It was.as a combatant instead of a specta-for that sought to gain iny information of the Battle of Hongkew, which the publication of the general idea" suggested as likely to be an interesting and instructive active service parade. Accordingly what did not come under my own cognisance was readily described by many comrades. who had played important: parts in other direetions, but some of the contradictions were certainly amusing. On the one hand the questioner would be assured that the mob had been metaphorically obliterated, and the German Company. triumphantly displayed several of the standards captured from the mob, and on the other it was no joss, confidently asserted that, the mob having' broken through the defence of the 'Teutons had been at liberty to burn and loot to their hearts' content, Obviously upon such occasions a good deal has to be left to the imagination, but I think it will be generally agreed that the Battle of some one in a burst of military enthusiasm called it, resulted in the {decided discomfiture of the mob, well led though they were by Sergeant Dallas, aceprding to movements planned by Captain Dowdall, Commanding the 8.V.B.
The muster on the Bund was a very creditable one, but I could not help being struck with the number of young fellows, who, unmindful of their responsibilities and the genuine pleasure to be derived from volunteering, came only as on-{ookers and critics." Tt would be far better for themselves and the Corps if they joined their friends in the ranks. With the several branches of the Corps, infantry, artillery, light horse, and engineers no one can contend the most varied tastes ave {not catered for. With this preliminary hint to non-volunteers let us proceed.
A short time sufficed to get the ranks into order, and then under the command of Capt. Brodie e, and headed by the band, we marched away to meet the enemy. The lit horse had orders to move along the orth Szechuen Road, and drive the mob towards. [rather fancy that some of their subsequent movements. were a little erratic. When a body of the horsenen came across a section of the "mob," silver would acquire steadiness at a range of the friskiness of the boys composing the 42 to 43 pence per ounce; and in course latter disconcerted the ponies not a little, of time the successful result of the trial of showing once more that in case of need, to sound in place of empirical schemes would expect the China ponies to act as cavalry ead to the abandonment of all restrictions; under present conditions would be rather on international coinage at a fixed ratio. hazardous. The light horse make excel-'The Chairman of a large financial institu- lent scouts, but if the vigorous waving of tion recently remarked in public meeting a flag frightened the pony beyond control, that there are only two ways of settling! what would be the effect of a yelling'
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