THE TERRITORIAL ARMY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 65, 17 March 1910, Page 4

THE TERRITORIAL ARMY.

■ — — r ~ ' ■ 'EFFICIENT VoLU:n_Ei__j3 "|| < ' '," ' EXEMPT. "_jf ■ -•'- • ' - ~~- — '■„,:■ ! XOCAB TRAILING OE 14 DAYS ■" ' CAMP. '-- ■ ■. <Bj. Telegraph.— Association - — - - tf; "..,. ,' WinX-rN-GTON-, Wednesday. I Defence •matters, in .tie: aia I just now in .a. = transition stage." volunteers ceased ■■ to be,- and wcr**-' stantaneously.. resnrreeted\hy Act ofii^ri" 3 liament as; territorials, 'but 'there is' i i feeling of uncertainty.about fntuTg ope , j rations, ;...The "unitary." aul£fmt% ; 'w I . unable to completely enlighten tufrTK4ie? 3 f just arm in' regard 'to. further develoo. fI ments, if is -clear,:from iiai-j^" j been done so far,: that tie teanonsT i -otherwise: . the,-• volunteers, ' meusel'y _ improved':- status:- 7 has "been - substantially- ■ " tp;-en^blej: to i $ - full /equipment provided,' pay or camp : ;attendance has teW vided which "wfll- brag in -c-& *-r7J7, 7 . to the battalion coffers.":." .' ;: : :- " - ; As-Eoori as the whole schemebecome^ ojfcra.tive. there need be no more trouhh ' I about recruiting, 'for, "n^tae'ab^m^:^ ■■ 1 volunteer's, the lequMjion hU district'- superior for' 2. men. "Squired to fill the deficiency, anc* •will -,"-'them from tie general ta-jja...,*-': '" s&sSoJiy . ' : '"::-'^:v- 7 r - _- ....... .**.•■-„ : j -QlS'.ySluiteefs^^^ star "dtackd' to Yemaii;'und^f":tsi a '. new and-, improved-. *.- not retire until'the .usual'return'-'' ami : ' of .50 is "reached. : ' •-,-.' ■"''•-•-•-' :"?-'« :- : :^Sdb.Tegin2ent-of ; the trfaaU jfoj^ : =, .will-hive attached to it-a.'TOanaaait.itt,. 5 "'* ' ** siructor. . " - -----.--:■..-.- '• . - Id is to the non-vwunteer thai " Defence' Act will ' coma-is a call'te sdf- 7 sacrifice...: Efficient. volunteers : are to'Tifr' " e^eapt'-'frbin. the".&mpulto'rvVfeii_n_i-- ; 'i - but_.fhe young; man -who has cot -goaa-ia.. ■-: for -volunteering' will new, be obliged -to- :" :do a certam'Tnini-mnTn amount ,of-inisfe' : | training.::: Boys between the :ages*^i_{" I and he-attached to-ae-jßjffijf. \* '.cadets; 7 from 14.t0 18 their plaee'srffl: i* '. ; be in the senior cadets; and upon.atfaSa." "~j ' ' i ing- tie age of 18 tie: youth -WfaM 7 : - * , with ah" .important " problem,'' which" '&', '■ I roll- be Ace to .solve .as .suits'his -ssite 1 of - patriotism or his - disinclination'-. to share the -burden, as well .as the' '"'• of citizenship, ,' One of. three alternatives : L must, be selected— .(1) -refuse' "ifli.'"■■-: tary. duty'and 7 suffer : fie 'penalties- ! : -posed, by a .court or liwr 7 .;(2) join tha 7 territorials (otherwise tfeA-ohinteaTs-un-'':'; ,' d ™.' a. new name)- and;'tra| a 7 ' w ith: then* :| '. for three years in. Ids own* locality/, oi Si I (3). await -the* summons to the general:' training camp and pat in 14;" days* an- ■'.' 11113117.; under j iinintaiyXinsferacto;.'.* fi&i. ' camp discipline,-and 12 half-days at the/3 - nearest territorial centre.; ■•■ -.:*7. * '■■ :/: x - ,..;_ As there .is no . way <^:'hon©urab*V'K' : . avoiding training, it .is probable thai aWI I large proportion ci.ytHnig.Tnei c "ffiH select : 1 - their local territorial force as the train.:l- 4 ing -merrrrrm,'; but:,' the alternative isha -- S camp). -wiH ! be' attractive enbngk-to iifiM i I average healthy indTOdnaJ,. and i*s?er< :: , perience of it -will make him better fitted^■'-. for.iis civil; is\ well as military bSigai 7 ) "taons. /The. camp work will ie "oader.-tit , i instruction of members -of-the-peria. i -»< .nent force,. will probably;take' £ccc ■>,; ■'■. similar : to'.tßfe' ' The "raw ■naitorial"' Tf^-le»a;"tesy. to * take sentry-and duty,' to recoi>f. : ; noitre, to do efficient tvorfc-wifi fhs;Tifi*S 'i in tie trenches, "and" also to HknSSs tk\.£& 1 shovel- to-make the "trenches. -Ihe-ord*"*' i nary "attack- j ; -£lSrmisluag, r ':;w& sj and tie budding'soldier' •will be taughi','"' . look after!;himself^. both in regard :',** to'hygiene and the proper ut.TlTsaJioß. of .-■?- rations. 2fo social .position can be re- A ? spected. * AH. are, liable '.for: service,. there ' will be .tie, same opportunity: ~fsi .'■ everyone with a liking for -tniTrtiny Jitnv V suits to continue them and secure prdi • morioh by merit. ' '-..':'. There are. 21,550 volunteers, or terri'; 1 1 torials, in the. ■ Dominion, -but:, military :; experts are of opinion that 30 % 000 ; la*gnly,: | trained men should be available if ifes" : : Zealand is to defend itself .effectively,.' and the whole of this nig. force,cin\b«'.-. I obtained by training' the : piysiraliy-fiil j . males between, the -ages, of "17 : and 2L: j To equip" tie ■' increased number, morf £ | arms have to be imported, while. the-, ar-! rangement of training camps and -proVi-V ; j sion for instruction is big preGnSnary| j task 'before the eligible men' can'ba'caljfll'_: r upon to put in their training. , A proclamation will' shortly be issiffid calling upon all eligible, persons to register their names -with the prescribed offi- :::: ear, according to the Act. ' The 7 enwfe-.l| ment upon the register of "'i school at- -: tended -by the individual 7 is- akisnScae3« | Tegistratkm, ' bat failure to enrol note other circrrm staatces renders tihe dtSuxSiir t liable to a fine. '.--"V7 '" ": As a man 'who serves in tie territDDahl . ■will not be required to put in time at ' tie training camp, it is anticipated, that, S a great impetus will- b« given-to: lis ..:-.• volunteer side of tie defence nw«Bient. ; :: One of the chief difficnlties in' carrying: 7- 7out the- general, scheme is; l the: Bahffity to cause dislocation,' at-any'Siat%; | serious inconvenience in-' some".'hraiKhes, - of industry, but toawMd'this the general _ training period will be spread over ir?* or six months of tie year, and batches 'M of several hundreds 'taken. periodically : ] from tie different districts..- -. v-; ,; The preparataoa of -the" Est -of eligvbk i males ':wOl .go/ on aimasi, ,-imniediately,' ■=:■ and it is anticipated ; that, the first batch •'•; t: of men will go-into/camp. about the ie» V: ginning of next year. - > ~