'Major-Gen, Duncan and several oticers from his staff, as well as 4 large number of officers of other regiments, were down to say, fare-Well, General Duncan left shortly Before' the tugs hooked on, "The whole: starboard side of "the essd was Tinied with troops, and] eon portholes' arid other openings in the ship's hull military faces peeped out, The officers were gathered on' the bridge deck. Notieeable iti particular' was the remarkable -enprit.-de eorpe of the men, who in the main seemed younger. and without the leavening, factor which veterans—as. is characteristic of some other regiments affect. The picture of perfect] health, the members of the unit Appeared none the worse for their stay in the Orient. They. were a happy lot and smiled, not at the thoughts of leaving Shanghai, but rather to cover their regrets. Not afew made it clear that they would have preferred being billeted Shanghai, but they ne cepted thei departure with: military fortitude The Devons, it will be recalled, alrendy under orders for foreign service, were among the first of Defence "Force to. be ordered to China, and after two months! stay in Hongkong, arrived in Shanghai February, to become a part of the 14th Infantry Brigade.
On Saturday the bands of the Sut. folks and the "Border "Regiment stood "on adjoining pontoons fand_ played alternating selections, their martial strains adding to the vividness of the regiment's departure, They were not without competition, however, for with the deep notes of the ship's siren, a host of Chinese! coolies at either end of the vessel lit large strings of fire cracker Others set off large double-exploding crackers, Tt seemed as they were. trying. to outdo each other and the bands) in making m There was a lull in the racket of oaplnding erasksrs and. ths bands stopped playing. Friends had their last words, and' the tugs pulled the ship off. As the vessel showly pallced out, the Suffoks played the march past of the Devons, "We live and fave together," followed by "Auld Long Syne," and. cheers from the crowd were answered by the depart. ing regiment. The transport proceeded up river and turned near the Bund, and as it parsed its old moorings the band of the Devons struck up "Auld Long Syne." which way acknowledged by cheers from those who remained on the pontoon to-sce the last of the departing rexient Avour 150 printing establishments are still on strike, demanding increases ranging. from $6 to §2 per month.—They also demand an eight-hour shift during the day and a five-hour shift at night.
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