Empire Day In Shanghai (1920-1929)

Empire Day in Shanghai; China. Military parade & inspection; various mostly British units; also Indian soldiers. Some of the British officers doing the inspections have all white uniforms and helmets. Reviewing troops: British and Indian soldiers march past. Shot of the officer in white uniform & helmet standing w/ another Army officer in front of an enclosure covered w/ Union Jacks; British civilian spectators seated there under awning. A sailor and a soldier step up to receive some sort of honours. American cataloguer notes: “Shanghai was an open port and an international city; not a British colony. (Actually there seems to be nothing about this film to distinguish the location; it might just as easily be India or another colony or dependency.)“. Imperialism. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT
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