TERRITORIAL FORCES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15918, 2 May 1912, Page 9

TERRITORIAL FORCES.

[Pint Pit ess Association.] NAPIER, May 1. Nearly tlirco hundred men of the 9th Regiment (Wellington - East Coast ~ Mounted Rifles), under LieutenantColonel Sandemann. drawn from districts south ol : Napier, left this afternoon for Tutara, where they will go into camp ior ten days’ training. They . will be-joined to-monwv by about two hundred men 1 from W airoa and Gisborne districts. PARADES AND FOOTBALL. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, May 1. The Wellington Rugby Union feels apprehensive regarding the effect which the four military daylight parades, which are expected to take place this month, will have upon football. “ I think we ought to make a mighty A? big protest about it. 1 think we ought to"ma.ke those blokes sit up.” remarked Mr F. C. .Atkinson, at this evening’s meeting of the Management Committee of the (Union, when a discussion.was proceeding ,respecting tho parades. “ Four 'Saturdays they want,” declared another delegate, in answer to a. query as toitlie number of parades. it would! kill our Junior football for the season,” said Mr Atkinson, “and a lot-of onr Senior football too.” Mr W. Pdrry suggested that tho committee should confer with the Association Footbaijl and Hockey Associations. - Messrs G. S. Hales, W. Perry and J. Burn's were appointed to confer with other .winter sports ,holies with the object of approaching theDefence authorities. v

A Territorial casual camp wf(l commence at tho Ashburton show grounds to-day and will last for one week,