12 SEPTEMBER 1914, Page 2

Mr. Churchill has formed two Naval Brigades and a Marine

Brigade out of the Reserves for whom there is at present no opportunity for service afloat. The Crystal Palace, it is said, will be used as headquarters. The Brigades will not be sent on foreign service until the naval situation is entirely satis- factory. The two Naval Brigades will consist of eight battalions, each named after a famous Admiral. Lord Fisher and Sir Arthur Wilson will be honorary Colonels of the Naval Brigades, and Lord Charles Beresford of the Marine Brigade. If the Naval Brigades should be released for service abroad they will be handed over to the War Office. Three-fourths of the commissioned officers are already available. Volunteers are called for to fill the vacancies.