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12. O.C. detachments to submit a report daily to regimental headquarters by 10 A.M.

13. Ration indents to be submitted daily to O.C.A.S.C.

14. The following additional guards will be taken over as soon as possible by the regiment :-

Havildars. Naicks. Buglers.

Privates.

Kellett Island

1

1

1

12

Headquarter House

1

2*

Ordnance Guard

1

2

Magazine Guard

1

1

27

18

Government House

1

N. Point Cable Hut

co co

3

5

5

2

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Remarks.

Extra posts at Arsenal Ordnance

Store and Old Magazine.

Extra posts inside New Magazine on Kennedy Road (2) outside magazine wall.

(ii.) At the "War" Stage.

1. In accordance with G.O. No.

of to-day's date, the remaining four companies of the regiment will proceed by launch and route march to their posts as follows:-

company to Mount Kellett.

and

companies to the Sanitarium.

company to Wong-nei-Cheong.

2. They will embark at Police Pier, Kowloon, at

tents to be ready under proper escorts at

days.

on

2

baggage and

on

at Police Pier.

3. Dress: Field service order, 100 rounds ammunition per rifle and rations for two

4. The Quartermaster will at once issue all mobilization stores in charge of the regiment.

5. The Quartermaster will also issue at once the ammunition to each company.

6. Kit allowed is 60 lb. per officer and 20 lb. per man, exclusive of tentage.

7. One officer with a party of 1 N.O., 25 rank and file from proceed to the Army Ordnance Department at for the regiment, and escort them to the Sanitarium.

on

company, will

to draw stores, &c.,

8. Medical, transport, and signalling arrangements will be made by the P.M.O., O.C.A.S.C., and Brigade Signalling Officer respectively.

9. Surplus regimental baggage, &c., to be stored regimentally under a guard of 1 n.c.o. and 6 men in Whitfield Barracks, which will remain behind as a regimental quarter guard.

10. Bandsmen and employed men to rejoin their companies at once, and bandsmen to be armed from spare rifles of sick men, &c.

11. All guards will be withdrawn except the guards mentioned in "precautionary stage orders, paragraph 14, and the guard detailed in paragraph 9 above, which till further orders will continue to be furnished by the regiment.

12. On arrival at their posts, Officers Commanding will return all land and water transport as soon as possible to O.C.A.S.C., the former under escorts to prevent the coolies deserting.

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