While acting on this steady flow of information the various commanders ald not fall to keep headquarters apprised of the course of events. There were various meant of testing the ability of even the rank-and-file to understand the signifesnce of the operations. As the rounds were made and High Authority casually put questions with the alr of complete Innocence and ignorance which High Authority alone can muster, interesting to observe how readily the answers came and: how deeply engrossed were all In the problem propounded The variety of the defence dispositions and the demands which they made on the defenders was revealed by the morning's tour.
First came the visit to Honskew where a post was held in the wai houses of a storage company. A useful post was located in a Bankers' Guild." Another was in a school. The drab surroundings of the Cun-bingham Road area were enlivened by the activity attendant on the reopening of a machine-gun post. Amid the trae chalk line showed where sandbags and a strong point would be developed in time of need. Atler this adventure in urban squalor to (second from illustrate the possibilities of street Aghting, a dash on, to the Western District brought the country Ufe—and ithe Columbia Country Club into view.
The presence of Shanghai's Sunday pleasure-makers on horseback and in Mmotor-car seemed to emphasize the pleasant freedom of the wide open paces and gave an authentic rote to the operations of the trim little cavalry horses hung about Uke Christmas trees with all the trappings of arms. Not once during the tour seem necessary to embark on any extended search for unit commanders. The blue and white indlesting headquarters were soon Aiscernible as the car drove past.
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