The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-03
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
Preparations for the Shoot-The
SharpshOOters Barred.

SharpshoOters Barred.
eff you touch my gun 1 will
simply annihilate you," said
member of Company B Saturday.
"I do not want any one to even
look at my gum" And that is the
way all the men who have any
hopes of being on the n. G. H.
team in the shoot with the Califor-
MIA Nationals are feeling just at
this stage of the game. A great
deal depends on the handling of
the guns and the men want that
responsibility all to themselves.
There has some misunderstand-
ing as to the reason that the Sharp
shooters have been barred from the
shoot with the California Nationals.
The fact is that the challenge
accepted by Col. Mclean referred
to the National Guard of Hawaii.
The Sharpshooters are a separate
organization.
Col. Mclean says he has great
hopes that the Honolulu men will
win. If they should it will be the
means of calling forth challenges
from other military bodies in the
States. In future events of the
kind care will be taken that the
Sharpshooters are included in the
Honolulu team.
The forces of the regulars have
been reduced to fifty men each.
Ten men were discharged Satur-
day. All were men whose periods
of enlistment had about expired.
There was nothing against them at
all. The discharge of the men will
make saving of several thousand
dollars a year.
Private Dobson of Company III
who deserted short time ago and
engaged aboard the Bennington is
now in the guard room at the Tx
ecutive building awaiting the re-
turn of President Dole when a
general court martial will be called.
Dobson made no attempt to see the
captain of his company before leav-
ing. Had he done so there is no
doubt his discharge could have
been easily obtained.
Colonel Mclean is busy getting
up his report for the Legislature.
From now on there will be but
two instead of four drills month.
These will be battalion drills for
the most part, the first battalion
drilling the first Tuesday and the
second battalion the second Friday
nights of each month. This has
been done in order to make mill
tary duties as light as possible.
Many of the men in the volunteer
companies are hard working me-
chanics and to feel that one night
every week must be spent IN the
drill hall is somewhat of hard
ship. Then again the companies
are in good condition and do not
need as much drill as before. Vol
untary drills will be at the discre-
ton of the various companies. On
these occasions newly enlisted men
will be drilled by officers in order
10 prepare GneLH IoI Cl10 A0Soi"A
battalion drills.
There is some talk of a special
military feature for February 22d.
1t is proposed that the regiment
march out to the Makiki baseball
grounds, form a line of battle, ex-
tended order, and indulge in a
sham battle. Nothing could be
more acceptable to the public than
such a plan.
Company D is making good pro
gress with the new guns under the
able directions of Colonel Mclean.
They will be taken out back OF
Punchbowl for field practice In the
near future.
Company G drills regularly
twice week. The native boys are
bound that no company in the
regiment shall outshine them.