Volunteer Items

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 139, 17 May 1890, Page 3

Volunteer Items

Says an exchange:— -* Apart from; much that appears dramatic in the maintenance of a Volunteer force, in times of peace, there is a vast amount of realism in the maintenance of the force. A well conducted volunteer 4900n becomes a useful example in «ociety/J Beyond the pride of wearing bis uniform the volunteer soon ber ;| •comes by his training a man to be respected,] a lover of order and righji, hence the show and the marching hither and thither are not all more glister and* play ; but there ;is grad--ually being cultivated a leaven which,' should a crisis arise, will burst into a flameof patriotism, and then the effect of good volunteers, with camp training, we trust will bring disconfiture to our enemies and honor to tke chivalry of our colony.' The Manchester Rifles paraded last night when the attendance was very good. All the commissioned officers non-commissioned officers* and £ien > were present, or , accounted for, for. Sergt. Macmillan was present, Captain Pleasants put the men thiough the sword bayonet exercise, and afterwards, . Lieut. Gosling took them in hand. :■ ■■■■■' "' ; .. A-. '':\ .""■ ;. '"-;' At the conclusion of drill Capt. Pleasants announced the; vcorps would oarade on the Queen's Saturday next, at the.Barracks at 10 a.m. All absentees would be fined 20s unless a medical certificate were forwarded in each case. ; x • : The names of members entitled to great coats were taken,, and these will be sent for at once. Three promising young recruits joined, and Capt. Pleasants stated that he was willing to take a few snore. ■'.:.." : ' ■ ?.;■■'■ _ . .