OUR DEFENCE FORCES

Grey River Argus, 30 May 1914, Page 5

OUR DEFENCE FORCES

♦ VACANCIES ON GENERAL STAFF (Per United Prpsc Association. ) WELLINGTON, May 29. Arrangements have now been t.om pleted for the filling of the vacancies which will be caused in the New Zealand general staff shortly by the return, to England of -Colonel L. 5. Heard,. Chief of- the ■ General Staff, and director, of staff duties^ and miii tary training and Lieutant-CoJonel I\. A. Collins," D.5.0., Adjutant General to the force*. In reply to a question put I>y a Post reporter to-day, General Gyfley, commandant of the forces, staged t: at Colonel Heard would be succeeded by Lieut. Col. W.. G. Braithwaite, as Chief of ,the General Staff, and I iet. •Col. Collins by Col. E. W. C. Chaytor as Adydtant-General. No announcement has yet been made as to Colonel Braithwaite's and Colonel Chaytor's successors, thougfi it is reported that the ■ latter ■ appoint-ment.--will be conferred upon MajorJohnston, who is at present in Wei lington on furlough from India.