VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7159, 9 February 1901, Page 3

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

— ♦ The Palmtrston Giva-iJs Iv'cl their usual weekly parade at the Uii.l Hall lash evening, about 50 men being present under the command of Lkut B -»i::. After tbo corps had b*en in>pecti d b\ the inspecting officer, ihe in»jn wore put through tha firing (uiiUpa^cie.it und ••3'olle.y), manual, and sword-bayonet V'Yercises under the non-eoMiuihiS onf rl oiicors. great improve uetst bei'-g shown. .fclevtral cfindidatcs wcr.i propu^u iur meojljci-sliip, and vdil bs !;alioicd for at nbxi panicle. Tim wps was then distuisbed for the evening. 3?he Paltnsivton iNoriiii it lies alspawned last evening at the sliod, ar\c, prior1 to nurcbir.g to the ttfttion v entrain for Wellington were exavneed v■a number d movements under Captair Mounsey and the non-commissioned officers," The company was then marched" to the station for the purpose of entraining for Wellington to witness the reception to the British troops. About 10 last eight the West Coast Battalion of Infantry and mounted volunteers passed through Palmerston to Wellington (via Wairampaj, and were met at the station by a large crowd ■of civilians and reprastntatives of' the .local corps, and were given a splendid ■Bend-off when the train again moved of! to proceed to its destination. The Manawatu Mounted Bifles proceeded to Wellington yesterday by special train at one o'clock. The Palmerston North Guards were tillable to take part, owing to the uniforms not yet havinp arrived.