Mail advices from Simla give the sailing dates of the following transports leaving India during August as at present arranged by the Indian Government. The B. 1. S.
Co's boats Muttra, Mombasa, Lan-laura and India leave Calcutta between the 15th and the 22nd instant. They will convey draught bullocks and details:
Some fifteen hundred bullocks for the siege train for China, now being formed at the Cape, will be sent from India. it is estimated, will provide a liberal mar gin for casualties during the voyage, and on arrival.
Captain Renny Tailyour, who was recently in charge of the Burma-China Delimitation Commission, is to command a field survey party which is shortly to Jeave Calcutta for China.
The following is a complete list of Special Service Officers for Treaty Ports uppointed to the Staff of the China Expeditionary Force Major N. W. H.
Gatrison Artillery; Captain C.
2 Captain lion Oxfordshire Light 'M. E. Willoughby, 2nd Captain F, Tweddell, 28th Punjab Infantre; Captain F. J. Rawards, D.8.0., 'd. Bombay Cavalry Captain B. H. Cole, 21th Ben 1 Lancers: and Captain FP, Rennick, Bengal Infantry.
Fifty men of the 9th Madras 3 have volunteered for service in China and have been accepted.
Captain F. Rennick of the 48th Pathans, has been appointed a special service officer with the China Expeditionary Force. He takes the place of Lieut. Holman of the 16th Bengal Lancer:
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