THE TERRITORIALS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, 16 February 1917, Page 4

THE TERRITORIALS.

9th HAWKE'S HAY REGIMENT.

ANNUAL TRAINING CAMP

Tiie annual training camp for the Oth Hawke’s Bay Regiment will be held at the Hastings Racecourse from April llth to 2"tlil From the 11th to 19th it will comprise the concentration camp lor men who lune done no training during the year, the remainder of the period being for tho usual annual training. Later, from May 9th to .11th, a special casual camp oi the same regiment will also las held on the raeicourse. It is expected there will be about 709 men in the main camp.

Tin 1 original ilatxs vu-re altered so ui to meet Hie requirements oi employers, who had protesteil tliai the original daws vvvie too early. The Detence Department met tliem as much as possible bj adv iHieiiig Hie date* as stated above, the original arrangement being to hold tile eatnp trom March 7th. Tiie training ot Territorials has become <4 tar more vital importance now, hundred' ot the young nieii will soon ho eligible ioi active .service, ami it i' hoped that the employers will so arrange tjieir allairs that- every man shall be assisted to attend lump. I’he oflicers m command will be - Conmiaiuhint. Lieutenant-Colonel Hislop . .-amp adiutant. Lieutenant Nelson ; in < barge oi A.S.C., Lieutenant Smith ; vamp qmii termnster. Q.M.S. C. Grindell; camp s<-igrant-major, Ser* Leant. J. H. T- Munroe ; instructors, Sergeant-Major -I. T. R. Bell and .Sergeant Harrison.