THE VOLUNTEERS

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11102, 22 October 1901, Page 6

THE VOLUNTEERS

NORTH CANTERBURY INFA-v" BATTALION.

The establishment, of the North Canter- ] bun- Infantry-battalion has now been increased by vie lumYal adcution, in accord-, anoe witn gtnerai order 3 No. 2M, of the. Canterbury Highland Rifles, EKewnere Guards," Canterbury Native Bines, and Ohnstcnurch Cyae corps. The company letters and disuttguisni_g - letters on tne shoalaar scraps lor line ntw coipd will be-r xngiuand itines J, n,Lesmere Guards L; ■_\a.ive liiiies M. Tne Uoy Corps of the Battalion wiA parade" at tne' anil shed ground on 'luesday and Friday next, facing ,in at "haii'-pasc seven. The Cust Mounted Rifles were inspected in camp on Friday oy duajor Chaitey and Adjutant mngiey. Captain -M. I_e*v«iwaß aibo in camp. Some <_xoellent fie.d won. was done across the country to .Burnt Hill. On Saturday there was a dismounted parade under Lieutenant Atkinson,' and iv vie afternoon sports were held. Theie was a very large attendance 01 the public; proving the gieat inteiest -taken in the wei.- ---' tare 01 tne corps.. Aiternoou tea was provided lor a large number ol persons') and in the evening the" smoice- concert of the company was neid in the niee-s tent. The •sports events to the * time of the train leaving were:—Res.. Irobper's Horse'; 'Hooper T. cSt-cftens,, 1; Trooper.,!'. O. Faired, 2.' Half Sections oyei Hurdle's:. Troo_>eis H. "Younjman -and J.-'Wbyte, 1; '.troopers Cowper and Beattie,'2. Field Firing? .Trumpeter .Thompson's [section;,Troopers McGrath, VHartland, and Fisher, 1;. Trooper - O'FarrelTs * section, Troopers Kuddenkiuu, Meredith, arjd'*c.owp£r, l\ight-' Alarm: Corporal' Hend.rsonV section, Troopers Dicfcensoni Wrighi,- ,sn'dj Crowe,- l;v Trooper, Youngman's section,' Troopers Pickering,. Copper,: and? D..,i%i grath, 2. Attack; Trooper Youngman's section,. Trooper*. Pickering, Whyte. and McGrath, Imm lOsec, l* r 'Trooper'.O.'Far-' rells section,-. -Troopers-'-McGowan, ■ Skeat* and -Led'Horseis:,' Corporal Hendeivon, 1; Corporal F&iiry";." 2. Rescue. Race: , Trooper, Cockburn; Ijj - Trooper Cowpdr/ 2.' A tent' inspection, some jumping, and~bfcher events also .look ' place. ---'<; -_■ . - '' .' *,V '-W ' The figures' "of- merit* made. 1 by the CiWt; Mounted Rules 'at volley firing were-" 15-91 and "at independent firing 22-2<i. The campany has completed ■ class _ring and several have, qualified' as,,marksaien... ~.: ■ ..'.-. The. camp-of, the -El^smeie,Guards broke up early'on'Monday morning,, and the men returned to their ioniesby 8 a.w.'. "The camp has been a very successful'c'fle,' and Sergeant-Major Farthing acted as instruc-tor,,'and-he was assisted by . the ; officers and Sergeant--Yates, of the City Guards. The. corps' - was inspected by > Lieutehan'tv Colonel w! A;' Day, who complimented the men- ofc their appearance .and drill: 7 \"-'j£ number .'of the Ghristohurch' Cycle"? '.Corps were (present, and aisoiMajor, F,-W, Saod ; ford.--,.. .;,.-'..'- " .'■'•--'.- ' Tfoe-appoinfanent of Lieut.- t H.. lett/bf'the Lyttelton Navala,' to be Lieu--tenant -Canimanding;' is "officially-, gazetted," the appointment to date' from sth December, IaOO. ■ ' - -,;'' ; - On' Sunday .morning the" Oiist Mounted ' Rifles, among whom' are several young 1 men . belonging .to the adjoining district of- Oxford, heid a church parade! at Sc. Andrew's Church, East Oxford. - Captain Msllton was in command. , ,