ARMS AND THE MAN.
(To the Editor.) Sir, —The young colonials receive fre< education and, at a certain age, will be provided, should circumstances necessi tate it. with a pension. In return foi these benefits the least the recipients thereof can do is to allow themselve: to be trained to arms in order that thej may be capable of uniting to defend their shores against any possible num ber of invaders. Conscription and compulsion are unpleasant terms to i Britisher, and perhaps more so to : colonial. Therefore let it be understood that from now henceforward nc youth, mentally and physically fit shall, on arriving at the stated period be eligible for a pension unless he shall between the age of from eighteen tc forty, have served for at least three years in a recognised volunteer corps, or in the Permanent Force, and shal have received from his commanding ofli cer a certificate of efficiency in drill anc musketry.—l am, etc., C. H. JOHNSON. Late 80th Regiment
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19060921.2.21.1
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 226, 21 September 1906, Page 2
Word Count
166ARMS AND THE MAN. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 226, 21 September 1906, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in