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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1930.

NEWS IN BRIEF.

In the small town of Concarneau, Britanny, France, the recent storm was weaponsible for 40 deaths and G1 fishing bonts missing, There are now 50 orphans in the town.

NEW MACHINE GUN COURSE.

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The Russian Floot is leaving for a cruise in the Mediterraneau but owing to the French refusal to re- ceive the fleet it will visit Con-eparate parts, and machine-gun stantinople, Messina and Le Firee, The fleet comprises one cruiser and two destroyers.

Work in the Lona goldfelds has now been fully resumed along the -lines under which it was pursued by the English concessionaries, Besides, further prospecting has been started in the neighbouring districts, a Moscow report states.

Charles Wagner, manager of the Red Sox, Boston's American League baseball team, has announced his resignation. The Red Sox are clos- ing their season as tail-enders of the longue, with a percentage of

338, having lost practically two. thirds of their games.

Last week the Agriculturn] Asso- eintion of Norfolk and Suffolk counties met to protest against dumping by foreign, fruit pro- ducers. The speakers stated that dumping was SO bad last year tha, in both countion fruit worth more than £0,000 was abandoned on the trees.

The campaign against bottleggera continues in spite of the "wet state- ment of Mr. Woodcock, the Pro- hibition · Commissioner. Last week two radio operators were arrested and charged with operating a secret radio station in Brooklyn on behalf of a big bootlegging company which owne 12 ships.

A great fight for the presidency of the district Alsatian Council Bas occurred between autonomists and the pro-French delegates. The ro. sult was na expected by all France, the autonomists being treaton by large margin. The present Minis ter of the Tardieu Cabinet, M. Oberkirsch, was elected by 20 votes against 12 for the autonomists,

statea.

The Berlin Press features the friendly words spoken by Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, at the farewell banquet given by him to German Ambassador Sthamer and welcomes this official recognition of the great changes that the relations between the two peoples have happily un- dergone in the course of the last decade.

An official note of the Spanish Finance Ministry says that the treasury receipts for August amount. to 200,074,163 pesotas or 4 million | more than last year. The total receipts for the first 5 months amount to 2,412 millions: or 32,5 million more than last year. This does not include customs revenues which are 17.5 millions lower than yast year,

The Bernstein Shipping Co., Ltd., a recently founded German com pany with capital. of 1 million Marks which, specialises in the transportation of American motor cars to Europe and so far owns 11 steamers and two moterships with special facilities for motor-car transport, has just rained in the United States & 4 million marks loan at 4 per cent. 'intorest and re- deemable in 15 years.

For some years there has been. dissatisfaction in high places re- garding the annual machine-gun course, This course consists of äve companies of the 16th Brigade have been concentrated at Wath Gill, agine seven milos from Catterick Camp, for the purpose of fring Parts III., IV., and V. These three parts are entirely instructional and tactical, and the clementary Part I. and the classification Part II, are fired by units before going to a con- centration. It is this "Part II.. classification, which is the cause of the dissatisfaction.

·A· innchine-gunner's military: pro ficiency pay of d. a day depends on the score he makes in Part II. (cinanification). This consists of three practices at 600 yards, and is Inade up of 20 rounds ranging fire (which does not count for score), followed by 30 rounds application, 100 rounds traversing, and 60 rounds. at a deeting target. Each pmeties has a time limit of a few seconds. It is natural that with a test for pay on these lines there has been a tendency for machine-gun com. panies to concentrate to an undue extent on technical profelercy. Up machine-gun company is largely to the present timo the efficiency of

judged on its shooting average in classification practices,

Seven Now Tosts.

To ensure a general all-round tesi the authorities have designed a now procedure which has been carried out this year by selected units and which has produced good results. This new procedure consists of seven, separate teats which cover practically everything a mashine. gun private must know in order to be able to deal with any target, distributed fire, by direct or in in: whether by concentrated fre or by direct fire, and by day, or by night. These tests include timed practices in mounting the machine-gun tripod in the lowest position, thereby en- suring that the gunner shall be able to take the fullest advantage of cover; and a night fring práclice, in which the firer must be able No. 3 in putting out the night-aim. quickly and accurately to direct his ing lamp, after which the frer is tested in the rapid adjustment of his line of sight,, This ensures that in the stress and excitement of battle, the firer will always be able to relay an correct elevation and direction either by night, when he cannot see his target, or by day, when bo ta ring indirect or when, because of fog, smoke, or dust, he is unable to see his target.

Spotting the Target.

The third test is one of "Recog nition.” · It is obvious the firer must he, able instantly to recognize the target indicated by his fire control. Jer; especially in these days of fleet- ing targets. This" indication" is by word of mouth, often shouted through a megaphone to two or

four machine-gang spaced along a

base line of probably some 40 dr. 50 yards, and a tremendous amount of practice is required before No. 1 (the firer) can be relied on at once to get on to his target, probably a dark patch in a field 2,000 yards away surrounded by other felds all containing various coloured patches.. Two more of these tests are con-

ducted on the 30 yards range, and both demand a very high standard of elementary training.. One con cerns the remedy of temporary stop pages in the hiring of the gun and The sale of the famous Figdor art down on four different guns within each gunner has to remedy a break. collection which drew the world's given time.. The two final tests leading dealers and collectors to are carried out on the open-range

Berlin, ended last. Wednesday, at 600 yards, and consist of two

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