Simple Inspection Held Instead:
Units Present Impressive Spectacle The full parade and route march which was to have been held by the [Shanghai Volunteer Corps was calle ed off, at the ith hour on Saturday, and the men were sembled on the polo ground for. something over an hour, inspected by Mr, Fessenden, members of the Council and Col. Gordon, and the' sent home.
Approximately 1,200 men were: assembled on the parade ground the largest parade ever held by the S.V.C, The troops were split into three columns, Major H. Gy. Robinson taking command of "the: first column, Major E, B, Mac noghten, cie, the second and Major R, W. Davis the third.
'The Field Artillery Battery, Light Gun' Battery and. the Machine Gun Company with-theft armoured cars moved off from headquarters. at. 2.80 p.m, and took up their positions on the polo ground, where they were Joined by the' infantry units, the Light Horse and the American troop. The corps for-motion was extremely crowd of several civilians turned out to witness spectacle, Shortly afterwards Mr, Stirling Fessenden, Chairman of. the Coun-el, arrived accompanied by Col. W. F, L. Gordon, and Messrs, Massey, Lyman, H. B, Roe, and Funaissu: 'The Corps was then formed up with the Field Artillery Battery taking the right of the line and the Machine Gun' Section the left, The men were then inspected by My. Fessenden, Col, Gordon and the members of the Council, to the tune fof a lively march played by the S.V.C, band. The inspection over, the march past followed and the various units were dismissed opcupboards for summer storage, besides a box room and various
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