THE VOLUNTEERS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11103, 23 October 1901, Page 7

THE VOLUNTEERS.

PRESENTATION TO MAJOR SNOW. Major Snow, who, until his promotion to the First Mounted Infantry Battalion, woe officer commanding the Canterbury -Mounted Rifles, was entertained by that corps last night in their orderly room at a smoking concert, and was also the recipient of a handsome present from the corps. Acting-Captain "Peacock presided, and read I apologies from Lieutenant-Colonel Slater, Lieutenant-Colonel Day, Major Cresswell, Captain R. 'Beaton Rhodes, and SergeantMajor Crespin. " . In presenting Major Snow with a* handsome bracelet watoh, which bore the in-. scription on a gold l plate, "C.M.R., Major Snow,'' Acting-Captain Peacock referred' to the excellent work .Major Snow had done in the corps. Sergeant-Major McCartney,' KeTge&nt-Major Berland, Quartermaster-Ser-geant Bailey, and other non-commissioned officers also paid high tributes to the energy ana enthusiasm shown by their ex-captain in bringing the corps up to its' present high state of efficiency. In acknowledging the presentation Major Snow said that lie could not take the credit of re-organisiog the corps, and referred to the assistance Lieotenant-Colortel Slater and Captain. Paiairet bod rendered directing the attention of the corps to scouting and other mounted work, whieli had proved of great service to those members of the corps, twelve in number, who had gone to South Africa with the-First Contingent Hβ pointed out that the corps had been formed in 1885, at the time of the Russian scare, and hod been the first mounted rifle corps formed in the colony. Opportunity was taken of the occasion to present S*ergeont Bradley and Trooper Chambers, who were married recently, with handsome marble clocks.. Numerous toasts were (honoured, and songs and other items were contributed by Trooper Hill, Messrs C. Zachariah, Petersen, D. Ryan, and Richards. Private Hobba, of the College Rifles, acted as accompanist.

Sergeant-Major Crespin. left yesterday morning for Waimate, where a volunteer camp is to be opened to-day. The Christohurch City Guards have elected Quartermaster-Sergeant Batchelor a lieutenant of the company.