Volunteer Intellgence.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 2, 30 May 1885, Page 2

Volunteer Intellgence.

An important change has beta nude m the rifle practice m the United Stated' army by the substitution of Elliptical fur circular targets. This has been in,-, traduced because the chief object 06 army marksmanship is.uotto make a big itjuoiJd/so.iHUch as it 1 is to < make good line'ihW; The qireßtibfr'was ireceutly submitted to a number of officers-in-active ( servicq m the .Indian uountr^, and 94 per cerit.'of the replies were jv?; t favor of the elliptical target practice, m tending to develop good line shots, whicn m actual service would reader i the troops more efficient. ; The revival oF volunteering haa Y«re suppose created the want of a volunteer " organ;"- At any rate: .we 1 have been favoured with a copy of the firett number of the Volunteer and Civil Service Gazette, a creditable little paper issued at Christchurch. Though, as its name shows, it is to be primarily de>voted. to the interests -of volunteering,, the paper does not forget the A.C. For ex- ! ample, it says : — The Aruutd Constabu-lary-Force is a most important one, having e&ected moro real good than thepeople m the South Island are aware of , and it is' not enlargin'ff'dn the aubiect to nay that a body that helped principally to Buppress the Maori trouble j> by protecting the lives and properties! of the settlers 'and making road* through the rebels' country, requires some consideration and attention; ■ : ;