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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 24, 10 August 1889, Page 3

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The following extract from the London Gazette will be interesting to our readers :-" War Office, Pali Mali, Tuesday, 14th , May; 1889,— The Devonshire Reginaent.-^-Lieutenant Albert 4-ndrew Has- been seconded for service with -the Indian Staff corps." Volunteers will recollect that this gentleman is a Canterbury man who obtained ;a direct coaimi^ion in the Devonshire. Regiment — the first in the. lmperial: Army gained by a New Zeaiander— in September, 18S6. The offiutr, having • suo .-essfully passed his ©lamination in the Indian- language, has elected to be transferred to the Indian Staff-corps, and has been appointed a subaltern of a Native lufan^ry regiment. We wish him every success in the service he has now joined.— N.Z. Volunteer Gazette. The Napier Rifles have under confiideratian the adoption of the new undress uniforms as laid down in the dress, regulations of 1889. A paper was read by Surgeon-major Williams in Sydney recently on " the clothing of the soldier as suitable to the climate." During the discussion that ft llow.el Major-General Ed wan • said he agreed with the suggestions thrown out by Dr "Williams, and liked the .samples of New Zealand brown serge exhibited, believing it could not be bettered for the purpose. In the. Soudau. the Kearki uniforms always had the. appearance of being wetand uucleao,. aad were of no use except In a 4r,y arid climate lite Oen- I tral. tndia <; Major-General Richard4son,; in -the course p£ his criticism of | the paper, remarked that although he was % : Freetrader he thoroughly believed in the New Zealand cloth, and expressed. ih» hope that its manufacture, should be encouraged by having the, clothing .; for \.-t;he whole of the forces' iinaiie from it. The Manchester Rifles paraded for inspection last night. Owing to the absence .of several men, some from sickness and some on account of an entertainment at Taouui, the parade did not countfor capitation. That means that a few men who prefer amusement to duty cost the company about £3. However, the men present were well instructed in the new drill, and were also complimented on their smartness.