Gossip Volunteer

Observer, Volume 9, Issue 522, 22 December 1888, Page 12

Gossip Volunteer

By Rifleman.

— Colonel Hume is novy spoken of as ' our only colonel.' -The Wanganui City Bifles are said to be on the eve of disbandment. — Captain Sonierville says the Melbourne rifle meeting was very badly managed, ' • — The City Guards had a very large % muster at their daylight inspection last Saturday} — A race for naval, cutters has been placed on the programmfe of the Auckland Regatta Club. — Colonel Hume was entertained at dinner on Monday last by the officers of the Auckland volunteers. ■ . ■ ' ' — The following are some of. the percentages at volley and independent firing made in Canterbury :— Kaipoi (32 # ti4), Rangiora (30:35), Christ's College (2946),. Geraldine (25-83), and Temuka (28 48). ,•<.".'■ . — Under the new Defence : honorary majors,by going up for examination, can be placed on the same footing as majors on. the active list. Hon. Major Purnell consequently intends going up for his examination. ■ — The Wairoa Eifleshave not yet received *. a challenge from the A Battery to fire their , J return match ; so, therefore", it is not likely thai the match will be fired before the end of January' at the earliest. [The challenge has since heeri sent.— Rifleman.! ■ ■ . • „ — There is a chance of the Wairoa Rifles being disbanded, as their captain intends to "resign, and some of the privates are leaving the corps. It seems a pity the corps should break, up, seeing it is the secotd oldest in the province, survived only a few months by the A Battery. — The Wanganui Herald publishes the date of inspections of the various corps and then publishes the following par :— Theae inspections will be well worth seeing. Viewed in' the light of the last regulations, the "Volunteer Force, to use the words of old army officerai ■; is ' going to the devil, sir.' Battalion /movements, let alone anything more ambitious, can be done without ' right turn,' ' order arms,' ' left wheel,' . ' present arms,' and orders of this kind will be., about the level of the new inspector* "As to these regulations I will have a, word later on, meanwhile I venture to prophesy that if Colbhel and Prison Inspector Hume has his way the Volunteer. Force in New Zealand will soon be a thing, of "th*^, past. ■ ' .'.'",. •■"!■ /■ ;' '■'■ -')'. — T<- all who have taken an interest ifi the ; shooti:-}! achievements of the British volunteer, . the ncu;ieof McVittie is a houßehottld. jFord, , Private MoVittie is now a Canadian ; andthelOth •'-, ■ Roy il Grenadiers of Canada find in him an aojaTe. ; and highly creditable addition to their'; -raises? .\. In the Canadian Wimbledon, which brought td a close at Ottawa, Private; VMc/^itjaie.:;' well maintained his . reputation, ■ In"' 'jbhe'QCJQt^jßt , a for the London Merchants' Gup"|i'j'iedJkefYifttora- : ;; ous province (Ontario) with a'.j(co'^;.o^i\ppiiit»-' ; '. out of the possible 105 ; and he was.se!»6nd';a^phir the thirty from whom will be' 'eh'o'seh' the.next, Wimbledon, 'team. We must' still call ,it • Wimbledon,' though the - name i^.' no longer applicable. The list included many other well- : known Canadian marksmen.^ In the ''GoTenor-;,;, : General's match.he came. very near winning <the V first position.. In the end, however, afier^taird,: . struggle, Captain Hartt,' of the St. Johii 'Rifles, .' whom Wimbledon. habitues hold : in; friendly !re-!' meinbrance, won with a total :..'of ,99- points ,-; Private MoVittie following witH 39. I» t£eo.th»r contests he also came well to the front. ."! , ' i .__..:_■ ■'■''' ■ '.'•''•:' -■' ■v. ' " ■ - ■

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