In the 2nd Infantry Brigude I desire to call special attention ta the services of Captain 3, M. Stewart, Indian Staff Corps, an officer of considerable experience on field service, who, as Senior Staff Officer of the Brig been of great assistance to Major-Genet dealing with officers of the orces; also Captain F.C. Rampini, Deputy Assistant issaty General, who hax satisfactorily sequence of their close ce-operation with us on their march to Peking, I have good reason for particularising these forees amon our Allies. General Chaffee and General Baron Yamaguchi, who respectively commanded the United States Forces and Imperial Japanese Contingent, have been most loyal in all their relations with me, and I may say the same of General Wilson, United States Forces, and General Fukushima, Chief of the Staff of the Japanese Contingent, while among the mans officers with whom we have been closely associated I desire to mention the following Colonel Dickman, Major Mills, Captain Grote Hutchieson, Major Waller, of the United States Marine, on the Staff of the United States Contingent Colonel Negata. Colonel Shiba, Lieutenant Colonel Harada, Major Yui, on the Sta of the Japanese Contingent; while Colonel Aoki has done good work in the Allied cause as the Japanese Member of their Tientsin Government. I must also express my thanks to another of the members, Colonel De Wo-geck, of the Russian Service.
In'the Russian and French Contingents Genera's ich and Frey shared with us the hardships and hazards of the march to Peking. Other officers whom I would bring to notice are General Wasiliewski, Chief of the Staff, Russian Con Colonel Tomashefiski,
and Colonel Comte, 18th Regiment (French), Colonel Rondoney; also stain De Mautat Grancey of the French the relief of Peking, and especially the Paotingfu Expedition, we have also ce-operated with the German, French, and Italian Contingents, and I desire to particularly mention General Von Hoopfner, General Baron Von General Von Kettler, Colonel Von ese Regiment.—A detachment of the regiment was present on the march to Poking, and_ afterwards did well on the Lines of Communication. The services of Captain Barnes call for recognition.
Australian Naval Brigade,—The New South Wales and Victorian Naval Contingents have been a great support to this force since the departare of the Royal Wish Fusiliers Their conduct and hearing ws been arlmirahle, and I bring to your Lordship's neties Captain -A. Gillespie, Commander E.R.
Wales Conting Tickell, Victorian Con-Mite a. 6 Major (loci Lieutenant Colonel) H. Bower, Commanding Ist. Chinese Regiment, and Captain (local Major) G. H. G, Mockler, Ju. dian Staff Corps, have dene excellent service in the Civil Administration of Tientsin, the one asa member of the Provisional ment, the other as Chief of Police.
Iwould further wish to here record the great value to this force of the Hospital Ship Gwalior, which was so loyally and tously placed at the disposal of her Majesty's troops in China by Colonel his Highness the Maharaja Sindhia of 16. [trust it will not he deemed out of place in this Dispatch if T venture to draw attention to the invaluable services rendered to this force by the loyal and zealous cooperation of the Military authorities at He kong. They have had an arduous, respon and thankless task inst success of this Expedition, better than myself how mine the Star indebted to their self-denying -operation.
trust the services of Major neral Gas coign will meet with their due reengnition, would also call attention to those of Colonel N, P. O'Gorman, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant General Lieutenant. Colonel J. L. A. Wheeler, Chief Ordnance Officer: and Major M. M. Morris, Royal Garrison Arxy, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General 17. L wish to take this opportunity paying a tribute to some of the foreign officers with whom British troops have been associated. By the force of circumstances this contingent has been more in touch with the American and Japanese Forces dian with those of the other Powers, and in con-
Colonel Lullubin, Colonel Drude, French An Colonel Garioni, Salxa, Italian Army: with all of whom my relations have een most cordial.
18. Finally, should like to mention that several warrant and non-commissioned officers, as well as native soldiers of all ranks, have been brought specially to. my: notice, but, in my opinion, the operations have, ax regards these ranks, not been such as to call for, the distinction of a mention in I I, however, take steps to the prop for ther departmental promotion, as the case may Thave, &e., ne, Lieutenant General, Com.
manding British Con intent, China Field Honourable the Secretary of State for India.
No. 41S. Head-Qi ters, British Contingent, China Field Force, Peking, 20th February, 1901
My Lox-—In continuation of my Dispatch No. 198 S., of the 17th. 1901, with reference to paragraph 17, TWould wish also to bring to notice the following foreign officers who have latterly been more of less connected with the British Contingent, and who in their respective positions have facilitated our "operations "in Northern hina —Captain Sambochi, Imjeutenant General Voyron, Commanding French Expeditionary Corps.
Germany: Major General von Schwarzhoff, Chief of the Staff to the Field Marchal.
Colonel Gunell, Chief of the Staff, man Expeditionary Force.
Major Bauer, Railway Battalion, ieas—Colonel Heistan, Lieutenant Stamford, United States Corps (Telegraph Section).
Thave, &e., Atrrep Gastrx, Lieutenant General, Commanding British Contingent, China Field Force.
The Right Honourable The Secretary of State for India,
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