THE TERRITORIALS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14326, 23 March 1910, Page 10

THE TERRITORIALS.

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. Cing's College Cadets will leave for Motu- , hi this morning to go. into camp. , j<- " : The annual meeting of the "A" Squadron .-first A.M.R. will take place on the 30th ■;■:■.■■■ inst. _ ;'■'-.•[,. < ■■■: Eden, Devonport, and Ponsonby Cadets jrill go into camp for Easter at Point Cheya- . - iier on Friday. '|^ '' ■•££/.",. '?•'''-''''!'?"-' -- 1 - : '-'-T§a — ■•*■'"■'■•''■' ;•" ; "^A special meeting'of N.CO.'s of No. 1 " Company G.A.V. will be held to-morrow V •.evening to discuss the roll.' ; . ,"■:"> Lieutenant-Colonel G. C. B. Wolfe, of- . k-er commanding Auckland military dis- % trict, returned yesterday from an f official '/: /."visit to the Waikato. • :.-./ /' B The final match for the No. 2 Com- '.', : pany Garrison Artillery Volunteers' cham- '' pionship belt will be fired on April 2at Penrose, the ranges being 600 yds and .-;:/- *700 yds. : //-The N.CO.'s and men of No. 1 Com- "• ■ pany G.A.V., who have not yet received .:_ their pay for "Kitchener" camp, will be '- -paid at the Drill Hall to-morrow evening. Advice has been received at the local ,v; Defence Office from the Chief of General : 'Staff that the Auckland '•<'-detachment New / "-Zealand Field Engineers had won the 'i':' Dominion efficiency shield, with the Can- : : terbury Company second. The details will ippear in the next general orders. ' No. 2 Company Garrison Artillery Voluni- "'• teers will celebrate its 25th anniversary on ■/.'■ April 22, when a great gathering of past ■and present members is expected. This --;V'i company was established during the Russian war scare of 1885, and is the only corps :.;' left out of the many that was formed at / - that time. ..■■;■, .''•■>■;:.;,.: % "A" Squadron First A.M.R. is weeding out the "wasters," so.as to make room for some recruits who are waiting to join. At present the squadron is up to its full strength. * Credit is due to Captain Potter /-arid his officers for their efforts, as it was .: ' not very long ago that the squadron could , ..- ', only muster 17 men. ' .-.-. , . ' " S| Surgeon-Major Carolan, of . First Regiment A.M.R., and acting P.M.0., Auckland j military district, it is stated, will shortly \ be relieved of this appointment. General regret is expressed that this zealous and .efficient officer should be superseded in a •; X post for which he. : is so well qualified. : For the last 19 or 20 years Major Caro--"-'■fiin's services have been at the disposal ;. '" of., volunteers, and he has done much in, ;; ; ' piornoting, their interests. . - "1 Pukekohe Mounted Rifles held .their an-i-r. nual dinner on Thursday evening.;. The anv//' nual report arid balance-sheet showed that •'■-/:'. the squadron is in a. very satisfactory position. Captain Wyman, who is not now re- / riding in this district, announced ■ that he *as resigning his position as captain of the . jorps. General regret was expressed by : Voth' officers and men at losing the services >f Captain Wyman, under whose direction " jfae corps has made good .progress, both \umerically' arid financially. • (Lieutenant • khofield will take charge of the corps until .»"' captain is Selected. ; ; It was , decided to ipply to the Defence Department to fix the - .'- last 'week in April as the date for the an- . nual camp, -•■ and the question of; holding tports was left to the Shooting Committee. :"' 'V*', : . ...i'V —-——: , . . * ■ .-.■'