Loud applause greeted the march }past of "C™ Battalion, the crack body fof the Corps under the command of Major S.'D. Ivanoff. Consisting of the Russian Regiment (less Inlying Picquet), Headquarters, and Nos. 1, 2, }3 and (Volunteer) and 4 Companies it gave a really excellent display of fine drilling as it marched past in fours. The applause "C" Battalion received was merited beyond all doubt, The Corps Troop Group followed "c" "Battalion, and consisted of the Signals Company (Captain A, Herz borg), Armoured Car Company. Dis-monnied. Personnel (Captain Leach), "C" (ING.) Company (Cuptain "Beichmann), Japanese 'Company (Captain 7. Otorll) Chinese and Chinese Interpreter Companies (Captain z. ¥. Chen) and the 'Transport Company (Captain J.D. Bhotter), "Like the companies in "C* Batlalion, the Japanese' and 'Chinese Companies mavehed in a step which Is peculiarly' their own, and is more Tike a. rapid "goose-step"" "The Chinese Companies, who appeared to be nearly full strength and one of the Strongest inthe Cofps, received rear deal of applause along the route {from the crowds of Chinese, brief pause, and then a. number of olivescoloured lorries of the latest type rolled swiftly past containing the Tniving Plequet of two ofoers and sixty men of the Russian Detachment who are on duly day and night and fan be got away in from five to seven Minutes, During civil' disturbances, such "as the "recent "mill riots, forms, the immediate support fo the Police Reserve Unit (Riot Squad). This formed Column I of the March past, The Mechanized Units Column I, consisting of mechanized nile and transport, drove past {o bring the march past to an, end. Th the lead were the cars of the Armoured Car Company, looking older {nd shabbler than they did last year. The next company, the Enineer Field Company, proved an interesting Unit to the spectators, consisting as Ht aid. of a number of PWD. arries, foaded with pick-axes, shovels, bam mers, barbed wire and other field equipment in an orderly array. The forries of the Corps followed, and Fanged from the latest models fo the old. Army-type and several six-
Bringing up the end of the whole parade were the Field Kitchens. Con-isting of ordinary household stoves mounted in hired. lorries under a feanvas root through which protrude {wo tin chimneys belching" smoke, land manned by two cooks, in white Suits and proper "chet" caps, and an assistant, "they. are rather Heath obinish-looking affairs, and as usual provoked a certain amount of amuse ment. ut any Volunteer will tetity that they certainly can turn out good, piping-hot food and" coffee when ceded. Zine containers are carried in which food can be kept hot over' charcoal for feeding. outlying posts,
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