The Volunteers.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5310, 15 July 1895, Page 1

The Volunteers.

The whole of the volunteer corps of the city and Lyttelton will parade in fall dreuß si the drillshed, at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday next, when LieutenantGeneral Fulton, retired R.A., will present the volunteer officers' decoration" to those officers to whom it has bean awarded. The names of the recipients are Lieutenant - Colonel Sumpter, Majors Slater, Wolfe, Young and Headland. The following is the result of the prize medal competition for 1895 : — Gold medal for beat shot in each island — North Island, Sergeant E. Morrison, Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, 89 points ; South Island, Sergeant W. Parvey, First Westland Rifle Volunteers, 90. Gold and silver medals for next best Bhot in each island — North Island, Sergeant J. Anderson, Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, 87 1 ' South Island, Private W. A. Morris, First Westland Rifle Volunteers, 88.' Silver medals for the best shot in each district— Auckland, P.O. J. Eastell, Ponsonby Naval Artillery Volunteers, 81; East Coast, Colour-Sergeant C. A. Rosb, Hastings- Rifle Volunteers, 76; Wanganui, Brigadier W. Mooseman, Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, 86; Wellington, Private H. Hawthorne, Wellington City Rifle Volunteers, 81; Nelson* Corporal J. L. Ching, Stoke Rifle Volunteers, 81; Blenheim, Sergeant J. A. Fuller, Blenheim Rifle; Volunteers, 73 ; Westland, Colour-Sergeant J. Jones, Kumara Bifla^oluflteere, 86; North Canterbury, CbrporafC/'W; Jackson, Christ church City Rifle Vounteers, 87; South Canterbury, Private G. W. Ellis, Timaru Rifle Volunteers, 83; Oamaru, Gunner W. Duncan, Oamaru Naval Artillery Volunteers, 75 ; Dunedin, Private D. Richardson, Dunedin Rifle Volunteers, 86 ; Southland, Sergeant J. M'Kay, Riverton Rifle Volunteers. 83.