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RETURN OF MILITIA.

Nil.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The Corps as it existed nutil 1893 consisted solely of an Artillery Corps. It was tot malo subject to the Anny 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 nuder Ordinance No. 6 of 1893, which placed the Corps under the supervision of the military authorities as in Eagland, and made it subject to the Army Act to the same extent as the Volunteer Foree in England. Amended Regulations were made by the Governor-in-Council on the 25th May, 1899, and again amended on the 6th November, 1902.

The establishment of the Corps has now been fixed as follows :—

2. Garison Artillery Companies, ...............,310

1 Engineer Company, Band,

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and a Troop,

| with a Staff of 1 Major Commandant and Adjutam, 1 Major 2ad in Command, 2 Medical Officers, 1 Corps

Sergeant Major, and 1 Orderly Room Clerk (Chinese), and i Armourer Sergeant.

The Staff is complete, and the other Units levve been formed, with actual strength as follows :-

2 Garrison Artillery Companies,

1 Engineer Company,

and a Troop

The Officers of the Corps are as follows :—

Major CoMMANDANT AND ADJUTANT-

CLIVE GORDON PRITCHARD,

MAJOR 2ND IN COMMAND-

ARTHUR CHAPMAN.

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Surgeon-Captain FREDERICK OSMUND

STEDMAN, M.D.

Surgeon-Lieut. CHARLES FORSYTH.

Corrs SERGEAST-MAJOR—

Sergeant-Major WALTER HIGRY.

CORPS ARMOURER SERGEANT—

STAFF.

Staff Armourer Sargeant JAMES THOMAS

HAWKS.

Cones ORDERLT-ROOM ('lerk-

AU WING CHING, (Chinese).

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No. 1 Company, H,K.V, ARTILLERY—

Captain DONALD MACDONALD,

GEORGE PHILIP LAMMERT. Lient. JOHN ARCHIBALD TEMPLE

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PLUMMER.

2nd Lieut. 1ENRY WIELIAM BULMER

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KENNETT.

JOSEPH SASSOON GUBBAY. JAMES TORDIFF HAYTON,

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No. 2 COMPANY, II.K.V. AuTILLERY-

Captain JOHN HENRY WILLIAM

ARMSTRONG,

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THOMAS SKINNER.

Lieut, WILLIAM NICHOLSON, MOWBBAY STAFFORD

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NORTHCOTE.

WILLIAM MURRAY SCOTT,

EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN

WOLFE.

ENGINEER COMRANY-

Captain GEORGE JOHN BUDDS SAYER, Lient. WILLIAM ARTHUR CRAKE.

Hongkong Volunteer Troop—

Lient. CHARLES HENDERSON ROSS,