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THE USE OF THE SERVICE RIFLE.

Hints in Non-technical Language.

He found

in the nature of a mean graduat ion, Consequently the rifleman should get to know the idiooyn- orazies of his weapon as 20 introductory to good shooting. Even supposing the rifle is new, there is this possibility of error

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1915.

FOOD PRICES.

Further Alterations Made.

4. Frozen Meat

and, with use, it becomes even The following amendments to more pronounced and, as a soldier the food price list, have been is not allowed to make any marks made by .E. the Governor-in- A reasonable complaint has in the back sight, it is matter Council reached this office from sharof his own knowledge when it man of affairs, who has found modes to making allowances for to place dimself at the disposal of the "individuality" of his arm. food and other stores as printed The Dairy Farm prices of frozen his country in one of the volunteer Memory of the correctiona be in the Dairy Farm price list fand bodies of the Colony.

kes, is necessary up to 600 amended in red ink dated the that going on parades after his yards Or thereabouts for 8th day of February, 1915, signed day's work was done he was too the ordinary shot, but the by the Chairman and Secretary tired readily to absorb his mos crank man will even fallow them of the Food Committee are the kotry instruction and still more up to the limit of his scale, maximum retail prices of the so, after that, to worry with the Usually speaking bowever the articles enumerated in the said technical terme in the text markings on the back sight are liet exoops in the case of the sub- booka on the subject. To

quile anfficient for accurate battle joined articles, the prices of which meet this difcälty WB are

practice,

are as followe :---- publishing a series of articles on

Batter, (Daisy) the subject written in non-

...$1.10 per lb. (Dairymaid) 1.00 per Ib.j technical language and edited by

(Buttercup) .00 per lb. a gentleman who has had con- siderable experience on the matter,

(Pastry) *** ...80 per lb.

...70 and if they meet the difficulty that is indiosted by our correspondent's letter we shall be welt repaid, for this venture, in the knowledge that a little more work has heen done towards a good end.

There are other matters to be taken into consideration besides the error io graduation due to the fact that back eights have to be made on a standard principle and cannot be calibrated to suit esob separate rifle. One is the drift caused by the rotatory motion of the bullet which causes, by res son of certain laws the explana tion of which would be exceed-

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To commence with perhaps it ingly technical and quite beside loss sustained by discount on would be as well to deal first with the point, a wandering from a subsidiary coinage, payment for the subject of aiming is a direct line. At any rate drift is all articles of food not exceeding boxing tournament to be held at We again call attention to the sumed that the reader knows an 80:ual fact which may be $2 in value (excepting the arti- the Victoria Recreation Clab, this thoroughly the parts of his rifliguored is one of the smaller oles enumerated in Clause 5) shall, and the bearing of one on the ranges but is a factor to be if made in subsidiary coin, be evening, when the pick of the other. As everyone knows, the reckoned with over long range subject to an additional charge ring. Mr. Hell, the promoter in- Shropshires_will be scenin the motive force of a rilla is obained firing.

of 10 per Having passed the barrier that

forms as that the men are fit and that every thing is ready for the night's sport.

by an explosion in a cartridge at the end of a long tobe, the use unfamiliarity with the back sights

cont..

of which is to direct the forgeats up, it will be as well to turn TRANSFER OF BRITISH

SHIPS.

Important Act Passed by Home

Legislature.

An Aut to restrict the transfer

of the explosion and at the same to aiming practice itself. Broadly time to keep that force applied speaking the marksman has to a to the projectile for an appreci hold his rifle that the barley corn able period. The latter fact of the foresight is in line with the joa ig important 08 Will V of the back sight, or the blade be perceived when fine shoot-of the former in line with the ing and extra range was obtained centre of the U of the latter very early in the history of mass exactly in the middle of the ketry by the Arabian jazoil, with aperture with the top of the U which some very dently work level with that of the I. Tais The following are the terms of was done. Su that alter all, the sighted on the target with the tops the British Ships (Transfer Res man bebind the gun has first of of the sights reading just below friction? At 1915 :- all to bring about an explosion the bottom of the mark should -the mat ample of operations give a dead shot. Saould the top nd by directing his tube secure of the I come below the top of that the projectile will follow the U the shot will be low and if line which he desires. From the the reverse is the case, the shot baudreds of yards which toe early will go high, If the I is not most Excellent Majesty, "by and bullet was sent, the rifle cau now truly centred against the U the with the advics, and consent of Bend its missile a distinos count-hot will go to the right or the Lorde Spiritual and Tem- ed in thousands, due of course to the left as the case may be.

poral, and Commons, in this pre- many inventions not the least

The sights must be kept per-sent Parliament assembled, and ectly up right as an inclination by the authority of the e

m9, 48 striking low and right, and vice to right results in the bailer follows:-

its own B and to tumble over

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Deich

ore shoulder and poor acures,

of British Ships to Persons not qualified to own British Ships.

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[16th March, 1915.]·· Be it enacted by the King'e

1. A transfer made after the. twelfth day of February.nineteen bandred pad fifteen of a British

The Salopians are sports end. they are now given in opportunity to show that they are not behind in the great art of self defence with nature's weapona se well as with rifle and bayonet.

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·PUBLIC AUCTION THE Undersigned has received instructions from Captain Auction on

important of which are the new explosive substances. In this connection it would be as well for beginners to know that the strut regard for the cleanliness

Ia uring, the right eye is used of the arm by officers, has the beat for sighting with the gan to ship rogistered in the United of remeone. The residium from an the right shoulder, the left only Kngdom, or a share therein, to a explosion, which settles inside used when it is impossible person not qualified to own the barrel does far more damage or the soldier to shoot from the British ship, stall not have ang now-a-days, than did the depual right. In sighting, comiort offct users the transfer is ap- from ordinary gunpowder, and it the man should be his first con- proved by the Board of Trade on does not require way too great Bideration. The eye not in ase behalf of His Majesty, and soy amount of luuling of this nature should be closed without screw-person who makes, or purpots to to affect the barrel by Corrosioning up the face, and the gun mike, such a transfer after the to such an extent as quickly to hould be held well into the commencement of this Act with- donroy the rifling of the barrel, shoulder. Everyone is told cut that approval shall, io respect and once that is destroyed there to do that and very few dof each offence, be guilty of a is a very strong tendency for the first, but bitter experience of a misdemeanour, billett cease travelling along

2. This Act aball apply to

bad usbit. If an afternoon fuing porte of registry and to ikit merely thrown through the barrel. without this precsunon gives ships registered in any British The rifling will thus be seen to have the effect of keeping the very rearms, what would a possession other then those men

day's fighting, firing all the time tioned in the Schedule to this Act bullet spinning on its lung s8, do to the same limb ? lacidentally as it applies to British ships a motion which it retaine" to the if anyone suffers from acate head-registered in the United King- end.in a Lee-Enfield rifle there aches atter firing, he may find dom are in all five grooves net sorew that much of this subsequent" wise making one left handed turn discomfort can.

3.(1). This Act may be cited be minimised as the British Ships (Team for by holding the rifle well into Restriction) Act, 1915, and shall While the fore sight of a rifle the shoulder Bad thus ab-be read as one with the Merchant is etutionary and somewhat of aurbing mach of the kick. Shipping Acta, 1804 to 1914. the nature that may be described A good lusty punch in the shoul (2.) This Act shall have effect as a blade, the buck sight is der from a badly held gun is the only during the continuance of movable, graduated and so at best instructor as to not how to the present war, ranged that putomatic adjust do things. It is slao as well to Bobedule: British India; The meuts can be made for sighting remember that the eye should be Dominion of Canada; The Com over various distances. It moves well back from the cocking piece, monwealth of Australis (inelad. on a scale graduated in 100 yards for the fertuer back it is, the leasing Papua and Norfolk Island); at a time and sub-divi ied down likelihood is there of the sights. The Dominion of New Zealand; to 25 yards, while there are rifles becoming blurred and a bad shot The Union of South Africa New in existence which provide even resulting. That after ail is a foundland, emaller graduation, not coming maker of rendering the focussing within the scope of our discus-of the oys a matter of case and

and over, just as if it uul Deen Alage about amendment of the British ships registered at foreignA.D. 8. Powell to sell by Publicing of Shareholders of the above

ju ten inches,

glon,

quitainty.

TUESDAY, the 25th May, 1915, com- mencing at 2.30 p.m., at his Resi tence No. 6 Torres Buildings, The Whole of His Valuable

Kowloon Household Furniture

Notice is hereby givea that the Ordi iary Annual General moet-

Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Tuesday, 25th May, 1915, at noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together the year ending S0th April, 1915. with a Statement of Accounts for

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the. both days inclusive, 20th instant to the 27th instant

comprising:— Lacquered Cabinet, Foochow Teak Hatstand, Old Fooohow Tables and Chairs, Cosy Corners, Fancy Carved Tables and Chairs, Carved Wooden Screens, Morocco, Covered. Easy Chairs, Cil Paint- inga on Teak, Fire Brusses. Hand Hongkong, 14th May, 1915. Woven Curtains, Persian Rugs, Tiestsin Carpet, etc., etc.

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It is bere again that the human A complaint is often heard Having secured s right eight element has to be watched by the that a man has failed to make a with all the points enumerated marksman himself. Nerves have good score as shooting because abure Oarefully watched for, it to be held weil in haud es many and Geyser, etc. La back sight was wrong. I only remains to pull the trigger, a good shot at least one who probably was. It would be and there is more in doing that knows everything that has to be easier to day, and certainly quite than many wot of in all their done and does it up to pulling 1 Singer Sowing Machine with as correct, to make the general philosophy. Pall" is a misno- the trigger knows. Often a good Table and Fittinge. sweeping statement that very tuer, though it is common use; shot is spoiled by the fact that Old Engilah Copper Bedwarmer, low rifles 'shoot exactly to the the trigger should be squeezed when he renohes the climax of Some rots and Plants graduation of the sight, and it is geally sud Armly so that tuo aim disch rging his shot, he loses hi also

these differences that the is not unstracted. It the rifle lus sight and merely lets his file of A Collection of Very Fine Old Individuality of the wespun a double pull off" the first will in the direction of the target. He Pekin Brasses and Bronzes in- occurs. It will be understood be taken as the sight in secured should be able to fire so steadily cluding some rare specimens, that in chaining such orratio and the second just as the eye that when the shot has sped he

as explosions it is well in satisfied that the

impossible to secure ab- 19 corrent,

iandards and for this laten gently the graduations are really so that the aim

m

and

gating loan look along hiesigtetopracto

be ally the same spot as that on nly which his might was drawn a red: moment before.

24th inst

Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-Sixth Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Company's offices, St. George's Buildings, on Satur-: day, the 22nd May, 1915, at 12. o'clock Noon for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts to 28th Febru ary, 1915, and electing Directors and Auditors

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 8th May to the 2nd May both days inclusive.

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On view from Monday, ths

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