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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 forec was disbanded by the Government and a new Volunteer Corps was formed under Ordinance No. 6 ef 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 England. Amemled Regulations were made by the Governor-in-Council on the 25th May, 1899, aud again amended on the 6th November, 1902.

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

2 Garrison Artillery Companies,

...310

1 Engineer Company, Band,

60

23

43

and a Troup,

with a Staff of 1 Major Commandant and Adjutant, 1 Major 2nd in Command, 2 Medical Officers, 1 Corps Sergeant Major, aud 1 Orderly Room Clerk (Chinesd), and 1 Armourer Sergeant.

The Staff is complets, and the other Units have been formed, with netual strength as follows :—

2 Garrison Artillery Companies, 1 Engineer Company,

and a Troop,

......213

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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.

Benozon-

Surgeon-Lieut. CHARLES FORSYTH.

"Corte Seroxant-Major-

Serjeant-Major WALTER HIGBY.

CORPA ARMOcrer SergeANT—

Staff Armourer Sergeant GEORGE WILLIAMĮ

AVENELL.

CORY'S ORDERly-room CleRK—

LO CHIU YING (Chinese).

No. 1 Company, II.K.V. ARTILLERY—

Captain DONALD MACDONALD.

GEORGE PHILIP LAMMERT. JOHN ARCHIBALD TEMPLE

· PLUMMER.

17

Lieut.

+

++

HENRY WILLIAM BULMER

KENNETT.

JOSEPH SASSOON GUBBAY. JAMES TORDIFF HAYTON. No. 2 COMPANY, II.K.V. ARTILLERY—

Captain JOHN HENRY WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.

17

Lieut.

THOMAS SKINNER.

WILLIAM NICHOLSON. MOWBBAY STAFFORD

NORTHCOTE.

WILLIAM MURRAY SCOTT. EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN

WOLFE.

ENGINEER COMPANY-

Captain WILLIAM ARTHUR CRAKE. 2nd Lieut. FRANK OSWALD REYNOLDS. HONGKONG Volunteer TROOP-

Lieut. CHARLES HENDERSON ROSS.