Gun Testing and Transport of Field Battery The following letter has been addressed to the General Officer Commanding, China Command, by the Secretary o the Shanghai Municipal "The Commandant of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps has informed me of the great deal of trouble you have taken in testing the 2.75 inch gun which was sent to you in November last, and T should be glad if) you Would" accept. the council's best thanks for all you have done the matter and. for the very valuable help and advice you have riven, "The council appreciates vei uch the expert help which has been given in this' and other similar' matters, and is very conscious of the amount of time and trouble which has been placed at its disposal in keeping its artillery up to date."
The secretary to the council has also written to the Commander-in-Chief, Royal Navy, as follows:
should be glad if you would accept the connell's best thanks for all that was done by the Royal Navy in. assisting the Shanghai Field Battery to proceed to Hongkong. The council would be glad if you would inform the command of the Whitehall how much preeiates his Kindly action in welcoming the officers ship and all that their way to. Hongkoni "It ig realised that a vast of work this must have meant, for the officers and men of the Whitehall who must have been' greatly jeonvenienced by having such a large number of soldiers travelling the small space available."
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