'A cocktail party was given by the amicers of the Regiment after the parade and Major 8. D. Ivanoff made a short speech In which he thanked Colonel Hornby and all the other fofieers of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps for their cooperation and kindness during the Russian Regiment's existence as an S.V.C. unit. The Russian Commanding Officer then presented Colonel Hornby with fa beautiful cigarette case made of Russian silver, for which the S.V.C. Commandent thanked Major Ivanoff and the oflcers.
'The next presentation was made to Major G. H. Mann, S.V.C. Staf 'OMmeer and Commandant of the In-toroment Camp for Chinese soldiers, who' was. the recipient of another silver elgaretie case. A similar gift was presented {o Major Hf. S. Bartley, another S.V.C. Staff Oflcer. In his reply to Major Ivanoff's speech, 'Major Bartley said that he did not know why he was presented with such a beautiful gift since, he joked, his duties In connection' with the: Russian Regiment had been to convene medical boards and give permission to men (o marry, adding thal many might have cursed him for the latter since.
'Yet another presentation was made to the S.C, Oflicers' Mess, in the person of Major ZY. Chen," commanding officer of the Chinese and Interpreter companies and an old friend of the Russian Regiment. Here Major Ivanoff presented a miniature Regimental colour.
Yesterday's parade was the last of the Russian Regiment in their pres-cent capacity, as on Thursday the unit will-be transfered for service with the Shanghai Municipal Police after fourteen years as the only mercenary Russian military unit of tie: world The Regiment has been praised by many visiting British and foreign gen erals, one of them having said that the members of the Regiment were the best physically built soldiers he had ever seen. Almost all agreed that the Regiment could be farourably compared with military units of ster nations, both in drill and The Regiment was established on January, 21, 1927, and was chiefly Fecruiled from the remains of the White Russian Army that made their way here, following their retreat from Russia after he revolution. "The Regiment, or the Russian Unit as} was then called, was frst commanded by Captain'Fomin and later by Colonel H. H. Thieme, who hand&d over the command to" Ma; Tvanoff, its present commander, in 1933.
Increased in 1932
Up (0 1932, the Regiment consisted of only two companies, but the Sin-'Sopanese conflict of that year showed the Shanghai Municipal Council the necessity to have the number increas ed and another company, the No.4 Company, was recruited. 'The No. 3 Company' is a volunteer unit, Only about thirty original members of the Russian Regiment are with the unit at present, this number including eleven affeers, "Many of the older members resigned on reaching the age limit.
'The duties of the Russian Regiment now include the guarding of the Internment Camp for Chinese soldiers in Kiaochow Road, posting of sentries on the Garden Bridge, pontoon duties along the' Bund and barrack duties. All these, with the exception of the Gurden Bridge, will probably remain,
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