VOLUNTEER NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 114, 12 May 1903, Page 4

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

w. - _ %' THB RICEOOOKSE CAMP. J:. The heavy nin. which aefc in on Sunday night and during Monday, morning v ~ made matters rather unpleasant at the Hawera Mounted Biihs' camp, the J - man having to execute some necessary draining work. Probably owing to continued w„et weather the grandstand , will beresorted to for quarters. As manyWses as possible were placed in : the etables in the saddling paddock, though the horse lines were fairly dry. Necessarily field work was limited, r bat the. men were pat through physical and firing exorcises in the grandstand rooms* During the afternoon some capital practice for the tournament was ' pat in although no jumping was permitted, keen interest being taken in the wgrk. . The tournament on Thursday promists, should tbe Weather be fine, to be an immense success. Particulate will "• ba feund in our advertising columns. Not only will tbe events be novel, but they are S3 replete with exciting interest that not to bap: 6sent and witness such an attractive programme Woald be miesing a raro treat. The local Volunteers propose giving a concert at the camp on Thursday evening by way of a sand-Gil' 10 their mounted 2onfr«ro?. A Battalion Parade is calk 3 for thU (Tuesday) evening at 7.30. D,\!i ordci with legeinjgß. . , , The fallowing team will represonl the Hawera Riflag-in the match again.-., the .Rifles a? F<anklej-read on 'Wednesday: Captain Patersoc. Mr Hu member), Strgeant Blair, nson, Hudbjb, Poole, Peterson. Emergencies: JEtivatas Ogden and E£ilSps. Wa understand thaf tifficeis frcm'bll 'J the corps in the district hare premised to attend the forthcoming - Ball. A , maeting of the bfll comaittee will be held after pan de everipg.