THE CADET MOVEMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 79, 26 November 1912, Page 8

THE CADET MOVEMENT.

GENERAL GODLEY’S VIEWS. (Per Press Association.) Invercargill, November 25. Major-General Godley arrived at the Bluff tliis afternoon from Melbourne. Interviewed, the. General said that ho had been very pleased with hie visit tr, the Royal Australian Military College, and well satisfied with the way in which the New Zealand cadets, sixteen in number, were being treated, and with the work they had to do and the way in which it was done, as well as the progress that was being made. While in Melbourne he visited the cordite factory, remount depot, and other Australian military institutions and factories. He had conferred with the Australian military authorities in regard to plans for co-operation in defence matters between the Dominion and Australia, and witnessed the review by the Governor-General of 18,000 senior cadets. Commenting on the display, General Godley said that h< was very much struck with the chi ciency of the organisation and administration, and the way in which a laVg; number of cadets wore marshalled and assembled for review. He thought the hoys on *the whole were ol very good nhyVqne, and were promising material fro* the Australian Territorial forces. They were all fullv-unifonn-ed. armed and equipped, and if was evident, that the Australian authorities were sparing no expense to make their scheme of universal framing a reality and a complete success. No stone was being left- unturned to insure that all ranks were thoroughly armed and equipped, so that they would he afforded every opportunity of perform-

ing military duties to the host advantage. Arrangements were everywhere ! in progress for camps on a large scale, j where brigades and still larger assemhinges of all arms will go under can- ! vas during the Torthcnnvng summer, j The General stated that everywhere ;in Australia the prospects of tno j escheme were most nourishing and satI isi’actory. General Godley will rc- [ main in Invercargill to-night, and inspect the Territorial forces, and tomorrow will proceed to Queenstown, j thence as far as Clyde, and hack toj Dunedin, where ho will stay for a couple of days. Ho expects to reach j Christchurch on Saturday night.