VOLUNTEER AND DEFENCE NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 41, 17 February 1910, Page 9

VOLUNTEER AND DEFENCE NOTES.

Iγ. (By Elf LEMAX.)

Secretaries of ail vblnnteer corps through«nt the Auckland district are invited re contribute to tills -column. •• Rifleman " ■Kill be glad to Mcetre any item of epecial or general Interest for publication, not merely concerning town companies, but equally concerning the country corps. It is desired in these notbs to keep volunteers taroaghout tbe province well iuformed iv ceW" of volunteer interest, and it is onlj by the co-operation of'country corps with the editor that this can be accomplished satisfactorily. News tmended for publication in the current weeks Notes should he in this office b.v Tufwdilv at tbe latest. Tier should be signed by a responsible official, not for publication, but oui.v as a juamutee of good faith. The N", 1 'Jarrisnn ArfillPrr in Au<"klnnd are certainly r<> l*e admired for their soldieriy spirit :d deciding to c> into camp without hecomin- Mffected with that deplorable eoniplaiat. merlins on mutiny, of tbro.vinIn rlieir arms, says the "Duneriin istar. SomeriiiDS lite IRS men parade to atterjd tie annual rramp traininz. which constitutes n record for New Zealand in ihe war of a cirster fir i single rompjin". Iγ seems tbst Mr Knyve-t. their late captain, appealed to their reason. :inri the men responded in tie manner mentioned. Terms nf insurance dur;ns the forthcoming Kitchener camps in the S->ut_h Island have been suumined liy t!i» Standard Fire a.ud Marine Company. I , '"!" -i promiuin of 16 per man for in.■Uαted men au.l 1/ per man for foot corr*. the following benedts are offered:- !n case of clealh. £1'V1: jH?ruiacen-. or total disablement. EK">: tetcporarr total disablement. £J ilimitcd to si>: weeksi. Tbis cover Tv.iuld attach from the time of tbe mea entraining: from thoir districts to proceed to the ont-impraents. and would TOiftlnne di'T-:ns the n'..-'ni>eiivrf>s. and until tie completion of the return journey. It is expected that Lord Kitchener will. (inrins hL> tour of the FJomimon. review he-t-fepo" 7000 and B*loo of the junior school cadets. The most complete arrantrerneuts have peen made to enable tills to be dvue. and to demonstrate tee efficiency of the first staze of uuHtary training in Nei\- Zealand. The inspectk>ns win not come at the roost opportune time for the cadets, as the corps lope nearly ."><) per cent of their best traiDed hoys .ii rie end of the year, and there has not been time to deal effectively with the newcomers in Uie ranks. All the jnstrj"tions stop .ih.irt at .) significant point. Everyrhin-' h.ii been done u> t-aeure that hundreds ~"! I>ri^ r iit. weii-iiiscipliued boys ■trill face tie srrrat soidier at the various review centres. They ar? to be formed up in Hue of quarter-column to- receive Lord Kitchener at the salutlrrS-poJllt. but the instructions go no further. \\"hat Tvill happen n"st is for Ivord K.itcUe.ner to order. The programme provides for Inspection of the cadets at Emnedin on Friday. Keliruary JSan: at i.hnsrchurch on Tuesday. FeUrnary 22nd: at Wellington on Friday, p'ebruary 2Sth. and at Auckland on Tuesday. March Ist. Quit? a mrrEber of recruits have joined the No. -J Natives, and-are showing srre.it inrerest in their work. iieutenan-t W. !{. Gibb ii. to 1m» congratulated ou the manner that he is hrin?icc nhsru on. There are still c few vacancies for .j.-xid men. The O.C. wishes to >:art the new volunteer year with the compare up to full strength. An lateresting point ha> cropped up in connection with the rb-ainp lon Ship belx for competitior. jt the I-'.aDd rifie meetlng. As is ku-own. Corporal Bntdley has wrn it ihree titoes running, but oannnt iHi.G2"e to d-'Qniie inf' A rmat-iori as t-O whetber tbe rc!es for competition fr>vl£l c Th^- ij i"jn rh'is be .won outriiiht. Severni dem.in''ls beeu nin'ie for it> return to the Association, but no explanation is forrhand. naturally the winner is loth to part with It. fhroupbour Enc'.nml that ?«•!■>■ wfr» to be further reflnctions in the Arniy. It is peculiar char people should entertain t-his idc.i when <;ermar;y i≤ mutiny such ;j dete/rmiijcn effort to epeur** cimmand nf the sea. "It if nor possible." says the ruiUf-trr dent to "The Times." " to attach tbe slJjrut esr weight to-these report.-. There is not oniy n> question nf rcdiict'.ou. hut there is a reasonable assurance that th° necessary money will he found to complete the fw remaining (lefirlenrlee in the field army. With economical administration and n wise 3DnL«ter like Mr ffaldane. the cosr of the present system is on the 2S-million mark, and tr> that figure ft musr necessarily approach if the work is not to be scamped." Insto.id of the nsnal weekly nararle last Tbnrstlay nicht. r.-iptaiii W. E. 'i. Richardson, O.C. No. 2 Native.- , , decided to devote tie evenin; to rifle practice on the Tan"c Tv.'o teajn» "were chosen from the \ members present. Five rounds per man ■were fired at targets representine "ftflydp. acd flve rounds at tarcets reprosentins 500rd5, Serrf. McMurtries team proving the victors ny 17 paints. The follovrinjr are The individual scorns: — McMurtrie's team: Tte. D.-inrae! 47. Pte. Bates 47. Tte. Wesrrny 4H C.ipr. Richardson 45. Col.-Sergt. Fhillir* 44 Pte. J. Vincent 41. Serjrt. SirMortric 43. rook 30. Pte. Crawford ?A, Pte. Williams 32.— tntal. -421 points. Senrr. Strang's tenm: Serct. .Tellings 43. Serfrt Strorc 44. I.ient. Hibb 42. Corp. Speary 4:'.. It". Stock 41. Pte. Brown 41. I.ipnt. Ham hi in 40. Lancc-Corp. Small S7. Pte. 33. Pte. Phedden 36. — Total. 404 points. THE TRENTHAM MEETING. WELUNGTON. this day. Tbrre wiij be X> mrmbers of the Permanent Artillery nn duty at ihe Donuniuu K.d° Championship meeting urn aiouLh. Uf these sevmjiy-f.iur will be told off to mc target Di-ncbes fr.r luartius. twelve will act as ;*-!cphon- operators, and the remainder will do fatisnp acd ..ih-r duties. There will also be an in<na.-e<l iiuuibt r of staff officers, arninzemenf haxiii? beeu made for twenty ofEcers to j.-i ou the r.ingc The statistical officer will lip Lieutenant Eolton. of the Pnst and Telegraph lUm-.-.. wuo this yeur will lay the rifle for the pen. This alteration h.-is !»'.'a made because C\ipt. lijrner. wb.> has acted in a similar capacity for several year.- past, will be unable to attend owins to presume of private business. T!)e Ancilandr-rs have expressed sreat appreciation of f'oioncl . .-.dins' action in delaylnjc ihe opening day from March 3rd to March 4th. so as to n'ivp the opportunity or latins part in the Kitchener '-.imp in 'he .Northern city The New South Wales ream, fcnsistins of 16 men. will leave Sydney by the Warrimoo next Sjiturdny. and are due in V>>llin;roD r> a Weduesd.iv, February -jr-.nl. The cnfi-r forms have alre-idy been received by Coloud follins. It is expe<-tcd rost most •nf the munbfrs of the toiui will compete at tap Greytnwn mevtina. to be held :u Papa»3i un'Mari'b Ist aud 2nd. The following coraprLse the t«ani: A. Cnrler. S. A. KefiCord. .' W. J Pi—ot.t W. A. Jacobs. Arthur Ser- : peant. W H Tntlor. Private W. Draper. F. G. Harrison. Terst.-Mnior .1. Bilron. W. H. Porrtr G Fisher P. .1. J. Matiisoti. corporal R. -T. Haron. Corporal w - >L-i2-,:ire Armcury-ser.ct. H. Motion, S. Khodc=