Volunteer Items

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 32, 12 September 1891, Page 2

Volunteer Items

■ • ■ ' "'. •': -•' ■ ■ • The Manchester Rifles paraded o% Thursday night. There was a good atrf tendance. In the unavoidable absence* from ill health of Captain Pleasants, Lieutienant Barton was m command. The men were inspected and smartly diilled by the officer in command, as. sisted by Lieut. Bray, Sergts. Bilderbeck,Evans and Fowles. Corporals Milaou and Collins were also called to the front: to practice the men in the firing and manual exercises. Before dism ; rs ; ng the* corps, Lieut. Kirton mentioned that the next parade would be held on the 17th. instant when Major Newall would inspect them. Punctuality was specially insisted on as the Major is very particular on that poiut. After parade the newly acquired single sticks, dumb-bells and boxing gloves were opened up,' and some lively and spirited contests &t once initiated. A horizontal bar and fittings was authorised to be purchased, one having; been offered from Wellington. A*• social " was given on Wednesday night, to Oapt. Carroll, formerly in bom* mand of the Palmerston North Rifles. * The Mayor, Mr Snelsoi* presided, and a. j very agreeable evening passed. Gaptain • ! Carroll was a deservedly popular officer \ aud the mainstay of the Palmerstoik ; hlorth Bifles for, many years. His retirement is a loss to the volunteer service..