TERRITORIALS.

Evening Star, Issue 14633, 1 August 1911, Page 7

TERRITORIALS.

[By SxTiiinsHiE.j Items nf interett concerning Corps (Town and Country), Shooting, and Territorial notes generally uni I be accepted. Copy, addressed to “Skirmisher," should he in hand not later than Monday morning. - I‘arrdre, etc. — Tuoday.—Otago Hussais. lecture, Captain Grant, deers blue. B Company, 4th Battaii(..n. squad drill. G Company, 4th Battalion, squad drill. Wednesday.— B Battery. ii-ld artillery ; Engineers, field engineering; Otago Hussars. smoke cuitc-vr. Thursday.—General Godley’o meeting, Town Hall, all offioets; N.C.O.’s Club, social. Si. Paul's Schoolroom. Friday.—Dunedin Officers’ Chib, mess dinner. Monday.—A Company. 4th Battalion, squad drill ; Brigade Signal Company, captain’s inspection, mart hing order: E Company. 4lh Battalion. squad driii. A vary iidotestiug nml iii-tim-live leeturn was delivered to the members. of the Dunedin District Officers' Club on Friday lust by Major Ritchie. ‘Tim Peninsula War’ was the subject cimsen. and tire lecturer bnoMy went through the whole ram paign fre-m ISOS to 1814. reterriag mure p-nlieuiaily. perhaps. lo the passage of the Homo and occupation of Opiotfo. the retirement into the lines of Torres A'edras, the rapture of Cuidad Rodrigo and Hudajo.-. and the advance through the Tros-os-Monies before the battle of Vitlovia. an in.-taiues of masterly combinations which took the enemy unnpletely by surprise. The different engagements wore illustialo-d by lantern slide.-, and Urn positions of the allied and French armies clearly depicted. Tin" members unanimously passed a hearty vote of thanks to Major Ritchie for hilectuie, and to Mr W. Simpson for bis assistance in working the lantern. Major Fulton, of the 2nd (Prince- of Wale--- Own) Gurkhas, who is oa turiough, i.- at present in Dunedin. Major Fulton u a.- at one time a member of the- High School Cadets, and later held a. commission as lieutenant in the Dunedin City Gnaids.

An invitation from the officers and mem : bers of the Otago Hussars to be present nt then aunutii smoke concert and presentalioti of ptizOs mi Wednesday next is acknowledged with thanks. In the recent ‘Daily Mail’ Empire i match two riflemen —J. 0. Bid-well (Foathcrstotie, N.Z.j and B, Stone iPortsmouth, England) —scored the possible 105 points. I he Oflicer tTmmanding tire Distiicl desires that all officeis should bo present on the occasion of the blenenil's visit to Duu- ) edin. The meeting will lie held at the ■ Town Hall, at S p.m., on the 3rd lust. j Dries : Undress blue, without swords. i These not in pofetnusioa of malrcss blue will wear khaki. | ‘‘.No complaints" was too repoit of the ' arii.onn sorgcanl after his visit of iu-specuou 1 to the No. 2 Company. (Jarri.-on Aitillery. ; last week. Ninety-eight i ifles and t word bayonets were examined, and it icfleclt* guail cierlit on the members of the compa.nv that only 9s is charged against capitation for repaid sto rifles. The Pert Nav.ils do as much shouting as any other corps, yet nut- one rifle barrel was condemned. In cases bkc this the department might well renew rifle bands when inquired flee of cost, as some return to the men who pay proper a tie at,'.on to the eaie of their anus. The Port, ("aalmera Cadets turn id led all their arms for inspection, and no charges won made against themAs. in connection with the Territorial scheme, garrison bands will be dispensed with, the Dunedin (larrison Band, at a recent parade, decided unanimously to offer their .services as members of tire hand of the 4th Regiment. Otago Pities, also making over the present property of the band to the regiment. This is quite in keeping with the (landon Band's record lot playing the game, and the regiment. is. indeed, fortunate in securing the services of such enthusiasts. " Skirmisher" adds his congratulations to both the band and tho regiment- the band- m their soldierly spirit, and the regiment in its I'orlniuitg acquisition of a livst-class band. tin July 8 the Parramatta Bitle Club fired iu a homv-aiid-horne match against the member.' of the Hawaiian Rifle Association. The learn consisted of 10 men. the conditions being seven shots at 200. 500, and 600 yards. The Parramatta {'lull scored 996, which e-nsii lutes a record for a selected team of, 10 men. The team would have beaten the century pur man average but for th' fact that onu of its members had the misfortune, to put. a bull's-eye on the wrong target at 500 yds. J and the shot, was, of course, disallowed by i the umpire. j Bieiitenant, William llolderncss. a member of the Christchurch College P,ifles, has been awarded a commission as the re- j suit of the entrance examination for com- i missions open to New Zealanders. Lieutenant Holderness will be. attached to the j If.iwai Pimii Regiment- in India. The 8.8.A. Company have just issued j in England No. 9c 1911 aperture sight for I r-ervice rifles. This sight will probably ! be available, for use by riflemen in the 1 Dominion at nn early date. The intvoduc- ; rion of a clicking arrangement in the ver- : tical and lateral adjustment is one moditi- j cation nn the 1910 pattern. Tho shootor ■ will find it very convenient to make line ; adjustment's on the sight without bringing ; tho rifle down to read the. graduated ' scales.

I Captain Thoms. general staff officer for senior ridels, left for Wellington on bati urduy to attend ;> conference of cadet ol!i- ---! cers. During the last mouth Lieutenant i Thoms has beqji busy organising cadet j companies in various parts of the district. | and up to date 59 companies have been j'formed. In addition to those already ; published, the following companies of | cadets have been organised;—Dunedin 16. ■ Oaimiru 4, Gore 2, D’uutroon 1, Palmerston ! 1, Windsor 1. Alexandra 1. Queenstown 1. i Cromwell 1, Lawrence 1. Naseby 1, Mil--1 ton 1, Outraui 1. Mosgiel I. Port Chainlets ; 1, Peninsula 1. West Harbor f. Mat aura i 1, Bulcliitln 1. Gatlins 1. and Kelso 1. | By the sad death of Major M'Ctillotigli ‘ the Dunedin military district loses one of I its brightest and most enthusiastic memj bers. A keen volunteer for many years. 1 his heart and soul seemed to be in the ■ cadet movement, and the High School i Cadets to-day owe to him in a large mea- ' sure the high position they hold as an elfij cient corps. Majo - M’Cullough always ! took a great interest in target practice. I and personally supervised the shooting of I the cadets. He was for many years a ! member of the Dunedin Officers’ Club, and ! for a time acted as librarian, -cheerfully i being present two or three nights a week | for the benefit of members. The officers j of the district join with me in extending Ito the bereaved relatives their heartfelt sympathy at his untimely death.