The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-18
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Army and
Navy News
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FIELD OFFICERS PREPARE
FOR PHYSICAL TEST

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Field officers Of the army, both of
the staff and line, are getting into
| trim for the annual riding or walking
test which will come off in December
under the direction of Colonel Walter
Schuyler, Fifth Cavalry, senior officer
in the Hawaiian Islands. Major Foster
of the Fifth Cavalry, who has been
| away on leave Of absence, is expected
back on the December transport about
December II or ID, and the test will
| be undertaken within few days of
that time. The officers have generally
elected to take the riding, rather than
| the walking test, and almost any even
| ing several of them may be seen can
tering along the valley roads. 1t is
likely also that Major Long Of the
Marine Corps, and Doctor Langhorne,
Surgeon, U. S. Navy, will join the army
cavalcade. The trip will be around the
Island via the Pail, and camp equipage
will be carried so that at least two
| nights may be spent in the open air.
In accordance with an order for phys
| zeal examination of officers under the
grade of major, most of the local of
fcers here have complied with the
order.
Colonel Harris, chief medical officer
of the department who arrived here
| recently to make an inspection of hos
| pitfalls and hospital service connected
with the various army posts, inspected
the Fort Shafter hospital yesterday. He
was accompanied by Major Wadhams,
senior medical officer in Honolulu.
Army Board Met.
The army board which was recently
convened for the purpose of computing
the land areas of the Leilehua reserva
ton occupied respectively by the army
and by the Leilehua ranch lessees, met
yesterday.
Sergeant Bancroft's Duties.
| The following order has been issued
from the Adjutant- S Office, Ma
| tional Guard of Hawaii, with reference
| to Sergeant Bancroft of the regular
army who has been detailed to instruct
the guard:
| November IA, 1909.
General Orders No. IS.
l. Sergt. Fred S. Bancroft, Fifth q.
S. Infantry, having reported at these
headquarters in compliance with para
graph 20, Special Orders 241, War De-
partment, current series, detailing him
to duty in connection with the organ
lied militia of Hawaii, will be station
ed at Honolulu and act as instructor TO
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of Hawaii. He will be respected and
obeyed accordingly.
II. The course of instruction will
include all subjects embraced in Circu'
lar No. 20, War Department, May Fl.
1909, as follows:
a. Preparation of letters, records
reports, returns, acquisitions, rolls, and
matters relating to official correspond
ence; also Article LXI, Army Regula
tions, and Article XIV, Militia Regula
tons.
/. b. Army Regulations. including Arti
cles I, II, III, ", XVIII, xxx
Xxx, XXI.
c. Militia Regulations, including
Articles II, VI, VII, VIII, TX, X, XI
d. Manual of guard duty and guard
mounting.
e. Care and use Of uniforms, aeeou
terments and kits.
f. Care and use of rations.
g. Military hygiene, in camp and OF
the march Gneluding first aid instruc
tion).
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ton with patrols, reconnaissance, mes
sages and reports.
i. Elements of advance and rea
guard duty, outpost and combat.
j. Manual of the rifle, pistol, sabe
, and eolors; tent pitching.
k Infantry drill regulations, to in
1 clude the school of the battalion; small
: arms firing regulations; nomenclatur
and care of the rife and pistol.
III. Inspections will be held in al
4 companies of the National Guard of Ha
wall between the Goth and 9th of Feb
| ruary, 1910, for which the followin,
prizes will be given for proficiency il
the infantry drill regulations, manua
of guard duty and small-arms firm
regulations:
a. To the non-commissioned office
attaining the highest percentage 0
proficiency, gold medal.
b. To the non commissioned office
i attaining the highest percentage O
proficiency in each company, five do
lars; to the next highest, three dollar
c. To the private attaining the higl
- est percentage of proficiency in eae
company, five dollars; to the next hgl
est, three dollars.
". The quartermaster general is al
thorized to make payment of the prize
authorized upon the designation by tt
inspecting officer of the successful con
petitors therefor.
By order of the Governor,
JOHN w. JONES,
Il The Adiutant- General.
Delays and Changes in Battleships.
It has been decided to change Il
propellers on the battleships Louisiar
rs and Virginia from inturning to on
turning screws. This work will Occur
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