By Scour, The impression prevailing among a great number of the rank and file of the: Shanghai Voluotesr Corps seems to be that a volunteer has fulfilled bie duty" and has done all that oan be expect of him in putting in two monthe hard training once " yest, and in to glean in that short tim necessary knowledge of drill and mus-kerry. For the more atrenuons parte of volunteer training the winter months are undoubtedly the best, but in some branches of his work the volunteer is unnecessarily handicapping himeelf in not taking advantage of the "off I refer more particularly to musketry. The C0. has Isid down a compulsory course and failure to pose musketry practiovs with Points salle ranged their monthly cup competi-that the required practi distributed throughout the year, and volunteers are thus enabled to pose their mansketry efficiency course at periods much more favourable to shooting then the training someone. Resulta, however, show that the average attendance.
monthly competitions does not average Gfty per cent of a unit's. strongth,-and it is the slackness on the of the troops at this period: of the year that accounts for the comparatively small percentage woarthe coveted badge of markemanship Few members of the Corps reasonably find fault with their weapons; an ideal rifle range ie at their disposal and possibly the only drawback to more onnatant practice is the price of ammunition, as the 150 rounds supplied free to each one by the Maricipsl Council oan hardly deemed sufficient to make " man a good: shot.
Individaal teams of Shanghai marksmen have proved that they can hold their own against all comers and it should be t! of every Volunteer to qualify for place Team, for, after all, great corevtial of the soldier, A fow mentha ago, at the instance of "The Spectator" squadron of saw recruits was experimented upon with " view to ascertaining if " period of six months' training would render the unit thorough. ly efficient. The effort was quite successful, though very little was said in: reference to the shooting power of the small command at the expi training. Appsreutly markemausbipwas not " strong point in the ueceseary eBicienoy; otherwise, the much greater than would be necessary
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