THE TERRITORIALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 23, 31 May 1913, Page 5

THE TERRITORIALS.

A RELIGIOUS PROTEST. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright! [United Press Association.] London, May 30. The Society of Friends, at its annual meeting, discussed compulsory training in Australia. The conviction was expressed that opposition must be strenuously maintained. The Society deeply sympathised with its co-religionists who were suffering imprisonments, lines and civic disabilities. TAKING LIQUOR INTO CAMPS. [Per Press Association.] Alshburton, May 30. At the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, before Mr V. G. Gray, S.M., the defence authorities proceeded against Wallace Alexander Ross, a member of the Territorial forces, on a charge of taking liquor into the recent "casual" camp at Orari. Defendant pleaded guilty, and as he had already been fined 10s iby the defence authorities for the breach of discipline, and the case was the first of the kind in Canterbury, a nominal penalty of 40s was inflicted.

Wellington ,May 30. Interviewed on the matter of shirkers under the Territorial system, General Godley said that the difference between the number of young men who had registered and the number who were actually in training was something in the region of 12,000. The discrepancy can be/explained bj the fact that some of those who have been registered have not yet beer posted; in fact, there will probably be about 4000 posted out next month. Others are not serving because there is no room for them in the Territorial force. They were drafted into rifl< clubs and other auxiliary forces. Some were medically unfit and others live in exempted areas. General Godley sai a return of defaulters would be pre sented to Parliament in about s month Instructions have been issued to trace the men who shift their a dress from one end of a town to an other after informing the Departmen that they had left for another par of the Dominion. KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE. It is officially notified that the 1 Squadron, 2nd Regiment (Queen Alex andra's Mounted Rifles), and H Company, Hth Regiment (Taranaki Rifles will parade at 9.15 a.m. on Tuesday. June 3, at Stratford, in honor of th< Birthday of His Majesty the King The ; parade will count as a whole-da? parade.