OLD CONTINENTAL IDEA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1118, 4 May 1911, Page 4

OLD CONTINENTAL IDEA.

PROPOSAL TO COPY IT HERE. (By Telesraph.-SpDcial Correspondent.! Christchurch, May 3. Recently tho Canterbury Automobile Association circularised kindred bodies throughout, tho Dominion with a view to forming motor corps for defence purposes. Atj last night's incetiiiß of tho Association, replies were received from the Otajro Itotor Association and the Wellington Automobile Club. The former decided to defer (lie matter till a Inter moetiug (owing l.i a noor attendance) and. in the meanwhile, asked for more detailed information, while the latter could not get a quorum. .At a special meeting convenedfor the purpose of discussing the proposal, the secretary of that body stated that, about two years aro, he had wiitton to Sir Joseph Ward inquiring whether he considered a motor corps would bo of any service in tho defence of the country. In the course of his rep]bll i> J , ost! ", k , Ward luul btalcil (11 -->t Mrs well handled would bo of groat value during mobilisation and at peace manoeuvres, ivhile. their value in "war fon lines of communication) could not be denied Iho letter proceeds: Should your club do'cido to offer such service I think that it can bo arranged to provide for n small luotor reserve in each district and to a" for members/' d, " ICS M(l