THE DEFENCE FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 202, 20 May 1908, Page 9

THE DEFENCE FORCES.

CENERAL ORDERS. : General orders by the Council of Defenos have been, issued as follow:—J7 ;' ; allow to volunteers. tV.It 1 has';! come to. tho, notice of the Council •of;; Defenco that-. the-allowances grantedto . Volunteersy for' /.attendance at manoeuvre ;ca,nips and .daylight,parades, are not always . ,paid. to., the. men who have earned -these allowances, the. money. being : sometiines;; appropriated to the benefit. of the corps to ivliicli/.the men belong,' 'This procedure; via contrary ;to. the-.intention of- the. regulations, ;.\vh'icli js to reward/tiff "individual; Volunteers for.their, attendance at such trainings. In -futnro; the: allowance.'is .'to bo paid '-to..'the individual..Voluuteer who lies earned it. HIT LLL-IMIILD SHORT" RIFLE. :• ■;Certain':regulations, set' .forth 'ill Army. .Order- tis;.;datcd Eebruary 1, - 1908,.'are. re-, :/publisbed 'in orders for tbe 1 information: and . observance,, of-/.corps; ill Now. Zealand .armed ■ with the ( Leo-linfield : " short.'- ( • magazine /'rifle. '• Tlieso,' regulations constitute importj ant amendments to Cluv ptuv 2 of the Appcn-, •yis-.to/Trairiiiig'/Jlanuals, lt)ps. v.

PERSONAL _ v • lhe Now Zealand Volunteer. Service Modal ■has- been 1 , awarded to; Private Arthur Ali-"drows,-;of the Wellington City' Rifles.' : 'WV " •; 'J. he appointment ol \Y illiani' Gharlos Foun:tam: as. Acting-Lieutenant. in tho Wellington • Volunteer Gvclo -Corps is approved. , . , . Captain (Adintaiit) : William Nelson, of the Fifth'' Battalion,'; Wellington Rifle- Volunteers,; has been granted leave of absence from ' May. '27. to Juno l, 1908. ; DISIRICT ORDER. The following district order by Lieutenant-' . .Goldnol A.' > Bauchop; iC.M.G.,; commanding •.tile Wellington District, has been issued':I—■1 —■ « ' Iho Wellington' Garrison troops (Perman- - fcnt: Force'-.umW the Officer, Commanding : vPennanont- J!owes, Volunteers, and, the; Do-'[ fcncfr..Cadets),. will parade at: the Central' Drill Shed, Lambtoir Quav, oil &unda f v, Slay • 3,0.15, a.m.,'' and.;from thenco .'jnafcli ! . jhtt.-iacwmpamjn'Qiit-jpf thovGarHs6iv;!ilid lMttajion .to.. the., Town, Hall, where limt-eu divinovsemqo will .bo lnSld by, tho (ihaphuiis -to tlip Lieutenau.t-Colpnel Campboll/>vilLcgmiija'iid,tUo parade. Officers on ' tho unattached,-'list, .. Militia,•, visiting -.officers) •members pf-tlie Defcuco ana r lljißfi public are- inVitcd«to -'.attend.;: As, this .•will.,i bp;.tho anniversary of the late Queen ;\ r iotovia's birthday ■ and Eiripiro ,Day-, it.Ms •-hoped; that- 'full : : musters "will, be ' present. >.Dress: Review order; staff in blue." ' <>WELLINGTON NAZALS:

• : •;Tho.-'annual social and' prize-giving'of', tho Wellington '.'N avals' 'took: place at the .com-' pany/'s'.'hoat i-station, Jervois Quay, •on Monday evening.;. There. 'were,: including .friends, '&bout'.--Mo\ present;. '! 'In:' the;' course df 1 a; few Remarks:iit'thd presentation of', tie' shooting-and:.-other;prizes,: Captain D. -it. Menzies, ■oflicer.-.cpm'manding, .congratulated the 'comon the: fact- that; tho ; past season was %one,pf'tho most successful ill the history of their'shooting competitions.; Tho average 'attendance at the ' company's range .on Siiturand special attention hnd been given to the 'younger .members.--; During'thei coming.season,'an ondea.voiu' would, be made to organise; a repro..sentativo: team to ;compote- at/Trohtham for .t-Jic' llajlingcr Challenge -llelt. ' The; thanks of the'company were ''extended'' to thoso citizens who - had ■ ■kindlv -.doiiated valuablo trophies". Tho'. prizes were then ..presented bi- Mi s Menkes Dohils of the pn/e list !have alfeady: appeared, in o!kb Dominion;-