Volunteer Items

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 111, 13 March 1890, Page 4

Volunteer Items

■ * I Parades for the Manchester Rifles in April are published to slay The «oips w-ill. also be inspected on May 2 ml and will parade on 24th idem the Queen's Birthday. Lieutenants McKenzie and Pringle, who were deputed to select a site for the Cavalry Encampment, near WelHugton, have chosen the Hutt Racecourse. The Rangitikei Cavalry expect to have 60 mon on the ground. The Marton Royals have decided to fire their match with the Wanganui Uifles on Frida}', the 21st, and their team will consist of :— Captain Skertnan, Lieutenant Marr, Col.-Sergeant Hend'ersou, Sergeant A. C. Snellgrove, Volunteers E. Humphrey, E. Parkin, son, W. Morrison, A. Morrison, W. Johnston, and Bandsmen McGregor and A very. It is now some months ago since our Volunteering contributor "Lance Corporal" announced the results of . the volley and independent prize firing, but it is only within the last few days that the Defence Department have officially announced the prizes The fi gures confirm exactly the announcement tbeu made, the Waugauui Rifles take first prize £45, Wanganui City Rifles second £37, Rangitikei Royals third £80, ' Manchester Rifles 26th £5. In the carbine class the Wanganui Nayals are first with £33, Rangitikei Cavalry second £25, and Wairoa Light Horse third with £20. Altogether, these seven prizes earned by the district made up a total of £195, out of a total vote of £503. No ' wonder some districts are jealous of Wanganui. — Herald.