The Volunteers.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 109, 10 May 1887, Page 2

The Volunteers.

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♦ Tho Guards havo deoided to hold their first annual distribution of shooting prizes in connection with a concert at the Athemcum on Thursday, 19th May. A number of the loading amateur vocalists and instrumentalists will contribute to the entertainment, and aa the officers and noncommissioned officers of the garrison will be invited to be present, the affair promises to bo a great success. On Saturday next the trained men of the Guards will continue the first period of class-firing' at the cadet range at 1.30 p.m. The recruits and those men who have done their class-firing will have some practice at the long range at 2 p.m. Ammunition will be given out after parade of Thursday. Sergeant-Major M'Millan has been appointed successor to the late Instructor Henry, of Wanganui. M'Millan was late colour-sergeant of tho 18th rogiment and has for some time paßt been sergeant-major in the A.C. force. An inspection of the Kaiwarra Eifles took place at Johnsonville last evening, the corps parading at the Oddfellows' Hall. Tno tCaiwarra section of tho company went out in a drag Lieutenant Davis was in command, and the strength of tho corps was 33. Sorgeant-Major Bell was present. The D Battery will parade at the Volunteer Drillshed this evening. The election of a second lieutenant for tho D Battery will take place at an early date. The annual Garrison Ball is to be held next month, probably on Jubilee Day. A meeting of commanding officers was held at Mount Cook Barracks last evening, Liout. -Colonel Butts in the chair, for the purpose of taking steps for a general conribution to the Jubilee Fnnd by the Volunteers of the district. Major-General Whitmore attended, and gave some information in reference to the Bnbject under liscussion. It was deoided to issue subsoription lists to the various officers. It was stated that other districts in the colony intended to subscribe to the Jubilee Fond.