[By Special Wire.] INVEROARQILL, April 15. The Volunteer review and sham fight to-day were on the whole very successful. The morning was threatening, but cleared up by 8 o'clock, and the sun shone out in a manner that surprised the northern visitors ; but before the review was over a couple of heavy showers dispersed the spectators, and gave everyone on the ground a good wetting. At an early hour the town was enlivened by the bands playing in the streets, and the Volcnteers mustering to embark for the scene of operations. Nos. 2 and 3 bat talions started from the railway station at 8.15, and a quarter of an hour after wards a train conveying the visitors to the ground left the station. On arriving the battalions were put through several movements and they were all marched to their positions in the sham fight. The ground was situated about 12 miles from Invercargill, on the northern line of the railway, at a farm called Braiaholme. The ground was pretty level ; some gorse hedges growing made shelter to both attacking forces and the skirmishers, and to the defenders. The place to be defended was a clump bush coming out to a point, on the edge of which were stationed 3 six-pounders. The attacking force consisted of No. 2 battalion (Otago corps), under Major Wales, and No. 3 battalion (Canterbury and Southland companies) under Major Lean. The defence was taken by No. 1 battalion (Artillery and Naval companies) under Captain Hill Jack. The field batteries with the attacking force were under Captains Craig and Hammersly. The following shows the strength of the companies : — Dunedin City Guards : Captain Wilson, Lieut. M'Gregor, 1 bugler, 3 sergeants, 38 rank and file, and band, comprising 26 bandsmen. North Dunedin Rifles: Captain Reeves, Lieut. Mollock, Sub-Lieut. Allen, 4 sergeants, and 40 rank and file. Waikau Rifles, 2 companies : Captain Reed, Lieuts. Gard ner and Talford, Sub-Lieuts. Hague and Matthews, 2 buglers, 5 sergeants, 40 rank and file. Bruce and Portobello | Rifles : These companies fell in together under Captain Scott, of the former, with Lieuts. Read and Kerr, 4 sergeants, 40 raak and file. Dunedin Rifle Brigade : Captain Smith, Lieuts. Grant and Jacobs, I senior petty officer, and 50 gunners. Port Chalmers Naval Brigade: Captain Goldie, Lieuts. Thomson and Isbister, 3 petty officers, and 24 gunners. 