ON TREK!

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7017, 4 January 1910, Page 5

ON TREK!

LORD KITCHENER TAKES HOLD HE WANTS USEFUL WORK, NOT DISPLAY. NO REHEARSALS ALLOWED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. BRISBANE, January 3. Lord Kitchener makes no speeches. At the civic welcome on Saturday he briefly thanked the Mayor for his reception, and proposed the Mayor's health. It has been somi-officially announced that at nono of tho functions which ho attends, unless they are of high importance, must Lord Kitchener bo expected to make speeches. The Field-Marshal yesterday visited Lytton Camp, where 1800 troops held a. aharoh parade. The local military authorities had prepared a ceremonial review for today, Vtl+H carefully rehearsed effects, but Lord Kitchener is not viewing things in that way. Ho intimated that he would issue his,orders at midnight for the work of to-day. He did not wish to have ceremonial reviews. A STRENUOUS DAY. TEST OF MOBILITY, STAMINA, AND LEADERSHIP. • (Received January 4, 11.10 a.m.) BRISBANE, January 3. Lord Kitchener provided the troops at Lytton oararp, consisting of light horse and infantry, with a strenuous day's work operating against a supposed force landed from a hostile fleet at Cleveland, twenty miles from camp, and marching upon Brisbane. Expecting surprise orders, very few of the officers went to bed last night. The order to "turn out" came at 2 o'clock this morning, and by 3 the whole farce was on the march. For several hours it was kept busy, manoeuvring over difficult country. The evident intention of the FieldMarshal was to test the mobility of the force, the stamina, of the men, and the resourcefulness of their loaders. TUB AUSTRALIAN OAMPS. The Federal Defence Department has compiled the following as Lord Kitchener's Queensland and New South Wales engagements:—Brisbane, Monday. January 3rd, Held operations! leave Tuesday, January 4th. by mail train; arrive Newcastle January sth, 7-33 ajn., mobilisation of Newcastle defences, leave at noon Bamo day by special train; arrive Sydney Wednesday, January sth, about 3 pjn., evening Lord Mayor's dinner; Thursday, January 6th, Liverpool camp, field operations, evening Sydney Grand Lodge of Freemasons; Saturday,- January Bth.' Sydney, see Cadets at 233 p.m. at Government House grounds, afterwards see _ the fortress mobilised for night manning; Monday, January 10th. to Bathurst by special train, ~ unveil soldiers' memorial, thence to join express to Melbourne; arrive Melbourne Tuesday, January 11th, evening dinner at Federal Parliament House; Wednesday, January 12th, morning visit offices of Military Board, afternoon visit ammunition factory at Footecray, evening to Queenscliff. Arrive Queenscliffe Thursday, January Gfch, inspect Port Philip defences, may go to camp, in evening; arrive Seymour, Friday, January 14th, this and following day see field operations; return to Melbourne Monday, January 17th, confer with Government in tho morning, afternoon see cadets, evening Victorian Government reception; Tuesday, January 18th, morning Lord Mayor's reception; Wednesday, January 19th, inspect ordnance stores, engineers' storea, and medical equipment, afternoon leave 5y train for Adelaide'; arrive Fremantle January 24th, leave again January 27th; leave Adelaide February 3rd by train for Molßournc, arriving following day; leave by Loongana for Launceston on February 9th; Saturday, February 12th, presentation of colours to senior cadet battalions of the Commonwealth at Government House; leave for New Zealand late on Saturday afternoon, February 12th.