Innskillings to Relieve Worcestershire Regt.: Coming This- Year By Our Mitirany Conssroxoes London, Dee. 25. any battalion can be congratulated on a tour of service it is the Ist Queen's Royal Regiment which is to leave Tientsin after four years in that active area, "The bat talion is to leave China for at the end of 1934 or very earl in 1985 and the stations vacant that year are Quetta, Rawalpindi and Wellington, one of which the Queen's will get according to the needs of the future. To take its place, at Tientsin the 2nd Worcesters hire Regiment will be moved up from Shanghai, The new battalion for Shanghai will come direct from home and will add to the international variety of China battalions by being an Irish unit, the Inniskilling from the The Ist South Wales, Borderers. will dard Infantry Brigade at Borden. Jeave China for India and will be succeeded at Hongkong by the Welch from Gibraltar," The trooping programme for 1984-35 is not yet fixed but the chances are. that the transport taking the Inniskilling ceatershire to Tientsin and embark fo Shanghai will carry on the Wor-the Queen's for India, This. sould leave another transport to take the W. F, from Gibraltar to Hong-ong and ship the Borderers. for Distinguished History The Inniskilling will, bring to Shanghai at the end ear the breezes of Tyro> manage and the old In ite history of 250 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers has been The 11th Hussars go to Cairo with their armoured "ears. "The China battalions in 1935 will therefore be the Ist RLF., 2nd Wor cestershire, 2nd R.W.F., Ist Lincoln. shire and 2nd. East Lancashire and the 'Ist Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment. 'The linked battalion moves; China units will be the Ist Royal Irish' Fusiliers from Khartum—to Borden and ist Worcestershire Regiment from Plymouth to Alder-
1933 Army Training ing of the Army in 1934 larger scale than usual, probably Army Manoeuvres if the money can be found, when all the infantry will use the now '3-inch mortar. It is hoped to include Territorial: troops, one, Lor at lea scheme." There will not. be any Army, reductions, the British draft
the Powers, being terp by plan which was nearly adopted by Germany, while the Indian Defence repost will not result in any. The A. F. will have at least four new squadrons (provided and the Royal Navy more cruisers. So Germany is achieving her aim making the Powers increase th forees in order that she may, on that, Kick clear from the Peace Penalties and re-arm, assault, a Division erossing the Thames on new folding bouts and the exercise of an Alder-/9°M, shot force as an Army Corps.
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