THE VOLUNTEERS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10483, 23 October 1899, Page 2

THE VOLUNTEERS.

»i A parade of the North, Canterbury Infantry j Battalion was held in the drill yard on Friday. ivtajor Day was in command, and had with him Captain and Adjutant Hobday. , The special work of tihe evening was a I practical tactical problem, in. wtoch, the right iialf of <bbc battalion tinder Captain Oreeswell were to form the attackers, iund the left half under Oaptudn Charlewocd the defenders. Tihe umpires were Major Slater, V.D., Major ! Day, Captain and Adjutant Hobday and Captain Donald. The scene of operations was Hagley Park, and ti» idea was that an enemy had approached Cliristahureh, from , the direction oi Eioearton, and its advance guards and outposts on entering the Park had met the outposts of the defending party, and after having driven them in a short distance hud been repulsed. 'JDhe attackers entered the Park from the Uiocarton gate, a half company, j under Lieutenant Louissan, patrolling and holding the Park road. The first touch with the enemy was made from the northern side, I just below Fendolton bridge, the principal fight taking place an tbfi eastern edge of the plantation, where Captain Charlewood had posted most of his men. After a few minutes firing the umpire gave the "cease fire" order. The men. were then assembled and marched i back to the drill shed. Major Slater deI lirered the judgment of the umpires; he pointed out several mistakes which the defenders ihad made, and gave the decision in favour of the attackers. Major Day announced that tihe next battalion parade would take place on November 17th, and the battalion church parade to take place at the Cabhedral on Sunday, November 12th. The parade states were:—-City Guards (Cupt. ! 46, College Rifles (Lieut. Merton) I 30, City Rifles (Lieut. Louisson) 37, Imperial Rifles (Cd.-Sergt. Butcher) 46, Sydenham Rifles (Lieut. Miller) 38, Linwood Rifles j (Lieut, Johnston) 37, Cyclists' Oofps (Lieut. ' Finnis) 19, Bearer Corps (Col.-Sergt. BisJwp) 18, Garrison: Band 26. Capt Oakes, of the No. 2 New Zealand Natives, Auckland, was on parade and attached to the Linwood Rifles. i The week's training "held by the Ellesmere Mounted Rifles was completed on ( Saturday

The week's training "held by the Ellesmere Mounted Rifles was completed on jSaturday morning, when the camp broke up. The annual inspection was made by LieutenantColonel Gordon on Friday. On Friday night a sham fight was held.