Niov. 25, 1899.] NAVAL AND MILITARY MEDICAL SERVICES. M I491 July, I882. and during the subsequent war received a medal with clasp and PROMOTIONS IN THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL the Egyptian bronze star. CORPS. Deputy-Inspector-General HEENRY LONEY died at Torquay on November TH6 death of Colonel Hughes, R A.M.C., Principal Medical 7th, aged 76. His commissions were thus dated: Surgeon, June 4th, I846- Officer at Quetta, is announced. This creates a vacancy in the Staff-Surgeon, January 23rd, I856; Fleet-Surgeon, October Ist, i869; ani ranks, which will be filled by the promotion of Lieutenant- Deputy-Inspector-General, April ist, I88I, when he retired from the service; Colonel Anthonisz, now on active service in South Africa, ARMY MEDICAL STAFF. By the retirement of Surgeon-General Nash, Colonel Evatt, SURGEOF-GENERAL W. NASH, M.D., is placed on retired pay, November- R.A.M.C., becomes Surgeon- General, and 20th. He entered the service as AssistaDt-Surgeon, ApriT14th, i86.; be- Lieutenant-Colonel came Surgeon, March ist, i873; Surgeon-Major April 2nd, 1876; Brigade- Exham, R.A.M.C., now Principal Medical Officer of Sir Surgeon, May 2nd i888; Surgeon-Colonel, April ist, I893; and Surgeon- George White's force, becomes full Colonel. Major-General, Juiy 6th, I896. He was engaged in the Afghan war of 1878-80, was mentioned in despatches and received the medal; he was also Captain C. A. Stone, M.D., R.A.M.C., is with Colonel in the Egyptian war of i882, for which he has the medal and the Khedive's Plumer at Tali. bronze star. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. IT is officially announced that a fifth division is to be mobilised for ROYAL NAVY- AND ARMY MEDICAL SERVICES. service in South Africa. Among the officers nominated to the division by the War Office are: Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. ALLIN, M.B., as Principal Medical Officer, and Major E. DAVIS as Medical Officer. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS EXCHANGE. Colonel G. J. H. EVATT, M.D., R.A.M.C., is promoted to be- Surgeon- The c'argqe for inserting notice8 respecting Exchanges in the Army Medical General, vice W. Nash, M.D., November 2oth. General Evatt's previous -Department is Js. 6d,V which should be forwarded in stamps or post office commissions are as follows :-Assistant-Surgeon, March 31st, 1865; Sur- ordXer with the notice, not later than Wednesday morning, in order to ensure geon, March ist, i873; Surgeon-Major, March 3iSt, 1877; Brigade-Surgeon, insertion in the current is8ue. November 30th, i8gi; and Surgeon-Colonel, March 3oth, I896. General A MAJOR recently arrived home is India. to Evatt served in the Perak Expedition in I876 (medal with clasp); in the willing to-excliangeto Apply Afghan war of I878-80, being present at the capture of Ali Musjid; he was "Z.," care of Holt and Co.'______Senior Medical Officer with Tytler's column in the expedition to the Bazar Valley (mentioned in Lieutenant-General Maude's despatch); was im CHANGES OF STATION. charge of a Section Field Hospital on the return march to India in June, THE majority of the recent changes of station to South Africa have been I879 (thanked by the Governor-General and by the Commander in Chief ira published in tlle official posting of medical officers or are published thlis India in General Orders) ; afterwards served in charge of a field hospital. week: with Sir Charles Gough's brigade during the advance to Gundamuiek and From To Cabul (medal with two clasps); he was also with the expedition to the Lieut.-Col. 3. D. Edge, M.D ...... Curragh ... South Africa. Soudan in I885 in command of the 2nd Bearer Company of the Medical ,, W. Donovan ..... Colchester.. Staff Corps, and was present in the engagement at Hasheen and at the H. H. Stokes, M.B...... Straits Smuts. Curragh. destruction of Temai (mentioned in despatches, medal with clasp, andF 3. F. Williamson, M.B ...... Bengal... Gosport. Khedive's star); also with the Zhob Valley Expedition in I8go in com- R. C. Gunning ...... Gibraltar ..Chester. mand of the British Field Hospital (mentioned in despatches). Majodr A. E. J. Croby, B.A ...... Madras.....Bombay. ,,S. J. Flood ... ..-.. ..Belfast. D. Wardrop, M.B ...... Okehampton... Punjab. INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. G. E. Twiss ...... Shorncliffe ... S9outh Africa. THE attention of the Government of India having been called to the W. G. A. Bedford, M.B ...... Home District , depleted condition of the Indian Medical Service in military employment, R. W. Ford ...... Bermuda ... Gosport. the question is being considered whether some of the twenty-seven officers J. Osburne ...... Bengal ... South Africa. at present employed with the mobilised field hospitals cannot be released J. C. Cullingz...... Dover .. .. in view of the urgent need of officers elsewhere. R. I. D. Hackett, M.D...... Aldershot.. Colonel DAVID SINCLAIR, M.D., C.S.I., Madras Establishment, is pro- ,,E. M. Wilson, C.M.G., D.S.O. Home District War Office. moted to be Surgeon-General from October xith. He joined the depart- 3. M'Laughlin, M.D. . Barbadoes.. ment as Assistant Sureeon, October ist, 1869, becoming Surgeon-Colonel R. H. S. Sawyer, M.B....Egypt... ..Dublin. February 22nd, 1898. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the ,,C. E. Faunce...... Malta.....Woolwich. Star of India in December of last year, but has nio war record in the Armp G. Wilson, M.B...... Chatham. List&. It. Crofts...... Aldershot. C. C. Reilly ...... Malta.....Devonport. THE VOLUNTEERS. F. W. C. Jones, M.B...... -- Natal. MR. GARDINER W. TROUTON, M.D., is appointed Surgeon-Lieutenant ir ,,N. C. Ferguson, M.B...... Fort George ... Edinburgh. tlle West Kent (Queen's Own) Yeomanry, November 15th. M. O'Halloran, M.D...... Bengal.....Colcbester. Surgeon-Lieutenant A. DUKE, M.B., the Tynemouth Artillery (Western ,,W. H. Pinches ...... Egypt.....Curragh. Division Royal Garrison Artillery), is promoted to be Surgeon-Captain, H. G. Hathaway ...... Woolwich ... South Africa. November I5th. ,,A. A. Sutton .....-....Devonport. Mr. GEORGE C. CATHCART, M.B.. is appointed Surgeon-Lieutenant in the T. G.. Lavie ...... Egyt Dublin. 7th Micddlesex (London Scottish) Rifles. November Isth. H. T. Baylor . . Egypt Cok ,, . . Burtchaell MB .Wo. lch ... South Africa. - THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION. , . R. A. Julian...... Natal. THE following officers who have been under instruction from the staff of G. Raymond, B.A., M.B...... - Cahir. - the school have recentlypassedthe Proficiency Examinationi held by army J. Ritchie, M.B. . Edinburgh. E. M. Hassard .....- Gosport. medical officers at the head-quiarters of regimental districts thereby earning ... the higher capitation grant for their corps, namely: Captain M. L. Hughes ...... Aldershot Natal. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel F. J. Pearse, V.D. 9,, W. T. Mould .... .-.. ..Netley. Surgeon-Majors: J. E. Davies, C. H. Hough. W. Ap S. J. Graham...... Bury.....Egypt. Surgeon-Captains: F. Bindloss, A. Cosgrave, J. E. H. Davies, L. T. Bryett, ,,C. Dalton ...... -..Netley. M.D., D.P.H., B. L. Stivens, M.D., W. Howatson, M.D. C. E. G. Stalkartt, M. D...... Barbadoes ... Woolwicb. Surgeon-Lieutenants: P. Wood, J. Cromle. R. G. Nesbitt, D. J. Penney, J. Hennessy, M. B...... Curragh ... South Africa. M.B., W. McClelland, M.B., T. Harper, M.D., E. T. Cox, A. Y. Pringle, A. E. ,,G. A. Moore, M.B...... Madras... ..Colche.s-ter. Watson, M.D.. J. Wilson, M.B., T. Carwardine, M.S., H. Waite, W. Lawton, H. W. K. Read ...... Bombay ... South Africa. H. W. N. G. C. A. . M.B., MacNaughton Jones, M.D., Evans, Cohen, Morris, B. W. Longhurst ...... Punjab .. .. M.B., J. Godding, P. Edinunds, M.B., F. Norman, M.D., A. M. Hickley, R. J. V. Forrest, M B...... Bengal .... J. Swan, M. J. Foster, M.A., M.D., E. Ayton Marrett, W. T. Brooks, M.A., Lieutenant G. E. F. Stammers ..-..Aldershot. M.D., C. J. Martin, M.B., W. Stedman, M.D., E. Evans, M.B., E. R. Wil- ,,9 M. MeG. Rattray, M.B. . Crete... ..Colchester. liams, D. L. Davies, M.D., A. P. Swanson, J. N. Patterson, W. G. Brett, J. P. M'Kessack, M.B...... Portsmouth ... Punjab. B. Masson. A. Morison, G. Stephen, J. W. Nicholson. J. H. Ferry, C. C. J. G. Berne -. ..Cork. Bullmore. J. C. Mackay, M.D., J. B. Yeoman, M.D., J. E.Wells, F.Ward.M.D. M. M. Lowsley...... Alnwick ... Bombay. A. Clark, J. P. Graham, A. S. Tindal, J. C. Taylor, E. D. Paton, M.D., J. H., R,I. S. H. Fuhr ...... Portsmouth ... South Africa. Murray, M.D., J. P. Brown, T. J. Burton, M.D., C. F. Spinks, J. Wayte, ,, H. P. W. Barrow .....Dublin ... M.B. H.S. Taylor ...... Lancaster ... West Africa. Applications to join the next class should be addressed to the Senior Rt. Lloyd ...... Netley.....South Africa. Medical Officer, 8, Portman Street, W. H.E. Havmes...... Aldershot ... Egyptn. Army. The annual entertainment of the school (ladies' night) will take place at F. 3. Bra,kenridve .. .. itg Bt. Martin's Town Hall on Thursday December 71h, at 8 30 P.M. During Lieu~tenant-Colonel C. S. Wills. C.B. (retired "pay) has relinquished the the evening Surgeon-General Hamilton, M.D., late Principal Medical medical charge of the troops at Lancaster. Officer, Cape Town, will distribute the prizes. The proceeds of the enter- Lieutenant-Colonel A. Anderson (retired pay) has assumed medical tainment will be handed over to the British Red CroEs Society for aid to charge of the troops at Galway. the sick and wounded in the South African war. Past and present members of the school can obtain tickets by makine early application for ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE. the same to the Mess President, 8, Portman Street, W. FLEET-SUIRGEONq HENRY W. D. WALSH has been placed on the retired list, October 314th. He was appointed Surgeon, September 3oth. 3[876; Staff- E1BRATUM.-In the list of officers of field hospitals in the BRlTIsN Surgeon, September 3oth, x888; and Fleet-Surgeon, August 2nd, x897. He MEDICAL JOURNAL of November x8th, p. 1452, line 6, for Major W. C. was Surgeon of the Cygnet at the bombairdment of the Alexandria lorts in Poole read Major W. C. T. Poole.