DEFENCE NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 107, 7 May 1936, Page 3

DEFENCE NOTES

MINIATURE SHOOTING BADMINTON NEWS (By “Sentry.”) Parades for the 1935-33 military year are now nearing completion ind territorials are urged to turn up to Lht remaining parades and thus ensure that they complete the required number of parades for the year. Pay lor the year’s out-of-camp training should be issued within the next month and no doubt the attendance at pay parade will not fall far short of the 100% mark. The average attendance at parades of B Company has shown a marked improvement on the previous year, but “Sentry” regrets to note that the parade strength of A Company has fallen off of late. Come on, “A”: Miniature Shooting. The second night s shooting in the W.W.C. Regt. Miniature Rifle Club’i opening handicap was conducted on Mondav evening last. About 30 territorials‘look part, a very noticeable improvement being the alacrity with which the various details vyerc put through, enabling the competition series to be completed at a much earlier hour than usual. Although not. eligible for Air. loin Alorgan’s trophy, -Major Malcolm may claim the honour being the first chib member to register live consecutive “bulls” on the small targets now in use. His group was an excellent one, and when one noted the positior of his sighters, it was quite clear thai the B.M. checked up immediately ui any error the rifle may have had. lhe next best scorer for the evening was L.-Cpl. W. Sherlock, with a total of The shooting on Alonday night effected a change in the leaders ior the handicap event, the highest scorer to date being Cpl. AL Anderson with I’tes. F. Dear and Greager second and third respectively. At the conclusion of the military year, when a Monday night is avai.able, it is hoped to run an inter-com-pany team shoot, so those interested are‘advised to begin now and sort out the best team for this event Badminton. Members of the Regimental Badminton Club are now back into the swing of things and sorre good games have been witnessed of late. New members to the club th’-s year are Misses Hurt t and Sanko, and I". F. Dear. This trio >s showing great promise and ‘ bentry” has no doubt but that more will be heard of these players when competition events get going. Incidentally, ladies please note. There are still a few vacancies for ladies wishing to join the club so those intending members are advised to join row and get the benefit of a full season’s play A fair number of territorials has signified an intention of playing this year, but rt seems to take one or two of them a long while to start. “A” (S) Company. The N.C.O. parade for A (S) Company on Monday evening last was conv pleted with a most interestmg lecture bv Lieut. Wales on the use oI the lange table. A good muster of N.C.U. .. was noticed, while several keen privates, namely Privates Clarke, Hamrnond and Oram, also attended. Members of this company are all out to build up the company atrength, and those who look ] "' th "" “B” Company’s parade will have do something more than look if they expect to retain pride of place in respect tn parade attendances A reminder is given of the usual ly evening parade for A ,omp . next Monday. , The many friends of Lieut. Rutherford will be pleased to hear that he is now making a rapid recovery after a serious illness, which has kept mm ’ ll bed for the last two months. 9-his officer has been missed from ‘‘ A Com pany parades of late and all ranks earnestly hope that it will not be venlong before he is once again fit and well and back on the job. -•B” Company. The attendance at last Monday evening’s parade was slightly less than usual, quite a. number of regular attenders being unable to get along for various reasons. However, a good night’s work was put through, consisting of bayonet training, instruction in fire orders and sentry drill, while Lewis gunners also spent a period of the evening receiving instruction’ in stoppages, lhe improv . ment shown by the men m camp has been steadily maintained and in every case the various drill movements are carried out now with a great deal more confidence than previously. Ou Saturday last the half-day parade at Putiki which had been arranged was cancelled owing to the inclement weather, hut this company may consider it-elf fortunate in that only one halfday parade for the whole year has had to'be cancelled for the above reason. However, the final shoot of the year will take place on the Putiki range 0:1 Saturday week (May 18), when it. i. to be hoped that all members of B Company will parade. The next evening parade, which wi be the last parade of this year for --B” Company will be taken up in a ;mature shoot for members of the 'ompany Only. Captain Whiting ha» presented a trophy for a handii.ip competition and l ' snd '' a l’ 3 ri ’' n '. 1 ' allotted in lhe near future. Don t for get the night, ehaps, and roll up and fhow your appreciation of the spore ing gesture made by your company C( L^ de ” WaUy” <>ram, previously Of Ohakune, is now residing in Ma... ganui, and commenced parading h - g ‘B” Company as from Monday la t. Tibs N ('J: knows his job and should ; to the company. Gentry” understands that - Wally” .;?o„. e'more elected to the important post of C.M. (company musician). «> a,.v company marches in the future should be musical on.s. 0.A.M.8 The members of the Queen Ates-.. dra > 9 Own Mounted Rifles are about to hold their annual camp at 18 ew I I) m„u?h and, given fine weather, the camp promises to be a great succes.. This regiment embraces a large dis trict, extending from Wanganui to New Plymouth, and as its members are mostly of the farming community it is not possible to hold as early a camp as the infantry regiments. However, it takes a lot of rain to dampen a mounted’s enthusiasm, and one may rest assured that a good week’straining will be enjoyed by these territorials at their caxna