Marching down to camp on_the Thursdiy evening at the Rifle Range the Field Artillery outlook was a dismal one. Wind and rain during the night continued, but from Friday morning the weather improved till, on Sunday afternoon, the ground was in quite good condition for field work.
Early on Friday morning the drivers returned to the guiisted and drove down the four battery wagons. The morning was spent in standing gun drill and visual signalling by the section, and in the afternoon a mounted parade occupied the gunners till tattoo.
On Saturday a very similar detail was ordered and in the evening the guests of the Battery were entertained to dinner and an informal concert afterwards, lights out being sounded at 11 p.m. On Sunday, the teams, which on 360 days of the year are groomed and fed by Chinese, began to show more tolerance to their foreign grooms, and the gunners, more familiar with their new arm, were taken in more advanced work by the battery staff. On Sunday evening, the commandant dined with the Battery and afterwards gave a short lecture on the 4.5.
Various targets up to a range of 6,000 yards were indicated on which night lines were laid every night during the camp. The tent lines appeared to be well laid out and, contrary to expectations, were quite comfortable, the ground Al drying cut well. There was an attendance of from 30 to 50 men.
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