The Commandant of the Forces is furious with the Volunteers' who par ticipated in the skeleton march of pro test, which was held by the visiting Volunteers to mark their disapproval of their treatment in camp. At a pa rade yesterday morning he referred to. "those disgraceful proceedings," and asked for the-names of the delinquents to be furnished. Of course no reply was forthcoming, although upwards of. 100 men of various corps 'participated in the ceremony, of marching funereally round Government House with samples of camp bread and meat hoisted on a pole. , Nobody will identify them. The fact that four returned troopers partici pated in the skeleton march has especi ally nettled Colonel Pole-Pcnton. After calling in vain for the names; the Com mandant of the Forces indulged in language. He referred to the ring leaders of the movement as "infernal cura." and "infernal cowards," who had spoilt the whole show, who were afraid to come out, but who -went and made a disgraceful show when the son of the King was in the city. Just when tho gentleman who has been brought out from England ' to teach the officers military etiquette, and our men self discipline, was going at top, he per ceived a pressman languidly taking a ■ate of his lurid utterances, and bade him to fre- gone. Instead of standing his ground, and defying the thunder, the reporter foolishly slunk away, but lie carried with him 'in his note-book that which has caused a, good deal of town talk. The people blame the Commandant of the Forces himself for what has oc curred. They say that if the camp had been properly organised in the first place no scandal could have arisen. |fpt only was the camp not properly organised, b.»t fhe representations of the men about the catering and accom modation for themselves and horses have been ignored. The fact is thaf while the Comman dant and his large staff have been dancing attendance on Royalty, the man who have sacrificed time and money to do honor to the Duke and Duchess have been neglected. The man who is responsible for this is the man who has to-day referred to soldiers who have seen active service _in South Africa as "infernal curs" and "infernal cowards."

A London cable stated recently that the New Zealand bowlers" have with drawn from the Australasian team. 