Volunteer Gossip.
By Rifleman,
— Major Goringis not expected to assume command of the North Shore fort for some weeks yet. — The enforced retirement of Sir Maurice O'Rorke from the House is likely to affect volunteer matters.—So far as I oan learn, the City Guards ia the only corps working up teams for the forthcoming Military Sports. — Major Harris, who was defeated in the contest for Parliamentary honours, commands the South Franklyn Mounted Infantry. — Volunteers may now accept their fate as calmly as possible, for it is quite certain there wiU be no marked change in the organisation for some considerable time. — Prince Edward, of Saxe- Weimar, commanding the troops in Ireland, weighs 22st. He would prove a useful man in active service, especially at stopping bullets. So much for royalty. — The ftewton "Rifles have done some good work during their stay in camp, and in addition to completing class firing, the men have learned a lot in the way of drill. They had a fine master for church parade last Sunday. — The approach of Christmas always heralds a slack turn in volunteering, and the present is no exception to the rule. . The < nly movement on foot now, worth speaking about, is the preparations being made for sending shooting representatives to .Napier. — Lieut-Oolonel Noake has left Wanganui. for the purpose of taking up his residence at Hokianga He is one of the best known and ablest officers in the colony. Prior to leaving Wangaaui he was presented with an address. —Volunteers will be pleased to learn that Li«ut. Jackson Palmer has been retnrned to represent Waitemata in the House of Representatives. He is an old volunteer and will always be ready to further the interests of the force. —The War Department in the Old Country are now serving one proper equipments to the volunteer force, so that this branch of the service could take the field at a moment's .notice. They are vow all supplied with great coats, legging*, ©to., so that now there will be /a marked uniformity in equipment. < '
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Observer, Volume X, Issue 624, 13 December 1890, Page 11
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340Volunteer Gossip. Observer, Volume X, Issue 624, 13 December 1890, Page 11
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