HLI Chronicle 1909 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 837560 Pta. T. Baxter, on expiration of period of ArmyService.7559 Pte. J. Hogg, on expiration of period of ArmyService.'71i56 Pte. P. Wiseley, on expiration of period of ArmyService.1MS Sergt. G. Smith, on expiration of period ofArmy Service. ."7536 Pte. M. Young, on expiration of period of Army. Service.POSTING AND TRANSFERS.·4921 CoL.Sergt. A. Neate, posted from 1st H.L.!. toP.S. 6th Batt. H.L.!., from 26th March,1909.5508 Sergt. C. Burns, posted to 2nd H.L.I., 8th April,1909.S860 CoI..Sergt. M. Mauchan, posted to 2nd H.L.I.,15th April, 1909.]1283 Pte. J. Thompson, posted to P.S. 4th H.L.I. ontransferred from K.O.S.B., and appointedbugler from 15th April, 1909.7200 Pte. J. Armour, posted to 2nd H.L.I., from 21stApril, 1909.J.0300 Pte. H. Quantrell, posted to 2nd H.L.!., from28th April, 1909.RE.ENGAGEMENT.'3019 Bugler J. E. Faullmer, permitted to continue inthe Service beyond 21 years, from 3rd July,1909, to 2nd March, 1912.1537 Pto. J. Logan, permitted to continue in the Ser.vice for a further period of 2 years, dated27th October, 1909.CERTIFICATES.'9534 CorpI. J. W. Veitch, passed in Group I., 1st ClassA.S. Certificate, 30th March, 1909.8696 L..Corpl. T. Brenchley, awarded 2nd Class A.S.Certificate, 28th May, 1909.]0131 Pte. W. F. Davis, awarded 3rd Class A.S. ('Alrti·ficate, 26th March, 1909.:10450 Pte. A. Lygo, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certificate,26th March, 1909.]0958 Pte. S. Parker, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi·ficate, 23rd April, 1909.9021 Pte. O. M'Kay, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi·ficate, 23rd April, 1909.'11314 Pte. R. Phillips, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi.ficate, 28th April, 1909.,H318 Pte. H. Barkley, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi·ficate, 28th April, 1909.BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.BIRTHS.·WALLER.-At Hamilton, on the 3rd April, 1909,the wife of No. 735 Sergt .. Bugler G. Waller, P.S.3rd H.L.I., of a son..ANDERSON.-At Glasgow, on the 17th March, 1909,the wife of No. 6006 Sergt. W. Anderson, P.S.3rd H.L.I., of a daughter.LOGAN.-At 7 Arthur Street, Hamilton, on 4th )Iay.1909, the wife of No. 5234 Sergt. R. Logan, P.S.STd H.L.!., of a son and daughter.::BUCHANAN.-At Hamilton Barracks Married Quar.ters, on the 15th r.Iay, 1909, the v;iie of No. 4216Col·Sergt. J. Buchanan, P.S. STd H.L.!., of ason.ATHLETICS.EDINBURGH HARRIERS' MEETING ATPOWDERHALL.MR. CLYDE, M.P., AND LIEUTENANT HALSWELLE. AT Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh, on Satur­day, the Edinburgh Harriers held their twenty-fourth annual meeting. Except thatthe wind was troublesome, the weather wasfine, but the attendance was disappointing.only about a thousand people being present.The prizes were presented by Mrs. Clyde,and Mr. Clyde, K.C., M.P., presided at theeeremony.Mr. Clyde, in making a presentation of adressing-ease to Lieutenant Wyndham Halswelle,of the Highland Light Infantry, subseribedfor by athletes in Seotland. on hisretiring from the traek, said the presentationrepresented the athletes of the eountry, whowished to show their good-will to LieutenantHalswelle and their admiration for his wonderfulathletie reeord. If ever a presentationwas well won, this one was-(applause)­if ever there was anybody who, by his pure andsingle-minded devotion to amateur sports,and by his singular suecess in the proseeutionof them, and by the manner in which he hadupheld the athletie honour of his countrybefore, he might say, the nations of the world­(applause)-if ever there was anyone whoserecord called for some aeknowledgment fromhis fellow· athletes, surely that one wasLieutenant Halswelle. (Applause.) Lieut.Halswelle held the Scottish reeord for 300yards, the quarter-mile, and 600 yards; heheld the Irish record for the quarter also, anda reeord of his, which perhaps would never bebroken, was that of having won four Championshipevents in one day. (Applause.) Hethought he was right in saying that, so far asthe quarter-mile was eoncerned, LieutenantHalswelle stood not only first, but first withoutany seeond near him. (Applause.) He wasquarter-mile ehampion of Seotland, GreatBritain, and of the wide world. (Applause.)It was something like a year ago when hehad seen Lieutenant Halswelle in Londonwinning the early heats whieh led up to his