YESTERDAY'S MILITARY DISPLAY.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 146, 21 June 1904, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S MILITARY DISPLAY.

Tho Voluntocrf, Permanent Forces, and School Cadets nt yestei day's dfoplny v.ero under tho command of Mnjor-dencral Bnbingtou, whoso Staff Officer was Cuptain Campbell. Tho Volunteers were under Lieutenant-Colonel Webb, ami tho School Cader« (two battalions) were in chiirge of Major Foster. Tho strength of tho various corps was us follows: — General Stall, 10, including Mfljor-Gencrnl Bnbinglon, Colonel Webb, Li cut. -Colonel Chaytor, Mnjor Mooie, .Captain Hughes, D.5.0., Cnplam-Adju-tiint Joyce, Captain Campbell ; Now Zealand Royal Artillery, under Cnptain Hume, 52 ; Heretnunga Mounted Kifles, und*>r Captain Levin. 50 ; D. Buttery (Captain Courtney), 64 ; Staff of Gnrn-t-on Artillery, 3, Lieut. -Colonel Campbell, Major Kirk, Captain Bias ; Wellington Na-vnls (Cnptnin Bell), 7fl ; Petone Navals (Captain Archibald), 37; Wellington Enginwrs (Cnptnin Holmes), 31 ; §übmnrino Miners (Lieut. Price), 42. Wellington Hiflo Battalion : Sraff, 5, Major Brandon (in command), Surgeon -Major Ptirdy, Captain-Quartermaster jrlemler.Min, Captain T»ard (London Middlesex), nnd Acting Adjutant Cowles ; City Rifles (Captain W. G. DnUiie), 40 j Guard 1 ) (Cnptain J. Duthie), 50 ; Ke'.burne Rilles (Captain Davis), 51; Civil S-rvico Riflna (Captain Turnbull), 38; Post nnd Telegraph Rifles (Captnin Morris), 40; CVlego Rifles (Captain Turner), 40 ; Zesilandia Rifles (Cnptnin fTobb/*), 40- Hicrhland Rifles (Captnin Mackintosh), 43 ; Cycle Corps (Lieut. Slinn). 20; Garrison Bond (Lieut. Herd), 26; Wellington Collogo *Cadcls, No. 1 Company (Cnptain Bee), 51. No. 2 Company (Captnin Hudman I. 65; School Cadets, 750 under Mnjor Foster. THE SCHOOL CADETS. A brave show was mndo by the school cadets, nil of wliom (750) wore in uniform and carried model rifles. The boy* inustorcd in Victorin-streot at 10 o'clock and marched from thence to the positions assigned them on Lnmbton-quny and in Grey-street. No. 1 Battalion was undor Major Foster, and to it was attached tlio Lower Hull nnd Johnaonvilto corns. Adjutant Worboys was in charge of No. 2 Battalion and also of the Petone school cadets. A' special detachment of the cadets under Captain Hemplcman paraded with the Veterans. At tho conclusion of the ceremonies tho whole of tho cadets marched to tho Central Drillahcd, whore they were supplied with refreshments provided by the Education Department. At tho close of yesterday'/* celebrations in Jii* honour Lord Plunkut fcent a memorandum <o the Premier in which he cxprosKed his desire that the Mitiieter for Defence should, through the Commandant, convey to tho Ofllccr Commanding tho District, tho officers nnd men of the Peimanont Forces, ,nnd tho oflicorti and men of tho Volunteers, his plenuuro and appreciation of tho «rvice» so well and merilorionsly performed that day ; nnd alv> that the Hon. tho Minister for Education, through tho Inspector-General of Schools, Khould convey to the ofßoerk nnd school ciulein his grntiflcntioh nt their taking port in the reception, which was a ntftfit plea»ins feature. The Prcmi«r accniilrngly c>nvcv<xl the meswgo to the Cumm'umlnnt, Goneral Bnbinglon, who suhffeiucntly issued the following memorandum to the Inspector-General of Schools : —"Hi« Excellency tho Governor, Commandcr-in-ObioH, has desired me to instruct you to convey to tho officer* and school cjidcts who took port, in the reception to-dnv His Excellency's gratification at carets beirn; present in euch numbers, which fact Hit* Excellency mentions nt being a most pleading fonturo of the reception. Please convoy to tho officers and cadets Hie Excellency's pleasure accordingly."