NAVAL AMI MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2905, 17 November 1909, Page 12

NAVAL AMI MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

THE PRIZE-WINNERS. PALMERSTON N., November 9. The concluding day of the - Naval and . Military Tournament was held >n threaten- ' ing weather. No rain fell, however, and the attendance was about 6000. The WelI lington Highlanders' Band and Wanganui Garrison and Palmerston Bands provided } music. The following are the winners of ■ each competition : — j Alarm and Section Driving. — New Zealand Royal Artillery, j Tent-pegging (by sections). — Manawatu Mounted Rifles (Corporal Roberts), j Sword v. Sword (mounted). — Quarterj master - sergeant Paterson (Manawatu i Mounted Rifles). I Balaclava Melee. — Feilding Mounted • Rifles (Sergeant-major Craine). I Wr-eetling on Horseback. — Feilding Mounted Rifles (Sergeant-major Craine). Lemon Cutting.— Sergeant-driver Janeon j (D Battery). j Tent-pegging. — Sergeant-driver Janson {D Battery). , Lloyd Lindsay. — Feilding Mounted Rifles (Sergeant Page). : Physical Drill.— Palmerston North Rifles, I Zealandia Rifles, and Wellington A Team tied for first place. Bayonet Fighting. — Palmerston North Rifles. Rifle and Firing Exercises. — Wellington I City Rifles. j Route Marching. — Palmevston North , Rifles 1, College Rifles (Wellington) 2. i Bayonet v. Ba\onet (New Zealand Chanrpionship). — Private Ritchie (Wellingj ton Highland Rifles). i Tent Pitching and Striking. — Greytown i Rifles B Team. I Morse Signalling. — Post and Telegraph Rifles (Wellington). i Tent Pitching and Striking (Cadets). — District High School (Petone). | Physical Drill (Cadets). — Campbell Street School. | Field Ambulance. — No. 3 Company, Field Ambulance (Christchurch). Stretcher Drill for Bandsmen.— Wanganui Garrison Band. Semaphore Signallings (Class A). — Post and Telegraph Rifles (Wellington). Semaphore , Signalling (Class B). — Woodville Rifles. Trumpet Competition. — Bugler C. R. Smith (Canterbury Highland Rifles). Bugle Competition. — Bugler C. R. Smith (Canterbury Highland Rifles). Bugle Competition (Cadete). — Bugler F. Picot (Normal School, Thorndon). Infantry Maxim Gun Competition. — Royal New Zealand Artillery. Tug-of-war.— Royal New Zealand Artillery. ; Field Sketching. — Acting-bomb. Wood (D Battery). ' Building Field Observatory. — No. 3 Com- ' pany Auckland Engineers. i

A Dannevirke resident complains to the ' Advocate that he has been called upon to ' pay freight from London to Wellington, amounting to £5 8s sd, while the railway freight from Wellington to Dannevirke was just £5 6s 7d ! j .