There are no pleasint green meadows, or sea sands, dotted with white bell-tents and flapping canvas marquees, to be seen in the neighbourhood of the Rifle Butts, but the S. V.C. are in camp," technically at all events. It isthe best that can be done under local conditions and that, given fine weather, it makes a pleasant outing and an opportunity for useful in truct.ons, there cin be no doubt. The arrangements have been made on lines which are now familiar, with the result that our defenders are ouabed to experience some of the dizn'ty and interest of campaigning, while enjoying most if not all the comforts of howe, electric light included. The sleeping qu"rters are arranged on the platform of what used to be the Rifle Butts railw"y station. There are two long matsheds for the non-commissioned officers and men, another not quite so long for the officers, and the waiting rooms of the stations have been furbished up, breton windows repaired etc.. into quarters for the commandant. The orderly room is a spacious shed at the entrance tothe sort of compound f.rmed by the sheds, On the range proper a very large mess shed has been erected, with a canteen adjoining, and here extensive stores have been collected, to ensure no possibilities of bult rations.
Ca Tuesd"y afternoon about twelve officera and 110 men belonging to the Infantry battalion only, marched from the Bund to camp, and during tle rest of the afternoon and evening men con'inuel to arrive in batches. It is expected that there will be xbout 300 men inc-mp. Although the camp has owly just been pilched it was unanimously decided that this ye"r's camp is the finest that has ever been held in Shanghai. The men are very comfortably housed, and well fed, the citering being done by the Bristol Hotel. The field arrangements are all excellent, and th" Vulunt-ers are sure to thoroughly enjoy their stay in camp. The men "lready in camp are filled with military ar!our, and there is ex; ceted to be a decided increase in the number at camp to-night.
It is understood, however, thatthe Artillery and Light Horse will not be able to join the camp, at the end of the week, as expveted, through they will take part in to-morrow' operations.
We learn that Gen. Villiers Hatton C. B., accompanied by Mra. Hatton, us well as by Major and Mrs. Chichester, is not expected ull to morrow, coming up from hongkong by the Empress steamer.. The General will see the corps at field manceuvres - to-morrow somewhere in the
ngo. of the camp at the Rifle
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