December 12, 1910 (11th Parliament, 3rd Session)

1. This is a matter which is under the control of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association. It is, however understood that Tyros or Class ' B * riflemen from Great Britain and Ireland would be eligible to compete at the Dominion of Canada Rifle matches at Ottawa, and that they would be permitted to use the service rifle of Great Britain.
2. This is, also, a matter for the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, but the denaTtment will be only too glad to co-operate in any effort to promote the interests of rifle shooting.
3 and 4. Should such a request be made, it would, of course, be acceded to.
5. This is a matter for the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, but the department will be only too glad to co-operate in any effort to promote the interests of rifle shooting.
6. Yes. Twelve Ross rifles were loaned to the captain of the mother country Kola-pore cup team in June last.
* Mr. HUGHES:
Referring to the following extract from the London 'Mail,' dated London, September 12. 1910
' I found the Canadians and their chums, the Buffs, as usual, cheek by jowl. The Canadians had entrenched themselves, and in consequence proved, with the remainder of the brigade, a terribly tough nut to,crack. They had opposed to them the 3rd Rifles, the 1st Mr. HUGHES.
Worcesters, and the 1st East Yorkshires. The latter suffered overwhelming disaster. Whether they presumed on assumed innocence or not is not clear, but they advanced recklessly against the Canadians, moving down a long slope under heavy fire, dipping into a hollow and then coming up a rise.
' They did it under the eyes of General Sir Horace Smith Dorrien, who sent a staff officer to the umpire, and the Yorkshire men were ordered by the half-dozen to hoist the little yellow screens which indicated our casualties are heavy. It nearly came to blows. Some of the East Yorkshires crept up through a high hedge, and the Canadians and they exchanged shot so closely that faces were stung by the explosion. The East Yorkshires were annihilated and could do no more, because they were against an entrenched position, but they retired like all British soldiers, happily for the nation, sulkily and unwillingly. Many were wiping the Canadian ammunition out of their eyes, and using bitter words, but the Canadians said, wliy did they butt into us? We were not moving, they need not have come so close.'
1. Are the Canadians referred to the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto, who visited Great Britain last summer?
2. Were they armed with the Ross rifle?
3. Were these rifles found unserviceable?
4. Did they block and become useless on account of sand or for other cause?
5. Were those rifles that did such splendid execution in the action referred to, Ross rifles ?