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H.B.M. CHINA SQUADRON.

.19 Feb. '89

Staff Paym.-J. W. Seccombe.19 Feb. '89 Fleet Eng.-E. H. Willey ...19 Feb. '89 Surgeon-H. E. L. Earle... Assist. Paym.-G. Graham...19 Feb. '89 Engineer-J. T. H. Ward

-J. T. H. Ward......19 Feb. '89 Assist. Eng.-H. Coopper..

Gunner A. Styles

.19 Feb. '89

do. -H. E. H. Ash...19 Feb. '89 24 Aug. '87 George Thornber... 16 June '89 John C. Haswell (act.)19 Feb. '89 Boatswain-A. Way

...15 Sept. '87

do.

do.

Carpenter-R. Taylor

3 June '84

(Commissioned at Portsmouth, 19th Feb., 1889.)

SWIFT, 5. Twin Screw Gun-Vessel. Second-class.

756 Tons. 1,010 H.P.

Comdr.-Hon. R. Bingham...17 Nov. '87 Lieut.-C. W. W. Ingram.

do. —E. H. Smith..

.17 Nov. '87

.17 Nov. '87

17 Nov. '87

do. -(N) W.J.W. Steward.17 Nov. '87 Surgeon-F. A. Brice

Assist. Paym. in charge-C. E.

G. Johnston

Engineer-T. Green

Gunner-W. H. May

..18 Nov. '87

17 Nov. '87 .....17 Nov. '87

(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1888.)

TWEED, 3. Twin Screw Gun-Boat

Third-class. Coast Defence.

363 Tons. 340 H.P.

Hongkong.

Boatswain-J. Casey.

19 Nov. '88

(Borne in "Victor Emanuel.")

VICTOR EMANUEL, 2. Receiving

Ship at Hongkong.

5,157 Tons.

Captain E. J. Church..

27 Dec. '88

(Commodore of the 2nd Class.) Secretary-G. W. Whillier ...27 Dec. '88

Comdr.-H. M. C. Festing ...19 Nov. '88 Lieutenant-A. S. Mills ......19 Nov. '88 Nav. Lieut.-J. W. McFarlane. 4 July '89 Lieut. Mar.-A. G. Vincent... 4 Dec. '88 Staff Surg.-A. Patterson...15 Nov. '87 Fleet Paym.-T. W. Snell Oct. '89

Surgeon W. M. Craig, M.B....19 Oct. '88 do. Alfred M. Page......19 Oct. '88

(Lent to Yokohama Hospital.) Assist. Paym.-A. H. Veitch..18 Nov. '87 Gunner-J. Pearce

10 Mar. '88 5 Sept. '89

Clerk A. E. B. Hosken

The following Officers are borne for various

services.

Lieut.-(r) Alg. H. Anson

Oct. '89 (For Torpedo duties at Hongkong.) Lieut. Mar Art.-de Sausmarez

Dobrée...

10 Apr. '89 Lieut. Mar.-Gervis T. Byrne.10 Apr. '89 Lent to "Hyacinth."

Staff Comm.-Thos. Roberson..19 Nov. '88 Inspector of Machinery--James

Wootton

23 Jan. '89 Engineer-Thomas Thorne ...22 Nov. '86

do. -Walter J. Feather-

do.

stone

8 Nov. '88

-Francis W. Highton.30 May '89 (For reventing heavy guns.)

.

Chaplain-Rev. William V.

Rainier M.A.

1 Feb. '89

For Hongkong Yard and Hospital. Assist. Engineer-Sidney A.

Houghton

19 Oct. '88 (For charge of machinery of Torpedo Boats.) Assist. Eng.-Lemuel C. Say-

well

25 Jan. '89

(For service in Tenders.) Gunner (T) George Hunter...19 Nov. '88 (For charge of Torpedo Boat Stores, &c.) Chief Boatswain―James Ede..19 Nov. '88 For Hongkong Yard.

(New Books opened January 1, 1888.)

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WANDERER, 4. Screw Sloop. 925 Tons. 750 H.P. Commander-G. A. Giffard... 1 July '87 Lieutenant-A. H. Oliver......17 Nov. '87 do. -A. F. Holmes .. 21 Nov. '87 do. -(N) L. E. Power..10 June '89 .17 Nov. '87 Chief Eng.-T. J. Haddy.. Paymaster A. W. Askham...18 Feb. '88 Sub-Lieut.-G. F. G. Wood-

hall Surgeon G. A. Dreaper Gunner-S. Head

.17 Nov. '87

......25 Mar. '89 17 Nov. '87

(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1888.)

WIVERN, 4. Screw Coast Defence Ship

Armoured.

2,750 Tons. 1,450 H.P. Hongkong.

Chief Engineer-G. F. Laird..26 Oct. '86 Gunner-D. W. Hawkins......17 Nov. '87 Carpenter R. Turner

17 Oct. '87

(Borne in "Victor Emanuel.”)