VOLUNTEERING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 99, 15 April 1908, Page 3

VOLUNTEERING.

HFADyUAHTFRS STAFF'S MOVEMENTS. Per Press Association. Wellington. Jjst Night. Colonel Iloliin, Chief of the General Stall', returned to Wellington from the South to-day. Major Hume. K.N.Z.A.. left for the South to-night to act as coast defence commander and artillery stall' ollieer during the Easier lmul '. oeuvres of the Canterbury district. Colonel Tusnn, Quartermaster-General, left Wellington for Auckland this morning to be present at the Faster manoeuvres in the North. Major Hughes is to attend the Easter manoeuvres, on the We.-* Coast.

There was a strong muster of the Guards on parade on Tue-dav evening under Captain Mills. Drill wa 's coniine'd to camp exercise work generally, anil on conclusion of parade the men were each supplied with a regulation kit, bag. The (■.iinpany anticipate going into camp close on fifty strong, and sjie.ial ell'ort i- being made to,- the well clothing am. '•'""tort of tin nin case of meeting with wet weather at the camp. The corps will fall-in in marching order on Thursday at 7 p.m. Slouch hats will be worn and field-service caps carried. Th,. company's cook leaves by train this morning, and will lie prepared with a meal for the men on arrival in eamp on Friday morning early. The following are the orders by the ollieer commanding the Taranaki Killes for the Fa-ter manoeuvres:

The company will parade at the Drill lliill, New Plymouth, on Thursday, Kith iiisl., at 7 [Lin. Dress: Khaki, legging>. overcoats, (rolled), haversacks, waterand usual camp <<i|iiipim'iit.

Olliccrs and N.C.O.'s on Orderly Duties.—Subject to any alterations thai may lie found neeessarv. Hie following ollk-cr- and N.C.I >.'» have lieen detailed for orderly duty as under:

Friday at Daybreak to Saturday— Itattalion orderly sergeant, Serjeant Joseph (report to Captaiu .Mills, officer of the day): company orderly sergeant. Serjeant K. K. t'.larke. Saturday to Sunday—Subaltern of the day. Lieut. Humphries (report to Captain Wilkie, officer of the day); company orderly sergeant, Sergeant liruie. Sunday to Monday—Company orderly sergeant, Sergeant I'ycroft. Monday to Tuesday—Battalion orderly corporal. Corporal ; company orderly sergeant, Sergeant Joseph. Company orderly corporals will lie detailed later.

Baggage—On disembarking from tin' train the eolor->seigeant will detail two nii'ii to report to Sergeant Kelleher (Elthaiii Rifles), commanding the baggage guard. j'arade Slates. The color-sergeant will see that a. sullicicnt number of parade state forms are taken. Lieut. I/ever will hand a parade state to the adjutant on embarking on the train. Appointments.—The following temporan- appointments during the manoeuvres have been made: —Lieut. Lever to lieaeting-eilptain: Color-Sergl. Lister to be aeting ballalion ipiartcnnasler--ergeant: Bugler okey t.i be stall' bugler: Seigt. K. .1. (lark to be color.crgcant: Corpl. l'.ruce to In- sergeant: Corpl. I'yeroft to be sergeant: Private O'dradv'to be bugler. I Mirers will not take swords, nor X.C.O.'s and men bayonets, to the Ens tor manoeuvres. N.C.O. Roster.—On embarking on the train the eolor-sergeant will hand a list of N.C.O.'s present with the company to Battalion Sergt.-.Uajor Armitage. | Cook. The company cook will report !•. (he ipuiHeriiiiister-eaptaiti at the railwav station on Wednesday. l-")th in-t - at 7 a.m. l'i..|d-gla-M- and Compaq.-.- All olli (•.■I--. \ c.n.'-. and men pos-es-itig liehl-leja-e, and coinpa-e- will take the same I with I bent. Overcoats, etc.—All member, of the corps not noing to camp will hand in their overcoats and walerbottles and leggings to Color-Sergt. Lister. These will be returned immediately after return from camp. , Signallers.—Signallers will take their ■ nags'!