VOLUNTEER AND DEFENCE NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 260, 7 November 1906, Page 9

VOLUNTEER AND DEFENCE NOTES.

(B7 RIFLEMAN.) s«retaries of all volunteer corps tnrouga. ■ , the Aueklanrt district are invited to to this column. "Klflomau" •il be glad t0 reccivc a " r :tem ot spc ' 3i or general intercsL for pnlilication, not rterett concerning town companies, but MuallV concerning the conn fry corps. It 1 desired in t bcso Nolcs l 0 keep volunteers Lou"hout the province well informed in ffffS &* volunteer interest, and it is only I . the cb-operntkm of country corps witri tL editor that this '.-an bo nccorupllshcfl News intended for pnblicair In the 'current week's Notes should be in this office by Tuesday at the latest. ■JnU should be blgne<l by a responsible ofiSy net for publication, iMit only as a panics of good nutu. jje No. -J Natives fire the first stajie Tor {he company's belt ai L'onro-ie on Saturday JO*'. \o 0 G.A.V. get their new pattern fnr- ' cups after parade on Wednesday, tbe 7tt.! us, ' • • jue infantry non-coms.' pxuvnlnatlous are t*io? licM this week umlor Sergeant-Major ifftll. Jijor Wyiiyard, of the Ist Rect. A.M.R., ii at present in Clirislehurch ou business (cr His firm. College KiUes had the liest muster in the Battalion last Tuesday, when CoL Uuvlce' inspection, louk I'l.-i.r. Xlic men of Ui p N "- 1 G.A.V. will attend a paid furt-tnaimlng at tlio Baetlou on Saturdny aCteruoun. Tic general order* contain a notice that (lie promotion of l.leut. Robert A. Bent (WaiuUu M.K.j lo bu captain has been apjfb'wil. ■ ■ ■ There will lip no parade of the "A" Battery oii'TliiirPiliiy. because a number of the jie'u nre s ol «S to Iluntly to contest tlio Simjnclliiig Cup. Jumcs Gforae Rorry has liceu appointed riptain of No. - I'lmipany. AVuikato Mounttil Rifle Volunteers, lii* commission dating bom August --. 1006. The increaeinj: popularity of ririe sbooting was nnnilstakably shown last Saturday, rten the nttcndanee of elinotlstM was the largest seen on tin , ran~e. for an ordinary (lav. The ofHcer roramandius; the No. 0 Coiiijan.v, G.A.V.. nofities tbat helmets, JiaverHCkeaiid white jimuiuniiion pouchi>e not yet returned to store, must be. handed in immediately. The tand of the First Regiment, A.M.K., ptocrals to Waill! next Wednesday, iv order to take part in the contest organised by the Wallii Bnnil. Willi :i view to raising funds (or rlic Christrhurch competition. Ucut. Uousius Cromwell SmMllng. having : resigned hits coinniisslon hi the Otiiniateii llcmifC'rt Kltle Voluntews. has bep'i placed on the nctive list luuattaclieil). .New Zoahui] Vnluntef.-rH, with bis presiMH rank. The attention .>r oHleers rnmuiiinding totps.-and of all others '.•onccrncrl. is called tii the provisions of Section in:! of "THe Defence Act. ISBU," as roirards Ihu sale ot ammunitiou aud other Uovvruuient propcrl,v. The otfieprs and non-rotnmlssioned oHl.'fisofthc (inrrison Artillery will hnvo an opportunity nrst Saturday of wltnefwlnj; the ! ■':;aiantiinK nf one of the ei-ln-inch Willis , •liXorth Head. . I li) honour of tlie Birthday. lh« ' C.Miwjft-?i\V parade for J)ivint! .service, on ( wftat l!ii' iMiliHall ,-;t l<) a.m., from WereVlißconipauies and bands nmrr-n s to St/.'Miiftlicff's ■('liureli. where 1 lie senior ( chaplain of fie.fop-es will conduct the sou- » rice. I Sear (hat f.ipi. Bloomfield is likely to f Mrc a Irnop- of the Kedrlnn Homo esfablisllpj at Iloleusvillp. Twenty membors I are already promised. I tohL and Iho < fermation of Hie troop is practif.-iilly a & - ' sated; Cdngratulations. i i At '(he inspeciion parade ~r Ihe N<i. t ' Oiiiiidmiri Rifles last Saturday night I.lent. s , J. .Nathan was elected captain ot the i-imi-pnny, nml (jniirlennastcr-Si'rjjt. (!. lienn ! Ms cißrtptl subaltern. There was o M lv riie >nc candidate in each ea-<e. J , AnattEort Manning: parade will Ik; ln-lil c tn Mturdiiy next. November Kith The m. 8 Company will prneeed to Dcvoniii.-t I tJ the iiin t. ThoBP iMcnibers living t itrievonpurt will ni-et lUe boat, and fall iv flttttcrcst dl the corps ai Devonport. Tile Xo.. 0 Company <;.A.Y. will parade lot Inspection and nun drill iv the kuu n Mm on AVe,lncsd:,y. 7th November. The ,■ ™ncy named by those members who at- n "*(1 thi- r,,n Manning parados (on S.ltur- t &° nOber " Tl Wi " hQ t "' ifl °" t ''" the (1 %opos of the experiment* bolns made n ,'T Tr tiH> unlf, "-m least visible In war! r> IL ,'f *"toi-.-^ri l, nr> r ,> that I>ord n rl . jlllU lnf a»'>T- rnlwil in America b gngthte .year IT.M!, were drew.! In nut- f "raw, tunics, and wore in ererv respect Ii •model f,,r i roop- /

fo-th 2-- x,, "™» "■"»'• whli-h will fire <• I- m SlmmcDla " ( ' u # iir Huntly on Fri- 'i iL !'.'?* Picked from Hie following: '' !«. R chai-dson. Lieut. iJickrv. ScTRtI v «». anrt I'],illi,,s. r,,!. M.-Miirlrlc. t '*» Aim-em, r,,,,k. l'cicz, mid Collins. < loth. « Iphiu i-.msistlng of ' ; Wenen Cndets from Haiuilt.in will try f Efe wittl : "> "<l'u>l number * lasses B ami c. ~f Ul ,» [1.n.11y Rifles. r « «ngcs will i,,. the -<«►. :mki, and 4(JO.v<is '■ 4inf a J ?ets ••""' «'"r*f«n« itacwn as laid ' rcgßlatlons llor clnss-iiriug. S/°i!? wln ? have IM?,MI »elei-ted 1o vc- -;.?' tin- No. si Compiiuy G.A.V. at ■< on (he nth Inst.: u.M.K. tVmlall, |Cf rt ""' s -'- Bookor. I!.. 111. Thonia.s, Mff 1 ' (iunncrs W.itson. LrqiiliarC %■, Xort,,n - V.-llPtnc-re. Water.-! jraSEj; '" a,n wi " '"■ fl»a"y picbpu ' ilin,- ? Un(l - Mpmborn will lenvf! by the _ tram or, Thiirsdu.v, ihn Sth hist. { ftif"- Holßatn Han ,1,, id,,! to In- ,,, a) , ( "!° nins) an<] M'elnUn M.IL (after- : v ary "• Il " ,ll,PV "•«• February : 'fel rV 1 " 19 ' The date nfiho lUßpe«* ' kl, r ; A Squadron will he announced • i SN& u hS*T Uo ,? of ih " tr:,m to r,, i ir ' , - ; *:-A' l,i V- lK '"" s Bl'-tlidMy.. is us fol- &* iTJr 1: - 'lammuiid, Cnl. Con •, »;act as range nfflpor :n i.l nearer. , Cl Ptain v p t , ' SholdlncY" Jull «Jston. or Karorl, huiJ e '"ctld f ■ Korfh Wiiffontahlrf. 1.a., K llUo nbT th 2 Presented n pup for roiu--1»W cr ' aml wiu '-""duct yards. plllK 'ft , r ip : tltlou jv,r f0,, " iSi 8 - 1 . Set a V vh tnehrdo haiidlcapd)sr" ffl "■» - i> i?> »>*ia on Th Q Presented ut a B|Li?> prceeut Simmcllja S •-'CP are j ViailMHHHa

Place Ml^sf,u Con,peUHon " whl( -'" lilkG "uurch. ° mlntar y tournament In Christh are U th" b " f , the Akaranfl ltiu - «-'« lj ships on AatuXv m A - hot the cnam P'"»--•lnterest ffl v afternoon, and as great the result £ scoring wlll probably be most of ufl i, ly soocl loTm - !,r, d a» Petition,' wiFr^v^/'LeT 011158 ""'" this vreolr iiV". S lar £ el > t'us season, and their toenfnn nO n7 ™ arksmeu Save signified art 01 mS/hi. pMelmi in mc ' liem N l oveniber- mCIBbCr " Je UTtU ° r Sebastopol, powder ami shotAnd a jojiy , ic] . ilJg he got/ , last vePk that the total uuru"'j oi years sen-ice of the N.C.0. - s of a mmmmm -Mo [jr ,an, 14 years; y.M.-Spr K t Tnvlor -111 year*. Total/ioo ? y ea rs' IhomilSi>u ' ;; ' week%ud A '^, a ,! U : r - V t helU a ™ r ? successful , went to TW mst , wepk - The company breakfast, various positions were t-iken ira mts. ■&£* ma a€H ■ xln , } PSO r oek_ei,d '"""PS will be arranged before the aimual camp u f instruc- , tiou during the first two weeks of DcJem* According to \ho general orders, the folowing appointment:, arc approved: .lame* n h , ?^ C S '" be «Ptaln; Arthur C r f ' r' X Ba " a liou Auckland (Uaurakl, lurantry. L o be adjutant (with rank of captain) Xliomaa \v. Soronierville, Hauraki R fles). to >c captain; James Henderson. -><>. - Squadron AVaikato M.K., to ho act-Ing-lieutenant: Alfred C. Bluck. No. •> Squartroii Walkato M.R., to he acting-lieu" tenant; Perclval B. Greenhougn. No. 1 Company x.z r; ay.. to i,o acting-lieutenant: Horace (ceil Cummins. Iluntly Rifles t.» i ho actingJiPutenant: Alfred Turner. lluntlv I Rifles, to bmactlfljt-Htnitcimnt. ' r Tlip mitlir-iDoiitioned medals have heen f awarded to Auckland volunteers: Captain ' Louis Philip Sklmipr (Vk-torla Hincsi col- r nuial auxiliary forces oflle^rs , dot-oration; Bgt.-Major John Spinley (Divisional Staff.' " Aufkland. X.Z.H.A.V.). colonial auxiliary r forces l.ing-si-rvicc medal: Cpl. John Kwnrt £ ifAueklnnd Garrison Band), New Zealand ' vofunteor hmi; ami rflifierit service medal- n S«ppL-r David William Taylor iXo. :: Com- ( pjiuy X.Z.K.V.-i. Xew Zealand volunteer ' service lui'dnl; Supper John I'arker (No :; V Company N.Z.K. V.i, X.Z. volmitcer service JiiPdul; Sgt.-Major William .lamps Parker f< (T>o. :j Company S.Z. Knsineer Vnlunteersi »< X<-w Zealand voluritPer lon X and efficient <l so,vire medal: Sst. James Watsofl (Xo :; b iVinpany N.Z.K.V.), New Zealand volunteer " service medal. f . ■ ii The election of Lieut. T. 11. Dawsoil To s, (lie rank or captain of the Collegu miles rl very po[)iiliir in cirt'los Caiit •' Ija-.vsnn was the first colour-sergeant or the i ouc;;c Killcs, luit previous to the forma- " lion of that company h,. Wils ~ IIIUI ~.„„, t< in Ihe St. .Idhn's College Cadetn. Wlipn » Hip Bof'i- war broke <>nt he went to Sour.li " ATrica with the Kourtli .N.Z. Contingent as f> scrucani-major of the Auckland section c While in Soiitli Afric.-i he ncceplcd a commission in the Imperial Army and Jolm-d

Hie ] (order Ko-rinioui. Intil imace was sicriiod he n-iuained with his regliuont mi l<locUlK'ii-e work in tli.. Western Transvaal, but afterwards, in Knjrluml, resigned his eoipniissidii iiiiii rernrned to Mew Zealand where ho ]-M_roin«(l"Jiis old company, the ColIcCci llittpfi, ne subaltern. He was elected cajitnln on Tuesday evenlnfg, October so.

Ihe fnimDill.ee of the military tournar.out to be liuld in I'almerston Xorth cm C ii" King's Birthday. 51th November, notify \ in- that the entries now number :ilO. havinj" ' ■If.sf-d <iii Saturday, :!rd X)ii! tourna- , ni'iit will ho thoroughly representative, \ .he majority of enrps in the Wellington lirtiiol mid several from outside sending ■nnipetltriro. ("apr. Courtney. u£ A Bat."ry. VVflUiipton, is bringing up some 20 . iien. with I wo suns, for an artillery dis- , liny, an event that will bo quito new to , iiost Palmersronlaiis. Steady practice has iocn ]>ut in recently by Intending eompnti- , ors. and the LloyiJ-Liudsny, for which the arrest prize money ever offered in New Svuluod is to he iMimpnte-iJ for, is expected ii prove very exciting. Other items of merest are Maxim gnu, Lent-pegpJnir, cutting "nrk'x head. time-cutting, tilting rinjr, avalry sword exercise, Ijalaelava melee, nestling on horseback, bayonet fighting, ujf-of-war, etc.. the wliole proving-« purely lilitary dlspliiy. A largo CSarrlson ball rsunlsert by the local corps wi'.l be held ii the Munoipal Hall in tlie evening and ii view of the larßn number of volunteers hat will he in Palniorston on the Oth.Nocinhpr fur the military tournament and iflr shooting (Monawatn Kine. AsKoeiatifui lectins being held on Stb and OfM, it wil 1 onlitless prove a great atiraction.