DEFENCE FORCE NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 134, 8 June 1910, Page 7

DEFENCE FORCE NOTES.

Captain L.M. Shera, of the Auckland' Engineers, who went south with the Tramways Brakes Commission returned on Saturday alter a five weeks' trip. The period of mourning for the late King will be six months for the Territorials, and during this time the officers will wear a band of crape round their left arms. Thirty men of the A Squadron First A.M.R. turned out on Monday to act as escort to the Governor to the steamer, but were not required, as the boat was late, No. 1 Company .G.A.V. will parade at the Drill Hall at 7.45 p.m. on Friday nest, as Captaiu Richardson wishes to speak to the ineTi before he leaves for Wellington. Certificates and badges will be Issued. Captain Richardson's lecture to the officers aud non-coms, of the Auckland Garrison Artillery, takes place at the Drill Hull this evening at 8 p.m. There should be a large attendance. The captain's subOwing to the state of the weather last Saturday the match for Mr Ferguson's trophy, presented to the No. 2 G.A V., was postponed. The following will represent the company in a teams' match with the Auckland Mounted [titles on Saturday at Penrose:— S.M. Clark, Sergt. Morgan, Sergt Thompson, Sergt. Maxwell, Corp. Shepherd. Corp. Barrage, Corp. Battersby, Corp. Dixon, Bomb. Perston. Gunner Griffiths; emorseacies. Gunners Garland and Heston. The members of "A" Squadron A.M.R. will fire for the Dalton Cup championship (first match) on Saturday, the conditions being seven shots and one optional' sighter at 200, 500 nnd 600 yds. Q.M.-S. Morgan is the present holder of the cup. In conjunction with this, a teams match will be fired with the No. $. G.A.V. The squadron's team will be chosen from the following:— Captain Potter. Lieutenants Holden. Atkinson and Ellingham, Q.M.-S. Morgan. Sergts. Wheeler and Ferguson. Corp. Potter, Trump. Morgan, Ptes. Moore and Suggate. The Auckland Volunteer Rugby Union's championship this year is causing a lot of interest, and efforts are being made to ensure a record season. The entries close with the secretary (Sergeant Drew) on the twentieth of this month at the Driil Hall. There is plenty of good football material among the Territorials, and there is no reason why the present year should not be the most successful the Union has had College Rifles team In the Auckland Rugby Union has done very well, and, besides being at the head of the grade, the members have done a lot towards improving the standard of play. The field service uniform for the territorials is a useful khaki, and the only mark of distinction between the various regiments and battalions is a, narrow strip of coloured "piping*; on the shoulder straps of the tunics, together with the brass regimental number, and badge (if any). District headquarters have been advised that the colours (the same for each district) will be as follows:—Field and garrison artillery. No 1 Mounted Hegiment and No. 1 Infantry Battalion—scarlet. Engineer services, No. 2 Mounted Regiment and No. 2 Infantry Battalion—blue. No. 3 Mounted Regiment and Xo. 3 Infantry Battalion —green. No. 4 Mounted Kegtment. No. 4 Infantry Battalion, and New Zealnnd Veterinary Corps— maroon. Army Service Corps—white. Medical Services—dull cherry. The Commandant of the Commonwealth Military College (Colonel Bridges) recently paid a visit to West Point College, and he lias brought back plans and "documents which it is hoped will help Australia to realise her dream of possessing a great military school. New Zealanders are interested hi this work too, because it is here that some of our young officers are to go for their training. As most of us are aware, the idea of a. scheme for the training of Australian officers was an integral part of Lord Kitchener's scheme, and, as a result, Col. Bridges was sent to America to study the plan and scope of West Point, which the Field Marshal considers to be the first of such institutions. His visit to the academy was the most Instructive of his career, and, if Australia could afford the money, he would recommend the establishment of an i institution on similar lines. There -were ! only 330 cadets in the academy, which cost the United States Government £270,000 yearly, against £60,000 at Sandhurst Academy. England. West Point eonld -not be compared with Sandhurst or Woolwich Colleges, as Wes| Point trained cadets in all branches of the service. The A Battery finished their competitive firing, on the King's Birthday. Tamaki, the locality chosen, was reached at noon, and after lunch the rest of the day was spent in firing, and town was reached again at six o'clock. Four series of twenty shells were fired by tlie four battery officers. Some difficulty was experienced in getting accurate shooting, as the fuses in the shell had deteriorated considerably, having been out ol the magazine since the beginning of the year, when the battery first fired. It will i>e remembered that the delay in finishing the firing was due to lack of opportunity, and this is regrettable, particularly as a number of trained men have since left, and Friday's shooting was carried out with a large percentage of recruits. Captain Richardson, Inspector of Artillery, was in charge, and interested spectators were Major Petherick. Captain Glendinning, and Lieuts. McKenzie and Skelly, of the D Battery, Wellington, who were returning the visit of the 'Au<d£land officers to Featherston last January, when the D Battery was patting in its service practice. The visitors were •entertained by the A Battery officers at dinner after the ehoot, and they evidently enjoyed t?belr run up to Auckland very much indeed. Captain Richardson met the A Batteory officers last night, and discussed with them the new scheme of training as it affects field artillery. Ho outlinorl n syllabus of wort which the battery will carry on dnring the year. A feature is the thorough training the N.C.O.'s are to undergo to perfect there in re-drilling their sections in a smart anfi efficient mariner. 3?or Tiiflnnny taka>' Woods* Great

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