The Ist. Lincolnshire Regiment, left Shanghai on Sept. $0 with unusually warm send-off from the military units of the Shanghai gat-ison," Leaving their barracks. in Kiaochow Road they were played down to the race course by the band Jot the Wiltshire Regiment. Owing to the fire in Nanking Road they were forced to make a detour and Hollow Foochow Road, escorted by ithe band of the East Lancashires.
Many officials and personal friends Jof the Regiment assembled on the Bund to say farewell to the battalion which has spent.a year in Shanghai.
Two guards of honour were drawn ap opposite the Nanking Road Jetty, Jone a detachment of French Infantry, the other provided by the Russian Regiment of the S.V.C.
Passing along the Bund the Regi: iment turned down towards the Peking Road jetty and marched past the guards of honour which present led arms. Brigadier G. Fleming, his Staff, and senior officers of U.S. and French armies were assembled at the Nanking Road jetty, and the Regiment marched past their regimental march tune, the "Lincolnshire Poacher". played. by the band of the East Lancashires. After the Regiment the grass plot on the fant-Golonel E. J. do. C, Boys, commanding the regiment, inspected the is of honour as the Band of the Marines played suitable musie.
After the guards of honour ed off the regiment was em! jon two tenders wi since been an untiring and most energetic worker," Herr interest la the "Union "Church Tadies Soa find the Literary' & Social" Guild fras 'Keen snd: Mer regelay atten': ance at the Sunday services were uch as to'put in the shade: many younger member wns connected 10 with the Hanbury" Sheol for sad mistress there, and. imboth teacher number of Years, having' been ind. head mist mensely popular with children and tat alike. Five years ago, casion of her 76th birthday, Youngson was made the occasion a very happy gathering of admirers and old' Hanburians whan she was presented with a put fan illustrated address, and a hand: Some cheque.
Deceased was a woman of high Christian ideals and there was one person that she never thought of Jand that was herself. Possessor of most attractive personality, sh> as ever sympathetic and thought-lifetime, she always ive part in the Union Church sale of work and not year passed by when friends were Met reminded to subscribe to. this important sale as the proceeds of the work was for the benefit of the Suffolk, which "bore it'to Hong Farewells to Regiment Officers of this popular battalion were, gusts atthe! monthly tft of the 8.V.C. Officers" Mess, held at the.V.C, Club on Sept. 20' when there was, food attendance, Col.
B.'B. Thoms, Commandant" of the S.V.G, after& suitable speech, presented Lt.-Col, E. J. de C. Boys, commanding officer of the Lincoln: shires, with a miniature of the 8.V.C, colour, in purple silk worked in gold thread and with the municipal badge of many natjgns, souvenir of the service of the S.V.C, and -Lincolnshires. together during the recent hostilities. Col. Boys in return presented a large dition of the regiment's badge, mounted on velvet, which will be Kept in. the Officers'™ Mess. On' Sept. 29 a sing function took" place, When the Tung" Hwa Football Cui entertained. the' football and" officers of the Lineoln~ shires toa dinner at the Sing Ya restaurant, to celebrate the associn= tion football games in which the two first league sides have met. entertaining. of a. British military team bya Chinese team, unique in elf, was greatly enjoyed and aprear work.
Mrs, Youngson is survived by her son, Mr. Allen. Youngson, and her grand children, Mr. Stewart Rt. Wilton and Mr. and Mrs.
Schezloff, In presence of a very large al tendance of mourners the rem of the late afts. Youneson were laid to rest in, Pahsienjao\ Cemetery on Get. 3. The Rev. H. G. Newsham, of the Union Church, officiated in the Chapel and at the graveside.
The chief mourners were:—Mr. and Mrs. Allan Youngson, son and Jdaughter-inlaw, Mr," Stewart Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Schegloff, grand-children. The pail bearers were:—Messrs. N. A. Viloudaki, James MacBeth, F. W. Poate, Pugh, R, MacDonald, W. Millward, A.W. Sherriff and the Rev.
Alton. are to be stationed at Hongkong for the next three years.
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