The Camp.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6626, 19 February 1900, Page 2

The Camp.

The men mustered well on Saturday evening in the camp under Lieutenant Watt, and were put through company movements and exercises by the noncommissioned officers. No. 2 Section furnished the guard for the evening under Sergeant F. Paul, when general leave was given at 9 p.m. to all ranks until 11 p.m.

On Sunday morning M 3 a.m. the bugle sounded an alarm, the camp being attacked by No. 1 Section, under Sergeant Perrin, who had been served with ammunition unknown to the rest of the Company. The men turned out promptly on the bugle sounding, and were all out and fully clothed and defending the lines in extended order after having been served with ammunition in the smart time of four minutes. Lieutenant Watt was in command of the defending force, and with a gallant charge killed and captured the attacking force within half-an-hour.

The reveille sounded at 7 a.m., breakfast at 7.30, after which the men cleaned up the lines and accoutrements ready for Church Parade at 10.15 a.m. About 49 men turned up, and notwithstanding the continuous downpour of rain they marched away to the Broad-street Wesleyan Church, headed by the Palrnerston Band, under Bandmaster Meyrick, returning to camp at 1 p.m. for a very enjoyable dinuer.

Dress bugle sounded at 2.15 p.m; parade at 2.30 p.m., when a varied drill consisting of company movements, skirmishing, battalion company in attack, were gone through, and performed very satisfactorily. The parade was dismissed at 4.15 p.m., when the men entertained their friends to afternoon tea in the " mess" room.

During the afternoon the Palmerston Band played several selections and considerably enlivened the proceedings, and after the parade was dismissed they were put through a course of drill by Sergt. Perrin, who is to be complimented on the steady progress the band is making under his direction.

The afternoon being somewhat showery debarred many people from attending the camp, but it is satisfactory to note that the collection taken up by the corps amounted to £8 2s, which has been handed to the Mayor by Capt. Mounsey in aid of the " More Men" fund.