sul Ford arrived in and received a general salute from the Corps. Mr. Alabaster advanced to the middle of the compound, accompanied by Mr, Ford and Me A. G. Wood (Chairs man of the Municipal Council), of. Moses, P. Maclean, M. Adler and 4 Bieber (Members of the Council), Alabaster addressed t! ans follows Gssziemex VoLustezrs,—L was very glad to be asked to present the ken of the confidence Gr It in always ploasi graceful action on the jovernment you represent, still ing when by it, the importance of a place h you are more or less identified is recognized and the eficioncy and services of a Corps to which you furs merly belonged, so sig nowledsed, On the urentness of Shanghai I need not descant. Fifty years are not yet passed since firat wosettled here, but successive Councils have caused to arise from out of the muddy swamp one of the finest and fuirost cities of the Evat.
For yourselves, no Corps can boast prender ree ord; hot only have you under your present admirable Commandant ate ed a standard of perfection which gained high praise from those well qualified not only have you shown youraely toils and various discomforts of dier er time prepared to undergo
life, but on more than one occasion sot have seen real service under fire, and on each, victory has attended on your daring. Ido not know if there is any here who was at Muddy Flat, but [seo one who took a part ina feat as valiant when some trouty years ago the Rebels were around us and tome thirteen Mounted Rangers one fine morning met and scattered over twice a hundred times their number.
My late lamented chief knew well the stuff you are made of when using his influence to obtain this gift. What you have done before, you'll do again, and if these pleasant times of peace perchance should Dass away, our wives may atill sleep in security in the knowledge that the Voluuteers are keeping guard without, ready to meet and able to defeat whatever foe
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