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National Association for the Employment of 
Reserve Men. 
The Committee E.A.L have received tlie annual report of tlie above-named 
Association for the year 1897 and are glad to note the good work therein 
recorded. In the year 1896 the association found situations for no less than 4916 
men, of whom 559 belonged to the B.A. and registered the names of 9151 men. 
It has 81 branches established in various places in the United Kingdom. Its 
rules are few and simple; only men of good character are registered and no fees 
are demanded either from the men or from those who employ them. 
It has been suggested that Batteries and Companies of the Begiment at home 
and abroad would do well to make an annual subscription of £2 or £8 to the 
Association from their canteen or other funds, instead of giving, as many units have 
done, handsome donations now and again at intermittent periods. The authority 
enabling Corps to subscribe from their Canteen Fund is Horse Guards letter 
106 | Genl. No. | 136, dated 28th July, 1887. The Central Office of the Asso¬ 
ciation is 12 Buckingham Street, Strand, London W.C.; copies of the Annual 
Beport, Buies, and all information will be gladly supplied on application to the 
Secretary. 
The Committe have agreed to issue from time to time with “ Proceedings ” lists 
of situations vacant that are suitable for soldiers either serving or in the reserve 
or for retired men, also lists of soldiers serving or in the reserve or retired men 
who want places. Thus, if a man is wanted to be employed in an officers’ mess 
canteen, or sergeants’ mess the officer in charge of the establishment wanting him 
should notify the fact to the Secretary B.A. Institution. In the same way the 
officer commanding the battery or company should send in the name of any man 
leaving his command, stating the employment he desires and his qualifications for it. 
It is to be clearly understood that the Committee B.A. Institution will in no 
way hold themselves responsible for the characters either of men or of situa¬ 
tions and reserve to themselves the right of refusing to publish any name of man 
or situation without giving a reason for the same. 
Obituary. 
Lieut.-Genl. G. Leslie, Colonel-Commandant, whose death has been announced, 
joined the Begiment as 2nd Lieutenant, 19th December, 1844 ; became Lieu¬ 
tenant, 1st April, 1846 ; 2nd Captain, 7th December, 1852; Captain, 2nd 
November, 1855 ; Brevet Major, 18th December, 1862 ; Lieut.-Colonel, 6th 
July, 1867; Colonel, 6th July, 1872 ; Major-General, 1st September, 1883 ; 
lion. Lieut.-General on retirement, 22ncl April, 1887, and Colonel-Commandant, 
28 th May, 1895. 
Captain W. Shipman, who died at Woolwich 5th August, 1897, was commis¬ 
sioned from the ranks as Biding-Master, lion. Lieuteuant, 31st December, 1881, 
and became Captain, 31st December, 1891. 
