DEFENCE NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 502, 8 May 1909, Page 15

DEFENCE NOTES.

- (Br EonEioN.) ARMY COMMISSIONS. - In tho regulations .undor which comniissions in tho British Army may ho obtained by university issued and contained in' tho Now Zealand Gazette of February 13; 1008, the following amendments havo been mado:— ; . ' In addition to tho acadomic qualifications specified in paragraph 5, a candidate for nomination must , present certificates of military qualifications, practical and theoretical; In this connection— : ; (1) Ho will; bo required during - his rcsir donee at tho university, in addition .to uni dorgomg tho military instruction, which'will I form a part of tho .curriculum of his studies, I to bo an ."offieient" member of tho. senior i division, Officers' Training Corps (should | there bo a unit of that corps at the university to-wliioh ho .belongs), also to bo .at-, i taehed to a regular unit for a minimum poriod of six consecutivo weeks, and to'obtain a-satisfactory certificato as to his proficiency. -- " _ :■;*/ ■ ~ (a) Under: special circumstances, or in a caso whero there: is no unit of; tho < Officers' .Training -Corps...at, the. 'university, :• a cahdi-. date will, be.-,required to:'bo, attached to :a .regular t t-nifc for. six consecutive weeks in oach of two consecutive :years, or.twelvo-con-.seoutivo weeks in ono obtain satisfactory : certificates "as to his pro ficienoy.; Boforo such attachment a;-candidate -will be required to havo been instructed in squiid drill/ as laid do vn in Infantry Trainingj under arrarigemonts mado by tho university to whioh ha. bolontta. . .' (b) For a candidate who is an'officer, of tho special resei;vo of officers, tho probationary poriod of training with a regular, unit will :count."as , tho equivalent of the in (a), and such,candidate will not. bo rcjuiredite bo a member of tho Officers' Training Corps. . . . (c) Application: for. attachment , to. a-*regu-lar unit'shotild bo made, through the authorities: of tho university to Which a candidate bolongs, to tho Secretary, War Offico.-. Arrangements will then. bo made, firstly, for, his appointment to a-icommission on. tho unattached list for the Territorial Force, and, secondly, for his attachment to a regular unit. ' In tho ca3o of such an unattached officer, tho compulsory provision of uniform will.bo : limited to the provision of .'tho service dress, with sword, etc. . : (d) In tr.o caso of a student at a colonial unlvorsity, an attachment for' . six consecutivo weeks in each of two consecutive years, or twelve oOnseciitivo:weeks in .one' - .year, wili bovrequired, which attaohment, may be fp a'regular, unit or tc a unit of. tho permanent ' forces, of tho colony. Beforo. such attachment,''a candidate will be required to have been instructed in squad drill, m accordanee with infantry training, under ar-- ' rahgoments mado.by tho university to. which he belongs. ■ (e) The attachment of a student at a colonial, University, will bp arranged between .the university-authorities and the general,'offi-. 'cer commanding-in-chief, or colonial author- 1 .ities, :as' the ,case; may ;be. - Certificates'simi- : lar to those'required from candidates from univeraitiea ./in'.the''United; Kingdom/must, b# obtained. • ' '.' ; . ' ■ ; During theso periods of attachment .'no. candidate Will be eligible for- an outfit ..allowance, nor will ho receivo either pay or, allowances ; from Imperial 'Army -funds. _-. _ j (2) He will he required to', qualify in'- mili.'tary.'flubjocts at 'an examination"-, which will be, held, .. commencing on. .tho - last! Tuesday in Maroh '&nd on tta second Tuesday .'in October of'each, year at' the; several'univers'ities, Aindor instructions from thfa War Offico. '- The following , amendments will-bo maflo iu Appendix 111:— , ...... >.■„ • I."Section 1, Military history and strategy, delete ... .. : -■■■• (fi), Tlio : Btratogio counter'stroko 'and pursuit." 2. Section -4, . for "Military ■ topography" substitute "Map-reading,-field'sketching, and reconuaissanioi"" • -- "• --j j ' ; 3.' Seotion 5, 'Military Jaw, substitute'the following for the prosont - headings indicating Hho scope' of tho.- examination ;."Tho Manual'of: Military Law"—Chapter I, 1-15;. Chapter 111, 1-33;. Chnnter IV, :1-11, 18-38; Chapter'Vj Chapter VI, 8-9; 12-14, 30-40, 40-49, 92-103; Chapter VII, " 1-27. The Army Act, Part I. Tho Rules of Procedure:' (omitting Field Genoral Coufts-Mar-tial), -.' :'. ".' ' , , . ' TheKlng's Regulations.—Paragraphs ,431-599,'-1909, 1916-1923. 4. Section fi( Military administration and. organisation, '.'(ii) (d)" for substitute—"(d)". Thejoohstitutibn of y\the; ■, Ariny Reserve, Siwcial Reserve, and Force."- • "DAILY MAIL" RIFLE MATCH. ■ On May 24 next, the. "Daily Mail" Empire Day Rifie Match will bo fired. This fixture promises' to become, as the years'go by,' a . great Imperiil ovont; The .1908 contest was : a distinct'advanco in point of representation oft 1 those of previous years, '• and thero' is reasonable ground for the anticipation; that this'.'year's', match; .will constitute': a y ,record ; in the history of tho match, whcli .was the outcome Pf a triangular oontest arranged,'-in 1906, by the Vancouver "Rifle' 'Association (British' Columbia), the Umtali ''Rifle Association (Rhodesia),and the Suva Rifle Association (Fjji)." : The:"Daily Mail" then:took the'matter up,, and united competitors for. the 1907 ' competition, tho following twelve entries being received!—.'. - ~ Royal Guornsoy-'Militia '- Rifle Association, Channel Islands; Randwick Rifle Club; Sydney, N.SAV.V the Vancouver Riflo Association;' British ,:Columbia; -tho ■ Perak Rille Association (Inoh Branch); the Umtali Rifle Association,: Rhodesia; the Barbadoes Riflo Association,iWest -Indies;, tlio Elbow River Rifle Association, Alberta ; St. , John s ■Rille Club,' St. ' John's, ' Newfoundland; the Butisli Guiana Volunteer Rifle Club| Georgetown; South Basutoland Rifle Club, South Africa; -Nova Scotia' Rifle Association, Hall-* fax; Suva 'Rifle Association. Fiji.. The 1008.contest:excited extraordinary.interest' in shooting, circles in all parts of tho British, Empire, and -as ,a -result 612. clubs from ovcrv- Section of. His Majesty, s clominioils entered teams. , Tho id a ten was Avon by tho East London Riflo Club . (Capo Colony), with an aggregate score of 824 points, New Zealand was represented by tho . following clubs :— : ' 1 Opaki .Rifle Club, Masterton, Wellington,. I 770;: Waikiho Rifle piub, Waikino, Auoldand, (544 Alfredton Rifle Club,,, Wellington, 616; .'■Tiihirailgi Riflo Club. ; Pirinoa, AVellingten, 519; Bamiockburn Riilo Club, .Bannookburn, 700; Mangoroi Defence Riflo oub, Ta,ranaki, 751; Waingaro : Rille Club, 'Wairtgaro, J00; Akarana Riflo. Club,. Auckland, 000 rTo Kapu Riflo Club, Frasertown. Hawko s Bay, 608; Karori Defence, Riflo Clnb, Wellington, 000; Christchurch Riflo Association, Christchurch, 744; Otago Rifle Club, 731 j' South Canterbury Riflo Club, 768; Wanganui Rifle Club,. 765; Taradalo Riflo Club, 635; Wharoroa Rifle Club, ''678; •; Pongaroa Rifle Clvib, 632; Kaimaimkit Rifle Club, '460; Riflo Association, 756; Nelson Riflo Association, 753 y,Southland Riflo Association, 745; Hawkp's Bay Riflo Association, 719. v. , Tho ,- conditions aro as follow :-r-Entranco fees, nil; ranges, 200. 500, and - 600 yards; rounds, ono sighting sliot at each range (not to-count), and tho seven/succeeding scoring . . shots;:. position, Bisley position—standing, khoeling, or prone; rifle, any .303 service rifle;.!ammunition, any; > sights,: any,; :iiontblescopic; team,- cight;highest scores on day. of match to count as team. Any number of men from one' unit may_ shoot; all; competitors to bo bona-fido (activo) members of tho club!under which they shot. v.Bisley rules?. : for current, year to govern the conditions of the match, Targets—Disley, 1908, circular socond class, 600 and-600 yards—Bull, 20-in.; iuner. 32-in. | magpie, '.'4B-in.; outer, remainder of target, 6ft. in diameter. Thirdclass, 200 and 300 yards—Bull,' 6-in.; inner, 15-in.; magpie, 24-in.; outer, remainder;of target, 4Et. in .diameter. Scoring—Bull, 5; inner, 4; outer, 2. In'i special cases where teams are unablo to shoot on Empire Day (May 24) they .may shoot on.Satiirday, May,22. The competition iVoonfincd to militia, volunteer, police, or civilian rifle clubs in the British Empire (or British riflo clubs, in foreign countries). All inemhers of the club as eligible to sliOot. : Tennis must go to the; ranges and'fire off ' their rounds for the cup once and for' all. •Sbooting m'ust be continuous at 200, 600,, and 600 yards in named: It must be distinctly understood that tho first shoot—; .excluding tho shooting for the Schumacher Ojp—on tho day of the competition must Ipovwi; for the match.