CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12] — Page 15

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and in a

with natural Military aptitude and good horsemanship

combines considerable experience in Mounted Infantry work

from having served as a Mounted Volunteer in the operations

in North China in 1900, for which services he was mentioned

in despatches, and from having for some time commanded the

Mounted Infantry detachment of the Volunteers at Shanghai.

He brought that detachment and is bringing this one to a

satisfactory state of smartness and efficiency and I doubt

whether matters would be improved by associating with him

as Adjutant a Lieutenant of the British Infantry Battalion

here. An annual inspection of the Troop by the Officer

Commanding that Battalion would, however, be an advantage

and arrangements will be made for it. The connection between

a civilian Commandant of the Volunteers with this

detachment would be practically confined to commanding

them as well as the other volunteers on the comparatively

rare occasions when they appear on parade together. The

Staff Officer would deal with questions of finance, stores

etc., that affected the Troop in the same way as he would

deal with similar questions affecting the Artillery and

Engineer Companies.

The Colonial Defence Committee

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and in a W 12 with natural Military aptitude and good horsemanship combines considerable experience in Mounted Infantry work from having served as a Mounted Volunteer in the operations in North China in 1900, for which services he was mentioned in despatches, and from having for some time commanded the y Mounted Infantry detachment of the Volunteers at Shanghai. He brought that detachment and is bringing this one to a satisfactory state of smartness and efficiency and I doubt whether matters would be improved by associating with him as Adjutant a Lieutenant of the British Infantry Battalion here. An annual inspection of the Troop by the Officer ? Commanding that Battalion would, however, be an advantage and arrangements will be made for it. The connection between a civilian Commandant of the Volunteers with this detachment would be practically confined to commanding them as well as the other volunteers on the comparatively rare occasions when they appear on parade together. The Staff Officer would deal with questions of finance, stores etc., that affected the Troop in the same way as he would deal with similar questions affecting the Artillery and Engineer Companies. 6 The Colonial Defence Committee lay

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and in a W 12 with natural Military aptitude and good horsemanship combines considerable experience in Mounted Infantry work from having served as a Mounted Volunteer in the operations in North China in 1900, for which services he was mentioned in despatches, and from having for some time commanded the y Mounted Infantry detachment of the Volunteers at Shanghai. He brought that detachment and is bringing this one to a satisfactory state of smartness and efficiency and I doubt whether matters would be improved by associating with him as Adjutant a Lieutenant of the British Infantry Battalion here. An annual inspection of the Troop by the Officer ? Commanding that Battalion would, however, be an advantage and arrangements will be made for it. The connection bet- -ween a civilian Commandant of the Volunteers with this detachment would be practically confined to commanding them as well as the other volunteers on the comparatively rare occasions when they appear on parade together. The Staff Officer would deal with questions of finance, stores etc., that affected the Troop in the same way as he would deal with similar questions affecting the Artillery and Engineer Companies. 6 The Colonial Defence Committee lay

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