THE VOLUNTEERS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10410, 29 July 1899, Page 9

THE VOLUNTEERS.

JThft' City Guards held "a company parade I»t«evening in the Drillshed«"Vhen there , was an excellent muster under Captain Cresswell and Lieut. Sandford. The prizes won during the hut shooting season were presentco, The, champion belt of tlie corps was won by Private Bentley with. 399 points, Private Batofaelor getting second place with 379 points, LatK-o-Corporal Sandford 3; A 2 class, Sergt. Ward 1, Private Teague 2, Corporal Yates 3> l B class, Cforporal Collins 1, Private Alkrd 2 and belt, LanceCorpofal Murphy 3; B2 class, Private Vincent 1; C class, Private Lane 1, Private Edmonds 2, Private Bert 3; Lieut. Sandford's special prize for highest score in triangular shield' match, Private Bentley; . prize for fewest misses in shield matches, Lance-Corporal Sandford; prizes presented by Mrs Ratchelor for practice matches, Private Bentley 1, Sand* ford 2, Ctorporal Collins 3; special prize by officers of corps, Private Murphy. Lieut. Sandford called for three cheers for the champion, which were given heartily. The Queen's Cadets held a social in their orderly-room on Thursday ~ evening,..' when "there was a good attendance of members' of the com end representative* of other corps in tbe district. Captain Lane occupied the chair. After tin usual loyal toasts had baen honoured, Captain Lane proposed "The North Quiterbury responded to by .representatives of the City Guards, Cyclists' Corps, Imperial Rifle* and Sydenham Rifles, Other toasts were '"The Colonel and Stuff," "Oanterbury Engineers " ."Queen's Cadeta," "Our Officers,'* .Half Company,''' "The 3Udk» r n "Bombardier Colemnu,' 1 "Cycle Cmtw," "Mr and Mrs Bates." The toast of McDowell," . of the Sydonham Rifles, who is lying seriously ill, was drunk in silence. During the evening songs were given by Privates . Hiok, Hopkins, Taylor, Bugler Davidson (Imperials), Mr Gregory, Sergeant "Yon Sierakowski, Corporal Gent recitations by , Cautain Lane and Sapper Bean. Dr. Tliacker is to be appointed second in command of the Bearer Corps attached to Battalion. The doctor will he an acquisition to the corps, which, has j already proved its usefulness. .