"WASHING UP" CAMP.
DISCIPLINE VERY SEVERE
HEAVY FINES IMPOSED. STOIMKS TOLD J?V MKX. (By Ti'lofrrnpli.—Own Correspondent.) CHUTSTCHUKCH. thi< day. At the slinwprouncls at the men of Ist Hattalion. Canterbury inellt, are liavinir a ''wsisliiiip-np"' eamp, that is, men who were not at the biL' camp at Hurnham are umlergoiii:.' their traininj:. "It's more of n seonriiifr tlian a washing up,"' said a Territorial today, commenting on the strict discipline enforced. According to statements made by others, the discipline is so extremely rigorous, recreation -~> scarce and punishment for the slightest breaches of discipline so severe, that the men are seriously eonsiderin™ sending a letter to tin . Minister of Defence.
One yriovniu'C i« tluit no Ir.ue lui« been tillowed. Fine- lire >ai>l t<> be a favourite method <>f correction. Ai-eurd-inj: ti> i>ollo iif the men. the lino for having n dirty rille is either .">/ or 7/ti. and more than one man lias 10-t. the whole of his cuiilji pi'.v ill line , -.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 18
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