A HUGE SURPRISE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 7

A HUGE SURPRISE.

.... ./r.'!,/.'..r/-: SIXTY GUNNERS FROM. ' A6BENT WITHOUT LEAVE. 1 : EKCAMPED AT FOET' KELBUHNE. / , Without as, njuoh as a ."by your leave," in rtefianco- of tho .rules and regulations, absolutely on their Own, initiation, lh fact, GO guii. ' - W;»°* the Anckland Dipsion."of Garrison Artillery Vbluritfeow,"'walked, iiito'the training ■ eainp of the l'etoiiß-Navals at i'ort Kelbume " bii MatUl'day evehilig, and antidtiiiced.that they had!come':down 'to klitclc that' crack Runner? /,■:/ corps ■"kite.: high'.'- in; a v-big-gun . ehoot. I '..' ■■ Strange hands were to' be laid upon the b,g Srceij DibdstetsJ "Al'*. atid "A2»"c Avhicli :slum- ■ j* bewd 111 thelh. lalts;'- tiricou^cieils',of- the -peril : of their ii)af-ters. T0 ( 6.1 y.,that'tiie Petone.gun* •BWS"VrcKS surprised' is to fecl)ly: : 'des'crib'e' th4S situation. To arrange for the 1 : aecoininodatioU'..-: and domfert Of SlXly Illell reiJUll'M tbnld pic .vious organisation, eoiislderable thought—iiot.'a, matter of running robad tho corner for a few 1 extras for tea, ; fo-la> say. Biit wheU a half, eowpany dpfcends.- as IV; were, from the clouds, •. and: a?ks fi>r food hnd. lodging, and so forth) ' thero'is presented to the surprised hOBt-a. prob</ //: lem of fcoino'dilLcult),

' ... ,A C(j;tly Match. ' • -.' To b'sgin at >,iho': a tflimOut, WiiSi einmlatcd. In Wellington thftl > mg-guii' shootiii's. had/been 6f*H/ fSHgrd lo 'lake plate/tti, F6rt.KelbUfni,vNj?il«L/vV/it hauvanga, between 'tho /Auckland and I'etone gunners.-. The rumbur ..wai ■iivtsti*/z : \ gated By. 'n :..rcpmie!llativo of .Tnii 'Do'. Mi'NloJi. and as ■ (ho result lof 1 intjulrle) ~v -4 made, atißjad((ji!iH.cfsi; : :was eubsfctiScfitly., wsl* tradlsled In tliPse coluiiite' It was v. that lh« into fioiiiethlns, like -iSOil, a suw, whlfllr/WbUld': •, to out of air proportion lo tho ewnt—an-lhtfl.N>; , ;.:.* ; coiupaiij' iinatehi It;.was,..thertfore,/Vitli v little surprise, .that fiiu! noUcou-. nsdn •Ai i til!cf,y" J)ivlnidil,"ttti .iimtorMi/. Wfllnftg^i» ateut .toiVJi .oil Fatui-tlhjv nifht;' aad, .upon ift' ; q\tity, fillseoverwthat.) Wy.i iloh-d6nilriifs.lpftcq.i» officers and. men' of Aubluafiq . :,'2-/ G.A.V,, .\ii\tler:,.Ciiptt\in : lCtiy%clK Licutenhftl . .'iMfeiiotlfthi'-'ana'; Stirgctti-Captalii I Murr hi3fi'v : nii'd: arrived 'iu'-Weluhgtiiliibr. to#. ilk ,> v press ithSt an«fUo6tl''tttr tha JiUtpbso tl tlw.Jb'i.. lenglug the' I'ethlte' JdliVtilS*.*Bit/ H'' sls'Jflbh •. feuD -Ift yv ■, cdiupMilluu. at; Fort Ktlbuf £150 Out if P«bt--P6Mloftl«6.-' ' A '" jl :.The'.cost of tho trip w&i tomeiblng like'JClfe^ niolied ulid men. .'. Tho half- . compa!i)vptbuecd,od to ]?brt KelbutnAi. aud.,w«i«. received ,\rlth"th#'.livelltistiiistoiawlinlent 3'?.'.>--v JPbtane NaVuls,' who ttjliijibrarily acoommfiaated ■ their ;',Vilfpns4 'tiiirty."< nr their' bafraeks -Ands'w ■:v tentfi the l'etoiifl men . foIUR ;to ..their oyvn . homes In tlio ■ special supply, of tciltN.wo.B l)oiil:'oi\l,,aud..thfi,x... l .hbrthcrnerS/Were-'made'¥t>jiifortahle;'; / !•:;V- ---■ But there is to.' beVlio".Tshobt;".'. ';;Tho/ ; 1 ;;f aro. going- home to-day, sorely disappointed,/ .' Before lliej to, 'they \j ill ha\o 4U opportunity of w ltiie«,<=h!g a fourYOUhd Instruulional.'"shoot'! by th^Pctono fc«ra» : ners ab a prellnilnafy to 1 tliß fiefViCß GdmpaMj PraeUce to bo Artod laler. .This ."Eei vlfio" prac.ties ' nov/: tftkM-' tlrt • plhcftvof" tli6w.clas4>firlhl /u > l 5 practice of -previous years,.' So -iM.-.M- W®W-.M\ yy.vr aswrtalnedi the tutn tlioirtstlvtj Avofo undct o. ( . v ,t distinct' lliftt, d 10 liUef-tomppfiy \ < i CflßipetUloU lllid'betfl (iflitlally 'litthnßed, or , •tliMr ♦ftUld not Hftv6 goii6' to:.tlio,Mhcntft' and ( vless of tiirti entailed *u inhkirif; the trip, Thut' thW'aCtdftlly iilidhttbok tile Miledltlfln \WflMt9 , . the Rt eatost ttedit upon tiiijuii 'i ha wlifilo ( ttbuble appeal's to lia\o leCft that the ttjp WS ni&tld ttifhout tlio- AnhctloU.;bf-v htfodtjuatbsi'sj.,;..... ■Wiich lideessai'lly should; have beeh ,■ , m a matUr ltuohlnf) so inuch expense, v Oolattsl tibblh Ihlervlswtd. Colou6l A W.'hoUtt, <515. (Chlof fl{ 'tkj General Staff), «as ldetvietted ttitll rcgare to tho matter last bjeriiliß. Ule ttatbd that bo had heafd, to his jjommeto. astbulshn)6iit,_ of. the arrival of tho Auclaaiid uutifters ih. W6lj[ lingtbh. No npplitalioh for pcrmls«lon to travel had been rocmbd fvom. the tohitiniiv, ftor hafli.' any official miin^iioni;pt.cvt\> niHu. wacliw Win,Ho could • not understand i\umt tho .of- , fleets and men vrefft thlnkiug übout w attempt td toavryr?Ut such: a schemc .without p6rmis- j sion hf the .responsible authorities.' ■;.. , . . .., ■> .The Bituiition would be laughable Ih.twex-j ~;/, it not fot tlio fl&titius fact that I the men, thronfjh sonic niisunderslnnding,, have ; all cxuauslya ltiti..*htcn 4>! _ has iijiled ill its ob itti tlie.V had all their ttpuble, for nothmfi, and may bo excuFCd for ioolllnrf dlsftppolnted.vimd■ an^ry• at tha ua-,.. expected turn of C". otii 1 -.