RIFLEMEN AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2267, 29 September 1914, Page 7

RIFLEMEN AND THE WAR

OFFER TO TEACH TERRITORIALS V .'.-'- TO SHOOT. ' ■■■•.' ..■ .-In .'Connection, .with' the organisation of the' Wellington Rifle Clubs' Reserve I Corps, fclie Karoii RiHe Club) at. its annual meeting last evening,'congratulated,, its president on his active participation in a-movement Which in tho present-circumstances was calculated to be of'service in the, interests, of ; the Dominion, slid tho "country's defence. iThe. presideiit'e,promotion to the rankof '.major was ntcepted .by tho club, as a ;fitting reward :for' his,efforts in. the luieresls of ritte shooting;- lim club 'also cougraiulated Rifleman G: Halliday and ti. 'iiiiney on secuiing their codiniission in the Itesorve Corps. ■The club'iilaceil on record the names of,-four, of■' its.mejinbers who are on active sor/ice,., namely, J. G. Faulknbr, L. ¥. Qriuistono, J. Oarnejv and J. J. Kerslake. Several other members had '■'volunteered,, ; bat so, far their <.«rvicee had. not. been-called upon; , .. .'A ( special motion, to the. following effect, was ..-.carried unanimously, on j tile motion .of^■■■President H. iMarsliall, seconded by Rifleman G. Halliday:— "Tlint this club supports : tho' proposal : of the. Wellington- Kifle Clubs' Reserve '-.Corps''to'; offer.'.-their sen'ices to assist in the instric tioii of torritorials in rifle shooting:". ;. '.; ' . . ■ . ;.It. wae-.left as an instruction to' the incoming .committee to' arrange for a W'ednosday squad if opportunity offered.: