Tho quick time exercises were, however, very good indeed, ihe 0 Battery came neit, and they went through tho exerciso very well till towards the end, when some mistakes were made ; caused, no doubt, by over eagerness. The Timaru Navals who were then marched out, started well, but very ooon made co many "slips" as lost them all chance of winning. The Lyttelton Navals went through half of tho exercise m a splendid manner, but when the rankß wero formed, one man made a mistake at tho start, and two other wrong movements immediately followed. One noticeable feature was the men looked where they were pointing, and m guarding, etc., kept the body m posi tion. The Sydenham Rifles wero the last to face Colonel Bailey. Drawing their sword bayonets with a " Bwish," they took the time from tho right, and each man locked his bayonet m such good time ai to create but

one sharp clicking sound. They then went through the exercise m an almost faultless style. The quick movements wero ti treat to witness, and each man did his duty we 1. Thoy certainly woll deserved to be placed at the head of the Us*. The different f quads were loudly applnuded as they finished the exercise ; especially the Sydenhain men and their gallant sergeant, who put them through the cxc else m a way 'hat non-commissioned officers would do well to follow. Mr Ferrier, the photographer, then took a photo, of the Volunteers and " kilted men and boys," m line, and another of tho Volunteers m com panies. This over, Sergeant-Major Jones wheeled them into line, and turning the two leading and two rear squads inwards, formed three sides of a square, Mr Alexander Sinclair, the President of tho Society, thon handed Colonel B >iley tho trophy, a massive and most beautifully worked silver cup, and that gen' leman handed it to -^orgeant Androwi, expressing the pleasure it gave him to do so on behalf of the Caeldoniun Society. The Colonel added that, it was the second time on which he had had the pleasure of judging a bayonet oxercise competition m which the Sydenhum Kifles had boen t c winning team. On each occa sion the squad was an exceptionally good one ; j m fact hardly a fault could be found with it. 