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EXFLE SHOOTING.
(By "Rangonian/ )
The Bendigo irlub continues enrolling now
members. Notwithstanding the hoi. dry -if
teriioons, practice lor the^e men continue cach
its meeting to-night arrange for rwommenc*
iu£ shooting. Several new men have joined
recently.
liifi-Miicn will find the !c*c!;uro on "Kxplo
pious," by lJirrrior J. K. Y. Anderson, of
i.iin Dendifto School of Mim'S, at the Town
Hall, to-uijfbt, most, interesting. ?Jr. An
derson will illustrate hie mnarfc.* with prao
ticul dotnonstrauons. some of whi'h. it may
b;5 oxp.'Mit-ot), will )ir» iMiinr jit.'irt lin/j. It is
proposed to deal with alj forms of explo
sives. Many will be* quito now oven to rifle
men. Jn addition to the lecturo there will
bo a musical programme. The proceeds are
for a laudable object—tho patriotic fund.
'Ihe idea has Lrone forward that tho Gor
man soldier is noted for poor marksmanship.
Ho ih alleged to be now discharging his riflo
without raiding it to thr shoulder. But it ia
r.mv learni that, i.hr- casualties ;<monr;t rho
al'h'd officers, particularly in (ho Kretnh
army. is very pr'»;it. pointing to the fact that
tli."1 Germans arc ke«*n enough shots to be
able to pick the f-y«»* out of an opposing
army. Here is an <-\tr;ir» from an JCnirlish
pa>;er, pu!>Ji.:htd sonic rhrr-e or four yearn
nlto. Tins wriier says:—SiTho German so!«
d is now trained ft>r use rathei than orna
ment. Ol Into \vars the decorative sidu
tie1 army has been sacrificed to i.no u?eful
shir*. . . . Th'-re are more ma'vju'S, and
fe-v/er parades, Jcfs drill jind morf prjf^jee. {
With n%rard to the f-hoorinc of «he line
man. very liitle has Ivm puhb'.hr <1, but it
i* known Unit- many rrmcv.,, ,,iv* u-^,1 ovrryj
c)<r.. and all dny. X<> • -vjvnv is b-":inj: .spai-l
cd to th«- soldi.-y w rili« >Mc,\, and vr* j
mo?t lino qntio ;;0 prr '■ . of
the rank and lili- havo *juali<l* il n? by
mu.-K^try pmc: kt*. ... K mii.M b.1 r^inop.!
bored that men of .all arc ]'c1-nmJ into
fclir* O'-rm.m army, and it in sigriificjim that
:han in prr cv,\. of thf*w fail to rank
;i5 i!i;jrl:sin»,n. . . Afi<*r dealing v.-tth
I!• t• j»;iiiii- :;n inMnj<Tor iro«v, fo wifli n dull
.-uldi'-r. t.h-> pn-'-:-.;ih : "If ?);>"> >bont
1 nc. of a is brdow lito avrrau'i', irs
ra;'i":u.i wiii prol-a1)];. !)•"• (albd to boo!-;. In
ord<"-r io y,.vr Intn^r-lf file .1 p.noyanr-c tbif. in
v.i.ri;ihly p'.-.'mI-ico:-, !<<•» laU-.-s a din^M: |j
in:.'i-f-t in the r";;--,.:Mn:;.nshi;"> of iho mm un-1
dt-r 11is onminnd. /11? in froqurnt. visitor
to til.. rnriir'\ Tho o'Ii.-t oflirors al.-o t;o
iN-n-, b:*r^n-s^ rdl it,' held pf"-:i>na!!v liable
J f<1 r tiio oit::,;»*.n<:y «»} tunir or ic-c li'>n'
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