DEFENCE NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 10

DEFENCE NOTES.

COAST' DEFENCE. » ' ! 'TJhder ; the auspices'-of tbo Auckland Gar-;ristyV:Offifc'oi-s' Club,' thero is published.an adjm'irtiblo .little 9ervice Journal, appropriately •stylccl;."Th"o Haversack." All excellent series ' of'articlesoo r "Coast Defence,'' from the pen' iof Gunner," has-b^n 'published in' isi>ues''pf' "Tho' Haversack"'■ 're 7 'ceittly'.'-: Tho'subject'is : a vital one to an* iV isular. community,! and ,tho .following precis ,of jtho ; .first..of !tHo series should,-therefore, bo of anbre.tliiiii passing interest :-rr' {.t;The rccofd of coast defences.is spread over '; a :.pe'nod:of; 2321-years', 1 dated as far back as; i 414 8.C.,; when ! :tho Athenians were defeated in- their 1 attack!on -'tho fortified city-of Syrajjcusoit Since iithat time nurtierous coast deifence'/battlos "have been and tho jachievcments of coast artillery," if they could jbo. written,..would . comparo favourably , with as . coast .defence has jplayea,..a ; sub'6rcfinate port in..the. history ..of, |w'ar:to : .that or,the;navy it ..has-been comp.ivrfi!tijVely-; 1 il^tLe 1 ;sttidied, although iits;,war; recordjis^intimatfly.,bound up, with : tho,so great lesnaval;h|story,which,arc,only.now bo : iis!nnihg.,to ;be ..rightly- understood.. ...Early, !maritime.,warfare took, the form of• mere' ;raicls.. ; fpr rpiu'nder.- The raiders, . perhaps, I tnigfit-; bo met; and opposed ,011 ithe beach,. but. coast .defpneo-in; the modern i.iyise ,wf)s unknown, and, the helpless ; popula-. ; tion. of a seaboard could-provide itsolf .with ino specialised protection. Tho first step was :S ; !lb'6k-out:station of'somo;sort from which •Ait alar'm't.could■ bo : given'.' •''As tho' art 'of' : jiulding, advanced, tile : look-out station- was ■ "iiilarged' and made'suitable for defenbo. A :iumber of these : buildings'woro erected'round , t.Jio coast —as in ' tho case ,of the Ma'rtellb ; Kent and ..Susses ; ifoj-ts,, built of gtone,..of} were., .erected! at .important ~Th'e. growth. of..sca-borub. £ommerco ; ..-. has,', howpy.or,:; .invested '..'.certain.. witli supremo-lmportaiico. '..Tboro,. i^~.poirits^favpured(.by- ; Nature, wealth, .and accumulated.. There ,worts Miihile object's of- .attack,;, defpp.ee became, a,necessity, ,earned to '.be ~re£arded i'as„ a ..special fprtificatiori. ...... . J.',ln,the struggle for.supremacy; i 'at l .sea, .niany q6ast';,defence battles ,have .becil fought,' not■l.ij.ly/Sypicusb (414 . 8.C.), '.Gibraltar (1779), \lgiers (18lS), Acre, (1840), Seyastopol,(lßs4)v l , 'ort':i l 'isli<;r,.and .Charleston (American Civil, \Yar, ,'.1863-5,),'.,, Alexandria ,(1882)'„: Foocliow (ISS4),'-2 1 :> ori Arthur and ,Woi-bai-wai (ChinoJapanese.War, 1894-5),'; Santiago and., Manila War,1897), Port Arthur (■ituss'o'-Japancse .War, ,1905). 1 The attacks in, some cases'were purely naval, and in others partly naval" arid partly military/ and the' attacks'. varied* in - accordance with- thd 'scale. 6f fcho' ; 'deVonco; ..<> 1 ; ,

It''hns been- said that coast' defe'rices are' itU.f necessary to a 'Power Kavirig'ihferiority oB iStrerigthnjf i-naVy, and, (therefore;' ! }n' Bri •• tish possessions coast defences are; uhnecos- * how6Vdr,'Vemfemb^that!i{l- , though'■ our' ii\ay-'possess, supremacy 'at 1 59 a) Vitsi prjniiry dutyis' 'not tho'/dcfencq' of oiir" owir'portsybut- to 'seek' out-and destroy' tho'enemy Vfleet'; 'and thus protect our com-mbrce-oii'thb'Aigh'seas. AVlicn America 1 was at''war with".S^ain-it'did".iiOt distribute its 1 oattle'ships art'd'eruisers ambng : its chief port's! l New.'""yorky s '' Boston, 'and other '■'■'mercantile', ports wcijo left to defend themselves., Adm|ral Togo similarly left .the Japanese:,ports to, look''; aftcr t themselves; '' lyhilo. lie ■~ con-j oo'iifrated his'fleet and sought out'the. enemy, bit jh spiite pf,t|iis some Russian'ships <,vaded him' on ( sevenil "occasions,' and the, Japanese; coast^was/Jraicled.]-', 1 This, -.however', -did,, not ®KMB; iany. of.his.Jships to-pro-'-. t-ecfc"Japaneso port's.' He kncw<tbcy,,wcrc well able to .defend themselves.. . "•'A? Regards ■;New t^'landi,,,, tli'a''''iwi)ortttrit points ;to_ ;lio">guara^il ;V ar6; : tlip'chief: commer r ' cial , hatboui's.':''''Th'e 'pbicct of 'defending' thcs< • harboura'l .To, assure;.aocefes'to 'H.?J ships for i'efmirk' arid supplies;; (2) fo' providr.' pbrtsi'of' safety' 'for our extensmv mereautiK i marine, as well as for fricmllv vessels'.'

~,• There,iiro.:t?yoi.ffle(;'hoda.'of:defoncling these pottß,.-_pThc--fiTßt':)iilt.cfnativo:.iJ!?t'o"r(!tiiin in th'qir^immediate,-vicinity sucha naval. forcr> asi.yrilli.asiall times.be adrq\iato w -to defeat any' hostile-, vessels which'may an nt-' ljj\pk ;',,the,-spcond. method.", is.io erect fortifica'-' tions to perform ithor.sam?, notion.';. As •it ]';•;: Hie policy of our navy that ships should not; Ihe.tiw! .tp-auy ; one.-.locality, ~b.ut..;shoiild, bo t'fkii to jTO.qvo'jnsvstratpgica'l .considerations,dic-. ■Kto,'lt'tollpivs that 'all' war ..vessels .may,-hf rfbspnt.'frohi jf'eir.'Zealand'.lyatera for a length. rif''t|ni' e .!:;-so;_leay|ng';.iis, unprotected... .agains'fi.la/navaljraid.idufiiig'siioh a.pe'rio'd., j , ' V.'-?)? -^^¥e;^l^' f '%jtan3ai:d'.' of Mpferipe for,,'any; iporfv'vdrious'considerations': are nib'ogsary.j.'JLtv 'would be' 'absfurd'''' to 'say'.'that'tnc' saim-' standardiofvde7cno6rifi.necessary at.'a-coalihc ! }.t(iti6n ) ,or.;atniercanti|e'port; : :as , 'in''thb casf' o.fr.'a ha.vahibase. -The points'! .to''consider "in' iilkeases' What' is'the probable'force-' the) enemy-'could bring against 'the' fort?'' '(2) Howrfar;is;. tho.'enemy's : base,'distant?'-'(3V I What- is-.tho!.rrelativo■' strength'' l of ■"'nhv'aj' squadrons in adjacent waters? (4) "Whether the,, risk incurred■• would, justify,tho:>ericihy in' attacking...'ln other,.,words, -.liow,; when,' and' from .w.hcrq.JTJll. an-ionemy attack,''and what. • w|l / bo.,the; object of his attack? ;:;>wm>' l-,-,.'i , ; j ; Adrniral./l'ogo, in,attacking Port Arthur at; :tho.joutbreakipf .thowar,. didrnot makoithb L cpast ; dpfpnces, his .objective:.no'doubt for this' ! same'rea f sonf-thp : '.risk- of. losing..any. of his ;ships.. ; was,:.too,;, groat/. -In n0..-instance of Unpdern.history fs' tho'yalueof coast defonees' j more f .exemplified'-.than -in thfi'f.Port..Arthur ; campaign,.; ■ Bejng .unable.- to. silence the coast !foT-t r s ( . i ,tho;.;Bussian.:ships insidewttic harbour' iVijpro safs>.from f Japanese raiding-.:'attacks. !• Tlioy. were,.in,.a : similar, position-, to'/ an-' army I routing; after, a hard .fight, j while their .'out--i posts, keep ,|W;atch -and-'allow-.them to rest 'in' ; ppiceV. The-.igarrisori/ gunner .-was x on watch' with guns'ready to open nfire continuously ' throughout tho long seige..; It may.be. argued J that' Port Arthur., peing. a'iiaval.,basb,. its defences'were'tqo, modern, aridi.extensiyo. to at-, i tabt .'successfully, and/ that'; an , ordinary -de-' I fended; Joft;Wotlki be unable to. rosist.a naval : attack in,'the same manner;: but it .-must, boi ; rcmembered'tha't''a'fort is, more than,a match for ajship/iprovided thatit.is situated on a high site; and',has; fairly modern armament.Tlie armament; of coast defonees retains,it's , usefulness much longer than', tho armament of ;)hips,;pri' acoburit of advantages" possessed ' by giins '6ri high-site'batteries'in' accuracy'of. I tiro,!;«tc.;='. which a're'.'iiriobtainaW in 'a" ship; The. wholp - of" th'p American'', fleet was"'lcopt outside.Santiago for. ( weeks,' while the Spam's!)' fiopt.iwas' safe. its 'only protection be- , ing a-.tfowA'C-inch 'guns, manned by' 1 Spanish' . garrison i gunners,"'at.'the harbour entrance.'.' ' ;i " ''''■/•;'/ .i^,.', ,:■. -i'ii- ..AN IMPORTANT POINT;' 1 ;/ ' Thp: Education-; Board -,at 'its .meeting: on Thursday, was considerably , oxereised-in its mind as to the action, of the officer commawl:in'g,,the,. Terrace School, Cadets in .•resigning his position., ~ The matter, had come before the Board at its previous .meeting,, and the officer' in-'questibneha'd,since .been' w'jittbn' 'to, ' asking.for 'his 'reasons'.'for. wishing; 'toresign. In-, his 'reply," Captain Erskinb '(the bfficorin question)-.pointed l out, that'ho had'.np iriteritiomof shirking ;his duty so 'far : as the training o his cadets waß concerned. Ho'h'aid; 'quito recently, devoted, a considerable 'amount'of his'.lcisure .to' the, supervision of ■"■' shooting' practice.' Ho wished, however,', ..to withdraw ; from.battalion,,. parades, arid, suggested that the ..command bf.'tho corps bo transferred to ;another, ; assistant in , the 'school; -Ho on'closed, a miiiuto ,from the headmaster with respect to the matter. .• ... -■_, •■} 'Ca'ptainfM'Poilald stated.that the. matter ;was 4 of,.yory,,crcat "importance, involving,; as it ..did, a question of. preccdenti If they agreed, to this, proposal ithoro,would bo no cud. to such roauosts. ' He strongly urged the Board; to stand firm on tho question. He moyod ''.That tho: Board" consider tho'r'cply unsatisfactory,-: and that thero'was'not'Ruffi-cient'-reason'why the resignation should bo; accepted.f-'-r. v''. ; '■' .' '■'"■"■ ''•'•"''■'■':''' -'. •; ",'""" .Mr,..Kobboll seconded the motion, pointing out'that Captain -Erskinb "had' not statedwhyho objected.. to battation parades. ■ ■: Mr-.-: Allan.■ wished oto be-assured of the Board's,position in the matter.' Could they compel tho officer in question to continue his .responsibilities,? . ...„.,: : Captain M'Dbriald: "Yes." ' ~. . Mr'..Allan':."lf that is.so; then,wo should docline'tb accept tho resignation." ~ ~'. .Captain.M'Donald:','!,l assure.you,on that, p.oint„'..sir.'" .'.','.-,'. ~..■.'■ ; ~-m - Mr.' Allan,:''"'"lt" is quite .reasonable-that .tiie.manwhp. drills-tho cadets ought to-.bo the ; man who takes tliom on parade. ~.; : The Chairman (Mr. Loo)':' "Captain Ers.kiue has been a very efficient and useful

man. ,Ho evidontl.v does not wish to carry on tho work. Is it poSsiblo to press him against his inclination ?" Captain M'Donald said that' military drill was' a' ; 'school subject: It must bo' taught. The position was this:. Captain • Erskino was prepared to drill tho boys and do his sharo of work. When the cadet. ' company ' was called out he proposed; to hand over that: command to 'someone who had'not drilled the boys. Tliis, was entirely wrong. Certainly they could not force this officer to don a uniform, of compel him to appear'at..battalion parades. 1 ' ! " ' ' _ '• ' Mr. Allan thought that an interview might get oyer the difficulty. He proposed that the Chairman (Mr. Lee)," Captain 'M'Donald, and tho Chief Inspector,be appointed a committee to interview Captain lirskine. ■ Captain M'Donald said that such a proceeding would.be quite contrary .to-tho rules of discipline. " ' ' _ Mr." Allan a!grccd that the question ofj discipline was an* important one. IF- the Board had power to insist' on'this-officer retaining his position, it should do-so: ! Mr: W. C.' Buchanan' considered that ;tho ! Board; had this power. Tho cadet drill' was part of the school'work.' • ■" i V ; '■ said that'a difficulty had been introduced into tho situation by the. action of the headmaster in supporting ; his assist-. , ant. The teachers as a whole migbt'iresent any compulsion in the'-matter. Mr. Bucban--an thought that tho Board' should :point-out to Captain' Erskine 'that it- was part 'of his duty to act as an officor of' the'eadets.:. In reply'to a question; Captain M'Donald said that Lieufccnant-Coloiiel . Loveday/.-was, nominally 'speaking, : Captain Erskine's i superior officer." But nothing could bo.-done .vithoui tho Board's'sanction. He bopedi that the Board's 1 powers ; would bo >■ considerably 'strengthened 111 the'futoro;' : Mr.'. Allan was 'anxiousi that there-should, bo no deadlock. 'Whcro'the battalion parades -held'in school hours ? _ l /Captain ; M'f)onald- 'said : thcy could not'insist oh cadot - officers" turning' out* .tb battalion parades 'outside ''school: hours,, but-fso 'long as it'was in connection with the sohoolrthey, ;ould compel' him to--do the.;-work; .-'.The-' 'Dbminidri "Day. parade /.was.ivery.i.largety:.!!!, connection with I .the schools,-which-were giycn a holiday speciiijly for that purpose, -Ist -c-ome ,officers stayed away "Simply because t&ov were' not' in" sympathy! withceremonial parades. 'If cadet officers going to. hold the position for a certain portion of tho work, they should hold it f0r,..a11... Mr. Allan: " I want to be sure tho Board won't have to' back down." Mr; Buchanan: I think we should write a carefully-studied letter, -pointing - out , tlio duty of'these officers'.'' i- . Captain !.M', Donald ; agreed,- and the suggestion was adopted: ' " '■/

VOLUNTEERS.

'The Mastorton, Grcytown, Ek'otahuna and Pahiatua Volunteer. Corps' will send-teams to compete at, the military tournament :at laimerston North;on T.ho'Masterton team .will take- part; inl.the physical- drill and' bayonet fighting „ Eloven mombers - of tho corps, .who' are; 'candidates for positions in the team,'have been practising assiduously for 'sonic considerable 'timo past.- ~; . ...s.-.-j , ;v ,j.. . Arrangements hayo. bVen mado by'tho'Ekctalrana Mounted Rifles with; Mr ' Sven -Nikon ;ois a' rifle range, on his.'Aln'cdton.* property, file. Mounted llifles were 'unabl<i : to obtain 'a .suitable 1000. yards' range ,at Uo; old ; butts;'; and this necessitated a u6w' rifle' range' tying obtained.. .. . Tho newly Canterbury Scouts Corps aold.its first parade on Wednesday last at tho Ming. Edward., Bamoksjreporte ' Trigger'O•: There wero forty on' parade, Riddel!/ Caption Jyeraen and.:Lieutena.ntS Kedaell idn.,;.(Staff.Sergeant-Jiajor' ,)V" pod;..g?vG.' instruction. The company .has been, ■ forjuM/rom members of : ex-New Zealaild South 'ifrican■ .contingents. .It was, apparent that ■;!ao men had ;hot. forgotten the. lessons, which. >,hoy had,learned on the veldt,: and there was much to'admire in their.,movements,. li'Kile f to, observer.!.the.Valu© .qf having suph ,V corps of. experienced .scouts ,was obvious.. Uniforms and equipinont, arc-being- provided,, and there is littlo,doubt, that .the. Onn ; ter ! ■■■routs will ere long become an important factor 5 in.tlio.Do,fence Force,of .this jjroyince.^.,, ; Tho:iesignation of tlio tjWp ar|>_iliery_ Volunteer. companies at','Lyttoltoil lias again been, altered. . TJioy have been, linked with, tho oachmcntr of- Royal New .Zealand- -Artillery, stationed at Uytteltoii ( to fprrii the LyttcltonGarrison-; Artillery .Division'., ~ln 'cpjiscqnenc'p' No. 15'.Company,-' formerly.t|ie-,LytteltoiV Navalsi' will .bo ftnown as. .No. ,-l;ponlpany'of'tha • Division, and.No. 7 Companyj the old ;w Bat-t'or-yj■nyill.'ibe.,No. 2 ,Company.jot ..the, ])mj. jion. - .- . ; -m;:,:!.; -y. ' Captain Konny 7 , who has-sent in hiSjresignation as captain of the Waitohi Rifles,- was th'e ; recipient ;of= a presentation.' < The;presentation; 1 which mado by' Lieutenant Lloyd,, on . behalf of tho members of the. .Company,• consisted of a'silver-tea (service* suitably. ,111-, 'ecribed. Captain Kenny suitably responded,, thanking, the members for their handsomo present', and'also 'for having niadp .him: an honorary' captain of/ the .Company .7- .Mark borciiigh'Express': 1 " ■

'Thoofficers' 'instruction classes,-.which were held' at' Master'ton recently',:were Wghly-Isu'dr: ccssfiil, over 40 oificers'beingshi attendance*,) 'A-simultaneous' challenge: matoh' arranged 'to. tako place on'the'-first- Saturday: in "November, -between the / Gisbor«e ,sßifios, ; the 1 Napier r Guards, land;the•l?.anfurJy:Riflcq';-, oaclf corps' to firo'at'its. own range..- v;!:!-.7'W An examination of Volunteers'.and Pefence Cadet Officers for qualification for the staff, and, permanent force will be hold in May, 1908. For' military' .history,;'^•Hendorsou s "Stonewall Jackson".;"(vill; beHakeil; as-'the tcxt-beok for general qucstion'SiLand l the specal'period wiir ! be : 'that'of, : ,We'''Shenandoah; Valley''campaign frbm'Aphh 1801,''to-'Juno 9 1862. 'The examination-'will'bo the first held in-New Zealand for tho purpose,- and bvory encouragement will .bo .given to those who .desire to become, .candidates,, ~;',',.':',....,^ Tho Fea'thbrstbn ..squatT,''of' ; ' : ;B 'Company Ruahine' Battalion ''has'; f nominated''.'a for! the tent-pitching .'competition' to .he held iii.'connection with tho. military tournament at'Pnlmc'rston 'North !on ( 'Navember :i 9, ■■';.' "■ 'The .team" to represent''' tho;'Mastertori Rifle;■ Volunteers' in. the'^physical:,drill cises., at tlio military " tournament'. >t merston North,, oh'.November-'0 is as foU' lows :-Privatcs. W.. "ftuiter. P. Hplme.s,-W. Harding, VH. L. Prentice, C. Munn and B. Hojvnslow,: ; .Tho team, for tho bayonet exercises,; been selected. ; Colour-Sergeant ...Morton, will';be in.charge of, both, : tcanis.;. r „,, ; ;,' ; ;„';.< „ ~ "■ ''""' : ! scho6l ,;'';:"• The presentation of the "Kcbbell Shield" tW'the 3rd. Battalion' of;the Wei ington Public'Schooi Cadcts„'at !i Uovin,' on tho-24th',;' was ,i Very successful 'affa'if. !, lu'; Major Bdrluison, the battalion lias" ! a'zealous! and' enthusiastic commanding officer;.'' .The'-public appear;to bo gradually awakening tb'tho fact that in-the ca riot •movement;' properly organised;and.con < ducto'd; wo h'av'o'thc best argument for the continuance of "bur -present'defence''system.As long-as a' iiigh 'standard 'of .efficiency in tho cadet" corps" of New "Zealand;! is' main--tained, there will bo no such thing'as" ai recruit, and it.will he the fault of.the authorities if the cadets of' today are not the; vol. uiitecrs'bf.to-morrow. 'The "Kcbbell Shield . is'a handsome trophy, and there should be keen competition among tho various corps concerned. The regulation's governing tjhe firing for tho shield aro as follows: — Tho shield.in the first ,casu is,.to be .in chargo of!"thb" officer' commanding the .battalion,'', and jhold by "him ,till '.won in .compotitirin by one of .tho companies,' . , ; , The officer commanding tho cpnipany';.wjiiniiig tlio- shield ,to .'bo 'answerable its' safb' custody, ami''to' sigh ,a bond undertaking jt'o .hind lfi'bvor when called ;Upon. !." ~ ' .'.'.,'". , '"Thbl'shiel'd to remain i'n'.possession. bf, tho epmpaliy| - ,Vwinning'.''thb' I cninpotition till the next' Annual competition.' ~'"..,'..... . , •' The shield to bc.'.insiirfed, and .the insurance paid out of the'battalion funds'. .That,tho competition ;bp limited to five, noncommissioned,, officers and padets from.each COrpsi.' -:l ".,.; ■' ' ,i ' ■■-.:'■'!:' ■ ••••'"'> . ■ '■'■ :!• ,'l;hat only, non-commissioned... officers .' and :cii\dots bo .allowed to compote. ; . i ..,.;., "VThb-.uso of, slings 'not to ,bo permitted. .., i,Targets nnd scoring to be tho sanicas ; for. North Island shield competition. The ranges to bo one hundred, one hund-

red and fifty, and two hundred yards, any position, seven shots at each range, ono sighting,shot (optional) to ho allowed. . The annual competition to be held in Decomber.. . .. , -. . "" ! Any question arising t-o bo governed by the rulos of tlie:Nort.h Island shield competition.,-; RIFLE-SHOOTlrsli ' A competition for 'Mr., Wilfora!sand other trophies.was.fired at the Upper Hutt.',on/Safe urday' last., 'The, .weather., .was .bright',', ljjit a, bad "fish tail" wind spoilt'good shooting. Ton shots''per mail' at' COD, and.'teiuat TOO yar'ds'.wore t fired/;.Scbrcs:-r-,.. y. : ' -V;--'" -A .CLASS. ,- •'** . . 600 700- Hp., Tl. .T. Whiteman*... •37 ,36- ; .-. .81, 81 .Fred. .Whiteman*....,...... ;31 44-. -8' •'••>i7B F!,,-Whiteman,' junr. ...36... 34 . - 6 ; , -75 L.;,Kitchcn.,,;.....j' ... ,35: '39' -..- ,0-. 74, H. Whiteman ... . ... ... 33 :29 6 08 ! . -'B-CLASS.' P.-Whiteman* ' .... 41 1 '30 " 0 71 Boyd*-: ; .v:/ r 32 -25 2'' 59 I'- ' •*Legs in:- ■.-• ; ;'ln-"response to a challenge from tho Mana:watlr Mounted Rifles, .v.team froni'the Feild- , i'ng, Mounted Rifles journeyed' to :Palmorston : for'the purpose of taking'part'jn a shooting batch was between the two'corps'.Eacli corps' •was represented by a team of'seven moil,'and; | after an' exciting match the Manawaitu Mouii-' fted ''Rifles' succeeded" in" w,inning"'by '/'three ' points.'' Appended are the scores:— 1 ' 'MANAWIII) MOLiNTLD RIFLES "" Sergtl Patterson v.', 27 ', : ; .Tpr. 'Braim .•::. r -:.. -§7. : '' Capt.'Peach' -.:.';'.;'. r -" ; „V. v.:' 26 ■ Sbrgt,-Major'Smith' ... -'26 1 ' Sergti ' 1 Lovelock- J: ! . 25" ' j ' >■Tpr. Crichton ' ... 25 ' 1 ; " ''Tpr.''Montgomery ','23 '' 1■ . Total... ... ' '..1:179 ! ! : ..;; ::, FEILDING MOUNTED RIFL'ES : ;Li>ut;_ Saiidilands..."',..,l .j\.".-;.27,' :■ ' '".'Captain Sorons'on .... 2b ". ~; S ergt.-M'ajprltahby','U... '26 Lieut.','Perry':.. 25," "" 'Tpr.' Ranger :i.'■ 26 . , , ' Tpr.'' Tiylor, ,24'! ;Tji'r. j Wall; ... '23 - V- \?8, ■ ■! ; An interesting -'littlo - ceremony took place at, tho, conclusion, of .the.-match,'! wlion CaptainSorenson, on .behalf, of the Foilding Mounted ! 111t1 , c5 ,.. presented, -Trooper. Wiest with a gold recognition-of.,his services-in help-, ing thom. to iVin'.the .tentrpcggingiconipetition at, .the Natioxu'.l:,Military -Tpur'nament,' hold ' ANfITJAi: MEETING ,6N, v 'N6,V. ,'9..' ' i '.' Tho 'iSecretary ; the' Wellington District Volunteepßifle Association,' Mr/S: J: ; Bolton) -. 'has/published his "programme ; of 'events m with tho' Association's annual shoot on l November 9i ! 'For tho.'first event, tho niii'tbh' -'(serii'ors and 'juii-' iors),- thero.'aro '33:- prizes, aggregating'" in yaluo ; £15; No.-2,' "Wellington" match (seniors and, juniors),"'33-prizes,' of : the'valWof ; £15'j No;; 3, I 'Vice-Presideit's:" '" |(seniors'-'and -'-juniors); 33 value''£ls; :No. 4, "Grand'iAg'gregato" match'(seniors ; and juniors)', prize"money v £B. •' -'-Tho'' top- ; sooror gets 'a new'Lee-Enfield magazine riflb,' (ind' thq volunteer who compiles'the''highcst • aggregate s'core- in' matches"'.-'l, -2;' 3, and"'4,' will - hold''; the" "Association's" v ' Champibhship 'Bolt; for' One''year., ' Tlio; highest, aggregate ; scorer f in ;the junior ela'issos takes' PrivateVS'., F. f M'Lean'si gold l 'and' silver.' metl'al.''.. Teams Matches: Op'enT-t-o ,fivo ''men'' fr6m' each"'c6m-'-'pahy;. scdroS 'in inatchis l,''2f'andi 3'td'.co'uiitt» ;Prizes—^lst,;' the- Teams /Cfiallengo', Cup and'' 50. pier 35ehtVo'f-' i 'th^'^^4nc6 :; f^s;' i '2n^ I '30j : per ceiit. : " of:.'the'"ontr!iiicc "fetes;' 3rd;' 20' per ! cent, -of entrance'".fee's'.'' Th'6ro''.''wilP ,also be a juriior 'telims ihatchJ M: " ,:! ' ;r " 1 ;' : ! ■' 'The "following - arb'-the 1 rules' and regula;'ions : ' of'; the i• • 'meetingl; ; isubscriptiohi, ; pejiiQr members: and i3s.'-'for ! junidr Hi 'mefSß^s?tt&tf^i®Si(linyt|ft4 | trance. '• JeeS;' 1 '; S^Ammunitibn-f Competitors'supply ' ammunition.'' 3.' iChallengos;:" if nojt-uphold,' 2s.' 6cl:„ .Uniforms—Competitors:' must'" lire- iii'7tho uniform of thß ; fco'rps, : either:,!full'-dress''or,' .undress. '"vßelts'iiobd not"'be/worn: - : 5.' Tho ; B.blt—The, Association's' Belt-'cannot'bo- woft by'/other.-thjMj- a volunteer bblonging; to' 'the 'Wellington ' Garrison'.' "'6.', Thd' 1 'Prize ; The i priz6':ljst l ''is'based' l an"''ehtry"'of '40 I seiii'brs ' and'"so' juniors'.''^Thtil'Ex'ecutK'e're-,' :serve ■ tho /i'ight tb'amehd./the ''prizb'list' 'if .' entries do"hot<-reach': that'" number'.' ,7;.-- v a '■ Junior :Sh'ot-'''is'a'botape'titor, i w^ £1;; or bv'er ?at' any-v'^revious^'tAssbciation 1 ;Meoting.'"' ! Entries' cloSe''at''9' p.m. on Wecl-; nesday, November 6, 1907. Tho secretary will be'jiii jattendanco' at''thelDrill Sall''from 1 7:30"-tb'' 9' p.m. > oji' : that'.evehmg;!'' 'Post!en-' 'trieJ4 Ri iS:'"''citt» 'Jea6h''inatclj?.' '.-i'-ftir! inn - 'I-:' '"'C':'.! • Jvn