CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935 — Page 16

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Inspection, practice Parades in Arms Drill and Close Order Drill

te hold.

Camp was well attended by the Company and the programme

proved interesting and instructive to the troops.

The Corps Field Day at the last week-end was definitely

instructive to the troops as well as to the Officers as it gave

some indication of the troops' capabilities in open warfare as

opposed to our usual static role.

Machine Gun Competition. No.1 Company entered three teams in

this Competition and they wore placed 1st, 3rd and 4th. This was

due to hard work and keenness and the result speaks for itself.

MUSKETRY. The standard is still not high enough, those

improved as compared with last year. The monthly Company shoots at

the Peak were fairly well attended but were curtailed owing to the

Range being condemned as being unsafe.

REVOLVER. No revolver training were carried out. Though Nos.

1 and 2 of guns should be armed with this weapon, there are not

enough in the Corps for them to be issued and we there fore

concentrated on other things.

ORGANIZATION. Platoons are to be re-organized during the

summer with a view to keeping those interest in common together.

BEACH DEFENCE. The idea of our primary duties in the Dofence

Scheme has again been stressed but not "ad nauseam".

The Combined Operations in March showed that the men have

acquired a very fair conception of their duties in this regard. In

passing I wish to mention that the Company turned out only two

short of full strength for this exercise.

The comprehensive essay on Beach Do fence for the Kirkpatrick

Cup is a tribute in particular to Sorgeant E.C. Hudson, M.C.

DISCIPLINE. This has been good throughout the year.

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