NATIONAL RESERVE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2776, 20 May 1916, Page 13

NATIONAL RESERVE

PETONE UNIT PARADE. " ■ The attendance at last evening's Jarade of • the Petano unit-of tho National Reserve showed a marked impi'ovement on previous evenings. Lieut. Anderson was in command.. An interesting address on "The Principles of Attack" was delivered by. Sergt.-Major Stowart, in which the speaker illustrated by. means of a blackboard the havoc that a shrapnel shell is capable of causing. Owing to the limited time ■ allowed, the discourse will be continued, at the next parade. At a' subseuiuent'ineeting of the platoon, it was decided by a large majority to change the drill night from Friuay to Tuesday, provided:'arra.ngements can be made in respect to. the hall. . It was also decided to hold a daylight parade on one Satur ; dajv afternoon, in each month. Arrangemi>nt9 were mode for each evening nest week .for members, to take charge of the recruiting offices. It was resolved, that the'. Mayor of Petone should be approach-, ed,and asked when organising a patriotic meeting, to stress an appeal for. recruits i in' th© ranks of the National Reserve" to' those.not eligible for active service. An endeavour is also to be made to secure those who have not been passed as lit for :seryice;,>and. tinis-build'tip a strong unit. ' _ RAILWAY UNIT; At) the list jiarade of the Hutt and Petone Railway Unit of the National Reserve, Lieut. Simons, was in command. Barrel pier building -was-again carried out under the.'.direction .of Sergt.. Bland, and the j work was' afterivards inspected by Ma]or''Pearsoh;'bf headquarters, wlio comjilimented tho-platoon'upon their effortsjV and;:delivered ":ari instructive address.' ; ■ ' '