THE VOLUNTEERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 729, 31 January 1910, Page 5

THE VOLUNTEERS.

']''•;-i'i concluded a very, sue¥:':r '^S«^ n /;;:;;■ iS;-KjTO m^^ng,J ,and-ibig:gTO'r ehootiiig/iatA: ; ¥,; V :i;;MalmngaVßay.,;: ; oThe^guhners' ■.. have','put' | :V\>'iv i ''' r ' n P/:? m o;;exreUeht';scorea: : ;;aridyn,',the' '~•;,:,?,...;-, :'■; prachces,, : with'-':'qui(i:nring"-'guns' '^ :T 'W< :^ve;;;accomplished;;smart:' and-'accurate" •3?; v I ,;.wv'TO)rk;'Miln\one :of: the;: night-firing' prac-' y ;;-i:,-:;itices.;,twenty:,rounds;:were:. got 'off,in- the'' P^^ v iase;™markably•;:quickvtinierof :lmih:>2ose6^ v K; ■:■ -i,*- jangements _went;very..smo6thly; t and i the' js:r< > l;.the isearchlights ■■/ by 'i the v;.7.■;..:^:; l :;^Uorps:,was:■m6st•-cieditablo. , - v ■'■•. : '■;•; •■'-'• ■■-" - , -' &&%&. .Captain.-/G/y^S.^fiichardson^,Chief 'in'-' p.' ; : ; ; >;^s^^ r S°^irtillery,/.wlw : /umpired 'the t;:;;y-;i\;8lioofang ;last;,w"eek;.;left:'for rDunedih'on i^;/"w', Safc^W!: I S : 'v'''lm 14 -^!'^ fe r: i *+W™£ SigriaP viv-y/SViers : -ita;/'annual'; meeiing.-in' ■■;• proposals ifbr'an -alteration. : /,i: 4^/ m '.'W?i 9S s ?P lat ? 011 ' of Yand^ • "'■; material -extension'- of /its vfield: -of ; en- : KSilf;/;: °* a T? ur - will;be;-discussed^/The'motto'of ■ ImpenalYAriny/Cdrps "of Communis eaaons—,communication;at''all'-'costs'^ ;i; •^iti'? all '^ ;^?P^as;:tho:iundainental::pol- ;i -J::;': .zv/jey.;: o * ;.WelUngton;;:Garris6n!„ Comi \r ,r/.; ;, munications'Club,-as ..it >ill,;be "named/ li" : "-' -"Tr'-v 1 } Wmbers of/the/forces''usually !/;/ ; :'>;.netajlri.; ; fpr,-'Work;;on' ; lines of •'communi-^ ■ f..< :; i.■;;■: :ca T^? 1 S na .M?fs.. cyclists,/; telegraphists.' '/;'■:. be Eligible to' join./- //-' '?. //J ; ; /:l;-Wr e ? °/'- th > local .volunteer, corps—the 'Engineers : /,/;V,vV^/andv_the/Bearer:< Corps/went into- camp •\x.y ..;-•.! at .thei'Hutt^Park,on;;Saturday .for- their £;.;/;.'//annoiil^course/of''training.'//iThe^pro- '•''■>-. A v'KfpoiraO/arranged '.for;;the instructions: of ---'•- i /".toe vEngineorV/Corps '-.'■ (Captain /Gibbs). :V,;;/;/ -which;/ comprises'; signalling,','field ;'engin- .'./:,..'-; ,:6enhg,:i and -sections, is ',;,-. /;.''' -'.an,'interesting,'one^andshonld/'give'.the ,/■;,.; '. men;,plenty,to-do.'/'.Work,begins:'at 5.30 -,r;;;.,/,-.; ; a.m. •.and; goes; on.-;till'V6;-.''a.in.. v In. the ';/ >'■;■/, v: evening -.the /men'- 'parade •",' at'. 7.30; p.m. ./'>..' Vr.and/.work .till: 9.30 .p.'m./ /The Engineer ■■ "ft; • ; .*oiPs New i Zealand are in exft/, X: rK ceU f nt /- order/this ;yeaf; ; and, f rom -every .■ - -''•'.■:.:' centre 'reports : shbw::,that recruiting has' V- r/;// been^exceptiqnaUy;;active, Sand the-- men ,;;:;::v«venthusiastic in their iwork; / :Captain''J.- ;.'/././- : E ;: Dmgan,-Staff.Officer for-Engineer ;/{/™f.^.;]nß.t,returried.:frbm-:the'Auck-;,:'.Engineers'..;;annual, ; camp. ''That '. :--//; company .is 5 now,;on. a-good footing, ;thero ■ )■ ••'■ /,.-- ;'•'.being".an-;average : .attendance* of" 70 men' (//.//'</ ; ;:ln caroP-;:/™ 'years' 'ago .the; average ■■'■ ■;■'-,/;/ was,from/1?,t0.20. ;;:The:Wellington En- ;/ 'iAv/Paeer ß .expect, an Average /attendance'- of ~-,>;.- ;//,'well,pver- 80.;atithe,:preserit:camp. /:: / .Vft: v/ '•'--:' ;Owing:.to .the/wet leather,:; the; men '/ft -ft."-"?,/: 110 , 4 /pnoer. '.canvas . yet, but ft have "ft; ///utilised, the,: grandstands,/ sheds; 'and/all ft/ ■'-;; -./'/, tne: wpodon /buildings' for 'the' purpose' of :,r:,,i-.y..- >housing;-themselves./'/'////•:./■'■■■*". s-.. -