Good Turn Out by Various Units on Recreation "Ground Fortunately the Corps were better treated by the weather conditions than the disappointed paper hunters who had to go through a blank meek-eud owing to the state of the country.
December 16 ideal for a route march. It 5 just suffizien' ly cold to make the troops feel anxious to et on the move, ind once they were on the move to keep gain Very shortly after 915 unite started fatling in on the sides of the aerodrome ground, and any markers were despatched to their to places at 9.30, At 945 the Parade fell their markers with a. strength 65 Officers and 972 others ranks. This strength is about two-thirds of the present fighting force of the Corps, and Units were assembled in position and dressed so quickly by their Unit Commanders, that the Corps as a whole was ready to move off well before the appointed hour. the interior of the Race Course always presents a remarkable spectacle when a parade of this nature is taking place, Masses of Infantry are seen moving into position, when suddenly the long grey Bodies of our Armoured Cars come working into their in positions, column of youre, and for the frst time in the history of the Corps they were followed by our Artillery drawn by the new Karrier Lorries.
The Light Gun Battery were carried on the lorries. the selves and were followed by the Engineer Company lorries packed with their implements of warfare which look so peaceful and yet are such an unmitigated nuisance if you happen to be on the wrong side in a The whole of this mechanized side of the S.V.C. is sufficient to convince Shanghai generally that the Corps is following the most to-late methods of the armies the world.
The Cavalry Units The length of 1 column extend. ed for hearly half a mile. Thea ame the familiar sight of our old Cavalry Units mounted as usual on the China pony, these rexardin: the new mechanized arm with much tolerance as could be expe ed, and having been hardened by 99 many. vicissitudes, did not even bother to ehy—more than usual Immediately preceding the fry were Colonel Orpen Palme and his Staff mounted on chargers very kindly lent by the British Army. Theve chargers seemed to be treating the whole affair as a matter of course, even to knowing what was expected of them when the band struck up.
Then came the excellent Bund The Suffolk Kegiment, kindly lent cly Colonel Campbell and the Officers of The Suffolk Regiment, followed by the Warrant Officers of the Corps and Headquarters. Staff, thes their turn being fellowed by the infantry units with "A" Company usual leading The long column of infantry. was enlivened, thanky to the kindness: Of Colonel Warner and the Officers of HM. Scots Guards, by. their Pipers mixed with those of the Shanghai Seottivh, as well as the the and of the column came the See aa spectator, This eecaty ae when Uy broke Into Comtne"aeenoe Fort and Ser] tore Mean Corner The Unit sorter et' through the hole oth xed bayonets
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