The Hongkong Volunteer Corps, which consisted of a field battery, three machine gun companies, an infantry company, and an engineer company, in all some 360'men, has just undergone reconstruction, all but the latter company being converted into garrison artillery, and it is understood that the Corps will have charge of Victoria Fort, situated above Belcher's Bay. The guns of which the Volunteers will take cha include heary breach-loading ordnance as welles Maxim and Nordenfelt guns. On the 15th inst. the officers of the Corps were present at target practice by a Company of the Royal Garrison Artillery. The change is due in large degree to the new Commandant, Major Pritchard, R.G.A., who takes a very Keen interest in the welfare of the Volunteers, and there can be no sible doubt that in this new rule the[ xps will be of much greater value to the Colony than hitherto.
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