London, Jan. 1, In pursuance of the principle that British Army officers should receive appointments solely in recognition of their peculiar tines for the post, instead of by seniority and good record, the King to-day approved a number of new appointments.
Under these appointments several colonels, a number of whom are temporary. brigadiers, have. been given new posts, The naw appointments are as follows:
Maj.-Gen. W. D, S. Brownrigg (Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, is to be advanced to the local rank of Lt.-General Maj.-Gen. Sir Ronald F. Adam, Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff, is to be advanced to the local rank of Lt.- General Maj.-Gen, R. H. Haining will be granted the local rank of It-Genersl from ihe date of assuming his appointment as General Officer Commanding the British forces in Palestine and frans-Jordan.
Maj Succession. to It-Gen. C. ande; 1 Who has been ai of Ordinance in
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