Enclosure No. 9.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
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A B & "C" MACHINE GUN COMPANIES.
Report on Gun Practice carried out during the Year ending 31st March, 1900.
Unit.
Number
Present on
Parade.
Number
of
Guns.
Number
of
Rounds fired.
Range.
General Idea of Practice.
J. W. CARRINGTON, Lieut.-Colonel,
Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
0.45" Maxim M.H. Chamber, 0.45" Maxim Machine Guns,
16th Aug., 1899, "A" M.G. Coy. 14th Sept., 1899, |.“ A'
1
500 Yards.
Instructional Practice in Jams'
on Police
Range, Kowloon.
Do.,
10
66
Do.,.
Do.,
Do.,
18th Sept., 1899,| “B”
Doy
34
1
198
20th Sept., 1899,| “B.”
Do.,
32
98
23rd Sept., 1899,|“A”
Do.,
9
245
18 No No No
20
20
73
Instructional Practice back of Orduance Offices.
20
20
重
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.,
Do.
7th Oct., 1899,
30th Sept., 1899.
“B” & “C” M.G. C 7............................
42
4
980
500
77
"A
**B ” & “C” M.G, Coy., .
92
12
3,570
Do.
23rd Oct., 1899,
!
“A” & “C” M.G. Coy,,...
52
860
Do.,
24th Oct., 1899, “A
" & "B" M.G. Coy.,
29
4
860
"}
Do.,
25th Oct., 1899, “A” “B” & “C” M.G. Coy.,
86
4,200
Do.,
28th Oct., 1899, | “A” “B” & “C” M.G. Coy.,
78
12
5,880
900 to 1,200 Yds.
Do.,
31st Jan., 1900, | “A” “B" & "C" M.G. Coy.,.|
99
2,970
Various from 700
to 1,200 Yds.
Instructional Practice on Police Pier, Kowloon.
703 to 1,100 Yds. Practice at Square Targets anchored off North Point representing enemy attempting to land in Boats,
Various from 700 | Practice of Square Targets anchored off East to 1,200 Yds. shore Store Cutters' Island, representing enemy attempting to land in Sampans. Do.
do.
400 to 1,000 Yds. Practice at an imaginary enemy landing in Sam- pans from East shore Stone Cutters' Island during Camp of Instruction.
|
Practice at Screens representing enemy in column and guns at Lai-chi-cok.
Practice at Square Targets anchored off North Point Battery representing enemy attempting to land in Boats.
Nature of Practice.
Date on which
Practice was
carried out.
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