So far as it went, the active service parade of the Volunteers on Monday night Was a complete success, demonstrating that upon a sudden call the various companies Gan be mustered in a creditably short space of time, ready to carry out the irectious of the Officer Commanding. OF course there wascrery little show pidgin" connected with the event, and it was not intended there should be; the idea bein, to make the men familiar with rapi mobilization. Naturally the members of the corps had foreknowledge of the ey but' they loyally entered into the spirit of those organising it, and made preparations likely to give an exaggerated impression of the time in which they could' obey the call to arms. 'Indeed, to such at extent was realism carried, that we have hoard of one Volunteer who went to bed just before the alarm was anticipated 80 og td show how long it actually would take him to muster when least prepared. based upon' the assumption that arrange: The general idea" of the, parade was niénts for the complete defence of ti 'Settlement having been made, " the portion allotted to the Volunteers is from thie Horse 'Bavaar bridge to the bridge over the Defence Creek on the new Cemetery Road, but for 'seme reason, the Commander of the Garrison has ridt' communicated this. to the Officer Commanding the Volunteers. Onthenight of the 11th a sudden alarm is given, the Volunteers ure directed to be called lit, by spatial messengers, and the portion the. to be mannad by them indicated. to their Soumanding Officer who inauéethig orders to the officers commanding lig "an the ground." "In odd-quarters at the Municipal compound from whence he
Gelock it was manifest that somethitig of an unusual character: was happening. "Mounted couriers galloped here avd there, and after a brief interval the troops' began to muster, and the guns Tumbled to the appointed rendezvous. From the Burid the various bodies marched to the Defeice Creek, everything being practically ready'for any emergency within an hour from the first alarm, ~The nature of the simple, but important manceuvres will be gathered from the following orders issued by Majot Holliday.—9.15p.m. Offi Commanding German Company. ordered to move, you will march your company, covered by an advance gued, up the Canton Road, far_as the Fokien Road, and send hale up the Pakhoi, and half up Canton Road, and occupy the is. You will send a flanking party of Thibet, Pakhoi, and Canton. along the Sungkiang Road to join you vid Yunnan You will commiunicste with the parties on your right by the Yunnan Road. Youmay barricade[Notto beacted on], 9.20 p.m.—Ofticer Commanding D. Company.—When you move off, you will move in rear of C. Company as far as Kwangse Road, then branch off to Swatow Road. Move up it, covered by an advance guard, and occupy the juncture of Thibet and Swatow Roads. You may barricade [Not to be acted on}—9.25p.m.—Oficer Commanding C. Company.—When you are ordered to move off from the Bund you will move up the Foochow Road, covered by an ad. vance guard, and oeupy the junction of the Foochow and Thibet Roads. You may partially barricade, but must leave room for the retreat of a gun [Not to be acted on). 9.30.—Ofiicer Commanding B, Company.—When ordered to move off you will move, covered by an advance guard, up the Hankow Road, and occupy the junction of it with Thibet Road. You may cade, but must leave room for retreat of gun [Not to be acted oi1].—9.33. Officer Commanding A.—When ordered to move off, you will send a half company, covered by'an advance guard, up Hankow Road to vocupy the junction of Hankow and Thiber Roads, You may barricade [Not to be acted on}. The other half company will go as escort to artillery, and cover its advance and support it on Loongfei Bridge. 9.35 p.m.—Officer commanding Artille—When ordered to move, you will pro-coed covered by A, Be, Nanking Road and occupy Loongfei Bridge with 2 guns. You will send 2 guns,—one with retreat down Kiukiang, the other down Han. kow Roads. Order the officer in command of them to either support your guns cross-fire, or enfilade Cemetery Bridge occasion requires, or fire to this frout.—9.40 pan. Officer Commanding Light Horse,—As soon as yon get enough men, you will occupy the junction of Thibet Road with Pakhoi, Canton, Swatow, Foochow, Hankow, Kiukiang, and Nanking Roads, and patrol Bubbling Well and New meter Roads. When ordered to move, you wil send (1)a patrol down Great Western Road, (2) a patrol down Westgate Road, (3) a patrol down Bubbling Well Road. ' all to meet at Morris' House, and return [Not to be acted en]. Head-quarters staff jutiction Yunnan and Nanking Roads.—10 p.m; Senior Infantry Officer, the Bund. i order A-and B Companies to provide nol Tess than four men each as Nordenfelt detachments and place both detachments in charge of one officer. A Company gun to be om Thibet Road, with retreat dave Kiukiang; B! Company gun to be on Thibet Road, with retreat down Hankow Road.
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