1352 THE GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 27, 1900.

To be Captain. Dated 28th February, 1900 :— War Office, 27tk February, 1900. Major W. M. Sheraton, North Somerset B1ILITIA. Yeomanry. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to 'To be Lieutenants. Dated 28ih February, accept the voluntary offer made by Companies of - 1900 :— the undermentioned units of Militia Artillery, Captain G. A. Gibbs, North Somerset Yeomanry. and by embodied Militia Battalions, to serve at Lieutenant T. B. Symons, Norlh Somerset Stations out of the , viz.:— Yeomanry. A Company of the Antrim Artillery (Southern Second Lieutenant A. C. Thynne, North Somerset Division, Royal Garrison Artillery). Yeomanry. A Company of the Donegal Artillery (the Prince Second Lieutenant J. A. Cooke-Hurle, North of 's) (Southern Division, Royal Garrison Somerset Yeomanry. Artillery). A Company of the Duke of Edinburgh's Own, The appointment of H. A. Lownds (Captain Edinburgh Artillery (Southern Division, Royal 2nd Volunteer Battalion the York and Lan- Garrison Artillery). caster Regiment) as Medical Officer, with the A Company of the Durham Artillery (Western temporary rank of Captain, is cancelled. Division, Royal Garrison Artillery). GRENADIER GUARDS. 3rd Battalion the Royal Scots (Lothian Regi- Captain the Honourable Ferdinand C. Stanley ment). is seconded for service in . Dated 3rd Battalion the Queen's (Rojal West Surrey 17th February, 1900. Regiment). 3rd Battalion the Norfolk Regiment. COLDSTBEAM GUARDS. 4th Battalion the Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Second Lieutenant H. A. Herbert-Stepney to be Light Infantry). Lieutenant, vice F. D. Farquhar, seconded. 4th Battalion the Prince of Wales's Own (West Dated 30th December, 1899. Yorkshire Regiment). 4th Battalion the .Bedfordshire Regiment. LINE BATTALIONS. 3rd Battalion the Princess of Wales's Own The Lancashire Fusiliers, Second Lieutenant M. G. (Yorkshire Regiment). • Crofton to be Lieutenant, vice V. H. A. Awdry, 4th Battalion the Cheshire Regiment. promoted. Dated 25th January, 1900. 3rd Battalion the King's Own Scottish Borderers. The Royal Scots Fttsiliers, The promotion to the 4th Battalion the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). rank of Lieutenant cf Second Lieutenant H. N. 3rd Battalion the Duke of Wellington's (West Kempthorne is dated 24th February, 1900, and Riding Regiment). not as stated in the Gazette of 23rd February, 6th Battalion the Duke of Cambridge's Own 1900. (Middlesex Regiment). 4th Battalion the Prince of Wales's (North The Cameroirians (Scottish Rifles), Lieutenant Staffordshire Regiment). - Samuel Lawrence to be Captain, in succession 3rd Battalion the Prince of Wales's Leinster to Major L. Combe, Adjutant of Volunteers in Regiment (Royal Canadians). India. Dated 29th January, 1900. 5th Battalion the Rojal Munster Fusiliers. The Durham Light Infantry, Lieutenant Bryan C. Fairfax to be Captain, in succession to Major J. E. Bush, Adjutant 4th Battalion. Dated War Office, 27th February, 1900. 19th February, 1900. MILITIA. Sea forth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY. of Albany's}, Lieutenant John P. Grant to be The Clare Artillery (Southern Division), The Captain, vice the Honourable D. Forbes- undermentioned Gentlemen to be Captaios :— Sempill, appointed Adjutant. Dated 12th Frederick Colpoys Keane, late Captain Carmarthen December, 1899. Artillery. Dated 22nd February, 1900. Staff, Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington, Harward Patrick Curtis O'Farrell, late Lieutenant K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Commanding. the Troops 6th Dragoon Guards. Dated 22nd February, in the Belfast District, to be a Lieu tenant- 1900. General on the Staff to command a Force in Joseph Alexander Lockhart Firmstone, late Lieu- South Africa, and to have the local rank of tenant 4th Battalion the Highland Light Lieutenant-General whilst so employed. Dated Infantry, to be Lieutenant. Dated 22nd 28th February, 1900. February, 1900. Captain H. A. L. Tagart, 15th Hussars, to be The Devon Artillery ( Western Division), Edmund Brigade Major, 4th Cavalry Brigade, South Standish Lucy, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Africa. Dated 19th February, 1900. Dated 28th February, 1900. The temporary appointment of Major W. E. Hardy, Reserve of Officers, as a Staff Captain The Dublin City Artillery (Southern Division), for Rojal Artillery, is dated 9th February, Captain F. W. D. McClean is seconded for 1900, and not as stated in the Gazette of 16th service with the Sierra Leone Frontier Police. February, 1900. Dated 28th February, 1900. William Francis Christian, Gent., to be'Second The undermentioned temporary appointment is Lieutenant. Dated 28th February, J 900. made:— E. "W. Fleming, Royal Artillery, to be a The Durham Artillery ( Western Division), William Brigade Major for Royal Artillery, vice Major Basil Pope Tug well, Gent., to be Second Lieu- L. H. DucrSt, Royal Artillery, who has vacated tenant. Dated 28th February, 1900. that appointment. Dated 8th February, 1900. The Forfar and Kincardine Artillery (Southern Division), Second Lieutenant F. B. Nixon to be Lieutenant. Dated 28th February, 1900.