TERRITORIAL NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 127, 29 May 1913, Page 8

TERRITORIAL NOTES.

(By BXFE2SK&N.) Tbr only parade to be held dating the month of Ak will be the King's Blrchdaj review, attendance at which is compulsory, and will count as a. whole-day parade. ' It should i>e generally noted that puttees j are to be worn at tne King s tSirthday parade. In the ordinary way, "review , order" does not necessarily inciu-oe puttees, but the instructions ate clear lor this < parade—gauners, eugineei-s, everybody. It Is understood that ocnrral God'.cy, Cemmftsdant of mc ;>ea - l-urces, ; wiii aiii for Kngiaud by Uie Aotaugi. vui San. Francisco, m itHu iunt. W'uile at ! Home he will atteuti the tnauoeimes 01 tne AWershot commano. unci the big army . manoeuvres, aud whi leave biiglana on hx return to New Zealand early in N«ivemb« * The Auckland Engineers tired for toe company's ciiatnpioosoip belt and aliieid on Saturday last at Penrose, also for vie Ley-land-O'urien Cup and two other handicap i trophies. Corporai Giesen "was i.op scorer, and holds the Delt and shield for tnis year. Sergeant Cbilcott wa3 a few points behind, and holds the Leyiand-O'Brien Cup for a i year, thie being tne second time the cup bag gone to him. Sappers Berry and Thorp: were successful in winning the two otuur trophies. Colonel Seely, British Minister for War, hopes suortly to announce a plan •■wind will enable the British soldier to rise from tlie- humbles; rank to the highest in the army." "In his opinion there are too few in the army who rise from the ranks to high office Thus the cheerfnl cynic: Pntices and : slouch hats are causing a great de.-il of agitation and vexation to their wearers. The weird shapes of some of the TVrrii forialg' bandappd legs are comparable only 10 the preposterous bnil'J of tlieir alleged ' hats. Those who regard putties as an aid !In sbnpin? the legs should remember that ! while a calf on both sides of the shinbone i might be desirable as a protection in Soccer playing, the leg-shape so attained Is so nnI natural that it might also be called un- ! military. Thp real old-fashioned British cheer is I seldom heard in New Zealand. Several I i-h»au varieties of the American article are really better k.wwp. but. except when some nf. the Home forces visit our shores, and ; when sa therinjes are arranged in thJir ' honnur. rpsldenis of the I>oniinion have I !itllp ebonci' tr. lniirn. Evtn M military 1 eei-cmrmlnls the American "Hip, ray; hip. ; ray." i.finn creeps in. This mistake has rpppired ;he nifntlon of :'ir. officers of at I I»:ist one unit in Anekland. ami Its members hupp thru the piihlic will he present to . US. psimdp on :ird June. ; I>siiiatirms just gazetted provide. That j office:-* i,i,t pTccf-rtinp sis iv iiuim.er. uu I from ihe ITn.i,««n: Force and :..-„- froru ihi- "lVrritorl il Kon-f, may bp appointed nshonorary aldp.c-flp-mnip to ;ue Governor for .gallantly or «li.<tinsi:ishod service iv the . r-rld, or for inrrliorious service in the inj terest* of the- liiiintnlon. I officers pliKihlc r-ir this distinction must. i during ihpir tenure of office, he on tne ! iictive list or the reserve ol oilieers, and ; u.jst not be brlnw the rant or lleufunaiicI colonel. The appointment will be lor live vcars. Aides-de-camp to the Governor will, I Alien on duty, wear on the right shonlder ' v special gold-cord aigulllerte of a similar i design to that worn by aides-de-camp to I ibe Sovereign. These appointments will I uot entitle the officer to any pay or allow- ! aDces. Officers of the New Zearand Medical Corps, not exceeding two in number, may be appointed as honorary physician and honorary surgeon, respectively, to the Governor for distinguished conduct in the Held, or tor meritorious service in the mr tereste of the Dominion. The appointment will be for fire years, and will not entitle the officer to any pay or allowance. (Regulation 94E, Tide "Gaiette," 22nd May). Kxamrnations for first appointments to commissions in the Territorial Force will commenci? on Ist July next. Boards of examination will assemble at locai centres to conduct the examination of JJ.C.O.'s (not below the rank of corporal) of the Territorial Force, and of Senior Cadet Companies, on the above date and the three following days. The Boards are:—Auckland: Captains G E. B. Mlckle, R.N.Z.A. (president). C. N. Mclvill, N.Z.S.C, H. C. Nutslord, N'.Z.S.C, C. L. Hawkins. N.Z.S.C., and Lieutenant Danicll. K.N.Z.A. Hamilton: Captains W. L. H. Burgess (president), G. A. King, H. L. Garland, and Lieutenant Dyer. N.Z.S.C and Captain E. If.. Northeroft, G Battery, N.2LF.A. Whangarei: Captains J. E Barton (presidents, J. A. Woilingford. Lieutenants H. l'cacocke and G. Walker, N.Z.S.C. General Godley has promised that arrangements will be made next year for preventlu;r canteen contractors from charging excessive prices. A list of prices wiQ be laid down by tlie Department, and exhibited in the canteen. At a number of the eainpa held recently complaints were made by Territorials aboat the prices charged for such things as canned fruit, apples. Biscuits, and small goods. The distention of those who complained was that the canteen should not be rnn as a money-mating concern, and that the prices charged should be sufficient only io pay expenses. 1; was suggested th.it tbe canteen at a brigade camp should oe run by the brigade for the brigade. The Auckland Non-Coiiimlssioncd Officers' Club is a niu.irKaoiy ncaltny institution, and It was never in a more Uouristuig condilioji fhnii ai tne present rnue. kjiergeuc committees, appointed to Keep a jealous watca nver cv. i>- a.»pect of Hit clnb's aims are composeii ol eutb.uslastic and capable ni.-n nf mc right stamp The social Hie of Uie club, us well as Its more utilitarian side Is keenly rostered. The clubroom has centlj- been renovated, repaimert, and furnished with a new pmno. A billiard table wilt be proenreo as soon as the membership reaches a number to justiiy the outlay, iienlion has already been maae of the intention °pe f S e onlc^ t, ; t Sl H^s SS return vbdt to Aiictlantl. t\™ ft S h*i^i me,l L made , re B a "'[n s the prac.l la -~ n ls - Tor many reasons, necessary that the annual camps shall take place iL the late autumn. This is the custom l n all countries iv the world, as the traiuing must be progressive, aud the necessary drills and , p:iraaes and opportunities Tor the practice : I aud manoeuvre which lead up to the climax lof the training must be Uiirmg tne summer , mouths, lively time of the year has been utilised for tne holding of camps and a preponderance of opinion is that the most ■ suitable time is the same as that which i ac 1 say, has been found by experience to i be the best, namely, the late autumn. This is especially the case in a citizen army where it is impossible to take the men . away from harvesting, milking, and the , other employments which demand the whole ,of the men's time during the summer . months." * At a function In the Drill Hall. Welling-' J ton, Mr. N. lleuli gave some particulars - about the defence system In his native • country (Switzerland). Iv that country he ; said 200,000 trained men could be put into 1 the Held almost α-t once. Youths at the a-»e ■of 20 were called upon. In their tost year . they served seven weeks in barracks or I camp, and after that spent a fortnight , annually in barracks or camp. The men . took their accoutrements home with them, and were supplied with a certain amount of ammunltiou, which had to be used in the period they were not under training The men were taught to shoot from quite r early in life, and were all good shots. The men took their training enthusiastically, and looked forward to the period of training . Iv camp. The speaker said he never heard p of an objector to drill.

The men in "casual" camp (what a tremendous iinmber of people, by the way, refer to these supplementary camps as ■'caenalty ,- camps'. , * at Trentham toot up with enthusiasm a suggestion that they should walk back to Wellington a< the conclusion of rhe camp. A big majority of the 300 men- undergoing 'training set ont from Trentham at 5.20 a.m., and covered the whole 21 miles In 5 hours 20 minutes, including a 20-minute spell for refreshments ,*t Umer Hntt.