1939-09-13 — Page 10

“Good morning, sunshine !"

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Go to blazes!

'Now, now temper! That's not like mummy's little blue- eyed boy."

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Oh, go and climb a tree. I hope you get a thick head like mine. Teach you to jeer.”

“Thank you, I can jeer perfectly well I don't need any lessons.

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BOY!"

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ST.

FRANCIS HOTEL

QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

THE CHINA MAIL,

RIFLEMEN AND

Speedy In Movement: Certain

of

mass was

shire, Shropshire, I

destined to bilities of the "Gr The theory has been put forward Jackets acquired was

regiments that Britain's military defeat at the

stand them in remarkably good stead, seven hands of. Washington and his Ameri-

to a pitch of perfe can sharpshooters was almost worth in one incident of exceptional strain whom the Peninsu

scantily-bestowed while. Without this salutary tuition and difficulty. In 1898 the troopship in the new technique of warfare, it is Warren Hastings struck and founder- Iron Duke himsel With Somerset, Duke of sald, there could have been no triumph ed on the rocks of Reunion.

details of other troops on board were ford and Bucks, I for British arms in the succeeding

four companies of the 1st Battalion campaign in the Iberian Peninsula,

Perhaps, this is going a little far, K.R.R.C., and it was without ques- land Light Infantry But the fact remains that the old or- tion the splendid lead given by the

Riflemen-standing rigid, in their From very early der of close-columin

in talions had culti hopelessly outmoded; and while Napo- ranks as the craft settled deeper leon remained blindly faithful to it, the waters-which enabled first the "light" companies t the British, with their experiences in women and children, and subsequent and crafty, rapidly to extension of the li America fresh in mind, adopted that ly the whole ship's complement,

reach the shore in safety. As an tually decided more open form of battle action line against column-which eventual- example of perfectly disciplined self- talions to

control, it was not only the admira- required of light in ly proved Napoleon's undoing.

tion of the "Greenjackets*" com- the Somersets-rais BUSTLING GREENJACKETS WITH rades in the British service, but, by who at one time

the then Kaiser's direct command, fought as Dragoons ARMS AT THE TRAIL

formed the subject of a Special Order try of the line-we to the German Army. dergo the metamorp In this reorientation of technique addressed the British commanders- were greatly Where the K.R.R.C.` themselves are:

It was very larg assisted by the activities of certain concerned, to this day the ship's bell regiments specifically trained for swift of the Warren Hastings gives nauti- ficent training give deployment and open-order fighting cal time to the men of the home bat- John Moore, at the on the American model. These giments may be grouped under the of Riftemen and generic. heading Light Infantry.

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By REGINALD HARGREA

As it so happened, a regiment of American Loyalists had been raised, the Co- as a corps of riflemen on lonial pattern, in 1755; and upon this body was founded the green- talion.

Shorncliffe, that th jacketed unit known to-day as

"The Rifles" reputation as deadly Infantry owed tha

which King's Royal Rifle Corps. To them marksmen was early established." efficiency was added, in 1800, the Rifle Bri- Indeed, when, during the opening even among the se

Consort's Own," gade the "Prince

phase of the Peninsular campaign a Wellington's Army as it was destined to become, with, Rifle Brigade sergeant picked off an the field as a brig then the of the 43rd and 52n at one period, the present Duke of enemy officer at what was Connaught, as the commanding officer extraordinary range of 180 yards, the Battalions, the Oxi of its 1st Battalion.

and the Rifte Br Both corps were characterised by

units attaining pr quisite standard er the same suppleness and speed

achieve the strengt movement-the rifleman bustles along

In addition to the K.R.R.C. and Rifle

Command of the at 140 paces a minute, as against the

Brigade, Scotland is represented 120 of the infantry of the line

the - among

"Greenjackets" by that bonnie fighter, and by the fact that they

It is in co always

the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) furd. matched with their firearms at the

fighting record, stern, fiery-temper trail. Neither carried drums or. Co- with

under Marlborough famous Light Divi lours, being content, as the years inaugurated

the exhaust is told of a certain went by, to wear their many battle and including honours on the appointments of their ing retreat on Corunna, in addition ventured to compl to an active share in every major that "Black Bob"

uniforms.

of

indignant French sent a deputation to protest against "this unnecessary bar barity in the conduct of war between civilised nations"L

fine a

Incident- hang him out of h In the case of the Rifle Brigade, campaign since that date. however, no commemoration exists ally, the Cameronians gave the Army his troops were as it well might-of an early exam- two gallant chiefs in the persons of exactly on time.

"Did the General ple of the good work performed by Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley, V.C.,

asked the Comma a detachment of the corps, serving and Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C. as Marines, with Lord Nelson in the

The Royal Irish Rifles, raised in ning an inscrutable Baltic.

1793 and converted from red coat to tearful official. A It was quickly realised that these green in 1881, and with the rare bat-Armed that he n Hope, "Then I should str Rifle Regiments had developed atle honour of "Cape of Good quality, marked by an enterprise and 1806," additional to vigorous service produce them," wa resource peculiarly their own, which in the Peninsula, Central India, Cey- uncompromising rendered them of particular service lon, South Africa and the Egyptian Gen. Craufurd sa as scouts or when acting as a screen desert, can justifiably desclare them you, he'll do it.” or antennae, to troops in mass. This, selves one of the most widely-travell- · of course, was without the slightest ed corps in the whole of the establish- as a ment. prejudice to their efficiency disciplined, cohesive whole.

HEROISM ON FOUNDERED

'TROOPSHIP

Indeed, the admirable tradition of

LIGHT-BOBS IN WELLINGTON'S CAMPAIGNS

Bearing considerable resemblance

unflinching discipline the "Green- to, and having many of the responsi-

The experiences campaign had so u monstrated the va trymen that, by coi tion, their number creased.. Thus it of Cornwall's, rais. regiment had seen

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Bringing Up Father

IF (GET MY. HANDS ON YOU'LL TEACH YOU TO STOP CALLING ME MAGGIE- YOU KNOW VERY WEL MY NAME

IS MARGUERITA-

NOW- MAGGIE- REMEMBER - THIS IS MY NEW SUIT-

GRACIOUS-

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