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RETURN OF MILITIA.

Nil.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The Corps as it existed until 1893 consisted solely of nu Artillery Corps. It was not made subject to the Army Art, 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. 4 of 1893, which placed the Corps under the supervision of the military authorities as in Eugland, and made it subject to the Army Act to the same extent as the Volunteer Force 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 Garrison Artillery Companies, ......310

1 Engineer Company, ............................................ 60 Band,

and a Troop,

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with a Staff of 1 Major Commandant, 1 Major 2ud in Command, I Stuff Officer, 2 Medical Officers, 1 Corps Sergeant Major, and 1 Orderly Room Clerk (Chinese), and 1 Armourer Sergeant.

The Stuff is complete, and the other Units have been formed, with actual strength as follows :—

2 Garrison Artillery Companies, ..............213

1 Engineer Company, and & Troop,

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The Officers of the Corps are as follows :-

STAFF.

MAJOR COMMANDANT—

ARTHUR CHAPMAN.

MAJOR 2ND IN COMMAND-

DONALD MACDONALD.

STAFF OFFICER-

AUBREY JULIAN THOMPSON.

SURGEONS-

Surgeon-Capt. CHARLES FORSYTH.

Surgeon-Lieut. JOHN WHITTAM HARTLEY.

CORTS SERGEANT-MAJOR—

Sergeant-Major WALTER HIGBY.

CORP ARMOURER SERGEANT—

Staff Armourer Sergenut GEORGE WILLIAM

AVENELL.

CORPS ORDERLY ROOM ČLERK—

LO CHIU YING (Chinese).

No. 1 Company, H.K.V. ArTILLERY—

Captain GEORGE PHILIP LAMMERT.

WILLIAM NICHOLSON. JOHN ARCHIBALD TEMPLE

Lieur.

PLUMMER.

HENRY WILLIAM BÜLMER

KENNETT.

JOSEPH SASSOON GUBBAY. JAMES TORDIFF HAYTON.

No. 2 COMPANY, H.K.V. ARTILLERY—

Captain JOHN HENRY WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,

THOMAS SKINNER.

Lient. MOWBBAY STAFFORD

NORTHCOTE.

WILLIAM MURRAY SCOTT.

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EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN

WOLFE.

2nd-Lieut. GUY BLOOD.

ENGINEER COMPANY-

Captain WILLIAM ARTHUR CRAKE.

2ud-Lieut. FRANK OSWALD REYNOLDS.

HONGKONG Volunteer Troop—

Lieut.

CHARLES HENDERSON ROSS.