Streaming sunshine glinted bril-
iment of military representatives of tantly off the erms and equip. m daris ZA one.city as units of the Defence Force lined ce la par honour to Colonel Joseph Fegan, formerly Commanding jond Josep!
Officer of ihe Fourth Marines, who is selling for the United States with Mrs, Fegan in the s. President Taft today. The units were drawn up in formation at 10.30 a.m. e departing marine officer arrived on the field to inspect the guard of honour which is accorded all departing foreign commanders.
Past a platoon of his beloved Fourth Marines, the tall well-built colonel strode briskly, then by a detail from the Russian Regiment, standing stiffly at attention, until he had completed the line of trim-looking Seaforth High-lenders, Royal Italian Marines and members of the Japanese Naval Landing Party. The band of the Fourth Marines and the pipers of the Seaforths swung into music as the colonel passed the marines and the British soldiers.
Following his inspection of the guard of honour Colonel Fegan shook hands with the assembled foreign commanders and their staff officers, who had come to bid him farewell. For each one of them the marine officer had some quip or pleasantry.
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