M. Wilkie. Capt. G. L. Campbell was succeeded by Capt. A. Campbell, late Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, whose subalterns are also ex-service men, Mr. R. Wood, MO, D.OM., M.M., having served throughout the war with the Black Watch and Mr. J. R. Harder with the D.C.L.1.
Right from the start the enthusiasm of the men actually in the Company has been of the greatest, but it has to be admitted that_in numbers the Shanghai Scottish has never quite come up to the hopeful dreams of those who conceived it. However, the Company is g very strong just now and in various matters the Scots are emphasizing their opinions, so there may eventually be a boom in re-cruising. It was the hope, almost the expectation, when the Company was formed, that, with the number of Scots there are in the Settlement, it would be possible to raise two full Companies, for 1t was believed the rush to join would be so great that the Council would not be able to restrict enrollment. The brief history of the unit has shown that its sponsors aimed rather too high, but to-day they are even more hopeful than ever, for there is a distinct boom in the Scottish Company.
One incident whith has helped the Company perhaps more than any-
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