N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18016, 7 March 1924, Page 12

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

The syllabue of teaming for the Southern Deptt of Ife New Zealand Medical Corp. waebrought to a close yeeterday afternoon, and the men are returning to town tnis "Sm'th* point of weather and of trying Ska« and men agree that the carnp moat aucceseru.. T^ u B h °£ £ "week the work has w ~ ?™ food has been good- The officers «W studv the varying naturae of that men, and enthusiasm The men state it »the bert camp they have ever worked m. H hot have had better °®' e ?\™ d altogether, they have had "a ]oUy decent ■t,m. g .- The ra'nk and fi* seem to appreciate the effort* that was made "to"™* their year's training -that their "H*" B ,.*™ not interfered with, whxic at .the *» taw they get continuity in their twenty-four times, ice-cream being supplied or,> aiwr nate days. • The officers also arranged 1« bathing parades in the river undor the etrici control oi twenty ™« bl »?»..<* _S! corps, who were members of life-saving Cl The routine for Monday and Tuesday in-c.-udca stretcher drill, bandaging, oollecting casualties by hand '^\., ba V te stretchers, and sanitation, while on W«tneaday all were examined in first aid .by £*Ptain. Borne, Captain Whitton, and S.S.M. Eudd (bWaging), the results being highly satisfactory; Ycßterday tho camp convpetltiona were held, the results being as lollows: — . ■ . , r , Stretcher Squad Ton! 1 (Tent Commander, Pvte. Hayward, i-vtos. iV. J. Dew, H. iMatson, Yi. 11. He'd., S. C. Itcfd, R. G. Bridgtnan, and H. Tent and General Discipline—No. 11 1 (Tent Commander, Pvte. Kerr, and Pvtas. H. O. Stanley, C. "W". Dunn, J. Benson, H. PnTsons, and F. W. Soolt). . Tho men held a concert at Redcliffe last nij&t. By 10 o'clock to-day tho camp mu bo cleared. , , All in camp appreciate the assistance tout v.-as riven on Sunday last, when ute Nursing Division of tho St. John Ambulance, Christchurch, attended and participated W. b.atUe.wactico wri in the afternoon.