OUR DEFENCES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 67, 21 March 1911, Page 3

OUR DEFENCES.

HIS EXCELLENCY' IS PLEASED. A GENEROUS OFFER. O&ESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, March 20. The stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club have written to General, Godloy stating that, with a desire to show their sympathy with the defence training scheme, they will grant the use of their grounds and furniture to a military (camp free of charge. General Godley has replied thanking the stewards for their courtesy and j generosity, and expressing the great indebtedness . which all' ranks of the defence force owed them for their kindness and sympathy. Lord Islington's private secretary has written to .General Godley as fol- j lows: "I am instructed by the Gover- j nor to convey to you ,i and ask you to ] transmit to Colonel Heard and the officers and non-commissioned officers urder his command tat the camp of instruction at Tauherenikau, the expression oi: his Excellency's high appreciation of the military: efficiency displayed by all ranks during his visit to the camp on Saturday. His Excellency was greatly impressed by the admirable manner in which the attack was delivered during the morning preceding and also by the smart and efficient manner in which both company and troop drill was performed in the afternoon. His Excellency is sure that all who witnessedl the day's proceedings must with him have realised i .that so high a standard could only have been attained by the most careful training and assiduous application in camp during the past two months. He begs to congratulate all ranks on the splendid effort which is being displayed to start the new defence scheme oh such lines of high military efficiency.