Our new strategic layout matter "which must unfold The old post of Chief Engineer of the Kingdom has been revived in favour of Gen. Sir Bindon Blood atler a lapse of 134 years. The office dates back to 1027 and was supplanted in 1802 by the appoint ment of Inspector-General of Forti. feat ions. In 1004 this was abolished jand now the chielship Is revived for Sir Bindon Blood. On November 7, he will be 94, having been born when the first Afghan battles were being fought round Kabul and Kandahar.
When the troops were at Dethi and the Lancashire Fusiliers at Laicknow in 1887-8, he was being schooled for the Army. In 1860 when the British were at Teku Forts and Peena he was the ninth selection among ring boys wanted for the R. B. at was alli but rejected.' He hoped to get to China but Indig was his voyage and fame awaited him. For 17 hhis name, has never been out "Army List and the new post.
that it wilt remain there for The China Transports 'The motor transport Dilwara which carried the 2nd Loyal Regiment and the families of the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers to Shanghai and the latter battalion to Tienisin, will land the '2nd Dorcestershire, from Chinwang-ao, at Bombay on' December 3.
The 1st Kumuon Rifles from Delhi ig due at Kowloon towards the end of November and the battalion office wil open in Kowloon on November 25, the 1/8th Punjab Regiment is due {to leave Hongkong on December 19, reach Calcutta on January 4, and Lucknow the next day.
This completes the work of the first ud second China transports, the Lancashire and Dilwara, whose home arrivals are November 23 and December 28. The first named will leave for Hongkong on December 2. and disembarks the Ist Seaforth Highlanders on January 5, and car-Hes the ud Bast Lancashire to In-
China trooping then ceases so far as unit movements are concerned but on March 2, the Dorsetshire eaves.home with naval crews and military drafts and also details from Gibraltar and Malta for Hongkong.
The Loyals The 2nd Loyal Regiment will keep the Lancashire flag flying in Shang-hal and like the Fusiliers have a fine sporting record. The Ist Loyals sent to Suez from Palestine a tum over draft of 305°so that China will have first hand news of the Arab troubles as the Seaforths come complete from th Haifa coast section. Both battalions were in the 15th Brigade under Brig. Beauman and the Ist Loyals had quite a smart action round Mount Carmel—the first of the engagements under Gen. Dill, and last ere the strike was called off. The Ist Loyals left India for one Year's round-off of their tour abroad and found: t a time of active service in which the battalion earned special praise. It landed at Halta on February 22 last and leaves Alexandria on March 14 next for home, The new station in Tidworth where the Ist takes over the barracks vacated by the 2nd. For a. time therefore, both battalions are abroad fMself together and without the families,
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