OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2086, 15 February 1894, Page 17

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

A battalion parade was held last evening. There was a good muster, and the men were marched to the reclaimed ground, where the new drill — loose formation — was practised. The band was not in attendance, it being at present in a state of reconstruction. The following is the parade state :— Staff. — Lieutenant-colonel Webb, Major Callan, 1 captain, 2 sergeant-majors ; — total, 5. City Guards. — 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 5 sergeants, 1 bugler, 36 rank and file ; — total, 45. North Dunedin Rifles.— l captain, 1 lieutenant, 5 sergeants, 1 bugler, 44 rank and file ; — total, 52. Highland Rifles.— l captain, 1 lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 1 bugler, 34 rank and file ;— total, 41. Dunedin Engineers. — 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 6 sergeants, 1 bugler, 43 rank and file ; — total, 52. Grand total, 195.

The Port Chalmers Naval Artillery fired the first competition for Mr A. Crawford's cup and trophies on Saturday. The conditions were : Seven shots and a sighter at 200, 400, and 500 yards. The following made 60 and over :—

Recently, in cleaning the statue of the Goddess of Liberty, which is poised on the highest pinnacle of the Texas State Capitol, ifc was discovered that a swarm of bees had made their home in the hollow head of the goddess, using the nostrils as an entrance, and bad filled it half full of honey.

yds. Seaman Warden ... 27 leaman Miller ... 25 ieaman Montgomery 20 'etty-officer Irvine ... 25 ieaman Harland ... 16 leaman W. Keenan... 21 'etty-officer Cutta ... 25 leaman Crawford ... 19 leaman I\ Keenan ... 19 'etty-officer Smith ... 23 yds. yds. 25 22 22 17 26 17 23 19 20 23 21 17 19 15 22 18 19 23 26 10 Hep. Tl. 3 — 77 4 — 68 5 — 68 67 8 — 67 8 — 67 7 — 66 6 — 65 3 — 64 3 — 62