THE DEFENCE FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 12

THE DEFENCE FORCES.

- ; ... ■ GAZETTE ANNOUNCEMENTS. ■ This week's Gijette contains the following announcemeniii-pCapthin F.' T; Bellringer,, Taranaki Rifles,- to be adjutant. Fourth Wellington Ri!lo Battalion; resigned from the llutt Valley Rifles, Lieutenant C. J. Hollard. . . ~ , .- , - Tie Northern Wairoa Defence Rifle Club has.been disbanded. -.

Colonial Auxiliary - Forces long-service modal awArds: —Bandsman W. Desmond, Cbristchiirch Garrison' Band (21- years); Private . E; F. Dray, Dunedin City; Guards i'(2o'years); Private Thomas Jones, Dunedin City- Guards (20 years). . /:■' pV general orders. ! . v , General Orders .by , the New • Zealand Council of Defence indude ; the •; following announcements, ' Lieutenant-Colonel E: W. C. Chayter, on. completion of his oourse at the Royal Naval War College, will receive six weeks' leave of absence.' Resignations.—Acting-Captain P. A. Keddell, Canterbury Scouts; Acting-Lieutenant W. B.' Bayly, J?ukckolie Mounted ; Rifles;' Hon.-Captain G. B. Fisher, Christ's College Rifle Cadets.> • , . ~. Appointments.—Major • A., H. Russell, Acting-Lieutenant-Colonel, Fourth Regiment; Wellington Mounted Rifle:. Volunteers; Major Third Battalioii, n'Riflo.: ,Volunteers; B, Nv Sandilandsj' r'L-iDiitenant, ; Tauranga .Mounted Rifle Volunteers; Lieutenant J; A. Northcote (Active,., List),' Hon., ' Actirig-' 'Captairij. Pay,: and .cQuarterrmaster,;. ; Second, .Regiment', Nortli' Canterbury Mounted" Rifle Volunteers; Lieutenant B, S.; Hay, ActingCaptain, No. 3 Squadron, Waikato Mounted Rino .'.Volunteers; C. W. Coles,'. ActingLieutenant, N'o. 2 Company, Auckland Division, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volun-, teers ;'Lieutenant .J. 'A: 1 Mackenzie,' Actingr Invercargill City , 1 . Guards' -Rifle V<iltinteers; Lieutenantv: M. N. Atkinson) Acting-Captain,; No., 1 Conipany, New Zeac; land Native Rifle 'Volunteers; -William M. Turnbull,-i Acting-Lieutenant ■ (Adjutant), -First Regiment, Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers'; Francis : C.," C. Webster, ActingLieutenanti Waiuku "Mounted : Rifle' Volunteers; M'Lauolilan, Acting-Lieutenaatj Colac Bay Riflo; Volunteers; Logan, Acting-Lieutenant, North Dimedin Rifle Volunteers; A. - ;-T % . Murray, ActingLieutenant (re'election), First, • Railway Pioneer Volunteers; -R. R;; Wardlej Acting-Lieutenant.. (re-election), First Railway Pioneer Volunteers.' ;. Defenco Cadet.' appointments :—R. : . ,T. Walls, te bo Acting-Captain; Boys' Institute, Cadets;:A. B. Fitt, to bo Actjng-Captaiu, Napier High School Cadets. ~ ' ( -,v, . Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co!, /Ltd., of Auckland, have presented a silver ohallengp shield as. a trophy:to:be",'competed 'for: from time te time, bv squadrons of_ -the- First Regiment, Rifles. In the conditions of the competition,'it is laid down that th6re will be three firing-points .fixed to tlio approval of the Officer' Commanding, tho. regiment. , Ten rounds - will bo fired as. follow: (i>) On.tlio order from umpire to start from a point about 1000; yards from target,, each competitor will in tuhl gallop to the first firing-point and fire_ three rounds,, then gallop to the second firing-point and fire throe rounds, and,- finally, gallop to' the third firing-point and fire four. roundß.