GARRISON ARTILLERY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1375, 28 February 1912, Page 8

GARRISON ARTILLERY.

FIRST CAMP UNDER NEW REGIME. Tho divisional camp for local garrison artillery begins on March 2 and extends till March 10. This will be tho first camp held in the Wellington forts n-uler the regulations of the new.Defence Act. Attendance is compulsory to all members of the division—not only to.recruits or those under 21 years. It is* not sufficient to apply for leave by letter and then assume that it has been granted, for, if no answer is received, it must bo assumed that leave of absence is not granted, If leave is absolutely necessary on account of illness or other imperative cause either the adjutant or the company commander must be informed at once. No leave on any pretext whatever will be granted unless tho authorities have been notified on or before Wednesday, February 28. During the camp all ranks will draw regulation pay tho non-commissioned officers and gunners at the following rates per diem:—Sergeants-Major, ss. Gd.; sergeants, 55.; corporals, 4s. Gd.; other ranks, 4s. Thus a gunner will receive 3Gs. for the camp period, and during that time will bo provisioned free of cost. As many of tho gunners are at present recruits there will not be much actual shooting except by No. 5 Company at Fort Kelburnc. Most likely the other two companies will be brought across in tho Janie Seddon to witness the firing. Otherwise the recruits will have to learn first how to handle the big guns at Fort Dorset before they start firing them. The division will be inspected, probably on Tuesday by tho District 0.C., Colonel E. W. C. Chaytor on Wednesday by the Officer Commanding Coastal Defences (Colonel G. F. C. Campbell). In all probability. Major-General Godley and the Director of Ordnance, Colonel G. N. Johnston, will also inspect the forts.

A noticeable feature in connection with the cargo by the steamers engaged in the monthly service between- San Francisco, Auckland, and Sydney is the large number of motor-cars being landed in Auckland. Tho Henrik Ibsen, at present discharging at Auckland, brought 4G motorcars for New Zealand. Over 30 of tho cars are consigned to an Auckland firm, 10 being for Christchurch and the remainder for Wellington and Dunedin. The cases containing the cars aro of very large dimensions, and havo been mostly landed by the aid of the Harbour Board's electric cranes. 'In several instances the cases have been broken open on the wharf, and the cars p,ut together there by a mechanic.

brown's kiddies had bronchitis, ind Mrs. Brown the "Flue." Poor Brown himself was in the dumps and things looked very blue, ' A kindly neighbour dosed them all with Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 'Twas just the thing to fix them up and make recovery euro, "Geo whiz!" said Brown, "That's simple!" He plucked up heart again, And now the Browns, and Mrs. Brown, aro ail as right as rain.—Advt.