VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 296, 21 December 1885, Page 2

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Churoh Parade. . The Auokland and Devonport NaytU'tilt churchparaSeatNorthoote yeßteril*y,i«nto being conducted by Revß. HttohOOcfe ttn^Tebl* There was a muster of about 90 of ail nmfcjud In the absenoo ot Captaln-CommuaaßtlwWi Captain Morpeth, ot the PonnoiiliyNaTabjW in command. The other offleer»*reWrtJ»» Lieutcnantß Parker, Smith, snoMomW" Auokland Navala, and Lieutenant Millar,««« Ponsonby Corps. '■■■■'. ■.! "X Judging-Dlstanco Paraifc ;(vi There was a laigo attendance at the jnMW distance parade on Saturday aftem(Kin./i»« followingoorps were represented^J*™?} of Artillery (38). under Captain W Lieutenants Norrie and Geddesi MJJ «?iX under Lieutenants MoCoUOW* «4»?*> rjjj torii Rifles (41). under J*tf«.. IJffSiSs) Lieutenants Stinnerand Sj«s p*oJS£gj[ under Major leaaos and Ue£' eMXPSBS andShcmilt: Hobson Rifle; :(W. «««* ffiK Dig nan and Lioutenant CUlton j WBJgffiH (35), under Lieutenant HUchBM. $»s*£ woro judgod from the bade of Hie GrimmM SohOOl. .: ,!". '■■'■' ■"'■ - ' City Guards. At the oonolnslon of theparada onSatojW afternoon, the City GuardTniar&rt MM the Dril-shed, where they, wasJ^JlgJ Mejor Imacß. He regretted that uww quonce of his reoent promoUon he TOg» » compcllei to retire from the (WWjfij thoßame time assured At men JkatSrSS always take the fullest taMr«*,JJ | S*S with which ho had been bo J)lea6anUr«w° ated, and whioh had EO «P!lfi»Jffa^oS a prominent and prosperous posttiol WM^g the other compinles of the dfßS,ii\St, be necessary to eleot at onoeanottelUeu^ who would in February MfO^^SSSi icb Company. The Major man with a cabinet PhotograPhof t«e*w» recently taken in front of fto.M^ffiJja invited them to a dinner It'^iMgaSl week of the n«w year. SeataaW™^ ~r i tho competition for^the Vgar Sf a Jo*W* pre?ente4 wonld tako place atou'*"^^ hence. At the conclusion of ™ "S«t» Major was loudly cheered, and aj^^ft of the season were ww?&£SfdffiiW« sides. There wIU be no Company aru» v the holidays. CoUege KiflM. .^^ Tho compeUUon for Hon. W- gfi£ w . present being:7C°.loneJ. n ™f, B r»iiel!'WS' (Commander of the f oSinandWt I**"' Major ahopherd, Capt Oomfflano^j^. Captains Hulse. Whitney. **£°fi r ,jtni*<t.u Lieutcnanis George Frederick Whltaker, » HSTItW Messrs J. M. Ctok aud Jjßoberts^ North Shore Whart the OoJMW n^,^ Captain Sloman and "«tSS B W«'B' Houehton, were met by a^"Jg^»f Wig1.; Devonport Navals, under oommwiuFenwn and Lieutenant DM» 'teadri then marched to the by the Harrison Band. UM dtotun»W>«?' pfaco under dißadvantaß««ii«^^ „#s,

" The matoh did «* toj* ffi. TaSSgj! throo cheers wer%g' ve? B &dV&'S Captains Sloman and ienroo, IB!!!

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