Hearty Send-off on Saturday Aboard the Herminius While the bands of the Suifolks and the Border Regiment played, find amid the cheers of friends from whom they regretted departing, the Ist Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment left Shanghai on Saturday afternoon in the transport Herminius, their destination being Malta, The unit, during its stay here, was under the command of Lieut Col, 'W. E, Seafe, c..c., Ds.
Long before the hour for sailing. the battalion -marched from their: temporary billets in Yangtszepoo to the Old. Ningpo Wharf. and boarded the Herminius. For several hours before the. ship was towed {ito midstream: large numbers" of Shanghat friends of the officers and then motored to the wharf and board-the ship to have. the last.few tninates together. About one o'clock all visitors were requested to leave dnd at 1.18 pan, the final whistle} lew und the gangway was hoisted
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