THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 13, 1917.
395
HONGKONG.
No. SS.
DOWNING STREET,
10th May, 1917.
SI, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. SEVERN'S despatch No. 408 of 14th November last, transmitting reports by the General Officer Commanding on the services rendered by the Hongkong Volunteer Corps and the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, which also include the names of certain officers and non-commissioned officers whom it is desired to commend for special services to the Empire in connection with local defence measures, and the military situation arising out of the war.
2. These recommendations w were laid before the Army Council, who decided to make a special notification of the names of those officers and non-commissioned officers through- out the Empire deemed to be deserving of recognition, although their services may not have been sufficient to merit the recognition known as a "mention in despatches", other higher reward, judged by the standard applied in the case of those who have parti- cipated in actual military operations in the field.
OT
3. The publication of names was effected by a War Office notice through the Press Bureau on 26th-27th February, copy enclosed. On page 53 under "China" you will find the names of those you have recommended, besides 3 names of officers not mentioned in the enclosures to your despatch. The officers and non-commissioned officers specified are granted the Reward of an honourable entry in their record of service. I suggest that the list as concerns the China Command, should be published in the official Gazette together with your despatch of the 14th November and this reply, in which I gladly recognise the services of both the Volunteers and the Reserve.
4. I notice that in the War Office publication no distinction is made between the Volunteer Corps and Volunteer Reserve as in the enclosures to your despatch, but you will doubtless consider this point in any local publication of names,
5. I have further to request that you will cause a note to be made on the record of service of any officials of the Colonial Government who have been included as entitled to such entry.
I have, &c.,
Governor
Sir F. H. MAY, K.C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
CHINA.
WALTER H. LONG.
BARRETT, Capt. E. I. M., Shanghai Volunteer Corps. BLACK, Surg.-Maj. G. D. R., Hongkong Volunteer Corps. BRUTTON, Capt. G. K. H., Hongkong Volunteer Reserve. CANNING, Capt. L. E., Shanghai Volunteer Corps. CHAPMAN, Lt.-Col. A., Hongkong Volunteer Corps. HALL, Lt. R., Hongkong Volunteer Corps. LAMMERT, Capt. G. P., Hongkong Volunteer Corps. NATHAN, Maj. W. S., late R.E.
RUSSELL, Capt. W., Hongkong Volunteer Corps. WAKEMAN, Maj. G. H., Hongkong Volunteer Reserve. AVENELL, Armr-Serjt. G. W., Hongkong Volunteer Corps. COOKE, Co. Serjt.-Maj. F. L., Hongkong Volunteer Reserve. DAWSON, Qrmir.-Serjt. E. W., Hongkong Volunteer Reserve. HAINES, Serjt. H. F., Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
HIGBY, Serjt.-Maj. W., Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
HILL, Serjt. W. J., Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
KYNOCH, Co. Serjt.-Maj. G. W., Hongkong Volunteer Corps.