TERRITORIALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 79, 15 November 1911, Page 5

TERRITORIALS.

SWEARING IN. Another stage in the progress of the new defence scheme, as far as South Taranaki is concerned, was reach'ed on Monday night, when 150 senior cadets and territorials were sworn in for service at Hawera! The work, says the “Star,”, was expeditiously carried out under the direction of Colonel Malone, officer/ commanding the 11th Taranaki Regiment, assisted by the local territorial and senior cadet officers and Captains Lampen and Carbery (Stratford). After the recruits had been sworn in they were addressed by Colonel Malone, who asked them ever to uphold the traditions of the British Army and of the old Taranaki companies who had fought in the Maori wars in the early days. He mentioned that they never knew when they might again be called upon to defend their homes, and they should always be ready for any emergency. The Colonel pointed out that the recruits would receive every consideration, and that it would be found that the military authorities would do their best to make the training a pleasant part of their lives. The companies were then dismissed, the parade being ovpr shortly after nine o’clock. The territorials will parade for instruction on Monday night next, and the senior cadets on Tuesday night. The officers had no trouble at all in carrying out their work, and were very pleased indeed at the exemplary behaviour of the young men.

THE FIRST PARADES. The first parades under the new Defence Act are being field this week. Parades were held at Hawera on Monday, at Inglewood yesterday and one is being hold at New Plymouth to-night. The Stratford parade will lie held in the Town Hall to-morrow evening—cadets at 7.30 p.m. and Territorials at 8 p.m. The only business at this parade, as at the others mentioned, will be the swearing-in of the men. Drill will lie commenced in earnest at the next parades. LOCATION OF PARADES. If Territorials intend to change their addresses they are reouosted to notify their unit commanders at the parade preceding the change. II a man cannot possibly attend a parade ,t° which he is summoned ho has perfect liberty to attend any other parade in the district. A man might be notified to parade in Stratford and find himself at the time temporarily in, say, Tututawa : but he can attend the parade at Tututawa and this attendance will be credited to him. In fact, a man can parade at anv point in the district, the only condition being that he must'put in the regulation number of parades.