"Where's 'Tiny' mummy?" begged 4 ttle gift who was eagerly measuring the big men as they passed. Rank after rank -passed quarter of an hour before the column arrived there was 3 tremendous block of trae, as motor ears were arriving at every moment! bringing those who wished to see the Guards. The police succeeded in distributing "these along other sectors of the Bond, and the Guards marched past uninterruptedly. The fife and drum band of the battalion wheeled to the left on reaching the luting: base, and there took post lo the remainder marched. past, then Joining up in rear. Swinging into Nanking Road renewed cheers were raised, partly by a contingent lof the Ancient Order of Frothblowrs, who are now doing a very great dea}, for the waits and strays of London, The column carried on as far a3 the Race-Course, and here the tien were halted and allowed to fall Jout for an "easy" prior t0 the remainder of the march to Jessfeld Park. At the Race Course colours were also cased, and the remainder of the march had less of formality about it that had been previously the case. The remainder of the! route was in places well lined with! spectators who gave full vent. to! their enthusiasm for the Guard 'A report got about yesterday that owing toa fire in Jessfield Park the Guards would be unable to take up their quarters there, and that they would have to goto the Kale Hotel. This is quite untrue. fire occurred in the vicinity of the park but it was in Chinese shacks erected close to it, and no damage has been done to the hutments. As! a matter of fact, however, probably half a company' of the Coldstream Guards wil in fature be quartered at the Kalee Hotel, but these will {be for the provision of headquarter The 14th Brigade The 14th Brigade has now been! constituted in Shanghai. The irtention that it should take up headquarters in North Soochow Road is not being carried out, and for the time being it continues to function from: the headquarters of the 20th Indian Brigade in the Chartered Bank building. Within a day or two it will establish its headquarters in the grounds of Mr. Hayim's house in the western district, where preparations are now afoot for its ac-
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