ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 106, 26 June 1911, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

(Por Press Association) . Auckland, Jane 26, Mrs. A lice Burnett, a young married woman, who was severely hurued. by her clothing catching fire on June 14th, died in tho hospital yesterday. THE DEFENCE FORGE. GENERAL GODLEY PLEASED. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, Juno 26. General Godley was greatly "leased with tho appearance of the cadets at tho Coronation review, and with the troops generally. He told his hearers at a social function that they would have done credit to the regulars in many countries. By the time of the next review ho said ho expected to have a display quite equal to anything at Home. Speaking of what tho staff had so far done, lie said they had secured the 30,000 men they required, but there were several thousand still unregistered. Ho was especially glad that so many of tho old volunteers wished to continue in tho ranks. After the men had done territorial, and reserve service, they wanted thorn to join rifle clubs until they arrived at the age of 55. At first 45 was proposed. but meg at that age were so ridiculously young in this country that the limit was extended. Medical examination was the next thing, but it would not bo severe, ( aml only what tho doctors described as gross lesion would disqualify, because they wanted to train as many as possible. New and up-to-date guns wore now leaving Home, and horses had been purchased and wore being trained. The net result would he that whereas Now Zealand had been paying £318,000 per annum for an indifferent army of 15,000, with no equipment worth speaking of, no army service corps, and obsolete guns, for £400,000 they would get an army of 30,000 prepared to take the field. In every respect General Godley expressed great pleasure at the cordial support lie had received everywhere in the Dominion.