Volunteer Intelligence.
; THE OAM ARU REVIEW! (DNITKD PEESS ASSOCIATION) • Oamaru, Monday. : The arrangements for carrying out the Volunteer He view are m course of completion. Captain Andsrspn, who hat been here during the past few days,, hat been engaged ia laying off the Three hundred tents have beeu pfte&ed> and the . arrangements, which are, off course, m the hauds of experienced military men, will be as complete' is it is possible to make them. About 2500 Volunteers are expected here, th« majority arriving on Friday morning. The camp is pitched on the Racecourse, i about three miles out of Oamaru, but it only a short distance from the railway. , Colonel Whitmore is expected here tomorrow. , A grand naval fcttact on" th« town takes place on Saturday under th» direction of Admiral Scott. A number of steamers will take part m the demonstration, which will be on a larger icalo than anything of th« kind preyipuily held m the Colony. The Hineinoa, Ellen Ballance, Koputci, Hawera, and probably two other steamers, will tak« part besides the torpedo boati.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1691, 22 April 1886, Page 2
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177Volunteer Intelligence. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1691, 22 April 1886, Page 2
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