HLI Chronicle 1914 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

14 HIGHLAND LIGH'I INFANTRY CHRONICLE.shamiana, which was laid out most appetisinglyas the buffet, and in the centre of which,arranged on a stand, were the trophies of theregiment. There was a very large attendanceof both civilians and military, and the gayuniforms of the numerous branches of thelatter added not a little to the beauty of theaspect.The court made an excellent floor, while themusic discoursed by the famous band of theregiment was all that could be desired. Duringthe interval the" n.L.!. Farewell Waltz" wasplayed-a lovely piece of music arranged byMr. Stockey, the Bandmaster. Colonel Brown,Officer Commanding Station, Colonel Ronaldson,Commanding Officer of the Regiment, andmany other officers of all units, were present.A very enjoyable time was spent, thanks tothe arduous exertions of Col.-Sergt. Lawrie,Bugle-Major Bell, and their colleagues of then.L.!. Sergeants' Mess.-Indian Daily Telegraph.COMPANY NOTES." A " COMPANY.ALTliOt'GH prohably a bit belated ere these notesappear in print, we offer the usual seasonal greetingsto all readers of a very happy and prosperous time inthe yea.r 1914.We have, as in Dilkusha., ta.ken up our residencein the vicinity of the railway line, being in No. ·11Bungalow (farthest from anywhere), where we shallspend the hot season of 1914, not being one of thechosen Companies to sojourn in our summer residenceof Solon in the Simla Hills, but of course our turnwill come .. peachie."Thanks to the excellent shika.ring abilities of Georgeof Chelsea and Fa.tty we had venison in our menu afew times during the line of ma.rch. They say thatstalking and bringing down a "herrie " with a. halterround its neck is no sport-a different opinion to thatshared by the Red Robins.Mention of manamvres brings to our memory theacquisition of the services of Sergt. "Donald" from..K" consequent on the absence of our chief andhis ~ble assistant, "Adolphus," languishing in Lucknowas attaches of the City of London Regiment. Wecongratulate the first. named for the manner in whichhe supervised during our five weeks' trek, and thankhim in anticipation for the promised "crumpets."The sporting fraternity have been busy lately, andwe now possess an excellent" New Hampden," butDame Rumour says we shall have to evacuate our chosenacre, as the regimental hockeyites have cast sheeps'eyes on it.In the two Football Leagues both elevens hold arespectable position j and with the assistance of someof last two drafts from home we hope to make abold bid next season for the possession of one of thetrophies so kindly given by the R.A.T.A. for annualcompetition.We had a fleeting visit from our Dorando, ex.Lance.CorpI. T. A. Barron, and he appears to have struck.. ite .. in the State of Ke.rpa.rthala~The latest secession from our ranks to be recordedis Charlie Little, another whom the call of the Easthas taken from regimental life to fill the role of aCalcutta policeman.Our" Ha.t Trick Middle-Weight" has been to theSecond Eleven what Willie Reid is to the Rangers,Long may that terrible right retain its power, Willie.Our Rufus-locked Napoleon had a brief respitefrom the blackboard, taking part in the march andmanmuvres. He accepted and carried out suooessfullythe arduous duties of C.C.C.-that is, Camel CaravanCommander. He says duty is a "cushie" life, but entails.heavy inroads on the private purse consequent on thedevelopment of an enormous appetite.INCOGNITO." B" COMPANY.WE reached Ambala all right by rail, but we havehad sufficient of roads since to quite make up for thatdeviation from our original plans.The sports since last contribution I shall not enter·into, but merely record the fact that in the RugbyCup, after thrice drawing with "G" and twice with"F:' we had to relinquish to the latter the hardestcontested trophy for years.Quite a lot went on furlough last back-end, andsome folks have been nasty enough to say they knowmore of Kinchin Junga than kinohing naukri.We had many regrets at leaving Lucknow, but Ithink I voice the sentiments of all when I say we hadnone so keen as parting company with our Brigade·Commander, Major-General Wilson, C.B.Manmuvres will be dealt with as a Battalion con·tribution. All I have to say regarding them is that aoertain seH-a.ppointed body unanimously concur intheir abrupt finding bus. .The last twelve days' march we varied with sport,.and some were. never too tired to joo to the jungle insearch of something to replenish the Company larder.Sergt. Shaw had a shot at a bu~k in full flight (?). ~ndknocked him hors de combat WIth an ugly abdomma.lgash. Fraser had a decent one with a perfect poolhit. Turner and Cording were jointly responsible foranother, The latter has been recommended for acourse of compass reading and elementary astronomy.Roaming in the gloaming may be all. ri.ght in its pla~e,but continued at a much later hour lt lS not conduClveto happiness.We offer congratulations, though belated, to Sergt.Miller on the occasion of his marriage.No. 1 this year won the Section Shooting Cup, and:No. 3 tied for the Captain's Cup.The Stockwell Challenge Shield we have again wonby an overwhelming majority, but as it has beenimpossible yet to present it we will have more to sayanon.X "We have had to say good.bye to a few" T. .wallahs. We wish them luck, and hope that thosewho aspire to aviation may not have to initial their·intended profession with the letter" N." .We wish you all a happy New Year, and dmna cockyer pinkie too often !F," D's" DOINGS.IN writing these notes I must wish, on behalf of "D,"all ex·" D" men a prosperous New Year. I haven'tmuch to chronicle in the way of sport, as, the Companrbeing split up, it was hard to get the men. "Dhas, however, managed to retain their ·place-i.e_