Volunteers.
Parades for the Manchester Rifles will be held on Friday, the 11th and 18th of May, at 7.30 p.m., and oil Thursday, 24th May, the Queen's Bfrthday^ at ;*0 -filing * »to;fl «Jii»'-- ; '- The corps paraded for inspection by Coll Stapp last sight, and there was a full attendance. The men were exercised by Sergt.-Maj or McMillan in company and skirmishing drill. The recruits, numbering **ar ■ dozen^w»r"4 instructed in tU« manualDaha firing exercises: by^Lieuti Pledsants. When Col. Stapp inspected the recruits he expressed himself " as highly pleased appearance, jand ga^thsni sbmel useful, aavice.r as ■ ta- the<c%r4 to be taken of the^r rifles. As the date i for receiving recruits this quarter expires on Monday," any more young men wishitigjtoijoin.satmt do so at ,once,.., t Only two more will be taken. \ : %'ineeting^of ttfe A doW^os /the corps will be held, .this evening at the Feilding Stab office at 7 o'clock. I
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 115, 28 April 1888, Page 2
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