IRISH RIFLES.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7451, 26 October 1889, Page 3

IRISH RIFLES.

'At a meeting of the Irish Rifles, held after thefrarade last evening in the orderly room. Lieutenant Drayton, of the Queen's "Cadets, was elected lieutenant of the company.

A.. new departure in connection with volunteering was adopted by the Rangiora and Kaiapoi Rifle Companies and Cadets last evening in holding, by permission of Brevet Col. Lean, the Commanding Officer of the Canterbury district, a battalion parade in one of Mr E. Mulcock's paddocks, at Flaxton, which is located mid-way between the headquarters of the corps named. The advantages of having drill in the open in place of being cooped up within the limits .ot * drill shed were very great. The manoeuvres of the Volunteers were carried out*with considerable steadiness. A hot nor'-wester had toned down when they took the field. The respective Companies were conveyed by train to the -scene of operations, and In charge of Captain Fulton. The parade state was— Kaiapoi Rifles, 61, under Lieutenants Wilson and Millar; Rangiora Rifles, 33, Lieutenant Torlesse; Kaiapoi Cadets, 45, [Captain Alexander and Lieutenant Bean; -Sergeaht-dajor Barrett acted as instructor. The exercises were battalion and skirmishing drill, after which there | was volley and independent firing.