London, Mar. 2.
Colonel Sir John Emilius Laurie, Bart, who commanded the 2nd Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders from 1934 to 1938, is on his way to China to assume the post of Commander of the British troops in the Tientsin area. His appointment takes effect on April 16, and he will have the local rank of Brigadier.
Colonel F. K. Simmons, attached io the Staff at Jerusalem, is leaving for Shanghai shortly to assume his new post as Commander of the British troops at Shanghai.
Brigadier G.B.O. Taylor, Chief Engineer of the Northern Command, is due in China this month After a tour there, he will return to London to take up the post of Director of Fortification Works at the War Office.
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