PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1904. VOL. XXI., No. 2105. It is requested that tlie Admiralty and War Office Forms giving descriptions of Deserters, dc., from His Majesty's Naval and, Military Services, for insertion in the POLICE GAZETTE, and all communications in connection therewith, shall be addressed to THE EDITOR of the POLICE GAZETTE, New Scotland Yard, London. S. W. MM/? OFFICE, MARCH 1. I9C4, DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HIS MAJESTY 8 SERVICE. BEO. H IE o H COM- ENLISTMENT. PAttlHH AND 1 INSERTION OR ! oiwr NAME. OOHPS. O HAIB. BYES. TRADE. MARKS AND REMARKS. NO. PLXN. H a DATE OF PLACE OF BORN. DATE 0F| PLACE OF i 2 B 4 6 6 7 8 • 10 Adams, William Allen, D. Allen, Henry Bailey, Arthur Bairie, Thomas Bamber, T. Beake, Anthony Billinghurst, George Blake, Arthur Boardman, James 9147 lstA.& S. Hghrs 19J 697' Royal Artillery 32 299 Nrthmbld Fus. 201 — Essex Regt. 22} -- I Royal Artillery 20} 8114 R. Lanes Regt. 20 7802' R. Garr. Regt. 34} 2288 2ndLife Guards 26| Manchester R. 20} N. Lanes Regt. 19 5 6 5 9 5 11 5 6 5 4 5 H 5 7 6 H 5 4 5 6 5 8} 6 n fair fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fair brn brn brn It brn black brn brn brn brn grey hazel blue blue grey grey gry bl blue blue blue labourer carman labourer barman g trdener carter labourer kennel man shoemaker greengr.> cr 3 Mir. 20 N > v. 11 Jan. 22 Feb. 22 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Jan. 23 Apr. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. Stirling Lon Ion Willing-' London Dundee Manchestr Preston Canterbry Manchestr London St. Paul s, Edinbro Aberdeen Byker, Northmblnd St. James, ThreeEims Dundee, Forfar AllSaint's, Manchstr Westonzoylaud,* Slaugham, Sussex Manchester Bevington, Lanes 14 Oct. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 24 Feb. 22 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 21 Feb. Longmoor London Nwcstl- o- T London Perth Lancaster Ft. Widley London Manchestr Lon ton sc over It eyebrow guardsman rt arm woman It » nn sc front rt frm • ton- on- Qoay moles rt shoulder rt buttock kc sc rt shoulder blade mole It armpit E It frm EB rt frm x woman rt frm " Somerset bird inside It frm N Mulhern kc rt frm ttd It frm moles rt ribs k abdomen sc frhd icc " Tl Bower, John 12 Bowyer, Arthur 13 Bray, Henry 14 Brennan, James 16 Brown, Thomas 16 Burton, Jas. Fredk. 17 Bury, Charles 18 Carney, John 19 Casey, Connor 20 Cassidy. Thomas 8835 IstA. AtS. Hghrs. 121} 5708 1st R. Dragoons 19j 7406tCheshire Regt. 18} — | S. Lanes Regt. 24 10 2nd NthmbFus. 181 R 2nd Middlsx R. 18$ 4th Mnchstr R. 24| Highland L. I. 22J Ist Conn. Rngrs. 18} lst A iVS. Hghrs. 19 ® 9415 6943 9069 8036 9002 fresh fresh sallow fresh fresh fresh fresh 3| I fresh fresh fresh brn [ blue dk brn grey grey dk brn brn t> rn fair fair It brn brn grey hazel grey blue grey blue blue miner waiter labourer labourer labourer labourer shoemaker sailor labourer rivet beatr 28 Aug. 26 Nov. 13 Feb. 22 Feb. 4 Nov. 19 Nov. 27 Sept. 26 Dec. 27 Oct. 27 Nov. Locngeliy Shorn cliffe Warringtn Manchestr Lichfield London Ashtn- u- L Hamilton Billinasloe ' 02' Greeno - k Carnwath, Lanark Reading, Berks Chester Rochdale, Lanes Buxton, Derby Kensington, Middsx MrktHarboro'. Lcstr S. Nicholas, Abrdeen S. Michael's, Limrick Greenonk Renfrew 25 Jan. 24 Jan. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 14 Feb. 23 Feb. 16 Feb. 30 Nov. Long uoor Isc It groin Shorn cliffe sc It little finger mole It arm Chester clasped hands kc rt frm sc rt shin Manchestr flag heart kc It frm Gravesend mole k sc abdomen scs rt knee Hounslow RA kc It frm Cork sc rt frm Hamilton sc back head ttd rt arm frms kc Mullingar sc It rt nipple Longmoor RMCGPLTC It frm RMO kc rt firm IT 22 23 24 25 26 87 28 29 30 Cheer, 8. H. ' Clarke, Edward Clow, A. C. G. • Coleman, William Comisky, Terence Connor, Frederick Cull, George Daniels, William Da vies, James Davis, John 4743 8745 4933 8019 12870 6931 7147 9765 Armv Ord. Crps. 24} 4th Manchstr R. 21} Royal Artillery 22} 2nd Royal Fus. 19 2nd HghlndL. I. 20J Rifle Brigade 24 Roy. Engineers 23} Hants Regt. 20 3rdNrthmbFus. 22J 2ndNrthmbFus 19 8} 51 7 * i 5 41 6 3 41 5} fair fresh florid fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh | orn | grey brn grey brn brn It brn black dk brn brn black brn bru grey hazel w sy hazel brn brn errev ci « rt£ carter art metal* labourer miner hawker joiner boot finshr tinsmith labourer 12 lu y 7 May 19 Feb. 10 Mar. 3 Oct. 16 Feb. 25 July 14 Aug. 10 Oct. 28 Seot. Liucolu Manchestr Bristol Stratford Edinboro' L indon Manchestr London Ponte fract Warier Horucastte, Lines S. Wilfred's, Mnchstr Barnstaple. Devon Lambeth, Surrey Trenant, Haddingtn Brighton, Sussex St. Mark's, Lanes S. George'sE., Londn Kirks tall, Yorks Forest Gate. Essex 31 Jan. 20 Feb. 11 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 22 Feb. 22 Feb. 15 Feb. 2 Feb. 15 Feb. Cape Town Cork Athlone Aldershot Jersey London Plymouth Prtsmouth Wynberg G^ avesend sc It forefinger k rt thigh A rt frm sc It thigh ' worker mole rt thigh sc rt eyebrow birthmark rt side mole neck k below rt breast sc either eyebrow 2 thumbs It hnd snake tree kc rt frm ttd It wrist anchor k cross rt frm < c It face mole centre chest 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Dillon, Thomas Donnelly, Joseph Ellis, John Ennis, Joseph Evans, J. Evans, William C. Forbes, Alex. Geo. Franklyn, Conrad Gardener, Wm. Alt'. Gissing. William Uoodson, Wm. Thos. Gordon, Alexander Goss. H. W. Greaves, John Hall, R. Hanna, Robert Hardy, William Harrison, Robert Hengsburg, Joseph Herbert, Albert 8185 7110 9489 6722 7884 7215 8614 6168 lst R. Ir. Fus. lst N. Lanes R. 4th Mnchstr R. I st R. Ir. Fus. R. Welsh Fus. 2nd Devon R. Royal Artillefy 2ndHghlnd L. I Coldstream Gd* Nortbamptn. R. 18$ 191 25 23 24 19} 23 19 19 261 5 Ifresh 3| fresh 81 jfresh 5 fresh 8 fresh 3 fresh 7} fresh 3} fresh 8 fresh 5 fresh brn brn dk brn brn brn dk brn brn It brn brn dk brn brn blue gn gry grey grey brn grey blue blue hazel laoourei labourer dyer labourer labourer valet labourer carter sawyer potman 2 Nov. 18 Feb. 12 Dec. 4 Nov. 8 Sept. 27 Nov. 18 Feb. 11 Juiie 24 Feb. 22 Aug. 03| Newry Liverpool Ashtn- u- L Dublin Birknbead London London Manchestr Newbury London Dundalk. Louth Liverpool St. Luke's, Ollham St. James, Dublin Wrexham, Denbigh Marylebone, Middsx Limehouse, Middsx St. Luke's, Black brn St. John's, London Newington, Surrev 1 Fet.. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 31 Jan. 21 Feb. 21 Feb. il Feb. 13 Feb. 24 Feb. 31 Jan. rlolywood Devonport Cork Holywood Wrexham Bordon Cp London Jersey en route" Nt^ mnton sc back head True love women kc rt frm k hand varicose vein inner side rt leg slight cast in eyes sc back rt thigh sc It groin < 4c tto marks rt frm ESTHER LKIGH Jcc rt frm to Reading sc back head WTG k dot rt frm spot root rt thumb sc forehead sc It side neck sc rt eyebrow sc & auchor It frm figure of Liberty It frm ttd rt frm 2 crosses rt frm 0 k cross It frm sc rt buttock & rt head women kc It arm snake kc rt arm scs x tto marts bom trms " mate KH rt frm HSKH It frm pierced heart 4c J It frm ttd rt frm sc point chin sc top head cyst behind It ear hare lip sc back head cut It thumb sc rt knee to Oxford sc rt loin & centre of forehead sc cbin aliive rt eje ttd rt frm - c It wrist LRJH It " frm sc upper lip MM rt frm tt It frm sc rt knee ttd both frms 4c chest sc root nose sc It side head tto mark It frm sc base rt thu nb St back It hand 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 BO | — Ritie Brigade 20} 8961 Ist Gordon Hrs. 25} 6581 13th Hussars ,19 6965 1st Yorks Regt. il9j 21779 Royal Artillery 20J 27105 Roy. Horse Art 22} 7408ilst\ V. Ruling R 19} 6978 lst A.& S. Hghrs 20 7014 2nd SomerstL. I. 16 312912nd Scots Fus. 32 4 * i 6 6 7} 10} H 7 n 5} fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh brn brn It brn brn brn brn aubrn brn black brn grey brn hazel bl gry blue grey grey blue brn grey labourer gardener tailor labourer engine drvr labourer labourer imoulder crpntr's ast ! labourer 1.) Feu. 2 July 19 Aug. 13 Oct. 25 Jan. 7 Oct. 7 Apr. 21 Aug. 23 July 23 Oct. London Keitn Stratford Barnsley Norwich Manchestr la. ifax Stirling London Warwick Thame, Oxford Forres, Elgin Edmonton, London Malta Fakenham, Norfolk Hulme, Lanes Leeds, Yorks Alloa, Clackmannan Whitechapel, Mddsx Birmingham 23 Feb. 15 Feb. 7 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Die. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 26 Nov. 15 Feb. 13 Feb. London Glasgow Shorncliffe Strensall Hilsea Woolwich York Longmoor Bordon 0. Aldershot Herbert, Edward Hewlett, Henry Holt, Frederick J. Hooligan, James Hudson. J. Hughes, James 61 52 63 54 55 56 57 ilsdale, Samuel 96i » 3| 2nd ROVHI FUS. 9300 4th Mnchstr R 58 59 60 Jackson, William James, Henry Johns. Thomas H. 8607 7635 6552 6800 8826 7200 7470 Liverpool Regt. 1st N. Lanes R. 2ndSomerstL. I. 7th Hussars Royal Scots Northamptn R Oxford L I. R. Berks Roct. 19| 5 20} 5 18} 5 18} 5 21 18} 24* 18} 18 1"} fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh pale fresh It brn blue dk brn igrey brn grey grey grey grey grey brn 5 6a fresh brn brn brn black brn dk brn grey blacksthV labourer farm labr cartel- labourer labourer labourer farm labr labourer cutler 20 Aug. 19 Oct. 5 Nov. 2 Sept. 125 July 2 Sept. 19 Jail. 127 Oct. 110 Feb. 125 Nov. ' 02 ' 03 ' 03 ' 03 ' 02 ' 03 ' 04 ' 03 ' 04 ' 03 London Manchestr Preston Preston Bath Devizes Edinboro' Romford Caversham Maidnhead Wines len, Middsx St. John's, Salford Preston, Lanes Liverpool S. Augustine's, Brstol Pewsey, Wilts Greenock, Renfrew Barking, Essex St. Giles'. Reading Bristol, Gloster 14 FeD. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 14 Feb. 20 Feb. 30 Jan. 15 Feb. 30 Jan. 10 Feb. 30 Jan. Aldershot Cork Warringtn Devonport Bristol Oanterbiy Glencorse Nrthmptn en route* Reading Woolwich 61 Jones, diaries — Ho^ al Artillery 21* 5 H tresb brn 62 Jones, Robert — R. Lanes Regt. 22} 5 9j fresh black 63 Jones, William 7257 2nd Bedford R. 2U 6 6 fresh dk brn 64 Jones, W. E. 8051 R. Welsh Fus. 19 j 5 51 fresh brn 65 Keats, William M. 9907 2nd Roval Fus. 20 5 3} fair light 66 Kellv, James 6962 Ist Leinster II 24 5 8 fresh black 67 Kenny, Joseph 9207 4th Royal Fus. 20{ 5 5} fresh rd brn 68 Kerr, Robert 904 4 Ist A.& S. IIghr-. 19J 5 fresh fair hazel grey grey grey f? rey brn brn gry bl carman labourer labourer collier labourer labourer labourer rivet heatr 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 6 Aug. 17 Nov. 29 Oct. 21 Mar. 11 Oct. 24 Dec. Woolwich Manchestr Liverpool Wrexham Haminrsth Manchestr Hounslow Stirling Basingstoke Oldbury, Worcester Kirkdale, Liverpool Bala, Merioneth Richmond, Surrey S. Augustine, Kilkny Stratford, Essex Greenock. Renfrew 17 Feo. 19 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 12 Jan. Manchestr Colchester Wrexham Aldershot Feimoy Woolwich Lon>.' moor 4 THE POLICE GAZETTE, TUESDAY,. FEBRUARY 1, 1904. DESERTEKS AND ABSENTEES FROM HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE— continued. OFFICE I NAME. 1 REG. NO. CORPS. AGE. HEIGHT. COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. TRADE. 69 Kirkland, James 13273 Royal Artillery 24 3 5 « f fresh brn grey fireman 70 Kitts. William — 11. Sussex Regt. 18 5 4 fresh brn grey labourer 71 LarkiD, Sydney 7537 W. Kent Regt. 18 5 f fresh hrn blue baker 72 Lee, William 8029 E. Lanes Regt. 184 5 3 fair fair blue labourer 73 Lewis, John 6527 2nd SomersetLl 22] 5 6 fresh brn brn collier 74 Mackless. Morris 7145 2nd Lanes R. 19 5 44 fresh brn blue joiner 75 Magee, John T. 1331 1st Irish Gds. • 11.1 5 9 fresh brn blue labourer 76 Magill, Matthew 7094 1st N. Lanes. R 5 4 fresh brn blue labourer 77 Mairable, Geo. H. 7447 2ndD. ofCrn. LI. I8| 5 4 pale brn brn carman 78 Martin, William H. 3312 2nd Somerset!-.] 30j 5 5 fair brn blue clerk 79 Matthews, Geo. E. 1234 2nd Bedford R 194 5 4 fresh brn blue van guard 80 McBride, John 9239 IstA.& S. Hghvs 24 5 53 pale dk brn blu hzl miner 81 McGoodall, F. J. 9347 Gordon Hghrs 22 5 33 fresh brn brn porter 82 MeGrane, Joseph 4252 2nd W. Kent R 25J 5 101 fresh bru brn laundy boy 83 Miiichell. Ernest 6579 Hants Regt. 211 5 4 fresh dk brn blue labourer 84 Molyneaux, W. 29028 Royal Artillery 22} 5 9} pale brn blue butcher 85 Montgomery, James — NrthmblndFus 18 5 3 fresh It brn grey labourer 86 Moore, P. E. 13578jRoyal Artillery 8079 R. Welsh Fus. 29 5 9 fresh dk brn blue clerk 87 Morris, Thomas 214 5 6 fresh It brn blue engine drvi 88 Mortlock, James R. 5082 2nd Royal Fus 28 5 5 fresh brn blue labourer 8i> Nixon, Albeit Noble, William 8688 4tu Mnchsir R. 204 5 10 fresh It brn blue labourer 90 8779 Royal Scots 224 5 It fresh brn haze! miner 91 Nolan. John Jos. 5591 1st Yorks Regt. 204 5 6 fresh brn hazel labourer 92 Northcutt. J. W. 17406 Royal Artillery 21 5 7j fresh It brn blue sailor 93 Peabody, Fredk. F. Rifle Brigade 22J 5 6 fresh dk brn brn cook 94 Pembeiton, C. 15390 Royal Artillery 214 5 74 fresh It brn It brn labourer 95 Phillips, William H. — Manchester It. 2')} 5 7 fresh red grey hawker 96 Phillips, William T. 10514 2nd Royal Fus. 21 5 8 fresh brn grey carman 97 PoultoD, Edward 9200 Highland L. I. 193 5 04 fresh brn grey ktchn ptr 98 Prescot. Harry — Middlesex R. 184 5 9 fresh dk brn brn engine elm 99 Reid, Andrew Ross 9371 Arg.& Suili Hrs. 19 5 ti fresh brn Igiey miner 100 Rhymes, R. 13415 Royal Artillery 203 S 7 fresh brn grey titter 101 Rolfe, Walter 5173 2nd Wilts Regt. 21} 5 54 dark black grey porter 102 Roots, Frederick V. 6728 2nd Middlsx R. 19 5 4 fresh brn brn — 103 Rushton. Ernest 5699 Ist N. Staffs R. 243 5 51 sallow dk brn dark baker 104 Ryan, John 7642 1st N. Lanes R. 19} 5 54 pale bra brn labourer 106 Shannon, Thomas 335 NrihmblndFus 214 5 6} fresh brn grey seaman 106 Sharp, F. J. M. 16578 Roval Artillery 21} 6 1 fresh black brn traveller 107 Shaw, Samuel 7385 1st R. Ir. Fus. 20 5 1 fresh brn grey labourer 108 Shelley, A. 23561 Royal Artillery 20 5 6 | fresh brn grey waiter 109 Slaile, William 6112 2nd Wilts Kt- gt.: 21j 5 H tan- it bru ,' i'ey elejiid ftti 110 Smart, Edward 7694 R. Sussex R. 19 5 4 fresh It brn It blue labourer 111 Smith, William L. 2761 2nd Scots Gda. 233 5 10 fair brn rrcy — 112 Stewart, John 9337 Arg.& Suth. Hrs. 193 5 fresh dk bm blue carter 113 Summerside, Robert 8190 3rdNrfhmbFus. 21 i 5 fair dk bri. blue labourer 114 Swain, Daniel 7221 Leicester Regt. 18 5 2 pale black brn collier 115 Taylor, Arthur E. 7237 Northamptn R 21 5 fresh brn blue labourer 116 rhomas, Walter H. 3940 4th Garr Regt 37 5 fresh brn brn clerk 117 Thompson. John — Durham L 1. 19 5 ;> 1 fresh brn blue miner 118 Tweedle. v, Peter — Scottish Bordr- 20 fresh brn blue labourer ll3 Wade, George 6272 1 st Seoi s Fus. 194 5 5 tresh bru bru musician 120 Warwick, Walter 5820 1st It. Garr. R. V > 7} lair it brn grey labourer 121 Watts, Fredk. W. C. 6299 2nd Seots Fus. 223 5 53 Iresh dk brn It blue packer 122 Whiteside, Robert T. 1805 Ist Scots Gds. 24j 6 0 : resh lk bn. brn tailor 123 Williams, John — Royal Scots 193 >- 5 fresh It brn grey labourer 124 Williams, William 6475 1st W Kent R. 20 5 H fresh It brn ,' rey hamiurmn 125 Woods, Charles R. 736') 2nd Bedford R. .' 01 ) 3} fresh dk brn bru labourer 126 Yoodward, John — Leice- ter Regt. 193 5 6 fresh dk bru blue tailor 127 Wootton, Daniel 7344 2nd Devon R. 201 5 4} fresh brn grey labourer ENLISTMENT. DATE OF PLACE OK PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DESERTION OB ABSENCE. DATE OK PLACE OK MARKS AND REMARKS. 22 Nov. 18 Feb. 5 Jan. 2 Feb. 17 July 9 June 3 June 10 Feb. 24 June 1 Oct. 02 ' 01 ' 04 ' 01 ' 02 ' 02 ' 02 ' 03 ' 03 ' 91 Manchestr London Woolwich Blackburn Cardiff Liverpool Bootle Liverpool Siratford London Motherwell, Lanark Lakenford, Kent Deptford, Kent S. Thomas, Blackbrn Merthyr Everton, Lanes Annanagh, Cavan Lurgan, Armagh Mile End, London Lambeth. Surrey 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 21 Feb. 20 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 18 Feb. 14 Feb. 31 Jan. 25 Feb. 9 July G July 18 Feb. 17 Sept. 10 Sept. 3 Dec. 22 Feb. 31 Jau. 4 Dec. 3 Oct. 02, London 03 Glasgow Lon Ion Dover Winchester Belfast Halifax London Chester Hounslow KentishTwn, Londu Hamilton, Lanark Paisley, Renfrew Dover, Kent Fulham, Middsx Pieston, Lanes Manchester Stepney, Middlsx Llaudaff, Glam Hornsey, Middlsx 14 Feb. 12 Jan. 25 Feb. 3 Feb. 15 Feb. 25 Feb. 23 Feb. 9 Feb. 17 Feb. 16 Feb. GoldenHili London Maidstone Preston Mertbyr Blackdown Aldershot Devonport Crown bill Bordon C. Colchester Longinuor en. route* Colombo Prtsmouth Woolwich Halifax London W rexham Aldershot thistle Sic It frm ttd rt frm man's head anchor ILNP It frm sc inside rt knee ttd both frms sc rt thigh sc rt cheek & both knees sc rt side chin front middle It thigh sc rt side jaw mole forehead ILPR & c rt arm ILSB icc It aria mole It buttock sc forehead ttd It frm rings It fingrs 2 marks It frm * to Aberdeen ttd both frms scs both hips & c mole rt thigh sc It thumb scs back bead eyebrows meet moles It wrist sc across It. shouldr back rt shouldr female figure back rt frm ^^^^ n 28 8 < 30 15 30 16 | 25 8 Mar. Dec. Oct Nov. Feb. Apr. Feb. Aug. Feb. Fei. Liverpool E'linboro' Dublin Cork London Dover Manchestr Stratford Stratford London | Garston, Lanes ^ Gateshead, D. irham Dugshai, E. Indies St. Anne's, Cork Oamberwell, Surrey Clapham Manchester Stepney, Middlsx Bermon tsey, Surrey Willes len. Midtlsx Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. » ' eb. Feb. Cork star bacic It hand Glencorse girl's head clasped hands rt frm Sheffield Plymouth IWN & c It frm heart & c rt frm London F P & sc rt frm ttd It frm St. Lucia.* ttd both frms * B. W. I. Maucbestr MT heart TitU It frm JB rt wrist Aidershot heart pierced & c It frm ttd it band Hamilton scs forehead & rt cheek ttd rt frm London sc below It knee nape of neck Jau. Vlav Dec. Nov. Aug. . Sept. Jan. May Jan. M i. v ' U4i Falkirk ' 03| Dover ' 98 London • 00 Woolwich ' 98 Lichfi dd ' 03 Liverpool ' Ol'Grimsby ' 03' London Oil Belfast ' 01\ E linboro' Lteutrevv 10 Feb. Kensington. London 11 Feb. Andover, Hants 3 F « - b Aldershot, Hints 18 Feb. Cheadle, Staffs 16 Feb. Toxteth, Lines 11 Feb. N. Snield, Northld 16 Feb, Peckbam, Surrey 14 Feb. Duuganuon, Tyrone il Jan. Aberdeen 1 2 Dec. Stirling St. Lucia," Bordon C. Hounslow Longton Devonport Nwcstl- o- T Cork Holy wood Hilsea 4 sea over back n side Union Jack Jcc rt 6im sc rt shin sc rt knee sc bottom back bird back It frm sc back rt hand ttd both frms Nov. DJC. M ty Dec. Sept. DJC. Nov. Nov. Feb. Feb. 02 ilam rsimh 03, Brighton L > ndon Du ubarln lateshead L- ices'er Peterboro' R ling S. Shields Joa' bridge 119 Aug. 2 Oct. 17 July 10 Nov. 17 Feb. 4 Apr. 18 Dec. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. Hackney, Middlsx 2i Fe > Kastbourne, Sussex 2 ) Feb. Pirnlico, Middlsx 19 Feb. Cardross, Dunbartn23 Feb. Scotswood, Nrthbld 31 Jan. Enfitild, Middlsx 20 Feb. St. Botolph s* 30 Jan. St. Mary's, Cardiff 17 Feb. St. Tho uas s,' 22 Feb. Bironv, Lanark 15 Feb. ' B. W. I. Bordon C. Chichester sc back It fim PE It frm London sc It frm mole It breast Stirling sc chin & top head Wynberg sc It side top head Leicester sword A: c It frm Ntnamptn crossed rifles It hand ' Colchester Ft. Widley sc It thumb leech marks abdomen an routed ' South Shields fto Nwcstl- o- T en route* ' to Hamilton Bristol • S wan sea G asgow Preston Londou New Cross London Loughboro London N. Watshaui, Norflk St. Mary's, Reading Pretoria, S. Africa Blackpool, Lanes West mi uster, M id Is x i/ hepstow, Mon. Islingtou, London St. Mary's, Nttnghm Walwoith, Surrey Jit 11. Feb, Feb. ••' eb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. AUahabd,* Malta Aldershot Aldershot London Shorn cliffe Colchester Leicester Bordon C. anctior back it nand ' East Indies serpent sailor & c rt frm ttd It fr* sc It temple & It side mouth sc over each eyebrow sc back head bird LUCY rt frm mole rt shoulder 1' RUE LOVE heart arrow rt frm heart It frm sc under rt eye Discharged for Misconduct. orricK NO NAME. REG. NO. CORPS. • COM- 3 i PLXN. HAIR. J5YES. TRADE. CAUSE OF DIS- CHARGE AS SEATED ON PALLOH MENT RF. RT PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 Adams, T. S. Allen, Joseph Baker, John Brome, Sidney Dawson, Joseph Dawson, Robert Eakin, John George Gill, John Malcolm Hughes, Isaac King. Ernest 1796.1 6509 89; s0 10322 4646 9765 18328 6041 4148 7395 R. A. . vied. Corps 4th Worcestr R. 3rd Warwick K. Royal Fusiliers 1st Scots Grds. 4th Lanes Fus. Royal Artillery 21st Lancers 1st N. Lanes R. 2nd Essex R. a 213 5 25} I9i 21* 25 21| 21} 28 J 20 4} 101 n 54 H n iij 7 5} 4 tresli flesh fresh fresh fresh fair pale fresh dark fresh dk. bru brn brn urn It bra dk brn brn black dk bri ' k brn blue grey grey grey grey grey brn blue dk brn hazel chemist labourer porter labourer miner seaman labourer saddler [ collier labourer mi-. oou. iuci coo. civil power con. civil power miscouduct misconduct ignominy misconduct ignominy incorrig V wrthls DATE OK, PLACE OK DIS- DIS- CHARGE.| CHARQE. ! MARKS AND REMARKS. Barony, Lanark Rowley, Staffs St. Mary's, Chatham Camber well, Surrey I Coatbridge. Glasgow Openshaw, Lanes Jairow, Durham Durham Rhos, Denbigh St. John's, Ilfotd 22 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Feb. 1 Mar. 23 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. Cork Seaforth Seaforth I Woking Aldershot Curragh Seaforth Hounslow Devonport ' Warley sc It thigh dots back If frm heart back It hand sc rt arm Sa ankle ttd rt arm bracelet each wrist female It arm JGE rt arm horseshoe woman scs both knees t frm 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 146 146 Morrison, J Rawlinson, Herbert Riley, Jobn Roberts, George Rose, James Smith, Ilenry Smith, John Thompson, John Williams, Thomas 5372| lst Border Regt 5082 2nd Scots Gds. IstW. Riding R R. Irish Fus. Royal Fusiliers \ rniy Ser Corps 1st W. Riding R. 2nd Scots Gds. Royal Artillery 6200 8152 7223 20049 7537 5190 16755 tresn fair fresh sallow fresh fresh fresh fair fresh oin dk brn It brn brn ik bri. It brn aubrn It brn brn liazel grey brn hazel hazel brn hazel blue grey hawker miner labourer labourer labourer carman abourer miner labourer mcoirig * wrmls ignominy con civil power ignominy uisconduct misconduct incorrig & wrthl iguominy misconduct Carlisle, Oumberlnd ( Castlefoul, Yorks Burnley, Lanes Shankhill. Antrim Islington, London ' Stepney, Middlsx • Keighley, Yorks jRoiherliam, Yorks i \ berystwyth 24 Feb. I Mar. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Feb. 25 Feb. Plymouth Caterham York Armagh Woking Londou York Caterham Plymouth womau rt frm cioss flags Ace It frm sc back sc back neck rt hip mole lower lip dots It wrist Sc thumb I LAG It frm crossed swords anchor It frm ttd rt frm 4 scs It side head ttd both frims ttd both frms ARMY RESERVE. OFFICE NO. ! NAME REG. NO. OORP8. COM- PLXN, ENLISTMENT. DATE OK PLACE OK PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DESERTION OR ABSENCE. DATE OK PLACE OF MARKS AND REMARKS. 147 Hawley, 1'. 148 Smith, G. T. 4468 N. Stalls Regt. 29 5 4383 N. Staffs Regt. 283 5 4 }' fresh 5 fresh Ik brn hazel black brn miner labourer 5 Apr. ' y4 Longtou 28 Dec. ' 93 Birm nghm Fen ton, Staffs Birmingham 1 Sept. Lichfield 1 Sept. Lichfield 2 § 2 s It knee ABSENTEES FROM T1IE MILITIA. OFFICE NO. NAME REG NO. Allen, Jas. Archer, George Arnold, James Baxter, William Brown, David C. Brown, Edward J. Brown, Peter Cavanagh, Thomas Co ley, John Collier, Joseph 8713| 5thManchstr U 1620 R. A. Med Corps — K. R. Rifles — K. R. Rides 7965; 7th Rifle Brig. — E. Surrey Regt. — W. Surrey Regt — 3rd N. Lanes R. — Lancashire Art. — 3& 4LanrasterR. OOM- PLXN EN LI ST M KN1 DATE OK 1 PLACE OK PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DKSttUTlON OR ABSENCE. DATE OKI PLACE OK 24 | 5 27} 5 17 ,5 172! 5 241 5 18} ,5 20} 5 23} 5 22J 5 18f 5 5 itresfi « 1 fresh 2J| fresh 2} fresh 3 fresh 4} fresh 7jjfresh 33 fresh 4J, fresh 24lfresh brn brn brn dk brn dk brn black dk brn dk brn brn black grey brn grey brn hazel bru blue hazel brn brn labourer carpenter carman labourer carman labourer porter seaman moulder piecer 13 Aug. 15 Jan. 16 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Jan. 18 Feb. 18 Feb. 15 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. MARKS AND REMARKS. 03] Ashion- u- L 04; Aldershot 0 4 London London Dalston London London Liverpool Manchestr Manchestr Saliord, Lanes 120 Feb. West Ham, Essex 21 Feb. Bermondsey, Surrey 17 Feb. Bermondsey, Surrey 17 Feb. Hackney, London 18 Feb. Hoxton, Middlx 20 Feb. Islington, Middlx 21 Feb. Liverpool 16 Feb. Bolton, Lanes 24 Feb. Bed ton! Leigh, Lanes 17 Feb. Ashton- u- L ttd both arms Aldershot tt< l rt arm sc rt wrist I London London London London London Liverpool Manchestr i Manchestr dot rt fim C W dot It frm star rt frm tomb It frm heart & c rt frm mole It loin EC ILLS If frm M & sc It frm large sc back cap horse » hoe & c It frm JJ Pi: several dots It frm TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1904. T H E POLICE GAZETTE. 3 ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA— continued. • FFIOK " O. NAME. REG. NO. CORPS. u o "< HEIGHT. COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. TRADE. ENLISTMENT. PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DESERTION OR ABSENCE. MARKS AND REMARKS. DATE OP PLACE OF 1 DATE Opj PLACE OF 169 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 Davies, James Gladstone. Edward Gunter, William Harnet t, Thos. W. Hill, Herbert Hill, William Jarvis, Ernest Johnstone, Walter McGuire, James MeLui kie. Andrew 833 6764 7880 7932 9466 9778 5 At 6 Lanes Fus. Durham L. I. MedwyDiv. RE. Sth Rifle Bug. 7th Rifle Brig. 3rd Royal Scots Lndn. Rec. Dist. 3rd E Lanes R. Lancashire Art. 3rd Royal Scots 23 18} 33} 18 31 22} 18} 25 28} 17} 6 3J 5 10} 5 7} 5 3 5 7} 5 7 5 6} 5 8 5 8 5 3} fresh tresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh biaek brn dark dk brn dk brn brn brn bra dk brn brn brn bazel grey grey haze] blue grey grey brn blue packer labourer fisherman farrier's ast oven buildr labourer labourer waiter labourer machinist 17 Feb. 04 17 Feb. ' 04 16 Dec. ' 02 27 Jan. ' 04 7 Jan. ' 04 15 Aug. ' 99 19 Feb. ' 04 12 Feb. 04 11 Jan. ' 04 10 Feb. ' 04 Maiiehestr Gateshead Canterbry London Dalston Edinboro' Stratford Ramsbttm Liverpool Edinboro' salford, Lanes Byker, Nrthmbrlnd Bristol, Gloucester Clerkenwell, Middx Hertford Southside, Glasgow Islington, Middlx Manchester St. Helen's, Lanes Fountainbridge,* 18 Feb. 17 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 16 Feb. 10 Feb. - Feb. 12 Feb. 23 Jan. 13 Feb. Manche » tr en route* Sheerness Woolwich London Glencorse Stratford en route* Seaforth Gleneorse sc ll side neck * to Newcastle- on- Tyne sc outside It knee ttd both frms 4t It hand sc nose & c star centre chest woman rt thigh sc right wrist CM rt frm ttd It frm boat itc It frm E. Crocker Jtc rt frm • to Burnley woman's face cross flags itc rt frm sc. back head * Midlothian 169 170 171 172 Rodgers, John Smith, Arthur Teiry, Walter John Williams, John 9468 88 3 en 4 R Lanes R Lancashire Art. Medwy Div. RE. 3 A: 4 R Lanes B 18 213 24} 12 5 2 5 8} 5 6 5 5| 11 esb | bru sallow brn fair ' fair fresh brn brn ^ rey grey grey collier barman labourer labourer tS Feb. 04 15 Jan. ' 04 3 Feb. ' 0 23 Feb. ' 01 Alancliestr laltuid, Lanes Liverpool Liverpool • iheerness RamBgate, Kent Janchestr Adair, Limerick 24 Feb. 7 Feb. 15 Feb. 4 Feb. jlaiichestr Seaforth Sheerness Jlancnestr M 1 rt trm IS t, « . c it iiu scs rt eyebrow & It cheek ttd back It hand sc It arm Discharged' for Miscon duct. OFPIOE NO. NAME REG NO CORPS sa 3 f. • a S COM- PLXN HAIR EYES TRADE CACSE OF DIS CHARGE AS STATED ON PAROH MEN'T OERT. PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN DATE OF DIS- CHARGE. PLACE OP DIS- CHARGE. MARKS AND REMARKS. 173 174 Fryers, Joseph Walls, Patrick 1265 4285 3rd E. Lanes R 3rd R. Ir. Fun. IHf 173 5 2} i t\ fresh urn fresh | dk brn grey brn striker weaver con. civil power Barrow- in- Furness ipnominy Shankhiil. Antrim 1 Dec. lf> Feb. Preston Armaah ADMIRALTY. Description of Deserters from His Majesty's Sea Service. OFFICE NO. NAME SHIP DESERTED FROM WHERE BORN a a < 175 17fi 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 Bradley, George Hy Caswell, James Cotton, Josiah Ellis, William F. Haynes, Harry Kinney, Thomas E. Lilley, Richard Loughrin, Bernard Magin. Robert May, Henry G. fr- ill s a se COM- PLXN HAIR EYES.; MARKS AND REMARKS, Fir' queen, deserter Firequeen, deserter Hrequeen, deserter Empress of India, desertr Firequeen, deserter Pembroke, deserter Cambridge, deserter Pactolus, deserter Terpsichore, deserter Pembroke, deserter 186 Ottaway. Percy C. S. J86 Stanley. George Lund rail, deserter Firequeen. deserter 13 Feb. 13 Feb. 12 Feb. 20 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 16 Feb. 15 JaD. 27 Jan. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 13 Feb. 04 ' 04 ' 04 ' 04 ' 04 ' 04 ' 04 ' 04 ' 04 ' 01 \. B. private, R. M. L. I. A. B. private, R. M. L. I. private, R. M. L. I. stoker, 2nd class stoker stoker stoker A. B. Higligate, London Yarmouth, Canada Walsall, Staffs St. Mary's, Cardiff Camden Town, London Sunderland, Durham Hermington, Devon Collon, Meath [ Queensferry, Edinburgh St. Giles', London ' 21 j5 21 5 : 25}' 5 ! 28}| 5 29 i5 ,184,5 29 5 2515 23 5 261 5 7 n 5} 6| 6} n 11} n 2 fresh fresh dark dark fresh fresh fresh dark fair fresh ( light aubrn It brn brn brn dk brn black dk brn [ It brn brn blue blue blue brn blue blue blue blue brn blue ship back rt hand marks It arm F L star J H L Jtc rt frm crown kc It frm J C k pierced heart rt frm W E & bracelet rt frm ttd It frm mole rt side neck sc It forefinger It S & dots both frms I L F K Jt cross It frm bracelet It wrist ' 04| A. B. ' OJ A. B. Islington, London Wantage 120} 5 22 5 fresh fresh It brr blue It brn grey sc nose k It knee ttd It frm se It eyebrow bracelet It wrist Discharged for Misconduct. WFICE NO NAME SHIP DISCHARGED PROM. DATE. RATING. WHEKE BORN. • 0 • 9 a a OOM- PLXN HAIR. EYES. CAUSE OF DIS- CHARGE. MARKS AND REMARKS. 18/ 188 189 190 Baker, Charles Victoi Bibby, John Stamford, Harry* Tutte. Alfred W. Hi her ma Vi idiot ire Vivid ltussell 26 Nov. ' 0.1 10 Oct. ' 03 19 May ' 04 1 Oct. ' 03 cook's mate O. S. private, R. M. L. I. O. S. Merton Rd., Wandsworth Greenwich, Kent Brighton, Suss-.' X Malet, horpj. Lines 20} 22 21} 19} 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 4 fresn jit brn fair It brn — ! orn lark iIk brn brn objctnaole blue objctnable blue objctnable Ik brn J objctnable sc rt shoulder heart It arm " alias Ciias. W. Longley ROYAL MARINES. Description of Deserters. OFFICE NO. NAME. DIVISION. WHERE BORN. TRADE. H ® K w o M H ttt COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. REGIMENTALS OR PLAIN OLOTHES. DATE OF DESERTION PLACE OF DESERTION MARKS AND REMARKS, 191 192 193 IfM « ox, Thomas Dal ton, W. C. Fiiman, Samuel Harper, Thos. Jas. Chatham Plymouth Chatham R. M. A. Camber well. Lndn Golden, Tippeiarj St. George's E.* St. Mary's, Staffnt vanguard shopman porter porter 19 26 23 18} 5 5 5 7} 5 6 5 9 fresh frckld fresh resh brn bru brn Ik brn oru blue bazel brn regimentals 31 Jan. 01 15 Feb. ' 04 19 Feb ' 01 18 Feb. ' 01 ' Jhatb. un small sc centre forehead Plymouth large scs rt side forehead It thumb i: centre back Chatham actress It frm ' London Portsmth MAY M rt arm M It wrist sc chin MEN REPORTED AS DESERTERS OR ABSENTEES ( War Office and Admiralty) who have REJOINED or who, for any other reason, are NOT to be Apprehended. BEO. NO. POLICE GAZETTE IN REG. NO. POLICE GAZETTE IN NAME. OB COBPS OR SHIP. WHICH ADVERTISED. NAME. OR CORPS OR SHIP. WHICH ADVERTISED. RATING. DATE NO OF ADVT RATING. DATE NO OF ADVT. Bond, W. 5796 2nd N. Lanes Regt,. 1 7 Nov. ' 03 11 Mundy, J. 7620 West Kent Regt. 23 Feb. ' 04 69 Chamberlain, J. 7607 lst E. Surrey Regt. 1 23 Feb. 04 20 Murray, P. 9845 4th Northumb Fus. 23 Feb. ' 04 71 Coloeott, A. 10781 Royal Engineers 26 Aug. ' 02 29 Partridge, W. 28210 Rojal Artillery 17 Feb. ' 03 133 Cook, S. pte, R. M. L. I Apollo 23 Feb. ' 04 164 Patteison, P. 6210 2nd N. Lanes Regt. 13 Oct. ' 03 104 Coombs, S. 27659 Jtoyal Artillery 16 Feb. ' 04 28 Pluck, M. 2975 Royal Artillery 29 Apr. ' 02 135 Crane, J. 34584 Royal Artillery 13 Feb. ' 00 24 Poulton, A. 27743 Royal Artillery 23 Feb. ' 04 77 Clank, J. 9872 4th Northumb Fus. 29 Dec. 03 10 Probert. T. 29367 Ro\ al Artillery 23 Feb. ' 04 79 Donegan, C 8638 2nd Royal Dublin Fus. 9 Feb. ' 04 46 Radband, A. 7258 lst E. Surrey Regt. 26 Jan. ' 04 106 Dunn, J. 4572 Royal Artillery 25 Sept.' 00 28 Rowland, C. A. B. Ctesar 23 Feb. ' 04 183 Fenwick, E. 9919 2nd Northumb Fus. 23 1 eb. ' 04 31 Sinnott, J. 8076 Royal Irish Regt. 23 Feb. ' 04 90 Fianl s, J. 23005 Royal Artillery 15 July ' 02 58 Smith, A. 6777 lst W. Kent Regt. 23 Ftb. ' 04 92 Furber, T. 9740 Manchester Regt. 16 > eb. ' 04 47 Smith, W. 6751 lst W. Kent Regt. 9 Feb. ' 04 152 Godfrey, H. 9724 2nd Northumb Fus. 23 Feb. ' 04 33 Sparkes, E. Steen, T. O. S. Pembroke 7 Apr. ' 03 208 Hauhy, J. — R. M. L. I. 23 Feb. ' 04 202 4948 5th Northumb Fus. 5 Jan. ' 04 168 Heaps, A. 7388 3rd Greradicr Guard 23 Feb. 01 40 Sunimerhayes, E. A. B. Prince George 9 Feb. 04 258 Jones, J. — 3rd S. Walts Borclrs. 9 Feb. 04 232 Thompson, J. 9362 4t. h Northumb Fus. 20 Oct. ' 03 66 Keenan, T. dom.. 3rd cl. Firequeen Army Service Corps 23 Feb. ' 04 173 Tracy, J. 9987 4th Northumb Fus. 9 Feb. ' 04 159 Kelly, F. 20654 1 7 Nov. ' 03 69 Wackett, W. O. S. lienbow 29 Sept. ' 03 254 Lee, F. Lynch, C. 7105 Royal Bei l> s Regt. 28 July ' 03 61 Walsh. M. 17754 Royal Artillery 15 Oct. ' 01 210 8565 2nd Royal Dublin Fus. 19 Jan. ' 04 62 Watts, J. 9570 4th Northumb Fus. 26 Jan. ' 04 135 Lyons, M. Mai si all, J. 8152 Royal Irish Regt. 23 Feb. ' 04 53 Welch, F. 4535 lst Dorset Regt. 23 Feb. ' 01 105 968 i 4tli Northumb Fus. 9 Feb. ' 04 107 Williams, F. 7172 2nd Oxfoid L. I. 23 Feb. ' 04 109 Meny, G. 5663 6th Royal Fusiliers 21 June' 03 613 Wilson, J. 9918 2nd ' Noithumb Fus. 23 Feb. ' 04 113 MethtreJl, W. 7157 Ut W. Kent Regt. 23 Feb. ' 04 65 6 TIIE POLICE GAZETTE. FRIDAY, MARCH II. 1904. EXTRACT FROM KING'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS— REWARDS, & c. 700. Every possible effort Is to be made to check desertion » nd straggling, and, by lawfnl means, to detect and apprehend deserters or absentees without leave. Descriptions in the established form are to be distributed as may be directed by the Commanders- in- chief, but at home one copy is invariably to be lent by the Oaptain to the Chief Constable of the deserter's or absentee's usual place of residence, should it be known, and also to any other place or places where he may be likely to have gone. 2. The procedure to be followed in respect of the arrest and subsequent disposal of deserters and absentees is governed by the provisions of Section 9 of the Act 10 and 11 Vict, cap. 62 ; and by Section SO of the Naval Discipline Act, 5, Under the first of those Statutes, any person arrested on suspicion of being a deserter or absentee from His Majesty's Navy shall be taken and charged before a Magistrate, and by him, either— ( a.) Committed to prison pending inquiry as to his Identity, and afterwards, should such identity be proved, handed over to Naval custody, or— ( b.) Committed direct to Naval custody on board any one of HiB Majesty's ships. In either of the above cases, after the deserter or absentee has been delivered into Naval custody, he may be dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act. i. If arrested on Naval Warrant under Section 60 of the Naval Discipline Act, the deserter or absentee may be received direct into Naval custody and dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act; but no deserter or absentee who has not been arrested under suoh warrant shall be received from the Police, or from any other person, unless such deserter or absentee has first been charged before a Magistrate. 6. A deserter or absentee who voluntarily surrenders himself to Naval authority may be dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act, though no warrant for his arrest may have been Issued and without charging him before a Magistrate. 6. Under the provisions of Section 10 of the Act 10 and 11 Vict., cap. 8 any person who voluntarily confesses to being a deserter, or an absentee without leave, from His Majesty's Navy, unless he surrender himself into Naval custody, may either— ( a,) Be taken before a Magistrate, and by him delivered Into Naval custody, or— ( 6.) Be arrested on a warrant under Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, and delivered direct into Naval custody. In either case, however, the question whether he be or be not a deserter or absentee must be duly investigated by Naval authority, and for that purpose he may be detained for a reasonable time, when, if his confession of desertion or absence without leave shall be found not to be true, then he cannot be punished at all under the Naval Discipline Act, but he may either— ( o.) Be received and detained in His Majesty's Navy, or— ( d.) If not received into His Majesty's Navy, and on conviction of false confession of desertion before two Justices of the Peace, he may be adjudged to be punished, if in England, as a rogue and vagabond, and if in Scotland or Ireland, by commitment to prison, there to be kept to hard labour for any time Dot exceeding three months. 7. When any deserter, or absentee without leave, whether delivered into Naval custody by order of a Magistrate, or by a Warrant issued under Section 60 of the Naval Discipline Act, or by voluntary surrender, shall be brought before the Com- manding Officer of any one of His Majesty's ShipB to be dealt with summarily, his case is to be thoroughly investigated, and a note taken in writing of the proceedings ; the prisoner is at the same time to be formally asked if he has any statement to make and such statement, if made, is to be signed by the prisoner, and duly witnessed; and the accuracy of any such statement is to be carefully tested before the case is finally disposed of. 787. The penalties for Inducing men to desert or im- properly absent themselves, or for employing or concealing deserters or absentees, are set forth In the Naval Discipline Act. • • * • • 770. Except in the cases specified in Art. 772, the Com- manding Officer of a Ship may authorise the payment of a reward not exceeding £ 3 to any Constable or other person by whom a deserter may be brought on board, or delivered up to any duly authorised person within two years of the date of his desertion. The amount of the reward should be determined by the attendant circumstances, and, in considering these, the zeal shown, and the trouble taken, by the Constable or other person by whom the arrest of the deserter has been effected, should be duly weighed. The above Regulations for the payment of rewards will not be held to apply in the case of a deserter voluntarily surrendering himself at any Police Station, or to any Constable or other recognised authority, unless it can be clearly shown that such deserter had been induced so to surrender himself by the vigilance and exertions of any such Constable, or other person ; but exceptional cases of this description are not to be dealt with without reference to the Admiralty at home, or Commanders- in- Chief or Officers in command of Stations abroad, for full inquiry into the circumstances. 2. In cases where persons have been more than two years in a state of desertion, no reward is to be paid without previous reference as above ; and It has been notified to the Constabulary generally that when deserters are apprehended in the United Kingdom after such a period of absence, they are not to be removed from their places of confinement until the Admiralty has been communicated with. • • * * • 3. A reward, not exceeding 18, may also be paid for the apprehension of any person who, without being guilty of desertion, in the opinion of the Captain of the Ship to which he belongs, either gives reasonable ground for considering that he intends to desert, or commits any one of the following offences, the particulars of which are to be stated in the notice to the Police :— ( a.) Breaks out of his Ship. ( J.) When on service away from his Ship, quits his place of duty, and remains absent after the time at which he should have returned to the Ship, ( c.) When his Ship is under sailing orders, remains absent without leave until after the Ship has sailed ; pro- vided that the fact of the Ship being nnder sailing orders were generally known. A reward, not exceeding XI ( unless there is reasonable ground for considering that the man intends to desert, in which case AS may be paid), may be paid for the apprehension of any man who overstays his leave. In giving these rewards, the same consideration as governs the payment of rewards for the apprehension of deserters is to be taken into account, both as regards arrest and voluntary surrender. i. No reward is to be paid for the apprehension of any Commissioned, Warrant, or Subordinate Officer, without the sanction of the Admiralty at home, or Commander- in- Chief or Senior Officer present, abroad. 771. In addition to the foregoing rewards, there may be paid to the Constable, or other person bringing deserters or stragglers on board, such expenses attending their lodgment, subsistence, and travelling, as may appear to have been fairly incurred, and to be in accordance with these regulations, viz.:— Railway Fare ( return) of Escort - - ( As an ordinary rule, Railway Fare ( single) of deserter or< not to exceed Id. straggler - . - ( per mile. Other sums expended in the actual carriage of the deserter or straggler, such ae for the hire of Cabs, Boats, etc. Subsistence of deserter or Not exceeding Is. while under straggler. detention, or 2s. 6d. a day when travelling. Subsistence of Escort - • At the same rate as that allowed for Petty Officers under Art. 1522, according to the time necessarily occupied in conveying the deserter or straggler to his destination and returning, namely, 8s. 6d. when absent above 9 hours, and not absent during the night; and 6s. when absent a night, or for every 24 hours of absence, no fractional part of a day being allowed in addition to the 24 hours, unless the extra time for which payment is claimed exceed by more than 9 hours, the full time for which 5s. would be paid. The only other charges which, except in special cases, should be sanctioned, are a fee of 2s. to the Magistrate's Clerk, and a fee of 2s. 6d. to any medical practitioner by whom the deserter or straggler may have been examined. 2. Should no reward be payable, the Constable or other person bringing deserters or stragglers on board should be directed, in addition to the above items, to prefer a claim for such other expenses as he may consider himself fairly entitled to, but every case of this description is to be forwarded to the Admiralty for examination and decision. 3. Should the Constable, or other person, bringing a deserter or straggler on board object to the Captain's award, the case is to be submitted to the Commander- in- Chief, who, if unable to settle the question, will forward it for the decision of the Admiralty. * * • • • The Governor of the gaol will furnish a statement of the number of days' subsistence provided, for which the charge of one shilling per diem is to be added to the other charges against the man's pay if convicted of desertion or absence without leave. This particular charge of Is. per diem is to be shown, with other mulcts, on the Ship's ledger. ***** 8. With a view to simplifying the payment of such claims. Magistrates and Governors of gaols, when requested to send deserters or stragglers back to their ships, should be informed that it is desirable that the men should be sent in the cus- tody of the Constables who actually apprehended them. 6. The foregoing mode of payment does not apply to cases of deserters or stragglers apprehended by the Metropolitan ( London) Police. In such cases the following course is to be observed :— No payment is to be made by the Accountant Officer in respect of the expenses incurred by the Constable, or of any reward which may be due to him. The Constable will fill up a form, prepared for the purpose, which he is to produce, and in which he will include the whole of his expenses, and certify that they were necessarily incurred by him. He will then hand the form to the Accountant Officer of the Ship, who wiU, with the approval of the Captain, charge the deserter or straggler with the sum shown thereen, together with any reward, if due, and note in the space provided on the form the fact of the charge having been made. The form is then to be returned to the Constable. The payment of the expenses incurred, and of the reward when due, will be arranged between the Admiralty and the Commissioners of Police. 772. No reward under the authority given to the Com- manding Officer by Article 770 is in any case to be paid for the apprehension of deserters or stragglers within the precincts of a port or place where there is a police force employed in any naval establishment, but in order te encourage the local police at any such port or place to search for and apprehend deserters and stragglers, the Commander- in- Chief, or senior officer present, at his discretion, and under such regulations as he may from time to time lay down, may approve a reward not exceeding £ 1 being paid for each deserter or straggler arrested by a Constable of the local police within a reasonable period. ***** NOTK.— If any doubt exists as to the address of any ship, the Admiralty should be asked by telegraph for information. Payments are made by the Accountant Officer of the Ship. LONDON. PRINTED FOB HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. J. KELIHEB Sl Co., LIMITED, W, VICTORIA STBBET. S. W.; 83. KIN » WILLIAM STREKT, K. C.: AND MLAHHHALHKA WOBKS, S. E. * 9348