DEFENCE NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 185, 6 August 1936, Page 12

DEFENCE NOTES

miniature shooting THE MILITARY BALI. I COMPANY NEWS (By “Sentry.") On Monday evening of last week a , team from the Tura kina Platoon came into town and fired a mate.) , against a team from B Company fot possession of the trophy tor inletcompany miniature shooting. An enjoyable evening was spent supper being provided at the conclusion of the shoot. The teams were as follows: Tuiakina: Lieut. S. Parr. Cpl. Glasgow, Lance Cpl. F Johnston. Prix ates Clouston. Boyd and Kitney. B Company, Wanganui: Sgt. Koorey. Cpl. N. Mooseman. Lance Cpl. R- Sherlock, and W. Oram. Privates Simonson and Mares. The match resulted in a win for B Company . Wanganui, this company thus retaining the trophy tor another month. For the 3 urakina team Corp. Glasgow put on the best score and for the Wanganui team Private Maras topped the list. A sweepstake which was held after the above match was won by corp. Glasgow. The men of the Turakina Platoon are keen to get a miniature range in their own district and if they' ate successful, no doubt they will be able to turn the tables on some of the more fortunate city teams, who at present benefit from the regnl'T practice they are able to got on the Drill Hall range. Marton Military Ball. This annual event is being held this year on August IS and elaborate pieparations are being made to ensure the success of the function. As a large number of Wanganui territorials are desirous of attending it ha> been decided to charier a bus from Wanganui on the evening. Wanganui men if they intend going to the aooxe are asked io hand in their names as soon as possible to either Sgt. Koorex of B Company, or Lieut. Cpl. W. Sherlock of A Company, who are making the t as previously mentioned. A Company. The parade oi A Company 0:1 Mon day evening last was v.ell attended and a good night s work xvas earned out. Work consisted oi elementary gun drill, while for ti.e more advanced gunners immediate action lor stoppages xx as practised. This method of giving the mure advanced gunners a little more difficult xvork is proxing popular, and no lime is wasted by these men in going over work they already know. Four new men paraded with lhe company on Mondayevening. namely. Privates Allan. Dallow. Benseman and Simonson, the last named being the second of his family to join the regiment in the last fexx months. A commencement is being made with lhe rifle course for A Company next Saturday, when a half day parade has been arranged at the Putiki range. C.S.M. Wady has been laid up for the last week or so with an attack of pleurisy, but “Sentry" is pleased to hear that lhe enemy has been completely routed and the patient is now well on the mend. B Company. Attendance al parades ol E Company are slowly but surely mounting, last week’s parade being quite a good show with all the sections parading at nearly full st ■ ng tes Fi’t’.t. Stewart. and McCrorie have been noticed at N.C.O. classes of late, and should benefit considerably from the extra “swat. ’ It is hoped in lhe near future to arrange a “father’ versus "soil rille match for members of B Company. Those readers xvho attended the reunion of B Company some time ago. will no doubt tememner the number of parents xvho turned up on that occasion. and who xvere eager to join In if possible in any event such as the above, that may be inaugurated. This match if successful should be the forerunnei of other social evenings when parents of the boys in the regiment may attend at the Drill Hall and see for themselves the good association and good fellow hip that exists among the volunteer territorials of to-day. The usual fortnightly parade for B Company will be held next Monday evening at 7.35 p.m. Ron" Comes into His O.vn. In nis nexv position as drum major of the Wanganui Highland Pipe Band. C.S.M. “Ron ’ Davidson led the band in its march up the Avenue on Friday evening last. “Sentry’’ has vivid recollections of this same C.S.M. when in camp at Waipukurau two years ago, searching everywhere for a piper to play at the head of B Company while out on the march. One was eventually’ located and xvas du’y installed in the front four of the company, where from then on, everyone marched to the strains of A Hundred Pipers” etc., and the C.S.M. was content. Apparently, not appreciating good Scotch airs fresh

from the pipes, about six inches away from his ear, the Platoon Sergt. after a quarter of an hour or so in the front four, would always be noticed retiring as gracefully as possible to the rear of the company, leaving •‘Ron” to march on in happy bliss.