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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. (torps 1Rews.

APRIL, 1910.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. SCHOOL of Instruction, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur R. Aldridge,'M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps, to be an Instructor, vice Brevet-Colonel R. H. Firth, whose tenure of that appointment has expired, dated February 28, 1910. , . ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE.

Surgeon-General Sir Alfred Keogh, K.C.B., M.D., is placed on retired pay, dated by copyright. 1V[arch 6, 1910. . He entered the service on March 6, 1880; became Surgeon-Major on March 6, 1892, and Lieutenant-Colonel 1V[arch 6, 1900; he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel with , increased pay for services in South Africa, November 29, 1900; promoted Colonel, December 2, 1904, and Surgeon-General, December 3, 1904. He was appointed Deputy Director-General (with temporary rank of Surgeon-General), January 1, 1902, and Director-General, January 1, 1905, and retired on retired pay on March 6, 1910. His war service is: South African War, 1899-1901. In charge of a General Hos pital. Operations in the, Cape Colony, South of Orange River, 1899-1900; operations in the Orange Free State, March to May, 1900; operations in Orange River Colony, May

to June, 1900; operations in the Transvaal, June to November 29, 1900; operations in http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ the Transvaal, November 30, 1900, to February, 1901. Despatches, London Gazette, April 16, 1901. Lieutenant-Colonel under Article 362, Royal Warrant. Queen's Medal with four clasps. C.B. He received the K.O.B. in 1906, and was appointed Honorary Physician to the King in 1907. . . Surgeon-General William L. Gubbins, C.B., M.V.O., M.B., Honorary Surgeon. to the. King, from Deputy-Director-General to be Director-General, and to rank as Lieutenant-General, vice Surgeon-General Sir A. Keogh, K.C.B., M,D., dated March .6; 1910. Oolonel William Babtie, V.O., O.M.G., M.B, from Inspector of 1V[edical Services to be Deputy-Director-General, and is granted the temporary rank of Surgeon-General while so employed, vice Surgeon-General W. IJ. Gubbins, C.B., M.V.O., M.B., dated March 6, 1910. Lieutenant-Oolonel W. G_ Macpherson, O.M.G., M.B., from the Royal Army Medical Corps, to be Colonel; vice W. Babtie, V.O., O.M.G., lYI.B., dated March 6, 1910. on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains, dated· January 30, 1910: Gerald H. Stevenson, M.B. ; John H. Spencer, M.B. ; William H. Forsyth, M.B. ; Archibald C. Amy, M.B. ; Alfred H. Heslop, M.B.; Wright Mitchell, M.B. ; James A. B. Sim, M.B. ; Edward J. Elliot, M.B. ; Edward Gibbon, M.B. ; Robert W. D. Leslie; Ernest B. Lathbury; Ceci! Scaife, M.D.; Daniel M. Oorbett, M.B.; Michael J. Lochrin; Ernest·D. Oaddell, M.B.; Benjamin Johnson; William E. O. Lunn, M.B. ; John R. Foster; William W. Boyce; Duncan Ooutts, M.B. : Arthur M. Benett; George P. A. Bracken; James A. Bennett, M.B.; Whiteford J. E. Bell, M.B. ; Oharles W. Bowle j J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

Hector L. Howell; William F. M. Loughnan;' Thomas W. Browne; William I. Thompson, M.B.; Carlisle Kelly, M.B.; Dennis T. MapCarthy, M.B.; Ernest C. Phelan, ~I.B.; John J. O'Keefe, M.B.; Edward J. Kavanagh, M.B.; Arthur H. Jacob. Supernumerary:Lieutenant Charles T. V: Benson, from the Seconded List, is restored to the Establishment, dated January 30, 1910. The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (on probation), dated January 28, 1910: John Gilmour, M.B.; William Warwick Treves, M.B.; John Thomas Simson, M.B.; Campbell Robb, M.B,; Eric Thomas Gaunt, M.B. Lieutenant (on probation) John T. Simson, M.B., is seconded under the provisions of Article 300, Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion, 1909, dated January 28, 1910. Lieutenant Thomas T. H. Robinson, M.B., to be Captain, dated October 4, 1909. Captain John B.' Cautley retires, receiving a gratuity, dated March 2; 1910. Lieutenant Stephen Field, from the Seconded List, is restored to the Establish· ment, dated February 11, 1910. Lieutenant Malcolm Leckie is seconded for service with the Egyptian Army, dated Fe bruary 11, 1910. Captain Waiter B. Fry is seconded for service with the Egyptian Army, dated February 21, 1910. , The undermentioned Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant is granted the honorary rank of ,Captain, dated March 7, 1910: John B. Conolly, Royal Army Medical Corps. . INCREASED PAY.-Lieutenant-Colonel M. O'D. BraddelI' has been selected' for increased pay under Article 317 Royal Warrant from March 6, 1910, inclusive, vice W. G. Macpherson, promoted. ARRIYALS HOME FOR DUTY.-From India: Lieutenant-Colonels W. T. Swan, H. Cocks, F. W. G. Gordon Hall, and H. P. G. Elkington. Majors T.W. Gibbard. by copyright. J. B. Anderson, and J. Grech. Captains S. O. Hall, A. J. Hull, D. P. Watson, R. T. Collins, J. Fairbairn, J. H. Douglass, and M. Sinclair. From West Coast of Africa: Captains A. F. Carlyon and W. Riach. Colonel Sir D. Bruce, C.B., F.R S., has returned to this country on completion of duty on the Sleeping Sickness Oommission. , TRANSFERS TO HOME ESTABLISHMENT. - Majors H. J. Parry D.S.O. and C. H. Hopkins.' ' TRANSFERS.-Lie~tenant.Colonel C. L. Josling from the London' Dist'rict to Western Command. Lieutenant·Colonel R. W., Wright, from the Royal Arsenal to

Eastern Command. Major T. B. Beach, from the Royal Arsenal to Aldershot Com http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ mand. Lieutenant J .. C. L. Hingston, from the Scottish Command to the Southern Command. EMBARKATIONS.-For India: Brevet·Colonel RH. Firth, MajorE. M. Williams, Captains W. Bennebt and G. F.Sheehan, Lieutenants J. E. Ellcome, R. M. Dickson, F. H. Bradley, and A. L. Stevenson. For Egypt: Captain W. B. Fry and Lieutenant M. Leckie. For the West Coast of Africa: Lieutenant-Colonel A. A. Sutton, D.S.O., Captains J. W. Leake, A. L. A. Webb, G. Baillie, and H. B. Connell; Lieutenant G. H. Stack. ' POSTINGS.-,To Scottish Command: Lieutenant·Colonel F. W. G. Gordon-Hall and Captain J. Fairbairn. To 'Western Oommand: Lieutenant·Colonel H. Cocks, Major J. Grech, and Captain D. P. Watson. To Aldershot Command: Major K. M. Cameron. To Eastern Command: Lieutenant·Colonel G. Wilson, Captains A. J. Hull, ]'. M. M. Ommanney, R. T. Collins and A. C. Osburn. To Southern Command': Lieutenant-Colonels H. A. Haines, W. T. Swan, and MajorH. J. Parry, D.S.O. , To on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected London' District: Majors T. W. Gibbard' and J. B. Anderson. To Irish Command: Lieutenant·Colonel H. P. G. Elkington, Captains S. O. Hall, J. H. Douglass, and M. Sinclair; Lieutenant F. 'W orthington. APPOINTMENTS.-Lieutenant-Colon91 G. Wilson in charge of. Military Hospital, Dover; Lieutenant',Colonel W. T. Swan, in charge of Medical Division, 'Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley; Major T. W. Gibbard, in charge of Military Hospital, Rochester Row, London; Major J. B. Anderson, Recruiting Medical Officer London District; Major K, M. Cameron, Specialist in 0perative Surgery, Aldershot; Captain S. O. Hall, in charge of Military Families Hospital, Fermoy: Captain T. E. Fielding, J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

Adjutant, Royal Army Medical Oorps School of Instruction, Territorial Force, London District. Major G. E. F. Stammers' appointment as a Sanitary Officer in the Southern Oommand has been extended for six months. , The King has been graciously pleased to sanction the following appointments to the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England as Kuights of Grace ;- Lieutenant-Oolonel Frederick Henry Appleby, M.RO.S. (from Honorary Associate). Major Robert James Blackham, R.A.M.O. (from Honorary Asssociate). Sir Alfred Keogh, K.O.B., has been appointed Rector of the Imperial Oollege of Science and Technology. RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF MAJORS AND LIEUTENANTS, ROYAL ARMY MEDIOAL OORPS. The following results of examinations are notified for general information;- Passed in Military Law for the rank of Lieutenant-Oolonel; Majors F. A. Symons, M.B. (97 per cent); H. V. Prynne (91 per cent.). Passed in technical subjects for the rank of Lieutenant-Oolonel; Major W. E. Hardy. Passed in A. M. 0; H. O. French; S. and E.; B. Forde, M.B. ; Med. His. : H. O. French. Passed in, (h) i for the rank of Oaptain; R D. O'Oonnor. Passed in. (h) ii and iii for the rank of Captain; L. A. A. Andrews; W. R. O'}I'arrell. Passed in (d) ii for the rank of Oaptain; H. M. J. Perry; L. A. A. Andrews (75 per cent.); W. R. O'Farrell: F. Worthington, M.B.; W. H. S. Burney. (h) ii.-S. Field; W. H. S. Burney. (h) iii.-W. J. E. Bell, M.B.; F. Worthington, M.B. by copyright. MEMORANDUM. The undermentioned officers will probably be required to proceed abroad during the coming trooping season. Information as to destination and dates of embarkation will be published as soon as possible ;- Lieutenant-Oolonels W. L. Reade; J. M. Invin; T. W. O'H. Hamilton, O.M.G.; R R. H. Moore; G. W. Brazier-Oreagh, O.M.G.; O. Birt; J. B. W. Buchanan; R. W. Wright. Majors E. G. Browne; T. B. Beach; W. W. O. Beveridge, D.S.O. ; G. A. T. Bray; O. E. G. Stalkartt; H. J. M. Buist, D.S.O. ; G. B. Stanistreet; F. J. Wade Brown; H. S. Thurston; G. A. Moore; J. H. Rivers; O. G. Spencer; S. J. O. P. Perry; G. E. F. Stammers; H. G. F. Stallard; F. S. Penny; H. P. W. Barrow.

Oaptains A. E. Thorp; H. B. G. Walton; W. B. Winkfield; F. Ashe; V.J. Crawford; http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ W. M. McLoughlin; J. A. Hartigan; J. O. Foster; J. Dorgan; C. H. Furnival; A. C. AdderJey; P. H. Henderson; A. D. Jameson; C. R. L. Ronayne; R. L. Popham; H. F. Shea; O. E. Fleming; J. T. Johnson; A. O. Duffey; R N. Hunt; H. E. J. A. Howley; J. W. West; R N. Woodley; E. G. Ffrench; F. W. Lambelle; T. J. Potter; A. W. Irwin; S. M. Adye-Ourran; G. F. Rugg; G. S. C. Hayes, Lieutenants S. Field; J. O. L. Hingston; B. A. Odium; J. James; A. C. H. Suhr; ]'. Worthington; D. S. Buist; A. M. Pollard; G. C. Collet; C. Clarke; E. V. Vaughan; A. N. R. McNeill; A. R Wright; T. B. Nicholls;.J. B. Jones; J. A. Clark; S. McK. Saunders; T. J. Mitchell; F. H. Somers-Gardner; D. H. O. MacArthur; D. E. O. Pottinger; G. S. Parkinson; R Gall; C. H. O'Rorke; A. W. Byrne; J. Startin; O. G. Sherlock; H. H. Leeson; S. W. Kyle; H. Bevis; J. W. Lane; W. C. Wright; A. T. J. McCreery. Quartermaster Hon. Captain F. M. Hall. PROMOTIONS. To be Serjeant Major.-9763 Quartermaster-Serjeant E, J. Tilbury, March 3, 1910. vice E. O. Bowen to pension. on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected To be Lance-Corporals.-Special under Para. 281, S.O. RA.M.O.·; 19223 Private J. H. Stafford, February 22, 1910; 19555 Private P. O. Martin, February 22, 1910; 874 Private F. A. Johnson, February 25,1910. DISCHARGES.-8299 Serjeant-Major E. C. Bowen, March 2, ~910, to pension; 7690 Staff-Serjeant W. H. Pleass, January 18, 1910, after three months' notice; 8187 Staff Serjeant A, P. Paddick, March 16,1910, medically unfit; 8351 Serjeant R. E. Watson, ,March 4, 1910, termination of second period; 8363 Serjeant W. H. Gent, March 8, 1910, termination of second period; 4337 Private W. Walker, February 15, 1910, free under Royal Warrant; 8346 Private W. J. Thurling, February 25, 1910, termination of second J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

74 period; 2100 Private l!'. Flay, February 28, 1910, medically unfit; 11170 Private W. Jordan, February 16, 1910, free after thirteen years' service; 11094 Private C. Crew, February 11, 1910, free after eighteen years' service; 4732 Private J. T. Flanaghan, February 26, 1910, free under Royal Warrant; 4891 Private G. L. Hobson, March 1, 1910, on payment of £10; 15597 Private S. J. Calver, March 15, 1910, termination of second period; 1568 Private V. G. Fay, March 15, 1910, medically unfit; 17758 Private J. Horler, March 18, 1910, medically unfit. TRANSFERS TO ARMY RESERVE.-17223 Private H. White, Febrnary 9, 1910; 18248 Private G. Barrett, February 18,1910; 17258 Private F. W. Pearce, February 16,1910; 19554 Private E. Perkins, February 17, 1910; 17312 Private C. Lichfield, February 21, 1910; 17263 Corporal R. G. Thixton, February 19, 1910; 17259 Private T. Waters, February 16, 1910; 17274 Private J. A. Hubling, February 24, 1910; 493 Private T. Haworth, February 24, 1910; 17277 Private R. M. Knowles, February 24, 1910; 17307 Private H. Beardsworth, February 26, 1910; 17317 Lance-Corporal J. C. Reynolds, February 25,1910; 17357 Private ]'. E. Wyles, February 26,1910; 1085 Private E. N. Thorne, February 1, 1910; 17303 Corporal A. Auchterlonie, February 24, 1910; 17318 Private J. Hodgson, February 27, 1910; 17388 Lance-Corporal J. C. Church, March 7, 1910; 17374 Private G. A. Robinson, March 7, 1910; 1086 Private H. Gilliam, March 4, 1910; 1088 Private A. Owen, March 7, 1910; 4354 Private A. H. Bowman, March 13, 1910; 17376 Private F. Heenan, March 7, 1910; 17396 Corporal E. Bairstowe, March 11, 1910. TRANSFERS FIIOM OTHER CORPs.-4877 Private W. W. Bardwell, February 11, 1910, from R. Berkshire Regiment. _ TRANSFERS TO OTHER CORPs.-1~856 Serjeant R. J. McKay, February 9, 1910, to Northern Nigeria; 8714 Serjeant A. G. Walsh, February 25, 1910, to Territorial Forces; 11029 Serjeant A. Spowage, February 28, 1910, to Territorial Forces; 4386 Private R. Ross, February 16,1910, to Cameron Highlanders; 2283 Private T. Hay, February 17, 1910, to A. and S. Highlanders; 4744 Private A. V. Innes, March 7, 1910, to A.S. Corps; 4704 Private H. Steeples, March 5, 1910, to K.O. Y.L.I. by copyright. EMBARKATIONS FOR ABROAD. To Sierra Leone, per ss." Bakana," February 12, 1910: 12104 Serjeant J. E. Newton, 16440 Serjeant R. Kildea, 14924 Corporal G. J. A. Forbes, 18648 Private J. B. Haley, 18873 Private W. J. Spiers, 1936 Private T. F. Cartwright. DISEMBARKATIONS FROM ABIIOAD. From Bermuda, per ss. "Magdalena," January 26, 1910: 8994 Quartermaster Serjeant C. Kingston, 11613 Serjeant G. R. Morris, 16325 Corporal A. F. Gibbs, 17937 Corporal P. A. Kirby, 17825 Lance-Corporal N. Moore, 9042 Private T. R. Coombs, 4781 Private W. J. Gilbert, 1675 Private P. Horrigan,17087 Private A. G. Jones, 18000

Private J. Payne. - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ From Hong Kong, per H.T. "Soudan," January 27, 1910: 19924 Lance.Corporal E. D. Barr. ' From Tientsin, per H.T. "Soudan," January 27, 1910: 17759 Serjeant J. Black, 18312 Private J. Howitt. From South Africa, per H.T. "Soudan," January 27, 1910: 12896 Private E. Blennerhassett, 18991 Private S. Crowder, 18139 Private A. Leech, 19758 Private W. Manners. From Gibraltar, per R.T. "Soudan," January 27, 1910: 18477 Private P. Leary, 1393 Private A. Vear. From Gibraltar, per ss. " Mooltan," February 26,1910: 10336 Corporal F. J. Howel!. From Sierra Leone, per ss. "Nigeria," March 7,1910: 11424 Corporal E. Weavis, 9519 Private R. P. Partridge. THE FOLLOWING N.C.O.'s AND MEN HAVE QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION o

IN THE VARIOUS CORPS EXAMINATIONS:- on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected For Staff-Serjeant.-18307 Serjeant F. H. Barker, 18863 Serjeant J~ Mulcahy, 9742 Serjeant E. Heath, 17381 Serjeant A. Gray. For SerJeant.-9953 Serjeant E. J. Lovegrove, 12154 Corporal L. A. Powell, 15610 Corporal T. H. Griggs, 11788 Corporal D. Macdonald, 9299 Serjeant A. Jackson, 12395 Corporal E. J. Gibson. For Corporal.--19747 Private C. H. Hyde, 95 Private A. G. W. Thomas, 113 Private J. D. Powell, 18724 Private W. Hill, 11437 Private J. W. Deasley, 10464 Private A. Morgan, 12357 Private -H. W. Griffin, 18229 Private J. Turbyne, 18040 Private W. Toothill, 276 Private T. D. Baldwin, 1065 Private A. Dean, 1865 Private E. B. Browne, 1919 Private F. H. Vyse, 19608 Private C. W. McPhail, 19817 Private,v. S. Painter. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

Qualified as Dispensers.-14620 Oorporal S. Gowers, 19007 Private J. R. Dare, 19555 Private P. O. Martin, 17987 Oorporal A. Betts, 11577 Oorporal D. Russell, 17628 Lance ·Corporal T. Luscombe, 19223 Private J. H. Stafford, 12382 Corporal J. H. Kay, 10076 Corporal W. H. Brown, 13032 Oorporal T. Kerr, 18982, Private A. Newman, 18739 Private R. C. Bradford, 11015 Oorporal W. E. Phillips, 16002 Corporal H. W. Am"den, 148 Private T. H. Allbeury, 12756 Corporal F. H. Jones, 16289 Corporal C. G. Hearn, 18443 Private G. Harris, 18737 Private W. T. Stovold, 874 Private F. A. Johnson. NOTES FROM LONDON.-A farewell dinner was given at the Carlton Hotel on Tuesday, March 1, to Sir Alfred and Lady Keogh, Miss Keer, and Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Macpherson by the officers serving at the War Office. Twelve officers and eight ladies were present. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS MESS, LONDON. Farewell Dinner to Sir Alfred Keogh. On March 3 a farewell dinner to Sir Alfred Keogh was given by the members of the Royal Army Medical Corps Mess, London. There were 108 officers present and the following guests: Sir Edward Ward, Sir Frederick Treves, and Mr. A. Bowlby. Dnring dinner a programme of music was' performed by the Corps band, under the .direction of Mr. G. P. Robertson, Bandmaster, R.A.M.C. At the conclusion of the dinner, after the health of "The King" had been drunk, Surgeon. General Gubbins proposed the toast of the eveuing, and said: "Colonel Wardrop and Gentlemen.-We are assembled to-night under what, I think, must be considered altogether exceptional circumstances. It is to show our respect, and I may add our affection, for our Director General who is about to retire on' completion of thirty years arduous service in the Army. For the last ten years, especially, he has led the 'strenuous life' to an extent that would have satisfied even that glutton for work, ex-President Roosevelt, who, as well as I remember, wrote

a brochure bearing that title. Sir A. Keogh comes, as no doubt many of you are by copyright. aware, from a legal family. I can remember well an uncle of his, the late Mr. Justice Keogh, who was remarkable not only for his great judicial ability, but also for his fearless admiuistration of the law, and I can recall, as if it were only yesterday, an occasion 011 which he presided over a celebrated trial for criminal conspiracy in the South of Ireland, and when I had the pleasure of listening to his charge to the Grand Jury, which, for clearness of thought, logical deduction and. lucidity of expression, was a model of what such discourses should be. Now, gentlemen, I have laid stress on ~ese three characteristics of the Judge's charge as they have been reproduced in' an eminen't degree in his distinguished nephew, as any of you who have been privileged to hear his speeches or read his memoranda on various subjects can testify. Sir Alfred Keogh was originally intended for the legal profession; fortunately for us, and perhaps for himself, he altered his mind, and decided to prepare for the Medical Service of the http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ Army, but there were stormy times ahead. During the Whig Ministry of 1868 to 1874 -that golden age of Liberalism, as it has been so justly styled-three enactments were passed directly affecting the Army--namely, the abolition of purchase, the institution of short service, and the unification of the Army Medical Department. Well, I do not suppose that there are a dozen men-at all events a dozen thinking men -in the Army to-day who would desire to see any of these measures reversed, but the present generation can have no conception of the bitter hostility which was thereby evoked in every mess and club throughout the Empire; nothing was heard but hostile criticism and abuse, some of the choicest expletives being'reserved for the dislocated Medical Service. Matters seemed to go from bad to worse, carididates presented themselves in ever decre~sing numbers for appointments that were offered, and at last a time arrived in the late seventies when only one individual presented himself, and he was currently reported to 'be insane. I haVE! invited attention to the state of

affairs which at that time existed, in order to draw a comparison between then and on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected now. In the period I refer to, there were from a dozen to twenty candida.tes for fifty places; to-day the position is entirely reversed, and this improved condition of affairs is entirely due, I have no hesitation in saying, to the wise and statesmanlike policy initiated by Mr. Brodrick in 1901, and which our Director-General has done so much to cherish and develop. To hark back to 1879; a committee was formed under Sir Ralph Thompson to inquire into the grievances, and a fairly satisfactory warrant was produced. Seventy commissions were offered, for which there were a large number of candidates, and Mr. Keogh, as he then was, took second place in the competition, being a very few marks below the first man-proxinw accessit, as they say in tbe schools. "During the next few years he was stationed in various parts of the Empire, and J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

76 the first time his name came specifically to my notice was on an occasion when I was discussing higher appointments in the field with a senior officer. It was at the tim~ of the Pendjeh affair, when we were on the brink. of war with Russia. He remarked, 'If I should get a division, the man I intend to have as my staff offieer is Alfred Keogh ; he is very young and very junior, but nevertheless he is the man for me.' I was rather curious to meet this promising officer, and before long my desire was gratified. I was sent to take charge of the Station Hospital at Dinapore, and there I found our friend doing duty. After a very pleasant year spent together we parted; I went north, he returned to England, and for several years did duty at the Royal Arsenal, Wool wich, and at Chatham, and this is a circumstance I would like to mention for the benefit of the many junior officers here to-night. When stationed at these places he took every opportunity of running up to London, not on pleasure bent, but with the object of improving his operative and ophthalmic surgery; and to prove that his right hand has not lost its cunning, I may mention an incident that occurred as recently as last October. He was returning from the United States in one of the large ocean liners when a passenger was seized with a dangerous illness; Sir A. Keogh was asked for his opinion, and he at once saw that the man would be dead in.a few hours unless an operation was performed. On being asked to undertake the operation he consented; improvised arrangements had to be made, the ship was rolling heavily; nevertheless, he performed a most delicate abdominal operation with entire success, and with the result that the patient was landed at Liverpool on the high road to recovery; under Providence he undoubtedly owed his life to the skill of our Director-General. His. great chance, however, came during tbe South African War, where he commenced as second in command of a general hospital, and eventually suceeeded to the charge of another unit of the same kind at Springfontein, where I had an opportunity, when paying a flying visit, of judging of his powers of organization. " When I was ordered up to Pretoria in July, 1900, to ta.ke over the duties of Principal Medical Officer of the Northern Districts, great difficulties were experienced, not only by the medical, but by every other branch of the Service, as my friend on my left (Sir by copyright. Edward Ward) can testify. It formed a base for a force of from 60,000 to 80,000 men operating in every direction; new situations were daily arising, and I at once came to the conclusion that the sheet anchor, as far as we were concerned, would be an Army General Hospital in competent hands. A vacancy occurring at that particular time, I was asked to nominate an officer to take charge; I immediately suggested Lieut Colonel Keogh, but my Chief demurred at first, on the ground of there being more senior officers available: however, I held out and he eventually gave way, subsequently stating that Lcould not have made a better selection. Colonel Keogh set to with a will and did really splendid work; the hospital was raised to over a 1,000 beds and organised in the most perfect manner. I might add that the medical members of the Romer

Commission (at that time taking evidence at Pretoria) when going round, expressed http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ astonishment at the comfort afforded the patients, and the completeness of the arrangements, making the remark' that they could not be better cared for in the best of the Metropolitan Hospitals.' After a time Colonel Keogh contra.cted a severe attack of enteric fever aggravated by his untiring efforts in the interests of the sick. " Well, gentlemen, we all at some period of our Jives have our share of misfortunes, and we are wont to be comforted by our friends and relatives saying that these are intended for our benefit·-in fact, that a little chastening is good for us. Some of us may be rather sceptical on this point, but here at all events was an instance in which out of evil came good. Fortunately for himself, and, I may add, indirectly for· us, he was -much against his will-invalided to England, where his convalesence was slow. About that time Mr. Brodrick formed his co=ittee of reorganisation, and so determined was he to have independent and unbiassed opinion, that the members were selected from outside the Army Medical Service. There was one man, however, as matters progressed, who it was felt would considerably strengthen the Committee,. and that was Colonel Keogh. He accordingly joined it, worked hard, fought the battle on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected in our best interests on every possible occasion, and wheu the time came to give effect to its recommendatious he was selected for the appointment of Deputy-Director-General, which presently fell vacant. He subsequently-after ably filling it for three years was appointed to the Chair, and with what conspicuous ability he has held that some what thorny post is well known to you all. I will not now dwell on the numerous reforms and measures of importance carried through by Sir Alfred Keogh during his_ term of office; these bave already been ably dealt with by Sir William Taylor jn his eloquent speech at the Corps Dinner in Juue last. Since that time, however, he has taken an active part in two other measures outside his own immediate, J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

province; one was as a member of the Committee on the re-organisation of the Naval Medical Service which involved long and late hours; for his services in connection therewith he has received the thanks of the Lords of the Admiralty. The other was his attendance at the Congress of Surgeons of the United States, held at Washington last October, when he and the Director-General of the Navy worthily represented their respective branches of the Forces of the Crown; international courtesies such as these tend, even in a small way, to foster those amicable relations with the great Republic, which it is not only our interest, but our desire to maintain. An eminent French statesman has laid it down as a maxim that no individual can rightly be judged until fifty years after his death, when all passions and controversies will ha,ve . subsided. I must confess I have no desire to bury our' guest prematurely-even for the purpose of assessing his character correctly-but happily in this instance there are no passions or controversies to allay; he has made many many friends, and, .as far as I am aware, not a single enemy. With your permission, then, I will anticipate the judgment of posterity and pronounce him to be one of tbe ablest and most successflll administrators the Army has ever possessed, whilst his tact, diplomacy, and above all, his intense loyalty and devotion to the interests of his own service could not be surpassed. Gentleirten, I will now call on you to charge your glasses and drink with one accord, long life, health and prosperity to our Director-General, Sir Alfred Keogh." The toast was received with acclamation, and drunk with musical honours. Sir Alfred Keogh, who was visibly affected by the warmth of his reception, replied :- "BROTHER OFFICERS AND GENTLE~{EN, - I feel deeply the very warm reception which has been given to the tmst so kindly and so eloquently proposed by Surgeon General Gubbim. I cannot express in words the deep regret I feel at leaving the Corps in which I have spent thirty years~ The Corps has always been my great object in life. I have lived only for it, worked my utmost to advance its interests-I might almost say I by copyright. have dreamt of it. I have always felt a great pride in the Corps, and in the early days of my career it was a great grief to me that its officers and men were so little appreciated. I had studied its history and was conscious of the great work it had already accom plished for the Army and felt sure that if it were only given a real chance its work in the future would far surpass that of the past. After the South African War, when the chance came, I was fortunate enough to be at home, and became a member of the Re.organisation Committee. As a matter of Corps history, I must explain now that the Re-organisation Scheme of 1901 was not devised by me. The original scheme con tained proposals with which I could not agree, but as the .only representative of the Corps on the Re-organisation Committee" I am bound to acknowledge that my views were received with the utmost kindness, and I was met in every possible way. This http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ should now be known lest the relation of others to the scheme should be forgotten. It is right, too, that you should know to whom, after the Secretary of State for War, the dorps is indebted for the meanq of attaining efficiency. In those early days when we were endeavouring to march forward, when adverse criticism of unthinking people was powerful for harm, when those of us who were earnest in fulfilling the demands made by the advanced officers of the Corps had much reason for anxiety, the one official who never faltered, who never hesitated to help us, was Sir Edward Ward. To him, gentlemen, you owe a debt of gratitude, and I desire to acknowledge that debt here and now, and in his presence. To me he was ever the encouraging friend, forhe had the same confidence as I had in the capacity of the officers of the Corps, and recognised as freely as I did that its potential energy could be made actual. The problem was the application of science to methods of government. Sir Edward Ward was a layman. You owe him, therefore, all the more, in that he so early recognised the true relation of the Medical Corps to the Army. The'consideration of this aspect ·of reform brings me to a point where I must not forget another name, one familiar on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected to all of you, to whom in the many difficulties which surrounded me during the early ·days of my administration I, and therefore you, owe so much. I mean Sir Frederick Treves. The principles which I have mentioned were grasped by him even more precisely beca.use of his professional knowledge. He has ever ·been your constant and ·devoted friend. " Proud as I am of the work you have accomplished, I hope I have maintained, and remained loyal to, the principles which were then established. If you think so I am ·satisfied. I have been encouraged throughout my difficult task by.the knowledge that I had your support, and that the adverse critics represented nothing and nobody. 'They have received their answer in the work you have already accomplished, and which J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. 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I regard as an earnest of the far greater things you will achieve in the future. It only remains for me to thank you for your support and for your confidence, to thank my own staff at headquarters, and Colonel Wardrop and the officers of this College for the enormous help they have been to me throughout my administration." Sir Edward Ward, who was most warmly received, spoke as follows; "GENTLEMEN,-When I. arrived here this evening I did not expect to be called upon to make a speech, and I hasten to allay your fears by assuring you that I do not intend to make one now. I am, however, very glad to be able, on behalf of my colleagues at the War Office, to express the very deep regret with which we all, from the Secretary of State downwards, regard the departure of Sir Alfred. I, personally, have been very closely connected with him, both in official duties and also by the ties of very sincere friendship, and I shall miss bim very greatly indeed. "Sir Alfred has referred very kindly to the work which I have been privileged to do in connection with the re-organisation of the Royal Army Medical Corps, but I fear that his account of it was much influenced by the great friendship which exists between us, and therefore must be accepted by you with considerable reservation, The credit for that great re-organisation belongs to Lord Midleton, then Mr. Brodrick, who in a most statesmanlike manner grasped the imperfections of the old system and determined that they should be swept away. He did me the honour of making me Vice-Chairman of the Re-organisation Committee, and any work I was able to do in that capacity was a labour of love, because I was deeply interested in the future success of a Corps which is of such enormous importance to the Army, and in which I had so many personal friends. When the Committee met, Lord Midleton and I found that our duties were lighter than we had anticipated, for we had as fellow-workers not only Sir Alfred Keogh but also Sir Frederick Treves and other leaders of the civil medical profession. The man, however, to whom we all turned when in doubt on any point was Sir Alfred Keogh; his great knowledge of his profession with all its many details

and of the Army generally were invaluable. by copyright. " Gentlemen, I may also say to you who know so well how much you owe to him that no Corps ever had a better champion. He watched over your interests with unceasing care and never allowed the Committee to proceed with any proposal which he felt would interfere in any way with the future success of the great Corps which he loved so well. When our labours were over, Mr. Brodrick selected him to be your Deputy-Director-General and Director-General-designate, thus setting the final coping stone to the edifice which he had built up. Sir Alfred has re-organised your own Corps, he has organised the Medical Service of the Territorial Force, [tnd tho Voluntary Aid Detachments can testify that even Civilian Medical Institutions have not escaped his reforming hands . .. Gentlemen, when I arose at the request of myoId friend General Gubbins, I comforted you by saying that I would not make a speech, and I do not intend now http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ to break that promise. If I had desired to do so, I am restrained by the thought that any effort of mine would be a failure, preceded as I have been by your Chair man and by the honoured guest of the evening, both of whom come from an island where eloquence is one of the natural products of the soil. Far be it from a taciturn Scat like myself to enter into such a competition. I will, therefore, no longer persist, but will only thank Sir Alfred Keogb most sincerely on behalf 'of all his old War Office colleagues for the help which he has given to us on so many occasions in our various duties, and assure him once again how much we regret his departure and wish him the best of luck and the very best of times in such well-earned leisure as he may allow himself." NOTES FROM YORK.-Surgeon-General W. W. Kenny, late Principal Medical Officer South African Command and the Officers, R.A.M.C., who served in South Africa between the years 1905 and'19GS, recently presented Surgeon-General W. Donovan, CB., on the occasion of his marriage, with a solid silver tray, as a token of esteem and regard. on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected It bore the following inscription :- "Presented to Surgeon-General W. Donovan, C.B., on his marriage, by the Officers, R.A.M.O., who served with him in South Africa, 1905 to 1905." Above the inscription is the crest of the R.A.M.C., and below it Surgeon-General Donovan's crest. NOTES FROM CAIRO.-lVIajor Forrest writes under date February 23: "There was an underlying vein of 'Le roi est mort, vive le roi' at the Christmas festivities at the hospital this year, for Colonel Jones left us on the morning of December 27 after passing on his onerous duties to the charge of Colonel Corker, our new Principal Medical Officer. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

, "Christmas here in hospital was much on the same lines as at most other hospitals, occupied by the lads in blue with the red necktie and slippers. The Christmas dinners and special teas were excellent; our good Matron, Miss Jones, saw to that. " Captain Chalk, who came to Egypt on his third tour this winter, was the leading spirit at an excellent entertainment organised for the patients. The chief item of the entertainment was Captain Ohalk's 'Donkey Boy,' a song which he wrote himself when he was here in 1882, with the expeditionary force. At that time it was the most popular song in Cairo. An interesting point is 'that it was originally accompanied by the string band of the 7th Dragoon Guards, and on this occasion (twenty,seven years later), Captain Chalk-he himself confesses he was a much smaller donkey-boy in those days-was again accompanied by the string band of the same Regiment, which is again quartered at Abbassiyeh. "Needless to say, his get-up was faultless, and he had considerable difficulty in establishing his identity with the hospital picket. ' "No. 33 Company kept Christmas in the good old English style. The right base· ment of the hospital was decorated splendidly under the very able and praiseworthy management of the N.C.O.'s and men of the Company. "The most conspicuous of the decorations was a large Royal Army Medical Corps crest over the stage, made by Private Vinton. The light shining through it from behind made it look a picture of art. " Under the supervision of the Warrant Officers, Staff-Serjeants and Serjeants of the Royal Army Medical Corps and Military Prison Staff Corps, dinner was served in fine style. "Lieutenant.Colonel W. J. Baker, the Officer Commanding 33 Oompany, started the ball rolling by making a few felicitous remarks appropriate to the occasion which were received with great enthusiasm. A series of hearty cheers were given in turn for Colonel Baker, the Officers, aud for Mrs. Baker and Master Baker, who were also

present, a fact which was much appreciated by all. by copyright. " Dinner then followed, each man doing justice to the many courses at hand, and expressing the greatest satisfaction with regard to the excellent repast. " The usual smoking coucert was held in the evening with Serjeant-Major Brennan in the Chair and Private Wilkins at the piano, posts which they filled with great eclat. The company attended in strong force, several officers, the members of the Military Prison Staff Corps and many of the men's friends also being present. "Captain Chalk sang the 'Donkey Boy of Cairo' in excellent style, and Captain Essex was warmly applauded for his song 'Moses.' Mr. O'Farrell kept the Company in roars of laughter with his speech on the' Football Match.' Serjeant-Major Barker, of the Military Prison Staff Corps, sang 'Defaulters' and the 'Semaphore,' each song being loudly encored. " The following also sang in excellent style, their efforts being received with marked http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ approval:- " Serjeant Moore, Privates Vinton, Bull, Megford, Burr, Mirams, Wright, Coe, Berryman, Pratt, Coggon (Concertina solos), and many others. " The happy gathering dispersed at midnight, cheering all their popular officers and ably rendE!ring the National Anthem. A special word of tbanks is due to Lance Corporal Bevan, who was Master of Ceremonies and general factotum and to whose unbounded energy the success of the dinner and concert was largely due. "On December 29, the wives and children of the Corps were entertained to tea in the Sisters Quarters. The Matron and Sisters, Colonel and Mrs. Corker, and Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Baker soon made their guests feel quite at home. The children quickly shook off their shyness and romped and played with each other and with the Sisters. After an excellent tea had been dispatched, the kiddies each received bea.utiful toys, and their cup of bliss was soon brimming over. Each little girl got a

doll, beautifully dressed, and we have to thank Mrs. Baker for all the care and trouble on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected she took over the dressing and execution of the variegated toilettes in which she arrayed the dolls for the party. Many were the exclamations of regret that the time had come , for the breaking up of the happy gathering. "The Serjeants were' At Home' to Officers, Sisters, and families on December 30th_ Tea was laid in the Serjeants' Mess for sixty guests, who did ample justice to the repast, thereby gladdening the hearts of their hosts. The tables were cleared after tea and preparations for merrymaking commenced. Blind-man's buff, hunt the slipper, musical chairs, and snapdragon were the favourite games and caused endless fun, children and grown-ups equally enjoying themselves. , "Later, a heavily-laden Ohristmas tree appeared from some mysterious corner, and J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

Father Christmas, in the person of our jovial Superintending Cook (Serjeant Wilkin), who is ideal in the r61e, distributed a large variety of toys amongst the eager, happy kiddies, who were quite satisfied that dear Santa Claus would have come down the chimney in the orthodox manner had there been such a means of admission to the Mess. The happy guests only dispersed when Morpheus began to claim many a tired but overjoyed little one. " Life in Cairo in the winter months is a strenuous one, and the gaieties of the old days of Cleopatra and of the Pharaohs of the very dim past are well kept up. " Officers who have served in Cairo are familiar with the string of weekly dancing festivities at Shepheard's, the Semiramis, the Ghezireh Palace, and the Savoy Hotel; with the festive dinner and supper parties which precede and.follow; with the beautiful costumes of the international crowds, and with the local accounts in the newspapers. " This is bad for the messing at the Citadel, as the Orderly Medical Officer not infre quently dines all by himself and goes to sleep afterwards over the study of some medico military strategical problem, instead of going a weak no.trumper at bridge, had he anyone to play with. " Those who served here a few years ago had the bulge over us in not having the long drive home to the Citadel in the wee small hours, and they knew nothing of the trials of this return journey where the tired cab horses jib at the steep Citadel Hil\. "The advantage appears on the following morning when mas,ter finds that he can take an extra half-hour in bed, being next door to his work. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that this propinquity of the mess to the hospital has been the means of saving more than one life by operation in the middle of the night. We are proud of a recent midnight operation when some of us got out of bed to assist Captain Rahilly to stitch up a ruptured kidney. "The death - knell of the Kasr-el-Nil Barracks has been sounded. and the new barracks at Abbassiyeh are in course of construction. In the meantime, the adjacent town of Heliopolis, which is springing up in the desert, is making a bid for by copyright. fame, and will cater in time largely for the amusement of the Abbassiyeh Garrison; a new polo ground is being laid out, and a new racecourse, which has been excellently planned, has been opened tbis year. It is a sand tract, and watching the races through glasses, from the amount of dust kicked up one is inclined to think the going very heavy; but the arab pony is accustomed to the desert, and many of the racing ponies make better time here than on the grass at Ghezireh. " The great novelty in Cairo this year has been the flying week, also at Heliopolis. A large track of desert 5 kilometres in circumference has been boarded and fenced in fitted with stands and garages, and all the other appurtenances of a racecourse. We do not think the flying machines have attained the results that were anticipated.

There is much more wind than is imagined; in fact, there was no flying for two days http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ on this account, and we can quite imagine the disgust of the aviators at the amount of sand that could find its way into the delicate ma~hinery of their motors. "Notwithstanding, one or two new world's records have been established; a prize for the flight from Heliopolis to the Pyramids and back, however, still remains to be claimed. " The end of March will see us quit of our tourist friends, and conditions similar to those obtaining iu India in the Sllmmer months will prevail, and the question of leave then becomes an urgent one. " Several officers go home tour expired next winter, and we hope to welcome some polo players amongst the reliefs." NOTES FROM' CALCUTTA.-Limitenant-Colonel R. S. F. Henderson, R.A.M.C., Secretary to Principal Medical Officer, H.M.'s Forces: in India, writes as follows, dated February 17, 1910:- Examination.-Following officers have passed in the subjects noted: Major,Faichnie,

M.B., Army Medical Organization in Peace and War: Majors E. C. Anderson. D.S.O., on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected (d) ii; A. G. Thompson, M.B., (d) ii; T. H. J. C. Goodwin, D.S.O., Technical subjects; Captain J. Fairbairn, M.B., (d) ii; Lieutenants T. T. H. Robinson, M.B., (h) ii; E. B. Lathbury (h) iii; E. D. Caddell, M.B. (h) iii; W. W. Boyce (h) iii; '0. C. P. Cooke (h) ii and iii (obtained 8 marks); C. W. Bowle (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii; E. J. Kavanagh, M.B. (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii (obtained 8 marks); A. H. Jacob (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii; J. L. Wood (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii; F. T. Turner (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii; J. E. M. Boyd (h) ii; O. R. McEwen (d) ii and in (h) . ii and iii (obtained 8 marks); J. du P. Langrishe, M.B. (h) iii; G. F. Rudkin (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii (obtained 8 marks); W. B'. Purdon, M.B. (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii (obtained 75 marks); F. Casement, M.B. (h) ii; H. W. Fairbrother (d) ii; A. G. Wells (d) ii and in (h) ii and iii. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

Leave.-The following officer is granted extension of medical certificate leave .ex India:- Captain T. S. Blackwell, from January 10, 1910, to date of embarkation. Specialists.-- The following officers are appointed specialists in the subjects named, with effect from the dates against their names :- (b) Dermatology.-Captain E. T.Inkson, V.C., 9th (Secunderabad) Division, from March 1, 1910. (c) Advanced Operative Surgery.-Captain F. J. Palmer, 7th (Meerut) Division, from date of assuming duties. (c)Ophthalmology.-Major S. A. Archer,3rd (Lahore) Division, from February 1, 1910. (d) Electrical Science.-Captain M. C. Wetherell, 7th (Meerut) Division, from February 10, 1910. Major G. B. Riddick, Burma Division, from date of assuming duties. (g) Otology and Rhi1wlogy.-Captain L. M. Purser, 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, from -date of assumiug duties. (h) Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Child1·en.-Major M. M. Lowsley, 3rd .(Lahore) Division, from date of assuming duties. SPECIAL RESERYE OF OFFICERS. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. Supplementary List. The undermentioned to be Lieutenant (on probation) : Stephen Gordon, dated January 13, 1910. Eben Stuart Burt Hamilton, dated January 24, 1910. Leopold Thomas Poole, dated January 25, 1910. George Henderson Stevenson, dated January 20, 1910.

Sidney John Steward, M.D., dated January 28, 1910. by copyright. Keith Buchanan MacGlashan, dated February 1, 1910. George Barton McCaul, M.D., dated February 2,1910. James Burrell Williamson, M.B., to be Lieutenant (on probation), dated February 12, 1910. TERRITORIAL FORCE. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance.-Ernest William Strange, M.D., to be Lieutenant, dated December 24, 1909. Attached to Units other than Medical Units. Lieutenant James G. Miller, M.B., to be Captain, dated November 17, 1909. http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ ROYAL ARMY M1DDICAL CORPS. 2nd Home Counties Field Ambulance.-Jobn Livingston Hamilton to be Transport -Officer, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant, dated January 5, 1910. _ Attached to Units other than Medical Units. Lieutenant Alexander B. Sloan, M.D., to be Captain, dated October 28, 1909. Lieutenant Frederic W. Longhurst to be Captain, dated January 16, 1910. For attachment to Units other than Medical Units. William John Gray (late Lieutenant Queen's Rifle Volunteer Brigade, The Royal -Scots (Lothian Regiment) ), to be Lieutenant, dated January 1, 1910. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. 3rd London General Hospital.-Major Sid'ney P. PhiUips, M.D., to be Lieutenant -Colonel, dated December 5, 1909. Captain Sidney H. C. Martin, M.D., to be Major, dated December 5, 1909.

Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley, Knight, M.B., F.R.C.S.Eng., F.R.S., to be on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected Captain, whose services will be available on mobilisation, dated February 13, 1910. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. 2nd London (City of London) Field Ambttlance.-Supernumerary Transport Officer ,and Honorary Lieutenant Frank Stanley Turner, from 1st London (City of London) Field Ambulance, 'Royal Army Medical Corps, to be Transport Officer, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant (to be ,Supernumerary), dated November 30, 1909. For attachment to Units other than Medical Units. Norman Scott Carmichael, M.B., to be Lieutenant, dated December 30, 1909. Attached to Units other than Medical Units. Captain John Allison, M.D., to be Major, date~ December 19, 1909. Captain George Melville, M.B., resigns his commission, dated January 26, 1910. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from ·,

82 THE QUEEN AND TERRITORIAL NURSES. THE Queen, as President, received about 300 members of the City and County of London Territorial Nursing Service at Buckingham Palace on Saturday afternoon and presented them with their badges of office. The badges were designed by the Queen herself. They are made of silver and they bear her Majesty's monogram. They are worn attached to a dark red ribbon with a narrow white stripe in the middle. Among those who attended in addition to the nurses were the Secretary of State for War and Miss Haldane, the Lady Mayoress, Lady Dimsdale, Lady Truscott, Lady Mackinnon, and Surgeon-General Sir Alfred Keogh. The nurses were conducted to the Throne Room, just before 3 o'clock, and the Queen, who was accompanied by Princess Victoria, entered soon afterwards. The nurses passed.in file before her Majesty and received their badges.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL MILITARY NURSING SERVIOE. The following ladies have received appointments as Staff Nurse: Miss B. Jackson" Miss M. McCormick, Miss M. T. Casswell. Postings and Tran~fers.-Matron: Miss M. C. S. Knox, R.R.C., to Cork, on return from South Africa. Sisters: Miss H. L. A. Jack, to South Africa, from Woolwich; Miss M. Smith, to South Africa, from Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot; Miss A. F. Byers, to T.S. "Plassy" for duty, from Dublin; Miss L. E. C. Steen, to Netley, from Cork; Miss R. Osborne, to Woolwich, on return from South Africa; Miss M. M. Blakely, to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Grosvenor Road, London, S.W., on return from Egypt. Staff Nurses: Miss C. V. S. Johnson, to South Africa, from Hounslow; Miss V. C. Paschali, to South Africa, from Dover; Miss M. H. Congleton, to South Africa, from Dover; Miss M. E. Smith, to T.S. "Plassy" for duty, from Woolwich; Miss G. H. C. Paynter, to T, S. " Plassy" for duty, from Devonport; Miss by copyright. F. K Manfield, to Cairo, on arrival in Egypt; Miss 1. J. Pooley, to Egypt, from Connaught Hospital, Aldershot; Miss M. A. McCabe, to York, from London; Miss E. J. French, to Connaught Hospital, Aldershot, from London; Miss K, H. Davies, to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Grosvenor Road, S. W., from York; Miss M. McCormiek. to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Grosvenor Road, S.W., on appointment; Miss M. T. Casswell, to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Grosvenor Road, S.W .. on appointment. Appointments Confirmed.-Staff Nurses: Miss K. M. Burgess, Miss W. Halloran.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE. http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ LIST OF CA'PTAINS WHO WILL PROBABLY BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE OOLLEGE COURSE, COMMENCING ON NOVEMBER 1 NEXT. F. J. Brackenridge, J. W. Brunskill, A. J. Hull, C. G. Thomson, R. B. Black (Egypfian Army), H. T. Stack, R. H. Bridges, J. G. Bell, T. S. Dudding, R. G. Wilmot, E. M. Pennefather, J. A. W. Webster, H. B. Kelly, M. G. Dill, J. B. Meldon, D. G. Carmichael, B. H. V. Dunbar, J. C. G. Carmichael, R. J. B. Buchanan, A. E. B. Wood, J. M. M. Crawford, C. Bramhall, P. Davidson, D.S.O., H. H. J. Fawcett, T. J. Wright, R. L. V. Foster" H. C. Winckworth, A. C. H. Gray, W. M. MacDowall, B. G. Patch, F. J. Turner, S. L. Pallant, R. H. MacNicol, W. Wiley, W. F. H. Vaughan, C. R. Sylvester-Bradley, D. S. Skelton, S. E. Lewis, F. C. Lambert, H. H. A. Emerson, P. Farrant, M. F. Grant, R. B. Hole, H. Harding, J. D. Richmond, M. D. Ahern, S. M. W. Meadows, A. M. Rose, E. C. Whitehead. WAITING.

E. E. Glanville, P. J. Hanafin, A. L. Otway, A. C. Osburn. on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected EXAMINATIONS.

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS SET AT THE EXAMINATION OF QUARTERMASTER-SERJEANTSr SERJEANTS, AND CORPORALS, ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, ARE PUBLISHED FOR, GENERAL INFORMATION. . QUARTERMASTER-SERJEANTS. Para. 285, b. 1. (1) How is a stretcher loaded with three bearers? (2) (a) Describe a field trench kitchen. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

(b) What patterns of service kettles are issued, and for how many men does each cook? (c) How is the porbable stove used? (3) What is the object of changing ranks, and how is it performed? Under what circumstances is the same movement made without changing ranks, and why? (4) Briefly give the means you know of sick transport by road and rail, other than by ambulance wagons and ambulance trains. (5) What is the object of drilling with ranks turned about? (6) How would you tie up a horse so that it would not move? (7) What points are of importance in choosing a position for a dressing station? (8) Describe briefly the organisation of a Field Ambulance. Para. 285, b. 2. (1) (a) What Admission and Discharge Books are kept up in a Military Hospital '? (b) How is correspondence registered? , ' (2) How are cases in a Field Ambulance dieted? On what forms is subsistence obtained and how accounted for? (3) What is the Bedding Book and its number. How kept, and by whom? (4) What is the procedure on the occasion of a transfer from one steward to another? (5) What is the procedure on the death of the wife of a N.C,O, or man of the Corps (whether on married roll or not) ? (6) How is the soiled linen of venereal patients treated? (7) On what Army Forms are kitchen sundries indented and accounted for? (8) What is the personnel of a Bearer Division of a Field Ambulance? Para, 285, b. 3. (1) Where are the public and personal clothing, equipment, and necessaries of Reservists Royal Army Medical Corps stored? and on mobilisation being ordered, how are they issued and accounted for? (2) How is the equipment of men on detachment verified at' the headquarters of by copyright. a Company? (3) You are ordered to' arrange for the provision of equipment for a temporary camp; what steps would you take to obtain same, and how account for it? (4) What clothing-public and personal-does a soldier (Royal Army Medical Corps) receive on enlistment, and what issue is made to him on'his proceeding abroad (to Egypt) ? (5) How are unserviceable arms and accoutrements replaced? Who is the Account ing Officer for Equipment, Royal Army Medical Corps? When is the equipment. account closed, and to whom is it rendered? (6) An article of clothing having become prematurely unserviceable owing to inferior material; what is the procedure? . . http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ (7) What are the regulations as regards clothing of transfers to' Royal Army Medical Corps? (8) By whom is the leather work of accoutrements repaired? What is the amount allowed for a Company (Royal Army Medical Corps), and how is it obtained and accounted for? ' Para, 285, b, 4, (1) At a station abroad a supply for the medical stores is received from the Ordnance in transit. Describe the procedure? (2) What articles of medical and surgical equipment are usually put on board ship carrying troops? What becomes of the equipment at the conclusion of the voyage? (3) What are the regulations in force at Home Stations regarding the unpacking of cases of medicines and the storing of their contents? ' (4) How are articles received into a General Medical Store accounted for?

(5) In cases where money is recovered in respect of losses, damages, or defici on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected encies of medical or surgical stores, what is the procedure? (6) What medical and surgical equipment is issued to the following? (a) Administrative Medical Officer in Command, Infantry Battalion. (b) A Clearing HospitaL (7) Who has charge of ~he loan equipment? When issues are made, what is the' procedure, and what is done when the articles are returned? (8) How are unserviceable stores dealt with? STAFF·SEBJEANTS. Para 284, h. L (1) In what documents are entries made when: (a) a man is awarded detention by J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

11 District Court Martial; (b) a Corporal is promoted to rank of Serjeant. What particulars should be entered? (2) Briefly describe the procedure to be adopted on a soldier being brought forward for discharge. (3) If a soldier wishes to change his name, what is the course to be adopted? What documents are attached to the original and duplicate attestations respectively? (4) If a soldier arrives home from abroad for transfer to the reserve with: (a) his Conduct Sheet missing; (b) all his documents missing, what is the procedure? (5) At what times will a Company Conduct Sheet be destroyed? What entries should be made at the top of the new sheet? Para. 284, b. 2. (1) (a) When does a soldier forfeit his pay? (b) What is the rule regarding lance-pay during f~r1ough and courses of in struction? (2) State in detail how men on detachment arc paid? (3) Under what circumstances and by what authority may a man be reverted to a lower rate of Corps pay? , ' (4) How are the clothing accounts of soldiers accounted for in the pay list, and who is responsible for them? (5) What stoppages can be made from a married soldier abroad for his wife and family Who are at home? How is this money to be recovered if the soldier forfeits pay while under such stoppage?

Para. 283, b. 1. SERJEANTS. (1) What is the difference between the caution and the executive part of a word of Command. How and when should each be given? . (2) Define column, covering, file, section. (3) A Company in line at the halt is required to form Company Column on the by copyright. march. What is the word of Command and give the detail? (4) What is meant by " Echelon," "File,~' "Reconnai.ssarice?" Para. 283, b, 2,' (1) Give the words of Command for proving a Company for Stretcher Drill. (2) When carrying stretchers, how will the bearers turn on the command "At the, halt, right form;" and what happens on the word" Quick-march" ? (8) Explain how carts or Service wagons may be utilised in place of Ambulance wagons? (4) Eight stretcher squads are advancing and receive the order "From the right to four paces extend. " How is this movement effected?

Para. 283, b. 3. http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ (1) How will Warrant Officers and N.C.O.'s who wear the sword salute? (2) What points should a N .C.O. observe in dealing with a violent prisoner? (3) For what offences would you place a soldier in close arrest? (4) How is a crime committed by a patient in Hospital dealt with? Para. 283, b. 4. (1) What is the Orderly Serjeant's duty with regard to Tattoo Reports? (2) What are the duties of the N.C.O. in charge of a Fire Picquet? (3) What steps will a N.C.O. in charge of a room take in the case of ~ny loss or damage occurring in his room, and why? (4) State the procedure in making out sick reports. Para 283, b. 5. (1) Describe what you know of the construction of the water filter cart. How is it kept clean? (2) Discuss the question of the most suitable hours for marching, arrival in camp, 11nd what halts are necessary? . on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected (3) What is the average marching pace for infantry, and what are the condition,s which prevent the normal rate being maintained? (4) Rain tbreatens while you are in camp. What precautions should be taken with regard to the tents? Para. 283, b. 6. (1) What is the duty of a N.C.O. or Orderly of the Nursing Section in a ward not nursed by Sisters when patients are too ill to look after their personal equipment? (2) What qualification must a N.C.O. possess before his name can be registered at the Record Office for employment as a clerk? J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

(3) (1) What is a bedding book and how is it kept? (2) What is the procedure as regards valuables brought to a hospital by a patient? (4) What precautions should an Orderly on duty in a mental ward take when the patient's hair and nails require cutting?

CORPORALS. Para. 280, e. 1. (1) Define drunkenness on duty. (2) By whom can the following punishment be awarded; (1) detention, (2) imprison- ment? . (3) What summary punishment can a Commanding Officer award to a N.C.O. ? Para 280, e. 2. (1) Give regUlations for the ventilation of barrack rooms. (2) How is a patrol or picket armed? (a) When detailed to assist the civil power. (b) When only employed in the apprehension of soldiers. (3) What are the duties of Orderly man? Para. 280, e. 3. (1) How will you endeavour to keep your tent well aired and dried in camp? (2) How should food refuse be dealt with in camp? (3) Give the general rules concerning the care of tents in camp? Para. 280, e. 4. (1) Enumerate the duties of a N.C.O. in charge of a Pack Store? (2) What are the duties of privates, general duty section, attached to wards? . (3) How would you treat a consumptive patient who commenced coughing up blood? Para. 280, e. 5. (1) It is required to carry a patient with a compound fracture of the leg across a valley on a stretcher. How should this be done? Explain your reasons.

(2) Why should a stretcher never be carried on the shoulders of the bearers? by copyright. (3) How would you carry a patient with a wound of the abdomen, (1) transverse wound (2) vertical wound? Give your reasons for each case. Para. 280, e. 6. (1) How would you proceed to rid the eye of a foreign body? (2) Describe the treatment of shock and state how this differs from that of concussion. (3) What general treatment would you adopt in a case of unconsciousness? Para. 280, e. 7. (1) What steps would you take to ventilate a small ward, containing one enteric case, during frosty weather?

(2) Is a charcoal stove a safe method of warming a bedroom? Give your reasons http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ for and against. How would you test roughly as to the proper ventilation of a ward? (3) What cubic space should be allowed for each patient in hospital, and how would you find the number of patients that a room would accommodate? Para. 280, e. 8. (1) What splints are to be found in a Medical Companion, 98 pattern, and a surgical haversack, 98 pattern? (2) Describe the difference between the following instruments ; (a) Bistoury and Scalpel. (b) Sound and Catheter. (c) Gouge and Spoon (Volkman). (d) Ophthalmoscope and Laryngoscope. (3) What are the uses of the following; (a) Guillotine. (b) Hernia director.

(c) Aneurysm needle. on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected (d) Bougie. (e) Aspirator. UNITED SERVICES MEDICAL SOCIETY. THE next meeting of the above-named Society will be held at the Royal Army Medical College, Grosvenor Road, S.W., on Wednesday, April 13th, 1910, at 8.30 p.m., when a paper will be read by Lieutenant·Colonel H. E. Deane (R.), R.A.M.C., on "Records of Pulse-rates after Exercises of various kinds in Trained and Untrained People; illustrated by Sphygmograms." J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

ROYAL ARMY:MEDICAL CORPS' ANNUAL DINNER, 1910. THE Annual Dinner of the Corps will take place on Monday, June 13, in the "Empire Rooms," Trocadero Restaurant, Piccadilly Circus, W., at 8 o'clock precisely, the Director-General in the Chair. Officers intending to dine are requested to inform the Hon. Secretary as soon as possible, in order that the probable number attending may be known and that tickets may be sent. E. T. F. BIRRELL, Major, Royal Army Medical Oorps, Hon. Sec. Sub-Oommittee, Royal Army Medical Oorps Ferndell. Dinner Fund. Englefie1d GI"een, Surrey.

ARMY MEDICAL OFFICERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. THE Annual General Meeting of the subscribers to the above Society will be held in the Theatre of the Royal United Service Institution at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, June 13. Those officers who wish for information on any special points are requested to communicate with the Secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. R. Davie Rarris, St. George's Barracks, W.C., so that information may be furnished in response to any question asked. F. W. H. DAVIE HARRIS, Lieutenant-Oolonel, Secretary. by copyright. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS FUND. NOTICE OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. THE Eighth Annual General Meeting of subscribers to this Fund will be held in the ·Theatre of the Royal United Services Institution at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 1910. The Director General will preside. It is hoped that officers will freely express their views on any point connec~ed with the Fund. Those officers who may wish for information on any special point are requested to communicate with the Secretary at St. George's Barracks, W.C., so that information may be furnished in response to any question asked. F. W. H. DAVIE HARRIS, http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ Lieutenant-Oolonel, Secretary. ROSTER OF INDIAN SERVANTS. MRs. WEIR recommends the late Major· J. C. Weir's bearer, Rudramani, of District Almora, Village Gangnowla, P.O., Lohaghat, previous address, c/o Lieutenant-Colonel H. N. Thompson, D.S.O., R.A.M.O., Lucknow. Rudramani is a Hillman and a Brahman, and is recommended as honest, clean, and quite of the old style of bearer.

OBITUAR Y NOTICE.

LIEUTENANT·OOLONEL BOILEAU. on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected THE death occurred at Plasnewyd, the Avenue, Trowbridge, on Friday, March 4th ·of Lieutenant·Oolonel John Peter Hamilton Boileau, late of the Army Medical Staff' in his 69th year. Oolonel Boileau was in his usual health in the early part of th~ week, and on Tuesday drove over to South Wraxall to see his old friend, Mr. E. Pinckney, with Miss Boileau, reaching home about 5 o'clock. Shortly afterwards he complained of great pain, and Dr. Pearse was called in. It was ·evident that Oolonel Boileau was seriously ill. Dr. Lace, of Bath, was telephoned for, and late in the evening an operation was performed. Deceased, however, gradually sank and died just before 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon from peritonitis. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

Oolonel Boileau was born on April 9, 1841, and was a son of the late Lestock Francis Boileau, R.N., Inspecting Oommander of Coastguards. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and was B.A. 1864, M.A. 1897, M.B. 1864, and M.D. 1873; he had the diploma of Public Health and the F.R.C.S.I. in 1874. He'wou prizes in chemistry, practical chemistry, materia medica, anatomy, and physiology, and first prizes in physical science (Government School of Miues) and geometry (Royal Dublin Society). He joined the Army Medical Staff, and served in the Army for about forty. two years, retiring a few years ago. Of these years he spent over fifteen abroad, in Malta, Canada, the West Indies, and India. For twelve years he was the medical officer of the 29th (W orcester shire) Regiment. For ten years he was in medical charge of the troops at Trowbridge, and when he retired from the Army he continued to reside there. Colonel Boileau was a Fellow, of the Statistical Society, and a member of the Council of the Irish Medical Schools and Graduate Association (1898-1902); he was a member of the British Medical Association Committee of Council (1881-1883), and previous to that (1876-1883) he was an assistant professor of pathology at the Army Medical School, Netley. Deceased was the author of many monographs on medical subjects; some years ago he was considered the most extensive writer in the Army on medical subjects, while he frequently contributed to The Lancet, British Medical Journal, &c. Colonel Boileau saw no war service. He married a daughter of the late Dr. Bond, of Dublin, and Mrs. Boileau survives her husband. There are three daughters, two of whom married Service officers, viz., Mrs. Mosse, wife of Colonel Mosse, R.A.M.C., and Mrs. Humfrey, wife of Captain Lorne Humfrey, of the 19th (Yorkshire) Regiment, now serving in West Africa. The deceased took no part in town affairs, but he was highly respected. He was a Conservative, and by a handsome snbscription assisted in the formation of the Gloucest~r Road Conservative Club two years ago. Colonel Boileau's brother, Colonel L. F. Boileau, . Royal Engineers, who served over thirty years ago in Army, was buried at Limpley Stoke some eight years ago. by copyright. BIRTH. THOMPSON.-AT Ferozepore, India, on the 3rd inst., the wife of Major A. G. Thompson, R.A.M.C., of a daughter. DEATHS. HINDE.-At "Wrington," Redlands Road, Reading, on February 24, 1910, Surgeon-Major-General George Langford Hinde, C.B., retired pay, aged 77; He entered the Service on May 15, 1855, served in the 41st Foot, on the Staff. and in

the Army Medical Department. He became Surgeon on September 16, 1868; Surgeon http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ Major, March 1, 1873; Brigade-Surgeon, April 25, 1881; Deputy-Surgeon-General, April 10, 1888; Surgeon-Major-General, January 13, 1892, and retired on retired pay on October 27, 1892. His war service was: Crimean Campaign, 1885; Siege and fall of SevastopoL Medal with clasp; Turkish medaL South African War, 1881; Transvaal Campaign; Soudan Expedition, 1884-5; Suakin. Despatches, London Gazette, August 25, 1885. Medal with clasp; Bronze star; C.B. He was in receipt of a good service reward. BOILEAU.-At Trowbridge, on March 4, 1910, BrigadeSurgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Hamilton Boileau, M.D., Army Medical Department, retired, aged 68. He entered the Service on September, 30, 1864 ; served on the Staff, and in the 29th Foot; became Surgeon, Army Medical Department, March 1, 1873; Surgeon-Major, September 30, 1876; Brigade Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel, November 23, 1889; and retired on retired pay, April 9, 1896. on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected EXCHANGES, &0. The charge for inserting Notices respecting Exchanges in the Royal Army Medical Corps is 5/- for not more than five lines, which should be forwarded by Oheque or P.O.O., with the notice, to Messrs. G. STREET and CO., Ltd., 8, Serle Street, London, W.C., not later than the 22nd of the month. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

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EDITORIAL NOTICES. The Editor will be glad to receive original communications upon professional subjects, travel, and personal experiences, &c. He will also be glad to receive items of news and information regarding matters of interest to the Corps from the various garrisons, districts,. and commands at home and abroad•.

All such Communications 01' Articles accepted and published in the '! Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps" will (unless the Author notified at the time of submission that he reserves the copyright of the Article to himself) become the property of the Library and Journal Committee, who wlll exercise full copyright powers concerning such Articles. Matter intended for the Corps News should reach the Editor not later than the ;J.5th of each month for the following month's issue. Notices of Births, Marriages, and Deaths are inserted free of charge to subscribers and members of the Corps. An these communications should be written upon one side of the paper only; they should by preference be type-written, but, if not, all proper names should be written in capital letters (or printed) to avoid mistakes, and be addressed The Editor, by copyright. "JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS," War Office, Whitehall, London, S. W. Communications have been received from Major C. E. P; Fowler, Captain D. J. Skelton, Captain J. B. Clarke, Gaptain E. G. Ffrench,. Major C. E. Pollock, Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Green, Captain A. D. Jameson, Lieutenant-Colonel C. Birt, Major S. F. Clark, Lieutenant-Col~nel R. J. S. Simpson, Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Wright, Lieutenant-Colonel J. D. F. Donegan, H. G. Plimmer, F.L.S., Captain W. B. Fry, Captain L. W. Harrison, Captain H. T. Wilson, Major F. J. W. Porter, Captain M. W. Falkner, Captain A. W. Tufnell, Captain F. Harvey, Colonel R. H. Luce. http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/ The following publications have been received :- British: The Jonrnal of Tropical Medicilw and Hygiene, Medical Press and Circular, The Hospital, The Australasian Medical Gazette, The St. Thomas's Hospital Gazette, The Royal Engineers' Journal, Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, The British Health Review, The Practitioner, Red Cross and Ambttlance News, The Lancet, Army and Navy Gazette, Aldershot Military Society, Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology (6 nttmbers), Public Health, Guy's Hospital Gazette, The Medical Review, Journal of the Royal Institute of Pnblic Health, Archives of the Rontgen Ray, The Shield, The· Middlesex Hospital Journal, Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Sleeping Sick,wss Burea~t. Foreign: Le Mois Medical, Russian Medical Journal, Archiv filr Schiffs-und Tropen on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected Hygie1w, Revista de Sanidad Militar y La Medicina Militar Espartola, Boletin de Sanidad Militm', AlIwrican Medicine, Annali di Medecina Navale e Goloniale, Le Gaducee, Archives de Medicine Navale, Annales d'Hygiene et de Medicine Coloniales, Dentsc7ie Militiirarztliche Zeitschrift, Japanese Journal, Giornale di Meclicina Militare. J R Army Med Corps: first published as 10.1136/jramc-14-04-11 on 1 April 1910. Downloaded from

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