SOLDIERS' TRAINING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 36, 6 November 1917, Page 4

SOLDIERS' TRAINING

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That portion of the immne srounds at Trentham Camp which is «roW » bayonet lighting and physical hi always'been a busy place. Now* is to become busier than over, rhemoie comprehensive scheme to bo followed e Oto «nd communication trenchc. C They strip themselvea of hats, riiles, and'belts, am rush «BJ,i4 nlntoon taking n position where it has a P n.n o room to exercise. The nettucton te«Vhito sweaters, the men blue, durta and shorts, which show brown uccta and kn^eA, SuriU,«ttWe fi toofth. soldiers' training is Bcnrching. ' Ihc'men bond and dance and stretch, they,lo«w themselves sideways to the ground, and rest on one hand, then, tiso slowly 'ipwards again-that is one of the difficult noses, and the instructors, who_looX as Rt as men can be, , lead them >n every CX Prom'this new system of training rerj eatisfkrfory results are expected. When it is in full swing in a few weeks time, it should prove ono of the show plecra of the camp-<!ertiuuly it *»uld be diftcult to pack more concentrated cneigy and visible effort into any E» r on sp*ce than is here displayed.