Volunteers

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 2271, 6 August 1887, Page 2

Volunteers

L Tlie Manchester, Bifles paraded last night in the Public 1 Hall for inspection by Colonel Stapp. There was a ful} muster, Captain Macarthur in cora-J mand. Lieutenant Pleasants drilled the company in firing exemse,,,skir4 tnishing^ and general" ev6l'unohtf^ Coll Slapp complimented the meh'bn '^e large; attendance, the attehti<iri ; they paid to their Instei etc**?, a and- thfe- _m4 provement they continued to make mi their drill. A meeting of the corps was then held: TMr __irton'was ! rs, selected' Lieutehaht.' :. The resignation of Sergeant Isichdasi was notified' to corpse aud his position will now be filled by Sergeant BUderbeckV -Corporal Boe was promoted to Sergeant, l JJa^ce .Corporal ■ Cbau_berl3i__< lo Cor-! §o*n_l fI : Corporal -Gosling^ wa_ elected; ecreta-ry in place Of Sergeaht Nidho-j las, resigned. It having been decided to hold the ; Anniyeysary. Ball of the cpr^p ,at, an early date, the toU lowing /mepibers of committee were) elected :*rrSergeantß BUderbeck, Daw, F-yahs, Boe/ and Corporal Gosling. V Captain Macairtliur - stated 'that > in-! stea4 of giving a prise for a bayQiiet exercise competition, he bad decided; to give a sum 6_ _> 5 to be for in handicap matobes. , jWe, t that, any surplus, after paying the!, " ekpehses of the ball, will also be ' devoted to giving prises to encourages * rifle practice. A meeting of thej tncil will be held soon to arrange; * and other matters. j a| The next parade of the corps will! be held on the 26th instant when it is; eniijpct^i sprite defiiute |i*otformatioa wukbe giventas toi when* gfehticoats ' iW>U)l?f;fejrred out.