Volunteer Items.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 143, 13 December 1894, Page 2

Volunteer Items.

Tho Manchester Rifles paraded for inspection last night iv the Assembly Rooms. There was a good muster, only three men being absent on leave. Colonel Fox and Lieut-Col. Newall entered the Hall punctually at the appointed time. After the customary salute, tho men were marched into Kimbolton road where Capt. Kirton, Lieuts. Bray and Halcombe exercised them in company movements. Afterwards, under Lieut. Bray, the company were instructed in the responsibilities of an advanced guard. At the conclusion of the parade Colonel Fox said he was much pleased with the progress the Corps was making in the direction of improvement. Their uniforms, arms and accoutrements were in really creditable order, and the appearance of the men was smart and soldierly, showing they took both a pride and an interest iv their duties as Volunteers. He congratulated them on tbe fact that the Corps would soon have a drill hall of their own by which means they would be able to make themselves perfect in their drill. Colonel Fox expressed his pleasure at seeing such a good attendance more especially as he was aware that many of them had to travel considerable distances. The company was then marched back and dismissed. The Firing. Punctually at 4 o'clock this moruing Bugler Haybittle was heard rousing the sleepers, and by 5 o'clock the first squad was on the ground where Lieut-Col. Newall, assisted by Sergt-Major Macmillan, superintended the volley and independent tiriug. Owing to the number of absentees, the average was not great. Color-Sergt. Milson, Sergts. Petherick and Aitken had charge of the several squads. The following is an accurate statement of the results of the district firing : — Volley Independent points points Wanganui Rifles ... 1596 17-14 Alexandra Cavalry 1314 15*61 Palmerston Rifles ... 892 9*32 Manchester Rifles ... 7*86 11-15 Wairoa M'ted Rifles 7*77 1035 Wanganui Navals ... 666 996 Rangitikei Rifles ... 6-03 7*74 The Manchester Rifles will parade for inspection (capitation) on Thursday the 20th instant. Class C (Snider rifles) held a compitition yesterday, with tho following result: —

A Martini handicap sweepstake match was also fired. Tho following is the result: —

300 500 600 hp total Vol. Walters ... 23 24 19 12 —78 Corpl. Parker... 22 29 26 sc —77 Vol. G. Say well 29 23 23 sc — 75 Vol. Wilson ... 22 23 20 10 —75 Vol. Parkes ... 21 26 15 12 —74 SergtAitken ... 24 20 29 sc — 73 Vol. J. Scott ... 22 26 24 sc — 72 Vol. Richards ... 22 23 22 5— 72 Lieut. Halcoinbe 22 13 8 17 —60 Vol. T. Evans... 15 13 16 5— 49

200 800 t'l wins Vol. Bilderbeck 20 17 — 37 3 Lieut. Halcombe 20 15 —85 2 Vol. Taylor ... 18 11 — 29 1 Vol. Walton ... 8 8— 16 1