Each man was carrying full equip ment with a heavy pack and steel helmet. Instead of the saucy Glengarry "hats which they wear on erdiniary occasions, the men were in their khaki summer topees.
'A little way down Nanking Road, the pipes stopped abruptly, and the Seaforths brass band struck' up, play ing until just before the battalion reached the Race Course. Here the pipes started again, and played the battalion in. through Loongfei Gate, and along the grass track. As the battalion approached the stands, where the Loyals were waiting with their arms piled, the Durhams band played the Seaforth's regimental march, "The Hieland Unddie," after Which' the pipe band took the battalion past the stands, where it came halt There were large crowds at the Race Course to see the Seaforths arrive and the Loyals depart. Not many minutes after the Scottish bat-{alion had fallen out for a rest after their march from the wharf, the band of the Loyals took up its'position, and the battalion fell in behind, their popular commanding officer, Colonal J. E. Hume, riding in front Waiting for the Loyals a short dis: tance farther on was the band of the Fourth US. Marines, who were te help play the Uatialion down to the wharf—a last gesture of friend ship towards a battalion with whom they had struck up a close scquainteneeship during "its long stay Shanghai.
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