GENERAL HAMILTON'S VISIT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13373, 6 May 1914, Page 4

GENERAL HAMILTON'S VISIT.

...,.,... (per Press Association.). '■-- >, ?; . . .TAEAPAU/'bst night, General Sir lan BJamifton inspected the. qus weather. He was accompanied by his staff and GMiferat Godldy, Hon. .). 2Ulen, Hon. H. D. -Bell, Hon. W. F. FraawrV *»d Mr Ji Hi Scott, M.P., and JS&y I). Buiek, M.PV, -were also m attendance. t ' . / Th© General arrived at 2t50, and. during ; th# after noon 1 / .inspected Hit machine. \gnns. (firing ..ball- cai'tridge»y : iHe watched- the maunteds m action,, ..and also the infantry and artillery brigade., • From a spectacular point the-proceed--iilg* >wereinot striking, but fro/n a - soldier's,, view point- they- were most interesting. . • . > The General took, a keen .interest m th&V doings' of all the troops, asking questions of the; officers, and comphmej3iting<r them, itpom the work- that he haji,Been, ...... .- . .:. -■• --■ ■"-■'-• In, an interview, the General ,said ; "Thfer men wlio came under my notice -wexera .*eryn ; fine ■•■stamp.. They t\ ci« «li counifry, troops -a>»d men who, ,m some senses, a^e half, soldiers.. already^ „4,b(' m6.umted ijien could ride .splendidly. . Th^ General also inspected the campah<b>epDk .hduses, ■ and- elspiH J ssed . himself' n3 ; ?.V¥ieilt'Pieased ■ with what 'h^-BaWi the; organisation being most, admxrable.f , , The general graining work of the camp' is 'steadily proceeding' with ■ unpiotoed weather.- T3»e- amen »«r» taking plairit..i^.now heard, and th -f e A,Jf^^ likelffiood -' of a. recurrence, of Sunday rngS affair.' The *hole trouble ;M em>-tonS-d«e -waely-rtor-th* fact.pf extra pay being, {gu#ed < fop the m eetUng;:tQ and from' camp. . ,. t T?Sow VtflM* the big..fleld day. A C ase ; dfdipKtheHa occurred : to-da>, Fine weather-^in. favors >hedm^ iohabtrainuir at ;Takapau ..-..=Todaf :i»"£eiaff deTotedtotactafial^ercises. hT which practically all tb^Jrqpw are Vi actsn.^he of ■* a test, -principairy-'of- • efficaeiiey - a<id< control & -^ffiosMte.of- 4thevvairiou ft coin--paadZvQem* --Otfrnlton. and, staff. General, Gfldley, and *taff, aaid.the. Hon! Jame« Allen- are - lateseiit,;-- . . ■ 'A &£ient iufteriiigj: m&. diphtheriahas bfen sent to .Waipwkurau , The s.dipeasew,*PpaTently,..was- ; not< wm-. traoted m pamp^as the. man wa^ufferinff from throat , a-ffectaori when he entered th« c7unp'.v»'rhe general of the- men is' »pl«ndid> < and; the majdrity seem » .to- b©. throughly -■ satisfied • with ' their M'^ soldiers. „ r ; h' ,■