Boys' Form Prizes—VI, T. van Cor-bach. V, Harry Bonker (assiduity). IV, R. de Villard and Gordon Nazer. Harold Hykes and Richard Purcell. Iib, James Endicott and George Robinson. Ti, Charles Mayne and Sam Sudka. I, Cyril Molloy and Tom Macdonald. Cyril Walker (assiduity) and Isaac Ezra (assiduity).
The ceremony of enroll formed Japanese Company of the Sh: Volunteers was held at the Town Hall on Swurday afternoon. The men, who numbered nearly seventy, fell in at 2 p.m, About half of them were old members of ihe provi company formed last suiumer, and were present in uniform. Csptain Tnamura was in command. the present were Mr, Hewett, the sri of the Municiyal Council, Mxjor, Mackenziv, Capt. Wedemvyer and Maj Admiral Yeudo and commanders of the various Japan of-war in harbour, and the committee of Tapanese residents who had been interested in raising the company, attended to testify to their good wishes for the enterprise.
The men were andre-sed by Capt the roll. Speeches from the Acting Consul, Mr. Matsumara, and Mr. followed.
The Chairman of the Council then addressed the Company. Mr, Hewett said:—Captain Inamura, officers and men of the Jpaness Company, I much esteem the honour dene me in asking me to inspect your newly-formed Company this attecwoon, the more so as Lam thus enabled to tell you how much we appre the public spirit which has been displayed by the Japanese section of the community in forming this Company. Last summer, at_a time when we could not but fee certain amount of uneasiness for the se: riy of the Settlements, an appeal was mide for recruits for our volunteer force.
was nobly mon weal was well illustrated by the cheerful and enthusiastic manner in which you devoted yourselves to your new drill, in spire of the many other calls upon your tim furnishing an example 10 all. A' wel known military authority e years nzo with having said that a arris, which had for tions fought with steel, would 1; any truth in this theo: have clearly shown that they an exception to the rue. Tt is well within the memory of some of tha older members when the Japanese ranked amongst the finest swonisuzen of thi To-day their sons have shown prowess with modern arms of prooist The Western troops now in China been proud to Bight sile by side with their allies from Japan, Although we at Shans hai have so far been fortunately spared personal experience of the disturbance which have unhappily broken out in this country, still, belt he hest means face is to prepare for war, we wsacommunity hive dons what we could to he fore-s yl, and, like our brothers in the Nort to count th Japanese Company among our fish assets, and to recall the fet that the first permanent teer Company whick i story of Japmn has been for ide its own country, has been in the defence of Shanghai, are due to your ConsulGeneral, Me.
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Admiral Yend> sp ko a few. words, concluding bye: for three cheers for Shanghai, Thes were given, and one of the officers replied on behalf of the corps.
The Chaicuan of the Council, the Cent mandantand 1Yendo then inspected the men, The mee terminated with an adjournment to the lecture room, where the prosperity "f the Japanese Company was duly teasied, The Town Band, under Me. Sterubers, was in attend "A selections an
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