THE TERRITORIALS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14868, 20 December 1911, Page 12

THE TERRITORIALS.

m sssrmaeL. j -* Skbcea-vt W. R. Coldest, New Zealand Garrison Artillery, has been appointed a j .second lieutenant. | ;! Major H. B.'Matthew?, (NorthH '■' Auckland) Mounted 'Mm, has transferred if to the reserve "of officers. ,V .' Messrs. E. L. Walton, E. Edwards, and , •m'L. A. Ashton have been appointed second I ,? lieutenants of senior cadets. I

* Sergeant A. D. Reid and Corporal G. F. •Miller, of tho 6th (Haiiraki) : Regiment, have been promoted to be'second lieutenI ants.

I Field-Marshal Viscount Kitchener, of Khartoum, has been appointed colonel-in-chief of tho corps of Mew Zealand Engineers. ~,..,);..

Lieutenant 11. F. Campbell, 4th (Wat; kato) Mounted Rifles, has been promoted to a captaincy, vice Captain Irittersall, who has received a majority. :...-..

Students attending; teachers* training colleges have been exempted from sen-ice in the territorials, as they will ultimately become teachers, and so become officers of junior cadets.

The. Rev. A. Begs, M.A., chaplain. fourth class, has been appointed to the third class. The Rev. A. J. Reed has been appointed a chaplain to the forces, fourth class.

Field-Marshal Earl Roberts has been appointed colonel-in-chief of the Regiment of Royal New Zealand Artillery, and also colonel -in-chief of tho New Zealand Artillery (territorials). , ;V_ -\-;---;-

Lieutenant-Colonel F. Y. Goring (retired list) has been awarded the colonial auxiliary' forces, officers' decoration, he- having a total service of 40 years-and .seven days * to August 29 last, **. ; ..-..' ■'"**"''

% The establishment of second lieutenants r in tho 16th^(Waikato} : Regiment, has been *■• completed by the appoint of Messrs. ;- G. W. Baliinger "and J.fLanioht and SerS geant. J. W. Peake. i~ w V/ .

» A circular memorandum* concerning the £ musketry course is being" issued from tile ;; district * headquarters.., Auckland- *T All ;: musket ry training for * the current year must he completed before May 31.. 1912. The first part of the course consists of l '■'. preliminary instructional practices, the first practice being grouping ~at second-class ;; bull's-eye at 100 yds, lying, with no altera-: * tion of sight, "and tho. remaining -three ~~ " application" practices at 200 yds, lying: V (second-class »bull's-eye), 300vds, kneeling : (first-class figure target), and 500 yds. .lying, at the same target.,^ The second • "part of the- course will consist ~of .lined, ':, 'instructional practices, at'' figure and van- j wishing targets, at various speeds and in ; different positions. Part 111. will be a I standard test, coaching not allowed. ■'. . The Auckland District %d Group Rifle ~ Association intends to hold e a :i meeting at Penrose on February 10. A programme is being compiled at the _ district head- " fnarters, and it will be issued shortly, .'' he meeting will be of ; a military.,, character, except that there will be two" or three m matched under Bisky conditions, in accord-, once with the wishes of many rifle-shots in the district. Railway passes will be is- ?, t sued. The meeting will be conducted on the same linos as the Dominion rifle meet'ing, to be held at Trentham a fortnight' later, and it has been arranged principally *, with a view to affording good practice for' .that meeting. The entrance fees will be -'low, and it is hoped that the prizes will b» good. If possible, there will he a '. pool target. The meeting will be conducted " by officers : of ' the - permanent forces, assisted ttf well-known; riflemen and secre- ; . taries of clubs. • ' The meeting ig, deserving ,'of hearty support, and I hope itjjwill be -' very succeastpl v•„ m «? > J.. %£S •" i■ ~ ■ ■ - ■ - '■;.. '• ■ , ''.-" BOY . SCOUTS.

Within the next few months it is more than probable ; that several new troops will , come iato.exii^BOftitt-Aoddnid^tyi.wd*■"-suburbs. ri-! ....... ~ _ 4„. . . The Rev. C. T. Maclean chief -scout- ; master of Devonport No. 5 (King's Troop), has returned . from a holiday visit to WanjjanuL ~.„ , , ,«,;•*,,; , - ~»..• . .•■•■, ,-..; ■■' The Northcote scouts have received 24 • bronze and silver medals fa? first aid, bridge-building,- etc.. >, won at _ the United.. Temperance Societies" Exhibition. The date fixed for the' combined camp 'at Northcote is January 24. The camp ~will last for a week. Instruction will bo " interspersed; with; athletic sports and scouting games. "All scouts will require to get permits from parents or guardians to at- * tend. . There lias been a great deal of activity amongst local scouts lately, and inspectors "and examiners are having a very busy ' time. Within the last few weeks a number of.boys have presented themselves for examination/for badges and certificates as ',first' and second-class scouts. '. . The first aid work done by' the scouts at the Auckland Society's, competition j was , highly praised by the judges, Drs. Parkes and de Clive Lowe. • The Northcote team' again won the shield with 293 out of 300 points, the Parnell Pioneers doing splendid work, for 285 points, being second. Five 'troops .'competed. ' ""'"'" The arrangements providing for the of- - ficial recognition by the Defence < Department of the senior scouts as senior scout 'cadets;promise to work satisfactorily in ' the Auckland district. Captain E. S. Matthews, staff officer of senior cadets, 'states that there" will be no - difficulty in / 'grouping the scouts I together when they • parade as senior cadets. ;" At the recent fire at Mount Eden, when ; "the house' of Mrs* Riley was burned to the ground, and her little son r received ■ ' •fatal injuries, Troop 'Sergeant B. Howes, and H. Simpson, of Ponsonby No. 1 troop and a Kingsland scout, rendered valuable assistance to the fire brigade. One of the firemen was overpowered by the smoke; - and the scouts came to his assistance with first aid. A boy who is a scout has the distinct advantage when removed from, one dis- , trict to another of meeting comrades who, - like t himself, have been trained 5 to scout law, which contains a bond of brotherhood. 'Several instances are known in Auckland; * where : boys' from" the count would have been total strangers were it not;;for the fact .that they, have turned up at troop meetings; and •have been im- ... mediately welcomed as brother scouts. It is confidently expected that a.large' number of ' boys ill go under canvas at Northcote. Each troop will be under the .care' of its own'scoutmaster. As far as possible, the camp will bo run on theft lines of that held at Bournemouth in connection with Home organisation three years * ago.'* " Scouts attending the camp] will require to have the written permission j of their parents or guardians.' 'Ahjihvi-i: tation lis extended to country troops. Those troops who intend going into camp should notify the district secretary as early as possible, ■•*" • * City and suburban scouts and their officers, "to the number of some 200, attended the address given by Sir John Kirk, president, of the Ragged Schools' Union, London, at the Town Hall on Monday evening. Sir John Kirk spoke of the / pleasure he derived from seeing, amongst,, .:/'".' the large audience, .so main* scouts, land— incidentally referred to the good work that the English scouts are doing in connection with 1 'some of the cripple - homes» with which he is identified, and in" which the : chief'scout, Sir R. S. Baden-Powell, : takes., a real interest. Many little crippled lads ' are frequently seen on the shoulders of vigorous" scouts enjoying an outing'in the fresh air- and sunshine. His Excellency the Governor .presided over the meeting, and, as patron of the scouts, he; prior to leaving the Town Hall, .expressed to District, Coinrii... ,r- 11. Stebbing his admiration,of tin- excellent behaviour of the wouta, present, and their smart appearance, and hoped to hato' lOv'lattu" opportunity of seeing the wh'Jo of the* Auckland : troops . assembled,' rr '■ - ' ■:'■' ■<''•-' '*-'$&:-