NATIONAL RESERVE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2641, 11 December 1915, Page 2

NATIONAL RESERVE

The competition in connection ivitH\ tile Petorie CTnit for the shield presented by Mr. H. J. Palmer, was concluded last evening, at the recreation ground, Cap* ' tain Lynskey and Lieut. Findlay acting as judsps. After_ the various sections ' had executed their drill, the platoon, marched to the drill "hall, where Cap* tain Lynsky congratulated..the men oa their good work, and tendered some ad« vice in respect to squad drill. Lieut<Anderson, 0.G., then announced the to* tal results, which were as follow :—No/ 1 Squad: Attendance, 124; shooting, 110 6-7; drill,. 121; total, 355 5-7; . No,' 3 Squad:' Attendance, 128J- j ' shooting. 114 5-7; drill, 111; total, 3543-14. No; 4 Squad: Attendance, 74;" shooting, 103; drill,'9o; total, 267.: No. 2 Squadi Attendance, 99i; shooting, 67 2-7'; drill/ 89; total, 25511-14. In presenting tha shield to Corporal Smith for "No. D squad, Mr. H. J. Palmer stated thai; the spectacle witnessed on the recrea*. tion ground that evening was magnify cent froip & civilian's point of view. Thawinning squad was loudly cheered, and tho announcement that Corporal Smith had won a medal presented by Captain Lynskey was received with loud ap* plause. '

' The Hutt and Petane railway section paraded this week, Lieut. Simons being the 0.0." A brisk course of squad drill, rifle exercise, and physical drill waq gone through under Sergt. S. Bland,' and tho latter portion.of the evening was devoted to miniature rifle practice, Sergt. Perfect acting as the N.C.G. iii charge, in the absence of Sergt. Savago-