VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12027, 25 July 1902, Page 3

VOLUNTEERING NE WS.

WHANGAREI RIFLE CLUB.

£?'-'- Aboht 60 people have forwarded a petition W ■ t the Commandant through the officer » V. command of the district , V^J™* V': defence rifle club may he formed at Wha- }} arei. Captain Clark-Walker is chosen 4'; by them as their captain, ad. Mr. W. I Lnatherbarrow as the secretary of the club. W""'- The applicants are mostly men over 30 years %l of age, who cannot find time to regularly llfc , attend'the drills of the volunteer corps in •\ the district.— Correspondent.] -i'j. ■■ <■■■■■■ y WHANGAREI RIFLES. -''',' Everybody is pleased to see Captain Stead- : ■ man of the Whangarei Rifles, about again, i: although; I am sorry to say. ho is far from beI . ing in his proper health. The members of the company i seem to be very hopeful of soon t ! - having their new uniforms, and the drillA' ' sbed where a miniature range is to be fitted iip, which ; will give the shots of the comV "any a chance of improving themselves, and J- the younger members a chance of learning 1' ' to shoot in the evenings.-[Own Correspon- >■■' ■ dent.] ' - ________ f : MARSDEN MOUNTED RIFLES. ';■ The Marsden Mounted Rifles turned out on July 19 in good force. ;i After SergeantMajor Meyers had formed the division, he marched - them to the - Kensington Park where he put them through some useful mounted work, during which they were joined by Lieutenant Keyte, who concluded the drillf and marched them to Whangare. where they were dismissed. I understand , • that Mr. F. Mander, of the Pubipuhi mill, '• has consented to become their captain Everyone is pleased to hear of Mr. Mander tail; up volunteering, as he is a man who I L " ery much respected, and the Marsden Mounted Rifles may;congratulate themselves Bam on bavins such „i f i er The MaungakaraI . ™ having such a leacier. the Maungakaramea mm mea division paraded at *» -"<«»,<. drill grounds .under Lieutenant Hwattieici, on Saturday afternoon. The = pan have I the consent of the officer commanding the •- , , distrirt drill in the two places, and have ft • ;•-<„■ ■ district to drill in ; tha,.two ; pl^s^aßd.lAve BV ■ ' *wo ranges, one at each: of. these centre • ' There Je a number of recruits '" thecomlit fe.P«ny.- m °, stly^"? h what they should be, \ ' ?c"n' c fellows who have been waiting to arV^;.:.^ B at the age to join.-[Own Correspon- ,.;•' -'. - ' dent.] - K f . - He had been down in the 11 th K<. ■ and came up, home. After the big things llPilihe gave him pancakes, and .""^"S,def' IV " If. eggs." Tucker's egg powder. ite'V-*' ' - -