In accordance with the newly announced training schedule of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps for 1938- 1939, the Signals Company of the S.V.C. held their monthly pistol shoot Cpl. Hale were in charge of a group of sixteen which assembled at the S.V.C. Drill Hall at 8 am. from where they left for the range by lorry.
The participants were divided into groups and the highest scorer of every group received a silver spoon. Twenty rounds were fired by each participant and the maximum score taken as 100. Cpl. Hale won the 1st class spoon with the highest score of the shoot, 87 points; C.S.M. Dearn got the second class spoon with 65 points, while Signi. Komarowski made a fine score of 74 to lead the third class and take the remaining spoon, Refreshments and sandwiches were served at the end of the exercises, and the enjoyable meet was terminated shortly before 11 am.
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