THE ADDINGTON CAMP.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16646, 3 September 1914, Page 8

THE ADDINGTON CAMP.

1." ' : *i ; '; .'' •»': ' '->.'*' , ; : ifeSTERDAY'S OPERATIONS. 1 : i|fantry Visit redcliffs' '■; • |' : - ■•■ RANGE. x c „*.ti . ! ■ : - ; ;"'• 3 '..' ' — : —-.' , / v, TWO CASES OF SCARLATINA. h . TiWB infahtry left, camp, yesterday morning m Special cars provided by the "Ti-an|way Board, for the Redcliffs rifle ■rarig£, where they received instruction in nmsketry. They were away all day. The Original intention was to bivouac on ■■,%s&, ran£e,':i'but inyfiew of the unsettled weather it was thought advisableljto change 3 the orders. The men - returned to camp last evening about eight'o'clock after a; strenuous day's worE; The musketry, instructor'reported that a'very large proportion ' wereSalready good shots, and the prac- ' ,tice*at the fourteen targets provided f resulted in the .return ,of many extremely creditable scores. 1 . ■• T'io cases of scarlatina found in the camp were treated and the patients sent* to Bottle Lake. Contacts have been isolated on the Trotting Grounds. I The'victims of the outbreak are both members of B<2pmpany .of the infantry (South Canterbury)!; t ; One: of them, Lieutenant Miles,;is' cadet from the Duntroon Military School. He did particularly well at the school, passing ' -with" the highest honours, and he joined | vtke force at the"beginningof the camp. I The ii other .patient is Private Kidd. They will not..be .able,t.o, leave with . the-force, but will be sent later with I the reinforcements. There were no .further cases of .the : epidemic reported | yesterday.' ■■■{'■'[■■} ' •.■>.•,: Those who remained .in camp yesterday;- did fatigue. work, cleaning up " the,;mud in the.lines. night the mounted men were " niarched out to' the Municipal Baths, wh'erei they, spent an enjoyable hour and" a haft, returning shortly before iQ ; 'i>:m;- i '•::;:'•;:,,' ' '■:,:'" '■ ypt ■■■ MILmRY FUNERAL. ■, ••. , B Squadron' of mounted rifles ' left camp shortly after twelve o'clock for- the purpose> of attending, at Prebbleton, the funeral .of their late comV rM*? Trooper Matthew Gallagher, who was killed.by falling"off an Aldington car on Sunday night., The funeral took place in r the afternoon. » The band of the Expeditionary Force I Accompanied the squadron, being accommodated .in two army service waggons. The officers attending the funeral were. Major, Finnis, represent-' ; Sng'Jhe O.J).C,i" Captain Brown, represenfing infantry..' regiments', and Major Wain,; in*charge, of B Squadron, bf„wliich the? deceased was a member. |v£.'. PAYMENT OF DEBTS. ■A 'good deal of the time of the mili- . tary and record staffs at the camp is Being taken up in ar- : ranging; the . payment of debts of'the members of the Force. The ma- ,- jority of the accounts are small, and mainly contracted i through the men's hurried departure from their vocations andf.pj> difficulty; is, being experienced in getting the inen to make oVaeis .on their pay for the-settlement accounts. ,■;.-.' ■, V impression seems to he abroad, however, that both the military and revcbrd staffs will act as debt collectors. This idea is entirely erroneous. They \. will: certainly offer every facility to the icveditdr.to obtain his due; in fact, both ■• ,;stia|fs at the;!camp,; and the District r headquarters Jtbo,' have exceeded their instructions and' practically collected the amounts. Tradesmen,' are urged ''■ to be reasonable, and where possible to \ make their own arrangements without bothering the military authorities. For instance, ,a tradesman yesterday sent three accounts ,to the staff, one for Js! 9d, one, for,ss».3d.and another for ■ &'6dY iOf courgs,with!larger, amounts ;' the authorities put,, themselves out to see that ofaersl oh "pay" are made," or tome other satisfactory arrangement is some to, but.these small amounts take ipz a lot of time and interfere with ."■ thp proper work of the staffs. '*'•%.'/•''.; /AT FORT JERVOIS. .The' health of, the men at the Bar- * mtks. aiid. at Fort Jervqis is reported ■ good, y although influenza has I iiiiatlo, itself conspicuous in several insta'neesi Yesterday t Gunner Hanson s 'over the parapet' and "injured one >, oF-'liis legs,"necessitating'medical as-, sfttancef Another' > gunner ~ '.named "\Coffey developed tohsilitis and was sent . to.thc Christchurch Hospital for treat•i 'went. \ .•• • ,-\\ ■•■'■

::::::.: camp JornNca , ; Duntropn Military College has two ?, representatives in camp, or rather did | . aavo before' Lieutenant Miles was taken , to .Bottle Lako with scarlatina. The Dther cadet is Lieutenant Jervis, who is | - attached to the Nelson portion of the >. Force. Wherever the Military College : ; join the Force they are given ' the command of platoons. '•Colonel 4 Willj Director of Medical Ser- : vice, accompanied by Colonel Anderson, "■ Psr.o.y ■■'thoroughly inspected the camp \ vesterday/, and. .expressed himself as ; pejfeKtly, satisfied. :.Avith all arrangeinipits.'' ColonelWillleft for Dunedin 1 bj^ljie-second expirees;.; « 'German dictionaries-for the^troops have been given.byMr-C;" Ball and >MrS. E. Holland.*;/ V" .'•> V,' . Cadet J.'Q.tMnnrp..h l as donated a •nair of' ,boota>> v to thje/'Expeditionary Force..,-. .'•.-'" .\,,.fi^;--■;£*■■•,. .■'■ i- ■| FIE|4OASSES WANTED. ;"|g 60 MORE REQi&ED. 'rjField i glassy „.have been issued. to : lJisJ,*fficers and.scouts, and to some of ilt^"non-commissioned,officers, but in order to completethe equipment of the two, regiments at least sixty are reqviired. Tho camp authorities lay stress necessity" for'this; item of equip- ,'. meiit, stating that the success or failure of the force and tho lives of many '.' men depend upon propex provision being made in, this respect. It is hoped that a prompt response, will be made teethe request for .donations of field glasses. I .';,*"./, '•>'•;- ' " TT7"~"~~ •