How Regulations Apply in Case of S.V.C.
Prest Our Mustany Cossssrosexr London, Jan, 1.
The regulations for the award of! the new Efficiency Decoration and Medal are very broad, to be in-elusive of all auxiliary service within the Empire. The fact of alli the China stations not being within the Empire makes it necessary for any volunteer force, such as that at Shanghai, to define its own regula-ions under which it would reward rvieewsend them with a statement of its"ease to the local authority, The Rule reads "that the De-ceration (or Medal) shall be conferred under such regulations as may be issued from time to time by Our Army Council, or by the Governors-General, Governors _of Officers administering the Government as the case may be, in regard] to the Auxiliary Military Forces of our respective Dominions, Colonies, Or territories under our protection, We reserve to ourselves full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or di pansing with these rules and dinarices, or any part thereof. Where a force has not been included previously it should submit its ca: Yor inclusion with its regulation under which the award would be made, 'The intention is that the new awards shall be for general Imperial service by auxiliaries but there is one definite bar which' affects some small units in the Pacific Zone. It is ordained that} service on the permanent staff of force by a member of the permanent Imperial Forces or protected territories, or service in a Reserve or Auxiliary Force involving a Yiability for service only and no Liability for training in peace, shall not reckon as qualifying service for Decoration or Medal.
The Far East Trooper The transport Neuralia leaves! Southampton on January 16 on her second Far East voyage carrying} China reliefs. Her first. voyage, scheduled to be completed by January 6, included the conveyance of} Ast' Queen's Royal Regiment to] Tientsin, und the transfer of the} 2nd Royal Scots to India, On her Second voyage she is due to leave Suez on January 28 with the Ist] Gloucestershire Regiment for Singapore in relief of the ist Welch Regiment which the ship takes on to India. She is due to leave Karachi on February 28 for Shanghai with the 2nd Northumberland' Fusi-
Hiers, arriving March 18, and then back' to Bombay on March 25 with) the 2nd Green Howards who exchange Shanghai for Poona. On her homeward and last voyage thei Nouralia takes the 2nd Middlesex Regiment from Bombay to Port Sudan and the 2nd Royal Warwiekhire Regiment from the Sudan home. The Neuralia also cams home the Inst of the Far East tails on relief.
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