HLI Chronicle 1910 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.
53
pore, pending the arrival of the Gordon Highlanders,
-on the march from Calcutta.
Weare much indebted to C.-Sergt. Street, who spared
neither time nor pains to show the Company over
Wheeler's Entrenchments, the Massacre Ghat, and other
places of historic interest which have long since made
{)a""!lpore famous. C.-Sergt. Street deserves great
·credit for the manner in which he had the graves decorated
of those of the 2nd Battalion who died while
they were stationed in Cawnpore some fourteen years
ago.
Although doing nothing brilliant in the world of
1!port during the quarter, we have managed to hold our
{)Wll. CorpI. M'}lenemy's team won the six-a-side
football competition (Association rules) by defeating
No. 1 Section of " D' by one goal to love.
In the Inter-Hal£-Company Cup ties the left of " H "
went under to the right of " F " by a score of one to nil.
The right half of " H" defeated the right of "I" in
the first round, and after a hard game drew with the
left of " D" in the second round, neither side being
able to score.
Our gymnastic team were unlucky in not winning
their test versus "G" Company's team. Better
luck next time.
In the transport-loading competition we might have
done much better had Pte. So-and-So put on his own
equipment instead of Kelly's.
In the trench-digging competition-well, we don't
like hard work. "We lost it."
Our tug-of-war team has gone to the dogs since we
lost" Boy" M'Bride from No. 3 Section.
Musketry is the order of the day at present. The
Compauy is struck off duty for practice (grouping),
preparatory to beginning the "new course"; only
a few entertain any hopes of marksmanship, yet we
all mean to do our best.
W~ pi~y the man who aimed at the Volunteer range
on hIS rIght and scored a " bull's-eye" one thousand
yards to his left-" on a bungalow verandah." Will
he ever be a marksman Nay, no, never.
Sergt. Burn scored a "~oss " at grouping, and Sergt.
.Jea.nette shot the "dug." It isn't true, however,
that Meachen and Bevan cut off its tail.
The silly season has evidently set in, which may
account for the "Midget" attempting to clean his
teeth with" mineral jelly."
The Company storeman has captured a bird, and the
Company's ornithologists have failed to find a name
for it. We intend sending it to "Jock Bothwick"
next mail. i"Iac doot Jock will find a name fer it !
Rumours are afloat of "hill parties," etc., for such
lovely stations as Kailana and Jalapahar. We hope
they are well founded.
The mosquitoes are making as much noise as an
'Orderly piper because the parties have been detailed
ofi'.
.': Teddy," who has just returned from a prolonged
~It to the N,-W. Frontier, says-" Nothing to beat
nme months out of twelve in the 'hills:" and he
,should know all about it.
I hope to report well of the Company next quarter.
TowNHEAD.
Since last issue we regret to announce
the loss of Pte. R. Hcnderson, who met
with his death accidentally at Cawnpore .
Our sympathies are with those who
mourn his loss.
" I " Co}{P ANY.
IN my last notes I reported that our Company wa~
under orders to proceed to Cawnpore, there to fulfil
the necessary duties until the arrival of the" Gay"
Gordons from Calcutta.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, I did not proceed
with my Company to Cawnpore, therefore I cannot
chronicle everything of interest that occurred during
their stay in that historic city.
The New- Year celebration, I am told, went off with
the usual " bang"; and judging from the "glorious"
condition in which at least one of the party who journeyed
from here to participate in the festivities returned,
there must have been a mighty loud" bang."
Everyone seems to have enjoyed the change, but
none more so than the Sergeants' Mes3 cr.terer. Duty
was pretty stiff, nevertheless the majority found time
to visit those pl