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on the enemy camp at Sedd-el-Bahr, causing an outbreak of fire." Constantinople, Jan. ist. " One of our aeroplanes successfully dropped bombs on an enemy camp near Sedd-el-Bahr and on its trans port. Another aeroplane dropped bombs on the battle ship ' Swiftsure.'" Constantinople, Jan. 2nd. " One of our seaplanes attacked a hostile aeroplane ® ® "MENTIONED IN IN the list of names appearing in a supplement to the London Gazette of the ist inst., of those recom mended to the Secretary of State for War by Field- Marshal Sir John French for Service in the Field, appear those of the following officers in the Royal Flying Corps. The list is dated November 30th, and is an addition to the despatch dated October 15th :— Acland, Second Lieut. (Temporary Lieut.) W. H. D., Roval 1st Devon (Yeomanry); Adamson, Lieut. (Temporary Capt."in Army) W. C, Special Reserve; Andrews, Second Lieut. J. O., Royal Scots; Ashmore, Lieut.-Col. E. B., M.V.O., Royal Artillery. Babington, Second Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) P., Hampshire Regt. (T.F.); Baldwin, Second Lieut. (Temporary Lieut.) J. E. A., 8th Hussars; Baring, Lieut. Hon. M., Special Reserve; Barrington-Kennett, Capt. V. A., Special Reserve ; Barratt, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) A. S., Royal Artillery; Becke, Brevet-Major (Temporary Lieut.-Col.) J. H. W., Nottinghamshire and Derby shire Regt. ; Bell-Irving, Capt. M. McB., Special Reserve; Birch, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) W. C. K., Yorkshire Regt. ; Blackburn Capt. H., Special Reserve; Board, Major A. G., South Wales Borderers ; Boyle, Capt. (Teenparary Major) Hon. J. D., Rifle Brigade ; Bradley, Capt. C. R. S., 4th Cavalry, Indian Army ; Brancker, Brevet Lieut.-Col. W. S.( Royal Artillery ; Brock, Capt. H. Le M., Royal Warwickshire Regt. ; Burke, Brevet-Major (Temporary Lieut.-Col.) C. J., D.S.O., Royal Irish Regt. ; Bush, Second Lieut. E., Special Reserve. Capel, Second Lieut A. J., Somerset Light Infantry ; Cemlyn- Jones, Lieut. J., Royal Welsh Fusiliers (T.F.); Charlton, Major (Temporary Lieut.-Col.) L. E. O., D.S.O., Lancashire Fusiliers; Christie, Capt. A., Royal Artillery; Cleaver, Temporary Captain F. H. ; Cooper, Second Lieut. H. A., Special Reserve. Darley, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) C. C, Royal Artillery; Dawes, Capt. (Temporary Major) G. W. P., Royal Berkshire Regt. ; de Haviiand, Capt. H., Special Reserve; Douglas, Lieut. W. S., Royal Field Artillery, Special Reserve; Dowding, Capt. (Temporary Major) H. C. T., Royal Artillery. Evans, Temporary Lieut. A. J., Special List. Festing, Major F. L., Northumberland Fusiliers; Filley, Lieut. O. D., Special Reserve. Gilbert, Second Lieut. E. M., Essex Regt., Special Reserve; Glanville, Capt. H. F., West India Regt. ; Gien, Second Lieut. D. A., Manchester Regt. ; Gossage, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) E. L., Royal Artillery; Gower, Capt. E. L. M. L., Special Reserve; Greenwood, Temporary Second Lieut. B. P., Special List; Grenfell, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) E. O., Royal Artillery; Grey-Ed wards, Temporary Second Lieut. H. B. R., Royal Artillery. Hearson, Capt. J. G., Royal Engineers; Hellyer, Lieut. (Tem porary Capt. in Army) F. E., Hampshire Regt. (T.F.); Higgins, Brevet Lieut.-Col. (Temporary Brig.-Gen.) J. F. A., D.S.O., Royal Artillery; Horsfall, Temporary Capt. E. D. ; Hyde, Tem porary Second Lieut. E. L. Insall, Temporary Second Lieut. A. J. Jackson, Capt. J. L., Connaught Rangers, Special Reserve ; James, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) B. T., Royal Engineers (killed). Kinnear, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) J. L., Liverpool Regt. Lawrence, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) G. A. K., D.S.O., Royal Artillery; Lewis, Capt. (Temporary Major) D. S., D.S.O., Royal Engineers; Long, Second Lieut., S. H., Durham Light Infantry; ® ® London's Anti-Alrcra£t Defences. REPLYING to a question put by Mr. King in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Mr. Tennant, Under Secretary of State for War, said it was not in the public interest to make any state ment about recent developments or changes in the aircraft defences of London. Mr. King : Can we know whether Sir Percy Scott is still in command of the guns ? • Mr. Tennant: Yes, sir; he is in command to-day. and prevented it from continuing a reconnaissance, putting it to flight." Constantinople, Jan. T,rd. " A Turkish seaplane dropped bombs on the enemy's camp near Sedd-el-Bahr. Our batteries on the Dar danelles successfully shelled enemy works at Sedd-el- Bahr, destroying a number of storehouses. "Our aviators flew over hostile positions and made successful reconnaissances." ® ® DESPATCHES." Longcroft, Brevet Major (Temporary Lieut.-Col.) C. A. H., Welth < Regt. ; Longstaff, Major R., Royal Field Artillery ; Loraine, Capt. * R., Special Reserve ; Lubbock, Temporary Lieut. Hon. E. F. P., Army Service Corps; Ludlow-Hewitt, Capt. (Temporary Major) E. R., Royal Irish Rifles. Marshall, Capt. A., D.S.O., 28th Cavalry, Indian Army ; Medlicott, Temporary Second Lieut. II. W. ; Mills, Lieut. (Tem porary Capt.) G. D., Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regt. ; Mitchell, Capt. W. G. S., Highland Light Infantry; Mitchell, Second Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) E. H., Royal Artillery; Moore- Brabazon, Capt. J. T. C, Special Reserve. Nicholl, Lieut. (Temporary Capt. in Army) H. R., Special Reserve. Parker, Temporary Lieut. A. II. (Lieut. Punjab Volunteer Rifles); Peck, Temporary Second Lieut. R. H., Dorset Regt. ; Pike, Lieut. (Temporary Capt. in Army) R. M., Special Reserve ; Pinney, Second Lieut. J. C. W. A., Royal Fusiliers; Playfair, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) P. H. L., Royal Artillery ; Popham, Major G. L., Royal Artillery; Porter, Capt. G. T., Royal Artillery; Powell, Capt. (Temporary Lieut, in Army) E. W., Unattached List(T.F.); Poweli, Temporary Lieut. F. J. Ramsay, Qmr. and Hon. Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) J.; Read, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) W. R., ist Dragoon Guards ; Rees, Capt. L. W. B , Royal Artillery; Reynolds, Brevet Major H. R. P., Royal Engineers; Rumbold, Second Lieut. R. S., Somerset Light Infantry; Russell, Temporary Lieut. J. C, Royal Engineers [Second Lieut. Royal Engineers (T.F.)]; Ryan, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) C. E., Royal Field Artillery. Salmond, Major (Temporary Lieut.-Col.) W. G. II., Royal Artillery; Salmond, Brevet Major (Temporary Lieut.-Col.) J. M., D.S.O., Royal Lancaster Regt. ; Saunders, Temporary Lieut. R. A., Royal Field Artillery (T.F.) ; Scholefield, Second Lieut. E. R. C, Lancashire Fusiliers; Shephard, Capt. (Temporary Major) G. S., Royal Fusiliers ; Shield, Temporary Second Lieut. H. S. ; Simpson, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) F. W. H., Royal Garrison Artillery; Simpson, Second Lieut. H. R. D., 6th Dragoons ; Sison, Tem porary Lieut. H. M., Army Service Corps; Smith, Capt. T. V., Special Reserve ; Somervail, Lieut. A., King's Own Scottish Borderers (T.F.); Spratt, Capt. N. C, Special Reserve; Steel, Lieut. J. V., Royal Garrison Artillery: Symington, Second Lieut. D. A. C, Special Reserve. Thomson, Second Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) A. A. B., Royal Warwickshire Regt. Vagg, Second Lieut. H. R., Somerset Light Infantry ; Vaucour, Temporary Second Lieut. A. M., Royal Field Artillery; Verney, Lieut. (Temporary Capt.) R. 11., Army Service Corps. Webb-Bowen, Major (Temporary Lieut.-Col ) T. I., Bedfordshire Regt. ; Woodhouse, Second Lieut. J. W., Special Reserve. Yule, Second Lieut. L. W., Special Reserve. Angell, No. 297 Actg. Sergt.-Maj. J. P. ; Armstrong, No. 160 Sergt. A. W. ; Armstrong, No. 1983 Sergt. A. ; Beer, No. 555 Sergt. A. A. J. ; Bethell, No. 348 Sergt. H. E. ; Brown, No. 812 Flight-Sergt. G. ; Chapman, No. 728 Cpl. G. S. ; Elstow.No. 1164 ist Class Air Mechanic W. ; Hawley, No. 1025 Cpl. A. ; Hunter, No. 208 Actg. Sergt.-Maj. A. ; Ibbott, No. 586 Flight-Sergt. W. C. ; Tames, No. 152, Flight-Sergt. F. ; Keegan, No. 346 Actg. Sergt.-Maj. M. ; Kelly, No. 272 Flight-Sergt. E. J. P. ; Knight, No. 1053 Cpl. E. J. A. ; Noble, No. 1443 Flight-Sergt. T. C. ; Randle No. 1629 Sergt. A. ; Smith, No. 144 Sergt. W. ; Veitch, No. 635 ist Class Air Mechanic P. M. ; Woods, No. 248 Actg. Sergt.-Maj. H. ® ® Larger and Faster Aeroplanes. MR. LYNCH also asked the Under Secretary for War whether he could state what progress had been made in developing the air craft service during the last three months in regard to the con struction of large aeroplanes utilising several engines capable of developing great horse-power and of attaining a high rate of speed. Mr. Tennant said that aeroplanes of the typs mentioned were being constructed from several different designs. If he were to give details, it might be information of assistance to the enemy.
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