Colourful Spectacle Last Friday) on the Polo Groun Officers Decorated anton e'pols Eilat which 1 Council's Parade held last Fri-"Fessenden, chairman of the Gouncil, took the salute was a colourful affair, indeed. There {ras more than colour, however. A Certain impressiveness was felt by who, saw the Municipal Police as they formed in parade order on the far side of the field.
alt probably 1,900 or a fow more Hood. for the inspection and then marched past the saluting base.
Large number of spectators, families, friends and comrades of on parade lined the western while in the stands and on the fared just before wore the members fof the Council and their wives. Other guests included Colonel WEL, Gordon, 0.8.0, C866, Com mandant_of the Volunteer Corps, and M. Fiori, Chief of the French police, as well as military and naval men,
ceremony was the presentation Not the Least impressive of the sedats to four foreign menibers and 12 Chinese. tion onder command of, Captain the parade came to atten Barrett, assisted by the 'Assistant Sommissioners, the for-ser came '0 the saluting' base, and fatter saluting the Chairman, carted Mr, Fessenden to the various divisions, beginning with the motor tele squad on the right and con cluding the inspection with Reserves on the loft, On his return to the saluting bs the column made a right turn to music played by the Municipal band, marched past the stands This is probably the first occasion in the history of Shanghai, that the Sikh troopers did not lead the column, The motor cycle squad, being the more mobile unit, took honours, and the Sikhs, their pen-rons furled fell in. behind them. Next in order came the detachment of foreign police, who marched by with military precision.
Following them came three detachments of Sikhs, rifles over the shoulder, heads up as they too marched by with eyes right, Then the Chinese and Japanese ranks, the former numerically the largest section of the entire parade, a proached, being followed by the Reserves, under their efficient officers. They were loudly applaud ed as they came past, ANI ranks having marched before Mr, Fessenden they retired to the far side of the field, and after a left turn, advanced in parade front to give the general salute.
The inspection completed,, all arms standing at attention, 16 offers marched from the side lines to the base. They were to receive medals for distinguished conduct and long service, Superintendent Cruickshank was the firs to receive the distinguished conduct medal for hig work in arresting armed robbers, Constable Campbell, whom it will be recalled, shot three armed Kidnappers, whilst the police rescued the Bwo compradore in the Native City, came next. Four Chinese, a uniformed man and three detectives, also got this highly-prized medal Head Gaoler Simms and Chief Ins-sector Crookdale and eight Chinese had the long service medal from the hands of Mr. Fessenden.
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