At 11.30 p.m. the whole force under Colonel Mainwaring, C.M.G. embarked on board 3 launches and proceeded to Tsim-sha-Tsui which was reached about midnight.
On arrival the guns and escort were immediately disembarked and marched to the North end of Yaumati where the following dispositions were made by Colonel Mainwaring.
1 gun under Lieut. F. Maitland and Lieut M.W. Slade HongKong Volunteer Corps and provided with an escort from Royal Welch Fusiliers and Field Battery, HongKong Volunteer Corps was placed off the new Road (Station Street) between Ma Tau Wai and Mong-Kok-Tsui Commanding all approaches from the North and West.
1 gun under Captain A. Chapman HongKong Volunteer Corps and accompanied by Lieut. G.C. Fullerton HongKong Volunteer Corps with an escort from the Field Battery HongKong Volunteer Corps was placed on the road to the North of the Camping Station commanding approaches from Kowloon City.
A 1 gun under Company Sergeant Major F. Smyth, and escort Royal Welch Fusiliers were placed in the vicinity of the Yau-Ma-Tei Police Station to Command approaches from the direction of the Rifle Ranges. These approaches were further held by detachments of the Royal Welch Fusiliers; the Yaumati Police Station was told off as the temporary Head Quarters of the Force, and Hospital arrangements were here made by Surgeon Captain J. A. Lowson, HongKong Volunteer Corps.
Picquets were placed to hold important points, not under fire of the Machine Guns and Patrols from both the Royal Welch Fusiliers and Field Battery, HongKong Volunteer Corps were sent out to patrol the approaches some mile to the front.
Nothing occurred during the night and at 6 a.m. next morning the force re-embarked at Yaumati Police Pier for Hong-Kong.