VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12901, 12 February 1906, Page 6

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

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Tie. offtcial notification thaf Easter manoeavres will bt held has not yet beenV'issteed by th« GoTerniaeat, though -arrangemeats -v are.... jnad«: ■<'. for. carrying out the' : S^liemes;ehonld they Ihe^ - =lt j ?f9Tdd>he .'■. Fell "for-^the'=- South; :GaMerf>«ry-*at^tio^^o:.make-stro^rrepr^en^gStfstL' Sf" *«*iy im£&&. - | ofl^eS^fflj^ip^^:mste^ r pfeithe; nsial^ ferack axiecmiapdatipnr ' •" --j

The oi-annjial-; eonf«enco of officers ibattailions,; conferences o£osaeers commeadingildisteidtSi. v % %&&!&$ ia. .CnristehuTca. aboi*.- thaend; oT"'t&i month.

%t& Geraldine now nave I a]read|,|alMngj i of:. I OW'.-pattorn-.-mstfTuaeCSts- - i is / not'' * ao «rpi^iveMit«nl]?and: ? by?thei- efforts of'! ® %£ 'the?:;''direction^ r 6f the eleotiip^^^p^rt'tot-the! : nil i ; v v... ?: a: IMa/for' Beckingham returned last week.P from an extended holiday in the' North ] Island; absence, tke':. Major; . of voluhfeeririg in other dis- 3 of; an Waoganm, he does not think the norwarners as good as the men in South Can- ' tediaSjf/'^----"-"'" 7 '-' 1 "'-- :■-■-.-.■.■.-... ...-j The new; rifle range at Geraldine is a f great v .on,the. 01d..-one,- both - ! in point yenienca-of-fife arrangements' '" 'The"meS*' of the. company,'• under tSe direction of- ; •-■- 3J»ntenan*JtGre&am,. ;3iaire g«at ; deal -of ttoe fche. superior reject *rsi6»t- . credit! on. C&ska.; No.doubt the the new -range haahad something to-do with the increased enthusiasm, jn-fhe no "fewer thai 15 recruits lMing? Sworn" 4nHj& last parade'. Rev.. C. Flynn-Anderson, captain chaplain to H.M. forces in South Africa re-, latetr niany • examples of curious orders be-' ing issued. In one instance a colonel commanding issued the following : —Reveille $.30 a..ra,, march 5 a.m;, sun will rise 6 a.Bfl. —rather an unconscious imitation of Joshua of old. In another case, troops weßelawprised to read that "men on oufc post-duty must not strike matches on the - ';.'".. "'"/'■ '-'■■"•- : ' =•■ i , Eleven members of Novate . J^n^dfedm :^6fe'ihaii ,2(K) years'-,service. r ait&' ah average*.of.l9 yelfS' per mon. Captain Foster," who will be remefibeedjiafi having been the \ |i^ : JSma^^aa^;-iKsdHr^'-ia> : 'lta&elf ona • • »""" ~ ' '•"'", '

ci-the eleven,-is justly proud of this, which her (believes to,jbe a record for the colony.

• ; There are at presents in South Canterbury about 40 non-commissioned officers who have not ye£.;passed their-examinations. ior ; the reason that they have hot' yet -had their -opportunity-; : I> understand. that practical examinations for these wearers of the stripes -will shortly be. conducted either by the district or the local-! staff.

Colonel Mackenzie, on Wednesday last, inspected the Temuka Rifles, when, despite .w_et: weather there was a very creditable muster. The corps was put through various movements' by Lieutenant Reeves. .Sergeant-Major Jones ami the ccn.-corns., after which the inspecting officer expressed himself as pleased with the improvement shown since his; last visit! It is quite on the cards,"says the "Hokiiika Guardian/' that the West Ccasfr Volunteer. Battalion, will, visit Canterbury during the period of the International Exhibition" The matter is being-discussed; and if the present. proposals, are-adopted, the corps will travel overland., .The train will be utilised r.ae far as. Otira,. and from there to the railway junction at Broken River the: troops 5 .wi1l route.march, camping out at "the different.; stages., : This will be a Practical form of." drill, and the intention is tp enforce strict discipline,. and take ;.ll the precautions.in,tha„throwing out -of ad:yance and .rear guards, as: would be done in* Teal' warfare. The visit will be in conjunction with a ;big imlijary displav to takev.place : ott the eanterburV Plains, wien $ general muster of .South-" Island and a jsrpjp'pitipn of .JTofSbJJlsland Wfll take ! -part::sit -a" -series o'£' mantfeWre§"oh..'an u'n- j usual scale;: the camp will, be one of the j most important yet Md in the colony, and as a British officer of high rank and great service may be present will probably prove one of the greatest functions in connection Exhibition;; \ ,-..-..