The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-10
Army and
Navy News
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qualify as marksmen, sharpshooters,
or expert rifemen. None of the boys
shows any reluctance in practising
for if he qualities as a marksman it
means an extra two dollars per month
added to his pay, as a sharpshooter an
extra three dollars and as an expert
rifieman an extra five dollars. The at
mospheric conditions here and the glare
of the sun make it very difficult to
score but the boys are running up some
good records.
Hawaii's National Guard.
The boys of the local rifle team who
went to Camp Perry for the competi-
tive shoot viii arrive this morning on
the China Colonel Jones, adjutant in
command Of the teams is very proud of
the record that the team made this year
which was far ahead of their showing
last year Besides this, one of the
team, ]. Stone, is bringing back with
him the bronze medal given as third
prize for the best individual score. The
boys of the N. G. II. who remained at
home viii give their comrades a rous-
ing welcome.
Logan Full Up.
The transport Logan left San Fran
cisco full up and there were several
army officers unable to secure accom-
modations to return to the islands One
of these was Captain Chapman, expert
pistol shot of the Twentieth Infantry
who went first to the shoot at Monterey
and later to Fort Sheridan. The other
two local officers who went to the shoot,
Captain W. B. Scales of the Fifth Cav
airy and Lieutenant Pardee of the
Twentieth Infantry, are both on the
Logan. Captain Scales is accompanied
by his wife, who has been visiting in
Los Angeles, and Lieutenant Pardee is
accompanied by his mother.
schofeld Barracks.
Colonel Hunter, the new command
ant at the Barracks has had the Off
GERS headquarters thoroughly gone
over and renovated and has had a flag
pole, which has long been needed,
erected on the parade grounds. The
tennis courts and the polo field have
also come in for their share of atten-
ton and are now in splendid condi-
ton.
The new passenger station of the
Oahu Railway Company is rapidly near
ing completion and the old box car
which formerly served as a waiting
room will soon be discarded. The com
pany has just completed it's new round
house and quarters for the train crews.
Today is pay day at the Barracks
and Major Ray will 60 out on an early
train this morning and will return late
in the evening after a hard days
labor of paying out money.
The Payrolls for September.
After the Fifth Cavalrymen are paid
today the payrolls for the month will
be closed for the Army. The men of
the fleet will receive some 100000 on
the twenty-ffth of the month and this
added to what has been paid during
the month will bring the amount paid
out in Honolulu during September up
to over 100000.
Miscellaneous.
Officers at Fort Ruger are complain
ing that the condition of the roads
is beginning to interfere with even
their social obligations. There are sew
eral ladies at the Fort and three of
them are brides SO that they, too, feel
the handicap. Major Cree has hopes
that the existing conditions will be on
| ly matter of few weeks and is
busying himself with some plans for
the identifying of the now barren
fort.
Captain Rees, of the Naval Station,
has postponed his reception for the
| officers of the feet from Wednesday
the 18th to Thursday, September the
10th, from four to six.