Chinese Gift to Local Defence Forces 1 Scots Fusiliers (some of whom are' joining the ist Battalion in Palestine, whilst the rest are going Home) were due to leave Shanghai just as the recent troubles started and were detained. to reinforce the British garrison. Whilst quartered at the Race Clab, they had the Bist U. S. Infantry and the: Armoured Company of the SV.C, as neighbours and a very close friendship came about between the three, and infantrymen and cars turned out in force for the far The Fusiliers mustered in the Race] Club compound about noon and, after formal farewells there, marched on te the Football Club's ground, headed by their own pipers and those: of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, "Fucing Bubbling Well Road, the 31st U. S. Infantry were drawn up in line of Companies, un-Dut with their colours, and ty "'doughboys" made a' very, imposing display. Marching up in column of route, the Fusiliers then formed up in review order facing the Americans, and the two exchang.- ed formal compliments. The two Colonels then shook hands and exchanged personal compliments, after the Fusiliers reformed into column of route to march off. It was a brief but significant and engaging ceremony.
Passing through Loongfei_ Gate, led by Sikh Police troopers, the Fusiliers were greeted by a squadron, or fleet, or battery, or whatever it is that Armoured Cars get into when they appear wholesale, the guns were) dipped in salute, and' the ear-piercing comtrivandes which clear the streets almost drowned the gallant} tausic of the pipes. The Band of the Wiltshire Regt, fell in with the column, and, with the two bands and the Fusiliers own military band, assisted in playing the column down to the Bund. Some of the ears also fell in at the rear, tooting all the way. Both sides of Nanking Road were lined with thousands of foreigners and Chinese, these and the troops rousing the neighbourhood with lusty cheers all. the way, especially letting themselves £0 between Kiangse Road and the Bund.
On this occasion, the departing: troops were not marched through. Hongkew to a troopship at a wharf, An interesting ceremony took place at the Race Course on March 17, when Mr. B. Y. Woo, chairman of the Relief Section of the Shanghai Citizens' Emergency Committee, presented gifts to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, The Presents consisted of a pains of silk socks to each man in the regiment and a of silk brocade cushion covers to ench officer, tached to each present was a card in English and Chinese bearing the following words—"As a token of appreciation of your valuable services in safeguarding the welfare of Shanghai City". Shanghai Citizens' Emergency Committee, Arriving in a motor lorry with the presents shortly before 11,30 a.m, Mr. Woo with the assistance p.8.0., Commandant' of the lof It-Col. N. W. B. B, Thoms,
Shanghai Volunteers, made the presentation. LA-Col. IR. V. G. Horn, ps0... Mic. Commandant of the Officers and personnel of the regiment thanked Mx. Woo for the gifts and asked him to convey to the members of his committee their appreciation of their generosity land the kind thoughts expressed. "This has proved a great surprise to us and as we are just on the point of leaving T regret that we have not more time in which te thank the members of the Shangh {Gitizens"" Emergency "Committee, Committee, later rave nts to the other units lof the British foreex here and false to the American. Forces. The total number of British Officers and. nen receiving the were 140 Micers and 3,708 men.
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