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Enclosure No. 6.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Report on Gun Practice carried out during the year ending 31st March, 1905.
Nature of Practice.
Date on which Practice was carried out.
Number
present on
parade.
Number
of rounds
fired.
Rauge.
15-Pr. B. L.
15th October, 1904.
46
55
2,250 to 3,050
Remarks.
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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30тя JUNE, 1905.
Instructional Practice from Jubilee Road at Barrel Targets for instruction of Officers and Gun Layers. Observation difficult owing to bright sun and glare on the water. Two series were fired. Result of Practice, fair. Elementary Practice from Stonecutters' East at Dummy Targets on Hill-side at Chung-Hue. Observation very good although targets were placed in a difficult position. Laying, good. Fuze Setting, regular. Result of Practice in the first series, very good. All the 20 dummies were hit, actual hits 33. Several series only two dummies hit.
Service Practice. (C.R.A.'s Inspection) from Stonecutters East at Dummy Targets on Chung-Hue. Light bad, and ranging very difficult owing to sandy platform for guns. Result of Practice, good. 57 rounds fired at 3,400 yards. 16 out of the 20 dummies hit, 53 bullet holes. 21 round fired at 4,100 and 5 of the 20 dummies hit.
(General SLADE's Inspection) at targets on Mt. Collinson. 42 rounds fired at range 2,300. A dense fog made observation extremely difficult. Result, good. 10 dummies out of 16 hit, 21 bullet holes. Owing to the fog the guns were turned ou to short range targets on Mt. Parker. No range party for this Practice. Result very good.
15-Pr. B. L.
26th October, 1904.
75
60
3,000 to 3,450
15-Pr. B. L.
29th October, 1904.
117
78
3,400 to 4,100
Service Practice.
15-Pr. B. L.
4th February, 1905.
107
99
700 to 2,300
Twenty-nine Gun Layers have becu trained and have taken part in Gun Practice.
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C. G. PRITCHARD, Major,
Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
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