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RETURN OF MILITIA.

Nil.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The Corps as it existed until 1893 consisted solely of an Artillery Corps. It was not made subject to the Army Act, and consequently was not held to be in a military sense a reliable force in the event of war.

In 1893 the force was disbanded by the Government and a new Volunteer Corps was formed under Ordinance No. 6 of 1893, which placed the Corps under the supervision of the military authorities as in England, and made it subject to the Army Act to the same extent as the Volunteer Force in Englaw!. Amentel Regulations were made by the Governor-in-Conueil on the 25th May, 1899, and uguin amended on the 6th November, 1902,

The establishment of the Corps has now been fixed as follows;–

2 Garrison Artillery Compaules, ......310

1 Engineer Company,

60

Band,

and a Troop,

23

26

with a Staff of 1 Major Commandant and Adjutant, 1 Major 2u4 in Cơm vun 1, 2 M·lical O ficers, 1 Corps Sergeant Major, and 1 Orderly Room Clerk (Chinese), and 1 Armourer Sergeant.

The Staff is complete, and 1 Supernanerary Medical Officer an I the other Units have been forural, with netual strengh as follows:-

2 Garrison Artillery Companies, ......203

1 Engineer Company,

Band,

and a Troop,

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The Officers of the Corps are as follows:-

STAFF.

MAJOR COMMANDANT AND ADJUTANT-

CLIVE GORDON PRITCHARD,

MAJOR 2ND IN COMMAND—

ARTHUR CHAPMAN.

SunGkoss-

Surgeon-Captain FREDERICK OSMUND

STEDMAN, M.D.

Surgeon-Lieut. JAMES HERBERT

SWAN.

(Supernumerary) Surgeon-Lient. ERNEST ALEXANDER ROLAND LAING, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., L.F.P.8., etc.

Cours SKRUEANT-MAJOR-

Bergeant-Major WALTER HIGBY, CORPS ARMOURER SergEANT

Staff Armourer Sergeant JAMES

THOMAS HAWKS.

CORPS ORDERly-Room Clerk-

YEUNG SIII-CHAI, (Chinese).

No. 1 COMPANY, ILKA. ARTILLERY —

Captain DONALD MACD )NALD. Lieut. JOHN WILLIAM LAMBTON

OLIVER.

JOHN ARCHIBALD TEMPLE

PLUMMER.

JAMES DENISON DANBY. EDWARD DUDLEY COR-

SCADEN WOLFE.

No. 2 CompANY, II.K.V, ÅRTILLERY

Captain JOHN HENRY WILLIAM,

ARMSTRONG.

W

THOMAS SKINNER.

Lieut. GEORGE PHILIP LAMMERT.

WILLIAM NICHOLSON. MOWBRAY STAFFORD

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NOR FJICOTE.

EDGAR GEORGE BARRETT. WILLIAM MURRAY SCOTT,

ENGINEER Company

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Captain GEORGE JOHN BUDDS

SAYER.

Lient. WILLIAM ARTHUR CRAKE. Hosokong Volunteer Troop ·

Lieut. Hon. WILLIAM JARDINE

GRESSON.