Departure of Thirteen Hundred by the Transport Karmala More than 1,800 class "AM reservists, who corns to. Shanghai fiveing the thrilling pring mouths, fade farewell to their many friends Shanghai on Saturday afternoon, They hed. boarded the transport Karmala daring the previous aftortroon and at 1.80 pam, on Saturday when the huge vessel "left. the Foo wharf, cheers resou.: ded from Shore to ship, aa the pilot steered
departing soldiers included mon the" ened a" mitra, The from the Middlerex, Border, "and Green Howards, Hagiment, with Sprinkling from other "units, Mit was. gala. scene, Soldiers and civilian friends could not, but Inde a silent tear, and many of the former joked and laughed amongst themselves to hide their' visible stress at saying goodbye.. Children on the dock' played about, emingly.uninindfut of their friends? dapartore but their mothers and elder sisters, with whom wore fa fow fathers, felt the worse for the sudden, perhaps only. tomporfry, termination of friendships "The most vociferous note of the Joceasion was the bursting of freferackors, "Coolies at either end of the ship had large strings of fire-cackers, which they lighted as the Karmala's siren announced " the time for departure, Others held the large, doubly-exploding crackers, and as they Durst in mid ale fatter the initia! explosion, men hakion the upper deck, were forced to dodge flying bits of Paper. Several exploded near the ship's side, The upper decks of the transport were lined with rows of troops. and from port holes and lower decks steady stream of conversation was kept up with friends on shore, Men and women bantered about trivial subjects, until the hour of departure neared, As the gang. plank was lifted and smoke issued from the funnels everyone realized that they could have few more loments together. OMcors from. regiments on the wharf bade Godspeed to comrades on the transport, while the ranks had their Jast few words together, As the chip moved away more firecrackers were fired, off, cheers from ship to shore and' vice versa filled the air, women waved handkerchiefs, and children shouted in glee. A few of the more loyal mained on the dock until the Karmalas faded away in the dis-
It is understood that the North-hampton now in Hongkong, will replace those going home, while two more battalions from the southern city are due to embark for Shanghai shortly. Additional reservists from Home are believed to have been ordered to Shanghat as well The Karmala will take 300 additional reservists on board in Hongkong, making in all about 1,600,
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