WELLINGTON ENGINEERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 8

WELLINGTON ENGINEERS.

..: At; the Efotel,,Windsor last β^emngjzthe;Wellington- ■ hahdy,...men:.;of \the. nson— held.: : meir; : .'.awiusi ;■ social;,!gathering.' Lieutenant Gibbsj oflicer'. commanding., the,■ coin- , pany, .prqsided b'ver;i.the.function; , .: which ',■ was. one .of thfe'liest .attended', a'npV'.most'successful:, ■in -the. histoid ■■■of \th(i .Engineers: ''.••■ -..'.ii: , .'-'■.'■'- "■"■■ , Replying ; Jp ; .thV tDast' of ■ ~ Engineers" (proposed bt/.Mrv'.y..'^ ..referred.. with "pleasure to. the. , .steady >'increase' in.,the rah)is of :th& : corps: during/,the , ' , past .'year;, and.:toT.its : verj fayouTiiW?; prospects.'for !.\the: iutnxe v ; ybJiuit'eer , :.force-appeared; to have/arrived a€a'ye>j; prpsp'erous: : perip'd'.vbfiits !.career; : the,..cbmmissjphs:. .which . 'had'-'.bden granted to .■ encouragi): ■ 'ypl.rinteeringj'' .'and/■ the ; .efforts : of /the:;, authorities -.to ■ provide'adequate ■ instruction,...were , ;, banning now. to 'produce' ..results.. ~' .:■>,};.,-': .a ':•■ . ■.'■ >■ .;..■■ ■Other' tctosts ! . i w?re.:i : ."K;inared^CoTpsVfprtK , posed- by..Lieutenant. !. Chappie,■ and" responded ™, oy Lientenant \Hulbert: (District. Staff Sig-' nailing Lieutenant : : -Finlayson .M*;,(^rpor4l-,KirJii, : -(Eelburjie .Bines),_, Tho yisitortfV.jprtposed.'-liy.jSergeant Major Homer; and ■■responded; to by Mr'i-Cbdy) ■ n& 'rtf- - proposed' ■2-u°l%- ¥ us^ 1 find; other•-ifcms;.wcrevcbni-tnbuted - by.' M^brpcriil/'ghristeson.:: tapper Leonard; M^..Ste^toe, .■ Sergeant;.VWrSt,' . °WPer Chamberlain, .■ Sa-ppervßarnes;. and'.' Cor! P- o ™. l ' ■.:'■%&-■:. -The; ; ! 'accqmp'ahime'nts':. to;' the' Vtems\ were.played: By iMr.'Xeonar'd/:- - ..Uuring ™?...-eTon^Bj; I .therprii»' : trophies>woir. tham: Saturaay- ;afterpopn ■]ast : j.oar :by 'tho;'chainnanv: v : '^