Vice-Consul. who arrived in Shang! the President Jefferson to take up his duties.
Position at the commands of their officers, one could almost hear the shriek of the shells overhead from the 4.5 howitzer battery (imaginary) stationed at the Kisochow Road Park.
Col. F. R. W. Graham, Commandant of the Corps, and his staff visited the various outposts and. positions, and at about noon the order to withdraw was given, the enemy having te-leated. "A" Battalion marched back to the "island site," and were dis missed, the men returning home to change into civilian clothes "and become normal residents of Shanghai again. All, however, had a much clearer conception of what the Corps might be called upon to do in cas of trouble and how they would be expected to do it.
'That day, incidentally, was particularly' busy day the Volunteers.
In addition to the test mobilization of "A" Battalion, the American Troop had their usual Sunday morning ride; the Light, Batlery engaged in exercise in the Western District; and the American Machine Gun Company were training range-takers in the same area." At Roon_ on Saturday, the Armoured Car Company went into camp at the Rifle Range, where the annual machine-gun and pistol classification, courses were fired. Camp was broken at about 530 pin. on Sunday.
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