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March 24, 1918-

group isken at St. Patrick'y Ball at the `Hong Kong Hotel last Mr. and Mrs. ¿J. P. White field. Mr. Whitefield is Inspec-

· Marine, Hong Kong. (Chiria Mall Photo).

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Formerly of the 3rd Q. A. O. Gurkha Rifles. Brigadier H. A. Skone. D.8.0. now commands the Gurkha Brigade in Hong Kong.

Equipped with up- to-date weapons, Riflemen of the

2/18th Gurkha Rifles mada 25 impressive appearance од the Kowloon Wharf where they paraded preparatory to board- Ing trucks to take them to their posts the New Terri- torica.

On the left is a re-

production of the badga

Garška Rifles.

2/19th

Gainsborough Photos

The third photograph from the right above' shows the Commanding Officer of the Gurkha Regiment in Hong Kong, Lieutenant-Colonel J. & -Baltan, D.3.0. Formerly of the 1/9th Gurkha Rifles, he has been in command of the 2/19th Gurkha Begiment for the past three years..

Salling happily in the second photograph from the .right (above) is Major Burnett. M. C. He arrived bere by the troopship "Devonshire" be command of the ad- vance party of the Gurkha Regiment.

With 23 years service with the 2/19th Gurkha Rifles to his credit, Subedar Major Gal Bahadar, M.BE, OAL is shown in the photograph directly above.

Under the command of 10 British and three Gurkka officers, 150 men of the 2/16h Gurkha Regiment arrived in Hong Kong last Wednesday by HMT "Strathnaver" to become part of the Colony's main Farrison fores. Be- nowned the world ever for their fighting qualities, - lay- ally and watery, these men from the 24,800-wuare-műe Kingdom of Nepal, an the southern slopes of the Hima- layna, are part of the first main draft of £5.000 Gurkhas who had volunteered from the former. Indian Army to serve with the British Army. Throughout World War II. the nation to which these men belong →→ Nepal — gaTE Britain ensiinted and unconditional assistance in men, money and material. The 3/10th 'Gurkka. Regiment la new stationed at Ban Wal Camp. Fanting, New Terri taries,

The photograph below⋅ shows the 190 men froam Nepal Uning uy after disembarkingʻat Kowloon Whari.

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Bart Sparrow,– President of`St. Ing Chief Justice, and Lady Grantham,

Intel) (China-Mai Photi

Jemedar Babaka Dur Timbe referan of the Battle of Burma when he served with the 3/18th Gurkha Rifles Mentioned in despatches, he won the Military - Medal for excep tional service at Pistoan Commander on the Tiddim Road in 1944 when the Japanese were attacking Imphal,

Rifleman Balbaka Dur Kai, one

- of the members of the advance party of the Gurkha Rifles who reached the Colony a month ago to help pre- pars for the arrival of the 190 Gurk- has last Wednesday. The advance party arrived by the troopship "Devonshire.