THE VOLUNTEERS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIV, Issue 12323, 13 October 1900, Page 5

THE VOLUNTEERS.

There was an attendance of fifty at the parade'of the Txaiapoi volunteers on Thurs-: day evening: Colour-Sergeant Blackweil put the tnriu through "gdgrd and outpost duties: itj 'preparation for; the camp of-instruction,, which, wll begin bn Monday next, in the Kaiapoi Park, and will continue for one; week. It is expected that Colonel Gordon will inspect the corps on Oct. 20. A shooting match with the City Guards will be fired, on Oct. 20,.0n the'Kaiapoi ravage. "Before dismissing the mem Captain Pappri'H,, on behalf of the members,' presented Sergeant. Borland with a purse of sovereigns,' subscribed by the members, in recognition of his efforts tofurfcher the interests of the;; company. The South. Canterbury Mounted Rifles have gone into catnip in a paddock near Green. Hayes. ■ The first night- in camp was very wet, but the weather improved on Thursday, and kome. good: work was don« under Lieutenant Davis, drill instructor. The- follortirig appointmeri ts have been made for camp purposes :~Se r g to bo acting-lieutenant; Sergeant Bowie, acting sergeant-major; Corporal Armstrong, sergeant. Captadn Hayhurst is in camp with the men, and has placed 'a marque©’ and' piano at their disposal. On Thursday, oyer for tv men were in camp, and this expected that the- full strength of the company- will parade to-morrow. • ' r

Them, was a large muster of - the North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Company .on Tuesday evening at the Drill Hall at Tua* hiwi.. The men were marched out, and- some i good work ryas done in line and'division movements. Surgeon-Captain Cook was reviewing office!, and the troop'marched past in line,/column of-division and column of : ■■ ■ sections, and then advanced in review order, and gave the general salifle. The troop was then marched back to the hall, and Sergeant- ■ Major Colin MTntosh was elected , third lieutenant.. The . following team -.will' lire a, match with a Kaiapoi ■ team to-day at • the latter's butts, : commencing at 1 p.m. ; —Captain Coss- . grove, Dieutehant' Horne, Bugler Cossgroye, Corporal Horroll,Corporal, Tyler,. Lance-, Corporal Russell,, and Troopers Whitton, Rowe, .djliickmore,,, Young,: Te Ivooti and 1 Pobio. , The troop will fall in at the camp of the Eangiora Rifles to-morrow at 10 a.m. to attend church parade. The troop’s horses will be picketed at the cattle yards,-and the men will 'march into town with, ilha local corps.,. A go.Q,d ■'&’ expected.