NATIONAL RESERVE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2581, 1 October 1915, Page 11

NATIONAL RESERVE

• The -usual weekly parade of the Island Bay-Berhamppre Section of the National Reserve was. held on Tuesday evening. The . various platoons were put through firing ; exercises by their commanders, under the supervision -of the instructor, and the'parade was followed by short lectures oil visual training : and distance judging. : Thanks ta.tlie cpurtesy of the Island Bay Schdoi'Committee in . placing the commodious room'. of the new x infant school at the disixml of the company, the work of drilling can proceed irrespective of the weather, and very steady progress is-being made by this section of tho Rcsdrve. ... :PARADE OF MIRAMAR UNIT. The. members 'of the Miramar unit mustered in force at- the Town Hall, Miramar, for : the usual weekly parade on Tuesday' night. ' The influence, of a good r instructor was apparent /in the improved bearing of . the men and tho smartness with which the various movements were executed. A special feature of the evening was an able demonstration of the,.. "M'Laglen" system of bayonet-fighting by : Sergeant Syindall, who was assisted by Lieutenant Nimmo. Sergeant Syindall generously offered to .deyote a, couple of .evenings per week to' the •instruction. of the unit- in this important branch •: of ■'military knowledge..- • lt ? is hoped' that a: "bayonetfighting" item will figuro' oii the programme at the display on: S.eatoun'Park 011 October 16: v .. . . • ' .