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NOVEMBER 19, 1915- Reserve; Oct. 19th, 1915. Temporary Second Lieut. E. D. Horsfall, General List; Oct. 28th, 1915. Flying Officers.—-Oct. 27th, 1915 : Second Lieut. A. W. H. James, 3rd (King's Own) Hussars, and to be seconded ; Second Lieut. S. T. Ravenscroft, Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry (T.F.); Second Lieut. F. D. Pemberton, R.A., and to be seconded. Oct. 28th, 1915: Second Lieut. F. Fernihough, R.F.A. (T.F.); Second Lieut. J. S. Castle, Special Reserve; Second Lieut. A. Charig, Special Reserve ; Second Lieut. E. H. Pullinger, Special Reserve ; Second Lieut. E. A. Cave, Special Reserve. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants (on proba tion) confirmed in their rank: James S. Castle, Arnold Charig, Ernest H. Pullinger, Eric A. Cave, E. Taylor, W. Hart, K. P. MacNamara, B. W. Watts, C. Fergusson, F. Shumrker, E. Powell, A. Heywood, and Idwal O. Griffeth. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 12th inst. :— Flight Commanders to be Squadron-Commanders. Oct. 27th: Major F. W. Richey, R.A. And to be Temporary Majors whilst so employed: Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) C. W. Wilson, Seaforth Highlanders; Capt. A. E. Borton, D.S.O., Royal H. ; Capt. R. M. Rodwell, W. Yorks ; Capt. W. R. Freeman, Manchester. Wing-Adjutant.— Temporary Capt. F. C. Shelmerdine, Yorks, and transferred to General List. Nov. 1st. Flying Officers.—Oct. 21st, 1915: Temporary Capt. Right Hon. A. T. Lord Lucas, Hants Yeomanry ; Temporary Second Lieut. G. Osmand, Oxford and Bucks L.I., and transferred to General List; Temporary Second Lieut. R. L. Johnston, R.A., and trans ferred to General List; Temporary Second Lieut. H. R. Hele-Shaw, R.A., and transferred to General List; Second Lieut. E. L. Crowe, E. Kent, S.R., and seconded ; Temporary Second Lieut. C. II. R. Johnstone, Yorks, and transferred to General List; Temporary Second Lieut. E. D. Johnson, E. Surrey, and tiansferred to General List; Temporary becond Lieut. L. E. Eeman, R.F., and transferred to General List; Second Lieut. E. R. Vaisey, Essex, and seconded ; Second Lieut. A. F. Brooke, loth Hussars, and seconded; Second Lieut. G. P. S. Reid, Seaforlh Highlanders, and seconded. Oct. 30111: Lieut. E. R. Pretyman, Somerset L.I., and seconded ; Second Lieut. E. Cameron, Staff Yeomanry. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants (on proba tion) confiimed in rank : Y. W. Day and J. P. Rowell. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 13th inst. :— Supplementary to Regular Corps.—To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): William Boag; Oct. 27th, 1915. Harold Jameson; Oct. 30th, 1915. Ernest Bush ; Oct. 31st, 1915. The surname of Second Lieut, (on probation) Idwal O. Griffith is as now described, and not as stated in the Gazette of Nov. nth, 1915. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 15th inst. :— Flight-Commanders to be Squadron-Commanders, and to be Temporary Majors whilst so employed.—Oct. 27th, 1915 : Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) Eric L. Conran, 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers, and to retain his appointment at the Central Flying School; Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) George F. Pretyman, D.S.O., Prince Albert's (Somerset L.I.), and to retain his appointment at the Central Flying School. Flight-Commander.—Capt. J. Valentine, Special Reserve, from an Equipment Officer, and to retain his temporary rank whilst so employed. Oct. 15th, 1915. Flying Officers to be Flight-Commanders.—Nov. 5th, 1915: Capt. A. C. Boddam-Whetham, Princess Louise's (Arg>U and Sutherland Highlanders), Special Reserve ; Capt. P. C. Maltby, Royal Welsh Fusiliers; Capt. L. Jenkins, Dorsetshire R.G.A. (T.F.); Lieut. R. R. Smith-Barry, Special Reserve, and to be Temporary Captain whilst so employed; Lieut. E. K. Davies, Special Reserve, and to be Temporary Captain whilst so employed. Equipment Officer.—Capt. Lord R. E. Innes-Ker, Irish Guards, Special Reserve, from a Wing Adjutant. Oct. 15th, 1915. Flying Officers.—Oct. 28th, 1915: Second Lieut. H. Kirby, <$ &) Safe Places and Air Raids. REPLYING to Sir G. Scott Robinson in the House of Commons last week, Sir John Simon said that, generally speaking, people were safer indoors than in the streets during Zeppelin raids. In analysing statistics it must be remembered that after dark the majority of the population was normally under cover. In spite of this, in the attack on the London district between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., on October 13th, out of thirty-three persons killed and twenty-six seriously injured all but five were struck when in the open. Three Birds from Ceylon. THE fund started by the Times of Ceylon for the presentation of aeroplanes to the Imperial Aircraft Flotilla has enabled a third machine to be presented. It is a 100 h. p. Gnome-Vickers gun carrier, and will be known as a " Night-jar from Ceylon." The t/yoHf) Buffs (East Kent Regt.), and to be seconded; Second Lieut" T. M. B. Newton, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regt.), and to be seconded ; Second Lieut. W. A. C. Morgan, Welsh Regt., and to be seconded. Assistant Equipment Officers.—Aug. 13th, 1915: Qrmr. and Hon. Lituts. J. E. Parkin, J. Mead, and W. J. Waddington, Royal Flying Corps. Aug. 23rd, 1915 : Second Lieut. G. Somers-Clarke, Special Reserve; Second Lieut. N. Pellew, Special Reserve. Qrmr. and Hon. Lieut. W. Thomas, Royal Flying Corps; Aug1. 29th, 1915. Second Lieut. E. A. Richards, Special Reserve? Aug. 31st, 1915. Second Lieut. I. O. Griffith, Special Reserve ; Sept. 6tb, 1915. Qrmr. and Hon. Lieut. G. Laing, Royal Flying Corps; Sept. 21st, 1915. Second Lieut. B. May, Special Reserve \ Sept. 24th, 1915. Temporary Lieut. C. W. M. Ludgate, General List; Sept. 27th, 1915- Oct. 1st, 191$: Second Lieuts. P. P- Eckersley, P. K. Turner, and T. W. Webb, Special Reserve. Oct. 8th, 1915: Second Lieuts. H. R. Vagg, T. F. Bullen, and R. S. Rumbold, Prince Albert's (Somerset L.I.); Temporary Second Lieut. N. L. Robertson, General List. Second Lieut. Lord H. R. H. Gascoigne-Cecil, Special Reserve; Oct. 15th, 1915. Temporary Lieut. E. G. Toye, Duke of Cornwall's L.I., and to be transferred to the General Li-t; Oct. 16th, 1915. Oct. 20th, 1915 : Second Lieut. A. C. Gilling, Special Reserve; Temporary Captain A. G. Parsons, Royal Artillery, and to be transferred to the General List. Temporary Captain H. D. Dryden-Smith, Durham L.I., and to be transferred to the General List; Oct. 2lst, 1915. Second Lieut. S. S. Nevill, Special Reserve; Oct. 22nd, 1915. Oct. 23rd, 1915: Capt. C. H. Rowe, Reserve of Officers; Second Lieut. W. J. King, Special Reserve; Second Lieut. W. J. Shields, Essex. Regt., Special Reserve, and to be seconded; Second Lieuts. D. Easdale, G. D. Pidgeon, B. V. Grealy, F. S. Creswell, C. St. Noble,. F. G. M. Williams, H. M. Fulton, and G. D. Hannay, Special Reserve. Second Lieut. R. Groves, Special Reserve; Oct. 25th, 1915. Oct. 26th, 1915: Second Lieuts. E. Taylor, W. Hart,. K. P. MacNamara, E. Powell, F. Shumaker, C. Fergusson, B. W. Watts, and A. Heywood, Special Reserve. Temporary/ Second Lieut. T. C. Daniell, General List; Oct. 29th, 1915, Oct. 30th, 1915: Second Lieuts. F. W. Day and J. P. Powell, Special Reserve. Memoranda.—Norman F. W. Rockey to be Temporary Second Lieutenant for employment with the Royal Flying Corps. Oct. 14th, 1915- , . , . The following appeared in the London Gazette of the loth inst. :— Flying Officers.—Nov. 2nd, 1915 : Temporary Lieut. A. H. Smith,. Lincolnshire Regt., and to be transferred to the General List- Temporary Second Lieut. A. M. Miller, Reserve Regiments of Cavalry, and to be transferred to the General List. Second Lieut.. J. A. Barraclough, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Rfgt.), and to be: seconded. Second Lieut. W. C. Mortimer-l'helan, Special Reserve. Nov. 3rd, 1915: Temporary Second Lieut. K. N. Pearson, R.E.,. and to be transferred to the General List. Second Lieut. A. J* Copel, Prince Albert's (Somerset L.I.), and to be seconded. Tem porary Second Lieut. E. R. Tempest, King's Own (Yorkshire L.I.), and to be transferred to the General List. Temporary Second Lieut. J. T. Rodwtll, Essex Regt., and to be transferred to the General List. Second Lieut. J. L. Chalmers, Special Reserve. Second Lieut. R. W. Nichol, Special Reserve. Nov. 4th, 1915 : Lieut. C. A. Brooks, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regt.),, Special Reserve, and to be seconded. Second Lieut. T. Maxwell- Scott, Special Reserve. Second Lieut. C. S. Ross, Special Reserve. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants (on pro bation) confirmed in their rank: Robert W. Nichol, Thomas Maxwell-Scott, Clifford S. Ross, William C. Mortimer Phelan, James L. Chalmers. To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): Kenneth D. G. Collier ; Oct. nth, 1915. Norman S. Percival; Oct. 14th, 1915. Thomas L. F. Burnett; Oct. 15'h, 1915. Algernon L. Curtis; Oct. 18th, 1915. Charles G. Smith; Oct. 22nd, 1915. John Elgood, Nov. 4th, 1915. ® ® two others will be called a " Paddy from Ceylon " and a " Devil. Bird from Ceylon." Two from Johannesburg and One from British Guiana.. THE women of Johannesburg liave raised a fand for the provision of two 70 h.p. biplanes for the Imperial Aircraft Hotilla. and the inhabitants of British Guiana have also subscribed for one 100 h.p. Gnome-Vickers gun carrier. The Raid on the Krupp Works. THAT the raid by Allied aviators on Essen last January was not quite so ineffective as the Wolff Agency endeavoured to make out is indicated by an entry in the annual accounts of Krupps which have recently been published in the German papers. This reads 1 " Claims and damages due to war, M. 10,000,000 " (,£500,000). I D 2
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