and straight flights with Instructor Shepherd. Prob. Flight Sub-Lieuts. Barnes, Bray, Cooper, Hodsoll, Price, Watson, Young, straights with Instructors Manton, Winter, Russell and Shepherd. Prob. Sub-Lieut. Groves straights with Instructors Manton and Shepherd, and afterwards alone. Prob. Flight Sub-Lieut. Ffield solo straights and half circuits, and passenger instructive flights with Instructors Manton and Russell. Thursday, bad weather, instruction in hangars. Beatty School.—Pupils being instructed last week on " dual "-controlled machines. Instructors : Mr. Geo. W. Beatty and Roche-Kelly. The following pupils re ceived instruction : Messrs. Gardner, Parker, Whitehead, Jenkinson, Leeston-Smith, Geo. Beard, Beynon, New berry, Monfea and Le Vey. British Caudron School.—Monday, last week, school out in the evening. Mr. Ivermee circuits and figures of eight. Messrs. Stevens, Barfield, Beynon and Christie doing straights. Messrs. Burke and Williams rolling Prob. Sub-Lieuts. Bird and Tench rolling. ® ® THE BRITISH Royal Naval Air Service. THE following were announced by the Admiralty on the 29th ult. :— Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. V. Nicholl, J. J. Petre, F. G. T. Dawson, and M. E. A. Wright have been confirmed in the rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenant, with original seniority, and appointed to " Pembroke," additional, for R.N. Flying School, Eastchurch. October 23rd. The undermentioned have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants, and appointed as follows: G. H. Scott, to the " Pembroke," additional, for course of instruction at Farnborough Naval Airship Station, October 24th ; P. E. H. Wakeley, T. F. Driscoll, and G. E. Livock, to the " Pembroke," additional, for duty with R.N. Air Service at Hendon ; C. W. Dickinson, to the "Pembroke," additional, for duty with R.N. Air Service at Farn borough ; and C. H. Chichester Smith, to the " Pembroke," additional, for R.N. Flying School, Eastchurch, October 27th; R. M. Field, to the " Pembroke," additional, for course of instruc tion at Hendon, October 28th ; F. G. Andreas and J. C. Brooke, to the " Pembroke," additional, for course of instruction at Central Flying School, November 2nd. The following appeared in the supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 29th ult.:— 6th Watt. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.).—Capt. (temp. Maj.), Special Reserve of Officers, Wilfred G. Lucas, to be Major; October 30th, 1914. Maj. Wilfred G. Lucas is seconded for service with the Royal Naval Air Service ; October 30th, 1914. The following were announced by the Admiralty on the 31st ult. :— The undermentioned probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants have been confirmed as Flight Sub-Lieutenants, with seniority as follows : J. D. Maude, August 1st; J. M. D'A. Levy, August 5th; the Hon. Desmond O'Brien, August 18th; and G. L. Thomson, August 24th; and all appointed to the "Pembroke III," addi tional, for R.N. Air Service. To date October 30th. Cecil Paget has been granted a temporary commission as Lieut.- Commander, R.N.V.R., and appointed to the " Pembroke III," additional, for duty with R.N. Air Service. October 27th. William PI. Reid, Charles H. Parkes, Ernest H. Pooley, Felton Atkinson, and Ronald Marshall have all been granted temporary commissions as Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R., and appointed to the " Pembroke III," additional, for duty with R.N. Air Service. To date October 27th. The following were announced by the Admiralty on the 2nd inst.:— Commander R. Groves to the " President," additional, as assistant to Director of Air Department, with temporary rank of Wing Com mander. To date October 29th. Engineer-Lieut. T. Cave-Brown-Cave, promoted to Engineer- Lieut. Commander with seniority of November 1st. Walter Newton-Clare entered as Probationary Flight Sub- NOVEMBKR 6, 1914. Tuesday morning too windy. Evening, Messrs. Barfield, Stevens and Beynon doing straights, Mr. Ivermee right-hand turns and landings. Mr. Williams rolling. Sub-Lieuts. Bird and Tench rolling. Wednesday morning, Mr. Ivermee figures of eight, Mr. Barfield straights, Messrs. Burke and Williams rolling, Sub-Lieut. Bird doing straights, Sub-Lieut. Tench rolling. Evening, Mr. Ivermee circuits, Messrs. Barfield and Stevens doing straights, Messrs Burke and Williams and Sub-Lieut. Bird, straights. Sub-Lieut. Tench rolling. Thursday, Friday and Saturday weather too bad. Hall School.—Monday, last week, gale. Tuesday, windy. J. Rose four circuits at an altitude of 400 ft. J. L. Hall five minutes on brevet 'bus. Wednesday, J. Rose seven circuits at 600 ft., and vol plank landing. Archie Davy three straights. J. L. Hall quarter hour on brevet tractor. Sunday, very windy. Lloyd Williams eleven straights, Archie Davy four, Mitchell two, and R. Pinniger two straights. J. Rose practically ready for brevet. London and Provincial Aviation Co.—Monday, last week, W. T. Warren test flight, Messrs. Moore and Abel rolling. Tuesday, W. T. Warren test flight, Messrs. Abel and Derwin rolling, Mr. Moore straights. Wednes day, M. G. Smiles test flight, Messrs. Moore and Abel rolling. Friday, M. G. Smiles test flight, Messrs. Moore and Abel rolling. ® ® AIR SERVICES. Lieutenant, and appointed to the "Pembroke III," for duty with Royal Naval Air Service. To date October 30th. The following promotions were announced by the Admiralty on the 4th inst. :— Flight Lieuts. R. L. Marix, D.S.O., D. Hyde-Thomson, E. D. Robertson, W. Briggs, C. F. Kilner, H. A. Williamson, E. T. R. Chambers, F. G. Brodribb, promoted to the rank of Flight Com mander, with seniority of October 31st. Sub-Lieuts. F. M. Barr, H. G. Wanklyn, J. M. R. Cripps, E. B. Baumann, S. F. Lau-Davies, S. Pickles, T. W. Elsdon, H. S. Adams, and G. M. Dyott, promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority of October 31st. Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). THE following appeared in the supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 29th ult. :— Lieut. W. F. R. Dobie, Gordon Highlanders, ceases to belong to the Reserve. October 30th, 1914. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Malcolm McB. Bell-Irving to be Second Lieutenant on probation. October 21st, 1914. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 30th ult. :— The undermentioned officers to be Flying Officers, and to be seconded ;dated Oct. 19th, 1914:—Sec. Lieut. Montagu R. Chidson, Royal Artillery, and Lieut. Francis H. Eberli, Royal Artillery. Sec. Lieut. William C. Adamson, Special Reserve, to be a Flying Officer. Dated October 2nd, 1914. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 2nd inst. :— Temporary appointment made.—Capt. Arthur B. Burdett, York and Lancaster Regt., from a Flying Officer to be a Flight Com mander, October 17th, 1914. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Cyril C. Wigram to be Second Lieutenant (on probation), November 2nd, 1914. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 3rd inst. :— His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the under mentioned Colonel (temporay Brigadier-General) being promoted to the rank of Major-General for distinguished conduct in the field, dated October 26th, 1914 : Sir David Henderson, K.C.B., D.S.O. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated September 16th, 1914 : Edward N. Fuller, Christopher W. Wilson, Gordon N. Humphreys, David E. Stodart, Arthur A. B. Thomson, and Louis A. Strange. The seniority of the undermentioned Lieutenants whose promo tion appeared in the Gazette of October 15th, 1914, is as now stated : D. C. Ware, next below C. W. Wilson ; A. L. Russell, next below D. A. Stodart. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gautte issued on the 4th inst. :— Supplementary to Regular Corps (Military Wing).—Stc. Lieut, (on probation) John C. Joubert de la Ferte is confirmed in his rank.
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