THE FIRING ON WARSHIPS.
BRITISH PROTEST TO SOUTHERN LEADERS.
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CHIANG KAI SHEF'S PROCLAMATION,
SITUATION IMPROVING IN CHUNGKING.
DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1986
THE "HONGKONG
COAL DISPUTE.
A message received from the Hongkong Naval Authorities gives official details of the firing upon French and British gunboats reported by Reuter yesterday.
The message, dated Hankow, October 14th, days:
Local situation unchanged.
"The Chungking situation appears to be steadily improving. Gunboats are obtaining supplies, and staffs are returning to British firms..
*The Kiawo left Wanhsien to-day for. Ichang
H.M.S. Bee was fired on near Shasi yesterday. There were no casualties and she returned the fire. Protest has been made to the Southern Military Authorities..
"A French günbent was fired on yesterday between Kiukiang and Hankow and had one man killed”
that the incidents might have been caused by the troops newly incorporated into the Revolutionary Army
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S ORDERS. In view of the above message the follow ing order issued by General Chiang Kai Shek on September 11th is interesting.plications, the Revolutionary troops are It would appear that the order is not any foreign vessels if the latter do not being obeyed.
To avoid international complications, says the Canton Gazette, General Chiang Khi Shek, Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Forces, has issued a strict order prohibiting his troops from firing upon foreign gunboats and other vessels
In order to avoid international com
ordered never to fire upon
disregard the slipping regulations.
"Let this order be obeyed.
*(8d.) CHING EAL SHEE
Commander-in-Chief.”
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FRENCH GUNBOAT RETURNS FIRE."
on the Yangtze unless the latter wilfully | STRONG PROTEST BY LEGATION. disregard the shipping regulations in stituted by the General Headquarters. The order reada na follows:-
[THAZUGE. REUTER'A "AGENCY.]
The New Offensive,
*RESULT OF DISTRICT VOTE.
GOVERNMENT WATCHFUL,
CENTRAL COUNCIL OF WAR!
[THEOUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, October 15th.
It is officially announced that the Miners Executive Committee has now be come the Central Council of War. The first meeting will be held at Nottingham on October 19th..
LONDON, October 14th.
"A meeting of the Executive of the Miners Federation. in London has a nounced that the voting in the districts has resulted in 480,000- voting for, and 254,000 against the decision to withdraw the safetymen,
Government Ready.
LONDON, October 14th... Politieni circles do not attach undue
importance to the miners' decision "to"
confirm the South Wales militant policy, as it is believed impossible to carry it out, but it is declared that in the event of any interference with the working of the coal mines anywhere in the country, the Government will take "adequate steps "
[BE]TISH WIRELESS BEEVICE] Leaders Still Adamant.
Reasy, October 14th.
WINDFALL FOR BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
£7,300,000. FROM OIL SHARES.
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY'S
HUGE PROFITS."
[BRITISH WIRELESS, SEATICE)-
to
BrGay, October 13th. The British Government have received a windfall of Boras seven and a half mil
on sterling in consequence of the Anglo- Persian Oil Company's decision capitalise £4,475,000 out of £3,163,198 to the general reserve. This decision means share for every ordinary one pound share the distribution of a boaus of one new
held. The British Government bolds 5,000,000 ordinary shares
TROOPING OF THE COLOUR.
MONDAY'S SPECTACULAR
CEREMONY.
AN IMPRESSIVE AND INTERESTING |
PARADE PROMISED.
REGIMENT'S FAREWELL TO
HONGKONG.
They fly not only for the living but for all who have died in the Regiment for the King, not only as an augury of battles to be won, but a token of every field of the past.”
The ceremony of Trooping the Colour by the 1st Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment, will be carried out at Il am. on Monday.
Ticket holders should be seated by 10.50 Garden Road will be closed to motor traffic from 10.30 am, to mid-day."
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The troops then march back to Barracks under the Adjutant.
The Sargeant's Escort for the Colour will comprise Sergt. R Hicks and L/Sergt. J. Carver, and the two seù-, tries over the Colour will be Privates W. Gardiner and J. Baldwin.
The Regiment's History. The East Surrey Regiment, has its Home Depot at Kingston-on-Thames The Regiment was originally raised in- the reign of Chean Anna as, a regiment of Marines in 1702, and was command- od by Colonel Villiers.
In 1718 the name was changed to the 31st Regiment of Foot and as such'it has the distinction of being the last regiment of the British Army to have been personally led into battle, by, a sovereign-King George IL.
In 1782 the name was again changed to the 31st Huntingdonshires” and. in 1891, it adopted its present title.
The East Surrey Regiment is one of the very few Regiments allowed to carry. |battle honours on their King's Colour. the Regiment by the late Earl Roberts The present plours were presented to When the news of the share bonus was Tickets issued for Thursday's ceremony in July, 1900, in the presence of a dis
from will be available for Monday, and ticket tinguished gathering which included the received yesterday, shares ' 2080
holders who will be unable to attend on late Earl of Ypres and the Countess of 427-32 pounds to 58-18. At this figure that date are requested to return tickets Xpre They were consecrated by the the Government''s bolding is worth over to the P.3.C., Officers Mess, Murray then Chaplain General of the Forces, the £41,000,000 instead of under £73,000,000 Barracks, da be forwarded to the many
as soon possible, in order Rt. Rev. Bishop Taylor Smith. as formerly, Allowing, however, for applicants who have been unsuccessful in fall after the bonus has been declared, obtaining tickets for the ceremony. it is probable that the Government's net His Excellency the Governor will
Bain will be about £7,700,000. In addi- tion the Government receives a 17 per cent dividend for the year against per cent. for the previous year.
arrive on the Parade Ground at 20.55
A.m.
Musical Programme, Avaried selection of music has been arranged for (Monday's) ceremony for the Band of Surreys, under Bandmaster
Drumrer F. French.
D. B. Dowle and the Drums under Sergt.
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The Parade.
The programme of masie by the Band. 19o witness the impressive and spectacular be as under:
There is sure to be a large attendance | Dramas and Buglers for the occasion will
military spectacle which will be present- 1.-Guards march to the Parade ed. Every seat in the official stand has Ground.-Quick March'
"Babel-Mandeb. been allotted; while Garden Road will be available for members of the general 2-Warrant Officers and Non-Cour public. It only requires fine weather to missioned Ofcers take post- ensure complete success.
Quick March 3-Assembly. Quick March
A GREAT, LIBERAL LEADER.
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The result is announced of the voting WHY LORD OXFORD " RESIGNED. in the Districts on the resolution passed last week by the Miners' Delegates Con-
RESULT OF RIFT IN PARTY. ference, which recommended, the with- drawal of the safetymen from the pits, fan embargo on foreign coal, a levy on other Trades Unions and the cessation of work on outcrops.
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RUGBY, October 15th. Lord Oxford and Asquith has resigned the leadership-of-the Liberal Party bar will continue in public life. In a letter announcing, his decimon, which is irre vocable, he states that he still hopes to be of some service to the State and to Liberialism.
PEKING. October 15th. "A telegram dated September 11th has
The report that Southern troops fired been received from Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Yu Jer (Eugene Chen) on the French gunboat Alerte on the saying that the British Consul Canton 13th inst. is confired, One French maring has sent a note to the Nationalist Govern was killed and another seriously wounded. į nient to the effect that, according to reThe gunboat was compelled to return At the close of to-day's meeting of the ports of British naval authorities in the fire in self-defence.
Executive it was stated that the vote Hankow, British ships sailing above, and The French Legation has lodged a showed a majority of 460,134 and 294,335 below Hankow have been indiscriminately | strong protest with the Waichizopu_and | against the resolution. No vote had yet fired upon. The note asserts that since has instructed the French Consul at Har- taken place in Nottinghamshire or Lei the firing was usually from the southern kow to make energetic representations|cestershire. bank the river, it seems to have been to the local authorities.
Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of the the actions of the anti-Northern troops.
Miners' Federation, stated that in view It will be recalled that acute differences According to Minister Chen, the British Consul at Canton has been instructed by
of the endorsement of the resolution by the British Minister at Peking to ask the The Southern treeps have once again the Districts, attempts must and will be among leading members of the Liberal Sationalist Government to order its begun to take the offensive in the sector made to secure an embargo on coal and Party arose during the General Strike,
a levy on Trades Unions and also to forces to discontinue such actions stating of Nanchang and are now engaged in a that British vessels have always main-fierce action with the allied forces. It is deal with the question of the withdrawal, and they have created a situation which tained strict neutrality and have been reported that the railway in the neigh considered to-morrow when the Executive sideration from every point of view of his of the safetymen. These questions will be Lard Oxford says has necessitated recon- forbidden from transporting arms for bour of Löhwa has been again destroyed
Committee meets again. As Бал any party. Minister Chen states that be by the Southern troops. General Chea has explained to the British Consul that Tiao Yuan's troops have once more been been indicated in previous official wire personal relations with the Party. He the Atti-Northern troops, known to be transported in the direction of Wusuchess messages, the safetymen belong main-affirms that he sees nothing to withdraw well disciplined, could not have taken apparently due to the advance of the r. o organisations unaffiliated to the from his letter criticising the attitude of Miners' Federation. The leaders of the Mr. Lloyd George, which he wrote soon such actions against British vessels and Southerners towards' Chichun.--Toho..
Railway and Transport Unions, bave
CANTON SURTAXES.
THE PROPOSED DIPLOMATIC
CONFERENCE.
JAPANESE MINISTER ARRIVES.
{THROCOM REUTER'S AGENCY.1
PERING, October 15th. Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister to China, arrived here to-day.
[As reported in a recent issue a, com ference of foreign Diplomats in Peking to decide on the new Canton surtaxes
was postponed to allow of Mr. Yoshi- zawa's return. ]" /
SURTAXES IN SHANTUNG. TSINGTAO FOREIGNERS PROTEST
PERING, October 15th. A foreign delegation from Tsingtao! called on the British, American and Japancre Consals at Tsiasatu on Thurs day to protest against the surtaxes being levied in Shantung. They are calling on the Civil Governor to-day.
(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.] FRENCH REVENUE RETURNS.
BIG INCREASES.
PARIS, October 15th The revenue returns for September totalled 3,132,000,000 francs showing an excess of 1,257,000,000, compared with September 1825, and for the first nine months of this year 25,295,000,000 francs, an excess of 8,301,000,000,"compared the same period last year.
ABD-EL-KRIM'S BANISHMENT.
ARRIVAL AT REUNION.
PARIS, October 15th. The Matin announces that Abd-el- Krim bas arrived at Reunion Island.
[It will be remembered that after the famous-Moroccan leader surrendered to the French "some months ago, he was sentenced by the French Government to. be banished to Reunion Island, a small French possession in the Indian Oceaa.]
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) FRANC FORGERY CASE.
SENTENCES REDUCED.
BUDAPEST, October, 14th. A Court of Cassation has given its verdict in the franc forgery case. It has reduced the sentence on Windisch Gratts to four years' imprisonment, and the sentence on Natosk has been reduced to 3 years hard labour. Other sentences were only slightly modified..
KIUKIANG, October 11th.
BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA.
NO INTERFERENCE WITH INTERNAL POLITICS.
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made it clear that those unions can aer after the strike was over, and repeats ther place an embargo on foreign coal that it was with as mich distress as sur- qor make a levy, and the stoppage cfprise that he found his public declara- outerop working is likely to be unpopu- tions during the strike were met with al lar with the many thousands of miners who have made money by it.
challenge froca a quarter which, it was impossible for him to disregard, coupled
STATEMENT BY NEW MINISTER. EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER. with a refusal at a time of national crises
[THROUGH BECTUR'S ADENCY.]
LONDON, October 14th. Lord Southborough presided at the China Association banquet to wish God to Mr. Mijes Limpson, the new Speed Minister to Peking, who is proceeding to China within a week.
Mr. Miles Lampson, responding, voiced the Government's deep sympathy with the difficulties of the Chinese people, while observing strict impartiality between the contending factions. But, pending the establishment of a national Government, the British Government was bound to ac cord their nationals the fullest possible protection and exact reparation for any wrong done where no Chinese authority existe...
the
Mr. Lampson paid tribute to patience and sacrifices of the British com munities in China, and their endeavours to overcome the difficulties with which they were faced, and which make it more incumbent upon the Government to de- fend their lawful rights. He was, never- theless, confident that the Chinese people would not misinterpret that attitude as implying unfriendliness to them or a desire to interfere with the internal politics of China.
DRUG TRAFFIC.
HOLLAND RATIFIES
CONVENTIONS.
THE HAGUE, October 14th. The Second Chamber of the States General has pasad & Bill ratifying the conventions of February 11th, 1925, and February 19th, 1993 relating to the uso of prepared opium, and the manufacture of and trade in narcotics.
[BRITISH WIELLISĄ SERVICE, ]
LORD BYNGHONOURED.
MADE A VISCOUNT.
BUGET, October 14th. H.M. the King has approved that the dignity of a Viscountcy be conferred upon Lord Byng, who has recently retir. ed from the office of Governor-General of Canada,
COTTON FORTUNE,"
NEARLY FOUR MILLIONS 'INTESTATE.
Ruany, October 14th. An inventory of the estate of Mr. William Coats, a Director of the famous cotton firm of the name, shows personal estate of the net value of £3,835,000. The amount of death duty payable to the Government is £1,580,800 -He left no will.
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ENTERTAINED BY SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
RoGay, October 14th Sir Austen Chamberlain gave a lua cheon to-day in honour of Adbel Khalek Pasha Barwat, the Egyptian Foreign Minister.
Among the guests were Sesostris Bey, the Egyptian Charge d'Affaires, Ismail Bey Sarwat, Lord Birkenhead, Sir Lam- ing Worthington Evans, Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord Lloyd, the High Commis sioner for Egypt, and high officials of the Foreign Office."
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
TEXTILE BOOM IN GERMANY.
· RESULT OF BRITISH COAL STOPPAGE.
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to meet him in council
Proceeding, he says: "I cannot and will not take any part direct or indirect in sectional controversy. I am now in my seventy-fifth year. I have been for
life. I was Prime Minister for a longer the best part of half a century in public
consecutive term, and had to face graver responsibilities than any of my predeces sors during the last hundred years. For still longer a time I have been leader of the Liberal Party. Though my health is
now restored I feel that anxieties aid responsibilities of leadership ought not to be undertaken or continued by any one who cannot be reasonably certain that be can stand the strain.'
F
re-
Lord Oxford's announcement is made on the eve of his speech at the Confer! ence of the Scottish Liberal Federation, in which it was anticipated that the future prospects of the party and his BRALIN, October 15th. " own relations with i would be fully The textile industry at Krefeld, Mun- examincil, and the Federation this mora- chen and Gladbech districts, West Gering adjourned when a resolution many's Lancashire, are booming largely afirming its confidence in Lord. Oxford the British coal was reached. Newspapers of all shades stoppage. Spinning, weaving and other of opinion pay tribute to the great ser process mills, cotton, woollen and silk vices to the State which Lord Oxford has trades are running full time, in some rendered during his long parliamentary instances in double shifts. A similar career. situation obtains in numerous factories where clothing is made.
in consequence
of
(REUTEL'S AMERICAN AZEVIC2]
BIG AMERICAN BANK AMALGAMATION,
New Yox, October 18th. The Irving Bank Trust Company has amalgamated with the Exchange Pacific
National Bank. Their combined re- sources amount to 135,000,000 gold. AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE. FLIGHT.
NEW YORK, October 14th
A message from Lake Hurst says that the last remaining naval dirigible, Los Angeles, has left for Detroit on its first big overland flight since the Shenandoah met its fate on the same journey. `-
Los Angeles Arrives,
Dernor, October 15th. The Airship Los Angeles has arrived.
“NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW "! SOLD.
New Your October 14th. Mr. George Harvey, the ex-Ambassador to London, has sold the North American Review, of which he was the Editor for 28 years, to Mr. Walter Mahony.
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TO THE MEMORY OF A 'MILLION: DEAD.
EMPIRE MEMORIAL IN
WESTMINISTER' ABBEY.
Bugsy, October 15th, Immediately before the opening of the Imperial Conference text Tuesday, the Prince of Wales will unveil a tablet erect ed by the Imperial War Graves Commis sion in Westminster Abbey to the memory of 1,000,000 dead of the British Empire. The Prime Minister and representatives of the Dominions and the Colonies now assembled in London for the Conference will be present.
NEW GOVERNOR OF BENGAL.
LIEUT-COL F. 6. JACKSON.
Ruor, October 15th. The King has approved of the appoint, ment of Lieut-Colonel F. 8. Jackson to be Governor of the Presidency of Bengal in succession to the Earl of Lytton whose tenute of office will expirs next March. Col. Jackson has been Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation since 11923. He is of course a well-known
cricketer.
The parade will be under the command of Brevet Colonel F. S. Montague Bates, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., the officer com- manding the Battalion. The troops will fall in at Wellington Barracks and from there will march to the Garden Rond en- trance of the Murray Parade Ground, under the command of the adjutant. Capt. J: W. Carpenter, M.C.:
The Ceremony.
The practice of "Trooping the Colour" is a survival of an old guard mounting! ceremony. Two colours are held by all Regiments of Infantry, one "The King's Colour," being the symbol of the Sover- eign, the other "The Regimental Colour," being expressive of the spirit of the Regiment.
For Monday's ceremony it is the King's Colour which will be trooped
The following is the order of proce- dures-
The Colours, which are not niually touched or handled except by Officers, ate, in the early stages of this cere- mony, in the charge of a Sergeant with two sentries, as the Adjutant is the only Officer then present on parade
Ypres.
"Verdua.
4-Officers, W.O's, and N.C.O's joining their Guards.-Slow March
"El Bacio." 5.-Slow Troop by Band and"Drums.
-Slow March... Les Huguenots.” 6.Quick Troop by Band and
Drums-Quick March
"El Abanico. 7-Escort for the Colour.-Quick
March..." The British Grenadiers. 8-Royal Salute... The National Anthem.
Colour being Trooped The
through the Hanks, Slow
March...The Coburg March." 10.-March Past in Slow Time-
Slow March
“The Huntingdonshire March "
(The Regimental Slow Merchb.) 11-March Past in Quick Time.-
Quick March...Regimental March- "A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky." 12.-Royal Salute...The National Anthem. 13.-Guards return to Barracks.
Quick March
"The National "Emblem." Eack Guard is formed into line with
Taking the Salutak Sergeants in command. "Later the Bèr-
His Excellency the Governor (Sir Cecil geants commanding the guarda assem- Clementi. K.C.M.G.) will take the salute ble, together with the Officers who are at the March Past: His Excellency will to do duty, on the Saluting Base, a be accompanied by HE. Major-General relic of the days when they were so C. C. Luard, O.E., CM.G. (G.0.0. of collected to draw lots for their guards, China Command) and a distinguished. receive the Parole," and any neces gathering of preminent local residents. Bary orders.
The "Assembly" is now beaten by the Drums as a signal for Officers and Sergeants to take post in front of their guards. The Adjutant hands over, the parade to the Commanding Officer, and the Officers and Sergeants join their guards in the stately Slow March across the parade ground their. Arma at the Recover.
The King's Colour bears the honours gained in the Great War-the Regiment taking part in practically every impor tant battle in France and Mesopotamia..
it
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Receiving the Colour. The Band and Drums now play the sula," first honour to the Colour by playing
Slow and Quick Troop, as a preli minary to the reception of the Colour into the ranks of the Battalion.
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The Regimental Colour carries, the Regiment's battle honours prior to the.. Great War, namely: Gibraltar, 1704-5."; Dettingen," Martinique, 1734," Talavera, Guadalope, 1810,"AL buhera," "Vittoria,' Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," Orthers,"" Fenin- Cabool, 1842,"Moodkee," Aliwal," "Sobraon,"
"New "Taku Forts,”' Zealand," "Afghanistan, 1878-79," "Sua- kip, 1885, Relief of Ladysmith," The Right Guard always finds the "South Africa, 1899-1902. " Escort for the Colour, the right having
Great War Honours. "been a post of honour since the days of The Great War honours of the Regiment
the Roman Legionaries
are as under- On the Drummer's Call being played Mons, Le Catean," "Retreat from the Captain of the Escort for the Mons. Marne, 1814, Aisne, 1914, Colour (Capt. E. G. H. Clarke, M.C.) La Bassee, 1914," Armentieres, 1914, hands over command to the Lieutenant Hill, 60, Ypres, 1816, 17, 19," of the Escort for the Colour (Lieut.Gravenstafel," St. Julien," "Frezen- E. A. S. Cope).
berg," "Bellewaarde," "Loos," "Sem-
Ancre.
The Escort for the Colour preceded me, 1916, 18," Albert, 1916, 18, by the Band and Drums playing" The "Bazentin," Delville Wood," Po British Grenadiers " nów marches zieres," "Guillemont,"..." Flers-Cource across the parade ground to receive the lette, Morval Thiepval," "Le Colour. The Regimental Sergeant Transloy," "Ancre Heights," Major (R.S.M. W. G. Gingell, M.M.), 1916, Arras, 1917, 18, Vimy, 1917, representing the men, receives it from "Scarpe,
"Messines, 1917," the Sergeant in, whose charge it was, "Pilckem," "Langemarck, 1917," and hands it to the junior Officer of
Road," Polygon Wood," the Escort (2nd Lieut. D. J. H. Camp Broodseinde," "Poelcappelle," "Pass- hell),-
The Escort receives the Colour with Quentin," "Estaires, Haze- chendaele, Cambrai, 1917, 18. St "Bapaume, 1018," "Rosieres," Avre,
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Menin
1917,
full baziours, they "Present Arms " with the exception of the four Ser- brouck, "Amiens," **Hindenburg geants on the Banka who Part Arms" Line" "Epehy" "Canal du Nord, and turn outwards as if to frustrate St, Quentin Canal," Courtrai," any attempt to interfere with this Selle, Sambre," France and solemn moment. The Regimental Ser Flanders, 1914-18, Italy, 1917-18," geant Major salutes with his sword," Struma, "Doiran, 1918," Mace- this being the only occasion on which donis, 1916-18,"" Egypt, 1815,"" Aden," he does so.
"Mesopotamia, 1017-18," Murman, The Escort now marches in slow time. 1919. to its original position through the The 1st Battalion, the East Surrey ranks of the remaining three Guards Regiment, has a glorious historical re- (composed of four N.C.O.'s of Sargeants cord, and one which the men serving in and higher rank, with a Lieutenant in the Regiment can well be proud of. As. command of each) which during this previously mentioned, the 1st Battalion movement "Present Arms" thus every leaves Hongkong for India on Cotober.. man is enabled to see and honour the 27th. This will not be the first time by colour,
any means that the Battalion has been The guards march past in slow and stationed there. Before coming to Hong- quick time, after which they are formed kong for the period of service just tex- into line, and should a person be pre minating, the 1st Battalion of the sent who is entitled to a Present," Regiment were in Egypt, and were in ranks are opened and a general or India prior to the Great War, and also Royal salute ordered.
there on several occasions prior to that
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