Our Volunteers.
. 0 r 1 \ . WAIMATE RIFLES. The Waimate Rifles , paraded last evening about 40 strong,. under Oapt., Barclay and Lieuts, Hurst and Jackson. Sergt, Major Jones was. present and Gapt. Baroliy pus the company through extension 1 movements; ’Oapt' Barclay explained tbs mechanism of the new rifles and announced that they' would be given out for drill purposes . , *T> ... t. Vi . * fr -If , f'
on Wednesday next. He also stated that Colonel Moore, would inspect - the cjrps on that evening;. The corps open their shooting season to day with a match for which the following handicaps have been declared : Capt. Barclay, Lieuts. Hurst and Jackson, Corp. Wileot); Priv. Bennington, and Hon. Member Wain, scratch ; Sergt, Smith and Corp. Goldstone, 3; Col.-Sergt. Stevenson and Priv. Williams, 4; Corp. Nicol, Priv. Inkster and Hon. Member Obitman, 4; Hon. Member Inkster, 6; Corp. Butcher, 7; Sergt. Mines, 8; Hon. Member Twomey, Sergt. SAunders, 11; Oorps. Collett and Porter, 13; Priv. Blake, 14; Privs. Wilson and Kerr and Bugler Reeve, 16 ; Corp. Stewart and Priv. Dash, 17; Friv. Miller, 18; Sergt. Sbackleton and Corp, Thomas, 20: Privs. A- Butcher and C. Gaitt, 22 ; Corp, Marriott and Privs. George, Atwill and E. D. Wilson, 25.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 119, 24 October 1901, Page 3
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201Our Volunteers. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 119, 24 October 1901, Page 3
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