THE DEFENCE FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 510, 18 May 1909, Page 6

THE DEFENCE FORCES.

LOPAL NEWS. : The syllabus of lectures, etc, arranged, for the 1909 wiiiler session of the Wellington Uarrison Officers' Club, is as..follows'-,— ■ - May 21 (Club Night).—Social evening. • 1 May 26.—' 'Lessons of the Easter' merit, and Suggestions for Improvement' (Lieutenant-Colonel A. Bauchop, C.M.GI). June 2.—Lesson on Field Sketching, followed by one : Wednesday and. one Saturday afternoon' practical instruction on the Field (Major Lascolles). , ' June 18.—Field Ambulance on the Field' in co-operation with tho Mobile Force, Sanitation,' Hygione, Personnel, and Camps, Lantern Slides (Surgeon-Major Purdy). Juno 24.—Social. i " June 28.—C0-operation, Principles, Each Ami of a Mobile Force in Attack and 'Defence : Field Artillery, 15. minutes (Lieutenenfc. Glendining); Machine Guns, 10 minutes (Lieutenant Simeon); Mounted ' Rifles, 15 minutes (Captain Samuel); Infantry, 20 minutes (Captain Esson). ' July 13.—Field Defences and Engineering, with Illustrations and Lantern Slides (Lieutenant Duigan). - July 19.—Bail, at Garrison Hall, Buckle Street. July 28.—The Fixed Coast. Defences of -Wellington, and tboir, working in war (Lieutenant-Colonel' Campbell, V.D.). August 12.—Security of a Mixed Brigade on the move, and halted (Lieutenant-Colonel A. Bauchop, 0.M.G.). ; ■ August 19.—Social. August 27.—Equipment:. An Officer's duty re tho equipment and litting of same, with equipment exhibits (Captain Cowles). September 9.—War Game, junior (Colonel A. W.Robin, C.8.). . ■'"'.. September 22. —War Game, senior: General and - special ideas sot by Chief of General Staff (Colonel A. W. Robin, C.8.). October s.—Essay: Subject, "Our Divisions, Regiments, and Battalions, how; best to reconstruct them on a real regimental footing for both peace- and war" (Best Essay to be read at Club). ... ■ ■/. -Staff Rido (either on a holiday or Saturday afternoon), the Chief of the General Stall' to supply genera] and special ideas embracing all arms.' . ... When tho date of meeting falls on a Friday, that evening 'is to bo as a club social night, ~\ when. membera; will be privileged to bring, friend. . The Artillery Officers'•, Club, which last year covered a lot of valuable ground in the study of'tactics and other topics ro,la.ting to defence, .'has. already commenced its winter session, the»oponmg might having been/held last'week'. A comprehensive syllabus has been arranged, a feature of which ■is division of , each evening into three, periods, for the study of separato subjects. On each evening tho military aspects of some important and and lessons to be drawn therefrom, will be discussed. The whole,syllabus serves to indicate a' healthy desire on" the'. , part of members 'to devote at least one.evening per week to the serious study of the art of war. A ■ "war game'! is,at present in progress;, tho opposing forces being the. Wellington. Artillery Officers ■ (attackers) , versus the Auckland, officers (defenders), tho fundamental principles of tho campaign being .formed on tho hypothesis that the country is under a system of.' universal ■: military training. Examinations of- pfficors who. are candidates for commissions 'will bo held at various centres in tho Wellington military district on Juno 2 next, Tho following is a list of can-' didates and supervising officers:— ' . . At. Hawora—Acting-Captains Clark (Eltham' Rifles), arid Wright' (Hawera Rifles), for captaincies; ■Acting-Lieutenants Johnston and Bishop (Hawera Rifles),- and /Young (Hawera Mounted Rifles), for lieutenancies; supervisor, Lieufc.-Colonol Okey. • At New Plymouth—Acting-Lieutenant Fletcher CTaranaki, Rifles), for ■; lieutenant'; supervisor, Major;Malono. •. ■■■.■.-.■i-t.-X \ ,-.-.. At -Waverlcy-7-Captain Davis (Wajroa Mounted. Rifles), If or major'; Lieut;- Klingender (Wairoa-Mounted Riflos),. for captain; ■supervisor not'ye-t appointed." -.'"'j ... At Palmerstoh'. North—Acting-Lieutenant W. M. H. Diamond (Manchester Rifles), for lieutenant; suppryisor, Lieut.-Colcinel Pringlo. „• At Wancanui-— Lieuienant'.'. W. , -H: Cunningham CWanganui Guards), for captain; supervisor, liieut^Clolone'l^ John Watt. At Hastings—Acting-Lieutenants. M. *H.' Jones : (Hastings'/.Rifles); 'andv' M'Cormick (Hawke's r -Baj Mounted for -'lieutenants; supervisor, Major Russell.'. '.■;. At Wellington-7-Acting-Lieutenants Bolton and Beamish (Post and Telegraph Rifles), foi lieutenants; Captain Pethorick', ,D Battery, ; for major; supervisor, Licut.-Colonel W. G. Duthio. ... ;?■'.-'.:.•. . ■■■■:■.'. ■ .;:.-■.' ' ■'; The Now Zealand Railway Department has 'consented to waive, 'tho matter of refusing railway privileges to officers of the permanent staff of tho New, Zealand Defence Forces when not in uniform.' In future, officers may travel'iri mufti. . '. "■'■ ' ' ■: . ;• The emplacements and other works .requisite foj tho .installation of the two'6-inch b.l. disappearing guns at Dorsot Point are rapidly being-completed, and in about threo weeks time' the Public Works Department , will handi over, tho' new ;fort 'to., the'military •authorities; tho fort will be ready -for manning, during the coming training, season, .when No., 3 Company (ElDctrio Light '■ Corps).. of tho Garrison, Artillery Division.,will probably, bo detailed for fort defence practice,..■