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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JUNE, 1898.

Enclosure 2.

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

"A" MACHINE GUN COMPANY,

Nominal Roll of Efficients for the Year ending 16th April, 1898.

517

Corps Number.

Rank and Name.

Corps Number.

Rank and Name.

Captain Sanders, E. D. Lieutenant Maitland, F.

241

Gunner Danby, J. D.

235

Fullerton, G. C.

174

Hornby, T. W.

(3 Officers.)

262

96

Sergeant Crombie, H.

227

King, W.

122

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Lammert, G. P.

178

86

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Shepherd, E. C.

200

Ellis, A.

Hursthouse, H.

Nicholson, W.

Northcote, M. S.

114

Corporal Rankin, J.

169

Potts, R. II.

137

Bowley, F. B. 1..

170

Plummer, J. A, T.

146

25

Gillingham, J. R.

214

Pumfrett, A.

185

95

Skelton, A. II.

218

182

Allen, H. E.

233

21

Reeves, H.

Smith, E. J. Grant

196

Underwood, J. II.

234

Smith, H. Grant

172

Gunner Arthur, II..

246

261

Aitken, J. II. E.

162

237

Barrott, E. G.

195

217

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Capell, J. R.

228

226

Crawford, L..

229

Cumpston, W. II.

245 216

232

Chisolm, F. W.

Smith, A. Brooke

Stevens, G. R. Stevens, T. L.

Thomson, O. D.

Watson, Maxwell

Wetenhall, E. B.

(35 Nou-Commissioned Officers and Men.)

N.B.—Staff of Corps shown with Field Battery,

J. W. CARRINGTON, Major,

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Comanandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

Enclosure 3.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

FIELD BATTERY,

Report on Gun Practice carried out during the Year ending 16th April, 1898.

Date

Nature of Practice.

Number Number on which

Present of Practice was on Rounds carried out. Parade. fired.

Rauge.

General Iden of Practice,

7-Pr. R.M.L, Guns, 200 lbs.,.....] 16th Oct.,

1897.

91

60

Yards. 800 and 1,400

1,150

7-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 200 lbs....

1st Jan., 1898.

50

442

64-Pr. R.M.L. Guus, 64 cwt.,

22nd Jan.,

86

76

2,100

1898.

52

27

1,300

7-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 200 Es.,...

5th March, 1898.

724

7-Pr. R.M.L. Guns, 200 lbs.

16th April, 1898.

59

43

Practice at an imaginary enemy landing in sampans, from East Shore, Stone- cutters' Island, during Camp of In- struction.

To repel an enemy landing on beach in

Repulse Bay.

To repel ships attempting to enter the Harbour, from South Shore Battery, Stonecutters Island, (Chinese New Year).

To repel an enemy attempting to land in boats, from road in front of North Point Battery.

1,150 and 1,350 To repel and drive back to boats an enemy attempting to land at Repulse Bay.

J. W. CARRINGTON, Major, Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.