New Royal Arch Temple At Edinburgh.

A DOOM IN THE NEW ROYAL ARCH TEMPLE AT EDINBURGH— ( 1 'lio / a . Dnnumoiul Yarnig , luli , iljni ; i / k ) .

Bro. Captain Towse, V.C.

Bro . Captain Towse , V . C .

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On April 30 th , at the seizure of Thoba Mountain , under General Ian Hamilton , Bro . Captain Towse , with twentv-two men of Kitchener ' s Horse and the Gordons , charging 150 of the Boer mercenaries , and driving them

back in utter confusion , won for himself the Victoria Cross . The following is the official extract : — At Magersfontein , on December nth , 18 99 , Captain Towse , V . C ., tried to rescue on his back the late

Colonel Downman , who was mortally wounded , and finding it impossible to carry him , remained with him in the firing line until assistance arrived . His second deed of valour resulted in his being invalided home ,

and in the bestowal on him ot the Victoria Cross by Her Majesty , who , it is said , shed tears when pinning on the decoration . The War Office has awarded a special wounds pension of . £ 300 a year to Captain

Towse in recognition of his distinguished gallantry and in view of the regrettable fact that , he has lost his sight . He had previously distinguished himself with the Chitral Relief Force in 18 95 , and in the campaign on the North-West Frontier of .-India in 18 9 8 . He has

now been appointed Sergeant-at-Arms in Ordinary to Her Majesty . Bro . Towse is a member of the Lodge of Edinburgh

( Mary's Chapel ) , No . 1 .