THE VOLUNTEERS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10265, 7 February 1899, Page 6

THE VOLUNTEERS.

The Linwood Rifles paraded last evening in the drill yard under Lieutenants Drayton and Johnston. There was a muster of 53 of -II ranks. A number of company movements were gone through in a manner that would have reflected credit upon a much oldsr corps. The City Rifles, under Captain Fairbairn, held a parade last evening, when there was a good attendance. At the close of the parade a social was held in the Orderly Room to bid farewell to Mr Hawdon.

His Excellency the Governor has given a ■ilyer cup, to becoujpoted for by the various companies of the Wellington BafcUKon annually tin sectional field firing. It is (aays the "Post") to be won three times before becoming the absolute'property of any Company of the Battalion. The gift was • spontaneous act on the part of tbe donor, who has selected this mode of competition as the only practice that wi_ give our volunteers satisfactory training in volleyfiring, as the fie-d-bring by sections is now really the "battle form-tica" of the day. Tbe Christchurch uontingeut of "the Mounted Rifles parades at 7 p.m. o_*-xv9th at headquarters. The City Guards did-their Volley and Independent Firing on Saturday afternoon, the result being as under:—lit squad. voßey 10.7, independent 14.5; 2nd.squad, volley 11.75, independent 17.5; 3rd squad, volley 17.90, independent 25.10. Average for the Company, 13.27 volley, and 1873 independent. There are still about six rmen to tire.