One of the methods used to popularize Volunteoring here has been the encouraging of esprit de corps through the arrangement of sports fixtures in which the H.V.D.C. have entered as a distinctive unit. Now there is to be a more ambitious departure, in the form of a Corps athletic meeting, arranged for the beginning of June, which it is intended shall be an annual fixture. The prowess of our Volunteers with the rifle was demonstrated early this month at the annual shooting competition, lasting three days, when much' fresh talent was discovered, giving Hong-Kong a large reserve to draw upon, und a big list to select from for the next Interport shoot.
In conclusion, it might id that not only has the Corps justified the Government's confidence in its possibilities, but it is at last Proving that the voluntary system is sufficient for the raising of a strong force of auxiliaries—which is another way of saying that the British community in this Colony is at length showing that it realises its Imperial responsibilities.
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