Evening star., 1931-12-20

combat cars TT (Christie), one Of
which Is to b, replaced by combat car
T-2 when this vehicle becomes avail
able, at which time one of the combat
cars tt will be transferred to the
platoon Of medium tanks T-3. Based
on the ordnance and preliminary 6erv-
Ice tests of the armored car T-4, ap-
proval of this Car for limited procure
ment and extended service test by q
troop OF Cavalry has been recommended.
Navy.
Anxiety Is felt by naval officers Of
the grade of lieutenant commander
who will be eligible for selection to
commander by selection board that
VIII not meet until sometime in 1882,
the exact date of which remains to be
announced. If there should, by any
chance, be delay in the designation
and the convening of the board for the
selection Of officers to the grade of
commander, that incident may easily
prove OF detriment to the officers most
directly interested, some "a in number.
Ihose who are not selected are destined,
IL Is mace known, for transfer to the
retired list as of the date of June 30,
1882.
In the event the selection board for
advancement to commander should not
meet. Tor example, until some time in
May, the officers who have not been
selected and apply for retirement will
be at disadvantage in that they will
be deprived OF their accumulated leaves
OF absence, as much as four months
in period in some instances.
Capt. John Downes, U. S. N, on duty
in the Naval Reserve division of the
Bureau of Navigation and now serving
as liaison officer between the Navy and
American merchant marine. has been
assigned to additional duty as presi-
dent OF the Naval Reserve Inspection
Board, as the relief Of Capt. Charles A
Blakely, U: S. N, who will go to the
Pensacola Naval Air Station for in
Struction in aviation. Capt. Alfred G.
Howe will be detached from command
OF the U. S. S. Pensacola about De-
cember % and will come to duty at the
Navy Department as a member of the
Naval Examining Board. Comdr
Thomas C. Kinkaid. U. S. NJ, will be
detached from duty at Washington
with the Secretary of State and will &c
to the U. S. S. Augusta as executive
officer.
During the 1882 calendar year foul
rear admiralS OF the line, four officers
of the staff corps and one chief war.
rant officer will be placed on the re-
tired list of the Navy on account oi
reaching the statutory retirement age
limit Of "a years, while three Marine
Corps chief warrant officers will bt
separated from the active list of tha,
corps for the same reason The foul
rear admirals Of the line who will be
retired next year, two of whom are or
duty in Washington, and the dates OF
their retirement are Mark L. Bristol
on duty as a member of the Genera
Board, Navy Department, April II
1892; William D. MacDougall, COM
mandant of the fifth naval district
and of the naval operating base. Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, June 20, 1892; William
C. Cole. commandant Of the twelfth
naval district, August %. 1882, anc
the General Board at the Navy De.
partment, September ls, 1882
The four staff corps age require.
ments for 1882 are: Rear Admira
George H. Rock, Construction Corps
November 81. 1882; Capt. George F
Freeman, Medical Corps. June 2, 1882
Capt. Granville L. Angeny, Medica
Corps, october l. 1882: Lieut.. Rudolph
A. Ashton, Supply Corps, October l8
1882 The single chief warrant office
is John Atley, who will be "a on No
vember S, 1882.
There will be no age retirement!
among the commissioned personnel O
the Marine, Corps during 1882. How
ever, three chief warrant officers O
that corps will attain the age of 6.
years during that calendar period, ant
they are, with their dates of retire
ments indicated, as follows: Chic
Marine Gunner Robert F. Slingluff
May 20, 1892; Chief Pay Clerk william
D. Huston, June %. 1882, and Chic
Pay Clerk Harry H. Thompson, Ma,
%. 1882.