The Archive · 1939

Volunteer Corps Chairman Praises Corps

For Sunday Parade the Shanghai Municipal Council, has Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of sent the following letter to Col. Hornby, Commandant of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps:—

"On behalf of my colleagues on the Council and myself I wish to congratulate you and all ranks of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps on the very high standard of tne Annual Parade of the Corps yesterday.

"Yesterday's parade was an impressive reminder of the debt which the community owes to all members of the Corps. who not only subordinate their time and private interests to the public welfare, but who manifestly carry out this vital Public service with zeal and efficiency.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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