The Drill Hall in the SM.C. Administration Building on Sunday morning, was the scene of full-strength parades by the personnel of the Chinese and Interpreter Companies, S V.C, under the Command of Capt. Z. Y. Chen, on the occasion of distributing the Emergency Medals awarded to all ranks of the two units by the Council in recognition of their services rendered during the mobilization of the Corps last year.
Colonel J. W. Hornby, Commandant of the Corps, who was requested to make the presentations, arrived at the scene promptly at 1030, accompanied by Major T. A. Zee, Orderly Officer. Received by Capt, Chen upon the Commandant's arrival, Colonel Hornby, having been saluted by the units on parade, immediately proceeded with thes distribution the medals.
The parades were dismissed immediately after the distribution, which was completed within half-an-hour. The officers of the two units later adjourned to the S.V.C. Club io become hosts at a cocktail party which was attended by Colonel Hornby, Major Zee, Major B. Y. Woo, Capt. M. Manlove, Capt. Graham, Corps, Sgt-Major F. T. Felts, Corps Q. M. Sgt. A. V. Lee, Armourer Sgt. T. W. Taylor and Staff Sgt. R. Worsley.
Capt. Chen availed himself of the opportunity to extend a warm "welcome" to the new staff officer of the
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