THE MEN IN CAMP.

. A BREACH OF DISCIPLINE. DEPARTURES FROM* CAMP. "THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST." THE WHOLE CONTINGENT TO ENCAMP AT ADDING! ON. (BY OUB SPECIAL BfcPORTEB.) Although nothing is absolutely known as to what is proposed to be done in connection with giving the men who are to comf>o__ the Third Contingent. from New Zealand an opportunity o. drLling together, it is considered probable that the whole of the . men wiil.be encamped at Addington at least for a short period before t_ie.r departure. In view of the presumpti-un t_at the on-cer to be appointed to toe command of the Contingent will require to have aa lus men ; together before embarkation, it is "unaerstood that Lieutenant-Colonel Skier, ihe Officer Commanding the Camp, in the rearrangement of it, which will probab.y be put in hand to-day, intends._n._k.n3 provision ' . tor the accommodation of the two compaiues of the Contingent, and has requisitioned tor all the available tents in store in Ohristchurch. THE WORK OF SELECTION. Painful to both officers and men was the ' duty performed by the Officer Commanding | the Camp at the first parade' yesteiday. ■ After the roll had been called, LieutenantColonel Slater handed a list to' Captain Lindsay of men who were to leave the camp. The names were called, and the men, to the number of eight, feh out, and were marched to the orderly-room. The Officer Command-, ing the Camp then told them that it was with regret that he had to request them to leave the camp. Some of the men went and got their things together; three of them, evidently smarting under their disappointment, and jumping at the conclusion that it was for some lauit, with their riding that they had not been accepted, went to, the stables and, getting their horses, rode thtm bare-backed at the huia.es. One of the men was especially reckless, and had some narrow escapes. Their conduct was immediately noticed by the officers, and Captain Lindsay put a stop to it instanter. One of the delinquents, when asked what he was doing, replied that he was practising for the lourta Contingent. MeanwhLe two t other men had been informtd that they . would have to leave the camp. After break- [ fast the men attended at the order.y-room, * and were given the choice of receiving a -, discharge or a letter. Alt elected to take , letters, which were to the eit.ct that the Officer Commanding the Camp certified that r Trooper So-and-so waa ieaving the camp for . the reason that there was an excess of the number of men required, and that only the _ pick of the horsemen would be chosen, and \ that during the trooper's presence in camp his conduct had been excellent. > A number of. the men found j it impossible to conceal the poig- _ nancy of their disappointment. Their forced gaiety only too dearly int dicated the depth of their feelings. Affect- > ing little scenes took place.in the camp 1 , whilst the men were bidding their more fort tunate comrades good-bye. [ The process of selection, though bound to 1 disappoint the men who are not' accepted, r is, of course, a paramount necessity. The I good of the greater number must be the pri- . maty consideration. Some of the men who 5 left yesterday would, perhaps, have saved 1 themselves a great deal of unnecessary pain , bad they taken more note of Lieutenantc Colonel Slater's remarks at the preliminary . selection, when he asked all who were not . proficient riders to fall out. Though none ; did so at the time, there were several in- : stances of men, who had been doing some - hard thinking, coming to the Colonel before leaving for camp, and telling him of their doubts as to their absolute proficiency in riding. Those men who subsequently were not accepted on acount of their riding have had all possible consideration extended to them, and the concurrence of opinion of three qualified officers, including the Commandant 1 of the Forces, should satisfy them that they have had a fair field and no favour. Surgeon-Major Irving was in attsndanco lat the camp yesterday, and fifteen men underwent a final medical examination. Three men failed to pass owing to the discovery of physical shortcomings not noted at the preliminary examination. The mer who passed, and were sworn in, were: — Harry.Robert Rule, Rangiora. Luke Perham, Akaroa.. Robert Riley Richards, Southbridge. 1 Maurice Boyce, Leithfield. I James Henderson, Orari. : Thomas William Kelcher, Waimate. Albert Charles Cone, Rangiora. 1 John Maekay, Rotherham. Leonard Wilfrid Williams Brown, Sumt- 'ner. Melville Portal Knight, Barry's Bay. Harry Hill, Cust. Guy Blundell Seymour, Christchurch. The sarde conditions apply to tbe selection ■ of these men as to those previously given, , that those who may subsequently prove unfit > are liable to be discharged to make room for t better men. THE ENFORCEMENT OF DISCIPLINE. 1 Another incident of especial note which [• took place during the Commanding Officer's l office hours yesterday, was an object lesson to the men in the demands of military discipline. A man who had to perform some duty he had been detailed for omitted ? to attend to it, and when reminded of it r "by one of the acting sergeants be indulged in some abusive language. The matter was reported to the officer commanding the. camp, - who had no option left him "but to dismiss the offender. li, when he had not been sworn in, he could not be on his best behaviour and observe discipline, there was little chance that he would do so afterwards. THE MORNING'S WORK. Staff Sergeant-Major Taylor took a squad of men yesterday and further instructed i them in manual and firing exercises; Staff : Sergeant-Major Jones put another squad j through section and extended work on foot; and Acting Sergeant Rule put the new ar- * rivals through preliminary foot drill. Cap- * tain Lindsay superintended the drill *at both > parades. ■> ' THE AFTERNOON PARADES. The mounted parade strargth yesterday, t afternoon w*a over sixty. The men under ' I^o^ ***** Liautoaaata Bucha__a» , a^^ M a ßs^^______~±__jL^^

and Rhodes were put through similar work ' to that of the previous day's with the addition of firing exercises.- The .arge attendances of the public, of whom there were close on three hundred, frequeut.y embarrassed the men, and though the presence of such large numbers and their deep interest in the men is exceedingly pleasing. It must be remembered that even for the/simple evolutions gone through yesterday all the available area is necessary; indeed, sixty mounted men in certain extended movements are sufficient to cover the width of the Park at the portion on which the drill is do-ne". It is, therefore, highly desirable that those witnessing the parade should not'crowd in the centre of the ground, and that there should be no recurrence of the weld scatters which took place once or twice yesterday when ladies, chidrea in perambulators and numerous eyelids had to beat a hasty and disorderly retreat before the men advancing on one occasion at a gallop. Scxteen troopers were subjected to a test in riding, and all apparently did well. Captain Boag, EHesmere Mounted Rifles, was present at the parade. The men wrjtih-out mounts were drilled at the camp. These with arms were exercised by Staff* Sergeant-Major Taylor in manual work sn the recreation shed; the others in foot drill by Staff Sei"geant-Major Jones. THE HORSES. After the mounted parade the horses for the Troop were further, examined and tested by Lieutenant Buchanan and Mr Crabbe, the Government Veter.nary Surgeo . J." v horses which were offered by members of the Troop were rejected. CAMP~NOTES. The fists of names published of men who have been selected and sworn in cannot be fuhy relied upon as an' indication that the men will ultimately go'with the troop. A "number of the men who left Camp yesterday morning had been sworn *in" and selected. At the second foot drill yesterday, under Staff-Sergeant-Major.. Jones, the men were put through practice in saluting, and acquitted themselves creditably. It is averred that the salutes of some lot the men when they .first came to camp were quite unintentionally reminiscent of the mysterious Masonic sign which a young naval officer was in initiated into, as faithfully related by Capta n Marryatt, and which was followed by two or three hours at the masthead for the unfortunate victim of the practical joke. Staff Sergeant-Majors Jones and Taylor are popular with the men, who are making excellent progress under them. The camp will be-thrown open to the public on Sunday afternoon from 2.30 to 5.30. Sadd.es and bridles have been lent by Mr Holmes, Hoon Hay (two sets), and Mr J. O. Delamain. Complete sets of riding gear are still re Hired. The ammunition and,the additional arms were expected to arrive'from the North yesterday. Fifty-two men were called out at parade yesterday to have,themselves measured for uniforms. Some of these had not passed the medical officer at camp, and did not ; **-t measured. Thirty-eight were measured. At the first parade yesterday, 93 men answered to their names, and there were eight in addition on on gtiard. % Two baskets of,fruit, from Mrs Charles Clark, for the use of the men, hive been rej ceived at the camp.. There are at present stabled at the camp 120 horses, 37 of these being troop horses. One man was on the side Jst yesterd .y for a minor indisposition,' and at the first parade a trooper was overcome by the heat. The driver of a traction engine on Thurs day afternoon, apparently in a jocular mood, commenced Letting ~ off steam from the engine as the mounted men were passing. The danger of the proceeding is apparent, and to avoid accidents, traction engine drivers should not. make a practice of it. * Captain Boag visited Camp yesterday. Mr C. H. Fox has arranged a musical entertainment to be given in the recreation' room at the camp on Tuesday. Trooper A. D. Ross has been appointed Acting-Corporal, and is to fulfil the duties of orderly clerk. Trooper H. Bradburn has Deen appointed Actin" Corporal. Tha camp is to be shifted in front- of the Produce shed, and between it and the road front. It is understood Major Jowsey will not take command of tne camp until the troop has been finally seH'pd »-** d In response to Mrs G. E. Rhcdes's suggestion that'eomforts for the men of the Canterbury Troop should be sent into Camp, a gentleman who desires his name withheld from publication forwarded-120. tins of assorted jam. After lundh yesterday afternoon the men were ph r Jtograp' , ed in a group,and a reproduction of the picture will appear in the "Weekly Prefijs." The Un-nn Jock brfonging to the C.V.C., wMch has "been flvimig at the camp, has been torn Almost to ribbons- by -the wind. Has l-Cird-fhapDV-op Julius, it is understord. int'S'inds visiting "the camp to-day. On Thiuisdav evening Mr Alfred Ohv-pman, one of the accepted members of the Canterbury Troop, was onterbained at a smoke concert at Dailes's Hotel,-Wadau, by a large number af his friends, Who met to siy good bye. He tkjjs also presented with a substantia! token ©f their good wishes. Mr W. Thompson l-as presented Mr Ch ipman with a good h'jrse to tike to South Africa. A merriib<>r of the was unfortunate to lose. £7 in a bank-book on ThiiT-dny between Beath'and Co.'s and the Show Ground. ' ■ ' - The question has been raised whether the men who passed the final'esamination and were sworn in and were subsequently rejected, havo any claim for pay for their services. As the men were riven to understand when they were sworn in that their inclusion in the Troop would depend on their passing further tests as to their efficiency, and as it was generally understood "that pay was to commence from tlie date of embarkation, it is held that the men who have been requested to leave Camp under -the circumstances above noted, have no claim for pay or for any expanses whatsoever, save that their return fare will be paid. A man from one of the country districts who pi-jsed- tlie finil medical ex.-umimtion, but failed in the subsequent "tests, sold his farm, another had his under offer, and another man has sold his business.