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Western Fire Command.

continued.

Island Section-

Section.

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Units.

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Table G (ii).--LAND and Water Transport for Troops moving into Mobilization Positions--continued.

Precautionary-continued.

Signallers-

No. 1 Indian infy.

British infy. Telephonists-

R.E.

British infy.

83rd Co. R.G.A.

Hong Kong Volunteers

88th Co. R.G.A.

Section.

Mainland

13

>

""

まう

17

11

"

51

Strength.

Water Transport.

No. of Coolies to be taken over Coolies.

by Unit at

Coolies to be discharged by Unit at-

Officers.

Other ranks.

Description.

From-

To-

""

17

2nd Co. H.K.S.B., R, A..

40th Co. R.E.

40th and 25th Cos. R. E.(5) 40th Co. R.E.

British infy. (")

"

(6)

5th Co. H.K.S.B., R.G.A.

:::::

11222:

30

36

Whitfield Barracks

Vurious posts

By whatever available

Kowloon Police Pier

Various.

16

11

Murray Barracks

13

33

10 ·

6

Wellington Barracks

5

4

Murray Barracks

21

"1

*

13

By whatever available

A.S.C. Pier

Kowloon City.

80

Lyemun Barracks

See file of requisitions

Victoria Barracks

26

**

10

1

12

7

J

4

2

A

22

12

Gun Club Hill

35

20

Wellington Barracks

55

11

2

Mount Austin

56

59

56

20

Murray Barracks

10

Nil (1)

Boa Vista and Tytam Gap

Special instructions

Mount Davis

Pinewood Battery

Upper and Lower Belchers High West

Fly Point

Jubilee Road

Mount Nicolson

Fly Point

and Upper

Belchers Belchers Stonecutters Wellington Barracks

Sandy Bay Gap.. Stonecutters

Point Eagle's Nest Chin-lan-chu (9) Tate's Cairn (").

1 1st class launch, starting from A.S.C. Pier and taking giz

1 1st class launch

1 1st class launch To go on same launch as No. 2 Co. H.K.S.B., R.G.A., above

'Omphale" and lighter · "Hercules" and 1st

class junk

Kowloon Police Pier.. Belchers l'ier.

Stonecutters.

A.S.C. Pier

15

A,S.C. Pier

Kowloon Police Pier,,

Stonecutters.

Stonecutters South

Lai-chi-kok,

>

"}

**

39

Kowloon City Pier.

"

12

33

87th Co. R.G.A. (4)

10

107

Stonecutters ..

Eagle's Nest

40

"

>

>>

10

80

Stonecutters Barracks

Customs Pass

}}

11

40

55

*

3rd Co. H.K.S.B., R. G.A.

10

Crown

204 ()

Kowloon West Fort

10

5th Co. H.K.S.B., R.G.A.

10

5

Gun Club Hill

10

5

"

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25th Co. R.E.

40th Co. R.E.

No. 2 Indian infy.

5

British infy.

A.0.C.

"

"

British infy. (t)

2nd Co. H.K.S.B., R.A.

14

:::::

"

20

2

2

1

>>

"

1

2

11

22

22

Mules

2

357 (4) Whitfield Barracks 120()

64) Murray Barracks

Wellington Barracks

Wellington Barracks

Sacred Hill

"

Kowloon City Various posts

3rd class launch..

3:

A.S.C. Pier

Nil

Kowloon City Pier.

Nil."

$3

་

"J

29

Whitfield Barracks Gun Club Hill

Whitfield Barracks West Fort, Kowloon Whitfield Barracks Sacred Hill Various posts Wherever ordered

A.S.C. Pier

Kowloon Police Pier,

I 1st class launch,

A.S.C. pontoon

}}

23

"

11

23

31

+

=>

Nil

Nil.

See

permanent

Coolie

Table

(f) For moving four 15-pr. guns and limbers.

() Two tons ammunition, two guns.

(8) Men to carry own kits. (4) To haul two guns.

Two tons ammunition (kits on guns) (") Ammunition. Movable armament. These coolics to be furnished daily till no longer required. (0) On second day of mobilization 234 coolies will be required for movable armament, and must be furnished daily till no longer required. (P) As per requisitions.

(4) Without tents.

() Extra only if tents are taken.

(*) Taking s.a.a.

(1) March route.

Men to carry kits and rations.

(m) To haul two guns.

() Telephonists.

Precautionary.

Coolies.

W.D. Launches and Small Boats,

2449

4*

1 pontoon

1 lighter

1 gig

TOTAL Transports required on these Tables for above period.

Hired Launches.

1st Class

2nd Class

3rd Class

1st Class Hired Launch, Hired Launch. Hired Launch. Hired Junk.

14t

Ni+

st

31

Hired Junks.

Remarks.

2nd Class Hired Junk.

3rd Class Hired Junk.

21

NOTE. Rations have been calculated for all troops and followers at a weight of 5 lb. including fuel. at 56 lb., but this has been varied to meet exceptional cases.

A coolie load has for the purposes of these tables been taken as a general rule

* Number of

persons capable of carrying-

"Omphale

"Tonimy Atkins "

"Hercules

"Jubilee "*

170 110

Number of persons capable of carrying-

1st class hired launch

‡ 1st class junk

.. 48 tons and upwards.

105

109

2nd 3rd

33

"

57

21

70

..65

80 and under 100 100

2nd 3rd

32

"

45 tons and not less than 27 tons. 27

6

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