Annual March Past of Corps Successful Colours Carried, Bayonets Fixed Shanghai, Apr. 11. 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; Yio it is generally a gloomy day, ith 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.
The saluting-base was as usual front of the Country Club, Special enclosures for gnosis of the Corps Brine Pas aoa trid of ils members were once again absolutely fied, military and naval Uniforms vying with more sedate] civilian clothes and. the rainbow effects of innumerable brightly coloured Spring dresses and frocks.
The salute itself was taken by! Mr, C. 8. Franklin who, a8 chairman the Shanghai Munleipat Counci, Civit Commandant of the Shang-hoi Volunteer Corps. With him on the raised dais forming the saluting base were Vice-Admiral Sir Perey Noble, Commnander-in-Chief of the Ching Station of the British Navy; Maj-Gen. 'A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett, Commander of the British Forces in' the Shanghai "Area; Lieutenant-Colonel Perretier, in command of French Forces in Shanghai; Colonel Chas. F. B. Price, Commanding Officer of the Fourth Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps; Colonel EAndreini, Commanding Ameer of the First Battalion 10th Regiment Savoia Grenadiers; and Commander Takeda, representing the Japanese Naval Landing Party.
El, cee, eat! samen hae aca, meos cee a meerate ti oae Pim os coal ota ase a and "B" Battalions of the Corps paraded before the Public Stands of the Shanghat Race Club] at about 220 pin, being joined soon afterwards by "C" Battalion (the Russian Regiment and Russian companies), who had fallen in with their Colours on The Bund before march-Ing up to the Race Course. The Regimental Colour of the Russian Battalion. was carried, in accordance with Russian custom, by a sergeant. ons Se See mit oe Per
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