NEW METHOD OF APPOINTING OFFICERS.
(By Eleotbio Tei.kg ra ph-Coptbiget.)
(Per Prkrs Association.) MELBOURNE, June 16;
Rev. Ross, sin Ad.elaide'fcfergynian, npplied for appointnu-rit- as *n oSicer of the military defence forces. The. local. Commandant did not approve:' aiid\refcn:ect the matter to the Military .B.oiird,-. which saw no objection to the appointment. ■' Senator McGregor;, Acting-Minister of Defoncc, having qtiahn.s on the subject, states that he solved the difficulty by opening the Bible at random, when his eyes fell on the verse',. "He that, hath no sword let him fioll his garment and buy one." That decided him, and he ordered that tho Rev. Mr Rcss be admitted as an officer.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9540, 17 June 1911, Page 3
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