The old
Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH August 3, 1940.
guard Shoulders its
Veterans of the last war and men in to use a rifle or
Musket
ential Services are learning chine-gun
The pictures on this page were taken by Ray Scott, ace American news cameraman. They show Hongkong's Old Guard-the mon formerly assigned to key posts-learning to handle weapons.
Many of the recruits served in the last war or have been in militia units in other parts of the Empire. But warfare has changed. They are learning all over again.
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THEY COME BY CAR-
Not a mobile column but the cars of the Old Guard.......... Most of them are men whom it was originally intended should remain at their peace-time posts in emergency.
THEY
HAVEN'T
GOT
UNIFORMS
YET
AND
DRILL ON FOOT
C
Only elementary squad drill is given the old guard. They will be called out only in emergency and instruction by regulars of the Royal Scots is mostly confined to weapon drill.