VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7481, 27 March 1888, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

The Ist Battalion of Ofcago Voluuteors was inspected by Colonel Wales last evening, and the men put through a number of movements in battalion drill. There were 332 men on parade. The band were 40 strong, the City Guards 38, South District Rifles 45, Nofth flnneijin 4 3 » 34, City Rifles 30, Highland Rifles |(j, Caversham 24, Irish 28.

'flip Port Chalmers ¥aval Artillery held the second and thjrd competitions for their belt and medals on Friday and Satiirday. The result of the three matches gives P.O. Wilson the belt, P.O. Harrhy gold medal, and P.O. Buckley silver medal.

The Duncdin Highland Rifles fired at the Holyrop4 rangp on Saturday the sixteenth competition for the rifle and cup presented by Mr .fames Murray, 'jun. Ranges : 200 j ards, standing ; 3QO yards, kneeling; 400 yards, any position. ]ii\-e shofcs at each range, the following competitors take points: ' 2CO 300 4CO

Tho Dunedin Irish Rifles tired their first competition of the season at the Pelichet Bay range recently for prizes presented by the Mayor of Dunedin (Mr William Dawson), the Mayor of South Dunedin (Mr M. Sullivan), Messrs J. Jjiston, J. Connor, J. Carroll, and J. Fleming. The conditions of the match were—Five shots at 20!), 300, and 400 yardg. The following tvere the prizetakers :

Saturday Isat, and was for prices presented by Messrs Wilkinson and Keddie, J. F. Perrin, M. Fagan, and D. W. Woods. The conditions were the same as the previous compe-tition-five Bhots at 200, 300, and 400 yards. The following scored forty-five points and over, 'the iojir highest hping the prizetakers : ' ' ; : -'

The ftnal c'oinnetftion was with fhe new issue of rifles, aiid t\is e h °°# n g s fi° ws a marked improvement.

V(J8. yds. vds. H'cap Tl. Pis. Volunteer Moncriiff. . 15 1* *17 4 60 — B Corpora! Dempster . . n IB ii) 1 49 — 4 Volunteer Wileon . 10 H £'3 2 46 — 3 Voluntpw Bowman .. 10 10 1/ sc>\ — 2 Sergeant M'Rinlay ., . 10 13 IS 2 43 — 1

6oo S00 400 yds. yds. vdc Hop. Tl. Volunfeor E. Dunne ..11) 0 13 0 — 44 Corporal Marks ..IS 2 10 0 — 42 Sertjomt Dnchery .. 15 1.1 li 8cr.— 41 Volunteer Huugei ford .. 13 13 Volunteer Roaro .. }i U 12 3 — 41 (1 5 — 89 Corporal lA-nnon ..lf> t> U 3 — 83 The second competition was fired on

SCO 300 iOQ yds. yds. yto. Hep. Tl. Bug'cr Carroll ., , 21' IS 10 (1 — 04 Corporal Marks .. . 18 17' It i — 66 Volunteer Hoaro .. . 20 15 14 fi — 64 Volunteer M'Natnara . 18 1C 12 8 — 84 Lieutenant Fatrbairn . 16 17 18 6cr.— 51 Volunteer H'inRe''°r(' • . 15 15 15 3 — 48 Coiporal Lon..tii4 •• Corporal Bradlty.. . J9 11 i: 13 1% 5 — 48 fi -47 Sargeant Dochery • 16 it l : i BO*.—- »5