On Sunday, the eve of the Lunar New Year, being one of the busiest days among the Chinese community, all Chinese banks remained open Instesd of observing the usual Sunday holiday. All the Chinese shops, hair-dressing saloons and pub-Ue bath-houses, did business throughout the might and even in the early hours of next mornin while the tram and omnibus com: panies are expected to extend their Eerviees for several hours beyond their usual schedules. cases those who attended the courses reproduced within their units the syllabus taught at the course. piliances have been made by which Indoor tactical instruction can carried out, and that part of the syllabus is' going fairly well. The Infantry are at the present my great concern and, as always, are the backbone of the defence. They have been somewhat eclipsed by tke more interesting units: their training is duller and dificult to arrange, and they require a regular Adjutant for both "A" and "B" Battalions before Bat-
{alions can be said to be self-supporting, or their training really satis-
"Rifle and Automatic Shooting. The annual courses were well attend-fed on the whole and taking the average of the Corps and the little individual instruction that con be given. to the shot in the making, the standard is fairly good.
"Int is hoped to improve this by borrowing regular N.C.0s as firing point instructors, to supplement volunteer instructors trained by Corps. H.Q. It often happens now that a man consistently misses because there no trained instructor available to Ue by his side and explain his faults, the result being that the man loses any enthusiasm he may have had for rifle shooting.
"The administration of the Range under the Range Warden is definitely 2 going concern. The appointment of 8 Range Warden has saved considerble sums of money which were be fore wasted through lack of supervision.
"All target frames and targets are now made in the Range carpenter's shop, and a great saving in timber effected by' utilizing. packing-cases and odds and ends'
British Mortar Si By courtesy of the British Commander-in-Chief China Station and the G.0C. British Troops in Chine, the Light Battery proceeded by British warship to Hongkong and carried out artillery practice under Royal Artillery instructors. The Commandant stated that it is essential unless other arrangements can be made locally, for Jone battery to fire live shells yearly.
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