MILITARY AND NAVAL NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 4

MILITARY AND NAVAL NOTES.

Ladt Isltkwton has ( f :>*- j!»"';'''- fis iM mp which she offcrc-J to senior cadets, and has decided iw -1 "\' : ffl& to ; for •'inter-company c out the Dominion. It & Vf*ol"i'jjsf ''"''B The following transfer 3a d ... : J are announced in the Third '"*-"*-advß! RegimentSecond-Lie^ Wn u Sj2 Neely, transferred from <■ £" c vgrthmhuk„,.,.; \>[ |£| "D" Company; Second-Lienfe ;> M Honocks, ," A" Comply to "jnA i'l~m pany; : Second-Lieutenant GnSflM I Company to "A" Company; H*-,*-'. - i| tenant G. H. ' ; WooUey%arb||Sli|l |1 "E" Company. J -- 1 3W-6 U,"-|| —- '-y'M ~ln the regimental oi\3etii : c! tu ni m (Auckland) /Begiment th& mm m \£**/ W that anyone not completing the atoSS ■!'■■ get practice, . will :be classified J3V*;;. W efficient, ; and will not.be the reserve upon reacflme the JM»ilfr ; l Such defaulters will be ooliS¥#'%A"l with their companies until the? havA ""■' ' 1 good the years durinjr whi/ a tt« I -been classified:., as ''non-efficient; g ,r^^M The fonnation of a coast- deface <»»> tll» mont,.Third. (Auckland) Heftier- WK:fl t C ss of Ranfurly's Own), el!!!* proved, with effect from Novembßri i '!il#W detachment, .which will ; IS;SIPJl of the Third (Auckland) Refe*J form part of the coast defence trw- f\ u .' M the coast defence :comtoander,wi|%fW ! .'fl sponsiblei for its tracing and ■ : tion. -■;-. It will attend vivttare: ; th - garrison artillery. :, "., - ■ ' /r '-'P In viio Third" .'(Auckland) JV-nw^''"'B Privates R. M. Bennett,.& : NeO,; M. B. : :.F«gie, ff. ■ R. Greer,have been promoted to ii'-> fel of lance-corporals m ' "B" i>, - 7*- M Corporal A. G. Dsvory has : bttT? 'S pointed sergeant in the same conrca? • S*-."H lianoe-corporals •' J Cox, h. J v M&IM and W. Long to the rank of coriiii)|aJ^^|||« . '': ■-■; ''.-v''j:'^ ;, It is to be. distinctly: officers, non-coinroissionod officer "• *l men desiring . attachment to j territorial forces in England taugtV&'.Kl " x % the ■heceß^^ authority h'jadc ' -jj -Wellington, before leaving New otherwise their '■ applications can-in *' 1 considered when they arrive in Endan/ S J | This'notification will be published £ S : 1 regimental orders. ••/*■*' ig I lt \;/,"--J3 I The. Infantry Signalling ComMw,]^^ j lege /RUles), ;', under ■ the- : ; commaid ni ■ j j tain Dawson, will be conveyed.down (|I L '4 | harbour on Saturday afterooia' fe;tU v ----* |. steamer Lady Roberta. k ; Parties ' dropped at various islands in tj«Satyr'-- : ] and cormrmnication with flag ariil b>-j> r t graph during', the day' aud lamp it m "/( " ) will be established, . The. : gre&l^-^ ! irJ thusiasm is- being, thown by th? meu 3 j of the company in the project, ajtd ; = j tain Dawson, is confident "tliai': the ara,«m« 2 will prove a success/'.;, The compa ivVj-i ■ " return to town again by the Lberts on Monday evening. ' \T2,i , : -The proposals of the Department of-5'.•■.-'■■:) fence -'-with /: regard to the forcsaiio/ > I rifle clubs aire explained in « return wg.'' ; seated : to the ■■ House :of R-sprcsei.-,,„;,'•,;, few days age on the motion of M>. jfe.%'. ! : (Auckland East)'. ' It slates fiat, Uv wm beifof new clubs : whieh will ie esfeij,' lished under the propostid - new sctet.' within the next two years -is ss. iksl; in addition to: the 190 dubs ~ already' §>' exiatenco, and none of which, It i; pj sumed, will disband within the aast'ijgg!// years. The estimated additio'niil f-nnto! ■ expenditure which these clahh ■ !,.l ejjtwl j including maintenance grant sad ,!!•* L-«'/-, isGue of rifles and amnvuiJ > n, ;.{jf ; ' This amount includes, the additio:a'i '&;■ pendituro which increase the existing' clubs and tj t%.flepf<flil| will entail" by posting to them 35 jt-'. 1 »:'' of those liable, to undergo milits \ tuK -, ing, instead of to territorial-iuutt;v.':! '-^i-ti .'' • =■ ■v/y;L*. ,; -S' - ■•■■.'•

Judging-', by recent companj-"y^| i «« the ~ Drill Hall,vmany officers, and evtn lieutenants, to realise that. they are there ''}$;OwM pose .of. seeing -that Uidr plush; their wort properly aai- «aii';|&sS is often too much talking ii> "chs, Ar>S|fjs and other minor bre: - e; i'> ox <i; ; -i:.>: i , ■which . could ho easily p rs&diej ncn-comm;'issioned officers and sabiifeffiji'' taking t> fetter band.; ' Hs%:!tefti trouble to assart their aufh( i r:ty, v l£ s jpisi' only follow"; as a natural «qnehce; ! men wll l«havo in a like manner 6a Bf!rt!>> important occasions. ... Site field artillery are scaling a very ample in ; the direction : 0f. : , ; good behaviour when on s".vdfe*||||Bjp[ noa-eoniraiasioned office and wh&%m' have put their unci's hearts 1 >tc and the result is that a genera. 1 and a total absence of talking aiid 'tf&Jmtg, features characterisesV the . jworisf j«f£spK -companies'when-on pallida hoped that in future tba I -will discharge their idutdes raofc-'. I and endeavour to nu.kc thaii> | put. more enerjiy into the aril. £"-sj|fS ' -—: „.. ,' . ..„ ' '"' " •' ,:; '''•''■■'.",-,•■•''T ;. ; LEGION OF PBOKTISBS!^|ife i A meeting of the Organisation Cs^M| ' tea ■"was held during -the; week'* : !!pktiM decided, in order to keep intouch'WlsMg| - trict committee,? and with:"!rb»U«^feft«J ji isolated places, : and ■in order tsut'iiut^Vv j committees shwll have" repressatajSp ; the provincial council, that s&eli »i«sKs| 1 the Organisation Committer slioo,l<! - I sent and be responsible for onaji3MiK^| i Each' member ; v:ill, plaice',:hiiM v #M,^] i munication with :dis^«it"^niiM|m«^l i area, and they will look to b^w**^ i" their-interests 'at: h^dqir^rtoi'arJSJ^l-iffil Viand. Thus the" Kaipara and ItoSuSSjgv i districts and Mangraui will bit represser: i by Frontiersman G. G. Brown, ''KkaSM" i : rei.j. Bay. Of" Islands- alid^'VfhMK^^ I Frontiersman W. J. Buvjst^>.%;jfsgg 5 kato, from Pukekohe to Te Avrsaß^TO 5 j Captain Eadie : the goldfields hy\&.Qs#J}£ { man Noble; Rotorua and Bay-*£ |hy ■ Fr ontiersraah ' A: ; : Hi ! 'J€m^W^|i I the King Country, including Katf&&M| i Raglan and hack 'to Taupe, by 'l&vmffl^ D'JSaterm • —-—*• i '*'*®*IPlti : fiiitinKiiastic frontiersmen at (Wairavapa) and Lonqw-n JwJ?liM been:- wa'.,cbing the Legion •'SBOTSsg§*{a!p Auckland with keen ■interest ' & a : j xiou*t.te, ; :aeo = it. extend .to. thdfe-,fiwlS Thev hive 'aoplied for iniorn»tw9»;%S|J the. organising"officii? for 'tho is now ia v conimraicatioa : with ttep;^» '.....■.rwrti "'^fllll . ....——* ■ -'!"■ - ■" .———T^ : :.*' ;^rl*Blfjl