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RETURN OF MILITIA.

Ni.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The Hongkong Volunteers, Artillery and Rifle Corps, originally incorporated by Sir HERCULES ROBINSON under Ordinance 2 of 1862 was disbanded by Sir Richard MacDonnell in 1866, bat revived and re-organized by Governor POPE HENNESST in 1877. 'It was again disbanded in 1882, and re-organized in the same year by the Hon. W. H. MARSH, C.M.G., (now Sir WILLIAM MARSU, K.C.M.G.,) the Officer Administering the Government, under Ordinance 18 of 1882.

It now consists solely of an Artillery Corps; there are 87 Honorary Members and 70 Effectivo Members. The latter pass through a course of Garrison and Mountain Guu Drills, as well as Martini-Henry Carbino Drills. The Corps passes through a good many fluctuations owing to the changes that take place, as many residents come and go. During the past three months 18 recruits have joined to re-place those who have left the Colony; of these some have served as Volunteers in England.

The business bours being from 9 or 10 A.M. until 5 r.M., Drills can only be carried on before and after those hours. Then only sufficient men can be assembled for one or two gun iletachinents, excopt on Public Holidays as Chin New Year, when the Annual Artillery Practice takes place. However, sufficient instruction can be given to inake the Corps a valuable Auxilliary in the event of War. The Officers of the Corps are as follows :-

COMMANDANT—

MAJOR H. J. H. TRIPP.

CAPTAIN-

J. MCCALLUM.

LIEUTENANTS—

J. A. MOSELY.

A. WOOLLEY,

H. J. HOLMES.

H. E. DENSON,

Lt. H. T. HAWKINS, R.A., Adjutant.