*
Western Fire Command.
continued.
Island Section-
Section.
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Table G (ii).--LAND and Water Transport for Troops moving into Mobilization Positions--continued.
Precautionary-continued.
Signallers-
No. 1 Indian infy.
British infy. Telephonists-
R.E.
British infy.
83rd Co. R.G.A.
Hong Kong Volunteers
88th Co. R.G.A.
Section.
Mainland
13
>
""
まう
17
11
"
51
Strength.
Water Transport.
No. of Coolies to be taken over Coolies.
by Unit at
Coolies to be discharged by Unit at-
Officers.
Other ranks.
Description.
From-
To-
""
17
2nd Co. H.K.S.B., R, A..
40th Co. R.E.
40th and 25th Cos. R. E.(5) 40th Co. R.E.
British infy. (")
"
(6)
5th Co. H.K.S.B., R.G.A.
:::::
11222:
30
36
Whitfield Barracks
Vurious posts
By whatever available
Kowloon Police Pier
Various.
16
11
Murray Barracks
13
33
10 ·
6
Wellington Barracks
5
4
Murray Barracks
21
"1
*
13
By whatever available
A.S.C. Pier
Kowloon City.
80
Lyemun Barracks
See file of requisitions
Victoria Barracks
26
**
10
1
12
7
J
4
2
A
22
12
Gun Club Hill
35
20
Wellington Barracks
55
11
2
Mount Austin
56
59
56
20
Murray Barracks
10
Nil (1)
Boa Vista and Tytam Gap
Special instructions
Mount Davis
Pinewood Battery
Upper and Lower Belchers High West
Fly Point
Jubilee Road
Mount Nicolson
Fly Point
and Upper
Belchers Belchers Stonecutters Wellington Barracks
Sandy Bay Gap.. Stonecutters
Point Eagle's Nest Chin-lan-chu (9) Tate's Cairn (").
1 1st class launch, starting from A.S.C. Pier and taking giz
1 1st class launch
1 1st class launch To go on same launch as No. 2 Co. H.K.S.B., R.G.A., above
'Omphale" and lighter · "Hercules" and 1st
class junk
Kowloon Police Pier.. Belchers l'ier.
Stonecutters.
A.S.C. Pier
15
A,S.C. Pier
Kowloon Police Pier,,
Stonecutters.
Stonecutters South
Lai-chi-kok,
>
"}
**
39
Kowloon City Pier.
"
12
33
87th Co. R.G.A. (4)
10
107
Stonecutters ..
Eagle's Nest
40
"
>
>>
10
80
Stonecutters Barracks
Customs Pass
}}
11
40
55
*
3rd Co. H.K.S.B., R. G.A.
10
Crown
204 ()
Kowloon West Fort
10
5th Co. H.K.S.B., R.G.A.
10
5
Gun Club Hill
10
5
"
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25th Co. R.E.
40th Co. R.E.
No. 2 Indian infy.
5
British infy.
A.0.C.
"
"
British infy. (t)
2nd Co. H.K.S.B., R.A.
14
:::::
"
20
2
2
1
>>
"
1
2
11
22
22
Mules
2
357 (4) Whitfield Barracks 120()
64) Murray Barracks
Wellington Barracks
Wellington Barracks
Sacred Hill
"
Kowloon City Various posts
3rd class launch..
3:
A.S.C. Pier
Nil
Kowloon City Pier.
Nil."
$3
་
"J
29
Whitfield Barracks Gun Club Hill
Whitfield Barracks West Fort, Kowloon Whitfield Barracks Sacred Hill Various posts Wherever ordered
A.S.C. Pier
Kowloon Police Pier,
I 1st class launch,
A.S.C. pontoon
}}
23
"
11
23
31
+
=>
Nil
Nil.
See
permanent
Coolie
Table
(f) For moving four 15-pr. guns and limbers.
() Two tons ammunition, two guns.
(8) Men to carry own kits. (4) To haul two guns.
Two tons ammunition (kits on guns) (") Ammunition. Movable armament. These coolics to be furnished daily till no longer required. (0) On second day of mobilization 234 coolies will be required for movable armament, and must be furnished daily till no longer required. (P) As per requisitions.
(4) Without tents.
() Extra only if tents are taken.
(*) Taking s.a.a.
(1) March route.
Men to carry kits and rations.
(m) To haul two guns.
() Telephonists.
Precautionary.
Coolies.
W.D. Launches and Small Boats,
2449
4*
1 pontoon
1 lighter
1 gig
TOTAL Transports required on these Tables for above period.
Hired Launches.
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
1st Class Hired Launch, Hired Launch. Hired Launch. Hired Junk.
14t
Ni+
st
31
Hired Junks.
Remarks.
2nd Class Hired Junk.
3rd Class Hired Junk.
21
NOTE. Rations have been calculated for all troops and followers at a weight of 5 lb. including fuel. at 56 lb., but this has been varied to meet exceptional cases.
A coolie load has for the purposes of these tables been taken as a general rule
* Number of
persons capable of carrying-
"Omphale
"Tonimy Atkins "
"Hercules
"Jubilee "*
170 110
Number of persons capable of carrying-
1st class hired launch
‡ 1st class junk
.. 48 tons and upwards.
105
109
2nd 3rd
33
"
57
21
70
..65
80 and under 100 100
2nd 3rd
32
"
45 tons and not less than 27 tons. 27
6
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