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The Railway Operating Detachment scheme referred to above
was utilized in connection with night operations by the Regular
Army in Fobruary 1936, when we were requested to entrain certain
units for Taipo Market at Kowloon Station on February 28th,
The train which left Kowloon at 00.10 hours consisted of
420 Officers and men, 57 mules, equipment and baggage, and amounting
to 52 axles in all.
The dotraining was completed at Taipo Market Station at
1.50 hours. The troops were again entrained at 11.50 hours the sume
morning at Fanling Station. The train loft Fanling at 12.0 hours 1
on a fast train timing and arrived at kowloon at 12.35 hours.
It was agreed that the exercise provided valuable
Oxperience.
The total strength of the Detachment at the end of the
your was 51 Officers and Mon,
Lieutenant Tatham resigned on leaving the Colony and
Sapper Greigs was transferred to the Battery Section.
ARMY SERVICE CORPS CADRE.
Officer Commanding
Captain.J. K. Bousfield, M.C. (on leave).
Lieutenant C. Blaker, M.C.
Owing to the departure on leave in successive months of
Major C... Manners, 0.B.2. and Captain J.k. bousfield, M.C.
considerable difficulty has boen experienced in allotting war
duties to this Cudre. This has boon accentuated by the admission
hospital of Lieutenant J. Blaker, M.J. who had assumod command
to
of the Cadro.
A course of lectures, however, is now being arranged by
Officer Commanding K...S... long hong, und mobilization duties
are in process of being allotted.
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The Cadro took part in a Field Day in Camp last December
and wore exercised in handling transport. The work was carried out
well.
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