THE DEFENCE FORCES,

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 821, 21 May 1910, Page 10

THE DEFENCE FORCES,

GENERAL ORDERS. General orders by the Council of Defence include tho following announcements :— Appointments approved:— John Morrison Melville, captain, Auckland Highland Eiilos; Rev. Robert Evan Davies, lion, chaplain, Ist Battalion, Otago Riiles. Lieutenants—Edward Victor Freed; Alexandra South Hides; Kobert Henry Davis, Asliburton Rifles; Thomas Matthew Finlayson, Auckland Highland Rifles; Thomas Masofiold, Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry; Alexander Peter M'Kay, Scottish Horse Mounted Rifles; Thomas Fatersou, No. 1 Squadron, Waikato Mounted Rifles; John Shaw, Franklin Mounted Rifles; Douglas Gcorgo Smith, Sydenham Rifles; Leonard Peter White, Oliristohurch Cycle Corps. Acting-Cap-tains —LHeut. Robert Young, ttoyiil Rifles; Noel Mackenzie Phillips Gibson, Canterbury College Officers , Training Corps. Acting-Lieutenants — LcsHo Uorliam Hutton, Canterbury College Officers' Training Corps; William Sl'Farland, Opotiki Mounted Rifles; John Richard Hughes, Wanganui Riflc-s; Percy St. John Kecnan, No. 4 Company, N'.Z. Engineers; Norris Stephen Falla, B Battery, N.Z. Field Artillery; Thomas Isaac Freeman, Christehurch Cycle Corps; James Alfred Hosking, Clutha Rifles; Garth Gallaw.iy, Dunediu Highland Rifles; Robert Le Quesno, hon. acting-lieutenant, pay and quartermaster, 4th Regiment, Wellington Mounted Rifles; Richard Ernest, Barker, 2nd North Canterbury Infantry Battalion. Promotions approved: —To bo majorCaptain 11. B. Matthews, No. 3 Auckland Mounted Rifles. To be honorary captain—Lieut. J. A. Stringer, No. 1 Nelson Mounted Rifles. To be captain— Lieut. G. S. Hardy, Ashburton Mounted Rifles; Lieut. J. Potter, Auckland Mounted Rifles; Lieut. A. C. Bingston, Bay of Islands Mounted Rifles; Lieut. E.T. Chapman, Temuka Rifles; Lieut. A. J. Childs, Ashburton Hifles. Tlio appointments of a number of act-ing-officers have been cancelled for failure to pass their qualifying examinations.

Lieut. J. Mackintosh, Tauranga Mounted Rifles, has been posted to the activo list (unattached)

Tho undermentioned resignations have been accepted:—Lieut. Jonathan Taylor Brough, H Battery, N.Z. Field Artillery; Lieut. Harry Leydon C'olledge, No. 3 Company (Auckland Division), N.Z. Garrison Artillery; Lieut. Frank Henry Ross Jackson, No. 3 Company (Auckland Division), N.Z. Garrison Artillery; Hon. Chaplain Kov. Robert lliddloton Rylmrn, AVanganui Highland Rifles; Captain Robert William Swindley, active list (unattached) ; Liout. Edwin Frederick Sandford, Christehurch City Guards Rifles; Acting-Lieut. David Hill, Whangaroi Rifles.

Tho Colonial Auxiliary Forces officers' decoration has been awarded to Captain Thomas C'arr, active list (unattached). Tho undermentioned officers, having passed an examination under the Central Board of Military Examination, have ,beon granted certificates for tho rank for which they havo qualified:— Active List (unattached). —Captain Edward Page, for rank of major. A Battery, Now Zealand Field Artillery.— Lieut. Clydo M'Gilp, for rank of captain; Lieut, Alfred Bishop Morton, for rank of captain. Captain John Smith Purdy, M.D., New Zealand Medical Corps, as sanitary medical officer to the Auckland Military District, has resigned his appointment.

Junior Competition, Schumacher's Silvor Challenge Cup for Boys.—Lieut.Colonel R. W. Schumacher," tho.donor of the Challenge Cup and of tho money prizes connected therewith, lias intimated his intention of adding a further £75 to the money prizes The prizelist of Iho above competition will now read as follows:—First prize, tho Challenge Cup, 11 silver medals, and £25; one prize of 11 bronze medals and £15; one prize of 11 bronzo medals and £10; five prizes of £5; twenty-five of £3; total, thirty-throe prizesj £150. Tho number of boys comprising tho team has been reduced from twenty to ten.