HAWERA MOUNTED RIFLES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 13 April 1908, Page 4

HAWERA MOUNTED RIFLES

On Saturday the Hawera Mounted Rifles spent another useful -day in field work, the Corps being instructed in route reconnaissance in <the morning and fire practice and attack in the afternoon. General leave was igiven in the evening. Yesterday morning the Corps, in company with the Hawera Rifle Volunteers, attended divine service at St. Mary's Church. There was a good congregation. The hymns, psalms, and sermon, (which was preached by the Rev. J. R. Cassell) were" all appropriate to the occasion. The lesson was read by Rev. Chaplain Klingender, of ■ Manaia. The Hawera Borough Ba/rad played* the volunteers to and from the church. Taking advantage of the fine weather, the camp at the show grounds was visited by, a large number of people in the 'afternoon. For about an hour the mounted jnpn went' through a number of squadron i manoeuvres and acquitted them- i selves- with; -credit* ' |The Hawera Bond wait) j: present, and played a number oi selections. During % the afternoon the officers and tfie^tooopera provided their friends with afternoon tea. Lieut. Muir Eas been appointed Acting Quartermaster for the First Wellington Mounted Rifle Battalion during th"& Enster manoeuvres. ~h.[. The. following promotions in the Corps have been- announced: Sergeant Harry Nicholas <fco be sergeant-major, vice Ser-at. -Major F«ron, resigned; Corporals Slaitery and HurreH to be sergeante;. Trooper Knudson to be corporal. The •ninnual meeting of the Caros will be held to-night at the camp at' 8 o'clock. j The Opufnake Mounted Rifles are cxi pected to arrive' in camp on Wednesday eToninc to proceed "with the local Corps to Wellington on Thursday.