COMPETITION, A rifle competition of a rather novel description, and quite uew to SI was competed for by memos Shanghai Municipal Police Force on the morning of Thursday, The conditions were as follows:—Exch competitor tired seven rounds at 200, 300, and 500 yards, with rifle handed to him. No paint (except black) on back or foresight was allowed. No lines on backsight other than Govern. ment Regulation; no vernier or windguage allowed to be used. Each competitor, fired with a different rifle at each range, which made the test the more difficult. The rifles used had never been fired with by any of the competitors before, and taking all these condition, and the fact of the hazy morning, with a strong wind
considered good. A competition of this blowing from the left, the scures may be sort_might be introduced into the S, M. V. ©. meetings with good result, There was five prizes, all of which were presented by the Chief Inspector. The first was a clock, thermometer, barometer and ink-combined, which was won'by P'S. T. 'Macdonald; the second,"a' barometer' and. thermometer won by by P.S. Ross's atid the 1 third, ird, a aliver-minuted walking'stick'won by S.C: J.MDonald. The next two prizes} a Bisley scoring book, and a silver-mounted Malacca cane," were given to. the two youngest members of the Shooting Olub, P. C. Champion, and P. C. Lowrieson.
The scores over furry were 20 ydu 800 yds. 500yds. THe PS, Macdouald,1.2245445-28 242999521 2455404-80 77
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