ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 357, 17 February 1914, Page 5

ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

BRITISH ARMY SYSTEM.

LORD BINGHAM’S VIEWS

WOMEN’S INFLUENCE NEEDED

“TIMES”-“SYDNEY sun” SPECIAL CABLES.

1 (Received 17, 9.0 a.in.) London, Feb. 16.

At the prize giving for field ambulance work, Lord Bingham said to the territorials that he considered national service necessary, but neither side in Parliament was able to bring it in, and any way the country wpuld not have it. It was therefore the duty of the territorials to maintain efficiency and provide a good framework for national service.

Major-General Lloyd declared that that if women gave their-backing the territorial force would be full to overflowing. He had never heard jibes, ridicule! or taunts levelled against the territorials. In numbers they were lacking, but he doubted whether a better second line existed in Europe.

MILITARY TRAINING

AT WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL.

, Oamaru, Feb. 17. Following the lead given by Wanganui College, it is understood W aitaki High School , will next month be , placed under complete military epntrpl for a period of one Or two weeks, and that the whole time will be devoted. to training in military duties. ..