'An Impressive Colour Presenta' Race-Course n Ceremony at Blessed by the traditionally lucky sputtering of rain, the ceremony Of presentation of colours to the newly formed Shanghai Russian Regiment took place on Apr. 3 on the Race Course, an occasion unique in Shanghai history. This new development of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps' activities was watched by a large crowd, not moved by memories of other days, and in more than one instance tears were unashamedly shed.
Sprinkled by a Russian priest swith holy water, the colours. "were Quly trooped through the ranks the regiment, to the necompaniment fof musie provided by the band of a British battalion, and then the clours and regiment marched past the Commandant, to be applauded By the onokers who threned the Sony. tiffin in the Russian style wand, "Subsequent tothe cere-
Was given by the officers of the Regiment to their friends, at the uriis headquarters at Gentral Camp.
Composed of subjects, and the descendants of subjects, of the old Russia, the Shanghai Russian Re ment, ig. the only organisation of its kind in the world. The ceremony of presenting the colours which took place of Asia, was carried out lo prescribed in the days of Poter the Great, when Russia "turned its eyes from Asia to Europe." Unique, and possessed of fa certain poignancy, the ceremony was not entirely of the Russian Russias but showed the adaptability of the emigres to the life Far Eastern foreign community.
Russian Regiment had its at the end of 1926. In Decem-her of that year it, was decided to form a company of Russians part of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, paid men, many of whom had former military experience and the remainder of whom had the Russian traditions in their vein he response to the call. for emits was splendid, and the Rus-ian Unit, as it was then called, found itself in fine shape after a few weeks.
Subsequently the numbers of the! Unit were added to, and it was divided into two companies. The next Corps development was Russian Company, on the lin et other national units of the SV. Formed of volunteers only. "This, made three companies of Russians in the Corps. Just under a month ago another, company was added, a. [reserve or "militia" company, as a} supplement to the Russian Detachment, the now title of the former)
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