8. V. C.held their annual rifle meeting on Saturday and Sunday at the Rifle Range. In spite of certain altered conditions the entries were ger than at any time hitherto and the shooting surpassed that of any previous year.
'A beginning was made at 2 p.m. on Saturday and there were forty-three entries for the various events, that is to say, more than fifty per cent of the whole company. On Saturday as well as yesterday the Portuguese Consul-General, Mr. Barjona, two officers of the Pat proceeding to Lisbon after stirring times in the Timor Rebellion, and Lieut. Col. Barnes, Commandant of the Corps, were present.
At the tiffin in the range pavilion yesterday Capt. Nolasco commanding the company, presided. Ho congratulated the Company upon the efficiency attained and expremed the hope that during his absence in Portugal during the next few months the men would conduct themselves in the soldierly manner that had characterized them since he took command.
On Sunday afternoon the special ladies' nomination competition took place, the entries numbering thirty-nine. Whilst this very interesting event was taking place tea was pro-for nearly 8 hundred ladies mediately behind the firing line.
Another special competition was one between the Company and the Company's reserve contingent, known as the "12 bore section."
This meeting, it should be noted. cannot be completed until the last] week in October when the company goes into camp for four days. On that occasion they will, as usual camp at the Rifle Range Lieut, A. M. Diniz will then be in charge, command being handed over to him on the departure of Capt. Nolasco.
A special feature of the meeting has been the use of the short Lee-Enfield rifle as again-t the long
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