The Archive · 1900

The Indian Troops

Yesterday morning the work of disembarking the Gurkhias from the Canning was resumed at an early hour, and by ILa.m, every nun and all the stores and gear were out of the ship. 'This is a bigger thing than it appears, as besides ammu tion, full hospital service and so forth, the Gurkhas have with them about 3 months' reserve provisions. Tuey are now settled down as comfortably as can be expected on the site selected on the Yangtzepoo Road opposite the Waterworks, esterday morning, early, the Bombay Infantry were out for a march to the race-coitrse, the drums and pipes playing all the time, At the ground the men were pit through a few simple movements and they returned to camp about 8am. On the line of march were hundreds of spectators and the fine appearance of the men was generally admired.

MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS, The following notes are from the " Hongkong Daily Press" of the 17th inst.:—The British transport Rewa reached Hongkong yesterday from Calcutta, having. on board a squadron of the 16th' Bengal Lancers (3 British and 4 native officers, 120 O.'s and men, 103 followers, 132 horses and 73 mules), a Survey ¥ of one British and 4 native officers, with 33 followers, four men and four followers of the Native General Hospital, officers, 5 men, and 23 followers of the Supply Column.

The Nuro terday for Shan; ud th Itaura for the south os THE way The next arrivals of transports which may be expected from the south are those of the Muttra, with the 2nd Coolie Corps and 54th Native Hospital, Fultala with a squadron of the 16th Bengal Lancers and a Veterinary Field Hospital, and Sunda, with another squadron of the Bengal Lancers, the staff of the Cavalry ud 37th Native Hospital, all" due now Upada, with a squadron of the 3rd Bombay and a section of the Native Field 1, due to-morrow; Clive, with the 24th Pioneers and Native Field Hospital Ula, with a squadron of the 3rd Bombay Cavalry and a section of 57th Native Hospital; Antillian, from the Cape, with a siege train: City of Cambridge, with ith Coolie Corps, and 54th Native Field Hospital.

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