OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7524, 14 April 1890, Page 5

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

CHtfRCH PARADE AND PRESENfi.TION. . .-,,; The church parade of the ChrtetehttHSi Volunteers. Which usually , follows'<%* Baiter encampment, took place yeaterdaj morning at t&eCathedral, when feieliora ehlp Biehop Harper proachod. The Vas*9tt« corps mustered at the drilUshed ath&lfc paafi tea. The total on jp&rade Vrai Wt, distributed as under:—Mnuated i££fl9s Captain Beece, 21; E Battery land Artillery, Captain Martini BaaJ. neers. Lieutenant Anderson, 30; Clci Guards. Captain Bishop, 31; Christchurco Uifl.es, Captain B*issow, 84 $ Irish KUiea, Captain Whitefelde, Iβ*, Scottish Kifle* Captain Campbell, Iβ: Richmond Kifles, Captain Bowron»39; College RlOmi Qppfc&ln Harper, 28; Garrison Band, tfareee&f Gordon, 21. There were also igrceenf Colonel Lean, Majors Slater, mwaM} £Yancls, and Richards. The console? were beaded by the Band dnrinjr 4&*i| march from the drillehed to the Cathedral; and also on the retnrn. " • > After the corpd had been dismissed «M Canterbury Moahted Biflee o88emb,I«»i m the orderly-room to wisb good-bye bpQQ& of their number, Sergeant-Major wjlwtej Captain Heece observed that the corps mq drawn up a little addreea, which was no* lllamlnated, nor was it framed. Afct/f special meeting of the corps It waa on the motion of Captain Reeeo, seooaOtM). by liieutenani Palairet—•• That Sereeaat. Major White be elected aJifeinsn^«a the Canterbury Mounted Hiiies, firee, p( BVibftcrtp&ion, as a elleht of tha mis vices he has rendered to the corpa, &ia4 the officers, ttcu-cooimissionecL omeerei and troopsre wi«h him every suc<ies*'la his new nome, .ifld hope to see him'fit many future encampments." Having x$M the address, ot whioh the above Is>n «» tract, Captala JUeee then Sergeant-Major White with & bonfe* ing crop, to which all had Bubso?ibe£ bearing th@ words " White, from C.M.H. Corps, I3th ,4.prii t^H)" ■ . >■ The recipient briefly acknowledged %hi kind expree&km o£ their cegord, and e£k he had, during his conaectioa withfta Company, tried his best to adva&c® few men towards a state of efficiency. !,Oflt< word ol advice he wished fcp giV« tfeSto, That was, to v?eat their tc& woftaj not for a mere eliow, and to r®gal&d|> geaafc-MaJor with & combined stive? ol&tet box and sovereign parse, bearing & fill*, able Inscription. ..v '; "- . . "V CaptaJnE. IX StodJiolmei jbaTiof fetlgSMe the Captjuney of the: Waimst© ¥Qlaaitsel Rifies,, Lieetenant Capstlok was aleefetg Captain in his stead. A Lieatanant is te be elected Bext parade eight; and*Sβ* anion is fco be held on Thursday tnaict, whan Ms John llaiicbeater will prsa«a« the prises won afc the lat® siioofeio® saatch