COMMAND OF THE FORCES.
COLONEL YOUNG APPOINTED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. ■ The Minister of Defence, Sir R. H. ? Rhodes, stated to-day that he had re'j ceived from Colonel R. Young formal ■j acceptance of the offer made to him to '; command the New Zealand Farces. ; Colonel Young arrived in Wellington to- . day to confer with the Minister this 'I afternoon with regard to taking over > his new duties. He is -returning; to- ! , Christchurch afterwards to complete the officers' training course, which he is at I present conducting at Burnham, - The question of the promotion 6r ;' Young" to^'higher''rank will' require Cabinet decision, ,
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 292, 10 December 1925, Page 10
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