THREE WEEK-END BIVOUACS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22232, 25 October 1937, Page 10

THREE WEEK-END BIVOUACS

MILITARY UNITS IN CAMP FIELD MANOEUVRES AND ARMS INSTRUCTION Instruction in defence against gas attacks, machine-gun emplacements, and general tactical manoeuvres and arms training, were carried out at bivouacs by officers and men from the First Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, and several squadrons from the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry over the week-end. Men attending these camps were drawn from all parts of the province, snd for the most part were taken to the different bivouacs by mechanical transport on Saturday. They will break camp this afternoon and will return to their homes this evening. Twenty-five officers and approximately 250 men of the First Battalion Canterbury Regiment, carried out tactical training at Burnham over the week-end. Field operations were held over the area between the camp and the Selwyn river. Lieutenant-Colonel H. K. Kippcnberger, officer commanding the battalion, is in command of the camp with Ovplain S. C. V. Sugden as adjutant. The Gallipoli Cup, awarded for the? best all-round squadron of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, was presented to A Squadron by Major A. J. Nicoll (officer commanding the Composite Mounted Rifle Regiment) when he inspected the squadron at the Rangiora show grounds on Saturday afternoon. He was accompanied by Captain K. J. Walker (adjutant). A Squadron, which won the cup at the last annual camp of the regiment, is holding a dismounted bivouac in Rangiora. A general course of training has been carried out, with rifle, revolver, and Hotchkiss gun shooting on Saturday, and a small tactical exercise yesterday afternoon. The bivouac which will end to-day is being attended by about 45 officers and men, and is commanded by Lieutenant A. Mcintosh. Three sections of the machine-gun troop of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry held their annual Labour week-end bivouac trek from Christchurch to Balcairn, where they camped on the property of Mr A. R. Turnbull. The troop, which was commanded by Captain G. W. Logan and Lieutenant A. Morton, will return to Christchurch this evening. A further canp for a squadron from South Canterbury was held at Washdyke.