Our Territorials.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4399, 11 May 1910, Page 2

Our Territorials.

Owing to the unsatisfactory weather conditions the proposed field operations which it was proposed to carry out in connection witli the annual training of the 2nd Regiment, Auckland Mounted Rifles, have had to be abandoned, and the regiment is still encamped on the show grounds at Cambridge. This is particularly unfortunate as the muster of the regiment is the finest yet seen in the Dominion, and some good work was anticipated. Although the weather is wet much useful work is being done in squadron and regimental drill, and the men are comfortably quartered on a dry camping ground with plenty of straw. On Monday morning the regiment was exercised in squadron drill, dismounted, but owing to the wet weather the mounted parade called for 2.20 p.rn. had to he cancelled. Yesterday morning the regiment paraded dismounted at 9.20 a.m.. and at noon paraded 220 strong under Colonel Bell opposite the Town Hall, when the* Proclamation was read by His Worship the Mayor, Mr Guo. Dickinson. At 2.15 the regiment again paraded mounted in a paddock kindly placed at its disposal by Mr James Taylor, when some excellent mounted work was done.

A striking feature of the camp has been the work done by the regimental signalling section, numbering some 20 men. On Monday night a station was established at the Sanatorium, and throughout the night service messages were sent between this station and the camp, the signallers using the acetylene lamps. During yesterday constant communication was kept up by means of flags, the showery weather peventing the use of the heliograph. Today the regiment will engage in regimental drill mounted, and should the weather then take up field operations on a modified scale will be engaged in. Major C. T. Major, one of the Umpire Staff, arrived in camp on Monday, and Colonel Wolfe is expected on Thursday.