MILITARY STRATEGY.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 256, 29 October 1929, Page 10

MILITARY STRATEGY.

MOCK RAID ON CAMP.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT I"

DESPERATE NIGHT ATTACK.

SUVA, October 19.

Our gallant Defence Forces have returned to their homes and family cnce, after being' in camp for live days on t island of Xaukulau. A number of members ol the Rifle Club decided to raid the camp.. Starting oil' late at night, .the teinpoW') troopship ran into trouble oil a said >, and several of the would-be raiders cj sore and sorry, but after sundiy -na. escapes from stranding on the vaijw reefs the vessel came close to tlie Q . tination. "Quiet" was the order of tu night. The enemy craft softlj gl alongside the wharf without any ' Then in the moonlight the forml . sentry was seen. He was well ■ Uo* J to the enemy. "I say, what . y_ fellows want? Get off, or you 11 . into trouble," growled the sentij, i •_ unaware how treacherous were i ' night visitors. He was quick y quictlv overpowered. ■ . By this time the clouds had come _ P and the island was wrapped m an 1 / darkness. Suddenly a boni) c a V, expected signal, and it was 10l o the bark of musketry. k°°n tl j he call of the bugle sounded the alain. island became at once an armed c._ l_ Men were running about c\en■ Advancing across the island, the at« ing bombers cleared the way [oi men, but swift-running patrols trainees and native platoon o\ei _ the attackers, and the bombm made prisoners. The sk.nnishe s IJ. also been captured, and tired in good order, to reform fo ■ fnu dit attack on the barracks. Buttume against the success of the attacke . the troops formed up in two lines ~ the island, and it was soon seen that t enemy must either be taken pnsoneis driven into the sea. ~e Deploying out in a scattered 1 advance began, but, the ammunition t» ing, the visitors found that escape « cnt off. After desperate efforts oi?ly of the attacking party reaching their ship, tired and ex ■ . with every round of ammunition e. • . ted also. It, was a great fight, but ltj® claimed that thc strategy s ioa . hardly up to the standards requnett Potsdam.