2nd Bu, Worcestershires Come in with Brig. Thackeray With trams, ears and rickshaws }ield up, onlookers lining the pavements, and gazing down from hotel and otice windows at the Bund end
wednesday: morning gave its custom Nanking Roxd, Shanghai last mary greeting to the relieving Briish' battalion, -the 2nd Worcestershires, as they marched up from the docks, after having spent their last} night aboard the troopship Neurali which they arrived from Malte about noon the previous Thtoughout the earlier part of the mo busy afoot at the South Manchi way Wharf, R.A.S.C, trucks plying]
quarters, bringing up the baggage "and from the KRingchow "Road of the now battalion and taking down that of the 2nd Bu. The East Lancashire Regi readiness for the arrival of the Leaving the wharf at 9.20, the Worcestershires were played in the band of the 2nd: Bn. The Arg; Sutherland Highlanders. selves due to leave for Indi ina fow days), and preceded by mounted officer of the S.ALP, and our Sikh troopers in blue and cum xon. Following the battalion's own and came the cased colours, borne by subalterns with escort, The main body of the column were still in drill "tunies and shorts with topes, the draft from England, which brought up the rear, being in "Slacks". and without arms.
'At the Racecourse a short halt was called, enabling the Worcestershires to' hear from their East Lancashire comrades. something of the attractions of Shanghai as a station, before they proceeded to Kiaochow Road. The East Laneashires afterwards took their midday meal on the Racecourse, the farewell parade, preparatory to setting out for embarkation in the Nouralia, being timed for 1 pam.
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