VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9185, 27 April 1893, Page 6

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

CITY ENGINEERS. The inspection parade of the City Engineer Company was hold ab the Drill-shed last night. Major Anderson was in command, and there was a fair muster of 28, all told. After the inspection Sergeant Harley was called to the front, and LieutenantAdjutant Grant, as representing the Staff, presented to him his long-service modal. In doing so Lieutenant Grant referred to Mr. Harley as nob only a good volunteer, but a good colonist, an efficient member of the City Fire Brigade, in which ho hold the second rank, and a gontleman whom he had known for years, and who bore the highest character. lb afforded him greab pleasure to have to pin this medal on the breast of so worthy a man, and he hoped Sergeant Harley would continue an active member of the Engineer Company—a corps to which ho had belonged for so many years. Sergeant Harley briefly returned thanks, and on retiring to his position on the right of the lino he was warmly applauded by his comrades. When the inspection was concluded Adjutant Grant put tho company through a course of marching, drill, and formations, after which a march-out took place through Wellesley-streot, Princes-street, Shortlandstreet, and Queen-street. Tho Garrison Baud, under Bandmaster Hunter leading. THE WAll/KO ENCAMPMENT. The Waiuku troop of cavalry go into camp for a week, commencing from Monday next. It was expected that the Te Awamutu Mounted Infantry and the South Franklin Mounted Infantry would take part, but Captafn Bruce, of the To Awamutn Mounted Infantry, has written to the Brigade Office to say that he could nob undertake to get two-thirds of his troop to attend, and he has cancelled all engagements in regard to the encampment. Ib is not yet known what action the South Franklin Mounted Infantry will tako, bub it appears to be almost certain that they will nob appear for tho reason that they would be unablo to parade in sufficients force to entitle them to forage allowance.

The following account of a collie dog has beon going the rounds of farming papers:— A short time ago Mr. William Younger, who was assistant shepherd on the Berwickshire farm of Northfield, loft the district to take charge of a flock of Border Leicosters at Westside, Staindrop, near Darlington. He took with him a valuable collio. After a week's stay on the banks of the Tees, the dog disappeared on Thursday night last, and turned up at Northtiel I on Saturday at 2.30 p.m., "dead beat." Tho distance from Northfield to West-tide is 100 miles as the crow flies, and the dog covered tho distance in little under two days. This is tho more remarkable as tho dog had nover been in tho district before, and was taken to his new homo by rail. Hero is another dog story, to tho effect that a dog cannot bo guilty of fraud, the animal which led to such decision having appropriated a lady's umbrella and departed rapidly, Its master was charged with causing his dog to steal, but it was hold that the cane against him would nob hold water, on the ground that tho dog could not be held guilty of fraud. A dog can bo guilty of crime whan it attacks sheep and worries them, or when it puts its tooth into a human being j but the law does not yet assume that it has arrived at that state of mind which would enable it to plan a burglary ar arrange a highway robbery. Baudmbss. «*ynnss, and other Imperfection" of the halt mil J>e regarded as inexcnaabla after a, trial of Mrs. S. A. A**«J**a World's Hair lie* storer. 12