The Field Day which came off last Saturday, the 15th inst., was anything but success. As usual someone blundered," over three thousand rounds of ammunition were left behind, so that most of the volunteers had none and their guns, when} the men were told to join them, were placed in such a position that not only did they-not come into action at all, but the corps were (theoretically) nearly'all shot down whilst landing from the boats, and after dragging their cuns up and down some almost impossible places were left to cool their heels in a cutting where they could not even see what was going on, much to the anger and disgust of both officers and men. The enemy was supposed to land at Mirs Bay and march along the new road in the New Territory and seize the Cosmopolitan Docks.
The attacking force, under command of Colonel Crown, C.R.E., was composed of the Sth Hyderabads, th 22ed. Bombay Light Infantry, and the Hongkong Royal Antillery. The defenders were in charge of Colonel the Hon. R. H. Bertie, R.W.F., and consisted of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 3cd Madras Infantry, and the Volunteers. The latter were to tura the Sank of the enemy, but this the locality in which their guns had been placed prevented. Before dismissing the Volunteers, the Commandant, Sir John Carrington, addressed a few remarks to them. He said they had had some hard work, much harder than it should have been. Through some mistake, he would not say whose, they had not landed in the right place they had landed further west; but the fault was not theirs, and on the whole they had done well. The Volunteers, some 250 in number, headed by their band, presented good appearance as they marched to the wharf, being a well set-up and soldierly body of mon, such as Hongkong may well be proud of.
THE FOND FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERERS
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