Impressive Ceremonial on the Racecourse Attended by Thousands of Civilians; March Past a Splendid Feature Those people who had been re-grotting that last year's Trooping the Colour in celebration of the King's Birthday was not to be repeated this year must have had a large measure of consolation on Monday. As a matter of fact, one understands that there was to be a Similar function, but the Battalion Which was to do it was ordered out of Shanghai on other duties. The discipline and drill of the British Army are beyond what anyone can put into the spoken or written word, but mistakes are not allowed on such occasions, 0, for lack of practice, the trooping did not come off. Yet again, the British Army's repertoire is extensive and, if for Any reason one ceremony' is not possible, there always are others to take its place. Hence the big parade and review on Monday, in which the Royal Navy and. the Regular Army were "most ably seconded by the British units of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Probably there never has been an oticer of the Navy or Army oho, though his buttons were near to flying off with the pride that was in him at the knowledge of some really well done, but has said:—"They could have done it ten times better if they only would," and the youngest drummer also knows that things would have been far better it the R, 8. M. and the Sergeants only had lived up to the Regiment's reputation, So, the grumbling one heard afterwards does not really amount to much, but, if one does not altogether believe those Regular oticers who said that some of the taken to mean that the 8. V. C. did extraordinarily well, iAnd they did, 'The parade had been very carefully rehearsed and excellent arrangements had been made on the Tanke' Cheat "Bet "were ein edna the Bot Ground for official guests and members of the United Services Asso-itt ay tne fom on eet Sie em Meant sre wie See The vert tay on the ove and tee' ele ie lite Wester Stasi ame Toast by wi veto vay wae see tee by ete sce Pts wee out end the bluejackets and troops already Maint tye one Sone is ena? de Ri Mgt of tea ro awa td and teh Soto oon ere Sh" Siu th sent They formed up in the following order, from the right:- at Linge pu, Baal Service "Corp, Royal Army" Medica! riy, Royal Tank Corp, Royal Army ite, Line:—sth Armoured Car Com-Corps, Raya Aemy. Ordnance Corps, Royal' Army, Pay Corps, Blachine Gun Company (Shanghat Volunteer Corps), Supany,. Shanghai Voluateet Corps, "Shanghai "Scottish, Shanghai Municipal Police (Sikh Company).
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