VOLUTNEER NEWS.
THE TttENTHAM RIFLE MEETING. PEE PKESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, December 16. The first meeting under the management of the Defence Department commences at Trentham on 20 h February. Aggregate matches are still retained on the programme with the exception of the Marlborough and Ladies' matches, for which >quid shooting matches at 200 and 300 ynrds aie substitute;!, both counting fo- the aggregate. In order to encourage ri2) shooting the Defence Minister has agreed to supply ammunition and sighting shots free of cost, one sighting shot only, which omnot b< cv:ntel in the score.
The annuil subscription is struck out, and entries for matches reduced. Lee-Enfields, and Mortini-Eafivlda are to be u*ed, priva'e rifles.debarred. The camp will be pitched at Tren tham, and arrangements made for messing.
Railway passes, second-clasa, will be issued to all computitors on application to officers commanding dis'ric's.
The Taranaki Rifles and Guards were paraded at the Drill Hall on Monday evening for battalion drill. There was a fair muster, the Rifles being under Lieuteuats Cock and Hooker, and Guards under Lieutenant Oooke. i
Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis, ackiogMajor Obey and acting-Adjutant Taunton were the batallion officers present.
The men ware put through some useful drill during the evening. Sergeant Armitige exenised the companies as a battalion in the physical dr II (full practice), and Sergeants Smith and Mills then put their respective cur-patties through separately. The companies were then drilled in extend d order hy Lieutenant Hooker and Sergeant Messeoger respectively. I SHOOTING. _ !
The match in which the Tarantki Riflis challenged tbe remainder of the Taranaki Battalion, takes pl«ce on Thursday next, 19th instant, at Stratford.
The Battalion team will be made up as follow* :
Taranaki GuarJs, Captain Taunton and Sergeant Messenger; Stratford Rifles, Private J. Brown; Hawera Rifles, Lieutenant A. P-itirson; Pacsa Rifles, Private Johnson; Injtliwood Rifles, Captain O. Taylor; El:ham Rifles, Sergeant. E. Welts; Waitara Rifles, Captain Grey. The Taranaki Kifl s will be represented by th« following ; Captain Okey, Lieu'enant Ho.jker, ColourSergeant Sergeants Lister,, Lever »nd Smi'hj Corporal A,rmitige, Private Morgan. Emergency, Private Rogerc
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 297, 17 December 1901, Page 2
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340VOLUTNEER NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 297, 17 December 1901, Page 2
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