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■ * — _■ -.■...= The Manchester Rifles paraded for inspection on Thursday last. The attendance was moderate. Sergt, Major Macmillan took the cotps in hand after the men had been inspected, and gave some useful instruction and drill. Color Sergt. Milson, Sergts. Fetherick and Kitchen exercised the corps in the manual ; firing, and bayonet exercises. - - It was announced that the three remaining parades of the year viz. the 15 th 22nd and 29th be taken as daylight parades, and as the authorities had permitted the corps to give up the hall on Thursday next to enable Mr Tennyson Smith to hold continuous meetings, the men would assemble opposite the Assembly Booms, at 7.15 p.m. The ammunition having at last arrived, the match firing will commence at the range on Wednesday morning at 5 a.m. and be resumed in the afternoon of the same day at two o'clock.' t The Defence Department has arranged to supply the Volunteers with Snider ammunition at 8s 4d per 100 rounds, and Martini at a reduction of 2s per 100 . rounds on present cost.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 74, 10 December 1892, Page 2
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