The Volunteers.
Sorgeants Oakley and Hntchens, of the Newtown Rifles, havo piokod teams to fire thtir opening match to-morrow. The following are the names of the respective teams: — Sergeant Oakley, Captain Cole, Lieutenant Hall, Serge in t Avery, Corporal Cross, Privates Ballinyer, Kussell, Christie, Fox, Elliott, andßliak. Sergeant Hutohens, Lieutenant Connolly, Sergeant Kinnis, Corporals France ana Roberts, Privates A. France, F. France, Wilson, Murphy, Kershaw, and Hall. Ammunition at Mount Cook to-night, at 8 p.m., free. The To Aro and Newtown Rifles paraded for inspection at Mount Cook Barraoks last evening. The Newtown Rifles, who aro I under Captain Cole and Lieutenant Hall, did I not count a parade, and were therefore dismissed. The master of the Te Aro Rifles was 43, aftd they were under Captain Marshall and Lieutenant Rehwiok. The men ' we.ro drilled in company Movements and manual' and bayonet exercises by Captain Marshall for over an hour. D and F. Companies will parado for musketry instruction this evening at the. Volunteer Driljshed. On Monday, at Kaiwarra, tho Kaiwarra Rifles will be pnt through muskotry drill by paptajn "Marshall. The Wellington Rifles will parade at the Volunteer Drillshed to-night at 7.30, for musketry instruction, under Captain Marshall. After parade the remainder of the men will be measured for thoir new uniforms. . A match will be fired to-morrow afternoon at the Ppllhill Gully range (all classes) for company prizes, commencing at' 2 o'olock sharp. Ammunition can be obtained from the Seoretary after parado to-night. The fallowing teams have been pioked to fire the opening match of the Kai Whara Whara Bifle Volunteers, whioh will take pldoo tottnorrow, at 2 o'clock, at their range: — Lient. Davis' team— Sergts. Coleman and Guilford, Corpls. King, Boulor, ' and Rowe, Prvts. James, Holmes, T. Ryan, Crolatt. M'Callum, Gardner, Greer, Sinclair, and Hogg. Lieut. Costelln's team— Col. • Sergt. Yates, Sergt. Durroll, Corpl. Sedg. wick, Prvts. R. Harris, J. Holmes, Maok, Earp, Taylor. Lonndun, 0. Ryan, Overond, Coleman, Bonier. Ammunition will be supplied at the range. The Stella returned this afternoon from -Farewell, French Pass and The Brothers lighthouses.
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Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue XXXIV, 16 September 1887, Page 3
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343The Volunteers. Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue XXXIV, 16 September 1887, Page 3
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