STRATFORD MOUNTED RIFLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 46, 6 March 1901, Page 2

STRATFORD MOUNTED RIFLES.

—. —« A SULTRY MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Stra'forc! Mounted Rifles was held on, Thursday evening.

In opening the proceedings, Captain Symes said ho hid h»ard from thfc " man at the corner" that the men had grievances, against himself principally, Now if ibe man had cime to him and told him his grievance and he was cot satisfied with his (the dp ain's) reply, he could easily have asked him dus in the back yard. It would ba the mor? | manly way of doing things— far better than pouring it in the ears of the " man at the corner." He would like the men who thought they had a grievance to st»nd up and stute }t, whereupon Private got up and said that his principal one was the bad language used by the Captain and capk d by the non-commissioned officer.?, whose names he would mention if desired. During his statement there were several interruptions from th" men, Private got to a white heat and called Sergeants and curs I and said if they wanted anything let them come outside and he would show them. Upon being called to order be apologised, bub said he had quite made up his mind to resign from ithe oorps. Sergeant got up aud 'said that aftor the disgraceful scene at tho camp he would hot drill under the Captain again. The Capta-n, in reply, said that as far as Private 'g grievance went, he thought that a man who could not stand a little swearing at was better cut of thecorp*. As to Sergeant ——'s complaint, ho quite agreed with him that it wa? a disgraceful scene, but ha was quite helpless to prevent the men pulling the tent down, and they could scarcely blame him for' it. If l u . could have found the man or men who did it he would huve made an example of them, In the conrse of further discmsio • Capt. Symss mentioned that he had resigned, but his resignation would not take effect until July. - Abridged Lorn Egmont Post,