OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1478, 13 March 1880, Page 21

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

The City Guards Band aud Cadets were inspected at the Garrison Hall on March 8 by Lieutenant-colonel Stavely and Major Wales. There were present :— Guards : 1 lieutenant, 1 colour- sergeant, 1 armoury sergeant, 4 sergeants, 42 rank and file. Band : 1 band sergeant, 23 bandsmen. Cadet* : Captain, 1 sergeant, 22 rank and file. Staff : 1 sergeant. OHUBCH PARADE. The City Guards and Nob. 1 and 2 Companies Wakari Riflea, held a church parade yesterday morning. They attended St. Matthew's Church, the sermon being delivered by the Rsv. C. J. Byng. The City Guards Band also attended, and played several pieces of sacred music. CITY GUARDS. No. 1 Company City Guards competed for the Company's Cup and money prizes at the Pelichefc Bay range on Saturday last. The weather was fine, but with a baffling wind from the front blowing alternately from right and left. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, Wimbledon targets, five shots at each range, no sighting shots. The following are the prize-takers and their scores :— 200 500 GOO yds. yds. yds. Tl. Volunteer M'Lellan .. ..15 10 11 —45 M'Crorio .. ..15 12 16 —43 Blatch .. ..15 15 13-43 „ Hawkcs .. ..14 15 13 —42 , Ciwh .. ..14 15 12 —41 „ M'lntosh .. ..10 15 10 —41 The range prizes was won as und»r :— 2OO yards, Sergeant Provo, 17 points,'; 500 yards, Volunteer M'Lellan, 19; 600 yards, Volunteer M'Crorie, 16. DUNEDIN NAVAL CADETS V. OAMABU CITIZEN CADETS. A match was fired on Friday morning between teams of the Dunedm Naval Cadets and Oamaru Citizen Cadets. The following are the Bcores :■ — DUNEDIN NAVAL CADETS. 100 200 300 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Lieut. Worsop 10 15 12-43 Gunner Withers 15 12 14 —41 Gunner Henderson . . . . 18 15 8— 41 P.O.Walton 10 14 8— 41 Sub-lieut. Trcseder .. ..17 9 7— 33 P.O. Coventry 16 3 14 —33 P.O. Robb 10 12 5— 33 P.O. Wallis 10. 13 0— 29 Gunner Mackay 12 12 4— 28 Gunner Ilendry 19 11 2— 32 Total 354 OAIIARU CITIZEN CADETS. 100 200 300 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Sergeant Swinawl .. ..'l6 12 11-39 Corporal Grcnfell .. ..13 0 14-36 Sergeant Aitken .. ..15 12 7— 34 Cadet Thomson .. ..17 12 5— 34 Sub-lieut. Spcncc .. ..13 8 9— 32 Cadet Hook 17 12 2 — 31 Cadet Murray 15 7 6 — 28 Cadet Johnson 16 10 0-25 Cadet Cairns 14 4 0 — 24 Cadet Cormack 11 7 0 — 18 Total 301 DUNEDIN NAVAL BRIGADE. On Saturday, March G, the Brigade held the sixth competition for t.h* Company's Cross. The weather waa very unfavourable for good Bhooting, there being a strong puffy wind from the front. The previous wiuiiPW were P.O A.. Jack, Gunnor Nichol^n, P.O. Grant, PO. Morriaou, Gunner Jan. Jack, and on this occapjon Gunner Murray. The following are the scores :— 200 400 500 Handicap yds. yds. yds. Tl. Gunner Murray ..5 13 13 15 —46 P.O. Finlayson ..0 14 16 15 —45 Gunner Letlmby ..3 10 15 10 —44 P.O. Jack .. ..0 18 12 13 —43 Gunner Frew ..0 13 10 12 —41 P.O. Campbell „0 10 13 10 —39 „ Calverley ..0 13 15 10 —38 Gunner Nicholson ..0 14 15 5— 34 „ Jack „ 0 H H 2-31

ARTILLERY COMPETITION. The E Battery (Christchurch) having been second in the challenge emanating from the B Battery, Dunedin, sent out a second to all those who accepted the first. The latter was cheerfully responded to by all except the Oamaru and Port Chalmers Batteries. Oamaru wrote expressing regret,and explaining that the conditions and date of firing had goi; defaced in transmission, and could not be made out till too late. Port Chalmers wrote that they could not shoot, as they had no carbines. The shooting on the whole was a great improvement on the previous competition, excepting that of the G Battery, Invercargill, which met with most unfavourable weather. The A Battery, Auckland, and B Battery, Dunedin, strange to say, made the same number of points, while there was only one point of difference between the D and E Batteries. The B Battery, are entitled to take first honours, as they made the highest score at the longest range. Dunedin is thus a Becond time victorious. The highest score was made by Sergeantarmourer Mapp, of the E Battery, Christchurch, who made 75. Appended is each Battery's score, showing also that of the previous competition :— First Match. Pts. Pts. B Battery, Dunedin .. ..648 .. 617 A „ Auckland .. ..648 .. 576 E „ Christchurch ..638 .. 598 D „ Wellington.. ..637 .. 590 H „ Nelson .... .. 632 .. 593 X „ Invercargill ..002 .. 455 G „ „ •• 472 .. 534