VOLUNTEER AND SERVICE JOTTINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13456, 5 June 1907, Page 4

VOLUNTEER AND SERVICE JOTTINGS.

BY SENTINEL. The fourth monthly social of the Noncommissioned Officers' Club -will be held in the Hibernian Hall this evening. The various squadrons of the Second Regiment Auckland Mounted Rifles will go into camp at Raglan on the 22nd inst. Lieutenant S. A. Grant, adjutant to the First Infantry Battalion (the Countess: of Ranfurly's Own), has been promoted to the rank of captain. ■■:.

; : Copies of musketry; and target practi ie course, 1907-8, have been forwarded to c i fleers commanding districts for distribute 5 to all concerned. )r The promotion of Lieutenant Robert Ca 7 penter, assistant-adjutant-general for tl " Auckland district, to the rank of captaii "V appears in general orders.- ■ > ir Leave of absence, . with permission to 1 y absent from the colony from April 29 1 )r August 1, ■ has been granted to Acting-Lie tenant Dawson, of the Waihi Rifles. Ie .-. . ;-.,•-. ... ■-- v The appointment of Acting-Lie 11 S. C. Crapp,. of the Whakatane Mount* n Rifles, ha been cancelled, for non-compl ik ance with paragraph 80, general regulation m 1906. ; ; ..■.;.;:.' ;.; - - ——— i s Lieutenant Frank Symon, of the Roy New Zealand Engineers, has been promotf d to the rank of captain, and has been a] jf pointed adjutant and paymaster to tl Permanent Force. y ; In future all alterations to armament an ie ordnance material will be authorised fc 1 ordnance circulars, which will 'be issue periodically from . headquarters. The issi of A.S.O. circulars will be discontinued. Captain Richardson, director of ordnan& is expected to arrive in Auckland durin :£ the course of a few days. He will n 1. main here for three weeks, and during the time will conduct classes for artillery o ■ fleers. • - ■*" - - • • ■ Major J. G. • Hughes, D.5.0., has no 1 e terminated his engagement as inspectin e officer of defence cadets for the colony, an 0 has been temporarily appointed as superir tending officer of defence rifle clubs, as froi e April 30. " 0 s Lieutenant-Colonel Wolfe, officer con; e mariding the district, returned from .Tan f ranga on Sunday, after inspecting the T i Puke Mounted Rifles. ' On Friday he in spected the Rodney Mounted Rifles, a " Warkworth. - - - 5 The New Zealand Defence Forces' Rifl r Association has just issued a small bookie - showing the results of the meeting held a } Trehtham in '-■March last. < It , contains -i 5 large amount of information, which shouh - prove interesting to marksmen, and especi 3 ally to competitors, whose scores are give] , in'tabulated form. Copies are now bein< 1 distributed. ' • The boxing and wrestling, tournament i which was spoken of in these notes a few i weeks ago has now been definitely decide* '. on, and will be held in \ the Drill Hall. to - wards the end of the present month. "Libe i ral support has already been promised , several companies having signified their,in ..- tention of competing in the various events After their "usual drill on Friday evening the members of No. 1 Company Garrisor Artillery will indulge in a boxing bout, ir order to get their "hands in." ' ,. r ,y ' "B," "D," and "E" Squadrons of tl« First Regiment Auckland Mounted,; Rifles go ; into camp for ten days' training ; ai Clevedon on Saturday next. Major Wyiiyard will be in command, and it is expect; ed that Captain Browne, chief mounted staff instructor for the- North Island, and one of the local staff instructors,, will be present. , The victualling arrangements are in the hands :of Regt.; Q.M.S. i Atchison. During ■-. the .0 camp "D" ,1 Squadron •: intend holding .;another mounted scouts compete tion by fours, for,: which a prize in i the shape of four silver-mounted pipes, has been offered by Mr. • Luks. It ie anticipated that fully 90 officers and men. .will be in camp. , ~ A class of instruction for volunteer officers of the district will be held in August or. September next, provided that a sufficient - '- number guarantee to ' attend. For those living at a distance travelling ; fares (return) will be allowed, and such other items as are provided for under the regulations for instruction. Those attending will ' also receive preference for 'selection for service in India and England, it having been decided to send i two officers from the North Island and two from the South for the ; purpose of ■■ '. receiving instruction : . in those countries. The class, which will last seven or ten days, will be conducted by special instructors from headquarters.' ■■■■ ■■■'.: . ■ ''' ■■ f ■.: ■■■■■ , The members of the "A" Battery, under Captain Bosworth, held their annual trek camp at otahuhu, and:" in its immediate vicinity on Saturday, Sunday, and ■ Monday. There was a splendid ;.. attendance. The various sections were exercised in their respective branches, and one and all displayed plenty of enthusiasm. ? Some /valuable experience was gained. No firing was done; as it was thought this might alarm the residents. The nights being very cold it: was deemed inadvisable to have the men under canvas, and they put up. at the Public Hall. The men, who enjoyed - their outing immensely, returned : to town on .Monday afternoon. The Battery proposes to hold another;': trek camp" in November next if conditions are favourable..

The Franklin Mounted Rifles' annual ball,- held at Olevedon• ■ on' ' Friday •? last, proved very successful. A strong committee consisting of' the officers and noncommissioned, officers, under Captain'•'slcKenzie, was responsible for the arrangements, and a, word of praise is : due to Q.M. Sergeant Buttimore, secretary,, who worked, so well as the committee's, executive officer in carrying out the details, the Public Hall at Clevendon was taxed to its utmost, some 50 couples being present. Festivities were kept up till nearly four a.m. Meredith's orchestra? provided the music. The altering was'in the hands of. Sergeant G. Atkins, the well-known regimental cook. , During the 7 evening Major J. G. Wynyard presented a number 01 snooting prizes won by members of the souadron at the Regimental Rifle Meeting, and also the Kirker cup and medals won by the. members of the team. ; He referred to the splendid success of "D" Squadron n shooting, as evidenced by the number of trophies and cash prizes he had to present. Tl >L K i ng h / S r be t? P leaeed to Wove of the award of "honours" to 25 reeiS + i nd > tfcal T s of the New Zealand Seer* Force for services rendered by officers, JS. CO.s, an men, during the war in South Africa. : The regiments and battalions enumerated are entiS have" the words "South Africa" and the year or land has no ; less than six regiments and battalions included in the list, *i *:J£o Regiment, Auckland Mounted Rifi> Volunteer*, South Africa, 1901 No P Regiment, Auckland.Mounted Rifle Vofun teers,; South Africa, 1900-2 rNo 3^S nri/e Own"), South a£ m . *JS he Second Battalion KS ' « W«nt, T foh.nteers, Sh AWea^SSz'