Volunteers.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11815, 12 November 1901, Page 2

Volunteers.

Monday's manoeuvres by the volunteers occasioned considerable interest in "army" circles. Good weather was experienced and there was a very fair muster of the local corps, which formed the " Soutl^ei n i Army." They were the Rifles, under Lieutenants Cock and Hooker ; Guards, ■ under Lieutenants Cook and Holmes ; i and Cadets, under Captain Dempsey and Lieutenant Gray. Major Okey was in command. The " Northern Army " was 1 composed of the Hawera Mounted Rifles, 1 under Lieutenant Percival ; Inglewood ' Rifles, under Lieutenaifc Lfcech ; Waitara 1 Rifles, under Captain Gray ; Captain Taun ton being in command, rhescubh1 crn Array, after crossing the Waiwakaiho, ' halted and threw forward an advance 1 guard with orders to halt at Bell Block, ; and remain in observation till the arrival of the main body. From there " the enemy were descried approaching on i horseback." The Southfraera threw out a firing line and shots were exchanged. The Northerners were discovered in strong force near the Mangaraka stream. They retreated by road under heavy fire, crossing the stream and destroying the bridge over tho river. A small parry of Southencrs under Colour-Sergeant Mac Diarmid forded the river, and executed a flanking movement on the enemy who had taken up a position' on the north bank of the river. Shortly after, the •'cease fire" was sounded. Colonel Ellis was acting as umpire, but ho did not give a decision. After lunch, the companies were put through a number of evolutions iv battalion drill, returning finally to headqunrters where they weredismissed. Ball programes, invitation cards tickets at tno Herald Office. (