CO129-411 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [5-7] — Page 286

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Commandant I. K. V. T.

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G. 8. 0. South China.

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Place

Hongkong Date 3013 April 1914.

Arthibhapman

Tient. Colo

Commanding Hongkong Volunteer Corp

REMARKS BY OFFICER COMMANDING INFANTRY BRIGADE, DIVISION, &c. (Should be typewritten if possible.}

Place

Date

Commanding

REMARKS BY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF.

A satisfactory report on the whole. 5 Marksmen and 9 First-Class Shots

out of the 19 who fired the Regular Soldiers' Course is quite creditable. I

should like to see this number (19) increased, and hope that it may be possi to find time to exercise all those who qualify. The provision of a 30 yards Range which is now nearly finished will be a great help in Musketry Trainin

Place Hong Kong,

7th May, 1914.

Date

Hottes

Major General,

Commanding

the Troops in South China.

sir,

Volunteer Headquarters,

Hongkong 6th Feby. 1914.

I have the honour to forward the following report on the

Volunteer Camp at Hanghau, New Territories from 9th to 18th Jany.

1914. I also forward a duplicate sopy (with accounts attached)

for the information of His Excellency the Governor.

1. Members.

Out of a total strength of 21 offisers and 271 other ranks

(men absent on leave having been deducted)21 officers and 210

other ranks attended Camp. Of these 87 attended for 5 days or eve:

over and 144 for a shorter period.

2. Work Carried out in Camp.

Programme of work was as follow:-

(1) All Units.

Daily Parades

8.15 a.m. to 9.45 a.1. 10.0 a.m. to 12.0 noon 2.0 p.m. to 5.0 p.m.

At these parades instruction was given in the technical work of

the various Sections in the morning, and general instruation in

Skirmishing to. in the afternoon.

88 Officers and men fired Machine Gun Course Table "G" Pt. I

Practices 1 6 inclusive.

3. Gun Practice ato.

(a) 5" B.L.Howitzer and 10 pdr B.L.Gun Practice was carried out

by the Artillery Battery on 15th, 16th & 17 January.

(b) Field Firing was carried out by the Maxim Gun Sections on

three days.

4. Inspection by I. E. the G. 0. 0. South China.

The G. 0. C. inspected the men at their work on 17th January.

5. Inspection by C. R. A.

The C. R. A. inspected the Artillery Battery at Gun Practice on 15th, 16th & 17th January,