A FOOLISH ACT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 80, 25 March 1914, Page 4

A FOOLISH ACT.

Nothing more utterly ridiculous amongst the many ridiculous acts which are on record in the history of Britain’s colonial forces has ever surely been chronicled than the statement contained in the Christchurch telegram of last evening, in which it is stated on alleged “good authority” that several Imperial officers connected with the New Zealand DefenceDepartment are handing in their resignations as officers in the British Army, on account of the Ulster trouble. We hope the matter is untrue, or at the worst greatly magnified. If not then—although the message from the Cathedral City goes on to state that “the resignations hare nothing to do with their New Zealand appointments”—these lughstomaehed and rebellious pursers should be made to understand that the profession of soldier must be taken rather more seriously, and at (nee dismissed from the New Zeaia-vl service. Wo can imagine under such dictation and discrimination as these soldier-strikers are now displaying, a possible reluctance on the part of some one to turn out, say, against a Japanese force-—if some day unhappily trouble did arise—because foisoorii, once upon a time, the warrior-man, paid to implicitly obey the orders of the British Crown—loved a geisha girl J