OUBATTERY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 532, 12 June 1909, Page 10

OUBATTERY.

\:Ay^.-:l annmi/Moke conceet..., ■'.■'•■ '-. -':'■■ '/r:' . The ann.ual ;; sm , oke v conc6rt ofCthe© Battery? ,^-N.Z.P.A.y i) :*a3,heWut;tHe:MaEbiiio;Hall-4a.st. :■■.'. : . evening. Captain .';Petherick,; officer commanding. ' ithe . battery,' ; p'Mdingi\-The ■gtttfi«ihg?*-Trb*i6'li ; ' -7 ■ was'.irell. a. sutoessfiiUPo'ne ..'.'-'' .inevory. way.' "Among th'e visiting officers veto ■■ ->; .HajOr,J.aH. Saptain-^'J; '■ ;:C(iUJtn6y (formerly ofthe'battery), and Lieut-, ■■;.; ;SHobinsoQ-(Petohe:Navat3). •Applogiee for ab-' .■■'V , seiice were received, from' Liout.-Colbnel Blitt':'•;.'chop,'. : Lieut.:Colonel.-Duthie,' Cautalb'G."'S'.' •..: .jßichardson,-'and others. ; .:' ...;.' ■...>: .•. '. ■■■' § SpOSkiiig.;,to ■th 6 toast \ of ."The NavyV'arid"' ■■:'•'•■','.■ : ''Anny and; Ausiliafy ■I'ota&i," Captain'.Couf t- ; ' -V to the the ■' British, nation :ih; military. Biattere.:'; In'- the ~.. : •woiks. of Kuropatkin, 'the'iKuseiari 'general* -the ; ■: .-'British people . were everywhere . recognising '.: v, : that.,theahternational. ; co.ntest9. of the • futui§ ' ■■.■'- ' S .:W6tild l ~be ■ decided,-. • n'ot'i by; armies; 'but : bv :://••■■'/wMpd.itaHons.",,;'.'.'l;:;' ■ ■•■:.■■;. ■;>:■..;-...\:.:J~ v.4- ;';. Major Home respdttded,. and : in the course ■■■« \ of his remarks ■congratulated the. battery oh ;.; -itsi ;high.;/6tate^ 6t _ efficiency, its-sti;ong-estab- ;■■'■_• - hshment.vaid general not '. : ■ : help;'..thinking,' whe.n"hearing tho: Navy arid ; ■■ : con P le 3 togoSheri that; eq far ag New . :'. Zealand was c<Sncorned they did not see oriough 8{ ■/.;■;.'eooiated,' In ir,fit,'-.ttas'iit• not■ it essential 1 that' :, .• • they.. eaottld .'be - to' assooiated in"-peibe" time ? - ■:,>'■- ■■ Other: toasts were!:"Our Instructors" ■ (pro:;po«ed by LleuL Bkelly, and'responded to by . :; Sefgeatit, Petersen and 'Corporal Somervlllo); ■-.-.;. "Old Membere'- ,(proposed by Captain Pethe- :.'.''.•:•• Ti4k,:end resSoiided t6 by.Captain Courtney)s '. - •;-■ ; "Other Corp'3 ! ':(propoßed.;by; Lieut. Glendming, '■.-.. : and responded to by. Sergeant J. : E.". Cowles, • ' '.Collogo . Rifles); '"The./ Ladie s ,'- (proposed ■by .'.-■•,..' JJieut. M'Kfniie),. and : ,.'"X'he Press" (proposed ''.'■■ '.■■ • : -.BJ"-Q.M.S.-'Gib6on)j--V-.';-',' : .V>..' ; ■: . ;'■'■ ,;.;., ': : .-;;'-': The pianist'.for;tho.evening wtts Mr, Dyson. -.. :: ! During:the.evenfhg.Ditisical and other ltenls v::•:.;".'■•■:! wire. eofittibated by Messrs,' Ei6hi>n, Oum. '■■■:■:■ millgs/Toohlll, :Jacobs,'. : M<ijor, .Bnstin,: Watts; \ ; -■■■ -Klely;:and-Pitrard. -■■•''■'■• ■ '.•■■ ■'. i^riiht). trophies,ftwardod:to the'Snccefsful coni- .;'.::.■:; .petltoW: at- the , ;;: Saturda y.'■■■ afternoon rifle -."■•r- : m&tehesatTrtntham nndlnthe:company drill ... j.cpmpetitiona duf iilft'. the'. IROfJ-09 season ' wero . - ; presented.by' Captain Petherick." .-'•■■.- : \<