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 12 s. ix. DEC. 10, 1921.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 465 Character Ship Age at Time of Entry Quality Entry Discharge Cause Time Y. M. | W. D. As John Roome Victory 21 Lm. 7 May 1803 14 Jany 1806 2 9

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6 j rH R removed p. Ad.* 25 Ju ne 47 tj i * Strenuous not found 3 ,0 Clorinde Owen Glend Hecate ower borne A.B. in Hecate 5 Sept. 1813 15 Dec. 1814 1 3 2 4 Do. Lm. 16 Dec. 1814 31 Dec. 1814 2 2 Do. A.B. 1 Jan. 1815 19 Nov. 1815 11 2 1 Do. Ord. 20 Nov. 1815 29 Aug. 1816 Off 10

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3 Admiralty, 26 June 1847. These are to certify that John Roome, alias Rome (Candidate for Pensioner to Greenwich Hos- pital) is borne on the Books of Her Majesty's Ships above mentioned, the Age, Qualities, Entry, Discharge, and Cause thereof, and Time, as there expressed ; the above Ships being all mentioned in his List. B. MOORE. This Certificate given on Admiralty Letter, dated 1 July 1847. [Endorsed] Remove R. No claim to back Pay. No Prize money. J. H. H. 25 June, W. J. M. Send it afterwards to me. J. H. HAY. E. H. FAIRBROTHER. per Admiralty. ENGLISH ARMY SLANG AS USED IN THE GREAT WAR. (See 12 S. ix. 341, 378, 383, 415, 423, 455.) THE following list has been compiled from words kindly sent in to us by CAPT. E. COHEN, MR. D. A. DENNIS, JR., MR. L. H. F. DREW, MR. ROBERT HTJTTON, MR. C. J. MAORATH, MR. H. A. PIEHLER, MR. ANDREW SOUTTAR, MAJOR WERNHER, MR. J. W. WOLLEY, J. M. O., B. S., and LI. W. The next list which will appear on Dec. 24 will be composed of Air Force slang. A fair number of words has already been collected, but additions would be welcome. A. NICKNAMES AND PERSONAL APPELLATIONS. BELGIQUES (BELGEES). Belgians. BLIND HALF-HUNDRED. Anti-aircraft batteries. BUFF-STICK. Orderly man. (Barrack-room.) CANARIES. Instructors at central training schools in France (from yellow arm-bands worn by instructors). CLIENT. One who " clicks " for (i.e., is detailed for) fatigues. CLOB. Lout. CLUTCHING HAND (THE). Quartermaster-Ser- geant. (Kitchener's Army.)