THE VOLUNTEERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 3

THE VOLUNTEERS.

- "-.■ : : : :- ,Wc : ~:[-:■''':''': I ■'. Tne/'-.weckly -. meeting of the 'Wollingten ~: Artillery' Officers' Club was .largely attended^^ r .': : i last evening; "Major- Moorhouse (president)'. , 1 occupied tho chair, and 'following 'tile custom, ■ ■ .''■ ■■ adobted;'at,-thd' beginning of the 'present ,:; ■ Session,; the .evening was divided intoi three : , parte. Ca-ptain .Mickle lectured ,oa various ■': . aspects of harbour defence"Avorks, going very thoroughly ioio' the ; very .ytloso; relationship :, I;.. ! whicb. - mvist always j'between ; the coaet ; ' ,'■ ; batteries and tho lighfcuig stations, and also :'■. '■■ rbviewirig-certain points '.with regara to' hos- - i ,-tdle'atfacks. oh fortified 'coast'positions. 1 Tho; ■■.-:.; i J' WarjGamo" ,af present in progreßs,bo-;.'"i i 'twocnvAucklftiid; and Wellington , was ,ad- .. . "; vaiiced a further jstage, the •'! ' -rneiLts^polutiiig^tpVthe .ultimate.capture-of ' Aucklaiid,;.'. Ah interesting'lecture oil certain, ~ : ;■ tactical {lessons'of the Battle- of Dreifoutein';; j- .waa.-.t&n given. by.C&ptain .6. ,S.. Richard- ) v : son, .chief ;.instructpr, of artillery. ■ :,;.,' 1 ; ~lt.hafbeeitt',a rranged.Qiat, ^^C aptain,P.! J. ': • CourtDey, 'formerlv ,'of D Batteryi - and, r >i ;^ ■' present on. the 'Active List (unattached), will . ' loiPi the" \VeUingtott: Garrison Artillery Divi- > " :sion as 'stiff officerji.vrith , tho' rank of'majori , Vs : Wcdiiesday fevening's parade of the: Wei- . " -liugfeu jHiglilaud'Riiles wasia,most.euocess-'. - ' ■ful'one,,there i'being a; muster- of -67 of' all , -.rallies.:- 'Captain M'Diaxmid. was in ' com- '! ..: ;man4,'aiid'!the; .company , was : put' through: -,! ivarious': .tactical' and - drill • exorcises. Lieu- . ■ ;teiian,t-Morton.has.rosigned>-from the staff ot ■■■■.'"'; . the corps, and leaves on, Jlonda.y for Otago, ''■■■■: i Iwhcro" lip intcD(]_s"lx) take "up his' residence,':- ■■:"•■ ; ;Af.ter- parade,' ,Lieutonant;Morton' was faro>' ; 'welJed.ljy'.tKo cftrps. , < Four teams' havo been ■■■-.:■• : entered.>yf,the company,'for thePalmerston' -: ' 'Military Tournament/ .to: compote. in -the \ 'physical drill, :rifle and firittgexc-roise,'route> marchinfi, bugle, signalling; and: tent-pitch- ' lingioveiits.; On account of the retiremont'to the rosorye'ofSergeants'M'Ardloand Farqu- ' -' ; liar, Corporal, DoWn has. promoted to ' sergeant's',,rank, iwJiilo'Lancc-Corporals Cor- ,' bett and, Leaver have been .given corporals', stripes. . \ : -:■■'-.:■ .. '• ,■■■;..:-.;- ; -- -.^-,-,-■'.■.■ '"?'■' _ Lieutenant J. • E.'.Duigan, General Instruc- ■J: tional Staff, Engineer Seryicee, wil] give a ' leotureto;the;Non-commissianed: Officens , ' Club on ( tho evening, of August 31, jeet being "Fortifications.'N • -- ; -- r '.:' -: ...'.-. •, ... :>■'■ : 'Lieutenant a'.-.H. -Bassani, latoNorthnm- " .berland R.G.A." and' the Border; 'Rogiment' Edin-''-''' :;;; '' ,:i burgh , ,-Sphool of Musketry, , 190? i Bloemfon- ' toin, Skiuth -Africa, Kas Bottled, iii' Wellington ' ' as an army coach,- and is pmpared to givo ;,> > , lessons, in .military..',subjects < including- mili- :^' - y topography, military engineering -i and :i' ! 'fortification, tactics, brganiftation, and equip- ' "■■■ ' :'■ '•'. :■,-■,' :: :-:.~, ' "-.■. :■,'■:■-.,, t '■-■',■-.■>