HLI Chronicle 1921 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. , 9
a good job that clar.ionets are made straight,
otherwise" Chota " would have soon straightened
his. The verses, sung in spasms by the
leader, were appreciated on account of their
sly digs at past events. If possible, the
audience would have had P.M.'s Band on
the stage all night. The Provost-Sergeant was
conspicuous by his absence whilst the band
was amusing the troops. Sgt. Rayment, with
his three songs, was well applauded. His
taste was of a "light comedy" nature.
" If You Could Care" was sung in fine style
by Cpl. Harris, who is a pronounced success
in his sphere. Sgt. Rushton provided· the
comic element into the performance, and
worked hard-with his face; whilst Pte.
Griffen was also very humorous with his
song.
The' Jazz Band-a twin to P.M.'s-wasone
prolonged roar of delight. It is rumoured
that both bands will shortly appear in Edinburgh.
The final scene was an exact reproduction
of the opening one-same old dug-out
and the same old brazier, etc. Our heroes
were seen lying in various attitudes on the
floor, and were rudely awakened by the
noise of bursting 9.2's. It was then that they
realised that all those tuneful melodies and
mirthful songs, which had given us all a hearty
laugh and a feeling of satisfaction-were
" Only a Dream."
KIPPER.
THE EE.F. RIFLE MEETING.
THE Battalion entered for all matches open
to British Units in Egypt and Palestine in
the Command Rifle Meeting, held at Abbassia,
October 28th-30th.
. Our representati'ves shot well in all matches,
!lnd the team representing the Battalion was
beaten by the narrow margin of four points
in the competition for the best British Unit
in the Force.
C.S.M.I.M. Sinlpson, D.C.M., won the Silver
C~p presented by the Commander-in-Chitlf,
for the best British shot by some very good
and consistent shooting. He thoroughly
deserved his success, which was all the more
gratifying in view of all the hard work he had
put in training the various teams.
The fact that the Battalion had been very
unfavourably situated as regards ranges fm' the
year preceding the meeting, compared with
many, Unit~.!e.p.l;e!lented, rnl!>,kes. th.e sutl!1ess
of our competitors a.Il the mor,~_~,re.di~Qle,.,\.
,RESULTS.
MATCH 1.-" BEST BRITISH SHOT." ~ C.S.M.I.l\f.
Simpson, D.C.M., 1st prize and cup.
PRIZES AT EACH RANGE.-Snapshooting.---C.Q.M.S.
Mills, tied for 1st place; C.S.M.I.M. Simpson, D.C.M.,
tied for 3rd place; Pte. Hall, tied for 3rd place.
20 Rounds Rapid.-C.S.M.I.M. Simpson, D.C.M.,
tied for 1st place; C.Q.M.S. Mills, tied for 3rd place.
500 Yards Rapid.---C.S.M.I.M. Simpson, D.C.M.,
tied for 3rd place; Pte. Hall, tied for 3rd place;
C. Q.M.S. Milne, tied for 4th place. ,
600 Yards Slow.---C.Q.M.S. Milne, tied for 1st
place; Sergt. Strathdee, tied for 2nd place.
MATCH No. 3 "BEST UNIT."-(lO Units com~ting.)
Battalion Team-Stage (a), 1st; Stage (f), 2nd.­
Combined score, 2nd. .
MATCH 5.-LEWIS GUN SECTION.-(7 Unit!! competing.)
No. 16 Platoon, 2nd.
MATCR No. n.-PLATOON RIlI'LE.-(6 Units competing.)
No. 12 Platoon, 2nd. .
RECRUITS' . COMPETITION. - 3300448 L.-Corpl.
M'Namee, " B " Coy.• 1st prize; 3300405 Pte. Middleton.
" B " Coy., tied 2nd prize; 3300376 ppr. Nicholson,
" D" Coy., 3rd prize.
WARRANT Ol!'l!'ICE!tS' COMPETrrION. - C.S.M.Ll\{.
Simpson. D.C.M., 2nd prize.
OFll'ICE!t COMPETITION.-2nd Lieut. D. W. K.
Macpherson, 1st prize.
" C" COY. AT THE DELTA BARRAGE.
ON Sunday, 3rd October, " C" Coy. made a
pilgrimage to the Barrage. We started from
Abbassia by tram (m:a Buiac), and after a
comfortable journey we arrived at the landing
stage. We at once boarded the steamer
S.W.7. This boat reminded quite a few of
the Company of similar steamers on which
they had travelled up and down the Tigris
. (mostly up) under less jovial circumstances.
Major Leckie-Ewing and Sgt. Chisholm were
soon exchanging and comparing notes. Our
voyage to the Barrage was most enjoyable.
The scenery was of the usual kind associated
with the Nile. Much photography took place,
the writer observing nine cameras in action
at the same time. Everything was snappedfrom
a water buffalo to a statue said to have
been raised to Pharaoh's batman. There was
plenty of room on the ship, although the Coy.
was 120 strong, including a good proportion
of the band and other guests. The' cooks
started "drumming up" at onoe;' under the
able leadership of Cpl. Rae. C.Q.M.S. Mills
energetically looking after the ratiolls in the
meantime.
Eventua.l1y the Barrage came into view.
. It was a most i~p:r:e~sive sight and well worth
the trip. I ain not very well acquainted with
its history, but Sgt. Brackenridge has promised
tP,~answeJ' any..enquiriclJ' Qnthis subject.;
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