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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 144, 18 June 1915, Page 9

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| it,, th.- Ktlltor ) I Sir.—As c.-.inpul.- ,ry service for -Ingb I men only .-.-cms -a meter ni time. 1 I would sugg,-st a-s a valuahl.. prcli:m:iarv .that compulsory military tuition ~: ai ; eligible riii-ii. single, of under '■'■■>. sh.viiibe instituted hy the authorities. Thi number of athletic .-ingle men who strol around, doing nothing in the way ~ .preparing theni.-elves for :-.-,',le com ing events, is surpr:-ing. Il would l.i t-i give tlu'ir minds tv h.ui ilut-g rifliv visual training, physi.-.il cultiir.-. j.idgin; • ii.st.iii, el ..ii, cr.-' s gn- or signal.-. !-a.v" net lighting, "are ..t 1.-rt. quick loading and in- hundred an I one thing- tha count in the li,'d. At present a bit v th.-m cii.-ider it i- more important t. study up the f.'.rii and pedigree nf tin ;.■,-."■'■<, or cum.vi ..If the ci.-h proper j ;.. 1 am sir.- they would !»• eager C train on<-c they w.-re int'-re-ied in mili t.iry matters. n:i ! they ,-,, ild --asily giv, ..ne or two night- per week, i ml v tlio-. understand that a r.aiiy ell's j.-ni s.ddie ":,j- as much to !>-.irii a- a t r.id,-man and, altlmiigli I am a ni'-n-b.-r of th National K-s.-rvc, 1 -ny empiiat ..-nil. that it i.- more important that themen -'-~, ill receive training than tii | men who ::rc at [Uf-st-nt lllideigoing it.— ' I am. -t' . SYDNEY EL"t.-KI.Ni.HAM. iTo the lld-iori Sir.—"J he. einj.loy.-is throughout tii ' Dominion are cnn .-:t,plat ,:,g. m I'.n-;. ar d:-mi.-.-)ing single men from their employ , Their object—.l very laudable one—.s ' , enable sirgle men to <-r.li--t. Neiertln | le-s. the indiscriminnte dl-i.ii-.-al o 'single tim—n ot w i11..-Cm,ing the praisf worthy object—is resulting in a gre. d.-a! of injii-tice being done to two .-," [ have dome.-tie respon-ihilit ies ; ig, t:i"s who have voltinteerrd nnd failed ~-, ~;,-- --l-l-.c doctor. In su l.i ias the first ~ ! these are com erne,l. they -~<,, lid I, nil..wed the same privilege- ~. niurrie men. and the authorities .-in.nl I fnrniti,r second section with n document i [ prove to the -nii-f.ielir.n ~f nil 1 hn 1 '.cv nre not shirking their rc-poii-ib i ; ti. -'. A- in.liter- -land, the— -.ng' ! m-n r. I". Ned to are '..-ing di-mi.-cl iv i f r.llu-rs who have no tie.-. Hid nic belli i el.i 1 :.- "siiiri.e--" by the p,,:,!,,. v ,., - . rally.—l am. et. . ■| i INK i'l-' THE HII.IEITS. -j iTo Ihe I-lditor.i ! Sir.- I would like lo re:,,,n.i ' I i„e , in. Kmit.-,"—appi'..pri.il c i i ,|. plu-i. ' — tii.it .. great many of tin- iiniii.gr.il.t ~-| t„•:■ • ii-, b■-- hod .-" in p,,-.l .libit li.gh.-r than -nwm.il- an I , i.-.n.-n. ' X, gum in. ..I I in- s.i mc type n- the in t in.gr.i.l- .uc d.-liig fairly well n Ih ,' number "f imin grant - in the In -t c: \ tlllgeht nl' N. A X-.llilll'ier-. | -11-ip..----it ; . ii.it.iriil f-.i- ni.iiikind to p, r-uac , iheniscivc- that I.c |i.irl ,-ulnr I. t ' ,- ii.c earth where they were i.om produc ~ t lie lirest -p.- nn. ns of hum.inity - pi. b.ihlv i hinaiiieii ti, ~k the -~ in... In coi , lii-i'l:-. Inm wondering if ~ i.:i . , "Kiiiit-" right hmdvvi- th ily pm 1 - , Ins anatomy mis.-iug wiicii he was r jeeti-.l by the Dcf, ne nnt li..rit ;.-.— inn proud and ihaiikful tn sign my-'- ---'[ IMJdKiIUNT.