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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12343, 27 August 1903, Page 3

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VISIT OF TIJJE COiU-M/ANDANT. Major-General Babing'ton, Commandant of the Forces, insjiojinl the two healdfjuartcrs coii|Js> on qvening. i.-Vt 7.3!0 the "fall in" bounddl, the parade strengths being:- — Taraiiaki Kifies (under Captain AVeston arid Lieut. Okey) 4S. Taranaiki 'Giuards (under Captain Cook aiVd Lieut. Messenger j 01. Garrision Barid (un^der BancFmastcr Qordon) 18. The Battalion officers on 'jjaraUo wore: — Litiut. -Colonel Ellio, Major Okey, AJdj'utant Ta,unton, Quarter-nuaster-Captain Cock, Surgeon-Major McClelanil, Sui-gcon-Captain Home, and Staff Sex'geant-Major Sanderson were also present. llhe Commandant. acco/mipaJniocl by Colonel Webb, officer connmanding the Wellington district, Captain Cami> p'bell, A.D.'C. to the Connnanilant, arrivqd and was receibod with the iis^ual military sialutc. Ho then proceeUed to inspect the ranks. Both non-com^. alrtU men were suibjectod to a course of questioning on various points of drill and duties. Afterwards sections were in movements by .their comm,a*nilers. I In acildresaing the coanlpanies subseqiuenjtly General B'abington urgctl non- ' eoms., especially those who ha<l the instTuctiofn of the men in their hand's, to make themselves fully aeqiiaintoid with their- worlc. Every mfhi shotikl see that he knew more than those in , the i*anks below him. This was imj portant, as without it there would bo no refjpect for superiors, and consequently ■ the^e could be no real discipline. When working their sections non-Qoras. should not be constantly receiving promptings from the officer ; better to go right through ancl halve the mistajkes, if any are made, and tho ranwMies therefor, pointed out afterwards. In referring to the "new drill" the Comimandant paid it was no dotibt somewhat strange at first, but v^hen mastered it would be foun'cl m'ufh simpler and less exacting than the old drill. In conclusion he complinicntotl the men on. the manner in wfhicjh they had tlurnod out, end expressed pleasure at the Companies' flourishing condition. i Ttfie Iliglewood Rifles (.uintlor Captain [ Leech anil Lieutenant Thomson), Stratford Rifles (Lieutenant Kimfjell), o.nd Waitara Kifles dCoptain <"irny, Lieutenants'' Danssy &p!f\ Hollier) arri'vod by tho H o'clodli train this (Thiirs-" i\a.y) m^iTjilig. Thoy were march nd to Poverty Flat, and there inspected }jy the Comman'Hant. All thi*ee com'panics- were well re^presen'texl. Tho vipithig officers anil men, with returned troopers who came in from the country, were ontortainecl at Lun-

cjheon by tlie local s-tafi". At 2 p.m. the heatlcjuarters corps aniH visiting comipanies, with the Garrison Bawl anil Nos*. 1 an)sl 2 com'pau. ios School Cadets, and ivotoranK, assembled at the Drill Hall for the inarch to St Maiy's Church, whem M?ajor-fj!enoiial Baljiiijrton perfoa'med tihe ceremony of unveilimg llhe memorial to Taranaki Troopers wiho fell in South Africa. Private Arthur Sadler, of tin 1 Taranaki Riilcs anfd latd of tho Seventh Contingent, iw very seriously ill <>f rhtfuinatic fever, anil his condition is causing his friends grave anxiety.

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