ARMY WAYS.
—« DECISION IN LIEUTENANT WOODS'S CASE. BT TELIGEAPH—FBESS .ASSOCIATION" —COrTRIOHT. London, December 10. A decision is to hand in tho caso of Lieutenant Woods, of the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards, who alloged that, because ho wits more studious than others, his carcor had been impeded owing to his superiors bcycotting him, hoping that he would resign. ■ • ', V Tho Army. Council—Mr. Haldauo, Secretary for War; tho Earl of Portsmouth, Parliamentary Undor-Seorotary; Generals Lyttelton, Douglas, iNcholson, and Murray; Mr, Secretary; and Colonel Sir E.'"W. 1 ' D!Ward, 1 ' Secretary—aftor considering tho report of a committee of inquiry, finds that Lieutenant, Woods has been inefficient as.a regimental officer, and that his retention in the service would not bo to tho. interost ,of tho army. The Council acquits his. superior brotherofficers of the charge of being actuated by prejudice or bias, 'but thinks somo pressure was wrongly brought to bear to induce Lioutcnaiit Woods to rosign from tho rcgimont. i ■'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 67, 12 December 1907, Page 7
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158ARMY WAYS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 67, 12 December 1907, Page 7
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