NAVAL AND MILITARY NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21019, 7 May 1930, Page 3

NAVAL AND MILITARY NOTES.

MESS DECKS, BARRACKS, AND PARADE GROUND NEWS, By Bdix’s-Eie, Personal. The appointment of Lieutenant H. 8. donee, of the 0.M.R,, to the rank of cap* tain is gazetted. 1 NAVAL RESERVES. R. The newly-formed No. 2 Subdivision is now complete. All vacancies are filled, recruiting has ceased, and the first parade was held at headquarters, Towaiey street, last evening. The training of this subdivision will be carried out each Tuesday evening, commencing at 7.30 o’clock. . The boatshed which, by the courtesy'of tfie Otago Harbour Board, has been built in the slipway enclosure, is finished and ready for use; The whaler, mentioned in my notes some time ago, arrived by the Wingatui and is complete with sails and oars. This is to be used for the training of ; reservists in boat'pulling and sailing, and will be housed in the new shed. The granting of the site for the shed by the Otago Harbour Board is much appreciated by the Navy Office, as well as by tne members of the Otago division* THE OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES. , Musketry. The newly-formed Cromwell troop held a “ us “ etr y parade at Cromwell yesterday, and the Alexandra troop holds a similar parade at Alexandra to-morrow. (W.O. I) S. W. R. C. Whyte. N.Z.P.S., is Assisting with these parades, IST BATTALION OTAGO REGIMENT. Musketry Parades. There are still certain.members of the Ist Battalion Otago Regiment who have yet to complete their annual musketry course/ and for this purpose two special parades have been,arranged as follows; (a) Wednesday, May 7 (this afternoon); (b) Saturday, May 10. The parades will be held at the Peliobet Bay rifle range at 2 p.m. Machjng_Gjio Company. It is very gratifying to note that Rifle* P. ax *. H. Tattergfield, who distinguished himself at the Otago Rifle~ Association “mettog at Easter, ,is a member of “ D ” (Machine Gun) Company/, Ist Battalion Otago Regiment. Private Tatterefield is r of tbe Kiwi Rifle Club, and in , addition to being well up in the Otago championship and the Kaitangata aggre* he carried off the .first prize and the , Otago Daily Tunes and'Witness .Com* panjrs special prize fet competitors under 2L years of age In the territorial’aggregate and first prize and Captain Proud* foots Special prize in the tyro aggregate Private Tatterefield,' as well as . fellow members of his company, had every rea* s °n ,t° be pleased with his three days’ work on the Pelichet Bay- range. -He earned than Oxpensez at the..meeting. «.- ■ _ . IST (C) BATTALION OTAGO REGIMENT. Refresher Course. -A voluntary refresher course ■ for JN.ty.o. a of the secondary school cadet companies is being carried out at the Kensington Drill Hall from May 12 to 10 inclusive. . This course is being held during toe term holidays, and an encourag“arnumber 0 f lads from the 0.8.H.5. and M Glashsn College have notified their intention of attending.- , 2ND (O) BATTALION. OTAGO . REGIMENT. B»ttalion ' The "of "night-parading” cadets for the year 1929-30 olosed on Thursday last with a well-attended hat--5? 11 pa T ad ? ttt too Kensington Drill ****“• y«e battalion was* drawn ui> in massed formation, facing .east with the Bugle and Trumpet Bandloh the right. Promptly .at 8 pjn., the commanding officer, Major 6. W. Maasingham, M. 0., accompanied by Major, - p H. M?ad. D. 8.0., 5.0,R.D., and the commeueed _hia inspection. Alt.’the conclusion of the inspection the parade was . closed on the centre and the trophies won in / TtfoW” 011 during the year bv various XLUO.s and sections were presented. A full list of these will .appear.-in -my next notes. In congratulating the winners on their.success the C.O. pointed out that if was intended in the future to make the cadet training more interesting to the ■boys. and.while expressing himself well pleased with the progress made during the. year just.closed, he honed that the' various competitions set down would tend towards promoting, an even higher standnrd of efficiency. Major. Maseingham lu s? tbo sptondid work performed by C" Company, 3rd (C) Battalion'in oamaru.the.previoup evening, when it was examination for the Campbell Statuette, and ha expressed his demra to see a company from the 2nd (C) , Battalion, . Dunedin, enter and win this competition next year. Concerning the parade of the 2nd. (C) Battalion on l bu * sda r oMening. it must be admitted tnat the officers and cadets did they best to make a good, showing and undoubtedly. they sucaeaded. The lads 1 showed marked steadiness throughout th** parade, and dispersed -with a- determination to do great things in the future. Model^NsJcon, sectione. (one each from A. • *Su ™ d P Companies), which competed in tlie section competition last week have now been formed into a model platoon, which commences drilling to-night at the Kensington Drill Hall. This platoon is to be specially trained as a demonstration platoon, and will be in command of Lieutenant H. W. R, R. Chiles. All the boys are .very keen, and Lieutenant Chiles i 0 confident that his platoon will be a model one in every sense of the word. CAMPBELL STATUETTE COMPETIInspection of’ C Company. inanoTt 1 - 8 - Pn^i leged be P re ®ent at the inspection and examination of “ C ” Company, 3rd (C) Battalion Otago Regime^’ ■ P a maru on Wednesday evening last and the performance was a revelation’ . The - company _was first drawn up and inspected by the members of the board each Platoon was examined by I'idivmiial members in infantry training (Major a. 0. P. Nicolls, D. 5.0., N.Z.S.C.f physical training (Major W. J. K j en l nmgs, D.S.O. N.Z.S.C.), and musketry (Captain R, J. D, Davis, N.Z.SC) The of the boys in each of the two former subjects were worth gome . ajong way, to witness, and in the maioriiv of- cases would do credit to 7 Sariv tutL D nf i-V, duU Co i npany - A marked fo!v ture of the parade was the precision and confidence with which the N.C.O.’s handled their sections, and in two cases Hiplp platoons. As the company is somewhat short of offierrs, two platoons were ablv commanded, by N.GO.’a, who carrild out ThT H fafl k in 7 r lg * h i! y effioient »mnnei. +rppf J ln ’ of the company was a Bee - Every turn was marked by the click as of one heel, and every head J h BUcb P re oision that even °if the dressing was not perfect at the moment of command, the imperfection could barely* ba „. n ? tl I ? ed by .to« average onlooker. Much dd be f written on the wonderful effi“7,“/ this company, but suffice it to wt C n nclus, °" °t the inspection Major Nicolls, on behalf of the congratulated the boys on their splendid performance y Atomr NicoHa pointed out : that as .it was the first company to be inspected he - was not in a position to tell the boys tw fl t0 ° d i. b , Ut b ? was pleased to find that they had maintained the high standard they had set on previous occasions when they were working under their farmer commander, the late Lieutenant D A. Kennedy. He regretted much that their late commander was not with them , that evening, but he felt sure that he was with them in spirit. Lieutenant H. Kent the present officer commanding, his oftleers and (W.O. 1) S.S.M. C. B. Wright, N.Z.P.S;, are to be congratulated on the wonderful standard of efficiency to which they have brought the compony, and the company which can beat them for the Campbell Statuette will deserve its victory. i The result is being eagerly awaited by all who have the welfare of "C” Company, 3rd (C) Battalion OH. at heart.

DISTRICT SOCIAL COMMITTEE. A Reminder. I would remind all officers of the district ot the combined mess night, which is being held this evening in Lake’s Restaurant, Dowling street. Major o.' H. Mead, D. 5.0., JLZ.S.Ch, is to deliver a lecture at the Officers Club afterwards. *w 6 subject chosen, "The Development ot foreign Armies,” as handled by Major Mead, should prove thoroughly interesting, and a large attendance at the club is expected.