VOLUNTEER NEWS.
A parade of th» Taraoaki R>jj M .V Guards was held, on ALpncUy «f««»i& when thsre ware f «ir Trusters if bdf companies. Lieutenant-Colonel Ell 'I Major Okey, and Adjifant Tauntpl battalion officers, were present, Mid r I men war* marched toi the Rt:rer*| | Grounds a&d pat through som Jba 'l ion movements and manual ailfi 8 | exercises, j | itj At laat night's parage, LiaLterl Colonel Ellis presented Lifitfll Oock, of tbe Rtfl'S, with bit TJD. ■ ia doing so referred ijn complil lei fl tfrm» to Lieutenant Cook's lonfc W of service in her late Majesty j 9~ Tictoria'a volunteer forces, Mr B~ this much prized decoration iwas MT his reward. He hoped the pc ■ would lire long to we.ir the diitio ■'■ Colonel Ellis then pinned this d"B*j tionto Lieutenant Oook'a '"f""!! three hearty cheers were givAn ( V recipient. Lieutenant Cock furst W* the volunteers in IJJ6I, and Ifte ¥ * the Bushranger*, wjth wbicbfhe JP® till their disbandmfent in 1»65.f1*. a balance of his service was ap sti I" 10 our issue on Saturday. I I
BIG GDNiRKCOReJ. 1 j I'M PRKSB jiSSOOIAT (OS 1 WKLLiNotoif, Feb fuar- ™. The Wellington Navale, it . £ o rnrse of infUrucJLn at th » fo« 1 J u * 1 concluded, hava esfcblished two c °' 8 1 for the colony ir rapid fire , • • I Peterson's detaclwents ajt tb| 1 gun got off seven founds withinT ® n ' minutes allowed. °Th« record i ® r 0 was five rounds Jansen's men fired ten minutes, of which ninje were a|udged i to be hits. ! 1
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 35, 11 February 1902, Page 2
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255VOLUNTEER NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 35, 11 February 1902, Page 2
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