VOLUNTEERING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 93, 8 April 1908, Page 4

VOLUNTEERING.

Lieut.-t'olonel Okey, cominanding the Uli Battalion Wellington (Taranaki; Kille Volunteers, has issued the following orders in connection with the Easter manoeuvres. Officers of the Day.—Subject to alteration that may be found necessary, the following will be the officers and noncoms, respectively of the day:— Friday at daybreak to Saturday, Captain .Mills (Taranaki Guards), Lieut. Whiting (Eltham), Sergt. Joseph (Taranaki Hillesi, CorpL Forbes (Eltham); Saturday to Sunday, Captain Wilkie (llawera), Lk-ut. Humphries (Taranaki Rifles), Sergt. Andrews (Eltham), Corpl I Taranaki Guards); Sunday to Monday, Lieut. Clark (Eltham), Lieut. Hints I Hau era), Sergt. Allen (Inglewood), Corpl. • (Waitara); Monday to Tuesday, Captain Leech (Inglewoodl, Lieut. (supernumerary) Sergt. Baker (llawera), Corpl. - (Taranaki llilles). Baggage.—On discharging from the train a luggage guard will be nominated under the command of Sergt. Kelliber (Eltham). consisting of two men eacn from Taranaki Guards, Taranaki Kitten, -and Eltham l.iltes.

Parade States.—Officers commanding companies will hand parade states to the adjutant on embarking on the train. Train Arrangement-.—Companies tietailed below will leave their respective headipiarteis at the hours hereby notilicd on Thursday, the Kith inslaul:— Taranaki Ki!l<<s.'taranaki Guards, Battalion Band. New I'lyniouth 8 p.m.; Waitara liili.-. Waifara i--"' l'- m i ln»le«..o.l. Inuh-v I B.JU p.m.; Ell!, mi. Eltiiam '.i.aii p.m.: llawera, ll.i- ---..>...., IU.2H p.m. stall'. The following appointments dining the inaiioiuvri's hue been made: Captain We-t.-n |..i I-- a: lni'i-inajor, vice Major Malum-, appointed to the general staff: Captain Bciliingcr (Taranaki Rill.-! iO be acting adjutant; Col.-Scrgt Lister (Taranaki Hi 11.".) to be acting-t|uartennaster-<Tgeaiit; Bugler Okey (taranaki llillesi i.. be -tall bugler. N#n-Com-. On embarking on tintrain 111.- dim -sergeant "f each corps will hand a li-t of unii-cmi-. present with his company to Sergt.-Major Armitage. Cooks.—lt will be lie-.—arc for the cooks to report themselves to Quartermaster Captain Okey in camp at l'aremata on Thursday, 10th inst.

There was a good muster of Guards, under Captain Mill?, at Tuesday's parade. Company drill signalling and skirmishing work was pratised, a lecture was gfven on field work, with explanations re Thursday's daylight parade, and work to be inludged in thenV ade. and work to he indulged in thereCieneral Idea—The city of liewa ltewa I with its line buildings and rich treasury), situate on the eastern bank of the *Waiwakaiho river, a short half-mile from the sea coast, i* well entrencnc«t and guarded by a force of infantry under command of Lieut. Boon, who unfortun.itely has no heavy guns. Word is received by the officer commanding the Uewa Rewa garrison on oth April. at 3.30 p.m.. that a force of infantry, equal at least in strength to that under hi* command, with three field guns, under Lieutenant Be idle, had landed at the mouth of the Waiongona river four and a-half miles cast of the city, and is now advancing fn attack, having (at the time the message was despatched. 3.30 p.m.) reached the Mangifi stream, where great difficulty was being experienced on account of the heavy guns get ting into quicksand-. Social id<«.—Attack- on. and defence "f Hcwa Itewn and division of trorfis under command, for careful instruct ion m practical attack and defence work. i„ ■ ■lulling niilpoit. reconnoitring, advance guard, scouting, tiring line, reporting, reinforcing, signalling, and retiring, ""with final a-siult on Jtewa Uewa.

Arm of operation i- limited lo s;n]d ndls. o r. »ay. within a quarter of a mile of the sea coast; oflii-ers will lake field glasses („rj sword), compass, whistle. block ami pencil; X.C.o.'s will fake whistle, block and pencil, sjrfe m-in- (no nllr).

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