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RETURN OF MILITIA.

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The Hongkong Artillery and Rifle Volunteer Corps, originally incorporated by Sir HERCULES ROBINSON under Ordinance 2 of 1862, was disbanded by Sir RICHARD MACDONNELL in 1866, but revived and re-organized by Governor POPE HENNESSY in 1877-8. The Corps now numbers about 150 Members.