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H.B.M. SQUADRON IN CHINA AND JAPAN

Sub-Lieut.-William H. B. S.

Thomson

April 200 Surgeon-W. Hackett, M.....15 Feb. 200 Assist. Paym.-E. R. Graham..15 Feb. 200 Asst. Engr.-H. R. S. Hughes..15 Feb. 200

Do. -W. C. G. R. J.

Grant (proby) ..15 Feb. 200 Gunner-John A. S. Pötter ...15 Feb. 200 Do. (T) John Truscott...15 Feb. '00 Boatswain-J. T. Williams (act.)15 Feb. 200 Carpenter S. G. S. Morrel ...15 Feb. 200 (Recomsnd. at Devonport, 15th Feb., 1900)

PLOVER, 6. Screw Gunboat

First Class

755 Tons. 720 H.P.

Lieut. and Comdr.--Carlton

V. de M. Cowper

Lieut.-Leslie Menzies

Do. (N) H. O. Reinokl

..23 July '98

1 April '97 1 Nov. '98

Sub-Lieut. Philip H. White...16 May '00 Surgeon-William Jackson, M.B. 1 Nov. '98 Engineer-Edward Chisman... 1 Nov. '98 Gunner--James W. Cottrell... 1 Jan. '99 (Recomsud. at Hongkong, 1st Jan., 1899)

REDPOLE, 6. Screw Gunboat First Class

805 Tons. 720 H.P. Lt. and Comdr.-C. F. Corbett 1 Jan. '00 Lieutenant-(y) Charles White 1 Nov. '98 Sub-Lieut.- William Cadman..20 Aug. 200 Surgeon-C. R. Sheward, M.B. 1 Nov. '98 Engineer-Chas. F. Dunn 1 Nov. '98 Gunner-William T. Webley... 1 Nov. '98 (Recomsnd. at Hongkong, 1st Jan., 1899)

ROBIN. Twin Screw Shallow Draught Steamer for River Service 85 Tons

Lt. & Comdr.-G. G. Webster..12 Feb. '00 Surgeon--Richard S. Osborne..20 Feb. 200 (Comsnd. at Hongkong, 23rd April, 1900)

ROSARIO, 6. Screw Sloop 980 Tons. 1,400 H.P. Comdr.-C. A. W. Hamilton...20 Mar. '00 Lieut. Lionel G. Preston ......20 Mar. 200 Do. (N) Pasil S. Noake......20 Mar. 200 Do. Donald Campbell ......20 Mar. 200 Surgeon F. Bolster, B.A., M.B. 20 Mar. 200 Assist. Paym.-A. C. Ramson..20 Mar. 00 Gunner-Joseph Puckey .....20 Mar. 200 Assist. Engr. Stephen Howse20 Mar. 00 (Commissioned at Sheerness, 20th March, 1900)

SANDPIPER. Twin Screw Shallow Draught Steamer for River Service 85 Tons.

Lieut, and Comdr.-H. C. Carr 3 Sept. 198 Surgeon-Edward T. Burton... 4 May '00 (Commissioned at Hongkong, 6th January, 1899)

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SNIPE. Twin Screw Shallow Draught Steamer for River Service 85 Tons

Lt. & Comdr.-A. H. Oldham.. 4 Sept. '99 Surgeon-Alfred Woollcombe..- May '00 (Commissioned at Shanghai, 19th October, 1899)

(For Service on Yangtze-kiang River)

TAKU. Torpedo Boat Destroyer (Formerly Chinese “ Haising") Lt.-Comdr.-Chas. P. Beatty

Pownall Sub-Lieut.-F. C. Harrey Engineer-F. E. Lyon...... Gunner-

.25 Sept. '00

TAMAR. Receiving Ship

4,650 Tons Hongkong

Captain--Francis Powell, c.B. 5 Jan. '99

(Commodore of the 2nd class)

Secretary-F. G. Motton

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5 Jan. '99

Clerk to Sec.-R. Butcher...... 5 Jan. '99

Comdr.-C. W. M. Plenderleath24 Oct. '98 Lieut.-(N) Hon. Fitz Walter

G. P. Butler............25 Aug. '99 Lieut. James T Blake (tempy) 1 Nov. '99,

(In lieu of Lieutenant [T])

Lieut. R.M.-F. L. H. Strong...17 April '98- Staff Surgeon-H. Canton......20 Aug. '00 Fleet Paymır.-E. G. Edwards.. 1 Oct. '98 Surgeon-George Gibson__......15 Feb. 99

Do. -Jas. D. S. Milln (tempy.)

6 Aug. 200 Assist. Paym.-Horace Baird...- Sept. '98 8 June 200 Clerk-James H. Batchelor ...29 Mar. 200

Gunner-Edward Duffett

The following officers are borne for various

services

Lieutenant---R. G. Corbett ...27 Mar. 200 (For charge of T. B. destroyers in Reserve at Hongkong) Inspector of Machinery-

John Pitt.....

....26 Oct. '00 (For Fleet and Reserve duties on the Station)

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Engineer II. R. Lawton.....11 Sept. '99 (For charge of machinery of Torpedo Boats) (In lieu of a Chief Engineer) Engineer-Arthur W. Sutton...17 Jan. 00 (For charge of Engineers' Reserve Stores, &c.)

Gunner-(T) James G. Ost......22 Feb. '99 (For Charge of Torpedo Boat Stores, &c.) Gunner-Albert G. Baggs 9 Feb. '99 (For charge of" Firebrand" and "Swift," in Reserve) Gunner-Joseph Wright (act.)..25 May 200 (For service in “Handy” and “ Hart” in Reserve)

REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS are the Standard Everywhere.