The American Troop was formed, Jduring the latter part of 1923, loficially recognising October 19 as, random fire, mostly misdirected, it has been very seldom that any have been fired upon, with deliberate intent. That unpleasant. experience happened to the American Troop when they were mere infants in service, and the way they accepted their baptism of fire was greatly their credit. They bore the brunt the "Battle of Thibet Hoed." That thoroughfare was included in their patrol and the men were Jengaged in keeping the street clear, with no more "thought of serious trouble than ever occurs in suck circumstances, when they were sUrprised by a rattle of pistol shots From some of the houses.
Unprepared as. they were—or at least unexpectant—it was fortunate they got off s0 lightly, the casual. ties. being one trooper's horse shot dead, and one. trooper, wounded, though. not seriously. With admire ble promptitude, the jumped to the shel doorways and took immediate. ste tov prevent a further outbreak. Somewhat to their disappointment, the next fung occurred. from ihe rear of the saline street, and i" fell the veterans of the Light Horse fand the Shanghai Scottish, racing from different quarters of the Race (Course, to. yget. into. action and subdue' the shipers.
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