VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12602, 4 March 1903, Page 7

VOLUNTEERS.

The annual meeting ol the Dunedin Cycle Corps was held at the Garrison Hall on Monday evening, 2nd inst., at 8 o'cjock. Lieutenant E. H. Allen was in the chair, and there was a good attendance of members. The annual report and balance sheet were read, showing the corps to bo in a good financial position. The following office-bsarers were elected:— General Committee — Corporal Gardiner, Cyclists Bliasard,' Davidson, Ilowlett, and Nelson; secretary, Cyclist F. Scalos; storekeeper, Cyclist Nelson; ammunition-keeper, Cyclist Davidson; auditors, Corporal Gardiner and Cyclist Howlett; cycle expert, Cyclist Nelson. The retiring Shooting Committee wero re-elected. Lieutenant Allen mentioned that there is every probability that the strength of the corps will he raised to 50 almost immediately. It is the intention of the officers to devote all available time to tho study of signalling in all it's branches. Anyone ctesiroiis of joining the above corps should nltcnd at tho Garrison Hall any Monday evening when tho company is on parade.

I — The oak pulpit in the Seamen's Church I at Sunderland can certainly claim to bo a curio in tho way of pulpits. It is built of wood in tho shape of a boat's bow, and bears on tho gunwale in letters of gold tho inscription, "Nevertheless at Thy word I will let down tho net." The pulpit was the gift of the naval officers and men of tho Modway flotilla of torpedo-boat destroyers in acknowledgment of the kindnesses received during their visit fo Sunderland in May, 1901. 1 — Tho municipal authorities of "Warsaw have ordered all silver coins that havo boon, in circulation a certain time to be called in and disinfected, Singularly onough, nobody will have anything to do with the refurbished coins. Tradesmen and raitay . and tram officials all look! askanco on them as spurious.

— Spanish papers in tho Pyrenees regularly suspond. publication in excessively hot weather. Chance op W.iter often brings on diarrhoea. For this reafon many experienced travellers carry a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, with thorn, to ba used in ca6o of an emergency. This preparation lias no equal as a euro for bowel complaints. It cannot be obtained whito on board the cars or steamship, and that is where it is most likely to be needed. Buy a bottle before leaving home. All dealers soil it.