VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 36

VOLUNTEERS.

An instructive lecture was delivered to the members of the Dunedin District Officers' Club at the Garrison Hall on Friday evening by Lieut.-colonel de Lautour (P.0.M.), who took as his subject "The Rontgen Rays as npplied to Medical Aid in War." The lecturer had his apparatus in working order, and showed a number of interesting experiments by means thereof. In his address, Colonel de Lautour also gave some valuable information upon the subject of medical aid ;md equipment in the field, and pointed out the advisability of every man having some of the application of first aid remedies. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Dr de Lautour. At the meeting of the Officers' Club on Friday evening reference was made to the death of General Fulton, which was reported from Christchurch. Colonel Webb was desired to the sympathy of the officers, to many 'of whom the late general was well known, lie having been Honorary Colonel of the Otago '.Volunteers. WELLINGt6n, July 13. The following commissions are gazetted : — Otago Hussar Volunteers : Harry Allan to be •lieutenant. Clutha Mounted Rifle Volunteers : John Harvey to be captain ; William •Pennycock to be lieutenant; Peter Watt to foe lieutenant. Dunedin Engineer Volunteers : James Nicolson to be lieutenant. Dunedin •Highland Rifle Volunteers: William Bishop Evans to be lieutenant.