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The following note was issued by the French Ministry of Marine on Tuesday:— "Yesterday the French battleship 'St. Louis,' with the co-operation of waterplanes, bombarded an important Turkish encampment in the neighbourhood of Gaza." In an official statement issued in Petrograd on April 7th it was stated :— " On the same day near Libau, a German seaplane was sunk, and the airmen who had devoted their energies to the dropping of bombs on the peaceful town of Libau were rescued by us and made prisoners." The following communique from the Russian Main Army Headquarters was published in Petrograd on the same day:— " On April 4th a hostile aeroplane dropped two bombs ® ® THE BRITISH Royal Naval Air Service. THE following announcement was made by the Admiralty on the 7th inst. :— D. K. Cameron and C. W. Nutting have been granted Temporary Commissions as Lieutenants, R.N.V.R., with seniority of March 30th, and appointed to "President," additional, for R.N.A.S. 0. H. Crowther, H. L. Crowther, and N. Lea have been granted Temporary CommJMiww as Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R., with seniority of March 30th, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. The following Admiralty announcement was made on the 8th :— Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. W. K. F. G. Warneford and C. \V. Dickinson, confirmed in rank with original seniority, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. Both to date March 26th. Temporary Commissions (R.N.V.R.) granted as follows :— Lieutenants: C. J. Jackson, with seniority of April 5th, and E. D. Adams, with seniority of April 6th, and both appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. Sub-Lieutenants: A. H. Hall, T. E. Viney, and G. N. Lindman, with seniority of April 5th ; C. A. Maitland-Heriot, with seniority of April 6th, and all appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. The following Admiralty announcement was made on the 9th:— J. G. Struthers, entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, for temporary service, with seniority of April 6th, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. The following Admiralty announcement was made on the 10th:— The following have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub- Lieutenants, with seniority of April 7th, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. : M. A. Simpson, J. F. Hutchinson, G. F. Smylie, F. H. Aspden, F. Fowlar, R. S. Smith, J. H. Rose and E. A. de Lossy de Ville. The following Admiralty announcement was made on the 12th :— Temporary Sub-Lieuts. (R.N.V.R.) W. Patk, promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of April 8th; F. C. Archer, to " President," additional, for duty with R.N.A.S. April 9th. W. A. Cocking, Temporary Commission and appoint ment cancelled. April 9th. Temporary Commissions have been granted as follows :— Lieuts. (R.N.V.R.) E. L. Dale, to the "President," additional, for duty with R.N.A.S. April 9th ; and C. A. W. Taylor, to the " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. April nth. Sub-Lieut. (R.N.V.R.) R. Chambers, to the "President." additional, for duty with R.N.A.S. March 30th. W. H. E. Campbell, entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, with seniority of March 29th, and appointed to the " President," addi tional, for R.N.A.S. The following Admiralty announcement was made on the 13th :— Temporary Sub-Lieuts. O. G. G. Villiers promoted to be Temporary Lieutenant, R.N.V.R., and appointed to the " Presi dent," additional, for R.N.A.S. To date February 28th. B. C. Windeler, to the " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. To date April 8th. Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). THE following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 7th inst.:— General StaffOfficers.—1st Grade—Maj. C. C. Marindin, R.A., from 2nd grade, and to be Temiwrary Lieutenant-Colonel. March 9th. 2nd Grade—Maj. W. VV. Warner, retired pay, LA., vice Maj. C. C. Marindin, R.A. March 9th. APRIL 16, 1915. on our hospital near the station at Radom. The explosion which followed smashed the window panes in the hospital, and slightly wounded a soldier. On April 2nd and 3rd an Austrian aeroplane dropped five bombs on the hospitals at the station of Jaslo. On April 2nd bombs were dropped while wounded were in a hospital train." In the communique issued in Petrograd on April 9th there was the following :— " On the right bank of the Vistula, Cossacks brought down a German aeroplane. The two aviators were taken prisoners." In a statement issued in Petrograd on Tuesday it was stated :— " Near Dembe on the Narew we captured a German aeroplane with two aviators." ® ® AIR SERVICES. yd Grade—Temporary Lieut. R. F. Wigram, vice Maj. L E. Morrice, D.S.O., R. of 0. March 13th. Deputy Director—Bt. Lieut.-Col. W. S. Brancker, R.A., from an Assistant Director, and to be Temporary Colonel. March 9th. Assistant Director—Maj. D. S. Maclnnes, D.S.O., R.E., from a Deputy Assistant Director, and to be Temporary Lieut.-Colonel. March 9th. Deputy Assistant Director—Capt. G. M. Griffith, R.A., from a Staff Captain. March 9th. Staff Captain—Capt. W. B. Caddell, R.A., and seconded. March 9th. Flying- Officers la be Flight Commanders.—March 24th, 1915. Lieut. G. A. K. Lawrence, R.A., and to be Temporary Captain; Lieut. G. D. Mills, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), and to be Temporary Captain ; Capt. J. G. Weir, 3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade R.F.A., Territorial Force. Assistant Equipment Officer.—Lieut. D. L. Allen, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers), from a Flying Officer. March 29th, 1915. Flight Commanders to be Squadron Commanders (ana to be Temporary Majors).—March 24th, 1915. Capt. Cuthbert G. Hoare, 39th King George's Own Central India Horse, Indian Army ; Capt. Cyril L. N. Newall, 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles), Indian Army. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieut, (on probation) Harold T. Musker is confirmed in his rank. George O. Hayne to be Second Lieutenant (on probation). January 25th, 1915. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 8th inst.:— Aeronautical Inspection Department.—Temporary appointment. Assistant-Inspector.—Hon. Lieut. L. T. G. Mansell, from a Tempotary Inspector of Ordnance Machinery, 3rd Class, Army Ordnance Department, to be Temporary Lieutenant, and to be transferred to the General List. March 23rd, 1915. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 9th inst.:— Flying Officer.—Lieut. Alexander F. A. Hooper, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment), from the Reserve, and to be seconded. March 1st, 1915. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): Norman II. Read. March nth, 1915. Howard L. Cooper. March 15th, 1915. Clive F. Collett, Reginald M. Murray, Gerald Merton. March 25th, 1915. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 12th inst. :— Flight Commanders to be Squadron Commanders.—Brevet Major H. R. P. Reynolds, Royal Engineers. March 27th, 1915. Capt. P. L. W. Herbert, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), and to be Temporary Major. March 28th, 1915. Capt. D. S. Lewis, D.S.O., Royal Engineers, and to be Temporary Major. April 2nd, 1915. Flying Officers.—March 19th, 1915. Temporary Lieut. S. G. Gilmour, I2th (Service) Battalion (Princess Louise's) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and is transferred to the General List, New Armies. Lieut. L. F. Richard, Royal Artillery, and to be seconded. Second Lieut. M. H. Monckton, Royal Artillery, and to be seconded. Lieut. R. E. B. Hunt, 3rdBatt. King's (Shropshire Light Infantry), and to be seconded. March 29th, 1915. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): Algernon J. Insall. March 12th, 1915. Gilbert S. M. Insall. March 14th, 1915. 258
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