VOLUNTEER COUPS FROM CITY CHURCHES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 85, 18 April 1885, Page 8

VOLUNTEER COUPS FROM CITY CHURCHES.

A meeting of young men con'nwfoj ri( .* the city churches was hel,} at the Ten, anco Hall last evening f or j£, JuJHj forming a volunteer riHe corps. M,y_ Matthews occupied the chair. Ingoing the objects of the promoter, H Brown chanced to remark .tftj'j - not wish to join the ordinary Vol_S *• - pames for fear of contaniiMtii_l_l brought Mr Power, of the Arttfc A' . feet very smartly He saidTffij * I active service and he had sorvM 1 Crimea, mid he never knew m* _s*l mon to be contaminated by m&J-HH otheisinthearmv. He Kg! 11 surprised to hear such a mtk_£°& \ , a littlo discussion it via. a_w_7'! form a Volunteer Corps, and offiSTJ. £ vies- to the Government for twelve'^subject to conditions that membe7__ _4i not be required to provide 6xnen__s_s _ forms, and that they be allK|_ their own airangemnte for unilonaZ the Government making anaUowancsfifi. per man Mr A. Entriekes _\i io ft | been under theimpressionthattieywfcS i to show their generosity hydbfism® services to the Government nnconSS. As for uniforms, he did not see '#Mp! required any for twelve mbn&tflffi. Tho Chairman said they certainly WSmWm to get all they could out efthe'GoiiiSi which remark produced great Mffll Members to the number 3"ffl'wKßjf;i enrolled, and it was agreed ti leaffiffil at tbe V.M.C.A. Room), for fnrfKJ *