TERRITORIALS.

Evening Star, Issue 16662, 19 February 1918, Page 2

TERRITORIALS.

[By Skirmisher!] Items of interest concernrna Corps (Tumi and Country), shooting and Tcrritoixal .' notes generally will be accepted. Copy, addressed to " Skirmisher t should be in hand not later than Monday morning. Lieutenant Claude H. Thomas Skelley, - unattached list (b), lias been appointed assistamVprovosfc-marshall Otago district, . appointment dating from November 12, 1117. Second Lieutenant J. J. Doyle, unattached list (b), appointed adjutant 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles, dated November 29, 1917. C. T. Layton, with headquarters at Dune-din, and W. Braxton, with headquarters at Invercargill, have been appointed staff sergeants Otago district a« frem December 7, 1917. Quartermaster-sergeant J. E. Reid and Sergeant James H. Fotheringham have , been granted the honorary rank of second lieutenant (temporary) while employed in • .connection with the. Featherston Gamp .canteen, dated November 10, 1917. ~ , According to January General Orders ; the-establishments of lieutenants and sec- ' ond lieutenants -for regiments of mounted .; rifles, coast defence detachments, and companies of the N.Z. Army Service . Corps will Thenceforth be grouped under x . the one establishment, and not treated as - separate establishments a* shown in the ■ current issue of the N.Z. Army List, whicih is being amended accordingly. .'■.' With reference to Goneral Orders Nos. 352/1917 and. 484/1917, regarding payment of gratuities or additional pension to -holders of the Victoria Cross. Military • Cross, or D.C.M., the War Office has ; agreed that in cases where a temporary .. pension only is granted the additional 6d .per day will be paid during the currency of the temporary pension, and if at the -expiration thereof the full amount of the gratuity (£2O) has not been paid in pen-;-sion tho balance will be paid in the form ..of a gratuity. ', A recent General Order sets forth that • drinking by commissioned officers in the public bars of hotels, being detrimental • to discipline, is strictly forbidden. With a view to having a chaplain on each chartered transport conveying members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to and from the seat of war, the following has been approved : , "1. Six chaplains will be appointed in .'New Zealand, on the recommendations of . the heads oE the varioust churches, and one will be allotted to each chartered transport; " 2. These six chaplains will represent 'denominations as under—Church of England 2, Presbyterian 1. Roman Catholic 1, Methodist 1, Salvation Army. Congregational, Baptist, or Church of "Christ °l. "3. On arrival in England or Egvpt these ' transport' chaplains will be interchanged with chaplains of their respective churches who have served, or who may then be serving, at the front _"4. The G.O.C. N ew Zealand Expeditionary Force, and thi Commandant New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the United Kingdom will conjointly arrange as to which chaplains shall be relieved ; from service for return to New Zealand : on transport duty. "5. Chaplains returned 'to New Zea- • land on transport duty for the first time ■■ will be granted three weeks' privilege leave on disembarkation. They may Be ; granted further leave without pay before re-embarkation. Chaplains returned from • active service to New Zealand on trans- - port duty for the second or subsequent •time will not be granted anv leave on pay _if they received such a concession on tho .first occasion of their return, but may be granted leave without pav at the cTTs- , nretion of the Adjutant-general. In cases where chaplains returning to New' i Zealand on transport duty for the second ; time did not receive the full period of •their privilege leave on the occasion of • their fast return, they may be granted the residue of such leave that is due to them tohould chaplains returned on transport fluty be so desirous, and the head <of their Chuxch (or senior chaplain) in New Zea- * «. ro fwommend, they may be struck off the strength of the NrZ.E.F., for the purpose of resuming pariah work, provided a suitable substitute is available for •transport duty, "6. Should any of the chaplains referred vJI 'P axa « ia P h 5 «tnm to England or •fcgjpt on transport dutv they will on arrival at port of disembarkation, be replaced on the transport by other chanlains from the front, or in camp or hospitals. This system of interchange will bo continued until further orders, chaplains having the longest service at the front beinggiven preference in the matter of selection fcr return to New Zealand on transport The N.Z. 'Gazette' for February 4 contains amended regulations regarding financial assistance to soldiers. They provide ror grants in respect to (a) rent; (b) interest payable in respect of loans or mortgages or in respect of agreements for the purchase of a dwelling-house or business premises; (c) interest and instalments payable in respect of agreements for the purchase' of furniture or other chattels; (d) rates and taxes; (e) insurance premiums; (i) other necessary or reasonable expenses, not being ordinary maintenance expenses or expenses incurred in the purchase of property. Such assistance may be granted either by way of periodical payment or by way of lump sums; but so that in no case shall the aggregate amount of the assistance so granted to any recruit exceed the sum of £156 in any year. Owing to the reduction in the percentage Df the. reinforcement drafts (announced ftt the end'of last year) it has been found that with the number of men in camp it is possible to form the 36th Reinforcements." ine men now concentrating, -who were to have const ( tuted the 56th draft, -will thus be formed into the 37th, and will bo known bv that designation. The 37th draft, wJiicn completsd its mobilisation will receive the normal four months' train' ' A ?° u . r ' ™<f 6 Pt'Piis at the Canterbury Aviation School passed the flying test on February 6. Their names aref W G Rich (Christchurch), W. L. Ronaldson (Christchurch), J. E. Royds (Christehm-ch), and D. G. Gregorie (Pahiatua). They all entered the school last month, the last named only commencing practice on JanuaryZl, so that he is a record, ro.gards time taken to gain certificate Rich Was a medical student at Otago University last year, and was a resident at 'Knox College, Dttnedin. Surgeon-general Henderson and General Sir A. Robin have been in town since Saturday night on departmental business. Yesterday morning they proceeded to Port - Chalmers. ; ANNUAL TRAINING CAMPS. Lieutenant-colonel d. M'Ara, commanding Ist Battalion, 4th (Otago) Regiment, has issued the following battalion order; —" The, battalion will parade at the Drill Hall, Kensington, on Monday, 4th March, at 9.30 a.m., for tho purpose of proceeding to the annual training camp, to be held at Wingatui from Monday," 4th, to • Tuesday, 12th March, 1918 (both days inclusive). Men will parade as fully uniformed and equipped as possible. All great coats, whether military or civilian, to be- rolled and worn " en ba'nderole " over right shoulder only. , The regulation uniform as issued is to be worn. None other is permitted. All. baggage, securely fastened and properly labelled with owner's name and company, is to be at tho Drill Ball, Kensington, by 9.30 a.m. on Monday, .4th March. Personal baggage is to be according to the following scale: —Dismounted officers, not exceeding 701b; n.c.o-s and men, not exceeding 201b. All non-com-missioned officers and men should bring the following articles:—Blankets, towel, soap, shaving materials, clothes brush, tooth brush, material for polishing brass buttons, spare trousers (mufti), spare pair boots, spare socks, shirt, and underclothing, shoes or slippers, boot brushes and polish, cup and plate (tin or enamelware), knife, fork, spoon, sweater (if possible), waterproof sheet or equivalent, oil bottle, pull-through, and flannelette. Portmanteaux and boxes must not be brought to camp. The articles above mentioned should .be rolled up in the blankets, and the whole covered by some waterproof material. An ordinary cornsack forms a fair substitute for a kit bag. As no waterproof sheets are available .this jteaix man

should provide themselves with a piece of American cloth, or other cheap waterproof material. " All ranks must, bring rations sufficient for Monday, 4th March. This means dinner and tea-. No Tations will be issued until Tuesday morning. No intoxicating liquor is to bo brought into the camp or the vicinity. Any person found with liquor in his possession is liable to a fine not exceeding £2O. Strong black, lacc-up, easy-fitting boots, with broad toes and thick soles, should bo worn. Attendance at the annual training oamp is compulsory, and employers are compelled by law to give their, employees the necessary leave to attend. Employers must therefore be notified immediately of this order. Any 'man who finds that he is absolutely unable to obtain leave to attend camn must at once notify the officer commanding his company. There will be a regimental institute in the camp, where writing materials, reading matter, etc., can bo obtained free of charge. The institute will also arrange and supervise games and amusements during the hours troops are off duty.