Volunteer Items

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 136, 6 May 1893, Page 3

Volunteer Items

The parade held by the Manchester Rifles on Thursday last was w. 11 al* tended, thirty nine men of all ranks being present. After the corps hnd been inspected, tbe usual manual and company drill was gone through and marked improvement was apparent. After the roll was called, Lieutenant Kirton stated that Mrs Kirtoo had been invited to take part in the proceedings on the 24th instant, but he regretted she was unable to comply. However, Mrs Kirton desired him to offer on her behalf a lady's bracelet, to be competed for neit shooting period. There was another valuable trophy to be civen by a gentleman resident in Feilding, and also a medal by a friend, so tbat they would haie an interesting time to look forward to. Lieutenant Bray then called for three cheers for Mrs Kirton, whicii were most heartily given. Lieut. Kirton returned thanks in a few brief sentences. A. me«*Ua< of the shooting committer was afterward* held in the Manchester Hotel, when a lot of routine work, in connection with the social to be held in the. Assembly Booms on the 24th inst , was gone through, and tbe necessary sub- commit tees appointed. In the course of the evenim: it was announced that Mr Basting was the intending donor of the trophy mentioned at the parade by Lieutenant Kirton. Mr Bastings is an old vrduntaer, baring held a commission as lieutenant in Dunedin, and captain in New South Wales. He, therefore, still takes an interest in volunteering. In a future issue we will publish a programme of the social. The Manchester Rifles will parade on Thursday next. The Gorcmer bas approved of the dismissal from the New Zealand Volunteer Force of Gunner Edward Brophy, of the Napier Artillery, and Private Henry Fremont, of the Albert Rifles. The former for assault on two sentries, and tha latter tor assault on a member of the same corps. Both offences were committed it the Johnsonville Easter en* campment. The Cabinet, acting on Colonel Fox's (•commendation, decided to order a thousand Martini-Henri rifles, and a supply of ammunition.