MILITARY AND NAVAL NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15108, 26 September 1912, Page 10

MILITARY AND NAVAL NOTES

BT SENTIKEL. Than-es to Mrs. Godley, the ladies of : ' ' Auckland have risen to the occasion to. provide trophies and badges for the senior cadets. But the good.work must not end there. All truepatriots will feel glad if Mrs Parr will convene a girls' meeting in the Town Hall, on a night convenient to' all for the purpose of forming honorary territorials as in Dunedin. Briefly this is :; ' the attaching of so many pleasant-faced '-;-- damsels to each unit of the force. Each -•• c irl will be expected to take a part irt >. ' developing the enthusiasm of her male •■ ■■:■" defenders. The girls might organise regi- ■;'-- mental picnics,' shooting competitions, ; " : dances, and bazaars, and in this way doas the women of Germany do,—love, ad:k' mire, and inspire their citizen army on. '-•* Staff-Sergeant-Major .David William Healy New Zealand Permanent btatt, ■'■: has been awarded the meritorious service ".. medal. ' ~-. , v . .. ; .-..•;..;. It is notified for information that the - next annual Dominion rifle meeting will take place at Trentham from February £( to March 8, both dates inclusive. . The memorial service to the late- Colonel Abbott on Sunday should be largely at- ' tended. The parade is not compulsory, but the territorials are sure to maste to a man ;'..-and 'pay. tribute to the illustrious dead. Officers commanding senior cadet com- ' panies to whom uniform trousers have been : : issued will call in and forward at once : : to the defence storekeeper. Mount Eden, ';::: all trousers and shirts for alteration to new 'j. . regulations. '.". l. The reference in the recent Head- .' quarters Circular memo regarding the •^W ; grant of 2s 6d to members of rifle clubs, '-' affects only those men posted to the latter, • who are liable for military training and ;-- does not take effect until postings are ;;i' made. •' " The Northern Wairoa territorials, which 4 now number 136, are making excellent '$ y-' : - progress under Sergeant- Stokes, who S is quartered in Dargaville. A mounted -field ambulance corps has been formed r under Surgeon-Captain Horton. The corps . will be composed of 38 members, and naif ■:'■■'■ :- v .of that number have already joined. • ' * The New Zealand Railway Corps will ':'" wear uniform similar to that worn by ; 1 ' field engineer units; while the New Zea- ?'■ land Post and Telegraph Corps uniform :■■ will bo similar to that of infantry of the line. The shoulder badges will bo " N.Z.E.,, for the railway corps, and "N.Z.'P. and T. Corps" for post office f ; . units.' The 3rd (Auckland) Infantry Regiment .will have a night march on Monday to ■"■■ ' the Dilworth Grounds, where hot coffee > f: arid biscuits will bo supplied, after which ; ■ the band will play the men home. I ' hope all will attend, spick and span,, with ■:''■' no shouting and larriking when falling in 'no uneven ranks as they march along; . every man proud of his regiment and his city. Let the anti-militarists see the regi- ■ ment's zeal and" devotion to the flag. ■ "v" Congratulations to the garrison nonr.;. commissioned officers. They know how to ; ;": conduct a ball, and how to advertise the i. - splendid manhood in the ranks of Auck- -•' - land's territorials. Such gatherings doi-:; good, and a smoke concert for the whole garrison would be a good idea. Tha ComT mandant would doubtless consent to take -• the chair, and Colonel Logan, might arrange to have the public men of Auck- :"; land present, so as to interest them in the scheme for secu ing the £5000 neces-, sary for a drill hall and club for the senior cadets. ■'/ Northern Wairoa senior cadets now ] ■ total 84. A pleasing point is that not one"! single objection has been taken to service. The main body is located at Dargaville, •whilst, out-corps exist at Avoca, Kirikopuni, Mapuna, Tangiterorta, Kaihu, and - .- Kopuru, the latter embracing the , Ara-. "T~ pohue district, and all territory extending to: Kaipara Heads. Captain Bellamy speaks warmly of the ready acquiescence. V • shown by the cadet's to military discipline, and reports that many of the units nave to fft; I ride from eix to 16 miles for parade, which '-'.-. they. do willingly. '•-'*. £&?.£:■> ".■•■ •,'■■ A- - —— •„ . Junior cadets officers -may now obtain V commissions in the territorial forces under ■ the following conditions : (a) For appoint- £:!/.!/ ment to units of the territorial force m' - - any rank not higher than that which they now hold in the junior eadets, and under |W'*; r the same conditions with regard to,future «€Kt promotion as obtains in the territorial force; (b) for appointment to the terri- - , torial force (unattached list) for service §fp • with the senior cadets in such rank as may be considered suitable to their age, length lf.HC'-'.t ; of ■■ service, and qualifications, considera■r.: . tion being given to their present rank in -fj\- . the. junior cadets. Promotion to be go- •'.' • verned by the regulations which, apply to senior cadet officers. '. . — ■ c } ;• .■ . The undermentioned are appointed for service with the senior. cadets, with the '■'; ' rank as specified : Major David Murray, *?s&■:■. Lieutenant William Hoar, 2nd Lieutmanti gvSf. Reginald Henry Dodsbri, Thomas Goldesborough: Stockwell, Robert John Thompson, Ronald Macmillan Algie, Frederick Egmont Mason, Montague Ongley, John Raymond Cuthbert, Ernest Hubert Bas- ' tion,, Henry Comes, William Edward Burley, James Metson, Mervyn ■ Ranken Reed, William Henry Stevens, George Loftus Hawley Drew, George Eastwood Inglesant Pickard, and George John ~; GcSdsman. Lieutenant r Alfred George Thomas 'Bryan resigns his commission. Second Lieutenant Edwin Edwards is -/transferred to the 6th . (Haui*aki) Regi- '■ ment.' - '• •;. .■"-; - '. vV ,! The following are the latest appointments • to the territorial force :—Third (Auckland) ■/••" Mounted ••■' Rifles: Second' Liertehant Thomas Edward Baton resigns his commission. The undermentioned to.be 2nd Lieutenants, supernumerary to the establishments — Osmond Henry, and ~:\ ; Sergeant Douglas Swanston Kidd. Fourth (Waikato) Mounted Rifles : James Penni- ... ,ket to be 2nd Lieutenant. Eleventh ; (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles: The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants Quartermastermaster -Sergeant Charles ' *'.'.' Frederick Smedley and Sergeant Alexander Cameron Monteith. Finlayson. New Zealand Field Artillery: Lieutenant Allan John Moody • resigns his commission. Quartermaster-Sergeant Eric Hector Good- . fellow, to be 2nd Lieutenant. New Zealand Garrison Artillery Sergeant James Meade Ferguson to be 2nd Lieutenant. r I bird (Auckland) Infantry Regiment: Corporal Geoffrey De Bohun Devereux to be . 2nd Lieutenant. Sixth (Hauraki) Regiment: The undermentioned officers 1 resign their commissions Lieutenant William Gardiner, 2nd Lieutenants Archibald Douglas \£::'./ '■ Reid and Ellis James Watts. Second V': ""' Lieutenant Edwin Edwards, from the Unattached List (b), to be 2nd Lieutenant; Francis Symes Budd, to be 2nd Lieutenant, '•! -';"; .. supernumerary to the establishment. P,"_: THE NAVY LEAGUE. .C'■;■". Many will be glad to hear that the Hert- . fordshire Navy League, numbering over , - 8000 members, which for many years has stood apart from the general ■ organisation,' has now been embodied in the movement, : ' and will in future be pait and parcel o/ the ' Navy League as a .whole. •'•'•'-'.■ The league still continues to increase its 5•; influence in the,public schools of the Old vv-: Country, and it is pleasant to relate that the Higher Education Committee of the city of Birmingham lias approved of tho formation of a branch of tho Navy League y}-v in - : every secondary, school. At the Empire - Day review, at which .-. the salute . was taken by Earl Roberts, .. K.G., over 1000 Navy League boys marched past, and were a striking example 7; of what methods of training and discipline can accomplish for the poorest class of boy in the congested cities in England. '■/..■'■■ '. The Dominion- conference: at WellingV; : ton has already proved a.'marked; success, but it. is to bo regretted that the arrange- '~. v ments for the same were riot fixed to suit *v the convenience of all. The- sudden ■. change of the date which occurred resulted ;■■ y/■ ia, the non-attendance of itlie 'Auckland ■■-■: delegates. ■ ■ . ' .;.;' '*. :. , . ■■■.;_.■ v,.,:_,....:; -4