EVERYTHING QUIET.

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

EVERYTHING QUIET.

Tli " Tribune's corres]iondent reported ,as follows yesterday : — : The camp presented a deserted ap pearanoe yesterday, the whole ■ of.-. tin ip-oops bqin^ occupied m training m different outside areas. AH put m a hard dity£§ work at company and squadron drill,*' and, returned shortly after- 4.3(. p.m. The "weather throughout was beau tifully fine. The troops lunched on tin field.. , - -.

On their return, much interest waf displayed m the oi v ders posted,- an nouncing' the- appointment of ; a court <>) inquiry into. Sunday night's riot, -and tin, granting of pay for k the extra , days „.t|u men wei;e ; compelled to serve m camj). and the that any man could seek tn obtain. '.redress for, a grievaaicv without being m any waj r victimised, ■'La^t lu'ght \v.a^ the y q\u'etes.t. spent ii the camp; the' whole of th 6: troops.rT-parti r i cularly : those concerned, m the disturb ances— -seemed t<> ; - feel' the disgrace- oT th%( py^vious^flM^ning'svprodeediugs ; i and ithercn- was .not v thafc - hilarity ':;of chbvij.' .singing and general cheerfiilness Avhiclv characterised night-time m v CanVasto\vii previously. There were no" procession* alid -no^.congregations:' m large/ '-'bodies, The men, m fact the camp, >vas sq quiet • iti" was hard to believe that close' on .6000 men were Joca.ted-.in t^ie njuslvrooni settlement.' t .''■:', . ■ „ ' r TaE-vPRINOTAT^T)ISTURB^^ ... -! The whole -trouble -'of ; thfe ' previous evening is confined to the infantry lines, meMbers- of -the :9th HawkteV Bay .and lltli ; -Taranalci .Infantry Regiments bein^ tlie principal .disturbers of • tlie. peace. nien,. soj far , as can bt gatherea, . had not' participated at all. The cause of thfe -^disturbance i appears t< have been due to the, fact that the officers of- thede regiments, which so seldom parade v a4 such, were unable to; exercise 'proper^xJbntrol, while : the meir m, ignorance as to how to lodge complaints. yVheu vthe pf ocesßion started there was •hot the* slightest indication that itwouHi ■•be'- attended ' by such oonseqtiences> birt oiie '-'• thing ■ led -to . another,^ with the, , re-s-ult^vthat-the'ugly situation. %yas precipitated.- , 'rUniyersal praise) is expressed' at the. iri ; -\rhich Golonel Gliaytor handled' th© fch^uatiohV The crisis sprung a {coin p.lete surprise on him, and but for his . excellent- tact/, discretion, an'oV de•^ij6 to^^giv^ the men. 1 the fairest nearing,, •much' gra-Ver "resfllt^^-jnjght 'have', been anticipated. " /i , ,THE COURT SITTING— EVIDENCE

; : ;t. /IN CA^tRRA. v: r -.' * jThe courti. of. inquiry^ imdei; . ; '.;thft prpaideiicy otf(?olo'ne)'vCa'mpbpll,.-is:iio\v sit; #ftg,- Hnyeitigatlhig the" ,, whole v ciyc'tlmstanc6s,;;and if^thV evidence will prefer -cha^gea agaiiist those -who are to blame!;- Many men : are giving evid-entfe-^land the inquiiy is L being coriduefcedrJii camera:' ' , •, ,

„ The Railway Departnient has agreed to entrain 200 Gisborne men on .Saturday, so that they v can catch the steamer the s^me. night;, v ..'■ _ '