TPE annual inspection and march past of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps yesterday afternoon established a number of precedents. For, it is believed, the first time in its history the Corps marched past with Colours flying, while all infantry companies had their bayonets fixed. Another: change was the unusually fine weather; it is generally a gloomy day, with overcast skies at the best of times, And lastly, a record-sized crowd of Chinese and foreigners of all nationalities packed the pavements along the route of the march past and strongly taxed the efforts of dozens of police officers trying to keep the roadway itself clear.
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