THE DEFENCE FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 542, 24 June 1909, Page 5

THE DEFENCE FORCES.

. ' 'LOCAL NEWS. . Distriot; Orders •: by Lientenant-Ooloncl-. A. : Bauchop, C.M.G., include the following announcements: —" < >For'tbo.classes-of lnstructaonm signalling and aflgincering. subjects, to be conducted at tho Garrison Hall by Captain: J. E..Duigan, Instructor of Enguiecr Sorvioes,': the following syllabus has .boen arranged :—Field Eiiginccring—Rnpea, chains, ' loads,' and -tackles :.9,: 7.30-8.30 ■ p.m.); 1 earthworks,- < and bridging expedients' (July, 16,' 7.30-8.30 p.m.);. sorvico, ■ explosives;' exploders, *•' arid nasty domohtions'(July 23, 7.30^8:30.p.m.y; obstacles, entanglements, alarms (July, 1 30, 7.30r8:30 p.m.).v Field .Telegraphy—Elementary- olectncity,'. units, Ohm's; Law (July 9, 8.30-9.30 .p.m:); magnetism , and ' magnetic units,; theory : -of ■ i"\Vheatst<mo's :. Bridge," field testing (July 16, p.m.);.-gal-vanometers,-'field ... sounders, - circuit connections, diagrams (July 23, 1 p.m:)>, pnnoiplos of tolephony, and field-telephones (July; 30,. 8.30-8;30 p.m.). Signalling—Principles, station duties, calls,! apparatra' (Jiily* 9, 8.30-9.30 p.m.); message .forms,? completion and ■ delivery,' counting, etc.: (July ' 16, 8.30-9.30 p.m.) j field stations, signs, 'Morse and semaphore (July 23, 8.30-9-30 p:m.) ;<Ariny i and Navy signalling, establishment ajid occupation of stations, .signalling tactics (July 30, 8.30-9.30 p.m.). -Topography and fi?ld sketching will be carried out on July 19 (7.30 9.30 .p:mi),' July 24 (2.30-6 p.m.), July 31 (2.30-6 p.m.).- - : The- district , classes of instruction timetabled, for Palmorston North have been cancelled. Tbey .will probably be held in August. •. Permis3ion hasi>ecn granted, for the . Alexandra .Mounted Rifles' training oanip to bo held from July Ito July"10. From July 7 to 14 the Manawatu,' Feilding, and Hnnterville squadrons will go into camp. ■ ■ ■ -,

■ Ix>ng-SEornoo medals have, been awarded;to 1 Major C. D. Macintosh (First Wellington Rifle . Battalion), -20 years; ■' Captain Moonsey. (Palmerstoa North Rifles). 16 years.; Lieutenant Pleasants; (Hunterville,'Mounted Rifles), 12 years; Col.-Sorgt. Ross (Hastings Rifles), 12 .years; Col.-Sergt. Aitkon (Manchester Rifles), Auxiliary Forces' medal,'2o yoare.

There-was an excellent master at Tuesday | orenmg'B parade of the College Rifles at the Garrison Hall, when Captain Dai<»an, of the I permanent:staff. dolrrored'an mstrnetive leeWro; on ( "Field : ' Fortifications, with some excellont.lantcru views taken'during, the late.Russian-Japaneso war'. Captain Turner presented sorvico stars to the follow,ing :-r-Six years' stars, Sorgeant J. R.Cowles; three years' star, Corporals Ronaldeoh and Keirnan, Lanco-Corporals . Lambert ' and Thompson, Privates Highot, Lcgg, and Verooe, and Bugler Warren. Hie twelve years' long and efficient sorvico modal was presented to Col.-Sergt: R. :L. Evatt. /