THE VOLUNTEERS

Otago Witness, Issue 2413, 7 June 1900, Page 28

THE VOLUNTEERS

The volunteers mustered at 1.30 p.m. at the Garrison Hall, and were thence matched to the starting point of the procession at the Octagon. The following was the parade state : — Staff: Major Beal, Major Smith, Adjutant Hislop, Sergeant-majors Towler, Taylor, M'Callum, and Moncrieff. Otaj-o Hussars: 1 lieiiter.ant. 13 rank and file;— total. 14. B Battery : 2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants, 32 rank and file; — total, 36. Dunedin Engineers: 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, sergeants, 36 rrnk and file;- — total, 4.4. Dunedin ISf avals : 1 captsin, 3 lieutenants, 6 sergeants, 42 rank and file; — total, 52. Garrison Band. 1 bandmaster, 1 se:geanl, 19 rank and file; — total, 21. IToith Dunedin Rifles : 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 32 iai.k and fife; — total, 35. Highland Eifles : 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 sergeant, 17 rank and file; — total, 21. JDunedm City Rifiea : 2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants, 17 rank ond file; — total, 21. City Guards . 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 12 rank and file; — total, 16. Duaedin Sines : 1 captain, 2 sergeants, 5 rank and file ; — total, 8. Cavershan? Eifles : 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 11 rank and file;— total, 13. Cycle Corps : 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 14 rank and file; — total, 16. Bearer Corps: 2 sergeants, 5 rank and file; — total, 7. Union street School Cadets: 1 lieutenant, 18 rank and file : — total, 19 Old Veterans : 2 sergeants, 18 rank and file ; —total, 20. Total mytnber on parade: 2 majors, 8 captains, 16 lieutenants, 5 sergeant-major a, 2S ser« geants, 291 rank and file. Grand total, 350. SPEECH BY MB J. BOBIN. As usual on such occasion, the residence at Mr James Robin, tbe father of Major Hobin, were frequently visited on Friday by crowds, who cheered for the gallant major, for those closely bound to him by the ties of relationship, and for " our boys " who are with him, or trying to get with him ad Pretoria. In response to repeated request* for a speech, Mr .Robin several times addressed the people from his window, and the substance of his address was a-s follows : — ilr Robin said: I feel that it is very good of you to come here in this kind way this morning, and I think it especially so, because I now pee so many who assembled to celebrate the relief of Ma f eking. Little did we then think t'rat in the &liorl space of fourteen days the capital of the Transvaal would be -in the posse-ision of Lord Roberts and tbe British force?. I feel pure that, glad as we are, and rejoicing as we do, there is no heart in tlits great British Empire more glad thin that of our beloved Sovereign the Queen. Glad will