Volunteer Notes.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 346, 25 December 1902, Page 5

Volunteer Notes.

. (Bt M Lffßft»i. ff { The 1002 camp of the A.B.V. Is new over, and volunteers can now baTea spell from their iaboarientil the middle of next month. The work the men have gone through during the week has been my interesting, and •Jos instinctive, dealing to it did with oaffost duty, fire taeties, end sHr. mianing drill Oewpeny and saaed drill do not appal strongly fee volanteers, bat li a means to an end, and is only meant to enable officers to maintain discipline in their companies, Once this u attained, it is necessary to train the men to perform the duties that would ho required of them hi the event of their having to take the field against an essmy. Snoh was the natnre of the wo?k the men want throngh during their stay in camp, and the majority of the men took an intelligent interest in the drill. In theinstrnotor,abetter man could net be found than Bergt.*mejor Kibble, white, who has got a happy knack of Imparting knowledge to the men. lost Wednesday evening,, the members of tile Corps, to show how they appreciated the instructor, held a smoke concert. Scrgt. Watts, who was in the ehair, referred to the many good fnalitiss peaseesed by the re* eipient, and alluded to the kind manner la which the had assisted the men, both ea panda and after parade, The BergMntjor thanked the corps very heartily for the kind manner in wkieh they had toasted his health. The other toasts were: 'The Array, Navy A Volnatesii,' proposed by lergt. Watts, and re* •ponded to by Oapt, £aldlaw and Sergi-mejer Ktbblewbite ; • The Alexandra Tolanteer Oorps," propeted by Bergt.<majer Kibblewhite and respeeded to by Oepn Laidlaw; 'The |soutcome,' proposed by taint. Gallajhan, and responded to by Bergfc/s Watts and Oarr, Corp. M«Greger B and fenee-Oorp. M°Oarthy;< The Recruits,' proposed by Sergt. Watts, and replied to by Private Jordan, Sengs were. rendered throaghoat the evening, which made the affair go off * tip top.' Golcnel Robin intimated to Ctept. Laidlaw his inability to attend the lateOamp, bat he purposes visiting Alexandra about the middle of next month, When he wishes to have a daylight parade. This will start abont S o'clock in the evening, when field manmuvree niay be undertaken.