TERRITORIAL NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 167, 15 July 1915, Page 8

TERRITORIAL NOTES.

(By RIFLEMAN.) DATES OF PARADES. ro-nigbt-C Company, 3rd Eβ**•, ot Awn ■ dale, Waikuniotp. and Point rhc\alier. D Company. :trd Hegt.; A Battery, July 10—C Company. 3rd Regt, at St. Helier's and Pantnure; No. 1 Company, Garrison Artillery. Monday. July 18-Bnglaeers ami Signalling Company; R Company, ::r.l Rogt.S No. 8 Company. Garrison Artillery. niesday, .Itilv 20— A Company, 3rd Regt. IVednesday. July 21—No. 7 Company, Garrison Artillery. rimrsdav. July 22—C Company. :ird Rejrt.. at Avondale, Walkumete, and Tolut Chevalier. RIFLES OF THE FORCES. The information has been given before in these Xotes, but as time goes on more direct interest is taken in the different makes of rifles that are being used by the opposing forces in the present war. Great Britain uses the LeeEnfield. 10 cartridges to the magazine, siehting 2.800 yards; France the Lebel, 8 "cartridges in the magazine, lighting i.187 yards; Russia, the "3-line " Xagant. magazine 5. sighting -2.00<5 yards; Bel"him Germany and Turkey, use the Mauser, magazine .".. sighting, 2.078 and 2.187 yards respectively; Austria, the Mannlieher, magazine ">. sighting 2.132. ANDREW SPEN'OE. Reference was made in these Xotes a el.ort time a;ro. to tbp sadly premature drath of Mr. Andrew Ppenee, tlip Otajro and Wellington journalist, who had pstablislipd Mich a distinguished reputation as a brilliant student and expositor of military history, and as a sound critic of modern manoeuvres and active service campaigns. Mr. Spence has left a widow and two children. An " Andrew Spence Memorial Fund" has been established in Dunedin. and at latest advice it stood .it £60. There are probably many in Auck land district who would gladly take the opportunity thus provided to pay respeei in a practical way to the memory of ail eminent writer whose work wae market by honesty of purpose and devotion tc a shining ideal. SEEING SIGHTS IN" EGYPT. The boys in camp at Zeitun have appar ently all llio advantages of civilisation A green-coloured handbill sent out by one of our Auckland gunners relates tc ■ Saturday and Sunday afternoon exclusions round Cairo—a very interesting trip by Mr, Daniel Baiter- tourist oen tractor." Daniel's poster sets out tin programme from 1.30 to 5.30 p.m.. "pa*s ing the mo>t fashionable quarters of thi city to Old Cairo, visiting the Island o Rhodah, where a rowing boat will con vey the excursionists to the Garden o Pharaoh's daughter, visiting also tin XUomcter. and showing the spot when Moees (the Law (;iver) -was picked U| in the bullru.-hes by the princess o Pharaoh." This is only a, portion of tbi promise contained in Daniel Baiter's cir cular. which also courteously states:- ■■ The above excursion will cost per per con P.T. 20, including all expenses, viz. rail to Cairo, carriage, boat and entranci fee. tips and guide (who will explaii everything). Every person desiring t< join in tbi* trip arc kindly requested t' notify Mr. Daniel Baiter in order to havi ample time to make, all necessary ar rangements for their comfort, and pavin; P.T. o in anticipation against receipt." STRAIGHT BODY. STRAIGHT CHAP To be perfectly candid one must admil that »oine of our Territorials have r sloppy look on parade. The new posting: an hardly yet at home in their varioil.' unite, anil it is not to be expected thai they ..houUl already make the showinj tiifV will make in a few months' time But the improvement will come rapidh or slowly just accordingly as the eoldien in the making are intelligent or an thoughtless. Some of them appear to b< exceedingly self-conscious, nnd this causet them to adopt a slouching, don't-can sort of attitude which is really yen childish and very otupid. A deeen fellow soon drops to this and learns no to think bo much of himself and more o the company. For instance, when tin section, or"platoon, or company is stand ing easy and a man is spoken to by hi section commander or any other of hii officers, the least he can do is to stain to attention while he listens. Man , fellows, however, hang their heads am fidget uncomfortably like a guilty school boy. When you come to try to look a yourself as others ccc you it is surpria ing to realise how very awkwardly yoi do stand at attention. It takes practic and intelligence to do it gracefully am by second nature—heels together, knee straight, stomach in. hips firm, back dea< straight right up to the line of the bad of the head, shouldere down and predsci back (not absurdly hunched tip ronnt your ears), neck firm and upright witi your head firmly balanced on top of it eyes dead level and wide open, and chii just natural. It is an attitude of perfec balance from which \ou should be abl to move oft" with springy confidence with out waddling like a stampeded duck. O course it helps wonderfully ff your ser geunt has lea rued to bark "out liis order with perfect timing and confidence, bu that is his business after all. If you d< your part well you will be made i sergeant yourself.

Not to go too :r. ~:, into detail about your personal appearance, you B h ou] j just try to realise what is wrong wIJ, those curves and wrinkles appear m Vmi j. ' tiinie above and below your waist belt both front and back. You lose half th value of the physical exercise of drill when you don't stretch your body out the nay nature meant you to deveion If these candid observations were niad with a desire to lecture then much misht bo said about the. object of drill j B t|, development of the spirit of comradeahi 6 That can never be attained .unless yon think t-traight in the first place \\\ that is being referred to here ig the uslv appearance of the slumraocky man O ti parade. These remarks are directed against the other fellow, of course so that no one need bp annoyed. You' Tc member the lady who wore the b> w in the. front row of the theatre" and couldn't understand what the people behind were complaining about '"T don't know what is the matter with those grumblers at the back," 6 he said •I can rec everything perfectly."