THE VOLUNTEERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 6

THE VOLUNTEERS.

' i ■ BATTALION ORDERS. ' .The following announcements appear in Battalion Orders by Lieutenant-Colonel \V. 6. Duthie, 0.0.:— A parade of the Wellington Rifle Battalion will be lield at the Garrison Hall, on Monday evening, at 7.30 o'clock. The daylight battab"on 'parade, which was to have been held to-day, has been postponed until, February 20, there being no shooting at Trentham atHhat date./ The annual competition for the Battalion Shield , will be held on March 20. The conditions are:—Ten shots at 500 and 600 yards, Bisloytargbte, teams will consist of twelve men each, the best ten to count; six men will be allotted to each target, and teams will each provide two markers, two scorers, and their own ammunition ' ;:V>;;H" : ■■■;,,' ' The-first, annual competition;'for company trophies , ; the "Signalling" v Section "of- the Post /arid: Telegraph:. Kifles, took'place at the Garrison" Hall"; last "■ evening." 'Five men , en- .. ,tered,; and 'irere put through the following tests -- a! test service' > : message ,of '250 'letters, "} Morse'code,-':small .flag; , :a- test. group;of 50iletters;semaphore; a test : service message , ' of 200 letters-Begbie liamp; a:test in ability .to.send:by;Morse code, small flag, : and'sempphore, steliograph.;' The' tests, con-', ' the instru- '■ ment'.(time' two;; minutes). ..There was also "i written "'examination in,.theoretical . ;,work from/.the'signalling-mariual;;';Staff; SergeantiMajpr'Browning arid ,. Sergeant Hulbert: acted "as, judges. 1 The prizes,-, presentedVby Company^-were:;'First; trophy, , value 'SOs.'.; second,'trophy 'value',2os. ;The possible was \ 500 points'.!;' The 'results - were:-r-Sergeant ; Williamson,; 491.5 points, 1; Corporal Hamilton,' 488- points;' Corporal .8rabyn,.487;5 points,' 3; The judges reported that all cdm- ' .petitors./e'xhibitedva high.-standard of efficiency./...The E. and T. Eifles are completing their, annual ''examination, at - Kelburne' Park ' itorday;. ■;;■.•:;'.';.'•'■.'"..•.■•...'. , V--7' ,, ■•.-■;:' .'■""'•"' ; ■''.'■■:'■ ' ' i The'following;men also won. trophies. last wcek'i^rß:; class: Private Churches,.-1; : Private JSrebsi;;?;; ,0. class: Private M'Keown, , 1;' Private Moore,\ 21 "v '"' ,v ; . , ;:/:;; :^;'-.-:^;;CLASS,FIRING.' ;;■ % : r^-] :: ■ '■■ '. ; (BY'TEIJi;GEAPHr--PRESS ASSOCIATION:). -, ', . : ' : - ; ;: - ; :/.;; ' : ; ; ■'■■■■. Auckland, February S. , • '' . -The-pNo. ;I'.Company, -Garrison 'Artillery, Auckland. Division completed: their class-firing . to-nigHt in the;three series, v Thirty-three hits were registered out .of 36 shots, equalling [ jkhe southern , records. . Col. ;Davis inspected the ■ company,-complimenting, it' on-its effi-" : ciency.;.. ; : : v.-:-. 1 ]';.';.y/ : '.'/.-. ,-'■"-■' : .. ,, .:' , . ..The'.targe'tsallotted. to .'the various; companies'.for" to-day's'shtSoting at, Trentham' are as follow:^—Seddon , range: Engineers, 1-2: ,- Zoalandia-Rifles, Hutt Valley Rifles, 5-6; Karori Rifle Clubj'7-11; Petone Rifle Club, 12-15;/Permanent :F6rce Rifle Club, 16-17. Somerville range: t) 3-4;' City Rifles,-. • 5; .Highland Rifles, 'Collins !. ■•Zealandia. Rifles; 17-18; College Rifles, 19-20; I. .Kelburne Rifles,V2l-22.' , The.Somerviileand j- Collins ranges .will be closed after Saturday, ;. •■February.lSjYtKat they'may'be put.in':orderI for. the championship meeting early in' March. [ The Seddoii.range will'remain open for'praotice I purpoSeaV' , ."-. ";; ; - : ';' ■•■-'■.'■ ■ '■■'.". ;•' ; -,-'■'■;./. ';;