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THE REGIMENTS RECORD.

Last Saturday was an occasion first was ant Lana Park, where I he unique in the annals of the St. An-lieve our Chinese friends and those drew's Society of Shanghai, when the President. Committee and mem

hers had the honour and pleasure of entertaining the Officers of the 2nd Battalion H. M. Ss Guards.

AUGUST 8th, 1928.

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of other natiods were so impressed, A missionary arriving from Wei- that the usual rush to collect divi-hsien several days ago reports that a terrific explosion of gunpowder denda was long delayed. Some of occurred at the east gate of that you will reenllest the applause the city some days ago. From all that Band received on that occasion. can be learned there was a large amount of gunpowder stored in the The second time was 8 week ago,

euss gate tower and as there had The function took the form of a

the Majestic when returning from one of the been no use for it for many years dinner served in Hotel, a company of roughly 100 feruises down the river, which 1 Hsien-djang decided to sell it. attending: The Officers present understand have been much appre- ciated by the men. When passing were:Lieut. Col. E. C. T. War 1.M.S. Berwick, the magnetic in- bave soldiärd and could only be her, D.S.O., M.C. (Commanding). Auence of the pipes was enough to dug out" in large chunks. Major EJ; M. Garel-Groves, bring practically the whole of her are few left to tell how the acci D.S.O., M.C., Capt. G. L. Tyringerew to the rails, cheering wildly. Ident occurred, but it is said to have Gentlemen, we are proud to have been brought about while the pow ham, Capt. II. L. Graham, M.C.,

It is highly Capt. C. A. A. Robertson, Capt. the Scots Guards in Shanghai, not der was being cut up into emaller 1. D. Erskine. Capt. E. T. Cutler, only on "Recount of their nation lumps with chisels. M.C., Lieut. P. H. Catt, Lieut. J.ality, but also for their wonderful probable that a steel chiec struck a piece of rock or gravel in the E. M. Bland, Lieut. W. T. Linde war record.

After reviewing this record in de powder and the resulting" spark say, Lieut. M. D. Erskine, Lieut.

C. V.

The guests were welcomed by Dr.

THE PRESIDENT'S WEL- COME.

THE COSTLY KILT. In proposing the toast of the Scots Guarda, the President said:

The Costly Klit.

a Platoon

BEL

off

On examination it was found to

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LIFE SAVING TESTS,

LYEMUN GUNNERS RECOM. MENDED FOR AWARDS.

An examination under the rules of the Royal Life Saving Society of Great Britain was conducted at the 12th Heavy Battery's bathing Since the departure of the beach at Lyemun on Monday.

PERING, August 2nd.

their ritualistic ceremonies, which

All

mmmer.

Adams.

̈R. ---Blundel-Hollinshead-tail the speaker said: It is an in-caused the explosion. Twenty men Blundell, Lieut. G. M. Kinmont, teresting fact that the present Com.jare reported to have been kille Nationalist leaders there has been & Rescue, release, and resuscitation cutright and an unknown number

candidates Lieut. J. Godman, Lient. M. E. manding Oficer was

feeling here against the Kusmin- morning, when every in various places.' The blazing

his general St. J... Barne, Lieut. J. F. Mil-Commander in 1014 and Adjutant injured. Heads, arme, and legs fall remarkable popular revulsion of land drill were carried out in the

tang, openly expressed in aliwas questioned on burne, 2nd Lieut. A. C. Stirling of the Battalion at Festubert Iragments hurled out started eev

Major Wynne Finch who, I regret, eral fires and son houses were burn-

Chinese circles, writes Mr. Rodney knowledge of the Society's official

handbook. Home Drummond-Moray!

is not with us this evening, was

ed before it could be checked. The Gilbert in the N-C. Daily News

The swimming and life saving J. Elliot Marray (President) and nicr ensign in the Battalion at mission hospital was filled with vic- The Nationalist propaganda and the outbreak of war and was actims, many of whom died of their

tests were performed in the after- the other officers of the Society.

are obviously alien to northern noon, in very heavy rain, and tually in command of the Bat-injuries.

Fiess Is Silent Many of the Society's members talion on Armistice Day."

No less worthy of note than the inds, inspire in public gatherings against a current-conditions which

the fact that,

the frankest expressions of disgust rendered the examination at least wore the kilt and a highly pleasing

although this occurred quite some and contempt. Rumours of im-fifty per cent, more difficult than in feature of the occasion was the pro-LT-COL. WARNER REPLIES, explosion itself is

A GREAT REGIMENT. days ago, there has been no notice winent. Kuomintang collapse are normal circumstances. In spite of gramme put on by the pipes and

of it in any newspaper as yet. drums of the Battalion.

Lieut. Col. Warner made racy Were it not for the casual report therefore must assiduously spread, these, difficulties, all the candidates reply in which he dealt with the of this missionary visitor, it right while the assertions of the carefully satisfied the Examiner by perform-

have escaped public attention alto censored press are ignored. histories both of the Scots Guards gether; and this happening in the foreign residents are eagerly, crossing the tests in a most meritorious The following recommendations and St. Andrew's Society, keeping moet important city on the railway examined by Chinese, who believe that the Southern arinics are being the company" on

an almost unbetween Tsingtao and Tsinan!

One is reminded of a similar ac-driven back upon Peking by Feng-have been forwarded to the Chief broken run of laughter and cheer cident in Japan, a dozen or so years ties or the Shantung Chihli armies Executive of the Society for ap- ing. He said that, as a Regiment, ago. An old powder magazine was in the north-east, while the whole proval and confirmation:-Honor. the reitered community is convinced that Genary Instructor's Certificate: L/Bdr. Norris (who is incidentally, well they had a fairly good opinion of being moved and

known a

Harbour swimmer). grains that had fallen to the earth eral Wu Pei Fu at the head of an Gentlemen. It is just over

themelves, but, after the eulogy en four year by year and been army of 180,000 men, having Emer Proficiency Certificates and Bronze month since Shanghai had for the they had just heard, he could only trampled in were sufficient to seted from Shensi, has overwhelmed Medallions: L/Bdr. H. J. Wilkin

Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang and is

son, Gar. R. Manders. Gar, R. L. first time in its history the bonour give a quotation:"0, wad some A terrible explosion when

the now advancing to deliver Peking Bridgeman, Gor. G. W. Abis, Gnr. from the Southerners. This feeling P. French, Gar. H. Harman, Gur. and pleasure of welcoming a Scot power the giftie gie us, tae

here is partly traceable to dislike A. G. Mole, and Trumpeter W. E. tish regiment. There WAS EZ

corsels as others see us!" How-

of the Southern troops, partly to element of disappointment that the ever, as the first Scottish battalion

the removal of the capital, but prin- Battalion did not wear the kilt but, quartered in Shanghai, or in

vipally to hopeful conspirators among civil and military officials gentlemen, when you take into China preper, they felt a certain

now without a job. consideration that the Chancellor responsibility, and recognized that of the Exchequer is for ever preach it was for them to uphold not only ing economy, that the kilt is com the reputation of the Regiment, but posed of yards of very expensive of Scotland in general. They be material, and that the average longed to a regiment with great height of the Scots Guards is about traditions and they prided them six foot two, you can well imagine selves on their discipline in peace that the War Office would

almost as much, if not more than, their economy crusade by clothing their discipline in war and be such a fine type of manhood in any hoped Shanghai would find them thing but the kilt

not unworthy of its hospitality. In Before the Battalion arrived,, saying that, he spoke for all ranks was told by a Sassenach, who said They would pardon him if he he had it on very good authority, spoke with some pride as being in that the Scots Guards consisted of command of the finest Battalion in 75 per cent. Englishmen. Ide the British or any other army. duced two things from that re (Cheers). mark; first, that the man who told me this was no relation of George Washington, and, secondly that it showed the pride Englishmen have in our Scottish Regiments and their anxiety to enlist in them. For that we can hardly blame them. The truth is that about 75 per cent. of the regiment consists of Scots and the remainder is largely re- eruited from Liverpool and Lon- don where there is a very large Scottish community.

start

Only Battle Meeting With The Goldstream ́ Guards.

It was very nearly 300 years ago, continued Col. Warner, that the Regiment of Scottish Foot Guards first fought in action in Scotland, at Dunbar ("Oh!")-that action not being terribly successful, but it should be remembered that, fighting on the other side, was a regiment which subsequently became the Coldstread Guards. They had never had the good-or perhaps bad-fortune to meet the Cold-

WHERE DISBANDED

SOLDIERS GO..

ENROLLED AGAIN IN OTHER CORPS.

SIMPLE SOLUTION OF DEMOBILISATION PROBLEM.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 4th.

to

Thanks are tendered to the R.A.M.C. officers who lectured to this class, on first aid to the ap- parently drowned, and also to Lt.- Col. Gun for very material assist- ance in the conduct of the examina- A class is being formed at ton. Lremun for the Society's Award of Merit (Silver Medal).

ANTI-OPIUM MEASURES.

Yen Hd Shan's Diness. Although it is widely known that Marshal Yen Hsi Shan of Shansi suffers from chronic appendicitis, no Chinese bere believes that his return to Taiyunn was prompted by illness, but all are convinced that be abandoning Peking to Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's propagandists and tax collectors, to Nanking's job-hunters and to General Pei - CHINESE MEMBER CON- The Chinese Prese has been Chung Hs's military control.

GRATULATES F.M.S. exerting itself a good deal ately Even responsible Shansi officials

GOVERNMENT. · in giving publicity to the fact that now say that they knew their Chick soldiers of the varioue corps of the was going to Taiyuan and not to

SINGAPORE, August 1st.. Nationalist Army are being dis- Nanking before his departure.

New American Treaty And Japan, At the meeting of the Federal

the funds to start anything with, or

Council

Hon. banded daily, with practically no

Mr. Cheah The most discussed topic in Cheang even to return to their own homes.

Lim congratulated the Much curiosity has been evinced by diplomatic reles is the new and Government on bringing forward a both the Chinese and the foreign unexpected Nationalist oficial re Bill to amend the Opium and

to American diplomatic Chandu Enactment, 1928. public" as to the ultimate end of action those soldiers, and into what walks efforts.

This embodied a vital principle, The Kellogg Note and the treaty he said, which those who had of life they are, or will be, absorb ed, and the general opinion ie that signed between Mr. T. V. Soong fought the opium habit during under the present conditions pre- and Mr. MacMurray have undoubt the last 20 years bad urged Govern- vailing all over the country these edly engendered much ill will among ment to accept in season and out disbanded soldiers must inevitably people of several nationalities. But of season. In Section 8 provision" relapse like so many other into they are meat openly resented by was made for the registration of banditry.

the Japaneze, who have waged a consumers of chandu. The drafts- How different actual facts have tireless campaign ever since

unaware that the bably

Anti- proved can very easily he seen prove that America's ulterior purman of the amending Bill was pro- The intended Opium Societies of Malaya had when it was found out, yesterday. pose is sinister. from & very reliable source, that effect on the Chinese has not been anticipated by several years even the men are not absorbed into any achieved, since those Nationalists the international Agreement and civil life at all, but remain in the here who first believed that China Convention signed at Geneva in army all the time, the term dis bad been cajoled and hoodwinked 1925. At the 8.8. and F.M.S. banded soldier being evidently used by America are now convinced that Anti-Opium Conference held in in order to rouse public sympathy American good will must be genuine Ipoh in March, 1907, the following

un resolution was carried:- ince the Japanese are 20 Fine Sporting Record,

stream Guards in battle since then.

restrainedly irritated, and

That this conference is" of the From On Force To Another. The Battalion left England in

therefore professing much recipro-

opinion that after a reasonable (Laughter and chears). The Regi- May, 1927, only having had eight ment was practically annihilated,tion of the disbanded soldiers were the Japanese Press and personal All doubts about the real occupatal friendliness and chortling over

period only those who are regis tered opium smokers thould be days' notice to get ready. It was

supplied with chandu and that at the time of the Nanking trouble fighting for its rightful King, at set at rest by the simple statement propaganda.

Worcester, then was reconstituted that they are disbanded from one

The Anti-Fang Faction::.

such registered opium smokers and there seemed a possibility of in Scotland as Foot Guards and in another corps in a town near by. Hsiang are now belatedly agitated

corps, in one town, and reinlisted

should bear a certificate of regis The elements hostile to Feng Yu

tration and identity, with photo Acertain amount of scrapping remained so until about the time A atting example of this state of shout the presence here a month ago

graph attached, and should Naturally there was great disp of the Union. They had seen" ver- Chinese military affairt is the fact

possess a pass book showing their pointment when the Battalion re-

purchases of opium, such certif nt also of the military officials from vice in a great many countries and that the 180 disbanded soldiers et af Marshal Feng's Soviet advisers, the 1st Army Corps, who arrived

cate to be renewed annually. ccived orders to remain in Hong they had not been back in Scotland here from Nanking on August 1st ferred with Marshal Feng; while Urga who are supposed to have con-

fre Similar resolutions were Kong. They did not waste their

as a Regiment since then'?" left on the evening of the 2nd for the fact that the paly Red residencyquently passed by succeeding con- time there, however, and proceeded

Hangchow, where they will be rein in China is established at Kaifeng ferences and it was satisfying to Col. Warner then quoted to show what stuff they were made

some listed into the Peace Preservation fu (Feng's capital) is regarded as those few who remained of the pand etatistic illustrative of the work Corps.

who carried on the war a revelation of Marshal Feng's re- of men of.

To all appearances this meanslations with Moscow.

against opium in the face of Dr. Murray then related the of the Shanghai St. Andrew's that a new army is being formed in

There is, therefore, much gossip tremendous obstacles to note that sporting triumphs of the Boots Society, He was glad to say it China, and while soldiers are dis-of military precautions in Inner Government had at last been fore Guards with which we are, of was possible to hope that the Bat-banded from the regular, military Mongolia to check relations between ed, more by the evolution of inter Cts. course, well acquainted.

talion would be able to co-operate service, they are mat into this Moscow and Kaifeng. While Chi-national relations then perhaps by Peace Preservation Corps, ani nese hostile to Marshal Feng assume its own initiative, to provide for Continuing the President aid with the Society in celebrating genious method of keeping the ball that a binding agreement exists be the registration of chandu con he would like to both St. Andrew's Day and Hog- rolling. manay, and, if they could help in keeping the Cross of St. Andrew flying twelve, thousand miles from Bonnie Scotland, their services were at the Society's disposal. (Cheers)-N.-C. Daily News.

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tween him and loscow, intelligence sumers. One hundred more disbanded sol-reports from Moscow, via Europe, point out that, the mere provision diers of the let Army Corps, 18 indicate that the Soviet is hopefully for auch registration was not suffi- Division, were sent from Nanking looking towards re-establishment in cient. He sincerely hoped that it to Hangchow yesterday. It is not China, under an agreement with would be enforced and that Gov known at present what will be done Marshal Feng, but is finding the crament would not permit that seo- with these men. Will the Peace latter elusive, and more Birtatious tion of the law to remain a dead Preservation Corris open its arms than helpful.

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