The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-16
WITH THE FIRST REGIMENT
CAPT. KEA HAS FIFTY COMPANY
G .JEN At DRILL.
C's Good Work-Paul Smiths Braves
Tonight - ID Announcement Min
-Recrnits-Play.

ing OF any volunteer company at ord
mary drill in long time. G has been
picking up considerable of late in
membership and is now able to show
up as well as the older aggregations.
After u short business meeting We'd
nesday evening Captain Kea drilled
his men on the square. They were
put through the simple movements
and open order.
Company c had almost a full turn
out Wednesday evening. The drill was
in charge of the sergeants, who divid-
ed the company into convenient sec
tions in single rank and instructed
them in the manual 1t was the sec
ond appearance of the new sergeants
for them.
Company A has established a recruit
drill for every night in the week. a
sergeant is detailed at each meeting
to conduct the drill for the succeed
ing week. He is required to keep No
with the new men and has power to
enforce attendance at recruit musters.
Capt. Paul Smith calls drill of
Company A for 1880 this evening.
Sergeant Clarke of Company II has
applied for discharge. He will soon
go to Maui. His time will not be out
until October.
Company ID will not have any more
drills this week. Official. The reason
for this order is the detention of so
many men on other business during
this and tomorrow evenings. The next
drill of the Company will be called for
next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. ii. II. Villains has kindly con
scented to take the part of Venetia in
Under Two Flags" the play to De
staged by Company b in the next two
or three months.
Sergeant Ferry had his squad of sec
ond battalion recruits out for drill
Wednesday evening. Most of them
were from and H companies.
The height limit of the d and p
sawed-offs to shoot Saturday has been
raised to five feet, seven inches.
Companies c. q. and H will have
drill tomorrow evening.
The ID MINISTRIES have engaged the
old barracks for their rehearsal to-
morrow evening. This was done in
order that the drill of the companies
at that time might not be interferred
with.
Tickets for the minstrel show to
take place Saturday evening were
placed on sale at Benson. Smith e.
COS. Drug store at 0 o'clock this
morning, and as to be expected there
was rush for seats. For the accom-
mediation of the public the box plan
Will be kept open until the opening
hour on the evening of the entertain
ment.
The Court of Inquiry appointed
Tuesday met at headquarters at 1870
p. IN. Wednesday and sat until Q
O'Clock at night. Suspicious circum
stances in connection with the sight of
one of the Austrian field pieces was the
subject referred for the investigation
OF the court. The sight was removed
from the piece about eight months ago
and has since been in the hands of
the colonel. A number of witnesses
were examined in the case and report
OF about ten pages of typewriter mat
ter was made out, which will be re-
ferred to the Minister of Foreign At
fairs. 1t is understood that a connec-
ton will be found between this cir
and the one soon to come
before the military court.
Wednesday afternoon Col. Mclean
was asked for military guard to go
to Quarantine Island. Two men from
Ii company. one from c, one from G.
one from \ and corporal from the
latter were sent over. They will
patrol the beach on the Iwile side to
prevent any one escaping from the |
island. Corporal Turner is in charge
Of the squad.
II has been decided to erect at Ka
kaako "A shooting range to correspond |
to the one at Maiiki for the use of
the \. G. II. The house will be laroe
enough TO accommodate both the reg
ular and volunteer marksmen. The
idea is advanced by Minister Cooper
and the department foots the bill.
I'VE had an epidemic of dysentery
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