POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 159, 30 March 1908, Page 8

POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES.

. CAPTAIN'. MORRIS ENTERTAINED.' ; ~ At tlie' conclusion of .tlieir annual-meeting o-i'.Friday, last the' members; of :the': Post aha Telegraph !>Rifles": a'ssoirihled ! iil;::tlie; G!PiO: librarj; to tender:, an' inforrrial .smoke: concert to thcir lato commanding officcr,. Captain W. R": Morris.' • Captain Harton presided,- and there wqre : present, 'besides' the guest: of? the evening,' ' Cqloriel; Collins, :V Lieiit. r Colonel Duthie, Majbr Mackintosh, 'HarcourtTurner, Captain. -Harcoiirt, 'V Captain Esson, Lieutenant Beamish,' Mr. .G. ,B. :Dall, arid representatives "of kindred' corps.-: After the toast, of"" The. King ", had ' beeri duly, * honoured;" Captkin' Ha:rton "proposed, the health' of', the .guest of- the'.evening,' ahd: referred . briefly, to the many pritileges' and plea'sarit experiences the :membcrs .'of the company, -had': enjoyed whilst' under•'- Captain Morris's, command, - On/ behalf of.;tiieTicbinregret 'with' which his resignation' .was ...re-, ceived: !, It .was pleasing to note, however, that Captain Sjforris:liad.consented 'to'accept, tho'; post bf;' honorary '.captain; ofthe' corps,' aljd thus, to'- some'extent, . remain fin; touch' with its individual members. \ : Captain' Morris, .'on' rising to • reply, -was received :"with:' cheers. ': .. He ithanked :thoso present for' the cordial reception accorded; him. Haying, commanded' the corps, for a period,of ton-years, he naturally had!many regrets at his enforced retirement.' "He, how-' ever, ; lianded ;over : the command ;to Captain Harton, with the full' 1 assurance • that. ,' its! affaire, would be'.' carefully; arid "successfully, administered. -' The :c"bmpany . ; h'ad attained somq' proinirience in?shooting'- and: signalling; and he 'hoped soon to .^earn..,that -Captain Harton, with .the co-operation of. his officers. ; •N.C.O.'-Sj-.and'-moriy- had.gorie-.-further: afield andh attained still, further;. success.es.,, ' He cquld;assure his hearers ;th'at.,the:'a I diriinistra-' tive officers of the Department ;would!do' oil in; their power, the: furtherfad-yariceriient-pf.'the.'corps'i^;'••:'/.-■v • ; ; ;' • / :The ■:toas't. of;"'' 1 The • Visitors''-and-Kindred Corps' " was proposed by Lieuteriarit Roache; arid ' replied" to : by - Colonel'.Collins,: .Lieut:Colonel'" Duthio, •: Major.'; Mackintosh; .. and others .present:: '- V '• -.•■ ; -The- •KeaM' , -'of^-i^ey ; mander,- i.Captainv-_:Hartbn-,::' ; ■by; Captain. •Moms,-'..' , -who.t'ufgM-.:'tlie' individual members 'to: still 'further efforts' for the' betterment ; 'of'thb 'company-.■ •- -'Captain. Harton;' 'who "was\enthusiastically"; received; suitably responded. ; :■ \iv;r.

During- the, evening songs 'arid i recitations ! * rendered „■ ,by ( ; the, follbwirig.:—Major Mackintosh, "'Hill; •, Barriesi Keenan; -and Cutforth) Sergeant' Harris, and Privates Bringezu, Gamble; : .ahd Hbllis. Mr. Hilliker.play'ed-the accompaniments: . ' ■ -. Cheers for Colonel Collins, Captain Mcrris, and LCaptairi 'HartonV and the" sjrigirig: of " Auld' Lang, Syne '.'; terniiriate'd': a' pleasant evening. . y y r -~, /