'US. Marines Assist in March of Ist Worcestershires.
Shanghai on January 7 lost the ist Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment and Major-General ©. C. Bor-ott, for some time commanding affeer of the Shanghai Area, On January 6 the Worcestershiros under Lt.-Col W. F. 0, Favici! marched out of the temporary b Jets they had been occupying he Race Club, and went on boort the ship. Their march out was slightly out of the usual run departures, for at the head of th ohumn were the band and trumpe> orbs of the 4th Regiment Unite States Marines, This fine token of friendship beween American and British. se:- vice units was greatly appreciated The Marines and the Worcestershires recently presented each other With pieces of plate as souvenirs of service together in Shanghai The Worcestershires have themselves in their long history serve:
Marines, and thus the tie between the units was originated.
The column had a fine send off Jrom its billets at 1 p.m. Blue-Jackets from the roof of the Union Suck Club, assisted by the club hoys, set off string after string of Gire-crackers and a number of the variety which explode with great noise and effect, The column swung out of Weihaiwei Road into Bud-
Bing Well Road amidst a deafening din, With the Marine and the Wor: eestershire bands playing alternate: Jy, the column wen down Bubbling Shanghai before sailing Well and Nanking Roads to the Bund. At the gate of Hf, M. Con: culate-General the salute was takes ay Mr. J. F. Brenan, H. M, Consut-General, the column going over the Garden Bridge and down Broadway to the wharf, A striking tribute to the popular-Gon, Barrett was paid when an international guard honour formed up on the Bund fore-have near the Customs Jetty, The geard comprised detachments from ie, French Colonial infantry, with cir buglers, the 4th Regiment United States Marine Corps with its band, the Russian "Detachment, Shanghai Volunteer Corps and the Shanghai Municipal Police, aswell an a guard from the Royal Scots Fusiliers with pipers, Greeted on his arrival by the pipes, Maj-Gen. Barrett walked on to the parade ground accompanied by several officers to acknowledge the general salute given by the colourful assembly of several nations, Bach unit was then inspected, Maj.~Gen, Barrett shaking. anda with the commanding officer each.
The guard from the Shanghai Municipal Police proved of special interest. to the General, as it was ampered entirely of members of the who had joined it from the British Army during his stay Shanghai. Extremely smart, numbered 40 mon, under the command of Mr, E. C, Baker, 'Apart from the guards, there was a large attendance of military, naval and consular officers and' other friends of all nations of the General prerent, to all of whom he bid farewell prior to driving on to the Old Ningpo Wharf to board the Nevasa.
Another guard of honour, this time drawn from the 2nd Green towards and accompanied by the and of the battalion, was drawn up at the Old Ningpo Wharf and gave a general salute on the General's arri Subsequently a large number of friends boarded the transport to bid farewell to the General and Mrz.
Barrett and officers of the Worces: tershires.
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