THE REVIEW AT HAGLEY PARK.
Proceedings in connection with the volunteer review will start at an. early hour, as at 9 a.m. brigade majors, adjutant*, and brigade and -battalion' markers are to report io the deputy-assistant adjutant-genera] at nine o'clock. An : hour later all the troops are to be iiined up in quarter columns. At eleven o'clock their Royal Highnesses will arrive, entering the Park Oy the Riccarton gate. Holders of ticket* to the various stands will be assisted to find their places by ushers, a large number of .whum wi3 be present. Persons going to the Armagh street entrance, say, trom Colombo street, will not be a.ble to approach by Armagh street, "which \tfll be blocked. Their quickest route will be by Gloucester Montreal street and "then north to Armagh street. To persons coming from east of Colombo street the same will apply; those from the southwest will find Montreal street or Antigua street the more direct routes; whilst persona from the northwest will be able to enter by the Carlton bridge gate until about 10.30. No carriages will ba allowed to' enter, by the Armagh "street entrance, which is to b9 reserved for pedestrians only. The entrances for carriages are the Fendaiton gate and Helmore's gate. AU carriages must be in tbe Park by 10.30, as after that time the approaches will be closed for vehicular traffic. Carriages are to range up on tho north avenue in the Park, extending from the Carlton gate to near the Riccarton gate. After the review the presentation of war medals, and the departure of the Duke and Duchess, carriages will have to return over the Carlton bridge, as the Riccarton road from the Riccarton entrance to the hospital will ba closed for vehicular traffic. i The following Auckland volunteer corps arrived by the Rotoiti yesterday afternoon : —Auckland Ponsonbv Navals, 40, under Lieutenant Spinley; 'Devonport Submarine Miners. 40. under Captain Parker; Coast Guard Artillery, 30, under Lieutenant Leece; Auckland Engineers, 30, under Lieutenant* Tapper and Simms; First Battalion Auckland Infantry,-.'. Countess of Ranfurly's Own; Victoria Rifles, 30, under Lieutenant Durham; College Rifles, 30, under Lieutenant McHendry; No. 1 and i 2 Natives, 30, under Lieutenant Warnock; ! No. 3 Natives and Newton Rifles, 50, under / Captain Raed and Lieutenant Blomfield; , Gordon Rifles, 30, under Lieutenant Kays, j I Captain,Parker i»in charge of the Auckland Brigade, and Captain Reed' in charge of the Battalion. Sergeant-Major Mcintosh acts as Brigade Sergeant-Major. | Tne men had a very rough passage south, and arrived at Lyttelton at noon yesterday. They came through to Christchurch .-early in the afternoon, and arrived at the camp at about 3 p.m., and immediately pitched the tenta they had brought with them, j The Corinna yesterday brought the Taranaki Infantry Battalios and the Wellington Engineers Beaper Coa*ps and Cycle Corjte, the total number of officers and men being 554. They left Lyttelton for Christchurch . by a special tram at 2.30 p.m. I
THE REVIEW AT HAGLEY PARK.
Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10999, 24 June 1901, Page 9
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