Company on Parade.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1939, Page 4

Company on Parade.

The first parade of C Company since the recent enlistments was held at the Masterton Drill Hall last night, when the two platoons mustered at full strength, except for five snipers still required. The men appeared to be very keen and of a fine type. By next parade all men will be issued with uniforms.

Orchestral Concert Tonight,

A reminder is given of the orchestral concert to be presented in the Wairarapa College Assembly Hall this evening, when the programme which proved so popular when it was given in the Opera House recently will be repeated. The soloist will be Mr C. A. Clem ■ ent, a newcomer to Masterton. who has a fine baritone voice. The orchestra will be under the conductorship of Mr C. W. Kerry.

Legion of Frontiersmen Dance. A most enjoyable dance was held in th Orange Hall on Saturday night by the K Squadron of the Legion of Frontiersmen. Under the direction ol Sergt. Sutherland as M.C. the proceedings went with a swing, the music being provided by Barnes’s Orchestra. Much appreciated items were given by Mr J. Blake. The lucky spot competition was won by Capl. Johnson and Miss J. Dixon. Supper was provided under the supervision of a committee. Old Rifles Found. Believed to have belonged to a volunteer rille company some time before the Boer War, 30 Enfield rilles of 1885 vintage were discovered by workmen engaged in the extension of the woolstore -premises of Williams and Kettle. Ltd., on West Quay. Port Ahuriri. The rifles, which are now in the hands of the Police Department, arc of a style already outdated at the time of tin? Boer War. and that those found in the loft of the store were intended for drill purposes only is indicated by the fact that the barrels are sawn partially through, making it impossible to lire the rilles. They are similar to those used for drilling by cadets before the Great War. A quantity of rotted and moth-eaten’ uniforms was also discovered.