Volunteer Gossip.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6632, 6 October 1888, Page 3

Volunteer Gossip.

(By "Lance-Corporal.")

Captain Sommervilleo has provided mo with the following list of representatives for the Melbourne meeting :— Atjokliud.— Sergeant Parslow, G.M., A Battery; Corporal Rout, Victoria Rifles; Gunner Lumsden, S.M., A Battery j Privato McCarthy, Onehunga EiQes; Sergeant Fairs, Victoria RiEes ; Captain White, G.M. Gordon Bifles; Captain Skinner, G.M., Captain Cooper, Victoria Rifles. ; Nahrr.— Lieut. Ross, G.M., G.M., G.M., 3T. Battery? Sergeant Williams, F. Battery ; Sergeant Parker, Napier Eiflos. Wangakpi.— Captain Somraerville, S.M., Alexandra Cavalry; Captain Flyger, S.M., Wanganui City Rifles ; Lieut. Foßtor, S.M., and. Lieut. Hughes, S.M., Wanganui Rifles ; Trooper W. T. Watt and J. Perry, Alexandra Cavalry. 1 WsiLrKGKW. — Lieut. Davy, letone I. Naval Artillery,- Private W. Ballinger, ", Wellington Guards; Sorgcant ■Kuchen, S.M., D Battery; Private Wilson l&nd McGregor, Wellington City Rifles. Mabtebton. — Captain Donald and Sorgt. Matthews Jttaeterton Rifles. Dchbdin, — Sergeant McCarthy, Dunedin City Guards; Sergeant Fredrick, North Dunedin 5 Sergeant Kempshall, West Taieri Rifles ; Volunteer Diekson, Peninsula Rifles ; Volunteer W. Hutchison, North Dunedin Rifles j Volunteer WV Richardson, S.M., Dunedin City Guards. IntSboaboim.. — Hon. Major Aclieson, S.M., unattached. The listw not quite complete, but the other names lave not jet corns to hand. Colonel Hume, Inspector of Volunteers, ■was in town to-day on his way South. He informs me that the annual inspoetion of Volunteers will be held hero early in December. The now regulations are likely to be out about that time, and ho is going to inquiro why the New Zealand Army List available is so ancient, as a Christchurch man has a contract to turn them out quarterly.