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The Manchester Eifles will parade to* mortow eyening, in undress uniform. A. full attendance is requested as arrange' merits have to be made for the proposed re-union, at which the company medals will be presented to the winners,: " Noil Coin" in the Chronicle, in reply to' " Volunteer," wha asks **. whether, iue the event of war breaking out, our Volunteers in. the present state of the law are compelled to go in action/ says ** I understand that under the Act volunteers areliable to be called out to take part ia active service ■within 20 miles of head 'quarters." "N on Com" i& mistaken. In clause 89 of the Defence Act it is provided the defence forces may be led into any -. : part of the district or colony which may seem best, &c. There is not a word about "twenty miles." By the way, he must be a queer " Volunteer" who wants to know ■ whether he can be " compelled" to go into action. He should resign while hi* i skin is whole. :
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 90, 23 January 1890, Page 2
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