After a dreary of rain the weather cleared up on was blessed with gi balmy breezes. A more stiitable slay the inspection of the Volunteer Corps could not have been chosen, and it is satisfactory to note that the appearance and efficiency of the men on the parade ground were completely in harmony with the beauty of the day As a preliminary to the aft German and A" Compani photo graphed in the Cathedral compound by an enterprising Chinaman. By half-past two o'clock the whole of the infantry, comprising "A," "B," German, Euston and Japanes companies wore mustered the compound of the Municipal Coun offices, under the command of their res pective officers, the signallers, commanded by Second Lieutenant Carlson, forming upon the right. The Commandant, Lieut. Colonel Mackenzie, Major Little, and the Adjutant, Captain Wedemeyer, were the three principal officers of the day. Pre-) ceded by the Light Horse and the Artil-ery, who went to the head of the process sion in Nanking Road, and the Volunteer Band, the men marched to the Race Course, where a large assemblage of spectators had gathered. Double rank Was formed, with the Germans on the left and "A"" Company on the right. abore "A" Company were the Artillery and the Light Horse, the Band being stationed at the rear of the infantry. Bayonets were fixed, and after a short it Major Denny, the Inspecting Officer, accompanied by the Commandant, rode up on horseback, the band playing' and the men standing at the salute. The salute was very smartly performed, and there was little to find fault with in the way the order to "slope arms" was carried out.
fter Major Denny had made a careful inspection of the men, there came the march past, the Inspecting oticer, and Messrs. W. G. Bayne, C. M. Ede, and A.M. "Marshall, representing, the Municipal C suneil, standing near the saluting point. ' Each company kept a steady line and unbroken forma: tion, each company of infantry, with the exception of the German, passing at the same step. The band slowed down to How the German infantrymen to pass with their goose step movement, and quickened again for the Artillery and Light Horse. As one of the guns of the Artillery yot opposite the saluting point one of the leading horses got restive and plunged and kicked in a dangerous way. It was, however, eventually persuaded to rejoin its Company. The march past over, men wheeled to the left in quarter 1 moved back again to their position. The Light Horse and then wheeled round and again ed the saluting point, this time at The ended the ceremonial part spection, but before leaving the Major Denny. '3 S ad roses Course the Corps were address
Colonel Mackenzie, officers, sioned officers and' men Shanghai Volunteer Corps. Be-1 make my few remarks upon spection of the Corps, which have had this week the Honour and of undertaking, T should like first form you that "Major-General Sir gascoigne has asked me to ex:
to all ranks his great regret at not ug able to personally conduct the inspection himself this year. He fully intended to have done so, but unfortunately season of inspection at and ho felt that the Hongts had a prior claim to his to the fact that, since last:
hare been under a new Com-they have been changed
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