THE CITIZEN ARMY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1179, 14 July 1911, Page 6

THE CITIZEN ARMY.

1 APPOI NTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. This week's Gazette announces the foU lowing appointments and promotions in the Citizen Army:— J. Armstrong to be captain. 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles; Captain N. P.Adnuis (King's Colonials! to bo captain, New Zealand Field ArtUlcrv; 11. 1. Jacobi and J. B. Macfarlane, to l>o 2nd lieutenants, 3rd (Auckland Regiment) ("Countess of Ranfurly's Own"); D. Thomson to bo lieutenant, 10th Regiment (North Otago Rifles); J. n. Wyatt to be 2nd lioutenaut, 15th (Nortli Auckland) Hegiment. New Zealand Chaplains Department.— Tho Rev. G. Wolls-Smailes and the Rev.J. W. Hayward to bi» chaplains to the Forces, fourth-class. ' Now Zealand Medical Corps.—B. J. Dudley, M.R.C.S., England, to be lieutenant. New Zealand Veterinary Corps.—W. \V; H. Edwards, M.R,C.V.S.,'to he lieutenant . Promotions. ■ First Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).—Captain P. -J. Overtoil: to bo major. Corps of New Zealand Engineers.—Honorary Lieutonnnt-Colonel Sir James Mills, K.0.M.G., to be honorary colonel. . First (Canterbury) Regiment.—Lieutem ant W. J. V. Barnctt to be captain.

Fourth Regiment (Otago Rifles).—Lieutenant R. Price, to 1)0 enptain. Fifth Regiment (Wellington Rifles).Captain A. A. Corrigan, Captain J. A. Cowles, and Captain .T. J. Esson to be majors; Lieutenant J. W. Hutcben to bs captain. Unattached List (Senior Cadets).-F.-E. Greenish to be captain; L. J. Wild, L. H. Bailey, T. W. Buchanan, and A. H. Emerson to be 2nd lieutenants.

Transferred to tho Reserve. Lieutenant N. E. Lee, No. i Company, New Zealand Garrison Artillery; Lieutenant T. Clarke, (Ith (Haurnki) Regiment, and Linutcnant-Colonel G. A, Harkuess, V.D., 12th (Kelson) Kegimcut, on completion of his period of service in command, and. Captain A. G. Stewart; Lap--1 ( tain J. A. Stewart, 14th Regiment (South. Utago . Rifles). Regulations. Lieutenant F. P. Moren, 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles; Liwitcnaut A. V. Just, No t Company, No« - Zealand Garrison Artillery; Lieutenant T. M. Finlaysun, 3rd (Aucldand) Kcßinienl ("Countess ot Ranfm-ly's Own"); Lieutenant E. Adams, Mh Regiment (Wellington hast toast Tho award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration to Colonel B. W. C. Chaylor. Officer Commanding tho Wellington Military District, and Colonol the Hon. W. E. Collins (Reserve of Officer?, N.Z. Mcdienl Corp), is announced. It has been decided by Cabinet that Government servants attending camps for training purposes will, e.t tho conclusion of tho camp, personally receive thn' amount earned by them in the capacity of soldiers at the rate laid down, but snob, amount will bo deducted from their salary by tho Department to which they belong. J.:i. cases, however, where the pay received by a Territorial during; a camp'' exceeds his ordinary salary, his. salary for tlio period will not be. paid him. A district order just , issued cmtahu the following:—Tt has been brought to notion that in some eases important officials, not beinc entitled to Mich, have lipon received vith tenernt salutes when visit , "" nublic institutions and functions. There is no oWn-lion to the Pp'"'c Minister, and wiVy the D(»fineo Minister bei'nt accorded a "uarfl of honour, but euch "uard slmnM not salute; calliuc to nttent'«n o«d s'onin!! aims should suffice. In fnlirp Hio<i Mirli Buards nre rwuired. di'lv'ct li",?clnii.irt"r« must I>r> infornnvl. wVen definite ins!ructions .will lx> i.isiied.