TERRITORIAL CAMPS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13907, 5 December 1910, Page 8

TERRITORIAL CAMPS.

FIKST BATTALION CANTERBURx INFANTRY BRIGADE. The first annual training camp of the newly-constituted First Battalion Canterbury Infantry Brigade commenced on Saturday, and will last till nest Sunday. The battalion mustered at the King Edward Barracks in the afternoon, and inarched to the camping ground at the foot of Cashmere Hiils. Most of the tents were pitched by about six o'clock, and at 8 p.m. parade was held, the brigade then marching up Hackthorne road and down Dyer's Pass road back to camp. After-, wards Captain Bishop gave a short address on "Duties" to the officers, and his remarks were followed with interest. Yesterday morning, at 8 o'clock, another parade was held, and the battalion marched to Tongue Hill, where battalion work was engaged in and the march past practised. The return to camp was made at 12.30 p.m., and at 1 p.m. dinner was served. An hour later divine service was held, CaptainChaplain W. \V. Sedjpvick officiating, and preaching an eloquent sermon on Psalm xlii., 7:—"Deep caDeth unto deep." At 2.30 p.m. general leave was granted until 10 p.m. The parade states axe:—Staff : LieutColonel the Hon. G. J. Smith, Officer I Commanding Battalion; Acting-Majors, Finnis and Murphy; Captain and Adjutant, F. H. Salter, Captain Gibson; Lieutenants, Wilcox, Barker, Stevens, and Barnes. A Company (City Guards) Captain Bishop, Lieut. Barnett, and 30 men. B Company (Christ's College Rifles), Lieuts. Holderncss and Fergussou and 53 men. C Company (City Rifles), Captain Farthing, Lieut. Newman, and 60 men. D Company (imperial Rifles), Captain Butcher, Lieut. Moncrief, and 30 men. E Company (Sydenham Rifles), Lieut. Featherstone, Lieut. D. G. Smih, and 40 men. F Company (Linwood Rifles), Captain King, Lieute. Gee and Hawkins and 51 men. G Company (Civil Service Rifles), Lieut. Nicholls, Lieut. Matthews, and 40 men. H. Company (Highland Rifles), Captain Stewart-, Lieut. Stevenson, Lieut. Guthrie, and 57 men. Queen's Cadets, Lieut. Okey and 4o cadete. Canterbury Native Rifles, Captain Hawkins and 35 men. The syllabus for to-day i 5:—5.45 reveille; 6 a.m., men parade in plain clothes for half hour to clean and fix up camp for inspection; officers parade for instruction in signalling and entrenchments; 6.30 a.m., breakfast; 7 a.m., officers' breakfast;- 7 p.m.. Battalion drill, close order, taking up lines of outposts with piquete and supports, reserves flagged; 10.30 p.m., laet post; 10.45 p.m., lights out. E BATTERY. The E. Battery, under Lieutenant Beattie and Lieutenant Leiming, and about 100 strong, paraded at the King Edward Barracks on Saturday afternoon, and proceeded into camp at South Park, in the vicinity of the- Addington. Salcyards. The camp will last for about sixteen days. On Thursday week the company will entrain at Addington for Amberley, and the annual big-gun practice will take place in that vicinity. The Battery will trek back to Christchurcb, and it is anticipated the journey will take a couple- of days. ENGINEERS. The. Engineers, under Major Jones, who arc encamped at Pilgrims' Corner, continue to put in a lot of useful work. On Friday night one section was engaged 'in building gun pits, and another squad was .busy making fachies and jjabions out of brushwood. The bridging section was busy constructing a double lock bridge across tho Avon until 11.30 p.m., the electric lighting making wort possible until that late hour. The electrical section went through cable cart drill, and the signalling section were engaged in signalling with the limelight lamps. On Saturday the bridge commenced tho previous evening, was completed, and the field engineering section constructed sandbag and sod revetments. The signalling section established a station on Mount Sugarloaf, and signalled to the camp, a distanco of about four • mile's, air line. The field telegraph section went out again with the cable cart and established communication with a detached post at Halswell. On Sunday morning the Engineers and Cyclists held a combined church narade at St. Mary's, Addington. Colonel-Chaplain Bean officiating. ■ The parade states were:—Engineers: Major Jones, Capt. Andrews, Lieuts. Midgley, Kiddey, and Bradley, and Capt. S. Al. McGee (of the District Staff), and 80 men; Cyclists: Capt. Loach and Lieut. Freeman and 61 men. CHRISTCHURCH CYCLE CORPS. The Christchurch Cycle Corps completed their week's camp of instruction in Hagley Park last evening. During the eight days they were in caiup much serviceable work was put in. Every man on the roll was in camp, and "Captain Loach and Lieutenant Freeman made the most of the time. On Sunday week the corps was taken out to Btirnham. road reporting and reconnoitring being carried on on the ! road up, and mounted drill in the large i paddock attached to the industrial school. Each evening was devoted to ! signalling and mounted drill, and on l Friday the corps was taken out for fur- ' thor practice in reconnoitring. On Sunday morning the corps was taken J out early for a reconnoitring expedij tion, and later met and accompanied ! the Canterbury Engineers to St. Mary's Church, Addington, where Divine service was conducted by Lieutenant-Colonel Chaplain W. S. Bean. i MALVERN AND ELLESMERE MOUNTED RIFLES. The Malvern and Ellesmere Mounted Rifles have just completed their annual camp. The idea of a joint camp is an excellent one, and has been carried through by these two squadrons for some years now. The location of the camp was at Coalgate, close to the Homebush Homestead, an ideal place for a mounted camp, as there was plenty of flat gound for drill, and the Kurroundintr hills for manoeuvres. Major Deans was in command of the camp, the Malvern Mounted Rifles being under Captain McMillan, and the Ellesineres under Captain T. H. Ovcrton. The camn started on. Saturday week, the marching in strength being: Alalverns 49, and Ellesmeres 41. In addition to the commanded, the officers were: —Malverns : Lieuts. Pole, Hutchison, and Holmes; and Ellesmeres, ! Lieuts. Hammond, Coe and McMillan. | Staff-.Sergt.-Mnjor Wood, of the Dis- ! trict Staff, was in camp as instructor, i With so many recruits among the mem- ! bers, a lot of foot and mounted drill | had to be carried through. , On Sunday i afternoon divine service was held "by the Rev. J. H. Blakiston, who delivered a. stirring address. Monday and Tites- ! day was devoted to drill, as was Wed- j nesday morning, the afternoon being spent in a tactical manoeuvre on the hills. On Thursday Lieut.-Col Haw- ! kins, Officer Commanding the District | arrived, and conducted the practical examination of Captains P. Overton and Johnston for their Major's- certificates. Again a good manoanvre was carried through, and on Friday the annual inspection took place. In lne evening the members of the squadrons entertained their friends,in the big marquee, the feature of the evening being the oresentation of a huge cake by the lady friends of the iialrcrn Squadron. The cake, which was a very

handsome one, boro the inscription, "M.M.8., from the -lalvern Ladies. During the camp, lectures on Beyeral subjects were given by Sergt.-Major Wood. Captain G. E. Rhodes, ot tae C-Y.C, was in camp. The camp was a most instructive one, and the result should bo a marked improvement in the general work. CAMP AT FORT JERVOIS. The members of No. 1 Company, N.Z.G.A.T. (Lyttelton Navels), who are in camp at l< ort Jervois, were ' '-*t home ,, to their families and friends yesterday afternoon. The weather was fine and a very large number of people went across to the fort by steamer. The Lyttelton Marine Band was in attendance, and played a number ot selections on the parade ground, and the members of the company entertained their visitors at afternoon tea.