NEW ARMY LEADER
HIS IMMEDIATE PLANS.. REFORMS TO BE INSTITUTED. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, February 14. Outlining his immediate plans, General Higgins states that it will be necessary sooner or later to meet General Booth in order to transfer the trusteeship. If General Booth is unwilling to transfer, legal action will be inevitable. General Higgins intends to appoint two commissions in order to institute reforms. One will investigate the method of appointing future generals, and the other will consider the all-important question of trusteeship, as it has been decided that the business side will no longer be vested in one man.' The suggestion that America desires control of the Army is .absolutely unfounded. The commissioners sent a message of love and affection to General Booth. There is no ill-feeling, Commander Evageline Booth assured the general of the united support of the Army in America.—Australian Press Association—United Service : THE DEPOSED LEADER. NEXT MOVE BEING DISCUSSED. LONDON, February 14. General Bramwell Booth faced his second deposition serenely and unperturbed. He was the recipient of many telegrams of condolence and encouragement, and is now ‘ discussing his next move with his wife and daughter and other members of his family. He is expected to. meet his legal advisers on Friday. ' An important fact is that he is still tnisted with: the army funds, which thus remain under his control. Intellectually General Booth is stated to he as vigorous as ever. He has continued dictating his memoirs,. but his physical strength is poon It is likely that General Higgins will appoint Commissioner Lamb as his chief of staff.-—Australian Press Association. NEW GENERAL’S SUCCESSOR. COMMISSIONER HAY MEN- ' TIONED. v ■ . LONDON, February 16. (Received Feh. 16, at 1 a.m.) The Daily News states that Commissioner Hay, of New Zealand, is prominently mentioned in Army circles as ■.likely to succeed' General Higgins as chief of staff.—Australian Press Association.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20644, 16 February 1929, Page 13
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