FILL THE GAPS.
NO SCOTS REGIMENTVWANTE.D; t MELBOURNE, May '§}. }]. Replying to MV. Pinlayson < m ./Mia House of Representatives, ' •'. Mr, \yfeo; Assistant Minister for ' Defence,, sta.t^jl ■. thatiphile the Government 'appreciated' the spirit and patriotism which ' hitd, evoked the desire for ' a , Scottish."regiment the proposal • could, not ; be .-, given • : effect to. Australian battalions a.t ttje., ■ front had already wpn ■ their , present .; laurels by magnificent .work, and-: it wa^ desired to cherish those, traditions. '•The; crying need for. to-day is to fill thowi gaps. If Scotchmen of Australia, will' enlist, they will be guaranteed 1 the samo '• conditions as those which existed 'in the case of the sportsmen's and other units-rr that is, they could train together," go to the front • together, and fight together^
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14608, 18 May 1918, Page 5
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