TERRITORIALS.

Evening Star, Issue 16782, 10 July 1918, Page 7

TERRITORIALS.

[By Ski&uisheb.] Item' of interest concernma Corps (Tcicx and Country), shooting and Temtonal notes generally icill be accepted. Copy, addressed to " Skirmisher, ' should be in hand not later than Monday morning. Major G. Barclay, V.D., has been promoted to rank of lieutenant-colonel, and remains 0.C., N.Z. Engineers Reserve Depot. Dated 15th January, 1918. Major A. Digby-Smath, D.5.0., N.Z. Ktfle ■Brisrade, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, has oeen placed on the X.Z. Roll as from Ist lebruary 1918. Captain John SarsSeld Murphy, Stb (SouthlanSt .Regiment, is struck off the strength of the N.Z Expeditionary Force, with effect from 16th February, 1917, and is absented -With his original rank—via., major—as trom 4ih September, 1907. Dm th d net re et for l eertl hj 1 t T j. na F r«. a e I in 5 w e t i at d t blpr > d tx I c 1 tie at w rth t Mvj -lids tt il t n The e1 i e tee aipWnce tel hetmnne j•* In 1 J.l il New/ 1 n ta hj ™s to bav n 1 o m I » ulnM t V i t ns 1 H t a ern-e I 1« 1 to 1 i re t P s vasi i e 1 i * \ ™ m " * l e ] n e t M r 1 cto ov If pt>l ir I cnt " ' l ? t,»cup en n Tp i t t the r ir r- 3 ha o V p md a c irate m fwM' d co sst , °, ne s lha vooden bil iltleo hj rtl c t 1 U«. % 1 1 ' * ■K-a c e ! in is hj l I o r * a t > " T * the to p e es alio 1 a iL ut } re n s 1 j Fnoh rbroh uau nrl o t 1 I'Ka 1 tL im iM 1 e er v red o In a m a-i nn hrflo leolh r Ei n •< a c l l i led e lie t TV t c< »hj =. i a c 1 la ne rf 1 1 r p a. —v o whi ailo i 1 nil I } w ixl 10 i « 1 w a ac 1 f aff roe to a cv T n ' th in o i r il ocA t. n th e n ' ul s on njTi v n i th i- t ba 1 1 1 t-i c J tn" -x r arre v *\ 1 Th N ' 1 * ve on a! ve r> he n 1 *" l n «>n on -in v ot •w va n e o *" i arr Fs t li s I 1 lib v ten L ben i n F C ernn °nt 1 ' I m n e I o i ve lo lothar si ortl n ha» L aepet b th rr 1 nver al ac ot i tl o-L he B n Vr 15 o a i vh b t1 n1 n. I I 11 up -a" be earned n a hit 1 b a D ned ntm hi c r 1 1 t e L u i w hj 1 re-r- ti Well f"on hj. o 1 a t s p as u uie re 1 refhil tr 1 also^ a lo le- r 091 pr e o 9 00 wo daa 5 J upx:ael 2 j t 1 1 ha l pest» i i HI N A a rd s Til n H t Lore « a ha New Z lid Fo s e d ior t — li. a tvo k ai a o 1 us n b it. 1 T N - e nt » b LOO atrca I j, i p dto ova t cv no 1 9 -l hj and otu Jul 1 R 11 -\ o n,n n a Hce a ho 1 en aaa a oi> 1 Du 1 1 t 1 > t Iff. 1 » as e P I_, oml to an t a o i r 1 T tr irr n - a

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In rie-.v oE ike "first appointment'" examiiKiiicns io be held next month, inshtictional classes are being conducted as under: —Practical and oral portion. S-M. 'Healer, XV.O.. a\ii-y Monday and Wednesday evenin sr,- at. 7.30; svritt-en portion, Lieutenant .'■l'Crorie. ovcrr Tuesdar, AVe-dn-rsdav, and Thursday evenm?, at 7.so—both at the Kensinirton Drill Kali.