That Needs Doubling: Wide Choice of. Units The need of. strengthening the "native roll of volunteers in Shanghai has been so frequently emphasized of late by distinguished naval and military officers whose opinions cannot be ignored, that we feel further reference to this important subject is timely; more especially as the Shanghai Volunteer Corps could well Be doubled, without affecting in any way the strength of the Special] Police, whose services-are equally as Valuable as those of their military brethren.
The strength of the Corps at date} 4s 1,600, excluding the Russian Company. On the basis of the last The Corps bears the complete, cost of uniform and equipment, with the Geception of boots, so that apart {from a small annual subscription the! volunteer has to pay In certain units, Which does not concern the Counc! Big expenses are not great.
This generally "speaking" possible for a prospective volunteer to Join the Cavalry, Artillery, Armoured Cars, Engineers or Infantry Units as he! selects, the number of "drills. required sug ly. less_in the! infantry "units, in" the mounted and technical uni "To give an iden of the actual sex-vices "required, a volunteer ina attend 17- drill fosh three years of'his services, and
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