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"Halt! In Battery" was given, and in one minute and thirty 

 seconds (timed) the gun was in position, loaded, and ready 

 for action, and the horses to the rear out of the way. 



These Japanese soldiers seem to be human machines ; they 

 work quickly and silently, each doing his own part exactly 

 as he has been instructed, and the officers seem imbued with 

 a pride in their profession which is most commendable. 



Annual Allowance of Ammunition. — Shell and shrap- 

 nel: To each battery, 426 rounds; Blank cartridges : To each 

 battery, 600 rounds. 



